Herndon Davis was an American artist, journalist, illustrator and painter who wasn’t recognized in his lifetime and not until recently. He was born in Wynnewood, Oklahoma of rancher parents. At fourteen, Davis moved himself to Kansas City, Missouri to take art lessons. He supported himself with unskilled labor jobs. From there, he went to Chicago and apprenticed as an engraver and commercial artist. In 1920, he joined the army and was stationed in Denver. Davis’ love for Colorado and Denver must have begun at that time. But first, he lived and worked in Washington, D.C., where he worked at the National War Collaege creating maps of China and Japan, and New York City, where he attended the National Academy of Design and Art Students League of New York while working at the New York Herald Tribune, Washington Times-Herald and Washington Daily News. In 1936, he moved to Denver, where he began to capture in paint and pencil notable people and landmarks of Denver and the west. Included in his subject matter were the notorious and the famous whether people or places. Davis is best known for his painting of the face of his wife on the barroom floor in Central City, Colorado. It was inspired by the poem The Face on the Barroom Floor and so it is titled. It wasn’t until after his death that friends were allowed to tell his beloved wife, Nita, was his model.
$5,246Sale Price|25% Off
1940s Painting by Colorado Artist Herndon Davis of Industrial Interior
By Herndon Davis
Located in Topeka, KS
Incredible 1940s painting by Colorado artist Herndon Davis depicting an industrial interior and workers. It is in wonderful vintage condition, but you...
Wood, Paint
$1,643Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.17 in W 28.75 in D 1.58 in
Oil on Canvas Painting, Children Playing, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
A colorful oil on canvas representing a group of children playing in a garden area near a Cathedral. Framed by a carved giltwood frame with foliage det...
Wood, Canvas
$10,500
H 17.13 in W 24.63 in D 1.13 in
1940's Cubist Art Painting of New York City Skyline by Artist Theodore Hancock
By Theodore Hancock
Located in St. Louis, MO
Rare Mid-Century Modern signed 1949 cubist gouache painting of skyscrapers, rooftops and skyline of the City of New York including The Chrysler building by painter Theodore "Theo" Ha...
Paper
$7,500
H 26.5 in W 31 in D 2 in
"The Fall of Icarus", Dramatic 1940s Painting w/ Male Nude by Emlen Etting
By Emlen Etting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia artist Emlen Etting returned again and again to the theme of Icarus Falling, in part because it gave him an opportunity to depict the nude male in motion. This is the fi...
Paint
California Plein Air Landscape Painting by Esther Smee 1930's-1940s
By Esther Smee
Located in San Francisco, CA
Southern California landscape Plein Air style painting in original period carved and gilded wood frame. Signed, Esther Smee. Recently professionally cleaned. In excellent condition. Esther B...
Canvas
WPA Style Portrait Painting of a Gentleman, American, 1930s-1940s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Portrait painting of Walter Levin, oil on canvas, unframed. Signed Haughton College Bickerton in upper right corner, and having the original gallery label on the back. California Bay...
Canvas
1940s WPA School Winter Scene Oil Painting by A. Stuz
Located in Miami, FL
1940s WPA School Winter Scene Oil Painting by A. Stuz Offered for sale is a large 1940s WPA school oil painting on canvas of a playful wi...
Canvas, Linen, Wood, Paint
1940s Abstract French Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract Cubist oil painting on canvas from 1940s France. Moody and dynamic, the image depicts the beginnings of a town. A smoky gray sky gives the scene an industrial feeling, while...
Paint
$328Sale Price|20% Off
H 32.29 in W 42.92 in D 1.97 in
Painting "Winter landscape", Scandinavia, 1940s.
Located in Chorzów, PL
The picture is painted with oil paints on canvas. Dimensions: Frame: height 82 cm / width 109 cm Image: height 71 cm / width 96 cm
Canvas
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 25.625 in W 35.5 in D 2 in
WPA Style Industrial Landscape Oil on Board, Signed By Artist
Located in Atlanta, GA
Industrial Landscape in WPA Style by Isaacson, Mid-20th Century. Oil on Board, Measures: 35.5" w x 25.625" h. This WPA style landscape signed Isaacson, is a striking example of the...
Paint
$4,167
H 17.72 in W 25.99 in D 0.79 in
Vintage Oil Painting Of Gypsy From Zamutov, Czechoslovakia 1940s
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful vintage oil painting in an original frame. The pinting is named Gypsy Woman from Zamutov. Originally from the region of Czechoslovakia. The painting was hanging in the firs...
Canvas, Wood
1940s Landscape Painting
Located in New York, NY
Created in the 1940s, this painting has an air of nostalgia and foreboding. It depicts a house set against the backdrop of not-so-distant skyscrapers. The city fades into gray in con...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$4,800
H 30 in W 30 in D 2 in
1940s Rendering Of Pablo Picasso "Still Life With Guitar" by Artist Ray Martinez
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Monrovia, CA
1940s Oil On Canvas Rendering by Artist RAY MARTINEZ During Pablo Picasso's Cubism Period. Mexican Artist Ray Martinez's Rendition Of "Still Life With Guitar" Signed, With Artist's Signature Bottom Right Hand Corner Of Canvas. Artist Ray Martinez's Oil On Canvas Painting Using...
Canvas, Paint