1940s Art

Saturday Evening Post Cover, August 5, 1944 Framed Measurements: 36.00" x 29.50" Signature: Signed Lower Left

Vintage modernist still life painting. Oil on canvas. Image size, 18L x 24H.

Born in Russia, the son of Friede (1878 – 1956) and Benjamin Hoffman (1878 – a. 1942). Benjamin was a dealer in mineral and seltzer water and the family resided on Snediker Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, just down the streetfrom the home where George Gershwin (1898 – 1937) was born. This area of Brooklyn, known as Brownsville, “witnessed the development of one of the largest communities of Eastern European Jewish immigrants during the last decade of the 19th century and the first two decades of the 20 th century.” Today, little remains of this once thriving Jewish section of Brooklyn, which today houses many commercial and repair businesses. Hoffman studied at the Art Students League of New York, the National Academy of Design and in the art program at Cooper Union. His work at the National Academy received praise, and in 1921 he was awarded the 2nd prize and an honorable mention from the John Armstrong Chaloner Paris Prize Foundation at the National Academy, which allowed the recipient to study in Paris, France for as long as five years. The following year he was awarded the 1 st prize in the competition (with The Reform Advocate running the headline “Young Jew Wins Art Prize”) as well as the Suydam Bronze Medal for his achievements in the Academy’s Men’s Night Class. In 1923 he was residing in Long Branch, New Jersey, when he was awarded 4th place in the Chaloner competition. Early on, Hoffman exhibited his work throughout the city, including in 1925 with the recently organized Society of Independent Artists. He also received several solo exhibitions during the first part of his career, including one at Ferargil Galleries in 1929. In the spring of 1930 a solo exhibition of his portraits, including paintings and drawings, was held at at Babcock Galleries, where a reviewer noted: “Portraiture is obviously Mr. Hoffman’s specialty… his best work is characterized by a sensitive appreciation of character set down in a vigorous decisive statement. Later that same year, in August, he participated in Babcock’s summer exhibition where reviewer Jerome Klein, writing for The Baltimore Sun, felt Hoffman’s and other artists work was already becoming old fashioned, remarking “…if an effort toward accomplishment is to be made, it must be in the language of today. It is for that reason that such contemporaries as Eugene Higgins and Nathan Hoffman, in this show, seem artists of a bygone era…” The onset of the Great Depression appears to have slowed his success, as was the case for many up-and-coming artists. By 1939 Hoffman had become a gallerist in addition to being a painter, operating the collective exhibition space “Sutton Gallery,” which was originally located at 358 East 57th Street. There Hoffman exhibited his own works as well as those created by other prominent New York artists including David Burliuk (1882 – 1967), Charles C. Curran (1861 – 1942), Louis Eilshemius (1864 – 1941), Ann Goldthwaite (1869 – 1944), Maurice Kish (1895 – 1987), Lawrence Lebduska (1894 – 1966), Bradford Perin and Ellis Wilson...

Artist: Henri Matisse Title: Plate 12: Seule, au pied du grand caroubier (Only, At the Foot of the Great Carob Tree) Portfolio: Pasiphae Medium: Linocut on Arches vellum Date: 1944 E...

This exquisite original watercolor by American artist Edgar Britton (1901–1982) captures the serene beauty of a Colorado mountain landscape. Painted in 1946, the composition features...

Howard Scott Loose Talk Can Cost Lives Lithograph 51 x 36 cm 'Closed for the duration...Loose talk can cost lives.' In both the United Kingdom and the United States, there was a ...

'Spring Landscape' by Ejnar Kragh. Paris, Danish Post-Impressionist oil, Charlottenborg ----- Signed lower left, "Ejnar Kragh" (Danish, 1903-1981) and painted circa 1945. A subst...

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Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Arnold Aaron Friedman (1874 - 1946). Oil on canvas. Signed on verso. Framed.

This gouache painting by Werner Drewes was created in 1942. Signed with a pen in the lower right. Cypher and date are just under the signature. Painted to the papers edge - the pap...

These artworks by Carl Holty are only sold as a pair. Each painting measures 9" x 11" and framed 18" x 20.25" x 2.5" The red and gold work is signed "Carl Holty" in the lower right. About this artists: Carl Holty was awakened to his interest in art as a child through visits to the Layton Art Gallery of Milwaukee, and began painting lessons with Friedrich Wilhelm Heine at a young age. Though born in Freiburg, Germany, in 1900, he was raised in Wisconsin and enrolled at Marquette University. Before long, Holty abandoned his pre-medical studies in order to pursue art. He spent a summer at the School of the Chicago Art Institute in Saugatuck, Michigan, and set off for New York in 1920. He then studied at the National Academy of Design under Francis Coates Jones...

Pond Reflections, a mid century impressionist watercolor painting by California artist C.G. Standeford (American, 20th Century). Presented in a giltwood frame. Circa 1940's. Signed o...

Nathan Hoffman Brighton Beach, July 31, 1946 Signed, dated, and estate stamped on the reverse Oil on artist's board 10 x 13 1/2 inches Provenance: Esta...

This superb Post Impressionist Slade School female full length seated nude portrait oil painting is by female artist E A Jay. Painted in the 1940'...

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Story illustration for The Robe (People's Book Club) written by Lloyd Douglas, 1942 "Father had bought Demetrius six years ago and presented him to Marcellus on his seventeenth birt...

Vintage Photo. Humphrey Bogart, Ward Bond, Mary Astor and Barton MacLane in a scene from the movie The Maltese Falcon, a 1941 noir movie directed by Jo...

Landscape. 1942. Oil on cardboard, 36.5x47.5 cm Alfejs Bromults (1913.3.IV - 1991.11.I) His first professional education was at National University a...

Artist: Georges Schreiber, Belgian/American (1904 - 1977) Title: Going Home Year: circa 1945 Medium: Lithograph, signed and titled in pencil Image Size: 9.25 x 13.25 inches Size: 12 ...

View of Rome is an original drawing in pen realized by Luigi Montanarini in 1947. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right margin. Passepartout: 48.5 x 65 Good condition excep...

Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973)(after) Two nudes, 1946 Lithograph and stencil Signed in the plate On vellum 48 x 33 cm (c. 18.9 x 13 inches) INFORMATION: Edited by Albert Carman in 1946 ...

"Untitled" oil on canvas painting by artist Alex Katz. Signed and dated A. Katz 46 recto lower right. Painted in 1946, during the period when Katz was studying at Cooper Union in New...

Jean B. Picard's original poster is a poignant and visually striking representation of aid for soldiers who served in Indochina. This beautiful French poster no...

Medium: Engraving on vélin du Marais paper Year: 1948 Paper Size: 9.125 x 12.25 inches; image size: 6.5 x 9 inches Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the vol...

Vintage American school fauvist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. Excellent condition, read...

Andre Masson, French (1896 - 1987) - Chrysalides, Year: Circa 1947, Medium: Etching and Aquatint on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: EA, Image Size: 10 x 14 inches, S...

Pencil signed w/ artist stamp on verso 539 East 88 St. New York City Lolas Gallery De Menocal (1919-1995) graduated from the school of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. During his ...

Signed lower right, "V. Di Gesu" for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988), dated 1946; additionally signed verso and titled "Blue Teapot". A vibrant still-life showing a bouquet of ...

Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) A Still life with a book Signed upper right Oil on canvas 54 x 65 cm no frame In good condition, a small superficial scratch on the lower right side, ...

Nicely painted early American modernist abstract landscape. Oil on canvas. Framed.

Rudolf Nehmer (1912 Bobersberg - 1983 Dresden), The Zero Hour, 1948. Woodcut on yellowish wove paper, 20 cm x 14.8 cm (image), 43 cm x 30 cm (sheet size), signed “Rud.[olf] Nehmer” i...

In the Countryside is an original watercolor, realized by Antonio Vangelli in 1944. Fair conditions with repaired riping. The artwork is depicted skillfully through confident and s...

Original poster by Hervé Baille 🇫🇷 (1896-1974) a French draftsman and engraver. During his career he was a member of the drawing committee of the Salon des Humoristes, and illustra...

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To see our other original vintage public information posters, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the poster you want. Cyril Kenneth Bird ‘Fougasse’ (1887 - 1965) The Indispensables Lithographic poster 30 x 22 cm Fougasse was a British cartoonist. He was art editor of Punch between 1937 and 1949, and subsequently editor until 1953. He is best known for his ‘Careless Talk Costs Lives’ series of posters, and the other posters for the Ministry of Information and London Transport. As the Second World War progressed, the Ministry of Information’s poster campaign had become less and less effective. There were posters instructing the population to save old clothes for rags, turn off the lights, save food, dig for victory...

Provenance Acquired by American Legacy Fine Arts from a Los Angeles collector who acquired the painting directly from the Timkov Family in Russia. UNFRAMED: 6.75" x 9.88" FRAMED: 12...

Adolf Dehn's Moon Over South Park, a 1949 lithograph on chine collé was made while he was teaching in Colorado. A native of Waterville, Minnesota, Dehn attended the Minneapolis Schoo...

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

Adolf Dehn's, lithograph about burlesque, The Big Hearted Girls #2 (also known as The Last Veil), is filled with dancing girls and fabulous costumes. That central figure is a marvel!...

Herbert Haseltine Poodles: Nora and Sheila, 1944, cast 1945 Signed and dated on base Bronze with green patina 11 inches high x 17 inches wide x 6 inc...

This stunning original 1942 oil painting, titled "Victor, Colorado", is by acclaimed American artist Martyl Suzanne Schweig (1918–2013). A vibrant and historically rich landscape, this work captures the abandoned ghost town of Victor, Colorado, set against the majestic backdrop of the Rocky Mountains. Rendered in rich hues of green, gold, and earthy brown, Schweig brings to life the rugged beauty and quiet mystery of Colorado’s once-booming mining towns. The painting was completed during a plein-air painting trip with noted artist Adolph Dehn...

Image dimensions: 19.5 x 15.8 cm. La Finestra del solitario is an original artwork realized by Luigi Bartolini in 1940. Original etching on paper. Titled, numbered and hand-signed...

Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism Large oil on canvas genre painting depicting laborers working on a railroad, with rural landscape in the...

Mosaic on cement panel, realized by Massimo Campigli in 1947. Unique piece, with certificate of authenticity on photograph by the artist's son Nicola Campigli on photo. Bibliograph...

Study of Animals is a beautiful pencil original drawing on ivory-colored paper, realized in 1974 by the German artist Wilhelm Lorenz, best know as Willi Lorenz. Signed and dated " Willi Lorenz, München '74" in pencil on lower right margin. This is a preparatory study representing the profiles of a big...

Long before becoming the father of Op Art, Victor Vasarely explored an entirely different visual language — one deeply rooted in surrealism, symbolism, and dreamlike imagery. This or...

This is an original hand signed (I believe it is also hand colored but i am not positive) Artists Proof Lithograph of a Circus scene. This depicts a Cabaret Dancer. This came from a portfolio inscribed by Vertes and also signed by the Surrealist Jean Cocteau. MARCEL VERTES FRENCH HUNGARIAN 1895(Ujpest, Hungary)-1961(Paris, France) art deco artist.Vertes was born in Hungary and died in Paris, but spent a lot of time in New York as well. He was noted as a painter, illustrator, designer and scenic mural painter. His whimsical images graced the pages of Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. Continuing in the footsteps of Boutet, Forain, Erte, Toulouse-Lautrec and others. Concentrating upon scenes of Paris street life...

Original ink on paper Hand signed lower right Unique piece

Lithograph on vélin pur fil paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Henri Matisse, Dessins, Thèmes et Variations, 19...

Lithograph on vélin pur fil paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Henri Matisse, Dessins, Thèmes et Variations, 19...

Lithograph on vélin pur fil paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Henri Matisse, Dessins, Thèmes et Variations, 19...

Pencil drawing on paper from 1944. Signed and dated with cypher. Paper size 4 x 6" (10 x 15.1 cm). Werner Drewes (1899-1985), painter, printmaker, educator and lecturer, was...

Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper, archivally mounted on a larger vélin d'Arches support sheet, as issued Paper Size: 11 x 8 inches, image; 16 x 12.5 inches, overall. Inscription: S...

Hand signed.Artist's proof. Image Dimensions : 15.5 x 24 cm

Lithograph on vélin pur fil paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Henri Matisse, Dessins, Thèmes et Variations, 19...

Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting by Louis Wolchonok (1898 - 1973). Framed. Oil on board. Signed. Image size, 24H by 18L.

Leo Cahn Untitled, 1947 Oil on board 35 3/4 x 23 3/8 in. Framed: 42 1/2 x 30 1/2 x 2 in. Signed and dated lower left

Lithograph on vélin pur fil paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Henri Matisse, Dessins, Thèmes et Variations, 19...

Etching on vélin de Rives BFK à la forme paper. Paper Size: 9.8 x 7.9 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Antarés, eaux-fortes ...

Step into a world of serenity and natural beauty with "Three Bathers," a captivating vintage 1940s oil painting on board by renowned Colorado artist Morgan Wagner. This exquisite art...