1940s Wall Decorations

Vintage 1940s French Hollywood Regency Picture Frames

Glass, Mirror

Lovely French mirrored picture photo frame. Elegant clear mirror beveled edges with deep geometric design. Picture frame can be placed in portrait or in landscape position. Back and ...

Wassily Kandinsky

Vintage 1940s German Mid-Century Modern Prints

Paper

Woodcut by Wassily Kandinsky. Signed on the plate. Date unknown. In good condition, preserving some traces of age and use. Measurements: Total: 35.5 W x 30 H cm Print: 2...

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Decorative Art

Wood

A carved bas-relief of figures dressed in ancient Roman attire. Wood is a hardwood, possibly maple, and has a soft wash of pale grey visible in the recesses. It measures 28" wide, .7...

Vintage 1940s French Paintings

This collage style painting displays great contrasts in color and composition and the French newspaper clippings only add to it's interest.

Diego Rivera

Vintage 1940s Mexican Paintings

The subtle yellows and soft pinks provide a stark contrast from the deep greens and neutral grays of the background, resulting in a piece that grabs your eye and brings you into it's...

Paul Lauritz

Vintage 1940s American Other Paintings

Masonite

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

Charles & Ray Eames

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Plywood

Charles and Ray Eames leg splint, 1943 for Evans. An important early experiment in mass-producing molded plywood. In 1942, medical officers serving in World War II combat zones repo...

Vintage 1940s Native American Prints

Full set, 24 framed full color prints by Winhold Reiss. Original envelope and folder comes with. (More photos available upon request).

George Platt Lynes

Vintage 1940s American Photography

This photograph by George Platt Lynes is unusual for having three exposures of the Russian princess Natalie Paley, the celebrated beauty, and the wife of Paris couturier Lucien Lelon...

Vintage 1940s Argentine Posters

This Original Argentine film poster is for the 1932 version of Scarface, the film was not released iargentina until the 194o's , this poster is for the films first release. Howard H...

Vintage 1940s American Posters

Original US film poster for the 1948 film noir directed by Jack Bernhard and stars Leslie Brooks, Robert Paige and Michael Whalen.

Vintage 1940s French Paintings

Paint

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

Vintage 1940s Hungarian Paintings

Canvas

Great Hungarian painting from 20th century. Oil painting on canvas depicting a character with parrot in impressionist style of good pictorial quality. Framework of beautiful measure ...

Paul Zimmerman

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Canvas, Oil

A wonderful oil on canvas by the noted American artist Paul Zimmerman. It is titled and dated 1948 on the back and signed in red on the left front bottom. In a strip frame. Biograph...

David Segel

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Paper, Wood

A pair of watercolor paintings of an outdoor market on Maxwell Street in Chicago by Artist David Segel. Signed and dated '49. David Segel is an internationally acclaimed and respec...

Jan Sluijters

Vintage 1940s Dutch Paintings

Paint, Canvas

RKD nr. 100307 Provenance: Collection of prof. K. Brinks, Amsterdam; Private collection Arnhem; thence to descent to the present owner. Exhibition: Jan Sluyters Gemeentemu...

Vintage 1940s French French Provincial Paintings

Canvas

Landscape representing Avalats near Albi ( South West of France) in 1949, Henri Gourc signed. French School dated 1949 canvas size 65 cm by 54 cm frame size 88 cm by 78 cm. Annotated...

Vintage 1940s Italian Posters

Paper

Original vintage travel advertising poster in French published by the Italian Tourism Board ENIT to promote travel to The Dolomites mountain range located in north eastern Italy - L'...

Mario Carreno

Vintage 1940s Cuban Mid-Century Modern Prints

Glass, Wood, Paper

Offered for sale is a rare lithograph by Cuban artist Mario Carreño (1913-1999) titled "Mujeres y Corales" which translates to "Women and Corals" painted in 1945 and reproduced in 19...

Caldas Da Rainha

Vintage 1940s Portuguese Rustic Decorative Art

Ceramic

Majolica faience Palissy Portuguese crab platter, circa 1940. Decorated with mussels and shells, Signed Caldas da Rainha. Nautical.

Caldas Da Rainha

Vintage 1940s Rustic Decorative Art

Ceramic, Faience

Majolica faience Palissy Portuguese crab platter, circa 1940. Decorated with mussels and shells, Signed Caldas da Rainha. Nautical.

Vintage 1940s American Machine Age Paintings

Canvas, Paint

A fascinating peep hole view of a soldiers down time at the start of the second World War. A single lantern illuminates the resting and content faces of new draftees reading and play...

Jean Poulain

Vintage 1940s African Art Deco Paintings

Paper

This striking portrait of an African lady is by Jean Poulain, a Belgian painter who lived in Congo before the decolonisation. He travelled extensively throughout Africa in the 1930s,...

Jean Poulain

Vintage 1940s African Art Deco Paintings

Paper

This striking portrait of an African lady is by Jean Poulain, a Belgian painter who lived in Congo before the decolonization. He travelled extensively throughout Africa in the 1930s,...

Vintage 1940s Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Robert Libeski born 13th of March 1892 in Aachen, Germany, 1988 Klosterneuburg. He was active in Vienna and a member of the Viennese Secession from the year 1952. Signed and dated ...

Vintage 1940s French Decorative Art

Ceramic

Important set of 5 ceramic wall sconces. Really elegant set with 2 brown ceramic glaze and 3 orange ceramic glaze. This set comes from an important house in ouest of france. ...

Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Paintings

Oil on canvas painting of an interior with armchair and floral arrangements. By Danish artist Herdis Gelardi b. Aalborg 1916, d. Copenhagen 1991. Signed lower right hand corner, dime...

Georges Jouve

Vintage 1940s French Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Earthenware

Made between 1942 and 1944, this crucifix is a very early piece from one of France's greatest ceramists. In 1942, Jouve had just escaped from Nazi imprisonment, and was hiding out in...

Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Lacquer

French painter and master glassmaker, Beaux Art School in Lyon , born in 1907 . He sudied with G. Decote who used to work with Gustave Moreau. He is inspired by the symbolist movemen...

Vintage 1940s American Quilts

Cotton

Adorable sunny yellow "Rob Peter to Pay Paul Stars" vintage quilt.

John Ramsey Conner

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Paint

Lovely and ethereal, reminiscent of the pale, ideal compositions of Puvis de Chavannes in France and America, this utopian vista depicts a series of figures gathering fruit and grain...

Vintage 1940s French Industrial Picture Frames

Glass, Chrome

Impressive machine age metal picture photo frame. Modernist industrial design with geometric holders on large metal plinth. The frame is complete with one clear glass sheet and one m...

Vintage 1940s Belgian Posters

Paper

In this original vintage British European Airways poster (BEA), Le Puy depicts the Vickers Viking 1 in almost photographic accuracy flying above the billowing clouds, the flying key ...

Vintage 1940s Italian Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Brass

Decorative brass and glass hanging shelf.

Lundy Siegriest

Vintage 1940s American Expressionist Paintings

Canvas, Paint

Cityscape oil on canvas by important California abstract expressionist painter Lundy Siegriest. "Monuments of War" Signed and dated 1949. Works held: Oakland Museum of California; Sa...

Montague Dawson

Vintage 1940s English Paintings

Montague J Dawson (1895-1973), ‘Valetta Harbour’, oil on board, painted in a grisaille palette with a British Hunt Class Type II destroyer in Valetta Harbour, Malta, signed ‘Montague...

Vintage 1940s Italian Paintings

Canvas

Beautiful painting circa 1940 signed in the lower right author not recognized. Subject the coast of Noli Italy realized technique oil on canvas. Excellent pictorial quality made ext...

Vintage 1940s French Paintings

Canvas

Signed, titled, brightly colored, hand-painted, oil-on--canvas still life, "Asiette Verte" by listed, museum-collected, French artist, Jules Cavailles (1901-1977). Canvas size: 20 in...

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Drawings

An Art Deco modernist interior architectural drawing, with a period frame of “céruse” finish over maple. Size framed: 15" high x 11 3/4" wide.

Norman Rockwell

Vintage 1940s American Historical Memorabilia

Each of these four War Bonds posters by Norman Rockwell is a visual representation of the closing remarks of President Roosevelt's 1941 State of the Union speech. Delivered to Congre...

Vintage 1940s American Posters

This is a vintage WWII 7th War Loan poster, illustrated by C.C. Beall, published by the U.S. Government Printing Office in 1945. C.C. Beall (1892-1967) was a commercial illustrat...

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Prints

Screen

Pair of early examples of Tommi Parzinger silkscreened prints, signed in pencil, original frames, frames 17" diameter, art 14" diameter.

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

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

Zoute (Leon Salter)

Vintage 1940s American Expressionist Paintings

American abstract expressionist oil painting on masonite by Zoute - dated 1944 ( Leon Salter- North Rose, NY - 1903 - 1976 ) Image size is 27" high x 20" wide / framed as shown measu...

Vintage 1940s British Posters

Original British movie poster for the 1948 Ealing Studios Drama starring Stewart Granger, Joan Greenwood, Flora Robson The film was directed by Basil Dearden and the artwork is by R...

Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Brass, Walnut

A wall unit with drawers, walnut veneer, brass handles. Manufactured in Italy, 1940s.

Paul Serste

Vintage 1940s Belgian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Clay

By noted Belgian sculptor Paul Serste´ (1910-2000), this wall plaque sculpture is quite beautiful with its flowing kerchief covering the head of a lovely young lady. This 1940s creat...

Vintage 1940s Decorative Art

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

Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Wood

Oil on cardboard boats on the sea in 1940 with lacquered frame.

Vintage 1940s Argentine Posters

Original Argentinean film poster from (1940) 43 x 29 in. (109 x 74 cm) This poster would have been used outside the cinema at the films original release. This psychological drama-t...

Jean Royere and Jacques Adnet

Vintage 1940s Other Wall Brackets

Brass

Pair of leather wine holders by Jacques Adnet, circa 1940. A pair of two hook leather wine holders or gun rack by Jacques Adnet, a win bottle fits into the hooks, they are in thic...

Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Signs

Metal

This very beautiful double-sided triangular multi-colore metal enamel Kodaks sign was produced in France, circa1940s by Japy. The Kodaks logo is placed on a white and red background...

Kern and Bosshard

Vintage 1940s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Posters

Paper

An original Swiss lithograph travel poster for Davos, designed by Kern and Bosshard, circa 1949, featuring a strikingly modern design, with the branches of a pine tree in the foregro...

Vintage 1940s Paintings

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

Vintage 1940s American Modern Paintings

Paper

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

Vintage 1940s Belgian Expressionist Paintings

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

Karl Blossfeldt

Vintage 1940s German Mid-Century Modern Prints

Paper

'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 ...

Karl Blossfeldt

Vintage 1940s German Mid-Century Modern Prints

Paper

'Urformen Der Kunst' book by Karl Blossfeldt. Published by Ernst Wasmuth in Berlin (Germany). Edition of 1948 with 96 photographies / panels. In good original condition, with ...