1940s Art

Lithograph, 1940 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 31/200 Certificate of authenticity LCD4451

Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Rockport (P5.69), Year: 1948, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 18 x 24 in. (45.72 x 60.96 cm), Description: Looking out over large ...

This vintage silver gelatin print is signed in pencil on the mount beneath the image. Printed in 1948 in an edition of 75 numbered copies. This print is from presentation set #33. Po...

This expressive abstract composition by Henri Goetz reflects the energy and experimentation that defined the artist's work during the formative years of postwar European abstraction....

Layered marks of early spring chartreuse interlace alongside subdued shadowy greens to describe a dogwood in bloom at the streams edge while a waterfall lightly meanders through. Pas...

A very good impression of this lithograph with strong colors. Second state (of 2). Signed and numbered 19/160 in pencil, lower left.

Artist: Henri Matisse Medium: Linocut on Arches vellum Title: Plate 14: Ténèbres de moi-meme, je m'abandonne à vous (Darkness of Myself, I Surrender to You) Portfolio: Pasiphae Year:...

Mint Condition. Printed later. Framed in gun metal grey. Signed on mount lower right below image. Signed in graphite, verso. Cross-section 1943 / Ruth Bernhard.

Artist: Gordon Grant, American (1875 - 1962) Title: Old Coaster Year: circa 1940 Medium: Lithograph, signed in pencil Image Size: 9 x 11 inches Size: 11 in. x 16 in. (27.94 cm x 40.6...

What could be more dangerous than an enraged rattlesnake with blood dripping from its fangs? The answer according to this WWII poster is the ramifications from careless talk about tr...

Pablo PICASSO Carmen, The Round Face, 1949 Original burin engraving (Atelier Lacourière, Paris) Unsigned On Montval wove paper 33 x 26 cm (12.9 x 10.2 in) REFERENCES : - Catalog r...

F. W. Ayers (Fred) "Still Life Magnolias, 1943" (1884-1966) Houston Artist Image Size: 20.25 x15.25 Frame Size: 23.5 x 18.5 Medium: Oil "Still Life Magnolias, 1943" F.W. (Fred) Ayers. Vice President of Hughes International Tool Houston Texas Biography F. W. Ayers (Fred) (1884-1966) Background Ayers, Fred Wesley was born on November 13, 1884 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of Frank Marion and Annie Elizabeth (Perry) Ayers. Education Mechanical Engineering, Scranton (Pennsylvania) Corresponding School, 1910. Career Junior executive, plant manager, works manager Éleuthère Irénée duPont Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1911-1921. Vice president Klaxon Horn Company division General Motors Corporation, Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, 1922-1926, works manager Pontiac Motor Car Company, 1926-1928. Management engineer Auto Car Company, Ardmore, Pennsylvania, 1929-1930. Construction engineering layout, tooling for automobile plant Brandt & Associate, Moscow, The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1931-1932. Management, construction engineering budgetary control, cost systems, Birmingham, England, managing director Daimler Motor Car Company, Coventry, England, director Benton & Stone, Ltd., Birmingham, Chairman of the Board, director Samuel Booth & Sons, Ltd., Birmingham, 1932-1939. Senior vice president, general manager Hughes Tool Company, Houston, since 1943, also director. Director Trans World Airlines, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, National Bank Commerce, Houston. Membership Mason.; Clubs: Petroleum, River Oaks...

Seymour Franks Untitled, circa 1948 Signed lower right Mixed media on panel 15 1/4 x 22 1/2 inches Seymour Franks, 1916-1981, originated from New York City, where he was born in 19...

Medium: pochoir stencil print (after the drawing). Printed in 1947 in an edition of 1500 and published by Curt Valentin for "The Prints of Joan Miró" portfolio. Size: 10 3/4 x 7 5/8 ...

Curtis S. Opliger Wharf with Boats Landscape Painting Oil on canvas 24 x 36 unframed, 42.25 x 30.75 framed

Antique American surreal abstract landscape painting Will Hollingsworth. Oil on canvas, circa 1940. Signed. Displayed in a period modernist fr...

Medium: pochoir stencil print (after the drawing). Printed in 1947 in an edition of 1500 and published by Curt Valentin for "The Prints of Joan Miro" portfolio. Size: 10 3/4 x 7 5/8 ...

An amazing and impressive quality still life! Ernest Albert was a true Connecticut landscape artist, devoted to depicting the different seasons in an Impressionist manner. Albert was...

Expressionist painting on paper by California artist Byron Randall. Byron Randall, (1918-1999), was raised in Salem, Oregon, where he worked as a waiter, a harvest hand, a boxer, and...

A delightful early work by the celebrated Mexican folk artist Agapito Labios (1898–1996). It depicts a young girl in a richly embroidered lilac dress, lace collar and tiny satin shoe...

Medium: Pen and Ink with White Gouache Signature: Signed Lower Right A pin-up study

Rudolf Nehmer (1912 Bobersberg - 1983 Dresden), The fruitless tree, 1948. Woodcut on yellowish wove paper, 15 cm x 14.6 cm (image), 45 cm x 30 cm (sheet size), signed “Rud.[olf] Nehm...

Antique American school modernist portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 20L x 18H.

A series of four shots of film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (1908 - 1997) enjoying a joke at...

The first Chelsea Arts Ball after the war, documented for Life Magazine by photojournalist George Rodger, 1946. George Rodger Post-War Life 1946 (printed later) Edition of 25 Estate...

A modern 1940s American oil painting depicting a rural landscape in winter. This work comes housed in a rustic barn wood frame likely original to the piece

Created by R. A. Drouot, this original 1947 poster printed in lithography by Bedos & Cie., Paris, announces the Cinquantenaire Ader exhibition held at the Musée Galliera from 11 ...

Designed by Paul Colin, this original 1940 poster printed in lithography by S.A. Courbet in Paris advertised the Second Salon de la France d’Outre-Mer. Organised by the Ministry of t...

A charming mid 20th century Scottish oil on canvas portrait of Sheila Elizabeth Bruce Marshall at 12 years old, by Flora McLean. The work is presented in a very good quality reverse...

This mask was made by an unknown aboriginal Australian artist. It is made from carved wood and vegetable pigment. The artist used natural colors ...

A serene yet atmospheric winter landscape by Edgar Britton, this 1945 gouache captures a snow-covered mountain road winding through the Colorado Rockies. Tall trees frame the composi...

Trying my best to decipher the name I get Leo Tanenbaum. Well, (Sergeant) Sgt. Leo Tanenbaum. Sorry that I haven't been able to find a mid-century artist with this name. It's such an...

Dinner Jazz 1949 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped 1949: American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong (1898 – 1971) enjoys a plate of spaghetti in Rome. (Photo by Slim Aarons) 20 ...

Aquatint on BFK Rives paper, Edition of 25 Paper size: 56 x 38 cms (22 x 15 ins) Image size: 34.8 x 27.7 cms (13 3/4 x 10 7/8 ins)

An original photograph printed from the original camera negative, shot by Bill Carroll in 1945, and printed in 2010. This image depicts a young Norma Jeane at the beginning of her ca...

Abraham P. Hankins Piscatory, 1941 Signed and dated lower center Tempera on panel 24 x 30 inches Provenance Private Collection, New York Alexandra Avlonitis, New York (acquired from...

ANTON REFREGIER (1905 – 1979) DISCOVERY OF GOLD, 1949. Color serigraph. Signed and numbered in pencil, edition of 90. Image 23 ¼ x 21 ¾" Large sheet, 29 3/4 x 25 ¼”. Printed title...

Hayter, Stanley William. PERSONNAGE VIRTUEL. BM182. Engraving, soft-ground etching and scorper, 1947. Edition of 70, signed, dated, and numbered 42/70, all in pencil. 11 3/4 x 8 7/8...

Love at sea. A nautical romance is captured as a handsome couple embrace. The big splash of water at the peak moment of drama symbolizes passion and defines Falter's creativity in communicating a romantic narrative. This is a companion piece to a romance story. Most likely done on assignment for a major newsstand magazine. Hand-signed by artist, sticker label, Magazine Illustration circa 1940 Oil on board Signed lower right h: 28.5 x w: 30 in / h: 72.4 x w: 76.2 cm Morris Weiss collection...

Howard Chandler Christy Portrait of a Woman 1940, Signed, Dated and Framed This watercolor portrait was made by Howard Chandler Christy (1873-1952, American)and dedicated to his lon...

Josep Puigdengolas Barrella (Barcelona (1906 - 1987), was a Spanish landscape painter of the 20th century. work signed by the artist front and back The Marqués de Lozoya said of Puig...

Title: Theme N 1 Year: February 7, 1943 Medium: Collotype on vélin pur fil paper Size: 13.15 x 10.04 inches Condition: Very good Inscription: Signed in the plate, unnumbered Publishe...

Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 2. Year: 1948, Medium: Etching on MBM, Image Size: 10 x 7.75 inches, Size: 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.94 cm), Referen...

3966 Antique Amsterdam canal scene set in a vintage wood frame Image size 11.5x8.5"

Original black-and-white lobby card for the film "Humoresque" (1946) featuring Joan Crawford, John Garfield, and J. Carrol Naish. This vintage cinema memorabilia piece captures a pro...

Louis Goyet (1907-1982) Composition on a Tablecloth Oil on cardboard H. 55 cm - W. 44 cm Unsigned Louis Goyet is another example of a working-class painter. Living in the Lyon subur...

Pencil and watercolor on board. Hand-signed by artist w/stage instructions. Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, a...

Still life with cucumbers and Borjomi Middle of the 1940s, oil on cardboard, 51x66 cm Harijs Veldre (Bullis till 1947) (1927.8.III – 1999.6.V) Harijs Veldre learned in Riga school ...

Mary Martin "South Pacific" Broadway Musical Theatre Caricature Tony Award Sam Norkin (1917-2011) Marty Martin in "South Pacific," 1949 Sight: 11 x 8 3/4 inches Ink and gouache on ...

Juan Reus (1912-2003) Original Vintage Bullfighting Poster August 1947 107cm x 53cm Juan Reus was born in 1912 in Valencia, where he became a well-known pai...

Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Lela "Jackie" Axline (1910-1998). Oil on board, circa 1940. Signed. Displayed in a period modern frame. Image, 15"L x 19"H.

"Money Lender" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Mervin M Jules (1912-1994 "The Money Lender" 15 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches Oil on board, c. 1940s Signed lower left F...

Country farm at winter Middle of the 1940s, oil on cardboard, 52x70 cm Harijs Veldre (Bullis till 1947) (1927.8.III – 1999.6.V) Harijs Veldre learned in Riga school of applied arts...

WILLIAM DIDIER - POUGET French, 1864 - 1959 BRUYÈRES EN FLEURS signed and dated “Didier-Pouget / 1949” (lower right) inscribed, located and signed ““Le Malin dans la vallée du Lot.”...

The Saturday Evening Post, April 7, 1945, Cover Illustration. Stated on page 4 of the Post: Just to show you how cover artists work, we asked John Falter to send us one of his early...

5042 French Can Can dancer Oil on artist board Framed Signed on Jean Galmett

"Sleepy Hollow" Marin California Overlooking San Francisco Bay Davis F Schwartz Rare and significant work; beautifully rendered landscape of Sleepy Hollow near San Rafael, Marin County, California by Davis Francis Schwartz...

Marcel Gromaire (1892-1971) - The Painter. 1943, paper, lithograph, 56x46 cm

Lithographic propaganda poster “Acquire the people’s gas mask”, c. 1942. “Protection against possible attacks with chemical warfare agents played an important role in air defense f...

This piece is an original vintage photograph, from the original negative, shot by Laszlo Willinger in 1949. It depicts a young Marilyn Monroe wearing a crochet top. Hand signed by ...