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Art Deco Floral Oil on Canvas Painting by Meyers Rohowsky, 1942
By Meyers Rohowsky
Located in Bernville, PA
Remarkable oil on canvas painting by Meyers Rohowsky (1900-1974) from 1942. Beautiful painting of a group of Tiger Lillies, such wonderful color. Would be a focal point and conversat...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Cubist Forms of Boats in the Harbour Oil on Canvas
Painting of lower Manhattan docks with cubist vessels juxtaposed. Giltwood frame. Not signed.
Category
American Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic
Buffalo Artist James Koenig Mid Century 1948 Titled, Cool Canopy
By James Koenig
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Titled Cool Canopy - Buffalo artist James Koenig paintings reflected many phases of American painting styles including scenes from the WPA period, abstract expressionism and geometri...
Category
American Expressionist Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Needlepoint Upholstery Wall Hanging
Vintage needlepoint upholstery piano bench cushion. Perfect to hang on a wall as a twin headboard or above a mantel. Or replace your piano bench top with this cushy piece. Detailed s...
Category
Romantic Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Velvet, Wood
Buffalo Artist James Koenig 1948 Titled 'Net Work'
By James Koenig
Located in Port Jervis, NY
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...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Buffalo Artist James Koenig 1948 Titled 'Tangent'
By James Koenig
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Titled 'Tangent' - Buffalo artist James Koenig paintings reflected many phases of American painting Styles including scenes from The WPA period, abstract expressionism and geometric ...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Brassaï Lithography Hand Signed
By Brassaï
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Lithography hand signed by Brassaï from the book "Historie de Marie"
Limited edition of 12/ 126
With some moisture spots
Framed on a 20th century frame with museum glass.
...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Karl Blossfeldt "Urformen Der Kunst" 1941 Book
By Karl Blossfeldt
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
'Urformen Der Kunst' book by Karl Blossfeldt.
Published by Ernst Wasmuth in Berlin (Germany).
Edition of 1941 with 96 photographies / panels.
In good original condition, with ...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
1940s French Glass Chrome Picture Frame
Elegant French Hollywood Regency glass picture photo frame. Clear glass slab and refined chromed metal framing all around the picture view. Metal easel at the back.
Measurements:
O...
Category
French Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Set of Four Vintage Swedish Herbaria
Set of four vintage Swedish herbaria, newly framed in unfinished maple, (circa 1930-1950). Each float-mounted herbarium (botanical) measures (unframed): 15.75 inches high x 9.5 inche...
Category
Swedish Folk Art Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Maple, Paper
Karl Blossfeldt "Urformen Der Kunst" 1948 Book
By Karl Blossfeldt
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
'Urformen Der Kunst' book by Karl Blossfeldt.
Published by Ernst Wasmuth in Berlin (Germany).
Edition of 1948 with 96 photography’s / panels.
In good original condition, with ...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Don't Day-Dream WWII Air Force Pilot Safety Propaganda
Original vintage poster, Don't Day-Dream / Keep your mind on the job and avoid accidents - featuring a great design depicting a young pilot wearing flying goggles on his head with im...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Wengen Switzerland Winter Sport Skiing Swiss Alps Resort
Original vintage ski and winter sport travel poster for the popular ski resort of Wengen, a village located in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland, featuring a colorful image ...
Category
Swiss Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Fratricidio Fratricide WWII Fascist War Propaganda Italy
Original vintage fascist Italian World War Two poster - Fratricidio! / Fratricide - featuring an Italian soldier wearing a torn and bloodied uniform and holding his rifle gun forward...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
4 Designs, J.J.N.Exter, Dated 1940, Exhibited 'Rijksmuseum Amsterdam'
Four exceptional designs on cardboard for glass windows, by the Dutch artist J.J.N.Exter, dated 1940. They are part of 14 designs of the ‘Stations of the Cross’, exhibited at the Rij...
Category
Dutch Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Lithograph after Original Matisse Drawing
Lithograph / plate from the book Dessins: Themes et Variations.
Edited by Martin Fabiani (Paris) in 1943.
In good original condition.
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) was a French ar...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Joan Miró "Miró y la Imaginación" 1949 Book
By Joan Miró
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
'Miró y la Imaginación' book of Joan Miró.
Published by Ediciones Omega in Barcelona (Spain).
Edition of 1949 with six photography’s in color and 60 in black and white.
In goo...
Category
Spanish Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Karl Blossfeldt Mid-Century Modern Photogravure Botanic Photography, 1942
By Karl Blossfeldt
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Karl Blossfeldt photogravure from the edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur' in 1942.
Photography number 108. 'Cucurbita. Kürbisstengel in 3 facher. Vergrößerung.'
In original...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Amsterdam, Dick de Herder, 1947
By Dick de Herder
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
68 photographic impressions by Dick de Herder, 1947.
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Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Lithograph after Original Matisse Drawing
Lithograph after original Matisse drawing
Edited in 1941.
In good original condition.
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) was a French artist, known for both his use of color and his fl...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Karl Blossfeldt "Wunder in der Natur" 1942 Book
By Karl Blossfeldt
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
'Urformen Der Kunst' book by Karl Blossfeldt.
Published by H. Schmidt & C. Günther in Leipzig (Germany).
First edition of 1942 with 250 pages and 120 plates in copper gravure aft...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Luigi Veronesi Photography, 1940
By Luigi Veronesi 1
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Photography by Luigi Veronesi in 1940.
Gelatin silver bromide print from the original negative in 1974.
Hand signed in the lower left corner.
Limited edition of 30 copies, thi...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Portrait Colorful Oil Painting of Mystical Women by Franz Cižek Czech, 1946
Expressionist portrait of purple veiled and masked women in intense and non-naturalistic colors blue, green and red holding a yellow card in one hand and fan in the other. Oil painti...
Category
Czech Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Grande Imperiale Buccellati Sterling Silver 3-D Wall Decor Italian Hollowware
By Mario Buccellati
Located in Big Bend, WI
Massive grande imperiale by Buccellati sterling one-of-a-kind custom-made headboard or wall decoration with brace for hanging. It features a 3-D leaf design with center cartouche wit...
Category
Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Copper "Fish" Plaque
Unique fish plaque (likely a barracuda or other ray-finned fish) in copper. Bracket present for wall-mounting.
Fine, vintage condition.
Measures: H 6.5" x D .5" x L 13.25".
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Copper
Framed Scandinavian Traditional Embroidered Blouse
Visually striking Danish traditional blouse in off-white with blue embroidery reminiscent of a vyshyvanka decorative shirt, but Scandinavian in origin. Frame has protected the fabric...
Category
Danish Rustic Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk, Glass, Wood
Pair of Italian Giltwood Wall Brackets, circa 1940
Opposing pair of midcentury Italian gilt wood wall shelves. This pair of Italian giltwood wall brackets or wall consoles date to the 1940s.
Category
Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood
Impressionist Portrait of Women in Blue Oil Painting 1944
Female portrait of a striking women sitting, in fur coat and hat, painted in blue tones with strong brushwork. Oil painting on canvas is made in 1944 signed JC and is housed in a sil...
Category
European Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Vintage Swedish Herbaria
Vintage Swedish herbaria, newly framed in unfinished maple, (circa 1930-1950). Each float-mounted herbarium (botanical) measures: 15.75 inches high x 9.5 inches wide. Ten available. ...
Category
Swedish Folk Art Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Maple, Paper
Raymond Subes Style French Art Deco Wrought Iron Wall Consoles-Near, Pair
Stylish complimentary pair of French Art Deco hand forged wrought iron wall brackets/wall consoles with marble-tops, circa 1940 after Rene Prou.
This pair of French 1940s consoles a...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Marble, Wrought Iron
Decorative Antique Red Metal Tricycle Seat Collection of 9
A collection of 9 antique and vintage red metal tricycle seat collection. Each one different. A wonderful whimsical display. Can be displayed a multitude of ways. They range in size ...
Category
American American Classical Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
1943 Antique Cast Aluminum Art Deco Building Facade from John Marshall HS
Antique 1943 Newman Manufacturing Co. cast aluminum Art Deco facade salvaged from a school. The back is stamped John Marshall High School. Alcoa 43. This can be seen at our 400 Gilli...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage American Handmade Patchwork "Houses at Night" Quilt in Pink and White
USA, vintage
Pink and white “Houses at night” patchwork quilt.
Measures: H 208 x W 200 cm.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Cotton
Lucite Dimensional Sculptural Panels Custom Framed Pair of Vintage
This pair of absolutely stunning tall dimensional, sculptural and textural 1940s Lucite panels are newly custom framed. The Lucite panels look and feel like textural running water. T...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Lucite, Wood
Original Artwork for a Detective Newspaper Strip, 1940s
Amazing artwork for a story by James Hadley Chase. So evocative of this period.
We have found no record of this story, A Medal for Miss Lantis, so presumably it was never publishe...
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Stylised Portrait of a Lady, Iris Hardcastle, circa 1940
By Iris Hardcastle
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of a lady in an interior.
Oil on canvas, unsigned.
The artist is Iris Hardcastle. She is a Leeds/Bradford artist (North England) who worked in the 1940s. She ha...
Category
English Expressionist Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Oak
Original Monochrome Fashion Drawing, Pat Kerr, 1946
By Pat Kerr
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful pen and ink drawing by Pat Kerr, 1946. So evocative of the 1940s.
On card. Unsigned.
Presented in the original black lacquer frame.
Drawn for A & C Kay, New Bond S...
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
1940s Frosted Glass Large Picture Frame
Stunning French Hollywood Regency glass picture photo frame. Lovely clear and frosted glass slab with geometric design and refined chromed metal framing all around the picture view. ...
Category
French Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Casein Artwork by Richard Filipowski, 1948-50
Particle Red
Casein on paper
1948
Measures: 29”H x 23”W
Framed
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Ink
Folk Art Glass Shard Cat Picture
Charming Folk Art glass shard cat picture set within a grey washed handmade wood frame. Made with glass shard mosaics by hand depicting in an image of a cat peering out a window in s...
Category
North American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass
"You Can't Afford to Miss Either" Vintage WWII Bonds Poster, 1944
Dated 1944, this vintage WWII poster encourages the purchase of War Bonds. The poster depicts a machine gunner in action, fighting in the Pacific theater. His hands clutch a machine ...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Otto Steinert 'Lalage' Photography
By Otto Steinert
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
'Lalage' by Otto Steinert, 1952.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Some stains from the developer.
Otto Steine...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
1940s Signed Oil Painting of 2 Workers Sawing
1940s oil on canvas of 2 workers sawing. Signed.
Category
Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Riso Amaro / Bitter Rice
Original Italian trade advertisement for the 1949 drama directed by Giuseppe De Santis and starring Vittorio Gassmann, Silvana Mangano. The artwork is by Carlantonio Longi (1921-1980...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
The Phantom of the Opera
Original British trade advertisement from Kinematograph Weekly - Nov. 11 the 1943 , for the 1943 Horror film The Phantom of the Opera directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Claude Rai...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Turner Airbrush Flamingos Hawaiian in Carved Wood Bamboo Frame
By The Turner Company
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original Airbrushed Flamingos (original airbrushed over a print) for the Turner Company, circa 1948 in the original hardwood frame carved into a bamboo shape. A great example of the ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Artist George Samerjan WPA Style Watercolor "Roller at Van Nuys Blvd" 1941
By George Samerjan
Located in St. Louis, MO
Artist George Samerjan's (1915-2005) WPA style watercolor titled "Roller at Van Nuys" 1941, in its original artist selected and hand painted frame, but re-framed with acid free backi...
Category
American Expressionist Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
Shockproof
Two atmospheric original production still for the 1949 Film Noir classic starring Cornel Wilde, Patricia Knoght, John Baragrey.
The film was directed by Douglas Sirk.
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Pinocchio
Original artwork used to create the British front of house stills. Gouache on artboard.
This original artwork fetures the films scene where pinocchio takes his first steps.
Excepti...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
"Soap Bubbles," Art Deco Painting for Procter & Gamble Issue of Fortune Magazine
By Stephen Kaye
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted in deep, sky-blue hues by Ernest Kaye in 1940, this gouache painting of a bubble pipe and a series of soap bubbles in the air was submitted to Fortune magazine as the propose...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
"Stomping Grapes," Art Deco Etched/Enameled Mirrored Panel with Winemaking Scene
Remarkable in its size, ambition and complexity, this large Art Deco mirrored panel depicts a grape stomping scene at its center, surrounded by a farm scene full of life, executed in...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass
Still Life of Apples by Neils P. Petersen, 1943
Charming and simple still life of apples on canvas by Neils P. Petersen painted in 1943. Unframed.
Category
Unknown Country Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Paul Jacoulet Japanese Limited Woodblock Fumees de Santal, Mandchoukuo, 1948
By Paul Jacoulet
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic limited edition woodblock print with mica highlights by French artist Pail Jacoulet titled "Fumees de Santal , Mandchoukuo (Sandalwood Smoke)." Jacoulet was famed for his...
Category
Japanese Showa Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Lithograph after Original Matisse Drawing
Lithograph / plate from the book Dessins: Themes et Variations.
Edited by Martin Fabiani (Paris) in 1943.
In good original condition.
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) was a French ar...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Midcentury Impressionist Painting of an English Landscape
Great painting of a stylised English landscape
Oil on canvas
Initialed J.F bottom right.
Artist unknown.
Presented in an 18th century distressed gilt wood frame.
The ...
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Leopoldo Méndez Print, Revolutionary Art, Mexico Farmers
Leopoldo Méndez Linocut print, revolutionary art, Mexico Linoleum print wood block farmers Dimensions: 24" x 18, Art 17" W x 13" H. Original vintage condition. See images.
Category
Mexican Expressionist Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Paul Lauritz High Sierras Nine Lake Basin Early California Oil Painting
By Paul Lauritz
Located in Tustin, CA
"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...
Category
American Other Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Masonite
Vintage French WWII Poster with President Roosevelt, circa 1942
Presented is an original French propaganda poster from WWII. An illustrated portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt is set against the background of the American flag. Below, in ...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
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