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Vintage 1940’s Circus Acrobat Oil on Canvas Painting. Unique modern style.
Located in Baltimore, MD
air, adds a Hollywood touch to the scene. It seems to exhibit very late art deco styling. It very
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1940s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage Letter S in Solid Brass, Sweden ca 1940's
Located in Örebro, SE
Vintage letter S in solid brass, covered with old paint (red & gold), Sweden ca 1940's. Wear and
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Brass

Early Carta Blanca Beer Sign. Mexico, 1940’s.
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare Carta Blanca beer porcelain metal sign. Mexico, ca. 1940’s.
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Antiquities

Materials

Sheet Metal

Old School 1940's / 50's NEON "MOTEL" Sign..Classic Font
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic vintage NEON "MOTEL" sign salvaged from a motel in Niagara Falls Canada,, Retains original finish & patina,, New transformer, metal replaced to bottom of can,, (see photo)
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Signs

Materials

Metal

African American Mother and Child by Peggy Dodds Circa 1940's
By Peggy Dodds
Located in Rochester, NY
canvas. Circa 1940's. Unframed. please, contact us for shipping options. Presented by Joseph Dasta
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Beer Stein / Mug Pub Sign. Mid Century Wall Hanging Folk Art Sign. 1940´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Beer Stein / Mug Pub Sign. Mid Century Wall Hanging Folk Art Sign. 1940´s. Bar Collectible. Perfect
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas c.1940's- 50's , "musical" MICHAEL
By Thomas Michael
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas,,, Not dated but my guess c.1940's-early 1950's
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

1940's French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Busy Landscape with Bridge
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape indistinctly signed oil on board, framed dated 49' framed: 16 x 20 inches painting: 15 x 18.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage 1940's PHILCO TV Kids Ride On Toy Truck
Located in San Diego, CA
1940's PHILCO Television metal Ride On Toy Truck. Beautiful original distressed condition.
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Antiquities

Materials

Sheet Metal

Pair of Art Deco Side Tables, Streamline American Modern Circa 1940’s
Located in Bernville, PA
Beautiful pair of American Modern Streamline Art deco side tables in a rich rosewood finish. Unique
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Side Tables

Materials

Wood

1940's California Hills Landscape
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Substantial and period mid-century modern American Scene watercolor of the Oakland, California
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1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

1940’s Frits Henningsen Mahogany Pedestal Table
Located in Victoria, BC
We are excited to offer this 1940s pedestal table, skillfully crafted by Frits Henningsen
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Vintage 1940s Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Lever Modern Toys Car, Made in Japan by Modern Toys, 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
This Lever Modern Toys car is an original vintage toy. Made in Japan by Modern Toys in 1940s
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Mid-20th Century French Toys

Materials

Metal

Vintage Letter O in Solid Brass, Sweden ca 1940's
Located in Örebro, SE
Vintage letter O in solid brass, covered with old paint (red & gold), Sweden ca 1940's. Wear and
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Brass

Vintage Letter C in Solid Brass, Sweden ca 1940's
Located in Örebro, SE
Vintage letter C in solid brass, covered with old paint (red & gold), Sweden ca 1940's. Wear and
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Brass

Vintage Letter R in Solid Brass, Sweden ca 1940's
Located in Örebro, SE
Vintage letter R in solid brass, covered with old paint (red & gold), Sweden ca 1940's. Wear and
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Brass

Rare New York City Oil Portrait by Modernist Artist Lisa Mangor, ca 1940’s
Located in Baltimore, MD
in the 1940’s. She was known to be extremely influential with famous American musician Eugène Istomin
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1940s American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage Postcard - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Postcard is a postcard realized in 1940s. Good conditions and aged. It belongs to a
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1940s Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

Paper, Postcard

Vintage Postcard - 1940s
H 5.52 in W 3.75 in D 0.04 in
Vintage Lions Club International Metal Plaque / Painted Advertising Sign, 1940´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
“international engineering milestone”, and it´s now considered a World Heritage of Modern Architecture. At the
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Metal

Pair of Authentic California Fruit Crate Labels Featuring Apples. Circa 1940's
Located in Incline Village, NV
Offered is a pair of original "Apple" fruit crate labels, circa 1940's, unused and professionally
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

A Serene 1940's Vermont Landscape Painting by Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A serene 1940s Vermont Landscape, depicting evergreen trees and a lake by artist Harold Haydon
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1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1940's Mid-Century Modern RARE Layola Fourtane Metal Art Necklace with Earrings
Located in US
1940's Layola Fourtane Mid-Century Modern Metal Art Sculptural Necklace from Mrs. Gump's Estate
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Vintage 1940s Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Copper

1940s Modern Reclining Nude Oil Painting on Linen
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful reclining nude in modern style, circa 1940. Faint illegible signature lower right edge
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1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Vintage Southwest (California?) Impressionist Painting, Lily S. Converse ca 1940
Located in Baltimore, MD
American art that was favored in the 1930's. A paper label on the reverse suggests that Lily S. Converse
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1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Greeting Card - Postcard - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Greeting Card is a postcard realized in 1940s., the birthday wishes to Mr. Carlo Ferrari. It
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1940s Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

Paper, Postcard

Greeting Card - Postcard - 1940s
H 3.75 in W 5.52 in D 0.04 in
Thomas Mann- Photo- 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Thomas Mann is an vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1940s. Good conditions.
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20th Century Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Thomas Mann- Photo- 1940s
H 9.45 in W 6.7 in D 0.04 in
Bathers 1940s Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Ashcan
Located in New York, NY
Bathers 1940s Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Ashcan Marion Gilmore
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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

1940's Americana WPA Modernist Watercolor Painting Catskill Mountains Bungalow
By Samuel Grunvald
Located in Surfside, FL
Bungalow (fauvist painting of New York scene) 1940's. image is 10X 11.5 inches. Hand signed lower
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Lapin, by Sandoz, Animal, sculpture, rabbit, bronze, 1940's, brown patina
By Edouard-Marcel Sandoz
Located in Geneva, CH
Lapin, modèle 6, circa 1944-1949 Edition Leblanc-Barbedienne Bronze with a brown patina 7.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm Sandoz : Sculpteur Figuriste et Animalier 1881-1971, Catalogue Raisonné de l...
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1940s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Beatrice Wood Signed Early Large Mid-Century Modern Low Bowl Plate Charger 1940s
By Beatrice Wood
Located in Studio City, CA
alike to have been a centerpiece in the modern ceramic art movement of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. At
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Study for Medals by Aurelio Mistruzzi - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Study for Medals is an Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Aurelio Mistruzzi in the 1940s
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1940s Modern More Art

Materials

Offset

Art Deco Lounge Chair in Burlwood & Leather, France 1940's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
modern appeal. Experience the epitome of French craftsmanship with this iconic Art Deco lounge chair
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Vintage 1940s Art Deco Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Burl

Lord Beaverbrook - Vintage Photograph - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Lord Beaverbrook is a black and white vintage photo, realized  in 1940s. The photo depicts an
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1940s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Lord Keynes - Vintage Photograph - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Lord Keynes is  a black and white vintage photo, realized  in 1940s., by Walter Stoneman. The
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1940s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Mother Queen - Vintage Photograph - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Mother Queen is a photograph realized in the 1940s. Good conditions. The artwork is realized in a
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1940s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

'Londoners' 1940s Etching
Located in London, GB
and Modern British Art section 1920-1940, and several of his works are in MoMA. His long-lost Festival
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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

1940's French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Winding River Lush Green Fields
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Winding River French School, 1947 signed & dated oil on canvas, framed framed: 20 x 24 inches canvas: 14 x 18.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Couple II" Mid 20th Century Modern Abstract Figurative 1940s European Sculpture
By Jacques Lipchitz
Located in New York, NY
"Couple II" Mid 20th Century Modern Abstract Figurative 1940s European Sculpture Jacques Lipchitz
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1940s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1940's French Signed Modernist Oil Painting Nude Figure in Room Interior
By Maurice Delavier
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude in Interior by Maurice Delavier (French mid 20th century) signed and dated 1944 oil on board, unframed board: 18.5 x 14.5 inches inscribed verso provenance: private collection, ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

1940's French Signed Oil Sacre Coeur Montmartre Paris Street Scene View
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Georges F. Michel, French 1942, signed, dated verso Title: Montmartre, Paris Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Size: 22 x 15 inches Colors: Grey colors, blue, white...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Stan Laurel - Vintage Autographed Photograph - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Stan Laurel - Vintage Autographed Photograph  is a vintage photo, realized in the 1940s. Hand
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1970s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

1940's American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Tenement Market
By Samuel Grunvald
Located in Surfside, FL
The Market, (fauvist painting of NYC scene) 1940's. image is 10X 11.5 inches. Hand signed lower
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

A Vibrant 1940's Painting of a River in Vermont by Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1941. Haydon attended the University of Chicago Lab School and the
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1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1940's Mid Century Modern Billy Haines Attribution Foot Stool Ottoman
By William Billy Haines
Located in Southampton, NJ
upholstered ready for use. Provenance: From an estate in Southampton, NY fully decorated with Art Deco Period
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Footstools

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Woman - Mosaic on Cement Panel by Massimo Campigli - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Mosaic on cement panel, realized by Massimo Campigli in the 1940s. Certificate of authenticity on
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Mid-20th Century Modern More Art

Materials

Mosaic

The Body - Maurice Rouzée - 1940s - Tempera
By Maurice Rouzée
Located in Roma, IT
The Body is an original artwork realized by Maurice Rouzée in the 1940s. Hand-signed by the artist
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1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Tempera

1940's French Modernist Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Nude Lady with Hat
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Nude Lady French Modernist, dated 1940 indistinctly signed oil on canvas, unframed
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

1940's American WPA Modernist New York Watercolor Painting 59th st Central Park
By Samuel Grunvald
Located in Surfside, FL
Horse and Buggy 59th st. Manhattan (fauvist painting of NYC outside central park) 1940's. image is
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

'Londoners' 1940s Etchings - Love
Located in London, GB
and Modern British Art section 1920-1940, and several of his works are in MoMA. His long-lost Festival
Category

1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Letter b Irene Brin to Countess Pecci Blunt - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
L. T. S. addressed to Contessa A. L. Pecci-Blunt. Rome, April 7, 1945. 2 pp. Front and back, with
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1940s Modern More Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

Portrait of Anna Magnani - Vintage Photograph - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
, realized in 1940s. Good conditions. Anna Magnani was born in Rome, Italy (not in Egypt, as some
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1940s Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

1940s WPA Era American Modern Figurative Painting of Figure on Deserted Street
By Jenne Magafan
Located in Denver, CO
rare opportunity to own a significant piece of 1940s American Modernist art by a key figure of the WPA
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1940s American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

1940s Modernist Oil Painting – Adobe Church Landscape, New Mexico Southwest Art
By Paul Kauvar Smith
Located in Denver, CO
This evocative vintage oil painting from the 1930s–1940s captures a classic adobe church in New
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1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Scape in Italy - Woodcut - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
19th century, realized in the 1940s. Four woodcut prints on paper. Good conditions.
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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

Scape in Italy - Woodcut - 1940s
Scape in Italy - Woodcut - 1940s
H 3.15 in W 2.37 in D 0.12 in
TheLake - Tempera on Cardboard by Marius Carion - 1940s
By Marius Carion
Located in Roma, IT
The Lake is an artwork realized in the 1940s by Marius Carion (Belgian, 1898 - 1949). Original
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1940s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Tempera

Italian mid century modern brass and art glass chandelier, 1940s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid century modern brass and art glass chandelier, 1940s Chandelier with structure entirely
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Ex-Libris - J M Casas y Ros - Woodcut by Juan Estiarte - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Ex-Libris  - J M Casas y Ros is an Artwork realized in 1940 s., by the artist Juan Estiarte
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1940s Modern More Art

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

Nude Woman - 1940s - Emile Deschler - Charcoal Drawing - Modern
By Emile Deschler
Located in Roma, IT
Nude Woman is an original artwork realized by Emile Deschler between the end of the 1940s and the
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Autograph Letter Signed by Charles Albert Cingria - 1930s/1940s
By Charles Albert Cingria
Located in Roma, IT
Autograph Letter Signed by Charles Albert Cingria to Nesto Jacometti. Around 1930's-40's. In
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1930s Modern More Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

Swedish Modern Art Deco Pendant Böhlmakrs Harald Notini Sweden 1940s
By Harald Notini, Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
An Art Deco Chrome and etched glass pendant light designed by Harald Notini and produced by Arvid
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Glass

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1940s Modern Art For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate piece of 1940s modern art for your needs in our varied inventory. There are many Modern, Abstract and Expressionist versions of these works for sale. If you’re looking for an item from our selection of 1940s modern art from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a choice in our collection of 1940s modern art 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 gray, brown, black, white and more. Creating an object in our assortment of 1940s modern art has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Pablo Picasso, Horst P. Horst, Henri Matisse, Nahum Tschacbasov and Slim Aarons are consistently popular. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and lithograph, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a 1940s Modern Art?

The average selling price for a piece of 1940s modern art we offer is $1,596, while they’re typically $75 on the low end and $293,750 for the highest priced.
Questions About 1940s Modern Art
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A number of dresses were popular during the 1940s. Many women wore short-waist dresses with button necks, collars, fitted waists and full skirts. The classic A-lines with knee-length hems in red, white and blue colors were also a trend. Shop a collection of vintage dresses on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    In the 1940s, ladies wore clothes defined by clean and slim silhouettes. The jackets, blouses and sweaters often featured shoulderpads and had somewhat of a military feel. Most dresses were quite casual and pants and playsuits became part of a woman's everyday style.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021
    The most popular 1940s-style dress was the shirtwaist dress. It had a front opening like a men’s shirt, but with large buttons in the front of the dress, which was practical and easy to wear. The sleeves were short and necklines varied from shirt style to sweetheart and other necklines. Antique and vintage dresses from well-known designers are available on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Paul Cézanne is often cited as the father of modern art.

  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Modern art is characterized by a rejection of realism and narrative and a trend toward abstraction.

  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    The term contemporary is applied to art by 21st-century artists; modern art refers to works created from the1880s and through the 1960s.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 26, 2024
    The difference between modern art and contemporary art comes down to age. Contemporary art refers to art produced by artists who are still alive or were active during the 1960s and later. Modern art is the term for artworks made between 1850 or 1860 and 1960. On 1stDibs, shop a large collection of modern and contemporary art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Modern art encompasses Postimpressionism, Fauvism, Cubism, futurism, expressionism, Dada, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism and Pop art.

  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    No, Picasso was not a founder of modern art, but he is one of its most famous practitioners.

  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 3, 2024
    The father of modern Indian art is generally thought to be Raja Ravi Varma. Active during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, he was the first Indian artist widely known for producing paintings that depicted Indian subjects using the techniques of the European masters. Some of his most famous works include Bhishma on a Bed of Arrows, Bharat Mata, Jatayu Vadham and Lady in the Moonlight. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of Indian art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024
    Claire McCardell was the designer often called the Mother of American Fashion in the 1940s. An American designer, she helped introduce women's sportswear to the United States and was particularly well-known for her bias-cut, loose-fitting Monastic dress. When World War II broke out in the 1940s, she designed pieces out of readily available materials like denim, calico and wool jersey, introducing new fabrics for women's clothing that would remain popular well after the close of the war. Many people point to McCardell as one of the first successful American fashion designers. Shop a collection of Claire McCardell apparel on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 26, 2024
    What 1800s art is called depends on its age and style, as the century saw multiple movements. Most art historians refer to art that broke from traditional norms, produced in the 1860s and later, as modern art, and everything that preceded it as pre-modern art. Some of the art styles that were popular during the 19th century include Impressionism, Realism, Romanticism, Neoclassicism, Expressionism and Fauvism. Shop a wide range of 19th-century art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2019

    Art Deco is not mid-century modern. Art Deco began just before World War I and was inspired by cubism. Mid-century modernism first appeared in 1945 and merged a minimalist aesthetic with practicality.

  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024
    Paul Cézanne is called the Father of Modern Art because he served as a bridge between 19th-century Impressionism and early 20th-century Cubism. His work introduced new modes of representation, influencing many avant-garde movements of the early 20th century. Initially inspired by Romanticism and Realism, Cézanne developed a unique pictorial language, altering conventional perspectives and emphasizing the formal qualities of art. Cézanne's distinctive brushstrokes, use of color planes and focus on the underlying structures of objects set his work apart. Despite early ridicule from contemporary critics, artists like Camille Pissarro and gallery owner Ambroise Vollard recognized his talent, with Vollard hosting Cézanne's first solo show in 1895. This exhibition led to wider appreciation, and both Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso later hailed Cézanne as "the father of us all." On 1stDibs, explore a variety of Paul Cézanne art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    After the success of his “Sol” series in the 1960s, Richard Anuszkiewicz began to focus on his “Centered Square” designs in the mid-1970s. He used interacting colors to change the perception of the art in the eye of the viewer. You can shop a selection of Richard Anuszkiewicz pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.