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Period: 1940s
Second World War Swillbin painting, German Pz.Kw.Mark III
Located in London, GB
Vivan Bewick German Pz.Kw.Mark III Gouache 6 x 9 cm Signed to the reverse. This striking miniature gouache depicts a German Panzerkampfwagen III, commonly known as the Panzer I...
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Realist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

British Light Tanks, c.1940, original painting by Vivian Bewick
Located in London, GB
Vivan Bewick British light tanks Gouache 17 x 25 cm This striking gouache depicts two British light tanks in formation. Bewick captures the details of these vehicles seemingly w...
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Realist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Pencil

Second World War Swillbin painting, British Matilda Tank
Located in London, GB
Vivan Bewick British Matilda Tank Gouache 6 x 9 cm Signed to the reverse. This striking miniature gouache depicts a British Matilda tank rolling through the bleak no man's land...
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Realist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Second World War Swillbin painting, British Valentine Tank
Located in London, GB
Vivan Bewick British Valentine Tank Gouache 6 x 9 cm Signed to the reverse. This striking miniature gouache depicts a British Valentine tank rolling through the no man's land ...
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Realist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

"Petit Dalles beach "Normandy France Gouache cm. 34 x 45 1940
Located in Torino, IT
Lanscape France,Ocean, France , grey, blue, azure,beach,cliffs, Normandy Signed Henry Maurice CAHOURS (Paris, 1889 – Vence, 1974) He was born in Paris but spent his childhood and a...
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Impressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

HANS HOFMANN Provincetown Drawing - Pen Ink - 1942 - Massachusetts
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Title: "Provincetown Drawing" Medium: pen and ink on paper Dimensions: 14 x 16 3/4 inches Signed: Initialed and dated 1942 Provenance: Manny Silverman Gallery...
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Abstract Expressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pen

Abandoned Wharf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This drawing is part of our exhibition Charles Goeller: A Wistful Loneliness. Crayon on paper, 20 x 12 (image), 22 x 14 inches (sheet), Signed lower right, Matted, but not framed Ex...
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American Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon, Paper

Church of Saint-Etienne-Du-Mont, Paris
Located in Genève, GE
Work on watercolor paper signed and dated 1945 Gray wooden frame with glass pane Dimension with frame : 94 x 73 x 3 cm This original watercolor and gouache by Aurèle Barraud, dated 1...
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Impressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache

Claude Muncaster: Storm, City of Exeter, Ellerman Line - Biscay 1948 watercolour
Located in London, GB
We acquired a series of paintings from Claude Muncaster's studio. To find more scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller." Claude Munca...
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Realist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"Jim Whiteman Riding a Bull" Rodeo Champion Late 30s Early 40s
Located in San Antonio, TX
Pepper Brown (1926-1999) Alpine Artist Image Size: 9.5 x 13.25 Frame Size: 15.5 x 19 Medium: Ink Drawing Dated 1942 "Jim Whiteman Riding a Bull"
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Impressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Breaking Up of the Penelope
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Breaking Up of the Penelope watercolor on artists watercolor board, 1942 Signed and dated by the artist lower right (see photo) Exhibitions: Cleveland, OH, The Cleveland Museum of Art, May 3 - June 11, 1944: "The 26th Annual Ehibition of Works by Artists and Craftsmen of the Western Reserve," , (label on verso) Youngstown OH, The Butler Insititue of American Art, 1943: "1943 New Year Show," , (label on verso) "Ed Dobrotka was one of comic-book illustrator Joe Shuster's early assistants. In the studio, he worked on the 'Superman' series, inking the pencils of artists including Shuster, John Sikela, Leo Nowak and Wayne Boring. Dobrotka did do some pencilling of his own, however he returned to inking exclusively in 1945. In the following years, he worked with Sikela on the 'Superboy' series until the 1950s. He has also work on the solo 'Lois Lane...
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American Realist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"Cheyenne Wyoming Frontier Days"
Located in San Antonio, TX
Pepper Brown (1926-1999) Alpine Artist Image Size: 9 x 13 Frame Size: 16 x 20 Medium: Ink Drawing Dated 1942 "Cheyenne Wyoming Frontier Days" Harry Hart W...
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Impressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Claude Muncaster: 1948 City of New York Maritime Art watercolour ship steamer
Located in London, GB
We acquired a series of paintings from Claude Muncaster's studio. To find more scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller." Claude Munca...
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Realist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"A Poudre Lakes - Continental Divide - Milner Pass" Early Watercolor Landscape
Located in Houston, TX
Purple tonal naturalistic watercolor landscape by Texas artist Harry Worthman. This watercolor is an early watercolor made by the artist. It is signed, titled, and dated by the artis...
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Naturalistic 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"Boots Mansfield Calf Roping" Tie- Down Roping World Champion
Located in San Antonio, TX
Pepper Brown (1926-1999) Alpine Artist Image Size: 9.5 x 9.25 Frame Size: 15.5 x 19 Medium: Ink Drawing Dated 1942 "Boots Mansfield Calf Roping" Tie- Dow...
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Impressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Monhegan Path, Summer
Located in New York, NY
Albert Wein had a retrospective and he was called a classical modernist by art critics. He is primarily regarded as one of America's great sculptors but he loved doing drawings, wat...
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American Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Harbor Scene - Golden Gate Bridge, Mid-Century Illustration, Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
Original mid-century illustration for the children's book "Good Work" by John G. McCullough, Young Scott Books, N.Y. It depicts a busy harbor filled with commercial and leisure traffic. Notice all the charming little people, busy at work - dotting the docks and boats. Ipcar masterfully designed the work so that your eye effortlessly travels from more prominent foreground elements to more minor elements in the distance. But her color scheme limited only to two colors sets "Harbor Scene" apart from the humdrum and elevates it to a sophisticated children's book illustration. The suspension bridge in the back of the composition is modeled after the Golden Gate. The illustration bears the hallmarks of modernism with its flat shapes and quick painterly style. "Harbor Scene" represents the artist's early style. By the '60s and '70s, her work began to take on a new direction with intricate patterns and depicting animals. Signed lower right with the artist's label on verso. Dahlov Ipcar...
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Contemporary 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pencil

Handsome Couple in Sailboat - Collier s Magazine Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Collier's Magazine Illustration Signed lower left Watercolor on board From the Estate of Charles Martignette. Work is framed in a period wood frame Framed under glass Framed to an...
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American Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Board

1949 Mid Century Finnish Abstract Impressionist Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful watercolor landscape of Finland countryside in Winter during WWII by O. Mokolio (indistinct) (American, 19/20th Century), 1949. Signed and dated lower right corner. Conditi...
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Abstract Impressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Oil

Blooming Apple Tree on Union Street - Finnish Landscape in Charcoal on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Blooming Apple Trees on Union Street - Finnish Landscape in Charcoal on Paper Lovely drawing of a country street by Finnish surrealist Otto Makila (1904-...
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Impressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

German Street Scene
Located in Austin, TX
German street scene by Gustav Likan in a sepia-esque tone. 5" x 8" Watercolor on Paper Framed Size: 15" x 17.75"
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1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Landscape - Drawing by Suzanne Tourte - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an artwork realized bySuzanne Tourte, in 1940s. Pen on paper, 25 x 33 cm. Handsigned in the lower right part and stamp on the right margin. Good conditions except fo...
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Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pen

View of House from Docks, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - View of House from Docks (P2.60), Year: 1948, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Image Size: 10 x 13 inches, Size: 11 x 15 in. (27.94 x 38....
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Impressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Barile Boathouse, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Barile Boathouse(P5.35), Year: 1949, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 14 x 20 in. (35.56 x 50.8 cm), Description: Looking out over ...
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Impressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Flushing Armory, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Flushing Armory (P6.6), Year: 1949, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 15 x 19.5 in. (38.1 x 49.53 cm), Description: Looking up throu...
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Impressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Barile, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Barile (P5.2), Year: 1949, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 20 x 14 in. (50.8 x 35.56 cm), Description: Eve Nethercott's scenic wat...
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Impressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Gloucester, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Gloucester (P5.10), Year: 1948, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 11 x 15 in. (27.94 x 38.1 cm), Description: Looking out over the s...
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Impressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Yellow House, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Yellow House (P6.44), Year: circa 1948, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 15 x 20 in. (38.1 x 50.8 cm), Description: Situated on a s...
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Impressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

View of Reichenau - Watercolour - 1945
Located in Roma, IT
View of Reichenau is an Original Watercolor realized by an unknown artis in 1945. The beautiful artwork is in good condition included a yellowed cardboard passpartout (30x42 cm). M...
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Contemporary 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Mountains - Original Drawing by Jean-Raymond Delpech - 1944
Located in Roma, IT
Mountains is an original drawing in watercolor on cardboard realized by Jean-Raymond Delpech (1916-1988) in 1944. Hand-signed and dated on the lower right. The state of preservatio...
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Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

During the War - Drawing by Jean-Raymond Delpech - 1941
Located in Roma, IT
During the War is an original drawing in watercolor realized in 1941 by Jean-Raymond Delpech (1916-1988). Hand-signed and dated on the lower right. The state of preservation of the...
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Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

The Boat in the Dock - Original Watercolor - 1945 ca
Located in Roma, IT
The boat in the dock is an original drawing in watercolor on paper realized by an anonymous artist in 1945 ca. Good conditions. The artwork represents a beautiful sea in the perspe...
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Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

The Fortress - Ink and Watercolor by Gustave Bourgain - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
The Fortress is an original ink and watercolor on paper realized in 1940 by Gustave Bourgain Signed on the plate on the lower right. The State of prese...
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Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Beach - Pencil on Paper by Jeanne Daour - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Beach is an original drawing in pencil and pen on paper realized by Jeanne Daour. The state of preservation is good except for some diffused foxings and stains. Hand-signed and dat...
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Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

1940s Modernist Trees Watercolor Painting, Framed Vertical Earth Tone Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
This captivating Modernist watercolor painting of a serene forest scene by Richard Sorby (1911-2001) beautifully captures the essence of nature through a minimalist and expressive lens. Painted in the 1940s, the piece features stylized trees in bold, dark hues of green, blue, and black, complemented by earthy tones of brown, orange, and white. The watercolor on paper is signed by the artist in the lower right corner and beautifully framed with archival materials. The outer dimensions of the piece measure 26 ½ x 18 ½ x 1 inches, with the image size itself being 22 ¾ x 14 ¾ inches. About the Artist: Richard Sorby, a Colorado-based artist, was renowned for his distinctive modernist style, blending abstraction with representational themes. Sorby earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Colorado State College of Education (now the University of Northern Colorado) in 1937 and went on to study under influential mentors, including Vance Kirkland and William Joseph Eastman...
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American Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Ischia - Watercolor on Paper by Léopold Survage
Located in Roma, IT
Ischia is a beautiful watercolor on paper with soft eathly color tones of a glimpse into the town of Ischia. The piece was realized by Léopold Survage in 1947. This unique piece is h...
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Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

Second World War Swillbin painting, British Valentine Tank II
Located in London, GB
Vivan Bewick British Valentine Tank Gouache 6 x 9 cm Signed to the reverse. This striking miniature gouache depicts a British Valentine tank rolling through the desolate no ma...
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Realist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Children Snow Sledding in Central Park - New Yorker Cover Study
Located in Miami, FL
Hungarian/American artist/illustrator depicts a charming scene of sledding in the snow in Central Park. The work is abstract in its design as it's functional in its narrative - Unpublished New Yorker...
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Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

St John’s College Cambridge Wren Bridge Ludwig Lund Watercolour Painting
Located in London, GB
To see our other views of Oxford and Cambridge , particularly suitable for wedding and graduation presents, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the view you want. Ludwig Lund (1908-2003) St John’s College Wren Bridge Watercolour 26 x 21 cm Born in Odense, Denmark, he showed an early aptitude for painting and drawing, being encouraged from a young age by his aunt, an artist. He moved with his family to the United States in 1920. Stationed in the UK during the Second World War, he was official army illustrator for the 2nd Air Division...
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Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Exotic Dance: Peter Collins ARCA pencil sketch theatre ballet street performer
Located in London, GB
To see our other Modern British Art, and our other Peter Collins works, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the artist you want. Peter Collins ARCA (1923-200 Exotic Dancer...
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Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

The Hen Coop - 1940s Modern British watercolour by Pamela Spencer
Located in London, GB
PAMELA MARY SPENCER (1924-2012) The Hen Coop Signed and dated 1946 Watercolour and pencil, unframed in conservation mount only 30 by 28 cm., 11 ¾ by 11 in. Provenance: The artist’s estate. Pamela Spencer was the niece of Sir Stanley Spencer RA and Gilbert Spencer...
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Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Pullman Railroad Cars Advertisement, published 1946
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original advertisement for Pullmain railroad cars, published in The Saturday Evening Post, 1946 The caption reads: "'All Aboard!' means 'Pleasant Journey' on cars built by Pullman-S...
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1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Le Pont du Vey by Paulémile Pissarro - Charcoal drawing
Located in London, GB
Le Pont du Vey by Paulémile Pissarro (1884-1972) Charcoal on paper 24.5 x 31.5 cm (9 ⁵/₈ x 12 ³/₈ inches) Signed with Estate stamp lower centre and upper right Executed circa 1940s ...
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Post-Impressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Hotel Futura Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Men Who Plan Beyond Tomorrow” Advertising campaign for The world’s incredible technological inventions that we take for granted today ….. Provenance: Edgar Bronfman Sr. former C...
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Futurist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Illustration Board

"The Last of the School Builders" Story Illustration, Saturday Evening Post
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Right "The Last of the School Builders," by Alvin F. Harrow and illustrated by Peter Helck for the Saturday Evening Post, July 12, 1941.
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1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Ink, Board, Pen

"At The Longchamp Races", Gouache on paper by Spanish Artist Roberto Domingo
Located in Madrid, ES
ROBERTO DOMINGO FALLOLA Spanish, 1883 - 1956 AT THE LONGCHAMP RACES signed and located "R. Domingo, París" (upper right) gouache on paper 10-1/2 x 13-1/4 inches ( 26.5 x 33.4 cm.) f...
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Post-Impressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Street Life New York - Haunting Faces Windows Expressionism Mid-Century
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-century artist Lawrence Kupferman paints a madly eerie New York street scene. An exaggerated upward view of two 19th-century walk-ups is split by a forced perspective of a downwa...
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Expressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen

"View of Lambertville"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this piece by Daniel Garber (1880 - 1958). One of the two most important and, so far, the most valuable of the New Hope Sc...
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American Impressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Landscape near Saint-Malo
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Gustave Bourgogne (1888-1968) Landscape near Saint-Malo Charcoal and gouache on paper, 12 x 20 cm Signed and located Provenance Private collection, Paris, France Gustave Bourgogne...
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Abstract 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Gouache

Two Soldiers with Machine Gun
Located in Miami, FL
Arnold Finkel Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Heritage Some slight fading. Mounted to illustration board, Could be Unframed - Not sure if it is framed but the frame is old with wear. Reco...
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American Realist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"Grazing"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Gershon Benjamin (1899-1985) An American Modernist of portraits, landscapes, still lives, and the urban scene, Gershon Benj...
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Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Board

Courses at Deauville, Original Modern Watercolor Painting by Raoul Dufy
Located in Long Island City, NY
Deauville is a French coastal town that has been a popular travel destination since the 1800s. The resort town is home to a grand casino, golf courses, and—as depicted here by Raoul Dufy—horse...
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Impressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Farmhouse with Windmill
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Laurent Marcel Salinas, French (1913 - 2010) Title: Farmhouse with Windmill 243 Year: 1949 Medium: Ink on paper, signed Size: 8.5 in. x 11 in. (21.59 cm x 27.94 cm)
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Impressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

New York Harbor
Located in Missouri, MO
Dong Kingman "New York Harbor" c. 1940s watercolor on paper Signed *This is fully illustrated in the book, "Dong Kingman An American Master" (see attached images). Sheet Size: 22 x 30 inches Framed Size: approx. 33.5 x 40.5 inches This is a wonderful painting by the legendary artist, Dong Kingman (1911-2000). Great period for the artist, with his bold color and whimsical approach. The following obituary is from Dong Kingman Jr., son of the artist: Dong Kingman, the world-renowned artist and teacher, died in his sleep on May 12, 2000 at age 89 in his home in Manhattan. The cause was pancreatic cancer. Long acknowledged as an American watercolor master, he has received an extraordinary number of awards and honors throughout his 70-year career in the arts. Included are two Guggenheim fellowships in 1942 and 1943; the San Francisco Art Association First Purchase Prize, 1936; Audubon Artist Medal of Honor, 1946; Philadelphia Watercolor Club Joseph Pennel Memorial Medal, 1950; Metropolitan Museum of Art Award, and the National Academy Design 150th Anniversary Gold Medal Award, 1975. In 1987, the American Watercolor Society awarded Dong Kingman its highest honor, the Dolphin Medal, "for having made outstanding contributions to art especially to that of watercolor." His work is represented in the permanent collections of 50 museums and universities, including the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, M.H. deYoung Memorial Museum of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Des Moines Art Center, Columbus Museum of Arts and Crafts, Brooklyn Museum and Hirshhorn Museum. Born in Oakland, California in 1911 of Chinese descent, Kingman moved to Hong Kong at age five. He studied art and calligraphy in his formative years at the Lingnan School. The painting master Szeto Wai had recently studied art in Paris and took a keen interest in young Dongs precocious talents. He taught him both Chinese classical and French Impressionist styles of painting. Kingman returned home to Oakland when he was 18 at the height of the Depression. He worked as a newsboy and dishwasher to make ends meet. When he was employed as a houseboy for the Drew family in San Francisco, he painted every spare moment. In a year, he created enough pictures to have a one-man show at the Art Center. It attracted the attention of San Francisco art critics who raved about Kingmans unique style. Wrote Junius Cravens of the San Francisco News: "That young Chinese artist is showing 20 of the freshest and most satisfying watercolors that have been seen hereabouts in many a day Kingman already has developed that universal quality which may place a sincere artist work above the limitations of either racial characteristics or schools. Kingmans art belongs to the world at large today." Dong Kingman became an overnight success. From 1936 to 1941, he was a project artist for WPA and became a pioneer for a new school of painting, the "California Style." His two Guggenheim fellowships enabled him to travel the country painting American scenes. His first one-man show in New York at Midtown Galleries in 1942 was well received in the media, including Time, Newsweek, the New Yorker and American Artist. M.H. de Young Memorial Museum in San Francisco held a major exhibit of his watercolors in 1945. In 1951, Midtown presented a 10-year retrospective of his work. Time Magazine wrote, "At age 40, Kingman is one of the worlds best watercolorists." Other retrospectives, including Corcoran in Washington,D.C. an d Witte Memorial Museum in San Antonio, were held for the artist. Kingman moved to Wildenstein (1958-1969) where he had successful exhibits in New York, London and Paris. Hammer Galleries exhibited his paintings in the 70s, and then the artist expanded his venues to the West Coast and Far East. During World War II, he served with the OSS in Washington, D.C. where he was a cartographer. After his honorable discharge, Kingman moved to Brooklyn Heights from San Francisco when he became a guest lecturer and then art instructor at Columbia University (1946-1958). Hunter College also appointed him instructor in watercolors and Chinese Art (1948-1953). His teaching career continued with the Famous Artists School, Westport, CT in 1953, joining such distinguished artists on the faculty as Will Barnet, Stuart Davis, Norman Rockwell and Ben Shahn. He also became a teaching member for 40 years for the Hewitt Painting Workshops, which conducts worldwide painting tours. He taught at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, was a member of its board, and received an honorary doctorate from the Academy. In 1954, the U.S. Department of State invited Kingman to go on a cultural exchange program tour around the world to give exhibitions and lectures and to meet local artists. When he came home, he presented the State Department with a 40-foot long report on a scroll, which later appeared in LIFE Magazine. One of Kingman's most treasured experiences was his invitation by the Ministry of Culture of the Peoples Republic of China to exhibit in that country in 1981. He was the first American artist to be accorded a one-man show since diplomatic relations resumed. More than 100,000 visitors attended his exhibitions in Beijing, Hangzhou and Guangzhou and the retrospective received critical acclaim from the Chinese press. Noted the China Daily Mail, "Just as the master painters of the Song Dynasty roamed about mountain and stream to capture the rhythm of nature, Dong Kingman traveled the world capturing the dynamism of modern lifefamiliar scenes have been transformed into a vibrant new vision of life through color schemes with rhythms that play over the entire surface of the picture. The wind swept skies which enliven his watercolors remind us of the pleinairism of the French Impressionists." Kingman, who has been fascinated with movies since seeing his first film "The Thief of Baghdad...
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American Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

Summit of Montmartre
By Ogden Minton Pleissner
Located in Fairfield, CT
Ogden Minton Pleissner is known for his landscapes of the American West, as well as images of the Canadian Maritimes and New England. Growing up, Pleissner spent summers in Wyoming w...
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1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Clouds in Culver City
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a rare, early original watercolor by American artist Robert McIntosh(1916-2010) McIntosh was extremely prolific and exhibited throughout his lifetime, including first prize awarded at the Los Angeles County Museum in 1948. "Clouds in Culver City...
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1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

San Pedro Harbor
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a rare, early original watercolor by American artist Robert McIntosh(1916-2010) McIntosh was extremely prolific and exhibited throughout his lifetime, including first prize awarded at the Los Angeles County Museum in 1948. "The Red Boxcar...
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1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Rooftops of Los Angeles
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Ron Blumberg was classically trained at La Grande Academie Chaumiere in Paris, 1932, before moving to New York where he became a National Academy artist and a member of the Art Students League. "Rooftops of Los Angeles", is an original mixed media watercolor, signed c.1946, a stunning depiction of Los Angeles architecture...
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1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Long Way Home
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Premiering for the first time in three decades, the original paintings of American artist Maurice Green. Born in 1908 in Latvia, Maurice Green studied with prominent artists of the day before settling in Los Angeles in the 1930’s. The artist continued his art education and began exhibiting throughout galleries in Southern California. As with many artists, his earliest style was more academic realistic imagery, transitioning due to his intense fascination with the cubist avant garde movement, into cubist imagery which became the trademark style of painting for the remainder of his life. This is the first presentation of the paintings of Maurice Green since his death in 1993. “Long Way Home...
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1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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