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Young Man with Two Dogs in a Landscape - British Edwardian art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
Veterinary Corps during World War One, where he was employed as an official war artist. He exhibited widely
Category

Early 1900s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Original "Fire Away! Buy Extra Bonds, 5th War Loan" vintage submarine poster.
By Georges Schreiber
Located in Spokane, WA
'V' War Loan". Artist George Schrieber (1904-1977) designed this war bond poster after the U.S.S
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

Portrait of a Woman - British Art Deco 1930 s painting young lady red lipstick
By William Dring
Located in Hagley, England
until 1940 at Southampton School of Art, and became an official war artist. The Imperial War Museum owns
Category

20th Century Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Les animaux malades de la peste, Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita (藤田 嗣治)
By Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita
Located in Southampton, NY
artist during World War II, illustrating battle scenes to raise the morale of the Japanese troops and
Category

1960s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Make Every Minute Count for Pershiping original World War 1 vintage poster
By Adolph Treidler
Located in Spokane, WA
Original 1917 World War 1 vintage poster. Artist: Adolph Treidler Original linen backed World War I
Category

1910s American Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Our Journey is Income Pleate - Figure Ink Drawing, Outsider Art, Duck Wars
Located in Houston, TX
thirty-two unique artworks belonging to Johnston's "Duck Wars," series. The artist's hand-signed
Category

2010s Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Nothing Wrong - Figure Ink Drawing on Paper, Outsider Art, Duck Wars Series
Located in Houston, TX
unique artworks belonging to Johnston's "Duck Wars," series. The artist's hand-signed signature is
Category

2010s Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

No Offence! - Figure Ink Drawing on Paper, Outsider Art, Duck Wars Series
Located in Houston, TX
artworks belonging to Johnston's "Duck Wars," series. The artist's hand-signed signature is visible on the
Category

2010s Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"
By Albert Abramovitz
Located in Surfside, FL
- "Artists in the War"), New- Age Gallery (1943, 1946), National Academy of Design (1946), and the American
Category

1930s American Realist Interior Prints

Materials

Woodcut

French Post War Geometric Abstract Oil Painting Kinetic Op Art Edgard Pillet
Located in Surfside, FL
artists of post-war Paris, internationally acclaimed for pioneering a new style of geometric abstraction
Category

1990s Post-Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Last Night, Shaftesbury Av -original impressionism oil painting-contemporary Art
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
online. Artist Biography: Michael’s varied body of work reflects his interest in many types of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Winter Café, Sloane Square- original impressionism oil painting-contemporary Art
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
been appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Bloomsbury - original impressionism oil painting-contemporary Art
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
been appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Bluebird - original impressionism cityscape oil painting - contemporary Art
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
North America. He has twice been appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Clifford Hall Teignmouth Pier and Beach oil painting Modern British Art seaside
By Clifford Hall
Located in London, GB
he saw, making submissions independently to the War Artists Advisory Committee, some of which are in
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Walter Hoyle Gate of Honour Caius linocut print
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

Thanx Laurie, Love You - Figure Ink Drawing on Paper, Outsider Art, Duck Wars
Located in Houston, TX
-two unique artworks belonging to Johnston's "Duck Wars," series. The artist's hand-signed initials
Category

2010s Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Peace On You - Figure Ink Drawing on Paper, Outsider Art, Duck Wars Series
Located in Houston, TX
artworks belonging to Johnston's "Duck Wars," series. The artist's hand-signed signature is visible on the
Category

2010s Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Move On Little Doggies - Figure Ink Drawing on Paper, Outsider Art, Duck Wars
Located in Houston, TX
-two unique artworks belonging to Johnston's "Duck Wars," series. The artist's hand-signed signature
Category

2010s Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Let s Check in Here - Figure Ink Drawing on Paper, Outsider Art, Duck Wars
Located in Houston, TX
unique artworks belonging to Johnston's "Duck Wars," series. The artist's hand-signed signature is
Category

2010s Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Cattle in a Landscape North Africa - British 20s Post Impressionist oil painting
By Gerald Spencer Pryse
Located in Hagley, England
Guerre. By the end of 1916, Pryse had made an application to become a war artist, and towards the end of
Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Careless World ...A Needless Sinking original 1942 vintage World War 2 poster
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Spokane, WA
word…help distinguish Fischer as one of the government's finest artists during the war. The period of
Category

1940s American Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Offset

Rabbis Studying the Thorah
By Jacob Steinhardt
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Steinhardt enlisted in the army during WWI as a war artist, depicting scenes from the front. Jakob
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Rabbi s Communion With God
By Jacob Steinhardt
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Steinhardt enlisted in the army during WWI as a war artist, depicting scenes from the front. Jakob
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Summer Frolic - British Post Impressionist 30 s art nude oil painting Slade Sch
By William Dring
Located in Hagley, England
School of Art, and became an official war artist. The Imperial War Museum owns 64 of his portraits in
Category

1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Regatta on the Grand Canal [Venice]
By James McBey
Located in Plano, TX
appointment as an Official War Artist. In 1917 he was sent to Egypt where he completed some 300 watercolors of
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Floral Bouquet - Post Impressionist 20 s British art Cezanne style oil painting
By Elliott Seabrooke
Located in Hagley, England
British Red cross, won Italy's highest award for gallantry and was an Official War Artist on the Italian
Category

Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of Water Bearers, Africa - British 1920 s Orientalist art oil painting
By Gerald Spencer Pryse
Located in Hagley, England
. By the end of 1916, Pryse had made an application to become a war artist, and towards the end of the
Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

FINE ORIGINAL ANTIQUE 18th CENTURY BRITISH OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING MAN O WAR
Located in Ferndown, GB
Description ( late 18th century ) Title: Man o War scene Artist: Peter van de Velde attributed Antwerp
Category

Mid-18th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Queen Mary Greeting School Children - British 1910 royalty portrait oil painting
By Gerald Spencer Pryse
Located in Hagley, England
. By the end of 1916, Pryse had made an application to become a war artist, and towards the end of the
Category

1910s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Tree Cutters, pencil drawing by William Roberts
By William Roberts
Located in London, GB
war artist in 1918. After the war, he went on to enjoy great artistic success. He staged his first one
Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Horses at the Gate - British 1912 Post Impressionist equine art exh oil painting
By Edgar Downs
Located in Hagley, England
latterly Mudeford, Hampshire where he died. During World War I, he served as a war artist, including spells
Category

1910s Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Colorful Geometric Abstraction, " Simon Samsonian, Armenian Artist
Located in New York, NY
following World War I. For Armenian artists the matter is even more complex owing to the genocide of 1915
Category

1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil

A Fine French 19th Century Parisian Watercolor Gouache "Theatre du Chatelet"
By Eugene Galien-Laloue
Located in LA, CA
selected Galien-Laloue to work as a 'war artist,' both during the Franco-Prussian War and World War I
Category

Early 1900s French School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Watercolor, Pencil

Big Horse, Black Moorhead 46 very scarce 1932 engraving + drypoint signed 8/30
By Stanley William Hayter
Located in New York, NY
work was created. Hayter's studio would relocate to New York during the war. Artists like Pablo Picasso
Category

1930s Abstract Expressionist Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving, Drypoint

Send Me the Bill - Figure Ink Drawing on Paper, Outsider Art, Duck Wars Series
Located in Houston, TX
unique artworks belonging to Johnston's "Duck Wars," series. The artist's hand-signed signature is
Category

2010s Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

The Battle is On - Figure Ink Drawing on Paper, Outsider Art, Duck Wars Series
Located in Houston, TX
unique artworks belonging to Johnston's "Duck Wars," series. The artist's hand-signed signature is
Category

2010s Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

On Your Mark Get Set - Figure Ink Drawing on Paper, Outsider Art, Duck Wars
Located in Houston, TX
-two unique artworks belonging to Johnston's "Duck Wars," series. The artist's hand-signed signature
Category

2010s Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

It s a Dog Life! - Figure Ink Drawing on Paper, Outsider Art, Duck Wars Series
Located in Houston, TX
unique artworks belonging to Johnston's "Duck Wars," series. The artist's hand-signed signature is
Category

2010s Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
" in 1940. He was a War Artist Correspondent for both the State Department (the European and Asian
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

The Cedars, Kensington watercolour by Colin Moss Modern British Art
Located in London, GB
held by the Imperial War Museum, having been purchased by the War Artists' Advisory Committee. In 1947
Category

1950s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

The Gaze, Signed Graphite 20th Century Portrait
Located in London, GB
War II, Clarke was commissioned by the War Artists' Advisory Committee to produce a portrait medallion
Category

Mid-20th Century English School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

London Transport 1935 Poster Early in the Month Clifford and Rosemary Ellis
By Clifford Rosemary Ellis
Located in London, GB
use of colour and form. Employed during the war as a camoufleur, along with so many other artists
Category

1930s Modern More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
by Erskine Caldwell to illustrate his novel "Tobacco Road" in 1940. He was a War Artist
Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Rio della Misericordia, Venice.
By James McBey
Located in Plano, TX
as an Official War Artist. In 1917 he was sent to Egypt where he completed some 300 watercolors of
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor

The New Building
By Jim Dine
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
thirty years on. Jim Dine is a major post-war artist whose work ranges from vibrant, large-scale
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Woodcut

You ve Got to Pretend You Are Dead - Ink Drawing, Outsider Art, Duck Wars Series
Located in Houston, TX
one of thirty-two unique artworks belonging to Johnston's "Duck Wars," series. The artist's hand
Category

2010s Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Sheep Shearers, Tangiers - British 1920 s Orientalist figurative oil painting
By Gerald Spencer Pryse
Located in Hagley, England
. By the end of 1916, Pryse had made an application to become a war artist, and towards the end of the
Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Set of Three Etchings by Bertram Buchanan /// English Modern Land City Sky Scape
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
'. He was close friends with renowned war artist Paul Nash around this time. He exhibited some forty
Category

1920s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Mezzotint, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Pecken Wood, 1925 - Rural Landscape Etching, with Farming, Trees and Countryside
By Graham Sutherland
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Welsh landscapes, at the Paul Rosenberg and Helft Gallery 1938. As an Official War Artist 1941-4 he
Category

1920s Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Lammas, 1926 - Rural Landscape Etching, with Trees, House, Gardens and Figures
By Graham Sutherland
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Welsh landscapes, at the Paul Rosenberg and Helft Gallery 1938. As an Official War Artist 1941-4 he
Category

1920s Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

"Industrial Cityscape, Chicago" WPA Modernism Mid-Century Cityscape 20th Century
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
Depression years. He spent some time in the South Pacific during World War II as a war artist and in Europe
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Gilbert Ledward - 1930s Watercolour Design for a Decorative Sculptural Frieze
Located in London, GB
appointed as an official war artist in 1918. Following the war he was largely occupied as a sculptor of
Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Watercolor

A View of Ghent by Paul Madeline (1863 – Paris – 1920), French Painter
By Paul Madeline
Located in Knokke, BE
saw Madeline mobilised as a war artist, although his contributions in this capacity are relatively
Category

Late 19th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Aldwych, Towards St Clement - original impressionist painting - contemporary art
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
America. Twice appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Concert (unique, signed Abstract Expressionist painting by celebrated artist)
By Ben Wilson
Located in New York, NY
to the Spanish Civil War. A WPA artist who identified strongly with the plight of the Jews in Europe
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

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

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War Artists For Sale on 1stDibs

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.

How Much are War Artists?

The average selling price for war artists we offer is $3,027, while they’re typically $950 on the low end and $19,500 for the highest priced.