1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
to
48
560
156
66
14
10
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
249
1,501
9,762
4,079
178
263
413
561
566
806
840
899
473
358
174
353
52
35
14
13
13
12
11
2
1
1
476
321
9
626
434
345
280
202
130
128
114
102
56
52
34
25
25
23
20
17
17
17
16
300
292
255
217
186
90
71
70
41
27
112
331
390
328
Period: 1950s
Proposal for St John's Smith Square architectural design by Louis Osman FRIBA
By Louis Osman
Located in London, GB
Louis Osman was an English artist, architect, goldsmith, silversmith and medallist. He is notable for the gold coronet he designed and made for the investiture in 1969 of Charles, Pr...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Famous Raincoat
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 publicatio...
Category
American Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
'Woman Standing', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Ac. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Created circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped verso with certification of authenticity.
A bravura pencil study of a young woman in an overcoat, shown stand...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
"Two Women In Oriental Costume" original drawing signed by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this drawing, Sylvia Spicuzza presents the viewer with a bust-length view of two elegant women dressed in East Asian costume. Their faces reflect the ideal of beauty during the 19...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon
"Two Women Bathers at the Beach #403" original crayon drawing by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this drawing, Sylvia Spicuzza is clearly taking influence from the Fauvist works of Henri Matisse, especially his famous 1904 composition "Luxe, calme et volupté." Like in that pa...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon
"Landscape with Two Figures" original monotype and drawing by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this monotype print, Sylvia Spicuzza presents the viewer with a scene of two young men relaxing within a pastoral landscape. On the back of the print, Spicuzza has left her prepar...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Monotype
"Fish" original finger painting signed by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This is an excellent example of one of Sylvia Spicuzza's rare 'finger paintings': not only is it remarkably large, but it also shows her mastery of the...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paint
"Still Life with Artist's Hand" original watercolor signed by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This still life is an unusual example of Sylvia Spicuzza's work, as most of her most significant output are geometric and biomorphic abstract images. The objects in the image - a sea shell, a pitcher, a heavy necklace - are objects the artist likely had at home and staged for the image. But of particular significance is the insertion of the artist's hand, as though she was reaching into the still life while she was painting. The hand has been a significant symbol of the artist throughout art history as a source of creation: Albrecht Dürer's 'Self Portrait at the Age of Twenty-Eight' (1500) highlights the artist's hand much like traditional images of Christ giving gestures of blessing. Likewise, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's 'Self Portrait as a Soldier' (1915) shows the artist in military uniform but with a severed hand as a symbol of helplessness during the First World War. Another important comparison, given Spicuzza is a Midwestern artist, is Ivan Albright's magic realist work 'That Which I Should Have Done I Did Not Do (The Door)' at the Art Institute of Chicago. The massive painting...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"Woman in Coat & Fancy Hat, " Graphite Drawing signed by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Woman in Coat & fancy Hat" is a graphite drawing signed by Sylvia Spicuzza. An older woman is sketched as she stands. She is wearing a winter coat and quite...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
"Boat on the lake" Pastel cm. 29 x 21 1950
By Gleb Savinov
Located in Torino, IT
Boat, lake, russia, impressionism, 1950,blue,
GLEB SAVINOV (Charkev, 1915 – St. Petersburg, 2000)
Works by Gleb Savinov can be found in various private collections in Europe, Japa...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
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, the viewer must know the meaning of a Satyr or Pan.
Satyr: Part man and part beast. - A male ...
Category
American Realist 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
'Mask' , Signed Ink on Paper , circa 1950's
Located in Frome, Somerset
An original Ink drawing on paper using brush and pen circa 1950's.
Signed lower right. The subject is an African Tribal Art piece / facial mask. The draw...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Harry Truman: I'm Sitting on Top of the World
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Artwork Dimensions: 15" x 12.5"
Framed Dimensions: 24.25" x 22.5"
Medium: Gouache and ink on paper
Signature: Signed lower right
Harry Truman sits on top of a bomb with a lit fuse
...
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Seated Woman in Pink Bathing Suit by Reynaldo Luza (1893-1978)
Located in Bristol, CT
Original artwork for Town & Country magazine by Peruvian fashion illustrator, Reynaldo Luza c1950
Art Sz: 6"H x 4 1/4"W
Frame Sz: 14 1/4"H x 11"W
w/ gi...
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Peinzende vrouw
Located in BLARICUM, NL
QUIRIJN VAN TIEL
Rotterdam 1900-1967 Rhoon
WOMAN ON RIVER
1951
Gouache on paper
41,5 x 59 cm.
Signed and dated: lower right ‘Quirijn van Tiel 51’
P...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
"Study for The Young Bride" 1950 Pencil Drawing by Vernon Ward (1905-1985)
Located in Bristol, CT
Elegant pencil circa 1950 drawing by Vernon Ward (1905-1985) tilted 'Study for The Young Bride'
with King Street Galleries Ltd label on verso
Art Sz: 8 3...
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Painting Her Toenails, American Weekly Magazine Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache on Board
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Painting Her Toenails, American Weekly Magazine Cover, January 11, 1953
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Board
Lanvin Of Paris Original c1950s Advertising Watercolor Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 10 7/8"H x 17"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar
Two Scales
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
1958 Broadway Musical Revue, "International Soiree"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for 1958 Broadway Musical Revue `International Soiree`, starring French singing star Patachou, Hiram Sherman. Featuring Spanish flamenco dancers Caracolillo and Maria Rosa, Belgian pantomimist Cornelis and George La Faye`s French puppets...
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
"Uncle Willie"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Upper Right
Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for Broadway Comedy, `Uncle Willie` with Menasha Skulnik, Edith F...
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
Caricature for 1952-53 Broadcast Season of the "All-Star Revue"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Upper Left
This piece is roughly 10.50" x 11.00" on a 15.00" x 13.00" board.
Ink on Illustration Board for 1952-53 broad...
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
FAMILY AT THE BEACH
Located in Three Oaks, MI
Watercolor on paper, signed in the lower right corner, signed verso, in decorative frame, overall 21" x 25".
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Lanvin Of Paris Original Advertising Watercolor Christmas Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 11 3/4"H x 17"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar
Wamsutta To All And To All A Good Night
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Mid- Century Fashion Illustration - Neiman Marcus ?
By Marjorie Ullberg
Located in Miami, FL
1950's elegant fashion models pose depicted for a designer clothing line for a major San Francisco department store - Perhaps Neiman Marcus. Estate ...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Disegno figurativo italiano ritratto femminile della metà del XX secolo
Located in Florence, IT
Soggetto del disegno a penna è un ritratto femminile, con aria seria che contrasta con la pettinatura elegante e vaporosa, tipica degli anni '50, periodo a cui può essere datato.
Rie...
Category
Other Art Style 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pen, Pencil
Caricature Promo for 1959 Broadway Play, "The Gang's All Here"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Cardstock
Signature: Signed Lower Left
13.25" x 10.50" image on 22.00" x 15.00" cardstock.
Ink on Cardstock Caricature Promo for 1959 Broadway Play `The Gang`s All Here`, starring Melvyn Douglas...
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen
Stonewall Susan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache on Board
Signature: Unsigned
Original illustration for "Stonewall Susan" by Joan Aucourt for Collier's magazine, published May 31, 1952, pp. 62-63.
The full caption...
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Board
Ballgown c1951 Watercolor by Hays
Located in Bristol, CT
Original watercolour by Hays (19)51 depicting an elegant lady in a stunning ballgown
Art Sz: 25"H x 21 1/2"W
Frame Sz: 32"H x 28"W
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Girl with Grapes
Located in Miami, FL
Girl with Grapes, Charming stylized post-impressionist work by the Hungarian French costume designer and illustrator . Most likely done for a high fash...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Yellow Bikini
Located in Bristol, CT
Original c1950s watercolour by Peruvian born/ fashion illustrator, Reynaldo Luza (1893-1978) for Town & Country Magazine depicting a yellow bikini clad '...
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Glamour Fashion Portrait of Model Sara Thom - Mid Century
By Richard Stone
Located in Miami, FL
Dick Stone was a top mid-century illustrator who worked for the most famous brands. He was an assignment artist hired by such esteemed Ad Agencies as BBDO ...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Casein, Board, Pen
Lanvin Of Paris Original c1950s Advertising Watercolor Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 14 3/8"H x 23"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar
Turq Interior
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Lanvin Of Paris Original c1950s Advertising Watercolor Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 14 1/2"H x 23 1/2"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar
Double-sided:
1) Poodles Rompin...
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Caricature for "Don McNeill's Breakfast Club"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Upper Right
The illustration is roughly 11.00" x 7.00" on a 15.00" x 11.00" board.
Ink on Illustration Board for `Don McNeill`s Breakfast Club...
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
Lanvin Of Paris Original c1950s Advertising Watercolor Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 14 3/8"H x 23"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar
Salon w/ Palm Tree Interior
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The Winking Druggist
By Casey Jones
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1950s
Medium: Gouache and Watercolor on Board
Dimensions: 13.75" x 12.00"
Signature: Signed Center Left
Yankee Storekeeper Cover, Written by R.E Gould, Bantam Books
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Board
Lanvin Of Paris Original c1950s Advertising Watercolor Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 11 3/4"H x 17"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar
Perfume Windmill
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Lanvin Of Paris Original c1950s Advertising Watercolor Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 10 3/4"H x 18 3/4"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar
Four Perfume Chairs
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Lanvin Of Paris Original c1950s Advertising Watercolor Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 8 1/2"H x 14"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar
Carlton Display
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Lanvin Of Paris Original Advertising Watercolor Christmas Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 10"H x 17"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar
Santa w/ Two Models On His Lap
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Lanvin Of Paris Original Advertising Watercolor Christmas Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 14 5/8"H x 11 1/2"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar
Santa Scaling Tree w/ Poodle At ...
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Lanvin Of Paris Original c1950s Advertising Watercolor Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 23"H x 14 1/2"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar
Guitar Player
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Lanvin Of Paris Original Advertising Watercolor Christmas Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 11 3/4"H x 17"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar
Santa And Reindeer...
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"Lanvin Of Paris Original c1950s Advertising Watercolor Christmas Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 18 1/8"H x 12"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar
Sailor w/ French Lass In Bag
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Lanvin Of Paris Original c1950s Advertising Watercolor Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 23"H x 14 1/2"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar
Two Cats Fighting Over A Lanvin Gift...
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Lanvin Of Paris Original c1950s Advertising Watercolor Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 14 1/2"H x 23"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar
Model In Red Dress w/ Hands Clapping
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Lanvin Of Paris Original c1950s Advertising Watercolor Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 14"H x 22"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar
Lavender Lady
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
'Merry Christmas' original color woodcut on paper, signed in block
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Art: 5 1/2 x 4 3/8"
Frame: 10 1/8 x 8 1/8"
Original color woodcut on paper, signed in block.
Born in 1908, Sylvia Spicuzza was the daughter of noted painter Francesco Spicuzza. Sylvia devoted herself to teaching art to the students of Lake Bluff...
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Woodcut
Skeletons in Armour
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1952
Medium: Pencil, Ink and Wash on Board
Dimensions: 12.00" x 9.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Unused illustration for the story "Skeletons in Armour" as titled on verso, ...
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Board, Pencil
Tennessee Ernie Ford in Dickensian-era Garb
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen & Ink, Colored Pencil on Onionskin on Board
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Tennessee Ernie Ford in Dickensian-era garb, caro...
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pen, Color Pencil
The Street of Shame
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed Lower Left
This illustration was published as the cover of The Street of Shame by Paul Reville, Archer Books, 1953.
Matted and framed under acrylic ot 21.6" x 18.6"
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Board
Lanvin of Paris Five Dahls circa 1950s Watercolour
Located in Bristol, CT
Original Lanvin of Paris advert c1950s watercolour artwork, 'Five Dahls' by Alexander Warren Montel, (1921-2002)
Art Sz: 12"H x 20"W
Frame Sz: 17"H x...
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"Young Woman in a Landscape" original drawing signed by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this intimate drawing, Sylvia Spicuzza presents the viewer with a young woman crouched down in a garden. The image is framed by foliage and fields of color.
3.75 x 5.25 inches, ...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon
"Woman in Dress & Fancy Hat" original crayon drawing by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this drawing, Sylvia Spicuzza takes influence from the Fauvist works of Henri Matisse, especially his famous 1904 composition "Luxe, calme et volupté." This influence is more pron...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon
"Abstract Figure With Bird" original conte cubist drawing by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The present work, drawn with black Conté crayon on a calendar sheet, Sylvia Spicuzza presents the viewer with a rhythmic vision. The scene is dominated by the figure of a woman in a ...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté
"Self-Portrait With Student Creating a Mobile" watercolor by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this watercolor, Sylvia Spicuzza presents us with a self portrait, constructing a mobile with one of her young students. Sylvia devoted herself to teaching art to the students of ...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Jack Carson as Maxine in the Title Role of "The Gambler" (3)
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Upper Right
Caricatures by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Jack Carson as Maxine in the title role of `The Gambler...
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
Caricature Portrait of Ward Bond and Robert Horton for "Wagon Train"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Ink on Illustration Board Caricature Portrait of Ward Bond and Robert Horton of acclaimed NBC-TV western `Wagon Train...
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pen
