1940s Paintings

Paul Lauritz

Vintage 1940s American Other Paintings

Masonite

"High Sierras, Nine Lake Basin" painting depicts a rugged, snowy mountain scene in the Sierra Nevada mountains, with large rocks and a lake shore with pine trees in the foreground an...

Vintage 1940s Decorative Art

5-2684, impressionist landscape oil painting on masonite by F. Koops set in a 3.5"; wide custom wood gilt frame Image size 19.5 x 14.5"

Vintage 1940s Paintings

5-2543 stunning oil painting of a black horse. Signed lower right frame. Image size 16 H x 20 W.

Vintage 1940s American Modern Paintings

Paper

Modern abstract ink and tempera painting titled "Flying Fish", created by American artist Margaret Stark in 1946. The piece is signed and dated in the upper right corner and marked o...

Vintage 1940s Belgian Expressionist Paintings

Antique framed oil painting on board by Reynaert depicts an impressionistic harbor scene at dawn with the fishing fleet just departing for the day, circa early to mid-1900s. Measur...

Richard Gabriel Chase

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Oil, Masonite

Beautifully stylized, as if the artist were commissioned to design a tapestry or mural, this view of three deer in a lovely tree-ringed glade, is dominated by an unusual, striking pa...

William Robert Shulgold

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

This early to mid-20th century watercolor by William Robert Shulgold is in excellent condition in a new gold frame with a double mat. The interior dimensions of the mat measure 18 x ...

J.E. Bromberg

Vintage 1940s American American Modern Paintings

Canvas, Oil

Wonderful New York School late 1940s oil painting on canvas board. Entitled verso, "The Reading" and numbered. Signed and lower right corner, JE Bromberg '47. Expressive br...

Edward Sewall

Vintage 1940s American Modern Paintings

Oil, Wood

Painted by Portland, Oregon WPA Artist, Edward Sewall (1905-2000) is this fine, 1940s oil on canvas of very handsome man. Original owner purchased directly from the artist before his...

Nell Blaine

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Paper

During her first years in New York Blaine's work, which had previously been tightly realist, turned abstract, inspired by Mondrian, Leger and Jean Helion. At one time she was the you...

Nell Blaine

Vintage 1940s Paintings

During her first years in New York Blaine's work, which had previously been tightly realist, turned abstract, inspired by Mondrian, Leger and Jean Helion. At one time she was the you...

Harald Heiring

Vintage 1940s Danish Paintings

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Simple and beautiful winter village painting by listed Danish artist Harald Heiring (1906-1995) that was painted during the last winter of World War II. This piece while it has a sub...

Jan van Kessel the Elder

Vintage 1940s European Paintings

A very decorative painting in the style of Jan van Kessel the Elder. The "Dawn Chorus" of birdsong is a natural phenomenon in temperate climates, particularly in springtime...

Vintage 1940s German Expressionist Paintings

Canvas, Oil

An oil on board painting with a foreground of rocks and alpine flowers above a lake and mountains in the background. Signed by German artist Anton Baur. In a black and gilt frame.

Tommi Parzinger

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Original ink drawing of still life, fruit in Chinese bowl, by Tommi Parzinger, American, 1940s (signed "Parzinger").

Vintage 1940s English Paintings

Vintage North African seaside oil on board painting. French or English. No signature.  

Glyn Morgan

Vintage 1940s British Paintings

Canvas

Glyn Morgan was born in 1926 in Pontypridd, South Wales and from 1946-1948 he studied at the Camberwell School of Art and at Cardiff School of Art. He belonged to the so-called Rhond...

Unknown

Vintage 1940s American Other Paintings

Canvas, Paint

Unsigned H.C. Meyer oil paint on canvas still life painting. Strange array of objects depicted in this circa 1940 painting: fruit, noise makers, Kindergarten primer and assorted book...

Vintage 1940s Italian Paintings

Wood

Beautiful refined oil painting on wood panel measures signed at the back Valentino Ghiglia (Florence 1903-1960). The eldest son of Oscar Ghiglia began to paint as a self-taught at ho...

Louis Wolchonok

Vintage 1940s American Modern Paintings

Canvas, Oil

1940s oil on canvas painting of reclining woman signed by Louis Wolchonok. (American/New York 1893-1973) Please note: Two small repairs see details pictures. Louis Wolchonok stud...

Dorothy Dehner

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Ink, Watercolor, Paper

Dorothy Dehner (1901-1994) was one of the most important women artists in the United States in the mid-century American abstraction movement (the MoMa in New York has more than a doz...

Vintage 1940s Italian Paintings

Linen, Wood

Painting on linen by Italian artist, Attipio Carreri. Made in Italy, circa 1940s.

Vintage 1940s Unknown Neoclassical Paintings

Wood, Paint

This is a 20th century painting of a 19th century Dutch street scene. It is framed in a very large heavy gold gilded frame. The painting is 9.50" high and 8 inches wide. The frame is...

Sheila Hendricks

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Gesso, Wood, Paint, Oil

"Horses Running", a bold abstract impressionist oil painting with heavy impasto. By Sheila Hedricks. Oil on board. In a period handmade frame. Hendricks was a Mid-Century artist work...

Richard Clive

Vintage 1940s American American Craftsman Paintings

Canvas, Oil

A landscape oil on canvas painting entitled Sunny Sunday. Signed by listed New York artist Richard Clive.

Unknown

Vintage 1940s American American Modern Paintings

Canvas, Oil

Amazing painterly rendering of Gramercy Park. The tumult of street noise is quieted by Bocek's work. Signed lower right, Geo Bocek. The medium is oil on canvas and it is framed in a ...

Umberto Montini

Vintage 1940s Italian Paintings

Canvas

Set of two paintings of the artist Umberto Montini, (1897-1978, Italy). Made in Italy, circa 1940.

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Ink

Particle Red Casein on paper 1948 Measures: 29”H x 23”W Framed

Vintage 1940s Paintings

Wood, Masonite, Oil

#5-2670, Italian lakeside, oil paint on masonite, displayed in a curved wood frame. Illegible signature on lower right. Image size 5 H x 9 W.

Vintage 1940s Paintings

Two female portrait, original oil on artist board displayed in a white giltwood frame, signed lower left by Pascal La Rocca. Image size 18 H x 25 W.

Vintage 1940s Paintings

Canvas, Wood, Acrylic

#5-2706, a abstract acrylic on canvas signed lower right by Bourlandine, circa 1940s. Displayed in a giltwood frame. Image size 20.5 H x 22 W.

Robert Falcucci

Vintage 1940s French Paintings

Oil, Board

Falcucci Robert (1900-1989). A large oil on board depicting a nude bathing female figure, circa 1940s, signed lower left Falcucci.

Nell Blaine

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Canvas

Blaine's work had begun as "tightly realist" but transformed to an abstract style, which was inspired by artists such as Piet Mondrian and Fernand Leger. Blaine later explained, "[By...

Nell Blaine

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

During her first years in New York Blaine's work, which had previously been tightly realist, turned abstract, inspired by Mondrian, Leger and Jean Helion. At one time she was the you...

Emile Albert Gruppe

Vintage 1940s American Aesthetic Movement Paintings

Paint

Emile Albert Gruppe (1896-1978) oil on canvas, circa 1948, Mid-Century. Seagulls on the waves with turbulent seas. A beautiful scene that is moving and alive. Most probably painted ...

James Koenig

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Canvas, Oil

Untitled - Buffalo artist James Koenig paintings reflected many phases of American painting styles including scenes from the WPA period, abstract expressionism and geometric abstract...

James Koenig

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Canvas, Oil

Titled 'Tangent' - Buffalo artist James Koenig paintings reflected many phases of American painting Styles including scenes from The WPA period, abstract expressionism and geometric ...

James Koenig

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Canvas, Oil

Titled ‘Net Work’ buffalo artist James Koenig paintings reflected many phases of American painting styles including scenes from the WPA period, abstract expressionism and geometric a...

Colette Gueden

Vintage 1940s French Paintings

Colette Gueden (1905-2000). "Bamboo". Extremely rare signed watercolor on paper. Collette Gueden was a very famous and popular French artist and designer in the 1950s. She was ve...

Jeanne Thiais Loubris

Vintage 1940s French Paintings

Canvas, Oil

Jeanne Thiais Loubris (1906-2004) Rare oil on canvas titled " Buffles Africains " (African Buffalo). Titled and dated 1938 on the back. Measures: H: 29" x W: 36"1/2 Excellent and...

Vintage 1940s French Paintings

Impressionist painting of a dozen or more sailboats past a craggy coastline, in period gilt-gesso frame.

Vintage 1940s Italian Northern Renaissance Paintings

Oil

Oil on canvas in Lombardi style from 1600s.

William Sanderson

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Latvian-American artist William Sanderson Painting In excellent condition, signed lower left. Painting size: 20 x 24 inches. Frame size: 27 x 31 inches Born in Latvia, William ...

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Canvas, Oil

Oil on canvas 1944 portrait by Edward Hurst (1912-1972) listed American Society artist. In a wood frame.

Unknown

Vintage 1940s Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Paint, Wood

Offered for sale is a petite vintage Cubist painting signed Eisman and dated 1947. The abstract work incorporates great vivid colors and has been recently framed in a white lacquered...

Frederic Karoly

Vintage 1940s American Modern Paintings

An important 'right on period' abstract Expressionist painting titled and dated on back "Land in the Sun" 4/49. Signed lower left. Frederic Karoly (1898-1988).

Robert Springfels

Vintage 1940s American Expressionist Paintings

Canvas

The surrealist artist Robert Springfels started his career as set designer for Cecil B. Demille and was then an important force in the surrealist American movement, this important gr...

John Ramsey Conner

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Paint

This detailed and highly-finished study by John Ramsey Conner for an allegorical painting depicts a relaxed grouping of nude figures executed in pale tones of ivory, mossy green and ...

Robert Lohman

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Paint

Painted during the heyday of American Surrealism, this watercolor depicts a sleeping nude female figure holding a laurel wreath, seemingly disconnected from a pair of male nudes saun...

Georges Francois

Vintage 1940s French Paintings

Canvas, Hardwood

This lovely and idyllic scene depicts a group of bathers along a river in Guadalupe, with a lush and densely wooded background. The work was painted by Georges François, a well-known...

Vintage 1940s French Modern Paintings

Philippe-Marie Picard (1915-1997): Still life. Oil on canvas. Signed: Ph. M Picard. 1949. Measures: 40 cm. x 23 cm. The frame measures 8.5 cm. In perfect condition.

Simone Colombier

Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Framed abstract gouache on paper by French painter Simone Colombier. Signed and dated 1947. Simone Colombier took part of the abstract movement in Bordeaux, France in the mid-1940s...

John Henry Willis

Vintage 1940s English Paintings

Paint

A good breeze, yachting oil painting. An original signed oil on board painting by John Henry Willis. The yachting, sailing painting depicts a single sailing dingy with cliffs in the...

Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Brass

Lovely 1940s French polished brass frame. Perfect for painting, drawing, lithograph, mirror or inventive decoration. Large shape that can be placed in portrait or landscape position....

Robert Reinhardt Von Liski

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Gouache

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 Vo...

Vintage 1940s French Paintings

Paint

Cubism at it's finest depicting a standing figure in an enclosed space. Simply framed in white, a nice touch to a lonely wall or accent to a larger painting.

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Paint

Signature E. Anderson with dedication at back as shown in figure 6. Dated 1944. Oil on board, original frame.

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

An oil on canvas self-portrait by Maurice Glickman– depicting the artist in a seated position, wielding his sculptor's tools. It is titled and signed on the backside.