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Paintings For Sale
Period: 1940s
Theatre decor drawing, 1940s.
Located in Lisboa, PT
Theatre decor drawing, 1940s.
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1940s French Space Age Vintage Paintings

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Canvas

Pair of French Botanicals
Located in New York, NY
A stunning pair of hand-colored botanicals in an unusual size of narcissus and rose blossoms in beautiful gold frames.
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1940s French Vintage Paintings

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Paper

Gustav Johan Fenger: Portrait of a Young Woman
Located in Vejle Øst, DK
Gustav Johan Fenger: Portrait of a young woman seen from the back. Signed and dated F. Fenger 1944. Oil on plate. 65.5×54.
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1940s Danish Vintage Paintings

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Paint

Pair of Bas-Reliefs in Scagliola with Figures of Women, England, 1940
Located in Napoli, IT
Pair of bas-reliefs in scagliola with figures of women, England, 1940.
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1940s English Other Vintage Paintings

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Brass

Women Bathing - France, 1945
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Classically inspired painting of an idyllic setting. In the foreground, two women lounge around a basin, one bathing and one reclining as a Russian Wolfhound looks on. Behind them is...
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1940s French Vintage Paintings

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Canvas

20th Century Oil on Masonite Italian Dated and Signed Still Life Painting, 1942
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting dated 1942 on the back. Oil on masonite framework signed lower left Laustino, referable to Emanuele Laustino (1916-1988) depicting a pleasant still life with primros...
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1940s Italian Vintage Paintings

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Masonite

1948 Cheyenne Mountain Forest Fire Watercolor Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Watercolor on paper, signed JM lower right corner. Description on backing, Cheyenne Mountain Fire, 1948. Unframed, age toning, adhesive residue on backing.
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1940s American Rustic Vintage Paintings

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Paper

Pair of French 18th C. Style Formal Garden Scene Paintings
Located in Stamford, CT
A beautiful pair of framed French Versailles- like garden landscapes. Wood frames are painted to coordinate with the paintings. The paintings are matted in silver leaf and the matchi...
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1940s French Louis XVI Vintage Paintings

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Wood, Glass

View of Lake Limides Italian Dolomites Oil on Canvas by Georg Grauvogl
Located in Albignasego, IT
Lake Limides and Tofane – Georg Grauvogl (1896 – 1986) 100 x 80 cm without frame 104 x 84 cm with antique fir frame oil painting on canvas 1930s The suggestive Lake Limides on a su...
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Paintings

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Canvas

4 Large Hand-Painted Chinoiserie Gracie Wall Screen Panels
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A set of 4 vintage large hand-painted framed Gracie wall panels. These vintage panels are unique in the sense that they are not only wide but tall as well. These panels would nicely ...
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1940s American Chinoiserie Vintage Paintings

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Wood, Paper

Still Life Oil Paintings Set "Asparagus & eggs" and "Melon" by Alexandre Denonne
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Very captivating set of two early 20th C still life paintings by Alexandre 'Alex' Denonne (Belgium, 1879-1953): still life "Asparagus and eggs" and still life "Melon". Oil on canvas...
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1940s Belgian Vintage Paintings

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Canvas

Very large painting portraying an actor? AF. ROBERTY (1877-1963), circa 1940
Located in PARIS, FR
Very large painting (220x155), extremely decorative, portraying a theater actor? An inscription on the back tells us: "Mr Aumonier dans le Landgrave de Zanhauser". Signed lower righ...
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1940s Vintage Paintings

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Canvas

Vintage Original Signed Watercolor Painting Titled “ Hampton Court “
Located in Seattle, WA
This beautiful watercolor on paper Shows a viewpoint of buildings through an archway. Signed, dated, and titled in the lower corner. Professionally framed and matted. Vintage Conditi...
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Wood

Art Deco painting swimming pool by Christiane Caillotin Vue de ma table 1940
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco painting swimming pool by Christiane Caillotin Vue de ma table. France ca. 1940. Acrylic paint, watercolor on board. Framed. Christi...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Paintings

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Acrylic

Mid Century Modern Abstract Painting by Flora Crockett (1892-1979)
By Flora Crockett
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Attributed to Flora Crockett (American, 1892-1979), Untitled Abstraction. Flora Crockett is a newly discovered American abstractionist whose career spanned the middle decades of th...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Canvas

Paul Meltsner, Portrait of a Youth, American Modernist Realism O/C, c. 1940
Located in New York, NY
American Art Deco Modernist Social Realism Paul Raphael Meltsner Portrait of a Youth Oil on canvas Circa 1940 DIMENSIONS CANVAS: 26 x 20 inches FRAMED: 30 .5 x 24.5 inches DETAIL...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings

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Canvas

"Standing Model", Male Nude Painting in Blue by Åkerblom, Oil on Canvas, Sweden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly painted in an expressionist palette that calls to mind the work of Edvard Munch and other Nordic painters who were in the artistic vanguard of the 20th century, this depiction...
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1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Paintings

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Paint

Abstract Impressionist Figural Painting, Zoute 1949
Located in Rochester, NY
Abstract impressionist oil painting on masonite of two figures w/ symbols by Zoute ( self portrait of Zoute and his wife Thelma ) signed dated lower right bottom - Zoute '49 ( born L...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Masonite, Paint

1940s Expressionist French Oil Painting in a Biedermeier Walnut Frame
Located in Berlin, DE
Step into the rustic charm of a bygone era with this captivating 1940s Expressionist French oil painting. Skillfully depicting a vibrant farmer's market scene, the canvas comes alive...
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1940s French Expressionist Vintage Paintings

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Walnut

European Oil on Canvas
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a quite pleasant little English oil on canvas signed, in the lower left featuring some buildings with the traditional terra-cotta roof with a church steeple in the background...
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1940s English Vintage Paintings

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Paint

1940s Signed Realist WPA Banana Flower Oil Painting
Located in Miami, FL
1940s Signed Realist WPA Banana Flower Oil Painting Offered for sale is a stunning 1940s realist WPA oil painting oil on board. The painting is signed a...
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1940s American Vintage Paintings

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Wood, Masonite, Paint

"Leda and the Swan, " Important Painting by Rene Buthaud
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Like many of his contemporaries in the 1920s and 1930s, in both America and France, Buthaud was fascinated with figures from classic mythology. Leda and the Swan was a motif he retu...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Paintings

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Paper

Abstract Impressionist Painting by Zoute - Portrait of Wife Thelma, 1946
Located in Rochester, NY
American abstract impressionist oil painting on maisonite by Zoute' ( born Leon Salter, 1903 - 1976 / North Rose, NY ) a portrait of his beloved wife Thelma sitting on a tall back ch...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Masonite, Paint

Vintage European Oil Painting
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a beautiful French oil, painting, I’m guessing from the mid century era depicting sail boats, floating on a tranquil lake with a slight breeze, pushing them along less
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1940s French Vintage Paintings

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Paint

1940's Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Nashville, TN
This captivating landscape oil painting captures the essence of nature with a logger seated in a lush green meadow. The vivid hues and intricate details bring the scene to life, invi...
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1940s English Vintage Paintings

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Paint

20th Century Oil on Canvas Hungarian Painting Portrait Character Parrot, 1940
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great Hungarian painting from 20th century. Oil painting on canvas depicting a character with parrot in impressionist style of good pictorial quality. Framework of beautiful measure ...
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1940s Hungarian Vintage Paintings

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Canvas

1940s Colourful Oil on Canvas of Cityscape by Hansen, Swedish
Located in London, GB
Elegant 1940s oil on canvas painting representing a cityscape view from the sea in an industrial manner. The geometric lines and colours used by the artist render a warm pleasing pic...
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1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Antique Oil Painting
Located in Nashville, TN
This stunning still life oil painting is a great way to add a bit of brightness to the walls of your kitchen or dining space. Fruit and vegetables have been a primary focus of some o...
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1940s American Vintage Paintings

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California Coastal Landscape Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
California Coastal Landscape Painting California Coastal Landscape Painting Mystery artist Oil on board Circa 1940s 15 x 20 unframed 18.25 x 23.25 framed
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1940s Vintage Paintings

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Paint

Vintage Border Collie Dog, oil painting on mahogany board, signed H. Ed. Capel
Located in Centennial, CO
An absolutely beautiful vintage oil painting on mahogany panel of three black and white dogs, perhaps Border Collies. The painting is skillfully painted and signed by H. Ed. Capel. T...
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1940s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Paintings

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Mahogany, Paint

Watercolor of Nantucket Railroad, by Doris and Richard Beer, circa 1940
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Watercolor of Nantucket Railroad, by Doris and Richard Beer, circa 1940, a watercolor on paper view of the Nantucket narrow gauge "Dummy...
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1940s American Folk Art Vintage Paintings

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Paper

Vintage French Oil Painting
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a lovely vintage French painting! The artist used warm and yet bright tones and did an excellent job depicting the sunlight. The focal pint of the painting is the city buildi...
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1940s English Vintage Paintings

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Paint

USS Doherty DE-14 Painting by Worden Wood
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships portrait of the USS Doherty DE-14, and Evarts Class Destroyer escort US Navy warship from World War II. Used to protect convoys from Japanese submarines. The painting is highly detailed with the vessel in perfect scale. 1880-1943 Worden Wood was an American illustrator and marine painter. He was born in Brooklyn NY in 1880. Wood joined the navy in 1898 for the Spanish American war...
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1940s North American Vintage Paintings

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Canvas

Pierre Le Faguays (1892-1962), Young Girl and her Dog, Framed Oil on Canvas
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful framed painting of a young girl and her dog by the artist Pierre le Faguays (1892-1962). Famously known for his Art Deco sculptures, he dedicated to himself to painting on ...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Large 20th Century French Original Framed Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in COLMAR, FR
A colorful and striking piece of original art dating from around the 1940/50s. This oil painting on stretched canvas has been sourced in France. Unfortunately, the artist, evidently very skilled, has not signed nor dated his/her piece. Clearly inspired by impressionism, the artist has created a enchanting and colorful forest...
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1940s French Vintage Paintings

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Canvas

Harry Glassgold Signed Modern American Impressionist Watercolor on Paper 1949
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An energetic and bright watercolor on paper showcasing an example of modern American Impressionism by Harry Glassgold. Signed bottom right and dated 19...
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1940s Vintage Paintings

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Paper

Pierre Adrien Ekman (1904-1993), Discovery of the New World, Framed Oil Painting
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb oil painting by Pierre Adrien Ekman (1904-1993). Beautiful representation of the Discovery of the New World. Painting style with touches of the Romantic, Naif, Art Deco, surre...
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1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paint

Antique Scandinavian Impressionist Oil Horse and Carriage Winter Landscape
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
2568 Antique impressionist oil painting of a horse drawn carriage on a snow covered road Framed in a period frame Canvas applied to board Image size 17.5x23.5"
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1940s Vintage Paintings

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Paint

Belgian expressionist painting “Teaching to read”, Gustave Camus, 43 signed
By François Camus, Paris
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a king , Exquisite and very important work of art !!!! Oil on canvas by Belgian painter Gustave Camus, signed and dated in the lower right corner. The work introduces us as sp...
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1940s French Expressionist Vintage Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

"Personnage dans l'arbre", oil on canvas by Paul Ackerman, France, circa 1945
Located in Paris, FR
Large oil on canvas by Paul Ackerman, entitled « personnage dans l’arbre » (« character in a tree »). Biography Paul Ackerman, Romania-France (1908-1981) Paul Ackerman is a Romanian painter, lithographer, sculptor and theater designer, living in France since 1912, he belongs to the School of Paris . Paul Ackerman was four years old when, in 1912, his father, a company director and great art lover, decided, out of constraint in the face of « the anti-Semitism which is a harsh reality in Romania », to come and settle in Paris, in a large villa facing the Bois de Vincennes. He did his secondary studies at the Lycée Charlemagne (where he befriended Gabriel Arout, future playwright for whom he would later design the sets), then at the Ecole Alsacienne. From 1925, Ackerman studied law and letters at the Sorbonne, but, frequenting the Louvre Museum assiduously, he knew that his vocation lay elsewhere. In 1933, Paul Ackerman met Simone Laverrière, a native of Royan, whom he married in 1935. In 1936, in his studio at 100, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, he designed projects for posters, fabrics and jewelry for Elsa Schiaparelli and Marcel Rochas while visiting Fernand Leger’s studio. In 1939 Paul Ackerman was mobilized, taken prisoner then released, he found his wife Simone in Vichy where he was expelled as a Jew and left for Saint-Tropez. He then leads a cloistered life in the south of France, made up of small means (painting on...
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1940s French Vintage Paintings

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Canvas

Orig Pre-War Beach Polynesian Girl Oil Painting on Velvet, Roger Fowler, Tahiti
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original late 1930s/1940s Polynesian girl on beach oil painting on velvet signed "Roger Fowler, Tahiti" Fowler's paintings were sold at Don The Beachcombers...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Velvet

Large Painted Panel of Virgin of Guadalupe
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's large Mexican painted wood panel of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Measurements: Height: 60" Width: 36" Depth: 2"
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1940s Mexican Vintage Paintings

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Canvas

"The Meeting" Modern Oil Painting by Ron Childers
Located in Pasadena, CA
Ron Childer's "The Meeting" is an oil painting on thick paper . The painting offers a highly graphic work, borrowing some influences from cubism and semi-...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paper

Industrial Landscape Painting, signed Duff, 1942
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Very Nice, Old, Painting of Industrial Landscape Scene signed Duff, 1942 couple small repairs as seen on canvas back small "puncture" along the left side of the painting small "crea...
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1940s American Industrial Vintage Paintings

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Paint

1945 Oil Painting Of Artist Painting A Subject By Labasque
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1945 oil on canvas of an artist painting his subject. Painted by Labasque. 2 old labels from a Paris and NYC gallery. Some paint loss as shown photo. Matt stained.
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1940s Vintage Paintings

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Canvas

Mid Century Southwestern Impressionist Watercolor Panting Stucco Cottage Framed
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th century watercolor on paper painting of a south western white stucco cottage with a tile roof and brick porch with columns. Signed and dated 1949 in lower right corner. Orig...
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paint, Paper

Carlo of Hollywood Arizona Desert Midcentury Painting
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original 1950s painting of the California desert in custom frame signed by Carlo of Hollywood. Needs professional restoration, due to a small tear on the canvas. The price has been l...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Wood

Ingvar Engdahl, Swedish artist. Oil on board. Interior with two people. 1948
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ingvar Engdahl, Swedish artist. Oil on board. Interior with two people in modernist style. In very good condition. Would benefit from a clean. Signed and dated '48. Dimensions: 67.0 ...
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1940s Swedish Modern Vintage Paintings

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Other

Maj Hemberg, Swedish artist. Oil on board. Abstract composition.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Maj Hemberg, Swedish artist. Oil on board. Abstract composition. Painted with thick brushstrokes. ”Bombning av Dresden” - ("Bombing of Dresden"). 1945-1952. Signed on the back. In ex...
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1940s Swedish Modern Vintage Paintings

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Other

Exceptional lacquer on a gold background by André Margat, 1942
Located in Paris, FR
André Margat is a French artist widely known for his representations of animals. He is a member of the 'Groupe des Douze,' an association of artists created in 1932 with the aim of presenting French animal art...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Paintings

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Lacquer

"Two Women Lounging", Richly-Imagined Portrait of Figures in Satin & Silk, 1940s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Voluptuous in its approach to scene and palette, this sumptuous portrait of two women, lounging side by side amongst pillows and fabrics in satin and silk, was painted by Rudolph Sch...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings

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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...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings

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Paint

W.P.A. Style Painting, Science, Politics Industry 1940s-1950s, Oil on Board
By WPA
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing W.P.A. style painting, trip-tic depicting science, politics industry, worker's, 1940s-1950s. Oil on board, measuring: 52" x 32". Attention to details. Unfortunately not signe...
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1940s American Folk Art Vintage Paintings

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Wood, Paint

"Coca-Cola and Coffee", Important Industrial Design for 1949 Vending Machine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An astonishing and important example of Moderne-Mid Century Modern industrial design, this original watercolor rendering of a short-lived Coca-Cola/coffee vending machine was painted...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Paintings

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Paint

"Provincetown Ice House, 1940s" by Bruce McKain
Located in New York, NY
"Provincetown Ice House, 1940s" Bruce McKain (American, 1900-1990) C. 1940s Oil on Canvas Canvas Dimensions: 41.5 in. Width 31.5 in Height Frame Dimension...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paint

Jeremiah Goodman Original Painting Signed and Dated
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Jeremiah Goodman original painting signed and dated. Art dimensions: 16..25”W x 26.5"H
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1940s American Modern Vintage Paintings

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Wood, Paper

1940's Set of 4 Hollywood Regency Artisan Painted Flowers and Birds Orientaliste
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Set of 4 -1940's Asian Hollywood Regency Period Artisan Hand Painted [on a gilt cork ground] .Flowers and Birds depicted. These are beautiful and the set is framed with gilt faux Bam...
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1940s Chinese Hollywood Regency Vintage Paintings

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Cork

Large Oil on Canvas Sailing Dinghy Scene by L Dumouchel 1949
By L. Dumouchel
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Large atmospheric Oil on Canvas of Sailing Dinghies. Big sky and dramatic reflective sea. Oil on Canvas, Contemporary Frame. Signed "L Dumouchel 1949" S...
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1940s French Vintage Paintings

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Canvas

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.

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