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Arrangement in Cubism School of Berlin
Located in London, GB
: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art
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1960s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Mother with Child
By STM
Located in London, GB
paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art collective whose traces start with Germany
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Cubist Composition
By STM
Located in London, GB
'Cubist Composition', oil on soft board, by STM (circa 1960s). A vibrant modern painting inspired
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1960s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Cubist Figures in Colour
By STM
Located in London, GB
'Cubist Figures in Colour', oil on board, by STM (circa 1960s). A vibrant modern painting inspired
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Musical Instruments , Berlin School
Located in London, GB
unsigned. About the Art: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s
Category

1970s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Seated Abstract Nude , Berlin School (circa 1960s)
Located in London, GB
gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art collective
Category

1960s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Portrait of Seated Nude , Berlin School
Located in London, GB
artwork may be provided. About the Art: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to
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1960s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Abstract Composition in Colour II by Lemaire
Located in London, GB
access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art collective whose traces
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Nude in Mahogany
Located in London, GB
video may be provided. About the Artist: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Portrait of a Seated Man , German School (circa 1970s)
Located in London, GB
.). About the Artist: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1980s attributed
Category

1970s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Cubist Man , Berlin School (circa 1960s)
Located in London, GB
the Art: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Abstract Composition in Colour by Lemaire
Located in London, GB
cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art collective whose traces start with
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Abstract Man , Berlin School
Located in London, GB
provided. About the Art: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s
Category

1960s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Study in Colour Berlin School (circa 1960s-70s)
Located in London, GB
provided. About the Art: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s
Category

1960s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Posing Nude
By STM
Located in London, GB
has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art collective whose
Category

1970s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Untitled Cubist Figure
By STM
Located in London, GB
a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art collective whose traces start
Category

1970s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Untitled
By STM
Located in London, GB
paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art collective whose traces start with Germany
Category

1970s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Cubist Figure 2
By STM
Located in London, GB
: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Cubist Figure
By STM
Located in London, GB
access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art collective whose traces
Category

1960s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Posing Nudes
By STM
Located in London, GB
: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Cubist Composition in Colour
By STM
Located in London, GB
access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art collective whose traces
Category

1970s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Radiant Muse: Inspired Cubist Portrait , German School (circa 1970s)
Located in London, GB
artwork will be provided. About the Artist: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s
Category

1970s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Playful Feline , Berlin School
Located in London, GB
. About the Art: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to
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1960s Futurist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Together , Berlin School
Located in London, GB
stained glass, separated by bold lines. There is no signature. In good overall condition. This painting
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1960s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Untitled Still Life - Berlin School
Located in London, GB
to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art collective whose traces
Category

1960s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Inseparable by T. Aubry
Located in London, GB
to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art collective whose traces
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Urban Density by T.N.
Located in London, GB
access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art collective whose traces
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1960s Futurist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Cubist Figure by J.G.
Located in London, GB
access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art collective whose traces
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Guitarist in Wide-Brimmed Hat , Berlin School
Located in London, GB
: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art
Category

1960s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Cubist Nude - School of Berlin
Located in London, GB
cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art collective whose traces start with
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Still Life with Guitar and Wine Berlin School
Located in London, GB
: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art
Category

1950s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Homage to Picasso s Les Femmes d Alger by Jones
Located in London, GB
. About the Artist: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed
Category

1960s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Still Life with Fruit , Berlin School
Located in London, GB
gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art collective
Category

1960s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Cubist Figure 1
By STM
Located in London, GB
Cubist Figure 1, oil on board, by STM (circa 1960s - 70s). A stunning Modern painting in a small
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Cubist Silhouette
By STM
Located in London, GB
gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art collective
Category

1960s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Cubist Figure
By STM
Located in London, GB
the Artist: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to
Category

1960s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Portrait of Smiling Woman
By STM
Located in London, GB
access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art collective whose traces
Category

1970s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Cubist Still Life with Guitar , Berlin School (circa 1970s)
Located in London, GB
paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art collective whose traces start with Germany
Category

1970s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Cubist Composition by VR
Located in London, GB
vibrant colours to create an entirely new dimension to their painting. Cubists abandoned perspective and
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Abstract Prism: Radiant Cubist Figure
By STM
Located in London, GB
to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art collective whose traces
Category

1970s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Radiant Reflections: Cubist Portrait of a Woman
By STM
Located in London, GB
will be provided. About the Artist: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to
Category

1970s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Cubist Still Life , School of Berlin
Located in London, GB
Artist: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art
Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The Dance , from the School of Berlin
Located in London, GB
. Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from Berlin in the 1940s - 1960s. What we know of these
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Cubist Still Life , Berlin School
Located in London, GB
lower left hand. About the Artist: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the
Category

1960s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Portrait of a Feline , German School
Located in London, GB
. About the Artist: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed
Category

1960s Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Still Life with Guitar, Carafe and Sheet Music by Laval
Located in London, GB
has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art collective whose
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Symphony of Colour: Cubist Still Life with Guitar and Wine , Berlin School
Located in London, GB
the Artist: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to
Category

1960s Cubist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The Guitarist
Located in London, GB
of paintings from Berlin in the 1940s - 1960s. What we know of J.G. is derived from our source from
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The Mask
Located in London, GB
'The Mask', oil on board, Berlin School, (circa 1940s - 1960s). Perhaps an homage to Picasso's
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The Minotaur
Located in London, GB
'The Minotaur', oil on board, (circa 1940s - 1960s) by V.R. Clearly influenced by Picasso and his
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The Goose
Located in London, GB
to a cache of paintings from Berlin in the 1940s - 1960s. What we know of VR is derived from our
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

20th Century French Musical Instruments Oil on Canvas Signed, 1940s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice and large 20th century French musical instruments oil on canvas from the 1940s. Painting
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Vintage 1940s French Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Per Dymbe vintage Norwegian mid century modern oil painting of coastal landscape
Located in Ebberup, DK
This is a mid 20th century oil landscape painting, likely from the 1940s, created by the artist Per
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Abstract Flower Oil Painting Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Movement
By Peter Witwer
Located in Soquel, CA
the dynamic evolution of American Mid-Century painting from the Abstract Expressionism of the 1940s
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Self Portrait
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Self Portrait, c. 1940s, oil on canvas, 14 ¼ x 12 1/4 inches, signed lower left, presented in a
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1940s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lovers , Berlin School
Located in London, GB
piece will be provided. Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from Berlin in the 1940s - 1960s
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Still Life with Guitar, Bottle and Book
Located in London, GB
'Still Life with Guitar, Bottle and Book', oil on board (circa 1940s - 1960s), by J.G. This artwork
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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Paintings From The 1940s For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of paintings from the 1940s is available on 1stDibs. Finding the ideal Impressionist, Abstract or Modern examples of these works for your living room, whether you’re looking for small- or large-size pieces, is no easy task — start by shopping our selection today. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. You can search the paintings from the 1940s that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of black, brown, beige and gray. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Alain Mettais Cartier, Greta Allen, Gershon Benjamin, Johann Berthelsen and Thomas Fransioli are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and canvas, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much are Paintings From The 1940s?

Prices for pieces in our collection of paintings from the 1940s start at $950 and top out at $35,000 with the average selling for $2,183.
Questions About Paintings From The 1940s
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A number of dresses were popular during the 1940s. Many women wore short-waist dresses with button necks, collars, fitted waists and full skirts. The classic A-lines with knee-length hems in red, white and blue colors were also a trend. Shop a collection of vintage dresses on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    In the 1940s, ladies wore clothes defined by clean and slim silhouettes. The jackets, blouses and sweaters often featured shoulderpads and had somewhat of a military feel. Most dresses were quite casual and pants and playsuits became part of a woman's everyday style.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021
    The most popular 1940s-style dress was the shirtwaist dress. It had a front opening like a men’s shirt, but with large buttons in the front of the dress, which was practical and easy to wear. The sleeves were short and necklines varied from shirt style to sweetheart and other necklines. Antique and vintage dresses from well-known designers are available on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024
    Claire McCardell was the designer often called the Mother of American Fashion in the 1940s. An American designer, she helped introduce women's sportswear to the United States and was particularly well-known for her bias-cut, loose-fitting Monastic dress. When World War II broke out in the 1940s, she designed pieces out of readily available materials like denim, calico and wool jersey, introducing new fabrics for women's clothing that would remain popular well after the close of the war. Many people point to McCardell as one of the first successful American fashion designers. Shop a collection of Claire McCardell apparel on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025
    Frank Stella is the artist who became famous for his series of black paintings in the late 1950s and early 1960s. These works featured bands of black paint separated by thin, precise stripes of bare canvas. At a time when contemporary painting was all about wild gestures, thick paint and formal abandon, the “Black Paintings” created a sensation. Explore a range of Frank Stella art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025
    The artist George Catlin's paintings from the 1800s are considered a form of artistic documentation because he depicted what he saw during his travels across North America. Catlin produced many images of Native Americans living their daily lives. In so doing, he provided a glimpse of what life was like for Indigenous people before the rapid westward expansion of settlers forcibly disrupted their traditions and culture. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of George Catlin art.

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