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Period: 1940s
Color:  Pink
Framed Mexican Watercolor on Paper Attributed to Rufino Tamayo
Located in Atlanta, GA
A framed watercolor and gouache on paper depicting sliced watermelon on a color block background, signed Tamayo and dated 1945 as shown. The work was in keeping with the style of Rufino Tamayo and it retains a paper label from Salon de la Plastica Mexicana, listing the detail info. SPM was formed in 1949 to promote contemporary Mexican artists...
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Mexican Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Vintage Persian Meshed Oriental Rug, in Room size, w/ Central Medallion
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Persian Meshed Oriental Rug, Room size A vintage Persian Meshed oriental rug, size 12'0 x 9'10, circa 1940. This handsome hand-woven geometric rug features a central medall...
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Persian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Wool

Hamlet
Located in London, GB
Original US Title card for the 1948 drama directed by Laurence Olivier and starring Laurence Olivier and Jean Simmons.
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"Terrace, " Brilliant, Cubist-Expressionist Masterpiece by Virginia True, 1946
By Virginia True
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Best known for her depictions of New Mexico and the Southwest, here Virginia True painted a brilliantly-hued Cubist scene reflecting her years in New York. Showing the influence of P...
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paint

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