1940s Art

Hand signed and dated. Signed on plate. Very good conditions Passepartout included : 49 x 34 cm Image Dimensions : 25 x16 cm This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legis...

Artist: Warren Francis Snow (1869-1962) Title: Sans titre (1945) Year: 1945 Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 56.5 x 35 inches Inscription: Hand signed and dated, recto Provenance: Propert...

Mid-century portrait of a young girl by a window by acclaimed California artist Ben Messick (American, 1891-1981). Signed "Ben Messick" in plate, and in pencil in the lower right corner, by the estate. Presented in an off-white mat. Unframed. Paper size: 12"H x 12"W The following is submitted by Jim Lafferty whose sources include the autobiography of the artist: William Washington Messick married Sarah A. Bristow January 2,1889 and from this marriage a son, Benjamin Newton Messick was born on January 9, 1891 on a farm near Strafford, Missouri. His art talent was apparent from the time he was a child and later recognized by his commanding officer in World War I. He completed his training in Los Angeles at Chouinard in the late-1920s and is well-known for his Regionalist scenes and Modernist paintings. He was an instructor at Chouinard through the 1950s & influenced a generation of LA Modernists. Little is recorded in his autobiography about Messick's life from his teen years and service during the War. He enrolled at Chouinard Institute in the Fall of 1925, and was given a three-year scholarship by Mrs. Chouinard. In 1925 he won a cash award at the Los Angeles County Fair for a group of pen and charcoal drawings done in the parks and streets of Los Angeles. These works give the appearance of being spontaneous and fluid. In 1930 Messick left Chouinard as a full-time student and rented an apartment on West Eighth Street to use as a studio and living quarters. He had his own ideas on what he was trying to accomplish in art. "If you should ask what is the message of my drawings, I should say that they may explain themselves or may be just a technical exercise." By the mid 1940s, Messick's position in the art world had been well established as a teacher, painter, printmaker, writer and critic. Over his life time he had over 400 shows and exhibitions. Starting in 1939 he produced a number of stone lithographs that appear to the untrained eye as original drawings. To Messick the image was the most important aspect of his lithographs, and his signature in the plate was sufficient. Hand signing each lithograph did not seem necessary to him. He exhibited prints widely including the Albany Print Club and the Metropolitian Museum. To further substantiate the authenticity of Messick's prints the Eclectic Gallery under the authority of the Messick family posthumously pencil signed each estate-acquired stone lithograph. Messick had a childhood fascination with the circus and started drawing and painting the circus in 1935. His circus work, especially his clown studies, and his lithographs became his trademark work for in the 1940s and 1950s. A critic for ART REVIEW described his Big Top work this way: "His circus canvases...

Interior Design is a beautiful drawing on paper, realized in 1948 by the French architect  Victor Courtray (1897-1971). Ink and watercolor on paper. Hand-signed and dated on the low...

This is a wonderful Set of Two Letters composed by two items part of the official and unofficial correspondence between the French writer Marthe Bibesco...

Pepper Brown (1926-1999) Alpine Artist Image Size: 9.5 x 9.25 Frame Size: 15.5 x 19 Medium: Ink Drawing Dated 1942 "Boots Mansfield Calf Roping" Tie- Dow...

Barnet, Will (American 1911-2012) GO-GO. Szoke 93. Screenprint in colors, 1947. Edition of 50, printed and published by Barnet. Titled and signed in pencil. 12 x 9 1/2 inches, plus m...

Antique American modernist landscape painting signed "Welch '42". Oil on board, circa 1942. Signed. Image size, 16L x 14H. Housed in a modern frame.

The original 1949 travel poster by Henry De Waroquier for Bourgogne, sponsored by SNCF (French National Railway Company), invites viewers to embark on a captivating journey through the picturesque landscapes of Burgundy, France. Waroquier's artistic masterpiece captures the essence of Burgundy's timeless charm and rich cultural heritage. Through vibrant colors and exquisite detail, the poster portrays the region's rolling vineyards, historic chateaux, and quaint villages nestled amidst lush countryside. As a promotional piece for SNCF, the poster highlights the convenience and comfort of travel by rail...

Oil on artist board original painting by the well known American artist, Nicolai Cikovsky. Thick vibrant colors with a vase of flowers, a banjo and a notebook with photographs with a rough sea as the background. Circa 1940. Condition is very good. Overall framed in a circa 1960 frame, 23 by 27.25 inches. Landscape and figure painter Nicolai S. Cikovsky, 1894-1984, was born in Russia, where he studied at the Vilna Art School, 1910-1914; the Penza Royal Art School, 1914-1918; and Moscow High Tech Art...

The famous Austrian artist, Luigi Kasimir ( 1881- 1962 ) studied at the Vienna Academy of Art. He went on to develop the technique of color etching using multiple plates to creat a finished etching in color. Previously a colored etching had to have the color applied by hand. Kasimir was a very prolific artist famous for his scenes of Vienna...

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...

A deeply expressive and psychologically charged work, Birth (1943) by Charles Ragland Bunnell is a striking example of the artist’s pivotal “Black and Blue” period—when his work turn...

Beautiful original poster of 1949 created by Constantin for the annual ball, the night of the electricity. Electricity - Dance - Show Annual Bal Music Hall - J. Ador

Dorothy Rivo Lakeside Picnic, c. 1940s–50s Watercolor on paper Framed dimensions: 30 in. H × 24 in. W Presented in a contemporary gold frame with archival mat Brimming with light an...

Circonvallazione Clodia is an original modern artwork realized by Leonardo Sinisgalli and Antonio Donghi. Black and white lithograph realized by Antonio Donghi and a text by Leonard...

Summer in Town, 1943, oil on board, signed and dated lower right, 13 ¾ x 22 inches, titled and dated verso, exhibited: 1) 139th Annual Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, ...

To see our other original vintage warbird aeroplane posters, photographs and paintings, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" Navy F4F-4 Grumman "Wildcat" - World War II observation scout aeroplane used by the USA, UK, and France Original aeroplane recognition poster (1942) 63x47cm A particularly unusual style of aeroplane identification poster...

Girls at the bar is an original mixed-media drawing realized in the 1940s by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). The state of preservation of the artwork is good with very light foxings on the lower margin. The artwork represents two girls drinking...

8th January 1949: The Elephant and Castle in the London Borough of Southwark, South London. (Photo Bert Hardy) A beautiful Limited Edition (ed size 300) silver gelatin fibre dark...

A group of boys playing leapfrog amongst the gravestones of the Corporation Burial Ground in Rutherglen Road, one of the few areas of greenery in the Gorbals, a slum district of Glas...

Roberto Matta, Chilean (1911 - 2002) - Untitled from Le Surrealisme en 1947, Year: 1947, Medium: Lithograph, Edition: 950, Size: 9 x 7.75 in. (22.86 x 19.69 cm), Printer: Mourlot, P...

A l’Intérieur de la Vue is an original modern rare book written by Paul Éluard (Saint-Denis, 1895 – Charenton-le-Pont, 1952) and illustrated by Max Ernst (1891 - 1976) in 1948. Orig...

In the aftermath of World War II, the political landscape in France was marked by ideological clashes and the emergence of various movements. The 1949 poster...

City Park, Winter Lithograph, c. 1947 Signed in pencil lower right (see photo) Published by Associated American Artists Printed by George C. Miller, New York Edition: c. 250 In the Bohrod papers at Syracuse University, the artist states that it is a view of Pittsburgh. It depicts the George Washington Monument in Allegheny Commons Park, dedicated in 1891. The sculptor f the monument is Edward Ludwig Albert Pausch (1856-1931). Condition: Excellent Image size: 9 1/4 x 13 7/16 inches Frame size: 19 x 23 inches Provenance: Estate of Adolf Dehn Reference: AAA Index No. 848 Aaron Bohrod (21 November 1907 – 3 April 1992) was an American artist best known for his trompe-l'œil still-life paintings. Education Bohrod was born in Chicago in 1907, the son of an emigree Bessarabian-Jewish grocer. Bohrod studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League of New York between 1926 and 1930. While at the Art Students League, Bohrod was influenced by John Sloan and chose themes that involved his own surroundings. Career He returned to Chicago in 1930 where he painted views of the city and its working class. He eventually earned Guggenheim Fellowships which permitted him to travel throughout the country, painting and recording the American scene. His early work won him widespread praise as an important social realist and regional painter and printmaker and his work was marketed through Associated American Artists in New York. Bohrod completed three commissioned murals for the Treasury Departments Section of Fine Arts in Illinois; Vandalia in 1935, Galesburg in 1938 and Clinton in 1939. During World War II, Bohrod worked as an artist; first in the Pacific for the United States Army Corps of Engineers' Army War Art Unit...

Vintage Paris School signed original oil painting. Oil on board, circa 1950. Signed illegibly. Displayed in a period wood frame. Image, 12"L x 16"H.

Dennis Ainsley: 1880-1952. He was born in Illinois but spent a lot of time painting in France. This fabulous oil on canvas measures 36 inches wide by 24 inches high.. The beautiful f...

Modern abstract painting by Margaret Balzer Cantieni (1914-2002). Tempera on wood board. Signed in lower right corner "Balzer '46". Painting measures 1 1" x 14" with frame 16 1/2" x 19 1/2". Margaret Balzer studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with Lyonel Feininger, Josef Albers and William Stanley Hayter...

Compelling oil painting of Temptation of St. Anthony by Piero Tamo (Swiss, 1899-1966). Tamo was a poet and a painter who worked in the realist style and ...

Vintage black and white photograph showing the interior of a fashion salon, most probably the NK Department Store (Nordiska Kompaniet) in Sweden. Known as Nodiska Kompaniet, this high-end store was a hub for luxury and modern design in Sweden. Raymond Loewy, a prominent industrial designer, was known for designing similar streamlined interiors for American department stores like Bamberger's and Jay Thorpe...

Vintage black and white photograph showing the interior of a fashion salon, most probably the NK Department Store (Nordiska Kompaniet) in Sweden. Known as Nodiska Kompaniet, this high-end store was a hub for luxury and modern design in Sweden. Raymond Loewy, a prominent industrial designer, was known for designing similar streamlined interiors for American department stores like Bamberger's and Jay Thorpe...

Ex Libris - Simone Winkeler is an Artwork realized in 1940 s. by the  Austrian Artist Otto Feil (1894-1985)  Woodcut print on tissue paper. Hand Signed on the lower margin. The wor...

Architectural Illustration of Cape Cod Style Barn House with Dormers in Gouache Detailed, idyllic illustration of a two story suburban house by F. Knowles (20th Century). A house wi...

Lucchino Visconti on the Set of the Film Ossessione is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1943. Good conditions.

Mid century modern gouache on paper by the well known Canadian/American artist, Rolph Scarlett. Signed and dated in blue pen lower left, 1947. Condition: Good. Framed in thin black matte painted frame with acid free white mat. Not examined out of frame. Overall framed 14.25 by 17 inches. ROLPH SCARLETT (1889-1984) Rolph Scarlett was born 1889 in Guelph, Ontario. His long life as an artist began in his teens as a jewelry designer and fabricator. At the age of fourteen he began to design jewelry professionally, a craft which he continued off and on for the rest of his life. His desire to learn more about art took him to New York in 1908, when American artists were just beginning to experience strong influences from major modern European artists of the day such as Cezanne and Picasso. Throughout his long career he produced, oil paintings, many works on paper, unique sculptured jewelry, modernist style industrial and furniture designs. Currently there are over 800 of his designs at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Design Collection. In 1928 he moved to Hollywood, California where he became a very successful stage and set designer. In the mid-1930s he met the director of the Museum of Non-objective Art in New York ( Hilla Rebay). He became her close associate and advisor in organizing and running the museum. He was Chief lecturer at the museum (1939 -1946) teaching the new modernism and abstraction to the new generation of artists in the New York art community. Hilla Rebay would introduce him as “Rolph Scarlett, my great find”. So considerable was her enthusiasm for Scarlett, that she and Solomon Guggenheim bought over sixty of his paintings and monotypes for the museum. After Kandinsky and Bauer, there was more of Scarlett’s work in the collection than any other artists. He participated in many of the museum exhibitions and galleries and was regularly exhibiting his work in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Art Museum, the Art Institute in Chicago, the Modern Age Gallery in N.Y., the Metropolitan Museum, the Whitney Museum and the Museum of Modern Art. He studied for a time at the Art Student League with William Merrit...

Ethiopian Churches floor plans is a modern artwork realized by Lino Bianchi Barriviera in 1948. Black and white etching. Signed and dated on plate. Plate n.11 (as reported on the ...

Anonymous Flames around St Paul's, Night Blitz in London - 1940 Lithograph 42 x 54 cm This striking lithograph depicts St Paul's Cathedral in London peaking through the swathes of...

Victor Surbek, the acclaimed Swiss artist, left an enduring legacy with his 1948 poster featuring the "Ligne Électrique du Brunig" from Lucerne to Interla...

Vintage black and white photograph showing the interior of a fashion salon, most probably the NK Department Store (Nordiska Kompaniet) in Sweden. Known as Nodiska Kompaniet, this hi...

Vintage black and white photograph showing the interior of a fashion salon, most probably the NK Department Store (Nordiska Kompaniet) in Sweden. Known as Nodiska Kompaniet, this hi...

Vintage black and white photograph showing the interior of a fashion salon, most probably the NK Department Store (Nordiska Kompaniet) in Sweden. Known as Nodiska Kompaniet, this hi...

Vintage black and white photograph showing the interior of a fashion salon, most probably the NK Department Store (Nordiska Kompaniet) in Sweden. Known as Nodiska Kompaniet, this high-end store was a hub for luxury and modern design in Sweden. Raymond Loewy, a prominent industrial designer, was known for designing similar streamlined interiors for American department stores like Bamberger's and Jay Thorpe...

Vintage black and white photograph showing the interior of a fashion salon, most probably the NK Department Store (Nordiska Kompaniet) in Sweden. Known as Nodiska Kompaniet, this high-end store was a hub for luxury and modern design in Sweden. Raymond Loewy, a prominent industrial designer, was known for designing similar streamlined interiors for American department stores like Bamberger's and Jay Thorpe...

To see our other original vintage warbird aeroplane posters, photographs and paintings, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller". Russian Aircraft...

Hand colored original artist proof etching by the well known Russian/American artist Nahum Tschacbasov. Marked “AP” lower left for artist proof in pencil. Signed by the artist lower...

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Color woodcut on Japan paper. Signed by the artist in ink, lower right. Titled and numbered 22/100 in pencil, lower left. Strong, vibrant colors; a richly-inked impression. Cata...

'Formal Samoan Meal' by Marion Osborn Cunningham, 1948. New York Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum, National Gallery, San Francisco Ar...

Wheeler Williams (American, 1897-1972) Untitled Study, 1942 Pencil on paper 9 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. Signed lower right recto: Wheeler Williams, 1942 Inscribed recto: Study for painting of the black stallion and wood nymphs, balcony on studio 15 @ 67th, NYC, 1942 A native of Chicago, Wheeler Williams is known for his allegorical, narrative work including "Tablets to Pioneers" on the Michigan Avenue bridge in Chicago, and "Settlers of the Seaboard" in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. He graduated with honors from Yale University in 1919 and earned a Master of Architecture degree from Harvard in 1922. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with sculptor Albin Polasek...

This Modernist oil on canvas painting, titled "The Immigrant" and signed by Hida Coates Altschule, is a powerful and evocative piece created in America circa 1946. Deeply reflective ...

Album is an extraordinary collection of 30 linocut plates by Mino Maccari, each numbered and hand-signed by the artist. Issued in 89 copies. In-folio, 30 plates, cm 49 x 2.5 x 37, ...

Etching by Ziveri. Hand signed. Signed and numbered in the bottom. Editions of 20 pieces (3/20). Passepartout included. Very good conditions.

Artist: Laurent Marcel Salinas, French (1913 - 2010) Title: Cubist Composition Year: circa 1945 Medium: Gouache on Board, signed Size: 29 in. x 40 in. (73.66 cm x 101.6 cm) Frame S...

'Backstage At La Scala' 1948 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print- Oversize A chorus girl reads a movie magazine in a dressing room at La Scala opera house, Milan, November 1948. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Silver Gelatin Print Produced from the original transparency Certificate of authenticity supplied Archive stamped and numbered in ink on the front Paper size 40 x 40 / 102 x 102 cm Printed 2020 OTHER SIZES AVAILABLE : 12 x 12 / 30 x 30 cm 16 x 16 / 40 x 40 cm 20 x 20 / 50 x 50 cm 30 x 30 / 76 x 76 cm 40 x 40 / 102 x 102 cm 50 x 50 / 127 x 127 cm FRAMING: Please note that this piece is unframed – however, we offer a full framing service. If you would like this piece framed, please contact us for a quote. Authorised and issued by the Slim Aarons Archive & Estate c/o The Getty Archive London England and produced utilizing the original transparency. b/w black and white relaxing luxury glamour 1940s 40s fashion...

Elegant 1940's still-life of pussy willows in a white vase with a rich royal blue drape by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Unsigned and unfram...

Les Chants de Maldoror is an original modern rare book written by Comte de Lautréamont, pseudonym of Isidore Lucien Ducasse (Montevideo, 1846 — ...

We are in 1944. It was not until autumn that France was liberated from its Nazi invader, thanks in particular to the American landing. In the streets, these posters were put up to w...

Original poster made by Paul Colin 🇫🇷 (1892-1985), considered one of the greatest French poster artists, to promote the show of Katherine Dunham. V...

A rare 1948 black & white geometric abstraction from notable woman artist, Lois Field, who studied at the New Bauhaus in Chicago. Ink on paper, dating from 1948. Signed with initia...

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 ...