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Paintings For Sale
Period: 1940s
Period: 1920s
Signed French Framed Artwork Resting Nude Woman Hand Carved Bleached Oak Frame
Located in Miami, FL
Signed French framed artwork resting nude woman hand carved bleached oak frame.
Category
1940s French French Provincial Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oak
Art Deco Poster Design Man in Dressing Gown by Theodor Kindel Austria 1920
By Theodor Kindel
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco poster design man in dressing gown by Theodor Kindel. Gouache on paper laid on board. Unframed. Austria 1920/1940. Theodor Kindel was a well known graphic artist who worked ...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Paintings
Materials
Paint
Signed William Sheldon Horton Impressionist Landscape Painting
By William Sheldon Horton
Located in Redding, CT
Signed William Sheldon Horton impressionist landscape painting. This "Plein Air" artist has majestically captured the purple desert canyons of California. This substantial canvas is ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Uno Dewoon Oil Painting Landscape Painting (1909-1988) Swedish Neutral Artwork
Located in Rochester, NY
Signed and dated. Plaque affixed to frame reads: Nykopings automobil Fabrik. Heder spris. Nykoping Jun 7, 1946.
This soothing oil painting has a serene feeling to it, and the neutr...
Category
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Little Boy Blue Painting on Canvas Cloth
Located in Redding, CT
Early 20th Century Little Boy Blue Painting on Canvas Cloth. Classic Fairy Tale illustration of Little Boy Blue fallen asleep in the hay. Grea...
Category
1940s Folk Art Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen
"Negro Night Club, " 1945 Painting Depicting African American Social Life
By Adalie Margules Brent
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant and lively depiction of a crowded cafe scene in 1945, this painting by Adalie Margules Brent depicts a slice of Black America at the end of World War II, probably in New Orleans, complete with a waiter, fashionably dressed men and women and wafts of cigarette smoke...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Justice Triumphant", Mural Study for Queens, Ny Courthouse, circa 1941-1942
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking example of WPA mural art, this study for one of the murals proposed for the new Queens Supreme Courthouse -- a 1930s Works Progress Administration project in Queens, New York -- was painted by Eugene Savage. Like many paintings from the period, the study is teeming with allegory and symbolism, surmounted at the top by the figure of Justice with a long sword, spurning businesspeople at her feet who offer gifts and favors. Savage is best known for a spectacular set of murals illustrating the history and lore of Hawaii commissioned by Matson Shipping Line for the S.S. Lurline, executed in the 1940s but not installed until the 1950s. The artist also painted other series of murals and paintings, include an enormous mural...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings
Materials
Paint
Original Bavarian Tyrolian Folk Art Painting, Signed and Dated
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Original Bavarian Tyrolian Folk Art painting, signed and dated
This charming folk painting is executed in oil on artist board. A beautiful and rus...
Category
1940s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings
Materials
Other
Portrait of Aleksandr (1920s)
Located in Oostende, BE
This work, titled "Portrait of Alexandr," is created in the Russian Constructivist style by an unknown artist. Painted on reused wood, the piece combines geometric forms and industri...
Category
1920s Russian Modern Vintage Paintings
Materials
Wood
Antique American Winter Lanscape Signed Framed
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antique American oil on canvas winter landscape in original patinated gold frame. Signed lower right liiegibly.
Category
1920s American Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Original Watercolor Ski Poster "Pontresina" by Herbert Leupin, circa 1949
Located in Nantucket, MA
Original Watercolor Ski Poster "Pontresina" by Herbert Leupin (Swiss: 1916 - 1999), a watercolor and gouache painting original for one of Leupin's celeb...
Category
1940s Swiss Modern Vintage Paintings
Materials
Paper
Large-Scale American Folk Art Carnival Game Board, Very Graphic
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large-scale Folk Art Carnival game board, American, circa 1940s. This painted carnival game board came from Texas and combines wonderfully patinate...
Category
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Paintings
Materials
Wood, Cork
Surrealist African American Self-Portrait by Harry Leopold D. 1943
Located in Peabody, MA
An African American self portrait by the surrealist painter Henry Leopold (1920-2009). Leopold studied fine art in Belgium, France and Italy. He attended the American Artists school, the Pratt...
Category
1940s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Zeus and Gods of Olympus", Art Deco Masterpiece by Schmied for "L'Odyssee"
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This magnificent depiction of Zeus presiding over the gods of Olympus was painted by François-Louis Schmied, one of France's two leading artists specializing in high-end book design ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Paintings
Materials
Paint
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Landscape by Martin Friedman
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous landscape abstract by Martin Friedman. He has shown at the Whitney and other NYC Galleries. Dramatic use of deep blues indicative of the time period. Well balanced , very en...
Category
1940s American Modern Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
"Greek Goddess", Original Art Deco Painting for "L'Odyssée" by Schmied, 1928
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This richly detailed painting of a Greek goddess in Classical robes, standing atop a flight of steps with two heavily veiled attendants below, was made by François-Louis Schmied, one...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Paintings
Materials
Paint
20th Century Oil on Board Italian Signed Grassis G Painting, 1920s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the first half of the 20th century. Oil on board painting signed lower right Grassis G. and therefore attributable to the Piedmontese painter Giuseppe Grassis (...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Paintings
Materials
Wood
Young Woman Portrait by Enrico Crespi Signed Located Dated Italian Watercolor
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful and evocative watercolor technique painting by the great Milanese school artist Enrico Crespi
It depicts a young woman lying dreamily on her bed.
Most likely this is a youn...
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Ernst Hansen 'Komposition' Oil on Canvas, 1924
By Erik Hansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful painting in oil on canvas by Danish painter Ernst Hansen (1892-1968), 'bird/trees in the wind' composition, framed, signed and dated 1924.
Category
1920s Danish Expressionist Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Albert Claes-Thobois (Belgian 1883-1945) Oil on Canvas "Atelier Cubisant"
Located in San Francisco, CA
An evocative oil on canvas in the Art Deco style depicting a view from a window, signed and dated 1929 in the lower center of the picture. Claes-Thobois was born in 1883 and studied ...
Category
1920s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Pál Fried, well listed Hungarian artist. Oil on canvas. Portrait of a ballerina.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pál Fried (1893-1976), a well listed Hungarian artist.
Oil on canvas.
Portrait of a ballerina in a pink dress.
Ca. 1940.
Signed and stamped with gallery stamp on the back.
Perfect co...
Category
1940s Hungarian Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Antique watercolor painting "Woman in the Garden" executed by Palla Jeno in 1920
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Watercolor painting "Portrait of a Woman in a Garden" executed by Palla Jeno in 1920; very beautiful the color choice with the various shades of green of the plants and cloths cover...
Category
1920s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Imported Art Deco Quilted Pheasants on Canvas in Walnut Frame
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Unique and large frame hand quilted pheasants that stand out in vivid hues. Imported artwork and sold by the heritage Woodwards Store in Canada. Excellent for use in study or bedroom...
Category
1940s English Art Deco Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Framed Oil On Canvas Still Life With Wine Bottle
Located in Essex, MA
Nicely painted with a wine bottle and various foods displayed on a azure blue curtain. The white washed frame with a distressed surface.
Category
1920s American Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
John Cuthbert Hare Watercolor Paintings - Cape Cod and Provencetown
Located in Savannah, GA
John Hare
(American, 1908-1978)
A pair of watercolor paintings: "Provencetown Rooftops” and “Afternoon Light - Cape Cod”, circa 1940s.
sight: 8 by 6 ¾ inches
frame: 17 ⅝ by 16 ½ in...
Category
1940s American Vintage Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Pair Rare Italian Hand Painted Pastoral Panels, Harvest Time, Duane Perrigo
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just in, this Pair of Rare Italian Hand Painted Pastoral scenes Panels, called "Harvest Time" by Italian artist Duane Perrigo.
Beautiful blues and whites hand painted on Wood board...
Category
1940s American Louis XVI Vintage Paintings
Materials
Wood
"Scandinavian Seascape, " Painting
Located in New York, NY
Another piece of every man's Nordic heritage: a fisherman and his wife, earning their living on the sea. Masts capture the gusts, propelling the pair forward on their journey, nets a...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Oil Painting of "The Nobleman with His Hand on His Chest" by El Greco - Copy
Located in Madrid, ES
Presenting an intriguing oil on canvas, a copy of El Greco's famous work "The Nobleman with His Hand on His Chest." This artwork is signed by the artist and dated 1924, and it is in ...
Category
1920s Vintage Paintings
Materials
Wood
Harold Cohn Stillness in the Nude Signed Modernist Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A modernist figurative oil painting on canvas titled “Stillness in the Nude” by Harold Cohn. Signed and dated 1941 on the lower right as well as verso. This evocative painting by Har...
Category
1940s North American Modern Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Nude Portrait of a Young Woman with a Scarf, Maurice Ehlinger, Circa 1940
By Maurice Ambroise Ehlinger
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Nude Portrait of a Young Woman with a Scarf, Maurice Ehlinger, Circa 1940.
We present a rare and refined work by a master portraitist of the 20th century.
Details of the Artwork:
...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Giltwood
"Satyr and Nymph, " Gorgeous Art Deco Ballet Scene, Painting on Silk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully painted in fresh, lovely colors on silk, this depiction of nymph and satyr, clothed in gauzy costumes like a scene from a Ballets Russes production, was painted by Stephe...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings
Materials
Silk
"Distribution" Fabulous, Large Art Deco Allegorical Mural with Male Nude
By Charles Winter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A superb example of American allegorical painting celebrating the nation's trade and commerce, this gorgeous, high energy view of a major port, bustling with sailing ships, steam shi...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings
"Adam in Eden, " Monumental Depiction of Paradise in Wartime
By Wilfred Peter Glud
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A remarkable statement of hope and resilience, this vivid and colorful depiction of a nude Adam seated amidst a profusion of flora and fauna was painted in the midst of World War II ...
Category
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Paintings
Materials
Paint
Lovely Japanese Taisho Scroll Kyoson Yano Nihonga Boats on a Spring Day
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
[Authentic work] ◆ Hirai Hirai ◆ Boat trip in the rain ◆ Kyoto ◆ Hand-painted ◆ Silk ◆ Hanging scroll ◆ Hirai Baisen
Baisen Hirai
[Art yearbook appraised value 70 10,000 yen]
1889 ...
Category
1920s Taisho Vintage Paintings
Materials
Silk
Mid 20th Century Oil Painting - Fisherman on the River - C. Vanderstraeten
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An interesting oil painting depicting a fisherman on the bank of a river. It is a somewhat curious representation, with the man shown from the back, but that is precisely why the pai...
Category
1940s Belgian Vintage Paintings
Materials
Wood
Running Horses Abstract Impressionist Oil Painting
By Sheila Hendricks
Located in Rochester, NY
"Horses Running", a bold abstract impressionist oil painting with heavy impasto. By Sheila Hedricks. Oil on board. In a period hand...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
Post War Hawaiian Airbrush Zebra in Original Frame w/ large Mat, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original Post-War Hawaiian Airbrush zebra in original period white painted wood frame with large mat border, Pair.
Art: 21" X 26"
Frame: 25.25" X 28.25"
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings
Materials
Paper
Montague Dawson: Gliding Along, The Deb, circa 1949
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Montague Dawson: Gliding Along, The Deb, circa 1949 This is a framed oil painting on canvas and shows the first 5.5 metre day boat built by George Nicholson sailing past Newtown Cre...
Category
1940s European Vintage Paintings
Materials
Paint
Zoute, 1941
Located in Rochester, NY
Primitive modernist oil painting on homasote board of a male and female figure ( a self portrait of Leon and his wife Thelma ) by Zoute (Leon Salter 1903-1976 North Rose, NY) Brillia...
Category
1940s American Other Vintage Paintings
Materials
Paint
Set of Four Roman Etchings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four Roman etchings with soldiers on horses and horses with their caretakers.
Category
1920s Italian Other Vintage Paintings
Materials
Other
Exquisite Early 20th Century French Hand Lettering Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
We are proud to offer an exquisite early 20th century French hand lettering trade sign. This is truly a unique piece of trade sign retail art in our opi...
Category
1920s French Victorian Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Mid Century Modern Cubist Artist James Koenig 1948 Titled, Cool Canopy
By James Koenig
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Titled Cool Canopy - Buffalo artist James Koenig paintings reflected many phases of American painting styles including scenes from the WPA period, abstr...
Category
1940s American Expressionist Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Hardwood, Paint
White/Pink Magnolia Watercolor Painting on Paper Signed Shirrell Graves, Framed
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original 1940s White/Pink Magnolia Watercolor Painting on Paper Signed by Shirrell Graves. The painting features its original white wood frame with a white mat.
Shirrell Graves (188...
Category
1940s American Vintage Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Mid-century Hawaiian Two Lilies Oil Painting on Paper signed E. Wolf, Framed
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This Post-War Hawaiian oil painting on paper, titled "Two Lilies," is a beautiful piece signed by the artist E. Wolf. The artwork captures the vib...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
"Blond Youth w/ Lederhosen, " 1928 Portrait by Reyl-Hanisch, Renaissance-Inspired
By Herbert von Reyl-Hanisch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the great masterworks of Herbert von Reyl-Hanish and clearly inspired by Renaissance portraits which show a dignified personage with an idyllic landscape behind, this portrait of a young, blond youth in traditional lederhosen is striking and powerful. The intense, open gaze of the young man, and his fresh, ruddy countenance, contrast dramatically with the jagged peaks and cool colors of the sky and mountains behind him. Reyl-Hanisch is sometimes described as a Magic Realist...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Dancing Angel", Classic 1940s Tempera Painting with Nude Male Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Reminiscent of the work of Jared French in its material (tempera), its color palette and its approach to the male figure, this lovely depiction of two dancing angels, one in the fore...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings
Materials
Paint
The painting "Forest landscape" ref. August Jacobsen, oil on canvas.
Located in Chorzów, PL
The painting "Forest landscape" ref. August Jacobsen, oil on canvas.
dimensions 47cm x 61cm
Category
1940s Scandinavian Other Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Oil on Cardboard Boats on the Sea in 1940 with Lacquered Frame
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Oil on cardboard boats on the sea in 1940 with lacquered frame.
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings
Materials
Wood
"Rearing Horses, " High Style Pair of Art Deco, Mixed-Media Pieces by Von Liski
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This extraordinary pair of Art Deco pieces, each depicting a pair of horses, one with its head up and one down, was executed in ink, colored pencil and gouache by Robert Reinhardt Von Liski, a Prussian-American artist. Von Liski worked in Chicago as a commercial artist in advertising agencies and elsewhere, and did work for RCA Victor and Arrow Shirts...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Pair of Italian Old Oval Paintings on Copper
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/8272 - Italian school about 1920 - This pair of still life oil paintings depict flowers on copper are in their original frames.
They ...
Category
1920s Italian Beaux Arts Vintage Paintings
Materials
Copper
Painting of a farm with gilded wooden frame, France ca. 1920
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1920 / painting / wood, canvas / Rustic / Mid-century
Painting of a farm scene, elegantly encased in a stunning gilded wooden frame that enhances its charm. Signed in the ...
Category
1920s French Rustic Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Pierre Lardin French Mid-Century Painted Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
French mid-century (1940s) oak framed horizontal wall mirror with reverse glass painted Neoclassic scenes. (attributed to Pierre Lardin).
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Paintings
Materials
Oak, Mirror
1940's Surrealist Oil Painting on Board - Female Figures in Landscape
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Rochester, NY
1940's Surrealist oil painting on masonite board by Thelma Salter - deceased 1954 - North Rose, NY ( beloved wife of Leon Salter - aka Zoute ) mysterious female figures in landscape...
Category
1940s American Vintage Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Belgium baroque painting of vase with flowers signed Jos Pas, 1944
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1940 / Painting / canvas, wood / Rococo / Baroque
A Belgium oil painting signed Jos Pas, 1944 of a vase with orange flowers, grapes and a painting in the background. The ...
Category
1940s Belgian Baroque Vintage Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Mid-Century Modern Figural Painting of Indigenous People, Oil on Board, c. 1940
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Outstanding 1940's oil on board painting in original custom shadowbox wood frame with distressed finish. The figural painting depicts an indigenous people...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Depisis Style Midcentury Oil Panting Vase Rose Flowers 1940s Classic Frame
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Depisis style midcentury oil panting vase rose flowers signed T.Rossi 1940s classic frame.
Elegant and refined as a picture of Depisis.
Category
1940s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings
Materials
Jute, Wood, Paint
"Woman with the Golden Hair, " Subtle and Gorgeous Portrait by Gerald Leake
By Donald Leake
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Perhaps the loveliest portrait we have ever offered, this painting of a young woman with golden hair, her face captured in soft tones of rose and ivory, was painted by Gerald Leake...
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1920s American Belle Époque Vintage Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Blonde Youth, " Impressionist Portrait of Staffan Nyblom by Swedish Painter
By Ture Lennart Nyblom
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This handsome and affectionate portrait of a young man, his tousled blonde hair glinting in the light, was painted by the subject's father, the Swedish artist Ture Lennart Nyblom. The artist's brushstrokes are loose and confident, and he beautifully captures the ruddy complexion, blue jacket and white collar of his subject, Staffan. The youth's appearance suggests that he sat for his portrait in his school uniform...
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1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Paintings
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Paint
Antique and Vintage Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs
When paired with the perfect frame, the right antique and vintage paintings and other wall decorations can either subtly showcase your personality or steal the show altogether.
The earliest paintings were created on the walls of caves, proving even our ancient ancestors knew that striking artwork is meant to be on display. Cave paintings on an Indonesian island are reportedly older than the earliest cave art in Spain and France, and the figurative paintings back then were produced with inorganic pigments like iron oxide.
Later, the people of Ancient Greece — who learned about art from the Egyptians before them — conceived panel paintings of wax and tempera that were collected and publicly displayed. In the centuries that followed, artists would be commissioned to create large-scale wall murals and frescoed ceilings in sprawling European palaces and in the homes of the aristocracy.
Today, 1stDibs makes it easy for you to celebrate this rich history in your own home. Our collection of paintings includes Art Deco paintings, baroque art and a broad range of other categories. Search by material, period or other attributes to find the right fit — browse an array of 19th century landscape paintings in giltwood frames or abstract oil paintings and portraits made during the 1950s and ‘60s.
An understated contemporary work can complement your space’s color palette without drawing the focus away from the other pivotal design choices you’ve made over the years. Roy Lichtenstein’s Pop art, on the other hand, demands attention with its array of vibrant hues and subjects inspired by popular culture.
Whether you aim to create a gallery in your home or build a single, stunning focal point, you can find what you’re looking for in an extensive inventory of paintings on 1stDibs.