1940s Prints and Multiples

The Escape is an original lithograph artwork realized by Antonio Scordia in 1945. Edition of 25/80 prints. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right; numbered on the lower left. Good conditions. The artwork represents two figures, in the front the nude one, resembles the Hermes, with his position of flying and his feet. The artwork is created through quick and confident strokes, in a well-balanced composition. Antonio Scordia (Santa Fè, Argentina, 1918 - Rome, 1988) was an Italian painter. In 1921, he moved to Rome with his family where he attended the School of the Academy of France...

In this illustrated WWII-era poster, a wide-eyed pilot is ejected midair from his cockpit, his face frozen in panic as he realizes what he’s done. His arms remain suspended in positi...

In this vividly illustrated WWII-era safety poster, a smug pilot glides along the flight path, eyes closed in misplaced confidence, oblivious to the consequences of his carelessness....

Nativity is a superb black and white etching on cream-colored and laid paper, realized by Raymond Cazanove, as it is reported on the lower left margin. A touching scene of the nati...

In this desert-set WWII-era safety poster, a battered pilot crouches beside his wrecked aircraft, gripping the bent control stick still attached to the nose of the plane. Bandaged an...

Satirical Scene is an original modern artwork realized in the first half of the 20th Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original linocut on paper...

Jacques Herold (1910 - 1987) - Shrub, Year: circa 1975, Medium: Intaglio and Aquatint on Arches, Image Size: 5.5 x 3.5 inches, Size: 8.5 x 5.5 in. (21.59 x 13.97 cm), Description: ...

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" 1943 Army World War II USA Original aeroplane recognition poster (1942) 44 x 59 cm A summary of US aeroplanes from the series of US Navy identification posters that we have in stock. Fighters: P38 Lightning...

In this bold and brightly colored WWII-era safety poster, a pilot is launched head-first over his aircraft in a chaotic, cartoonish tumble. His goggles fly off, his body twists midai...

In this whimsically alarming WWII-era poster, a pilot stands confidently at the roadside, thumb in the air as if on a joyride — except his aircraft has crash-landed in a pond behind ...

In this comical yet cautionary WWII-era poster, a pilot dressed in a khaki desert uniform stands bewildered, surrounded by snow and ice — clearly in the wrong climate. His plane, mar...

Souvenirs is an original woodcut on paper realized by André Roland Brudieux in 1940s. Including a white cardboard passepartout (49 x 34 cm). Monogram of the artist (AP) on the right...

Woman in a Landscape is an original Modern Artwork realized by the Italian artist Giovanni D'Aroma in the 1940s. Original Etching on paper. Signed on plate by the artist on the u...

In this WWII-era aviation safety poster, an overly confident pilot charges through a hazardous maneuver, clutching the fuselage of his speeding aircraft as he careens in a reckless a...

In this image from the ‘They Cheer’ series of WWII posters, we see an American Air Force pilot catapulted out of his plane due jamming on his brakes. The Axis leaders smile and wave ...

In this image from the ‘They Cheer’ series of WWII posters, we see an American Air Force pilot crashing into a building's roof because he was flying too low. His plane is clearly not...

Original poster created by Wladimir Flem. Wladimir Flem was born in 1910 and was primarily inspired creatively by the 1930s. The period of the 1930s was characterized by the conflict between many political ideologies, including Marxist socialism, capitalist democracy and the totalitarianism of communism and fascism. Surrealism continued to dominate in Europe and had an international influence. Artists such as Frida Kahlo and Diego Riviera...

Modella nello studio is an original lithograph realized by the Italian artist Felice Casorati (1883-1963) in 1946. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil "F. Casorati" on the lower marg...

Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Chapter 5 from Les Ames Mortes, Year: 1948, Medium: Etching on Arches, Image Size: 5 x 8 inches, Size: 15 x 11.25 in. (38.1 x 28.58 cm), Refer...

Bull is an original contemprary artwork realized by unknown artist in 1946.. Original etching on ivory paper. Image Dimensions: 18 x 13.5 cm Illegible Hand-signed in pencil by th...

Market is an etching artwork on paper, realized in 1940 ca. by Henry Leriche. Hand-signed on the lower right. In good conditions. Here the artwork represents several figures in th...

Propaganda poster during the Second World War for going to work in Germany. The Service du travail obligatoire (STO) was, during the occupation of France by Nazi Germany, the requisition and transfer to Germany of hundreds of thousands of French workers against their will, in order to participate in the German war...

Artist's proof. Hand signed and dated. Excellent conditions. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 years ago by an art...

Painter is an original lithograph on paper realized by Emile Hugon (1913-1998), in 1945, hand-signed and dated. The state of preservation is very good. Sheet dimension :32.5 x 25 cm...

Composition is an original etching realized in 1942. Hand-signed and at bottom right.unreadable sign. Sheet dimension: 38 x 28 Excellent conditions. The artwork represents a comp...

Hunters is original etching on paper realized in 1940 by Mario Altobelli. Hand-signed on the lower in pencil right and dated. The state of preservation of the artwork is good with ...

Beautiful poster by André Golven for the ERP: New Sap, Better Life The European Recovery Program (ERP), later known as the Marshall Plan, was a U.S.-sponsored program designed to re...

Signed and dated by the Artist with pencil at lower left. Very good conditions. Luigi Bartolini (1892 – 1963) was an Italian painter, writer, and poet. Image dimensions: 16.6 x 17.5...

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". 1944...

Dimensions: 10 x 24 cm. Interesting etching, representing a gallery of fantastic characters. Artist's Proof titled and hand-signed with pencil on lower margin. In excellent condit...

A mid-century, stone lithograph titled 'Sylvia' by Nura Woodson Ulreich (American, 1899-1950), created in 1943 and with certification of authenticity stam...

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Beautiful poster of the end of the 40s for the airline American Overseas Airlines, It was an airline that operated between the United States...

(after) Raoul Dufy Lithograph after a watercolor, published in the book "Lettre à mon peintre Raoul Dufy." Paris, Librairie Académique Perrin, 1965. Printed signature Dimensions: ...

Une Femme is an original blak and white lithograph on paper, realized at the beginning of the XIX century by the artist Georges Gôbo (Saint Francisco, 1876 - Nantes 1958). Signed in...

Roma La Camilluccia is an original artwork realized by Luigi Bartolini in 1943. Original watercolored etching on china paper applied. Hand-signed and dated in pencil on the lower ...

"Mariée Juive de Fès" translated to "Jewish Bride of Fez" is plate number 52 in Jean Besancenot's stunning portraits and depictions of the people of Morocco from his series "Costumes du Maroc" ("Costumes of Morocco). The woman depicted here is a young Jewish woman dressed for her wedding. She is dressed in traditional fashion for a Jewish wedding for the community in Morocco, a community with a long history in the region, especially the city of Fez, the second largest city in Morocco and known as the "Mecca of the West" for its contributions to religion and learning. For this reason and its northern proximity, Fez was a prominent destination for Jews fleeing Spain. Jewish history in Morocco is long, dating back to the 1st century, their numbers later increased by the Sephardic Jews who were expelled from Spain in 1492 by the Alhambra Decree. Jean Besancenot's sixty plate reproduced and handcolored gouache on paper study on the diversity of Morocco's cultures is a work of stunning historical importance in tracing the rich and vibrant diversity of North Africa. Besancenot spent the 1930s traveling around Morocco, undertaking an awe-inspiring study of its peoples and rendered in vivid and precise detail the way they traditionally lived and dressed. Many of those outfits and cultural expressions are gone now, with Besancenot's watercolored drawings of them some of the only ways that people can now visit the past. The original manuscript of "Costumes du Maroc" is kept in the Royal Collection in Rabat, with only 310 copies of it produced. These prints are fresh from the folio and have been newly museum framed under conservator glass; unframed the image of the print is 12.75 x 7.75 inches. The tissue guards that bear the caption of the plate have been framed in the verso with the title visible behind clear plastic. Jean Besancenot, real name Jean Girard, was a photographer, painter, designer, and ethnologist who was born in 1902 in Estrées-Saint-Denis. His work straddles the crossroads of art and ethnography as he was primarily interested in the costumes and ornaments of Morocco in the first half of the 20th century. He arrived for the first time in Morocco in 1934, a country he traveled through until 1939. There he produced a very rich ethnographic documentation on the traditional costumes and adornments of the different Moroccan ethnic groups. His work, composed of photographs, films, drawings and paintings, testifies to the aestheticism of Moroccan cultural heritage that was still marked by little Western influence. His book "Costumes du Maroc" was published in 1942 at the end of his first trip and presents 60 documented plates of Moroccan costumes...

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...

Gorsline, Douglas (American, 1913-1985). EXPRESS STOP. Etching, 1948. 6 3/8 x 5 3/4 inches (plate). Signed in pencil. Published by Associated American Artists In excellent condition....

Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Poesie De Mots Inconnus (Ex-Libris), Year: 1949, Medium: Etching with Aquatint, Edition: 158, Image Size: 5 x 3.25 inches, Size: 13 x 10 in. (3...

Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 2. Year: 1948, Medium: Etching on MBM, Image Size: 10 x 7.75 inches, Size: 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.94 cm), Referen...

Image dimensions: 17.4 x 23.5 cm. Le marocchine (Maurina e sua sorella) is an original artwork realized by Luigi Bartolini in 1944. Original etching and China ink on paper. Titled, dated and signed on plate on the lower central: "Maurina 1944 14 giugno L. Bartolini". Titled, dated, numbered and hand-signed in pencil at the bottom: "Le marocchine 1944 Es. 9/30 Luigi Bartolini". Excellent conditions. Other titles of the work: Maurina; Maurina e sua sorella; Le marocchine (Ragazze da marocchini). The work is also present in the book Arthur Rimbaud, Une saison en enfer - De Luigi, Rome, 1943. Luigi Bartolini Cupramontana (Ancona), 1892 – Rome 1963 An accomplished Twentieth Century Italian engraver, painter, writer, art critic and engraver. He spent his early years living in Rome, Siena, and Florence and was professionally formed through university courses in art and medicine, museums, and the Academy Belle Arti. He begins to study art in 1912 with a special preference for Goya, Rembrandt, and Fattori. His success as an engraver arrives in 1924 with his exhibitions at Bragaglia’s House of Art and Casa Palazzi di Roma (70 etchings). In 1925 he participates in the II Roman Biennial and then in the Venice Biennial from 1928 to 1936. He is considered, along with Morandi, the greatest Italian engraver. His expositive work continues with intensity in the post-war period with one-man exhibitions in both Italy and abroad. His last one-man exhibition takes place at the XXXI Venice Biennial and at the National Chalcography in Rome in 1962. Bartolini lives through his era in complete liberty, dedicating himself to painting, to art criticism, to literature and teaching. This intellectual and artistic autonomy is well reflected in his engravings and it is exactly because of this characteristic of intellectual autonomy that he has never really belonged to the Scuola Romana although he was very attached to it because he frequented the Roman environment and it’s artists who he would often exhibit with. His literary production is gathered the volumes Polemiche (1940), Credo d’artista (1945), Il Fallimento della Pittura (1948) and Poesie 1911-1963(1964). As a critic, he collaborates with numerous magazines such as “Il Selvaggio”, “Quadrivio”, “La Tribuna”, “L’Ambrosiano” etc. After the war, “Bicycle Thieves...

Marsh, Reginald GIRL WALKING - PILLAR - SOLDIER. S. 219. Engraving, 1942. State II of II. One of two proofs in this State, annotated "State II, 1/2" and signed by Marsh in pencil. Sa...

Jacques Herold (1910 - 1987) - Personnages Surrealistes, Year: 1947, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 44/100, Image Size: 14.75 x 11 inches, Size: 16.5 x...

Image dimension 36.5 x 18 cm. Hand Signed. Edition of 100 pieces.

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...

Rudolf Nehmer (1912 Bobersberg - 1983 Dresden), The Reconciliation, 1948. Woodcut on yellowish wove paper, 20 cm x 15 cm (image), 45 cm x 30 cm (sheet size), signed “Rud.[olf] Nehmer...

Original poster in a totally Art Deco style realized by Savignac 🇫🇷 (1907-2002), a famous French poster artist. Many of his creations for advertising posters are now part of the Fr...

Rudolf Nehmer (1912 Bobersberg - 1983 Dresden), The tilt of the day, 1948. Woodcut on yellowish wove paper, 14.3 cm x 15 cm (image), 43 cm x 30 cm (sheet size), signed “Rud.[olf] Neh...

Artist's proof. Hand signed and dated. Very good conditions. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 years ago by an art...

Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 11, Year: 1948, Medium: Etching on Arches, Image Size: 9.25 x 7.25 inches, Size: 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.94 cm),...

Untitled is a beautiful black and white xylograph on ivory-colored paper, realized in 1945 by the French artist Simon Martin. Signed, dated and numbered in pencil on the lower margi...

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...

Hand Signed. Edition of 100 prints plus 5 prints in Roman Numerals. From the portfolio: "Dieci Litografie (Numerus, Mensura, Pondus)". Very rare print in good conditions. This artw...

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...

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

Hand Signed. Edition of 100 prints plus 5 prints in Roman Numerals. From the portfolio: "Dieci Litografie (Numerus, Mensura, Pondus)". Very rare print in perfect conditions. This a...

Hand signed. Original drawing. Image Dimensions : 15.5 x 16 cm