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Period: 1950s
Gerald Holding His Knees
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. He not only defined Pop Art but had an unrivalled influence on artists and image-making.
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Category
American Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Woman in Blue
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. In the 1950s, he was an in-demand and celebrated illustrator working for New York's toniest publications (like Harper's Bazaar) and elegant shops (such as Bonwit Teller), in addition to many smaller independent fashion companies.
In the mid-1950s Warhol became synonymous with shoes after creating a successful campaign for shoe retailer Miller & Sons. Although Warhol had a parallel art practice, primarily focused on drawing, surpassing the designation of “commercial artist” proved difficult. Consider that this era was the height of popularity for the Abstract Expressionist painters. Despite the prevailing aesthetic, Warhol continued to be dedicated to making elegant or playful line drawings.
This untitled illustration is an intimate example of Warhol at his best in the 1950's. It is ambiguous whether this was created for a client, or whether Warhol was inspired by an encounter in real life. With the lightest touch, the artist renders a glamorous woman's profile as she holds a young child in her arms.
Unique to this drawing is the subtle presence of the child, who rests gently against the woman's chest in a tender embrace yet is almost entirely abstract. This maternal exchange represents an unexpected deviation from Warhol's typical subject matter, possibly serving as a tribute to his own mother, Julia Warhola, whom he admired deeply.
This elegant drawing is a marvellous precursor to Warhol's Pop Art era when he became transfixed by images and representation of women.
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Untitled "Woman in Blue...
Category
American Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
The Neighbour’s Shed
Located in Manchester, GB
The Neighbour’s Shed
By Rachel Clancy
Oil on Wood
30 x 30cm
34 x 34cm framed
Category
Contemporary 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Wood, Oil Pastel
Pink
Located in Manchester, GB
Pink
By Kirsty Lackie
Acrylic on canvas
40 x 45cm
Category
Contemporary 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Pairs
Located in Manchester, GB
Pairs
By Kirsty Lackie
Acrylic on canvas
40 x 35cm
Category
Contemporary 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
DKNY Boot II
Located in Manchester, GB
Dkny Boot II
By Ghislaine Howard
Acrylic on board
15 x 20cm
Category
Contemporary 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Grey Glove
Located in Manchester, GB
Grey Glove
By Ghislaine Howard
1953
Acrylic on board
15 x 20cm
Category
Contemporary 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Early Street Art - New York Urban Factory Scene - Mid Century - Factory X
By Dong Kingman
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...
Category
Surrealist 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Rag Paper
"The Bather"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim's of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this piece by Gershon Benjamin (1899 – 1985).
An American Modernist of portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and urban scene...
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Academic Study (Male Nudes)
Located in London, GB
Pencil on paper, signed (upper right), 76cm x 56cm (88cm x 68cm framed).
A graduate of the Kiev Art Academy in 1957. Drawings of the nude, called academic studies...
Category
Post-War 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
'Dusty Rose Convertible' Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Ac. Chaumière, LACMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted circa 1950 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended th...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite, Gouache
Portrait - Original Pencil Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original pencil drawing realized by an Italian artist from the mid-20th Century.
Good condition, no signature.
Mounted on a brown cardboard passpartout (17x12.5 cm).
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
'Nude in Coral and Jade' Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Ac. Chaumière, LACMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity.
A bright, Post Impressionist figural gouache of a woman shown sta...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Cardboard
Figure - Original Drawing by Henri Espinouze - 1957
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original drawing in watercolor and china ink on paper realized in 1957 by Henri Espinouze (1915-1982).
Hand-signed on the lower right and dated.
The state of preservat...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Lovers in Garden - China ink by Renzo Vespignani - 1959
Located in Roma, IT
Lovers in Garden is an original drawing in China ink on paper realized in 1959 by Renzo Vespignani.
Applied on a Passepartout: 22 x 17 cm.
Very good conditions.
The artwork represents exquisitely lovers lying down on the grass of a garden through...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Fishermen - Original Pencil Drawing by Herta Hausmann - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Fishermen is an original pencil drawing on ivory-colorated cardboard by Herta Hausmann (1916-?).
In very good condition.
Not signed. Stamp of the atel...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper
New York Banker - Ink by Adolf Reinhold Hallman - 1955
Located in Roma, IT
New York Banker is original black China ink drawing on ivory-colored paper, made by the Swedish illustrator and reporter Adolf Reinhold Hallman around 1...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Female Figure - Ink Drawing by Herta Hausmann - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Figure is an original china ink drawing on ivory paper made by Herta Haausmann (1892-1972).
Black marker pen on paper.
In good condition. This is an original drawing represe...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
Female Portrait- Original Pastel and Watercolor - 1960s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Female Portrait is an original Contemporary Artwork realized in the half of the 20th Century.
Original mixed media, pastel and watercolor on paper.
The back of the sheet is also a ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pastel
"Invitation to Murder, " Preliminary Studies
By Edwin Georgi
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache, Charcoal and Ink
Signature: Unsigned
Invitation to Murder, preliminary studies.
Finished piece featured in The Saturday Evening Post, July 17, 1954
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Ink, Gouache
Portrait of Guelfo Bianchini - Drawing by Sergio Barletta - 1959
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Guelfo Bianchini is an original pen and watercolor drawing on paper realized by Sergio Barletta in 1959.
Hand-signed and dated on the lower margin.
In very good conditions.
Sergio Barletta (1934) is an Italian cartoonist and illustrator, who has also published some humorous and political satire books. From the age of 22 is active in Rome, where he worked as an illustrator and art director in some monthly magazines like “Costume”, Diners Club house organ, BP Review, IBM, and others. In 1965 started the joint-working with Marino Gallery in Rome, and in 1966 in Milan with Humour Graphic’s group, at Levi Gallery and others in the following years.
In these years graphic work and illustration are mixed with painting and photography, also with satirical drawings...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pen
Portrait of Dog - Original Pencil Drawing - 1950
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Dog is an original pencil drawing realized by an artist of the mid 20th Century.
Good condition, no signature.
On a white cardboard.
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
The Angels - Original China Ink and Watercolor by Madeleine Scellier - 1955
Located in Roma, IT
The Angels is an original drawing in watercolored china ink on ivory-colored paper realized by the French artist Madeleine Scellier (1928).
Hand-signed in pencil on the lower margin...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper, Watercolor
Sleeping Woman - Pencil on Paper by Leo Guida - 1953
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Sleeping Woman is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1953 by the Italian artist Leo Guida.
Original Drawing in pencil on paper.
Good conditions except for diffused soft f...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Mediterranean Flora - Original Pencil Drawing - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Mediterranean Flora is an original watercolored pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper, realized by Anonymous French Artist of the mid-20th Century..
In very good conditions.
Not si...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Female Nudity - Ink Drawing by Herta Hausmann - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Nudity is an pencil drawing on ivory paper made by Herta Hausmann (1892-1972).
China Ink drawing on paper.
In good condition.This is an origina...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
Woman - Charcoal and Watercolor Drawing on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1952
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is an original modern artwork realized in 1952 by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989).
Original drawing in Mixed media, charcoal and watercolor on paper...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Charcoal, Watercolor
Sailors - Original Drawing by Herta Hausmann - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Sailors is an original pencil drawing on ivory-colorated cardboard by Herta Hausmann in 1950s.
In excellent conditions: As good as new. Image Dimensio...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Wicker Chair - Pencil Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Wicker Chair is an original pencil drawing on ivory-colorated paper, realized by Anonymous French Artist of the early 20th Century.
In very good conditions.
Not signed.
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Female Figure - Original Pencil Drawing by Herta Hausmann - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Figure is an original pencil drawing on ivory paper made by Herta Haausmann (1892-1972).
Black marker pen on paper.
In good condition. This is an original drawing representi...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
The Woman under a Full Moon - China ink Drawing by R.Vespignani - 1953
Located in Roma, IT
The Woman under a Full Moon is an original drawing in China ink and watercolor on paper realized in 1953 by Renzo Vespignani.
Hand-signed and dated on the lower left.
Very good con...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Woman - Watercolor Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is an original modern artwork realized the 1950s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989).
Original drawing in watercolor on paper
Hand-signed on the low...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Female Figure 2 - Original Pencil Drawing by Herta Hausmann - 1950
Located in Roma, IT
Female Figure 2 is an original pencil drawing on ivory paper made by Herta Hausmann (1892-1972).
Black marker pen on paper.
In good condition. This is an original drawing represent...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
Female Nudity 1 - Original Black Marker Pen on Paper by Herta Hausmann - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Nudity 1 is an original pencil drawing on ivory paper made by Herta Hausmann (1892-1972).
Black marker pen on paper.
In good condition. This is an original drawing represent...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
Female Nudity 2 - Original Black Marker Pen on Paper by Herta Hausmann - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Nudity 2 is an original drawing on ivory paper made by Herta Hausmann (1892-1972).
Black marker pen on paper.
In good condition. This is an original drawing representing a b...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
Female Figure 3 - Original Black Marker Pen on Paper by Herta Hausmann - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Figure 3 is an original pencil drawing on ivory paper made by Herta Haausmann (1892-1972).
Black marker pen on paper.
In good condition. This is an original drawing represen...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
Female Figure 4 - Original Black Marker Pen on Paper by Herta Hausmann - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Figure 4 is an original drawing on ivory paper made by Herta Haausmann (1892-1972).
Black marker pen on paper.
In good condition. This is an original drawing representing a ...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
Female Nudity 3 - Original Black Marker Pen on Paper by Herta Hausmann - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Nudity 3 is an original drawing on ivory paper made by Herta Hausmann (1892-1972).
Black marker pen on paper.
In good condition. This is an original drawing representing a b...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
The Angels - Original China Ink by Madeleine Scellier - 1955
Located in Roma, IT
The Angels is an original drawing in watercolored china ink on ivory-colored paper realized by the French artist Madeleine Scellier (1928).
Hand-signed in pencil on the lower margin...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
Drinkers in Bar - China Ink Drawing by A. R. Hallman - 1956 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Drinkers in Bar is original black China ink drawing on ivory-colored paper, made by the Swedish illustrator and reporter Adolf Reinhold Hallman around 1...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Figure - Original China Ink and Watercolor by Madeleine Scellier - 1955
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original drawing in watercolored china ink on ivory-colored paper realized by the French artist Madeleine Scellier (1928).
Hand-signed in pencil on the lower margin.
T...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
Portraits - Ink and Watercolor on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits is an original modern artwork realized in the 1950s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989).
Original Colored Ink and Watercolor on Paper.
Hand-sign...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
French Church - Original Pencil Drawing - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Church is an original pencil drawing realized by an unknown French artist in 1950s.
The drawing is a preparation for a picture.
In good conditions and mounted on a white cardboard ...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
The Face - China Ink Drawing by Sergio Barletta - 1958
Located in Roma, IT
The Face is an original drawing in China ink on cardboard realized by Sergio Barletta in 1958.
Applied on passepartout: 65 x 50 cm.
Hand-signed and dated on the lower left.
In ver...
Category
Surrealist 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
The Quarrel - Original Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The quarrel is an original charcoal drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s.
The artwork is hand-signed by the artist on the lower right corner of the worn yellowed paper.
Mino M...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Figure - Original China Ink and Watercolor by Madeleine Scellier - 1955
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original drawing in watercolored china ink on ivory-colored paper realized by the French artist Madeleine Scellier (1928).
Hand-signed in pencil on the lower margin.
T...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
'Woman Seated', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) circa 1955 and accompanied by certificate of authenticity.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los An...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Wax Crayon, Watercolor
Wired Communication - Original Charcoal Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The quarrel is an original charcoal drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s.
Wireless Communication is hand-signed by the artist on the lower right corner of the worn yellowed pap...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Country Houses - Original Watercolor on Paper by Pierre Segogne - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Country Houses is an original Modern Artwork realized in the half of the 20th Century in France by Pierre Segogne (? - 1958).
Original watercolor on paper.
Hand-signed on the lowe...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The Kidnapping - Charcoal Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Kidnapping is an original charcoal drawing realizedby Mino Maccari in 1950s.
The artwork in in good conditions, except for the worn yellowed paper on the margins.
Hand-signed b...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
Feeling Faint - Charcoal Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Feeling Faint is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari in the second half of XX century.
Black and white carchoal drawing. Hand signed on the lower margin.
Hand-signed by th...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Portrait - Drawing in Pen on Paper by Beppe Guzzi - 1950s
By Beppe Guzzi
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original drawing in pen on paper, realized by the Italian painter Beppe Guzzi.
Good conditions and aged except for some ripping and foxing along the margins which does not affect the image.
This beautiful drawing represents a portrait from back...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
'Three Figures', Mid-century German Expressionist, Düsseldorf, Venice Biennale
By Kurt Craemer
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signer upper right, 'Craemer' for Kurt Craemer (German, 1912-1961) and dated 1954.
Born in Saarbrucken, Craemer first attended the Academy of Cologne where he worked under Friedrich Ahlers-Hesterman in 1928. He then traveled to Paris with his teacher, where he was introduced to the work of Henri Matisse. From 1930-33, Craemer lived in Düsseldorf where he continued his studies at the Art Academy under Paul Klee. With the Nazi's ascent to power late that year, Craemer moved to Italy and lived there at the Art colony in Ischia until the end of the war when he moved to Positano.
Throughout the 1950's, Kurt Craemer continued to live in Italy exhibited with success internationally, including at the Venice Biennale...
Category
Expressionist 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
The Useless Attempts - Original Charcoal Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The useless attempts is an original charcoal drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s.
The artwork is hand-signed by the artist in the center of the lower margin of the worn paper....
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Female Portrait- Ink and Watercolor Drawing - 1960s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Female Portrait is an original Contemporary Artwork realized in the half of the 20th Century.
Original mixed media, china ink and watercolor on paper. The paper is glued on cardboar...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Portrait of Man - Drawing on Paper - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Man is an original Contemporary artwork realized in the half of the 20th Century.
Original Drawing on paper. Red pencil.
Not signed.
Mint conditions.
Fresh portrait ...
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil, Paper
Figures with Dragon - Original Pen on Paper by Bertrand Mogniat-Duclos - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Figures with Dragon is an original black and white drawing in pen on ivory-colored paper, realized by the french painter Bertrand Mogniat-Duclos.
In very good conditions.
This artwo...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pen
Mermaid - Original ink and pencil drawing, 1953
Located in Paris, IDF
Marie LAURENCIN
Mermaid, 1953
Original ink and pencil drawing
Signed by artist stamp
On paper 24.5 x 19.5 cm (c. 9.6 x 7.6 inch)
Very good condition, marks of the manipulation on ...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Charcoal, Ink
