1930s Art

Harem is a color lithograph on ivory paper, created by the Italian artist Umberto Brunelleschi (Montemurlo 1879- Paris 1949). Illustration for “Tales and Short Stories” by La Fontai...

This stunning Art Deco lithograph titled "Rayon Des Soieries Opera Bouffe" was crafted by the talented French designer Maurice Dufrène around 1930. Celebrated for his pioneering cont...

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...

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...

Original Poster War - Art Deco - Photomontage Jean Carlu 🇫🇷 (1900 - 1997) is an advertising designer and poster artist who marked his time. He was one of the first to understand ...

Red Barn Near Foothills - Landscape in Oil on Canvas A beautiful pastoral scene of a red barn near the foothills by Nellie M. Hodgson (American, 20th Century). A barn is nestled in ...

An Ohio native Witonski made his home in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City and this subject may well be a Chelsea scene. But mostly it is a homage to intaglio printmaking. It...

Etching on vélin Canson et Montgolfier paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Published by L'Imprimerie Daragnès, Paris; printed by Jean Gabriel Daragnès, Paris, ...

Mother and Child is a black and white photograph of a painting realized by A. Von Mayden in the 1930s. Good conditions with slight foxing. Included a Passepartout:46 x 35 cm

This double-sided ink and pencil drawing is by the German artist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. The work is unsigned. It was created between 1932-34 and was part of one of the artist’s sketc...

'New Rochelle - Before the Wind', drypoint, 1931, edition 30 (only a few impressions printed), Rose l.163. Signed, dated '1932' and numbered '1 – XXX' in ...

French etching of arched bridge by artist E. Roux-Fabre, circa 1930. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a ...

In artist's hand painted frame. signed and dated. Genre: Modern Subject: Landscape Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States Dimensions w/Frame: 23" x 30.25" The imagery of Maurice Kish (1895-1987), whether factories or carousels, reliably subverts expectations. His vision hovers just around the unraveling edge of things, where what is solid and clear becomes ambiguous. He is fascinated, often delighted, by the falling apart. This unexpected, fresh perspective results in oddly affecting pictures of a now long-gone New York. Born Moishe in a town called Dvinsk, Russia (what is now Daugavpils, Latvia), Kish came with his family to New York when he was in his teens. The family settled in Brownsville, and for the rest of Kish’s life Brooklyn remained his home, though he moved from one neighborhood to another. He was close to his parents, who recognized his talent and supported his desire to become an artist. Kish attended the National Academy of Design as well as Cooper Union. His fellow students included many other immigrants and children of immigrants who were particularly receptive to the Modernism coming from Europe. As his career progressed, Kish himself applied different strains of Modernism to different purposes. For him, the story was held above all else. For years, Kish used the skills he acquired in art school to earn his living at a Manhattan glass...

This French marquetry picture, circa 1930-40, offers a stunning blend of architectural beauty and serene simplicity, showcasing the remarkable craftsmanship that defines the Art Deco...

'Girl and Cat', lithograph, 1935, edition 33, Fine and Looney 121. Signed, titled, dated, and numbered '5/33' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression...

Artwork sold with frame (79 x 60 cm) Charles Auguste Humbert, born in 1891 in Geneva and died in 1958, was a Swiss artist, mainly known for his work as a painter. He lived at a time...

Benton Spruance, 'Slack Rope Artist', lithograph, 1930, edition 30, Fine and Looney 35. Signed and titled in pencil. Numbered '2' in the bottom right margin. A fine impression, with ...

This exquisite linocut by Ossip Zadkine (1890–1967), titled Les trois graces (The Three Graces), from the album XXe siecle, Chroniques du jour, 13 rue Valette (5e), Directeur G. di S...

This exquisite linocut by Giorgio de Chirico (1888–1978), titled Cabina Misteriosa (Mysterious Cabin), from the album XXe siecle, Chroniques du jour, 13 rue Valette (5e), Directeur G...

Armin Landeck, 'Studio Interior No. 1', 1935, drypoint, edition 100, Kraeft 56. Signed in pencil. Signed in the plate, lower right. A fine, richly-inked impression, on cream laid pap...

Herschel Levit 'Duet', lithograph, c. 1937. Signed in pencil. A fine, richly inked impression, on cream wove paper, with full margins (1 1/2 x 2 inches)...

Plump, fleshy, or a voluptuous nude - you describe it as you see it. Signed, titled, and dated lower left: John Steuart Curry / 1934 "Hilda Nellis". The present work depicts a natur...

Still life with fruit and vegetables is an original painting realized by Luigi Spazzapan during the 1930s. Oil on canvas. Not signed. On the back, the archive number: 2950037. Inclu...

Mily POSSOZ (1888-1967) A Sunny Day In the Garden , 1930 Original etching Handsigned in pencil by the artist Numbered / 60 copies Blind stamp of the editor Marcel Guiot (Paris) On v...

Finely detailed hand tinted color landscape photograph of Stanford Memorial Church produced by Bear Photo Service (American, 1930s). Photographer is unknown. Numbered 904 bottom right. Displayed in a rustic gilt-toned wood frame with antique glass. Image size: 7"H x 11"W. Stanford Memorial Church is located on the Main Quad at the center of the Stanford University...

William Gislander (1890-1937) Swedish Title: Landscape With Ducks oil on canvas signed and dated William Gislander 1934 canvas dimensions 25.98...

Else Fürst was a German sculptor and medalist who was murdered by the Nazis. Biographical data: Bronze signed Foundry stamp of the Berlin foundry Kraas. 25 x 73 cm Born: June 25,...

Marc Chagall (1887-1958) Bible : Saul and David (Saül et David), 1939 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Montval vellum, 44 x 33.5 cm (c. 17.3 x 13.1 inch) INFORMAT...

Werner Drewes, 'Small Forms on Crossing Bands', drypoint and roulette, 1935, edition 20, Rose 1.197. Signed in pencil. A fine, rich impression, in warm black ink, on cream wove paper...

Heron Butor - Bittern French chromolithograph, published in 1931. Printed title lower right of sheet. Plate number top right. From a French series of il...

Francis Chapin was one of the most celebrated painters in Chicago during his lifetime. When he was a young art student, Valley House founder, Donald Vogel, painted with "Chape" on th...

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...

Edouard Goerg, 'Le Paradis Terrestre' (Paradise on Earth), etching, 1931, edition 40. Signed, titled, and numbered '3/40' in pencil. A fine richly-inked impression, on heavy, cream w...

(Note: This work is part of our exhibition Connected by Creativity: WPA Era Works from the Collection of Leata and Edward Beatty Rowan) Watercolor...

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan Chicago : Animated Avenue, c. 1931 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On vellum 38 x 50 cm (c. 15 x 20 in) Very good condition, light defects a...

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...

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 exquisite lithograph by Andre Masson (1896–1987), titled La Lune (The Moon), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. I, No. 2, originates from the 1938 issue published ...

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....

Anonymous, UK 1939 Keep Calm and Carry On Ministry of Information Lithographic poster 75 x 50 cm Very rare - we have traced copies in the Imperial War Museum collection but no other...

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...

Charming c1930s watercolor depicting a dapper sartorially resplendent gent strolling at a racetrack Art Sz: 13 3/8"H x 8 1/4"W Frame Sz: 17" x 11 3/4"

Posing Nude is an original drawing in pencil realized by Georges Henri Tribout in the 1930s. Pencil Drawing. Applied on a Creamy colored Passepartout. Stamp of artist's atelier on t...

Mariano ANDREU Cubist Nude, 1930 Original stone lithograph Printed signature in the plate On Arches vellum 28 x 22 cm (c. 11 x 9 inch) Excellent condition

China ink, pastel, tempera and watercolor on paper realized in the 1930s. Hand Signed lower right. Includes certificate of authenticity by the Fondazione Marino Marini signed by Maria Teresa Tosi. Archived in the Marino Marino...

In these beady-eyed playboys, Durieux pokes some fun at the pride and pretensions of the Great Gatsby class. Here are two Americans pretending to be macho on a Mexican beach. Caroline Durieux (American, 1896 – 1989) Printmaker, painter, satirist, innovator, social activist, Caroline Durieux was born in New Orleans and was already making sketches by the age of four. Her formal art training was at Newcomb College (1912-1917) and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (1918-1920). Carl Zigrosser of the Philadelphia Museum of Art encouraged Durieux to try lithography. While living in Mexico, she learned lithography from Emilio Amero...

An original oil on canvas painting by American female artist Mildred Green depicting fellow artist and friend Virginia Cuthbert. This beautiful pain...

Porphyrion ou Poule Sultane - Western Swamphen French chromolithograph, published in 1931. Printed title lower right of sheet. Plate number top right. From a French series of illust...

This exquisite heliogravure after Henri Matisse (1869–1954), titled Fruits, from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. I, No. 4, originates from the 1938 issue published by Edi...

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Sonia Delaunay (1885–1979), titled Planche No. 28 (Plate No. 28), from the folio Compositions, couleurs, idees, Sonia Delaunay (Compositio...

This striking 1935 travel poster by Otto Baumberger, one of Switzerland’s most influential poster artists, celebrates the modernization of the iconic Saint-Gothard railway line throu...

artist: Adrien Barrere (1877-1931) title: Passing the Bar medium: Lithograph paper size: 19.75 x 25.50 image size: 18 x 24.25 French caricaturist...

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

This print was made for the American Abstract Artists Portfolio, 1937. All the images were lithographs made on zinc plates. Usually they were signed or initialed in the image -- on t...

Poster Reduction This striking travel poster, created around 1930 by the artist Ruedolf, was commissioned by the French shipping company Messageries Maritimes to promote their luxur...

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...

Ex Libris - Felicitas is an Etching print created by Michel Fingesten in 1937. Hand Signed on the lower right margin. Good conditions. Michel Fingesten (1884 - 1943) was a Czec...

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...

The circa 1930 original poster by Jacques Majorelle, titled “Marrakech”, is a stunning representation of both the artist’s fascination with Morocco and his remarkable ability to blend vibrant color palettes with the rich, exotic imagery of North Africa. Majorelle, a French painter who settled in Morocco in 1917, is most renowned for his depictions of the country’s landscapes, people, and culture. This poster reflects his passion for Marrakech, the city where he lived and built his famous garden, the Jardin Majorelle, which would later become a world-renowned landmark. Majorelle's poster highlights the intersection of colonial-era exoticism and modernist artistic sensibilities. In this piece, he portrays an African woman sitting amidst lush tropical vegetation, emphasizing her cultural adornments and the natural surroundings. The use of bold colors and strong contrasts, especially with the deep greens and earthy browns of the foliage, are a hallmark of Majorelle’s style, which often borrowed from the Orientalist tradition but infused it with a modernist’s sense of abstraction and emotional intensity. The woman’s posture is relaxed yet commanding, as she seems deeply connected to the land and nature around her. Her intricate jewelry and adornments reflect the artist’s attention to the details of indigenous culture, which Majorelle deeply admired. His works are often celebrated for their respectful and evocative portrayals of local life, avoiding some of the more stereotypical and reductive images often seen in European depictions of North Africa during the colonial period. Majorelle’s connection to Marrakech and Morocco is well-documented. His time in the country deeply influenced his artistic direction, and he became one of the most important European artists to depict the Maghreb. His posters, paintings, and designs not only served to advertise Morocco as a destination during the colonial period but also immortalized the country's allure and its vibrant cultural heritage. Majorelle was known not only for his posters and paintings but also for his deep love for the culture of Morocco, which is evident in this work. His appreciation for the landscape and the people of Marrakech comes through clearly in this depiction, offering viewers a window into the artist’s own experience of the country. Today, Majorelle’s work is widely recognized as a vital contribution to the history of French art and the cultural history of Morocco. His posters, like “Marrakech”, serve as both artworks and historical documents, offering insight into how Morocco was viewed and represented in European art during the early 20th century. Furthermore, they continue to inspire admiration for their beauty, technical skill, and emotional depth. In summary, Jacques Majorelle’s “Marrakech” poster...

Georges in Noisy Le Grand. Watercolor signed A. Chapitel, dated 1938. Good condition. 32 x 25 cm