1940s Prints

Karl Blossfeldt — Framed Photogravure: Natural Grace, 1942 A striking Karl Blossfeldt photogravure from the 1942 edition of Wunder in der Natur. Retaining its original condition, i...

Pair of early examples of Tommi Parzinger silkscreened prints, signed in pencil, original frames, frames 17" diameter, art 14" diameter.

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...

Boris O’ Klein. “Dirty Dogs of Paris”. Offset print. A humorous work by the French artist Boris O’ Klein, known for his satirical scenes of dogs in human-like situations. This piece ...

"Floral Masterpiece": Large Vintage Botanical Lithograph after Joseph Nigg, Printed by Mourlot, 1947 A magnificent and large-scale botanical lithograph, beautifully reproducing a pa...

After Marc Chagall Color Cliché Editions du Chêne 1947 Framed Enter the enchanting world of Marc Chagall with this beautifully crafted color cliché, published by Editions du Chê...

Karl Blossfeldt — Framed Photogravure: Natural Grace, 1942 A striking Karl Blossfeldt photogravure from the 1942 edition of Wunder in der Natur. Retaining its original condition, i...

Karl Blossfeldt — Framed Photogravure: Natural Grace, 1942 A striking Karl Blossfeldt photogravure from the 1942 edition of Wunder in der Natur. Retaining its original condition, i...

Karl Blossfeldt — Framed Photogravure: Natural Grace, 1942 A striking Karl Blossfeldt photogravure from the 1942 edition of Wunder in der Natur. Retaining its original condition, i...

Karl Blossfeldt — Framed Photogravure: Natural Grace, 1942 A striking Karl Blossfeldt photogravure from the 1942 edition of Wunder in der Natur. Retaining its original condition, i...

Promotional silkscreen print for Ladislav Sutnar’s Build the Town building block set, a Bauhaus-inspired toy set composed of simple geometric wooden forms painted in primary colors,...

Marc Chagall Color Cliché Editions du Chêne 1947 Framed Enter the enchanting world of Marc Chagall with this beautifully crafted color cliché, published by Editions du Chêne in ...

After Marc Chagall Color Cliché Editions du Chêne 1947 Framed Enter the enchanting world of Marc Chagall with this beautifully crafted color cliché, published by Editions du Chê...

A nice set of two airbrush prints of flowers and pink flamingos on a black background by Billy Seay. This a great example of the post-WWII tropical art/decorating boom that took over...

"Dinosaure" by Le Corbusier. Signed in pencil and numbered 2/100.⁠ ⁠ Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (1887 – 1965), known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, ...

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.

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 ...

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...

Karl Blossfeldt — Framed Photogravure: Natural Grace, 1942 A striking Karl Blossfeldt photogravure from the 1942 edition of Wunder in der Natur. Retaining its original condition, i...

Original colour studio promotional photograph for the classic 1940 comedy starring Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn and James Stewart. This piece is conservation framed with in a Tuli...

Original Matson Lines Hawaii "Festival of the Sea" artwork lithograph by artist Eugene Savage taken from the well-known Matson Cruise Line's original menus. It is featured in the original bamboo frame chosen for the artwork. The art was used as a menu but they also sold these prints on cardboard. The Artist was Eugene Savage. Bought on ship or at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel...

These high-quality prints are by Winold Reiss, 1886–1953, a German-American artist famous for his portraits of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana. This set of six is part of a larger se...

Karl Blossfeldt — Framed Photogravure: Natural Grace, 1942 A striking Karl Blossfeldt photogravure from the 1942 edition of Wunder in der Natur. Retaining its original condition, i...

Louis Icart Art Deco engraving, La Glycine (Wisteria), circa 1940, drypoint and aquatint. Original frame. Frame dimensions: Height: 67 cm Width: 87.5 cm Depth: 4 cm Total weight: ...

Charming 1940s tropical scenic print featuring two elegant flamingos wading and drinking along a serene coastal shoreline, surrounded by palm trees and lush foliage. Designed by Bill...

Karl Blossfeldt — Framed Photogravure: Natural Grace, 1942 A striking Karl Blossfeldt photogravure from the 1942 edition of Wunder in der Natur. Retaining its original condition, i...

Karl Blossfeldt — Framed Photogravure: Natural Grace, 1942 A striking Karl Blossfeldt photogravure from the 1942 edition of Wunder in der Natur. Retaining its original condition, i...

Karl Blossfeldt — Framed Photogravure: Natural Grace, 1942 A striking Karl Blossfeldt photogravure from the 1942 edition of Wunder in der Natur. Retaining its original condition, i...

Karl Blossfeldt — Framed Photogravure: Natural Grace, 1942 A striking Karl Blossfeldt photogravure from the 1942 edition of Wunder in der Natur. Retaining its original condition, i...

Karl Blossfeldt — Framed Photogravure: Natural Grace, 1942 A striking Karl Blossfeldt photogravure from the 1942 edition of Wunder in der Natur. Retaining its original condition, i...

Karl Blossfeldt — Framed Photogravure: Natural Grace, 1942 A striking Karl Blossfeldt photogravure from the 1942 edition of Wunder in der Natur. Retaining its original condition, i...

Oscar M. Dominguez (1906-1957) Surrealist still life in front of a window. Lithograph on paper. The piece is signed lower left in pencil, Dominguez and an edition of 137/200. Blind s...

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...

Original Japanese film poster for the classic 1940 comedy starring Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn and James Stewart. The art work on this poster is unique to the films first release ...

The lithographic print is titled "Le Taureau Noir" (The Black Bull) by Picasso on April 20, 1947. The lithograph is signed in print "Picasso" at the lower left-hand corner and is dat...

Pair vintage floral still life framed prints. Soft impressionistic style in muted tones. Light wear from age.

After Marc Chagall Color Cliché Editions du Chêne 1947 Framed Enter the enchanting world of Marc Chagall with this beautifully crafted color cliché, published by Editions du Chê...

Set of ten Weinhold Reis colored lithographs of the Blackfeet; period frames - Scalping Woman; Wife of Night Shoots; Lazy Boy; Blackfeet Medicine Man; Long Ti...

Karl Blossfeldt — Framed Photogravure: Natural Grace, 1942 A striking Karl Blossfeldt photogravure from the 1942 edition of Wunder in der Natur. Retaining its original condition, i...

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Plate 3 from the series “Four Tales of the Arabian Nights”, 1948, also titled “Then He Spent The Night With Her Embracing” Published: Pantheon Books, New York Medium: Lithograph Sheet Size: H 43cm x W 23cm Year: 1948 Edition: 90, this example 59/90 Signature: Hand signed in pencil, Marc Chagall Literature: M. 38; see C. books 18) A very rare example of Chagall’s first major and most important lithography series “Arabian Nights” Vichy France...

For your consideration, is a hand signed lithograph by Italian artist René Gruau, a famous fashion illustrator in the 1940s and 1950s. In excellent condition. The dimensions are 28.5...

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...

1942 Hollywood Portrait artwork print of actress Frances Gifford by George Hurrell in its original white wood Framed.

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 outside of the frame. About the artist; Gil Elvgren studied at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts before transferring to the American Academy of Art in Chicago, where he graduated in 1936.[3] Elvgren then joined the stable of artists at Stevens and Gross, Chicago's most prestigious advertising agency. He became a protégé of the artist Haddon Sundblom. In 1937, Gil began painting calendar pin-ups for Louis F. Dow, one of America's leading publishing companies, during which time he created about 60 works on 28 × 22 in canvas and distinguished them with a printed signature. Many of his pin-ups were reproduced as nose art on military aircraft during World War II. Circa 1944, Elvgren was approached by Brown and Bigelow...

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...

This extraordinary set of 61 prints on 34 separate sheets of rag paper by Maurice L'Hoir were made in connection with the 1945 publication of Lysistrata, the Classic Greek poem that offers a licentious take on the war between the sexes. Each of the prints is a woodcut that was inked by hand in a brilliant palette of deep red, mossy green, deep black and warm fleshy tones by the artist Each of these images were created for the book, only 33 copies of which were made. However, this set is independent of the book and therefore each print is unbound and easy to frame. The Greek poem famously describes the determination of Greek women to refuse all sex with men until they agreed to stop fighting. L'Hoir was famed for his book illustrations during the Art Deco period; he also designed a poster for Moulin Rouge in the 1920s. (The Lysistrata book is also available, separate from this set of prints.).

Privately printed and distributed by the artist. Signed in the matrix. Unframed.

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...

For your consideration, is a hand signed lithograph by Italian artist Rene Gruau, a famous fashion illustrator in the 1940s and 1950s. In excellent condition. The dimensions are 29.5...

For your consideration is a stunning, hand signed lithograph by artist Erté, father of the Art Deco movement. Size is 13.5” H x 6.5” W. In excellent vintage condition. Romain de T...

This is a rare original American film poster for the classic 1940 comedy starring Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn and James Stewart. This film was directed by George Cukor. This is the...

Original US trade advertisement for the classic 1940 comedy starring Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn and James Stewart. This film was directed by George Cukor. This piece is conservat...

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...

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...

Purchased at la modern around 20 years ago. Size is of the visible picture inside passe-partout.

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...

A set of two antique lithographs depicting elegant female figures by the sea, in a soft and romantic atmosphere typical of mid-20th-century French aesthetics. The compositions evoke ...

Yves Diey, Art Deco etching, signed, circa 1940.

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...

Original colored lithograph on japanese paper, countersigned and numbered XXII/XXV by Jean PICART LE DOUX (1902-1982), depicting playful elements, including a five of diamonds and a dice. He was born in Paris in 1902, and soon abandoned his studies to work as a bookbinder in the publishing industry, before turning to advertising and graphic arts. He published his first works in 1935. He won the Grand Prix for theater posters. He created illustrations for Jean Cocteau, Maurice Ravel...