1940s Art

Decorative Cross is a Pastel drawing on paper realized in the early 20th Century by Suzanne Tourte. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition with slight foxing. The artwork is rea...

Ex Libris Giorgio Balbi is an artwork realized by Alberto Martini in 1942.  Dedication on the sheet: "To the alchemist and art writer Giorgio Balbi. I dedicate this satirical Ex Lib...

Original vintage travel advertising poster - Let British Railways Handle Your Party Outing - featuring a great graphic design of colourful hands holding a cut out paper chain of peop...

Original vintage sport poster - Le Tour De France 1949 Nancy Ville Etape Tourisme Art et Histoire / City stage Tourism Art and History - featuring artwork by Alfred Selig (1907-1974)...

Ex Libris For Giorgio balbi, realized by Carlo Casanova, 1945.  It includes passepartout, 30 x 24 cm. Etching, sheet 14 x 10,5 cm. Signed on plate bottom right.  Good conditions.

Erotic Scene is an original xilography artwork realized by Mino Maccari in 1944. Hand-signed in the pseudonym of "Jean Baschie" which is the artist's signature in 1944 erotic series artwork...

Orpheus is an artwork realized by Gustave Bourgogne in the 1940s.  Pencil and watercolor, ink on paper.  Good conditions. Gustave Bourgogne (1888-1968), a french painter born in 1...

First edition. Original soft cover including the rare coloured illustrated book jacket. Excellent conditions.

Ex Libris Giorgio Balbi is an artwork realized by Italo Zetti, in 1946.   Woodcut, 11 x 8 cm; It includes passepartout 24 x 30 cm. Hand signed bottom right. Good condition.

Ex Libris Giorgio Balbi is an artwork realized by Alberto Martini in 1942.  Representation of the Maritime Republics, with passage from Hell: Ai Genovesi, uomini diversi d'ogni cost...

Antoni Vidal Rolland (1889-1970) - Reading a love letter - Oil on canvas Oil measures 55x46 cm. Frame measures 76x67 cm. Disciple of José Ruiz Blasco in Lonja and of Aleix Clapés. H...

Work on canvas

Signed oil on canvas coastal landscape by French modern painter Maurice Brianchon who was known as one of the Painters of Poetic Reality. This simple and charming piece depicts a view of the beach at Soorts-Hossegor on a grey day. The figures of two soldiers walk across the sand and others are gathered on the walkway beyond. Signature: Signed lower right Dimensions: Framed: 30"x38" Unframed: 21"x29" Provenance: Private collection - Switzerland As a young man, Maurice Brianchon studied at school in Le Mans before joining the École des Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux. He went on to study at the École des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, remaining there from 1917 to 1923 and working under the direction of Eugène Morand. It was here that he met and became friends with Oudot and Legueult. When he exhibited for the first time at the Salon d'Automne he was immediately elected as a member. He received the Blumenthal Award in 1924 and the Carnegie Prize in 1939. He was a founder member of the Salon des Tuileries and was appointed to serve on the committee in 1941. He also exhibited at the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He took part in major exhibitions abroad, including the Venice Triennale, Antwerp, Rio de Janeiro, New York, Madrid, Brussels and Stockholm. He soon made his mark as a decorative artist, creating stage sets for the Opéra for a production of Griséldis (1922) in collaboration with Legueult, and for Noble and Sentimental Waltzes ( Valses Nobles et Sentimentales) (1938), Sylvia (1941) and The Model Animals ( Les Animaux Modèles) (1944). He created a large, decorative piece entitled Symphony at the Palais de Chaillot, where he worked with Chapelain-Midy, Planson and Oudot. He also decorated the Lycée Janson-de-Sailly with murals. With his wife Marguerite Louppe he produced three large panels commissioned by the state in 1942 for the Conservatoire. The Gobelins and Aubusson tapestry works produced tapestries after his cartoons. He also produced cartoons for stained glass windows at the church of Assy in 1946. He taught at the Estienne school and the École des Arts Décoratifs in 1937 and in 1949 at the École des Beaux-Arts. He often painted landscapes showing the banks of the Seine, as did the Impressionists, and demonstrated a particular interest in circuses and music halls, as can be seen in Acrobats and French Can Can...

Studies of the Head of a Young Girl by Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871-1961) Charcoal and colour crayon on paper 26.3 x 20.3 cm (10 ⅜ x 8 inches) Signed lower right, manzana. Pissarro...

Ex Libris For Giorgio Balbi, realized by Italo Zetti, 1948.  It includes passepartout, 30 x 24 cm. Woodcut, sheet 10,5 x 7 cm. Signed on plate bottom right.  Good conditions.

La Nencia da Barberino is a limited edition book that contains an original precious etching realized by Luigi Bartolini . Published by Bucciarelli. Printed by Tipografia Giovagnoli,...

Ex Libris For Giorgio balbi, realized by Giulio Cesari in 1943. It includes passepartout, 30 x 24 cm. Hand signed on the lower margin Good conditions.

Ex Libris For Giorgio balbi, realized by Giulio Cesari in 1942.  Woodcut, sheet 9  x 7 cm. It includes passepartout, 30 x 24 cm. Edition 6/12. Name of the engraver bottom right, Gi...

Edition of 400 copies. One of the 350 copies on Pur Fil Lafuma-Navarre paper. Includes 5 original etchings and many illustrations by Jules Pascin. Original paperback cover. Perfect c...

Ex Libris Giorgio Balbi is an artwork realized by Franco Rognoni, in 1942.  Etching, 9 x 10 cm; It includes passepartout 24 x 30 cm. Handsigned and dated bottom right. Good condit...

Work on canvas sold with frame The frame measures 63x74 cm. The mountain on the painting is the "Salève" from Troinex, Geneva. John Henri DELUC is...

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Ex Libris For Giorgio balbi, realized by Pietro Parigi in 1947. It includes passepartout, 30 x 24 cm. Hand signed and dated on the lower margin. Good conditions.

Study of a Moroccan Woman by Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871-1961) Coloured crayon and pencil on paper 26.3 x 20.5 cm (10 ³/₈ x 8 ¹/₈ inches) Signed lower left, manzana. Pissarro. Th...

Work on canvas

Original vintage travel advertising poster for Bressanone m.560 Dolomiti Italy / Brixen in the Dolomites featuring a colourful design by Filippo Romoli (1901-1969) depicting a smilin...

Ex Libris For Giorgio balbi, realized by an artist of 20th century.  It includes passepartout, 30 x 24 cm. Woodcut, sheet 12 x 8 cm. Signed on plate bottom right, dated 1947.  Go...

Ex Libris For Giorgio Balbi, realized by an unknown Artist in 1947 Hand signed and titled on the lower margin It includes passepartout, 30 x 24 cm. Good conditions.

Original vintage sports poster for the 1940 Summer Olympic Games in Helsinki Finland featuring a dynamic image depicting the sculpture ...

Painted by "Modern British" Surrealist artist John Armstrong this oil/tempera on board depicts Pavanne. The Pavanne is a 17th century Court dance. The figures bunch up rhythmically and are almost camouflaged in the darkness, almost invisible. Quite what the significance in 1944 of this historical subject is, we are not sure, but the dark overtones in the shadowy large figures with golden head and glowing hands make it quite a mystical work. It is an almost Surreal Modern British artwork and a very interesting painting. The work is painted by a very rare to find artist who is highly sought after. The painting was dirty when purchased. However since cleaning the 80 years of dirt away it has revealed the stunning figure group with their heads and golden hands and the signature and date in the lower right. A real gem of a painting has been revealed with the restoration clean. It is an important early British Surrealist work and has excellent provenance. Signed and dated 1944 lower right. Provenance. Alex Reid / Lefevre Galler 1945. Condition. oil/tempera on board, 34 inches by 20 inches unframed and in good condition. Housed in its original fine gallery frame, 43 inches by 29 inches framed and in good condition. John Rutherford Armstrong ARA (1893-1973) was a British artist and muralist who also designed for film and theatre productions. He is most notable for the Surrealist paintings he produced. Armstrong was born in Hastings in Sussex. His father was a clergyman and Armstrong was educated at St. Paul's School in London. He studied law at St. John's College, Oxford, but switched to art and became a student at St John's Wood Art School throughout 1913 and 1914. Armstrong served with some distinction in the Royal Field Artillery in Salonika during World War One before returning briefly to complete his studies at St John's Wood Art School. After a period of some economic hardship, Armstrong began to build a career as a theatre designer in London and to gain a client base for his artworks. He received a commission to decorate a room in the Portman Square home of the art collector Samuel Courtauld, and also painted a frieze for the ballroom at 1 Kensington Palace Gardens. Armstrong held his first solo exhibition in 1928 at the Leicester Galleries in London. In 1933 he joined Unit One and displayed a set of semi-abstract paintings at their one, extended, exhibition. Throughout the 1930s Armstrong continued to work as a designer as he also continued to develop his art. He produced a number of remarkable posters for Shell and also produced four posters for the General Post Office. Armstrong designed a number of book covers for the Hogarth Press...

This dramatic snowy mountainous landscape oil painting is by British artist Francis Wynne Thomas. It was painted circa 1945 when Thomas was in Ger...

Ex libris -  In Domino Mundus is an Artwork realized in Mid 20th Century. Woodcut print on ivory paper. Good conditions. The artwork represents a minimalistic, clean design, throu...

Precious and rare volume of the famous French writer André Gide (Nobel Prize for literature in 1947), including beautiful black and white lithographs of Mas...

Original title: Lettres d'Espagne. 1830-1833. Lithographies originales en coeleurs de Clavé. Specimen number 39 of 300 copies printed on 'Vélin de Rives' inc...

Ex libris - J. Due Nielsen is an Artwork realized in Mid 20th Century. Woodcut print on ivory paper. Good conditions.  The artwork represents a minimalistic, clean design, a kneel...

The 1949 original poster by Gaston Jacquement promoting "La Croix" newspaper carries a profound and enduring message: "La Croix Sème Chaque Jour la Paix," which translates to "La Cro...

Work on cardboard Brown wooden frame 55 x 47.5 x 4.5 cm

Ex libris - F. Luvckx is the artwork realized in Mid 20th Century. Woodcut print on ivory paper. Good conditions. The artwork represents a minimalistic, clean design, through prec...

An original circa 1940 drawing painted by Royal Academy artist Christopher Sanders. A fine example of a Modern British nude drawing by an artist who exhibited hundreds of times at Th...

LEMONS & POTS Oil on Board Size: 48.5 x 55.5 cm (including frame) A visually striking and expressive modernist still life composition, executed in oil onto board and dated 1949. Th...

Rare original vintage Guinness poster - My Goodness where's the Guinness? - featuring fun artwork by the British graphic designer Alfred Ambrose Chew L...

Country scene is an artwork realized by Gustave Bourgogne in 1940s. Pencil and watercolor, ink and white lead on paper. 48 x 41 cm. Good conditions! Gustave Bourgogne (1888-...

Work on canvas

The Writing Man is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in 1940 Ink on paper. Hand-signed. In good conditions. The artwork is represented through deft strokes masterly. Alberto...

Baron Michael D`Aguilar was born on May 15, 1922 in London to Spanish parents. He was brother of the artist Paul D`Aguilar. He spent much of his early life in Spain. He studied at...

Work on canvas Gray wooden frame, silver borders 100 x 80 x 6 cm

The Nude Woman is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in 1947 Watercolor on paper. With another drawing on paper. Hand-signed. In good conditions. The artwork is represented th...

Cover of "Scenographies du Bauhaus" is a woodcut print on paper realized by Albert Flocon in the 1940s. Good conditions. Belongs to the series " from the "Scénographies du Bahuhaus".

An original circa 1940 drawing painted by Royal Academy artist Christopher Sanders. A fine example of a Modern British nude drawing by an artist who exhibited hundreds of times at Th...

This striking British Post Impressionist portrait oil painting is by noted Manchester artist Harry Rutherford. Painted circa 1940, the portrait is of a dark haired young woman in a f...

The Posing Nude is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in 1930s Charcoal and watercolor on paper Hand-signed. In good conditions. The artwork is represented through deft stroke...

The Nude is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in 1930s Watercolor on paper Hand-signed. In good conditions. The artwork is represented through deft strokes masterly. Alberto...

Handball In Central Park 1948 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A group of young men playing handball at a court in the 95th Street playground, Central Park, New Y...

The Nude is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in 1930s Ink and watercolor on paper Hand-signed. In good conditions. The artwork is represented through deft strokes masterly. ...

Original vintage travel advertising poster for Airspan Travel Limited Corsica Awaits You... featuring an image of a plane flying above a map of Corsica island with a smiling lady in a red headscarf and Ajaccio marked on the map set...

In the world of political propaganda and caricature, the 1940 original poster bearing the phrase "Avec ce De Gaulle là, vous ne me prendrez rien, M. Mrs. “ stands as a striking testa...

Landscape is an artwork realized bySuzanne Tourte, in 1940s. Pen on paper, 25 x 33 cm. Handsigned in the lower right part and stamp on the right margin. Good conditions except fo...

Vicenç Ferrer Torradellas (1927) - Ibiza Market - Oil on canvas Oil measures 46x55 cm. Frameless. Reus 1927. He studied at the School of Work. He dedicated himself to easel painting...