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Rare Otto Schulz for Boet Pair of Curved Lounge Chairs in Caramel Mohair
By Boet, Otto Schulz 1
Located in Waalwijk, NL
and the New York World’s Fair in 1939. The arrival of Josef Frank (1885-1967) at Svenskt Tenn in 1934
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Mohair, Birch
Rita Mount Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Rita Mount
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
, Morency Frères Ltee (all in Montreal), the New York World’s Fair (1939), the Coronation Exhibition
Category
Vintage 1930s Canadian Paintings
In th Bighorns (Wyoming)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
in the 1939 New York World's Fair exhibition, American Art Today. There was an exhibition of fifty of
Category
1930s American Realist Animal Prints
Materials
Drypoint
Otto Schulz for Boet Rare Cabinet in Sage Velvet, Birch, and Brass Nails
By Boet, Otto Schulz 1
Located in Waalwijk, NL
’s Fair in 1937 and the New York World’s Fair in 1939. The arrival of Josef Frank (1885-1967) at Svenskt
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Brass
"Standing Male Nude, " Preparatory Drawing by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
a series of murals for the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair, among many others. He was also
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
"Children of the Crucible", Striking Art Deco Mural by Beck, T. Roosevelt quote
Located in Philadelphia, PA
well as several for the 1939-1940 World's Fair in New York. The painting is varnished and is very
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Nude Male and Draped Female, " Study for Painting by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the post office in Danvers, Massachusetts, and a series of murals for the 1939-1940 New York World
Category
Vintage 1930s American Drawings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
"Battle of the Gods, " Mural Preparatory Drawing by Dunbar Beck, Art Deco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
World's Fair. Beck worked in New York for many years, and later moved to Sacramento, California, where he
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
Victim of Misfortune and Folly
— Surrealist Fantasy
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
New York World’s Fair; and in 1940, she created two frescoes as part of the kiva murals for the
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Judgment of Souls
— Surrealist Fantasy
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
New York World’s Fair; and in 1940, she created two frescoes as part of the kiva murals for the
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Visitor
— Surrealist Fantasy
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
, Kavin’s sculpture was included in the New Mexico art exhibited at the 1939 New York World’s Fair; and in
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
To Market, to Market
— Surrealist Fantasy
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
New York World’s Fair; and in 1940, she created two frescoes as part of the kiva murals for the
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
"Floating Man, " Important Art Deco Painting with Nude Male by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Danvers, Massachusetts, and a series of murals for the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair, among many others
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paper, Paint
"Still Life of Fruit " Albert Swinden, American Abstract Association, AAA
By Albert Swinden
Located in New York, NY
".
Among the other murals he created was one for the 1939 New York World's Fair.
Although he did not often
Category
1930s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,800 Sale Price
20% Off
"Male Youth at Sunset, " Vivid Art Deco Painting by Dunbar Beck, WPA Muralist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
a series of murals for the 1939-1940, New York World's Fair, among many others. He was also
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Lucien Rollin Art Deco desk
By Lucien Rollin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
embassy in Brussels. He designed several rooms for the French pavilion at the 1939-40 New York World
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
$19,500
Recling Female Nude, seen from the rear
By Emil Ganso
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Whitney Museum of American Art (1927-1941). Emil Ganso also exhibited at both the 1939 New York World
Category
1930s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon
Exotic Bird Frieze, Art Deco Decorative Painting by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
framed by mossy green. Beck executed an important set of murals for the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
"Music with Conch and Lyre, " Study for White House Piano by Dunbar Beck, 1938
Located in Philadelphia, PA
World's fair, but his work with Steinway is equally important, artistically and historically. Beck painted
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Nude Male Bathers, " 1930s Watercolor Painting of Nude Figures, Blue
Tan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Watercolor Society, not to mention the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. The watercolor is on heavy paper, and
Category
Vintage 1930s North American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
Portrait of a Young Girl (the artist
s daughter).
By Joseph Floch
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
, 1943; CI, 1943-45; int. shows in Bordeaux, 1927, Paris, 1937; New York World's Fair, 1939, 1966; M. H
Category
1930s Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Unemployed" WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
and the Museum of Modern Art.
Gropper exhibited at the 1939 New York World's Fair, Whitney Museum of
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Black Figure in Yellow Room, " 1930s Portrait by Student of Thomas Hart Benton
By Trew Hocker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. Louis. He also was drawn to urban environments, reportedly painting for the 1939-40 New York World
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
Cuban Artist - Caricature of Adolphe Menjou Debonair Devil
Located in Miami, FL
, and painted a large graphic mural at the Cuba Pavilion of the 1939 New York World's Fair.However, this
Category
1930s Art Nouveau Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board
WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers
By Seymour Fogel
Located in New York, NY
the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair, a highly controversial mural at the U.S. Post Office in Safford
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Board
"Pacific Basin, " Art Deco Painting of Golden Gate Expo in San Francisco
By May French Worth
Located in Philadelphia, PA
-40 world's fair. Signed "Worth," probably signifying May French Worth, a California painter, the
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paper, Paint
$2,080 Sale Price
20% Off
"Composition" Balcomb Greene, Geometric Abstract, Early Modernist Composition
By Balcomb Greene
Located in New York, NY
New York World's Fair and for the Williamsburg Housing Project, and he designed a stained-glass window
Category
1930s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Madman
s Drum (Brothel) —
Story Without Words
Graphic Modernism
By Lynd Ward
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
engravings, paintings, and drawings. His print ‘Sanctuary,’ 1939, was shown at the 1939 New York World’s Fair
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Nude with Drape
By Fletcher Martin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
of the art exhibition at the 1939 New York World’s Fair, Holger Cahill noted, “The surrealists
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Boats Amongst the Mangroves, " Watercolor
Gouache on Paper signed by Doris Lee
By Doris Lee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
York World’s Fair. This early support given Lee by the museums and the art establishment was an
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
"Polo Player, " Classic and Rare Art Deco Sculpture in Caramel Hue by Gregory
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
1939-1940 World's Fair in New York.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Michel Dufet Modernist Side / End Table
By Michel Dufet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
world’s fair which would influence contemporary design for several decades
In 1939 he was commissioned
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco End Tables
Materials
Maple, Rosewood
Wild Pilgrimage
(Contemplation) —
Story Without Words
Graphic Modernism
By Lynd Ward
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
drawings. His print ‘Sanctuary,’ 1939, was shown at the 1939 New York World’s Fair, and ‘Clouded Over
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
"Tobacco Road" Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
Building of the New York World's Fair 1939. Some of his fresco and mural techniques were inspired by his
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Wayland Gregory Art Deco Porcelain Zebra Sculpture, Glazed, Signed, 1940s, USA
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Brooklyn, NY
works, including The Swimmer (1937) and Fountain of the Atom for the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Gregory
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Cute Cow Milks into Bottle. Mid Century Illustration
By George Giusti
Located in Miami, FL
design of the Swiss pavilion at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. He is a artist/illustrator/ graphic
Category
1950s Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
Gunnar Ander floor candle holder, cat sculpture, Ystad Metall, Sweden, 1950s
By Ystad-Metall, Gunnar Ander
Located in Forserum, SE
company’s most famous product is the Liljan candlestick, which was introduced at the 1939 New York World
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Wrought Iron
Rare! Japan Panasonic Modernist Fluorescent Table Lamp! 1960 Wow Black
Cream!
By Panasonic
Located in Peoria, AZ
& minimalist late sixties design! The cone design dates back to the Art Deco era and the 1939 New York World
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Ace Bar, Gouache American Scene. Witold Gordon
By Witold Gordon
Located in Surfside, FL
New York World’s Fair in 1939. Take a peek at his ‘Nobody Collages‘ from 1940, exhibited at the Pavel
Category
20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Pair of Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths Brass Hurricane Candle Sconces
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Southampton, NJ
furniture then went on exhibition at the 1939 New York World's Fair. The main years of his company saw
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Candle Sconces
Materials
Brass
Epona, Portrait of Celtic/Roman Goddess of Fertility w/ Horse, Woman Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
1939 Golden Gate Exposition in San Francisco and in the 1939 New York World's Fair. Eleanor Roosevelt
Category
1970s Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Venice
, Post-Impressionist Woman Artist, Salon d
Automne, Paris, France, SFMA
By Irma Engel Grabhorn
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
; Berlin; NY World's Fair, 1939; Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939; San Francisco Museum of Art
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon
Summer Flowers
, Paris, Salon d
Automne, Post-Impressionist California Artist
By Irma Engel Grabhorn
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
internationally with success including at the Salon d'Automne (Paris), 1926; Berlin; NY World's Fair, 1939; Golden
Category
1950s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Cote d
Azur
, Paris, Salon d
Automne, Post-Impressionist California Artist
By Irma Engel Grabhorn
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
), 1926; Berlin; NY World's Fair, 1939; Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939; San Francisco Museum
Category
1960s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Ink
Seated Nude with Mirror /// Figurative Chair Lady Woman Byron Browne Drawing Art
By Byron Browne
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
New York World's Fair. In 1940 he married fellow artist Rosalind Bengelsdorf. He taught painting at
Category
1950s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Graphite
A Sterling Silver Kiddush Cup by Ludwig Wolpert
By Ludwig Yehuda Wolpert
Located in New York, NY
work was featured at the 1939 New York World’s Fair, introducing modern Judaica to audiences worldwide
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture by Jose Pinal, Mid-Century Modern, Mexico
By Jose Pinal
Located in Round Top, TX
and hardship of the everyday worker. Exhibited at the 1939 New York World’s Fair, it marks an
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"ADOBE CHURCH" NEW MEXICO DATED 1943 FRAMED 28.75 X 33.25
By Edmund Daniel Kinzinger
Located in San Antonio, TX
World's Fair (1939); Dallas Museum of Fine Arts (1939 and 1942 one-man, 1945, 1971); Golden Gate
Category
1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Ladies in a Church Yard in Shady Afternoon, Early 20th Century Cleveland School
By Henry Keller
Located in Beachwood, OH
Exposition in San Francisco, while at the New York World's Fair in 1939, his Horse Barn appeared in the
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
SABBATH ANGELS Signed Lithograph, Watercolor Abstract Female Figures Candles
By Chaim Gross
Located in Union City, NJ
France Overseas and Finnish Buildings at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Gross was also recognized during
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Model “30-061” Floor Lamp by Lisa Johansson-Pape, Finland 1960s
By Stockmann-Orno, Lisa Johansson-Pape
Located in Utrecht, NL
presented at international design fairs such as New York’s World Fair of 1939. This classic lamp reflects
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Skultuna, Sweden, "Liljan" candle holder in brass, Modern design.
Located in København, Copenhagen
(1905-1978) for the New York Worlds Fair in 1939.
It was manufactured by Ystad Metall and now being
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
Skultuna "Liljan" candle holder in brass, Designed by Ivar Ålenius Björk
Located in København, Copenhagen
(1905-1978) for the New York Worlds Fair in 1939.
It was manufactured by Ystad Metall and now being
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
Skultuna, Sweden. "Liljan" candle holder in brass. Designed by Ivar Björk
Located in København, Copenhagen
(1905-1978) for the New York Worlds Fair in 1939.
It was manufactured by Ystad Metall and now being
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
Skultuna "Liljan" candle holder in brass. Designed by Ivar Ålenius Björk
Located in København, Copenhagen
(1905-1978) for the New York Worlds Fair in 1939.
It was manufactured by Ystad Metall and now being
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
Skultuna, Sweden, "Liljan" candle holder in brass, modern design.
Located in København, Copenhagen
(1905-1978) for the New York Worlds Fair in 1939.
It was manufactured by Ystad Metall and now being
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
Skultuna, Sweden. "Liljan" candle holder in brass. Modern design. 21st C
Located in København, Copenhagen
(1905-1978) for the New York Worlds Fair in 1939.
It was manufactured by Ystad Metall and now being
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
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