1930s Art

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As Goldsmith Osman designed the Crown for the Investiture of the Prince of Wales in 1969, and as architect he commissioned Jacob Epstein's chef d'oeuvre, the Madonna and Child on the...

A beautifully painted Art Deco period oil painting by highly acclaimed American Artist Burr Singer 1912-1992 . Oil on canvas dating to the 1930s . Very good condition. Dimensions...

Hal Woolf Christ of the Andes Original Vintage Poster 76x50cm Printed by the David Allen Printing Co (London) Ltd., Wandsworth, SW18 Published by the League of Nations Union, 15 Cros...

Donald L Hadden (British, 20th century) Design for a Tapestry 50x25cm Watercolour c. 1930s Hadden was a senior designer for Geo M Hammer, designers and retailers of school and ecclesiastical furniture. Their lift-top school desks are particularly well regarded, and always carried their brass name plate. Hammer were renowned for their interior woodwork, they were commissioned to undertake the choir stalls...

Sir Edward Brantwood Maufe KBE RA FRIBA (1883-1974) Heraldic Design for a carpet for the Senior Common Room, St John’s College Oxford Watercol...

"Spiral Staircase" by Fox Photos May 1937: The spiral staircase at St Paul's Cathedral, London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images) Unframed Paper Size:...

"Shooting Party" by Reg Speller 10th October 1936: A woman takes aim with her shotgun during a shooting party at Borthwicks Farm, Hatfield, Hertfordshire. The group are perfectly fr...

"Marquees Venues" by Michael Ochs Archives Marquees Venues (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives). Unframed Paper Size: 12" x 16'' (inches) Printed 2022 Silver Gelatin Fibre Print

"Dukeries District" by Topical Press Agency A German Opel racer leaving Welbeck Abbey, the seat of the dukes of Portland in Nottinghamshire, during the Prince Henry...

"Gerde's Folk City" by John Kobal Foundation Gerde's Folk City. Unframed Paper Size: 20" x 24'' (inches) Printed 2022 Silver Gelatin Fibre Print

Peek-A-Boo Beatles (1937) - Silver Gelatin Print (Photo by R. McPhedran/Express/Getty Images) 14th June 1965: The British rock group The Beatles stand in a window at Twickenham Fil...

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Pat Keely (d. 1970) The Royal Navy 75x51cm Original lithographic poster 1939 Printed for HMSO by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son Ltd, London If your age is f...

David R. Buchanan 20th Century British. 'Men at Work' circa 1930's oil on canvas 45cmx60cm good quality gallery frame 61cmx76cm A dymanic scene of a gang of road workers laying mains...

Victor Brauner (1903-1966) La récapitulation de l'amour 1934 oil on canvas 50.2 x 61.2 cm Price: £85,000 GBP Provenance: Edouard Léon Théodore Mesens, Brussels Thence by descent N...

*PLEASE NOTE UK BUYERS WILL ONLY PAY 5% VAT ON THIS PURCHASE. Mother and Child by BÉLA KÁDÁR (1877-1955) Gouache on paper 86 x 56.8 cm (33 7/8 x 22 3/8 inches) Signed lower right Kádár Béla This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Gábor Einspach on behalf of The First Hungarian Painting Expert's Office. Provenance Private collection, Israel The Hungarian artist Béla Kádár was born in Budapest in 1877 to a working-class Jewish family. Following his father’s death, he was forced to start working from an early age after only six years to primary schooling and was apprenticed as an iron-turner. In 1902, Kádár attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest. After leaving the Academy, he worked at a mural painting company. Only when he visited Berlin and Paris and being exposed to the avant-garde art of the time, did Kádár direct his attention to painting once again. In 1910, the artist won the Kohner prize, and the same year he was awarded his first solo exhibition at the Hungarian National Gallery. By 1918, Kádár moved to Western Europe. Today he is one of the most famous members of the early twentieth-century Hungarian avant-garde. Over the course of his time living in Berlin, Kádár’s style changed. His expressionistic, graphic works were gradually replaced by paintings that were more romantic and delicate in nature. Incorporating and often synthesising stylistic elements of Cubism, Futurism, Constructivism, Neo-Primitivism and German Expressionism, Kádár’s decorative and metaphysical subject matter was often based upon traditional Hungarian folklore, and his subject-matter became increasingly narrative. His paintings in this period often feature surrealistic dream-like imagery, reminiscent of compositions by Marc Chagall. Despite his variety of subjects, ranging from abstracted figures and landscapes to interiors and objects, his paintings are typically rendered in a bright, jewel-toned palette and feature a fractured approach to rendering space. In 1923 in Berlin, Kádár was invited by Herwath Walden to exhibit at the highly influential Galerie Der Sturm...

Edward Le Bas R.A. 1904--1966, was an English painter and art collector. Le Bas read Architecture at Cambridge and studied in Paris he then moved to London to study at the Royal Coll...

MARIE PALMER-SMITH (1899-1997) Olivia Bears artist’s studio stamp on the reverse Gouache on textured paper, unframed in mount 22 by 17 cm., 8 ¾ by 6 ¾ in. (mount size 37 by 31 cm....

JOHN DRONSFIELD (1900-1951) Costume Design with Green Jacket Watercolour and bodycolour over pencil Unframed, in mount only 40 by 28.5 cm., 15 ¾ by 11 ¼ in. (mount size 53 by 41...

Signed oil on board still life circa 1937 by French post impressionist painter Henri Lebasque. The work depicts a basket of fruit filled with apples, grapes and oranges. Signature: Signed lower left Dimensions: Framed: 33"x36" Unframed: 26"x29" Provenance: This work is included in Tome 1 of Mme. Denise Bazetoux's Catalogue Raisonne of the works of Henri Lebasque - No.895. Madame Lenoble (by 1957) Christie's, London, 29 November 1995, lot 191 The collection of Ann & Gordon Getty (purchased at the above sale by the Gettys) Exhibition History: Paris, Palais Galliéra, "Célébrités et révélations de la peinture...

HARRY CARLETON ATTWOOD (1907-1985) Resurrection – Mural Design for Eltham Hall Signed with initials, dated and inscribed l.c.: Designs for Eltham Hall / 17/4/36 / HCA Watercolour ...

HARRY CARLETON ATTWOOD (1907-1985) Plenty - Design for Eltham Palace Chalks Framed 20.5 by 12 cm., 8 by 4 ¾ in. (frame size 39.5 by 31.5 cm., 15 ½ by 12 ½ in.) Attwood was born i...

Watercolour and ink on paper, signed and dated '1939' bottom left and entitled on the reverse Image size: 18 x 9 inches (45.75 x 23 cm) Original frame This is a wonderfully moving w...

Claude Muncaster ( 1903-1974) PRSMA, RWS, ROI, RBA British. Chap Wells and Chap Fell, Cumbria (The Lake District). Oil on board circa 1936. Signed , and old London...

MICHEL ADLEN 1898-1980 (Saki, Ukraine) 1898-1980 (Paris) [Ukrainian/Russian/French] Title: House in Landscape, 1939 Technique: Original Signed Oil pain...

STEVEN SPURRIER (1878-1961) Charlie Chaffinch Signed; inscribed beneath the mount: Charlie Chaffinch. Sampsons Circus No.4 Faber & Faber Pen and ink, framed 17 by 9.5 cm., 6 ¾ by 3 ¾ in. (frame size 34 by 24.5 cm., 13 ½ by 9 ¾ in.) After an apprenticeship to his silversmith father, Spurrier studied art and became a freelance magazine illustrator contributing to such magazines as The Graphic, Illustrated London News and the Radio Times. He also produced posters for theatrical productions and illustrated books. From 1913 he exhibited his paintings at the Royal Academy, a favourite theme being circus performers. During the First World War he worked with the Admiralty developing dazzle camouflage...

HARRY CARLETON ATTWOOD (1907-1985) Women Resting - Design for Eltham Palace Watercolour Framed 20.5 by 14.5 cm., 8 by 5 ¾ in. (frame size 39.5 by 31.5 cm., 15 ½ by 12 ½ in.) Attw...

Graphite on paper Image size of rectangular works: 33 x 43 inches (84 x 109 cm) Image size of arched central work: 38 1/4 x 29 inches (97 x 73.5 cm) Provenance Private Collection of Seymour Stein, Vice President of Warner Bros Records Sotheby's 'Modern British and Irish Art,' London, 19 May 2004, lot 92 The three impressive drawings are studies for Stroudley’s ‘Olympic Games in a Demi-Lune’. From left to right the studies depict groups of athletes practicing diving, a conversing crowd of oarsmen, hurdlers mid jump and a collection of javelin throwers. This study was created in 1930 when Stroudley practiced in the British School in Rome. There are few surviving works from Stroudley’s short stay in Rome, with the compositions from his Rome period being among the last wholly successful decorative cycles produced by a Rome Scholar prior to World War II. Indeed, as can be seen here, his drawings from this period are technically brilliant and even bear comparison with those of Eric Kennington. James Stroudley Stroudley was born in London on 17 June 1906, the son of James Stroudley, showcard and ticket writer. He studied at Clapham School of Art (1923-27) and then at the Royal College of Art (1927-30), where his teachers included Alan Gwynne-Jones and William Rothenstein. As a recipient of the first Abbey Scholarship he was able to spend three years in Italy from 1930, where he absorbed the influences of Giotto and Piero della Francesca, and produced one of the last wholly satisfying decorative cycles by a Rome Scholar of the period. From 1934, he exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists, and was elected to its membership in the following year. From the Second World War – in which he worked with the Camouflage Unit – Stroudley taught at St Martin’s School of Art and was a visiting lecturer at the Royal Academy Schools. Though he continued to live in London, his later work, exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1955, indicated regular painting trips to Kent and Sussex coasts. However, much of his later work was abstract. In 1971, his former student, Peter Coker, paid homage to Stroudley by including his work in the exhibition ‘Pupil & Masters’, held at Westgate House, Long Melford, Suffolk. Stroudley married three times, and his wives included the fashion artist to the Sun newspaper...

Gwendolyn Collins was a wealthy painter who did most of work between 1922 - 1933. She lived in a Mount Street in Mayfair and did not join any art groups or societies. When her st...

Gwendolyn Collins was a wealthy painter who did most of work between 1922 - 1933. She lived in a Mount Street in Mayfair and did not join any art groups or societies. When her st...

Frederick Gore C.B.E. R.A. 1913-2009, was an English painter born into a family where his father was a successful and famous painter, Spencer Gore 1878-1914. Frederick Gore was stud...

RANDOLPH SCHWABE, RWS, NEAC (1885-1948) The Pitchmarket, Cerne Abbas Signed, inscribed Cerne Abbas and dated 1937 Pencil and watercolour Framed 34...

RANDOLPH SCHWABE, RWS, NEAC (1885-1948) Chickens, Cerne Abbas Inscribed Cerne Abbas and dated 1937 Watercolour and pen and ink over traces of penci...

PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973 Málaga 1881- 1973 Mougins (Spanish) Title: Masked Figures and Bird Woman, from: The Suite Vollard Personnages masqués et f...

Zebra and foal by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Etching 20 x 17.3 cm (7⁷/₈ x 6³/₄ inches) Signed and dated lower right Orovida 1938 Titled lower middle and numbered 4/50 lower right ...

Moissonneurs à Blarimon by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878-1952) Watercolour and ink on paper 26.4 x 37 cm (10 ³/₈ x 14 ⁵/₈ inches) Signed lower left, Ludovic Rodo. Executed in 1931 Th...

Merle Oberon, 1930s - Cecil Beaton (Portrait Photography) Inscribed 'Merle Oberon' and stamped with Sotheby's Cecil Beaton studio ink stamp on reverse Sil...

Jean Durand, (French 1894-1977) Academic Study (Centaur), c.1930s, Charcoal on paper, studio stamp (lower right), 32cm x 48cm (63cm x 46cm framed.) The picture is framed behind museu...

Rivière et Saules by Paulémile Pissarro (1884-1972) Oil on canvas 46.1 x 55.2 cm (18 ¹/₈ x 21 ³/₄ inches) Signed and dated lower left Paulémile-Pissarro-1931 Titled on the reverse P...

MAX ERNST 1891-1976 Cologne 1891-1976 Paris (German) Title: Le parquet se soulève, 1939 (Red) Technique: A Suite of Six Original Hand Signed and hand Numbered Lithographs in Red on...

1934, circa watercolour 40.6 x 53.8 cm 16 x 21 1/4 in Work on Paper

To see more, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller." Gladys Williamson (1914 - 2007) Imperial Stationary Gouache 23 x 31 cm A desi...

Bernard Fleetwood-Walker RA RWS (1893-1965) Study for Mr and Mrs R. H. Butler and Their Daughters, c. 1932 Graphite on paper, mounted to card Signed centre left 53 x 42.8 cm.; (within frame) 77.6 x 62.8 cm. Provenance: The artist’s studio, 1965 (no. 523); Private Collection, United Kingdom. Dated to c. 1932, the present drawing belongs to a series of preparatory studies for Mr and Mrs R. H. Butler and Their Daughters (1932), a large family composition...

Bernard Fleetwood-Walker RA RWS (1893-1965) Study for Mr and Mrs R. H. Butler and Their Daughters, c. 1932 Graphite and coloured graphite on paper, mounted to card Signed centre right 42.6 x 53 cm.; (within frame) 66.7 x 75.7 cm. Provenance: The artist’s studio, 1965 (no. 521); Private Collection, United Kingdom. Dated to c. 1932, the present drawing belongs to a series of preparatory studies for Mr and Mrs R. H. Butler and Their Daughters (1932), a large family composition...

Bernard Fleetwood-Walker RA RWS (1893-1965) Study for Mr and Mrs R. H. Butler and Their Daughters, c. 1932 Graphite on paper, mounted to card 55.5 x 77.7 cm.; (within frame) 80.1 x 99.8 cm. Provenance: The artist’s studio, 1965 (no. 524); Private Collection, United Kingdom. Dated to c. 1932, the present drawing belongs to a series of five known preparatory studies for Mr and Mrs R. H. Butler and Their Daughters (1932), a large family composition...

Bernard Fleetwood-Walker RA RWS (1893-1965) Kneeling Nude, Study for The Maidens, c. 1932 Graphite, chalk and wash on paper 46.1 x 18.6 cm.; (within frame) 57.2 x 33.2 cm. Provena...

Bernard Fleetwood-Walker RA RWS (1893-1965) Study for Mr and Mrs R. H. Butler and Their Daughters, c. 1932 Graphite, coloured graphite and wash on paper, mounted to card 64.5 x 74.5 cm.; (within frame) 87.4 x 91.8 cm. Provenance: The artist’s studio, 1965 (no. 525); Private Collection, United Kingdom. Dated to c. 1932, the present drawing belongs to a series of preparatory studies for Mr and Mrs R. H. Butler and Their Daughters (1932), a large family composition...

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Charcoal , signed lower right and dated 'Paris 1935' Image size: 25 x 19 inches (63.5 x 48 cm) Original oak frame An accomplished example of Russian art from the mid 20th century. ...

VARIOUS ARTISTS Title: Fraternity Fraternité, 1939 Technique: Complete Set of Nine Original Hand Signed Etchings on Montval Wove Paper with the Accompanying Text and Portfolio Portfolio size: 24 x 17.5 x 2 cm. / 9.5 x 6.9 x 1 in. Additional information: Each of the works in the portfolio is hand signed in pencil by each artist. The portfolio is hand numbered in pencil “97” on the justification page. This portfolio was printed in the limited edition of 101 by Atelier 17 and Henri Hecht...

PONTING, Herbert. Bowers returned from Southern journey. circa 1935. Classic Ponting photograph from Captain Scott’s Terra Nova expedition (1910-...

PONTING, Herbert. Davis - ships carpenter - building Cape Evans hut. circa 1935. Classic Ponting photograph from Captain Scott’s Terra Nova exped...

THIS WORK IS SOLD UNFRAMED Etude d'Yvonne en 1934 by Paulémile Pissarro (1884 - 1972) Coloured pencil and pencil on paper 32 x 23.5 cm (12 ⁵/₈ x 9 ¹/₄ inches) Signed middle, Paulémi...

To see more, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller." Herbert Harris (1888 - 1962) Bovril - vi terra a galla ("Bovril keeps you aflo...

SOLD UNFRAMED Femme Debout by Georges Henri Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961) Pencil on paper 26.7 x 21 cm (10 ¹/₂ x 8 ¹/₄ inches) Signed with estate stamp lower right, Manzana Pissar...

'Gorgeous Ginger' Ginger Rogers in 'Swing Time,' 1936. A gorgeous portrait of the American actress, dancer, and singer. (photo The Everett Collection ) A beautiful silver gelatin...

To see our other original vintage travel posters including more pre-war London Transport posters, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the poster you want. Graham Sutherland (1903 - 1980) Away by Green Line Original vintage poster 103 x 63 cm A poster produced for London Transport illustrating the pleasurable destinations to be reached via Green Line Coaches. Sutherland's design depicts a scythe, a sheaf of wheat, and a farmer's sunhat - three promises of country life which the city-dweller might now easily access, thanks to the advent of British coach travel...