1940s Art

Step into the fantastical world of Salvador Dalí with this captivating color cliché print, meticulously edited by Editions du Chêne in Paris, France, in 1957. Encased in a beautiful...

Still Life is an original artwork realized by Filippo De Pisis in the 1940s. Original black and white lithograph on paper. Hand signed on the lower right margin. Numbered on the l...

The 1941 original poster, "Trois couleurs, un drapeau, un empire" by Eric, edited by the Secrétariat aux Colonies, is a striking piece of wartime propaganda that encapsulates France’...

A sensitively painted portrait of the artist's daughter, Nancy, aged two and a half, shown wearing a floral-striped, jade green gingham dress. Signed lower right, 'Martha Tracy Fre...

Trapezists is a beautiful original pencil drawing on Universal watermarked paper, realized at the middle of XX century by the Surrealist artist, Eugène Berman. Monogrammed "E. B." i...

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Le Croates is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s. Good condition except for being aged. The artwork is depicted through strong lines i...

This original 1948 travel poster by the renowned design duo Lewitt-Him was created for American Overseas Airlines (AOA) to promote transatlantic flights between Europe and the United...

Laundry Day (Untitled), c. 1940s, oil on canvas, signed lower left, 30 x 24 inches Florence Walton Pomeroy was a New Jersey-based artist who primarily created portraits, still life...

Winston Churchill 'We shall never surrender.' Original vintage poster 50 x 34 cm 'We shall not flag or fail, we shall go on to the end. We shall fight on the seas and oceans, we sh...

Rare black and white photograph, a portrait of a handsome man by Edward Henry Weston (March 24, 1886 – January 1, 1958). Signed "EW 1949" lo...

Marie Laurencin, French (1885 - 1956) - Deux Femmes et un Chien, Year: circa 1945, Medium: Lithograph, signed in the plate, Image Size: 13.25 x 9.75 inches, Size: 17.5 x 14 in. (44...

Issued in France in 1948, this photogravure by Brassaï reproduces one of Picasso’s sculptural constructions with striking clarity and dramatic tonal control. The print belongs to the...

Ink and watercolor on cardboard realized by Alcione Gubellini in the mid-20th century. Hand signed. Includes a wooden frame cm. 53x47. Very good condition.

The only mention I can find of Evelyn G. Schultz is that she was a charter member of the San Diego Watercolor Society. But the medium of the linocut (here on tan paper) was frequentl...

The 1949 travel poster “Forêts de l'Île-de-France” by Roger Chapelain-Midy for SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français) beautifully captures the allure of the lush forest...

The 1946 original poster Produce Better, Live Better, designed by Courtesy Hazel, captures the spirit of post-war economic revitalization and consumer awareness in the United States....

Last Supper is an original china ink drawing on paper realized in 1945 by the Italian artist Renzo Vespignani (Rome, 1924 - Rome, 2001). Hand-signed on the lower right. Very good ...

Dancer, actor and singer Fred Astaire (1899 - 1987) performs for the camera during a photo session, circa 1940, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by George Karger...

Artist: Andre Vinot, French XXth Title: Montmarte Year: 1946 Medium: Oil on Canvas mounted to Wood, signed l.l. Image: 16 x 20 in. (40.64 x 50.8 cm) Frame Size: 25.5 x 30 inches

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For the Yoruba people of Nigeria, beads and shells are applied to ceremonial garments and headdresses. Beads are an important part of Yoruba culture. henry John Drewal has written th...

The 1947 original map Atlas de la France Vinicole - Les eaux-de-vie de France - Le Cognac Petite Champagne et Borderies, created by Louis Larmat and printed by Dorel in Paris, is a d...

Color cliché print after Pablo Picasso, titled “Composition”, edited by Editions du Chêne, Paris, France, 1943. This rare color cliché print presents a striking composition that ref...

The 1947 original map Atlas de la France Vinicole - Les Eaux-de-vie de France - Le Cognac Bons Bois, created by Louis Larmat and printed by Dorel in Paris, is a beautifully crafted c...

This stunning circa 1940 original travel poster, designed after Kaeppelin, transports the viewer to the heart of Le Puy-en-Velay, a historic gem in the Auvergne region of central Fra...

Juin 40 is an original Rare Book illustrated by Frans Masereel (1889 – 1972) in 1912. Original Edition. Précédé de “Fragments d’un journal de guerre 1940” de Henry de Montherlant. 1550 numbered copies. Published by Pierre Tisné, Paris. Format: Oblong 4°. The dimensions and the weight are indicative. The book includes 32 + 7 Pages with 32 Full page Lithographs. Good conditions. Frans Masereel (1889 – 1972). He was a Flemish painter and graphic artist who worked mainly in France, known especially for his woodcuts focused on political and social issues, such as war and capitalism. He completed over 40 wordless novels in his career, and among these, his greatest is generally said to be Passionate Journey. Masereel's woodcuts influenced Lynd Ward and later graphic artists such as Clifford Harper, Eric Drooker, and Otto Nückel. Masereel's woodcuts influenced Lynd Ward and later graphic artists such as George Walker, Clifford Harper, Eric Drooker, and New Yorker cartoonist Peter Arno. Masereel's woodcut series, mainly of sociocritical content and expressionistic in form, made Masereel internationally known. Among them were the wordless novels 25 Images of a Man's Passion (1918), Passionate Journey (1919), The Sun (1919), The Idea (1920), Story Without Words (1920), and Landscapes and Voices (1929). At that time Masereel also drew illustrations for famous works of world literature by Thomas Mann, Émile Zola, and Stefan Zweig.

Leon Dolice: 1892-1960. Well listed American artist with Auction results as high as $6000 for a pastel of the Chrysler building. This is exactly what you want in a Dolice. A tonalist...

Juan Reus (1912-2003) Original Vintage Bullfighting Poster May 1942 107cm x 53cm Juan Reus was born in 1912 in Valencia, where he became a well-known paint...

Beautiful poster created by the Perceval workshop in 1948, for the airline Air France. The Air France logo is visible on the swirling propeller in the sky.

ARP, Jean, poems by Georges HUGNET. Paris; Robert-J. Godet 193. Collection "Pour mes amis" With 35 illustrations integrated with the text (2 full-page), by J. Arp. Small 8vo, [...

Lebrun, Rico. VILLON'S DEATH BALLAD. color lithograph, 1945. Edition of 68, Signed, dated and numbered "68-43" in pencil. 13 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches (image), 17 1/2 x 21 3/4 inches (shee...

Sketch is a Pen and Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1945. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a little yellowed paper. Mino Maccari (Siena, ...

WPA Mural Study Mid-Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Workers Anton Refregier (1905-1979) Mural Study, Untitled 7 ¾ x 22 inches (sight) Gouache, pencil, and charcoal on board, c. 1940s Unsigned Provenance: Estate of Seymour Fogel, noted verso Thomas McCormick Gallery...

Two Figures on a Boat, Sketch on Paper by Paul Cadmus. Graphite on paper 5.75 x 6.25 inches (14.6 x 15.9 cm) This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City. Remembered for his m...

Werner Drewes (1899-1985) oil on canvas, 1947 Titled: “Adobe Village” Measures: 15 ½ x 36 Frame: 21 x 42 Signed lower left and also on the verso In excellent condition. Born in Nie...

Abstract Composition is an original screenprint realized by Henry Miller in the late 1940s for the illustrated book "Into the Night Life" (published in 1947 by Miller himself and by Bezazel Schatz). Bon à...

La Tapisserie Française Moderne is the title of the solo exhibition of Jean Lurçat, hold at the Kunsthalle Bern, from June 25th to the first July ...

Step into the fantastical world of Salvador Dalí with this captivating color cliché print, meticulously edited by Editions du Chêne in Paris, France, in 1957. Encased in a beautiful...

Rudolf Nehmer (1912 Bobersberg - 1983 Dresden), The birds under the sky, 1948. Woodcut on yellowish wove paper, 11 cm x 18 cm (depiction), 43 cm x 30 cm (sheet size), signed “Rud.[ol...

Vintage Silver Gelatin print. (possibly from Vogue Magazine). This appears to be Wolfgang Roth and cast of possibly The Littlest Circus. Performers have horse heads. The photo is st...

Oil on academy board by the Russian/American artist Nahum Tschacbasov. Signed and dated lower left, 1945. Condition: Excellent. Presently not framed. Biography : Russian-America...

One of the finest impressionistic seascapes we have owned. It really does remind me of Monet. It is signed Nagy and there are a number of well listed artists with that last name. We ...

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....

Le Cirque (Circus) Henri Matisse (After) French (1869–1954) Portfolio: Jazz Date: Of Original: 1947 Year Printed: 1983 Lithograph Image Size: 13 x 19.75 inches Size: 15.25 x 23.5 ...

Tropical Still Life with Green Pot and Ukulele in Oil on Canvas Vibrant still life by Santa Cruz County artist N. Weber (20th Century). There are ...

Figures is an Etching realized by Mino Maccari in the 1940s. Hand-signed in the lower right part. Artist's Proof. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, ...

Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Maine (P6.41), Year: 1947, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 15 x 19 in. (38.1 x 48.26 cm), Description: Looking out over a group of...

Robert Doisneau 1912-1994 Voiture de Quatre-Saisons: Les Fleurs de la Place du Marche Saint-Honore [Le Gosse aux Baguettes], 1946/Printed Later Signed in ink on recto; titled & dated...

Joan Miró "Femmes et Oiseaux devant la Lune" Original pochoir stencil print in five colors Reference: Dupin 50. Printed in 1947 in an edition of 1500 by Meriden Gravure and publish...

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...

A beautiful vintage poster that highlights the world of the Pathé brand. An emblematic brand that accompanied all French households during the 2nd World War, since it produced the old radio...

Beautiful original watercolor by Jessie Harris Bone Charman. Signed lower right. Circa 1940. Condition is very good. Under glass. Beautifully matted and framed. Overall framed mea...

The Painter is a China ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1940s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was...

A nice poster made by Jean Tillaud in 1945 to promote the Quinzaine de la Communauté Française. During this event, the diversity of the colonial world was presented to French youth t...

A beautiful poster created in 1942 by the Vichy government to promote the Service d'Ordre Legionnaire (S.O.L.) The Service d'Ordre Légionnaire (SOL) was a shock political and parami...

The 1949 original poster by Atelier Perceval for Air France Messageries stands as a striking example of mid-20th-century travel advertising, capturing the spirit of innovation, effic...

Spanish Beauty (Portrait of the Artist's Wife) Oil on canvas, c. 1940's Signed upper right "A.G. Warshawsky" (see photo) According to the daughter-in-law of the artist, this painting...

Equestrian Entrance 1957: Madame de la Haye-Jousselin on her horse at the gates to her chateau in Normandy 60 x 60” / 152 x 152 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition t...

Buck Schiwetz (1898-1984) Houston Artist Image Size: 10.5 x 14 Frame Size: 17 x 20.5 Medium: Watercolor on Paper Dated 1946 "Talco School" High School Talco Texas Buck Schiwetz (1898-1984) Edward Muegge Schiwetz was a painter whose work recorded the state of Texas from the country to the city. In addition, Schiwetz was a magazine illustrator, graphic artist, writer, preservationist, and architect.Edward Schiwetz was born and raised in Cuero, Texas and learned to draw and paint under the instruction of his mother. He graduated from Cuero High School (1916) and received a baccalaureate in architecture from Texas A & M college, College Station...