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Original Vintage Middle East Travel Poster Lebanese Way Lebanon Mountain Air
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Middle East travel poster for Lebanon - To The Cool Mountain Air The Lebanese Way - featuring scenic artwork of a path winding through th...
Category
Lebanese Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Bambi
Located in London, GB
Original French film poster for the classic Walt Disney production.
The artwork was designed by great French poster artist Alexis (dates unknown) and was unique to the French poster....
Category
French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Circa 1940s Oil On Canvas by Elizabeth Paxton Oliver
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1940s oil on canvas "Wahyah Bald Mt, Franklin, NC" by Elizabeth Paxton Oliver. American artist, 1891-1977. Filled with the life of Nantahala National Forest, a mountain man on ...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
The Philadelphia Story
Located in London, GB
Original photographic production still for the classic 1940 comedy
starring Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn and James Stewart.
This piece is conservation framed with in a Tulip wood...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Drawing Representing Nude Woman by Van Doren 'Raymond' Belgium 1941
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This drawing is representing a nude woman. The frame is in a brown color, and the drawing is done on a white support.
It has made circa 1940. Art Deco Period.
by VAN DOREN (Raymond...
Category
Belgian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
Pablo Picasso Framed Artwork, Editions du Chene, 1943
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Step into the timeless brilliance of Pablo Picasso 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
"Drummer w/ Beachcomber Hat", 1940s Portrait of Shirtless Man in Blue and Brown
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted in the 1940s when Americans were traveling more widely and becoming deeply interested in "exotic" lands and cultures, this portrait of a handsome young man -- probably Mexica...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
"State Fair Scene with Horses & Merry-Go-Round", American Scene Painting, 1947
By Edmund Brucker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large and dynamic, this 1947-vintage painting depicts a shirtless man handling a high-spirited Percheron horse that won a blue ribbon at the Indiana st...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
The Wizard of Oz
Located in London, GB
Original British front of house still for The Wizard of Oz.
These British front of house stills are the equivalent to Lobby cards in the US.
The film came out in 1939. This still wou...
Category
English Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
"Nudes Stepping Forth, " Large Theatrical Sketch by Raoul Pene du Bois
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This very large and energetic sketch, depicting several nude figures stepping forward through a circular opening, was painted by Raoul Pene du Bois, probably as a preparatory piece f...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Gouache
"Great Dane" Framed Oil on Velvet by Lawrence Shelby
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome portrait of a Great Dane by painter, Lawrence Shelby. Oil paint on rust-colored velvet canvas, framed by stained oak.
Artist-signed.
...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Velvet, Paint, Oak
Original Vintage War Propaganda Poster Fight For Freedom Half Slave Free WWII
By John Falter
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - This world cannot exist half slave and half free Fight For Freedom! - featuring a dynamic image by the American artist John Falter ...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Walt Disney Presents the World's Greatest Shorts
Located in London, GB
This rare original British animation poster was designed to advertise Walt Disney shorts. In England posters were not produced for every short cartoon, ...
Category
English 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
Stunning Pair of Vintage Pierced and Etched Brass Panels
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful pair of rectangular vintage etched and cut out brass panels having figural busts, urns and curlicues in an elaborate symmetrical design.
Category
North American Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
Alvar Aalto Wall Console Artek 114A
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Espoo, FI
Alvar Aalto wall console with two drawers, model 114A, manufactured by Artek in circa 1940s. Artek's stamp from 1930s-1950s on the back of the console. The console has beautiful pati...
Category
Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Birch
"Couple with Apples", Swedish Copy of British Masterwork
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charming and lovely, this quiet depiction of two young lovers sitting under a tree in 1942, while World War II was being waged not far away, was painted by G. Lundgren in Sweden and is a close copy of "Amity" by Bernard Fleetwood Walker, owned by the Walker Art gallery in Liverpool, England. The original is well known and was painted in 1933. The young blond female figure is shown with a basket of apples at her side, in a pale blue dress...
Category
Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Engraved Pink Tinted Glass Panel, circa 1940
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Engraved pink tinted glass panel, circa 1940.
Little splinter on the bottom (see picture) but not visible when assembled.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass
Signed coastal beach painting by Frank Proschwitzky Freyburg
Located in Redding, CT
Signed coastal beach painting by Frank Proschwitzky Freyburg. (1862 -1940)
Of British-German descent but lived in the United States. Please confirm dimensions prior to purchase.
Category
Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
Raoul Dufy Fauvist 1948 Color Cliché Print, Framed
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Step into the lively and whimsical world of Raoul Dufy with this exquisite color cliché print, meticulously edited by Editions du Chêne in Paris, France, in 1948. Housed in a solid w...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Soviet Propaganda Poster Train Driver Soviet Railway USSR
By V. Elkin
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet propaganda poster - I will be a train driver! / ???? ??????????! Great artwork of a young train driver in uniform operating the controls with a view towards m...
Category
Russian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
"Adam in Eden, " Monumental Depiction of Paradise in Wartime
By Wilfred Peter Glud
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A remarkable statement of hope and resilience, this vivid and colorful depiction of a nude Adam seated amidst a profusion of flora and fauna was painted in the midst of World War II ...
Category
Danish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
"Dance Around Crystal Mountain, " Remarkable Art Deco Painting with Nudes, 1945
By Milton Bond
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Perhaps the most remarkable of all the crystal paintings made by Milton Bond in the 1940s, this depiction of beautiful nude figures, male and female, forming a symmetrical circle aro...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Painting of the Post Yacht Sea Cloud
Located in Norwell, MA
Marine watercolor by Jay Arnold titled “Heading out to Sea”. Shown is the large windjammer “Sea Cloud” under full sail leaving port. Sea Cloud was owned by Marjorie Merriweather Post...
Category
North American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Post-War Tropical Cranes Print in Original Frame
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original post-war midcentury tropical print featuring a group of cranes in a tropical lagoon. This print comes in its original white painted frame.
Size: 26" tall x 32" wide.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Modernist Brass Metal Frame for Painting, Drawing or Mirror Project
By Laiton Milano
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Italian frame, in polished brass, dates from the 1940s. It will be perfect to include a painting, a drawing, a lithograph, a mirror, or any other DIY decoration. The piece's rec...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal, Brass
Letter / La Lettre
Located in London, GB
Original French film poster for William Wyler's 1940 Film Noir starring Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall and James Stephenson. The screenplay by Howard E. Koch is based on the 1927 play...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Six-Panel Tapestry Upholstered Screen, France, 1940s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Colorful six-panel folding screen or room divider. Each wood panel is clad in a vivid wool tapestry and framed with blue velvet. Decorative brass nailhead trim. The other side is pla...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Original Fashion Drawing, Pat Kerr, 1946
By Pat Kerr
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful ink and wash by Pat Kerr, 1946. So evocative of the 1940s.
On card. Unsigned.
Presented in an antique water gilded frame
Drawn for A & C Kay, New Bond St. London.
...
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Antique Postcard Signed by Raul Anguiano. 1948
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Antique Postcard Signed by Raul Anguiano. 1948. Dedicated to Arturo Arnaiz y Freg.
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
La Regle Du Jeu / The Rules of the Game
Located in London, GB
Exceptionally rare original French film poster for La Regle du Jeu / The Rules of the Game. This film starred Marcel Dalio , Nora Gregor and Paulette Dubost, and was directed by Jean...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster Washington American Airlines McKnight Kauffer USA
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster - Washington American Airlines - featuring fantastic artwork by one of the most renowned poster artists of the 20th century Edward McKnight...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Brassai's Insight: Photogravure of Picasso's Sculpture, circa 1948
By Brassaï, Pablo Picasso
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Brassai's Insight: Photogravure of Picasso's Sculpture, circa 1948
From 1948
Photography by Brassai
Photogravure
From 'The Sculptures of Picasso' by Daniel Henry Kahnweiler
Printed ...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Mid Century Modern Artist James Koenig 1948 Buffalo NY Titled 'Net Work'
By James Koenig
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Titled ‘Net Work’ buffalo artist James Koenig paintings reflected many phases of American painting styles including scenes from the WPA period, abstract...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
1940s Monumental "Modulor Man" Print After Le Corbusier
By Le Corbusier
Located in Coronado, CA
An incredible and monumental 'Modulor Man' print from the 1940s after Le Corbusier. This stunning piece, likely one-of-a-kind, came from the estate of Radislav Sutnar, the son of Lad...
Category
Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Decorative painting of French alp by Decarli
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Decorative painting by Decarli of French alp
Category
French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
European Oil on Canvas
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a quite pleasant little English oil on canvas signed, in the lower left featuring some buildings with the traditional terra-cotta roof with a church steeple in the background...
Category
English Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Mid-20th Century Black Dance Mask, Guerrero, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century black dance mask, Guerrero, Mexico
A nice old mask from Guererro, Mexico, used in the Tlacololero Dance of the Tlactapa and probably fr...
Category
Mexican Tribal Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Traditional Spanish Rustic Ceramic Plate, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional Spanish rustic decorative hand painted ceramic plate, Made by unknown manufacturer in Spain, circa 1940 In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age ...
Category
Spanish Rustic Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Montague Dawson: ‘Six Metre Class boat by the Lymington Spit’
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Montague Dawson: ‘Six Metre Class boat by the Lymington Spit’, a watercolour showing a white hulled Six Metre yacht sailing away from a racing buoy, running downwind with reduced goo...
Category
English Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Pablo Picasso Framed Artwork, Editions du Chene, 1943
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Step into the timeless brilliance of Pablo Picasso 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
Mid-Century Modern Cubist Artist James Koenig Buffalo NY1948 Titled 'Tangent'
By James Koenig
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Titled 'Tangent' - Buffalo artist James Koenig paintings reflected many phases of American painting Styles including scenes from The WPA period, abstrac...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Hardwood, Paint
"Rehabilitation", Impressive, Large Art Deco Study for Queens, NYC Courthouse
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Teeming with allegory and symbolism, this large and elaborate study by Eugene Savage for a major mural to be executed in mosaic was painted for the new Queens Supreme Courthouse -- a...
Category
Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure: Nature's Elegance in Classic Frame (1942)
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Presenting a captivating Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure from the 1942 edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur.'
In its original condition, this piece boasts minor wear that beautifu...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
"Peace, " Monumental Art Deco Tapestry w/ Goddess of Abundance and Nudes, 1945
By Gaston Alfred Henrich
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A unique and remarkable work of art with great historical importance, this monumental Art Deco tapestry celebrating the end of World War II presents a large scene of nude male and female...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Painting by Jordi Casacuberta Codinach, Oil on Canvas, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Painting by Jordi Casacuberta Codinach, circa 1940. Oil on canvas. Handsigned. In original condition, with some visible signs of previous use and age, preserving a beautiful patina...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Hawaiian Cockatoos Acrylic on Canvas Tropical Paining by Alfonso Castricone
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original acrylic on canvas Hawaiian painting by Alfonso Castricone, titled Cockatoos in Avocado Tree, features vibrant cockatoos perched in an avocad...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Original Photo of furniture by Bruno Mathsson / Sweden - 1945
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia, 1952
- Museum of decorative Arts in Czech republic
- suitable for framing
- photographed by Illek and Paul
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Category
Czech Scandinavian 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
"Nude Male with Hand to Chest, " Drawing by Raoul du Bois
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Powerful and eloquent, this drawing by Raoul Pene du Bois showcases his mastery of the human figure, expressed with his usual Mannerist approach -- all elongated limbs and stylized p...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Original Vintage Drink Poster Amontillado Coquinero Osborne Sherry Map Bull Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage drink advertising poster for Amontillado Coquinero Osborne Sherry / Xeres / Jerez Puerto de Santa Maria Espana featuring a great design depicting a bull above a bott...
Category
Spanish Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Curtains Hooks, Wall Brackets, in Solid Brass, Art Deco Period from France, 1940
By André Arbus
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Rare pair of curtains hooks, difficult to find from this period: Art Deco. They are authentics.
These wall bracket are used to support the curtains, ...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
"Actaeon in Flight, " Large Painting of Mythological Scene w/ Male Nude, 1942
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This stunning example of Art Deco painting illustrates the dramatic moment when the hunter Actaeon, having seen the nude Diana in her bath, is meeting his death. Here Actaeon himself is fully nude, and is being transformed into a deer as he is being pursued by Diana's avengers. The classic myth...
Category
North American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
1940 El Lissitzky ‘Beat the whites ‘ reprint lithograph in colours
By El Lissitzky
Located in London, GB
Bolshevik propaganda poster
Beat the whites (Tsars White Russians) with the red wedge
Constructivism art, this reprint litho from the 1917 original ...
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Ukrainian Other Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
1940 Barbisio Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
Beautiful piece from 1940 for Barbisio Hats featuring stunning artwork. This charming poster with artwork from St. Mingozzi depicts a small white dog walking up to a Barbisio hat and...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
To Have and Have Not
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1944 Film Noir To Have and Have Not.
This film starred Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall and was directed by Howard Hawks.
This piece is conservation ...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
1940's Italian Etched Green Glass & Brass Coat Rack
Located in Hanover, MA
The color green applied to the back of the glass like silver to a mirror is absolutely sublime. The brass fittings and mounts are high quality machine turned. The delicate floral m...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
"Ready. Join U.S. Marines" Vintage WWII Recruitment Poster by Haddon Sundblom
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is an original World War II Marines recruitment poster, issued in 1942. The poster depicts a uniformed Marine, standing strong and proud at attention. The persuasive text reads ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
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