French female illustrator Geneviève Thomas renders a highly stylized fashion illustration set against a seamless red background, The model is wearing Bridgerton Style Ball Dress Wi...

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1940s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Geneviève Thomas
Art Deco 1940s High Fashion Illustration Woman with Fan and Screen, 1940s

H 12.75 in W 9.9 in

Early 1940s Fashion Study of a Woman with a Suit, Hat and Purse

Located in Chicago, IL

An early 1940s fashion study featuring a woman wearing a hat, suit and purse. Provenance

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1940s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Early 1940s Fashion Study of a Woman with a Suit, Hat and Purse, ca. 1940s

H 12 in W 16 in

1940s Fashion Study for Perfume Advertisement at Marshall Field & Company

Located in Chicago, IL

An early 1940s fashion study featuring an Elizabeth Arden advertisement for Marshall Field

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1940s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Paper

1940s Fashion Study for Perfume Advertisement at Marshall Field & Company, ca. 1940s

H 12 in W 16 in

Early 1940s Fashion Study for Revlon’s Rosy Future Nail Enamel

Located in Chicago, IL

An early 1940s fashion study featuring a hat advertisement for Chicago's most notable department

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1940s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Early 1940s Fashion Study for Revlon’s Rosy Future Nail Enamel, ca. 1940s

H 12 in W 16 in

Early 1940s Fashion Study of a Women’s Black Coat, Blum’s Vogue

Located in Chicago, IL

An early 1940s fashion study featuring a woman in a Blum's Vogue ad. Provenance: Cornelia Steckl

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1940s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Early 1940s Fashion Study of a Women’s Black Coat, Blum’s Vogue, ca. 1940s

H 12 in W 16 in

Early 1940s Fashion Study of Women’s Hat & Gloves by Artist Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

An early 1940s fashion study featuring a woman seated with hat and gloves. Provenance: Cornelia

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1940s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Early 1940s Fashion Study of Women’s Hat & Gloves by Artist Harold Haydon, ca. 1940s

H 12 in W 16 in

Early 1940s Fashion Study Featuring Elizabeth Arden Cosmetics

Located in Chicago, IL

An early 1940s fashion study featuring an advertisement for Elizabeth Arden cosmetics. Artwork

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1940s Art Deco Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Paper

Early 1940s Fashion Study Featuring Elizabeth Arden Cosmetics, ca. 1940s

H 12 in W 16 in

1940s Fashion Study Featuring an Advertisement for Lilly Daché Perfumes

Located in Chicago, IL

An early 1940s fashion study featuring an advertisement for Lilly Daché Perfume. Artwork size

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1940s Art Deco Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Paper

1940s Fashion Study Featuring an Advertisement for Lilly Daché Perfumes

H 12 in W 16 in

Italian 1940s Wooden Architectural Drawings Wall Holder

Located in Milan, IT

Italian 1940s wooden architectural drawings wall holder.

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Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Italian 1940s Wooden Architectural Drawings Wall Holder

H 27.56 in W 39.57 in D 8.08 in

Gouache on Paper by Dominique, French, 1940s

By Dominique

Located in Hoboken, NJ

, 1940s. Signed to lower right. Measures: Framed height 14 in, width 11 in.

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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Drawings

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Paper, Gouache

Gouache on Paper by Dominique, French, 1940s

H 14 in W 11 in D 1 in

Living Room Design, Original Drawing by Leleu, France, Art Deco, 1940s

By Jules Leleu

Located in Paris, FR

Original drawing by Jules Leleu (1883-1961) . Design for a living room. Art Deco period, 1940s

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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Drawings

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Paper

Living Room Design, Original Drawing by Leleu, France, Art Deco, 1940s

H 15.75 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in

French Interior Decoration Project Study by Maurice Dufrene Studio, 1940s

By Maurice Dufrêne

Located in Atlanta, GA

1940s. There is no visible signature or mark. Please note we have not removed the drawing from its

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Early 20th Century Art Deco Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Maurice Dufrêne
French Interior Decoration Project Study by Maurice Dufrene Studio, 1940s, circa 1940

H 20.07 in W 28.69 in D 2 in

"Tropical Fish Ballet, " Vivid Art Deco Drawing by Sascha Brastoff, 1940s

By Sascha Brastoff

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vivid and lively, with the feeling of a scene taken from an Art Deco-influenced animation Classic

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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Drawings

"Tropical Fish Ballet, " Vivid Art Deco Drawing by Sascha Brastoff, 1940s

H 25.75 in W 20 in D 0.5 in

"Waiting Offstage, " 1940s Ink Wash Drawing of Male Ballet Dancers

By Daniel Rasmussen

Located in Philadelphia, PA

1940s. Not much is known about the artist, but another drawing by Rasmussen sold at Sotheby's, again

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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Drawings

"Waiting Offstage, " 1940s Ink Wash Drawing of Male Ballet Dancers

H 21 in W 17 in D 0.5 in

"Ballet Dancers in Conversation, " 1940s Ink Wash Drawing by Rasmussen

By Daniel Rasmussen

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Daniel Rasmussen in the 1940s. Not much is known about the artist, but another drawing by Rasmussen sold

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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Drawings

"Ballet Dancers in Conversation, " 1940s Ink Wash Drawing by Rasmussen

H 21 in W 17 in D 0.5 in

Danseuse à l'Écharpe - Mixed Media by Erté - 1940s

By Erté

Located in Roma, IT

Danseuse à l'Écharpe is a very beautiful original drawing realized by the Russian artist Erté in

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1940s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera, Watercolor, Gouache

Erté
Danseuse à l'Écharpe - Mixed Media by Erté - 1940s, 1940s

H 18.71 in W 14.57 in D 0.04 in

An early 1940s Fashion Study Featuring Evening Wear, Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co.

Located in Chicago, IL

An early 1940s fashion study featuring a woman in an evening gown. Provenance: Cornelia Steckl

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1940s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

An early 1940s Fashion Study Featuring Evening Wear, Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co., ca. 1940s

H 12 in W 16 in

Early 1940s Fashion Study for Elizabeth Arden's Nail Polish at Marshall Field

Located in Chicago, IL

An early 1940s fashion study featuring an advertisement for Elizabeth Arden's "Safari" nail polish

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1940s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Early 1940s Fashion Study for Elizabeth Arden's Nail Polish at Marshall Field

H 11.75 in W 8.75 in

Interior Scene, Pencil and Charcoal on Paper, French, 1940s

Located in Hoboken, NJ

Pencil and charcoal on paper, interior scene, French, 1940s. Framed. Measures: Height 29 in, width

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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Drawings

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Paper

Interior Scene, Pencil and Charcoal on Paper, French, 1940s

H 29 in W 26 in D 1 in

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