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Period: 1950s
Mid Century Wild Horses of Grand Canyon in Style of Thomas Hart Benton
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous 1950s painting of six horses all different colors running through Grand Canyon in regionalist/Works Progress Administration style. The sand bei...
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Other Art Style 1950s Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Original French Impressionist Signed Oil Provencal Valley Old Town Gilt Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Provencal Village French School, signed lower corner circa 1950's oil painting on canvas:20 x 24 inches gilt frame: 26 x 30.5 inches condition: excellent condition provenance: fr...
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Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

'Flamenco Dancer', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, Carmel, California, LACMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Di Gesu Estate (American, 1914-1988) stamp verso and painted circa 1955. Framed dimensions: 18 x 1 x 13 inches Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Paper, Gouache, Oil

Colorful New York Catskills Landscape Painting; Ukrainian-American Artist, 1952
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is a highly stylized 1952 New York State fall landscape oil on board by noted Ukrainian-American artist Mychajlo Moroz. The vintage painting has modernist tendencies that are ...
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Expressionist 1950s Paintings

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Oil

Modernist Mid century Swedish tram and figure scene in Fauvist colors
Located in Woodbury, CT
Acquiring a mid-20th-century Fauvist painting by Wilhelm Henning is an opportunity to own a piece of art that captures the vibrant spirit and expressive color palette of the Fauvist ...
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Fauvist 1950s Paintings

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Oil, Board

'Abstract, Indigo and Ivory', Large SF Bay Area Modernist oil, Legion of Honor
By Fenton Kastner
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed verso "F. Kastner" for Fenton Kastner (American, 1915-2008), dated 1955, and titled "Waterfront-IV". Old label verso inscribed with artist's name and title. A dynamic, mid-...
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Abstract 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Autumn Trees Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Vivid mid century landscape of autumn trees blurring into colorful abstraction by Helen Gleiforst (American, 1903-1997). Presented in a giltwood frame. Image size: 10" H X 8" W. G...
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American Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Barn Beneath Mt. Tamalpais - Mid Century California Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid century California landscape painting of a red barn tucked in the hills beneath Mt. Tamalpais, by an unknown American artist. Signed "Bloomf...
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American Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Still Life on a Table', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA, Carmel
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) estate stamp, verso, and painted circa 1955. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Center and the C...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Listed Signed Female Vintage Modernist Paris Cafe Street Scene
Located in Buffalo, NY
Listed female vintage modernist Paris cafe street scene by Elise Shaw. Oil on board. Framed.
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American Modern 1950s Paintings

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Board, Gouache

"My Name is Freddie" - Portrait of Black Woman with Headscarf
By Lucille H. Olpin
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful, painterly portrait of a young black woman with colorful headscarf and sarong by Lucille H. Olpin (Ethel Lucille Harman Olpin), (American, 1909-1990). Signed "Olpin" lowe...
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American Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

English School Mid 20th Century Oil Painting Mastiff Broomcourt Romeo Dog
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mastiff: "Broomcourt Romeo" by Dorothy Alexandra Johnson (1902-1988) signed lower right oil painting on canvas, unstretched 5.5 x 7.25 inches (frame 7.5 x 9.25 inches) Delightful ...
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Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Oil

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Cubist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
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Abstract 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage Montmartre Paris Impressionist Oil Landscape 1950's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-3253a Oil on canvas od the streets of Paris set in a vintage wood frame Image size 9.5x8"
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1950s Paintings

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Oil

French Yacht Harbor
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5080 Oil on canvas of sailboats in a French harbor
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1950s Paintings

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Oil

Woman with Scarf - Christo 1955 Oil on Cardboard
Located in Sofia, BG
49.5 x 35 cm Artwork unsigned - Christo 1955 Provenance Private collection, Bulgaria This work is accompanied by a Bulgarian original certificate of authenticity signed by Vessela...
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Contemporary 1950s Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

R.Young Large oil painting on canvas Paris street view, Unframed, Eiffel Tower
Located in Framingham, MA
Up For Sale is a large original Oil Painting On canvas, depicting a Parisian street view of the Eiffel Tower. Signed in the lower-right corner R.Young. Unframed. Condition: Good. Pl...
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Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Oil

Editor and Typist - Mid Century Women's Magazine Illustration Naive art
Located in Miami, FL
Lorraine Fox was a pioneering female Illustrator/artist who championed a unique style immediately identified as hers. This work, in two parts, was most likely for a newsstand woman's...
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Outsider Art 1950s Paintings

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Gouache, Illustration Board

'View of San Francisco Bay', Bay Area Abstraction, Jack London, Modernist Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed lower right, 'J.e.t.' for Jessie E. Thomason (American, 20th Century) and dated 1956. Exhibited: Jack London Art Festival, 1956. Displayed in the original and period, paint...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

La famille du saltimbanque (B. 753; M. 249)
Located in Madrid, ES
PABLO PICASSO Spanish, 1881 - 1973 La famille du saltimbanque (B. 753; M. 249) signed in black ink "Picasso" (lower right) numbered in pencil "5/50" (lower left) lithograph on Arches...
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1950s Paintings

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Lithograph

'West Side, New York', Central Park, Manhattan Modernist Abstract, BMFA, Harvard
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Stoltenberg' for Donald Hugo Stoltenberg (American, 1927-2016) and dated 1957. Titled, verso on original artist's label, 'West Side, New York'. Provenance: Mr. & ...
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Abstract 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Impressionist South of France Landscape with hill top Village
Located in Woodbury, CT
Josine Vignon (1922-2022) was a French artist living on the Rue Beautreillis in the Marais district of Paris. She painted with a beautiful style, largely influenced by the Impression...
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1950s Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

La Répétition (B. 756; M. 252)
Located in Madrid, ES
PABLO PICASSO Spanish, 1881 - 1973 La Répétition (B. 756; M. 252) signed in black ink "Picasso" (lower left) numbered in pencil "11/50" (lower right) lithograph on Arches S. 19-2/3 x...
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1950s Paintings

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Lithograph

Goyesque scene original oil on canvas painting
By Manuel Monedero
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Unframed Manuel Monedero (n. Seville in 1925 - m. Carboneras (Aracena, Huelva) in 2002) is a Spanish painter. His first exhibition dates from 1961 at the Dickson Gallery in Washin...
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Expressionist 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antoni Costa Woman. original figurative academician drawing painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
woman. original figurative academician drawing painting. virtual frame Barcelona, 1904 - Barcelona, 1965 It was formed in Buenos Aires, in the Circle of San Lucas of Barcelona and t...
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Modern 1950s Paintings

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Carbon Pencil

Apple Blossom Tree and Dandelions - Mid 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Oil
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
William Henry Innes (1905-1999) Innes first exhibited his work during the Second World War while he was in the Royal Air Force. He showed extensively at the Royal Academy, New Engla...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Oil Pastel

Country Celebration - Mid 20th Century Impressionist Oil Piece of Manor House
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
William Henry Innes (1905-1999) Innes first exhibited his work during the Second World War while he was in the Royal Air Force. He showed extensively at the Royal Academy, New Engla...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Oil Pastel

Still Life with Sardines
Located in Genève, GE
Work on cardboard
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Modern 1950s Paintings

Materials

Oil

Rambla de las Flores
Located in Lawrence, NY
We are pleased to offer Rambla de las Flores, 1958, by the second generation American Abstract Expressionist painter Robert S. Neuman (1926-2015). Neuman's work bridged a love of pig...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Listed Italian Artist P.G. Tiele oil painting on canvas, Paris Street View
Located in Framingham, MA
Up For Sale, This Beautiful Original Oil Painting On canvas depicts a Parisian street view. Signed In the Lower-right corner By P.G.Tiele. Italian artist P.G. Tiele passed away in ...
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Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Oil

Plainpalais Market by Joseph Meneses - Oil on canvas 60x80 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas sold with frame Total size with frame 77x97 cm Josep MENESES is an artist born in 1930. The net lists 7 works by the artist presented for sale at public auction, main...
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Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Oil

Arctic Light - Orange Sun
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Arctic Light-Orange Sun Unsigned Gouache on Japanese fibrous paper Series: Tundra Paintings Exhibited: Karl Zerbe, Gouaches of the Artic Nordness Gallery, (Madison...
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American Modern 1950s Paintings

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Gouache

Antoni Costa 16 Woman. original figurative academician drawing painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
woman. original figurative academician drawing painting.. frame Barcelona, 1904 - Barcelona, 1965 It was formed in Buenos Aires, in the Circle of San Lucas of Barcelona and the FAD....
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Academic 1950s Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Emile Albert Gruppe “Winter - Gloucester MA”
Located in Dallas, TX
Emile Albert Gruppe (American, 1896-1978) "Winter - Gloucester, Mass" Oil on canvas Signed "Emile A. Gruppe" (lower right) Canvas: 20 x 24 Inchesinches Framed: 27 x 31 inches Prove...
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American Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Dressing
By Miriam Tindall Smith
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Smith studied at the School of Industrial Art in Philadelphia under Edward Warwick. In 1935 she was asked by the Art Institute of Chicago to loan her painting, "Repose" to the forty...
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American Modern 1950s Paintings

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Oil

Multicolored Vintage French Painting - Ceramic Pitchers in Mosaic Style
Located in Houston, TX
Richly-hued vintage French acrylic painting of three ceramic pitchers, in a style beautifully mimicking a mosaic, circa 1950. Original artwo...
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1950s Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Mid Century Monastery Beach Carmel California Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Carmel Monastery Beach California Impressionist Oil Painting Beautiful impressionist style painting of iconic Monastery Beach in Carmel by Charles Hulett (American, 190...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Oil, Masonite

1951 Monhegan, Maine MUSHROOMS painting by Morris Shulman ex. Rehn Gallery
Located in Exton, PA
Wild period abstract expressionist painting by Morris Shulman. The painting is egg tempera on Masonite measuring 32" x 22". Signed M Shulman and dated '51 at the lower right. Titled...
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Modern 1950s Paintings

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Oil

Leighton
Located in Lawrence, NY
Amaranth Ehrenhalt was a multifaceted artist best known for her paintings. She was part of the second generation of Abstract Expressionists, working first in New York in the early 19...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Paintings

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Watercolor

Into the Forest - Mid 20th Century Impressionist Oil Landscape by Dorothy King
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Dorothy King was born and lived in London in 1907. She studied at the Hornsey School of Art under JC Moody, then briefly at the Slade School of Fine Art with Randolph Schwabe. She to...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Original Abstract Expressionism -- Sierra Mountains Cabin Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Original Sierra Mountain Cabin Abstract Expressionist Landscape Original acrylic painting depicting a cabin in the Sierra Mountains by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985), circa 1950....
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Modern 1950s Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

"Scribbler in Autumn" Modernist, Figures in Landscape, Abstract elements
Located in New York, NY
Helen West Heller Scribbler in Autumn, 1952 Monogrammed and dated lower left; signed, titled and dated on the reverse Oil on board 47 x 38 inches After growing up close to nature a...
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1950s Paintings

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Oil, Board

Antique American Impressionist Summer Beach Scene Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive mid 20th century impressionist beach scene. Oil on board. Framed. No signature found.
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Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nature morte aux poires et lampe à pétrole
Located in LE HAVRE, FR
Gaston Sebire (1920-2001) Nature morte aux poires et lampe à pétrole Oil on canvas Size : 65 x 81 cm Signed lower right Provenance : Private Collection, France Very good condition. O...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Artist's Address - Mid 20th Century Impressionist Oil by Dorothy King - London
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Artist's Address - Mid 20th Century Impressionist Oil by Dorothy King - London Dorothy King was born and lived in London in 1907. She studied at the Hornsey School of Art under JC M...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The old dam. 1959, cardboard, watercolor, 68x54 cm
Located in Riga, LV
The old dam. 1959, cardboard, watercolor, 68x54 cm The central focus of the painting is an old town, a historic district known for its antiquated architecture, cobbled streets, and...
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Realist 1950s Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Emile Albert Gruppe Bringing In The Nets 30x36
Located in Dallas, TX
Emile Albert Gruppe (1896-1978) Hauling in the nets Oil on canvas Signed lower right: Emile A. Gruppe 30" H x 36" W A large and important classic by Gruppe of the Gloucester nautica...
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American Modern 1950s Paintings

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Oil

Florentine Wall with Trees
Located in Lawrence, NY
Gouache on artist board An artist whose work was simultaneously figurative and abstract, Brodie was praised as "one of the best painters of his generation" by art historian, Meyer Sc...
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Expressionist 1950s Paintings

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Gouache

Sam Uhrdin, The Twilight View
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This beautiful mid-20th-century oil painting by Swedish artist Sam Uhrdin (1886-1964) depicts a woman playing the guitar in a gently lit room at twilight. Bathed in a warm radiance ...
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1950s Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Composition
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
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Abstract 1950s Paintings

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Oil

Guinovart. 21 Thoughtful Man Black and White. drawing on cardboard
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Guinovart. Thoughtful man. black and white. drawing on cardboard Josep Guinovart i Bertran (Barcelona 1927-2007) was a painter, draftsman and engraver from Catalonia, Spain. After ...
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Abstract 1950s Paintings

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Mixed Media

Cubist Nude Study Pastel Painting by John Begg
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant pastel painting on paper was created by John Alfred Begg (1903 - 1974). This piece features a striking cubist nude study in a blue-gray color with contrasting black line...
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Cubist 1950s Paintings

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Pastel

Lovely American Post Impressionist Oil Painting - A Young Girl Pouring Tea, 1956
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is not your typical child’s portrait. Young Ellen Warfield is steadily pouring tea or coffee in a proper manner that certainly conforms to societal expectations of the 1950’s. ...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Oil

Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Painting -- Half Dome From Yosemite Valley
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Painting of Yosemite's Half Dome 1950's abstract expressionist painting of Yosemite's iconic Half Dome by San Francisco artist Honora Berg (Americ...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Paintings

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Rice Paper, Oil

Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Nude Portrait Framed Oil Painting - Female Form
Located in Bristol, GB
FEMALE FORM Size: 75 x 56 cm 29.5 x 22.04 inches (including frame) Oil on Canvas A brilliantly executed mid-century modernist nude study, painted in oil onto canvas. In this compo...
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Modern 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

La Baloneuse Framed Signed Painting
By Emile Wegelin
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Emile Wegelin: Capturing the Essence of Nature.  Painting on Hardboard   Size-Width Size-Height: 32'' x 25'' Signed in Ink Emile Wegelin (1875-1962) devoted his life to paintin...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Acrylic

California Farmhouse Landscape in Watercolor on Paper (Two Sided)
Located in Soquel, CA
California Farmhouse Landscape in Watercolor on Paper Original watercolor painting of a farmhouse at the top of a hill by Bertram Spencer (American, 1918-1992). A small farmhouse si...
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American Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

“Pier and boats”
Located in Warren, NJ
This is an Nicola Simbari (1927-2012), Pier and Boats, Oil on Board, 1953. Early work! In good condition Unframed. Measures 9x13
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1950s Paintings

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Oil

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