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1940's Fashion Illustration, Chic Lady
1940's Fashion Illustration, Chic Lady

1940's Fashion Illustration, Chic Lady

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas.

Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

1940's Fashion Illustration - The Two Elegant Brides
1940's Fashion Illustration - The Two Elegant Brides

1940's Fashion Illustration - The Two Elegant Brides

By Geneviève Thomas

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas.

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

1940's Fashion Illustration, Lady in Chic Headscarf
1940's Fashion Illustration, Lady in Chic Headscarf

1940's Fashion Illustration, Lady in Chic Headscarf

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas.

Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

1940’s Swedish Cabinet With Nordens Flora Illustrations
1940’s Swedish Cabinet With Nordens Flora Illustrations

1940’s Swedish Cabinet With Nordens Flora Illustrations

By Josef Frank

Located in Turners Falls, MA

1940’s Swedish Cabinet later papered with illustrations by C.A.

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany, Paper

1940's Fashion Illustration, the Lady in the Red Dress
1940's Fashion Illustration, the Lady in the Red Dress

1940's Fashion Illustration, the Lady in the Red Dress

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas.

Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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

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

Located in Miami, FL

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...

Category

1940s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Paper

"Running Bunny Rabbit, " Charming Book Illustration from the 1930s-1940s
"Running Bunny Rabbit, " Charming Book Illustration from the 1930s-1940s

"Running Bunny Rabbit, " Charming Book Illustration from the 1930s-1940s

By Gustaf Tenggren

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Absolutely winning and full of charm, this book illustration depicts a bunny rabbit running across the land, the hilly landscape rich with browns and greens, and the sky a perfect bl...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Tertiaries Colour Exercise, Colour Theory Illustration, c.1940s gouache
Tertiaries Colour Exercise, Colour Theory Illustration, c.1940s gouache

Tertiaries Colour Exercise, Colour Theory Illustration, c.1940s gouache

Located in London, GB

Tertiaries Colour Exercise Gouache 20 x 25 cm Provenance: The family of A. E. Halliwell This vibrant abstract composition explores the harmony of tertiary colours through interwov...

Category

1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Al Hirschfeld "Beat the Band" New York Times Broadway Theatre Illustration 1940s
Al Hirschfeld "Beat the Band" New York Times Broadway Theatre Illustration 1940s

Al Hirschfeld "Beat the Band" New York Times Broadway Theatre Illustration 1940s

By Albert Al Hirschfeld

Located in New York, NY

Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003) "Beat the Band" 22 x 26 1/2 inches ink on board published in The New York Times, October 11, 1942 The unframed work comes directly from the Al Hirschfeld F...

Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Board

Vintage Biology Scientific Educational Chart, Denoyer-Geppert One-Celled Animals
Vintage Biology Scientific Educational Chart, Denoyer-Geppert One-Celled Animals

Vintage Biology Scientific Educational Chart, Denoyer-Geppert One-Celled Animals

By Denoyer-Geppert

Located in Chicago, IL

Category: Miscellaneous/Scientific Illustrations Year: 1940s Country: American Size: 33" high x 44.25" wide Condition: Good.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paper

Pair of Signed Benjamin Jorj Harris Airbrush San Francisco Cable Car Artworks
Pair of Signed Benjamin Jorj Harris Airbrush San Francisco Cable Car Artworks

Pair of Signed Benjamin Jorj Harris Airbrush San Francisco Cable Car Artworks

Located in Pasadena, TX

Artist Benjamin Jorj Harris Birth: 1904 Death: 1957 Lived/Active New York Often known for Illustration-watercolor Features: 1940s day masonry frame Airbrush watercolor...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Flower Garden, Cape Cod, Mid-Century Cleveland School Painting
Flower Garden, Cape Cod, Mid-Century Cleveland School Painting

Flower Garden, Cape Cod, Mid-Century Cleveland School Painting

By Carl Frederick Gaertner

Located in Beachwood, OH

Carl Frederick Gaertner (American, 1898-1952) Flower Garden, Cape Cod, c. 1940s Gouache on illustration board 17.5 x 29 inches 27 x 39 inches, as framed Carl Gaertner was one of the...

Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

ROCK ISLAND ROCKETS GENERAL MOTORS Original Vintage Railroad Travel Rail Poster
ROCK ISLAND ROCKETS GENERAL MOTORS Original Vintage Railroad Travel Rail Poster

ROCK ISLAND ROCKETS GENERAL MOTORS Original Vintage Railroad Travel Rail Poster

Located in Chicago, IL

A deeply local piece with broad appeal; railroad collectors, Midwest Americana enthusiasts, and fans of 1940s American illustration will all find something to love here.

Category

Vintage 1950s Posters

Materials

Paper

Wayne Benter Jung, Fashion Sketch of Josephine Baker,  Post WWII
Wayne Benter Jung, Fashion Sketch of Josephine Baker,  Post WWII

Wayne Benter Jung, Fashion Sketch of Josephine Baker, Post WWII

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Wayne Benter Jung, Fashion Sketch of Josephine Baker, Post WWII Gouache and ink on paper, 7.5" x 9.5" (sight), silver lacquered frame 11" x 9", circa late 1940s This vibrant fashio...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Drawings

Materials

Paper, Lacquer

French Orientalist Gouache Souk Marrakech Marocco 20th
French Orientalist Gouache Souk Marrakech Marocco 20th

French Orientalist Gouache Souk Marrakech Marocco 20th

Located in PARIS, FR

Théophile Jean DELAYE Drôme, 1896 – Drôme, 1970 Souk in Marrakech Gouache on paper 34 x 24 cm (48 x 38 cm with frame) Signed and titled lower left "Souk in Marrakech / Théophile Jean...

Category

1930s Art Deco Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Brittany Coast
Brittany Coast

Brittany Coast

By Pierre LeLong

Located in Sheffield, MA

The family returned to France in 1947, and Lelong took a studio at 10, rue des Batignolles. During the late 1940s, he produced illustrations for various journals, including Cavalcad...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Andy Warhol In the Bottom of My Garden (hand colored lithograph)
Andy Warhol In the Bottom of My Garden (hand colored lithograph)

Andy Warhol In the Bottom of My Garden (hand colored lithograph)

By Andy Warhol

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Featuring hand-drawn outlines and pastel watercolors, Warhol’s illustrations from the 1940s and ’50s reveal a more delicate side to the larger-than-life artist.

Category

1960s Pop Art Nude Prints

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Lithograph

Fred Otnes Jr Mixed Media Figural Painting on Board
Fred Otnes Jr Mixed Media Figural Painting on Board

Fred Otnes Jr Mixed Media Figural Painting on Board

By Fred Otnes

Located in New York, NY

Otnes studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and in the late 1940’s he began creating illustrations for national magazines including The Saturday Evening Post and Collier’s.

Category

Vintage 1980s Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint, Paper

Fruit Still Life on Board attributed to William Federick Timmons
Fruit Still Life on Board attributed to William Federick Timmons

Fruit Still Life on Board attributed to William Federick Timmons

Located in Redding, CT

Harris (1911-2007). During the 1940s his cover illustrations appeared on pulp magazines, such as The Shadow, Clues Detective Stories, Wild West Weekly, and Astounding Science Fiction.

Category

Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Masonite, Paint

Gnarled Tree - African American Artist
Gnarled Tree - African American Artist

Gnarled Tree - African American Artist

By Charles Alston

Located in Miami, FL

During the 1930s and early 1940s, Alston created illustrations for magazines such as Fortune, Mademoiselle, The New Yorker, Melody Maker and others.

Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Jacques Quinet French Modern Dark Rosewood, Brass and Parcel-Gilt Armchair
Jacques Quinet French Modern Dark Rosewood, Brass and Parcel-Gilt Armchair

Jacques Quinet French Modern Dark Rosewood, Brass and Parcel-Gilt Armchair

By Jacques Quinet

Located in Hollywood, FL

Renowned for his modernist designs, Quinet is known for his emphasis on clean, paired down forms with refined lightness, 1940s. Literature For an illustration of a similar sofa, see...

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Skating
Skating

John DrewSkating, 1920s

Unavailable|$7,000

Skating

By John Drew

Located in Minneapolis, MN

In 1942 he was fifty-eight years old and was not eligible to serve in World War Two. During the 1940s he sold freelance illustrations to Reader's Digest.

Category

1920s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

1940's Swedish Cabinet with Nordens Flora Illustrations
1940's Swedish Cabinet with Nordens Flora Illustrations

1940's Swedish Cabinet with Nordens Flora Illustrations

By Josef Frank

Located in Turners Falls, MA

1950’s Swedish Cabinet later papered with illustrations by C.A. Lindman book Nordens Flora. Curved cabinet consists of 4 doors concealing interior adjustable shelves and drawers. K...

Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany, Paper

Swedish Modern “Flora” Sideboard, 1940s
Swedish Modern “Flora” Sideboard, 1940s

Swedish Modern “Flora” Sideboard, 1940s

Located in Staffanstorp, SE

Recently professionally restored in our workshop and in beautiful vintage condition. Details • Sweden, 1940s • Mahogany • Upholstered with botanical illustrations from Nordens Flora...

Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

The Watchers, Dakota Indians
The Watchers, Dakota Indians

The Watchers, Dakota Indians

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

Because most of his work from the 1920s through the 1940s was western story illustration, Eggenhofer became highly skilled at rendering action scenes of Indians, cowboys and outlaws.

Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate 1940s illustration for your needs in our varied inventory. There are many Art Deco, Modern and Pop Art versions of these works for sale. Making the right choice when shopping for a 1940s illustration may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 20th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 20th Century. Adding a 1940s illustration 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 beige, gray, black, white and more. Creating a 1940s illustration has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by George Wachsteter, Lorence Bjorklund, Clyde F. Seavey Sr., Henry Clive and Harold McCauley are consistently popular. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in board, illustration board and paint can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a 1940s Illustration?

A 1940s illustration 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 $125 and the highest can go for as much as $104,000.