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1940's Fashion Illustration, Chic Lady
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category

Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Other

1940's Fashion Illustration - Four Brides Holding Candles
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

1940's Fashion Illustration - The Two Elegant Brides
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

1940's Fashion Illustration, Lady in Blue Dress
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Other

1940's Fashion Illustration, Lady in Chic Headscarf
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Other

1940's Fashion Illustration - Beautiful Bride & Child Portrait Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

1940's Fashion Illustration - Beautiful Bride & Child Portrait Scene
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Other

1940's Fashion Illustration - Stylish Blonde Lady In White Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

1940's Fashion Illustration - Lady In Dashing Green Ball Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

1940's Fashion Illustration - Stunning Woman In Light Blue Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

1940's Fashion Illustration - Posed Lady In Vibrant Pink Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

1940's French Fashion Illustration - Elegant Three Women Face Portraits
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

1940's Fashion Illustration, Lady in Beautiful Green Head Scarf
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Other

1940's Fashion Illustration, Lady with Green Eyes in Admiration
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Other

1940's Fashion Illustration, Stunning Woman in Light Blue Dress
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Other

1940's Fashion Illustration - Lady in Dashing Green Ball Dress
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Other

1940's Fashion Illustration, the Lady in the Red Dress
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Other

1940's Fashion Illustration - Stylish Blonde Lady in White Dress
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Other

1940's French Fashion Illustration, Elegant Three Women Face Portraits
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Other

1940's French Fashion Illustration, Stunning Ballerina in White Dress
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Other

1940's Fashion Illustration - Three Elegant Women Walking Through The Park
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

1940's Fashion Illustration - Black & White Stylish Women In Chic Clothing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

1940's French Fashion Illustration - Chic Lady In Blue Detailed Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

1940's French Fashion Illustration, Chic Lady In Blue Detailed Dress
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Other

1940's Fashion Illustration, Three Elegant Women Walking Through The Park
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category

Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Other

1940's French Fashion Illustration - The Elegant Lady With The Red Features
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design signed by French illustrator Geneviève
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

1940's French Fashion Illustration - The Stylish Lady With The Green Features
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

1940's Fashion Illustration - Lady In Bright Blue Puffy Dress, Interior Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

1940's Fashion Illustration, Lady at a Stance in Pink Frill Top
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category

Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Other

1940's Fashion Illustration, Lady In Bridgerton Style Ball Dress With Fan
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category

Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Other

1940's French Fashion Illustration, The Stylish Lady With The Green Features
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category

Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Other

1940's Fashion Illustration, Lady In Bright Blue Puffy Dress, Interior Scene
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category

Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Other

1940's Fashion Illustration - Lady In White Dress With Draped Orange Head Scarf
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

"Running Bunny Rabbit, " Charming Book Illustration from the 1930s-1940s
By Gustaf Tenggren
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Absolutely winning and full of charm, this book illustration depicts a bunny rabbit running across
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Art Deco 1940s High Fashion Illustration Woman with Fan and Screen
Located in Miami, FL
French female illustrator Geneviève Thomas renders a highly stylized fashion illustration set
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1940s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Al Hirschfeld "Beat the Band" New York Times Broadway Theatre Illustration 1940s
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003) "Beat the Band" 22 x 26 1/2 inches ink on board published in The New York Times, October 11, 1942 The unframed work comes directly from the Al Hirschfeld F...
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1940s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Board

Life Magazine Satirical Society Cartoon Illustration
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Barbara Shermund (1899-1978). Society Satirical Cartoon, ca. 1940s. Gouache on heavy illustration
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1940s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Vintage Biology Scientific Educational Chart, Denoyer-Geppert One-Celled Animals
By Denoyer-Geppert
Located in Chicago, IL
Illustrations Year: 1940s Country: American Size: 33" high x 44.25" wide Condition: Good. Minor fraying threads
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paper

Pair of Signed Benjamin Jorj Harris Airbrush San Francisco Cable Car Artworks
Located in Pasadena, TX
Illustration-watercolor Features: 1940s day masonry frame Airbrush watercolor Scene from San
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Flower Garden, Cape Cod, Mid-Century Cleveland School Painting
By Carl Frederick Gaertner
Located in Beachwood, OH
Carl Frederick Gaertner (American, 1898-1952) Flower Garden, Cape Cod, c. 1940s Gouache on
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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Impromptu, 1981 - Large Red and Blue Diptych Abstract Print, Across Two Frames
By Allen Jones
Located in Kingsclere, GB
he discovered a rich fund of imagery in sexually motivated popular illustration of the 1940s and
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1980s Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Andy Warhol In the Bottom of My Garden (hand colored lithograph)
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
illustrations from the 1940s and ’50s reveal a more delicate side to the larger-than-life artist. In addition to
Category

1960s Pop Art Nude Prints

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Lithograph

Fred Otnes Jr Mixed Media Figural Painting on Board
By Fred Otnes
Located in New York, NY
Institute of Chicago and in the late 1940’s he began creating illustrations for national magazines including
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Vintage 1980s Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint, Paper

“Girl with Scarf”
By Thornton Utz
Located in Southampton, NY
. Initial recognition of his work came for his illustrations. During the 1940s and '50s, Utz provided
Category

1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Watercolor, Fiberboard, Graphite, Gouache

Fruit Still Life on Board attributed to William Federick Timmons
Located in Redding, CT
-2007). During the 1940s his cover illustrations appeared on pulp magazines, such as The Shadow, Clues
Category

Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint, Wood, Masonite

Gnarled Tree - African American Artist
By Charles Alston
Located in Miami, FL
University. During the 1930s and early 1940s, Alston created illustrations for magazines such as Fortune
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1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Jacques Quinet French Modern Dark Rosewood, Brass and Parcel-Gilt Armchair
By Jacques Quinet
Located in Hollywood, FL
, Quinet is known for his emphasis on clean, paired down forms with refined lightness, 1940s. Literature
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Skating
By John Drew
Located in Minneapolis, MN
the Golden Age of Illustration, and a prominent pulp cover illustrator. This is a very art deco take
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1920s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Skating
Skating
H 47 in W 33 in D 3 in
1940's Fashion Illustration - The Lady In The Red Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

1940's Fashion Illustration - Chanel Styled Woman In Chic Black Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

The Watchers, Dakota Indians
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
magazines and books in America from the 1920s to 1940s. Born in Gaunting, Germany, Eggenhofer grew up
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Blond Nude with Cat - White on White Monochromatic
By Thornton Utz
Located in Miami, FL
, illustrate and design. Initial recognition of his work came for his illustrations. During the 1940s and '50s
Category

1990s Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Pencil, Masonite, Oil

1940's French Fashion Illustration - Stunning Ballerina In White Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

1940's Fashion Illustration, Chanel Styled Woman in Chic Black Dress
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category

Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Other

1940's Fashion Illustration - Lady In Bridgerton Style Ball Dress With Fan
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

1940s Glamorous Illustration Painting on Canvas
Located in Hopewell, NJ
1930s romantic Art Deco illustration art in the style of J.C. Leyendecker (American 1874-1951). Oil
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Swedish Modern 1940s Nordens Flora Birch Cabinet in Josef Frank-style
By Bjästa Möbelfabrik, Josef Frank
Located in Örebro, SE
. A truly elegant cabinet manufactured in the 1940s. The illustrations are painted 1901-1905 by Carl
Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Birch, Plywood, Paper

“Siesta Beach”
By Thorton Utz
Located in Southampton, NY
. Initial recognition of his work came for his illustrations. During the 1940s and '50s, Utz provided
Category

1960s Post-Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Fiberboard

Blond Nude with Cat - White on White Monochromatic
By Thornton Utz
Located in Miami, FL
, illustrate and design. Initial recognition of his work came for his illustrations. During the 1940s and '50s
Category

1990s Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil, Pencil

Foliage, "Paysage du Midi" Large Oil Painting
By Pierre LeLong
Located in Surfside, FL
took a studio at 10, rue des Batignolles. During the late 1940s, he produced illustrations for various
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate 1940s illustration for your needs in our varied inventory. There are many Art Deco, Modern and Pop Art versions of these works for sale. Making the right choice when shopping for a 1940s illustration may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 20th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 20th Century. Adding a 1940s illustration to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of beige, gray, black, white and more. Creating a 1940s illustration has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by George Wachsteter, Lorence Bjorklund, Clyde F. Seavey Sr., Henry Clive and Harold McCauley are consistently popular. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in board, illustration board and paint can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a 1940s Illustration?

A 1940s illustration can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,500, while the lowest priced sells for $125 and the highest can go for as much as $104,000.