First World War

This production was disrupted severely by the First World War in 1914 for the brothers and all the workers were called to the service.

This production was disrupted severely by the First World War in 1914 for the brothers and all the workers were called to the service.

Spanish and Portuguese years (1914–1920) At the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 Sonia and Robert were staying in Fontarabie in Spain.

Spanish and Portuguese years (1914–1920) At the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 Sonia and Robert were staying in Fontarabie in Spain.

First World War C. Bechstein suffered huge property losses in London, Paris, and St.

He lived at Sulhamstead Abbots from 1913-14 and was Church warden of St Mary’s church. When the First World War broke out Aldin was too old for active duty, but he made a significan...

But not for long, since the explosion of the first world war forced the closure of the furnaces, when they were reopened at the end of the conflict, the world and taste had changed p...

After volunteering for duty in an Asheville, North Carolina hospital during the First World War, he received an honorable discharge and in July 1919 Dehn took a train straight to New...

The group included artists like Marc Chagall, Amedeo Modigliani, Chaïm Soutine, Jules Pascin, and Pablo Picasso, among many others. The first wave thrived before World War I, a seco...

Frequently referred to as County-class cruisers because each ship was named after a British county, they represent a pivotal pre-dreadnought era of naval engineering, entirely distin...

In exchange for firewood and food, both men gave the future painter Adolf Christmann his first drawing lessons. After World War II, beginning in 1947, Pudlich designed stage sets and...

Based on the proportions of the cut, we assume that the diamond was cut in the first decades after the Second World War. The stone is a little flatter than modern full-cut diamonds a...

This means the watch case was crafted and imported right during the first two years of World War I. During this specific period, George Stockwell imported thousands of high-quality S...

Sam Francis maintained studios in Bern, New York, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tokyo, making him the first post–World War II American painter whose reach was truly international.

Much, though not all, of Attie's work in the 90s dealt with the history of the second world war. He first garnered significant international attention by slide projecting images of p...

As I grew up, I would spend hours at home or in libraries reading books and old magazines captivated by the history and events described within their pages from Nelson’s Navy to thos...

Much, though not all, of Attie's work in the 90s dealt with the history of the second world war. He first garnered significant international attention by slide projecting images of p...

Much, though not all, of Attie's work in the 90s dealt with the history of the second world war. He first garnered significant international attention by slide projecting images of p...

Book-form examples such as this are among the firm's most distinctive creations, while the portrait of Lord Nelson suggests it was likely commissioned for an English client as a symb...

At the center is a man, an amputee, using a moving 'dolly' to get around. At first it recalls a World War II image, but it is clearly dated 1936.

Original vintage sports poster for the 1948 London Olympic Games held from 29 July to 14 August, the first Olympics held after World War Two. Iconic design by Walter Herz (b 1909) fe...

Brought to Paris from Israel as a child, Tobiasse was educated and did his first drawings before World War II. His Jewish family’s survival through the terrifying years spent hidden ...

While inspired by eighteenth-century French design, this piece reflects the exceptional quality of craftsmanship that continued to flourish in the workshops of Paris between the Firs...

Artist: Theo Tobiasse Title: Un homme je Conte les Matins Lointain de sa Famille Title: A man tells me the morning of his distant family  Print - Lithograph on Japanese vellum   Si...

Artist: Theo Tobiasse Title: Un homme je Conte les Matins Lointain de sa Famille Title: A man tells me the morning of his distant family  Print - Lithograph on Japanese vellum   Si...

Set against a deep magenta sky, the Atomium appears both futuristic and symbolic, embodying the scientific optimism and technological ambition of the postwar era. Expo 58 was the fi...

Nahan Year: 1983 Medium: Aquatint Etching with Carborundum, signed in pencil Edition: 75/135 Image Size: 27 x 20 inches Size: 30 x 22 in. 76.2 x 55.88 cm Brought to Paris from Isra...

Co-founder of the artist group Junger Westen. 1954: Participates in the Willem Sandberg exhibition Deutsche Kunst nach 45 (German Art after 1945) at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam: f...

Gelatin silver print Misha Gordin was born in 1946, the first year after World War II ended. Having survived the hardships of evacuation, Gordin's parents returned back home to Riga...

The results have an almost iconic appeal, and represent a way of life that changed for ever after the first and second world wars, when the country piles, with stables full of horses...

Co-founder of the artist group Junger Westen. 1954: Participates in the Willem Sandberg exhibition Deutsche Kunst nach 45 (German Art after 1945) at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam: f...

Co-founder of the artist group Junger Westen. 1954: Participates in the Willem Sandberg exhibition Deutsche Kunst nach 45 (German Art after 1945) at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam: f...

Co-founder of the artist group Junger Westen. 1954: Participates in the Willem Sandberg exhibition Deutsche Kunst nach 45 (German Art after 1945) at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam: f...

Co-founder of the artist group Junger Westen. 1954: Participates in the Willem Sandberg exhibition Deutsche Kunst nach 45 (German Art after 1945) at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam: f...

Co-founder of the artist group Junger Westen. 1954: Participates in the Willem Sandberg exhibition Deutsche Kunst nach 45 (German Art after 1945) at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam: f...

Co-founder of the artist group Junger Westen. 1954: Participates in the Willem Sandberg exhibition Deutsche Kunst nach 45 (German Art after 1945) at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam: f...

Co-founder of the artist group Junger Westen. 1954: Participates in the Willem Sandberg exhibition Deutsche Kunst nach 45 (German Art after 1945) at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam: f...

Co-founder of the artist group Junger Westen. 1954: Participates in the Willem Sandberg exhibition Deutsche Kunst nach 45 (German Art after 1945) at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam: f...

One of the twentieth century’s most profound Abstract Expressionists, American artist Sam Francis (1923-1994) is noted as one of the first post-World War II painters to develop an in...

It served for three centuries and was in action during the First and the Second World Wars. It was amalgamated with the Royal Horse Guards to form The Blues and Royals in 1969.

Sir Muirhead Bone (Glasgow, 1876–1953) was a Scottish engraver and watercolorist best known for his depictions of industrial and architectural subjects and his work as a war artist i...

Sam Francis maintained studios in Bern, New York, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tokyo, making him the first post–World War II American painter whose reach was truly international.

“Rouault was born into a poor family in the Belleville neighborhood of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War at the end of the 19th century, and he lived and worked in the city throug...

One of the twentieth century’s most profound Abstract Expressionists, American artist Sam Francis (1923-1994) is noted as one of the first post-World War II painters to develop an in...

She was a war artist painting in England during the First and Second World Wars, and described as "escapist".

“Rouault was born into a poor family in the Belleville neighborhood of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War at the end of the 19th century, and he lived and worked in the city throug...

Eidenbenz—best known as the designer of the first Swiss banknotes after World War II—applies his signature precision and clean modernist flair to this elegant composition promoting B...

“Rouault was born into a poor family in the Belleville neighborhood of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War at the end of the 19th century, and he lived and worked in the city throug...

Stilnovo is an important part of the first wave of post-World War II Italian design companies specializing in the production of innovative and functional lighting.

One of the 20th century’s most profound Abstract Expressionists, American artist Sam Francis (1923-1994) is noted as one of the first post-World War II painters to develop an interna...

Started by Lionel de Rothschild's grandfather between the First and Second World Wars, they are hybrids of the Nerine Sarniensis, also called the Guernsey Lily or Raquel.

Started by Lionel de Rothschild's grandfather between the First and Second World Wars, they are hybrids of the Nerine Sarniensis, also called the Guernsey Lily or Raquel.

Item #: B-20750 Artist: Edgar Brandt Country: France Circa: 1926 Dimensions: 9.5" high x 13.5" wide x 1.25" deep Materials: Bronze Signed: E.Brandt Macklowe Gallery Curator's Notes:...

The Home Service Battalions were a force of the British Army during the First and Second World Wars, intended for national defense and other tasks.

Much, though not all, of Attie’s work in the 90s dealt with the history of the second world war. He first garnered significant international attention by slide projecting images of p...

As a young man, he witnessed first hand the horrors of World War II including the death of friends and family and is himself a survivor of Buchenwald.

Started by Lionel de Rothschild's grandfather between the First and Second World Wars, they are hybrids of the Nerine Sarniensis, also called the Guernsey Lily or Raquel.

Started by Lionel de Rothschild's grandfather between the First and Second World Wars, they are hybrids of the Nerine Sarniensis, also called the Guernsey Lily or Raquel.

“Rouault was born into a poor family in the Belleville neighborhood of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War at the end of the 19th century, and he lived and worked in the city throug...

Stilnovo is a significant part of the first wave of post-World War Italian design companies specializing in the production of innovative, functional lighting.