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Pre-Raphaelite Style Painting of Mothers and Babies in WWII
Located in Miami, FL
. This is an emotional and complex narrative painting borne out of fear and hope. Nisbet even paints a
Category
1940s Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Tempera, Mixed Media, Oil
H 20 in W 24 in D 3 in
Orig Pre-War Beach Polynesian Girl Oil Painting on Velvet, Roger Fowler, Tahiti
Located in Van Nuys, CA
/1940's. This lovely lady is a mid-century delight oils painted Velvet fixed to Cardboard. The painting
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Velvet
H 34 in W 28 in D 1 in
Alphons Müller (1898-1955) – Wrath of the Wind - Oil Painting 1940 Switzerland
By Alphons Müller
Located in Meinisberg, CH
local beauty spots - often of the Lake of Bienne. These paintings were generally executed using very
Category
1940s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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H 27.96 in W 24.41 in D 1.97 in
Orig Pre-War Beach Polynesian Beauty Oil Painting on Velvet, Roger Fowler Tahiti
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original late 1930s/1940s Polynesian beauty portrait oil painting on velvet signed "Roger Fowler
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Velvet
H 34.5 in W 28 in D 1 in
Original Pre-War Beach Polynesian Oil Painting on Velvet by Roger Fowler, Tahiti
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original late 1930s/1940s beach Polynesian girl oil painting on velvet signed "Roger Fowler, Tahiti
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Velvet
H 34 in W 28.5 in D 1 in
Cloth Fair - City of London Pre-War English Street Scene Oil on Board Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A fine c.1935 oil on board by Rex Vicat Cole which depicts a pre-war view down Cloth Fair, close to
Category
1930s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Rex Vicat ColeCloth Fair - City of London Pre-War English Street Scene Oil on Board Painting, c.1935
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H 20.08 in W 16.15 in
Saint-Germain-des-Prés. 1946. Oil on canvas, 73x92 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Saint-Germain-des-Prés. 1946. Oil on canvas, 73x92 cm
Category
1940s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 28.75 in W 36.23 in D 1.19 in
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
Category
1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Mid 20th Century French Oil Pre-Raphaelite Portrait of a Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
oil painting on artist paper stuck on board, unframed
measures: 10.5 high by 12 inches wide
condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris, France" - French Fauvism Cubism
By Henri Grenier
Located in Atlanta, GA
One of my favorite French Fauvist painters, Henri Grenier (1882 - 1940), masterfully captures the
Category
Early 20th Century Fauvist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
H 27.25 in W 38.5 in D 2 in
Portrait of a Girl Holding Wool - British Edwardian female portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This beautiful British Edwardian portrait oil painting is by noted and much exhibited female artist
Category
Early 1900s Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Landscape at Nafraiture by Léon Frederic (1856 - 1940)
By Léon Frédéric
Located in Gent, VOV
to the art of drawing and painting. At fifteen, he was apprenticed to Charle-Albert, a renowned
Category
20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 20.48 in W 27.96 in D 2.37 in
Bedroom Interior - French Mid 20th Century Post Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
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1951 Paysage près de Villiers-sur-Morin, oil on canvas 81 cm × 100 cm (32 in × 39 in), Musée
Category
1940s Post-Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
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H 25.6 in W 30.32 in
Rother Valley Landscape Kent - British 1950's art harvest oil painting
By Laurence Henry Irving
Located in London, GB
This interesting British landscape oil painting is by noted artist Laurence Henry Irving. Painted
Category
1940s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rescue abstract figurative oil painting by Maurice Golubov
By Maurice Golubov
Located in Hudson, NY
this understanding of early childhood trauma it is not surprising that Golubov would later use painting
Category
1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Abstracted pair of oil paintings by Carl Holty
By Carl Holty
Located in Hudson, NY
These artworks by Carl Holty are only sold as a pair. Each painting measures 9" x 11" and framed 18
Category
1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
VENUS I by Auguste Herbin - Abstract, geometric painting
By Auguste Herbin
Located in London, GB
, strictly two-dimensional painting and simple geometric forms. After the Second World War, the artist was co
Category
1940s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Young Religious Man 1947 Palestine, Israeli Judaica Painting
By Eliyahu Sigard
Located in Surfside, FL
From The British mandate Pre State of Israel Palestine Period.
Eliahu Sigad (Eliyahu Sigard
Category
1940s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rare Hungarian Jewish Rabbi Judaica Oil Painting Portrait
By Lajos Polczer
Located in Surfside, FL
Rare Pre World War II (Pre Holocaust) Judaica Art. European Judaic art from this period is
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Stunning Original Oil Painting of Cheerful Yellow Roses by Nell Walker Warner
By Nell Walker Warner
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning Original Oil Painting of Cheerful Yellow Roses by Nell Walker Warner
Antony Anderson, art
Category
1940s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
H 19.5 in W 15.5 in D 0.82 in
Self Portrait - Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Oil on Panel Painting
By Charles Picart le Doux
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
the Beaux-Arts de Paris in Saint-Germain-des-Prés until 1902, when he moved to Montmartre. In his
Category
1940s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
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H 21.26 in W 17.72 in
Abstract Mixed Media Painting
By Gustavo Ramos Rivera
Located in San Francisco, CA
This vibrant abstract work is by Gustavo Ramos Rivera (1940-) The work is a mixed media composition
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Alfons Alphons Müller (1898-1955) Expressive Oil Painting Switzerland c. 1950
By Alphons Müller
Located in Meinisberg, CH
the Lake of Bienne. These paintings were generally executed using very thin paint layers (to make the
Category
1940s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Alphons MüllerAlfons Alphons Müller (1898-1955) Expressive Oil Painting Switzerland c. 1950, c. 1950
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H 21.26 in W 17.72 in D 1.19 in
Alphons Müller 1898-1955 Stormy Lakeland Landscape Oil Painting 1942 Switzerland
By Alphons Müller
Located in Meinisberg, CH
right
• Verso a second painting of sunflowers
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Category
1940s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Alphons MüllerAlphons Müller 1898-1955 Stormy Lakeland Landscape Oil Painting 1942 Switzerland, 1942
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H 19.3 in W 29.53 in
Folk Singer oil painting by Byron Browne
By Byron Browne
Located in Hudson, NY
Lovely oil painting by Byron Browne. Measures 18" x 14" and framed 24" x 20" x 1 3/4".
Signed
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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
"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
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
. WC. Soc.; Women Painters of the West.
Exhibited: GGE, 1939; LACMA, 1940, 1944 (prize), 1945, 1954
Category
1950s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil
H 13.82 in W 16.25 in D 0.5 in
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
family, some were hand signed some were not.
These were studies for larger paintings.
Simka Simkhovitch
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
family, some were hand signed some were not.
These were studies for larger paintings.
Simka Simkhovitch
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Oil, Board
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
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape Pond Tree
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
family, some were hand signed some were not.
These were studies for larger paintings.
Simka Simkhovitch
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape w Tower
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
family, some were hand signed some were not.
These were studies for larger paintings.
Simka Simkhovitch
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Beau Temps en Aout - Deauville - Modern Landscape Oil Painting by André Hambourg
By André Hambourg
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Morocco for nearly ten years. Called up in 1939 in Morocco, he was demobilised in 1940. Between 1942 and
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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
Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene Nude
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
family, some were hand signed some were not.
These were studies for larger paintings.
This is a
Category
1930s American Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Board
Bold Folk Art Modernist Floral Bouquet Oil Painting Flowers in Vase Gilt Frame
By Samuel Rothbort
Located in Surfside, FL
late 1930's through the 1940's when he began painting "memory paintings " or recreation of his boyhood
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
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
Modernist Trees, 1940s Framed Modernist Landscape Watercolor Painting, Red Green
By Richard Sorby
Located in Denver, CO
. The painting was inspired by Pre-Columbian art that fascinated him since his visit to Mexico in 1951
Category
1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
'Noah's Ark', Argentina Outsider artist, Buenos Aires Modern Art Museum
By Liber Fridman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
resting in the waves. Fridman has used oil paint, papyrus and pre-columbian textiles to fashion a powerful
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
(founding member), Woodmere Art Association, SC and Philadelphia College of Art Alumni Association. (pres
Category
Vintage 1940s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Bouquet of Flowers
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
family, some were hand signed some were not.
These were studies for larger paintings.
This is a miniature
Category
1930s American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board, Watercolor
Swiss Alps Fauvist Modern Impasto Landscape - Original Oil on Canvas
By Alphons Müller
Located in Soquel, CA
beauty spots - often of the Lake of Bienne. These paintings were generally executed using very thin paint
Category
1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Boys Swimming Industrial Landscape WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modernism
By Henry Ernst Schnakenberg
Located in New York, NY
, Schnakenberg tried many directions with his art: landscapes, still lifes, portraits and genre paintings all
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Same Old Story (Brooklyn Dodgers & St. Louis Cardinals Illustration)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
(pres, 1960-1961); Asn Am Ed Cartoonists.
Work: Syracuse Univ; LOC; cartoons, Canadian Pavilion
Category
1940s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Gouache, Pencil
H 29 in W 21.5 in D 0.5 in
Ed Sketching at Red Rocks, Vintage 1940s Original Mountain Landscape, Colorado
By Vance Kirkland
Located in Denver, CO
Original vintage 1940s Modernist Landscape painting of Red Rocks Park, Colorado by Vance Kirkland
Category
1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
H 34.75 in W 42.75 in D 1.25 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
Acteon #12
By Fritz Bultman
Located in New Orleans, LA
adoption of collage as a core practice. Best known for his collages that incorporated pre-painted paper
Category
1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Grey Still Life #11
By Fritz Bultman
Located in New Orleans, LA
collages that incorporated pre-painted paper into semi-figurative forms and abstract compositions, Bultman
Category
1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Swimmer
By Fritz Bultman
Located in New Orleans, LA
collages that incorporated pre-painted paper into semi-figurative forms and abstract compositions, Bultman
Category
1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Arts and Craft Hills and Haystacks Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
books before his death: Progressive Problems in Mechanical Drawing and Pre-Vocational and Industrial
Category
1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
H 18 in W 23.5 in D 1 in
1940s Southwestern Figurative Landscape -- Pueblo Village New Mexico
By William Frates
Located in Soquel, CA
Lode AA; Diablo AA; Fremont AA; Santa Cruz Art League; SWA (pres.) Exh: Oakland Art Gallery, 1924-39
Category
1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Fiberboard, Masonite
H 24 in W 29.5 in D 0.25 in
Original Artwork for Town & Country Magazine circa 1950 Chic Sunbather with Blue
By Reynaldo Luza
Located in Bristol, CT
Luza (1893-1978)
Art Sz: 6 1/2"H x 5"W
Frame Sz: 13'H x 12'W
Reynaldo Luza (1893-1978), pre-eminent
Category
Mid-20th Century Other Art Style Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Original Gouache Artwork for Town and Country Magazine by Reynaldo Luza circa 19
By Reynaldo Luza
Located in Bristol, CT
, Reynaldo Luza (1893-1978), pre-eminent fashion artist, was born in Lima, Peru who began training as an
Category
Mid-20th Century Other Art Style Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Brimscombe Hill - Early 20th Century Cotswold Group Watercolour by H A Payne
By Henry Arthur Payne, RWS
Located in London, GB
HENRY ARTHUR PAYNE, RWS
(1868-1940)
Evening, Brimscombe Hill
Signed and indistinctly dated l.l
Category
Early 20th Century Pre-Raphaelite Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Untitled Palestine Landscape, Vintage Bezalel Schoo Israeli Watercolor Painting
By Elias Newman
Located in Surfside, FL
& Prize, Audubon Artists 18th Ann.);Montross Gal., 1934 (solo); A. Center, NYC, 1935; BMA, 1934, 1940; Md
Category
20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The Medway, Rochester - Large Modern British Kent Landscape Watercolor Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
River Medway at Rochester in Kent.
Fine quality and important pre-war view of Rochester by this
Category
1930s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
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H 25.6 in W 29.93 in
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
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