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"Reclining Nudes, Signed Watercolor Drawing, Contemporary, 1980s"
"Reclining Nudes, Signed Watercolor Drawing, Contemporary, 1980s"

"Reclining Nudes, Signed Watercolor Drawing, Contemporary, 1980s"

By Chaim Gross

Located in Union City, NJ

Under these programs Gross taught and demonstrated art, made sculptures for schools and public colleges, and created works for Federal buildings including the Federal Trade Commissio...

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1980s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Mixed Media, Graphite

The Peddler
The Peddler

The Peddler

Located in San Francisco, CA

Exhibitions: NY World's Fair, 1939; Montana Historical Society, 1944 (solo); NW AA, 1944-46; Statler Hotel (LA), 1960 (solo); Wilshire Methodist Church (LA), 1962; Montana Arts Chate...

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Pine Tree, " Offset Black & White Lithograph by Ruth Grotenrath
"Pine Tree, " Offset Black & White Lithograph by Ruth Grotenrath

"Pine Tree, " Offset Black & White Lithograph by Ruth Grotenrath

By Ruth Grotenrath

Located in Milwaukee, WI

For many decades she produced and exhibited paintings, prints and textiles around the United States, winning many awards from venues ranging from the once important Wisconsin State F...

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1960s Expressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

MOTHER AND CHILD Signed Lithograph, 1985 Contemporary Portrait Drawing
MOTHER AND CHILD Signed Lithograph, 1985 Contemporary Portrait Drawing

MOTHER AND CHILD Signed Lithograph, 1985 Contemporary Portrait Drawing

By Chaim Gross

Located in Union City, NJ

Under these programs Gross taught and demonstrated art, made sculptures for schools and public colleges, and created works for Federal buildings including the Federal Trade Commissio...

Category

1980s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Thought Provoking  Rock Quarry - Mid Century Abstract
Thought Provoking  Rock Quarry - Mid Century Abstract

Thought Provoking Rock Quarry - Mid Century Abstract

Located in Miami, FL

His reputation increased with his art deco stone lithograph poster for the 1939 New York World's Fair. In 1941, his design won first place in the Museum of Modern Arts “National Defe...

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Gouache, Board

Carl Malmsten "Stora Furulid" Armchair for OPE-Möbler Jönköping, Sweden 1950s
Carl Malmsten "Stora Furulid" Armchair for OPE-Möbler Jönköping, Sweden 1950s

Carl Malmsten "Stora Furulid" Armchair for OPE-Möbler Jönköping, Sweden 1950s

By Carl Malmsten

Located in Utrecht, NL

The expression “Swedish Modern” was first used at the 1939 New York World Fair, when the designer introduced the model “Oskar”.

Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

untitled (Hillside in Spring)

untitled (Hillside in Spring)

By William C. Grauer

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Grauer’s involvement in West Virginia also included his West Virginia murals for the West Virginia exhibitions at the 1933 Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago and the 1939 Worl...

Category

1960s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

UNTITLED PORTRAIT (Self Portrait?)
UNTITLED PORTRAIT (Self Portrait?)

UNTITLED PORTRAIT (Self Portrait?)

By Byron Browne

Located in Portland, ME

Passport Office in Rockefeller Center, the Chronic Disease Hospital, the Williamsburg Housing Project, and the 1939 World's Fair.(2) Although Browne destroyed his early academic work...

Category

1940s Portrait Prints

Materials

Watercolor

Mid Century Modernist Seated Nude Figure Study
Mid Century Modernist Seated Nude Figure Study

Mid Century Modernist Seated Nude Figure Study

By George Giusti

Located in Soquel, CA

While on a visit to the United States in 1938, Giusti was induced to stay by the several excellent commissions that were offered to him, including the opportunity to collaborate with...

Category

1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gesso, Paper, India Ink

Gaspe Homes Acrylic Painting, American Modern, Signed, 1970s, 46x34
Gaspe Homes Acrylic Painting, American Modern, Signed, 1970s, 46x34

Gaspe Homes Acrylic Painting, American Modern, Signed, 1970s, 46x34

By William C. Grauer

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Grauer’s involvement in West Virginia also included his West Virginia murals for the West Virginia exhibitions at the 1933 Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago and the 1939 Worl...

Category

1970s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Canyon Country Acrylic Painting, Signed, 1970s, 35.5x48\"
Canyon Country Acrylic Painting, Signed, 1970s, 35.5x48\"

Canyon Country Acrylic Painting, Signed, 1970s, 35.5x48\"

By William C. Grauer

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Grauer’s involvement in West Virginia also included his West Virginia murals for the West Virginia exhibitions at the 1933 Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago and the 1939 Worl...

Category

1970s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, ABS

OPERATION MOSES Signed Lithograph, Historic 1984 Airlift Ethiopian Falasha Jews
OPERATION MOSES Signed Lithograph, Historic 1984 Airlift Ethiopian Falasha Jews

OPERATION MOSES Signed Lithograph, Historic 1984 Airlift Ethiopian Falasha Jews

By Chaim Gross

Located in Union City, NJ

Under these programs Gross taught and demonstrated art, made sculptures for schools and public colleges, and created works for Federal buildings including the Federal Trade Commissio...

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Cataloging Dalì Typewritten Letter Signed, Surrealist, 1958, Paper
Cataloging Dalì Typewritten Letter Signed, Surrealist, 1958, Paper

Cataloging Dalì Typewritten Letter Signed, Surrealist, 1958, Paper

By Albert Field

Located in Roma, IT

At the sight of “Dream of Venus”, a Surrealist house of mirrors realized in 1939 at the World Fair and again in Dalí’s retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in 1941, his attracti...

Category

1950s Surrealist More Art

Materials

Paper

Gaspe: St. Lawrence Village

Gaspe: St. Lawrence Village

By William Grauer

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Grauer’s involvement in West Virginia also included his West Virginia murals for the West Virginia exhibitions at the 1933 Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago and the 1939 Worl...

Category

1950s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Cataloging Dalì's Work, Surrealist Typewritten Letter, 1958, Signed
Cataloging Dalì's Work, Surrealist Typewritten Letter, 1958, Signed

Cataloging Dalì's Work, Surrealist Typewritten Letter, 1958, Signed

By Albert Field

Located in Roma, IT

At the sight of “Dream of Venus”, a Surrealist house of mirrors realized in 1939 at the World Fair and again in Dalí’s retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in 1941, his attracti...

Category

1950s Surrealist More Art

Materials

Paper

untitled (Street Scene Mexico)
untitled (Street Scene Mexico)

untitled (Street Scene Mexico)

By William Grauer

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Grauer’s involvement in West Virginia also included his West Virginia murals for the West Virginia exhibitions at the 1933 Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago and the 1939 Worl...

Category

1960s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

THE FAMILY Signed Hand Drawn Lithograph 1969, Contemporary Mother and Children
THE FAMILY Signed Hand Drawn Lithograph 1969, Contemporary Mother and Children

THE FAMILY Signed Hand Drawn Lithograph 1969, Contemporary Mother and Children

By Chaim Gross

Located in Union City, NJ

Under these programs Gross taught and demonstrated art, made sculptures for schools and public colleges, and created works for Federal buildings including the Federal Trade Commissio...

Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

HAPPY MOTHER Signed Stone Lithograph 1977, Hand Drawn Portrait Mom and Daughters
HAPPY MOTHER Signed Stone Lithograph 1977, Hand Drawn Portrait Mom and Daughters

HAPPY MOTHER Signed Stone Lithograph 1977, Hand Drawn Portrait Mom and Daughters

By Chaim Gross

Located in Union City, NJ

Under these programs Gross taught and demonstrated art, made sculptures for schools and public colleges, and created works for Federal buildings including the Federal Trade Commissio...

Category

1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Two Ballerinas Signed Lithograph 1980, Contemporary Oval Dance Portrait
Two Ballerinas Signed Lithograph 1980, Contemporary Oval Dance Portrait

Two Ballerinas Signed Lithograph 1980, Contemporary Oval Dance Portrait

By Chaim Gross

Located in Union City, NJ

Under these programs Gross taught and demonstrated art, made sculptures for schools and public colleges, and created works for Federal buildings including the Federal Trade Commissio...

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION Signed Lithograph, Children Jewish Holocaust
FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION Signed Lithograph, Children Jewish Holocaust

FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION Signed Lithograph, Children Jewish Holocaust

By Chaim Gross

Located in Union City, NJ

Under these programs Gross taught and demonstrated art, made sculptures for schools and public colleges, and created works for Federal buildings including the Federal Trade Commissio...

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

PROVINCETOWN FISHING NETS Signed Lithograph, 1979, Cape Cod Fisherman
PROVINCETOWN FISHING NETS Signed Lithograph, 1979, Cape Cod Fisherman

PROVINCETOWN FISHING NETS Signed Lithograph, 1979, Cape Cod Fisherman

By Chaim Gross

Located in Union City, NJ

Under these programs Gross taught and demonstrated art, made sculptures for schools and public colleges, and created works for Federal buildings including the Federal Trade Commissio...

Category

1970s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Children Playing Lithograph, Contemporary Figurative Print, 1970s
Children Playing Lithograph, Contemporary Figurative Print, 1970s

Children Playing Lithograph, Contemporary Figurative Print, 1970s

By Chaim Gross

Located in Union City, NJ

Under these programs Gross taught and demonstrated art, made sculptures for schools and public colleges, and created works for Federal buildings including the Federal Trade Commissio...

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Happy Mother Signed Lithograph, Contemporary Figurative Print, 1975
Happy Mother Signed Lithograph, Contemporary Figurative Print, 1975

Happy Mother Signed Lithograph, Contemporary Figurative Print, 1975

By Chaim Gross

Located in Union City, NJ

Under these programs Gross taught and demonstrated art, made sculptures for schools and public colleges, and created works for Federal buildings including the Federal Trade Commissio...

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

American Chinese Chippendale Tripod Tilt Top Table - Co. of Master Craftsmen
American Chinese Chippendale Tripod Tilt Top Table - Co. of Master Craftsmen

American Chinese Chippendale Tripod Tilt Top Table - Co. of Master Craftsmen

By Company of Master Craftsmen

Located in Dallas, TX

It opened a branch in San Francisco, California originally to furnish pavilions at the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition (it also furnished the model homes at the 1939 New York World's ...

Category

Early 20th Century American Federal Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Mahogany

A Design Students' Guide to the New York World's Fair (Standalone Edition)
A Design Students' Guide to the New York World's Fair (Standalone Edition)

A Design Students' Guide to the New York World's Fair (Standalone Edition)

By Donald Deskey, Paul Rand

Located in New York, NY

First edition of this guide to the 1939 (and 1940) New York World’s Fair, published jointly by P/M Magazine and the Laboratory School of Industrial Design. 8vo (5.75” x 8”), printed ...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Machine Age Books

Materials

Paper

City Planning Housing. Volume III: A Graphic Review of Civic Art 1922-1937
City Planning Housing. Volume III: A Graphic Review of Civic Art 1922-1937

City Planning Housing. Volume III: A Graphic Review of Civic Art 1922-1937

By J.J. Pieter Oud, William Lescaze, Eliel Saarinen

Located in New York, NY

Profusely illustrated throughout with photographs, plans, aerial views, housing schemes, exhibition proposals, and comparative studies from Europe and the United States, including ma...

Category

Vintage 1930s American International Style Books

Materials

Paper

Charles Dufet, Gilt-Wood, Upholstered, Neoclassical Daybed, France, 1918
Charles Dufet, Gilt-Wood, Upholstered, Neoclassical Daybed, France, 1918

Charles Dufet, Gilt-Wood, Upholstered, Neoclassical Daybed, France, 1918

By Michel Duffet

Located in New York, NY

This neoclassical daybed by the renowned Michel Duffet, who was chosen to create the French Pavilion at the 1939 World's Fair, is an early example of his fine output, dating from the...

Category

Vintage 1910s French Art Deco Daybeds

Materials

Upholstery, Giltwood

Ladislav Sutnar Design (A-D Gallery, 1947)
Ladislav Sutnar Design (A-D Gallery, 1947)

Ladislav Sutnar Design (A-D Gallery, 1947)

By Ladislav Sutnar

Located in New York, NY

Dodge Corporation, Fortune Magazine, and New York’s 1939 World’s Fair. With an introduction by Cliff S.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Machine Age Books

Materials

Paper

Nude drawing (Nude on her haunches draws ) - In Celebration of Pride Month
Nude drawing (Nude on her haunches draws ) - In Celebration of Pride Month

Nude drawing (Nude on her haunches draws ) - In Celebration of Pride Month

By Joseph Hirsch

Located in New Orleans, LA

He also won many awards, among them were a fellowship at the American Academy in Rome, the Walter Lippincott Prize, First Prize at the New York World's Fair (1939), the Guggenheim F...

Category

1960s American Modern Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Pair of Brass Lidded Boxes by Ivar Alenius Bjork for Ystad Metall, Sweden, 1930s
Pair of Brass Lidded Boxes by Ivar Alenius Bjork for Ystad Metall, Sweden, 1930s

Pair of Brass Lidded Boxes by Ivar Alenius Bjork for Ystad Metall, Sweden, 1930s

By Ystad-Metall, Ivar Ålenius Björk, Carl-Einar Borgstrom

Located in Malmö, SE

Exhibited at New York World’s Fair 1939 in a lily themed set. Great condition (they can easily be polished if you prefer them shiny).

Category

Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

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