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Model 109 Coat Rack, Alvar Aalto, 1950s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs.
In 1935, Alvar Aalto founded Artek, a well
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Metal
Model 60 Stool, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1930/1940s
By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs.
In 1935, Alvar Aalto founded
Category
Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Birch
Rare Stool Model 60, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1940s
By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
, Villa Mairea, La Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's
Category
Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Birch, Paint
Model A110 Pendant, Alvar Aalto, Valaistustyö Ab, 1950s
By Valaistustyö, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
(1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs.
In 1935, Alvar Aalto founded Artek, a well-known Finnish
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Side/Radio Table, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
New York (1939) World's Fairs.
In 1935, Alvar Aalto founded Artek, a well-known Finnish furniture and
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Birch
Rare Carelian Birch Stool by Alvar Aalto, 1930/1940s
By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Library, Villa Mairea, La Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939
Category
Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Birch
Coat Rack, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1950s
By Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs.
In 1935, Alvar Aalto founded Artek, a well
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Metal
Portrait or Study for a Bust
By Chaim Gross
Located in New York, NY
Federal Trade Commission Building and the France Overseas and Finnish Buildings at the 1939 New York
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pencil
Desk Model K81, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1950/1960s
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs.
In 1935, Alvar Aalto founded
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
Set of Three Model E60 Stools, Alvar Aalto, Artek, 1950/1960s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
(1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs.
In 1935, Alvar Aalto founded Artek, a well-known Finnish
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Birch
Homeward Bound
By William Thon
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Society of Artists and Salmagundi Club. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, the oil painting he
Category
20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
"Lobster Boats, Maine Coast, " William Thon, ink wash, nautical, seascape, modern
By William Thon
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Society of Artists and Salmagundi Club. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, the oil painting he
Category
20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Under Way
By William Thon
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Society of Artists and Salmagundi Club. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, the oil painting he
Category
20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
$1,600
Pair of Model N65 Children
s Chairs, Alvar Aalto, Artek, 1960s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
(1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs.
In 1935, Alvar Aalto founded Artek, a well-known Finnish
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Children s Furniture
Materials
Birch
Tea Cart Model 900, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, Mid-20th
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs.
In 1935, Alvar Aalto founded Artek, a well
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Ceramic, Rattan, Rubber, Birch, Paint
Model Screen 100 Room Dividers, Alvar Aalto, Artek, 1970/1980s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Library, Villa Mairea, La Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939
Category
Vintage 1980s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Pine
"Doomsday Rhapsody" Contemporary Social Realism Mid 20th Century Political Large
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
Art.
Gropper exhibited at the 1939 New York World's Fair, Whitney Museum of American Art (1924-55
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Jazz Band
By Hamilton Achille Wolf
Located in Soquel, CA
World's Fair, 1939; GGIE, 1939; Carnegie Inst., 1941; De Young Museum, 1943; CPLH, 1945, 1946, 1948. In
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“Thunderous” by Emory Ladanyi
By Emory Ladanyi
Located in Sheffield, MA
Congress, NYC 1939
International Watercolor Exhibition, Art Institute, Chicago, 1939
New York World's Fair
Category
Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Urban Tensions" Painting by Emory Ladanyi
By Emory Ladanyi
Located in Sheffield, MA
Fair, American Pavillion, 1939.
Modern Art Studio, NYC, 1944.
Museum of Art, Springfield, Mass, 1959
Category
Vintage 1960s Hungarian Paintings
Untitled (Colorado Aspens)
By Elisabeth Spalding
Located in Denver, CO
, 1932; World's Fair New York, 1939; Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco; Los Angeles Museum
Category
1920s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Untitled
By John von Wicht
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, 1947-68
Art Institute of Chicago, 1947
Worlds Fair, New York, 1939
Category
1940s Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Oil
WPA artist Michael Lenson gouache or study of a woman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
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"New Jersey Agriculture and Industry," New Jersey Pavilion, New York World's Fair, 1939
Category
Vintage 1940s American Paintings
Desk ‘Ståndare’ Designed by Carl Malmsten, Sweden, 1950s-1960s
By Carl Malmsten
Located in Stockholm, SE
Waldorf Astoria in New York in 1930 and presented his furniture and furnishings at the New York World Fair
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Model DL82 Table, Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu- ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab, 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs.
In 1935
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Tables
Materials
Birch
Alvar Aalto Nesting Tables Model 90C
90D, Artek, Late 20th Century
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's Fairs.
In 1935, Alvar Aalto founded
Category
Late 20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Nesting Tables and Stackin...
Materials
Birch
Early 20th C. Barbizon School, The River Bank. Oil on Board.
By Michel Dufet
Located in Cotignac, FR
et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne in Paris, a major world’s fair which would influence contemporary
Category
Early 20th Century Barbizon School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
A Set of Four Early 20th Century Barbizon School Oil on Board Landscapes, Summer
By Michel Dufet
Located in Cotignac, FR
et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne in Paris, a major world’s fair which would influence contemporary
Category
Early 20th Century Barbizon School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Early 20th Century Barbizon School, The Cornfield, Oil on Board.
By Michel Dufet
Located in Cotignac, FR
in Paris, a major world’s fair which would influence contemporary design for several decades
In 1939
Category
Early 20th Century Barbizon School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Early 20th C. Barbizon School, Poplars by the Riverbank. Oil on Board.
By Michel Dufet
Located in Cotignac, FR
et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne in Paris, a major world’s fair which would influence contemporary
Category
Early 20th Century Barbizon School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Early 20th C. Barbizon School, The Riverbank. Oil on board.
By Michel Dufet
Located in Cotignac, FR
in Paris, a major world’s fair which would influence contemporary design for several decades
In 1939
Category
Early 20th Century Barbizon School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Cathedral Woods, Monhegan Maine
Painting by Henry Kallem
By Henry Kallem
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Pennsylvania Academy, the 1939 New York World's Fair, and the Pepsi Cola Exhibition of 1947 where he won first
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Tiffany
Co. Streamerica Automatic Chronometer Wristwatch
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Coral Gables, FL
principles of the 1939 New York World’s Fair, the Streamlined designed collection evolved from the profile of
Category
1990s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
California Coast, 1920
s
By Ejnar Hansen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
1939 World's Fair. An ardent proponent of modernist color theory, Hansen became an influential teacher
Category
1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Full Sail
By William Thon
Located in Wiscasset, ME
of Artists and Salmagundi Club. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, the oil painting Thon
Category
1960s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Model 91 Dining Table With Model 611 Chairs, Alvar Aalto, Artek, 1960s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
, Villa Mairea, La Maison Carré and the Finnish pavilions at the Paris (1937) and New York (1939) World's
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Rattan, Birch
Flounder Fish Relief in Green Tones
By Nathaniel Choate
Located in Houston, TX
Choate sculpting commissions to craft a bas-relief for the Federal Building's doors at the 1939 World's
Category
20th Century Naturalistic Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Two Boats
By William Thon
Located in Wiscasset, ME
of Artists and the Salmagundi Club. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, the oil painting Thon
Category
Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Watercolor
$2,700
Henry Kallem 1960
s Abstract
By Henry Kallem
Located in Palm Springs, CA
at the Pennsylvania Academy, the 1939 New York World's Fair, and the Pepsi Cola Exhibition of 1947
Category
Vintage 1960s American Paintings
Materials
Paint
Art Deco Orrefors Intaglio Crystal Vase Girl With Birds Sweden Vicke Lindstrand
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Paris Exhibition in 1937, and the New York World's Fair in 1939. During his time at Orrefors, Lindstrand
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Rolling Hills, Fall Landscape
By Robert Francis Williams
Located in Buffalo, NY
attention of National Park Service officials preparing exhibits for the Federal Building at the 1939-1940
Category
1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sunbathing in Montauk
By Robert Francis Williams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Service officials preparing exhibits for the Federal Building at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair. His
Category
1920s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Constantine Pougialis Large Vibrant Color Abstract Oil Painting
By Constantine Pougialis
Located in Chicago, IL
of Progress" (1933-1934, Chicago), and in the famous "New York World's Fair" (1939-1940), where Dali
Category
Vintage 1960s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"Waiting for the Bus"
By Maurice Kish
Located in Southampton, NY
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art.” (3) Kish also exhibited at the New York World’s Fair in 1939, and by 1945
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Constantine Pougialis Large Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
famous "New York World's Fair" (1939-1940), where Dali caused a scandal with his Pavillion and surrealist
Category
Vintage 1960s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Constantine Pougialis Large Vibrant Color Abstract Oil Painting
By Constantine Pougialis
Located in Chicago, IL
" (1933-1934, Chicago), and in the famous "New York World's Fair" (1939-1940), where Dali caused a scandal
Category
Vintage 1960s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Impressionist Boat Inlet, Greenport Long Island
By Robert Francis Williams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Building at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair. His paintings became the only one-man art show at that
Category
1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Alfonso Iannelli Bronze Nude Figural Sculpture
By Alfonso Iannelli
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
(Chicago World's Fair), including the Radio Flyer and Havoline Thermometer buildings. He went on to open
Category
Vintage 1910s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
De Coene Freres Brutalist Ebonised Oak Sideboard, 1970
By De Coene Frères
Located in Benington, Herts
interior design of the Belgian Pavilion at the 1939 World's Fair in New York City. They also produced
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Brutalist Sideboards
Materials
Ebony
Tiffany
Co. diamond necklace, American, circa 1920
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in London, GB
aesthetic blossomed through the Art Deco era, and they became a huge success at the 1939 World’s Fair with
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Chain Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Platinum
Brazilian Modern Pair of Chaise Lounges in Hardwood
Fabric by Lucio Costa 1950
By Lucio Costa
Located in New York, NY
Corbusier. His works include the Brazilian pavilion at the New York World's Fair of 1939 (designed with
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
Ballerina
By Roman Chatov
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pavilions at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. One of his most notable works are his murals commissioned for
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Signed Artist Proof Etching "Pheasants" by Hans Kleiber, Early 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
1939 New York World's Fair exhibition, American Art Today. There was an exhibition of fifty of his
Category
Early 20th Century German Prints
Materials
Paper
Modernist Jens Risom Floating Executive Desk in Peruvian Walnut
By Jens Risom
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stone and constructed in front of Rockefeller Center during the 1939 New York World's Fair.
In 1941
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Smith Brothers Restaurant
original color silkscreen
By Ruth Grotenrath
Located in Milwaukee, WI
venues ranging from the once important Wisconsin State Fair art building to the buildings of the 1939 New
Category
Mid-20th Century Other Art Style Animal Prints
Materials
Screen, Ink
"View of New York" WPA Mid 20th Century American Modern Watercolor on Paper
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
New York World's Fair 1939. Some of his fresco and mural techniques were inspired by his friendship
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Floral Still Life
By William Gropper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art.
Gropper exhibited at the 1939 New York World's Fair
Category
1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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