1940s Art

Original vintage poster map for South East Asia with information on the history of British settlements and colonies in the Federation of Malaya (Malaysia), Singapore, Hong Kong, Sarawak, Brunei and North Borneo labelled on the colourful map designed by the New Zealand artist, printer, typographer, publisher and editor Leo Vernon Bensemann (1912-1986), with ships sailing at sea and the compass point as a globe of the world in the title box above, a legend below detailing the various industries and produce including coconuts, hemp, gold, rice, tobacco, and tin mining, all set within a decorative border with illustrations of scenes from each of the colonies including farming, animals and daily life as well as an image of the British statesman, Lieutenant-Governor, and founder of Singapore and the South East and East Asia Straits Settlements...

Oil painting on Board realized by Balla as portrait of his second daughter Elica. A beautiful, top quality portrait among the most beautiful of his figurative painting. It include...

Signed lower right Provenance: The Artist By whom gifted to Duncan Guthrie, 1952 Private Collection, UK Reference: HMF 2186b This drawing is one of the preparatory studies...

Coloured crayon, ink and pencil Signed lower right The Henry Moore Foundation has suggested a date of 1948 for the drawing and that it originally was part of the 1947-49 sketchbook ...

Signed lower right Provenance: Austin Desmond Fine Art, London Private Collection France

Pencil, charcoal and conté crayon and gouache on paper Provenance: Christopher Hull Gallery Private collection, UK 1992

Paris, France: The Pont Royal by Henri Miloch (1898-1979) signed lower right watercolour and gouache painting on artist's paper, unframed Image: 12 x 8.75 inches, sheet 16 x 12.25 ...

This extraordinary and rare drawing by Wifredo Lam is one of the artworks that the artist took with him when he moved from Cuba to France. In Paris, Lam showed Picasso his drawings a...

Paul CEZANNE (after) Group of Bathers near the Lake Lithograph and Stencil watercolor (printed in Jacomet workshop) After a watercolor painted c. 1900/05 On heavy paper 13 x 21 cm (...

An awesome and beautiful example on Campigli's Art of creating imaginative characters following his creativity, successfully experimented in paintings, and one of the very rare mosai...

Henri MATISSE (After) Relaxing Woman Lithograph after a drawing Signature and date printed in the plate On vellum 24.5 x 32.5 cm (c. 9.4 x 12.6 inch) INFORMATION : This lithograph...

This extraordinary and rare drawing by Wifredo Lam is one of the artworks that the artist took with him when he moved from Cuba to France. In Paris, Lam showed Picasso his drawings a...

Henri MATISSE (After) On the Sofa : Waiting for the Lover Lithograph after a drawing Signature and date printed in the plate On vellum 24.5 x 32.5 cm (c. 9.4 x 12.6 inch) INFORMA...

Mixed technique on paper. Dated lower left in ink: "10.10.46" and signed.

Henri MATISSE (After) Dreaming Woman with a Floral Shirt Lithograph after a drawing Signature and date printed in the plate On vellum 32.5 x 24.5 cm (c. 12.6 x 9.4 inch) INFORMATI...

Royal Wedding, King George VI with the Bride, Princess Elizabeth - Bert Hardy Signed on front, Stamped with photographer's copyright ink stamp on re...

The Gorbals Boys, Glasgow - Bert Hardy (Black and White Photography) Signed on front, stamped with photographer's copyright ink stamp on reverse Silver gelatin print, printed later 1...

Jean Cocteau Exceptional copy of the complete works in 9 volumes, dedicated to Jacques Fonson, 8 with original endpage drawings Half bound in red morocco with gold lettering 8 volum...

Original vintage cruise liner travel poster promoting the Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line cruise ship services from England to Australia featuring ...

Signed 'Hitchens' (lower right); further signed and inscribed 'IVON HITCHENS/Greenleaves Lavington Common/Petworth Sussex/Yellow Autumn/from a Terrace' (on a label attached to the st...

Collage with Picasso etching 'Soneto Funebre' from Vingt Poemes and book spine of Keats poetry Titled verso 'Le Secret Eternal' Stamped 'Estate of Erwin Blu...

Pencil, wax crayon, watercolour, pen & ink on paper Signed & dated 'Moore/44' lower right, titled 'Family Group' upper centre & inscribed '21' upper right

Signed lower right and inscribed verso