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1940's Fashion Illustration, Chic Lady
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Other
1940's Fashion Illustration - The Two Elegant Brides
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
H 12.75 in W 19.75 in
1940's Fashion Illustration - Four Brides Holding Candles
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
H 12.75 in W 19.75 in
1940's Fashion Illustration, Lady in Blue Dress
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Other
1940's Fashion Illustration, Lady in Chic Headscarf
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Other
1940's Fashion Illustration - Beautiful Bride & Child Portrait Scene
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 - Beautiful Bride & Child Portrait Scene
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Other
1940's Fashion Illustration - Stylish Blonde Lady In White Dress
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 Dashing Green Ball Dress
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 - Stunning Woman In Light Blue Dress
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 - Posed Lady In Vibrant Pink Dress
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 French Fashion Illustration - Elegant Three Women Face Portraits
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 Beautiful Green Head Scarf
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Other
1940's Fashion Illustration, Lady with Green Eyes in Admiration
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Other
1940's Fashion Illustration, Stunning Woman in Light Blue Dress
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Other
1940's Fashion Illustration - Lady in Dashing Green Ball Dress
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Other
1940's Fashion Illustration - Stylish Blonde Lady in White Dress
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Other
1940's Fashion Illustration, the Lady in the Red Dress
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Other
1940's French Fashion Illustration, Elegant Three Women Face Portraits
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Other
1940's French Fashion Illustration, Stunning Ballerina in White Dress
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Other
1940's Fashion Illustration - Chanel Styled Woman In Chic Black Dress
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 - Three Elegant Women Walking Through The Park
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 - Black & White Stylish Women In Chic Clothing
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 French Fashion Illustration - Chic Lady In Blue Detailed Dress
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 French Fashion Illustration, Chic Lady In Blue Detailed Dress
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Other
1940's Fashion Illustration, Chanel Styled Woman in Chic Black Dress
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Other
1940's Fashion Illustration, Three Elegant Women Walking Through The Park
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Other
1940's French Fashion Illustration - The Elegant Lady With The Red Features
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design signed by French illustrator Geneviève
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
1940's French Fashion Illustration - The Stylish Lady With The Green Features
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 Bright Blue Puffy Dress, Interior Scene
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 at a Stance in Pink Frill Top
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Other
1940's Fashion Illustration, Lady In Bridgerton Style Ball Dress With Fan
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Other
H 12.75 in W 9.75 in D 1 in
1940's French Fashion Illustration, The Stylish Lady With The Green Features
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Other
1940's Fashion Illustration, Lady In Bright Blue Puffy Dress, Interior Scene
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Other
H 10.75 in W 8.75 in D 1 in
1940's Fashion Illustration - Lady In White Dress With Draped Orange Head Scarf
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
"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
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 4.75 in W 6.13 in D 0.1 in
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
Category
1940s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Ruckus, Story Illustration
By Edmund Ward
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1940s
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 20.00" x 34.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Category
1940s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'The Good Earth' Illustration
By Charles E. Chambers
Located in Fort Washington, PA
illustration for `The Good Earth,` by Pearl S. Buck
Category
1940s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Consolation, Collier's magazine illustration
By Harry Beckhoff
Located in Miami, FL
Signed upper left
Category
1940s Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Al Hirschfeld "Beat the Band" New York Times Broadway Theatre Illustration 1940s
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
Framed size: 22 1/2 x 26 1/2 inches. Published in The New York Times, October 11, 1942. In collaboration the Al Hirschfeld Foundation
Al Hirschfeld’s drawings stand as one of the mo...
Category
1940s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Board
Life Magazine Satirical Society Cartoon Illustration
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Barbara Shermund (1899-1978). Society Satirical Cartoon, ca. 1940s. Gouache on heavy illustration
Category
1940s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
H 17 in W 14 in D 0.01 in
"Happy Family", Mid Century Sepia Figurative Interior Scene, Illustration Art
Located in Soquel, CA
(American, 1895-1984). Circa 1940's. This mid-century piece exemplifies the classic style of illustrations
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Sticky Monkey Flower, Big Sur" - Mid Century Botanical Illustration
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid-century ink brush botanical illustration titled "Sticky Monkey Flower, Big Sur" by
Category
1940s American Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
"Lucy, You Are a Lonely Woman." Story Illustration for Women's Home Compan
By Walter Martin Baumhofer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1940s
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 28.00" x 21.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
"Lucy
Category
1940s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1912 Columbia University Football Illustration by Burris Jenkins
By Burris Jenkins
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wonderfully stylized newspaper illustration original in pencil and ink on paper is signed and dated
Category
Early 20th Century American Drawings
Materials
Paper
1940's Abstract Composition Jazz Lithograph Pencil Signed and Dated WPA Artist
By Konrad Cramer
Located in Surfside, FL
. While teaching and painting, Cramer also applied his artistic talent to illustration and textile design
Category
1940s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
U.S. Navy "Navy Day October 27th" Vintage Poster by Matt Murphey, 1940
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
U.S. battleship is block text reading "Navy Day, October 27th." The poster dates to 1940, shortly
Category
Vintage 1940s American Posters
Materials
Paper
Fishermen Painting, 1940s
Located in Savannah, GA
An oil on canvas of a fishing charter boat at sea with fishermen. Likely an illustration for a
Category
Vintage 1940s American Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Spooky" Black cat illustration painted by Walt Disney Studios artist
Located in San Francisco, CA
artist who worked at Walt Disney studios in the 1940's. Signed and dated 1985. Oil on canvas. 16 x 20 on
Category
20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 22.25 in W 3 in D 26.5 in
Danish Cabinetmaker Carved Oak Armchair, Denmark, 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
small armchair is the perfect illustration of Danish design, and the work of a true cabinetmaker. ~H
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Wood
Danish Cabinetmaker Curved Easy Chair, Denmark ca 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
the perfect illustration of why Danish mid-century design is still beloved.
Once seen as the sofa
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Nude - Original Watercolor on Paper by Jean Delpech - 1940s
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
Nude 1940's is an original drawing in tempera and watercolor a on paper, realized by Jean Delpech
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
H 6.5 in W 9.85 in D 0.08 in
"Bird" Bradley Walker Tomlin, American Modernist, Animal, Dove Illustration LGBT
Located in New York, NY
to a more decorative Cubism combined with vegetative forms of Surrealism.
In the mid-1940s, he was
Category
1920s Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Mid Century Golden Age of Illustration- Narrative Art - Norman Rockwell School
By Alex Ross
Located in Miami, FL
“Graduation Day” is emblematic of mid-century American Illustration.
But the real story of this
Category
1940s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
H 20.75 in W 19.75 in D 1 in
'Bighorn' — 1940s American Regionalism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Institute in 1940.
McKim served in the U.S. Army during World War II and taught visual communication in the
Category
1940s American Realist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Mid-Century Modern Danish Cabinetmaker Lounge Chair, Denmark, 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
small armchair is the perfect illustration of Danish design, and the work of a true cabinetmaker.
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
'Threshing' — 1940s American Regionalism
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
. Benton — a four-term U.S. congressman, on campaigns through rural Missouri. Young Tom Benton grew up with
Category
1940s American Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Cherry Orchard Igor Kvasha, Marina Neyolova, Sergei Garmash Illustration Art
Located in Surfside, FL
, providing editors with illustrations prior to an opening.
From 1940 to 1956, his theatrical illustrations
Category
20th Century American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
"Feeding the Squirrel, " Large, Elegant Art Deco Illustration Art, 2-Page Spread
By Wilmot Emerton Heitland 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An elegant and gracious example of illustration art at its height in 1930, this charming scene
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
H 23 in W 30.5 in D 0.1 in
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