1930s Art

A rare pencil drawing by John Lear created in 1937, signed and dated in pencil. John Brock Lear, Jr. Born: 1910 - Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania Died: ...

Medium: pochoir (after the gouache). This pochoir illustrates a scene from Oscar Wilde's "Salomé". It was printed in 1938 at the atelier Saudé of Paris and published by The Limited E...

Classic art deco gouache by Sue (LL) depicting four polo players in blue & yellow jerseys on a tobacco ground colour Image Sz: 12"H x 14 1/2"W Frame Sz: 19 1/2"H x 22 1/2"W

A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency Keystone View Co, Paris. Paris during the Great Depression, circa 1930...

Standing Proud (1939) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Herbert Mason/Daily Mail/Getty Images) St Paul's cathedral standing above the surrounding burning buildings during the London blitz...

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...

Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, Dix Reproductions, 1933. Published by Editions ...

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....

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...

The Barker Etching, 1931 Unsigned (as usual for the Whitney edition) Numbered in pencil lower left Blind stamp of the Whitney Museum (WM) lower right From: Reginald Marsh, Thirty Etc...

Work on canvas Gray and gold wooden frame 90 x 117 x 6 cm

La obra no va firmada Se presenta sin enmarcar El estado de la obra es aceptable, lo único a comentar es que tiene craquelaciones (ver fotografías adjuntas) Medidas obra: 75 cm al...

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...

Lithograph on vélin paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Published by Aux Éditions Jeanne Bucher, Paris, 1933; printed by F. Duval, February 20, 1933. Notes: Fr...

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...

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...

Original poster, lithograph, linen-backed, Nathan Hale poster reading," I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." Step into history with this 1939 Kelly Read & Co. Rochester (NY) poster, a testament to the principles our patriots died for. This very rare original poster is the only documented copy remaining. Archival linen-backed and ready to frame. The poster features a stylized image of Nathan Hale, an American Revolutionary War soldier...

Antique American modernist still life signed oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1940. Unframed. Signed. Image size, 30L x 26H

An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Wide World Photos - New York Times, Paris. Policemen in Paris circa 1930. Features: Original Silver Gelatin Print Photography...

This luminous landscape is perfectly capturing the light of early spring. A boy is climbing over wooden farm gates, with a backdrop of rolling hills. The painting has a gloriously fr...

Signed lower right, 'Martin Baer', titled, 'Maussane, France' and dated September 1930. An intimate modernist landscape showing a view of Maussane-les-Alpilles in the Provence-Alpes...

Ronald Fielding Dodd (1890-1958) St Edmund Hall - 1930 Proposed Extensions to Chapel and Library Reproduction with hand colouring 54 x 40 cm Ronald Fielding Dodd ARIBA was a Scottis...

Relax is a Pencil Drawing realized by Angelina Beloff (1884-1969) in 1930s. Good condition included a white carddboard passpartout (35x49 cm). Hand s...

Study fot he tronconic hall of the Air Palace, 1937. Gouache on paper. This is a study most this artist's most important artistic work. Son of the painter Albert Aublet, Felix enrol...

Marc Chagall (1887-1958) Bible : Dance of Mary, sister of Moses, (Danse de Marie, sœur de Moïse), 1939 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Montval vellum, 44 x 33.5 c...

Sold without the frame. Léon Laurent Galand is a French painter and illustrator born April 18, 1872 in Montpellier (Hérault) and died November 4, 1960 in Clichy (Hauts-de-Seine). L...

Lithograph and stencil with hand coloring on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: from the folio, Le Livre blanc, précédé d'u...

Edouard Dumoulin (1898 - 1973) The Damned Oil on canvas 130 x 81 cm (132 x 83 cm with frame)

Man in profile. Oil on cardboard monogrammed and dated 1931 lower left. Monogram to be identified. Dirt. 46 x 38 cm

Marc Chagall (1887-1958) Bible : Noah's coat (Le manteau de Noé), 1939 Original etching Not signed On Montval vellum, 44 x 33.5 cm (c. 17.3 x 13.1 inch) INFORMATION: Published by ...

This original Art Deco lithograph from the 1930s captures the elegance and dynamism of tennis during the golden age of the sport. The artwork, crea...

'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 ...

The Parrot is an original artwork realized in the 1930s by Antonio Feltrinelli (Milan, 1887 - Gargnano, 1942). Original Painting on canvas. Hand-signed on the lower right corner. ...

Albert Rafols Cullerés (1892-1986) - Landscape of Mollet - Oil on cardboard Oil measures 25x32 cm. Frameless. Catalan painter formed the Llotja...

Old map of Paris/ 1937, limited edition of 15. Fine Art Print.

This original Padova travel poster, created circa 1930 by renowned Italian illustrator Marcello Dudovich, showcases the grandeur and historical significance of the city of Padua. Com...

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...

A beautiful 1930's French post-impressionist oil on canvas depicting the Pont Royal bridge on the river Seine in Paris, by Bertrand Py. Excellent quality a...

Marc Chagall (1887-1958) Bible : Joshua with the Angel with the sword (Josué devant l'ange à l'épée), 1939 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Montval vellum, 44 x 33...

The 1932 original movie poster for "Mexican Diplomats" (Meksikanskie Diplomati) captures the essence of a groundbreaking political satire film from the era of silent cinema in Russia...

Plant is a drawing realized  in 1939. Pencil on paper. In good conditions. The artwork is represented through deft strokes masterly.

Original EXPRESS Chemins de Fer Francais vintage travel French poster. SNCF French railroad poster. Professionally backed on acid-free archiv...

Study of an peasant woman. Red pastel. Signed. This work will be recorded in the catalogue raisonné of the work of the artist currently in preparation. ...

Raphael DELORME (1886-1962) Study of a woman in profile Watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper Illegible annotation in the lower right corner 31 x 20 cm Small needle holes at the to...

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 Imper...

Das Neue Gesicht der Herrschenden Klasse is an original modern rare book illustrated by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin) in 1930. Original First Edition. Published by Malik, Berlin. Format: in 4°. The book includes 126 pages with 60 full page reproductions of drawings. Mint conditions. George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin). By the war’s end in 1918, Grosz had developed an unmistakable graphic style that combined a highly expressive use of line with ferocious social caricature. Out of his wartime experiences and his observations of chaotic postwar Germany grew a series of drawings savagely attacking militarism, war profiteering, the gulf between rich and poor, social decadence, and Nazism. In drawing collections such as The Face of the Ruling Class (1921) and Ecce Homo (1922), Grosz depicts fat Junkers, greedy capitalists, smug bourgeoisie, drinkers, and lechers—as well as hollow-faced factory labourers, the poor, and the unemployed. At this time Grosz belonged to the Berlin Dada art movement, having befriended the German Dadaist brothers Wieland Herzfelde and John Heartfield...

Colour stencil with dense gouache inks on wove paper. Unsigned and unnumbered with printed title-heading designed by Delaunay, upper left, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or ...

The 1930 original poster by W. Langdon Kihn for the Icelandic Millennial Celebration, commissioned by Cunard Line, is a historical piece promoting travel to Iceland during its millen...

'Canard Morillon' (Tufted Duck) French chromolithograph, published in 1931. Printed title lower right of sheet. Plate number top right. From a French series of illustrations of bir...

Captivating watercolor of a charming snow covered windmill in Alsace, France by artist Milio Burquin, circa 1930. Signed lower left. Displayed on a white mat with a gold border and f...

Marc Chagall (1887-1958) Bible : Aaron and the Candle (Menorah), (Aaron et le chandelier), 1939 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Montval vellum, 44 x 33.5 cm (c. 1...

The photographers note regarding this work is "Turbots hanging out for drying at Courland Split in East Prussia, Germany 1930s." This work comes to you as a new Fine Art Print on Ha...

The 1939 original planisphere poster by Lucien Boucher, titled “Nova et Vetera”, is an exquisite work commissioned by Air France, blending art and cartography to celebrate both the past and future of air travel. Boucher, known for his iconic map designs, produced this piece at the onset of World War II, a period where air travel was rapidly evolving, and Air France was positioning itself as a leader in global aviation. “Nova et Vetera”, which translates from Latin to "New and Old," captures the transition between the old world of sea-bound exploration and the new age of air travel. This juxtaposition is represented in the map’s composition, featuring routes that stretch across continents, symbolizing the vast reach of Air France’s network. It highlights both traditional and modern elements of travel, emphasizing the airline’s innovation while still grounding it in the historical spirit of exploration. Lucien Boucher was a master of integrating artistry with geography, and this poster exemplifies his style. The planisphere is both decorative and informative, showcasing the globe and marking the flight paths that connected Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia, and beyond. With intricate details and imaginative design, Boucher captures the global vision of Air France, reflecting its ambition to connect the world. The poster is as much a celebration of human ingenuity as it is a technical map. Embellished with celestial motifs and decorative flourishes, the world appears almost mythological, linking the stars, air routes, and geography into one seamless image. The sky above the globe is often depicted with constellations, representing the heavens as both a guiding force for navigation and a romantic backdrop for aviation. During the late 1930s, Air France was expanding rapidly, building a global network that stretched from Europe to the farthest reaches of the world. This poster reflects the airline’s dominance and aspirations at the time, as well as its pride in the progress of aviation. It also subtly evokes a sense of nostalgia for earlier eras of exploration, blending these two worlds of discovery into a unified visual narrative. Boucher’s work often walked the line between fantasy and realism. While the map accurately displays the airline’s routes, the decorative elements elevate the poster to a work of art, inspiring viewers with the grandeur and excitement of global travel. The historical references in the title, "Nova et Vetera," suggest that the pioneering spirit of the past—whether by sea or land—is being continued in the modern age through aviation. By 1939, the world was on the brink of World War II, and the geopolitical landscape was rapidly changing. This poster, with its optimistic tone, served as a reminder of the connectivity and innovation that air travel brought to the world, even in uncertain times. Air France, in commissioning this work, sought to solidify its image as a forward-thinking and globally minded airline, contributing to the modern era of transportation. Today, Lucien Boucher’s “Nova et Vetera” poster is not only a masterpiece of aviation art but also a historical document that reflects the ambitions and challenges of the late 1930s. It stands as a testament to the golden age of aviation, when air travel was transforming the world and shrinking distances between nations. The poster is cherished by collectors of vintage airline memorabilia...

Image dimensions: 25 x 33 cm. Storia del Martin Pescatore is an original artwork realized by the Italian artist and engraver Luigi Bartolini in 1935. Original etching applied on C...

Colour stencil with dense gouache inks on wove paper. Unsigned and unnumbered with printed title-heading designed by Delaunay, upper left, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or ...

Marc Chagall (1887-1958) Bible : The fight with the angel (La lutte avec l'ange), 1939 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Montval vellum, 44 x 33.5 cm (c. 17.3 x 13....

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The Tobacco Package is an original bonding realized by Juan Gris (d'après M. Beaufuret) in 1933. Good condition on a watermarked paper by the Editor Bucher-Becker. No signed. On th...