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Period: 1940s
“In the Dressing Room”
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautifully executed oil pastel on archival paper by the renowned American artist Louis Kronberg. Signed lower left with the artist’s trademark Star of David symbol after his signat...
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Post-Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

In the Countryside - Watercolor by Antonio Vangelli - 1944
Located in Roma, IT
In the Countryside is an original watercolor, realized by Antonio Vangelli in 1944. Fair conditions with repaired riping. The artwork is depicted skillfully through confident and s...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Facial Expressions Seen at the Cinema - Drawing - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Facial Expressions Seen at the Cinema is an original China Ink Drawing realized by an artist in 1940s. Signature unreadable. Good condition on a white little paper.
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Architectural Illustration of Cape Cod Style Barn House with Dormers in Gouache
Located in Soquel, CA
Architectural Illustration of Cape Cod Style Barn House with Dormers in Gouache Detailed, idyllic illustration of a two story suburban house by F. Knowles (20th Century). A house wi...
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Photorealist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

untitled (Mt. Desert Narrows)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
untitled (Mt. Desert Narrows) Watercolor on paper, c. 1945-1955 Unsigned Provenance: Estate of the Artist Condition: Excellent Image/sheet size: 11 1/4 x 15 3/8 inches Regarding the ...
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American Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Sailboats at Dock Watercolor by Carl Broemel Original Arts and Crafts Frame
Located in Buffalo, NY
Original watercolor of sailboats at dock by well listed artist Carl Broemel. This work is stunning with wonderful colors and movement. This piece is also housed in the original hand carved arts and crafts frame. Carl William Broemel...
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Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Mid 20th Century British Cubist watercolour drawing by John Sutton
Located in London, GB
JOHN SUTTON (20th Century) Still Life with Fruit Signed, inscribed and dated: 10/5/42 Watercolour, chalks and pen and ink, unframed 25 by 31.5 cm., 10 by 12 ½ in. (mount size 40 ...
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Cubist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Chalk, Watercolor

Portrait - Original Pencil Drawing - 1949
Located in Roma, IT
"Portrait" 1949's is an original drawing in pencil on paper, realized by Jean Roch Collon (1894-1951) The state of preservation of the artwork is very...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Nude Woman - 1940s - Emile Deschler - Charcoal Drawing - Modern
Located in Roma, IT
Nude Woman is an original artwork realized by Emile Deschler between the end of the 1940s and the beginning of the 1950s. Pencil and charcoal on paper. Hand-signed by the artist in p...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Landscape - Original Watercolor on Cardboard by Jean Delpech - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
"Landscape" is an original drawing in watercolor on cardboard, realized in 1942 by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). The state of preservation of the artwork is good with some ripping on l...
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1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Cardboard

Buildings - Tempera by Arturo Peyrot - 1943
Located in Roma, IT
Tempera on paper, realized in mid-20th Century. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition.
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Tempera

Watercolor Painting American Modern Impressionist Landscape Framed 1940 colorful
Located in Buffalo, NY
Dorothy Rivo Lakeside Picnic, c. 1940s–50s Watercolor on paper Framed dimensions: 30 in. H × 24 in. W Presented in a contemporary gold frame with archival mat Brimming with light an...
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American Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Model - Pencil Drawing by Eugène Berman - 1944
Located in Roma, IT
Drawing on paper, 1944. Dimensions: 43 x 35 cm Hand signed. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 years ago by an arti...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1945
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an artwork realized by Mino Maccari  (1924-1989) in 1945. Watercolor on paper. Dated and signed by the artist. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1945
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an artwork realized by Mino Maccari  (1924-1989) in 1945. Watercolor on paper. Signed by the artist, dated "1945". Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, Jun...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Watercolor

"Wooden River Bridge"
By Shigesaburo Ishida
Located in Southampton, NY
Circa 1940 Signed lower left Sight size 19 x 26 in Overall 27.5 x 34.5 in original period frame
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Academic 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper

"Reading"
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

The Gate - Drawing by Suzanne Tourte - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
The gate is an artwork realized by Suzanne Tourte, in 1940s. pen, black marker and pencil on paper. Hand-sgned in the lower margin and artist writin...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pen, Permanent Marker, Pencil

Landscape - China ink Drawing by Renzo Vespignani - 1949
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original drawing in China ink on paper realized in 1949 by Renzo Vespignani. Hand-signed on the lower left and date. Applied on a Passepartout: 21 x 15.5 cm. Very...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Woman with Floral Cloth Background (Portrait of Grace)
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Woman with Floral Cloth Background (Portrait of Grace), 1944 Crayon and pencil on paper, 28 x 22 inches (71.1 x 55.9 cm) Framed dimensions: 32 1/2 x 26 1/2 inches Signed and dated at...
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American Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Crayon, Pencil

Mountain Hut - Drawing by René Gouaste - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Mountain Hut is an artwork realized by René Gouaste  (1903-1980) in 1940. China Ink drawing. Hand signed. The original artwork, size 18.5x13, is glued to a cardboard. Good condit...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Legend meets the Second World War: Allegory of St George Slaying the Dragon
Located in London, GB
Vivan Bewick Allegory of St George slaying the Dragon Gouache 22 x 13 cm Signed to reverse along with the Golden Hinde, probably for publication in Swillbin or similar. This goua...
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Realist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Pencil

Interno di Chiesa - Tempera by Arturo Peyrot - 1943
Located in Roma, IT
Tempera on paper realized in 1943. Hand signed. Good condition.
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Tempera

Mid Century Modernist Seated Nude Figure Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract nude figurative drawing by George Giusti, (Italian 1908-1990). India ink on gesso patterned drawing paper created in 1949. Signed “George Giusti 1949” in the lower right corner. Presented in a distressed giltwood frame with glass and a light pink and grey mat. Image size: 15.75”H x 10”W This extraordinary artist was born in 1908 in Milan, Italy, of a Swiss father and an Italian mother. He studied at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan and did graphic design there before deciding to move to Zürich, Switzerland, where he opened a design studio, which he operated for seven years. While on a visit to the United States in 1938, Giusti was induced to stay by the several excellent commissions that were offered to him, including the opportunity to collaborate with Herbert Matter on the design of the Swiss pavilion at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Giusti is well known in Europe and America for his architecture and sculpture, as well as his graphics. He studied architecture in Milan and worked at it from time to time, producing stunning examples of contemporary design. For more than four decades in America, and before that in Italy and Switzerland, George Giusti’s graphic designs have graced the covers of Time, Fortune, Holiday and other major magazines, as well as most of the publications of the United States Information Agency, and Giusti had a twelve-year design association with Geigy Pharmaceuticals. He has done advertising and graphic designs, illustrations, trademarks, client and employee publications, package designs for major corporations, and drawings. He has succeeded to the extent that his designs are consistently ahead of their time. It is Giusti’s expressed intention to build a bridge between fine art and art for commercial use. He disdains the terms “fine” and “commercial” as defining a distinction which should not exist. Art is art, he believes, whatever its purported use. Exhibitions: George Giusti’s work has been exhibited in America’s large cities and in most of the capitals of the world. His portfolio has been published in Graphis, Switzerland, Idea, Japan, Gebrauschsgraphik, Germany, Pagina Art, Italy, and Communication Art, and The United States. Awards and Affiliations: Over the years, Giusti has garnered more than ten gold and silver medals and eighty other awards and citations. He is a member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, Alliance Graphique Internationale, International Center for Graphic Art (Typographic Art...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gesso, Paper, India Ink

The Painter s Studio: Nor Nudes, Still Lives!- Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1945ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1945 ca. Hand signed in the lower center. Very good condition.
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

Bottles of Intelligence - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
China ink drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1940 ca. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Nude - Mixed Media on Paper by J.-R. Delpech - 1942
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in tempera and watercolor a on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1988-1916). Hand-signed and date 1942, on the lower right. The state of preservation of t...
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Contemporary 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Tempera

Watercolor Painting American Modern Painting Gloucester Harbor Female Artist
Located in Buffalo, NY
Dorothy Rivo Gloucester Harbor, c. 1950s Watercolor and ink on paper Framed dimensions: 34 in. H × 30 in. W Contemporary black frame with white archival mat In Gloucester Harbor, Dorothy Rivo captures the gritty beauty of a working port with expressive brushwork and tonal depth. The scene unfolds in loose washes of ochre, rust, and charcoal, where weathered boats float before a jagged row of fishing sheds and coastal structures rendered in gestural lines. Rather than striving for topographic precision, Rivo offers a painterly impression of the harbor—moody, atmospheric, and undeniably alive. The smudged foreground, dripping masts, and clouded sky convey both movement and memory, as if the harbor were emerging from a dream or dissolving into one. Executed in watercolor and ink, this piece shows Rivo's command of mixed media and her deft ability to balance structure with spontaneity. It is a standout example of mid-century American waterfront painting...
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American Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Profile of a Tiger - Original Charcoal Drawing by Willy Lorenz - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Profile of a Tiger is beautiful original charcoal drawing on ivory-colored paper, realized by the German artist Wilhelm Lorenz in 1940s, best know as Willi Lorenz (German, 1901–1981)...
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1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Couple - Original Mixed Media - 1940 ca
Located in Roma, IT
Couple is an original drawing in mixed media realized in 1940 ca. by an unknown artist of the 20 Century. Very good conditions. The artwork represents a hugging lover expressed th...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media

"Sharecroppers" Watercolor Scene of a Family Laborers Working in a Cotton Field
Located in Austin, TX
Watercolor on Paper Page Size: 14 x 17 in. Frame Size: 22.5 x 26.5 in. Signed, bottom right: "K. Fearing '40" This watercolor painting from 1940 ...
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American Realist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Two Figures on a Boat, Sketch on Paper by Paul Cadmus
Located in New York, NY
Two Figures on a Boat, Sketch on Paper by Paul Cadmus. Graphite on paper 5.75 x 6.25 inches (14.6 x 15.9 cm) This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City. Remembered for his m...
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Contemporary 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Figure - Pencil Drawing by Beppe Curzi - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
"Figure" is an original pencil drawing on ivory-colorated cardboard by Beppe Curzi in 1940. In excellent conditions. This is an original drawing representing a nude woman. Not si...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Still Life with Walnuts, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Still Life with Walnuts (P6.27), Year: 1948, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 13 x 10 in. (33.02 x 25.4 cm), Description: This Eve ...
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Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Legion Hanovrienne - Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Legion Hanovrienne is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s. Good condition except for being aged. The artw...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

French Poster Study Aviation Illustration Gouache Drawing by C. Villars
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a rare original Post-war illustration drawing, hand-painted with gouache on Arches Velum paper by French artist C. Villars (France, 20th Century). The modernist composition s...
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Post-War 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper

Composition - Drawing by Ernest Fouard - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is a drawing realized by Ernest Fouard in the 1940s. Black Marker on paper. Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through deft expressive strokes.
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Permanent Marker

Female Figure - Ink and Crayon by Rico Lebrun - 1941
Located in Roma, IT
Female Figure is an original drawing realized in 1941 by Rico Lebrun in 1941. Ink and crayon on paper. This drawing is hand signed and dated on lower right. On the back embossed s...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Crayon, Ink, Paper

Mid Century Rustic Farmhouse Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful rustic landscape of a farmhouse by Los Angeles artist Barbara Bisno (American, b-1925) with rolling hills and sheets on the line, 1948. Signed and dated "Bisno" right edge....
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Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

"Dahlias" Chiura Obata, Japanese American, Red and Blue Delicate Floral Work
Located in New York, NY
Chiura Obata Dahlias, 1940 Signed, dated and stamped lower right Watercolor on paper 15 x 9 5/8 inches Born in the Okayama prefecture of Japan, Chiura Obata was adopted by his uncle, an artist. As a child he was trained in ink painting, and at 14 he was apprenticed to the painter Murata Tanryo in Tokyo. He also studied with Kogyo Terasaki and Goho Hasimoto. In 1903, Obata moved to San Francisco and began working as an illustrator for The New World and The Japanese American, two of the city's Japanese newspapers. He also did work as a commercial designer. Obata helped establish the East West Art Society in San Francisco in 1921, which sought to promote cross-cultural understanding through art. This goal was reflected in his embrace of the Nihonga style, which fused traditional Japanese sumi-e ink painting with the conventions of western naturalism. He spent much of the 1920s painting landscapes throughout California, and among his favorite subjects were mountain landscapes. In 1927, he visited Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada, creating over a hundred paintings and sketches of the high country. Obata stayed in the USA until the death of his father in 1928. Between 1928 and 1932, he worked in Tokyo as a painter and transformed his California landscape watercolors...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Pair of Interior Scenes of a Victorian Home - Watercolor on Heavy Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Stately pair of watercolors by David Mode Payne (American, 1907-1985). The scene depicted is an interior of an opulent room, with finely crafted furni...
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American Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

Cats - Original Watercolor and Pen by Marie Paulette Lagosse - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Cats is an original etching by Marie Paulette Lagosse (1921-1996) in 1948. Signed on the plate on the lower right. The state of preservation of the artwork is good except for some ...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Pen

Soldiers Waiting, charcoal drawing by Hubert Finney
Located in London, GB
Hubert Finney (1905 – 1991) Soldiers Waiting Charcoal 37 x 55 cm A reclusive figure whose work has remained largely unseen, Finney studied under Eric Gill before winning a scholarsh...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Pastel, Color Pencil

Scholar - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Scholar is a china ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1940s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a little yellowed paper. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Still Life - Drawing by Serge Fotisnky - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Still life is an artwork realized by Serge Fotinsky in 1947. Drawing in pencil. Pad signature lower left. Good conditions except for some yellowing ...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Indifference - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Market pen drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1940s. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition.
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Permanent Marker

The Jugglers - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1940 ca. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Fishing Boats at Shore, 1940 s Seascape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid-century small-scale watercolor landscape of fishermen with their boats on the shore by unknown artist. Signed lower left corner illegibly. Circa 1940's. Unframed. Image...
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American Impressionist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Mid Century Santa Cruz, California Figurative Vintage Boardwalk Scene, 1944
Located in Soquel, CA
A lively and detailed mid-1940's vintage boardwalk scene of Santa Cruz, California by California artist Cassard (20th Century), 1944. This figurative...
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Realist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Illustration of landing anti-tank guns and jeeps by parachute.
By Bryan De Grineau
Located in New York, NY
Original charcoal and gouache illustration for Illustrated London News. London, 1944.
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Realist 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Gouache

Into the Woods - China Ink and Watercolor by G. Kayser - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Into the Woods is an original modern artwork realized by the French artist Gabrielle Kayser in 1948. Original watercolored and china ink on paper. Hand-signed and dated by the ar...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

“The Hunter”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor with graphite tracings of a solitary hunter in the field by the British artist, George Anderson Short. Signed bottom right. ...
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Academic 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper, Graphite

La Promenade Galante - Drawing by D. Delapierre - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and titled. Passepartout included. Very good condition.
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Lovers - Original Drawing in Mixed Media - 1940 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Lovers is an original drawing in mixed media on ivory paper realized in 1940 ca. by an unknown artist of the XX century. In very good conditions, except for some folding and very sm...
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1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media

Seductive - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Seductive is a Pencil and Watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1940s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition with foxing. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Ro...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Watercolor

In the Brodel - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1945 ca
Located in Roma, IT
China ink and watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1945 ca. Hand signed lower right. With a second sketch on rear. Very good condition.
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Permanent Marker

American modernist landscape drawing by a San Francisco Bay Area artist
Located in Colfax, CA
This is a ink drawing on paper, most likely a study created by the artist in the early 1940s. Erle Loran, (1905-1999), was an American painter and educator who painted for the entir...
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American Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

The Family - Original Drawing by George-Henri Tribout - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
The Family is an original artwork realized by Georges Henri Tribout in about 1940. Ink, pencil drawing and watercolor; hand signed on the left ma...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Pencil

Turkish and American - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1945
Located in Roma, IT
Turkish and American is a Watercolour Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1945. Hand signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Mino Maccari (Si...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Nude - Original Drawing by Jean Delpech - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in sanguine on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1916-1988) 1940s. The state of preservation of the artwork is good. Passport...
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Modern 1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel