1940s–1950s

artnet Auctions closely monitors market trends for art movements of the 1940s and 1950s, and achieves exceptional prices for this period, including Irving Penn's 1949 silver print photograph, Evelyn Tripp, which sold on January 10, 2011 for US$32,258.

Reflecting modern times, the 1940s and 1950s saw an explosion of art movements including Abstract Expressionism, Outsider Art, and Pop Art. artnet Auctions offers superb lots from this dynamic period for sale to collectors and art lovers.

View major artworks from the 1940s through the 1950s below, and place your bid.