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Period: Mid-20th Century
Frozen Harbor Gloucester
Located in Milford, NH
An exceptional winter marine oil painting of Gloucester Harbor with boats on Cape Ann by American artist Emile Albert Gruppe (1896-1978). Gruppé was born in Rochester, NY, and is ren...
Category

American Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Impressionist Posed Elegant Lady In V Neck Shirt Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Posed Lady by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed measures: 10 high by 8.25 inches wide condition:...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Color Pencil

Still Life Interior
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Frederick Serger (1889-1965). Still Life, ca. 1950. Oil on gessoed paper mounted to illustration board. Image measures 16 x 17 inches. Framed measurement: 25.5 x 25.5 inches. ...
Category

Abstract Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Cubist Female Nude Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1967. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 11 x 14 inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born in Newark, New Je...
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Cubist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

French Impressionist Set of Two Nude Female Figures Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Female Figures by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed measures: 10 high by 8 inches wide condition...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Color Pencil

French Impressionist Set of Two Nude Male Figures Showering Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Figures by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed measures: 10 high by 8.25 inches wide conditio...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Color Pencil

1950s French Oil Painting Paris House & Garden in the Rain
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1930's French Impressionist Mythological Mermaid and Slave On The Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape signed by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed measures: 12 high by 9 inche...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Mid Century Big Sur Seascape Oil Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Original Big Sur Seascape Oil Painting Gorgeous mid century Big Sur seascape oil painting by California artist Hartzell Harrison Ray (American, 1896-1991). Blue and aqua...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

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 Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil

Old Boats in Provence Oil on Canvas Painting by Felix Eugene Bellenot
Located in Atlanta, GA
This superb oil on canvas painting was created by Felix Eugene Bellenot (1892 - 1963). This vibrant and passionate composition represents the port of Sainte Maxime...
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Barbizon School Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Nursing Mother" Ink Sketch
Located in Austin, TX
By Gustav Likan 7" x 7" Ink on Paper 1944 Framed Size: 16" x 15.5" This intimate piece depict a mother nursing her infant. This piece is part of Likan's portrayals of his wife Barb...
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper

"Mother Sitting by Cradle" Watercolor
Located in Austin, TX
By Gustav Likan 6.5" x 8.5" Water Color on Paper This intimate scene depicts a mother sitting at a table next to her baby in a cradle. It is part of Likan's series depicting his wif...
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Huntsman on Horseback with his Hounds English Sporting Art Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Huntsman English School, mid 20th century (painted in an earlier style) oil on board, framed framed: 17 x 21 inches board : 13 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, UK cond...
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English School Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

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 Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Rice Paper, Oil

French Impressionist Nude Female Figure Stretching Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Figure by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed measures: 10 high by 8 inches wide condition: o...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Color Pencil

Jeté de fleurs, huile sur toile marouflée sur panneau
Located in ROYÈRE-DE-VASSIVIÈRE, FR
Jeté de fleurs, huile sur toile marouflée sur panneau école française XXe Craquelures au vernis Encadrement en bois doré Dimensions cadre : 64,5 x 75,5 cm Vue : 48,5 x 59,5 cm
Category

French School Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

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...
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Monumental WPA Gloucester School Oil Mural New England Lobstermen, Hunters
Located in Exton, PA
Dramatic, monumental oil painting laid to Masonite by George Matthews Harding (1882-1959). Painter, illustrator and muralist, Harding was born in Philadelphia. He studied at the Pyle...
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

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 Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"BLUEBONNET AND HUISACHE" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY FRAMED 23 X 27
Located in San Antonio, TX
Pedro Lazcano (1909-1970) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 16 x 20 Frame Size: 23 x 27 Medium: Oil on Canvas "Bluebonnet and Huisache" Texas Hill Country Pedro Lazcano (1909-1970) I wa...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil

Girl with Flowerpot, Expressionist Portrait by Philadelphia Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Girl with Flowerpot" is a portrait painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 40" x 36" oil on board portrait is painted in a vibrant color palette. The...
Category

Expressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

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 Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Cubist Female Nude Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1967. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 11.25 x 17.25 inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born in Newark, ...
Category

Cubist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Jozef Popczyk Cubist Art Deco Painting Music Group
Located in Oakland, CA
Jozef Popczyk Cubist Art Deco Painting Music Group oil on canvas. Joseph Popczyk Polish artist known for his vivid palette and love of Cubism, and in ...
Category

Art Deco Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

The Boat Shop
Located in Milford, NH
A fine impressionist oil painting of the boat shop by Italian American artist Antonio Cirino (1889-1983). Cirino was born in Italy and moved to the United States, attending the Rhode...
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American Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1930's French Impressionist Robed Figure Guiding Lost Figure Through The Desert
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Figures signed by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed measures: 10.75 high by 7.25 in...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Large British Maritime Naval Battle Engagement at Sea 18th Century Classic Ships
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Naval Engagement at Sea by Roger John Collins (British 20th century( signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 26 x 35.5 inches canvas: 20 x 30 inches provenance: private collection, ...
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English School Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Georges Pacouil (1903-1996) - 1946 Oil, Mill in Challans
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed and dated. Inscribed to stretchers verso. On canvas.
Category

Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mother and Baby Watercolor
Located in Austin, TX
By Gustav Likan 8" x 5" Watercolor on Paper Framed Size: 15.75" x 12.5" A mother holding a and comforting her baby. 1965 This piece is part of Likan's series depicting his wife Bar...
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

1951 Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Expressive Landscape Oil Painting - Muted Abode
Located in Bristol, GB
MUTED ABODE Oil on Board Size: 37 x 50 cm (including frame) A subdued mid-century composition of a house within a landscape setting, executed in oil onto board and dated 1951. Semi...
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Margot Russell (1913-1988) - 1962 Oil, Arles
By Margot Russell
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed, titled and dated verso. On canvas.
Category

Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil

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

Realist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Carbon Pencil

Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) Still life with fruits, Signed oil painting
Located in Paris, FR
Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) Still life with fruits Signed lower left Oil on cardboard In good condition 15.8 x 21.5 cm Framed : 25 x 31.5 cm (a hole as visible on the photographs ...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique Italian Signed Framed Original Cityscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century impressionist painting of Italy. Signed. Framed. Oil on canvas.
Category

Cubist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Man with a Glass of Wine - Painting by Adriano De Laurentis - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Man with a Glass of Wine -  is a modern artwork realized by the painter Adriano De Laurentis. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. Includes frame. Hand signed on the lower margin.
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1930's French Impressionist Mother and Armed Father Christening Their Child
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Christening signed by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed measures: 10.5 high by 7.5 inches ...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

"Portrait of Truman Capote" by John MacWhinnie
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John MacWhinnie, American (1946 - ) Title: Portrait of Truman Capote Year: 1968 Medium: Mixed Media on Board (Oil and Pencil), signed and dated l.r. Size: 23.5 x 18 inches Fr...
Category

Expressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil, Mixed Media, Board, Pencil

Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Abstract Seascape Oil Painting - Coastal Splendour
Located in Bristol, GB
COASTAL SPLENDOUR Size: 35 x 43 cm 13.8 x 16.9 inches (including frame) Oil on Board A mesmerising mid-century abstract coastal landscape where earth, sea, and sky converge in a...
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Dark Skeleton and Armed Soldiers French Impressionist Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Dark Sketch signed by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back black pastel drawing on artist paper, unframed measures: 10 high by 8.25 inches w...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Pastel

"Cronus Dining" Mixed Media On Paper Yellow and White Composition on Paper
Located in New York, NY
David Hare Cronus Dining, 1968 Graphite, acrylic, paper collage on board 44 x 34 inches “Freedom is what we want,” David Hare boldly stated in 1965, but then he added the caveat, “a...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Graphite

"Cronus Hunting" Acrylic and Paper Collage on Linen Abstract Composition
Located in New York, NY
David Hare Cronus Hunting, 1967 Acrylic and paper collage on linen 68 x 53 inches “Freedom is what we want,” David Hare boldly stated in 1965, but then he added the caveat, “and wha...
Category

Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Linen, Paper, Acrylic

Huerta (Thrauco painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Carlos Ortuzar (Chilean, 1932-1985). Estaban Milla es Salvado de las Garras del Huecupor su Companero Lorenzo Huerta, ca. 1964. Oil on paper mounted to cradled masonite panel, 22 x...
Category

Surrealist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Collegeville Farm, Regional Landscape by Romantic Realist, Pennsylvania painter
By Walter Stuempfig
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Collegeville Farm" is a 23 x 41 inches, regional landscape, painted in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The oil on canvas is framed in a stunning, 22k gold, handcrafted frame. The a...
Category

American Realist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Interior Scene Framed Abstract Art Studio Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract cubist oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed.
Category

Cubist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1940 WPA School EXHIBITED Painting SPRING FLOOD by Morris Shulman
Located in Exton, PA
Fine WPA period painting by Morris Shulman. The painting is oil on canvass measuring 24" x 30". Signed M Shulman and dated '40 at the lower right. Titled verso "Spring Flood." Shul...
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil

“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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Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil

Nude woman oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oil measures 33x41 cm. Frame 50x58 cm. Catalan painter trained in Olot and the Llotja in Barcelona, ​​where he was a disciple of Lluis Muntané. Through his travels he completes his training. He was in Paris for a year studying Van Gogh, Cezanne and Gaugin. The following year in Holland he studied Franz...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Paul Laurtiz Winter Landscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paul Lauritz (Norway / California, 1889-1975) winter landscape circa 1950s Fine original oil painting by listed California artist Paul Lauritz. Canvas dimensions 40" x 30". The fra...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Harlequin
By Richard Mandin
Located in London, GB
'The Harlequin', oil on board, by Richard Mandin (1952). Harlequin's traditional diamond patterned costume, bicorn hat, and the wooden sword that denoted his buffoonery have appealed...
Category

Expressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Signed French Modernist Moulin Rouge Paris School Framed Charming Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century French street scene. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Cubist Nude Abstract Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract cubist nude oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed. Signed
Category

Cubist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Monte Savello, Roma
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood Golden wooden frame 65 x 75.5 x 4 cm
Category

Italian School Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil

Jean-René Chatelain, Carnation Vase, Oil on Canvas
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas dating from 1946 by Jean-René Chatelain. Beautiful canvas of a neo-realism soothed. Measurements : with frame: 81x72x7.5 cm - 31.9x28.3x3 inches, without frame: 68x58 c...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Francisco Bores, Sans titre
Located in Madrid, ES
FRANCISCO BORES Spanish, 1898 - 1972 SANS TITRE signed and dated "Borès 42" (lower left) oil on panel 13-3/4 x 10-5/8 inches (35 x 27 cm.) framed: 19 x 15-3/4 inches (48 x 40 cm.) B...
Category

Fauvist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Napali - Landscape Painting - Oil On Canvas By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
A turquoise sea sets off this tropical landscape of earthy colors of ocher and olive green. Pastel peach flowers accent an otherwise subtle color palette. 'Napali' - Landscape Pain...
Category

Contemporary Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Emile Albert Gruppe Rocky Ocean View
Located in Dallas, TX
Emile Gruppe (American, 1896-1978) Bass Rocks, Gloucester coastal rocky formations with a sea view with a sailboat in the distance. Oil on artist board. In an appropriate giltwood f...
Category

Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Paint

Exceptional, Large Mid Century Figural / Abstract Oil on Paper -
Located in Exton, PA
Exceptional large mid century oil painting on thick paper. Recently obtained from a local estate that included a number of these works - all unsigned - and reputedly by a Provincetow...
Category

Abstract Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Alkyd

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