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Wwii Painting

WWII Naval Battle

WWII Naval Battle

By Tony Fachet

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Signature: Signed lower right “Tony Fachet” and dated ’80 Illustration depicting a WWII Naval Battle.

Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Pre-Raphaelite Style Painting of Mothers and Babies in WWII
Pre-Raphaelite Style Painting of Mothers and Babies in WWII

Pre-Raphaelite Style Painting of Mothers and Babies in WWII

Located in Miami, FL

Babies are falling from the sky and not bombs. British female artist and illustrator Noel Laura Nisbet makes a passionate twist to the reality of England being bombed by Germany dur...

Category

1940s Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media, Tempera

Philip Joubert - British art portrait oil painting senior commander 1930's WWII
Philip Joubert - British art portrait oil painting senior commander 1930's WWII

Philip Joubert - British art portrait oil painting senior commander 1930's WWII

By Charles Ernest Cundall

Located in Hagley, England

Painted circa 1930 this Modern British oil portrait of Philip Joubert has superb colouring and detail. Painted by Charles Cundall RA RWS, it came from the artist’s daughter and is fr...

Category

1930s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

'Burlesque Dancers', Cabaret, Pratt Institute, New York, WWII
'Burlesque Dancers', Cabaret, Pratt Institute, New York, WWII

'Burlesque Dancers', Cabaret, Pratt Institute, New York, WWII

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right 'John R. Nobriga' (American, 20th Century) and dated 1962. Additionally signed and dated verso and titled 'Dancers'. A colorful mid-century oil on paper showing ...

Category

1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Gouache

French Mid 20th Century Exhibition Poster Study for WWII Normandy Landings
French Mid 20th Century Exhibition Poster Study for WWII Normandy Landings

French Mid 20th Century Exhibition Poster Study for WWII Normandy Landings

By Anne Marie Migette Perard

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Mid 20th Century Exhibition Poster Study for WWII Normandy Landings by Anne Marie Migette Perard (French 1902-1977) Medium: Watercolor and ink on unframed paper Size: 1...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Pilots and WWII Airplanes - Double-sided Figurative Composition in Oil on Paper
Pilots and WWII Airplanes - Double-sided Figurative Composition in Oil on Paper

Pilots and WWII Airplanes - Double-sided Figurative Composition in Oil on Paper

Located in Soquel, CA

Pilots - Double-sided Figurative Composition in Oil on Paper Expressive figurative compositions by Carmel, California artist David Amland (American, 1931-2010). On one side, a pilot...

Category

1980s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Bay Area Figurative Movement Portrait of Man San Francisco Bay Area Peter Witwer
Bay Area Figurative Movement Portrait of Man San Francisco Bay Area Peter Witwer

Bay Area Figurative Movement Portrait of Man San Francisco Bay Area Peter Witwer

By Peter Witwer

Located in Soquel, CA

While living in New York from 1945-1958, Witwer was a contemporary of Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Hans Hoffman and witnessed their massive influence on Post WWII painting ...

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Expressionist Composition on an Orange Field - Oil on Canvas
Abstract Expressionist Composition on an Orange Field - Oil on Canvas

Abstract Expressionist Composition on an Orange Field - Oil on Canvas

By Peter Witwer

Located in Soquel, CA

While living in New York from 1945-1958, Witwer was a contemporary of Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Hans Hoffman and witnessed their massive influence on Post WWII painting ...

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Plaster, Oil

Mid Century Textural Color-Field Abstract in Royal Blue-Purple by Peter Witwer
Mid Century Textural Color-Field Abstract in Royal Blue-Purple by Peter Witwer

Mid Century Textural Color-Field Abstract in Royal Blue-Purple by Peter Witwer

By Peter Witwer

Located in Soquel, CA

While living in New York from 1945-1958, Witwer was a contemporary of Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Hans Hoffman and witnessed their massive influence on Post WWII painting ...

Category

1960s Color-Field Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Mixed Media

Grey and Tan Abstract Expressionist Texture Mid-Century Abstract by Peter Witwer
Grey and Tan Abstract Expressionist Texture Mid-Century Abstract by Peter Witwer

Grey and Tan Abstract Expressionist Texture Mid-Century Abstract by Peter Witwer

By Peter Witwer

Located in Soquel, CA

While living in New York from 1945-1958, Witwer was a contemporary of Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Hans Hoffman and witnessed their massive influence on Post WWII painting ...

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Plaster, Oil

WWII Pilot Dilbert in a Touring Car by Robert Osborn
WWII Pilot Dilbert in a Touring Car by Robert Osborn

WWII Pilot Dilbert in a Touring Car by Robert Osborn

By Robert Chesley Osborn

Located in Soquel, CA

A crayon illustration of Dilbert, the WWII pilot, off to see the world with his attentive passengers by Robert Chesley Osborn (American, 1904 - 1994).

Category

1960s Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Wax Crayon, Archival Paper

A Timely, 1940s WWII Era Political Cartoon Ink Drawing, "USA No Admittance"
A Timely, 1940s WWII Era Political Cartoon Ink Drawing, "USA No Admittance"

A Timely, 1940s WWII Era Political Cartoon Ink Drawing, "USA No Admittance"

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Timely and Prescient, 1940s WWII Era Political Cartoon / Illustration Ink Drawing by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Titled "USA No Admittance". A p...

Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Caricature for 1962-1966 CBS-TV WWII South Pacific Comedy, "McHale's Navy"

Caricature for 1962-1966 CBS-TV WWII South Pacific Comedy, "McHale's Navy"

By George Wachsteter

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for 1962-66 CBS-TV WWII South Pacific Comedy `McHale`s Navy` w Er...

Category

1960s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

J.B. Dolitro? Bedtime Story. Male French WWII Soldiers w. Kepis, Drinks, Cigars
J.B. Dolitro? Bedtime Story. Male French WWII Soldiers w. Kepis, Drinks, Cigars

J.B. Dolitro? Bedtime Story. Male French WWII Soldiers w. Kepis, Drinks, Cigars

Located in New York, NY

Clearly an ironic title, 'Bedtime Story,' conjures up homey childhood experiences -- not over-sized, cigar-smoking, and alcohol-abusing, French soldiers. The artist who made Bedti...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

J.B. Dolitro? Company Party. Male French WWII Soldiers w. Kepis and Dancing
J.B. Dolitro? Company Party. Male French WWII Soldiers w. Kepis and Dancing

J.B. Dolitro? Company Party. Male French WWII Soldiers w. Kepis and Dancing

Located in New York, NY

The artist who made Company Party. (Male French WWII Soldiers with Kepis and Dancing), about 1939, is unknown. It could be J. B. Dolitro, but that's just a guess and a deep Google se...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

The Humming Bird: Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting

The Humming Bird: Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting

Located in New York, NY

While hospitalized in England in the US Army during WWII, Vavruska produced many paintings which were the basis for a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1945.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Uomo e Donna (Lynton G24)" Etching and Aquatint on Paper
"Uomo e Donna (Lynton G24)" Etching and Aquatint on Paper

"Uomo e Donna (Lynton G24)" Etching and Aquatint on Paper

By Victor Pasmore

Located in Chicago, IL

Following social upheaval as a conscientious objector during WWII, Pasmore eschewed the representational painting of his training in favor of abstraction and constructivism.

Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Ink, Pigment, Aquatint

Original Avenge December 7th vintage poster
Original Avenge December 7th vintage poster

Original Avenge December 7th vintage poster

Located in Spokane, WA

An American painter primarily known for creating many American posters during WWII and for magic realism paintings of American life.

Category

1940s American Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Offset

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FLYING TIGERS WWII Nose Art Original Illustration
FLYING TIGERS WWII Nose Art Original Illustration

FLYING TIGERS WWII Nose Art Original Illustration

By Ben James

Located in Dallas, TX

This is an original painting on board of the Flying Tigers nose art for the 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG). This recognized emblem was only second to that of the famous Shark mou...

Category

Early 2000s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board, Pencil

Exotic Landscape
Exotic Landscape

Michael LoewExotic Landscape, 1958

Unavailable

H 15.5 in W 23 in

Exotic Landscape

By Michael Loew

Located in Lawrence, NY

When he returned from WWII in 1946, his painting moved quickly toward abstraction.

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Untitled
Untitled

Michael LoewUntitled, 1969

Unavailable

H 29.5 in W 22.5 in

Untitled

By Michael Loew

Located in Lawrence, NY

When he returned from WWII in 1946, his painting moved quickly toward abstraction.

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Yellow Aura, White Series #4

Yellow Aura, White Series #4

By Michael Loew

Located in Lawrence, NY

When he returned from WWII in 1946, his painting moved quickly toward abstraction.

Category

1970s Constructivist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Cubist Nude 112
Cubist Nude 112

Michael LoewCubist Nude 112, 1951

Unavailable

H 9 in W 5.625 in

Cubist Nude 112

By Michael Loew

Located in Lawrence, NY

When he returned from WWII in 1946, his painting moved quickly toward abstraction.

Category

1950s Cubist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink

Cubist Nude 37
Cubist Nude 37

Michael LoewCubist Nude 37, 1951

Unavailable

H 8.75 in W 6 in

Cubist Nude 37

By Michael Loew

Located in Lawrence, NY

When he returned from WWII in 1946, his painting moved quickly toward abstraction.

Category

1950s Cubist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink

Cubist Nude 52
Cubist Nude 52

Michael LoewCubist Nude 52, India Ink

Unavailable

H 8.825 in W 6 in

Cubist Nude 52

By Michael Loew

Located in Lawrence, NY

When he returned from WWII in 1946, his painting moved quickly toward abstraction.

Category

1950s Cubist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink

Cubist Nude 80
Cubist Nude 80

Michael LoewCubist Nude 80, 1951

Unavailable

H 9 in W 6 in

Cubist Nude 80

By Michael Loew

Located in Lawrence, NY

When he returned from WWII in 1946, his painting moved quickly toward abstraction.

Category

1950s Cubist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink

Cubist Nude 43
Cubist Nude 43

Michael LoewCubist Nude 43, 1951

Unavailable

H 9 in W 6 in

Cubist Nude 43

By Michael Loew

Located in Lawrence, NY

When he returned from WWII in 1946, his painting moved quickly toward abstraction.

Category

1950s Cubist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink

Cubist Nude 79
Cubist Nude 79

Michael LoewCubist Nude 79, 1951

Unavailable

H 9 in W 6 in

Cubist Nude 79

By Michael Loew

Located in Lawrence, NY

When he returned from WWII in 1946, his painting moved quickly toward abstraction.

Category

1950s Cubist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink

Nude No. 22
Nude No. 22

Michael LoewNude No. 22, 1950

Unavailable

H 9 in W 12.5 in

Nude No. 22

By Michael Loew

Located in Lawrence, NY

When he returned from WWII in 1946, his painting moved quickly toward abstraction.

Category

1950s Cubist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink

Nude No. 20
Nude No. 20

Michael LoewNude No. 20, 1951

Unavailable

H 11.4 in W 9 in

Nude No. 20

By Michael Loew

Located in Lawrence, NY

When he returned from WWII in 1946, his painting moved quickly toward abstraction.

Category

1950s Cubist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink

Original Painting. Fortune Cover 1945. American Scene Modern Illustration WWII
Original Painting. Fortune Cover 1945. American Scene Modern Illustration WWII

Original Painting. Fortune Cover 1945. American Scene Modern Illustration WWII

By Antonio Petruccelli

Located in New York, NY

Original Painting. Fortune Cover 1945. American Scene Modern Illustration WWII Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994) War Production Fortune cover published, June 1945 16 X 13 inches (s...

Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

CIRCUS INTERLUDE
CIRCUS INTERLUDE

CIRCUS INTERLUDE

Located in Los Angeles, CA

After WWII his paintings began to reflect the landscape of Old Lyme.

Category

1940s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Untitled, 1982” Brazilian Geometric Abstraction Hard Edge Oil Signed 20th C.
“Untitled, 1982” Brazilian Geometric Abstraction Hard Edge Oil Signed 20th C.

“Untitled, 1982” Brazilian Geometric Abstraction Hard Edge Oil Signed 20th C.

Located in Yardley, PA

After volunteering in post‑WWII Europe, she studied painting at County Council Art School in Sussex (1947) and later trained in sculpture, ceramics, engraving, and art history in São...

Category

1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Charcoal Portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, Circa 1935
Charcoal Portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, Circa 1935

Charcoal Portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, Circa 1935

Located in New Orleans, LA

Though marginalized, his prescient views would ultimately lead to his rise as Britain’s Prime Minister during WWII. Churchill turned to painting and drawing during these years—a pas...

Category

20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Déshabillée. Female Redhead Nude. Original Oil Painting. WWII Painting. 1944
Déshabillée. Female Redhead Nude. Original Oil Painting. WWII Painting. 1944

Déshabillée. Female Redhead Nude. Original Oil Painting. WWII Painting. 1944

By Anthony Devas

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

Williams), 2 Grafton Street, London W1. The painting is signed and dated upper left. Anthony Devas was a glamorous, accomplished and well-respected artist, specialising in charming ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

WWII U.S. Naval Bombers

WWII U.S. Naval Bombers

By Tony Fachet

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Signature: Signed lower right “Tony Fachet” and dated ’68 Illustration depicting WWII U.S. Naval Bombers.

Category

1960s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Abstract Flower Oil Painting Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Movement
Abstract Flower Oil Painting Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Movement

Abstract Flower Oil Painting Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Movement

By Peter Witwer

Located in Soquel, CA

While living in New York from 1945-1958, Witwer was a contemporary of Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Hans Hoffman and witnessed their massive influence on Post WWII painting ...

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Carmel, California WWII Memorial Still-Life
Carmel, California WWII Memorial Still-Life

Carmel, California WWII Memorial Still-Life

By Hal Blake

Located in Soquel, CA

Highly detailed depiction of a memorial for R.A.F., U.S. Army, and Air Corps WWII soldiers by Hal Blake (American, 1916-1983). Signed "HAL BLAKE" in the lower right corner. Presented...

Category

1960s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Multi-Color Abstract Expressionist Textural Mid-Century Abstract by Peter Witwer
Multi-Color Abstract Expressionist Textural Mid-Century Abstract by Peter Witwer

Multi-Color Abstract Expressionist Textural Mid-Century Abstract by Peter Witwer

By Peter Witwer

Located in Soquel, CA

While living in New York from 1945-1958, Witwer was a contemporary of Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Hans Hoffman and witnessed their massive influence on Post WWII painting ...

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Plaster, Oil

'Lovers', Berlin School
'Lovers', Berlin School

'Lovers', Berlin School, Circa 1940s - 60s

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H 9.45 in W 11.82 in D 0.6 in

'Lovers', Berlin School

Located in London, GB

Clearly inspired by the pre and post WWII cubist movement, this painting portrays a man and woman in a complicated pose which is perhaps, an allusion to the nature of their relations...

Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Trauernde. (Mourning)
Trauernde. (Mourning)

Trauernde. (Mourning)

By Heinrich Ehmsen

Located in Plano, TX

He served in the propaganda division during WWII, but began painting pictures of ruins, refugees and concentration camps shortly thereafter.

Category

Early 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Linocut

Satyr (also Liebesleben).
Satyr (also Liebesleben).

Satyr (also Liebesleben).

By Heinrich Ehmsen

Located in Plano, TX

He served in the propaganda division during WWII, but began painting pictures of ruins, refugees and concentration camps shortly thereafter.

Category

Early 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Linocut, Woodcut

Frauen am Tempel. (Women at the Temple).
Frauen am Tempel. (Women at the Temple).

Frauen am Tempel. (Women at the Temple).

By Heinrich Ehmsen

Located in Plano, TX

He served in the propaganda division during WWII, but began painting pictures of ruins, refugees and concentration camps shortly thereafter.

Category

Early 1900s Jugendstil Portrait Prints

Materials

Linocut

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