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"Palm Trees" 1950 Watercolor by Reynaldo Luza
Located in Bristol, CT
the Paris Exposition of 1938 and the New York World's Fair of 1939-40; he also did the interior design
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
"Palm Tree Outside Cottage Window" 1950 Watercolor by Reynaldo Luza
By Reynaldo Luza
Located in Bristol, CT
the Paris Exposition of 1938 and the New York World's Fair of 1939-40; he also did the interior design
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
WOODED LANDSCAPE WITH HOUSES Signed Watercolor, Trees, African American Artist
Located in Union City, NJ
Artists’ Guild to the New York World’s Fair (1939-1940).
Joseph’s early oil paintings were influenced by
Category
1950s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Ink
Exceptional Mahogany + Ivory Lacquer Brass Accented Armoire by Tommi Parzinger
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
at the 1939 New York World's Fair, he launched his company and showroom under the name “Parzinger
Category
Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
"First Born, " Art Deco Marble Sculpture by Chester Beach, Influenced by Rodin
By Chester Beach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
and a major piece for the New York World’s Fair in 1939. This piece, with the father reaching over to
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Paul Landacre Original Wood Engraving, 1940 - Black Stallion
By Paul Landacre
Located in Phoenix, AZ
were included in numerous exhibitions, including the 1939 New York World's Fair, and are illustrated in
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink
Bronze Modernist Sculpture Portrait, Leo Stein by Minna Harkavy WPA Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
, Israel
Harkavy's New England Woman, was displayed at the New York World's Fair of 1939
Leo Stein (1872
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lion in Bowler Hat Graphic in Yellow, Red Blue, Holiday Magazine Mid-Century
By George Giusti
Located in Miami, FL
his own studio in New York. Worked on the Swiss Pavilion with Herbert Matter for the NY World’s Fair
Category
1950s Abstract Geometric Animal Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Illustration Board
Rare Chaim Gross Watercolor Painting Manhattan Skyscrapers Train NYC WPA Artist
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
France Overseas and Finnish Buildings at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Gross was also recognized during
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Balancing WPA Artist Mom and Child
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
and Finnish Buildings at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Gross was also recognized during these years
Category
1960s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Under the Sea, " Large, Rare Art Deco Bowl by Thomson for Upsala Ekeby
By Anna-Lisa Thomson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Scandinavian ceramic firm, starting at Upsala-Ekeby in 1933. She won awards at the 1939-1940 New York World
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Clay
NORMAN BEL GEDDES 1950 Retro Modernist Necklace In Gilt Steel
Located in Miami, FL
General Motors Pavilion, known as Futurama, for the 1939 New York World's Fair. For that famous and
Category
Vintage 1950s American Retro Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Steel, Gilt Metal
$1,118 Sale Price
20% Off
"Jump Shot, " Model for Art Deco Bronze Basketball Award Plaque, 1940s
By Fred Torrey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Walks at Midnight" sculpture which premiered at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair (now displayed near
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,720 Sale Price
20% Off
"Lion and Bull", Art Deco-Medieval Decorative Painting in Greys and Burnt Sienn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
New York World's Fair.
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Fabric
$1,560 Sale Price
20% Off
A Pair of "Stora Furulid” Armchairs by Carl Malmsten, Sweden 1950s
By Carl Malmsten
Located in Utrecht, NL
1939 New York World Fair, when the designer introduced the model “Oskar”. Similarly to that model
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Bronze Modernist Sculpture Portrait, Gertrude Stein by Minna Harkavy WPA Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
displayed at the New York World's Fair of 1939
Gertrude Stein (1874 – 1946) was an American novelist, poet
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Moroccan Agadir Bazaar, " Unique Midcentury Bowl by Waylande Gregory
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, institutions and public parks. He also produced a famous fountain group for the 1939-1940 World's Fair in New
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
$1,192 Sale Price
20% Off
Impressionist Portrait Painting of a Bohemian Woman Budapest, 1925
Located in Rochester, NY
several folk style panels to the Hungarian Pavilion's display at the 1939 New York World's Fair, while
Category
Early 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Paint
Eugène Feuillâtre "Pavot" Inkwell
By Eugène Feuillatre
Located in New York, NY
World: Decorative Arts at the World’s Fairs, 1851-1939, exh. cat., Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Inkwells
Materials
Metal, Enamel
"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII
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 Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Silvery Day, " William Thon, ink wash, sailboats, coastal, modernist
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
Early 20th C. Bertha De Hellebranth Painting of Budapest Castle (Hungary)
Located in Round Top, TX
1939 New York World's Fair, while Bertha exhibited a couple of sculptures, one entitled "Sleeping
Category
Early 20th Century Hungarian Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Metal
$1,800 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Answer the Call
By Joseph Binder
Located in Miami, FL
World's Fair in 1939. He emigrated to the United States. in 1934 and won many poster competitions
Category
1940s Bauhaus Abstract Paintings
Materials
Photographic Paper
"At Sea, " William Thon, ink wash, sailboat, modernist, 20th century
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
"Racers Pass the President
s House" Philadelphia Blended Whisky Ad
By Everett Henry
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Building, the U. S. Government Building and the Building service center, all at the New York World’s Fair
Category
1950s Other Art Style Paintings
Materials
Board, Gouache
Tony Rosenthal Abstract Sculpture Blackened Steel Red Blushes
By Tony Rosenthal
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Building at the 1939 New York World’s Fair, Tony Rosenthal embarked on a storied 70 year public art career
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
The Man and the Big Blonde
By Willem de Kooning
Located in Missouri, MO
mural for the New York World's Fair of 1939 and 1940. A series of black and white abstractions in the
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Color, Offset
Price Upon Request
MOTHER AND CHILDREN PLAYING Signed Lithograph Watercolor Figures, Muted Burgundy
By Chaim Gross
Located in Union City, NJ
World's Fair. Gross was also recognized during these years with a silver medal at the 1937 Exposition
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Orange Flowers
Located in San Francisco, CA
include: San Francisco Museum of Art Inaugural, 1935; New York World's Fair, 1939; Golden Gate
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Jewish Rabbi Looking Heavenward German Expressionist Woodcut Israeli "Psalm"
By Jacob Steinhardt
Located in Surfside, FL
And Prizes
1939 IBM prize, New York World's Fair, New York, USA
1955 First Prize, Sao Paolo Biennale
Category
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Steinhardt Woodcut Marian Anderson Signed African American, Israeli Bezalel Art
By Jacob Steinhardt
Located in Surfside, FL
of Arts and Design, Jerusalem
Awards And Prizes
1939 IBM prize, New York World's Fair, New York, USA
Category
1950s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
German Expressionist Hand Carved Colored Original Wood Pane Art Israeli Bezalel
By Jacob Steinhardt
Located in Surfside, FL
Director, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem
Awards And Prizes
1939 IBM prize, New York World
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Woodcut
Yellow Bikini
By Reynaldo Luza
Located in Bristol, CT
and the New York World's Fair of 1939-40; he also did the interior design of the new Lima airport.
In
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Seated Woman in Pink Bathing Suit by Reynaldo Luza (1893-1978)
By Reynaldo Luza
Located in Bristol, CT
Paris Exposition of 1938 and the New York World's Fair of 1939-40; he also did the interior design of
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
The Cedars, Kensington watercolour by Colin Moss Modern British Art
Located in London, GB
Charles Mahoney. He worked on murals for the British Pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair.
During
Category
1950s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
STRIDENT MAN Carved Wood Sculpture Hollywood WPA Modernist Puppet Mid-Century
Located in New York, NY
United States, Bunin created animated three-dimensional puppets to appear in the 1939 New York World
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Lucien Rollin Three Armchairs in Satinwood and Bronze
By Lucien Rollin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
York World’s Fair: The World of Tomorrow.
Also in the USA, he showed his work at the Marshall Fields
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Bronze
$14,000 / item
Jakob Steinhardt Jewish German Expressionist Lithograph Israeli Early Bezalel
By Jacob Steinhardt
Located in Surfside, FL
And Prizes
1939 IBM prize, New York World's Fair, New York, USA
1955 First Prize, Sao Paolo Biennale
Category
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Cattle Series Study, Early 20th Century Bovine/Cow, Cleveland School artist
By Henry George Keller
Located in Beachwood, OH
San Francisco, while at the New York World's Fair in 1939, his Horse Barn appeared in the exhibition
Category
Early 1900s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi Painting WPA Era Artist, Social Realist
By Bernard Gussow
Located in Surfside, FL
World’s Fair. In the 1930s he also completed a mural for the East Rochester post office as part of the
Category
1940s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
Jewish Rabbi with Torah German Expressionist Woodcut Israeli Early Bezalel
By Jacob Steinhardt
Located in Surfside, FL
Director, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem
Awards And Prizes
1939 IBM prize, New York World
Category
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Jewish Prophet Rabbi German Expressionist Color Woodcut Israeli Early Bezalel
By Jacob Steinhardt
Located in Surfside, FL
Director, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem
Awards And Prizes
1939 IBM prize, New York World
Category
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
"Seated Male Nude, " Remarkable Bronze Sculpture by Choate, Figural Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
: for the Federal Building at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair, the Post Office in Pitman, New Jersey
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$14,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Lisa Johansson-Pape Brass Floor Lamp for Stockmann Orno, Finland 1950s
By Stockmann-Orno, Lisa Johansson-Pape
Located in Utrecht, NL
presented in New York’s World Fair of 1939 and the Milan Triennial IX, where she won an award in 1951
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Samuel Gottscho Garden Flowers Photo NY
By Samuel Gottscho
Located in Surfside, FL
of the New York World's Fair of 1939 1939
Wild-Flower Bounty from a L.I. Bog by Samuel H. Gottscho
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Samuel Gottscho Garden Flowers Photo NY
By Samuel Gottscho
Located in Surfside, FL
of the New York World's Fair of 1939 1939
Wild-Flower Bounty from a L.I. Bog by Samuel H. Gottscho
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Samuel Gottscho Garden Flowers Photo NY
By Samuel Gottscho
Located in Surfside, FL
of the New York World's Fair of 1939 1939
Wild-Flower Bounty from a L.I. Bog by Samuel H. Gottscho
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Waylande Gregory Art Deco Ceramic Rooster Sculpture, Glazed, 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 1940s American Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Nils Landberg Tall Expo Tulip Vase, Orrefors Glassworks, circa 1950s
By Orrefors, Nils Landberg
Located in New York, NY
Techniques dans la Vie Moderne” and the 1939 New York World’s Fair. During the 1950s, Landberg experimented
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Nils Landberg Red Expo Tulip Vase, Orrefors Glassworks, circa 1950s
By Orrefors, Nils Landberg
Located in New York, NY
Moderne” and the 1939 New York World’s Fair. During the 1950s, Landberg experimented with abstracted and
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
September Morn - In Celebration of Pride Month
By Joseph Hirsch
Located in New Orleans, LA
Academy in Rome, the Walter Lippincott Prize, First Prize at the New York World's Fair (1939), the
Category
1960s American Modern Nude Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Horsemen
By William Gropper
Located in San Francisco, CA
Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art.
Gropper exhibited at the 1939 New York World's Fair
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
NEW INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ORDER Signed Serigraph, Peace Circle Dove Hands Fruit
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
1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Thunderous
Located in Sheffield, MA
Congress, NYC 1939
International Watercolor Exhibition, Art Institute, Chicago, 1939
New York World's Fair
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
American Woman Artist Modernist Large Oil Painting Cubist Influenced Landscape
By Lena Gurr
Located in Surfside, FL
of Women Artists, and the A.C.A. Gallery. She also showed at the World's Fair (1939), the
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
including the Sports Pavilion on the Heinz Building of the New York World's Fair 1939. Some of his fresco
Category
1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
FLAG SERIES 1980 Signed Lithograph Colorful Flag Collage Madagascar Stamp, Birds
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
1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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