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Cornwall Harbour View, circa 1930 by Sir Walter Westley Russell CVO RA
Located in Blackwater, GB
Graphic and Pall Mall Magazine. During World War II, he undertook several commissions for the War Artists
Category

Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Medway, Rochester - Large Modern British Kent Landscape Watercolor Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
War Artist between 1940–1945. Pitchforth began exhibiting at the RA in 1941 and was elected RA in 1953
Category

1930s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Walter Hoyle, Senate House, Cambridge (1956-6) proof print
By Walter Hoyle
Located in London, GB
end of the country. (If he had not died whilst on active service as a war artist, off Iceland in an
Category

1960s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Linocut

Tangiers Lemon Market - British 1920 s Oriental Figural art oil painting
By Gerald Spencer Pryse
Located in Hagley, England
become a war artist, and towards the end of the war, was granted permission to sketch at the front and he
Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Atlantic Packet Albion of the Black Ball Line by Montague Dawson
By Montague Dawson
Located in New Orleans, LA
World War, he was employed as a war artist and again worked for The Sphere. Dawson exhibited regularly
Category

20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Walter Hoyle Queens College Cambridge linocut print Modern British Art
By Walter Hoyle
Located in London, GB
country. (If he had not died whilst on active service as a war artist, off Iceland in an air-sea rescue
Category

1960s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Linocut

Walter Hoyle King’s College Chapel in red Cambridge linocut print
By Walter Hoyle
Located in London, GB
Bardfield in Essex, becoming a part of the Great Bardfield group of artists of whom in the post war era
Category

1960s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Linocut

Walter Hoyle Jesus College Cambridge linocut print Modern British Art
By Walter Hoyle
Located in London, GB
, becoming a part of the Great Bardfield group of artists of whom in the post war era probably Bawden and
Category

1960s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Linocut

Walter Hoyle King’s College Chapel Cambridge linocut print Modern British Art
By Walter Hoyle
Located in London, GB
Bardfield in Essex, becoming a part of the Great Bardfield group of artists of whom in the post war era
Category

1960s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Linocut

Bouquet
Located in Westmount, QC
course, Lamb tried to become an official war artist. In 1942, Lamb was sent to Ottawa where she drew at
Category

1980s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Old Houses, Byres Road, Partick (Scotland)
By Sir David Young Cameron, R.A.
Located in Middletown, NY
Canadian government to serve as the Official War Artist. Among the numerous prestigious appointments that
Category

Early 1900s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Etching

Almshouses, St. Cross
By Sir David Young Cameron, R.A.
Located in Middletown, NY
Official War Artist. Among the numerous prestigious appointments that Cameron held during the course of his
Category

Early 1900s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Street Scene Oil Painting Circa 1930s Albert Abramovitz WPA Artist Mexican Town
By Albert Abramovitz
Located in Surfside, FL
– “Artists in the War”), New-Age Gallery (1943, 1946), National Academy of Design (1946), American
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mini Pyramid, original painting, abstract, graphic, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
intrigue. Sena’s work channels the influence of many post-war artists, with inspiration taken from the
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Fabric

Jewish Family Interior Scene (The Shadchan) Rare Judaica Oil Painting WPA artist
By Albert Abramovitz
Located in Surfside, FL
also exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago (1938, 1940), Union of American Artists (1940), American
Category

Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Graham Sutherland signed original lithograph Fossil with rock flames 1975
By Graham Sutherland
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Official War Artist 1941-4 he painted scenes of bomb devastation and of work in mines and foundries
Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Poppies
Located in Westmount, QC
Gallery’s Canadian Army Art Show, which helped her receive the appointment as a war artist––the only woman
Category

1980s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

The Cattle Market, 20th Century Signed English Watercolour
By James Bateman
Located in London, GB
paintings on land work subjects by the War Artists' Advisory Committee. For the commission he visited farms
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Portrait of Edward Johnston
By Sir William Rothenstein
Located in London, GB
William was appointed an Official War Artist and became known for his scenes of the blasted landscape of
Category

Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Flowers of the Field
Located in Westmount, QC
tried to become an official war artist. In 1942, Lamb was sent to Ottawa where she drew at the Trades
Category

1980s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Girl at the Window
By Adrian Paul Allinson
Located in London, GB
the Second World War broke out, Allinson was selected by the War Artists’ Advisory Committee to be an
Category

20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Portrait of Alan Sims with Bird Nest - British Edwardian art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
. He was an Official War Artist in 1918, Keeper of the Royal Academy 1920-6, and a Trustee of the Tate
Category

1910s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Selfportrait of the Artist - Offset after F. Gentilini - Mid-20th Century
By Franco Gentilini
Located in Roma, IT
Second World War and the post-war period. The artist develops his technical note characterized by a happy
Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

Large Watercolor Painting John Groth, Men Wrestling, Esquire Magazine WPA Artist
By John Groth
Located in Surfside, FL
Publications 1941 - 1944; War Correspondent for Chicago Sun 1944; American Legion Magazine 1945; Artist
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Sunny Day Oil on Canvas Painting by Ukranian artist Oleg Ulitskiy
By Oleg Ulitskiy
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
. Oleg Ulitskiy is a post-war and contemporary artist born in 1965 in Odessa, Ukraine. He is known for
Category

2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Lady, Early 20th Century Oil
By Arthur Ambrose McEvoy
Located in London, GB
with many artists, his career was interrupted by the First World War and in 1918 he was attached to the
Category

Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Smithy
By Sir David Young Cameron, R.A.
Located in Middletown, NY
Canadian government to serve as the Official War Artist. Among the numerous prestigious appointments that
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Interior Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Drypoint, Etching

Cannon Street-original impressionism cityscape oil painting-contemporary Art
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
Middle East, Europe, the Caribbean and North America. He has twice been appointed war artist to the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Fishing and Sailing Boats at the Jetty
By Gyrth Russell
Located in St. Albans, GB
official War Artist for the Canadian Sector, and spent most of 1918 in Northern France painting the
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Graham Sutherland signed original lithograph The Music , 1976, British mid cent
By Graham Sutherland
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Official War Artist 1941-4 he painted scenes of bomb devastation and of work in mines and foundries
Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Napoleonic Guard at the Cathedral of Uspensky Sobor , Moscow, French Militaria
By Charles Hoffbauer
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
of Honor. Hoffbauer served in the French Army as an official war artist during the first world war
Category

1940s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Stromness, Orkney drawing by Claude Muncaster
By Claude Muncaster
Located in London, GB
President, of the Royal Society of Marine Artists. When the Second World War broke out, Muncaster joined
Category

1950s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Reclining Figure by Henry Moore, 1967
By Henry Moore
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Exhibitions in both London and Paris. In 1940 he became the official War Artist for two years. A retrospective
Category

20th Century Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Bringing Love Home Version 3, original sculpture, abstract, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
intrigue. Sena’s work channels the influence of many post-war artists, with inspiration taken from the
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Felt, Mixed Media

Claude Muncaster: Moor above Llangollen signed oil painting Modern British Art
By Claude Muncaster
Located in London, GB
President, of the Royal Society of Marine Artists. When the Second World War broke out, Muncaster joined
Category

20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ponte della Trinità, Florence
By David Young Cameron
Located in Middletown, NY
by the Canadian government to serve as the Official War Artist. Among the numerous prestigious
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Drypoint, Etching

Portrait of Three Pedigree Pekingese Dogs - British 1930 s art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
Marine War Memorial. Gray (2019) suggests that she may also have studied in London. She was a war artist
Category

1930s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Conundrum in the Kitchen
By Frank Hyde
Located in Missouri, MO
career as a war artist during the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-71, producing drawings for ‘The Graphic
Category

1890s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cubist Painting By Swedish Artist Dick Beer, View From a Window, 1920
Located in Stockholm, SE
First World War, the artist’s painting underwent a fundamental transformation. Dick Beer was influenced
Category

1920s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bringing Love Home Version 2, original painting, abstract, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
intrigue. Sena’s work channels the influence of many post-war artists, with inspiration taken from the
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Bringing Love Home Version 2, original sculpture, abstract, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
perpetual intrigue. Sena’s work channels the influence of many post-war artists, with inspiration taken from
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media, Felt

Foujita (藤田 嗣治), Rue de la Santé, Au Temps de Paris Seine (after)
By Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita
Located in Southampton, NY
, Foujita became an official war artist during World War II, illustrating battle scenes to raise the morale
Category

1960s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The Awakening of Spring, Early 20th Century Signed Oil Landscape
By Margaret Dovaston
Located in London, GB
, including the Walker Gallery in Liverpool. During World War I Dovaston became a respected war artist and in
Category

Early 1900s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Horse Guards, London - Mid Century French Naif Parade City Street Oil Painting
By Paul Lucien Dessau
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
the War Artists' Advisory Committee, WAAC, agreed to consider purchasing any works produced. In time
Category

1960s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

St. James s Palace, London - Mid Century French Naif City Street Oil Painting
By Paul Lucien Dessau
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
assist the artists as long as their fire-fighting duties were not adversely affected and the War Artists
Category

1960s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Llangennith landscape, West Glamorgan , watercolour by John Northcote Nash
By John Nash
Located in London, GB
served with the Artists' Rifles during the First World War and became an Official War Artist in 1918. In
Category

Early 20th Century Romantic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Self Portrait in Paris - Mid 20th Century French Naif Oil on Canvas Painting
By Paul Lucien Dessau
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
assist the artists as long as their fire-fighting duties were not adversely affected and the War Artists
Category

1950s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Place Royale, Brussels - Mid Century Naif Busy City Street Belgium Oil Painting
By Paul Lucien Dessau
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
adversely affected and the War Artists' Advisory Committee, WAAC, agreed to consider purchasing any works
Category

1950s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Heavy Bronze Sculpture Austrian Israeli judaica Jewish Couple Bench Nicky Imber
By Nicky Imber
Located in Surfside, FL
release by joining the British Army, serving as a war artist and a dental assistant in East Africa. After
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

"Day at the Beach, " Charles Hoffbauer, Family at the Ocean, Sunny Landscape
By Charles Hoffbauer
Located in New York, NY
war artist during the first world war, won a Croix de Guerre and was the liaison to the American
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Richmond Bridge
By Philip Connard
Located in Marlborough, England
because of severe shell shock. He was later appointed an official war artist to the Royal Navy and painted
Category

Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Claude Muncaster: The Bow Wash Maritime Art watercolour
By Claude Muncaster
Located in London, GB
President, of the Royal Society of Marine Artists. During the Second World War, Muncaster served in the
Category

1950s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Sandgate Road , Folkstone, Kent.
By Philip Wilson Steer
Located in Douglas, Isle of Man
over the last 500 years. The picture remains unsigned but this is a deliberate factor in War artists
Category

Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Mid Century Modern British The Flicks by British German illustrator Kapp
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
sat for Kapp in 1938). Kapp worked as an Official War Artist during the Second World War, and then as
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Portrait of a Mother and Child by Tsuguharu Foujita
By Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita
Located in New Orleans, LA
. During the Second World War, Foujita served as a war artist in Japan. After the war, Foujita and his wife
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Composition, Propos d un intoxiqué, Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita (藤田 嗣治)
By Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita
Located in Southampton, NY
sketches and paintings. Upon his return home, Foujita became an official war artist during World War II
Category

1920s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Composition, Propos d un intoxiqué, Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita (藤田 嗣治)
By Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita
Located in Southampton, NY
sketches and paintings. Upon his return home, Foujita became an official war artist during World War II
Category

1920s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

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There is a broad range of war artists for sale on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the Post-War, Contemporary and Abstract styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a war artists that pops against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of gray, black, brown, red and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but William Blake, Robert Dumont-Smith, Georges Charles Robin, Hananiah Harari and Wesley Kimler produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and fabric. Some war artists are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller iterations, measuring # 9.75 inches across, are available.

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