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Graham Sutherland, Hybrid, from Memories and Portraits of Artists, 1972
Graham Sutherland, Hybrid, from Memories and Portraits of Artists, 1972

Graham Sutherland, Hybrid, from Memories and Portraits of Artists, 1972

By Graham Sutherland

Located in Southampton, NY

His early surrealist landscapes—imbued with the spiritual energy of Miro and the psychological tension of Dali—positioned him at the forefront of British modernism alongside Henry Mo...

Category

1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Mid Century Portrait of Artist Doris Rohr of Carmel
Mid Century Portrait of Artist Doris Rohr of Carmel

Mid Century Portrait of Artist Doris Rohr of Carmel

By Abel Warshawsky

Located in Soquel, CA

Wonderful mid century portrait of Carmel artist Doris Estelle Rohr by listed California artist Abel George (Buck) Warshawsky (American, 1883-1962).

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1950s Post-War Portrait Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

The High Street, Oxford with Queen's College lithograph by Edwin La Dell
The High Street, Oxford with Queen's College lithograph by Edwin La Dell

The High Street, Oxford with Queen's College lithograph by Edwin La Dell

By Edwin La Dell

Located in London, GB

La Dell himself became head of lithography there in 1948, and remained in post until his death. During the war La Dell was an official war artist and a camofleur, but he is probably...

Category

1950s Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Original Second World War Poster, Aircraft Insignia
Original Second World War Poster, Aircraft Insignia

Original Second World War Poster, Aircraft Insignia

Located in London, GB

During the Second World War, he served as an artist and correspondent for YANK magazine, capturing and conveying wartime scenes from the front lines.

Category

1940s Realist More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Battersea Park London - British 40's Impressionist oil landscape Thames bridge
Battersea Park London - British 40's Impressionist oil landscape Thames bridge

Battersea Park London - British 40's Impressionist oil landscape Thames bridge

Located in Hagley, England

During the Second World War he worked as an official war artist. He subsequently moved to South Africa with his family to become the director of the Michaelis Art School at the Unive...

Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

White Terracotta Modernist Abstract Sculpture Head Russian Artist Alexander Ney
White Terracotta Modernist Abstract Sculpture Head Russian Artist Alexander Ney

White Terracotta Modernist Abstract Sculpture Head Russian Artist Alexander Ney

By Alexander Ney

Located in Surfside, FL

He was of the period of nonconformist artists, the second post Soviet Russian avant-garde, underground art artists – all titles for informal post-war artists in the Soviet Union.

Category

20th Century Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Color Terracotta Modernist Abstract Sculpture Head Russian Artist Alexander Ney
Color Terracotta Modernist Abstract Sculpture Head Russian Artist Alexander Ney

Color Terracotta Modernist Abstract Sculpture Head Russian Artist Alexander Ney

By Alexander Ney

Located in Surfside, FL

He was of the period of nonconformist artists, the second post Soviet Russian avant-garde, underground art artists – all titles for informal post-war artists in the Soviet Union.

Category

20th Century Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

White Terracotta Modernist Abstract Sculpture Head Russian Artist Alexander Ney
White Terracotta Modernist Abstract Sculpture Head Russian Artist Alexander Ney

White Terracotta Modernist Abstract Sculpture Head Russian Artist Alexander Ney

By Alexander Ney

Located in Surfside, FL

He was of the period of nonconformist artists, the second post Soviet Russian avant-garde, underground art artists – all titles for informal post-war artists in the Soviet Union.

Category

20th Century Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Portrait of a Man Gazing Right

Portrait of a Man Gazing Right

By William Dring

Located in London, GB

He then taught until 1940 at Southampton School of Art and became an official war artist. The Imperial War Museum owns 64 of his portraits in pastel (mainly of naval personnel who re...

Category

20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a Man

By William Dring

Located in London, GB

He then taught until 1940 at Southampton School of Art and became an official war artist. The Imperial War Museum owns 64 of his portraits in pastel (mainly of naval personnel who re...

Category

20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

White Terracotta Modernist Abstract Sculpture Head Russian Artist Alexander Ney
White Terracotta Modernist Abstract Sculpture Head Russian Artist Alexander Ney

White Terracotta Modernist Abstract Sculpture Head Russian Artist Alexander Ney

By Alexander Ney

Located in Surfside, FL

He was of the period of nonconformist artists, the second post Soviet Russian avant-garde, underground art artists – all titles for informal post-war artists in the Soviet Union.

Category

20th Century Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Gilbert Ledward, RA - 1950s British Portrait Drawing of a Girl with Long Hair
Gilbert Ledward, RA - 1950s British Portrait Drawing of a Girl with Long Hair

Gilbert Ledward, RA - 1950s British Portrait Drawing of a Girl with Long Hair

Located in London, GB

In 1913 he won the Prix de Rome for sculpture, the Royal Academy’s travelling award and gold medal, which allowed him to travel in Italy until the outbreak of the World War I. Durin...

Category

1950s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk

The Round Trip by Edward Bawden
The Round Trip by Edward Bawden

The Round Trip by Edward Bawden

By Edward Bawden

Located in Kingsclere, GB

He held his first one-man show, mainly of landscapes showing the influence of Nash, at the Zwemmer Gallery in London in 1933. During World War II he served as an Official War Artist ...

Category

20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Eye and Camera, Red, Blue and Yellow
Eye and Camera, Red, Blue and Yellow

Eye and Camera, Red, Blue and Yellow

By John Piper

Located in London, GB

He trained at the Richmond School of Art and the Royal College of Art in London. Piper was an official war artist in World War II and his wartime depictions of bomb-damaged churches ...

Category

1980s Nude Prints

Materials

Paper, Screen

Villa Foscari Malcontenta, Venice, Italy watercolour by Karl Hagedorn
Villa Foscari Malcontenta, Venice, Italy watercolour by Karl Hagedorn

Villa Foscari Malcontenta, Venice, Italy watercolour by Karl Hagedorn

By Karl Hagedorn

Located in London, GB

He became a British citizen in 1914, and served in the British Army during World War I. During World War II, he sold pictures of military subjects to the United Kingdom Government's ...

Category

1950s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Clifford Ellis Swallow watercolour Modern British Art Wildlife Bird Migration

Clifford Ellis Swallow watercolour Modern British Art Wildlife Bird Migration

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

They signed their posters C&RE, their initials being in alphabetical order and they are readily recognisable by their ebullient use of colour and form. Employed during the war as a ...

Category

1950s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Carbon Pencil

Clifford Ellis Swallow watercolour Modern British Art Wildlife Bird Migration
Clifford Ellis Swallow watercolour Modern British Art Wildlife Bird Migration

Clifford Ellis Swallow watercolour Modern British Art Wildlife Bird Migration

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

They signed their posters C&RE, their initials being in alphabetical order and they are readily recognisable by their ebullient use of colour and form. Employed during the war as a ...

Category

1950s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Carbon Pencil, Watercolor

Clifford Ellis Deer pencil sketch Modern British Art Wildlife animal
Clifford Ellis Deer pencil sketch Modern British Art Wildlife animal

Clifford Ellis Deer pencil sketch Modern British Art Wildlife animal

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

They signed their posters C&RE, their initials being in alphabetical order and they are readily recognisable by their ebullient use of colour and form. Employed during the war as a ...

Category

1950s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Carbon Pencil

Destroyer by Montague Dawson
Destroyer by Montague Dawson

Destroyer by Montague Dawson

By Montague Dawson

Located in New Orleans, LA

Although best known as one of the leading marine painters of the 20th century, Dawson was also an accomplished war artist. He contributed extensively to The Sphere during both World ...

Category

1940s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) A Bunch of flowers in a vase, Signed oil on canvas
Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) A Bunch of flowers in a vase, Signed oil on canvas

Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) A Bunch of flowers in a vase, Signed oil on canvas

By Maurice Asselin

Located in Paris, FR

A close friend of Walter Sickert in London (1914–16) and of writer Pierre Mac Orlan, he was commissioned as a war artist for the Musée de l’Armée in 1917 and made Officier de la Légi...

Category

1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Group of Men - Original Lithograph by Anselmo Bucci - 1918

Group of Men - Original Lithograph by Anselmo Bucci - 1918

By Anselmo Bucci

Located in Roma, IT

He enlisted in the Volunteer Cyclist Battalion in 1915 and he became one of the most famous Italian war artists. He lives the war experience with many of the Futurism exponents.

Category

1910s Futurist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Love Hurts Mid Century Woman's Magazine Illustration Cosmopolitan Magazine
Love Hurts Mid Century Woman's Magazine Illustration Cosmopolitan Magazine

Love Hurts Mid Century Woman's Magazine Illustration Cosmopolitan Magazine

Located in Miami, FL

According to Martin Plimmer, "Bundy's work was painstakingly researched, the result of numerous life studies, the final version being drawn from memory to add spontaneity." Second W...

Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) A bunch of flowers in a vase, 1942, oil on canvas
Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) A bunch of flowers in a vase, 1942, oil on canvas

Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) A bunch of flowers in a vase, 1942, oil on canvas

By Maurice Asselin

Located in Paris, FR

A close friend of Walter Sickert in London (1914–16) and of writer Pierre Mac Orlan, he was commissioned as a war artist for the Musée de l’Armée in 1917 and made Officier de la Légi...

Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

British, 1922, gouache landscape by Sir William Rothenstein
British, 1922, gouache landscape by Sir William Rothenstein

British, 1922, gouache landscape by Sir William Rothenstein

By Sir William Rothenstein

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

He served as an official war artist during World War I, and was an unofficial artist to the Royal Air Force during World War II.

Category

20th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Clifford Ellis Snow Laden Branch Watercolour Modern British Art 1950s

Clifford Ellis Snow Laden Branch Watercolour Modern British Art 1950s

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

They signed their posters C&RE, their initials being in alphabetical order and they are readily recognisable by their ebullient use of colour and form. Employed during the war as a ...

Category

1950s Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Pen

Clifford Ellis William the Pug pencil sketch Mid Century Modern British Art
Clifford Ellis William the Pug pencil sketch Mid Century Modern British Art

Clifford Ellis William the Pug pencil sketch Mid Century Modern British Art

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

They signed their posters C&RE, their initials being in alphabetical order and they are readily recognisable by their ebullient use of colour and form. Employed during the war as a ...

Category

1950s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Carbon Pencil

Clifford Ellis Curlew pencil sketch Mid Century Modern British Art Wildlife
Clifford Ellis Curlew pencil sketch Mid Century Modern British Art Wildlife

Clifford Ellis Curlew pencil sketch Mid Century Modern British Art Wildlife

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

They signed their posters C&RE, their initials being in alphabetical order and they are readily recognisable by their ebullient use of colour and form. Employed during the war as a ...

Category

1950s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Carbon Pencil

Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Located in Palm Desert, CA

""Marilyn Monroe"" is a nude, figurative vintage silver gelatin photograph in black and white by American Post-War artist Lawrence Schiller. Lawrence Schiller only remembers the 60s ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-War Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Sculpture Gallery with Madonna and Child

Sculpture Gallery with Madonna and Child

Located in London, GB

Woollatt’s prolific career included teaching at various art schools across Britain and exhibited his works at the Royal Academy of Arts, Art Council shows and at provincial galleries...

Category

20th Century Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Artists Country Home Rodgau Germany Original Oil on Linen 1944
The Artists Country Home Rodgau Germany Original Oil on Linen 1944

The Artists Country Home Rodgau Germany Original Oil on Linen 1944

Located in Soquel, CA

The Artists Country Home Rodgau Germany Original Oil on Linen 1944 Oil painting of the German Countryside circa 1944 by an anonymous artist. (German, 19th-20th C). Well painted of a...

Category

1940s Post-War Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Trees Mixed Media Painting
Trees Mixed Media Painting

Trees Mixed Media Painting

By Henry Moore

Located in London, GB

He also taught art. During World War 2 Moore was appointed a war artist and his sketches during the Blitz are extremely well known.

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Gouache

Untitled Composition (British Modernism, Postwar, London, ~44% OFF - MUST GO!)
Untitled Composition (British Modernism, Postwar, London, ~44% OFF - MUST GO!)

Untitled Composition (British Modernism, Postwar, London, ~44% OFF - MUST GO!)

By Graham Sutherland

Located in Kansas City, MO

Graham Sutherland lithograph 1979, Ediciones Polígrafa exhibition London, Redfern Gallery Cork Street show, British modernist print, biomorphic abstraction print, symbolic landscape ...

Category

1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Yonder Cisco
Yonder Cisco

Yonder Cisco

By Arne Hiersoux

Located in Palm Desert, CA

An abstract acrylic and paper on canvas painting by Post War artist Arne Hiersoux. "Yonder Cisco" is executed in bold strokes, splashes and drips of violet, blue, green, yellow, whit...

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1960s Post-War Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Paper

Clifford Ellis Cadbury Castle Gouache Mid Century Modern British Art Painting
Clifford Ellis Cadbury Castle Gouache Mid Century Modern British Art Painting

Clifford Ellis Cadbury Castle Gouache Mid Century Modern British Art Painting

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

They signed their posters C&RE, their initials being in alphabetical order and they are readily recognisable by their ebullient use of colour and form. Employed during the war as a ...

Category

1950s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Carbon Pencil

Memphitis
Memphitis

Memphitis

By Arne Hiersoux

Located in Palm Desert, CA

An abstract acrylic and paper on canvas painting by Post War artist Arne Hiersoux. "Memphitis" is executed in bold strokes, splashes and drips of black, red, green, yellow and ochre ...

Category

1960s Post-War Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Paper

Mem Sahib
Mem Sahib

Mem Sahib

By Arne Hiersoux

Located in Palm Desert, CA

"Mem Sahib" is an acrylic and paper on canvas, abstract painting by Post War artist Arne Hiersoux. "Mem Sahib" is depicted in deep reds, blues, blacks, tans and creams.

Category

1960s Post-War Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Paper

St Stephen's Church, Hampstead oil painting by Ken Howard Modern British Art
St Stephen's Church, Hampstead oil painting by Ken Howard Modern British Art

St Stephen's Church, Hampstead oil painting by Ken Howard Modern British Art

By Ken Howard

Located in London, GB

In 1958 he won a British Council Scholarship to Florence, and in 1973 and 1978 he was the Official War Artist to Northern Ireland, and 1973 - 80 worked in various locations, includin...

Category

Late 20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Edward Bawden, Modern British art, Kew Gardens
Edward Bawden, Modern British art, Kew Gardens

Edward Bawden, Modern British art, Kew Gardens

By Edward Bawden

Located in Harkstead, GB

Work poured from Bawden's studio in the 1930s, for companies such as Shell-Mex; book illustrations such as Good Food, 1932, and The Week-end Book, 1939; and a mass of often ephemeral...

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Engraving

Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) Notre-Dame, Paris Oil on canvas, signed
Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) Notre-Dame, Paris Oil on canvas, signed

Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) Notre-Dame, Paris Oil on canvas, signed

By Maurice Asselin

Located in Paris, FR

A close friend of Walter Sickert in London (1914–16) and of writer Pierre Mac Orlan, he was commissioned as a war artist for the Musée de l’Armée in 1917 and made Officier de la Légi...

Category

1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Original 1943 World War II poster, designed by Sloan Roberts
Original 1943 World War II poster, designed by Sloan Roberts

Original 1943 World War II poster, designed by Sloan Roberts

Located in PARIS, FR

This original 1943 World War II poster, designed by Sloan Roberts, was part of the U.S. government’s War Bonds campaign, encouraging American citizens to financially support the war ...

Category

1940s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Kneeling Nude
Kneeling Nude

Kneeling Nude

By Mortimer Menpes

Located in Douglas, Isle of Man

It was a great commercial success and it inspired him to travel further afield where he visited , India, Burma, China, Italy, Spain, and many other countries, and during the Boer War...

Category

20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Graphite

Seated Nude
Seated Nude

Seated Nude

By Mortimer Menpes

Located in Douglas, Isle of Man

It was a great commercial success and it inspired him to travel further afield where he visited , India, Burma, China, Italy, Spain, and many other countries, and during the Boer War...

Category

20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

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There is a broad range of war artists for sale on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the Post-War, Contemporary and Abstract styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a war artists that pops against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of gray, black, brown, red and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but William Blake, Robert Dumont-Smith, Georges Charles Robin, Hananiah Harari and Wesley Kimler produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and fabric. Some war artists are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller iterations, measuring # 9.75 inches across, are available.

How Much are War Artists?

The average selling price for war artists we offer is $3,027, while they’re typically $950 on the low end and $19,500 for the highest priced.