1930s Paintings

Modernist portrait in oil on panel, France, 1930s. A unique female portrait rendered in a geometric style inspired by Cubism and the European avant-garde of the early 20th century. ...

ANTIQUE ORIGINAL OIL ON BOARD PAINTING Depicting a rural scene with vernacular buildings under a blue sky with magnificent clouds looking through trees in the foreground. Painted ...

This brilliant depiction of Leda and the Swan, a nude female figure and outstretched black swan illustrating the classic mythological story, was painted by Arthur Crisp on wood panel...

An impressionistic oil on canvas circa 1930s by the Boston School painter Robert Emmett Owen. He was a successful artist best known for his Impressionist views of the rural landscape...

Pair tall framed and matted Chinese silk water color paintings depicting exotic birds and flowers and shrubbery. Both with calligraphy inscription and red seal. Expertly crafted with...

A highly decorative and characterful painting by Michel Nizet, painted in 1930 in the typical style of the Liège School. This oil on canvas depicts an atmospheric Ardennes landscape ...

Brilliantly painted in tones of turquoise, Mediterranean blue, aqua, sky blue and a range of rich browns, tans and grays, this view of three young men bathing...

Svend Engelund (1908-2007), Denmark. Oil on canvas. Early work. Landscape from Vendsyssel, 1930s-1940s. The canvas measures: 86 x 67 cm. The frame mea...

Large stunning portrait of a beautiful seated woman in a red dress framed in a period carved giiltwood frame. Signed upper right R. Hinton Perry. Dated indistinctly 1931 or 1939. Roland Hinton Perry (1870-1941) was a sculptor and painter committed to the Beaux-Arts tradition. Born in New York, he studied in Paris at the Académie Julian under Henri Chapu and Denys Puech...

This classic example of American Scene painting, depicting a group of four laborers loading the harvest onto a wagon amidst the fields, has the energy and dynamic of Thomas Hart Bent...

Painting "Rural landscape". Origin : Denmark, early XX century Paintor : unknown Dimensions: Frame: height 71 cm / width 81 cm Image: height 55 cm / width 64 cm

Nice original watercolor of a footbridge over a pond in Central Park NYC. Skyscrapers of the day in the background. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear, needs a new mat....

Incredible hand painted scene of "Ballet Russe" with dancers in elaborate Deco costumes and fabulous details of the faces, dresses and shoes. This is a one-of-a-kind triptych panel w...

In a superb example of Art Deco decorative painting influenced by Medieval motifs, this frieze painting by famous muralist Dunbar Beck is saturated wit...

French Art Deco mixed-media painting on panel by Vanvinckenray (School: Beaux-Arts of Brussels). Provenance: Daughter of the artist.

Immanuel Ibsen (1887-1944), Danish painter. Still life with pitcher, jar and fruits. Oil on plywood. Signed: Ib.30. (1930).

This important and very rare mural study, executed in oil on canvas, was painted by Dunbar Beck in the 1930s, evidently for a project that was never completed. The painting depicts i...

This framed oil on canvas shows a comfortable living room full of antique furniture and art. In the foreground there is a large traditional fireplace with a pair of typical comfortable pair of scandinavian leather chairs...

A beautifully composed vintage French oil painting on stretched canvas, dated 1935 and signed by the artist B. Salmon in the lower left corner. This refined still life depicts a bowl...

Full of light and color, this highly evocative watercolor painting by Porter Woodruff depicts a group of Tunisian youth swimming off the beach along Hammamet Gulf in Tunisia, near hi...

The painting "March of soldiers". Origin : Denmark, early XX century Paintor : signed Dimensions: Frame: height 50 cm / width 74 cm image: height 43 cm / width 63 cm

An oil painting on stretched canvas of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Neo-Classical birthplace home in Hyde Park, New York by Alice Judson (1876-1948). Judson depicts the "modest" mansi...

Important both artistically and historically, this gouache painting depicting an African warrior with spear and shield served as a costume proposal for "Jungle Nights," a production ...

Full of atmosphere, rich color and drama, this fully realized oil on canvas study by Dunbar Beck was executed in preparation for his lobby painting at the US Post Office...

Antique Oil Painting of Flowers – Pansies – Floral Still Life An antique oil painting depicting a floral still life with pansies, characterized by the impasto technique and a balance...

[Authentic work] ◆ Tetsuzan Yano ◆ Horai Sekkaku ◆ Landscape ◆ Double box ◆ Ehime Prefecture ◆ Hand-painted ◆ Silk ◆ Hanging scroll ◆ Tetsuzan Yano [Yano Tetsuzan] Art Yearbook app...

Painted by Dunbar Beck, one of America's most accomplished and successful muralists, this painting of a half-nude man floating over a succession of dancing couples below was one of a...

A decorative oil painting on canvas by swedish artist Gideon Borje who travelled extensively in europe over his career and was known for both his modernist style and classic traditio...

Dating to the late 1930s or early 1940s, this fabulous design -- entitled "Rhythm" -- for an Art Deco folding screen depicts several nude figur...

WPA era scene of skaters on a pond by the New York artist Ida York Abelman (1908-2002) is just in at the shop. Likely painted upstate in the vicinity of the Catskills, this watercolo...

Charming Art Deco Wire Haired Terrier Illustration from the 1930's. Wonderfully vibrant oil portrait of a wire haired terrier with immense personality. Possibly made as an illustrati...

Dramatically illustrating the legend that says that St. Martin of Tours used his sword to divide his cloak and share it with a naked beggar, this large and striking Art Deco painting depicts St. Martin riding a pale gray horse, with the beggar standing beside him, in the midst of a dark forest with starlit sky overhead. The two figures are accompanied by a running hound, and overhead a pair of geese...

A wide-open landscape depicting rolling fields of changing colors beneath white cloudy skies. - Oil on Canvas, Signed on lower right with name and artist cipher dated 1931 (or 1933)....

Extremely rare and important, this painting by Eugene Savage served as the preparatory study for one of six monumental Art Deco murals commissioned by the Matson Shipping company in ...

One of a series of Art Deco paintings made by Eugene Savage in the 1930s to visualize and dramatize great works of Classical music, this painting celebrates "Afternoon of a Faun" by Claude Debussy, which later inspired the great ballet by Serge Diaghilev for the Ballet Russes. Savage, who became celebrated for his ambitious allegorical murals across America, packs the panting with a vividly-hued landscape populated by a series of mythological figures, including a drunken faun...

This 1930s large oil on canvas painting by Gregory Orloff, depicts a lovely aristocrat woman in a park setting. Signed in lower right corner. Original frame. Orloff (1890-1981) m...

This gorgeous, idyllic depiction of nude figures enjoying the beauty and abundance of Arcadia, some picking apples and others making love, was painted by David Karfunkle in the 1930s...

French 1930s post impressionist oil on canvas painting of a rolling sea. Signed and dated bottom left. Signature indistinct. Painting dimensions unframed: 54 x 67 cm. Framed: 63 x ...

Although not signed, this brilliant scene of a nude black male figure, marvelling at a vision of angels in the heaven from his position on the ground...

A Korean Folk Art painting mounted as a hanging scroll. The watercolor on paper was likely dated from 1930s-1940s. The work depicts a "Jakhodo" theme (...

Stunningly executed in deep tones of cobalt blue, burnt sienna, oxblood and jet black, this depiction of a partially nude male youth standing at an open window at sunset was painted ...

This gouache, by Witold Gordon, is one of a series commissioned by Conde Nast which were published in Vanity Fair magazine in July 1934 under the banner “New York Shops You Never See...

Bold, high-energy and striking, this Art Deco mural depicts a battle in 19th century America, with an Indian chief on horseback in full battle regalia,...

Lovely Art Deco impressionistic, interior still life study of a vase of vivid dahlias, circa 1930. Elegant matching 2 toned limed washed frame. 1930s USA.

Beautifully painted in glowing, deep ruddy and brown tones, this sensitive portrait of a young man in Taxco was painted by Ralph Dwight Ayer in the ...

Italian painting from the first half of the 20th century. Oil on cardboard artwork depicting a bright countryside landscape with a wayfarer, excellently painted. On the back, we find...

Oil on canvas by Viktor Maria Cortezo (1908-1978), signed lower right and dated 1934, in excellent condition. FRAMED This painting can form a pair with the second one posted.

Oil on canvas by Viktor Maria Cortezo (1908-1978), signed lower right and dated 1934, in excellent condition. FRAMED  

A charming mid-20th century American landscape painting depicting a working farmstead in a mountain valley — a weathered bar...

Centered around a young man in a blue swimsuit who is lost in thought, looking into the distance, this atmospheric painting shows a group of swimmers enjoying a lovely summer day. T...

Full of color and movement, this detailed study for a room dominated by a monumental Art Deco mural was painted by a French artist, perhaps for an interior design firm in Bordeaux. T...

A color-rich reimagining of the mythological tale of Ceres, the Goddess of fertility and agriculture, this marvelous Art Deco painting shows a modern Ceres holding a pineapple in one...

Suzanne Dechamp (1887–1950) Oil on wooden panel, signed lower right Framed dimensions: 49 x 41 cm without the frame: 35x27 cm Charming early 20th-century French landscape depicting ...

Attractive oil on canvas depicting an English toy spaniel, circa 1930s. Original frame is a handsome walnut burl. Light wear consistent with age / use. Si...

In an era when the circus provided an affordable and exotic form of entertainment for the Everyman, this vivid painting, glowing with the colors of red clay, slate and dusty pink, ca...

A vibrant celebration of spring using a colorful ensemble of coxcomb, irises, lilies, hybiscus, and a blossoming cherry tree. Great examples of "tarashikomi" or "painting-in", a Rim...

A lovely pair of Italian oil on board landscape paintings depicting canals in Venice. Signed and dated 1932, signature indistinct. Presented in their original giltwood frames. Dimen...

One of the most important embellishments to the White House during the Franklin Delano Roosevelt administration was the gift of an important grand piano by the Steinway company, embellished with painted scenes by Dunbar Beck. Beck is best known for his WPA work...

Painting of sailing ship Origin : Denmark, early XX century Paintor : signed F. Nyborg Dimensions: Frame: height 54 cm / width 74 cm Image...

Bilston Golf Club Watercolour, H.E. Lewis Driving. A charming golf watercolour of H. Lewis (the club professional at Bilston Golf Club) driving from th...