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Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Portrait Framed Oil Painting - Lone

1950s

WHISPERS Mixed Media on Board Size: 30 x 37 cm (including frame) A wonderfully expressive and brilliantly executed figurative composition in mixed media (oil, watercolour gouache), painted onto board. Two women in black headscarves are the focus of the scene, with very captivating expressions. The woman on the right appears to look almost shocked, with her mouth ajar and her eyes widened. The woman on the left stares directly at us, her emotion less identifiable. The scene is intriguing, making us question what these women have heard or what has happened. Their faces have been painted with brilliant detail, capturing the shadows on their faces as well as the aged skin of the woman on the right. These two women are set against a blue-ish green backdrop, making their faces stand out even more from within their black head scarves...

THE CHILDREN Size: 36.5 x 66 cm (including frame) Oil on board A richly textured and endearing mid century modernist style figurative portrait, painted in oil onto board. Rendered ...

DOUBLE SIDED PORTRAIT I Size: 48 x 30cm unframed Oil on board An intriguing double sided oil on board: one side depicts a pair of women looking into a book, and the other side featu...

DOUBLE SIDED PORTRAIT II Size: 48 x 30cm unframed Oil on board An intriguing double sided oil on board: one side depicts a pair of women looking into a book, and the other side feat...

AFFECTION Size: 41 x 33 cm Oil on board A tender and captivating mid-century figurative painting, executed in oil onto board and dated 1944. A female figure in a flowing red dress ...

MELLOWING Oil on Board Size: 40.5 x 49 cm (including frame) A wonderfully expressive and brilliantly executed figurative portrait composition, painted in oil onto board. Against a...

Portrait is an original oil painting on cardboard, realized by an anonymous artists of the early 20th Century. Sheet size: 13 x 7.5 Good conditions with a trace of time. the artw...

A strong modernist oil painting depicted in the 1950's of a Boy seated with a bowl of fruits. Comes displayed in a distressed wood frame, signed lower left illegibly. Art measures 1...

Oil on board, 1978. It depicts an abstracted portrait of a military man in an army uniform with medals. It is signed by the artist verso. Dimensions: sight size-22 inches tall X 19 1/4 inches wide. Framed-23 1/4 inches tall X 20 5/8 inches wide. All measurements are approximate. Dean Richardson...

Abram Tromka was born May 1, 1896 in Poland. At the age of seven he immigrated with his family to the United States, settling in New York City. It was on the boat coming to New York where Tromka first became interested in art. Fascinated by a woman who was painting, he decided that he wanted to become an artist. Upon arrival at immigration headquarters, Tromka’s family adopted the surname “Phillips,” which he kept until 1930. Hence the artist’s early works bear the signature — ‘Phillips.’ Having a rough childhood, Tromka left home at 15 and spent the remainder of his teenage years living at the Henry Street...

'Grand Prix Racer', French School, oil on board (circa 1960s). The 'good ole' days' of Formula One racing are depicted in this thrilling mid-century...

'Grand Prix Racer II', French School, oil on board (circa 1960s). The 'good ole' days' of Formula One (or Grand Prix) racing are depicted in this thrilling ...