1910s Art

Sarah Noble Ives, artist (1864-1944). Original drawing of three Dutch children, with an ink inscription reading: “Full Page / 6 Buff / Three children sliding on the ice / upon a summer’s day” above image. Ink, watercolor, and gouache on linen/board. Illustration for Mother Goose...

Pencil on paper, realized in the early years of 20th Century. Not signed. Good condition.

China ink and white lead technique on paper. Hand monogrammed. Good condition.

An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Agence Meurisse Photographer. Car race in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, June 25, 1911. This is a rare photograph of the Delage r...

An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Agence Meurisse Photographer. Car race in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, June 25, 1911. This is a rare photograph of the Peugeot ...

An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Agence Meurisse Photographer. Car race in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, June 25, 1911. This is a rare photograph of the Delage r...

Original cover for The Saturday Evening Post, published March 31, 1917. The illustration features a young woman admiring a floral hat in a milliner's window. A beautiful and delicat...

The S.S. San Jose shown making way in medium water. This early refrigerated freighter, built in 1904, was designed to transport bananas between the Caribbean and the American mainlan...

This fascinating original poster, titled “L’Europe Nouvelle”, presents a vivid political map of Europe and the world as reshaped by the Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919 at the co...

Walter Schnackenberg’s style changed several times during his long and successful career. Having studied in Munich, the artist traveled often to Paris where he fell under the spell of the Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s colorful and sensuous posters depicting theatrical and decadent subjects. Schnackenberg became a regular contributor of similar compositions to the German magazines Jugend and Simplicissimus before devoting himself to the design of stage scenery and costumes. In the artist’s theatrical work, his mastery of form, ornamentation, and Orientalism became increasingly evident. He excelled at combining fluid Art Nouveau outlines, with spiky Expressionist passages, and the postures and patterns of the mysterious East. In his later years, Schnackenberg explored the unconscious, using surreal subject matter and paler colors that plainly portrayed dreams and visions, some imbued with political connotations. His drawings, illustrations, folio prints, and posters are highly sought today for their exceedingly imaginative qualities, enchanting subject matter, and arresting use of color. SCHNACKENBERG: KOSTUME, PLAKATE UND DEKORATIONEN, a cardboard bound art book consisting of 43 prints of work by Walter Schnackenberg, 30 of which are color lithographs that are signed and some are titled and dated in the plate, as well as black and white prints and photographs with accompanying text by Oskar Bie; lithographs printed at Kunstanstalt Oskar Consee in Munich, other images printed by Gesellschaft Pick & Co. in Munich, the text and cover with color images by Schnackenberg front and verso printed by R. Oldenbourg in Munich; published by Musarion Verlag, Munich, 1920. The majority of Walter Schnackenberg’s artistic output was destroyed by bomb attacks in Munich in 1944. The highly publicized 2013 auction in New York of the recovered pre-war poster collection once belonging to German poster aficionado, Hans Sachs has reintroduced the world to Walter Schnackenberg’s graphic genius and priceless ephemeral art from a lost era. Besides the museum world, designer Karl Lagerfeld is one of the most prodigious collectors of Schnackenberg. Flipping through the pages of Kostume, Plakate und Dekorationen, it becomes quite clear that Schnackenberg’s collection is ground zero at the crossroads of early modern fashion where the cult of celebrity meets up with dance, music, theater and cabaret, film and the graphic medium. Berlin and Munich under Germany’s Weimar Republic in the first quarter of the 20th century produced just the atmosphere to feed this burgeoning industry. Rising inflation sparked a recklessness to live large for the moment and heightened a desire for escapism. An influx of Indian and East Asian dancers and musicians added to the artsy bohemian cultural mix. A new decadence and tolerance resulted. Film boldly featured provocative subject matter. Cabarets became popular venues giving rise to the demi-monde in which people from all social stations mixed more freely in a thriving underground economy and culture where there was a blurring of boundaries and of social codes. Noted art historian and cultural doyen, Oskar Bie astutely observes in his introduction to Schnackenberg’s publication that what unites the images is fantasy and advertisement. Schnackenberg uses the eye as an instrument to brilliantly construct and convey this double message. His personages never directly confront the viewer. Their eyes gaze off in the distance like those of the screenplayer and film star Hedamaria Scholz in Schnackenberg’s “Die Rodelhexe” movie poster. Their eyes follow the path of a dance composition or become a transfixed and ogling male gaze such as the iconic 1911 Odeon Casino poster...

Medium: original etching and drypoint. The English translation of the German title is "The Hug". Published in Leipzig, Germany by Zeitschrift fur bildende Kunst in 1915. The plate me...

Charles Jouas (1866-1942) Setting up the tents Signed on the lower right watercolor on paper 23.8 x 27 cm Framed : 28 x 31 cm This charming scene, which undoubtedly depicts pre...

The Pool of London. c. 1915. Etching and drypoint. 7 7/8 x 15 7/8 (sheet 11 x 14 7/8 x 21 1/4). A rich impression with drypoint burr printed on the full sheet of simili-Japan paper. ...

Authentic Vintage World War I Recruitment Poster - A Rare Piece of Historical Memorabilia. Archival linen backed and ready to frame. ...

One of 315 copies on Hollande, including illustrations by Herouard. Very rare book in perfect conditions and uncut. 

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff 1884 Rottluff - 1976 Berlin Haus mit Pappeln, 1913 Woodcut on firm brownish paper Signed in pencil lower right Image: 23.5 x 24.7 cm Frame: 51 x 61 cm Publishe...

Medium: Hand Painted Fine Print Signature: Signed Lower Left

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left Sight Size 17.00" x 15.50;" Framed 24.50" x 23.00" The Saturday Evening Post cover, June 22, 1912

Walter Dexel (1890 Munich – 1973 Braunschweig), Mosque, 1916. Watercolor woodcut on handmade paper, 15.5 cm x 10 cm (image), 29 cm x 22.3 cm (sheet size), signed “WDexel 16” in penci...

This striking work by Léon Bakst, titled “Le grand peintre russe nous promet pour bientôt…” (“The great Russian painter promises us soon…”), vividly captures the spirit of early 20th...

An fine period watercolor, dated 1910, an illustration by Charles Edmund Brock (English, 1870-1938). This, from a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, "The Newcomes, Memoirs of the Most Respectable Family." The novel was published in 1855. Below this image are two characters from "The Newcomes, Chapter XI". Presented in a rustic giltwood frame. Signed "C.E. Brock" and dated "1910" lower left. Image size, 10"H x 7.5"W. Charles Edmund Brock was a widely published English painter, line artist and book illustrator, who signed most of his work C. E. Brock. He received his first book commission at the age of 20. He became very successful, and illustrated books for authors such as Jonathan Swift, William Thackeray, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and George Eliot. Brock also contributed pieces to several magazines such as The Quiver, The Strand, and Pearsons...

Medium: Print with Added Brushwork Signature: n/a Sight Size 10.00" x 8.00;" Framed 16.00" x 14.00" This is a small print with added brush work accenting the figure.

Signed and dated ‘Ozenfant 1917’ (lower right) Price excl. VAT

'Nereid' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of the image. 260...

Little boy eating bowl of Kelloggs

Original World War 1 vintage poster: Save Your Child from Autocracy and Poverty. Buy War Savings Stamps. W.S S. (Small Format). This poster for War Savings Stamps features a small blond child wearing nothing but shoes and socks. He is clutching the arm of the Statue of Liberty. The poster was designed by Minneapolis born Herbert Paus. His most noted work is found in the famed advertising campaigns for Victor Records...

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Magazine cover: Woman with hat boxes. Francis Xavier Leyendecker, like his older brother, Joseph, was a talented illustrator. Bo...

Here for your consideration is a comical take on the position of maitre d’. Unsigned. Framed in a new African mahogany frame. Overall measurements are 25.5 by 17.5 inches. Oil pain...

Medium: Unknown Signature: Unsigned Sight Size 30.00" x 25.00", Framed 39.00" x 34.00" Saturday Evening Post Cover, July 12, 1919

Emil Orlik (1870-1932), Am Gänsehäufel in Wien, 1911, soft-ground etching, signed and dated in pencil lower right. In very good condition, on firm laid paper with margins, 5 1/2 x 8...

6012 River Crossing Equestrian painting, a 1910"s black and white oil on canvas , signed lower right by Clarence Rowe 1910. Age wear Unframed

Portrait of a Lady French artist, signed and dated 1915 oil on panel board: 13.75 x 10.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: scuffing to the edges from a previou...

Signed Lower Left by Artist Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, September 6, 1913

This scene, depicting delicate foliage and blossoms as well as a lone sculpture -in the grounds of a ruined Abbey or castle, was painted in the first spring after World War I. It is ...

Work on wood sold with frame Total size with frame 33x39 cm Signed Guillaume G. ROGER is an artist born in 1867 and died in 1943. His works have been sold at public auction 120 ti...

Beautiful poster after Louis Mangin for the Alcyon cycles. Alcyon is a French company of construction of bicycles, motorcycles and cars created in 1903, boulevard Bourdon in Neuilly-...

Signed Lower Right by Artist This piece was created as an illustration for John Fleming Wilson’s short story Somewhere at Sea, published in the May 1917 issue of Redbook Magazine. The story tells of a group of businessmen in charge of a line of shipping vessels...

Signed lower left, 'Hans Blum' (German, 1858-1942) and painted circa 1911. Provenance: Exhibited, 'Jubiläums- Ausstellung der Münchener Künstler-Genossenschaft', München 1911 ('Anniv...

This powerful wartime poster from around 1915 was created by Jean Droit to promote the third national defense loan issued during World War I. Like many French propaganda posters of the time, it encouraged civilians to financially support the war effort by subscribing to government bonds. The central image shows a solitary French soldier standing in a trench at dawn. Dressed in military uniform and holding his rifle with a fixed bayonet, he gazes toward the horizon with determination. The early light of the rising sun illuminates the battlefield landscape around him, creating a dramatic atmosphere that blends hope with tension. The soldier appears both vigilant and contemplative, embodying courage and sacrifice. Below the illustration appears the poster’s message: “Debout dans la tranchée que l’aurore éclaire, le soldat rêve à la victoire et à son foyer. Pour qu’il puisse assurer l’une et retrouver l’autre, souscrivez au 3ᵉ emprunt de la Défense Nationale.” In English, this reads: “Standing in the trench lit by the dawn, the soldier dreams...

Edition of 225 copies including an original engraving on wood by O. Eichaker. Copy on Verge de Hollande van Gelder Zonen paper. Language: french. Near perfect condition. 

Etching on paper. Hand signed in pencil. From the collection "Croquis du front Italien" - Album III. One of 100 units (37/100).

Signed & Dated Lower Left by Artist The Saturday Evening Post cover, October 18, 1913

Erotic scene is an original Héliogravure artwork on ivory-colored paper, realized by Micheal Von Zichy in 1911. Printed in only 300 copies, Leipzig; Privatdruck, from the Catalogue ...

Original rare poster: SAVE A LOAF A WEEK - HELP WIN THE WAR. Original WW1, 1917, U. S. Food Administration antique American poster. Artist sig...

Medium: Pencil and Wash on Paper Signature: Signed Lower Right "To the Last Penny," by Edwin Lefevre and illustrated by Frederick R. Gruger for the Sa...

Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor). Printed in 1917 and published in Munich in an edition of 110 by Franz Hanfstaengl for the rare "Stella Peregrina" portfolio. Image size: 10 in...

Medium: original etching. Printed on laid paper in 1919 for Genius. Plate size: 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches (240 x 190mm). This etching is from GENIUS: Zeitschrift fur Werdende und Alte Kun...

The 1914 original poster depicting the Seuere battle in the sky between French and German forces offers a striking glimpse into the tumultuous era of the Great European War. Produced...

after KOLOMAN MOSER (1868-1918) 5TH SECESSION EXHIBITION POSTER, 1899, (In Mascha, no. 11) A pivotal figure in early-20th century Austrian ...

An illustrator working in a painterly, narrative style as N. C. Wyeth, Howard Pyle, Dean Cornwell from the Golden Age Of Illustration. Surface quality is post impressionist with hea...

Survage,Cubism,1915,france Leopold Survage ( 1879-1968) Work signed lower right Provenance : Gallerie Zlotowski Paris Galerie Guillermo de Osma ,Madrid Private collection In Madrid...

William Lee-Hankey, R.E., R.W.S., R.O.I. 1869-1952. Chartres Cathedral. Oil on canvas. 27 x 25. Signed, lower left. Price on the strecther, verso: $1000000. Provenance: Woodrugg Brot...

Medium: original lithograph. Printed on laid paper in 1919 and published in Berlin by Paul Cassirer. Sheet size: 6 3/4 x 9 inches (175 x 229 mm). Not signed.

Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Vogue magazine cover 3/15/13

Medium: original etching. This impression on laid paper was printed in 1910 and published in Paris by the Revue de l'Art ancien et moderne. Plate size: 9 3/8 x 7 inches (238 x 178 mm...

Amedeo MODIGLIANI (1884-1920) (after) Lovers : The Kiss Lithograph and stencil after a drawing from the artist Signed in the plate On Arches vellum 48 x 36 cm (c. 19 x 14,2 in) Limi...

Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887–1964) Boats off Concarneau, France, c. 1910-11 Unsigned Watercolor on paper 12.5 in. h. x 8.5 in. w. 22 in. h. x 18 in. w., as framed Frank Nelso...

Medium: original etching and drypoint with vernis mou. Published in Paris in 1910 by Gazette des Beaux-Arts. The catalogue reference is Sanchez and Seydoux 1910-5. Plate size: 8 1/4 ...

Signed with the artist's initials E.S.G.E. (lower right) Exhibited: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Thirteenth Annual Philadelphia Water Color Ex...

A dramatic early 20th century Austrian Art Deco bronze Inkwell of a muscular male holding a scythe with one arm and wiping his brow with the other. The bronze has a rich dark brown p...