1930s Art

xecuted during the 1930s, this watercolor by Samuel Bolton Colburn captures the enduring character of the American rural landscape through a distinctly modernist lens. Barns, cultiva...

This circa 1930 aviation poster by Lucien Cave commemorates a landmark achievement in early powered flight: Henri Farman’s historic closed-circuit flight of one kilometre on 13 Janua...

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...

Marc Chagall (1887-1958) Bible : Elijah on Mount Carmel (Elie sur le mont Carmel), 1939 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Montval vellum, 44 x 33.5 cm (c. 17.3 x 13...

Medium: original burin etching and engraving. This impression on wove paper was printed in 1939 and published in Paris by San Lazzaro for the art revue XXe Siecle (issue number 5-6)....

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-...

This exquisite engraving after Edgar Degas (1834–1917), titled Danseuse (Dancer), originates from the celebrated album Degas Danse dessin (Degas Dance Dra...

An evening view of lower Manhattan rooftops, looking north towards Times Square and kleig lights in the distance. New York: 1974. Etching on white wove paper, 7 1/8 x 11 15/16 inche...

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....

Qin Mian is a beautiful artistic calligraphy in China ink on Xuan paper realized by the Chinese artist Li Zhen in 1938. The year and place of creation "1938, Tea Field" in black ink...

Lithograph and stencil on vélin d’Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, La Leçon d'amour dans un parc, 1933. Published by Éditions...

This circa 1930 original poster by René Vincent was designed to promote Tapis Ameublement at the prestigious Au Bon Marché department store in Paris. Reflecting the refined elegance ...

Hailey Lever, 'St. Astruell, England', watercolor, 1910. Signed in pencil, lower right. Titled and dated on the original inside mat. A fine spontaneous work, with fresh colors, on cr...

Kuhler, Otto American born Germany, 1894-1977). THE PANTING BRUTE. Etching, 1933. Edition of 100. Signed in pencil. 13 1/4 x 16 3/8 inches. Very good condition. One of a series of la...

New York subject oil on canvas-board by New York WPA artist Charles Schlein (1899-1988). The image measures 24"h x 18"w. The frame is 31"h x 25"w. The work is signed by the artist "C...

Print Sz: 9"H x 5 1/2"W Frame Sz: 13 1/4"H x 9 1/8"W Plates: (3) Guest at the Capulet Ball/ (1) Paris/ (1) Juliet & (1) Friend To Lady Capulet Lady Capulet in Shakespeare's Romeo ...

Original oil on canvas painting by the well known Russian/American artist, Nahum Tschacbasov.. The painting depicts a group of rabbi’s in conversation in an interior setting. Circa 1...

Marie Benoit-Levy (France, 20th Century). This stunning watercolor on Arches Vellum paper painting features a still-life with thistles and a blue water pot, an academic design by Mar...

Helen Malta (b.1912). Tattoo Parlor, ca. 1935. Oil on canvas, 20 x 33 inches. Signed lower right. Metropolitan Museum of Art reproduction rights stamp on r...

An early Self Portrait of Frank Sinatra circa late 1930s. At home in Hoboken, NJ. One of the earliest photos found in the family archive and perhaps, like in many things, Sinatra was...

This original, limited edition etching, was realized by the esteemed American artist John E. Costigan, who is represented in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum, the Philips M...

A Finely Drawn, Modern 1930s Academic Figure Study of a Female Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). The drawing, inscribed "P.P. Rubens", lower righ...

This is a classic New-Deal image: claustrophobic sweatshop with a row of hunched tailors. The windows and lamps offer light at least. But there is a major difference between this and...

Alice B. Doughten (1880-1969). Still Life with Roses, ca. 1930. Oil on masonite panel, 12 x 16 inches. Measures 18 x 22 inches framed. Signed lower right. Original label affixed on verso with Moorestown NJ identified as artist's address. Born in Camden, New Jersey, Alice Doughten became noted for her still life and landscape paintings with figures, usually watercolors and sometimes abstract in style. She studied art at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts with Henry McCarter, Earl Horter, Ralph Pearson...

Etching on vélin de Rives BFK paper. Paper Size: 11.5 x 9 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Lysistrata, 1934. Published by The Limited E...

This 1936 original French travel poster features a striking photographic view of the historic town of Obernai, located in the culturally rich region of Alsace. The image was captured...

Medium: lithograph (after Cheret). Executed by Jules Cheret in 1894 for a menu, this edition was printed on light brown paper in 1932 for Arts et Metiers Graphiques. Size: 12 x 9 1/4...

'Canard Siffleur' (Eurasian Wigeon) French chromolithograph, published in 1931. Printed title lower right of sheet. Plate number top right. From a French series of illustrations of...

Frank Hoffman (1888-1958) New Mexico, Illinois Artist Image Size: 27 x 41 Frame Size: 37 x 50 Medium: Oil Circa 1930s - 1940s "The Encounter" Indian & Bear Frank Hoffman (1888-1958) Growing up in New Orleans where his father raced horses, Frank Hoffman developed a great love for these animals, which was reflected in his paintings. He worked as an illustrator for the "Chicago American" newspaper, which gave him an opportunity to draw many subjects from opera to prize fights, and eventually he became head of the department. During that time, he took formal art training from J. Wellington Reynolds, a portrait painter. In 1916, having been rejected for military service because of poor eyesight, he went West and lived with cowboys and Indian tribes and served as public relations director for Glacier National Park. Eventually he settled on a ranch near Taos, New Mexico, and became part of that art colony and studied with Leon Gaspard, who encouraged him to use color freely. Advertisers including General Motors, General Electric, and the Great Northern Railway hired him because they loved his bold, broad brush work and striking colors. He also did magazine illustrations, specializing in western subjects. Because of the spaciousness of his ranch that he called Hobby Horse Rancho, he kept live models of cow ponies, thoroughbred horses, longhorn steers, several breeds of dogs, eagles, a bear and burros. From 1940 Brown & Bigelow Publishing Company of St. Paul, Minnesota had him under exclusive contract, and during the next 14 years, he produced 150 paintings for that company. Source: Walt Reed, The Illustrator in America, 1860-2000 Known as a traditional Western illustrator, painter and sculptor, Frank Hoffman was born in Chicago, Illinois. He grew up around his father's New Orleans, Louisiana, racing stables. Through a family friend, Hoffman was hired to make sketches for the Chicago American, later becoming head of the art department. While working for the paper, he had five years of formal art training in private lessons from J. Wellington Reynolds, a portrait painter. In 1916, Hoffman went West to paint, living with the Indian tribes and the cowboys. During that time, he also worked as public relations director for Glacier National Park, where he met noted artist John Singer Sargent. In 1920, Hoffman joined the young art colony in Taos, New Mexico. He studied with Leon Gaspard, learning the use of color. Although focusing on his fine art, Hoffman also painted for corporate advertising campaigns and illustrated Western subjects for the leading national magazines in the 1920's. Hoffman became the best-known New Mexico illustrator of the time. As his success grew, he bought his own Hobby Horse Rancho, where he raised quarter horses and kept as live models the longhorns, dogs, eagles, burros, and even a bear that he had begun to sculpt in the 1930's. Later, beginning with 1940, Hoffman was under exclusive contract to Brown and...

This stunning 1937 original travel poster by Roland Hugon was commissioned by the PLM (Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée) railway company to promote luxurious overnight travel to the Côte d’Az...

A striking winter landscape watercolor by American artist Elisabeth Compton Chase, dated 1948, depicting a rural road leading past a red barn and farmhouse set within a snow-covered ...

Original oil painting on fiberboard of a floral still life by the well known Hungarian/American artist Zelma Baylos. Signed lower left. Circa 1935. Condition is very good. The paint...

Interesting view of the Pool of London, an area known on the Thames near Tower Bridge where freight was loaded and unloaded from the earliest times of the City of London through the ...

WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Postal Workers Deco SR Arnold Friedman (American, 1874-1946) "Swing Room" 11 1/2 x 26 1/2 inches Oil on Wood Panel, 1935, ...

'Oie Cendree - Oie des Moissons' (Greylag Goose) French chromolithograph, published in 1931. Printed title lower right of sheet. Plate number top right. From a French series of ill...

La pointe sèche etching on vélin de Rives filigrané à notre nom paper. Paper size: 9.5 x 7.5 inches; image size: 6.5 x 4.5 inches. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. No...

Werner Drewes, 'Pointed Shapes and Black Half Moon', etching, 1935, edition 20, Rose l.198. Signed, dated, and numbered 'I-XX' in pencil. A fine, rich impression, in warm black ink...

Konrad Cramer, 'Colored Drawing No. 6' (Reclining Woman), monotype, 1931. Signed and dated in pencil beneath the image, lower right. Annotated 'Colored D' (drawing), No 6' in pencil, lower left sheet corner. A fine, spontaneous work, on cream laid paper, with full margins (1 1/8 to 1 3/4 inches); original brown paper hinges in the top left and right sheet corners, in excellent condition. Image size 5 3/8 x 10 7/8 inches; sheet size 8 1/2 x 13 7/8 inches. Matted to museum standards, unframed. A monotype is the printmaking technique of drawing or painting on a smooth, non-absorbent surface. The surface or matrix can vary from a copper etching plate...

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Umberto Brunelleschi (1879–1949), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the celebrated album Les contes de Boccace (The Tales of B...

This interesting British 1930's Post Impressionist town landscape oil painting is by noted Liverpool born artist Edwin Glasgow. Painted in 1936 and signed lower left, the painting wa...

Card Sz: 2 3/4"H x 1 1/2"W Art Sz: 15"H x 19"W Frame Sz: 22 3/4"H x 26 3/4"W The "Jockeys 1930" series is a collectible set of 50 cigarette cards issued by Ogden's. It showcases p...

Firmado en la parte inferior Estado de conservación bueno La obra se presenta enmarcada Medidas obra: 24 cm altura x 38 cm ancho. Medidas marco: 36 cm altura x 50 cm ancho.

Drawings by French Masters of the XV-XVIII Centuries. From a selection of 40 reproductions of the originals preserved in the Albertina Collection in Vienna. With an introduction and...

Original 1934 “Lyon — A Internacia Foiro” original vintage poster, linen-backed and ready to frame. Striking original 1934 Art Deco-era poster for the Lyon International Fair, title...

In the realm of travel advertising and design, Albert Solon's 1934 original travel poster for 'Air France Réseau Aérien Mondial' stands as a timeless testament to the allure of globa...

Oil on canvas sold with frame Total size with frame 58x67 cm Signed N. Busnelli, artist unknown from the gallery Dated 1935

Ukrainian-born, lower East Side based, Sarah Berman was active on the NYC-WPA and in artists' circles. Daniel in the Lions' Den is an etching, signed and ...

Original small format poster Affiches Paul Mohr, 1932. Archival linen backed in excellent condition, ready to frame. The rare Paul Mohr posters are incredibly elusive; many have had only one remaining known copy survive. Printing method: Helio-Typo or Typelo. Before television, beautiful lithographs adorn the streets and walls of Paris and other European cities. Art for the street, art for the public. Weather and rain would destroy these works of art by renowned artists, only to be replaced. The artist: Paul Gustave Mohr, a French Avant-garde poster designer from the Art Deco period was born Sept. 4, 1890 in Ham, France and died on April 13, 1959 in Paris. He lived most of his life in Paris, and then settled in the small town of Asnieres, France, just outside of Paris. He attended the Sorbonne University, as well as several art schools. During World War I, he was a pilot in the French Army from 1914-1917. Paul Mohr married Jeanne Levy in 1917 and they had three daughters: Helene, Genevieve, and Jacqueline. As an artist, he designed advertising posters from 1920 to 1940. His posters advertised Wonder cycles, Dainty cycles, Lustucru pasta, Banania sugar, Bremsit brakes, Champigneulles beer, L'Union beer, Dubonnet wine, as well as shoes and ham. This information was provided to me by my mother, Helene Mohr Breitenbucher, who was his eldest daughter. Carol Schuler (granddaughter) Advertising posters, the affiches of Paul Mohr. This is an original advertising poster for the affiches (posters) created by the master artist Paul Mohr (1890-1959). Archival linen backed in very good condition. No stains, no tears, no paper loss. Grade A condition. Ready to frame. Compagnie Nationale des Papier, Paris. The crowd on the street looks up in amazement at the art deco-style images that the artist created. Images on the wall feature incredible image that this artist created such as Lustucru, Amer...

Family scene. Oil sketch on cardboard. This work will be recorded in the catalogue raisonné of the work of the artist currently in preparation. Jules Van Biesbroeck was the son of Jules Evariste van Biesbroeck, a painter of Ghent, but was born in Italy, in Portici, near Naples, while his parents were staying there. (In the 19th century many artists made educational trips to Italy). It was a long visit: the child was two years old by the time the family returned to Ghent.[1] After a short period of practice with his father, van Biesbroeck was enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent. His first painting, "The Shepherd" (French: Le pâtre), was sold at the Triennale in Ghent. In 1888, when he was only 15 years old, he made his debut at the "Salon des Champs-Elysées" in Paris with his monumental work "The Launch of the Argo" (French: Le lancement...

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-...

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Umberto Brunelleschi (1879–1949), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the celebrated album Les contes de Boccace (The Tales of B...

Portrait is an artwork realized by Antonio Feltrinelli, 1930s.  H 160 x 110 cm. Oil paiting on canvas. Hand signed lower left margin. Good cond...

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-...

Antique American impressionist Texas landscape oil painting by Harry Anthony De Young (1893 - 1956). Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Image size, 16L x 12H. Dedicated by the artist as a wedding anniversary gift. Artist bio: Harry Anthony DeYoung was born in Chicago, Illinois, on August 5, 1893. He was a landscape, figure, genre, and portrait painter, muralist, draftsman and teacher. He studied with Edward John Lake...

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-...

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-...

Paper Size: 9.25 x 9 inches ( 23.495 x 22.86 cm ) Image Size: 5 x 6.75 inches ( 12.7 x 17.145 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Part of AMERICAN BLOCK PRIN...

Marguerite Redman Dorgeloh, 'de Young Mansion – San Francisco', lithograph, c. 1937, edition 25. Signed and titled in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impr...

French gouache painting, circa 1930. This abstract piece stands out for its bright hues and sharp, interconnected geometric shapes. Original one-of-a-...

An authentic original silver gelatin black-and-white photograph capturing a timeless view of the Canal Saint-Martin at 82 Quai de Jemmapes, Paris, circa 1930. This historical image s...