1930s Art

The proposed work is a paper piece by artist Franz Lenhart, preserved in excellent condition, measuring 62 x 69 cm. Considered one of the leading figures in Italian advertising poster...

Stately sanguine portrait of Leopold Hamilton Myers (Novelist) by Sir William Rothenstein (English, 1872-1945). Captured in Rothenstein's characteristic style, Myers looks directly at the viewer with a neutral expression. Although this portrait uses only two colors and minimal shading, the likeness of Myers is incredibly well captured. Leo (Leopold) Hamilton Myers (1881 – 1944) was a British novelist. Numerous examples like this one of the writer are in the Tate Museum. Initialed and dated in the lower right corner ("W.R. 1936") Inscription on verso indicating materials, subject, and artist. Presented in a new cream colored mat with foamcore backing. Mat size: 18"H x 12"W Paper size: 15.25"H x 10.75"W William Rothenstein (English, 1872-1945) was born into a German-Jewish family in Bradford, West Yorkshire. His father, Moritz, emigrated from Germany in 1859 to work in Bradford's burgeoning textile industry. Soon afterwards he married Bertha Dux, and they had six children, of which William was the fifth. Rothenstein was knighted in 1931. Rothenstein left Bradford Grammar School at the age of sixteen to study at the Slade School of Art*, London (1888-1893), where he was taught by Alphonse Legros, and the Académie Julian* in Paris (1889-1893), where he met and was encouraged by James McNeill Whistler, Edgar Degas and Henri Toulouse-Lautrec. Whilst in Paris he also befriended the Anglo-Australian artist Charles Conder, with whom he shared a studio in Montmartre. In 1893 he returned to England to work on "Oxford Characters" a series of lithographic* portraits. In Oxford he met and became a close friend of the caricaturist* and parodist Max Beerbohm, who later immortalised him in the short story Enoch Soames (1919). During the 1890s Rothenstein exhibited with the New English Art Club* and, in 1900, won a silver medal for his painting The Doll's House at the Exposition Universelle. In 1898 he co-founded the Carfax Gallery in St. James' Piccadilly with John Fothergill. During its early years the gallery was closely associated with such artists as Charles Conder, Philip Wilson Steer, Charles Ricketts and Augustus John. It also exhibited the work of Auguste Rodin, whose growing reputation in England owed much to Rothenstein's friendship and missionary zeal. The gallery was later the home for all three exhibitions of The Camden Town Group*, led by Rothenstein's friend and close contemporary Walter Sickert. Rothenstein is best known for his portrait drawings of famous individuals and for being an official war artist in both World War I and World War II. He was also a member of the International Society of Sculptors, Painters & Gravers. The style and subject of his paintings varies, though certain themes reappear, in particular an interest in 'weighty' or 'essential' subjects tackled in a restrained manner. Good examples include Parting at Morning (1891), Mother and Child (1903) and Jews Mourning at a Synagogue (1907) - all of which are owned by the Tate Gallery. The National Portrait Gallery owns over two hundred of his portraits. In 2011 the BBC and the Public Catalogue Foundation began cataloguing all of his paintings in public ownership online. Between 1902 and 1912 Rothenstein lived in Hampstead, London, where his social circle included such names as H.G.Wells, Joseph Conrad and the artist Augustus John. Amongst the young artists to visit Rothenstein in Hampstead were Mark Gertler...

James Penney was widely known for his New Yorker covers as well as his paintings and prints. Penney was from Saint Joseph, Missouri. He trained in NYC at the Art Students League. The New-York Historical Society and the Library of Congress both have collections of his work. Signed, titled, and dated, and annotated 'Test #1' in pencil. Note entirely sure what's going on here...

Hand lithography on BFK Rives French hand moulded paper Style: German New Objectivity (Neue Sachlichkeit) According to the frontis these were produced by Hand Lithography. According...

This rare original political poster created in 1932 by French caricaturist Pierre Dukercy is a remarkable example of the highly charged visual propaganda that characterized the final...

Benjamín Palencia Barrax (Spain), 1894 - Madrid (Spain), 1980 "Tres figuras" 1934 Watercolor and ink on paper 43 x 60 cm (76 x 93,5 cm) Provenance - Guillermo de Osma Gallery, M...

Vintage Spain Original Travel Poster by Jose Morell – Linen Backed, 1930s, very good condition, ready to frame. Grade A-. Slight wear on the outside edges for a 90-year-old poster...

Zwei Soldaten is an original lithograph on paper, realized by Alfred Kubin in 1933, Hand-signed in pencil. Sheet dimension: 27,5 x 22,5cm. In very good conditions. References: Arn...

Created in 1938, this original Soviet poster titled “Le Port” depicts a bustling maritime scene centered around the vessel “Joseph Staline”, reflecting the importance of shipping, in...

Paul Marie Léonce Bret. French ( b.1902 - d.1956 ). Unloading & Loading, Palermo Harbour, Sicily, Italy. Oil On Board. Signed Lower Left. Image size 17.7 inches x 21.1 inches ( 45cm ...

Charles BALAY Saint-Etienne, 1861 - Lyon, 1943 Oil on canvas Signed lower left “Balay” 56 x 46 cm (71 x 62 cm with the frame) Exhibition stamp on the verso of the exhibition of 1938 ...

A dynamic 1930s, WPA era industrial scene watercolor of a steel mill and factory workers by notable Chicago Modern artist, Harold Haydon. A wonderful example of early Twentieth Cent...

André Kertész (1894 - 1985) was a Hungarian-born photographer renowned for his trailblazing contributions to both photojournalism and the medium as an art form. Expected by his fam...

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-...

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-...

Original advertising cardboard made by E. Maurus around the 30s to promote the flights of the company Air Union between Paris and London. Air Union is a former airline, considered th...

Un Homme Dans La Ville — Original French Theatre Vintage Poster by Paul Colin, Linen-Backed Studio des Champs-Élysées Vintage Lithograph Art. Very good condition, Grade A-. (A Man i...

Arthur Osver studied at Northwestern University and the Art Institute of Chicago. Osver was awarded the Prix de Rome in 1952. He taught at the Brooklyn Museum Art School, Columbia Un...

Flooded Road (1939) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Alfred Hind Robinson/Getty Images Archive) A pedestrian attempts to leap across a flooded road near Hyde Park in London, ...

Founded in 1899, the Renault Frères family business grew so fast that by 1918 it was the largest factory in France, capable of producing the full range of motorized vehicles, from ca...

Georges Rouault (French, 1871–1958) Madame Carmencita Plate IX from Cirque de l’étoile filante (Circus of the Shooting Star) Designed and executed 1935; from the series created 1934...

Original Germany, Bavaria: Munich – the Theatine Church and Felhernhalle vintage poster. Photo by: Jaeger & Goergen, Munich. Printed by the German National Railroad system (Deutsche Reichsbahn). This poster is presumed printed in the 1930s. A lithograph that was printed using blue-toned ink with cream borders. Linen backed in very good condition, ready to frame. The Theatiner Church is a colossal-looking ochre-colored church on Odeonsplatz in Munich built 1663-1692. It was the first baroque church in Bavaria and is one of the very few in Germany. The actual, official name of the Theatine Church is St. Kajetan. The big dome in the background is about 70 meters or 230 feet tall. On the left is the Feldherrnhalle. The model for the building on Odeon Square was the Loggia dei Lanzi in central Florence, which was built in the 14th century. The two monumental lions...

Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - La Femme Lithograph from 1939. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and secure shipment.

Wonderful art deco style still life of yellow and lavender tulips in vase with sugar bowl by Hamlin (American, 20th Century), circa 1935. Signed lower right "Hamlin" Condition: Good;...

Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887–1964) Canyon at Evening, 1937 Watercolor on paper Signed and dated lower right 14 x 19 inches 18.75 x 24 inches, framed Frank Nelson Wilcox (Oc...

This elegant circa 1930 original tourism poster attributed to Atelier Prof. Kirnig was produced to promote travel to Austria, highlighting the country’s spectacular Alpine landscapes...

Schanker, Louis (American, 1903-1981). MUSICAL CLOWNS, Color Woodcut, 1937 Brooklyn Museum Booklet 31. From the Second Edition Edition of 21 (The first edition was 30, plus 12 Trial ...

Ferdinand Preiss (German, 1882 - 1943) Hoop Girl & Sonny Boy Cold-painted bronze Circa 1930, Art Deco Period Dimensions: 8.18 Inches Tall x 4.65 Inches wide x 2.75 inches deep. ...

A 1930 lithograph on paper by artist Raoul Varin, titled "The First House Built in Chicago". Provenance: Arthur Ackerman & Son, Inc., Chicago, IL - Printed in 1930. Artwork si...

John Taylor Arms, 'Limoges (French Church Series #32)', etching, 1932, edition 142, third (final) state impressions, Fletcher 244. Signed, dated, and annotated 'Ed 100 III' in pencil. A superb, finely detailed impression, in warm black ink, on antique, pale gray laid paper, with full margins (1 1/16 to 1 1/2 inches); adhesive stains in the bottom left and right sheet corners, well away from the image, otherwise in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards, unframed. A view of Limoges, France and the Saint-Martial Bridge from the far side of the Vienne river. According to Fletcher, author of the catalogue raisonné on the artist's graphic work, this etching is among the artist’s preferred plates. Published references: "An Appreciation to John Taylor Arms 1887-1953", in PRINT, Vol. VIII #5 P. viii, Feb.-March 1954. Impressions of this print are in the permanent collections of the Davis Museum at Wellesley College, National Gallery of Art, Saint John’s University, Smithsonian Institution, and Wake Forest University. ABOUT THE ARTIST “John Taylor Arms will live on and on and future generations centuries from now will marvel at his work... . As a friend and as a man, he fully matched his superb work.” —John Winkler, printmaker Born in Washington, D.C. in 1887, John Taylor Arms attended the Lawrenceville School and began the study of law at Princeton University. In 1907, he transferred to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and took up the study of architecture. Arms evolved his unique drafting style, with its highly realistic, precise detail and exquisitely rendered effects of light, from his experience and practice as an architectural student. He graduated in 1911 and completed a master’s degree the following year. He then worked as a draftsman with the well-known Carrere and Hastings Company in New York. In 1913 Arms was given a hobbyist’s etching set, and he began to dabble with copperplate and acid. In 1915, after copying a handful of prints by Jongkind and other Etching Revivalists, Arms created his first original etching. His early experiments were picturesque views of European villages, reflecting the influence of Whistler. He inked and printed several of these plates in color in the manner of Charles Mielatz...

Hand Signed. Edition of 108 prints. Cat. Prouté, 1973, n.250. Provenance: Prouté 31/3/'73.

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Westminster Abbey. Signed in pencil by the artist below the image. Rowland Langmaid was a marine painter and etcher who studied under William Lione...

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 illustrations of sporti...

'Sarcelle D'Hiver' (Eurasian Teal) French chromolithograph, published in 1931. Printed title lower right of sheet. Plate number top right. From a French series of illustrations of ...

The Lovers in the countryside is a color lithograph on ivory paper, created by the Italian artist Umberto Brunelleschi (Montemurlo 1879- Paris 1949). Illustration for “Tales and Sho...

'Bassets D'Artois a Jambes Torses'. French chromolithograph, published in 1931. Signed by artist in the plate. Printed title lower right of sheet. Plate number top right. From a Fre...

Pair of drawings on paper of a rabbit and a cat by Margaret Lisel. They are both signed bottom right and dated for 1934. The drawings are presented as a pair in plain gilt frames. A...

Swiss painter and designer born in 1880. Died in 1954. Work on canvas Golden plaster moldings frame 70 x 62 x 6 cm

'Basset Bleu de Gascogne'. French chromolithograph, published in 1931. Signed by artist in the plate. Printed title lower right of sheet. Plate number top right. From a French serie...

'Mediterranean Landscape', ink on art paper, by Pierre Dionisi (circa 1930s). Sepia-toned, original drawing in a compelling style depicts a view of Prov...

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...

MOISSON (harvest) Loterie Nationale original 1939 lithograph Artwork by Edgar Derouet (1910-2001) and Charles Lesacq (1909-1940). size 15" x 23", year 1939. Archival linen backed i...

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...

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...

Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Erie Station, Elmira,1931 Watercolor on paper Signed and dated lower right 19.25 x 14.25 inches 26.75 x 21.75 inches, framed Clarence ...

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...

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...

Etching and aquatint realized by Paul Emile Colin in 1930s.  Hand signed, numbered and titled. Edition of 1/4.

Jacques Camus The Vine Woman with her Arrows, 1933 Original lithograph and stencil Unsigned On paper 39 x 29 cm (c. 15.3 x 11.4 inch) INFORMATION : This lithograph is part of the "...

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...

Birger Hjelm – Våreldar ("Spring Fires"), c. 1935-1938 Oil on board unframed 80 x 84.5 cm (31 ½ x 33 ¼ in) framed 82 x 87 cm (32 ¼ x 34 ¼ in) Signed “Birger Hjelm” lower right; titl...

Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887–1964) California Valley, Near Capistrano, c. 1937 Watercolor on paper Signed lower right, titled verso 15 x 20 inches 18.5 x 24 inches framed Fr...

Work on canvas Light brown wooden frame 61 x 53 x 4 cm

David Marcus Robinson 1918-1999, was an Irish painter and sculptor who worked in an elementary and archaic manner. He was known as Markey Robinson, bor...

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)

Gustaf Höglund (1910-1994) Sweden Självstudie (Self Study), 1939 signed and dated lower left oil on canvas unframed 71 × 31 cm (28 × 12.2 in) framed 79 × 39 cm (31.1 × 15.4 in) T...

Original SWISS INDUSTRIES FAIR BASLE (Basel, Switzerland) vintage poOriginal 1938 Swiss Industries Fair Basel Poster by Donad Brun – Linen Backed, Industr...