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"Spirit of Atlantis and Serpent of Quetzalcoatl, " Rare Art Deco Print by Avinoff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extraordinarily sensuous and imaginative, this very rare signed print by Andrey Avinoff was one of several he created for "The Fall of Atlantis," a monumental and fantastical poem by...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
”Unconquered” ”De Obesegrade” Cecil B. De Mille Film Poster, 1947
Located in Stockholm, SE
Original Swedish version of this movie poster. Some wear as seen on pictures. Unconquered is a 1947 adventure film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard...
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Rare Henri Matisse Artwork, Editions du Chene, 1943
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Step into the timeless brilliance of Henri Matisse with this extraordinary color cliché, expertly edited by Editions du Chêne in Paris, France, in 1943. Adorned by a stunning solid w...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster World Fair 1940 New York Washington
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster - World's Fair of 1940 New York For Peace and Freedom - featuring a colourful illustration of people walking by a display of flags with two children holding American flags and the statue of the founding father and first President of the United States George Washington (1732-1799) by the sculptor James Earle Fraser...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Rare Large Vintage Laurel & Hardy Poster, "The Dancing Masters"
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A rare version of the original theatrical release poster for the black and white 1943 movie by 20th century fox. The frame obscures a name lower right.
This one is the same image as...
Category
Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Pär Lindblad, Swedish Artist, Oil on Board, "Modell", Nude Study
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pär Lindblad (b. 1907, d. 1981), Swedish artist. Oil on board. "Modell". Nude study. Dated 1949.
The board measures: 40 x 32 cm.
The frame measures: 5 cm.
Signed and dated.
In ve...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
Original Vintage Poster Sports D'hiver En Suisse Winter Switzerland Swissair Art
By Henri Ott
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - Winter sports in Switzerland? Of course, with Swissair / Sports d'hiver en Suisse? Bien entendu, avec la Swissair - featuring colourful artwork by Henri Ott (b.1919) depicting a scenic view of people on a horse drawn sleigh...
Category
Swiss Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Free Holland Welcomes The Soldiers Of The Allies WWII
By Pat Keely
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - Free Holland Welcomes the Soldiers of the Allies / Welkom in het vrije Nederland! Dynamic design by the...
Category
Dutch Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage WWII Poster When You Go Out Don't Crow Cockerel Abram Games Art
By Abram Games
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - When You Go Out Don't Crow About ... The Things You Know About - featuring a great design by the notable British graphic designer Abram Games ...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
1948 London Olympic Games - Walter Herz Original Vintage Poster
By Walter Herz
Located in Winchester, GB
The first games after World War II and Great Britains first time hosting, the 1948 Olympic Games were held in London between 29th July to 14th August. The United States won the games...
Category
English Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Vincent van Gogh Framed Color Cliché, Editions du Chêne, 1947
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vincent van Gogh Framed Color Cliché, Editions du Chêne, 1947
Medium: Color cliché
Publisher: Editions du Chêne, Paris, France
Date: 1947
Frame: Solid wood (example shown, final fra...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster Air France World Map Postal Network Reseau Aerian
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Air France map poster - Air France Reseau Aerian Postal / Air France Postal Network - featuring a colourful planisphere design showing t...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Parrot Porcelain , 1945
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Material: porcelain
Porzellanfabrik Karl Ens was established in 1899 but it wasn't first porcelain business of the Ens family. Karl Ens (senior) founded in 1860 the Triebner, Ens & ...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain
Fashion Sketch by Ginette Roger, France, 1940's
Located in Austin, TX
Gouache on paper fashion sketch by Ginette Roger, in new custom gilt frame. France, 1940's
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
"Taurus, Pisces, Leo and Libra, " High Art Deco Depiction of Zodiac Signs
By Pierre Bourdelle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Best known for sculpting the massive "Harvest" mural for the exterior of the main Food Building at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair, as well as a series of bas relief sculptures i...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Signed WPA Style Harborscape Oil On Canvas
By Bolus
Located in Chicago, IL
Colorful impressionistic oil on canvas painting of fishing boats in a harbor. Greens, blues and reds comprise the majority of the color pallet. Nicely framed and signed Bolus. 33" x ...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Canvas
Art Deco Modern Unframed René Gruau Hand Signed Lithograph Pensive Man w/ Gloves
By René Gruau
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration, is a hand signed lithograph by Italian artist René Gruau, a famous fashion illustrator in the 1940s and 1950s. In excellent condition. The dimensions are 28" ...
Category
Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Vintage Yei Navajo Non Identical Pair Rug Human Hand woven Wool Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Pair Yei Navajo Tapestries Tapestry Flat Woven Rug 8x6 8x5
234cm 176cm
226cm x 143cm
"This is a pair of magnificent vintage Yei ...
Category
North American Navajo Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Original Vintage WWII Poster New Zealand Fights for the Future Soldier Children
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - New Zealand Fights for the Future - featuring a peaceful image in shades of blue of children walking along a country road with tree...
Category
New Zealand Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster WWII Factories Industry Reconstruction Red Army Victory
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet propaganda poster encouraging the viewer to rebuild factories and industries damaged during World War Two - T??????! ?????????????? ???? ?????, ???? ??????????? ?? ????????? ??????? ????? ??????? ?????, ?? ??????????? ??????! / Comrade! By restoring your plant, your enterprise, you help the Red Army...
Category
Russian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage World War Two Poster New Zealand Fights WWII Military History
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - New Zealand fights - featuring a colorful bold design depicting a New Zealand soldier in uniform and wearing a helmet leaning on hi...
Category
New Zealand Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Henry Moore Modernist Prints
By Henry Moore
Located in Atlanta, GA
Henry Moore prints, from the limited edition folio entitled "The Drawings of Henry Moore", published by Curt Valentin, New York, 1946. They have been professionally matted and framed...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
Original Vintage WWII Poster The French Speak The Spy Listens The German Acts
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - The French Speak The Spy Listens The German Acts / Le Francais Parle L'Espion Ecoute L'Allemand Agit -...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
"Jump Shot, " Model for Art Deco Bronze Basketball Award Plaque, 1940s
By Fred Torrey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Perhaps because it depicts its figures more as Greek athletes rather than modern players, this bronze Art Deco plaque is very rare, or possibly unique. The artist, Fred Torrey, depicts a Classic jump shot, with two virtually nude basketball players leaping up for the ball. Best known for his "Lincoln Walks at Midnight" sculpture which premiered at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair (now displayed near the West Virginia state...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze
Original Vintage Poster IV Mecanografia Typing Championship Hispano Olivetti - H
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for the IV National Typing Championship / IV Campeonato Nacional de Mecanografia sponsored by Hispano-Olivetti featuring a great graphic design illustration of a large letter H type...
Category
Spanish Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Photo of Grasshopper Armchair by Eoro Saarinen for Knoll / USA, 1948
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia, 1950.
- Museum of decorative Arts in Czech republic.
- Suitable for framing.
- Photographed by Illek and Paul.
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Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Fashion Sketch by Ginette Roger, France, 1940's
Located in Austin, TX
Gouache on paper fashion sketch by Ginette Roger, in new custom gilt frame. France, 1940's
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage WWII Railway Poster - In War and Peace We Serve GWR LMS LNER SR
By Reginald Mayes
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two travel advertising poster - In War and Peace We Serve - published by the Big Four railway companies of the time (1923-1947): Great Western Railway GWR,...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
"Bearded Egyptian, " Vivid and Unique Mosaic Panel, Art Deco Mid-Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Made up of a rich variety of color-drenched ceramic tesserae, this unique mosaic panel depicts a bearded Egyptian head in profile, his headdress vivid in tones of periwinkle and purp...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1947 Film Noir starring Lawrence Tierney and Ted North and directed by Felix E. Feist.
This poster is conservation paper backed and it would be shipp...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Back Them Up WWII Battle Artillery Coastal Battery Cuneo
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - Back Them Up! - featuring dramatic artwork by the notable British artist Terence Tenison Cuneo (1907-1996) showing five soldiers in uniform loading and firing a cannon gun from the shore with another artillery gun firing...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
"Train of Events" Original British Film Poster
Located in London, GB
Original British film poster for the 1949 Ealing Studios drama starring Valerie Hobson, Jack Warner,Gladys Henson. The film was directed by Sidney Cole, Ch...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
"Nude Shepherdess, " Art Deco Drawing in Style of Rockwell Kent, Sculpted Frame
By Phil Rhynders
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This dramatic scene depicts two figures: a half-nude woman with staff and wide-brimmed hat -- a modern, adult version of a shepherdess -- along with a reclining male figure. Both fig...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Army Air Forces WWII Poster "O'er the Ramparts We Watch" by Jes Schlaikjer, 1944
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a vintage 1944 United States Army Air Force poster. Designed by Jes Schlaikjer, the design features an Army Air Force serviceman looking s...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Vincent van Gogh Framed Color Cliché, Editions du Chêne, 1947
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vincent van Gogh Framed Color Cliché, Editions du Chêne, 1947
Medium: Color cliché
Publisher: Editions du Chêne, Paris, France
Date: 1947
Frame: Solid wood (example shown, final fra...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Loose Talk Can Cost Lives Don't Be A Dope WWII Warning
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - Loose Talk Can Cost Lives Don't Be a Dope and Spread Inside Dope - featuring great artwork by the American commercial illustrator a...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Ww2 American Airlines Poster, It Takes 2 to Make a Fight for Victory
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two American Airlines poster, It Takes 2 To Make A Fight For Victory, American Airlines AA, We are American. Image...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
"Utopian Motif, " Lovely Art Deco Painting with Frieze of Agrarian Labors, 1946
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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, all in formal classical poses like an ancient, early Renaissance painting...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Karl Blossfeldt Black White Flower Photogravure Botanic Photography, 1942
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Karl Blossfeldt photogravure from the edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur' in 1942.
Photography number 30. 'Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum. Gemeine Wucherblume, große Maßliebe, M...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Sailing Poster "Come to Britain for Yachting" by Arthur Burgess
By Arthur Burgess
Located in London, GB
Original vintage sailing poster: Come to Britain for Yachting. Great scenic image of sailing boats on the water with hills in the background an...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Nell Blaine Pencil Drawing on Paper, USA, 1940s
By Nell Blaine
Located in New York, NY
During her first years in New York Blaine's work, which had previously been tightly realist, turned abstract, inspired by Mondrian, Leger and Jean Helion. At one time she was the you...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Hunting Scene - French Tapestry Jacuqard, Circa 1940 - 196lx134h - N° 1509
Located in Paris, FR
This magnificent medieval style tapestry from the Jacquard Manufactory in Aubusson, having benefited from a deep cleaning and a meticulous check and doubled by experts in our artisan...
Category
French French Provincial Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Vincent van Gogh Framed Color Cliché, Editions du Chêne, 1947
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vincent van Gogh Framed Color Cliché, Editions du Chêne, 1947
Medium: Color cliché
Publisher: Editions du Chêne, Paris, France
Date: 1947
Frame: Solid wood (example shown, final fra...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Vintage Needlepoint Of Neuschwanstein Castle Presented In A Giltwood Frame
Located in New Orleans, LA
A vintage hand done needlepoint of Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany, presented In a regal hand carved gilt wood frame.
Neuschwanstein Castle was built in the 1800s and is loc...
Category
German Romantic Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Wood
Fashion Sketch by Ginette Roger, France, 1940's
Located in Austin, TX
Gouache on paper fashion sketch by Ginette Roger, in new custom gilt frame. France, 1940's
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
African Warrior by Charles Hargens Oil Painting on Board
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Fantastic work by Bucks County artist and illustrator Charles William Hargens Jr. Hargens created over 3000 magazine covers for magazines such as ...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Original Vintage World War Two Poster More Production He's A Fighting Fool WWII
By Fred Ludekens
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster: More Production. He's a fighting fool - give him the best you've got. Image of an anti-aircraft gunner in a helmet watching the sky with three airplanes flying overhead. Artwork by Fred Ludekens (1900-1982). Printed by the US Government Printing Office, War Production Board - A3. The WPB was a government agency established during WW2 by US President, Franklin D...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Karl Blossfeldt Black White Flower Photogravure Botanic Photography, 1942
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure from the edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur' in 1942.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
"Night at the Follies" 1947 Original Linen Backed Theatrical Poster Evelyn West
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
"Night at the Follies" 1947 an original vintage linen backed one-sheet theatrical film movie poster. Size is 30 X 44 with the linen added.
A Night at the Follies, the 1947 W. Merle Connell burlesque documentary ("Daring!"; "Gorgeous Girls Great comedians Glamorous dancers"; "You've heard about it! You've read about it! Now see Big Time Burlesque Just as presented at the world famous follies theatre in Los Angeles"; "Something new in entertainment!"; "Evelyn West...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
"Marauders Always Attack!" Vintage Wwii Army Air Forces Poster, 1943
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a vintage WWII U.S. Army poster of a Martin B-26 Marauder bomber plane. The poster was published by the Recruiting Publicity Bureau in 1943. The poster depicts a B-26 fr...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
American Regionalist Oil, Sag Harbor, NY, Circa 1940s
Located in Peabody, MA
American regionalist oil on canvas depicting a dock scene in Sag Harbor, NY, circa 1940s, in a gilded and handcarved frame.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Original Vintage WWII Poster American Relief Czechoslovakia Chains National Fund
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two charity fundraising poster - American Relief for Czechoslovakia Member Agency of the National War Fund - featuring a dynamic design depicting a photogr...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Decorative Panel
Located in Paris, FR
Rectangular decorative panel made in glass presenting a lush vegetation and animals.
Signed lower right.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass
Early Carta Blanca Beer Sign. Mexico, 1940’s.
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare Carta Blanca beer porcelain metal sign.
Mexico, ca. 1940’s.
Category
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Sheet Metal
Color Print Depicting a Siamese Cat, USA, 1940
Located in Milan, IT
A color print, depicting a siamese cat. Gladys Emerson Cook. Solid cherry wood frame, polished and beeswaxed. USA circa 1940.
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Cherry, Paper
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...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
1940s Signed Realist WPA Banana Flower Oil Painting
Located in Miami, FL
1940s Signed Realist WPA Banana Flower Oil Painting
Offered for sale is a stunning 1940s realist WPA oil painting oil on board. The painting is signed a...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
"Steering the Ship", 1941 Illustration Art with Sailor for Saturday Eve Post
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly conceived and executed, this original maquette for a proposed Saturday Evening Post cover by Larry Segall depicts a sailor at the helm of a ship, his hands on the wheel and hi...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
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