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1940's Vintage French Flower Painting Still Life Roses in Vase, signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, signed and dated 1940's Title: Still Life of Roses in a Vase
Category

20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

1940's French Modernist Figure in Interior Setting, Intriguing Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, unframed. Size: canvas: 24 x 19.75 inches Provenance
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

1940's FRENCH SIGNED POST-IMPRESSIONIST/ FAUVIST OIL - BOATS OFF ROCKY COASTLINE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
coastline. Medium: oil painting on board. Size: painting: 20 x 23 inches, framed: 23 x 26.5 inches
Category

Mid-20th Century Fauvist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

1940's French Impressionist Signed Oil Lush Green River Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
collection, France Condition: The painting is in overall very good and sound condition.
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large 1940's French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil - Old Chair with Fruit
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, signed and dated 1940's Title: Post-Impressionist oil depicting
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Impressionist Landscape oil painting Streets of Paris 1940
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3830 Oil on canvas streets of old Paris Image size 8x10"
Category

1940s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Impressionist oil painting Caldwell Woods Chicago Plein Air Original 1940
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original french impressionist plein air painting depicting the Caldwell Woods Nature Preserve in
Category

1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1940's French Modernist Signed Oil Pears & Flowers, Monte Carlo show exhibited
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
of old label verso Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Painting: 24 x 20 inches Provenance: private
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

French Oil Painting - The Cat's Meow
Located in Houston, TX
Whimsical oil on paper painting of a tabby cat resting on a rug and backed by large abstract cat
Category

1940s Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

20th Century Oil on Canvas French Signed Still Life Painting, 1940
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French painting from the first half of the 20th century. Artwork oil on canvas, first canvas
Category

Mid-20th Century French Paintings

Materials

Canvas

1940's French Post-Impressionist Thickly Painted Oil Still Life Flowers in Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, signed and dated 1945 Title: Post Impressionist thickly painted oil
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Maurice Savin Painting, Oil on canvas "Les Baigneuses," circa 1940
By Maurice Savin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Maurice Savin (French 1894-1973). "Les baigneuses." Oil on canvas, circa 1940. Signed
Category

Vintage 1940s French Paintings

Materials

Canvas

GENEVIEVE ZONDERVAN (1922-2013) 1940's FRENCH OIL PAINTING - ELDERLY LADY SEWING
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Sewing" by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) oil painting on board, dated 1944 board: 19.5 x
Category

Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

1940's French Cubist Abstract Oil Painting Still Life Kitchen Interior Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
inches canvas: 22.5 x 28 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in
Category

19th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

1940s Abstract French Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract Cubist oil painting on canvas from 1940s France. Moody and dynamic, the image depicts the
Category

Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

  • 1940s Abstract French Oil Painting
  • 1940s Abstract French Oil Painting
  • 1940s Abstract French Oil Painting
  • 1940s Abstract French Oil Painting
H 46 in. W 32 in. D 1 in.
Impressionist Oil Painting of a Vase of Flowers, circa 1940
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a nice painting with a vase of flowers done in the impressionist style. The condition is
Category

Vintage 1940s French Neoclassical Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Fruitwood

Portrait of a Lady in Red - British 1940's art Post Impressionist oil painting
By Gerald Spencer Pryse
Located in London, GB
This superb Vibrant British Post Impressionist portrait oil painting is by noted artist Gerald
Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid Century French Cubist/ Post Impressionist Oil Red Roof Houses in Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, Post-Impressionist/ Cubist style, circa 1940's period. Title: Red
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

French Mediterranean Provencal Oil On Canvas, Boats in Martigues, 1940-1950s
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
French mediterranean provencal painting. Oil on canvas signed Bernard, France, 1940-1950s. Boats in
Category

1950s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Oil Painting, Monochrome, French
By Pierre-Gerard Langlois
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Oil Painting, Monochrome, French By French artist, Pierre-Gerard Langlois (French 1940
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

1940 "Young Shepherdess Orientalist" Oil On Masonite
By Atelier Majorelle
Located in Marseille, FR
1940 young orientalist shepherdess with her sheep, oil on Masonite in the style of Jacques
Category

Vintage 1940s French Paintings

Materials

Masonite

French Normandy Fisherman Oil Painting
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French painting depicting a Normandy fisherman's wharf with boats in the background and women in
Category

Mid-20th Century French Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

  • French Normandy Fisherman Oil Painting
  • French Normandy Fisherman Oil Painting
  • French Normandy Fisherman Oil Painting
  • French Normandy Fisherman Oil Painting
H 27.25 in. W 32 in. D 1.5 in.
Bedroom Interior - French Mid 20th Century Post Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
Beautiful 1940's French post impressionist oil on board by Simon Simon-Auguste. The work depicts a
Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mischievous Child French Impressionist Portrait, Signed Oil Painting
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mischievous Child, Impressionist Portrait, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard
Category

1940s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Young Lady, French Impressionist Portrait, Oil Painting, Signed Mid Century
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Young Lady, Impressionist Portrait, Oil Painting, Signed By French artist Claude Benard, (1926
Category

1940s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by E. Halleux Dated 1940
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique framed oil painting on canvas by E. Halleux dated 1940 captures the timeless scene of a
Category

Mid-20th Century French Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas

'Feeling Blue', Impressionist Portrait, French Oil Painting, Dated '1943'
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Feeling Blue' Impressionist Portrait, French Oil Painting, Dated '1943' By French artist Claude
Category

1940s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique Paris School French Modern Landscape Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique french modernist seascape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Image size, 32L x 16H.
Category

1950s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vaulted Bridge in French Landscape Oil on Wood Painting by Vincent Mazzocchini
Located in Atlanta, GA
Very special French landscape oil on pressed wood board painting by Vincent Mazzocchini (France
Category

1940s Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil, Masonite

Polish French Fauvist Judaica Oil Painting Rabbi at Prayer
By Frederick B. Serger
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Impressionist Subject: People Medium: Oil Surface: Panel Frederick Serger (given name
Category

1940s Fauvist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Cafe Terrace - Mid 20th Century French Post Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A wonderful 1940's French oil on board depicting a couple sitting on a cafe terrace. Excellent
Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Impressionistic French Oil Painting of a Sea Side Scenery, 1940s
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful 1940s French Oil Painting of a Sea Side Scenery in an old partly gilded wooden frame. A
Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Nouveau Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Harlequin, Circus Performer Modern French Oil Painting
By Pierre Bosco
Located in Surfside, FL
, especially Pierre Seghers – a well-known poet and publisher. The French press associates the paintings of
Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Landscape Les Andeleys - British 40s Impressionist art oil painting
By Leonard Richmond
Located in London, GB
A fine landscape oil painting by noted British artist Leonard Richmond. It is a wonderful panoramic
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

1940's French Signed Oil Sacre Coeur Montmartre Paris Street Scene View
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
cream Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in overall good and sound
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still Life of Flowers in a Jug - Post Impressionist 1940's floral oil painting
Located in London, GB
and is housed in a ornate complementary frame. A lovely Post Impressionist 1940's floral oil painting
Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ocean Landscape in Vendée (France), oil painting on canvas by René Levrel
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
the painting. René Levrel (1900-1981) is a French artist who was enrolled at the Nantes School of
Category

1940s French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Mine - Mid 20th Century French Industrial Mining Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A very interesting signed and dated 1947 French oil on canvas depicting a busy industrial mining
Category

1940s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

On The Beach Modern Impressionist Oil Painting
By Marguerite Rousseau
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Marguerite Rousseau was born in 1888 in Belgium died in 1948. She is known​ for her French
Category

1940s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

On the bank of Seine, 1940. Oil on canvas, 54,5 x 73 cm
By Constantine Kluge
Located in Riga, LV
Constantin Kluge was a Russian-born French painter best known for his naturalistic scenes of Paris
Category

1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Large French Modern Abstract Neutral Color Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique french modernist abstract painting by Jean Bessil (1916 - 1989). Oil on canvas, circa 1950
Category

1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

40s Painting, Decorativeart, French, Oil on Canvas, "The discovery of Antilles"
Located in Valladolid, ES
Oil on canvas - O / L - The Discovery of the Antilles Splendid large-scale work of art that
Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

1940's French Still Life Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Still Life Lemons etc
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century, signed Title: Still Life Medium: oil painting
Category

Mid-20th Century Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Anders Hune, Lifeboat, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This mid-20th-century oil painting by Danish artist Anders Hune (1894-1968) depicts the launch of a
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Oil Painting by E. Romano
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A sophisticated oil on burlap painting by noted Italian born artist Emanuel Glicen Romano 1897-1984
Category

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

  • Oil Painting by E. Romano
  • Oil Painting by E. Romano
  • Oil Painting by E. Romano
  • Oil Painting by E. Romano
H 26 in. W 32 in. D 1 in.
Antique French Oil Painting of Flowers in a Vase
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Early to mid 20th century French oil painting on canvas of flowers in a vase. Really beautifully
Category

Mid-20th Century French Arts and Crafts Paintings

Materials

Canvas

  • Antique French Oil Painting of Flowers in a Vase
  • Antique French Oil Painting of Flowers in a Vase
  • Antique French Oil Painting of Flowers in a Vase
  • Antique French Oil Painting of Flowers in a Vase
H 19.5 in. W 15.75 in. D 0.25 in.
Signed French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Bouquinistes River Seine Paris
By Bertrand Mogniat-Duclos
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Bouquinistes" by Bertrand Mogniat-Duclos (French 1903-1987) signed oil painting, framed painting
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lithuanian French Ecole de Paris Judaica Oil Painting Refugee Family
By Jacques Koslowsky
Located in Surfside, FL
. In mid- June 1940 before the German advance, he decided to leave France. He crosses the borderto
Category

20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

French Modernist Fauvist Oil Painting Claude Gaveau School of Paris
By Claude Gaveau
Located in Surfside, FL
CLAUDE GAVEAU (1906 - 1970) A beautiful and large signed oil on canvas by the important french
Category

20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Modernist Fauvist Oil Painting Claude Gaveau School of Paris
By Claude Gaveau
Located in Surfside, FL
CLAUDE GAVEAU (1906 - 1970) A beautiful and large signed oil on canvas by the important french
Category

20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pair of French Early 20th Century Oil on Board Paintings
Located in Atlanta, GA
A charming pair of early 20th century oil on board paintings of the Calanque De Marseille
Category

Mid-20th Century French Paintings

Materials

Wood

Arundel Sussex - Australian Impressionist 40's art oil painting river landscape
By William Longstaff
Located in London, GB
This lovely oil painting is by listed Australian artist William Longstaff. It depicts a river
Category

1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

1940's Snowy Night in Algiers
Located in Soquel, CA
French or Algerian street, by an unknown artist, c.1940. Unsigned. Image size: 12"H x 16"W. Presented in
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1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

  • 1940's Snowy Night in Algiers
  • 1940's Snowy Night in Algiers
  • 1940's Snowy Night in Algiers
  • 1940's Snowy Night in Algiers
H 12 in. W 16 in. D 1 in.
Synagogue Interior Jerusalem French Judaica Oil Painting Israeli Bezalel School
By Jacques Zucker
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Post Impressionist Subject: Landscape Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: France Dimensions
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modernist Judaica Oil Painting Blessing the New Moon, Jewish Prayer
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a modernist Judaic painting of a Jewish scene of the Kiddush Levanah prayer. The monthly
Category

1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

Vintage French Oil Landscape - The Dock
Located in Houston, TX
Charming French mid-century oil on paper landscape of barges docked along a pier underneath a
Category

1940s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

French Impressionistic Oil Painting of Street Scene Signed Max Moreau, C1940
Located in Big Flats, NY
A French impressionistic painting offers oil on canvas street scene with structures and figures
Category

Mid-20th Century French Paintings

Materials

Giltwood, Paint

Nus endormis - Classical Figurative Nude Oil Painting by Grigory Gluckmann
By Grigory Gluckmann
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figurative oil on panel circa 1940 by Russian classical painter Grigory Gluckmann. The work
Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

LARGE FRENCH STILL LIFE DEPICTING A SKATE ON A KITCHEN TABLE, OIL on CANVAS 1940
Located in Bristol, GB
VINTAGE ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING DEPICTING A FISH Depicting a slumped, almost anthropomorphic skate on
Category

Vintage 1940s Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Oil Painting by Leopold Pascal "Flowers"
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting by Leopold Pascal "Flowers" 1900 - 1957 Leopold Pascal R.O.I, N.E.A.C, French painter
Category

20th Century Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

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1940 French Oil Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are several options of 1940 french oil paintings available for sale. Browse a selection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist or abstract versions of these works for sale today — there are 396 Impressionist, 275 Post-Impressionist, 264 modern, 216 Surrealist and 156 abstract examples available. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. You can search the 1940 french oil paintings that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of brown, gray, beige and orange. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Salvador Dalí, Carol Summers, Jules René Hervé, Dipen Bose and Claude Benard are consistently popular. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and fabric.

How Much are 1940 French Oil Paintings?

1940 french oil paintings can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $3,020, while the lowest priced sells for $10 and the highest can go for as much as $980,000.