Skip to main content

1940s Wall Decorations

to
417
1,077
634
1,735
Height
to
Width
to
421
177
47
22
11
10
8
7
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
8,284
17,510
39,173
11,583
5,809
15,718
11,387
937
455
1,360
2,023
1,735
3,177
4,051
4,090
2,388
1,459
1,059
254
215
200
125
995
520
472
298
247
1,735
1,735
1,735
91
40
20
20
20
Period: 1940s
Original Vintage Photograph of Deanna Durbin In " Can't Help Singing " 1944
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful photograph taken while shooting the Holywood movie " Can't help singing " 1944 Photographer unknown Good condition Free shipping
Category

American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage WWII Poster War Savings Are Warships Norman Wilkinson Navy Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two home front poster issued to encourage people to buy war savings bonds and help win the war. Dramatic artwork by the notable British artist and illustra...
Category

British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Rebecca / Rebeca
Located in London, GB
Original IArgentine film poster for Rebecca, 1940. Daphne du Maurier's gripping 1938 novel was made into a film in 1940 by Alfred Hitchcock. It was ...
Category

Argentine 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 34 Ballota acuta. Gottverge. Sonnenkrone in 20 8 facher Vergrößerung. ...
Category

Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage War Poster Feeding 45 Millions Transport WWII Frank Mason
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - Feeding 45 Millions Transport - featuring artwork by the notable British artist Frank H. Mason (Frank Henry Mason; 1875-1963) depicting a dyna...
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

Black Angel
Located in London, GB
Original US movie poster for Roy William Neill's, 1946 Film Noir starring Dan Duryea, June Vincent, Peter Lorre.
Category

American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Original Vintage War Fundraising Poster On The Arctic Front WWII Merchant Navy
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two home front fundraising poster - On the Arctic Front Merchant Navy Comforts Service - featuring an naval illustration of sailors in thick coats and hats...
Category

British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Original World War II Recruitment Poster - Make a Date with Uncle Sam USCG Spars
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War II recruitment poster for the USCG United States Coast Guard Women's Reserve (known as SPARS from the Latin USCG motto Semper Paratus / Always Ready): Make a date with Uncle Sam, Enlist with coast guard spars, apply nearest coast guard office. Stunning image by the renowned artist Bradshaw Crandell (1896-1966), showing a glamorous young lady wearing a US coast guard...
Category

American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Travel Poster Swissair Switzerland Flag Swiss Alps Mountain Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for Swissair featuring a fantastic illustration of a propeller plane flying high over the Swiss Alps with a red and white cross Swiss flag...
Category

Swiss Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Calmann-Lévy & Georges Bataille Signed Lettrer
By Georges Bataille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Lettrer between Georges Bataille and Calmann-Lévy, 1947. Hand-signed by Bataille and paper with Calmann-Lévy's letterhead In good original condition, with consistent with age a...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Italian Majolica Ship Wall Plates, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pair of Italian majolica ship wall plates. Great vibrant colors.
Category

Italian Other Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Ceramic

Rebeca
Located in London, GB
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...
Category

Argentine Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Rebeca
Rebeca
$3,733
Nell Blaine Black and White Ink Drawing on Paper, USA 1940s
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

"Waiting at the Station" Superb 1943 American Scene Painting, Indianapolis
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Highly atmospheric and winning, this American Scene painting of three young men waiting for the next train in downtown Indianapolis -- perhaps...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paint

James Kirk Merrick (1905-1985), Watercolor on Paper
Located in Morristown, NJ
James Kirk Merrick (American, 1905-1985), Stormy Seascape, watercolor on paper, signed "James Kirk Merrick" at lower right, loose and unframed. About: Merrick studied at Philadelphi...
Category

American Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paint, Paper

"The Red Shoes" Photo
Located in London, GB
Original British Studio production photos featuring Moira Shearer in the films famous dance scene. The film directed by the famous duo Michael Powell and...
Category

English Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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

"Kiss the Blood Off My Hands / Le Sans Peur" Original Belgium Movie Poster
Located in London, GB
Original Belgium movie poster for Norman Foster's 1948 film Noir starring Jane Fontaine, Burt Lancaster. The art work on this poster is unique to...
Category

Belgian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Original Vintage Poster BCPA England London British Commonwealth Pacific Travel
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster advertising British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines flights to England - Via BCPA to England. Design features an illustration of a mounted Royal Guard on...
Category

Australian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Poster Liberate Dutch East Indies Indie Bevrijden WWII Pilot
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster, Indie bevrijden Een nieuwe taak voor den Vliegenden Hollander / Liberate India Dutch East Indies A new task fo...
Category

British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Antique Postcard Signed by Raul Anguiano, 1949
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Antique Postcard signed by Raul Anguiano. 1949. 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...
Category

Mexican Other Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

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

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

Key Largo / L'Isola Di Corallo, Original Italian Movie Poster
Located in London, GB
Original Italian Movie poster for the Classic 1948 gangster film directed by John Ford and with the amazing cast including, Bogart, Robinson and Bacall. The poster has two stamps on...
Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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

Original Vintage War Propaganda Poster Careless Word Needless Sinking WWII
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - A Careless Word... A Needless Sinking - featuring dynamic artwork by the Saturday Evening Post illustrator Anton Otto Fischer (1882...
Category

American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Poster Dodecanese Liberation Day 9th May 1946 WWII Allied Flags
Located in London, GB
Original vintage post World War Two poster celebrating the first anniversary of the Allied liberation of the Dodecanese islands from the occupying Na...
Category

British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage War Propaganda Poster Merchant Navy Engine Room WWII Ore
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - If this Man lets the bearings run hot you may lose 8000 tons of ore Merchant Navy Comforts Service National Appeal Headquarters 62 ...
Category

British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

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

Vintage Persian Saraband Oriental Rug, in Room size, W/ Paisley Design
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Persian Saraband Rug, Room size, circa 1940 A one-of-a-kind vintage Persian Saraband Oriental Carpet, hand-knotted with thick and lustrous wool pile. This classic carpet...
Category

Persian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool

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 Military Poster Track And Field Allied Forces Sports Council
Located in London, GB
Original vintage military sport poster - Allied Forces Sports Council presents Armed Forces European Theater Track and Field Championships Olympic Stadium Berlin Germany - starting at 2pm and held on 7 and 8 September 1946, featuring an illustration of a winged goddess and an athlete holding a laurel wreath in front of a map of Europe between red and white striped theatre stage curtains with the participating countries listed below - Belgium Czechoslovakia Denmark France Great Britain Greece Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Russia United States. Sponsored by the US Army this successful post-war meet attracted 120,000 spectators; it included an Olympic style opening ceremony and a runner carrying a flaming torch and was also broadcast by radio; it featured hurdles, various running distances, pole vault, high jump, shot put, discus, long jump...
Category

American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage War Propaganda Poster Onverbreekbaar Katholiek Thuisfront WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster issued by Katholiek Thuisfront / Catholic Homeland Front featuring two silhouette illustrations of tanks by palm trees and a navy shi...
Category

Dutch Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Framed Signed Lithograph “Two Women and a Child” by Reuven Rubin
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Reuven Rubin (Rubin Zelicovici) was a Romanian-born Israeli painter, celebrated as a pioneer in the Israeli art world. Born on November 13, 1893 in Galati, Romania. His paintings use...
Category

Israeli Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Metal

"Stomping Grapes, " Art Deco Etched/Enameled Mirrored Panel with Winemaking Scene
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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

Colette Gueden Signed Watercolor Painting circa 1948-1949
Located in Encino, CA
Colette Gueden (1905-2000). "Leaves and fruits." Extremely rare signed watercolor on paper. Collette Gueden was a very famous and popular French artist and designer in the 1950s....
Category

French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paint

Original Vintage War Home Front Poster Put Out Waste Paper Ammunition WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two home front recycling poster - Put out waste paper It is used for ammunition and other vital needs - featuring a dramatic image of a soldier firing a ma...
Category

British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

1940s Three Oil on Oval Canvas WPA Paintings of Trains w. Ribbons Surrealist
Located in Miami, FL
WPA era (1930s/1940s ) Oil on Oval Canvas Grouping of 3 Paintings of Trains with a Ribbon and Floating Ball, a bit Surrealist. Inspired by Thomas ...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Canvas, Paint

"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

Horace Armistead American Surrealist 1941 Painting
Located in Sharon, CT
Rare American surrealist painting. Painted on 'beaver board'/homasote. Signed and dated H ARMISTEAD 1941 lower right.
Category

American Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paint

1940s WPA School Winter Scene Oil Painting by A. Stuz
Located in Miami, FL
1940s WPA School Winter Scene Oil Painting by A. Stuz Offered for sale is a large 1940s WPA school oil painting on canvas of a playful wi...
Category

Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Wood, Paint

Mid c20th Scandinavian framed oil on panel of flower vase
By Alfhild Elvstedt
Located in London, GB
Striking framed Scandinavian mid C20th oil painting on a wooden panel. The still life is of a colourful large display of flowers set in a vase including Gladioli and wild daisy type flowers on top of a small round green topped side table.
Category

Norwegian French Provincial Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paint

Painting of an Appeasing Nude by Adam Sherriff Scott
By Adam Sherriff Scott 1
Located in Montreal, QC
Adam Sherriff Scott was born in Perth, Scotland and began his art education in 1903 at the Edinburgh School of Art. He was awarded the Allen-Fraser Scholarship to continue his studies for four years at the Allen-Fraser institute, which was a finishing school for talented young artists, and studied under George Harcourt A.R.A. After this, he continued his studies at the Slade School under Henry Tonks as well as at the National Gallery and the Tate Gallery. In 1912, he moved to Canada. He worked for an American who commissioned him to paint large scenes of the Canadian West to sell to real estate agents. Scott moved to Montreal in 1915 He became a member of the Beaver Hall...
Category

Canadian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Canvas

Axel Salto, Mythical beast, lithograph, "Helhesten" 1942
Located in København, Copenhagen
Axel Salto (1889-1961) A mythical beast, lithograph. "Helhesten" 1942. Hand-signed in pencil Salto. Visible size: W 17.0 cm x H 19.0 cm. Total W 27...
Category

Danish Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Aubusson tapestry French, handmade in wool and cotton Size 310 x 210 cm.
Located in Firenze, FI
Aubusson tapestry from 1940/50, French, handmade in wool and cotton. Size 310 x 210 cm. A castle in the background and a hunting scene in the foreground is a marvel of textile art t...
Category

French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool, Cotton

20th century French Bouquet of Flowers Painting, 1940S
Located in LEGNY, FR
Painting representing a bouquet of flowers painted in gouache signed lower right (illegible) .Dated from the 1940s. Gilded wooden frame, painting under glass. Good condition. Good qu...
Category

French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paint

Pair of Framed 1940s Domestic Interior Watercolor Renderings
Located in Stamford, CT
These are two stunning watercolor renderings of quintessential 1940s interiors. One is a beautiful teal and cream living room. The other is a cha...
Category

American American Classical Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Original Vintage WWII Poster Your Hurricanes In Action Thank You Fiji RAF Planes
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - Your Hurricanes In Action Thank You Fiji! - featuring four colourful captioned illustrations depicting Hurricane fighter jets marked with Royal Air Force RAF roundels gifted by Fiji on the ground; showing the planes defending a British industrial town by shooting down an enemy bomber plane; and flying over Nazi Germany to attack the enemy-occupied territory with machine gun...
Category

British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

"Half Nude Man at Rest, " Important Drawing of Black Worker by De Erdelyi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Fine and important depiction of an African American worker, one of the artist's favorite subjects, this drawing by Francis De Erdelyi gives a hint of his important influence on a g...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Charcoal, Paper

Oil On Canvas Circular Art Deco Paintings Of The Smoky Mountains
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Rare circular Art Deco scenes of the Smoky Mountains with date and details rendered behind the paintings. Beautifully hand painted in vivid hues and original circular gilt frames. Em...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Canvas

"New Mexico Scene, " Large and Rare Landscape with Adobe Church
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In 1943, when the Second World War still raged a continent away, Eleanor Reed painted this beautiful and haunting view of the New Mexico landscape, featuring a rosy-toned adobe churc...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paint

Antique Persian Baktiari Oriental Rug, in Room size, w/ Garden Design
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Persian Baktiari Oriental Rug, Room size A vintage Baktiari oriental rug, size 13'0" x 10'4", circa 1940. This handsome hand-woven geometric rug features a garden design in...
Category

Persian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool

Original Vintage WWII Soviet Propaganda Poster Soviet Football Players TASS USSR
Located in London, GB
Original vintage WWII era Soviet propaganda poster - Привет Советским футболистам! / Hello Soviet football players! - featuring artwork of a football player holding a ball and lookin...
Category

Russian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Set of 12 vintage post-war British design posters Council Industrial Design 1946
Located in Hastings, GB
Want a whole wall covered? Here's a set of 12 oak-framed original post-war British design quiz posters, produced by the Council of Industrial Design in 1946, presumably a tie-in to t...
Category

English Industrial Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Oak, Paper

Pair of Authentic California Fruit Crate Labels Featuring Apples. Circa 1940's
Located in Incline Village, NV
Offered is a pair of original "Apple" fruit crate labels, circa 1940's, unused and professionally mounted in oak frames with white colored beveled matte. The labels would have been...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

"Waiting, " Large Art Deco Painting with Cat, Porthole Window, Red & Green
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Classic Art Deco painting with a humorous look at domestic life in 1940s America, the scene focuses on a cat waiting for its owner as she arrives home, appearing in the porthole window of the front door. The painter was Karl Gasslander...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paint

Mid-Century Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by Marcel Dumont, Dated 1943
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid-century framed oil painting on canvas by Marcel Dumont ~ dated 1943 is a poignant family portrait of a mother and three daughters in a reflective pose, showing the artist's flair...
Category

Belgian Expressionist Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Canvas

A Modernist Ink And Gouache Drawing By Vaclav Vytlacil, Ca' 1945
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A fantastic gouache and ink drawing on paper, mounted on board by Vaclav Vytlacil, ca' 1945. Highly reflective of the style of the period, with influences of African art and NY Abstr...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Italian 1940s Wooden Architectural Drawings Wall Holder
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1940s wooden architectural drawings wall holder.
Category

Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Wood

Read More

Punk Rock and Rebellion Animate London’s Hit Yoshitomo Nara Show

The exhibition includes his portraits of wide-eyed kids with mayhem on their minds, as well as some of the artist’s personal belongings.

Whether Painted or Papered, Muraled Walls Make Bold Statements in the Home

The ancient practice of covering walls in artistic scenery is back.

In Francks Deceus’s ‘Mumbo Jumbo #5,’ the Black Experience Is . . . Complicated

Despite the obstacles, the piece’s protagonist navigates the chaos without losing his humanity.

12 Floral-Accented Rooms with a Handmade, Folkloric Feel

Who needs a flower garden? Just use your imagination — and some beautifully patterned wallpaper or fabric — to bring the outdoors in.

This Wolf Kahn Pastel Is the Epitome of Beauty at Its Most Essential

A longtime admirer of Kahn’s work, 1stDibs editorial director Anthony Barzilay Freund explores why it’s relevant now more than ever.

Why Jules Chéret Was the King of the Modern Poster

The streets of fin-de-siècle Paris were set aglow with colorful poster ads, thanks to the printing techniques invented by Jules Chéret. Now, the Milwaukee Art Museum is celebrating this undersung talent in America's first solo show dedicated his exuberant works.

Anna Condo’s Multifaceted Career Spans Film, Photography and NFTs

From her historic Manhattan townhouse, the talented creator and curator of 1stDibs' latest NFT exhibition tells us about the art in her home and how she got involved with cryptoart.

How Keith Rivers Went from NFL Linebacker to Blue-Chip Art Aficionado

The former football player is as serious about becoming a great contemporary-art patron as he once was about making tackles. Here, Rivers tells us how he got the collecting bug and how his tastes have evolved over the years.

Recently Viewed

View All