1930s Art

Original 1930s José Morell "Espagne" Travel Poster – Spanish Matador & Woman – Linen Backed, B Condition. Centerfold mark and corner pinholes restored. Date: 1930s. Spanish Nati...

Created in 1931, this original travel poster by René Roussel was commissioned by the Chemins de Fer de Paris à Orléans et du Midi (Paris-Orléans and Midi Railway Companies) to promote Salies-de-Béarn, one of the most renowned spa towns in southwestern France. Encouraging rail travel to the region, the poster presents the town as both a celebrated thermal destination and an attractive holiday resort, highlighting its curative waters, leisure facilities, and picturesque architecture. Roussel captures one of Salies-de-Béarn's most iconic landmarks, the Maison sur Pilotis, the medieval house built above the Saleys River. Rendered in bold, luminous colors, the historic building dominates the composition, its timber-framed upper stories and stone foundations reflected in the gently flowing water below. Small figures strolling along the riverbanks animate the peaceful scene, while the intense blue sky and warm ochre tones evoke the bright sunshine of the Béarn countryside. The poster perfectly illustrates the decorative style of French travel advertising during the interwar years. Rather than striving for photographic realism, René Roussel simplifies architectural forms into bold masses of color and dramatic contrasts, creating an image that is both inviting and highly memorable. The elegant typography complements the illustration while emphasizing the destination's principal attractions: its thermal spa, casino, swimming pool, golf course, and reputation for treating ailments affecting women and children, reflecting the medical tourism that flourished during the period. Since the nineteenth century, Salies-de-Béarn had earned an international reputation for its exceptionally saline thermal springs, whose waters were considered among the richest in Europe. The arrival of the railway transformed the town into a fashionable destination where health treatments, leisure, and tourism combined to attract visitors from across France and beyond. Posters such as this played an important role in promoting regional travel and showcasing the charm of France's spa towns. Original railway travel posters from the Paris-Orléans and Midi railway networks are among the most desirable examples of French transportation advertising. Produced in relatively limited quantities for railway stations and travel agencies, many were discarded after use, making well-preserved originals increasingly scarce. Today, this original Salies-de-Béarn poster is admired for its outstanding decorative quality, vibrant color palette, and historical significance. It appeals to collectors of French railway posters...

'Bassets Ardennais'. French chromolithograph, published in 1931. Signed by artist in the plate. Printed title lower right of sheet. Plate number top right. From a French series of i...

A beautiful 1930s Carlton Ware Art Deco Garden pattern vase of shouldered ovoid form, decorated with iconic art deco shapes on a green, blue, yellow and beige background , pattern no...

This evocative 1933 poster by Pierre Matossy depicts the atmospheric ruins of the Abbaye de Saint‑Wandrille, one of the most important monastic sites in Normandy. The composition cap...

Joan MIRO Boy with Red Sun Original linocut Printed signature in the plate Published in 1938 by San Lazzaro for XXe Siecle On wove paper 32 x 25 cm (c. 13 x 10 in) References : Dut...

Elisee Maclet (1881-1962) Very well listed French artist. Studied in Paris, was influence by many famous French artists of the beginning of the 20th century. “Paris. L'lle Saint L...

A cute baby playing with toys is captured as he/she responds to someone outside the picture plane. Haddon Sundblom is a masterful artist in the school of An...

French chromolithograph, published in 1931. Printed title lower right of sheet. Plate number top right. From a French series of illustrations of birds. 195mm by 265mm (sheet)

Medium: original etching. Executed by John Sloan to illustrate the Somerset Maugham classic "Of Human Bondage" and published in 1938 in a limited edition of 1500 by the Yale Universi...

Nicolai Cikovsky Moses Soyer Painting in his Studio Signed lower right Oil on board 18 x 15 inches Nicolai S. Cikovsky (1894–1984) was a distinguished Russian-born painter celebrat...

A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Young Male Nude Model (Torso) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally ...

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Sonia Delaunay (1885–1979), titled Planche No. 9 (Plate No. 9), from the folio Compositions, couleurs, idees, Sonia Delaunay (Compositions...

News Vendor, New York is an original drawing, ink on paper, realized by George Grosz in 1932, signature stamp and Grosz Estate stamp on the reverse n°4-56-7. Certificate by Ralph Jentsch. Provenance George Grosz Estate. In very good conditions. Here representing a man selling news angrily and a man with paper in his hand with indifference and calm look with a time devilish smile. critically demonstrated an allegorical and deeply pessimistic kind representation of Grosz's moral perspective regarding war. George Grosz (1893 -1959) was a German artist known especially for his caricatural drawings and paintings of Berlin...

Pencil drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1933. Hand signe "Mino" and daed 23/7/33.. Very good condition.

Medium: pochoir. Printed in Paris in 1932 on Velin du Marais paper at the atelier of Daniel Jacomet for the Les Joies du Sport portfolio and issued in an edition of 750. This was pub...

Cover of The Elks Magazine May 1935 Caption: "With a hey and a ho, and a hey nonino,. Sweet lovers love the Spring -- Shakespeare." Walter Beach Humphrey specialize...

TERLOW Kees (1890-1948) Lively Landscape with fisherman by the River Oil on canvas signed low right Old Frame gilded with gold leaves Dim canvas : 54 X 73 ...

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Sonia Delaunay (1885–1979), titled Planche No. 6 (Plate No. 6), from the folio Compositions, couleurs, idees, Sonia Delaunay (Compositions...

Woodcut print realized by Escher for the series "Emblemata", and published in 1931. On Hollande van Gelder paper. Edition of 300. Unsigned, as issued. Excellent condition, matted....

"Dining Out" by Kurt Hutton 10th December 1938: Diners at the former Prince Edward Theatre, now the London Casino, where they enjoy a full course meal and entertainment. Original Pu...

The Discussion is a watercolor and ink drawing on ivory-colored paper, in the 1930s realized by Luigi Bompard (1879-1953). Hand-signed on the lower margin. In good condition, excep...

American school seascape painting. Mixed media on paper. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 14 by 17 inches overall, and 7 by 9 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.

Original watercolor on archival paper of a gesturing old man by the well known French artist Jules Chadel. Condition is very good. Two spots of foxing or staining to the left of the...

Date: 1937 Dimensions: 29.50" x 44.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left 1937 McCalls Magazine A commercial artist with a longtime association with General Electric, Frank C. Bensing di...

Untitled (Dallas Skyline), likely before 1934, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 13 x 11 inches, labels verso with artist’s name, date and place of birth (Dallas) In this rare work...

Woman Figure is a beautiful artwork by Daniel Milhaud. Oil Pastel on blue paper. The state of preservation is good. The paper is mounted on a cardboard passepartout (49 x 34 cm) an...

Original “Séduction Master Automatique” Vintage Poster – Designed by A. Molusson. Translation: “Radio as if you were at home... with the Séduction ‘master’ automatic car radio.” Arch...

Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887–1964) Two Old Pecan Trees, 1932 Watercolor on paper mounted on board Signed lower right 21 x 28.25 inches 27 x 35.25 inches, as framed Exhibited: 1932 May Show (1st Place) Cleveland Museum of Art; Poetics of Place: Charles Burchfield and His Contemporaries, 2001 Cleveland Artist's Foundation. Frank Nelson Wilcox (October 3, 1887 – April 17, 1964) was a modernist American artist and a master of watercolor. Wilcox is described as the "Dean of Cleveland School painters," though some sources give this appellation to Henry Keller or Frederick Gottwald. Wilcox was born on October 3, 1887 to Frank Nelson Wilcox, Sr. and Jessie Fremont Snow Wilcox at 61 Linwood Street in Cleveland, Ohio. His father, a prominent lawyer, died at home in 1904 shortly before Wilcox' 17th birthday. His brother, lawyer and publisher Owen N. Wilcox, was president of the Gates Legal Publishing Company or The Gates Press. His sister Ruth Wilcox was a respected librarian. In 1906 Wilcox enrolled from the Cleveland School of Art under the tutelage of Henry Keller, Louis Rorimer, and Frederick Gottwald. He also attended Keller's Berlin Heights summer school from 1909. After graduating in 1910, Wilcox traveled and studied in Europe, sometimes dropping by Académie Colarossi in the evening to sketch the model or the other students at their easels, where he was influenced by French impressionism. Wilcox was influenced by Keller's innovative watercolor techniques, and from 1910 to 1916 they experimented together with impressionism and post-impressionism. Wilcox soon developed his own signature style in the American Scene or Regionalist tradition of the early 20th century. He joined the Cleveland School of Art faculty in 1913. Among his students were Lawrence Edwin Blazey, Carl Gaertner, Paul Travis, and Charles E. Burchfield. Around this time Wilcox became associated with Cowan Pottery. In 1916 Wilcox married fellow artist Florence Bard, and they spent most of their honeymoon painting in Berlin Heights with Keller. They had one daughter, Mary. In 1918 he joined the Cleveland Society of Artists, a conservative counter to the Bohemian Kokoon Arts Club, and would later serve as its president. He also began teaching night school at the John Huntington Polytechnic Institute at this time, and taught briefly at Baldwin-Wallace College. Wilcox wrote and illustrated Ohio Indian Trails in 1933, which was favorably reviewed by the New York Times in 1934. This book was edited and reprinted in 1970 by William A. McGill. McGill also edited and reprinted Wilcox' Canals of the Old Northwest in 1969. Wilcox also wrote, illustrated, and published Weather Wisdom in 1949, a limited edition (50 copies) of twenty-four serigraphs (silk screen prints) accompanied by commentary "based upon familiar weather observations commonly made by people living in the country." Wilcox displayed over 250 works at Cleveland's annual May Show. He received numerous awards, including the Penton Medal for The Omnibus, Paris (1920), Fish Tug on Lake Erie (1921), Blacksmith Shop (1922), and The Gravel Pit (1922). Other paintings include The Trailing Fog (1929), Under the Big Top (1930), and Ohio Landscape...

Original Authorized Map of the Second BYRD Antarctic Expedition vintage poster map. Printed in 1934 by G.F. Corp. Artist: George Annand. Authentic 1934 Print: This is the genuin...

Woodcut print realized by Escher in 1931. It belongs to the series "Emblemata". Signed with initials in the plate lower right. Ref. F.H. Bool, J.R. Kist, J.L. Locher and F. Wierda...

"Rocky Shore" is an original oil painting on board by Francesco Spicuzza. The artist signed the piece with his signature stamp in the lower right. Land and water are clearly demarcat...

One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir with hand coloring by Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Le Livre blanc (The White Book), precede dun fronti...

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Initialed Lower Right Sight Size 30.00" x 40.00;" Framed 40.50" x 50.50"

Original linen-backed NORWICH CASTLE vintage travel poster, printed in England in 1935 by artist C. W. Hobbis and published by Page Brothers (Norwich) Ltd. It features a city center ...

Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Maclean's Magazine Cover, September 15th, 1930

'New York, Central Park', etching, edition 40, c. 1930. Signed in pencil. Titled and numbered '14/40' on the bottom sheet edge, in pencil. Signed in the plate, lower left. A superb, ...

Date: 1935 Medium: Charcoal and Ink on Board Dimensions: 19.25" x 20.25" Signature: Signed Lower Right

Joseph Hecht, 'Asie (Asia) from the series Atlas', engraving, 1928, edition c. 50, Tonneau-Ryckelynck & Plumart 162. Signed and annotated 'epreuve definitive' (final proof) in pencil...

'Hamam Rigba'. Oil sketch on cardboard. Signed and titled on the back. This work will be recorded in the catalogue raisonné of the work of the artist currently in preparation. Jules...

Florence McClung Entrance to the Enchanted Island (Chicago World's Fair), 1933 Signed lower right Watercolor on paper 10 1/2 x 14 inches Florence McClung was a pioneering Texas pai...

Delicate and detailed etching by Orpha Klinker (American, 1891-1964). At the edge of an old Adobe building, a staircase leads to the second floor. The stucco on the walls of the building is cracked, revealing the stonework below. Next to the building is a garden with Corkscrew Willow trees. One of her first projects with which Orpha impressed the public was a notable series of her large color portraits of California pioneers in the L.A.TIMES under the heading of "Speaking Of Pioneers." This led to another series on landmarks and famous tales of early California including oil paintings of historic adobes, buildings, and trees of California. Signed in plate, lower left. Paper size: 8.5"H x 10.5"W Mat size: 10"H x 12"W Orpha Klinker (American, 1891-1964) graduated from Polytechnic High School, L.A. and later studied at U.C.L.A. Art School and at the Cannon Art School. Artists Paul Lauritz and Anna A. Hills of Laguna Beach were her first art teachers. She continued her study of art at the Julian and Colarossi Academies in Europe. Some of her earliest work was in designing. Many pages of her fine pen work drawings appeared in Los Angeles newspapers, illustrating the fashions of the day, not only in clothes but in furniture and other things. Then for a time she did her work in New York City and later with the Ladies Home Journal in Philadelphia. One of her first projects with which Orpha impressed the public was a notable series of her large color portraits of California pioneers in the L.A.TIMES under the heading of "Speaking Of Pioneers." This led to another series on landmarks and famous tales of early California including oil paintings of historic adobes, buildings, and trees of California. From the Mexican border to Death Valley she roamed, meeting and painting portraits of such characters as Death Valley Scotty, Shoshone Johnny, the ancient Indian who supposedly saw the first white man come to Death Valley, Emanuel A. Speegle, "The Last of the 49'ers" (over 90 years of age) and others. Orpha was active in keeping alive the memory of one historical event in particular, the signing of the Treaty of Cahuenga ending the Mexican War...

Ena Rottenberg (1893-1952) art glass sculpture titled "Modell.” Made in Czechoslovakia. Marked “Rottenberg” 13" H. This piece was awarded the Grand Prix at the World’s Fair Paris, 19...

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Sonia Delaunay (1885–1979), titled Planche No. 33 (Plate No. 33), from the folio Compositions, couleurs, idees, Sonia Delaunay (Compositio...

Notre Dame Cathedral by Maurice Falliès (French, 1883-1965), an artist who specialised in Paris street scenes. His work was recently shown at the Musée...

Medium: original etching. This impression on Canson et Montgolfier wove paper was printed in 1937 in an edition of 500 for the "Paris 1937" portfolio. Printed at the atelier of Jean-...

Page Size: 20 x 7 in. Frame Size: 28.5 x 12.5 in. Artist: 喜多川歌麿Kitagawa Utamaro Title: "橋下男女魚釣Man and Woman Fishing Under a Bridge" Original Production Year: (1789-1801) Original Pub...

Signed lower right, 'Tom E. Lewis' (American, 1909-1979) and created circa 1935. Accompanied by old backing with label. A period Modernist still-life of flowers informally arranged...

Medium: Drawing/Painting

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Sonia Delaunay (1885–1979), titled Planche No. 37 (Plate No. 37), from the folio Compositions, couleurs, idees, Sonia Delaunay (Compositio...

Summer Afternoon Stroll Watercolor Lower Eastside - Urban Modernist 1936 Signed Stunning New York City urban modernist watercolor titled "Summer Afternoon Stroll" by Society of Six...

Created circa 1930, this original advertising poster promotes the Grande Brasserie Alsacienne d'Adelshoffen, one of Alsace's most renowned breweries, located in Schiltigheim, just no...

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir with hand coloring by Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Le Livre blanc (The White Book), precede dun fronti...

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Sonia Delaunay (1885–1979), titled Planche No. 36 (Plate No. 36), from the folio Compositions, couleurs, idees, Sonia Delaunay (Compositio...

Etching and drypoint on paper. Natural scene with grass, trees and animals. Signed in plate.

James Allen, 'Pipe and Brawn,' 1937, lithograph, edition 40. Signed and annotated 'Ed/40' in pencil. A superb, richly inked impression on cream wove paper, the full sheet with margin...

Vibrant California modernist industrial landscape by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999). Signed and dated lower left "Erle Loran '37." Presented in a gilt wood frame, with faux suede liner, giltwood fillet and off white archival mat. Image, 15”H x 19”L. Erle Loran was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He studied at the Minneapolis School of Art under the direction of Cameron Booth...

This work is accompanied by a Photo-certificate and essay from Ralph Jentsch who will include it in his forthcoming catalogue raisonné Signed lower right. Estate stamp on verso....

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Sonia Delaunay (1885–1979), titled Planche No. 29 (Plate No. 29), from the folio Compositions, couleurs, idees, Sonia Delaunay (Compositio...