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Painting from the 1940s, Mid-Century Art, Blue, Chocolate & White Colors, Golden
Located in New York, NY
Decorative painting from the 1940s. Painting has a beautiful gold frame with a linen liner.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$1,950 Sale Price
33% Off
Painting from the 1940s, Red, Blue and Yellow Color, Mid-Century Art, New Frame
Located in New York, NY
Decorative painting from the 1940s. Red, blue and yellow. Children playing on a bicycle.
Framed in
Category
Vintage 1940s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Signed Oil painting of a Landscape in Giltwood Frame, Belgium 1940s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1940 / Painting / Canvas and wood / Rustic / France Provincial
This evocative signed
Category
Vintage 1940s Belgian French Provincial Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
"Adam and Eve, " Pencil Sketch for Art Deco Mural by Fely-Mouttet, 1930
By Fely-Mouttet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This mural preparatory drawing by Fely-Mouttet, best known for his abstract paintings from the
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Pair of Waikiki Bay Landscape Oil Paintings
Located in Pasadena, CA
the faded hues characteristic of vintage paintings from the 1940s.
In crafting this renowned seascape
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
WILLIAM C GRAUER Men & Horses in Landscape 1940s cubist WC Cleveland School
By William C. Grauer
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
William C. Grauer’s painting from the 1940s shows him working at the edge of figuration and
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
'The Stray Cat', Berlin School
Located in London, GB
Art: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art
Category
1960s Futurist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$731 Sale Price
30% Off
'The Power of Words', Berlin School
Located in London, GB
gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art collective
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$529 Sale Price
60% Off
Tahoe Vista, c. 1945
By Conrad Buff
Located in Pasadena, CA
-century modernist abstraction. His mature paintings from the 1940s, such as Tahoe Vista, reveal a
Category
1940s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"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 the land, the hilly landscape rich with browns and greens, and the sky a perfect bl...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
'Feminine Forms: Harmony in Curves', German School (circa 1980s)
Located in London, GB
cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1980s attributed to an art collective whose traces start with
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,170 Sale Price
30% Off
'Portrait of a Reposing Cat', Berlin School
Located in London, GB
Art: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art
Category
1960s Futurist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$877 Sale Price
30% Off
'Portrait of Future Man', German School
Located in London, GB
paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art collective whose traces start with Germany
Category
1960s Futurist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$592 Sale Price
50% Off
'Abstract of Lines and Colours' German School (circa 1960s)
Located in London, GB
hand.
About this Artwork: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1980s
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$682 Sale Price
30% Off
"Rainy Day" Emile Gruppe, Cape Ann, Rockport, Gloucester, Impressionist
By Emile Gruppe
Located in New York, NY
death. He operated the Gloucester School of Painting from the 1940s into the 1970s and helped turn the
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage mid century portrait oil painting from Denmark with old woman from Fur
Located in Ebberup, DK
Original mid century Danish oil on canvas painting by Hans Brygge (1885-1978).
Hans Brygge (1885
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Bertus de Meij Original Oil Painting "Dutch Harbor" c.1940s
Located in San Francisco, CA
, this impressionist oil painting appears to be from the 1940's, possibly earlier.
Original oil on
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage mid century maritime oil painting with sailboats at the marina
Located in Ebberup, DK
colours are kept in the cool scale.
The painting is estimated to be from the 1940s. It is in good
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Under the Apple Tree, " Tour de Force Enamel Painting with Two Women
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, though executed in 1963, is strongly reminiscent of WPA paintings from the 1930s and 1940s. The idyllic
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Mid century vintage oil painting of a seaside landscape in earthly colours
Located in Ebberup, DK
painting is estimated to be from the 1940s and in good vintage condition with a little wear and fading in
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Romantic Paintings
Materials
Paint
A brooding American modernist landscape painting with a house or outbuilding
Located in Colfax, CA
A nice American modernist landscape painting, dating from the 1940s.
This work is on the manner
Category
1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Oil Painting by Tore Nyberg, Sweden, 1957
By Tore Nyberg
Located in Hägersten, SE
paintings made from the late 1940s and onward. Exhibite works at National Museum and Liljevalchs among
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Mid-Century Cubist Figure Painting by Louise Pershing
By Louise Pershing
Located in Wiscasset, ME
painting probably dates from the 1940s.
Louise Pershing (May 24, 1904- October 14, 1986) was an
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Mid-Century Framed Oil on Canvas Painting by Walter Krawiec
Located in Dallas, TX
the 1940s Krawiec gained national acclaim for his vibrant views of the American Scene, painting in a
Category
Mid-20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Gouache Painting "Blue" by Tore Nyberg, Sweden, 1955
By Tore Nyberg
Located in Hägersten, SE
Painting by Swedish artist Tore Nyberg. Gouache on paper made in 1955. Very good condition with few
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Gouache Painting "Skuggor" by Tore Nyberg, Sweden, 1950
By Tore Nyberg
Located in Hägersten, SE
colorful abstract geometrical paintings made from the late 1940s and onward. Exhibited at National Museum
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Georges Braque (French, 1882-1963) - Nature Morte au Pot
By Georges Braque
Located in Dallas, TX
au Pot was painted four years prior to Braque’s passing in 1963. His late still life paintings are a
Category
1950s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paint
After Utrillo Montmarte
By Maurice Utrillo
Located in San Francisco, CA
panel and is unsigned. By the color of the back of the painting, it seems to be from the 1940s. It is
Category
1940s French School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Neighbors
By Norman Barr
Located in Los Angeles, CA
essay to the exhibition catalog. The exhibition included a 1940 painting titled Seated Woman which bears
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cubist Figure with Broom
Located in Wiscasett, ME
painting probably dates from the 1940s
Portrait of Man San Francisco Bay Area Figurative Movement Peter Witwer
By Peter Witwer
Located in Soquel, CA
the dynamic evolution of American Mid-Century painting from the Abstract Expressionism of the 1940s
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Abstract Expressionist Composition on an Orange Field - Oil on Canvas
By Peter Witwer
Located in Soquel, CA
to 100 paintings were turned over to SF’s Conservators Office. His friend, Albert Richard Lasker
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Plaster, Oil
$1,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Textural Color-Field Abstract in Royal Blue-Purple by Peter Witwer
By Peter Witwer
Located in Soquel, CA
the dynamic evolution of American Mid-Century painting from the Abstract Expressionism of the 1940s
Category
1960s Color-Field Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Mixed Media
Georges Braque (French, 1882-1963) - Nature Morte au Pot
By Georges Braque
Located in Dallas, TX
au Pot was painted four years prior to Braque’s passing in 1963. His late still life paintings are a
Category
Vintage 1950s French Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paint
American Abstract Expressionist painting by well-known SF Bay area artist
Located in Colfax, CA
intellectuals.
In 1951, Ruvolo’s work was included in the ground-breaking exhibition ‘Abstract Painting and
Category
1940s Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
RARE! Mark Rothko at Museo d'Arte Moderna Ca' Pesaro, Venezia hand no. 250/500
By Mark Rothko
Located in New York, NY
(1945). Delving further into abstraction, his paintings flourished throughout the remainder of 1940s
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Pencil, Lithograph, Offset
Untitled - Ochre, Yellow, Aqua, and White
By Sidney Gordin
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
A classic American Abstract Artists painting from the 1940s...
Presenting an urbane
Category
1940s Constructivist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil
Last Day of the Party, Negev Desert
By Tomer Ganihar
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Party is an abstract color photographs reminiscent of Color Field paintings from the 1940’s and 50’s in
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Hope, Jerusalem
By Tomer Ganihar
Located in Montreal, Quebec
color photographs reminiscent of Color Field paintings from the 1940’s and 50’s in the deep shades of
Category
Early 2000s Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Holy Morning #2, Israel, north
By Tomer Ganihar
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, Holy Morning #2 is an abstract color photograph reminiscent of Color Field paintings from the 1940’s
Category
Early 2000s Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Notre Dame, Paris, From the Left Bank on a on 1940s Summer Day
Located in New York, NY
Oil painting by french artist Jean Amiot of the Left Bank of the Seine on a Summer day with a
Category
1940s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"HOMELESS" Jewish family with burning village
By Frederick B. Serger
Located in Los Angeles, CA
baby. A very moving Holocaust related painting from the 1940s.
FREDERICK B. SERGER (given name
Materials
Oil
Leonard Nelson (1912 - 1993), Lonesome Blues, 1951, Oil on Board
By Leonard Nelson
Located in Doylestown, PA
drawings from the late 1940s show an experimental style of colorfield painting. Colorfield painting was a
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Leonard Nelson (1912 - 1993), Abstract # 40, 1955, Oil on Board
By Leonard Nelson
Located in Doylestown, PA
drawings from the late 1940s show an experimental style of colorfield painting. Colorfield painting was a
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Leonard Nelson (1912 - 1993), Orange Abstract, 1946, Oil on Canvas
By Leonard Nelson
Located in Doylestown, PA
. Several of his paintings and drawings from the late 1940s show an experimental style of colorfield
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Leonard Nelson (1912 - 1993), Colorfield, 1988/89, Oil on Canvas
By Leonard Nelson
Located in Doylestown, PA
fellowship to study painting. He studied at PAFA from 1936 - 1940 with, among others, Henry McCarter and
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Les Competiteurs, American Modernist, Abstract Figurative Oil on Canvas, 1952
By Leonard Nelson
Located in Doylestown, PA
1940s show an experimental style of Color field painting. Color field painting was a term for organic
Category
1950s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Double Sided Abstractions, American Modernist Work on Paper
By Leonard Nelson
Located in Doylestown, PA
1940s show an experimental style of Color field painting. Color field painting was a term for organic
Category
1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pen
Train Painting from the 1940s
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Wonderful train painting with original frame. We are guessing at the 1940s for this painting signed
Category
Vintage 1940s American Paintings
Imaginative Dreamlike Painting from the 1940s
Located in Pasadena, CA
This imaginative 1940s painting combines multiple images of dancing, music and drinking which
Category
Vintage 1940s Unknown Paintings
Materials
Wood, Canvas, Linen
Painting
Located in New York, NY
Painting from the 1940's.
Category
Vintage 1940s Paintings
$1,950
20th Century Seaside Landscape Painting, 1940s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice 20th century French Seaside landscape painting from the 1940s.
Signed on the left
Category
Vintage 1940s French Paintings
Materials
Paint
The Italian Mandolin Player 1940's Signed Oil Painting on Canvas framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Superb large scale Italian oil painting from the 1940's. We cannot decipher the signature sadly but
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Flirting
By Lawrence Wilbur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American illustration painting from the 1940s.
Category
1940s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Cubist French Landscape
By Alain Mettais Cartier
Located in Woodbury, CT
Exceptional French Cubist painting from the 1940's. In original condition and with no restoration
Category
1940s Cubist Figurative Paintings
French Abstract portrait study from the 1940's
By Alain Mettais Cartier
Located in Woodbury, CT
Cartier was a French Abstract painter from the 1940-50 period. He painted Landscapes, Portraits and
Category
1940s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
'The Gathering', Berlin School, Initialed 'TZ'
Located in London, GB
request a video may be provided.
About the Artist: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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An assortment of paintings from the 1940s is available on 1stDibs. Finding the ideal Impressionist, Abstract or Modern examples of these works for your living room, whether you’re looking for small- or large-size pieces, is no easy task — start by shopping our selection today. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. You can search the paintings from the 1940s that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of black, brown, beige and gray. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Alain Mettais Cartier, Greta Allen, Gershon Benjamin, Johann Berthelsen and Thomas Fransioli are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and canvas, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.
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Prices for pieces in our collection of paintings from the 1940s start at $950 and top out at $35,000 with the average selling for $2,183.
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- What is a 1940s style dress?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021The 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 ExpertApril 5, 2022A 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, 2021In 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 ExpertSeptember 23, 2024Claire 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.
- Which artist became famous for his series of black paintings in the late 1950s and early 1960s?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025Frank 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025The 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.
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