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Period: 1940s
Luigi Veronesi Photography, 1940
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, this is the 2/30.
In original condition.
Luigi Veronesi (1908-1998) was an Italian photographer...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
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.
Photography number 87.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and us...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
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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.
Photography number 30. 'Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum. Gemeine Wucherblume, große Maßliebe, Mar...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Antique Original Drawing by Raul Anguiano, 1946
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Antique original drawing by Raul Anguiano dedicated to Arturo Arnaiz y Freg for the new year 1946.
José Raúl Anguiano Valadez (February 26, 1915 – January 13, 2006) was a notable Mexican painter of the 20th century, part of the “second generation” of Mexican muralists which continued the tradition of Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros but experimented with it as well. Anguiano was born during the height of the Mexican Revolution...
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Mexican Other Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
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Paper
Original Vintage USSR Poster American Lifestyle Crime Anti-USA Soviet Propaganda
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet anti USA propaganda poster - American Lifestyle / ???????????? ????? ????? - featuring images depicting life in America including a...
Category
Russian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage WWII Poster Guide The Fighter Planes Army Air Force Recruitment
Located in London, GB
Original vintage world war two recruitment poster - Guide the fighter planes Join the Army Air Forces Ground Observer Corps Volunteer at your local Civilian D...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
"The Adventures of Don Juan" or "Le Avventure Di Don Giovarri" Film Poster
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for Don June. This was Errol Flynn's last big budget.
Movie and a perfect role for Flynn. The poster features beautiful artwo...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
"Young Man in Striped Shirt, " Portrait with Harbor Scene by Cuban Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted by Cuba's most important figural painter in the mid-20th century, this portrait by Victor Manuel depicts a young man with a bicycle cap and a white and red striped shirt, loo...
Category
Cuban Mid-Century Modern 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 War Poster Child Found A Blind WWII Ammunition Shells Modernism
By Abram Games
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two bomb safety poster - This child found a 'blind' Accidents occur daily with blinds left on ranges Report all blinds for destruction at the end of the da...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
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.
Photography number 14. 'Dianthus plumarius. Federnelke in 8 facher Vergrößerung.'
In or...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
"Lying on the Sand, " WPA-Era Atmospheric Beach Scene with Male & Female Bathers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In an era when Reginald Marsh, Paul Cadmus and many other painters loved to capture the joy and energy of crowded beach scenes in America, John Winters created this lovely genre scene of a male bather in his one-piece swim suit reposing on the sand (probably the Lincoln Park beach in Chicago...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Original Vintage WWII Poster Back Up The Fighting Forces British Army RAF Navy
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - Back Up The Fighting Forces - featuring an image of three men in military uniform from the Royal Air Force RAF, British Army and Royal Navy ag...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Closed For The Duration Loose Talk Can Cost Lives WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - Loose Talk Can Cost Lives Closed for the Duration - featuring great artwork by Howard Scott (1902-1983) depicting a man with tape s...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
"500 LB Lady, " Colorful and Charming WPA-Era Carnival Scene by Lincoln
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of energy and vivid color, this atmospheric and charming scene of a small-town carnival, complete with a barker, boys with balloons, a blue tent in the foreground and a sign announcing the "500 LB Lady," was painted by E. Wilder Lincoln in the 1930s or 40s. Painters and sculptors were fascinated with circuses and carnivals...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
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
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 11. 'Phacelia tanacetifolia. Bienenfutterpflanze. Blütenrispen in 4 fac...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Soviet Poster Treasure The Honour Of The Family USSR Propaganda
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet propaganda poster - Treasure the Honour of the Family! - featuring the quote below artwork showing an elderly man pointing to three photographs on a wall of m...
Category
Russian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Set of 3 Karl Blossfeldt Black White Flower Photogravure Botanic Photography
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Karl Blossfeldt set of 6 Photogravures 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...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
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
"White Heat / La Furia Umana" Original Italian Film Poster
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for White Heat, 1949. This film was directed by Raoul Walsh, and stars James Cagney, Virginia Mayo and Edmond O'Brien. Cagney was synonymous with gangste...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Kurt Thorsén, Sweden, Oil on Canvas, Self Portrait of the Artist, Dated 1943
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kurt Thorsén, Sweden. Oil on canvas. Self-portrait of the artist. Dated 1943.
The canvas measures: 93 x 52 cm.
The frame measures: 6 cm.
In excellent condition.
Signed and dated.
Category
Swedish Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Swedish Landscape, Painting
By T. Lorentzson
Located in New York, NY
More peaceful than a feng shui fountain, this post-impressionist oil on canvas shows a stunningly normal scene from the Swedish forest. Stands of linden trees, fir and aspen frame a ...
Category
Swedish Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Original Vintage War Propaganda Poster Quiet Stop Needless Noise WWII Soldier
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two warning poster - Quiet! Stop needless noise Noise wastes energy, dissipates manpower, slows war production - featuring a dynamic image of a man in a he...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Painting by Morris Walton Leader (1877-1966)
By Morris Walton Leader
Located in Houston, TX
Morris Walton Leader (1877- 1966)
Morris Walton Leader was born in Marshall, Texas, in 1877. He died in Austin, Texas, where he had lived since he was a young boy. He studied with ...
Category
American Other Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese movie poster for Classic 1939 Gangster film starring James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart and Priscilla Lane. Directed by Raoul Walsh. The film did not get a release in Ja...
Category
Japanese Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
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 15.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and ...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
20th Century Oil on Panel Italian Landscape Painting Sacra di San Michele, 1948
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting dated 1948. Framework oil on panel depicting a view of the famous Sacra di San Michele (seen from Avigliana) of good pictorial quality. Small framework with frame in...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
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
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
20th Century Oil on Masonite Italian Landscape with Figures Painting, 1945
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting dated 1945. Work oil on masonite depicting a particular view with characters Celebration of Spring of excellent pictorial quality. Nice size framework of pleasant de...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Masonite
Barbara Stanwyck
Located in London, GB
Original black and white studio photographic still used to advertise Warner Brother's leading lady, Barbara Stanwyck in the 1940s.
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
George Schwacha "New Jersey Bathers" Painting
By George Schwacha Jr
Located in Westport, CT
Painting title "New Jersey Bathers" circa 1949 (1908-1986) works represented in over 30 Museums. Was president of the American Artists league and past president Audubon Artists and a...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Wood
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 Soviet WWII Propaganda Poster Gossip Provocateurs USSR Red Hand
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet World War Two period propaganda poster - We will expose and destroy the provocateurs and spreaders of panicking rumours / Разоблачим и уничтожим провокаторов ...
Category
Russian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Hidden Room / Obession / Der Wahnsinn Des Dr. Clive, German Film Poster
Located in London, GB
Original German film poster for the 1949 Crime, Thriller staring Robert Newton
and Sally Grey. The stuning artwork used on this poster is unique to...
Category
German Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
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 42.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and ...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Pair framed vintage print of drawings by Diego Rivera
By Diego Rivera
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of vintage prints of Diego Rivera's drawings of indigenous Mexican children. Framed on linen board in a pair of period frame. In print sign...
Category
Mexican Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
Original Vintage Advertising Poster National Savings Season Of The Year Flowers
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster - National Savings Through the Post Office Savings Bank, The Trustee Savings Bank and National Savings Certificates - featuring colourful artwork ...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
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
René Jacques Vintage Photo Gravure, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vintage photo gravure by the photographer René Jacques, circa 1940.
Wood frame with passe-partout and high quality museum's glass.
In original condition, with minor wear consiste...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, 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.
Photography number 14. 'Dianthus plumarius. Federnelke in 8 facher Vergrößerung.'
In or...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Fishermen Painting, 1940s
Located in Savannah, GA
An oil on canvas of a fishing charter boat at sea with fishermen. Likely an illustration for a publication circa 1940s.
canvas: 27 by 21 inches
frame: 31 by 25 inches
Fair overall...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Framed Nude Drawing Study by Harriet Rosander de Tourtchaninoff, 1940s, Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
Framed sketch by Swedish artist Harriet Rosander de Tourtchaninoff (1912-1965), likely created in the 1940s. This artwork is a study of the female form, where Rosander de Tourtchanin...
Category
Swedish Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Lead
Original Vintage WWII Military Propaganda Poster Blenheim Bomber Submarine Nazi
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two military propaganda poster - A British Blenheim Bomber of the Coastal Command Aids a British Destroyer in Smashing a German Submarine - featuring a col...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
"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...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Meerson Vintage Photo Gravure, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vintage photo gravure by the photographer Meersonh, circa 1940.
Wood frame with passepartout and high quality glass. The frame on the photos is just an example, it will be framed ...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Piet Hein, Wall Plate, Royal Copenhagen, 1948
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Product description:
Piet Hein was a polymath from Copenhagen, he was a mathmatician, poet, designer, writer and inventor. During the second world war he joined the resistance in D...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Faience, Ceramic, Earthenware
Original Vintage WWII Propaganda Poster Your Help Will Bring Victory West Indies
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - Your Help Will Bring Victory - featuring artwork by Alfred John Nunney (1897-1966) depicting dock workers unloading goods from a la...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Jacques Villon Style Cubist Still Life
By Jacques Villon
Located in Sharon, CT
A beautiful unsigned oil on canvas in the School of Paris Cubist style of Jacques Villon.
Category
French Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Original Vintage American WWII Recruitment Poster For Your Country's Sake Today
Located in London, GB
Original vintage American World War Two recruitment poster - For your country's sake today For your own sake tomorrow Go to the nearest recruiting station of the armed service of you...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
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...
Category
Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, 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.
Photography number 28 Nigella damascena. Jungfer im Grünen, Sinnenkopf, Schawarzkümmel Kel...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Carel Blazer and Papillon Vintage Photo Gravure, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vintage photo gravure by the photographers Carel Blazer and Papillon, circa 1940.
Wood frame with passepartout and high quality museum's glass.
In original condition, with minor ...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Hans Keer-Bale Vintage Photo Gravure, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vintage photo gravure by the photographer Hans Keer-Bale, circa 1940.
Wood frame with passepartout and high quality glass. The frame on the photos is just an example, it will be f...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Original Vintage WWII Poster Soviet Baltic Pilots Fighter Jets Ships Sea Battle
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster depicting a battle scene showing Baltic pilots destroying enemy warships at sea with an illustration of planes flying through smoke in the sky a...
Category
Russian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Ski Poster Winter Sports Carinthia Austria Skier Mountain View
Located in London, GB
Original vintage ski travel poster for Winter Sports in Carinthia Austria featuring artwork by Hubert Lechner (1903-1990) of a smiling skier wearing a hat and holding a ski pole, loo...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Yves Diey, Art Deco Etching, Signed, circa 1940
By Yves Diey
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Yves Diey, Art Deco etching, signed, circa 1940.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
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