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Art For Sale
Period: 1960s
Period: 1950s
Period: 1940s
original lithograph

original lithograph

By Walasse Ting

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1964 and published by Eberhard Kornfeld in an edition of 2000 for the 1 Cent Life portfolio. Size 16 1/8 x 11 3/8 inches (410 x 288 mm). There...

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1960s Art

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Lithograph

Abstract Composition, "Nocturnal", Signed Oil on Canvas
Abstract Composition, "Nocturnal", Signed Oil on Canvas

Abstract Composition, "Nocturnal", Signed Oil on Canvas

Located in Stockholm, Stockholm

Abstract Composition, "Nattligt" (Nocturnal) possibly from Blidö, Swedish island in the archipelago. Oil on canvas laid on panel, signed with monogram lower centre "UW". The present...

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1950s Abstract Geometric Art

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Canvas, Oil, Panel

The Migratory Bird (Constellations)
The Migratory Bird (Constellations)

The Migratory Bird (Constellations)

By Joan Miró

Located in Paris, FR

Stencil, 1959 Publisher : Pierre Matisse (New York) Printer : Mourlot (Paris) Catalog : [Cramer p. 166] Image dimensions : 43.30 cm. × 35.70 cm. (17.05 in. × 14.06 in.) Paper dimensi...

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1950s Abstract Art

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Stencil

Mediterranean Village Landscape in Catalonia, Original Oil Painting Spain Europe
Mediterranean Village Landscape in Catalonia, Original Oil Painting Spain Europe

Mediterranean Village Landscape in Catalonia, Original Oil Painting Spain Europe

By Antonio Sala Herrero

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Mediterranean Village Landscape in Catalonia, Original Oil Painting Artist: Antonio Sala Herrero (Barcelona, 1926/27–2012) Title/Subject: Palau-saverdera, Girona, Spain Medium: Oil ...

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1960s Post-Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Cubist Tabletop Still Life with Fruit
Cubist Tabletop Still Life with Fruit

Cubist Tabletop Still Life with Fruit

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Edgar A. (Ted) Batzell (1915=1996) Cubist Tabletop Still Life Composition, ca. 1960. Oil on artist board measuring 16 x 20 inches. Measuring 24 x 28 inches in a wide white frame. Signed by the artist lower right. Ted Batzell, was listed in Who's Who in American Art in 1957, and is now listed in Who Was Who in American Art. First in his class in the Master's of Fine Art program at Syracuse University he was awarded the highest honor along with the Augusta Hazard scholarship to study abroad. In high school he entered a nationwide poster contest and won a four year scholarship to Syracuse, where today for one year's tuition the cost is $45,000. But he never got to use the Augusta Hazard award because World War II broke out and he went to New York City where he studied at the Art Students League and with artist Walt Kuhn as well as others. Hired by the General Electric company art department in Schenectady, N.Y. , he progressed over the 35 years he was there (the only job he had until retirement), to an art director. At General Electric he was a "Madison Avenue Ad Man" for many years, like those in the series "Mad Men", spending every week at General Electric headquarters in New York City. He was known to his fellow artists, many also renowned, as "the Renaissance Man" having a voracious appetite for reading and collecting art books...

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1960s Cubist Art

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Oil, Illustration Board

Catalan Post-Impressionist Mountain Landscape, El Montmell Spain Oil Canvas
Catalan Post-Impressionist Mountain Landscape, El Montmell Spain Oil Canvas

Catalan Post-Impressionist Mountain Landscape, El Montmell Spain Oil Canvas

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Catalan Post-Impressionist Mountain Landscape, El Montmell Spain Artist: Mossèn Ramon Gimbert Canals Title: Font de Volta, Montmell Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 60 x 73 cm / 23.62 x 28.74 in Signature: Signed lower right, “R. Gimbert” Date: 1965 Frame: Unframed Condition: Good vintage condition, consistent with age. Please see photographs for full details. Inscription: Inscribed, titled and dated on the reverse: “Font de Volta – Montmell – 1965” Origin: Catalonia, Spain Description Atmospheric 1965 Catalan Post-Impressionist landscape by Mossèn Ramon Gimbert Canals, depicting the mountainous surroundings of El Montmell in the Baix Penedès region of Tarragona, Catalonia. The painting is specifically identified on the reverse as “Font de Volta – Montmell – 1965”. The Font del Montmell is located in the recreational area of La Joncosa del Montmell, a mountainous landscape in southern Catalonia traditionally associated with the walking route known as the Volta al Montmell. Gimbert presents the landscape through an intensely Mediterranean palette of emerald greens, turquoise blues, ochres and luminous whites. The composition opens from a secluded foreground garden bordered by stone walls and dense vegetation toward the monumental mountain range beyond. A large tree rising at the right edge acts almost as a natural architectural element, framing the view and creating a powerful sense of depth. The handling of the paint is especially attractive. Areas of broad, vigorous brushwork alternate with thicker passages of impasto, particularly across the mountains, vegetation and cloudy sky. Rather than describing every detail literally, Gimbert builds the landscape through colour, texture and light, giving the scene a distinctly modern and expressive character. Painted in 1965, only four years before the artist’s death, the work belongs to Gimbert’s late period and shows the confidence of a painter deeply familiar with the Catalan countryside. El Montmell was not an isolated subject in his production. Other documented works by the artist depict the same area, confirming its importance within his landscape painting. The combination of identifiable location, original reverse inscription, strong Mediterranean character and substantial 60 x 73 cm format makes this a particularly representative example of mid-20th-century Catalan landscape painting. Biography Mossèn Ramon Gimbert Canals was born in Sant Quirze del Vallès on 25 May 1882 and died in Barcelona on 31 July 1969. He was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1908 while simultaneously developing a sustained career as a painter. These biographical dates are recorded by the Arxiu Diocesà de Barcelona. His artistic production concentrated principally on landscape, especially views of Catalonia, rural architecture, gardens, mountain scenery and coastal subjects. El Montmell appears repeatedly among his known works, alongside subjects including Horta, Camprodon and maritime scenes. Gimbert participated actively in the Barcelona art world. His most significant documented exhibition was a solo presentation at the prestigious Galeries Laietanes in Barcelona from 28 December 1935 to 10 January 1936. The exhibition is recorded in the Institut d’Estudis Catalans repertory of individual art exhibitions in Catalonia and included a catalogue listing the exhibited works and their prices. His paintings belong to the broader tradition of 20th-century Catalan landscape painting, combining naturalistic observation with increasingly free brushwork, expressive colour and a distinctly Mediterranean sensitivity to light. Artistic Inspiration The work belongs to the rich tradition of Catalan modern landscape painting developed from the late 19th century onward. Its expressive treatment of colour and vegetation recalls the Mediterranean landscapes of Joaquim Mir, while its luminous atmosphere and direct observation of nature can also be related to painters such as Eliseu Meifrèn, Santiago Rusiñol and Joaquim Sunyer. Rather than suggesting direct stylistic dependence, these comparisons place Gimbert within the wider Catalan and Spanish tradition in which landscape became a vehicle for colour, atmosphere and personal expression. Landscape Paintings Mountain Paintings Post-Impressionist Paintings Spanish Paintings Catalan Art Modern European Paintings Mediterranean Landscape Paintings Post-Impressionism Catalan Modernism Spanish Modern Art Mediterranean Landscape Painting Catalan landscape, Spanish landscape painting, El Montmell, Baix Penedès, Tarragona landscape, Catalonia painting, Mediterranean landscape, mountain landscape, Post-Impressionist landscape, Spanish Post-Impressionism, Catalan Post-Impressionism, 1960s Spanish painting...

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1960s Impressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Pair of Dachshunds Dogs Oil Paintings set in a Wood Frame
Pair of Dachshunds Dogs Oil Paintings set in a Wood Frame

Pair of Dachshunds Dogs Oil Paintings set in a Wood Frame

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

6239 Pair of dachshund in a moody oil painting Set in a gilt frame signed Image size 19.5x23.5"

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1940s Art

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Oil

original lithograph

original lithograph

By Alexander Redein

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph is from the rare 1952 "Improvisations" portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York on the occasion of the 1952 Spr...

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1950s Art

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Lithograph

Vintage Impressionist Tuscan Country House Landscape oil Painting
Vintage Impressionist Tuscan Country House Landscape oil Painting

Vintage Impressionist Tuscan Country House Landscape oil Painting

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

#5-2752b Tuscan Country House Landscape, a country scene painting , oil on artist board displayed in a gilt-silver wood frame, signed lower left by Wane. Image size 17 H x 12.5 W

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1960s Art

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Oil

original lithograph

original lithograph

By Joan Miró

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: Mourlot 508. Printed in 1967 for the art revue Derriere le Miroir (issue number 164-165 -- L'Oiseau Solaire, L'Oiseau Lunaire, Etinc...

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1960s Abstract Art

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Lithograph

Fernand Leger, Untitled, from Circus, 1950
Fernand Leger, Untitled, from Circus, 1950

Fernand Leger, Untitled, from Circus, 1950

By Fernand Léger

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Fernand Leger (1881–1955) Title: Untitled (Sans titre) Year: October 5, 1950 Medium: Lithograph on velin d'Arches paper Paper Size: 16.63 x 12.69 inches (42.24 x 32.23 cm) Co...

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1950s Cubist Art

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Lithograph

Delft Blue and White Vase with LiliesTable Setting Oversized oil Painting
Delft Blue and White Vase with LiliesTable Setting Oversized oil Painting

Delft Blue and White Vase with LiliesTable Setting Oversized oil Painting

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

6068 Oversized oil on canvas of Deft ceramics with lilies interior table setting Custom gilt wood frame Image size 31x23.5"

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1960s Art

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Oil

Ballet - printed in 1969

Ballet - printed in 1969

By (after) Marc Chagall

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: offset lithograph (after the watercolor). Printed in 1969 at the Mourlot Freres atelier for the "Marc Chagall: dessins et aquarelles pour le Ballet" book. Sheet size: 13 3/4 ...

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1960s Art

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Offset

(after) Edgard Pillet - pochoir, 1952

(after) Edgard Pillet - pochoir, 1952

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: pochoir. Printed in 1952 for the Temoignages pour l'art abstrait portfolio (Witnesses for Abstract Art) and published by Editions d'Art d'Aujourd'hui in an edition of 1500. S...

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1950s Art

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Lithograph, Stencil

Fauvist oil on canvas, rural landscape, France, signed and dated
Fauvist oil on canvas, rural landscape, France, signed and dated

Fauvist oil on canvas, rural landscape, France, signed and dated

Located in Valladolid, ES

An extraordinary painting in the style of André Derain’s Fauvist school. It evokes A. Derain’s work *Landscape near Chatou* (1904–1905). The painting clearly demonstrates a stylistic...

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1950s Fauvist Art

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Canvas

Church in a Provençal Landscape, Oil on Board, Signed, 1960s Framed
Church in a Provençal Landscape, Oil on Board, Signed, 1960s Framed

Church in a Provençal Landscape, Oil on Board, Signed, 1960s Framed

Located in Cotignac, FR

A mid-century Provençal landscape of a chapel by the coast by Italian artist, Jo Bernardi. Signed, dated and framed. A Mediterranean atmosphere radiates from this composition. The ...

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1960s Fauvist Art

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Oil, Board

'Woman In Bagdad' — 1950s Japanese Sôsaku-hanga Signed Woodblock Print
'Woman In Bagdad' — 1950s Japanese Sôsaku-hanga Signed Woodblock Print

'Woman In Bagdad' — 1950s Japanese Sôsaku-hanga Signed Woodblock Print

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Toshi Yoshida, 'Woman In Bagdad', color woodblock print, 1954, edition not stated. Signed, dated, and titled, in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression, with fresh colors, on cream-wove Japan paper; the full sheet with margins (1/2 to 7/8 inch); minor toning in the margins, otherwise in excellent condition. Self-carved and self-printed by the artist. Archivally sleeved, unmatted. Image size 14 13/16 x 9 7/8 inches; sheet size 16 1/4 x 11 inches (oban tate-e). Literature: Oliver Statler, Modern Japanese Prints: An Art Reborn, 1959, pp. 168–69. Eugene M. Skibbe, “Yoshida Toshi 1911–1999: Diversity, Change, and Continuity in the Yoshida Art Tradition,” Andon, no. 53, Society for Japanese Arts, 1996, pp. 5–14. Kendall H. Brown, “Yoshida Toshi: The Nature of Tranquility,” in A Japanese Legacy: Four Generations of Yoshida Family Artists, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 2002, pp. 72–80; Woman in Bagdad catalogued p. 91, no. 55. Exhibitions: 'Japan & Beyond: The Yoshida Family Legacy in Japanese Woodblock Prints', curated by Kendall Brown and Quyen Le, The Ruth and Sherman Lee Institute for Japanese Art, Hanford, CA. February 3, 2004 - March 27, 2004. 'Color in Relief: Wood Block Prints from Origins to Abstraction', Georgetown University Library, 2016. Collections: Art Institute of Chicago, Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture, Minneapolis Institute of Art, University of California Merced, University of Oregon (The Lavenberg Collection of Japanese Prints). ABOUT THIS WORK Woman in Bagdad belongs to an important group of figure studies Yoshida created in 1954 as he moved beyond the naturalistic landscape tradition associated with his father, Hiroshi Yoshida. The veiled figure is reduced to broad, interlocking shapes of deep brown, ochre, and blue-green, separated by narrow carved white lines. Yoshida appears to have printed the composition from a single block, applying individual colors to separately defined areas—a technique closely related to the white-line color woodcut developed by B. J. O. Nordfeldt and the Provincetown Printers and refined by Blanche Lazzell. The continuous white channels serve as both boundaries between colors and an active linear structure, transforming the figure into a near-abstract arrangement of flattened forms while retaining its human presence. Created at a pivotal moment in Yoshida's development, the print anticipates the increasingly nonobjective woodcuts that occupied him during the following two decades. ABOUT THE ARTIST Yoshida Toshi (1911–1995) began training at the age of fourteen under his father, Yoshida Hiroshi, a leading artist of the twentieth-century Japanese printmaking revival known as shin-hanga (“new prints”), which continued the traditional collaborative system of Japanese woodblock printing. From 1932 to 1935, Toshi studied at the Taiheiyo-Gakai (Pacific Painting Association), which his father had helped establish. Before the Pacific War, Toshi traveled extensively with his father in Asia, Europe, Egypt, and the United States. He later continued his international travels, particularly in Mexico, the United States, Canada, and Africa. His early prints remained strongly influenced by Hiroshi's work and the highly refined techniques practiced in the Yoshida studio. Following his father's death in 1950, Toshi assumed responsibility for the studio while increasingly pursuing an independent artistic direction. Beginning in the early 1950s, he undertook a highly personal exploration of abstraction, creating and printing his own works in the sōsaku-hanga (“creative print”) manner, in which the artist assumes direct responsibility for the design, carving, and printing. During this exceptionally productive period, Toshi produced a large body of nonobjective woodcuts characterized by complex geometric structures, richly layered color, and experimentation with the expressive possibilities of the woodblock medium. His abstract work placed him among the more adventurous Japanese printmakers of the postwar period. The British Museum holds a substantial group of these works, including Misty Dance (1957), Frontier (1962), Mystery (1964), Isotope (1968), and Where (1972). In the early 1960s, Toshi also returned to representational subjects, eventually concentrating on large-scale scenes of African wildlife in its natural habitat. In 1984 he published the first of a series of illustrated children's books devoted to African animals (Dōbutsu Ehon Shirīzu), which he continued into the early 1990s. In 1966, with artist Yuki Rei...

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1950s Abstract Art

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Woodcut

original lithograph

original lithograph

By Georges Braque

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1958 for the art revue XXe Siecle (issue number 11) and published in Paris by San Lazzaro. Sheet size: 12 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches (314 x 242 mm). N...

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1950s Art

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Lithograph

1955 Original Poster by La Motta Rio de Janeiro Eucharistic Congress
1955 Original Poster by La Motta Rio de Janeiro Eucharistic Congress

1955 Original Poster by La Motta Rio de Janeiro Eucharistic Congress

By Paolo La Motta

Located in PARIS, FR

Created by La Motta in 1955, this original poster was commissioned for the 36th International Eucharistic Congress in Rio de Janeiro. Held from July 17 to 24, the congress was an important international Catholic gathering organized around the theme of Christ the Redeemer and his Eucharistic kingdom. The composition places Rio’s celebrated statue of Christ the Redeemer at the center of an expansive celestial vision. With his arms extended, Christ forms the upper section of a monumental cross rendered in the green and yellow colors associated with Brazil. Below, he stands upon a globe centered on South America, where a radiant star indicates the location of Rio de Janeiro. A deep blue background and surrounding constellation of stars give the poster a sense of spiritual grandeur. The restrained palette of blue, green, yellow and ivory combines religious symbolism with the visual identity of Brazil, while the bold typography at the bottom clearly announces the congress and its dates. Signed La Motta in the lower right, the design is characteristic of mid-century event posters, using simplified forms and carefully balanced geometry to communicate a powerful message from a distance. The poster was printed by Rebizzi in São Paulo. This original 1955 poster is an evocative document of Brazilian religious and cultural history. Its striking combination of Christ the Redeemer, cartographic imagery and modern graphic design makes it particularly appealing to collectors of Brazilian posters...

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1950s Art

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Paper, Lithograph, Cardboard

Parisians Strolling in The Park, Oil on Canvas, Framed, 1940s
Parisians Strolling in The Park, Oil on Canvas, Framed, 1940s

Parisians Strolling in The Park, Oil on Canvas, Framed, 1940s

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

6069 Oversized Oil on canvas of Parisians strolling in the park set in a period frame Image size 22.5x27.5"

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1940s Art

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Oil

original lithograph

original lithograph

By Andre Beaudin

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. This Beaudin lithograph was printed in Paris in 1961 by the Mourlot Freres atelier and published by Editions Verve. Size: 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches (293 x 21...

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1960s Art

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Lithograph

original lithograph

original lithograph

By Jean Cocteau

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1957 at the Mourlot Freres atelier. Size: 8 3/4 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm). Jean Cocteau executed this original lithograph to depict a...

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1950s Art

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Lithograph

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    The difference between fine and functional art is its purpose. Functional art usually has a practical use. Ceramics, textiles and industrial design are examples of functional art. On the other hand, fine art typically exists to tell a story, convey a message or express an idea. Examples of fine art include paintings, prints and sculptures. Shop a wide variety of fine and functional art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024
    The difference between Conté and charcoal is the binding agents that they contain. Charcoal uses graphite binding, while Conté crayons or pastels feature wax binding. Due to their differing binders, Conté pastels are less messy than charcoal but more difficult to blend. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse assortment of art from some of the world's top dealers and galleries.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024
    To tell if an artist's signature is real, you generally need to compare it to images of their signature on authenticated works. You can find such pictures posted on the pages of trusted online resources. However, some counterfeiters are very skilled at copying signatures, making it difficult to determine reproductions from originals in some cases. As a result, experts typically recommend having a certified appraiser or experienced art dealer assist you with the authentication process. Find a wide variety of art on 1stDibs.