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Item Ships From: USA
Period: 1940s
"Waiting, " Large Art Deco Painting with Cat and Female Figure in Porthole Window
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...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paint

"Theatrical Scene, " Art Deco Painting with Tragedy, Comedy in Celestial Setting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This extraordinary, almost surreal scene by one of America's leading muralists in the Art Deco period, Eugene Savage, depicts a floating female nude on the stage, with figures of Com...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paint

"High-Stepping Horse, " Unique Art Deco Midcentury Ceramic Relief Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Demonstrating a modern take on Etruscan and other ancient sculpture, this 1941-vintage relief rondel depicts a high-stepping horse and a leafing branch,...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Ceramic

1940s Landscape Painting
Located in New York, NY
Created in the 1940s, this painting has an air of nostalgia and foreboding. It depicts a house set against the backdrop of not-so-distant skyscrapers. The city fades into gray in con...
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1940s Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Vintage Persian Baktiari Oriental Rug, in Small Room size, w/ Medallion
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Baktiari oriental rug, size 8'0" x 5'6", circa 1940. This brilliant handwoven wool carpet features a dynamic diamond-shaped medallion at center, surrounded by a var...
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1940s Persian Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Wool

Art Deco "African Buffalos" by Jeanne Thiais Loubris, 1938
By Jeanne Thiais Loubris
Located in Encino, CA
Jeanne Thiais Loubris (1906-2004) Rare oil on canvas titled " Buffles Africains " (African Buffalo). Titled and dated 1938 on the back. Measures: H:...
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1940s French Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Framed Poster, Prof. Dr. Paul Pfurtscheller, Sauria Lacerta Agilis, 1904 Vienna
By Dr. Paul Pfurtscheller
Located in Bronx, NY
Professionally Framed Wooden Gold frame, poster ,Prof. Dr. Paul Pfurtscheller,Sauria lacerta agilis, 1904. Hand drawn by Austrian zoologist, printed and used for Swedish school , ...
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1940s Austrian Art Deco Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paper

"Time and Civilization, " Newly Discovered Art Deco Mural Studies, Schreckengost
By Viktor Schreckengost
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Famed for his product designs in the 1940s and 1950s, and his Jazz Bowl commissioned by Eleanor Roosevelt, Victor Schreckengost was also a painter...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paint

Monumental Geometric Abstract by Andrew Spence
Located in Pasadena, CA
Extremely large scale work by listed artist Andrew Spence (b.1947). Intense blue with black and white geometric forms create a striking work. Mr. Spenc...
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1940s American Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Paint

Signed French Neoclassical Framed and Glass Cover Painting Resting Nude Woman 40
Located in Miami, FL
Signed French framed painting resting nude woman from the 1940. Traditionally those paintings were hung above the bed in a master bedroom in France. ...
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1940s French French Provincial Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Paint, Wood

Austrian Socialism Realism Graphic Penting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Socialist realism painting buy R. Kovach . Graphic painting and walnut original frame .Panting shipping continental USA in home delivery $285 2-4 weeks . if shipping UPS 5-10 days s...
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1940s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Wood

"The Great Gatsby" 1949 U.S. Scene Card
Located in New York, NY
Original 1949 U.S. scene card for the film The Great Gatsby directed by Elliott Nugent with Alan Ladd / Betty Field / Macdonald Carey / Ruth Hussey. V...
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1940s American Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paper

French 1940s Gouache on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 1940s gouache on paper. Custom framed with sandblasted oak frame with acid free paper and UV glass.
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1940s French Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paper, Gouache, Pencil

"Night Skaters, " Vivid Genre Painting of Ice Skating in 1940s Chicago
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted with great verve and energy, this depiction of a circle of ice skaters circumnavigating a rink in Chicago -- perhaps the Lincoln Park Zoo rink -- was made in 1943 by John Win...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paint

"Murder in Times Square" 1943 U.S. One Sheet Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1943 U.S. one sheet poster for the film Murder in Times Square directed by Lew Landers with Edmund Lowe / Marguerite Chapman / John Litel / William Wright. Very good conditi...
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1940s American Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paper

His Girl Friday 1940 U.S. Silver Gelatin Single-Weight Photo
Located in New York, NY
Original 1940 U.S. silver gelatin single-weight photo for the film His Girl Friday directed by Howard Hawks with Cary Grant / Rosalind Russell / Ralph...
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1940s American Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paper

1940s Hand-Painted Model Tobacco Sign
Located in New York, NY
A great hand-painted 1940s tin on wood advertising sign. Nicely faded, with striking graphic images, USA, circa 1940s. P104.
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1940s American Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Tin

1940s Vintage Black and White Porcelain EXIT Sign
Located in Wallkill, NY
Cool 1940s porcelain EXIT sign. Measuring: 18 in long x 5 in.
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1940s American Industrial Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Metal

"Yellow Swimsuit, " Ghostly Casein Painting of a Man at the Beach, in 1943
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This pale, almost ghostly painting by John Winters depicts a tall, lithe young man with a yellow swimsuit and towel on the beach along Lake Michigan in...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paint

"Galloping Horse" Art Deco Plaque by Waylande Gregory, 1940s
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Glazed in brilliant white, deep red, gold and black, this striking round plaque was made by Waylande Gregory, the renowned WPA sculptor and innovative ceramicist. Prodigious and inde...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Ceramic

"Seated Figure, " Important Photograph of Male Nude by Barthe
By Richmond Barthé
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This original black and white photograph of one of Richmond Barthé's rare, little-known sculptures was taken by the famous studio of Morgan and Marvin Smith, who located on West 125th Street next to the renowned Apollo Theater. The Smith brothers moved from their native Kentucky to New York in the early 1930s, and proceeded to establish a studio that brought together almost every major figure in the Harlem Renaissance in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, mentoring artists such as Jacob Lawrence, Gwendolyn Knight, Selma Burke, Ernest Crichlow and Robert Blackburn. The Smiths captured the night life of Harlem, including musicians and actors such as Harry Belafonte, Sydney Poitier, Eartha Kitt, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Count Basie, Ethel Waters, Billie Holiday, Hattie McDaniels, Zora Neal Hurston, Step n' Fetchit, Pearl...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paper

Shoeshine 1946 Swiss Scene Card
Located in New York, NY
Original 1946 Swiss scene card for the film Shoeshine (Sciuscia) directed by Vittorio De Sica with Franco Interlenghi / Rinaldo Smordoni / Annielo Mel...
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1940s Swiss Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paper

"Carrying Water, " Striking Scene of Women in Italian Hill Town by Wachtmeister
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking and atmospheric depiction of women fetching water in jugs and urns, descending into a lovely, picturesque hill town in Italy, this painting was made in 1942 by Sophie-Loui...
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1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paint

"Song of My Heart" 1948 Finnish A2 Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1948 Finnish A2 poster for the documentary film “Song of My Heart” (Sydameni laulu) directed by Arvo Tamminen with Heikki Packalen / Kastehelmi Karjalainen / Kaarina Tammine...
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1940s Finnish Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paper

Oil Painting of Ivo Patcevitch-Conde Nast Founder, Attributed to Renee Bouche
By René R. Bouché
Located in Water Mill, NY
Oil on board of Ivo Patcevitch founder of Conde Nast attributed to Renee Bouche.
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1940s American Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Cotton Canvas

Impressionism Woodstock NY Artist "Chicken and Eggs" Oil on Canvas
Located in Wallkill, NY
Stunning 1940s impressionist oil on canvas by Francis Stein. Well done oil. Depicting chickens and eggs. Would fit well in a mid-century environment as well as a Country. Be sure to ...
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1940s American Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Shoeshine 1946 Swiss Scene Card
Located in New York, NY
Original 1946 Swiss scene card for the film Shoeshine (Sciuscia) directed by Vittorio De Sica with Franco Interlenghi / Rinaldo Smordoni / Annielo Mel...
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1940s Swiss Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paper

Nell Blaine Abstraction India Ink on Paper, USA 1940s
By Nell Blaine
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...
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1940s American Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paper

Shoeshine 1946 Swiss Scene Card
Located in New York, NY
Original 1946 Swiss scene card for the film “Shoeshine” (Sciuscia) directed by Vittorio De SICA with Franco Interlenghi / Rinaldo Smordoni / Annielo M...
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1940s Swiss Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paper

Nell Blaine Abstract India Ink on Paper, USA 1948
By Nell Blaine
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...
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1940s American Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paper

The Grapes of Wrath 1948 Italian Fotobusta Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1948 Italian fotobusta poster by M. Fuganti for the first Italian theatrical release of the 1940 film The Grapes of Wrath directed by John For...
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1940s Italian Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paper

Shuffle Rhythm 1944 U.S. Scene Card
Located in New York, NY
Original 1944 U.S. scene card by Albert Hirschfeld for the film Shuffle Rhythm directed by Reginald Le Borg with Henry Busse. Very good condition. Please note: the size is stated in ...
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1940s American Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paper

"Prelude to War" 1943 U.S. Scene Card
Located in New York, NY
Original 1943 U.S. scene card for the documentary film Prelude to War (Why We fight: Prelude to War) directed by Frank Capra / Anatole Litvak with Kai-Shek...
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1940s American Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paper

Framed Scandinavian Traditional Embroidered Blouse
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Visually striking Danish traditional blouse in off-white with blue embroidery reminiscent of a vyshyvanka decorative shirt, but Scandinavian in orig...
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1940s Danish Rustic Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Silk, Glass, Wood

"Splashing in the Waves, " Art Deco Seaside Painting by Texas Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted in vivid, glowing colors by Robin Artine Smith, this depiction of a 1940-era blonde in a tangerine-hued swimsuit striding into the surf is a...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paint

Five French Dried, Pressed and Framed Botanical Specimens
Located in New York, NY
A set of dried, pressed and framed botanical specimens, plants and flowers with botanical descriptions Calligraphed in Latin and French. These old pieces are elegantly floated in off...
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1940s Belgian Rustic Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

Shoeshine 1946 Swiss Scene Card
Located in New York, NY
Original 1946 Swiss scene card for the film Shoeshine (Sciuscia) directed by Vittorio De SICA with Franco Interlenghi / Rinaldo Smordoni / Annielo Mel...
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1940s Swiss Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paper

Joan Crawford and Ingrid Bergman Vintage Movie Posters, Queen Bee and Intermezzo
By Columbia Pictures
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous pair of vintage movie posters - Joan Crawford in Queen Bee (1955) and Ingrid Bergman and Leslie Howard in Intermezzo (1939) but released in Belgium in 1946. Both of these ar...
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1940s Belgian Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Wood, Paper

Week-End at the Waldorf 1947 Danish A1 Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1947 Danish A1 poster for the film Week-End at the Waldorf directed by Robert Z. Leonard with Ginger Rogers/Lana Turner/Walter Pidgeon/Van Johnson. Very good-fine condition,...
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1940s Danish Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paper

Blue Skies 1946 U.S. Scene Card
Located in New York, NY
Original 1946 U.S. scene card for the film Blue Skies directed by Stuart Heisler / Mark Sandrich with Bing Crosby / Fred Astaire / Joan Caulfield / Billy De Wolfe. Very good-fine con...
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1940s American Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paper

Signed Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting Titled "Sunny Sunday" by Richard Olive
By Richard Clive
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-century landscape painting by New York artist Richard Clive, entitled "Sunny Sunday". This oil on canvas landscape painting depicts the dappled afternoon light of a forest cleari...
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1940s American American Craftsman Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Canvas

I Know Where I'm Going! 1947 U.S. Scene Card
Located in New York, NY
Original 1947 U.S. scene card for the film I Know Where I'm Going! directed by Michael Powell / Emeric Pressburger with Wendy Hiller / Roger Livesey / Pamela Brown / Finlay Currie. F...
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1940s American Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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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...
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1940s American Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Hardwood, Paint

Nantucket Harbor Scene, by Inna Garsoian
By Inna Garsoian
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Harbor Scene, by Inna Garsoian (1896–1984), circa 1946, oil on canvas view of wharves and waterfront from vantage of old Steamship office, signed lower right, and signed and dated on the reverse, mounted in original hand carved wooden frame. Garsoian was a former costume designer in Paris for the Ballet Russe, and summered on Nantucket from 1935-1945. Her work is noted for muted colors, stark light and shadows; she exhibited at the Easy Street Gallery. From the Nantucket Historical Association's digital exhibition "Nantucket Art...
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1940s American Modern Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Marcello Boccacci Natura Morta ‘1914-1996’ Still Life with Woman Painting
Located in Garnerville, NY
Oil painting on board. Boccacci was a contemporary of Morandi and was a proponent of Natura Morta (still life painting) and portrait painting, circa 1950. Boccacci has rendered a Cha...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paint, Paper

I Know Where I'm Going! 1947 U.S. Scene Card
Located in New York, NY
Original 1947 U.S. scene card for the film I Know Where I'm Going! directed by Michael Powell / Emeric Pressburger with Wendy Hiller / Roger Livesey / Pamela Brown / Finlay Currie. F...
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1940s American Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paper

Nell Blaine "Untitled" India Ink on Paper, USA, 1948
By Nell Blaine
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...
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1940s American Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

"Fruit Carrier, " Large Sculptural Relief in Mahogany with Male Figure, Art Deco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large and impressive, carved in a naive-sophisticated way that suggests folk art as well as WPA sculptures which glorified the worker, this large bas re...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Mahogany

Oil Painting by Ernst Rasmussen
By Ernst Rasmussen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oil painting by well listed artist Ernst Rasmussen(1912-1964) The painting is painted on canvas and dated "46". Store formerly known as ARTFUL DODGE...
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1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Wood

Shadow of the Thin Man 1941 U.S. Silver Gelatin Double-Weight Photo
Located in New York, NY
Original 1941 U.S. silver gelatin double-weight photo for the film Shadow of the Thin Man directed by W.S. Van Dyke with William Powell / Myrna Loy / Barry Nelson / Donna Reed...
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1940s American Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paper

Mid Century French Copper and Brass Panel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French mid-century highly textured copper and brass riveted panel. A piece of art in its own right, the panel is riddled with a unique copper texture reminiscent of webbing. Stylisti...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Metal

Zoute, 1941
By Zoute' (Leon Salter), Corneille 1, Karel Appel
Located in Rochester, NY
Primitive modernist oil painting on homasote board of a male and female figure ( a self portrait of Leon and his wife Thelma ) by Zoute (Leon Salter 1903-1976 North Rose, NY) Brillia...
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1940s American Other Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paint

Signed French Framed Artwork Resting Nude Woman Hand Carved Bleached Oak Frame
Located in Miami, FL
Signed French framed artwork resting nude woman hand carved bleached oak frame.
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1940s French French Provincial Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Paint, Oak

"Adolescent Parallels, " Midcentury Mural Design with Male Youths, 1949
By George Frederick Hinchcliff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A remarkable vision of brotherly utopia, with a hint of homoeroticism, this beautiful study was painted by British artist George Frederick Hinchcliff in preparation for a proposed mu...
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1940s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paint

"Running Bunny Rabbit, " Charming Book Illustration from the 1930s-1940s
By Gustaf Tenggren
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Absolutely winning and full of charm, this book illustration depicts a bunny rabbit running across the land, the hilly landscape rich with browns and greens, and the sky a perfect blue. Painted in gouache on illustration board, the Sphinx mark -- one of the brands of the Weber company -- is visible on the reverse. This would make a perfect addition to the walls of a children's room, or a collection of American illustration art.
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Paint

Signed Maison Jansen Boiserie, France
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Signed Maison Jansen boiserie panel with oval medallion decoration.
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1940s French Beaux Arts Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Plaster, Wood

Vintage Persian Shiraz Oriental Rug, in Small Square Size, with Soft Earth Tones
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Shiraz oriental rug, size 5'1 H; x 4'4 W, circa 1940. This lovely small hand-knotted wool carpet features a variety of stylized tribal design elements on the soft b...
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1940s Persian Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Wool

Mid-Century Robert Broner Oil Painting with with 3 Figures
By Robert Broner
Located in New York, NY
1948 3 figure oil painting by the artist Robert Broner (1922-2010). Broner has pieces in the collections of the MOMA, Guggenheim, Metropolitian Musuem of...
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1940s American Vintage USA - Wall Decorations

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Wood

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