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Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949)
This came with a small grouping from the artist's
Category
1930s American Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Gouache American Modernist Powerline
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949)
This came with a small grouping from the artist's
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Oil, Board
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape w Tower
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949)
This came with a small grouping from the artist's
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape Pond Tree
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949)
This came with a small grouping from the artist's
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene Nude
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949)
This came with a small grouping from the artist's
Category
1930s American Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Board
Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Bouquet of Flowers
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949)
This came with a small grouping from the artist's
Category
1930s American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board, Watercolor
Gnarled Tree - African American Artist
By Charles Alston
Located in Miami, FL
states is the way that white America views blacks. Paintings such as Family (1955) show a woman seated
Category
1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Folk Singer oil painting by Byron Browne
By Byron Browne
Located in Hudson, NY
American Art occurred at the 1935 “Abstract Painting in America” show, which featured Balcomb Greene
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Stunning Original Oil Painting of Cheerful Yellow Roses by Nell Walker Warner
By Nell Walker Warner
Located in Soquel, CA
ablest flower painters America has produced. This beautiful 1940s oil painting of cheerful yellow roses
Category
1940s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
H 19.5 in W 15.5 in D 0.82 in
Art Deco Abstract Oil Painting by Burr Singer , 20th Century
By Burr Singer
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
A beautifully painted Art Deco period oil painting by highly acclaimed American Artist Burr Singer
Category
1930s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 39.77 in W 24.81 in D 1.19 in
On the Beach modernist oil painting by Byron Browne
By Byron Browne
Located in Hudson, NY
American Art occurred at the 1935 “Abstract Painting in America” show, which featured Balcomb Greene
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Jewel coloured vibrant op art abstract geometric painting French 1960s
Located in Norwich, GB
Casablanca in 1940 he met André Breton and Saint-Exupéry, who were both on their way to America. Unable to
Category
1960s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
H 18.12 in W 23.63 in D 1.19 in
Mid Century Modern Mixed Media Painting -- Day at the Beach
Located in Soquel, CA
Attridge (American, 1894-1962), circa 1950. Signed lower right. Presented in vintage frame under glass
Category
1950s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil
H 13.82 in W 16.25 in D 0.5 in
Bold Folk Art Modernist Floral Bouquet Oil Painting Flowers in Vase Gilt Frame
By Samuel Rothbort
Located in Surfside, FL
modernist painting and sculpture. He was a member the Society of Independent artists, the Salons of America
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Surrealist Circus Scene, Children with Balloons Oil Painting J.P. Serrier
By Jean Pierre Serrier
Located in Surfside, FL
and became a prisoner of war. In 1940, as a six-year-old, he and his mother fled Paris for Corrèze in
Category
20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Mod Surrealist Commedia dell'arte Circus Scene Oil Painting J.P. Serrier
By Jean Pierre Serrier
Located in Surfside, FL
Jean Pierre Serrier (French, 1934-1989)
Oil on canvas painting depicting four figures
Hand signed
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Monk King II
By Michael Aviano
Located in Greenwich, CT
since childhood. His first oil paintings were done when he was in junior high school. In the 1940’s
Category
20th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Ed Sketching at Red Rocks, Vintage 1940s Original Mountain Landscape, Colorado
By Vance Kirkland
Located in Denver, CO
); “Contemporary American Painting,” University of Illinois, Urbana (1952); University of Utah, Salt Lake (1952-53
Category
1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
H 34.75 in W 42.75 in D 1.25 in
Mid Century Rocky Stream Impressionist Landscape
By James Russell Ford
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid-century landscape painting of large boulders in a rushing stream by listed California
Category
1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Fiberboard, Canvas
H 17.88 in W 23.88 in D 0.13 in
Picacho Peak, Arizona 1945 - Mid Century Southwest Desert Landscape by Dejoiner
Located in Soquel, CA
Picacho Peak, Arizona 1945 - Mid Century Southwest Desert Landscape by Dejoiner
Beautiful mid-1940
Category
1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
H 28.5 in W 34.5 in D 1.25 in
1940's Carmel Landscape, Sycamore Grove by Nell Walker Warner
By Nell Walker Warner
Located in Soquel, CA
painting of Sycamore Grove, Carmel Valley by Nell Walker Warner (American, 1891-1970). Circa 1940s
Category
1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Untitled Palestine Landscape, Vintage Bezalel Schoo Israeli Watercolor Painting
By Elias Newman
Located in Surfside, FL
c.1937 watercolor by American artist, Elias Newman (1903-1990), measures 20.25 x 17.25 inches
Category
20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Lotus
Located in New Orleans, LA
Walter Inglis Anderson (1903-1965) is considered one of the pre-eminent artists of the 20th c
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Watercolor
Horn Island Landscape
Located in New Orleans, LA
Walter Inglis Anderson (1903-1965) is considered one of the pre-eminent artists of the 20th c
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Seated Figure
By Alan Tompkins
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
(first prize for painting, 1968-70).
Member: Conn. Acad. (v. pres., 1970-72); Conn. WC Soc.
Work
Category
1950s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
'Cape Ann Harbor', Woman Artist, Massachusetts, Rockport, Gloucester, LACMA
By Nell Walker Warner
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
works including Who Was Who in American Art and Artists in California (1786-1940) and her work is held
Category
1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 16.25 in W 20.25 in D 0.75 in
Child Playing with Toy Birds and Doll - School of Jessie Willcox Smith
Located in Miami, FL
countries to make drawings and paintings for the Junior Red Cross (JRC). The ARC had set up the American
Category
1910s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Mixed Media, Watercolor
H 21.5 in W 27.5 in D 1 in
'Noah's Ark', Argentina Outsider artist, Buenos Aires Modern Art Museum
By Liber Fridman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
exalts pre-Columbian textile as art. Liber Fridman traveled extensively throughout South America during
Category
1940s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Textile, Canvas, Acrylic
H 25.5 in W 19.75 in D 0.5 in
James Kirk Merrick (1905-1985), Watercolor on Paper
Located in Morristown, NJ
James Kirk Merrick (American, 1905-1985), Stormy Seascape, watercolor on paper, signed "James Kirk
Category
Vintage 1940s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Still Life (artist in Met, Chicago Art Inst., Boston MFA, Whitney, etc.)
By Emanuel Glicenstein Romano
Located in New Orleans, LA
-Walker Galleries-
paintings; 1932- New York- S.P.R. Galleries- paintings;1940- New York- Marie
Sterner
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Charcoal and Watercolor by Mary Frank, Pencil Signed
By Mary Frank
Located in Miami, FL
of art on paper by British born, American artist Mary Frank. Mary Frank moved to the United States
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Latin American Figurative Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media Monoprint Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
American 1940-2017) was a prominent figure in the 1960s and 1970s Los Angeles art scene. Born in Mexico, he
Category
20th Century Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
H 14 in W 24 in D 0.1 in
Landscape with Houses
Located in San Francisco, CA
; East Bay Artists Association; Artists Equity Association (pres.); Southwest Artists Association
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Abstract Landscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
Association; Artists Equity Association (pres.); Southwest Artists Association.
Exhibitions:
LA City College
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Lily and Bird
By Joseph Stella
Located in New York, NY
icon of American modernist painting (ibid.). In the ensuing years, Stella continued to work in a
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil, Paper
“The Circus Performer”
By William Gropper
Located in Southampton, NY
National Institute of Arts and Letters.
From 1940 to 1945 William Gropper was pre-occupied with anti-Nazi
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Archival Paper
Untitled: Portrait of a Woman 2
By Pier Canosa
Located in New York, NY
Pier Canosa (Italian, b. 1940), "Untitled: Portrait of a Woman 2", Abstract Figurative/ Portrait
Category
1960s Abstract Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Untitled: Portrait of a Woman
By Pier Canosa
Located in New York, NY
Pier Canosa (Italian, b. 1940), "Untitled: Portrait of a Woman", Abstract Figurative/ Portrait
Category
1960s Abstract Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Untitled Abstract Expressionist Mid Century Modern unique ink wash on paper
By Mary Frank
Located in New York, NY
States with her family in 1940. In the early 1950s she studied with Hans Hofmann and Max Beckmann. Frank
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pencil
H 23.5 in W 29 in D 0.75 in
"Pre-Rome, " Etching on Paper in Cast Bronze Frame with Glass Eye
Located in Houston, TX
custom design made from cast bronze, inlaid with a glass eye, and inscribed in the bottom reads “Pre-Rome
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Bronze
1950s Abstract Composition in Brown, Orange and Blue with Black Parallel Lines
By Herbert Bayer
Located in Denver, CO
.) In pre-World War II Berlin he also pursued the design of exhibitions, painting, photography and
Category
1950s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor
H 17.75 in W 22.5 in D 1 in
Mid Century Modern Clown print, hand signed 144/250 Russian born American artist
By Nahum Tschacbasov
Located in New York, NY
Schoolhouse".
1936-38 Among the paintings exhibited in the "Annual Exhibition of
Contemporary American
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Pencil
"Nude Male and Draped Female, " Study for Painting by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
figure, with antecedents in Renaissance and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. The drapery of the female figure
Category
Vintage 1930s American Drawings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Sunday Morning
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
American audience back at themselves, hinting at the psychological expense of attempting to conform to pre
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Ruins of Central City, Vintage 1935 Framed Colorado Modernist Landscape
By Vance Kirkland
Located in Denver, CO
Painting", "Dean of Colorado Artists", and "Colorado’s pre-eminent artist," Kirkland was an inventive
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
H 25.75 in W 29.5 in D 0.5 in
"Standing Male Nude, " Preparatory Drawing by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
in Renaissance and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Beck was one of America's most accomplished and
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
Untitled 3-D Cast Paper Collage
By Mary Frank
Located in New York, NY
family in 1940. In the early 1950s she studied with Hans Hoffman and Max Beckmann. Frank works across
Category
1980s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Pre-War Abstraction - Modernism - Tan Bronze Tope - Nonrepresentational
By Elsie Driggs
Located in Miami, FL
American painter known for her contributions to Precisionism, America's one indigenous modern-art movement
Category
1930s Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Vintage print Wolfgang Roth playing musical instrument, Mandolin
Located in Surfside, FL
Halley’s marriage to Graham Erskine of Wilton, Connecticut October 18, 1940 at the bridegroom’s home at 212
Category
1940s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Convolution, 1940s Modern Black White Abstract Lithograph of Kinetic Movement
By Herbert Bayer
Located in Denver, CO
.) In pre-World War II Berlin he also pursued the design of exhibitions, painting, photography and
Category
1940s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
H 23 in W 26.75 in D 1.25 in
Art Deco Fortune Magazine Cover October 1938
Located in Dallas, TX
Americans was a hit, though not all his subjects were thrilled that his sharp, pointed wit was aimed at them
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Prints
Materials
Paper
A Guardian Angel and a Child
Located in New York, NY
, “A Catalogue Italian, Spanish, and Byzantine Paintings,” New York, 1940, pp. 264-265, as Volterrano
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Terracotta, Gesso
H 19.75 in W 14.38 in D 2 in
Park Scene with Nine Figures
By Nahum Tschacbasov
Located in Graton, CA
;Annual Exhibition of
Contemporary American Painting" at the Whitney Museum of American Art
are
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Arizona Mountains
By Paul Lauritz
Located in Graton, CA
. One of them, an English watercolorist, gave him painting lessons in exchange for his family providing
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman with Red Flowers
By Nahum Tschacbasov
Located in Graton, CA
Schoolhouse".
1936-38 Among the paintings exhibited in the "Annual Exhibition of
Contemporary American
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Picnic in the Park
By Nahum Tschacbasov
Located in Graton, CA
painting a series of Depression-inspired pictures after finding that his American business has gone
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dream of the Old Country
By Nahum Tschacbasov
Located in Graton, CA
;Annual Exhibition of
Contemporary American Painting" at the Whitney Museum of American Art
are
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Painting #3
By Vance Kirkland
Located in Denver, CO
.
Exhibited: International Watercolors, Art Institute of Chicago, 1930-49; Contemporary American Painting
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Loggers WPA Depression Era Modern Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism
By William L'Engle
Located in New York, NY
"Cultural Moment" in America due to a "new" way of seeing, writing, painting and the new music, Jazz
Category
1940s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Large Modernist Floral Bouquet Impasto Oil Painting of Flowers in a Vase
By Samuel Rothbort
Located in Surfside, FL
modernist painting and sculpture. He was a member the Society of Independent artists, the Salons of America
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
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There is a broad range of pre1940 american paintings for sale on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the modern, abstract and contemporary styles can be found today in our inventory. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Pre1940 american paintings available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes gray, beige, brown, blue and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Vance Kirkland, Nahum Tschacbasov, Halley Erskine, Elias Newman and Samuel Rothbort produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and watercolor, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.
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