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1940s Womens Shoes

Mugler H&M Leather ankle boots black size US 8.5 EUR 41 UK 7.5 Limited Edition
By Mugler, Thierry Mugler
Located in London, GB
launch date. In Mugler’s late seventies-early eighties women's collections, he used exclusively Maud
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Shoes

Women’s Hat & Coat, Marshall Field & Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 1940s fashion study featuring a woman in a hat and Marshall Field coat. Provenance
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1940s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pencil

Design for Women’s Western Wear, Hattie Carnegie
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 1940s fashion study featuring a woman in Western wear. Provenance: Cornelia Steckl-Jurin
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1940s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

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
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1940s Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage Lifesize Bronze Sculpture of Seated Charlie Chaplin 20th Century
Located in London, GB
later recounted. "So, between jobs I would polish my shoes, brush my clothes, put on a clean collar and
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Late 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Abstract Silhouette Hat Portraits - Female Illustrator of Golden Age
By Jessie Gillespie
Located in Miami, FL
elaborate women’s hats. They were done for a commercial assignment with a deadline, and picky editors were
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1910s Victorian Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Mid Century Modern Pacific Northwest Rain Forest, Earthtone Abstract Landscape
By Hilda Davidson Kaster
Located in Soquel, CA
. Miller Shoes. On her return to California to take care of her ailing mother she began to study with
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1950s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Do Not Abandon Me (Hand signed in green marker by Tracey Emin)
By Louise Bourgeois & Tracey Emin
Located in New York, NY
blankets and quilts, traditionally associated with women’s work, she pierces the visual field with words
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2010s Contemporary More Art

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Paper, Permanent Marker, Board, Offset, Lithograph, Mixed Media, Ink

Tables in Wood and Bronze Attributed to Meret Oppenheim, France, 1930
By Meret Oppenheim
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
, such as My Nurse (1936), a pair of women’s high-heeled shoes trussed together like a game fowl, with
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Tables

Materials

Bronze

Unusual 2 Tables in wood and bronze Attributed to Meret Oppenheim, France, 1930
By Meret Oppenheim
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
assemblages of everyday items, many of which evoked eroticism, such as My Nurse (1936), a pair of women’s high
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Tables

Materials

Bronze

The Dream
By Will Barnet
Located in Missouri, MO
of beautiful women and children, died on Tuesday at his home in Manhattan. He was 101. His death was
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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Untitled 8
By Mark Bradley Schwartz
Located in Denver, CO
Reclining Nude figure
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2010s Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Diamond Necklace Tiara
By Diamond Scene New York
Located in New York, NY
A MASTERPIECE! 46.75 carats of white pear, marquise and round brilliant cut diamonds set in 18k white gold. The piece can be worn as a necklace and easily converted into a tiara...
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21st Century and Contemporary Drop Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold

Edward Wormley "New York" Sofa Version 5316 for DUX, Sweden 1950s
By Edward Wormley
Located in Utrecht, NL
Edward Wormley took the best elements from classical, historical Scandinavian and other European furniture design and translated them into a Modern vernacular. The result was furnitu...
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Linen, Wood

F/W 1995 Thierry Mugler Couture Runway Sheer Striped Velvet Sculptural Dress
By Thierry Mugler
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting an incredible black velvet Thierry Mugler dress, designed by Manfred Mugler. From the Fall/Winter 1995 "Cirque d'Hiver" collection, celebrating the brand's 20th anniversar...
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1990s French Cocktail Dresses

Hermes Birkin Diamond 35 Bag Miel Porosus Crocodile Gold Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers an exceptional Hermes Birkin 35 Diamond Porosus Crocodile bag featured in honeyed Miel. Exquisite and rare color, this Hermes Birkin bag with 18K Yellow Gold hardwa...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Top Handle Bags

Hermes Birkin 35 Diamond Bordeaux Porosus Crocodile Bag White Gold Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers an exceptional Hermes Birkin 35 Diamond Porosus Crocodile bag featured in jewel toned Bordeaux. Exquisite and rare color, this Hermes Birkin bag with 18K White Gold...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Top Handle Bags

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Galatix Hand Made Burma Teak Tea Service Set 6 & Tray
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Mid-Century Modern Galatix hand-made Burma teak tea service set of 6 glass inserts, 6 Burma teak cup vessels, and a Burma teak serving tray. Beautiful condition, ke...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Glass, Teak

1890's French Impressionist Oil Painting Studio Portrait of a Nude Lady Model
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Studio Model French Impressionist artist, circa 1890's oil on canvas: 27.5 x 16.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Bent Plywood, Chrome and Navy Leather Chair and Ottoman
By Richard Hersberger, Charles and Ray Eames, Pace Collection
Located in Chicago, IL
Very rare and unidentified chair and ottoman in the style of Herman Miller's Eames chair and Richard Hersberger Pace Collection chair and ottoman. Crafted in plywood much like the Ea...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Dunbar Edward Wormley Deep Blue Alpaca Sofa Mid-Century Modern
By Edward Wormley
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY Rare Mid-Century Rich Royal Blue Alpaca Three-seat Sofa by Edward Wormley for Dunbar sits on square chrome legs. It has one tufted seat cushion and three loose ba...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Chrome

Highly Important 43.19 Carat D Flawless Type II A Oval Diamond Ring
Located in New York, NY
Highly Important 43.19 Carat D Flawless Type II A Oval Diamond Ring Accompanied by a supplemental letter stating that the diamond has been determined to be a Type IIa diamond. Type ...
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2010s American Modern Engagement Rings

Materials

Diamond, Platinum

Tom Ford/Gwyneth Paltrow Iconic Oscar Gown & Cape New!
By Tom Ford
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Super stunning iconic Tom Ford evening gown with matching cape. Identical to the one worn by Gwyneth Paltrow to the Oscars. The gown fashioned of off white silk crepe and lined in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dress and Coat Ensembles

Oil on Canvas of Reclining Nude
Located in Cypress, CA
Beautiful oil on canvas of reclining blonde nude on a white bed sheet. Framed. Signed (see attached photo). 20th century. Painting dimensions: H. 20" x W. 40" Painting with fr...
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20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Oil on Canvas of Reclining Nude
Oil on Canvas of Reclining Nude
H 26 in W 46 in D 4 in
Stunning Victorian Old-Cut Diamond Fringe Tiara Convertible to Necklace Bracelet
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique diamond tiara convertible to a necklace, c.1880s, the tiara designed as a relatively short compact fringe which almost gives the impression of a bandeau style tiar...
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Antique Late 19th Century Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Gold, Silver

Vivienne Westwood Couture red taffeta corset and ballgown skirt, fw 1996
By Vivienne Westwood
Located in London, GB
▪ Vivienne Westwood evening ensemble ▪ Sold by One of a Kind Archive ▪ Labelled as a 'SPECIAL ITEM' from Vivienne Westwood's Couture line ▪ Constructed from red taffeta backed with...
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1990s English Evening Dresses and Gowns

female nude woman oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Francisco Ortiz (XX) - Female Nude - Oil on canvas Oil measures 33x41 cm. Frameless.
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1970s Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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1940's Colorful Snakeskin & Suede Peep-Toe Platform High Heels
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
These eye-catching 1940's high-heels from "Joseph Salon Shoes" are wearable art at it's finest
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1940s Shoes

Vintage 1970's Nudie's Rodeo Tailor Rhinestone Green Leather Cowboy Boots
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
's. Nudie Cohn was one of the great makers of Hollywood western-style garments. Nudie began making
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1970s American Boots

Silver Shoes
By Ilse Bing
Located in Toronto, Ontario
managed to escape to New York City in 1940. Bing's work from the 1930's are most desirable
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1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Silver Shoes
Silver Shoes
H 10.5 in W 13.5 in
Romance Illustration
By E.M. Jackson
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Romance Illustration As a child, Jackson shoed
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1940s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Workers
By Hilda Davidson Kaster
Located in Los Angeles, CA
as a commercial artist and designer for I. Miller Shoes. On her return to California to take care of
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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Archival Paper

BY THE RIVER
By Hilda Davidson Kaster
Located in Los Angeles, CA
School. Later in the 1930s she worked as a commercial artist and designer for I. Miller Shoes. On her
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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Life-Size Bronze Sculpture of Seated Charlie Chaplin, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
. "So, between jobs I would polish my shoes, brush my clothes, put on a clean collar and make periodic
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Vintage 1970s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

SAN FRANCISCO VIEW
By Hilda Davidson Kaster
Located in Los Angeles, CA
School. Later in the 1930s she worked as a commercial artist and designer for I. Miller Shoes. On her
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1830s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Waiting Room
By Hilda Davidson Kaster
Located in Los Angeles, CA
the 1930s she worked as a commercial artist and designer for I. Miller Shoes. On her return to
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1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

MODERN BIRTH OF VENUS
By Hilda Davidson Kaster
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ashcan School. Later in the 1930s she worked as a commercial artist and designer for I. Miller Shoes. On
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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

MANUEL CARRILLO, Untitled, c.1960’s, Mexico (boys playing baseball on beach)
By Manuel Carrillo
Located in Santa Fe, NM
flip-flops or tennis shoes. Women were never seen without a rebozo, a shawl used as a wrap for the cold
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Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Claire McCardell playsuit, jacket & sun dress. 1940/50
By Claire McCardell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1950’s 3 Piece Play-Suit, Jacket and Dress Circa late 1940/early 1950 Claire McCardell for
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1940s American Sportswear

1940's Peep Toe Brown Alligator Tie Shoes by Florsheim for Women
Located in Oradell, NJ
This is a wonderful pair of 1940's vintage brown alligator peep toe, tie shoes by Florsheim for
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1940s Shoes

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1940s Womens Shoes For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of 1940s womens shoes available on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the Art Deco, abstract and Post-Impressionist styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. You can search the 1940s womens shoes that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of beige and gray. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Will Barnet, E.A. Jay, Jessie Gillespie, Hilda Davidson Kaster and Louise Bourgeois & Tracey Emin are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Frequently made by artists working in paint, board and ink, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much are 1940s Womens Shoes?

1940s womens shoes can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,500, while the lowest priced sells for $385 and the highest can go for as much as $50,400.
Questions About 1940s Womens Shoes
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 25, 2024
    Yes, men can wear women's shoes. However, the sizing systems for men's and women's footwear differ. As a result, men should measure the length of their feet from their big toes to their heels and then compare the measurements to brands' official sizing charts to ensure that they purchase the correct size. Find a wide range of women's shoes on 1stDibs.