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Masonic Sheepskin Man Portrait
Located in London, GB
Masonic Sheepskin Man Portrait
We are proud to offer a highly unusual subject matter oil on canvas painting by the recently deceased Cornish artist James Scrase. A fine example from a member of the Royal Society of National Portraits members, trained under the guidance of Italian artist Annigoni in the early 1970s. James produced some wonderful piece of art in many different mediums. The unusual thing about this portrait is not only the fact that the subject sits proud in a sheepskin coat as his best attire, but also the fact that the artist name is hidden in the note painted...
Category
British Folk Art Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
1950s Oil on Canvas of a Floral Arrangement
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1950s oil on canvas of a floral arrangement. Signed on back. In a wood frame.
Category
Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Cream, Orange, Blue Midcentury Abstract Acrylic Painting, Germany, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
1950s German acrylic abstract painting in natural color wood frame.
The dominant color is cream surrounded by blue, orange and black.
The artist is unknown.
The painting is framed...
Category
German Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Landscape Oil Painting with Fishing Boats, French, 1950s
Located in London, GB
Expressive oil painting on wood panel French by La Martiniere in 1952. The painting depicts fisherman and three small fishing boats laying on the shore. It is painted in large brush strokes full of texture to express the moment.
The painting without frame...
Category
French Expressionist Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Charming French Oil Painting "Paris Opera House" by Soiret
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A charming 8" x 10" oil on canvas by a French street artist Soiret. Titled "Paris Opera House". Nice painted with thick brushstrokes and vivid colors.
Category
French Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
R. Jorgensen "Ancient Figures" American Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
American abstract expressionist framed oil on canvas painting titled 'Ancient Figures', by R. Jorgensen in 1953. The piece depicts a style reminiscent of t...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Wood, Canvas
Mid Century Standing Nude Portrait Oil on Canvas by American Artist Jane White
By Jane White
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Classical standing nude by American artist Jane White. Painted in the 1950s and once owned by the Estate of Eva Gabor. There is no provenance.
Category
American Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Orange, Blue, Black Midcentury Abstract Acrylic Painting, Germany, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
1950s German acrylic abstract painting in a natural color wood frame.
The dominant color is orange with cobalt blue, black and wine.
Artist is unknown.
The painting is framed with...
Category
German Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Three Men in Tatters, " Surrealist Painting with Semi-Nude Figures by Lear
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Over his long career, John Lear liked to depict nude or half-nude male figures set in fantastic or exotic environments such as the circus, carnival, deserted beach, or Dali-esque set...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
William Hansen, Danish Painter, Oil on Canvas. Hilly Landscape, 1957
Located in Copenhagen, DK
William Hansen (1908-1991), Danish painter. Oil on canvas. Hilly landscape with house gable and church in the background. Dated 1957.
In very good cond...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Oil on Canvas Painting by H. Erde, Sisters
Located in East Hampton, NY
This is truly a master work by this artist, which we cannot find more information about. The quality of the coloring and texture of this abstract portraiture is amazing! Framed in th...
Category
European Post-Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Emil Betzler 'Harlequins 2' German Expressionist Work on Paper
By Emil Betzler
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Emil Betzler
German expressionist tempera on paper on ingrain 'Harlequins 2', the 1960s
Outstanding piece of expressionist art.
Signed.
Similar work is shown in 'Emil Betzler' - mon...
Category
German Expressionist Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Paper
20th Century French Seaside Oil on Canvas Signed Richard, 1950s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice 20th century French seaside oil on canvas signed by Richard from the 1950s.
Representing Pino Church in Corsica (French island) by the sea.
S...
Category
French Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"Passager" Wall Art by Pierre Olofson, 1921-1996
Located in Stockholm, SE
This is a firework for a big artwork made in 1958 for the Swedish company LKAB. Its called "Passages" and is executed with sand and ink on paper on a woode...
Category
Swedish Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Wood
Signed Norman Rockwell Style Painting of Golfers by Victor Olsen
Located in Redding, CT
Signed Norman Rockwell Style Painting of Golfers by Victor Olsen.
Possibly of the famous Golfer Sam Snead and company, Unframed.
Victor Olson (1924-2007)...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Dorothy Stafford "Factory Corner" American Cubist Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in New York, NY
Dorothy Prohaska Stafford (American 1902-1986) American cubist period oil on canvas painting titled "Factory Corner".
The piece was made in 1952 and is framed in a handmade wooden frame. Depicted is a city street corner with streetlight and water tower, in a distinct cubist style.
Dorothy Stafford...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"Male Nude with American Flag, " Monumental Painting by Broadway Designer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly hued and striking in composition, this painting by famed Broadway designer Raoul Pene du Bois is one of his largest works we have ever seen. Perhaps a study for one of hi...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Painting ‘No. II’ by Harry Booström, Abstract Art, Signed, Sweden, 1953
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting ‘No. II’ by Harry Booström,
Sweden. 1953.
Oil on panel.
Measurements:
H: 89 cm/ 2' 11"
W: 119 cm/ 3' 10 7/8"
Provenance:
William and Maud Ap...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Painting, Signed, Midcentury Art, Framed, C 1950, Green, Red and Taupe Colors
Located in New York, NY
Decorative painting of a young lady, midcentury. Signed. Very good condition, circa 1950.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
1950s Abstract Painting RKM
Located in Garnerville, NY
One of several pieces offered by the artist who signed their work, RKM. Purchased from a beautiful modern home in Briarcliff Manor, NY. The painstaking paint build up and careful har...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Paint
Mixed-Media Painting by Louis Schiavo
By Louis Schiavo
Located in London, GB
Mixed-media on board on gesso ground, in gouache and oil using the impasto technique.
The work also includes areas of collage using applied materials beneath the paint to add depth ...
Category
Corsican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
French Post-Impressionist "Jardins Des Tuileries" Oil on Canvas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tuileries garden post-impressionist study (circa 1950, Paris, artist unknown).
Pleasing color usage depicting parkgoers in the tranquil park setting.
Original frame.
Unsigned, but ti...
Category
French Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Painting 'Mural II' by Harry Booström, Abstract Art, Signed, Sweden, 1953
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting 'Mural II' by Harry Booström,
Sweden, 1953.
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions:
H: 90 cm / 3'
W: 122 cm / 4' 1/2''
Shown with Harry Booström at the Artists of Söder Exhibition, 19...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Oil on Canvas Paris Street Scene
Located in Sheffield, MA
Impressionistic style oil on canvas, painting signed by M. Cortese, Italian painter. This cityscape features a busy city block, with baroque gold painted frame, signed by Cortese on ...
Category
French Expressionist Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
1950s Modern Aviation Painting Vintage Airplane Art
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Mid Century Modern Aviation Art, Vintage Airplanes Oil on Canvas.
Unsigned.
42.5 x 31H x 1.5 D, Art 35 W x 23.5 H
Original unrestored vintage condi...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
20th Century Painting "Sailing Barge, Yarmouth Roads Geoffrey Chatten circa 1950
Located in Banner Elk, NC
20th century sailboat seascape painting, Geoffrey Chatten, circa 1950. Title on reverse, "Sailing Barge, Yarmouth Roads".
From Chatten's website, ...
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Angelo Testa Painting
By Angelo Testa
Located in Chicago, IL
Angelo Testa, untitled, watercolor on paper, 13 1/4" x 16"
Signed "angelo testa" lower right recto, framed circa 1950
Testa studied fine art painting and sculpture at the Chicago In...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Paper
Fredric Karoly Abstract Expressionist Oil/Paper, 1960
Located in Sharon, CT
An early use of oil paint on Japanese Rice Paper-an absorbing surface, creating the extra element of bleed. Also the image is predominantly symmetr...
Category
American Expressionist Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Painting by Francois Gall
Located in Houston, TX
Francois Gall (1912-1987)
Well listed post-impressionist artist Gall was the recipient of the "Medaille D'Ore" at the Paris Salon of 1947.
Oil on canva...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Abstract Oil on Canvas Signed Juliana Penn
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Abstract oil on canvas signed Juliana Penn, 1959.
Category
Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Colorado Summer" by Vaclav Vytlacil, mixed media on paper
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil pastel and watercolor on paper. Signed and dated to lower right edge 'Vaclav Vytlacil 1953'. Signed and dated to lower left edge 'Vytlacil 1953'. It is also titled on reverse. Pa...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Paper
Painting by Bengt Orup, Sweden, 1950s
By Bengt Orup
Located in Stockholm, SE
Oil on canvas.
Signed.
Provenance: Bo Mattssons collection, Malmö.
W: 66,6 cm/ 2' 2 1/5"
H: 56 cm/ 1' 10"
D 2,7 cm cm/ 1"
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Seated Male Nude, " Gorgeous Figural Painting by Roberto Lupetti, 1950s
By Roberto Lupetti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Subdued in palette but gorgeous in subtle detail, this painting of a seated male nude from behind captures the sensuality and beauty of the human figure. The painter, Roberto Lupetti...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Paint
1950s Le Goullon Oil on Board of Clown
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1950s Le Goullon oil on board of clown.
Category
Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Edouard Leon Cortes "Porte Sain-Denis" Signed Édouard Cortès
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Edouard Leon Cortes (French, 1882-1969)
"Porte Sain-Denis" signed Édouard Cortès l/r.
Oil on canvas. Measuring 21 /2 by 25 inches.
Provenance: Wall...
Category
Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Boston Modern Fresco of Angel on Concrete by Jean Wechsler Knapp
By Jean Wechsler Knapp
Located in Hanover, MA
Boston Expressionist fresco painting of an angel playing a curved horn within a key pattern on a cast concrete slab by Jean Wechsler Knapp, 1927-1993. Signed lower right. Deaccessioned from the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, Massachusetts. Previously exhibited at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts. Verso retains museum exhibition labels.
Would make a nice top for a table base.
Ref: Boston Modern: Figurative Expressionism as Alternative Modernism (Revisiting New England) by Judith Bookbinder
Jean Wechsler Knapp was born:: September 19, 1927, Chestnut Hill, Newton, MA
Died: April 18, 1993, Cambridge, MA
(Caroline Knapp's mother)
Wife of Dr. Peter H...
Category
American Expressionist Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Cement
1950s Aviation Airplane Hangar Impressionist Oil on Canvas Modern Art
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Airplane Hangar painting in oil on canvas, framed.
Vintage Mid-Century Modern aviation art.
No further information available at this time.
42 x 30 .5 H x 1 D, Art 34.75 x 23 1/8 H
O...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Jacob Semiatin 1950s Abstract Painting
Located in Garnerville, NY
Period abstract oil paint on canvas by New York artist, Jacob Semiatin. Signed lower right, Semiatin, circa 1958. Heavy impasto paint. Expressive use of brush and tube paint applicat...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Paint
Parker Panttila "Date Night" Gouache on Board
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Parker Panttila (Brooklyn, New York 1924-2002) gouache / pastel / watercolor entitled, "Dance Night.'
Surrealist in style, incorporating both macabre...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Midcentury Texas Abstract Oil on Canvas by Gary Minkert
By Gary Minkert
Located in Houston, TX
Midcentury Texas Abstract Oil on Canvas by Gary Minkert.
Gorgeous abstract oil on canvas by Gary Minkert titled "Paths In Space", circa 1959.
J.Gary Minkert, "MINK," (10 June 1910-22 July 1969) was a Texas artist, sign painter...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Parker Panttila Surrealist Study Watercolor on Board
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Parker Panttila (Brooklyn, New York 1924-2002) pen and watercolor on board.
Surrealist in style, incorporating both macabre and comedic sensibilities....
Category
American Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Francois Gall Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Francois Gall (1912-1987)
François Gall was a Hungarian-born French painter best known for his Impressionistic style. Primarily focused on the figure, h...
Category
French Other Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Abstract Mountain Landscape by IHP
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful autumn colors abstract mountain landscape by IHP.
Category
Italian Other Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Abstract Figural Painting by John Bashor, 1950s
Located in Kansas City, MO
Painting by John Bashor (1926-2003)- Artist from Montana, professor at Bethany College in Lindsborg, KS. This work was done in the 1950's. Excellent comp...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
Modernist Norman Gorbaty Oil Painting, circa 1950s
Located in Peabody, MA
Abstract oil (16" x 20") by Norman Gorbaty (b. 1932), circa late 1950s. Gorbaty was a young artist in his 1920s when his work was included in a 1954 show of American printmakers at t...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Selection of Paintings by Miriam Kubach
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of paintings by Miriam Kubach, American, circa 1950s. They are framed in vintage gilt frames. They are priced at $550 each.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Abstract Painting by Miriam Kubach
Located in Atlanta, GA
Abstract painting by Miriam Kubach, American, circa 1960s. It is executed on paper and has been professionally framed under UV resistant glass in a clean lined black lacquer gallery ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
Jean-Pierre Capron '1921-1997' "La Mosquee Bleue D'istanbul" Oil on Canvas
By Jean-Pierre Capron
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jean-Pierre Capron (1921-1997)
"La Mosquee Bleue D'Istanbul"
Oil on canvas, painted by Jean-Pierre Capron (1921-1997),
signed J.P. Capron lower right, in a gilded gallery frame
...
Category
Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Emil Betzler 'Harlequins 1' German Expressionist Painting
By Emil Betzler
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Emil Betzler
German Expressionist tempera painting on ingrain 'Harlequins 1', 1962 ('Harlekins 1')
Outstanding piece of Expressionist art.
Not signed, but clearly attributable to Emi...
Category
German Expressionist Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Paper
Sven Ahlgren, Modernist Landscape, Oil on Canvas, Dated 1958
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Sven Ahlgren (1922-1997). Modernist landscape. Oil on canvas, dated 1958.
In very good condition.
Signed.
The canvas measures: 74 x 24 cm.
The frame measures: 2.5 cm.
Category
Swedish Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Signed Oil on Board Painting by Artist Roger Hayward
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oil on board painting by artist Roger Hayward (1899-1979), depicting the entrance to a Victorian-style home as seen from the street below. With a wonderf...
Category
American American Classical Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Wood
Maximalist Four-Panel Hand Painted Screen, After Jean Cocteau, 1950s
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Miami, FL
A striking surrealist hand painted floor screen comprised of four canvas panels with profiles centering a "visage de faune" (faun's face), a...
Category
French Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Brass
Modernist Beat Generation Urban Portrait, circa 1950s
Located in Peabody, MA
A 1950s beat generation urban portrait of a man in a fedora, resembling the author William S. Burroughs. An audacious palette depicting the neon soaked...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Johann Berthelsen, Manhattan Snow Storm Scene, Oil on Canvas Painting, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
This wonderful romantic painting depicts figures bustling along a Manhattan street during a snowstorm. Signed lower right.
Johann Henrik Carl Berthelsen (1883–1972)
Coming to America as a child, he enjoyed early success as an opera singer and music teacher. His friendship with the artist Wayman Adams resulted in a move to New York and experimentation with painting. When the great depression took a toll on his musical career, Berthelsen began selling oil scenes of his beloved New York City, which quickly found prominent buyers including William Randolph Hearst...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"Heron in Jeweled Landscape, " Rare, Glowing Lacquer Painting with Gold Leaf
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Influenced by the classic lacquer paintings of Jean Dunand and other great artists of France's Art Deco era, as well as the stylized landscapes of China and Japan, this glowing depic...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Lacquer
Art Deco Image B. Renkowski
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art deco image from 1960 B. Renkowski
Highly recommended item will be perfect complementation of the rooms in not only Classic style, but also Art Deco and modern.
Category
Unknown Art Deco Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Wood
"Peace and Prosperity, " Art Deco Mural Design for Fort Meade, Maryland
By Achille Forgione
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This ink and watercolor painting was the winning submission for a large mural at Fort Meade in Maryland in 1951, solicited by a design competition and intended for one of the service clubs. We do not know if the mural was actually painted, but it does not survive today. The theme of "Peace and Prosperity" was a classic subject in the post-World War II era, and the soldier-artist -- Achille Forgione...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Nunez J.M. Oil on Panel "Colin-Maillard" Signed J.M. Nunez
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Nunez J.M.
Oil on panel "Colin-Maillard" signed J.M. Nunez.
Category
European Baroque Revival Vintage 1950s Paintings
Materials
Paint
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