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Art For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: 18th Century
Fine 1700's Italian Old Master Oil Painting Figures by Shipping Harbour Port
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Trading Port Italian artist, circa 1720's period circle of Michele Marieschi (Italian 1696-1744) oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 21 x 30 inches provenance: private collection, UK...
Category

Early 18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Flemish 18th Century Oil Painting Swans Frightened by Dog in Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Swans Startled by Dog Flemish Old Master, 18th century oil on bevelled wood panel, framed framed: 14.5 x 17 inches panel: 10 x 13 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition:...
Category

18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Follower of Adriaen Coorte (1665-1707) 18th Century Still Life c1795 Dutch
Located in Holywell, GB
Follower of Adriaen Coorte (1665-1707) 18th Century Still Life c1795 A sumptuous still life painting depicting peaches, grapes, plums, exotic birds and butterflies in the style of ...
Category

18th Century Art

Materials

Oil

Slim Aarons Tennis In The Bahamas Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Tennis In The Bahamas' by Slim Aarons It really doesn't get much more fabulous than this. A realtively new discovery in the Archive -two fashionably dressed women in tennis outfit...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

From the Series "La Ville"
Located in New York, NY
This lithograph was printed at the Atelier Mourlot in Paris in 1959 and is a part of the "La Ville" portfolio. It is annotated "Epreuve de l'atelier Mourlot /...
Category

1950s Post-War Art

Materials

Lithograph

Galerie Maeght /// Abstract Geometric Ellsworth Kelly Minimalism Modern Paris
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Ellsworth Kelly (American, 1923-2015) Title: "Galerie Maeght" Year: 1958 Medium: Original Lithograph, Exhibition Poster on light wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: ...
Category

1950s Minimalist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Venetian follower of Marco Ricci - 18th century landscape painting figures
Located in Varmo, IT
Cerchia di Marco Ricci (Belluno 1676 – Venezia 1730) – River landscape with characters. 34 x 26 cm without frame, 43 x 35 cm with frame. Oil on canvas, in carved and gilded wooden ...
Category

Early 18th Century Rococo Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Abstract Expressionist With Orange and Blue Colors
By Sandro von Lorsch
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Expressionist Abstract Composition With Orange and Blue Colors Canvas size 24"x32" gold leaf frame 27"x35", signed lower right corner. Sandro von Lorsch German painter born 1921-19...
Category

1950s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Rome - Via Appia 1954
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950. Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photogr...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Yves Klein Small IKB Venus Brooch Sculpture Jewel in International Klein Blue
Located in Paris, FR
Yves Klein, Small IKB Venus Brooch Bronze multiple, painted with International Klein Blue (IKB). From a model created in 1956. Edition of 500 copies + 100...
Category

1950s Art

Materials

Bronze, Gold Leaf

'Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet' three-quarter-length portrait, oil on canvas
Located in St. Albans, GB
Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet Canvas Size: 50 x 40" (127 x 102cm) Outside Frame Size: 58 x 48" (147 x 122cm) Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet (1628 – 11 January 1719) was a Welsh landowner a...
Category

1710s English School Art

Materials

Oil

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.
Category

1950s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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. ...
Category

1950s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

'The Seine in Winter', School of Paris, Tonalist, Snowy French Landscape, Mood
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Charles Harris', for Charles Gordon Harris (American, 1891-1963) and additionally signed verso. A substantial and atmospheric landscape showing a view of the S...
Category

1950s American Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Fiberboard

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...
Category

1950s American Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Slim Aarons 'Fan Mail', Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962), wearing a red negligee trimmed with black lace, sorts out her fan mail shortly after her film 'The Asphalt Jungle' had been released, Beverly Hills, 195...
Category

1950s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Original Vintage Asia Travel Poster Gion Festival Kyoto Float Procession Japan
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster advertising the Gion Festival Float Procession in Kyoto on 17 and 25 July featuring artwork depicting a large traditional float mounted on a wooden car...
Category

1950s Art

Materials

Paper

Portrait of Giovanni Morosini (1719 - 1789), Italian school. Late 18th century
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of Bishop of Verona Giovanni Morosini (1719 - 1789), Italian school. Technique: oil on canvas painting, relined canvas. Late 18th century. Represents a church man. The fig...
Category

Late 18th Century Baroque Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Deutzia Flowers: The Wife of Kasamori - Original Woodblock Print
Located in Soquel, CA
Deutzia Flowers: The Wife of Kasamori - Original Woodblock Print Deutzia Flowers: The Wife of Kasamori, from the Series "Beauties of the Floating World Associated with Flowers" by S...
Category

1760s Edo Art

Materials

Woodcut, Ink, Rice Paper

Slim Aarons 'Equestrian Entrance' 1957 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Equestrian Entrance' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print 1957 Madame de la Haye-Jousselin on her horse at the gates to her chateau in Normandy. Slim Aarons Chromogeni...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

Antonio Ruiz Soler, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A flamenco dancer raises his hat in front of a poster advertising the virtuoso dancer Antonio (Antonio Ruiz Soler) in the national premiere of 'Ballet Espanol'. (Photo by Slim Aarons...
Category

1950s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

A Portrait of a Bewigged Gentleman
By Enoch Seeman
Located in St. Albans, GB
Enoch Seeman Canvas Size: 30 x 25" (76 x 62cm) Outside Frame Size: 37 x 32" (92 x 80cm) 1694-1744 He was born in Danzig, now Gdansk, Poland, around 1694. His father, also Enoch...
Category

Early 18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Important and Large Antique American Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract oil painting by Ken Munowitz. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Woman in Aqua', De Young, Oakland Museum, LACMA, CWS, AWS, San Francisco
By Jade Fon Woo
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Jade Fon' for Jade Fon Woo (American, 1911-1983) and painted circa 1955. A charming and character-filled study of a young woman, shown brimming with life and h...
Category

1950s Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Woman with Blue Gloves - Lithograph by Massimo Campigli - 1967
Located in Roma, IT
Woman with blue gloves is a modern artwork realized by Massimo Campigli in 1967 Mixed colored lithograph. Hand signed and dated in the lower margin. Artist proof (as reported on t...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Holy Family, by the bolgonese master.
By Giuseppe Maria Crespi, Lo Spagnuolo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exquisite painting, resembling a precious jewel, serves as an exceptional illustration of the devotional cabinet paintings created by Giuseppe Maria Crespi, a highly original Bolognese artist during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Crespi's distinctiveness extended beyond his unique style and technique to the subjects he chose to portray. While his portraits and genre paintings often displayed a light-hearted and even irreverent tone, his treatment of religious themes resonated with deep emotion, even in its most inventive forms. This recently uncovered work by Crespi is a typical representation, invoking the tender connection between mother and child, and the Child's destiny, all within a compact and intimate format. Executed on a small scale, the painting showcases Crespi's remarkable sensitivity and mastery of paint, especially evident in the expressive brushwork of the drapery. The restrained and focused composition of the Holy Family allows for contemplation of the figures. Mary cradles the Christ child gently, seemingly presenting him to the viewer, her gaze knowing as the infant holds a diminutive cross, symbolizing his future crucifixion. Joseph appears in the background, emerging from the left side of the frame, gazing upward with folded hands in prayer. Individual motifs from this painting reappear in other works by Crespi, suggesting a synthesis of familiar elements into a vibrant composition. The artist's revisitation of designs throughout his career is evident, and this painting on copper likely belongs to a later period, reflecting stylistic ties to other works and Crespi's increased production of smaller devotional pieces. Distinguished by its cool palette, bold coloration, and the expressive force of the artist's hand, this Holy Family painting...
Category

Early 1700s Baroque Art

Materials

Copper

18th Century Antique Frame Antique Gilt Barbizon Frame
Located in Jacksonville, FL
18th Century Antique Frame Antique Gilt Barbizon Frame Frame Size: Width: 31″ X Height: 43″ Thickness: 6.50″ Picture Size: Width: 18″ X Height: 30″ Bin Code 540
Category

18th Century Art

Materials

Wood

Crossing the ford Capriccio Baroque Landscape 18th century Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
As we gaze upon at this artwork, our eyes are immediately drawn to the foreground where a comical spectacle unfolds before us. A carriage, stubbornly stuck in the midst of a ford, se...
Category

Late 18th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Corn, Maize: An 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by J. Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a striking original antique colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving of two varieties of corn or maize, which is finished with hand-coloring. It is entitled "Frumentum ...
Category

Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Art

Materials

Engraving, Mezzotint

Original London SAS Scandinavian Airlines vintage poster, 1st printing
Located in Spokane, WA
Original first printing of London by SAS, Scandinavian Airlines System. The first edition has a mint green panel along the bottom. The poster also features the SAS logo on the lo...
Category

1950s American Modern Art

Materials

Offset

House In The Green - Original Acrylic On Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
House In The Green - Original Acrylic On Paper Original acrylic painting depicting a white house in the woods surrounded by greenery by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). Two white ...
Category

1950s American Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

'Evening Dress' Limited Edition silver gelatin V&A Portfolio
Located in London, GB
'Evening Dress' Limited Edition V&A Portfolio silver gelatin fibre print. Jean Shrimpton modelling a dress, John French (1907-66), England, 1961 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Portrait of Louis XV, King Of France, 18th Century follower of Pierre Mignard
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait of Louis XV, King Of France, 18th Century follow of Pierre Mignard (1612-1694) Large circa 1720 portrait of Louis XV King Of France, oil on canvas. Excellent quality and c...
Category

18th Century Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tete De Femme, Modern Drypoint Etching by Fernand Leger
Located in Long Island City, NY
Tete De Femme Fernand Leger, French (1881–1955)\ Date: 1952 Drypoint Etching, stamp signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 26/100 Image Size: 7.75 x 4.75 inches Size: 12.5 x 9.25 i...
Category

1950s Art

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Original Dumbo Concept Painting by Mary Blair: Dumbo and Jumbo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: ​Original Concept Painting IMAGE SIZE: 10" x 8.25" PRODUCTION: Dumbo YEAR: 1941 SKU: CCV3132 ABOUT THE ARTIST: Blair was a concept artist for Disney during the 1940s and ear...
Category

1950s Pop Art Art

Materials

Paint

Portrait of an Elegant Lady in a Red Silk Dress, Beautiful Antique Frame c.1720
By Jonathan Richardson the Elder
Located in London, GB
This beautiful portrait was painted circa 1725 and is a fine example of the English eighteenth century portrait style. The artist has chosen to depict the lady against a plain background wearing a simple red silk dress and transparent headdress hanging down the back. The sitter is not shown with jewellery or any other elements to distract the viewer’s attached, thus highlighting the beauty of the young sitter. This restrained manner achieves a sense of understated elegance. The portrait genre was valued particularly highly in English society. Neither landscapes nor allegorical pictures were ever priced so highly at exhibitions and in the trade as depictions of people, from the highest aristocracy to scholars, writers, poets and statesmen. With the rich colouring and lyrical characterisation, these works are representative of the archetypal English portrait and is are very appealing examples of British portraiture...
Category

18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A very rare pair of Italian scagliola panels, mid-18th century
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Panel 1 (with boats below arch): 50x37cm; 60x47cm (framed) Panel 2 (with cliffs): 44.5x34cm; 54x44cm (framed) These panels are fine examples of the scagliola technique, perfected by...
Category

Mid-18th Century Art

Materials

Stone

Le port de Sète (South of France) - Oil on canvas, 66x92 cm., framed
Located in Nice, FR
Oil on Canvas by François Desnoyer, not framed. It depictes the port at Sète, in Occitanie, France. François Desnoyer, né à Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne) le 30 septembre 1894, et mort...
Category

1950s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Portrait of an Elegant Lady in a Blue Silk Dress, Beautiful Antique Frame c.1720
By Jonathan Richardson the Elder
Located in London, GB
This beautiful portrait was painted circa 1725 and is a fine example of the English eighteenth century portrait style. The artist has chosen to depict the lady in a simple blue silk dress and without jewelry or a background, thus allowing the viewer to concentrate solely on the beauty of the sitter. The effect of this restrained manner creates a sense of understated elegance. The portrait genre was valued particularly highly in English society. Neither landscapes nor allegorical pictures were ever priced so highly at exhibitions and in the trade as depictions of people, from the highest aristocracy to scholars, writers, poets and statesmen. With the rich colouring and lyrical characterisation, these works are representative of the archetypal English portrait and is are very appealing examples of British portraiture...
Category

18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Dance Large Antique Orientalist Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed, 19th Century
Located in Jacksonville, FL
The Painting is Signed Description: Fabbio Fabbi (1861-1946) was an Italian painter renowned for his Orientalist artworks and his ability to capture the beauty and allure of Eastern...
Category

Late 18th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Spring at Window" 18th Century Antique realism Watercolor painting on Paper
Located in Jacksonville, FL
The painting is signed and dated 1858 Felix Schlesinger (1833-1910) was a German painter known for his charming and detailed portrayals of domestic ...
Category

Mid-18th Century Realist Art

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Venice Grand Canal Tironi Paint Oil on canvas Old master 18th Century Italy Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Francesco Tironi (Venice, ca. 1745 - 1797) Workshop  of View of Venice with the Grand Canal from the church of S. Croce to the church of S. Geremia c. 1770 oil on canvas, cm. 92 x 1...
Category

18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Gentleman in Armour and Mauve Cloak c.1740; Louis Tocque, Painting
Located in London, GB
The sitter in this superb portrait, presented by Titan Fine Art, is shown with the grandiloquence characteristic of the eighteenth-century French school of painting. The young nobleman has been portrayed wearing an ingeniously embellished French ceremonial armour, a mauve cloak, and an abundance of cascading curls falling below his shoulders. Our portrait proclaims to every onlooker that this is a superior being. The manner in which portraits were painted was set out by the terms of the commission and usually marked significant life events such as a betrothal, a death, elevation of rank… but they almost always emphasised the wealth and importance of the sitter. This type of portrait had become a standard format for aristocratic portraiture in Europe during the last quarter of the seventeenth century up to the middle of eighteenth century. Incorporated into the background was often a raging battlefield or a military encampment; our portrait is free from these trappings and contains a dramatic moody sky ensures the viewer focuses mainly on the subject. The features of the sitter’s face have been captured with great sensitivity, his confident gaze perhaps reflecting the near invincibility afforded by this steel suit. The flamboyance and penetrating sense of character, lending an air of noble expectancy to the composition, seems almost eclipsed by the artist's virtuosic handling of paint. It is not hard to understand why many wealthy sitters commissioned the artist to paint their portraits. Such fine and ornate armour was not actually used on a battlefield and thus its portrayal in portraiture was largely symbolic of a sitter’s wealth and status as well as a claim of succession to a chivalrous tradition. The style of hair and neckcloth were fashionable circa 1740. Held in an exquisite eighteenth century carved and gilded frame - a fine work of art in itself. Louis Tocqué was a very successful French portrait painter active during the Rococo period of art. His work was known for its attention to detail, its portrayal of the character of the sitter, the refined postures, and the delicacy of the rendered draperies. He created both realistic and expressive portraits. Tocqué was born in Paris in 1696 and trained with the famous portrait painters Hyacinthe Rigaud, Nicolas Bertin, and Jean Marc Nattier whose daughter he later married. He entered the Academy in 1731 and became a full member in 1734 with his portraits of Galloche and the sculptor Jean Louis Lemoine, and he pursued a brilliant career as a portrait painter, receiving numerous commissions from members of the French aristocracy and royalty. His works were highly sought after by collectors of the time, and his reputation earned him the appointment of official portrait painter to the court of France in 1746 – in fact he stayed at most of the courts in northern Europe. From 1737 to 1759 he exhibited a large number of works at the Salon. Tocqué's paintings can be found in museums and private collections around the world. Recent sales...
Category

18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Arcadian Landscape Van Bloemen Paint Oil on canvas old master 17/18th Century
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Valuable painting depicting 'Arcadian landscape with figures along a stream and villages in the distance', attributed to Jan Frans Van Bloemen, L'Or...
Category

18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Slim Aarons 'Kennedy and Friends'
Located in New York, NY
1953: Senator John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963), Shirley Rogan Ellis and Betty LoSavio at Montego Bay Airport, Jamaica. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate ...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Lambda

Beauty and the Beast
Located in New York, NY
Lady Daphne Cameron (Mrs George Cameron) on a tiger skin rug in the trophy room at socialite Laddie Sanford's home in Palm Beach, Florida. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition o...
Category

1950s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Ancient Roman Architectural Frieze: An 18th C. Piranesi Etching
Located in Alamo, CA
This framed original 18th century etching is entitled "Fregio antico di marmo con Ippogrifi, nel cortile del palazzo della Valle" (Ancient Marble Frieze with Hippogriffs in the Courtyard of The Palace of the Valley). The etching is by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published in Rome in 1778. It is from Piranesi's monumental work "Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, Ed Ornamenti Antichi", (Vases, candelabra, grave stones...
Category

Early 18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Etching

Untitled (Verve No. 29-30) /// Modern Pablo Picasso Lithograph Figurative Nude
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) Title: "Untitled (Verve No. 29-30)" Portfolio: Verve: Suite de 180 Dessins de Picasso (Vol. V...
Category

1950s Cubist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Perseus
Located in New Orleans, LA
The legendary Greek god Perseus is the subject of this elegant half-bust by Ubaldo Gandolfi, a major painter and sculptor from Bologna. The son of Zeus and Danaë, Perseus was the le...
Category

Mid-18th Century Other Art Style Art

Materials

Terracotta

Ballota (Horehound); Marrubium (White Horehound) /// Botanical Botany Plants Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (French, 1707-1788) Title: "Ballota (Horehound); Marrubium (White Horehound)" (Didynamie, Gymospermie, Plate 508) Portfolio: Histoire N...
Category

1740s Naturalistic Art

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving, Laid Paper, Intaglio

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 ...
Category

1950s Fauvist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

'Reclining Nude', California Post-Impressionist, de Young Museum, Fauve
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'W.Georgetti', and created circa 1950. Born in Italy, this California Post-Impressionist came to the United States at the age of one. Georgetti first worked as a merchant seaman to support his art studies and traveled all over the world accumulating sketches, many of which he later worked up into paintings. He made frequent visits to France, where he was influenced by the Post-Impressionists and, particularly, by the Nabis. An innovative theorist, Georgetti was the originator of the style known as California Fauvism. He exhibited widely and with success, both at exhibitions and at one-man shows (Oakland Art Gallery, 1942-44; Society of American Graphic Artists, NYC, 1944; Maxwell Galleries, 1940’s; de Young Museum...
Category

1950s Post-Impressionist Art

Materials

Monotype, Paper, Crayon

Vintage Modernist Signed Exhibited Fauvist Landscape Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract landscape signed oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 24L x 18H.
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

18th Century English Fox Hunting Oil Painting Wood Panel Gilt Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Over the Brook (English Fox Hunting scene) English School, 18th century circle of John Nost Sartorius (1759-1828) oil on wood panel, framed framed:...
Category

18th Century Victorian Art

Materials

Oil

Joan Miró, Animal Composition (Framed)
Located in Manchester, GB
Joan Miró, Animal Composition (Framed) Lithograph 47 x 61 cm Framed in a sustainably sourced black box frame with gallery acrylic glazing. 'Ladders cross the blue sky in a wh...
Category

1950s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Parisienne Lovers
Located in London, GB
23rd June 1951: A young couple sharing an intimate moment in one of the pavement cafes on the Champs-Elysees, Paris. Original Publication: Picture Post – 5343 – Sunday Morning In The...
Category

1950s Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

'L'Escargot' Modern Art Colour Lithograph on Wove Paper
Located in Toronto, CA
Signed on the plate by Matisse. From the portfolio ‘Dernières Oeuvres de Matisse 1950-1954’, known as Verve Vol. IX No. 35 & 36. Printed by Mourlot in Paris. Henri Matisse oversaw ...
Category

1950s Fauvist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Slim Aarons Carlton Hotel Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
'Carlton Hotel' by Slim Aarons The entrance to the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, 1958. A couple dressed elegantly in all white tennis outfits with rackets in hand, wander past the...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

C Print

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