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Oil Painting "Brooklyn" 1940's
Oil Painting "Brooklyn" 1940's

Oil Painting "Brooklyn" 1940's, 1940's

$1,900

H 25.5 in W 33.5 in D 2 in

Oil Painting "Brooklyn" 1940's

Located in Rochester, NY

Mid-Century Modern oil painting, 1940s cityscape, "Bedford at Lafayette, Brooklyn". Oil on masonite

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

The Blacksmith Shop Equestrian Oil Painting 1940's
The Blacksmith Shop Equestrian Oil Painting 1940's

The Blacksmith Shop Equestrian Oil Painting 1940's

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

1664 Antique oil painting of a blacksmith shop in the south Image size 17.5x 23.5" Framed

Category

1940s Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

1940's French River Valley Lush Green Colors Signed Oil Painting
1940's French River Valley Lush Green Colors Signed Oil Painting

1940's French River Valley Lush Green Colors Signed Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The River Creuse, France signed by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) dated 1949 oil

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Original Impressionist School Oil Painting - c. 1940s
Original Impressionist School Oil Painting - c. 1940s

Original Impressionist School Oil Painting - c. 1940s

Located in London, GB

compliments this charming artwork. Year: c. 1940s Framed size: 36cm x 35cm Signature: Signed at the back

Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

1940's French Oil Painting Figures South of France Busy Market Scene
1940's French Oil Painting Figures South of France Busy Market Scene

1940's French Oil Painting Figures South of France Busy Market Scene

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Le Marche by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) signed verso oil on board, unframed

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage 1940’s Circus Acrobat Oil on Canvas Painting.  Unique modern style.
Vintage 1940’s Circus Acrobat Oil on Canvas Painting.  Unique modern style.

Vintage 1940’s Circus Acrobat Oil on Canvas Painting. Unique modern style.

Located in Baltimore, MD

painting fully appears to date ca. 1940, or just thereafter. The work is oil on canvas and measures 16” x

Category

1940s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

1940s Modern Reclining Nude Oil Painting on Linen
1940s Modern Reclining Nude Oil Painting on Linen

1940s Modern Reclining Nude Oil Painting on Linen, Circa 1940

$1,320Sale Price|20% Off

H 18 in W 22 in D 0.75 in

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

Category

1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Parisian Street Scene Oil Painting, Framed, 1940s, 9.5x7.5 Inches
Parisian Street Scene Oil Painting, Framed, 1940s, 9.5x7.5 Inches

Parisian Street Scene Oil Painting, Framed, 1940s, 9.5x7.5 Inches

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

6119 Parisian street scene Set in a decorative period frame Image size 9.5x7.5"

Category

1940s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Winter River Landscape in Scandinavia with Silver Birch Trees by Danish Artist
Winter River Landscape in Scandinavia with Silver Birch Trees by Danish Artist

Winter River Landscape in Scandinavia with Silver Birch Trees by Danish Artist

By Jens Christian Bennedsen

Located in Preston, GB

Swedish and Norwegian winter landscapes are regarded as his finest. PAINTING: Vintage 1940's oil painting

Category

Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil

1940's Impasto Landscape
1940's Impasto Landscape

1940's Impasto Landscape, Circa 1940

$680Sale Price|20% Off

H 18 in W 24 in D 1 in

1940's Impasto Landscape

Located in Soquel, CA

Gorgeous heavily impasto landscape that captures the high summer charm. Unknown artist, (Edda or Edde) Partial illegible signature/inscribed lower right corner. Condition: Good; pro...

Category

1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

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Antonio Martino, Gloucester, MA, Oil on Canvas, 1940's
Antonio Martino, Gloucester, MA, Oil on Canvas, 1940's

Antonio Martino, Gloucester, MA, Oil on Canvas, 1940's

By Antonio Pietro Martino

Located in Doylestown, PA

painting is an oil on canvas, 20" x 24" in size, depicting a New England harbor and town scene in

Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1940s Judaic Oil Painting "The Victim"
1940s Judaic Oil Painting "The Victim"

1940s Judaic Oil Painting "The Victim"

By Yonia Fain

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Starkly powerful early work in response to the Holocaust, this abstracted painting contains imagery

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Expressionist Nude in Oil, Circa 1940s

Expressionist Nude in Oil, Circa 1940s

By Martin Snipper

Located in San Francisco, CA

This Circa late 1940s oil on canvas interior scene of a female figure is by San Francisco North

Category

1940s Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Expressionist Figure in Oil Paint, 1940s
Expressionist Figure in Oil Paint, 1940s

Expressionist Figure in Oil Paint, 1940s

By Martin Snipper

Located in San Francisco, CA

This circa 1940s oil on burlap figure in pale, pastel colors is by San Francisco North Beach artist

Category

1940s American Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

"Portrait of Arthur" 1940s Oil
"Portrait of Arthur" 1940s Oil

Jennings Tofel"Portrait of Arthur" 1940s Oil

Unavailable

H 25.25 in W 29.25 in D 0.75 in

"Portrait of Arthur" 1940s Oil

By Jennings Tofel

Located in San Francisco, CA

This 1940s oil on canvas portrait of a seated man entitled "Portrait of Arthur" is by Polish-born

Category

1940s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Modernist Portrait of a Man, Oil on Canvas, 1940s
Modernist Portrait of a Man, Oil on Canvas, 1940s

Modernist Portrait of a Man, Oil on Canvas, 1940s

By Martin Snipper

Located in San Francisco, CA

This circa early 1940s oil on canvas portrait of a man with crossed arms is by San Francisco North

Category

1940s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Margret Gump, 1940s
Margret Gump, 1940s

Trude WaehnerMargret Gump, 1940s

Unavailable

H 29.93 in W 25.6 in D 1.58 in

Margret Gump, 1940s

By Trude Waehner

Located in Vienna, AT

college in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and friend of Trude Waehner, who thought painting there. Look at the

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Paint

1940s Norton Motorcycle

1940s Norton Motorcycle

By Bradford J. Salamon

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

, traditionally, are known by their style(s). The manner in which an artist works, regarded effectively as a

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Impressionist Italian Countryside Landscape  Painting
Impressionist Italian Countryside Landscape  Painting

Impressionist Italian Countryside Landscape Painting

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

#5-3001 Italian Countryside a 1940's oil painting on canvas, displayed in a wood -gilt frame

Category

1940s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage Geometric Abstract Oil Painting Signed Heliker C.1940s
Vintage Geometric Abstract Oil Painting Signed Heliker C.1940s

Vintage Geometric Abstract Oil Painting Signed Heliker C.1940s

Located in San Francisco, CA

Vintage Geometric Abstract Oil Painting Signed Heliker C.1940s Outstanding vintage oil painting

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s

Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s

By Maurice Kish

Located in Surfside, FL

Genre: Modern Subject: French Paris Scene Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States The

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

California Landscape, c. 1940's
California Landscape, c. 1940's

California Landscape, c. 1940's

Located in Pasadena, CA

Signed "G. Holt” on lower righ Description This intimate California landscape painting reflects the

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Modernist Oil Painting the Shop Window NYC 1940s WPA era
Modernist Oil Painting the Shop Window NYC 1940s WPA era

Modernist Oil Painting the Shop Window NYC 1940s WPA era

By Maurice Becker

Located in Surfside, FL

the Shop Window New York City, 1940s 17.75X25 sight size. Maurice Becker (1889–1975) was a

Category

Early 20th Century Ashcan School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Grand Canyon Modernist Painting by Leslie Lounsbury, circa 1940s
Grand Canyon Modernist Painting by Leslie Lounsbury, circa 1940s

Grand Canyon Modernist Painting by Leslie Lounsbury, circa 1940s

Located in Rochester, NY

Grand Canyon modernist painting by Leslie Lounsbury. Oil on canvas, circa 1940s. Unframed. Leslie

Category

1940s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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1940s Oil Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of 1940s oil paintings available on 1stDibs. Browse a selection of Impressionist, Modern or Expressionist versions of these works for sale today — there are 471 Impressionist, 414 Modern, 144 Post-Impressionist, 137 Abstract and 59 Expressionist examples available. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. You can search the 1940s oil paintings that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of brown, gray, black and blue. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Nahum Tschacbasov, Marguerite Blasingame, Ron Blumberg, Claude Benard and Gershon Benjamin are consistently popular. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and fabric. If space is limited, there are small 1940s oil paintings measuring 0.1 across, while our inventory also includes pieces up to 1950 inches across to better suit those in the market for large iterations.

How Much are 1940s Oil Paintings?

The average selling price for 1940s oil paintings we offer is $2,542, while they’re typically $195 on the low end and $4,290,000 for the highest priced.

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Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs.

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