1940s Art

A beautiful poster made by George Moschos 🇬🇷 (1906-1990). Andros is the second largest island after Naxos. It is also the northernmost island of the Cyclades and is only 2 hours b...

Story illustration for “Abbé Doret’s Secret” by Manuel Komroff for Cosmopolitan, published February 1942. The full caption reads: “As the gardener passed he lifted his cap twice ‘Do...

"Le Baiser d'apres Boucher", Impressionist Portrait, Oil Painting, Signed By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed and dated '1947' by the artist on the lower left hand c...

Work on wood Green wooden frame and gold borders 70 x 81 x 2.6 cm

Bauhaus Iconic work by the master or Cubism and Expressionism Dalzell Hatfield Gallery, Los Angeles Bonhams, Exhibited: Moller Fine Art, "Precision ...

An intriguing and complex composition composed of guns, rifles, ammo and a bullseye. Work is housed in a rustic Heydenryk frame.

RAPHAEL SOYER (1899 - 1987) THE MODEL 1944 (Cole 64) Lithograph Signed in pencil, edition 250, 11 ¾ x 7 ¾ Full margins, sheet 15 ¾ x 12 with deckle edge. Very slight toning to the ...

Hand signed lower right: Pisis 41 On left, centered, the initials “V.R.”, indicating the artist’s Studio in Milan, via Rugabella. Filippo De Pisis was an Italian painter-poet who wa...

Original vintage poster Algeciras Feria 1948 vintage Spanish travel poster. Archival linen backed in very fine condition, ready to frame. N...

Signed Lower Right Vaclav Vytlacil (1892-1984) He was born to Czechoslovakian parents in 1892 in New York City. Living in Chicago as a youth, he took classes at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, returning to New York when he was 20. From 1913 to 1916, he enjoyed a scholarship from the Art Students League, and worked with John C. Johansen (a portraitist whose expressive style resembled that of John Singer Sargent), and Anders Zorn. He accepted a teaching position at the Minneapolis School of Art in 1916, remaining there until 1921. This enabled him to travel to Europe to study Cézanne’s paintings and works of the Old Masters. He traveled to Paris, Prague, Dresden, Berlin, and Munich seeking the works of Titian, Cranach, Rembrandt, Veronese, and Holbein, which gave him new perspective. Vytlacil studied at the Royal Academy of Art in Munich, settling there in 1921. Fellow students were Ernest Thurn and Worth Ryder, who introduced him to famous abstractionist Hans Hofmann. He worked with Hofmann from about 1922 to 1926, as a student and teaching assistant. During the summer of 1928, after returning to the United States, Vytlacil gave lectures at the University of California, Berkeley, on modern European art. Soon thereafter, he became a member of the Art Students League faculty. After one year, he returned to Europe and successfully persuaded Hofmann to teach at the League as well. He spent about six years in Europe, studying the works of Matisse, Picasso, and Dufy. In 1935, he returned to New York and became a co-founder of the American Abstract Artists group in 1936. He later had teaching posts at Queens College in New York; the College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California; Black Mountain College in North Carolina; and the Art Students League. His paintings exhibit a clear inclination toward modernism. His still lives and interiors from the 1920s indicate an understanding of the art of Cézanne. In the 1930s, his works displayed two very different kinds of art at the same time. His cityscapes and landscapes combine Cubist-inspired spatial concerns with an expressionistic approach to line and color. Vytlacil also used old wood, metal, cork, and string in constructions, influenced by his friend and former student, Rupert Turnbull. He eventually ceased creating constructions as he considered them too limiting. The spatial challenges of painting were still his preference. During the 1940s and 1950s, his works indicated a sense of spontaneity not felt in his earlier work. He married Elizabeth Foster in Florence, Italy, in 1927 and they lived and worked in Positano, Italy for extended periods of time. Later on, they divided their time between homes in Sparkill, New York and Chilmark, Massachusetts, where Vyt, as he was affectionately called, taught at the Martha's Vineyard Art...

Oil on canvas painting by the Russian/American artist, Nicolai Cikovsky. Signed lower left. In good unrestored condition. Housed in custom made wood and lemon gold gilt frame. Overal...

A Finely Drawn, Modern 1940s Figure Study (Standing Young Female Model) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well e...

Provincetown Landscape (Ptown Landscape), 1942, oil on canvas board, signed lower left, 20 x 24 inches, titled and dated verso, labels verso read 1) “Provincetown Landscape / oil painting by Buelah Stevenson / 252 Fulton St. / Brkn / price $ [illegible] /” and 2) “New York Society of Women Artists”, perhaps exhibited: 1) Society of Independent Artists, American Society of Fine Arts, New York, NY, 1942 – 1944 under the title “Landscape", 2) 17th Annual Exhibition of the New York Society of Women Artists, New York, NY, February - March, 1942; and/or 3) Beulah Stevenson Paintings, Fifteen Gallery, New York, NY, April 6 -18, 1942 Provincetown Landscape is a beautiful example of Beulah Stevenson's painting from the 1940s, a time when she honed her mature style which emphasized rhythmic patterns developed in a semi-abstract idiom executed with a bright, saturated palette. Provincetown had long been a source of inspiration for American painters and Stevenson knew it well from her time studying there with Hans Hoffman. In reviewing her solo exhibition of twenty-five works at Fifteen Gallery which included a large section of Provincetown paintings...

"Old Cronies" Original Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Bold portrait piece by Byron Randall (American, 1918-1999). The composition focuses on a man and woman standing clo...

Stamped with photographer's estate ink stamp, inscribed with title and numbered on reverse C-type print Available in two sizes: 20 x 16 inches, from an edition of 21 + 3 PPs 24 x 20...

Beautiful mid century figurative landscape of a contemplative woman in Cotswold village, England by David L. Ghilchik (b. 1892 Romania; d. 1972 London), c.1945. Signed lower right ...

Original WWII poster: YOU CAN LICK RUNAWAY PRICES ORIGINAL VINTAGE WWII POSTER BY JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG Distributed originally by OWI for the Office of Economic Stabilization. 1. Buy and hold War Bonds. 2. Pay willingly our share of taxes. 3. Provide adequate life insurance and savings for our future. 4. Reduce our debts as much as possible. 5. Buy only what we need and make what we have last longer. 6. Follow ration rules and price ceilings. 7. Cooperate with our Government's wage stabilization program. Publisher: [S. l.]: Distributed by O.W.I. for the Office of Economic Stabilization. Linen backed fine condition. Restored original Government fold marks (on all World War 2 American vintage posters) James Montgomery Flagg is best known for depicting Uncle Sam in recruitment and public service announcement posters of both World War I and II. You Can Lick Runaway Prices? Features a new painting created by Flagg in c.1942. The poster emphasizes seven steps that the average American could take to prevent inflation. Among these points include significant themes of buying war bonds, conservation, and food rationing. The seven steps correspond to the seven letters that spell Victory. The imagery references Flagg's iconic I Want You poster...

White Flower Display in a Glass Vase by Henri Miloch (1898-1979) signed lower right watercolour painting on artist's paper, unframed sheet: 18 x 12 inches Charming still life pain...

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

Original, vintage silver gelatin print by Imogen Cunningham. Printed by the artist circa 1949 with Certificate of Authenticity from the trust on the back of the mount. Artist Biograp...

A highly decorative framed color print after Vincent van Gogh, depicting Armand Roulin, one of the most recognizable sitters from Van Gogh’s celebrated Arles period. Published in Par...

Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Gershon Benjamin (1899-1985) An American Modernist of portraits, landscapes, still lives, and the urban scene, Gershon Benj...

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...

This 1942 original travel poster, designed by Herman Verbaere, was commissioned by the Belgian National Railway (SNCB) to promote Ghent (Gand) as a premier travel destination accessi...

untitled (Mt. Desert Narrows) Watercolor on paper, c. 1945-1955 Unsigned Provenance: Estate of the Artist Condition: Excellent Image/sheet size: 11 1/4 x 15 3/8 inches Regarding the ...

Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Unsigned "Defense on the sea begins on the shore." Study for a World War II propaganda poster for the "Industr...

A man's profile is an artwork realized by Serge Fotinsky in 1947 ca. China ink drawing. Pad signature of the artist right left. 27 x 20 cm. Good co...

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 ...

Abel Warshawsky (American 1883-1962) Spring Fantasy, 1948 Oil on artist's board Signed lower right and verso 16 x 13 inches 20 x 17 inches, framed Impressionist painter A.G. Warshaw...

Title: Theme I 4 Year: February 7, 1943 Medium: Collotype on vélin pur fil paper Size: 10.04 x 13.15 inches Condition: Very good Inscription: Signed in the plate, unnumbered Publishe...

LUIGI RIST (1888 – 1959) TWO BUNCHES OF GRAPES c. 1942 (Williams 12) Color woodcut, 1943. Signed in ink, lower right. Titled, numbered 97/100 and dated in pencil, lower left margin....

Paris: Colourful Shops by Henri Miloch (1898-1979) signed lower right watercolour and gouache painting on artist's paper, unframed Sheet:: 9.75 x 12.5 inches Very pretty painting b...

Title: Theme L 6 Year: February 7, 1943 Medium: Collotype on vélin pur fil paper Size: 10.04 x 13.15 inches Condition: Very good Inscription: Signed in the plate, unnumbered Publishe...

Spectacular oil painting on paper of an elegant bouquet of roses in a decorative pitcher sitting upon a leather bound book by French artist Marrot, 1942. Signed and dated lower left....

Illustration for third and final installment of "River Singer" by Pete Martin for The Saturday Evening Post, published August 30, 1947, page 26. The full caption reads: “Katie’s br...

Title: Theme L 15 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 Publish...

Vintage American modernist circus interior oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Measuring: 24 by 16 inches overall. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.

Title: Theme M 4 Year: February 7, 1943 Medium: Collotype on vélin pur fil paper Size: 10.04 x 13.15 inches Condition: Very good Inscription: Signed in the plate, unnumbered Publishe...

Title: Theme L 13 Year: February 7, 1943 Medium: Collotype on vélin pur fil paper Size: 10.04 x 13.15 inches Condition: Very good Inscription: Signed in the plate, unnumbered Publish...

Title: Theme L 14 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 Publish...

This powerful and visually arresting public health poster delivers a stark warning through bold symbolism and dramatic composition. Titled “Untreated Syphilis – Deadly as a Bullet,” ...

Title: Theme L 8 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...

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...

Date: 1940 Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Dimensions: 36.00" x 37.00" “New Departure: Pioneers for Fifty Years” Advertisement, New Departure Brakes, ca. 1940;

Title: Theme L 2 Year: February 7, 1943 Medium: Collotype on vélin pur fil paper Size: 10.04 x 13.15 inches Condition: Very good Inscription: Signed in the plate, unnumbered Publishe...

Adolf Dehn That Pig of A Morin original lithograph published Lawrence Barrett 1945 handmade paper 15.50 x 12 signed and titled in pencil by artist That Pig of a Morin is from a portfolio of 20 lithographs “Selected Tales of Guy de Maupassant...

Title: Theme K 2 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...

Jim’s of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this piece by Daniel Garber (1880 - 1958). One of the two most important and, so far, the most valuable of the New Hope Sc...

This 1949 original poster titled Congo Belge, created by French illustrator Laboulais, offers a striking example of mid-20th-century colonial-era educational and promotional art. Pub...

Original advertisement for Pullmain railroad cars, published in The Saturday Evening Post, 1946 The caption reads: "'All Aboard!' means 'Pleasant Journey' on cars built by Pullman-S...

Title: Theme I 15 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 Publish...

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

This early 1970 landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Kasimir Korybut and Michelle Vaughan begin a raft ride up the White River in Ocho Rios, J...

Etching on cream laid paper with a deckle edge and with an unidentified watermark with an "AL" inside an ovoid cartouche with a garter and buckle (likely English 19th century), 9 1/2...

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed and Dated Lower Right Illustration for the Saturday Evening Post. The illustration depicts a man being booted off the ship. "Mr. Gallup Delivers the Goods" story was written by Norman Reilly Raine for the January 11, 1947 issue of Saturday Evening Post. The marine paintings by Anton Otto Fischer are as authoritative as only a working sailor could make them. Born in Munich, Germany but orphaned as a boy, Fischer ran away to sea at 16 and spent eight years before the mast on a variety of sailing ships. Paid off in New York, he stayed to apply for American citizenship and to teach seamanship on the school ship, "St. Mary's." He later served as a hand on racing yachts on Long Island Sound and worked as a model and handyman for the illustrator A.B. Frost. When he had saved enough money, he spent two years at the Academie Julian in Paris under Laurens. Returning to the United States, Fischer sold his first picture to Harper's Weekly in 1908, around the time he moves to Wilmington to receive critiques from Pyle. Everybody's magazine sent him the first of several Jack London stories. In 1910, he began a 48-year association with The Saturday Evening Post, which included illustrating seialized characters such as Peter B. Kyne's "Crappy Ricks," Norman Reilly Raine's "Tugoat Annie," Guy Gilpatrick's "Glencannon," as well as serials for Kenneth Robert...

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

With its quiet graphic strength and unusual subject matter, this framed black and white heliogravure by Brassaï is a compelling example of the photographer’s ability to turn overlook...

Date: 1943 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 27.00" x 21.20" Signature: Signed Center Right Outdoor Life Magazine Cover, February 1943

Title: Theme L 3 Year: February 7, 1943 Medium: Collotype on vélin pur fil paper Size: 10.04 x 13.15 inches Condition: Very good Inscription: Signed in the plate, unnumbered Publishe...

Paris: Atelier Rue Alain Chartier by Henri Miloch (1898-1979) unsigned but inscribed by Miloch verso watercolour and graphite painting on artist's paper, unframed sheet: 11 x 14 inc...