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1940's Portrait of Cairn Terrier Dog Oil Painting Fine British Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Bob" Portrait of a Cairn Terrier by Frances Mabel Hollams (British 1877-1963) signed & dated 1946
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Couple in a Snowy Mountainous Landscape - British 1940's art skiing oil painting
Located in London, GB
This dramatic snowy mountainous landscape oil painting is by British artist Francis Wynne Thomas
Category

1940s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of Woman in Red Shawl - Nudes verso - British 1940's art oil painting
By Lionel Ellis
Located in London, GB
This lovely British portrait oil painting is by noted artist Lionel Ellis. Painted circa 1940, the
Category

1940s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Party Frock - British 1940's art female child portrait oil painting exhib RA
By Dod Procter
Located in London, GB
This charming British portrait oil painting is by female artist Dod Procter. It was painted in 1949
Category

1940s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Henry Gasser Oil Painting, Circa 1940's - “Homeward”
By Henry Martin Gasser
Located in Phoenix, AZ
: “Homeward.” It is Oil on Paner created in the 1940's. Signed “H. Gasser” lower right. It is in excellent
Category

Vintage 1940s Paintings

Materials

Paint

The Writer's Retreat, 20th Century British School Pen and Ink
By Modern British
Located in London, GB
British School 1940's The Writer's Retreat Pen & ink Image size: 10 1/2 x 9 inches Hand made frame
Category

20th Century Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Daisies - British Impressionist art 1940s still life floral oil painting flowers
By Amy Reeve Fowlkes
Located in London, GB
This lovely floral oil painting is by British artist Amy Constance Reeve Fowlkes who exhibited
Category

20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Reclining Nude - Industrial Scene Verso - Scottish 1940's portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This interesting British 1940's oil painting is attributed to Harry Jefferson Barnes. Barnes
Category

1940s Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Original 1940's MID CENTURY Horses stylised oil painting listed English Painter
By Frederick Charles Herrick
Located in Cirencester, GB
Lion logo for the Wembley British Empire Exhibition of 1924 and 1925: featuring on almost all official
Category

Mid-20th Century English School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Edward Wolfe, British 1940s Reclining nude drawing
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Edward Wolfe (British, 1897 – 1982) Reclining nude, 1940s Pencil 13 x 18.3/4 in. (33 x 47.8 cm
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20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Still Life of Flowers in Jug - Post Impressionist 1940's art 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

Two Ladies in Landscape - British Surrealist Oil Painting
By Richard Turner
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Two Ladies in Landscape by Richard Turner, British 1940-2013 signed and dated verso, 2010 oil
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Classical Maidens Eastern Landscape Huge British Surrealist Oil Painting
By Richard Turner
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sweet Breeze of Evening by Richard Turner, British 1940-2013 signed and dated verso, 2009 oil
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1973 original acrylic painting by Modern British artist Ewart Johns
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Ewart Johns (British, Hard and soft-edged Acrylic on board Signed, inscribed with title and
Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Modern British mid century gouache painting by Derrick Latimer Sayer
By Derrick Latimer Sayer
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Derrick Latimer Sayer (British, 1917 – 1992) World Theatre of War Signed ‘Derrick Sayer’ (lower
Category

20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Lady Reclining Portrait - British 50's Impressionist oil painting female artist
By Caroline Hutchinson
Located in London, GB
painting on canvas, unframed size is 30 inches by 24 inch and in good gallery condition. Housed in a
Category

1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Post Impressionist Portrait - British 1950's art female portrait oil painting
By Anthony Devas
Located in London, GB
This striking British Post-Impressionist portrait oil painting is by noted artist Anthony Devas
Category

1950s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of Artist's Daughter Julian Orde Poet - British 1930s oil painting
By Cuthbert Orde
Located in London, GB
This beautiful British Art Deco portrait oil painting is by listed artist Cuthbert Orde. Famous for
Category

1930s Art Deco Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Garden of Eden Huge British Surrealist Oil Painting Reclining Nudes
By Richard Turner
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Garden of Eden by Richard Turner, British 1940-2013 signed and dated verso, 2003 oil painting
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Lady Audrey Norris - British 50s Post Impressionist art oil painting
By Anthony Devas
Located in London, GB
This bold British Post Impressionist oil painting is by noted portrait artist Anthony Devas
Category

1950s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Modern British mid century gouache painting by Neo Romantic artist Latimer Sayer
By Derrick Latimer Sayer
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Derrick Latimer Sayer (British, 1917 – 1992) Caterpillar Signed, inscribed and dated ‘CATERPILLAR
Category

20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Portrait of Molly in Red Beret - British thirties Art Deco portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This striking Art Deco portrait oil painting is by female artist Jolan Polatschek Williams
Category

1930s Art Deco Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Grandma and Grand Daughter in an Interior - British 40's Portrait oil painting
By Anthony Devas
Located in London, GB
This lovely British interior portrait oil painting is by noted British artist Anthony Devas
Category

1940s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Post Impressionist Portrait of a Woman - British 40's art portrait oil painting
By Harry Rutherford
Located in London, GB
This striking British Post Impressionist portrait oil painting is by noted Manchester artist Harry
Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of Violet Ann Gilbert - British 1920s art oil painting exh Paris Salon
By James Peter Quinn
Located in London, GB
A stunning portrait oil painting of Violet Ann Gilbert which was painted by James Peter Quinn in
Category

1920s Art Deco Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Modern British, nude oil painting by Ewart Johns, original, blue oil on board
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Ewart Johns (British, 1923 – 2013) Figures In Touch, 1992 Oil on board Signed with initials and
Category

20th Century Abstract Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Seated Nude Model in Art Class - British 40's Slade School portrait oil painting
By E.A. Jay
Located in London, GB
by female artist E A Jay. Painted in the 1940's, the sitter is a model in a women's life class and we
Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Nude in Life Class with Green Shoes - British 40's Slade School art oil painting
By E.A. Jay
Located in London, GB
by female artist E A Jay. Painted in the 1940's, the sitter is a model in a women's life class and we
Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Floral Bouquet - Post Impressionist 20's British art Cezanne style oil painting
By Elliott Seabrooke
Located in London, GB
A stunning early 20th century British Post-Impressionist floral oil painting by noted "Modern
Category

Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Rowland Suddaby English Roses Still Life oil painting Modern British Art Framed
By Rowland Suddaby
Located in London, GB
pictures for which he is now well known. In 1940 he was chosen for the 'Recording Britain' project. Showing
Category

1950s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The Hen Coop - 1940s Modern British watercolour by Pamela Spencer
Located in London, GB
PAMELA MARY SPENCER (1924-2012) The Hen Coop Signed and dated 1946 Watercolour and pencil, unframed in conservation mount only 30 by 28 cm., 11 ¾ by 11 in. Provenance: The artist...
Category

1940s Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Abstract Landscape - Mendham Suffolk 1965 - British Abstract landscape painting
By John Piper
Located in London, GB
This superb vibrant British Abstract painting is by noted artist John Piper. It was painted 27th
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

The Medway, Rochester - Large Modern British Kent Landscape Watercolor Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
Street, London and owned by F.M.S. Winand, who was a very important collector of Modern British art
Category

1930s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Jankel Adler Erotic Work on Paper, Standing Couple - Monotype and Gouache, 1940s
Located in London, GB
As an artist Jankel Adler personified the European avant-garde in Britain in the 1940s, becoming a
Category

Vintage 1940s British Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Eduard Buk Ulreich WPA Artist Proposed Mural, 1940s, Freedom of the Seas
By Eduard Buk Ulreich
Located in Phoenix, AZ
implies that this painting was submitted for a proposed mural at the American British Art Centre at 44 W
Category

Mid-20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Paint

Roy Turner Durant British Listed Artist Portrait Head 20th Century Minimalist
By Roy Turner Durrant
Located in Norfolk, GB
minimal line and a reduced palette adds to the simplicity and thus free nature of the painting. Roy
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Black and white abstract painting by Modern British artist Ewart Johns
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
1997 black and white abstract by Modern British artist Ewart Johns. Ewart Johns (British, 1923
Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Acrylic, Board

'Brixham Harbour, Devon' an antique oil painting
By William Lee Hankey
Located in St. Albans, GB
William LEE HANKEY RWS, ROI An oil painting is in very good condition. The canvas has had a clean
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Nude oil pastel drawing by mid 20th Century British artist Ewart Johns
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A beautifully executed oil painting of a nude lying down on a bed by Modern British artist Ewart
Category

20th Century Abstract Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cornish Fishing Boats at First Light. Mid-20th Century. Cornwall. Modern British
By Joan Gillchrest
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
for many years. Joan’s painting career stalled in the 1940s. In 1942 she married a barrister and
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil, Board

Modernist Trees, 1940s Framed Modernist Landscape Watercolor Painting, Red Green
By Richard Sorby
Located in Denver, CO
Modernist painting of trees, interior forest scene by Colorado artist, Richard Sorby (1911-2001
Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Nude oil pastel drawing by mid 20th Century British artist Ewart Johns
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A beautifully executed oil pastel drawing of a nude lying on a bed by Modern British artist Ewart
Category

20th Century Abstract Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel

Wood collage mid 20th Century figurative work by British artist Ewart Johns
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A very original and striking wood collage work by Modern British artist Ewart Johns Ewart Johns
Category

20th Century Abstract Nude Paintings

Materials

Wood

Nude oil pastel drawing by mid 20th Century British artist Ewart Johns
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A beautifully executed drawing in oil pastels of a nude leaning on a bath by Modern British artist
Category

20th Century Abstract Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel

FRENCH INTERIOR WITH TUGGS STANDING, T W QUINN BRITISH ARTIST 1919.2015
By Tom W. Quinn
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
, executed with his brushes but painted with his heart and soul. In the late 1940s Tom attended the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Painted figure in blues and whites by modern British artist Ewart Johns
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Ewart Johns (British, 1923 – 2013) Projections on a figure III Watercolour on paper Signed with
Category

20th Century Abstract Nude Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Painted nude in blues and whites by modern British artist Ewart Johns
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Ewart Johns (British, 1923 – 2013) Projections on a figure VI Black crayon and watercolour Signed
Category

20th Century Abstract Nude Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Crayon

Ed Sketching at Red Rocks, Vintage 1940s Original Mountain Landscape, Colorado
By Vance Kirkland
Located in Denver, CO
Original vintage 1940s Modernist Landscape painting of Red Rocks Park, Colorado by Vance Kirkland
Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

STILL LIFE WITH STRADIVARIUS T W QUINN BRITISH ARTIST
By TOMAS WILLIAM QUINN
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
brushes but painted with his heart and soul. In the late 1940s Tom attended the Camberwell School of Art
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lithuanian French Ecole de Paris Judaica Oil Painting Refugee Family
By Jacques Koslowsky
Located in Surfside, FL
British Mandatory Palestine, where he practices painting and art criticism. He moved to Paris to the Latin
Category

20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Large Tel Aviv Orchestra Israeli Bezalel School Modernist Painting Moshe Matus
By Moshe Matus (Matusovsky)
Located in Surfside, FL
was educated at the Herzliya Gymnasium where he studied painting and sculpture. He studied for several
Category

1930s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Chicago Jewish Modernist Judaica Painting Simchat Torah WPA Artist Israeli Flags
By Alexander Raymond Katz
Located in Surfside, FL
This has young ISraeli pioneers dancing with the flag as typical of works of the late British
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Polish Born Boston Expressionist Oil Painting WPA Artist Colorful Modern Woman
By Josef Presser
Located in Surfside, FL
intense personal paintings. In the mid 30’s Presser moved to New York City, where he met and married
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Street Scene Oil Painting Circa 1930s
By Albert Abramovitz
Located in Surfside, FL
a first solo show at the Civic Club in Manhattan. During the 1940’s and 50’s, he lived in
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Midcentury Abstract / Impressionist Painting by Herbert Buckley, circa 1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil on canvas titled "View From the Artists Room" by British artist Herbert Buckley, circa 1940
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

W.S. Lacey ‘British, 19th-20th Century’ Oil on Canvas "Tall Ship at Sail"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W.S. Lacey (British, 19th-20th century) oil on canvas "Tall Ship at Sail" sailing by a lighthouse
Category

Mid-20th Century English Other Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Windswept Landscape - Fine Impressionist Atmospheric Oil on Board Painting
By Tom W. Quinn
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
. Quinn. Beautiful and excellent quality painting - a leading example of the artists work. Signed lower
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Genre oil painting of children with a model aeroplane
By Harry Brooker
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Harry Brooker British, (1848-1940) The Model Aeroplane Oil on canvas, signed & indistinctly dated
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Jewish Family Interior Scene (The Shadchan) Rare Judaica Oil Painting
By Albert Abramovitz
Located in Surfside, FL
at the Civic Club in Manhattan. During the 1940’s and 50’s, he lived in Brooklyn.In the 1940’s he had
Category

Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

1994 "Dreamer's Forest" Abstract Painting on Panel William Shields
Located in Arp, TX
1931, Bill moved to Texas, where he grew up. Moved to New York in 1940 and later joined the Naval Air
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

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