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Drawings and Watercolor Paintings For Sale
Period: 1960s
Period: 1950s
Untitled (Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study), 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1963. Paper Size: 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...
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1960s Renaissance Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Untitled (Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study), 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1963. Paper Size: 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...
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1960s Renaissance Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Untitled (Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study), 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1963. Paper Size: 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...
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1960s Renaissance Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Untitled (Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study), 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1963. Paper Size: 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...
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1960s Renaissance Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Untitled (Female Figure Study), 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1963. Paper Size: 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...
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1960s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Untitled (Female Figure Study), 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1963. Paper Size: 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...
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1960s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Untitled (Renaissance Male Nude Figure Study), 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1963. Paper Size: 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...
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1960s Renaissance Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Graphite

Untitled (Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study), 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1963. Paper Size: 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...
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1960s Renaissance Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Archival Paper

Untitled (Renaissance Male Nude Figure Study), 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1963. Paper Size: 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...
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1960s Renaissance Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Untitled (Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study), 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1963. Paper Size: 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...
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1960s Renaissance Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Graphite

Untitled (Beach Scene, Standing Male Bather)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Modernist and Mid-Century and colorful watercolor of a standing figure by artist Andre Delfau. Born in Paris, France in 1914, Andre Delfau became an internationally acclaimed stag...
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Lanvin Paris Lady Flower Buds c1950s Advertising Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 11 3/4"H x 17"W
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Havana
Located in New York, NY
Jean Carzou traveled to Havana as an artist to explore the world and he captured a ship from a earlier era.
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1950s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Motorboat Off Eastern Shore Maryland w/ Geese In Flight 1968 Watercolor by John
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 14"H x 21"W Frame Sz: 19 5/8"H x 26 5/8" w/ Breton red mat
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1960s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

French Contemporary Art by Francine Ledieu - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Pastel on paper Francine Ledieu is a French artist born in 1931 who lives and works in Paris, France. In the 50s, she was a student of Maurice Rocher who specialized in Sacred art. ...
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1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel, Paper

Israeli Judaica Watercolor Gouache Bar Mitzvah Boy Rabbi Painting Russian Artist
By Ben Zion Magal
Located in Surfside, FL
Ben Zion Magal (1908 - 1999) Ben Zion Magal was born in 1908 in Kishinev - Russia and there, years later, graduated from the Art Academy. He arrived to Erertz Israel together with hi...
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1960s Neo-Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache

Figure Drawing of a standing Male Nude by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A black and white figure study of a standing nude male, from 1951, by artist Harold Haydon. Matted to 24" x 20". Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Estate stamped on reverse. Har...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite

Nonconformist Removed by the State. Satyr / Pan Mythology
Located in Miami, FL
This cartoon by Charles Addams is generations ahead of its time. To get the punch line, you need to know the meaning of a Satyr or Pan. Satyr: Part man and part beast. - A male nature spirit with ears and a tail resembling those of a horse, as well as a permanent, exaggerated permanent erection. Early artistic representations sometimes include horse-like legs; Satyrs were characterized by their vulgar, indecent ribaldry, and were rowdy lovers of wine, music, dancing, and women. They inhabited remote locales, such as woodlands, and they often attempted to seduce or rape nymphs and mortal women alike. It's prudish 1950s America, where TV programs show husband and wife sleeping in separate beds. The discussion and representation of sex was repressed. To make a bold statement about censorship and the uncompromising moral climate of the time, Addams uses a reference from the mythical world to make a statement about the real world. In doing so, he anticipates the sexual revolution of the late 1960s and 1970s. The satyr/pan symbolizes nonconformistism. He has his own earthy customs, attitudes, and ideas. Because of that is being handcuffed and formally taken away by the state whose goal is to repress natural erotic fun and frolic that is ubiquitous in todays society. A proper and perfectly pressed Park Ranger cleans out a lustful undesirable from pristine woodlands. With startled expressions, a vulnerable family of correct women witness the event as they are about to have a picnic. The Satyr grasps his Pipes of Pan just over his crotch. The background is populated by phallic symbols. This is one a the rare instances where Addams address the issue of sex. The Ranger is a dead ringer as a self portrait of Addams. Original illustration for a cartoon, showing a uniformed ranger leading away a manacled satyr, in front of a startled picnic party. Ink and grisaille wash on Whatman cold press illustration board, signed "Chas Addams...
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1950s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Cats Watching a Witch on a Broomstick - Vintage Halloween Illustration in Ink
Located in Soquel, CA
Cats Watching a Witch on a Broomstick - Vintage Halloween Illustration in Ink Halloween scene with cats and a witch in India ink pen by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999). A blac...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Pen, India Ink

Untitled (Male Bather)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Mid-Century Watercolor in muted tones of a reclining figure of a male bather by Andre Delfau. Born in Paris, France in 1914, Andre Delfau became an internationally acclaimed stag...
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Bouquet
Located in New York, NY
Gen Paul (1895-1955 Fr.) lived in Montmartre, Paris France. He is know for his action painting with quick brush strokes and this work of art was painted around 1955-1960. He was a mu...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Crayon

The Star Press - Drawing by Suzanne Tourte - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The star press is an artwork realized by Suzanne Tourte, in 1950s. Original watercolor. 33 x 25 cm. Good conditions, except for some yellowing on pa...
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

French Contemporary Art by Francine Ledieu - Plateau d’Assy
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on paper Francine Ledieu is a French artist born in 1931 who lives and works in Paris, France. In the 50s, she was a student of Maurice Rocher who specialized in Sacred art. In ...
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1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil, Paper

'At the Fruit Stand', Market Scene with Vendors, Mother and Child
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Stuart Miller' (American, 20th Century) and painted circa 1965.
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1960s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache, Board, Pen

Jonas by Marc Chagall - School of Paris, Russian Artist
Located in London, GB
*PLEASE NOTE UK BUYERS WILL ONLY PAY 5% VAT ON THIS PURCHASE. Jonas by Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Indian ink on paper 35.6 x 26.9 cm (14 x 10 ⅝ inches) Signed with Estate stamp lower ...
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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India Ink, Paper

Figure Study (Standing Male- Torso)
Located in Chicago, IL
A black and white figure study of a nude male, from 1951, by artist Harold Haydon. Matted to 24" x 20". Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Estate stamped on reverse. Harold Emers...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite

French Contemporary Art by Francine Ledieu - Saint Valery, Le Castel
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper Francine Ledieu is a French artist born in 1931 who lives and works in Paris, France. In the 50s, she was a student of Maurice Rocher who specialized in Sacred art. In the ’80s, Francine was a student of Jean Bertholle from the Saint Roch Academy. The artist had personal exhibitions at Maison Mansart from 1989 to 1993 and at Étienne de Causans Gallery in 1997. In 1998 & 2009 she exhibited at La Petite Galerie. Francien Ledieu had three exhibitions at La Capitale Gallery in 2001, 2004, and 2007. She also showed her paintings at L’Oeil du Huit in 2011, 2013, 2016 & 2019. She participated in many group exhibitions as at Strasbourg Contemporary Art Fair in 2005. She exhibited also at Réalités Nouvelles in 2006, 2007, 2010 & 2011. She also worked in stained glass and mosaics in France. She achieved artworks in 1963 at Saint-Henri Pontoise chapel, Saint-Pierre des Louvrais church in Pontoise in 1969 & Mosaic in the same year at Jean Moulin...
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1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Paper

"My Favorite Martian, " CBS-TV Sitcom, 1963
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right This piece is on 22.00" x 14.00" illustration board, with a 12.75" x 10.00" image. Caricature by George Wach...
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1960s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Illustration Board, Ink, Pen

Avant le Bain - Drawing by Jacques Villon - 1926
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed. From the Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci Blunt Collection. Matting included. Very good condition.
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1960s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Paper

French Contemporary Art by Francine Ledieu - Winter in Forbidden Zone
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper Francine Ledieu is a French artist born in 1931 who lives and works in Paris, France. In the 50s, she was a student of Maurice Rocher who specialized in Sacred art. In ...
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1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Paper

Untitled (Harbor Scene)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Cubist representation of a brightly-colored dock scene by Chicago and New York artist Rita Duis (Astley-Bell).
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1960s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Lounge Chair Nap - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Lounge Chair Nap - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor A man lazes in a lounge chair, book still in hand, as he dozes off with a content e...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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India Ink, Pen, Paper

Untitled (Double sided watercolor) Recto: Figures seated at a table
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Watercolor on paper Most probably related to the artist's creation of images surrounding Haggadah (Passover) which he started in 1930 and finished with the publication of his book in...
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1960s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

African Mama - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
African Mama - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor A charming illustration, by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999), shows a woman with a...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Pen

'Seated Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, SFAA, LACMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Estate stamp, verso, for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and painted circa 1955. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Center and t...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite, Watercolor, Gouache, Paper

Pigs on a Trolley - Vintage Picture Book Two-Page Spread Illustration
Located in Soquel, CA
Pigs on a Trolley - Vintage Picture Book Two-Page Spread Illustration A two-page spread in India ink pen and watercolor by Irene Pattinson (Ameri...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Early Drawing and Watercolor Painting Figurative Abstraction
By Mitch Becker
Located in Surfside, FL
Mitchell Mitch Becker, painter, born November 12, 1938, Chicago, Illinois. 1972, Emigrated to Israel. Education 1961 - School of the Art Institute, Chicago, Illinois. Bachelor of Art Education, 1971 - University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Master of Fine Arts, Teaching 1968-1972 High School, Skokie, USA. 1973-1974 Thelma Yellin Art School, Givatayim 1974-1976 Institute of Visual Art, Beersheba 1977-1981 Art Teachers College, Ramat Hasharon 1981-1982 Bezalel, Jerusalem Awards And Prizes 1958-61, Anna Tucson Scholarship, USA Mitchell Becker emerged into the art world of late 1950s Chicago, between gestures of Abstract Expressionism and declarations about the "death of painting." The hot names of his youth, such as Willem De Kooning, Mark Rothko, and Larry Rivers, provided him with interest and challenges for years to come, and his awe for them is still evident in his voice to date, many years after drawing away from them. This work is reminiscent of the work of Saul Steinberg and Philip Guston. Heroes - Past and Present, Yad Labanim Museum, Petach-Tikva Artists: Shalom Moskowitz, (Shalom of Safed) Yohanan Simon, Boris Schatz, Motti Mizrachi, Hanan Milner, Mitchell Becker, Edith Samuel, Ludwig Schwerin, Igael Tumarkin, Talia Tokatly. EDUCATION: 1971 Master of Fine Arts,University of Chicago, Illinois 1961 Bachelor of Art Education School...
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1960s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Chef Pasta - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Chef Pasta - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor A charming illustration, by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999), shows a chef in an 1800's toque blanche, pouring oil from an ornate bottle over a bowl. His face, with spectacles, a moustache and goatee in fine line work, is painted in vibrant pink watercolor for an added splash of color. Signed in the bottom right corner, "i.p." Presented in a new white mat with foam core backing. Mat size: 8.5"H x 11"W Paper size: 6.75"H x 6.75"W Image size: 4.13"H x 3.63"W Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999) studied at the California School of Fine Art (now The San Francisco Art Institute), San Francisco State College and The Marion Hartwell School of Design. She was President of the San Francisco Woman Artists Association 1955-56. Provenance: The Artist, Estate of Irene Pattinson: David Carlson; Estate of Larry Miller Fine Art, Robert Azensky Fine Art. Solo Exhibitions: Lucien Labaudt Gallery 1955; San Francisco Museum of Art, 1961 (39 works). Selected Group Exhibitions: San Francisco Art Association Annual 1948, 54, 55; San Francisco Woman Artists, 1957-1960; Oakland Art Museum Annual, 1951, 58; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1960; Richmond Art Center, 1955, 56, 57, 58; San Francisco Art Institute 1959, 60. The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, 1958, 59, 60, 62, 63; Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1960; Fourth Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1963. Awards: First Place, San Francisco Woman Artists Assoc., 1957, 1959; San Francisco Art Festival 1957;Literature: San Francisco Art Institute - A catalog of the Art Ban 1962/63; San Francisco and the Second Wave: The Blair Collection Exhibitions: 1963 The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA 1963 California Palace of The Legion of Honor: Forth Winter Invitational, San Francisco, CA 1962 The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA 1961 San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA 1960 California...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Chef Lobster - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Chef Lobster - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor A charming illustration, by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999), shows a pink lobster behind ...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper, India Ink, Pen

Indian Dancer - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Indian Dancer - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor A stoic, dark-haired woman in elaborate dress is sitting cross-legged in this illustration by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999). Pattinson uses fine ink line detail and a vibrant pink watercolor for a splash of color. Signed at the bottom, "Irene Pattinson." Provenance: The Artist, Estate of Irene Pattinson: David Carlson; Estate of Larry Miller Fine Art, Robert Azensky Fine Art. Presented in a new white mat with foam core backing. Mat size: 16"H x 12"W Paper size: 11.75"H x 8.5"W Image size: 7.5"H x 6.5"W Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999) studied at the California School of Fine Art (now The San Francisco Art Institute), San Francisco State College and The Marion Hartwell School of Design. She was President of the San Francisco Woman Artists Association 1955-56. Provenance: The Artist, Estate of Irene Pattinson: David Carlson; Estate of Larry Miller Fine Art, Robert Azensky Fine Art. Solo Exhibitions: Lucien Labaudt Gallery 1955; San Francisco Museum of Art, 1961 (39 works). Selected Group Exhibitions: San Francisco Art Association Annual 1948, 54, 55; San Francisco Woman Artists, 1957-1960; Oakland Art Museum Annual, 1951, 58; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1960; Richmond Art Center, 1955, 56, 57, 58; San Francisco Art Institute 1959, 60. The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, 1958, 59, 60, 62, 63; Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1960; Fourth Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1963. Awards: First Place, San Francisco Woman Artists Assoc., 1957, 1959; San Francisco Art Festival 1957;Literature: San Francisco Art Institute - A catalog of the Art Ban 1962/63; San Francisco and the Second Wave: The Blair Collection Exhibitions: 1963 The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA 1963 California Palace of The Legion of Honor: Forth Winter Invitational, San Francisco, CA 1962 The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA 1961 San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA 1960 California...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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India Ink, Paper, Watercolor, Pen

"Flower Stand S.F. 1954" - Vintage Illustration
Located in Soquel, CA
"Flower Stand S.F. 1954" - Vintage Illustration This detailed ink drawing by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999), shows a charming San Francisc...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, India Ink, Pen

Tropical- Inspired Retro Living Room
Located in Bristol, CT
Retro c1960s tropical-inspired living room interior watercolor w/ an inviting pool beckoning just outside Art Sz: 19 5/8"H x 28 3/4"W Frame Sz: 26"H x 35"W w/ gilt bamboo frame
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1960s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

“Ski Style 1960”
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is an original mixed media fashion illustration by the world renowned fashion artist, Kenneth Paul Block. Signed with initials bottom right. Circa 1965. ...
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1960s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Flower Arrangement watercolor painting by John E. Costigan
Located in Hudson, NY
Painting measures 28" x 22" and framed 32" x 25 ½" x 2" Hand-signed "J.E. Costigan N.A." lower left. About this artist: John Costigan was a self-taught painter distinguished by hi...
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1960s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Early Street Art - New York Urban Factory Scene - Mid Century - Factory X
Located in Miami, FL
This early work from 1955 by Dong Kingman N.A. is as surreal as it is a document of a place. The artist effectively captures a slice of American urban life but constructs the compo...
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1950s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Rag Paper, Watercolor

Figure Study (Standing Male)
Located in Chicago, IL
A black and white figure study of a nude male, from 1951, by artist Harold Haydon. Matted to 24" x 20". Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Estate stamped on reverse. Harold Emers...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite

French Contemporary Art by Francine Ledieu - Fardeaux
Located in Paris, IDF
Pencil, black & brown chalk on paper Francine Ledieu is a French artist born in 1931 who lives and works in Paris, France. In the 50s, she was a student of Maurice Rocher who specia...
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1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil, Chalk

Abstract Boat Composition - Mid 20th Century Mixed Media by George De Goya
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Professor George De Goya. PhD. MA. FRSA. Born In Budapest, 1915-1992, related to the Spanish artist Goya on his mother’s side. Educated in Budapest and France where he received a de...
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1950s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

Hai (Abba) (Hebrew translation: Hey Father)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Hai (Abba) (Hebrew translation: Hey Father) Signed in ink lower left by the artist’s widow “AL” (Adele Lozowick) Original label from early exhibition verso at The Art Corner Graphit...
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1960s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite

Untitled (Still Life)
Located in Chicago, IL
A colorful Modernist, still-life painting of fruit by New Jersey artist Israel Winarsky. This work comes from the estate of the2,500 artist. Image is double-sided. There is a wate...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

'Seated Nude', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, Carmel, California, LACMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Estate stamped, verso, for VIctor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1955. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Center and...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

"Rearing Colt" 1955
Located in Bristol, CT
Classic equine watercolour & gouache signed M.S. Houghton '55 (LR) Art Sz: 8 5/8"x 11 3/8"W Frame Sz: 15"H x 17"W w/ turf green mat & gilt bamboo...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Art Deco Style Watercolour - Mid 20th Century Painting of Cafe by Howard Bowen
By Howard Bowen
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Howard Bowen is a Postwar & Contemporary artist. This piece was created using watercolour and is in a wooden frame under glass. Keywords: Art deco, interior, watercolor, landscape,...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

"Desparate Davnew" 1955 Watercolor
Located in Bristol, CT
Charming golden retriever portrait w/ remarque profile in LL 1955 Art Sz: 13 3/8"H x 13 1/2"W Frame Sz: 22 1/2"H x 22 1/2"W
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Abstract Landscape - Mendham Suffolk 1965 - British Abstract landscape painting
Located in London, GB
This superb vibrant British Abstract painting is by noted artist John Piper. It was painted 27th October 1965 at Mendham and is a watercolour and gouache composition. The stunning palette and brushwork make this a really colourful and engaging painting. It is in excellent condition as it is behind glass. A lovely example of Piper's work with echoes from the sixties. Signed lower right. Inscribed lower middle 'Mendham 27 X 65'. Provenance. Illustrated in black and white on the back cover of Marlborough/Aldeburgh Festival show catalogue 'John Piper, Suffolk Churches and Landscapes', 1966. Condition. Watercolour and gouache, 21 inches by 14 inches and in good condition. Frame. Housed in a generous surround float mounted frame and behind glass, 28 inches by 21 inches and in good condition. John Egerton Christmas Piper CH (1903-1992) was an English painter, printmaker and designer of stained-glass windows and both opera and theatre sets. His work often focused on the British landscape, especially churches and monuments, and included tapestry designs, book jackets, screen-prints, photography, fabrics and ceramics. He was educated at Epsom College and trained at the Richmond School of Art followed by the Royal College of Art in London. He turned from abstraction early in his career, concentrating on a more naturalistic but distinctive approach, but often worked in several different styles throughout his career. Piper disliked the regime at the Royal College of Art and left in December 1929. Piper and his wife lived in Hammersmith and held a joint exhibition of their artworks at Heal's in London in 1931. Piper also wrote art and music reviews for several papers and magazines, notably The Nation and Athenaeum. One such review, of the artist Edward Wadsworth's work, led to an invitation from Ben Nicholson for Piper to join the Seven and Five Society of modern artists. In the following years Piper was involved in a wide variety of projects in several different media. As well as abstract paintings, he produced collages, often with the English landscape or seaside as the subject. He drew a series on Welsh nonconformist chapels, produced articles on English typography and made arts programmes for the BBC. He experimented with placing constructions of dowelling rods over the surface of his canvases and with using mixtures of sand and paint. With Myfanwy Evans, Piper founded the contemporary art journal Axis in January 1935. As the art critic for The Listener, through working on Axis and by his membership of the London Group and the Seven and Five Society, Piper was at the forefront of the modernist movement in Britain throughout the 1930s. In 1935 Piper and Evans began documenting Early English sculptures in British churches. Piper believed that Anglo-Saxon and Romanesque sculptures, as a popular art form, had parallels with contemporary art. Through Evans, Piper met John Betjeman in 1937 and Betjeman asked Piper to work on the Shell Guides he was editing. Piper wrote and illustrated the guide to Oxfordshire, focusing on rural churches. In March 1938 Stephen Spender asked Piper to design the sets for his production of Trial of a Judge. Piper's first one-man show in May 1938 included abstract paintings, collage landscapes and more conventional landscapes. His second in March 1940 at the Leicester Galleries, featuring several pictures of derelict ruins, was a sell-out. Piper had first met Myfanwy Evans in 1934 and early the next year, when his wife Eileen left him for another artist, Piper and Evans moved into an abandoned farmhouse at Fawley Bottom in the Chilterns near Henley-on-Thames. The farmhouse had no mains electricity, no mains water and no telephone connection. They married in 1937. They gradually converted the farm's outbuildings to studios for their artworks, but it was not until the 1960s that they could afford to modernise the property. Piper was an official war artist in World War II and his wartime depictions of bomb-damaged churches and landmarks, most notably those of Coventry Cathedral, made Piper a household name and led to his work being acquired by several public collections. Piper collaborated with many others, including the poets John Betjeman and Geoffrey Grigson on the Shell Guides, the potter Geoffrey Eastop...
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1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache

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