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Period: 1940s
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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

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Paper

Vintage 1943 WPA Style Dorothy Stauffer Etching
Located in Seguin, TX
1943 Etching on paper by Dorothy Stauffer (1901-1971). Signed, titled and dated Ed 50 in pencil along lower margin. WPA style titled Cost Plus NAA, scene at ...
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage Railway Poster Ce Soir Dans Le Train Cote D'azur French Riviera
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - Ce Soir Dans Le Train... Demain Matin Cote D'Azur / Tonight On The Train... Tomorrow Morning French Riviera - featuring colourful artwork by Roland Hugon (b.1911) of a harbour scene viewed...
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage WWII Recruitment Poster Airborne Forces British Army Troops
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two recruitment poster - The Airborne forces of the British Army consist of parachute troops and glider-borne troops of all arms of the service - featuring a modernist design by the notable British graphic designer Abram Games (Abraham Gamse; 1914-1996) depicting a dramatic illustration of a soldier wearing military uniform and helmet holding a gun with silhouette images of parachute drops and glider planes above an aerial view of fields on the land below in the background, the application information text including rates of pay and conditions of service with the Pegasus Flash logo below - Officers and men in any Regiment or Corps (except RAC) who are medically fit may apply for transfer to a parachute or glider-borne unit of the Airborne Forces... Formed in 1940 the British Airborne Forces initially consisted of a parachute and a glider unit becoming the Parachute Regiment...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Leonard Maurer Oil Painting, 1948
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A charming oil painting by noted Washington DC artist Leonard Maurer, ca' 1948. Depicting children climbing trees. Wonderful sense of color and a real m...
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Gaslight 1944 U.S. Silver Gelatin Double-Weight Photo
Located in New York, NY
Original 1944 U.S. silver gelatin double-weight photo for the film Gaslight directed by George Cukor with Charles Boyer / Ingrid Bergman / Joseph Cotten ...
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American 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

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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...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Somewhere in the Night 1946 U.S. Window Card Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1946 U.S. window card poster for the film Somewhere in the Night directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz with John Hodiak / Nancy Guild / Lloyd Nolan / Richard Conte...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

La honra de los hombres 1946 Argentine Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1946 Argentine poster by Raf. for the film La honra de los hombres directed by Carlos Schlieper with Maria Duval / Enrique Diosdado / Aida Lu...
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Argentine Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Swingtime Jamboree 1946 Swedish Stolpe Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1946 Swedish stolpe poster for the film Swingtime Jamboree (Swing in Harlem) directed by William Forest Crouch with Stepin Fetchit / Albert Ammons / Delta Rhythm Boys. Very ...
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Swedish Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

The Lady Eve 1941 U.S. Silver Gelatin Single-Weight Photo
Located in New York, NY
Original 1941 U.S. silver gelatin single-weight photo for the film The Lady Eve directed by Preston Sturges with Barbara Stanwyck / Henry Fonda / Charles C...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Odd Man Out 1947 Italian Fotobusta Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1947 Italian fotobusta poster for the film Odd Man Out directed by Carol Reed with James Mason / Robert Newton / Cyril Cusack / F.J. McCormick. Ve...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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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...
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Mexican Other Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Maltese Falcon 1941 U.S. Insert Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1941 U.S. insert poster for the film The Maltese Falcon directed by John Huston with Humphrey Bogart / Mary Astor / Gladys George / Peter Lorre...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Queen Christina R1940s Argentine Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1940s re-release Argentine poster for the 1933 film Queen Christina directed by Rouben Mamoulian with Greta Garbo / John Gilbert / Ian Keith ...
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Argentine Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage World War Two Poster Buy Victory Bonds WWII Soldier Sailor Navy
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - Buy Victory Bonds - featuring a dynamic battle scene with explosions in the background and three men in military uniform armed with guns charging forward over barbed wire, an army soldier...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Watercolor Ski Poster "Pontresina" by Herbert Leupin, circa 1949
Located in Nantucket, MA
Original Watercolor Ski Poster "Pontresina" by Herbert Leupin (Swiss: 1916 - 1999), a watercolor and gouache painting original for one of Leupin's celeb...
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Swiss Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage WWII Poster When You Go Out Don't Crow Cockerel Abram Games Art
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 ...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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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...
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Mexican Other Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

20th Century Oil on Masonite Italian Signed Painting Gipsy Girl Portrait, 1948
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting of the mid-twentieth century. Work oil on masonite depicting Young gipsy with flowers and candle of good pictorial hand. Picture of beautiful measure, signed and dat...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Masonite

Original Vintage Travel Poster St Moritz Switzerland Horse Drawn Sleigh Laubi
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for St Moritz featuring a great design by Hugo Laubi (1888-1959) of a smiling lady in a traditional red dress waving a handkerchief as she rides on a carved wooden horse drawn sleigh...
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Swiss Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Pursuit to Algiers
Located in London, GB
Original American film poster for the 1945 Sherlock Holmes film starring Basil Rathbone as Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. John Watson. This film was directed by Roy William...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Vintage Persian Sarouk Oriental Rug, in Small Size, with Central Medallion
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Persian Sarouk Oriental Rug, circa 1945, Small size A vintage Persian Sarouk oriental rug, size 6'8" x 4'5", circa 1945. This lovely hand-knotted wool rug features a central...
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Persian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Wool

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...
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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, M...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage World War Two Poster Britain's Sea Power Maintain Savings WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - Britain's Sea Power Maintain it with your Savings - featuring a dynamic image of Royal Navy warsh...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage Railway Poster Travel Canadian Pacific Across Canada Train Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster - Travel Canadian Pacific Across Canada! Stunning artwork by Peter Ewart (1918-2001) depicting a steam trai...
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Canadian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Vintage Circa 1945 Helen Levitt Photographs of James Agee
Located in Seguin, TX
2 photographs circa 1945 by Helen Levitt (1913-2009) of Pulitzer Prize winning author James Agee (1909-1955) writer and film critic. These unsigned photos w...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Leonard Maurer Oil Painting "Ferry" 1949
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A charming modernist painting by Leonard Maurer, ca' 1949. Influenced by Matisse, but clearly in his own style with a uniquely American mid-century feel.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Mildred Watkins, ‘Clouds’, Enamel on Copper Decorative Plate, 1948
By Mildred Watkins
Located in New York, NY
A copy of this artwork by Mildred Watkins is in the permanent collection of the Crocker Art Museum, Enamel Arts Foundation Collection. Markings Signed and dated on the base: Clou...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Copper

Bernard Villemot Art Decó Screen Print
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Original Bernard Villemot Art Decó screen print. 1940s. Every item LA Studio offers is checked by our team of 10 craftsmen in our in-house workshop....
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Spanish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Wood, Paper

Original Vintage World War Two French Wine Vineyard Copper Recycling WWII Design
By Rene Ravo
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two era propaganda poster - French vineyards are in peril To sulfate our vines we need copper / Le Vignoble Francais Est en Peril Pour Sulfater Nos Viones Il Faut Du Cuivre - featuring a great design by Rene Ravo...
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage War Poster Keep Guard On What You Say Soldier WWII Abram Games
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - Keep a Guard on What You Say… Fantastic design by the notable British graphic designer Abram Games (Abraham Gamse; 1914-1996) depicting the face of a soldier wearing a military army cap with a silhouette in white of a soldier holding a rifle gun and standing guard in front of his open mouth as a sentry box...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Watercolor of a French Castle by Unknown Artist
Located in Pasadena, CA
Dreamy landscape picturing a view of a castle in France. Large original frame made of walnut. I love the soft and delightful pastel colors that are used. The colors add emotion to...
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French Romantic Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Walnut, Paper

Original Vintage Summer Travel Poster Beatenberg Niederhorn Switzerland Peikert
Located in London, GB
Original vintage summer travel poster for Beatenberg Niederhorn Switzerland Berner Oberland Suisse. Great artwork by Martin Peikert (1901-1975) depicti...
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Swiss Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage WWII Recruitment Poster SPARS Your Duty Ashore US Coast Guard
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two recruitment poster for the USCG United States Coast Guard Women's Reserve (known as SPARS from the Latin USCG motto Semper Paratus / Always Ready): Your Duty Ashore ... His Afloat. Great design depicting a smartly dressed lady in a US Coast Guard...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Portrait of a Blonde Girl in a Red Dress Wearing a White Beanie, Oil on Canvas
Located in Pasadena, CA
This portrait features a blonde lady in a red dress wearing a white beanie. The artwork is an oil painting by an unknown artist. The subject's expression ...
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Unknown Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Original Vintage World War Two Safety Poster Horse Play With Weapons WWII Games
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two safety poster - Horse play with weapons may end like this... - featuring a dynamic design by the notable British graphic designer Abram Games (Abraham ...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Vintage Chinese Art Deco Oriental Rug, in Gallery Size, W Flowers and Ivory Tone
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Chinese Art Deco Rug, Gallery size, circa 1940 A one-of-a-kind antique Chinese Art Deco oriental carpet, hand-knotted with medium ...
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Persian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Wool

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...
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Swiss Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Axel Salto, Mythical beast, lithograph, "Helhesten" 1942
Located in Copenhagen, DK
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...
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Danish Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage WWII Military Health Poster Bad Tooth Slow Poison Abram Games
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two military health poster - A bad tooth is slow poison Visit your Dental Officer regularly - featuring a great design by the notable British graphic designer Abram Games (Abraham Gamse; 1914-1996) depicting a black and white image of teeth with a blue glass poison bottle...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Colorful Framed Print of Divine Pastora, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Framed Print of Divina Pastora. By unknown artist, circa 1940. In original condition, with some visible signs of previous use and age, preserving ...
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Spanish Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage Election Propaganda Poster Marianne Liberty MRP Republican Art
By Lucien Bertaux
Located in London, GB
Original vintage election propaganda poster - Batir la France avec le peuple MRP Mouvement Republicain Populaire / Building France with the people Po...
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

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

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Wool

1940s Male Nude Art Study Drawing in Charcoal on Paper
Located in Miami, FL
1940s male nude art study drawing in charcoal on paper Offered for sale is an original 1940s male nude study drawing in charcoal on paper. The work ...
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Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Plexiglass, Wood, Paper

Original Vintage WWII Poster Future Progress Savings Industry Modernism Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster featuring stylised montage artwork by the British magazine and book illustrator and graphic designer Eric Fraser (1902-1983) depicting different materials labelled - fabrics steel concrete coal wood - with images of an industrial factory with metal pipes and tubes, a hand emerging from a dark cave reaching out to vegetables growing from the ground, wooden shapes cut out like a plane with silhouettes of trees and shapes of a telephone and chair, a red dress on a roll of cloth on the side with the title and rest of the text below - from the Original by Eric Fraser RI. Fraser was known for his illustrations for the Radio Times, Everyman's Library book series and J.R.R. Tolkien's Folio Society edition of The Lord of the Rings...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Traditional Decorative Modernist Ceramic Spanish Tile, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional Spanish decorative ceramic tile. Made in the iconic designs of Catalan Modernism. Manufactured by unknown artist in Spain, circa 1940....
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Spanish Jugendstil Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Ceramic

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

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Paper

20th Century Oil on Board Small Italian Signed Landscape Painting, 1940
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the first half of the 20th century. Framework oil on board depicting a wooded landscape with a character of good pictorial quality. Modern frame in carved and g...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Wood

Vintage Persian Baktiari Oriental Rug, in Small Size, W/ Central Medallion
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Persian Baktiari Oriental rug, Small size A vintage Baktiari oriental rug, size 8'2" x 5'5", circa 1940. This handsome hand-woven geometric rug features a central medallio...
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Persian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Wool

Original Vintage WWII Poster Anti-Soviet German Propaganda Happy To Work Germany
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two anti-Soviet German Nazi political propaganda poster depicting a smiling lady against a blue background with the text in Russ...
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German Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Exposition De Dessin's D'Etude, 1949
Located in Holmfirth, GB
A vibrant poster for an exhibition of Matisse’s studies for the Dominican Chapel in the medieval town of Vence on the French Riviera. Artist: Henri ...
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French Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Art Deco Gouache Painting Woman with Mirror by Louise Galand-Legendre, 1942
By Leon-Laurent Galand 1
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco gouache painting woman with mirror signed by Louise Galand-Legendre. Dated 1942. Gouache and pastel on board with original frame. France. Louise Galand-Legendre France, 18...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paint

Print No.12 Snowman by Josef Capek, 1929
Located in Praha, CZ
The Capek brothers are one of the world's most famous artists from the former Czechoslovakia. Josef Capek was a painter and in 1949 the Komenius publishing house published his collection The Happy Year, containing 12 paintings from 1929-1935, as an educational publication. This last one is called The Snowman...
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Czech Bauhaus 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 43. 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

Original Vintage WWII Poster The Clouds Have Eyes War Spy Pilot Camouflage Plane
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - The Clouds Have Eyes - featuring a German Nazi pilot on a reconnaissance spy mission kneeling next to his plane on ...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

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