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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16 Results

  • Unknown: Ty Cobb, 1908

    Silver Print

    Opening Bid
    US$2,000
    End Time
    2 hours, 48 minutes
    Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 12:05 p.m. (EST)
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  • Pierre Boucher: Skier, 1944

    Silver Print, gelatin silver print

    Opening Bid
    US$1,500
    End Time
    3 hours, 9 minutes
    Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 12:26 p.m. (EST)
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  • Georgi Zelma: Children Jumping, 1940

    Silver Print, gelatin silver print

    Opening Bid
    US$1,500
    End Time
    3 hours, 23 minutes
    Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 12:40 p.m. (EST)
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  • Gjon Mili: Martha Graham, 1940

    Silver Print, Gelatin silver print

    Opening Bid
    US$2,000
    End Time
    3 hours, 29 minutes
    Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 12:46 p.m. (EST)
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  • Paul J. Woolf: Fireworks at the New York World's Fair, Half Palm, 1939

    Silver Print, VINTAGE

    Opening Bid
    US$1,500
    End Time
    3 hours, 36 minutes
    Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 12:53 p.m. (EST)
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  • Morris Engel: Coney Island Embrace, 1938

    Silver Print, Gelatin silver print

    Opening Bid
    US$1,500
    End Time
    3 hours, 43 minutes
    Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 1:00 p.m. (EST)
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  • Weegee: NYC Riots, 1943

    Silver Print, gelatin silver print

    Opening Bid
    US$3,000
    End Time
    6 days, 1 hour, 13 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
    6 days, 2 hours, 36 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
    6 days, 2 hours, 53 minutes
    Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 12:10 p.m. (EST)
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