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Item type: Antique and Vintage
Period: 1940s
Painting by Robert Wood
Located in Houston, TX
Robert William Wood (1889-1979) Robert William Wood was an American landscape painter. He was born in England, emigrated to the United States and rose to prominence in the 1950s wi...
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American Other Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas

Lars V, Swedish Artist, Oil on Board, Modernist Still Life, Dated 1945
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Lars V. Swedish artist. Oil on board. Modernist still life. Dated 1945. The board measures: 57 x 44 The frame measures: 10 cm. in excellent condition. Signed and dated.
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Swedish Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Other

Painting "Road towards the Mountains"
Located in Chorzów, PL
Dimensions: Frame: 64 cm / 54 cm high Painting: 54 cm / 44 cm high.
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Danish Other Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas

Hilly Landscape Nature Painting Italian Oil on Canvas 1930
Located in Albignasego, IT
Hilly landscape Measures: 50 cm x 45 cm 65 cm x 60 cm framed 19.7 in x 17.7 in 25.6 in x 23.6 in framed Oil painting on board. Dense, material painting that gives stru...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Other

Georges Schreiber Circus Scene Painting with Trapeze Artist, 1948, "Mid Air 2"
By Georges Schreiber
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Georges Schreiber (1904-1977) oil on canvas circus scene with Trapeze Artist. Measures 36"h x 24"w. Frame measures 41 1/4" H x 29" W. Signed and dated lower left Schreiber '48. Als...
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Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paint

Mid-Century Modern Art Work by Joseph Roelants
By Jospeh Roelants
Located in Weesp, NL
Mid-Century Modern ceramic tiles Art by Joseph Roelants for Gilliot & Cie, 1948 "The allegorical representation of Architecture and sculptural art blo...
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Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Ceramic

Untitled Oil Painting Depicting a Rural Road
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An untitled oil painting depicting a rural road surrounded by trees. - Oil on canvas, signed lower right and dated 1940. - Unframed.
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Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paint

Watercolor Depicting a Cat, France 1940
Located in Milan, IT
A watercolor depicting a cat. Solid cherry wood frame, polished and beeswaxed. France circa 1940.
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French Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Glass, Wood, Cherry, Paper

Painting "Reflection in the river"
Located in Chorzów, PL
Dimensions: Frame: Height 60 cm / width 80 cm Image: Height 47 cm / width 67 cm.
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Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Moody scene of the River Thames by 20th-century English artist Gordon Bennett. Oil painting on board. A proud but contemplative piece, the palette of sm...
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English Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas

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...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Other

Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by Zollepx
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique framed oil painting on canvas by Zollepx is a beautiful work that depicts the classic still life of a pewter pitcher filled with colorful flowers and set by an open window. P...
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Belgian Expressionist Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas

Landscape by Leonard Maurer, 1949
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant and fine abstract painting by Leonard Maurer, signed and dated 1949, titled "Summer Landscape", in original painted frame. Leonard Maurer (19...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas

Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting, Portrait of Boy by Robert Rukavina, circa 1948
By Robert Rukavina
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage portrait of a young boy wearing a striped red shirt with blue argyle sweater. Oil on canvas painting by artist Robert Rukavina (1914-1977), who lived in the United States and...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas, Reclaimed Wood, Paint

Richard Albitz (German, b. 1876 - d. 1954) "Snowy Creek" painting.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Snowy Creek, creek with snow and trees - signed lower right - Unframed.
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Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas

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

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Velvet

"Creation of Man, " Important Painting of Adam in Garden of Eden by Colacicchi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully painted by Giovanni Colacicchi in rich, verdant colors, this depiction of a nude, youthful Adam figure in the midst of the Garden of Eden, accompanied by God in a hooded,...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paint

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.
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French Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Wood, Paper

"At the Old Stone Wall" Original Oil by Emmett Watson
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Oil on canvas; 25" x 32." From the archives of the Shaw Barton Calendar Co. used for an early calendar print. Framed. Watson sold most of his freelance pulp covers to the (1893- 1955) Frank A. Munsey Publishing Company for Argosy, Big Chief Western, Detective Fiction Weekly, and Railroad Stories. Emmett...
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American Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paint

Robert Heitz Oil Painting Allegorical
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Oil painting on art board by the French artist Robert Heitz, of two men, one on horseback, walking through a landscape with ancient ruins, painting is fro...
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French Romantic Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paint

"Nude Swimmers and Octopus, " Study for Art Deco Mural in Black, Pink and Blue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Highly sophisticated and striking in conception and execution, this study for an Art Deco bathroom mural depicts -- appropriately -- male and female nud...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paint

1949 Fernand Léger Lithograph "Est elle Aimee"
Located in Cathedral City, CA
1949 Fernand Léger lithograph, pochoir Medium Remarks: black ink Estelle Aimee (illustration for "Les Illuminations" by Arthur Rimbaud) Lux...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Glass, Wood, Paper

"Young Man in Striped Shirt, " Portrait with Harbor Scene by Cuban Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted by Cuba's most important figural painter in the mid-20th century, this portrait by Victor Manuel depicts a young man with a bicycle cap and a white and red striped shirt, loo...
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Cuban Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paint

Japanese Screen Painting, Cat & Pumpkin Patch. Showa Era, 1940s
Located in Kyoto, JP
Chuichi Konno (1915-2006) Cat and Pumpkin Patch Showa period, 1940s. Folding screen in two-panels. Painted on paper with mineral pigments and gofun. Sign: Chuichi Sea...
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Japanese Showa Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paper, Wood

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

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Velvet

Jane Peterson Autograph with Magazine Article
Located in valatie, NY
Jane Peterson Autograph with Magazine Article. July 1943 Americana Illustrated volume XXXVII, number 3. This was a publication of "The American Historical Company," New York City. Wi...
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American Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paper

Mid-Century Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by Marcel Dumont, Dated 1943
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid-century framed oil painting on canvas by Marcel Dumont ~ dated 1943 is a poignant family portrait of a mother and three daughters in a reflective pose, showing the artist's flair...
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Belgian Expressionist Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas

"Whiskey Sours, " Cubist-Art Deco Painting with Bottle and Jigger
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Taking its cues from the broken planes and tilted objects of Cubist masters such as Braque and Gris, as well as the polished art of the Art Deco movement, this brilliant painting sho...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paint

View of Mt Shasta Attributed to Mihran Kevork Serailian
Located in Pasadena, TX
1867-1957 Having spent a considerable time in Egypt, Serailian arrived in Boston in 1892 and then accepted a position to teach in Indiana at Taylor University. He settled in San Francisco in 1900. He was a good friend of Luther Burbank and did many botanical illustrations for him. He died in San Francisco on Sept. 7, 1957. His work includes landscapes, florals, and portraits. View Of Mt Shasta...
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American Romantic Vintage 1940s 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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English Other Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Brass

"Shore Leave, " Large Art Deco Mural with Sailors at New Orleans Brothel, 1940s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most striking and remarkable Art Deco paintings we have ever offered, this depiction of a group of 1940s sailors visiting a New Orleans brothel is full of boisterous energy and strong color, providing an amused and amusing view of Navy life during or after World War II. The sailors -- in their tight white pants and youthful swagger -- are enjoying the company of an array of brothel workers, reigned over by a madam dressed in ruby red, with two young paramours to her side. Taking it all in is a group of jeering young men in straw hats to the right, and a young gay...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paint

Painting "Colorful House"
Located in Chorzów, PL
Dimensions: Frame height 49 cm, width 71 cm Painting 33 cm height, 55 cm width.
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Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Gouache Painting of Young Man
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Framed gouache painting of a young man by Matthew William Boyhan (unsigned). The subject gazes past the viewer with an air of pensive absorption, his lean torso and ruddy brow aglow...
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American Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paper

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...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paper

Large Oil on Canvas Parrot by Pia Tole 1947
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Large 30" X36" portrait of a Parrot among tropical plants oil on canvas signed Pia Tole 47.
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American Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas

20th Century Oil on Panel Italian Landscape Painting Sacra di San Michele, 1948
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting dated 1948. Framework oil on panel depicting a view of the famous Sacra di San Michele (seen from Avigliana) of good pictorial quality. Small framework with frame in...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Wood

Blackfeet Indians Prints by Weinhold Reis
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Set of ten Weinhold Reis colored lithographs of the Blackfeet; period frames - Scalping Woman; Wife of Night Shoots; Lazy Boy; Blackfeet Medicine Man; Long Ti...
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Native American Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Other

Postwar Hawaiian Airbrush Tropical Hibiscus Floral in White Wood Frame, Signed
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Postwar Hawaiian airbrush tropical hibiscus floral on paper in original period white wood frame. Signed by artist Hammis Measures: Art 26" x 36" ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paper

Oil on Canvas Parisian Portrait of a Friend by Jeanne Kostich
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Colorful and impressionist depiction of a woman with hat and scarf. A friend of the artist in Paris. Unframed.
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French Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas

Joshua Felise Ziro Brevio 'American, 1900-xxx' "Market in Milan"
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Market In Milan" on verso, signed and dated lower right '48, unframed.   
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American Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas

"Great Dane" Framed Oil on Velvet by Lawrence Shelby
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome portrait of a Great Dane by painter, Lawrence Shelby. Oil paint on rust-colored velvet canvas, framed by stained oak. Artist-signed.     ...
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American Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Velvet, Paint, Oak

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"
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paper

"Lying on the Sand, " WPA-Era Atmospheric Beach Scene with Male & Female Bathers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In an era when Reginald Marsh, Paul Cadmus and many other painters loved to capture the joy and energy of crowded beach scenes in America, John Winters created this lovely genre scene of a male bather in his one-piece swim suit reposing on the sand (probably the Lincoln Park beach in Chicago...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paint

"Time and Civilization, " Newly Discovered Art Deco Mural Studies, Schreckengost
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Famed for his product designs in the 1940s and 1950s, and his Jazz Bowl commissioned by Eleanor Roosevelt, Victor Schreckengost was also a painter...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paint

Robert Libeski Painting Lady with Dog 1946 Mixed Media
Located in Vienna, AT
A mixed media painting by Robert Libeski, which shows a Lady with Dog, 1946 in soft colors. Robert Libeski ( 1892 - 1988 ) Robert Libeski was activ in...
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Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paper

"Road between trees" Painting
Located in Chorzów, PL
Dimensions: Frame: 82 cm height / 112 cm width / depth 5 cm Image: height 68 cm / width 97 cm.
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Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

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...
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English Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas

"Nudes Stepping Forth, " Large Theatrical Sketch by Raoul Pene du Bois
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This very large and energetic sketch, depicting several nude figures stepping forward through a circular opening, was painted by Raoul Pene du Bois, probably as a preparatory piece f...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Gouache

Canvas "Ships in Port"
Located in Chorzów, PL
Dimensions: Frame height 80 cm, width 109 cm Image height 66 cm, width 95 cm.
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Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

1947 Crest Painting
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Painting of crest on paper dated 1947.
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Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paint

Canvas "Light During a Storm"
Located in Chorzów, PL
Measures: Image Frame 53 cm height, 66 cm width Image height 45 cm, width 57 cm.
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Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Nell Blaine Abstract Gouache, Pen and Ink Drawing on Paper, USA, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
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...
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American Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paper

"Waiting, " Large Art Deco Painting with Cat and Female Figure in Porthole Window
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Classic Art Deco painting with a humorous look at domestic life in 1940s America, the scene focuses on a cat waiting for its owner as she arrives home, appearing in the porthole window of the front door. The painter was Karl Gasslander...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paint

Nell Blaine Abstract Ink Drawing on Paper, USA, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
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...
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American Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paper

"Theatrical Scene, " Art Deco Painting with Tragedy, Comedy in Celestial Setting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This extraordinary, almost surreal scene by one of America's leading muralists in the Art Deco period, Eugene Savage, depicts a floating female nude on the stage, with figures of Com...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paint

"The Fields, " Magical View of Moroccan Landscape with Male Nude by Jacques Azéma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Suffused with the soft, rich colors that Jacques Azéma was known for, this view of a Moroccan landscape ("Les Champs" in French) includes a seated male y...
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Moroccan Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paint

African Warrior by Charles Hargens Oil Painting on Board
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Fantastic work by Bucks County artist and illustrator Charles William Hargens Jr. Hargens created over 3000 magazine covers for magazines such as ...
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American Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paint

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...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Gesso, Wood, Paint

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