1940s Art

San Gabriel Mountain Landscape in Black and White - Graphite Pencil on Paper Detailed mountain landscape by Ralph Holmes (American, 1876-1963). Signed lower right corner "Ralph Hol...

Artist: Henri Matisse (1869–1954) Title: Series I Variation 13 (Serie I, var. 13) Year: February 27, 1943 Medium: Collotype on velin pur fil paper Paper Size: 12.88 x 9.62 inches (32...

Artist: Henri Matisse (1869–1954) Title: Series I, Variation 11 (Serie I, var. 11) Year: February 27, 1943 Medium: Collotype on velin pur fil paper Paper Size: 9.62 x 12.88 inches (2...

Artist: Henri Matisse (1869–1954) Title: Series I, Variation 9 (Serie I, var. 9) Year: February 27, 1943 Medium: Collotype on velin pur fil paper Paper Size: 9.62 x 12.88 inches (24....

Artist: Henri Matisse (1869–1954) Title: Series I, Variation 4 (Serie I, var. 4) Year: February 27, 1943 Medium: Collotype on velin pur fil paper Paper Size: 9.62 x 12.88 inches (24....

Artist: Henri Matisse (1869–1954) Title: Series O, Variation 13 (Serie O, var. 13) Year: February 27, 1943 Medium: Collotype on velin pur fil paper Paper Size: 12.88 x 9.62 inches (3...

Artist: Henri Matisse (1869–1954) Title: Series I, Variation 2 (Serie I, var. 2) Year: February 27, 1943 Medium: Collotype on velin pur fil paper Paper Size: 9.62 x 12.88 inches (24....

Artist: Henri Matisse (1869–1954) Title: Series H, Variation 3 (Serie H, var. 3) Year: February 27, 1943 Medium: Collotype on velin pur fil paper Paper Size: 12.88 x 9.62 inches (32....

Artist: Henri Matisse (1869–1954) Title: Series H, Variation 2 (Serie H, var. 2) Year: February 27, 1943 Medium: Collotype on velin pur fil paper Paper Size: 9.62 x 12.88 inches (24....

Artist: Henri Matisse (1869–1954) Title: Series G, Variation 6 (Serie G, var. 6) Year: February 27, 1943 Medium: Collotype on velin pur fil paper Paper Size: 9.62 x 12.88 inches (24....

Artist: Henri Matisse (1869–1954) Title: Series G, Variation 5 (Serie G, var. 5) Year: February 27, 1943 Medium: Collotype on velin pur fil paper Paper Size: 9.62 x 12.88 inches (24....

Artist: Henri Matisse (1869–1954) Title: Series G, Variation 2 (Serie G, var. 2) Year: February 27, 1943 Medium: Collotype on velin pur fil paper Paper Size: 9.62 x 12.88 inches (24....

Artist: Henri Matisse (1869–1954) Title: Series F, Variation 10 (Serie F, var. 10) Year: February 27, 1943 Medium: Collotype on velin pur fil paper Paper Size: 9.62 x 12.88 inches (2...

Friedrich Goldscheider Manufactory, Vienna — Monumental Art Nouveau Polychrome Terracotta Bust, circa 1900 An exceptional and unusually large Art Nouveau bust of a young woman, prod...

Lawrence Nelson Wilbur (1897-1988), 'The East River', drypoint, edition 65, 1946. Signed, titled, and annotated 'A. Jones Proof 1946' in pencil. Signed and dated in the plate, lower ...

Industrial Working Man Social Realism Mid-20 Century Modern American Scene Art Edith Kramer (1916-2014) "Man on Lathe II" Oil on linen, 1949 23 x 22 inches Signed and dated in blac...

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris by Mourlot and published by Pierre à Feu and Maeght Editeur for the Marcel Duchamp / André Breton project Surréalisme en 1947. Issued in...

Medium: original pochoir stencil print in five colors. Catalogue reference: Dupin 50. Printed in 1947 in an edition of 1500 by Meriden Gravure and published by Curt Valentin for the ...

Artist: Henri Matisse (1869–1954) Title: Series O, Variation 3 (Serie O, var. 3) Year: February 27, 1943 Medium: Collotype on velin pur fil paper Paper Size: 12.88 x 9.62 inches (32....

Oil on paper. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.

Afternoon swim, a lovely mid century figurative landscape by California artist, Henry Milton Snyder (American, 1915-1966). Presented in a giltwood frame. Signed "H. Milton Snyder"...

Charles Elmer Harris (Beni E. Kosh), Untitled (Central Railroad), watercolor, c. 1945. Estate stamped verso, 'Beni E Kosh COLLECTION' and numbered '697' in ink. A fine, modernist re...

Robert Vale Faro, 'Petrouchka's Predicament', color lithograph, 1946, edition 20. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered '115' and '14/20' in pen. A fine, richly-inked impression, with fresh colors, on heavy, off-white wove paper; full margins (1 1/4 to 2 1/2 inches), in excellent condition. Scarce. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 21 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches; sheet size 24 3/4 x 16 1/4 inches. ABOUT THE IMAGE 'Petrouchka', a ballet with music by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky and choreography by Michel Fokine, is based on the legend of Russian folklore. 'Petrouchka', a puppet made of straw with a bag of sawdust as his body, comes to life and has the capacity to love, a story conceptually resembling that of Pinocchio. ABOUT THE ARTIST Robert Vale Faro (1902-1988) was a well-known modernist architect and artist associated with the Chicago Bauhaus. He received his degree in architecture and design from the Armour Institute in Chicago and worked at L'Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, from 1924-27, where he was influenced by Harry Kurt Bieg and Le Corbusier. Upon his return to Chicago, Faro worked with the important modernist Chicago architects George and William Keck under Louis Sullivan. Faro founded the avant-garde printmaking group Vanguard in 1945. The group counted Atelier 17 artists Stanley William Hayter, Sue Fuller...

We also have a full set of 8 available - just search: 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. We have a whole series referring to environmental issues on the theme of "Waste not want not" and caring for the environment and recycling. Cyril Kenneth Bird ‘Fougasse’ (British, 1887-1965) Careless Talk Costs Lives Lithographic poster c.1940 32 x 20 cm (12.5 x 8 in) The cartoonist Fougasse, was a British cartoonist who was art editor of Punch 1937-1949, and subsequently editor until 1953. He is best known for his ‘Careless Talk Costs Lives’ series of posters, and the other posters both for the Ministry of Information, London Underground and others. The Ministry of Information’s wartime poster...

A unique, original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Keystone View and Co. View of The Halles Market in Paris, circa 1940, with Notre Dame Cathedral in the background. Fe...

Medium: lithograph (after the drawing). Printed in France in 1943 for the rare art revue "Hommage" and published in a limited edition of 1000 on Montgolfier Annonay laid paper. Size:...

Artist: Henri Matisse (1869–1954) Title: Series N, Variation 1 (Serie N, var. 1) Year: February 27, 1943 Medium: Collotype on velin pur fil paper Paper Size: 12.88 x 9.62 inches (32....

Mediterranean Fishing Boats Beach Catalonia Coastal Impressionist Oil Artist: J. Sureda Lloveras Title: Fishermen Boats on Mediterranean Beach Medium: Oil on panel Period: circa 1945 Movement: Spanish Impressionist School Support: Panel Signature: Signed lower left Condition: Very good condition Framed: No Dimensions: Height: 33 cm (13 in) Width: 41 cm (16.15 in) Origin: Catalonia, Spain Charming Mediterranean coastal scene depicting traditional fishing boats resting on a sunlit Catalonian beach, painted by J. Sureda Lloveras around 1945. The composition captures the quiet poetry of working maritime life along the Spanish coast, with anchored boats, suspended fishing nets and luminous white seaside architecture dissolving into a warm atmospheric horizon. The brushwork is spontaneous yet controlled, combining structural drawing with fresh plein-air sensitivity typical of mid-century Mediterranean impressionist painting. Scenes like this evoke the authentic coastal identity collectors associate with Sitges, Costa Brava and the wider Catalan shoreline during the golden era of Spanish figurative landscape painting. The painting balances decorative harmony with documentary charm, making it equally suitable for collectors of Spanish impressionism and for interiors seeking refined coastal European atmosphere. Small-scale original Mediterranean harbor paintings with strong light and architectural presence are particularly desirable in today’s international interior design market, especially in the United States. A refined and highly displayable example of postwar Catalan coastal painting. This work belongs to the tradition of Mediterranean plein-air painting developed across Catalonia and the Spanish Levante during the first half of the 20th century. Comparable stylistic affinities may be found in the coastal works of: Joaquín Sorolla Eliseu Meifrèn Santiago Rusiñol Hermen Anglada-Camarasa (coastal palette phase) and European maritime painters such as Eugène Boudin Raoul Dufy (coastal compositions) These references position the painting within a broader international impressionist coastal landscape tradition appreciated by collectors worldwide. Mediterranean painting Spanish coastal painting Fishing boats painting...

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris by Mourlot and published by Pierre à Feu and Maeght Editeur for the Marcel Duchamp / André Breton project Surréalisme en 1947. Issued in...

Wonderful 1940s genre landscape of traditional English cottage painted in the European style by Henry T. Harvey (English/American, 1908-2000). Signed lower right corner. Presented in...

This rare French cinema poster from 1942, created by Jean Colin, promotes the documentary-style film Sortilège exotique, a work conceived as a poetic journey “around the world.” Prod...

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...

Ferdinand Springer, 'Arbre-Homme', engraving, 1945, edition 23. Signed and numbered '23/20' in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression, on heavy, b...

Artist: Henri Matisse (1869–1954) Title: Series H, Variation 1 (Serie H, var. 1) Year: February 27, 1943 Medium: Collotype on velin pur fil paper Paper Size: 12.88 x 9.62 inches (32....

Lithograph on paper. Hand signed and dated. Signed in the plate. Artist's proof.

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right

Medium: heliogravure (after the etching from Goya's Tauromaquia series). Printed in 1947 in a limited edition of 500 on Guarro laid paper, and published in Barcelona by Ediciones Ome...

This powerful circa 1940 original poster by V. Chol, titled “Pour défendre l’héritage impérial – Engagez-vous dans la Marine”, is a striking example of French naval propaganda from t...

Signed upper left

3771 Oil on canvas of a still life table setting Set in a hand carved vintage frame Image size 11.5x15.5" Illegibly signed lower left

Date: 1945 Medium: Oil on Canvas Board Dimensions: 22.00" x 17.75" Signature: Unsigned A sweet WWII-era illustration for a Cashmere Bouquet Soap camp...

Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork. Signed and dated lower right. Complemented by a hand carved and gilt frame. Illustrated in "Alexander Farnham: Brought to Lig...

Woodcut print realized by Arturo Payrot as invitation to his personal exhibition at Saetta dell'Annunciata, in 1949. Not signed. Very good condition.

Original “Be Sure of Your Backstop” vintage National Rifle Association of America vintage poster. Printed in 1946 on a thick cardboard stock. Gppd condition with slight wear and...

Original World War II poster: NEXT!. 6th War Loan. Original World War 2 government issued poster. Linen backed with original fold marks restored. T...

Medium: lithograph (after the painting). Published by Louis Carré in 1948 for "L'Art Glorieux" in an edition of 1800. Printed in Paris by Mourlot Frères. Image size: 8 1/2 x 6 3/8 in...

HARRY STERNBERG (American, 1904-2001) THOMAS BENTON, 1943. Color screenprint on gray card stock wove paper. Edition of 30. Signed "Benton by Sternberg" in ink, by hand by the artist...

Will barnet, 'Child Reaching', woodcut, 1940, edition 25, Cole 82. Signed and titled in pencil. A fine, black impression, on fibrous Japan paper, with full margins (5/8 to 1 3/4 inch...

Artist: Raoul Dufy, French (1877 - 1953) Title: The Band Year: 1949 Medium: lithograph, signed in the plate Size: 19 x 29.5 inches Frame Size: 25.5 x 36 inches Printed by Baynard Pr...

Artist: Henri Matisse (1869–1954) Title: Series C, Variation 8 (Serie C, var. 8) Year: February 27, 1943 Medium: Collotype on velin pur fil paper Paper Size: 9.62 x 12.88 inches (24....

Paris: City Winter Scene by Henri Miloch (1898-1979) watercolour and gouache painting with charcoal on artist's paper, unframed Sheet: 9.75 x 13.5 inches Intriguing painting by the...

Medium: Color Pencil on Paper Signature: Signed Lower Right A pin-up study.

Created in 1943, “For Their Future – Buy War Bonds” is an American World War II poster issued by the U.S. Treasury Department’s War Savings Staff to encourage the purchase of War Bon...

Pablo Picasso Service visage noir (Black Face Service), 1948 Madoura ceramic round dish of white earthenware clay, engobe decoration, knife engraved and glaze (red, green, white, br...

Mid-century Rhode Island winter boatyard by Martin J. Murray (1908-1977). Signed watercolor on paper, framed. Overall dimensions: 30 x 38 inches. Artwork alone: 22 x 30.25 inches.

L'uomo nel Pozzo is the eleventh issue of the collection "Concilium Lithographicum" curated by Dora Broussard and printed in Rome by the Istituto Grafico Tiberino in 1946. Composed ...

Robert Vale Faro, 'Kaf With', color lithograph, 1945, edition 15. Signed, dated, titled and numbered '84' and '6/15' in pen, recto. Titled, numbered '#84' and '6/15' and dated '7/22/...

La obra no va firmada, pero pertenecia a la familia del artista y hay la pareja (retrato femenino) que si va firmado Buen estado de conservación, aunque si comentar que presenta alg...

Work on canvas This work of art is a captivating impressionist painting, depicting a bucolic landscape imbued with serenity and charm. In the center of the composition, a modest hou...

Date: 1942 Medium: Oil on Board Dimensions: 18.50" x 15.70" Signature: Signed Image of woman holding pie and a man calling out to farmhands. An early 20th-century illustrator work...