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Antique American Oil Painting Landscape "Abandoned Cabin " Circa 1940's
Antique American Oil Painting Landscape "Abandoned Cabin " Circa 1940's

Antique American Oil Painting Landscape "Abandoned Cabin " Circa 1940's

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

5-3744A. Oil on canvas of a tranquil landscape with an abandoned cabin Framed in a wood frame Image size 19.5x11.5" Initialed lower left A.M

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1940s Landscape Paintings

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Oil

NYC Street & Interior Scene 1940’s American Scene Modern WPA Still Life Realism
NYC Street & Interior Scene 1940’s American Scene Modern WPA Still Life Realism

NYC Street & Interior Scene 1940’s American Scene Modern WPA Still Life Realism

By Joseph Solman

Located in New York, NY

Joseph Solman 1940’s Oil on Masonite signed JS lower left 20x12 inches image size 26x18 inches with frame Good condition Private collection NYC Painting depicts a fantastic NYC Bri...

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1930s American Realist Interior Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

Valetta Swann (1904-1973) original large 1940s MEXICAN / AMERICAN oil painting
Valetta Swann (1904-1973) original large 1940s MEXICAN / AMERICAN oil painting

Valetta Swann (1904-1973) original large 1940s MEXICAN / AMERICAN oil painting

Located in Cirencester, GB

ARTIST: Valetta Swann (1904-1973) British / American TITLE: "Mexican Expansive Landscape" SIGNED: lower left MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIZE: 96cm x 70cm inclusive of frame CONDITION: ...

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

A Serene 1940's Vermont Landscape Painting by Harold Haydon
A Serene 1940's Vermont Landscape Painting by Harold Haydon

A Serene 1940's Vermont Landscape Painting by Harold Haydon

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A scenic, American Modern 1940s Vermont summer landscape painting, depicting evergreen trees overlooking a placid lake by notable Chicago artist, Harold Haydon.

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1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Bathers at the Quarry 1940s American Modernist Oil Painting WPA era
Bathers at the Quarry 1940s American Modernist Oil Painting WPA era

Bathers at the Quarry 1940s American Modernist Oil Painting WPA era

By Theresa Berney Loew

Located in Surfside, FL

Swimmers and sun tanners at the local watering hole. Her birth name was Theresa Berney. At the time of her passing she was known as Theresa Loew. Birth place: Baltimore artist, blo...

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1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

1940's California Mission Landscape
1940's California Mission Landscape

1940's California Mission Landscape

Located in Soquel, CA

Watercolor of an old California mission. Signed lower right illegibly and dated 1940. Displayed in a brown wood frame with double matting. Shipped without glass. Image, 16.5"W x 22"L...

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1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Seated Nude Woman American Impressionist School 1940s by Fred Yost
Seated Nude Woman American Impressionist School 1940s by Fred Yost

Seated Nude Woman American Impressionist School 1940s by Fred Yost

Located in Soquel, CA

Seated Nude Woman American Figurative School 1940s Mid-century American impressionist painting of a woman by American artist Frederick "Fred" Yost (American/Swiss, 1888-1968).

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1940s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

1940's Still-Life with Pussy Willows and Blue Drape
1940's Still-Life with Pussy Willows and Blue Drape

1940's Still-Life with Pussy Willows and Blue Drape

Located in Soquel, CA

Elegant 1940's still-life of pussy willows in a white vase with a rich royal blue drape by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Unsigned and unframed. Image size: 22.25"H x 18...

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1940s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

1940's San Ynez Valley Indian Trail Sunset
1940's San Ynez Valley Indian Trail Sunset

1940's San Ynez Valley Indian Trail Sunset

Located in Soquel, CA

Vibrant mid century California landscape of the beautiful San Ynez Valley Indian Trail with Native American children walking towards the sunset by H. Hansen (American, 20th Century),...

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1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1940's Carmel Landscape, Sycamore Grove by Nell Walker Warner
1940's Carmel Landscape, Sycamore Grove by Nell Walker Warner

1940's Carmel Landscape, Sycamore Grove by Nell Walker Warner

By Nell Walker Warner

Located in Soquel, CA

1940's Carmel Landscape, Sycamore Grove by Nell Walker Warner Beautiful, substantial and period painting of Sycamore Grove, Carmel Valley by Nell Walker Warner (American, 1891-1970).

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1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Sea Rocks - Mid Century Landscape Painting with Impasto, Circa 1940s, Signed
Sea Rocks - Mid Century Landscape Painting with Impasto, Circa 1940s, Signed

Sea Rocks - Mid Century Landscape Painting with Impasto, Circa 1940s, Signed

By Homer Levinson

Located in Soquel, CA

Stunning mid century landscape of Carmel, California titled "Sea Rocks" by Homer Francis Levinson (American, 1894-1975), circa 1940's. Classic example of California plein air impress...

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1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars

1940's California Hills Landscape
1940's California Hills Landscape

1940's California Hills Landscape

By Erle Loran

Located in Soquel, CA

Perhaps his new direction was influenced by his time spent in New York learning under the artist Hans Hoffman, an artist from Europe who was heavily interested in bringing modern Eur...

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1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Striking 1940s portrait painting of a distinguished gentleman
Striking 1940s portrait painting of a distinguished gentleman

Striking 1940s portrait painting of a distinguished gentleman

Located in Colfax, CA

Beck earned BFA from Yale University, and soon after won the prestigious Prix de Rome award for his painting 'Adoration'. He study in Europe at the American Academy in Rome for thre...

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1940s American Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Fishing Boats at Shore, 1940's Seascape Watercolor
Fishing Boats at Shore, 1940's Seascape Watercolor

Fishing Boats at Shore, 1940's Seascape Watercolor

Located in Soquel, CA

Beautiful mid-century small-scale watercolor landscape of fishermen with their boats on the shore by unknown artist. Signed lower left corner illegibly. Circa 1940's. Unframed. Image...

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1940s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

American Modernist Snowscene
American Modernist Snowscene

American Modernist Snowscene

Located in Buffalo, NY

A modern 1940s American oil painting depicting a rural landscape in winter.

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1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Large Modernist Oil Painting 1940s, Judaica Hasidic Shtetl Wagon Driver WPA Era
Large Modernist Oil Painting 1940s, Judaica Hasidic Shtetl Wagon Driver WPA Era

Large Modernist Oil Painting 1940s, Judaica Hasidic Shtetl Wagon Driver WPA Era

By Emanuel Glicenstein Romano

Located in Surfside, FL

Genre: Modern Subject: Landscape with figure of horse, driver and wagon Medium: Oil Surface: wood Board Hand signed lower middle E.Romano EMANUEL ROMANO Rome, Italy, b. 1897, d. 19...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Hospitalities Long Past, 1940s Oil Painting of Store Front
Hospitalities Long Past, 1940s Oil Painting of Store Front

Hospitalities Long Past, 1940s Oil Painting of Store Front

By Clarence Holbrook Carter

Located in Beachwood, OH

Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Hospitalities Long Past, 1941 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right 37 x 27 inches "Looking into store front windows has always i...

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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Modernist Oil Painting 1940s, Judaica Hasidic Rabbi in Jerusalem
Modernist Oil Painting 1940s, Judaica Hasidic Rabbi in Jerusalem

Modernist Oil Painting 1940s, Judaica Hasidic Rabbi in Jerusalem

By Emanuel Glicenstein Romano

Located in Surfside, FL

Genre: Portrait Subject: Landscape Medium: Oil Surface: Board Country: United States EMANUEL ROMANO Rome, Italy, b. 1897, d. 1984 Emanuel Glicenstein Romano was born in Rome, Septem...

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1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Mid Century Still Life Painting of Black Cat and Vase, Signed, 1940s
Mid Century Still Life Painting of Black Cat and Vase, Signed, 1940s

Mid Century Still Life Painting of Black Cat and Vase, Signed, 1940s

By Joseph Tanous

Located in Soquel, CA

Mid Century Still Life Painting of Black Cat and Vase, Signed, 1940s Charming mid century still life of fruit, vase and black cat by Monterey artist Joseph Tanous (American, b. 1925...

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1940s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Pair of 1940s Diminutive Paintings of Vermont by Harold Haydon
A Pair of 1940s Diminutive Paintings of Vermont by Harold Haydon

A Pair of 1940s Diminutive Paintings of Vermont by Harold Haydon

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Pair of 1940s "Thumb Box", oil on paper paintings depicting stone wall menders in Thetford, Vermont. Image size: 4 1/2" x 6 each. Framed size: 6 1/2" x 7 3/4" each. Estate st...

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1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Paper

Arroyo Grove, c. 1940s
Arroyo Grove, c. 1940s

Arroyo Grove, c. 1940s

By Samuel Hyde Harris

Located in Pasadena, CA

Sam Hyde Harris Handwritten “863” "Katherine Norris Fine Art" “American Legacy Fine Arts” Exhibited Scenic Route: A Half Century of California Discovery, 1900-1950, American Legacy...

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1940s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel, Masonite

Figures, Boats, and House - Cape May Point, NJ, Impressionist Beach Scene, 1940s
Figures, Boats, and House - Cape May Point, NJ, Impressionist Beach Scene, 1940s

Figures, Boats, and House - Cape May Point, NJ, Impressionist Beach Scene, 1940s

By Albert Van Nesse Greene

Located in Doylestown, PA

"Figures, Boats, and House - Cape May Point, NJ" is a Pennsylvania Beach Scene by American Impressionist painter Albert Van Nesse Greene. The painting is a 13.75" x 22.25" oil on ca...

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1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

An Elegant 1940s Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman in Red Dress
An Elegant 1940s Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman in Red Dress

An Elegant 1940s Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman in Red Dress

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

Francis Chapin’s paintings are represented in the collections the Art Institute of Chicago; the Friedman Collection, Chicago; the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown; the De...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Frederick Shane Artists Sketching California 1940s Modernist Gouache
Frederick Shane Artists Sketching California 1940s Modernist Gouache

Frederick Shane Artists Sketching California 1940s Modernist Gouache

By Frederick Shane

Located in Denver, CO

A striking 1940s modernist gouache painting by Frederick Shane titled Artists Sketching (California), depicting three artists working outdoors against a sweeping mountainous landscape.

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1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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Gouache

Untitled (Smoke Tree; Palm Springs Desert), c. 1940s
Untitled (Smoke Tree; Palm Springs Desert), c. 1940s

Untitled (Smoke Tree; Palm Springs Desert), c. 1940s

By George Sanders Bickerstaff

Located in Pasadena, CA

Taylor Bibliography Artists in California: 1786-1940 (2 Volumes) by Edan Milton Hughes; page 1249; published 2002 Who Was Who In American Art, 1564-1975 by Peter Hastings Falk; page...

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1930s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A 1940s Modern, American Scene Study of a Seated Man at a Table by Harold Haydon
A 1940s Modern, American Scene Study of a Seated Man at a Table by Harold Haydon

A 1940s Modern, American Scene Study of a Seated Man at a Table by Harold Haydon

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Charming, 1940s American Scene study of a Man Seated at a Table by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A delightful sketch ("Dinner at the Windermere Hot...

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1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor

1940s Floral Still Life -- Anemones & Porcelain Statue
1940s Floral Still Life -- Anemones & Porcelain Statue

1940s Floral Still Life -- Anemones & Porcelain Statue

By Marguerite Stuber Pearson

Located in Soquel, CA

Vivid mid-century floral still-life with anemones and statue by Marguerite Stuber Pearson (American, 1898-1978), circa 1940s. Signed lower right corner.

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1940s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Linen

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

At the time of his premature death in 1952, Carl Gaertner enjoyed a considerable reputation as a master of American Scene painting. By the 1940s, Gaertner was represented by the vene...

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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

1940s Floral Still Life  -- A Breath of Spring
1940s Floral Still Life  -- A Breath of Spring

1940s Floral Still Life -- A Breath of Spring

Located in Soquel, CA

Beautiful 1940s pastel still life of apple blossoms in pink monkey vase by Eugenie May Pack Stiffler (American, 1870-1959). Signed lower left corner; title lower right edge. Present...

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1940s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

1940s Tromp L'oeil Still Life Rose and Amaranth in Alcove
1940s Tromp L'oeil Still Life Rose and Amaranth in Alcove

1940s Tromp L'oeil Still Life Rose and Amaranth in Alcove

Located in Soquel, CA

1940s Tromp L'oeil Still Life Rose and Amaranth in Alcove Wonderful rose and amaranth still life in an alcove by Riverda Kapunas (American/Greek, 20th century). This piece is execut...

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1940s American Modern Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

1940s Netting the Catch
1940s Netting the Catch

1940s Netting the Catch

By Walter P. Taylor

Located in Soquel, CA

Expressive watercolor figurative of fisherman pulling in the nets by Walter P. Taylor (American, 20th Century). Signed "W.P. Taylor U.S.N.R.'45 (for United States Naval Reserve)" low...

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1940s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

1940s Nude Figure Study II
1940s Nude Figure Study II

1940s Nude Figure Study II

Located in Soquel, CA

Nude figure study of a female model by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Circa 1940. Unsigned. Unframed. Image size: 25"H x 19"W.

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1940s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    The artist associated with Urban Realism and American Scene painting is Edward Hopper. Throughout the early 20th century, he created paintings of New York City that captured the feelings of isolation associated with urban life. His best-known works include Nighthawks, Automat, Chop Suey and Office at Night. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Edward Hopper art.
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    Frank Stella is the artist who became famous for his series of black paintings in the late 1950s and early 1960s. These works featured bands of black paint separated by thin, precise stripes of bare canvas. At a time when contemporary painting was all about wild gestures, thick paint and formal abandon, the “Black Paintings” created a sensation. Explore a range of Frank Stella art on 1stDibs.
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    Jackson Pollock is the American artist famous for laying the canvas on the floor and dripping the paint from a bucket using a stick. He called this innovative technique "drip painting." Pollock stood at the forefront of Abstract Expressionism to the point that his name has become nearly synonymous with the movement. He was deeply respected by his contemporaries, and Pollock’s paintings, prints and other art — as well as his commitment to the work — influenced artists worldwide. Explore a collection of Jackson Pollock art on 1stDibs.
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    The artist George Catlin's paintings from the 1800s are considered a form of artistic documentation because he depicted what he saw during his travels across North America. Catlin produced many images of Native Americans living their daily lives. In so doing, he provided a glimpse of what life was like for Indigenous people before the rapid westward expansion of settlers forcibly disrupted their traditions and culture. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of George Catlin art.