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Oil on Canvas, Raúl Anguiano (Mexican)

Raul Anguiano
Oil on Canvas, Raúl Anguiano (Mexican)
, 1944

Oil on Canvas, Raúl Anguiano (Mexican)
Raul Anguiano
Realist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Oil Paint
Raúl Anguiano Oil on Canvas Guadalajara, Mexico 1915 - 2006 Mexico City Renown artist who is considered one of the outstanding representatives of the social-realist movement of the M...
Portrait of Bert Lahr

Walt Kuhn
Portrait of Bert Lahr

Portrait of Bert Lahr
Walt Kuhn
American Modern 1940s Portrait Paintings
Walt Kuhn was an American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913, which was America's first large-scale introduction to European Modernism. He had a personal affinit...
Yosuke Matsoke, Time magazine cover illustration , July 7, 1941

Ernest Hamlin Baker
Yosuke Matsoke, Time magazine cover illustration , July 7, 1941
, 1941

Yosuke Matsoke, Time magazine cover illustration ,...
Ernest Hamlin Baker
American Realist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Gouache
Ernest Hamlin Baker is one of America's greatest artist that no one has ever heard of. Take a look at his full body of work. If you haven't noticed, Ernest Hamlin Baker is an exceptiona...
The General

Joseph Christian Leyendecker
The General

The General
Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Other Art Style 1940s Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil Paint
Signed lower left Joseph Christian Leyendecker was born in Montabaur, Germany, and came to America at the age of eight. Showing an early interest in painting, he got his first jo...
San Francisco Expressionist Interior, Oil on Canvas, 1949

Martin Snipper
San Francisco Expressionist Interior, Oil on Canvas, 1949
, 1949

San Francisco Expressionist Interior, Oil on Canva...
Martin Snipper
Expressionist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Linen, Oil Paint
This 1949 oil on linen Expressionist interior scene with a hanging lamp is by San Francisco North Beach artist Martin Snipper (1914-2008). Snipper studied at the National Academy of Art...
Mrs Ronald Simpson and daughter Jenny - Impressionist portrait oil female artist

Mary Potter
Mrs Ronald Simpson and daughter Jenny - Impressionist portrait oil female artist
, circa 1940

Mrs Ronald Simpson and daughter Jenny - Impression...
Mary Potter
Impressionist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Oil Paint
An imprerssionist portrait oil on canvas by Female British artist Mary Potter. The work depicts two women, casually seated close togeather in a living room, with a Siamise cat and a dog...
Lady Black - Scottish portrait artist society lady 1940's oil painting

David Cowan Dobson
Lady Black - Scottish portrait artist society lady 1940's oil painting
, circa 1940

Lady Black - Scottish portrait artist society lady...
David Cowan Dobson
Realist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Oil Paint
An original oil on canvas painted circa 1940 by David Cowan Dobson the famous Scottish portrait artist. This painting is a stunning society portrait of Lady Black looking confidently st...
Portrait of a Lady - Scottish oil painting listed artist

Herbert James Gunn
Portrait of a Lady - Scottish oil painting listed artist
, circa 1940

Portrait of a Lady - Scottish oil painting listed ...
Herbert James Gunn
Realist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Oil Paint
Painted circa 1940 by the Scottish listed artist Herbert James Gunn, this fine portrait depicts a young woman. Educated at the Glasgow School of Art and Académie Julian, he has works ho...
Portrait of a Roman Patrizian Woman by Ferrero

Unknown
Portrait of a Roman Patrizian Woman by Ferrero
, 1960

Portrait of a Roman Patrizian Woman by Ferrero
Unknown
1940s Portrait Paintings
#5-2880 Italian classical female portrait,oil on artist board displayed in a gilt wood frame,signed lower left by B.Ferrero Image size 9.5 H x 7.5 W
Elinor Bellingham Smith - Portrait artist's wife British oil painting red dress

Rodrigo Moynihan
Elinor Bellingham Smith - Portrait artist's wife British oil painting red dress
, 1940

Elinor Bellingham Smith - Portrait artist's wife B...
Rodrigo Moynihan
Realist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Oil Paint
A fine example of a Modern British portrait by the well respected Euston Road portrait artist Rodrigo Moynihan. The painting has fine provenance in that it was an early Redfern Gallery ...
Femme Russe

Albert Bertalan
Femme Russe

Femme Russe
Albert Bertalan
Post-Impressionist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Oil Paint, Rag Paper
Femme Rousse sur Fond Bleu, 1943 Oil on paper mounted on board 25 x 21 inches 32 ¼ x 28 1⁄8 inches framed Signed and dated center right: Bertalan 1943 Albert Bertalan 1899-1957...
Portrait of an English Scolar by Welsch

Unknown
Portrait of an English Scolar by Welsch

Portrait of an English Scolar by Welsch
Unknown
1940s Portrait Paintings
5-2500a Oil on artist board,a male portrait. Displayed in a gilt wood frame Signed Welsch
Mother and Child

Joseph Mellor Hanson
Mother and Child
, 1943

Mother and Child
Joseph Mellor Hanson
American Modern 1940s Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil Paint
Born in England, trained at the Halifax School of Art and furthered his studies in Paris. His works range from complete abstraction to interpreting the figure. He moved to the United St...
Portrait of a Woman #2

Cornelis Ruhtenberg
Portrait of a Woman #2
, 1949

Portrait of a Woman #2
Cornelis Ruhtenberg
Expressionist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Charcoal
DRAWING "PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN #2" SIGNED, C.1950 25 X 19 INCHES Cornelis Ruhtenberg 1923-2008 Cornelis Ruhtenberg was born in 1923 in Riga, Latvia Ruhtenberg studied at the Hoch...
PORTRAIT OF A MAN #1

Cornelis Ruhtenberg
PORTRAIT OF A MAN #1
, 1949

PORTRAIT OF A MAN #1
Cornelis Ruhtenberg
Expressionist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Charcoal
DRAWING "PORTRAIT OF A MAN #1" SIGNED, DATED 1949 25 X 19 INCHES Cornelis Ruhtenberg 1923-2008 Cornelis Ruhtenberg was born in 1923 in Riga, Latvia Ruhtenberg studied at the Ho...
Portrait of a Man #2

Cornelis Ruhtenberg
Portrait of a Man #2
, 1948

Portrait of a Man #2
Cornelis Ruhtenberg
Expressionist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Charcoal
DRAWING "PORTRAIT OF A MAN #2" SIGNED, DATED 1948 25 X 19 INCHES Cornelis Ruhtenberg 1923-2008 Cornelis Ruhtenberg was born in 1923 in Riga, Latvia Ruhtenberg studied at the Ho...
Portrait of a Man

Cornelis Ruhtenberg
Portrait of a Man
, 1949

Portrait of a Man
Cornelis Ruhtenberg
Expressionist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Charcoal
DRAWING "PORTRAIT OF A MAN #4" SIGNED, DATED 1949 25 X 19 INCHES Cornelis Ruhtenberg 1923-2008 Cornelis Ruhtenberg was born in 1923 in Riga, Latvia Ruhtenberg studied at the Ho...
Portrait of a Man #3

Cornelis Ruhtenberg
Portrait of a Man #3
, 1949

Portrait of a Man #3
Cornelis Ruhtenberg
Expressionist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Charcoal
DRAWING "PORTRAIT OF A MAN #3" SIGNED, DATED 1949 25 X 19 INCHES Cornelis Ruhtenberg 1923-2008 Cornelis Ruhtenberg was born in 1923 in Riga, Latvia Ruhtenberg studied at the Ho...
Self Portrait

Francesco Spicuzza
Self Portrait
, 1948

Self Portrait
Francesco Spicuzza
1940s Portrait Paintings
Masonite, Oil Paint
"Self Portrait" is an original oil painting on masonite board by Francesco Spicuzza. The artist signed the piece in the lower left. It depicts the artist holding a pipe in front of a pa...
Modernist Figures Oil Painting, Circa 1940s

Martin Snipper
Modernist Figures Oil Painting, Circa 1940s
, Late

Modernist Figures Oil Painting, Circa 1940s
Martin Snipper
Expressionist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil Paint
This late 1940s oil on canvas portrait is by Expressionist painter, mixed media artist, and sculptor Martin Snipper (1914-2008). He studied at the National Academy of Art In New York i...
Impressionist Rabbi Oil Painting Judaica

William Auerbach-Levy
Impressionist Rabbi Oil Painting Judaica
, c.19

Impressionist Rabbi Oil Painting Judaica
William Auerbach-Levy
Post-Impressionist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Oil Paint, Board
William Auerbach-Levy (February 14, 1889 – June 29, 1964) was a Belarusian born American artist of Jewish origin known for his paintings, judaic etchings and caricatures Auerbach-Levy ...
Self Portrait - The Red Shirt

Ron Blumberg
Self Portrait - The Red Shirt
, circa 1945

Self Portrait - The Red Shirt
Ron Blumberg
Modernist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil Paint
American artist Ron Blumberg. Blumberg was classically trained at La Grande Academie Chaumiere in Paris, 1932, before moving to New York where he became a National Academy artist and a...
Untitled

Arthur Momand
Untitled
, 1946

Untitled
Arthur Momand
American Realist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Oil Paint
Arthur Momand ( American 1886-1987 ) "Untitled", Figurative/ Portrait, Oil on Canvas, 46.50 x 36, 1946 Colors: White, Blue, Red, Purple, Black, Gold
Portrait of a Suited Man

Ernest Marie Pernelle
Portrait of a Suited Man
, 1944

Portrait of a Suited Man
Ernest Marie Pernelle
Expressionist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil Paint
Oil on canvas, original frame, 1944. Portrait of a suited man by Ernest Pernelle, (1861 - 1950). Pernelle's paintings have an international following and his works have come up for auct...
André Lhote - Original Signed Pastel - Woman

André Lhote
André Lhote - Original Signed Pastel - Woman
, 1940

André Lhote - Original Signed Pastel - Woman
André Lhote
Modern 1940s Portrait Paintings
Pastel
Original Signed Pastel on paper by André Lhote Title: Woman Signed A.L Dimensions: 43 x 33,5 cm Framed Biography of André Lhote One of the most thoughtful and versatile of modern ar...
Dody in the Afternoon

Fritz Schwaderer
Dody in the Afternoon
, c.19

Dody in the Afternoon
Fritz Schwaderer
Expressionist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Noted German Expressionist artist Fritz Schwaderer, was classically schooled in fine art in Germany in the early-mid 1920’s. Schwaderer’s paintings were exhibited alongside such a...
Signed and Dated '41 Portrait of a Young Woman

Unknown
Signed and Dated '41 Portrait of a Young Woman
, 1941

Signed and Dated '41 Portrait of a Young Woman
Unknown
Realist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Oil Paint
Lovely portrait oil painting of a young woman. Signed Till and dated 1941.
Kneeling Expressionist Figure, Oil Painting, Circa 1940

Martin Snipper
Kneeling Expressionist Figure, Oil Painting, Circa 1940
, Circa 1940

Kneeling Expressionist Figure, Oil Painting, Circa...
Martin Snipper
Expressionist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Masonite, Oil Paint
This 1940-50s oil on masonite figure is by San Francisco North Beach artist Martin Snipper (1914-2008). Snipper studied at the National Academy of Art In New York and exhibited at the ...
Nude. African American Woman exhibited piece 1942 University of Iowa exhibited

Coreen Mary Spellman
Nude. African American Woman exhibited piece 1942 University of Iowa exhibited
, 1942

Nude. African American Woman exhibited piece 1942...
Coreen Mary Spellman
Impressionist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Oil Paint
Coreen Mary Spellman (1905 - 1978) Dallas Artist Image Size: 20 x 14 Frame Size: 25 x 19 Medium: Oil Bio: Exhibited in the Ninth Annual Student Art show at the State University ...
Uncle Sam

Syd Cockell
Uncle Sam
, 1942

Uncle Sam
Syd Cockell
American Realist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Oil Paint
This is an original oil on velvet painting created c. 1942. Syd Cockell was an accomplished American illustrator during World War II.
Up at Bat, The Saturday Evening Post Cover, August 10, 1940

Spencer Douglass Crockwell
Up at Bat, The Saturday Evening Post Cover, August 10, 1940
, 1940

Up at Bat, The Saturday Evening Post Cover, August...
Spencer Douglass Crockwell
American Modern 1940s Portrait Paintings
Masonite, Oil Paint
Price on Request. The Saturday Evening Post cover, August 10, 1940
"Portrait of Arthur" Oil on Canvas Expressionist Portrait, Circa 1946

Jennings Tofel
"Portrait of Arthur" Oil on Canvas Expressionist Portrait, Circa 1946
, Circa 1947

"Portrait of Arthur" Oil on Canvas Expressionist P...
Jennings Tofel
Expressionist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil Paint
This circa 1946-1949 oil on canvas portrait of the artist's patron and friend Arthur Granick entitled "Portrait of Arthur" is by Polish-born New York Expressionist Jennings Tofel (1891-...
Picking Flowers

Unknown
Picking Flowers
, 1940

Picking Flowers
Unknown
Impressionist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil Paint
Impressionist landscape with a girl picking flowers. Oil on board, circa 1940. Unsigned. Displayed in a giltwood frame. Image size, 8"L x 11"H, Overall 13"L x 16"H
Portrait of Harriet Toby, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo

Donald S. Vogel
Portrait of Harriet Toby, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
, 1946

Portrait of Harriet Toby, Ballet Russe de Monte Ca...
Donald S. Vogel
American Modern 1940s Portrait Paintings
Oil Paint, Panel
Donald Vogel’s paintings reflect his interest in seeking beauty in life and in sharing pleasure with his viewers. Vogel entreats us to "rejoice and celebrate each new day, knowing it is...
Adam and Eve

Ismael de la Serna
Adam and Eve
, c.19

Adam and Eve
Ismael de la Serna
Impressionist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil Paint, Carbon Pencil
A highly expressive oil on canvas with the beautiful depiction of Adam and Eve. An exquisite and an exceptional example of the artist's work. Signed upper left. c.1940. The Pont Alexan...
Vieillesse, French Portrait of an Elderly Jewish Man

Unknown
Vieillesse, French Portrait of an Elderly Jewish Man
, 1949

Vieillesse, French Portrait of an Elderly Jewish M...
Unknown
Modern 1940s Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil Paint
1949 French Portrait of an Elderly Jewish Man, Signed Stern
"Portrait of a Young Woman" Oil on Canvas, 1949

Jennings Tofel
"Portrait of a Young Woman" Oil on Canvas, 1949
, 1949

"Portrait of a Young Woman" Oil on Canvas, 1949
Jennings Tofel
Expressionist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil Paint
This 1949 oil on canvas entitled "Portrait of a Young Woman" is by Polish-born New York Expressionist Jennings Tofel (1891-1959). Tofel was a friend of Georgia O'Keefe and Alfred Stiegl...
La Guitare

Nicolas Mathieu Eekman
La Guitare
, 1945

La Guitare
Nicolas Mathieu Eekman
Impressionist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Oil Paint, Board
A glorious and evocative portrait of a beautiful girl brushing her hair with the theme of a guitar to the backdrop. Expressive in its creation and a really striking painting. Oil on boa...
Pirate

Josef Liesler
Pirate
, cca

Pirate
Josef Liesler
Other Art Style 1940s Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil Paint
Josef Liesler was a Czech famous painter and member of Academie royale de Belgique. He recieved UNESCO award for the most beautiful post stamp of the year. This painting is very unique...
Spanish Beauty

Abel Warshawsky
Spanish Beauty
, 1940

Spanish Beauty
Abel Warshawsky
1940s Portrait Paintings
Oil Paint
Signed upper right "A.G. Warshawsky" Note: Portrait of the artist's actress wife, the former Ruth Tate of Philadelphia
Auto Portrait

Jirayr Hamparzoom Zorthian
Auto Portrait
, circa 1950

Auto Portrait
Jirayr Hamparzoom Zorthian
Modern 1940s Portrait Paintings
Oil Paint
Jirayr Zorthian(1911-2004), went through two Turkish massacres before age eight. He left Turkey at age nine with his family and spent a year in Padua, Italy, waiting for his visa to ope...
Rare World War II Era Judaica Rabbi Portrait, Oil Painting

Unknown
Rare World War II Era Judaica Rabbi Portrait, Oil Painting
, 1942

Rare World War II Era Judaica Rabbi Portrait, Oil ...
Unknown
Modern 1940s Portrait Paintings
Oil Paint, Board
Genre: Classic Subject: Portrait Medium: Oil Surface: Board Dimensions: 23 3/4" x 18" Dimensions w/Frame: 27" x 21 1/4" Signed Nemoytin and dated 1942 (missing a letter so could be spe...
Ann (age 6)

Dickson Reeder
Ann (age 6)
, circa 1940

Ann (age 6)
Dickson Reeder
American Modern 1940s Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil Paint, Panel
oil on canvasboard signed "D. Reeder" at lower right
The Nuturing

Jean Dominique van Caulaert
The Nuturing
, 1947

The Nuturing
Jean Dominique van Caulaert
1940s Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil Paint
Jean Dominique Van Caulert, (1897-1979), although most often associated with his celebrity portraits and works for the theater, he was also a true symbolist in the tradition of the Belg...
Limelight

William Gropper
Limelight
, 1947

Limelight
William Gropper
1940s Portrait Paintings
William Gropper(1897-1977) was a painter, lithographer and muralist. Always controversial, many of his paintings depict life in New York from 1930-1960, preferring genre subjects that g...
Lady with Roses

Joseph Newman
Lady with Roses
, 1940

Lady with Roses
Joseph Newman
Realist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil Paint
JOSEPH NEWMAN "WOMAN WITH ROSES" OIL ON CANVAS, ESTATE STAMPED AMERICAN, C.1940 16 X 20 INCHES Joseph Newman 1890 – 1979 Joseph Newman was born in 1890 in New York City. He studi...
Judges Six of Nine

William Gropper
Judges Six of Nine
, circa 1948

Judges Six of Nine
William Gropper
1940s Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil Paint
William Gropper(1897-1977) was a painter, lithographer and muralist. Always controversial, many of his paintings depict life in New York from 1930-1960, preferring genre subjects that g...
1940s Expressionist Kitchen Table Scene

Martin Snipper
1940s Expressionist Kitchen Table Scene
, Circa Late 1940s

On Hold
1940s Expressionist Kitchen Table Scene
Martin Snipper
Expressionist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil Paint
Entitled "Ethel Weiner", this late 1940s oil on canvas painting with bread and a knife is by San Francisco North Beach artist Martin Snipper (1914-2008). Snipper studied at the Nationa...
Berthe Tissen dans le Role d'Elisa Doolittle

Dietz Edzard
Berthe Tissen dans le Role d'Elisa Doolittle
, 1942

Berthe Tissen dans le Role d'Elisa Doolittle
Dietz Edzard
1940s Portrait Paintings
Oil Paint
Title, signature & date on front (lower left).
Danseuse en Rose

Louis Kronberg
Danseuse en Rose
, 1948

Danseuse en Rose
Louis Kronberg
Abstract Impressionist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Oil Paint
A graceful image by the artist known as the "American Degas."
Personality Plus

Billy Devorss
Personality Plus
, 1940

Personality Plus
Billy Devorss
Art Deco 1940s Portrait Paintings
Pastel
This dazzling pin-up portrait of a fashionable chic femme-fatale by Billy Devorss showcases a red-lipped heavy lidded brunette with sophisticated and erotic styling. As typical of the a...
Le Donna

Massimo Campigli
Le Donna

Le Donna
Massimo Campigli
Modern 1940s Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil Paint
Oil on canvas Typical of the artist portrait of a woman removed from canvas places on panel early tack marks evident signed lower left gallery label on verso The dimensions ...
Woman Receiving Box of Chocolates at the Post Office, Liberty Magazine

Babcock, Richard Fayerweather
Woman Receiving Box of Chocolates at the Post Office, Liberty Magazine
, 1940

Woman Receiving Box of Chocolates at the Post Offi...
Babcock, Richard Fayerweather
1940s Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil Paint
Date: 1940 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 29.00" x 23.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left Magazine cover: Liberty Magazine (Canada), February 24, 1940;
Every Four Hours

Charles Spencelayh
Every Four Hours
, 1945

Every Four Hours
Charles Spencelayh
Realist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Oil Paint, Panel
A magnificent example of the very popular artist’s work. A captivating insight of the subject demonstrated perfectly. Signed and dated lower left. Provenance, Sotheby's London 1997. ...
Ingrid Bergman from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Georges Bertin Scott
Ingrid Bergman from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
, 1941

Ingrid Bergman from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Georges Bertin Scott
1940s Portrait Paintings
Pastel, Board
Approximate Date: 1941 Medium: Pastel on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Dimension: 16.50" x 13.50" A portrait of Ingrid Bertram from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Cigarette Advertisement

Bradshaw Crandell
Cigarette Advertisement
, 1940

Cigarette Advertisement
Bradshaw Crandell
1940s Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil Paint
Approximate Date: 1940's Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Unsigned Size: 21.70" x 14.00" 1940's cigarette advertisement.
Portrait of Ronald Colman

Edna Reindel
Portrait of Ronald Colman
, 1948

Portrait of Ronald Colman
Edna Reindel
American Modern 1940s Portrait Paintings
Masonite, Oil Paint
Oil on masonite, signed and dated lower right, housed in a designer frame. Edna Reindel, a major force in American Magic Realism, accented this portrait of actor Ronald Colman with her ...
Portrait of Tracy

Jean Calogero
Portrait of Tracy
, 1955

Portrait of Tracy
Jean Calogero
Expressionist 1940s Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil Paint
Fun painting of a surrealistic girl with a fair in the background. Jean Calogero was an Italian artist who was born in Catania, Sicily on August 20, 1922 and died in November of 2001. H...
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