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1940 Swim

Swimmer
By Fritz Bultman
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fritz Bultman set himself apart from other Abstract Expressionists with his meticulously organized abstract compositions, use of sculpture, and the adoption of collage as a core prac...
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The Swimmer in the Aquarium
By Henri Matisse
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Afternoon Swim, Mid Century Figurative Landscape
By H. Milton Snyder
Located in Soquel, CA
Afternoon swim, a lovely mid century figurative landscape, by California artist, Henry Milton
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1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Water Sports - Nude Swimmers and Bathers at Coney Island
By Reginald Marsh
Located in Miami, FL
Historically, academic artists have always featured the central figures in their composition in a prominent light with the background figures being darker. In water sports, Reginal...
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1940s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Water Sports - Coney Island Nude Swimmers and Nude Bathers
By Reginald Marsh
Located in Miami, FL
Presented in a good broad craved and antiqued giltwood frame in the Spanish Baroque style. Each corner boldly carved with a stylized anthemion mantled by foliate scrolls. Signed and ...
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1940s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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"Nude Swimmers and Octopus, " Study for Art Deco Mural in Black, Pink and Blue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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French Platinum 18 Karat Enamel Charm Necklace
Located in North Hollywood, CA
) headdress and last but certainly not least is a gorgeous lady swimmer in bathing suit and cap. There is one
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Waylande Gregory Art Deco Ceramic Rooster Sculpture, Glazed, 1940s, USA
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Brooklyn, NY
works, including The Swimmer (1937) and Fountain of the Atom for the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Gregory
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1940S Orange, Brown & Green Tropical Cotton Twill Men's Hawaiian Surfer Fish Pri
Located in New York, NY
1940S Orange, Brown & Green Tropical Cotton Twill Men's Hawaiian Surfer Fish Print Swim Shorts
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Margaret Brassler Kane Signed Bronze Lamp Base
Located in Hudson, NY
figural Lamp Base "Swimmers" C 1940. this is a good heavy bronze casting with fine patina. stylized
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20th Century American Table Lamps

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Original Vintage Travel Poster Birchington Kent Beach Sea Wall England Design
Located in London, GB
William Burley (1901-1991) of holidaymakers on a sandy beach by the sea, a swimmer waving to the group and
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Vintage 1940s British Posters

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Louis Giraud Nude Ceramic Sculpture Vallauris 1940s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Louis Giraud to Vallauris France sculpture ' Swimmer ' in grey ceramic original base in wallnut
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Bathers at the Quarry 1940s American Modernist Oil Painting WPA era
By Theresa Berney Loew
Located in Surfside, FL
Swimmers and sun tanners at the local watering hole. Her birth name was Theresa Berney. At the
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1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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Le Turban by Henri Matisse - Portrait, Ink Drawing
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Matisse cut foliage, fruit, acrobats, dancers and swimmers out of them. One of these assistants recalled
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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"THE PITCHER" Mid Century Modern Texas Painting Oil
By Michael Frary
Located in San Antonio, TX
time at USC, he became a champion swimmer and captain of the USC varsity water polo team. Despite a
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1940s American Modern Still-life Paintings

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"Lying on the Sand, " WPA-Era Atmospheric Beach Scene with Male & Female Bathers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
in his one-piece swim suit reposing on the sand (probably the Lincoln Park beach in Chicago
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

Naturalistic Portrait Drawing of a Horse
Located in Houston, TX
early 1942. Being a strong swimmer, and having worked at stables as a child, he initially served in the
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1940s Naturalistic Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Color Pencil, Paper

Distressed Vintage Persian Mahi Tabriz Rug with English Country Cottage Style
Located in Dallas, TX
and believed to represent the small fishes come up just beneath the surface of the water to swim in
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The Clown N.2 (In Green)
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
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"Fish" original finger painting signed by Sylvia Spicuzza
By Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
to such masters as Picasso and Matisse. Here we can see an underwater scene. Two goldfish swim though
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paint

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By Michael Frary
Located in San Antonio, TX
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The Peddler
Located in San Francisco, CA
." Elizabeth returned almost every summer till the late 1940's to her adopted people. In her notes from the
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The Peddler
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By Michael Frary
Located in San Antonio, TX
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By Michael Frary
Located in San Antonio, TX
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Located in London, GB
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1940 Swim For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate 1940 swim for your needs in our varied inventory. There are many modern, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist versions of these works for sale. Finding the perfect 1940 swim may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 20th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a 1940 swim to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of brown, black, gray, blue and more. Creating a 1940 swim has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Maurice Kish, Michael Frary, Reginald Marsh, Fritz Bultman and Rene Couturier are consistently popular. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and board, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a 1940 Swim?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a 1940 swim in our inventory may begin at $225 and can go as high as $68,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,900.