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Period: 1940s
Place of Origin: North American
Polychrome Screen Print "Zig+Zag" by Josef Zenk
By Joseph Zenk
Located in Montreal, QC
Signed, titled and numbered to lower edge ‘Zig + Zag 7/60 Zenk’. This work is number 7 from the edition of 60. Zenk studied for three years at the National Academy of Design, followe...
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Prints

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"Male Nude and Skyscraper", Rare, Signed Surrealist-Art Deco Print by Avinoff
By Andrey Avinoff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and extraordinary, this signed print by Andrey Avinoff is one of a set he created for "The Fall of Atlantis," a monumental and fantastical poem by George Golokhvastoff published...
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1940s Art Deco Vintage North American Prints

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After Gil Elvgren (Am. 1914-1980) Framed Offset Lithograph “Sleepy Time Girl”
By Gil Elvgren
Located in Chicago, IL
Black lacquered wood framed offset lithograph after Gil Elvgren, titled “Sleepy Time Girl”. Image site measurements, 7.5” x 9.5”. Framed measurements “12” x 15” x .5”. Not examined o...
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

After Gil Elvgren (Am. 1914-1980) Offset Lithograph “A Knock Out” Pin Up
By Gil Elvgren
Located in Chicago, IL
Black lacquered wood framed offset lithograph after Gil Elvgren, titled “A Knock Outgg”. Image site measurements, 7.5” x 9.5”. Framed measurements “12” x 15” x .5”. Not examined outs...
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Hylonympha Macrocerca (Scissor-Tailed Hummingbird) by John Gould, 1946
Located in Kenilworth, IL
An ornithological lithographic print of the Scissor-Tailed Hummingbird from John Gould 's “A Monogram of the Trochilidae, or Family of Hummingbirds,” published in five volumes from 1...
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1940s Vintage North American Prints

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King Kong
Located in London, GB
Original photographic production still used for a re-release of the film in the late 1930's or early 1940's King Kong is perfect blend of adventure, science fiction and horror, King ...
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1940s Vintage North American Prints

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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...
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1940s Vintage North American Prints

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WINSLOW HOMER American Art Lithograph Print, Flower Garden and Bungalow Bermuda
By Winslow Homer
Located in Chicago, IL
Striking original color lithograph print on paper of Winslow Homer's (1836 - 1910) original watercolor painting titled "Flower Garden and Bungalow, Bermuda" in clear bold primary col...
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1940s American Classical Vintage North American Prints

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Paper

Pair of Tall Rectangular Asian Style Prints with Birds and Foliage
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely vintage pair of tall rectangular Asian style prints having exotic birds and foliage in a muted color palette and original aged giltwood frames.
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1940s Japonisme Vintage North American Prints

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Giltwood, Paper

Rare Collection Of Ephemera And Postcards ca’1940’s By Frank Barr
By James Prestini
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A rare collection of ephemera designed by Frank Barr ca’ 1940’s. Advertising exhibitions by James Prestini etc…a total of 22 pieces.
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Prints

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Pin Up Nude Woman Lithograph by Signed C Moss, C 1942
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original 1942 lithograph artwork print of a nude woman, barechested in a sea of silk with soft nighttime rim light sculpting her body in this silhouette. The print comes in its origi...
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1940s Vintage North American Prints

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"Four at the Table", 1940s American Scene Lithograph by Woman Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most intriguing and mysterious WPA-era prints we have ever offered, this rare, possibly unique work depicts a group of two women and two men in intense conversation at a crude wood table, in a simple room with cracks in the plaster that show the wood lath underneath. The four almost seem like a group on the lam in a film noir from the period, desperately running from a crime of some kind. Two of the four face downward, deeply focused on the subject at hand, and another is lost in thought, a pipe in his mouth. The fourth is most mysterious of all, facing away from the viewer. but clearly animated and in conversation. The artist was Alice Harold Murphy...
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1940s Art Deco Vintage North American Prints

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Frank Lemon, Signed WWII Offset Lithograph - Dauntless Aircraft Flying to Midway
By Frank Lemon
Located in Morristown, NJ
American 1945, a striking offset lithograph of "Dauntlesses" flying on their way to the Battle of Midway during the second World War." Below the illustration is an inscription reading "A few against many, Dauntlesses from far-off carriers race to the Battle of Midway, June 1942", signed in ink "Frank Lemon...
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1940s American Classical Vintage North American Prints

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Glass, Paper

Bay Area Artist Robert McChesney Linocut Figurative Abstract "Jubilee" 1947
By Robert McChesney
Located in Oakland, CA
Bay Area artist Robert McChenesy figurative abstract linocut titled "Jubilee" circa 1947. Abstract figures interacting with each other within the rect...
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Prints

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Original Howard Chapelle Blueprint Of USS Wasp
Located in Norwell, MA
Rare blueprint by Howard Chapelle showing details of the United States Navy Sloop of War Wasp of 1807. Howard Irving Chapelle was an american naval architect and curator of maritime ...
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1940s Vintage North American Prints

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Block Island Boat Blueprint from Wickford R.I.
Located in Norwell, MA
Original blueprint of the block island boat "Glory Anna II", owner Paule Loring, Wickford R.I. 1948, Builder AC Howard. The keel is signed by naval architect G.M. Cunha, 1948. This is the lines drawing showing hull timbers, deck, mast placement, profile, etc.. This is a real piece of block island Rhode...
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1940s Vintage North American Prints

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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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1940s Modern Vintage North American Prints

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Henry Moore Modernist Prints
By Henry Moore
Located in Atlanta, GA
Henry Moore prints, from the limited edition folio entitled "The Drawings of Henry Moore", published by Curt Valentin, New York, 1946. They have been professionally matted and framed...
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Prints

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Glass, Paper, Wood

1942 Frances Gifford Hollywood Portrait Print by George Hurrell, Framed
Located in Van Nuys, CA
1942 Hollywood Portrait artwork print of actress Frances Gifford by George Hurrell in its original white wood Framed.
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Jeanne D' Arc by Georges Rouault Lithographic Color Print, 1940s New York
By Georges Rouault
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Jeanne D' Arc on horseback by Georges Rouault. Color Print number 4004 published by New York Graphic Society, Fine Art Publishers circa 1940. It is mounted in a gold-painted frame wi...
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1940s Modern Vintage North American Prints

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Set of 4 Diamond Shaped Framed Romantic Landscapes
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Set of 4 unusual diamond shaped prints having matte rustic wood frames and oval romantic Renaissance style landscapes with bathers and riders in bucolic settings. The matts are silve...
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1940s Vintage North American Prints

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Wood, 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...
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1940s Modern Vintage North American Prints

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Wood, Paper

Vintage Douglas W. Gorsline Engraving Edition of 250 "Brooklyn Local" Circa 1945
Located in Toledo, OH
Vintage Douglas W. Gorsline engraving on paper of a young woman, "Brooklyn Local", circa 1945, edition of 250, signed in pencil and numbered, very good condition. Dimensions: image 6...
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1940s Hollywood Regency Vintage North American Prints

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"Element of Air, " Art Deco Print with Male Nude and Atlantis Theme by Avinoff
By Andrey Avinoff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sensuous, finely rendered and full of mystery, this very rare signed print by Andrey Avinoff was one of several he created for "The Fall of Atlantis," a monumental and fantastical po...
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1940s Art Deco Vintage North American Prints

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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.
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Prints

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Very Rare Harry Bertoia Monoprint on Rice Paper
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Munich, DE
Purchased at la modern around 20 years ago. It´s the size of the work - not the frame.
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Prints

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Color Print Depicting a Siamese Cat, USA, 1940
Located in Milan, IT
A color print, depicting a siamese cat. Gladys Emerson Cook. Solid cherry wood frame, polished and beeswaxed. USA circa 1940.
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1940s Vintage North American Prints

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Glass, Wood, Cherry, Paper

"Spirit of Atlantis and Serpent of Quetzalcoatl, " Rare Art Deco Print by Avinoff
By Andrey Avinoff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extraordinarily sensuous and imaginative, this very rare signed print by Andrey Avinoff was one of several he created for "The Fall of Atlantis," a monumental and fantastical poem by...
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1940s Art Deco Vintage North American Prints

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Set of Nine Framed American Typography Pages, 1938
Located in Downingtown, PA
Set of nine framed American typography pages. From new letters and lettering by Paul Carlyle & Guy Oring, Originally published, 1938 The pages ...
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Prints

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Frohse Anatomical Chart by A.J. Nystrom, Plate No. 8: Digestive System, 1947
By Max Brödel, Fritz Frohse, A.J. Nystrom & Co
Located in San Francisco, CA
An impressively sized and meticulously executed American Frohse pulldown anatomical chart depicting the human digestive system, published by A.J. Nyst...
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1940s Industrial Vintage North American Prints

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Metal

Twelve O'Clock High
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1949 film Twelve O'Clock High. This American war film was adapted from the 1948 novel of the same name by Sy Bartlett and Beirne Lay, Jr. The screenpl...
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1940s Vintage North American Prints

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Very Rare Harry Bertoia Monoprint on Rice Paper
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Munich, DE
Purchased at la modern around 20 years ago. Size is of the visible picture inside passe-partout.
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Prints

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Paint

Herman Roderick Volz "The Argument" WPA & Modern Expressionist Artist
By Herman Roderick Volz 1
Located in Fulton, CA
A WPA style lithograph titled "The Argument" by Herman Roderick Vols (1904-1990). Pencil signed and numbered 23 of 25. Folio measures 19" H 12.5" W. Image...
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Ben Shahn "Deserted Fairground" Rare 1948 Screenprint
By Ben Shahn
Located in Sharon, CT
Privately printed and distributed by the artist. Signed in the matrix. Unframed.
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Angelo Testa Print on Canvas
By Angelo Testa
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Whimsical print on canvas by noted artist and textile designer Angelo Testa. Large print depicting dogs and other biomorphic shaped animals.
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Prints

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"Adam and Eve on Island of Peace, " Remarkable WPA-Era Print of Peace Amidst War
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This print depicts a nude Adam and Eve in a small island of peace and plenty, surrounded by the ravages and storms of World War II. The placid scene at the center, full of innocence ...
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1940s Art Deco Vintage North American Prints

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Colorful Abstract Expressionist Print By Dean Meeker
By Dean Meeker
Located in Chicago, IL
Dean Jackson Meeker (Madison, Wisconsin, 1920-2002) Dean Meeker was a printmaker painter and teacher. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, Northwestern University, and the Uni...
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1940s Vintage North American Prints

"Forever Fled, " Rare Color Print by Grace Genoi Pettit
By Grace Genoi Pettit
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The ecstatic sensuality and limpid nudity of this rare 1946 print by Pettit clearly shows her debt to Picasso, who led the return to classical and mythological themes in the 1920s an...
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1940s Vintage North American Prints

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Pair of Signed Tommi Parzinger Silkscreen Prints
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of early examples of Tommi Parzinger silkscreened prints, signed in pencil, original frames, frames 17" diameter, art 14" diameter.
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Prints

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"Winter, " Brilliant Silkscreen Art Deco Print by Szoeke
By Andrew Szoeke
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Admired in his day as one of the great graphic artists of America, Andrew Szoeke put his mastery of form and silhouette to work in furniture, type design, graphic design and fine art...
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1940s Art Deco Vintage North American Prints

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Ink, Paper

"Spring, " Brilliant Silkscreen Art Deco Print by Szoeke
By Andrew Szoeke
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Admired in his day as one of the great graphic artists of America, Andrew Szoeke put his mastery of form and silhouette to work in furniture, type design, graphic design and fine art...
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1940s Art Deco Vintage North American Prints

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Ink, Paper

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