Pre-War

artnet Auctions presents collectors with important artworks from major pre–World War II art movements. Exceptional prices from this period include Hans Hofmann's 1941 work on paper, Untitled (Provincetown), sold on August 11, 2010 for US$12,650.

A dazzling array of art movements make up the Prewar Art period (prior to 1945), including Impressionism, Expressionism, Cubism, and Futurism. Great masters such as Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Henri Matisse, and Wassily Kandinsky are regularly featured on artnet Auctions.

Explore the amazing breadth of Prewar Art movements, and bid now on artworks created before 1945.
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14 Results

  • Weegee: NYC Riots, 1943

    Silver Print, gelatin silver print

    Opening Bid
    US$3,000
    End Time
    3 days, 4 hours, 48 minutes
    Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 10:30 a.m. (EST)
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  • Eugène Atget: Rue des Ursins, 1923

    Silver Print, gelatin silver print

    Opening Bid
    US$2,500
    End Time
    3 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes
    Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 11:53 a.m. (EST)
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  • Ilse Bing: Eiffel Tower, 1934

    Silver Print, Gelatin silver print

    Opening Bid
    US$5,200
    End Time
    3 days, 6 hours, 28 minutes
    Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 12:10 p.m. (EST)
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  • Ruth Bernhard: Embryo, 1934

    Silver Print, Gelatin silver print

    Opening Bid
    US$4,000
    End Time
    5 days, 5 hours, 39 minutes
    Thursday, May 30, 2013, 11:21 a.m. (EST)
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  • Margaret Bourke-White: Socialized Horses, State Farm, Verblud, USSR, 1930

    Silver Print, gelatin silver print

    Opening Bid
    US$7,000
    End Time
    5 days, 6 hours, 31 minutes
    Thursday, May 30, 2013, 12:13 p.m. (EST)
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  • Laszlo Willinger: Lucille Ball (3 works), 1943

    Silver Print, gelatin silver print

    Opening Bid
    US$1,500
    End Time
    6 days, 5 hours, 56 minutes
    Friday, May 31, 2013, 11:38 a.m. (EST)
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  • Horst P. Horst: Coco Chanel, Paris, 1937

    Silver Print, Gelatin silver print

    Current Bid
    US$7,200
    End Time
    6 days, 6 hours, 44 minutes
    Friday, May 31, 2013, 12:26 p.m. (EST)
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  • Philippe Halsman: Lauren Bacall, 1944

    Silver Print, gelatin silver print

    Opening Bid
    US$2,000
    End Time
    6 days, 6 hours, 55 minutes
    Friday, May 31, 2013, 12:37 p.m. (EST)
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  • Clarence Sinclair Bull: Greta Garbo in "The Kiss", 1929

    Silver Print, gelatin silver print

    Opening Bid
    US$1,500
    End Time
    6 days, 7 hours, 10 minutes
    Friday, May 31, 2013, 12:52 p.m. (EST)
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