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Period: 1940s
"Portrait of a girl" ref. Piotr Kowalewicz, Poland, 1940s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Portrait of a girl, ref. Piotr Kowalewicz. Very good condition. Canvas glued on cardboard. dimensions with frame 74 cm x 55 cm, without frame 63 cm x 43 cm
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Polish Other Vintage 1940s Paintings

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"Young Woman in Blue Dress", Stunning 1940s Portrait of Blonde Female
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This fresh and vibrant portrait of a young woman with glowing blond hair and a blue 1940s frock is one of the finest World War II vintage portraits we have ever offered. Her complex...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings

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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...
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Joaquim Terruella Matilla - Coloured Etchings (4) - Bullfighting
Located in Pewsey, GB
A Fabulous set of Hand Coloured Etching by Joaquim Terruella Matilla (1891-1957) of Bullfighting Nephew and follower of Segundo Matilla, Joaquín Terruella was also a disciple of Sa...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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1940s Oil On Canvas By Labasque Titled The Model And The Painter
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Oil on canvas of a model and painter by Labasque, painted in 1945. Painting is 21.5 x 18.5 . Great old gallery labels on back.
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Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas

Early Signed Jack Lord Oil Painting / Tile / Wood Frame, USA, c. 1940's
Located in Deland, FL
This exceptional signed oil painting by John Joseph Patrick Ryan (December 30, 1920 - January 21, 1998) is perfect for collectors. Better known by his stage name Jack Lord, Ryan was ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Portuguese 1944 Watercolor Sunday Morning Mass
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Portuguese 1944 Watercolor Sunday Morning Mass.  
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Portuguese Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Glass, Wood

1940s Watercolor Painting On Paper Of Asian Woman Wearing Hat - Dorothy Dwin
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s Watercolor Painting On Paper Of Asian Woman Wearing Hat Wearing a Nón Lá (traditional Vietnamese hat) Signed Dorothy Dwin Illustration
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Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paper

"Hands Off the Americas", 1942 Study by Hansen for MOMA Poster Competition
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and important, this vivid study was painted by Ejnar Hansen for a poster competition sponsored by the Museum of Modern Art in New York entitled "Hands Off the Americas" in 1942,...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Fisherman by Reuven Rubin- Watercolor Painting
Located in New York, NY
Fisherman by Reuven Rubin (1893-1974), watercolor on paper. Signed lower left, Rubin in English and Reuben in Hebrew. Dimensions with frame: 43x63 cm Original frame included. An Ar...
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Israeli Expressionist Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paper

Ivan Kurach Brutalist Abstract Oil Painting ca. 1941
Located in Springfield, OR
Ivan Kurach (1909 - 1968) was a Ukranian born artist who continued his studies throughout Europe before settling into Milan, Italy. He began his career as an artist in 1939 and this ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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1940s Pastel Painting On Paper Of Asian Woman Signed Dorothy Dwin
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s Pastel Painting On Paper Of Asian Woman Signed Dorothy Dwin Illustration Wood Frame and glass Colors: pink, blue, white
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Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paper

Jean Thomas (1923-2019) "monkey with camembert" large oil on canvas 1949
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jean Thomas (1923-2019) "monkey with camembert" large oil on canvas signed and dated 1949 origin: "sale of Workshop"
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paint

United States Coast Guard Cutter George W. Campbell WPG 32
Located in Norwell, MA
Worden Wood original gouache of the US Coast Guard cutter George W. Campbell (WPG 32). Very colorful work showing a seaplane on deck, launches, mast, signal flags, weapon, etc. Icebe...
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North American Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas

Lennart Lilja, Oil on Board, 1945
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Lennart Lilja, 1945 Oil on the board Work dated and signed by the artist Dimensions 46/38 Unframed work Lennart Lilja (1924-2008). He was a Swedish artist. Student of Isaac Gründewald and Otte Sköld. In the 1950s he wrote plays and tried his hand as an actor. This resulted in a role in The Seventh...
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Swedish Other Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Wood

Mid-Century Modern Abstract "the Pilgrimage" by Martin Friedman, C1948 Framed
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Wonderful abstract by Martin Friedman, The Pilgrimage which showed at the Whitney Museum and still bears the tag. Fantastic deep blues which suggest a large monolithic mass with two ...
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas, Hardwood, Paint

Elaine Plishker Auchmoody Still Life with Duck Oil on Canvas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Still life oil painting ca. 1940s depicting a 'duck' figurine amid vessels by Elaine Plishker Auchmoody (b. NYC 1910 - d. Massachusetts 1976). Auchmoody was a highly-regarded lecture...
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American Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Realistic Flower Still Life Oil Painting by the Belgian Artist Jan Verdoodt
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful flower still life by the Belgian painter Jan Verdoodt (1908-1980). He studied from 1926 at the Art Academy in Sint Jans Molenbeek. He developed his own artistic style, insp...
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Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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"Two Philosophers", 1948 Painting with Two Male Nudes by Arthur Kampf
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Serving, perhaps, as a commentary on the futility and horror of war, this allegorical painting of "Two Philosophers" was made by Arthur Kampf in 1948-49, shortly after the end of World War II and toward the end of his long life. Kampf was known for his historical and allegorical paintings, including a large scene showing a group of nude soldiers...
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German Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings

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1940s Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Stamford, CT
American artist, E L Young, painted this landscape in the 1940s. The frame is original to the painting circa 1940s. A bucolic country scene.
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American American Classical Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Hand Painted $100 REWARD Wooden Sign, 1940s Los Angeles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great vintage wood sign from the 1940s. Hand-painted. Misspellings and grammatical errors. The owner Samuel Spilk lived in Long Beach in the 1940s. ...
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American Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Wood, 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 Y...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Still Life of Flowers, Oil on Canvas, García-ochoa Ibáñez, Luis, 1949
Located in Madrid, ES
Still life of flowers. Oil on canvas. GARCÍA-OCHOA IBÁÑEZ, Luis (San Sebastián, 1920-Madrid, 2019). 1949. Signed and dated towards the lower left corner. Label on the back. Still life that shows a round table covered...
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Spanish Other Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Other

Framed Painting Representing Bohemian Gypsy Cartomancer, Signed Callewaert, 1940
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Painting of a Gypsy, Bohemian woman drawing the cards. Representation of a Cartomancer and Fortune Teller. Oil on canvas. Very well represented. fine and pleasant features. Delicate work. Signed lower right by M. Callewaert circa 1940 Maurice CALLEWAERT is a Belgian artist born in Belgium in 1900 and died in France in Paris in 1986. Belgian painter from West Flanders...
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Belgian Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Mid-Century Modern Green Orange Painting Motif Fish Robert Libeski 1946 Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage painting animal motif fishes by Robert Libeski 1946 Vienna. An amazing painting with a motif looks like the painter was situated in the middle of a sea su...
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Vintage 1945 Modernist Portrait Painting of Man
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage 1945 modernist oil on masonite portrait painting of man. Signed L. Binon dated 1945 lower right corner. Unframed, edge and corner wear.
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Unknown Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Masonite, Paint

Painting of the Post Yacht Sea Cloud
Located in Norwell, MA
Marine watercolor by Jay Arnold titled “Heading out to Sea”. Shown is the large windjammer “Sea Cloud” under full sail leaving port. Sea Cloud was owned by Marjorie Merriweather Post...
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North American Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas

Signed Winter Church Scene by F. Michaels
Located in Redding, CT
Signed Winter Church Scene by F. Michaels. Nice New England winter scene composition. Framed in a solid wooden frame. Signed lower right.
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Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Oil on Canvas Signed, Roger Pierre
Located in London, GB
Unusual oil on canvas in the cubist style signed Roger Pierre. Although in the cubist style the colours and feel of the piece suggest it might have been painted as late as the 1940s....
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas

Pair of Framed 1940s Domestic Interior Watercolor Renderings
Located in Stamford, CT
These are two stunning watercolor renderings of quintessential 1940s interiors. One is a beautiful teal and cream living room. The other is a cha...
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American American Classical Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Oil Painting on Canvas by Radi of a Navy from the 1940s
Located in Milano, MI
Painting of a marina, made in oil on canvas by Radi in the 1940s Ø cm 36 h cm 30
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas

Depero Fortunato Painting, Title: Horse and Stained Glass, Archive Certificate
Located in Milano, IT
Rare and beautiful painted work by Fortunato Depero from 1948, Title: Horse and Stained Glass Window. Technique: Indian ink and diluted Indian ink on paper. Details: Signature top le...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paper

1940s Animal Painting in Gilt Frame
Located in Houston, TX
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Unknown Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Composition of Attilio Salemme
By Attilio Salemme
Located in PARIS, FR
Attilio Salemme famous Composition, in his notorious style of geometric abstract figure.
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French Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas

Jacques Villon Style Cubist Still Life
Located in Sharon, CT
A beautiful unsigned oil on canvas in the School of Paris Cubist style of Jacques Villon. (on the back of the stretcher is lettered in pencil- Jonah Konig...
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French Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Collection of Vintage Painter's Palettes, Wall Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
Collection of Vintage Artist's Palettes, American, circa 1940s - 1960s. The largest palette measures 15.5"H x 19.5"W. The smallest measures 7.5"H x 10.5"W.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Wood, Paint

John Sweeney 'American, 20th Century' a Surrealist Figurative Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
John Sweeney (American, 20th Century) A surrealist figurative painting, oil on board circa 1947.
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Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Continental Painting
Located in Tampa, FL
A lovely continental painting with sailboats. Painted in the 1940s in a period frame. Has name on the reverse as well as on the nameplate, L. ...
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European Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Jay Arnold Marine Painting of Kobenhavn
Located in Norwell, MA
Well executed watercolor/gouache showing the great windjammer Kobenhaven under sail. The massive four masted barque has most sails set. Matted and framed. Titled lower left “Kobenhav...
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North American Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas

Benjamin Jorj Harris for Newman Decor, Galloping Horses
Located in Hanover, MA
Galloping Horses, airbrushed watercolor by Benjamin Jorj Harris (American, 1904-1957) for Newman Decor. Dimensions shown are for frame. Sight: 35...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Glass, Wood

Stephen Etnier Modernist Painting of a Harpswell, Maine Seascape, Circa 1940s
Located in Peabody, MA
An early work by the American realist Stephen Morgan Etnier (1903-1984) depicting the village of Harpswell, Maine were he built his home and studio in the 1940s and lived until his d...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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American Impressionist Painting Signed E. T. Grigware, Newcomb Macklin Frame
Located in Vero Beach, FL
American Impressionist Landscape Painting Signed Edmund T. Grigware in Newcomb Macklin Frame. Beautiful, sunny autumn landscape painted in oi...
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American Other Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

"Waiting at the Station" Superb 1943 American Scene Painting, Indianapolis
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Highly atmospheric and winning, this American Scene painting of three young men waiting for the next train in downtown Indianapolis -- perhaps...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Mario Carreño "Serenade" Oil Painting on Canvas, Cuba 1941, Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Mario Carreño "Serenade" Oil Painting on Canvas, Cuba 1941, Signed Offered for sale is an important oil on canvas painting by Cuban artist Mario Carreño (1913-1999) signed and date...
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Cuban Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas

Le Pont Neuf Painting in Giltwood Frame by Ansaloni, Dated 1944
Located in Dallas, TX
Le Pont Neuf, the oldest existing bridge to span the Seine in Paris, is the subject of this painted board in giltwood frame, signed and dated in the lower left corner by the artist, ...
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French Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Wood, Giltwood, Paint

20th Century Oil Painting on Canvas Italian Artist, City of Milan Porta Ticinese
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful oil painting on canvas 1940s. Signed Cremona italian artist. Wonderful view of the city of Milan area Porta Ticinese. Excellent pictorial quality clearly influenced by post...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Paintings

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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...
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Swiss Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paper

Modernist Brass Frame for Painting, Drawing or Mirror, 1940s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This French frame in polished brass dates from the 1940s. It will be perfect to include a painting, a drawing, a lithograph, a mirror, or any other DIY decoration. Its rectangular sh...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Metal, Brass

Paul Wightman Williams, Midcentury Abstract Mixed Media on Paper, 1944
Located in Norwalk, CT
Paul Wightman Williams, American (20th century). This diminutive mixed-media watercolor, pastel, and ink on paper depicts a haunting abstracted face. It is float-mounted in a faux-g...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paper

Gotsch Friedrich Karl '1900-1984' Painting, Still Life 1945
Located in Handewitt, DE
Friedrich Karl GOTSCH (1900-1984), very well-known and renowned german painter of the golden era of expressionism, impressionism and „Neue Sachlichkeit“. Friend of many world-famous artists of the time. His extraordinary works can be found in many exhibitions and collections around the world. - Oil / Gouache on cardboard from 1945. New professional framed. Monogrammed „F...
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German Expressionist Vintage 1940s Paintings

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1940's Oil Painting on Canvas of Rural Scene
Located in Houston, TX
1940's Oil Painting on Canvas of Rural Scene. Rural scene oil painting on canvas in a gilt wooden frame.
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Unknown Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Large Italian Gilt wood Frames
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1-128 large Italian frames with elaborate cast detailing. Overall size 40 x 34 x 1" Inside rabbit 30 x 24"  
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Italian Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Resin, Hardwood

Leonard Maurer Oil Painting, 1948
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A charming oil painting by noted Washington DC artist Leonard Maurer, ca' 1948. Depicting children climbing trees. Wonderful sense of color and a real m...
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas

Mid-Century Modern Picasso Style Abstract of Face E. Ruff, 1945
Located in Redding, CT
Mid Century Modern Picasso style Abstract of a face by E.Ruff 1945. Amazing composition and color. Nice gilt frame. One small tear can be repaired.
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Colorful Framed Print of Divine Pastora, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Framed Print of Divina Pastora. By unknown artist, circa 1940. In original condition, with some visible signs of previous use and age, preserving ...
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Spanish Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paper

Dutch Midcentury Unsigned Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch 1940s unsigned abstract oil painting. Tempestuous and energetic, with a painterly quality related to Chagall and Der Blaue Reiter. A wonderful e...
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Dutch Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Framed Print of Saint Peter by Unknown Artist, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Framed print of Saint Peter with the keys to heaven. By unknown artist, circa 1940. In original condition, with some visible signs of previous use and age, preserving a beautif...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Vase of Flowers with Fruit Oil Painting, Fitger Hermann
Located in Albignasego, IT
Fitger Hermann - Vase of Flowers with Fruit Measures: 32cm x 44cm - frame excluded 50cm x 62cm - with antique fir frame oil on canvas applied to cardboard - 1946 20th cen...
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German Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas

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