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French 1940's Gouache on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 40's Gouache on paper. Custom framed with sandblasted oak frame with acid free paper and UV
Category
Vintage 1940s French Drawings
Materials
Paper
French Countryside - Original China Ink Drawing and Watercolor - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
French Countryside Landscape is an original China Ink drawing and watercolor realized by a french
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
H 8.08 in W 10.24 in D 0.08 in
Reading Woman - Pencil Drawing - 1940s
By Paul Morin
Located in Roma, IT
Reading Woman is a modern artwork realized in the 1940s by a French artist.
Original Pencil
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
French 1940s Gouache on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 1940s gouache on paper. Custom framed with sandblasted oak frame with acid free paper and UV
Category
Vintage 1940s French Drawings
Materials
Paper
Legion Hanovrienne (French Army) - Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Legion Hanovrienne is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
No Reserve
H 10.24 in W 6.3 in D 0.08 in
Garde Imperiale (French Army) - Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Garde Imperiale is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
No Reserve
H 10.24 in W 6.3 in D 0.08 in
French and Dutch Soldiers - Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Soldiers is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s.
Good
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
No Reserve
H 6.3 in W 10.24 in D 0.08 in
Victor Manuel Cuban Artist, Original Pen & Ink Drawing, circa 1930s-1940s
By Victor Manuel
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Original pen & ink drawing by well-known Cuban artist Victor Manuel (1897-1969).
The subject is a
Category
Mid-20th Century Cuban Drawings
Materials
Paper
Beautiful French Watercolor 1940's " Désir à la Française"
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful drawing gouache signed Helen, French artist of the 40's representing a couple in a love
Category
1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Watercolor
Beautiful French Watercolor 1940's " Désir à la Française"
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful drawing gouache signed Helen, French artist of the 40's representing a couple in a love
Category
1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Watercolor
French 1940s Gouache on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 1940s gouache on paper. Custom framed with sandblasted oak frame with acid free paper and UV
Category
Vintage 1940s French Drawings
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Pencil
Tambour du Genie (French Army) - Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Tambour is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s.
Good
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
No Reserve
H 10.24 in W 6.3 in D 0.08 in
Regiment Prov. Croate (French Army) - Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Regiment Prov. Croate is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
No Reserve
H 10.24 in W 6.3 in D 0.08 in
Regiment Prov. Croate (French Army) - Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Regiment Prov. Croate is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
No Reserve
H 10.24 in W 6.3 in D 0.08 in
Train des Equipages Trompettes (French Army) - Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Train des Equipages Trompettes is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
No Reserve
H 10.24 in W 6.3 in D 0.08 in
Nude - Original Drawing by Jean Delpech - 1940s
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in sanguine on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1916-1988) 1940s.
The
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
The Gate - Drawing by Suzanne Tourte - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
The gate is an artwork realized by Suzanne Tourte, in 1940s.
pen, black marker and pencil on
Category
1940s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Permanent Marker, Pen
No Reserve
H 9.85 in W 13 in D 0.04 in
The Airport - Drawing by Suzanne Tourte - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
The airport is an artwork realized by Suzanne Tourte, in 1940s.
Pen on paper.
Handisgned in the
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Country Scene - Drawing by Suzanne Tourte - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Country scene is an artwork realized by Suzanne Tourte, in 1940s.
Pen and pencil on paper
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Pen
No Reserve
H 7.88 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Le Croates en Allemagne (French Army)-Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Le Croates en Allemagne is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
No Reserve
H 10.24 in W 6.3 in D 0.08 in
Country Scene - Drawing by Gustave Bourgogne - 1940s
By Gustave Bourgogne
Located in Roma, IT
Country scene is an artwork realized by Gustave Bourgogne in 1940s.
Pencil and watercolor, ink
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Ink, Watercolor
H 22.84 in W 16.15 in D 0.04 in
French Polished Brass Frame for Painting, Drawing or Mirror, 1940s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This lovely 1940s French polished brass frame is perfect for paintings, drawings, lithographs
Category
1940s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Brass
H 37.75 in W 31.07 in D 2 in
Les Croates (French Army in 1812-13)- Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Les Croates is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
No Reserve
H 10.24 in W 6.3 in D 0.08 in
Montmartre - China Ink Drawing by A. Hallman - 1940s
By Adolf Hallman
Located in Roma, IT
Montmartre is a beautiful black China ink drawing on ivory-colored paper, made by the Swedish
Category
1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
H 9.93 in W 13.27 in D 0.04 in
Original Jansen Architectural Pencil Drawing
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
An original Jansen pencil drawing
depicting an architectural detail
"Rosace de Plafond" page 137
Category
Vintage 1940s French Drawings
Abstract Non Objective Work on Paper Guggenheim Woman Artist Drawing 1940s w/c
By Hilla Rebay von Ehrenwiesen
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Non Objective Work on Paper Guggenheim Woman Artist 1940s Drawing w/c
HILLA REBAY (1890
Category
1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Two Men Around a Table - 1940s - Paul-Franz Namur - Drawing - Modern
By Paul-Franz Namur
Located in Roma, IT
Two Men Around a Table is an original artwork realized by Paul-Franz Namur in the 1940s. Pencil on
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
H 10.63 in W 14.18 in D 0.16 in
Warren McArthur Aircraft Seating Proposal Drawing, 1941
By Warren McArthur
Located in Camden, ME
in the 1940s for use in Lockheed's classic passenger plane, the Lockheed Lodestar.
The drawing is 1
Category
Vintage 1940s American Industrial Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Apollo, Hyacinthus and Cyparissus, " Exceptional Art Deco Drawing by Goor, 1947
By Gaston Goor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Superbly conceived and executed by Gaston Goor in the late 1940s, when he was at the height of his
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
H 8.5 in W 10.5 in D 0.1 in
"Standing Male Nude, " Extraordinary Drawing for Boxer Sculptures by Cecil Howard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
extraordinarily accomplished Canadian-American-French sculptor. In 2017, Sotheby's in London sold a magnificent
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
H 26.13 in W 13 in D 0.1 in
"Male Nude, Side View, " Ghostly Drawing for Boxer Sculptures by Cecil Howard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Blaquiere Howard, the extraordinarily accomplished Canadian-American-French sculptor. In 2017, Sotheby's in
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
H 26.13 in W 13 in D 0.1 in
Harlequin Lady and Her Owl - Color Drawing by Amalia Schulthess
Located in Pasadena, CA
drawing in our hands.
A woman adorned in a harlequin blouse stands with folded arms, accompanied by an
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
H 21.63 in W 17.25 in D 0.63 in
Man With Beret And Lying Man - 1940s - Paul-Franz Namur - Drawing - Modern
By Paul-Franz Namur
Located in Roma, IT
-Franz Namur (Valenciennes, 1877 - Antibes, 1958) was a French painter, drawer, and illustrator that
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
H 11.42 in W 15.16 in D 0.16 in
Abstract Non Objective Work on Paper Guggenheim Woman Artist Drawing 1940s w/c
By Hilla Rebay von Ehrenwiesen
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Non Objective Work on Paper Guggenheim Woman Artist 1940s Drawing w/c
HILLA REBAY (1890
Category
1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Carcassonne Citadel, France - Pastel Drawing by Charles Sumner Schneider
Located in Soquel, CA
Carcassonne Citadel, France - Pastel Drawing by Charles Sumner Schneider
Dramatic black and white
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Paper
H 19.5 in W 14.5 in D 0.75 in
French Interior Decoration Project Study by Maurice Dufrene Studio, 1940s
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Atlanta, GA
This attractive French interior decoration study project drawing is attributed to Maurice Dufrene
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Maurice DufrêneFrench Interior Decoration Project Study by Maurice Dufrene Studio, 1940s, circa 1940
H 20.07 in W 29.69 in D 2 in
Horses and Carriage - China Ink and Watercolor - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Horses and Carriage is an original artwork realized by a French artist in 1940s.
China ink
Category
1940s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Rose Tattoo, Original Drawing
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Rose Tattoo
Luis Alfonso Jimenez 1940-2006
Original Drawing by Luis Jimenez, 1983. 22 x 30.25
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Color Pencil
Nude - Original Watercolor on Paper by Jean Delpech - 1940s
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
Nude 1940's is an original drawing in tempera and watercolor a on paper, realized by Jean Delpech
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
H 6.5 in W 9.85 in D 0.08 in
Female Nude - Original Ink on Paper by Georges Isaul - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Nude is an original modern artwork realized in the 1940s by Georges Isaul (Argenteuil, 1882
Category
Early 1900s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
H 11.82 in W 6.7 in D 0.04 in
Men Working on Kibbutz Palestine, Israeli Judaica Pastel Drawing
By Eliyahu Sigard
Located in Surfside, FL
and drawing
Colarossi Academy, Paris, France
1930 Grande Chaumiere, Paris, France
Awards And Prizes
Category
1940s Fauvist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Crayon, Pastel
Jeanne d'Arc - China Ink and Watercolor on Paper - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Jeanne d'Arc is a modern artwork realized in the 1940s ca by a French Artist.
Original China ink
Category
1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Souvenirs Du Pays Natal - Original China Ink Drawing by Jean Cocteau - 1920s
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
this is his recurring addiction to opium. His return to work in the early 1940's was primarily due to
Category
1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
H 10.04 in W 7.88 in D 0.04 in
Abstract Composition - China Ink on Paper by Michel Cadoret - 1940s
By Michel Cadoret
Located in Roma, IT
, 1912 – Cerny, 1985) was a French artist. He was a student of Luc Simon at the École Nationale des Beaux
Category
1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
H 8.19 in W 11.03 in D 0.04 in
Girls at the bar - Mixed Media by Jean Raymond Delpech - 1940s
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
Girls at the bar is an original mixed-media drawing realized in the 1940s by Jean Delpech (1916
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
H 13 in W 9.26 in D 0.04 in
Nude - Original Drawing - Mid 20th Century
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
Nude 1940's is an original drawing in mixed media on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1988-1916
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Mixed Media
H 9.45 in W 6.42 in D 0.04 in
Art Deco 1940s High Fashion Illustration Woman with Fan and Screen
Located in Miami, FL
French female illustrator Geneviève Thomas renders a highly stylized fashion illustration set
Category
1940s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Nude of Lying Girl - Original Mixed Media by Jean-Raymond Delpech - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
1940s.
Good conditions. This painting was made with tempera and watercolor.
The work represents a
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Tempera
Jean-Raymond DelpechNude of Lying Girl - Original Mixed Media by Jean-Raymond Delpech - 1940s, 1940s
H 12.21 in W 8.27 in D 0.04 in
1990s Mixed Media "Micro Biomorphic Abstract Drawing II"
Located in Arp, TX
Bill Shields
"Micro Biomorphic Abstract Drawing II"
1990's
Pastel, pencil charcoal on illustration
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Illustration Board, Pencil
H 10.5 in W 10.5 in D 1 in
Winged Figure - Pencil Drawing by J. Bodley - 1940
By Josselin Bodley
Located in Roma, IT
Winged Figure is a pencil drawing dated in the 1940s, realized by the British artist Josselin
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
H 10.63 in W 8.27 in D 0.04 in
Surrealist Portrait Drawing by Philadelphia Artist Leon Kelly
By Leon Kelly
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Surrealism around 1940. In the 1940s and 1950s Kelly produced a body of paintings that, while of varied style
Category
1950s Surrealist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Le Turban by Henri Matisse - Portrait, Ink Drawing
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Galleries, Henri Matisse Paintings, Drawings, Lithographs, Mimosa Rug, 3 April - 1 May 1976, no. 15, n.p
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Pen
Three Graces
By Ray H. French
Located in Fairlawn, OH
)
Part of a series of 100 drawings, this number 97 (annotated lower right corner)
Condition: Excellent
Category
1960s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Permanent Marker
Jean Dupas art deco drawing, 'The Angel of light'
By Jean Dupas
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Jean Dupas (French, 1882 – 1964)
The angel of light
Pen and ink and charcoal on paper
14.3/4 x 12.1
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Paper, Ink, Pen
Jankel Adler Erotic Work on Paper of a Couple on a Bench - Graphite and Gouache
Located in London, GB
As an artist Jankel Adler personified the European avant-garde in Britain in the 1940s, becoming a
Category
Vintage 1940s British Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Materials
Paper
H 25.01 in W 14.77 in D 1.19 in
Early 20th Century Black White Abstracted Landscape Charcoal Drawing
By Willard Ayer Nash
Located in Denver, CO
"Abstract" is a charcoal on paper drawing by Willard Ayers Nash (1898-1942) of an abstracted
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
French 1940s Pastel Drawing of a Woman, Original French Framing
Located in Stamford, CT
French 1940s signed and numbered lithograph of a pastel drawing of a woman Original French framing.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Nell Blair Walden Blaine "Standing Figure" Pastel Drawing, circa 1967
By Nell Blaine
Located in San Francisco, CA
Nell Blair Walden Blaine (1922-1996) "Standing Figure" pastel drawing circa 1967
A Fine original
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
H 24.75 in W 18.5 in D 2 in
Theatre decor drawing, 1940s.
Located in Lisboa, PT
Theatre decor drawing, 1940s.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Space Age Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Romain de Tirtoff, called Erte, Art Deco theatre design drawing
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Romain de Tirtoff, called Erte (French/Russian, 1892-1990)
Articles de Paris – Woman’s fair
Ink pen
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
H 6.88 in W 10.25 in D 1 in
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