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Period: 1940s
Leonard Maurer Oil Painting "Ferry" 1949
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A charming modernist painting by Leonard Maurer, ca' 1949. Influenced by Matisse, but clearly in his own style with a uniquely American mid-century feel.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Airbrushed Daffodil Flowers with Bow Mid Century Art Signed by Terone
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original artwork Pink Daffodil Hawaiian Flowers with a bow (original airbrushed over a print) signed by Terone. In hardwood frame with carved details. A great example of the post-WWII Hawaiian and tropical art...
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Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paint, Paper

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

1940 Floral Still Life Original Airbrushed Painting by Ted Mundorff, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This set of 2 1940s original airbrush artwork paintings of Hibiscus florals by Ted Mundorff. One is yellow and one is red. Both pieces have in their origi...
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American Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paper

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

20th Century Oil on Masonite Italian Signed Painting Gipsy Girl Portrait, 1948
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting of the mid-twentieth century. Work oil on masonite depicting Young gipsy with flowers and candle of good pictorial hand. Picture of beautiful measure, signed and dat...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Masonite

Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by Walthere Jamar
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique framed oil painting on canvas by Walthere Jamar (1866-1950) is a panoramic landscape that captures the glory of nature in all her splendor! Jamar has used varying brush techn...
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Belgian Expressionist Vintage 1940s Paintings

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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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Painting by Unknown Artist, Oil on Canvas, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Esteve Serrat Paxinc painting. Made in Spain, circa 1979. Hand signed by the author In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a bea...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas

Watercolor of a French Castle by Unknown Artist
Located in Pasadena, CA
Dreamy landscape picturing a view of a castle in France. Large original frame made of walnut. I love the soft and delightful pastel colors that are used. The colors add emotion to...
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French Romantic Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Walnut, Paper

Portrait of a Blonde Girl in a Red Dress Wearing a White Beanie, Oil on Canvas
Located in Pasadena, CA
This portrait features a blonde lady in a red dress wearing a white beanie. The artwork is an oil painting by an unknown artist. The subject's expression ...
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Unknown Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas

Art Deco Gouache Painting Woman with Mirror by Louise Galand-Legendre, 1942
By Leon-Laurent Galand 1
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco gouache painting woman with mirror signed by Louise Galand-Legendre. Dated 1942. Gouache and pastel on board with original frame. France. Louise Galand-Legendre France, 18...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paint

Colorful Framed Print of Saint Anthony by Unknown Artist, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Framed Print of Saint Anthony. By unknown artist, circa 1940. In original condition, with some visible signs of previous use and age, preserving a beautiful patina. Material...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paper

Paintings by 19th C & Contemporary American Artists, the Collection Samuel Shaw
Located in valatie, NY
Paintings by 19th century and Contemporary American Artists, from the Collection of The Late Samuel T. Shaw, NY: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Nov. 21, 1945. Softcover, 89 pp. 15 b&w plate...
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American Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paper

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

Original Oil on Canvas Painting After Norman Mills Price
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unsigned Original oil on canvas painting after Norman Mills Price. Canvas is a bit loose. Frame appears to be original. Canvas and Frame show age. See image of illustration of the same image signed in corner by Norman Mills Price "Norman Mills Price never fully received the popular recognition that his work deserved. Because he was so intently interested in historical subjects, he restricted his work to these almost exclusively. The dedication and artistry he brought to his work, however, was especially appreciated and respected by a select group – his fellow-illustrators. His painstaking research into every detail made each picture an authentic documentary, but the detail was never allowed to detract from the dramatic concept of the illustration itself. Although Price made effective use of tone and color, his pen-and-ink drawings were especially effective, exhibiting a full range of values and textural effects." "Price was born in Canada, studied art there and in London and Paris. By 1912, he had established himself in New York and had begun to work for American publications. Some of his most successful illustrations were done for a long series of historical novels by Robert W. Chambers for Liberty magazine. He was a charter member of the Society of Illustrators at the time of his death." "Illustrator, Norman Mills Price was born in Brampton, Ontario (1877) and began his studies at the Ontario School of Art. Around 1901 he spent time in London, studying at the Goldsmith's Institute; Westminster School of Art; and with Cruikshank. While in London, he was the founder of Carlton Studios. He later went on to Paris, studying at the Academie Julian, with J.P. Laurens and R.E. Miller. He did freelance work in Paris until an assignment in Belgium for Century brought him to the attention of other American publishers. In 1911, he had a studio in New York City, and worked for such publication as Harper's, Cosmopolitan, and Liberty. He illustrated the novels: "The Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare (1905), The Rogue's Moon (1929), Leif Erikson...
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American American Classical Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Property of Mrs Dorothy Draper Hamlen, Important Early American Miniatures
Located in valatie, NY
Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York , “An Important Collection of Early American Miniatures and Silver. Property of Mrs Dorothy Draper Hamlen Removed from Her Home in Wayland, Mass...
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American Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paper

20th Century Oil on Board Small Italian Signed Landscape Painting, 1940
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the first half of the 20th century. Framework oil on board depicting a wooded landscape with a character of good pictorial quality. Modern frame in carved and g...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Wood

Italian Oil Painting on Masonite, Marine, Signed and Dated 1946s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful marine oil painting on masonite. Excellent pictorial quality. Signed and dated 1946s italian artist P. Sacchetto. This painting was given by the artist to a friend on the o...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Masonite

Painting by Caxing, Oil on Canvas, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Painting by Caxing, circa 1940. Oil on canvas. Handsigned. After the style of Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso. In original condition, with some visible signs of previous use ...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas

"Frieze of Nude Male Figures, " Art Deco Scene of Bathers and Workers, France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Drenched in rich color and somehow both modern and classical, this scene of nude male figures is presented as a frieze of men along a horizontal plane -- as if they are peopling a mu...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paint

French 1940s Gouache on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 1940s gouache on paper. Custom framed with sandblasted oak frame with acid free paper and UV glass.
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French Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paper

"FANTASY" Oil on Canvas by Thomas Hart Benton
Located in New York, NY
"FANTASY" by Thomas Hart Benton. Oil on canvas laid on wood with a gorgeous gold gilded frame. Price upon request.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Painting by Unknown Artist, Oil on Canvas, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Painting by unknown artist, circa 1940. Oil on canvas. Unsigned. In original condition, with some visible signs of previous use and age, preserving a beautiful patina. Unfra...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas

"Lady on Ottoman". Wood Framed Pinup Painting by Wilma Raffaelli, 1948.
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original watercolor artwork pint on paper featuring a young dressed-up woman on an ottoman with a riding crop in her hand titled "Lady on Ottoman" by Wilma Raffaelli, 1948. This pain...
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American Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paper

Carousel Oil Painting on Canvas by J. Mamez
Located in Pasadena, CA
A painting of a woman riding on a carousel horse while holding out her white handkerchief to flow in the wind. This piece is reminiscent of a week...
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French Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas

Allan Gwynne-Jones '1892-1982' "H M The Queen When Princess Elizabeth" Study
Located in Pewsey, GB
ALLAN GWYNNE-JONES (1892-1982) "H M The Queen when Princess Elizabeth" study for No. 47 depicting the Princess in Windsor Great Park, oil on board, ...
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British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Large Vintage French Still Life Oil Depicting a Skate on a Kitchen Table
Located in Bristol, GB
Vintage Original Oil Painting Depicting a Fish Depicting a slumped skate on the kitchen worktop ready for the chop with a slightly anthropomorphic smi...
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Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas

"Ce qu'évoquent les Livres" by Émile Aubry '1880-1964'
By Louis Aubry
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Ce qu'évoquent les Livres" Allegory of the Literature Oil on canvas Signed on the lower part beside parchment 111 x 133 x 2 cm Framed 125 x 146 x 7 cm Provenance: Collection Georges AUBRY, brother of the artist Bibliography: Illustrated in catalogue «Regards de peintre» , Suzanne AUBRY-CASANOVA, 1997, p.104 After trying years of forced confinement due to the war, he composed this allegorical fresco on the theme of Literature, Science and Arts was painted by Émile Aubry for his younger brother Georges Aubry, who had intended it for his library. This work, composed on the theme of the book it symbolizes, in its diversity by allegorical characters, he cannot help ordering the painting around Art, which he places at the top of the scale of human...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Painting from the 1940s, Mid-Century Art, Golden, Blue, Chocolate & White Colors
Located in New York, NY
Decorative painting from the 1940s. Painting has a beautiful gold frame with a linen liner.
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Acrylic

Study of A Boy by Louis Bastin etching on paper
By Louis Bastin
Located in Neuss, NW
Louis BASTIN Study of a boy. This Etching shows the Portrait Study of a little boy. Handsigned and dated on 1948. Ready to hang. Framed with a passepartout in a handcrafted ash wood ...
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Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Acrylic, Ash, Paper

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

Japanese / Asian Oversized Egret Landscape Painting 1940's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Asian influence oversized egret landscape painting Unframed  
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Vintage 1940s Paintings

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"Crested Bird with Pomegranate, " Rare Pencil and Gouache Painting by Parzinger
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Best known for his handsome, beautifully-crafted furniture designs, much in demand today, Tommi Parzinger also painted over the span of his career. His rare, early works -- such as t...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Mid 20th Century Flower Still Life in Pastel on Board Paintin by Simone Dujardin
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful flower still life, painted with soft pastels on paper, by the Belgium female artist Simone Dujardin. Signed and dated (1944) left under. The painting has a lively use of bright colors. The porcelain and book provides a nice balance in the composition. The painting is framed behind glass, for protection of the pastel. In a beautiful carved gold leaf wooden frame. Dimensions frame: 53 x 58 cm Dimensions painting: 38 x 43 cm Simone Dujardin was a Pupil of Firmin Baes...
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Belgian Romantic Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Giltwood, Paper

"Couple with Apples", Swedish Copy of British Masterwork
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charming and lovely, this quiet depiction of two young lovers sitting under a tree in 1942, while World War II was being waged not far away, was painted by G. Lundgren in Sweden and is a close copy of "Amity" by Bernard Fleetwood Walker, owned by the Walker Art gallery in Liverpool, England. The original is well known and was painted in 1933. The young blond female figure is shown with a basket of apples at her side, in a pale blue dress...
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Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings

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

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Wood, Paint

Painting by Unknown Artist, Oil on Canvas, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Painting by unknown artist, circa 1940. Oil on canvas. Handsigned. Ilegible signature. In original condition, with some visible signs of previous use and age, preserving a beau...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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The Last Flowering of the Middle Ages by Baron Van Der Elst, Stated 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Last Flowering of the Middle Ages by Baron Joseph Van Der Elst. Published by Doubleday, Doran and Company Inc., 1944. Stated 1st Ed hardcover. An in-depth look into art of the Middle Ages. Contents: 1. The Times and the Men who Made Them: Men of Flanders; The Flemish Parade; The Good Black Earth; The Rise of the Towns; The Medieval Guilds; Of Love, the Dream; The Upward Glance; Pt. 2. The Flemish Masters: Jan van Eyck; Petrus Christus...
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American Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Paper

Leonard Maurer Painting, 1949
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Important painting by Leonard Maurer (1912-1976), titled "Bridge #2", 1949. A great example of American 1940's modernism with clear influences of Jackso...
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North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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"Preparing the Meal" by Sam Uhrdin
Located in Wiscasset, ME
This oil on canvas is signed and date in the upper left and measures 38" x 45.25" including the frame. Sam Uhrdin (Swedish School, 1886-1964). Sam Uhr...
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Swedish Beaux Arts Vintage 1940s Paintings

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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

Pär Lindblad, Sweden, Oil on Canvas, Modernist Landscape, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pär Lindblad (1907-1981), Sweden. Oil on canvas. Modernist landscape. Man on a bicycle along the coast. 1940s. The canvas measures: 64 x 31 cm. The fr...
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Swedish Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas

Sven Rybin, Swedish Artist, Oil on Board, Modernist Landscape
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Sven Rybin (1914 - 2012), Swedish artist. Oil on board. Modernist landscape. Dated 1949. The board measures: 37 x 28 cm. The frame measures: 6.5 cm. In excellent condition. S...
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Swedish Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Other

"Lantern" Painting
Located in Chorzów, PL
"Lantern" painting. Dimensions: Frame 63 cm height, 83 cm width Image: Height 43 cm, width 63 cm.
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Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Kofron Fragment Hexentanz w. Decapitated Mans Head Oil on Canvas, Germany c 1940
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A strikingly brutal piece that raises more questions than answers. It was painted during the early 1940s by the German relatively unknown artist Franz Kofron. The fragment has been c...
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German Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

"The Pool Players" by Vincent Richard Campanella
By Vincent Campanella
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on artist board signed and dated lower right featuring pool players playing a point match in the pool hall. Great WPA feel and texture impasto. Most likely the original frame measuring 15.25" x 19.25" overall. Born in New York in 1915, Campanella studied at the Leonardo Da Vinci Art School where the curriculum was based on the Naples Academy founded in the 1440s. He took this classical Renaissance training to the streets of New York, then-rural Astoria, Monhegan Island, and Wyoming. As an easel artist for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s he painted and taught in Rock Springs, Wyoming. There his style became Abstract and works of Classical Abstraction were recognized in art reviews and exhibitions. He was represented by the Rehn Gallery in New York until the death of Frank Rehn in 1956. His work has been shown at The Art Institute of Chicago, Carnegie Institute, Brooklyn Museum, Corcoran Art Gallery, Denver Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, San Diego Museum, San Francisco Museum, Seattle Museum, Toledo Museum, Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Universities of Nebraska, Tennessee and Wyoming. He was a Fellow at the MacDowell Colony in 1968. Retrospective shows of his work have been held at Hunter College (1995) and the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art (2007). Campanella taught at the University of Wyoming (1940), Columbia University (1946-49), the Kansas City Art Institute (1949-52) and Park College (1952-80). Notable students include Robert Morris, Wilbur Niewald...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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"Bedouin, " Striking Art Deco Painting by Stahlhut, NY World's Fair Poster Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Striking and handsome, this depiction of a Bedouin in his traditional robe has the color and intensity one would associate with the fierce sun and heat of North Africa. The painting ...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings

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20th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Signed and Dated Landscape Painting, 1940
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great Italian painting dated 1940. Oil on board framework depicting a woodland landscape in impressionist style with good pictorial quality. Frame in wood and plaster, adapted to the...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Wood

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

Émile François Jacques Compard, Oil on Woodwork, Abstract Composition
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Émile François Jacques Compard (1900-1977), French artist. Oil on woodwork. Abstract composition. Dated 1949. Measures: 46 x 32 cm. In very good condition. Signed and dated. Ém...
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French Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Other

"Actaeon in Flight, " Large Painting of Mythological Scene w/ Male Nude, 1942
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This stunning example of Art Deco painting illustrates the dramatic moment when the hunter Actaeon, having seen the nude Diana in her bath, is meeting his death. Here Actaeon himself is fully nude, and is being transformed into a deer as he is being pursued by Diana's avengers. The classic myth...
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North American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Billy Seay Airbrush Cockatoo and Hibiscus Hawaiian Art for Turner
By Bill Seay
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Billy Seay airbrushed parrot lovers (original airbrushed over a print) for the Turner Company, circa 1948, in the original white painted frame. A great exam...
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North American Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Painting by Jordi Casacuberta Codinach, Oil on Canvas, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Painting by Jordi Casacuberta Codinach, circa 1940. Oil on canvas. Handsigned. In original condition, with some visible signs of previous use and age, preserving a beautiful patina...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Vintage Boho Signed 1941 Original Oil Painting of Man in Turban
Located in west palm beach, FL
Incredible vintage 1941 original oil portrait. A chic composition of a handsome man in a red turban. A great dramatic addition to any room. Signed and dated...
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North American Vintage 1940s Paintings

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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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Albert Serwazi 'American', "Gertrude with Parrot", Oil on Canvas.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Albert Serwazi (American 1905-1992) "Gertrude with Parrot". Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1944 upper right. Measures: 24" x 31" (Image size without frame) A painter from Philadelphia, Albert Serwazi was also a designer and illustrator. He was a student at the Pennsylvania School...
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North American Vintage 1940s Paintings

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Painting "Road to a Seaside Town"
Located in Chorzów, PL
Dimensions: Frame: height 66 cm / width 76 cm The painting: height 54 cm / width 64 cm.
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Danish Other Vintage 1940s Paintings

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