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Hollywood Venetian Glass Scalloped Shadowbox Beveled Mirror W/ Reversed Etching
Hollywood Venetian Glass Scalloped Shadowbox Beveled Mirror W/ Reversed Etching

Hollywood Venetian Glass Scalloped Shadowbox Beveled Mirror W/ Reversed Etching

Located in New York, NY

sophisticated piece from circa 1940. Its large, striking presence features a unique scalloped edge and a deep

Category

Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror

Jesus Sera en Agonie Jusqu'a la Fin Du Monde - Etching by G. Rouault
Jesus Sera en Agonie Jusqu'a la Fin Du Monde - Etching by G. Rouault

Jesus Sera en Agonie Jusqu'a la Fin Du Monde - Etching by G. Rouault

By Georges Rouault

Located in Roma, IT

Aquatint, Drypoint, Burnisher and Roulette. Image dimensions: 58x41 cm Monogram on plate - final state on 5. Edition of 450 prints, belonging to the suite “Miserere”, considered as ...

Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Signed Mid-Century Still Life Etching by Mr. Langer, 1940s - 2Y577
Signed Mid-Century Still Life Etching by Mr. Langer, 1940s - 2Y577

Signed Mid-Century Still Life Etching by Mr. Langer, 1940s - 2Y577

Located in Bordeaux, FR

Vintage Mid-Century "Dead Game" Etching by Mr. Langer This remarkable piece is a handmade vintage

Category

Vintage 1940s French Antiquities

Materials

Paper

Pair of French Mercury Glass Table Lamps with Floral Design Etching
Pair of French Mercury Glass Table Lamps with Floral Design Etching

Pair of French Mercury Glass Table Lamps with Floral Design Etching

Located in New York, NY

Pair of circa 1940s French mercury glass table lamps with etched floral decoration and silver plated bases. Measurements Height to shade rest: 26" Height of body: 18" Diameter: 7"

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Vintage 1940s French Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate

Ruth Leaf, Garden, Embosed Screenprint, Limited Edition Etching 21/35 Signed
Ruth Leaf, Garden, Embosed Screenprint, Limited Edition Etching 21/35 Signed

Ruth Leaf, Garden, Embosed Screenprint, Limited Edition Etching 21/35 Signed

By Ruth Leaf

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT Ruth Leaf, Garden, signed and numbered in pencil, 21/35, embossed color etching and aquatint

Category

Early 20th Century American Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Ruth Leaf, Tree Forms, Embossed, Limited Edition Etching 24/35 Signed
Ruth Leaf, Tree Forms, Embossed, Limited Edition Etching 24/35 Signed

Ruth Leaf, Tree Forms, Embossed, Limited Edition Etching 24/35 Signed

By Ruth Leaf

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT Ruth Leaf, Tree Forms Fugue, signed and numbered in pencil, 24/35, embossed color etching

Category

Early 20th Century American Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

CHRISTMAS (SELF-PORTRAIT)
CHRISTMAS (SELF-PORTRAIT)

CHRISTMAS (SELF-PORTRAIT)

Located in Portland, ME

Jaeckel, Willy (German, 1888-1944). CHRISTMAS (SELF-PORTRAIT). Drypoint, not dated, but circa 1940

Category

1940s Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching

Images of Children Etching Entitled "Sleeping Mother" by Will Barnet
Images of Children Etching Entitled "Sleeping Mother" by Will Barnet

Images of Children Etching Entitled "Sleeping Mother" by Will Barnet

$1,400Sale Price|20% Off

H 16 in W 20 in D 0.1 in

Images of Children Etching Entitled "Sleeping Mother" by Will Barnet

By Will Barnet

Located in San Diego, CA

. This a second printing of a suite of 8 woodcuts and etchings created from 1937 to 1940; the print has

Category

20th Century American Prints

Materials

Paper

Images of Children Etching Entitled "City Child" by Will Barnet
Images of Children Etching Entitled "City Child" by Will Barnet

Images of Children Etching Entitled "City Child" by Will Barnet

$1,400Sale Price|20% Off

H 16 in W 20 in D 0.1 in

Images of Children Etching Entitled "City Child" by Will Barnet

By Will Barnet

Located in San Diego, CA

a second printing of a suite of 8 woodcuts and etchings created from 1937 to 1940; the print has the

Category

20th Century American Prints

Materials

Paper

Ruth Leaf, Self Portrait, Embossed, Limited Edition Etching 12/25 Signed
Ruth Leaf, Self Portrait, Embossed, Limited Edition Etching 12/25 Signed

Ruth Leaf, Self Portrait, Embossed, Limited Edition Etching 12/25 Signed

By Ruth Leaf

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT Ruth Leaf, Self Portrait, signed and numbered in pencil, 12/25, embossed etching and

Category

Mid-20th Century American Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Rearing Back
Rearing Back

Edward BoreinRearing Back, 1940

$2,000

H 5.5 in W 4.5 in

Rearing Back

By Edward Borein

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Original etching signed by the Artist.

Category

1940s Realist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

MAXWELL STREET
MAXWELL STREET

William SharpMAXWELL STREET, Circa 1940

$1,100

H 16 in W 18 in D 1 in

MAXWELL STREET

By William Sharp

Located in Portland, ME

Sharp, William (American, 1900-1961). MAXWELL STREET. Etching and aquatint, not dated, but circa

Category

1940s American Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

L'Otage aux mains

Jean FautrierL'Otage aux mains, 1944

$3,254

H 15.16 in W 22.25 in D 0.04 in

L'Otage aux mains

By Jean Fautrier

Located in Roma, IT

L'Otage aux mains is an original etching realized by Jean Fautrier in 1944. Hand signed in pencil

Category

1940s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Marie Laurencin, Pastoral, from Antares, 1944
Marie Laurencin, Pastoral, from Antares, 1944

Marie Laurencin, Pastoral, from Antares, 1944

By Marie Laurencin

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite etching by Marie Laurencin (1883–1956), titled Jeune femme et son fils (Young Woman

Category

1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Marie Laurencin, Anxious Young Woman, from Antares, 1944
Marie Laurencin, Anxious Young Woman, from Antares, 1944

Marie Laurencin, Anxious Young Woman, from Antares, 1944

By Marie Laurencin

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite etching by Marie Laurencin (1883–1956), titled Jeune femme inquiète (Anxious Young

Category

1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Marie Laurencin, Three Young Girls, from Antares, 1944
Marie Laurencin, Three Young Girls, from Antares, 1944

Marie Laurencin, Three Young Girls, from Antares, 1944

By Marie Laurencin

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite etching by Marie Laurencin (1883–1956), titled Trois jeunes filles (Three Young

Category

1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

MEMENTO VIVARE, NOTRE DAME, EVREUX

MEMENTO VIVARE, NOTRE DAME, EVREUX

By John Taylor Arms

Located in Portland, ME

Arms, John Taylor (American, 1887-1953). MEMENTO VIVARE, NOTRE DAME, EVREUX. Fletcher 407. Etching

Category

1940s Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

"La iglesia de Belén en 1840" 1a. prueba.
"La iglesia de Belén en 1840" 1a. prueba.

LLuís Muntané Muns"La iglesia de Belén en 1840" 1a. prueba.

$426Sale Price|20% Off

H 18.9 in W 23.04 in D 0.79 in

"La iglesia de Belén en 1840" 1a. prueba.

Located in Sant Celoni, ES

Lluís Muntané Muns ( Mataró, Barcelona 1899- Barcelona 1987) Obra: "La iglésia de Belén en 1840" 1a prueba. Aguafuerte a color. Firmado y titulado a lápiz, en la parte inferior. Medi...

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1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Etching

Square Head of a Man (Plate XXXI), from Carmen
Square Head of a Man (Plate XXXI), from Carmen

Square Head of a Man (Plate XXXI), from Carmen

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Square Head of a Man (Plate XXXI) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on

Category

1940s Cubist Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching

Untitled (Youth With Kite)
Untitled (Youth With Kite)

Paul CadmusUntitled (Youth With Kite), 1941

Price Upon Request

H 10.37 in W 5.375 in

Untitled (Youth With Kite)

By Paul Cadmus

Located in New York, NY

Untitled (Youth With Kite) 1941 Signed, titled, and numbered, recto Etching (Edition of 75

Category

1940s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

"Untitled"
"Untitled"

Nahum Tschacbasov"Untitled", 1947

$550

H 15 in W 11 in D 0.25 in

"Untitled"

By Nahum Tschacbasov

Located in Southampton, NY

Original etching on archival paper. Signed and dated lower right, 1947. Artist proof. Condition

Category

1940s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Etching

Monogram "J" with Landscape (Plate XI), from Carmen
Monogram "J" with Landscape (Plate XI), from Carmen

Monogram "J" with Landscape (Plate XI), from Carmen

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Washington, DC

: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Sheet Size: 13" x 10 3/16" Signed: No (signed and

Category

1940s Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Gene Kloss “ Hunters in the snow”
Gene Kloss “ Hunters in the snow”

Gene Kloss “ Hunters in the snow”

By Gene Kloss

Located in San Francisco, CA

results up to $34,000 for an etching. She was born in Oakland California and died in Taos New Mexico

Category

1940s American Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

L'impiccato

Marino MariniL'impiccato, 1946

$2,343

H 25.6 in W 19.89 in D 0.04 in

L'impiccato

By Marino Marini

Located in Roma, IT

Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 90 prints. In excellent condition. A wonderful print describes a hanged man which was created in 1946 and published in 1977 by “Vertice Editoria ...

Category

1940s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Wake on the Ferry.
Wake on the Ferry.

John French SloanWake on the Ferry., 1949

$1,750Sale Price|22% Off

H 16 in W 20 in D 0.5 in

Wake on the Ferry.

By John French Sloan

Located in Plano, TX

Wake on the Ferry. 1949. Etching. Morse catalog 313. state v. 5 x 7 (sheet 8 3/4 x 11 7/8). Edition

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1940s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Putting on the Coat (front)

Putting on the Coat (front)

By Isabel Bishop

Located in New York, NY

Isabel Bishop (1902-1988), Putting on the Coat, etching, 1943, signed in pencil lower right and

Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Diane Thorne Children at The Beach
Diane Thorne Children at The Beach

Diane Thorne Children at The Beach

By Diana Thorne

Located in San Francisco, CA

etchings of dogs and children. She has auction results as high as $1300 for a single etching. The etching

Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Night Moth
Night Moth

Night Moth

Located in New York, NY

Color etching and aquatint, 1946. Third state (of 3). Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right

Category

1940s Surrealist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Perspective and Section of Biet Golgotha Micael - Selassie - 1947

Perspective and Section of Biet Golgotha Micael - Selassie - 1947

Located in Roma, IT

Bianchi Barriviera in 1947. Black and white etching. Signed and dated on plate. Plate n.10 (as reported

Category

1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

PERSONNAGE VIRTUEL

PERSONNAGE VIRTUEL

By Stanley William Hayter

Located in Portland, ME

Hayter, Stanley William. PERSONNAGE VIRTUEL. BM182. Engraving, soft-ground etching and scorper

Category

1940s Abstract Prints

Materials

Engraving, Etching

Untitled (Youth with Kite)
Untitled (Youth with Kite)

Paul CadmusUntitled (Youth with Kite), 1941

Price Upon Request

H 10.375 in W 5.375 in

Untitled (Youth with Kite)

By Paul Cadmus

Located in New York, NY

Untitled (Youth With Kite) 1941 Signed, titled, and numbered, recto Etching (Edition of 75

Category

1940s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

Villon, Le Cheval, Composition, Du cubisme (after)
Villon, Le Cheval, Composition, Du cubisme (after)

Villon, Le Cheval, Composition, Du cubisme (after)

By Jacques Villon

Located in Southampton, NY

Etching on vélin du Lana Papiers Spéciaux pure rag paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good

Category

1940s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

The Governor Palace, Williamsburg Serie
The Governor Palace, Williamsburg Serie

The Governor Palace, Williamsburg Serie

By Samuel Chamberlain

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "The Governor Palace, Williamsburg Series" 1940 is an original etching on paper

Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

The Capitol, The Williamsburg Series
The Capitol, The Williamsburg Series

The Capitol, The Williamsburg Series

By Samuel Chamberlain

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "The Capitol, Williamsburg Series" 1940 is an original etching on paper by

Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

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1940 Etching For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact 1940 etching you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. In our selection of items, you can find Modern examples as well as a Post-Impressionist version. You’re likely to find the perfect 1940 etching among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 19th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a 1940 etching to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of gray, beige, black, white and more. There have been many interesting 1940 etching examples over the years, but those made by Pablo Picasso, Luigi Bartolini, Raoul Dufy, Jean Cocteau and Georges Rouault are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Frequently made by artists working in etching, paper and aquatint, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years. If space is limited, you can find a small 1940 etching measuring 2.5 high and 0.1 wide, while our inventory also includes works up to 30 across to better suit those in the market for a large 1940 etching.

How Much is a 1940 Etching?

A 1940 etching can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,164, while the lowest priced sells for $95 and the highest can go for as much as $66,567.

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