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.
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
$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
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
$410
H 14.18 in W 17.33 in D 1.58 in
20th century Osv. Rasmussen interior painting from Denmark, 1940s
Located in Ebberup, DK
A quiet interior scene by Osvald Rasmussen (1885–1972), rendered with a restrained, earthy palette and confident, textured brushwork. The composition draws the viewer into a modest r...
Paint
$1,010
H 19.1 in W 15.56 in D 1.78 in
Signed Oil painting of a Landscape in Giltwood Frame, Belgium 1940s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1940 / Painting / Canvas and wood / Rustic / France Provincial This evocative signed Belgian landscape painting from the 1940s captures the quiet poetry of the countryside...
Canvas, Wood
Abstract Folk Art Painting by Michael Davis
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Abstract Folk Art painting on canvas by Michael Davis and dated 1976. Painting measures 38" wide, 2.25" deep and 38" high.
Canvas
$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
$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
$760
H 18.75 in W 25.5 in D 1.75 in
Signed Oil Painting of Amsterdam's Red Light District, 1940s, Canvas
Located in Stamford, CT
1940s oil painting of Amsterdam's red light district.
Canvas, Wood
Abstract Folk Art Painting by Michael Davis
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Abstract Folk Art painting on canvas by Michael Davis. Painting measures 35.5" wide, 2.25" deep and 35.5" high.
Canvas
$1,150
H 11.5 in W 10 in D 0.5 in
Modernist Abstract Painting Titled "Santos #4" by Norman Daly, Circa 1940s
Located in Peabody, MA
A late 1940s oil on panel by the highly regarded American artist Norman Daly. As an art student at the University of Colorado in the 1930s, Daly developed an artistic fascination wit...
Paint
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
Fishermen Painting, 1940s
Located in Savannah, GA
An oil on canvas of a fishing charter boat at sea with fishermen. Likely an illustration for a publication circa 1940s. canvas: 27 by 21 inches frame: 31 by 25 inches Fair overall...
Paint