1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Figures is an original black and white drawing in pen on ivory-colored paper, realized by the French painter Mogniat-Duclos Bertrand. In very good conditions. This artwork is a ver...

Why be difficult is a pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1955 ca. Hand-signed on the back and title in Italian, Autograph of the artist. Good conditions with a sm...

Edouard Goerg (1893 - 1969) Maternity Original black ink drawing Signed with the stamp of the artist Paper size 10 x 13 inches Manuscript of the artist on the back Good condition ...

Sleeping is a pencil drawing on paper realized by an anonymous artist in the 1950s. Good conditions with slight folding.

Nude Woman is a watercolor and ink drawing realized by Jean Chapin in the 1950s. Signature stamp on the yellowed paper. Good condition, except for folding on the margins and small ...

Girl 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. The...

Emilio Sanchez (1921-1999) created [untitled] “STREET SCENE WITH FRUIT VENDOR” in circa 1950. This unsigned watercolor and came to us directly from the Sanchez estate. It is stamped on the verso "Estate of Emilio Sanchez." This piece is in good to very good condition and painted to the paper's edge. The paper size is 14.88 x 15.25 inches (37.6 x 38.6 cm). “Best known for his architectural paintings and lithographs, Emilio Sanchez (1921-1999) explored the effects of light and shadow to emphasize the abstract geometry of his subjects. His artwork encompasses his Cuban heritage...

Figures in the Museum is an original black and white drawing in pen on ivory-colored paper, realized by the french artist Bertrand Mogniat-Duclos. In very good conditions. This art...

Silhouettes is an original drawing on ivory paper realized by Flor David in the 1950s This is an original pen and watercolored drawing representin...

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...

Landscape is an original drawing in Gouache, realized by the artist Antoine Mayo (1905-1990) in the 1950s. Hand-Signed. In good condition. Antoine Mayo...

Nude of Woman is a watercolor and ink drawing realized by Jean Chapin in the 1950s. Signature stamp on the yellowed paper. Good condition, except for foxing on the margins. Jean C...

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...

Nude Woman is a pencil and charcoal drawing realized by Jean Chapin in the 1950s. Signature stamp on the yellowed paper. Good condition, except for slight folding.

Charcoal and watercolor drawing realized by minio Maccari in the 1950s. Another charcoal drawing is present on the verso. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.

Ritratto di Guelfo Bianchini  is a pen and watercolor drawing on paper realized by  Sergio Barletta  in 1959. Hand-signed and dated on the lower margin. In very good conditions. S...

After the hunt is a beautiful pencil original drawing on ivory-colored paper, realized by the German artist Wilhelm Lorenz, best know as Willi Lorenz. Signed in pencil on lower right...

Personnages is a drawing realized by the French artist Paul Garin (Nice, 1898-1963) in the 1950s . Pencil on paper, Hand Signed on the left corner. Black-ink stamp on the lower righ...

Provocative watercolor, gouache on paper Balinese tribal artwork. Not signed. Circa 1950. Condition is very good. No issues. Finely painted and meticulously detailed artwork of a ta...

Portrait is a drawing realized by Fernand Renault in the early 20th Century Pencil and watercolor on paper. Stamped signed. Good Conditions with aged margins. The artwork is rea...

SUSIE Q. SMITH Medium: Newspaper comics Distributed by: King Features Syndicate First Appeared: 1945 Creators: Linda and Jerry Walter 5.5 X 19.5 Dated August 13, 1954 in top right corner. Like her contemporaries, Aggie Mack, Candy and Patsy Walker (before her conversion to a superhero), Susie Q. Smith was a female Archie-type — not exactly an imitator, because Archie, who had started only four years earlier, hadn't yet become popular enough to spawn imitators, but part of his genre. She attended high school, where her teachers often seemed unreasonable to her, interacted with the opposite gender in a typically adolescent way, and her parents didn't completely understand her. And she was cute and perky as only a teenage girl can be. Susie was the star of a comic strip distributed by King Features, the biggest of the comic strip syndicates, whose other offerings have ranged from Jackys Diary to Prince Valiant. King launched the strip in both daily and Sunday form in 1945. Daily, she was only in a panel at first, but it expanded into a full, multi-panel strip on February 7, 1953. In a very odd turn of events, in 1953 the Walters chose to leave King Features behind and hitch their wagon at the McNaught Syndicate. The creators were Harold "Jerry" Walter and his wife, Linda. Jerry was also responsible for Jellybean Jones, who has nothing to do with Jughead Jones's young sister, a modern-day addition to the Archie cast of characters. Together, they did The Lively Ones during the 1960s. Though each was capable of doing both major jobs in comic strip production, their usual working method was for Jerry to dream up the ideas and write the dialog, while Linda did the artwork. The Walters also collaborated on a series of Susie Q. Smith comic books for Dell Comics. Instead of reprinting newspaper strips, these ran new stories by the Walters. Between 1951 and '54, four issues were published as part of the Four Color Comics series, where many minor comic strips, including Dotty Dripple, Timmy and Rusty Riley had found a home. It had no other media spin-offs. Susie Q. Smith had a respectable run in the newspapers, but it ended in 1959. Jerry Walter (1915 - 2007) was an abstract expressionist artist whose output of energetic and colorful paintings were the products of the rich artistic milieu of post-war New York City. He was born Harold Frank Walter in Mount Pleasant, Iowa on November 25, 1915. After graduating from Colgate University in 1937, Walter moved to New York City, where he studied drawing and painting at the New School and the Art Students’ League. Before concentrating seriously on his art, he spent several years as a successful copywriter and idea man for the advertising agencies of J. Walter Thompson, McCann Ericson, and BBDO. During this time, he also worked as a syndicated cartoonist. Collaborating with his wife, Linda, his best-known series was Susie Q. Smith, which first appeared in 1945 and described as a “female Archie type.” Very popular, the cartoon was later the subject of a series of comic books published from 1951 to 1954. After serving in the United States Army for three years during World War II, Walter began to paint seriously. He ascribed his earliest artistic influence to Joan Miró, whose Dog Barking at the Moon (1926) he viewed when he was twelve, the year he published his first cartoon. Walter later wrote that jazz, “the first native expression of so-called modernism” was a strong influence on his work. During the later 1940s, Walters spent time at the Research Studio in Maitland, Florida. Founded in 1937 by artist and architect J. André Smith and supported by the philanthropist Mary Curtis Bok, the Research Studio was a lively colony that hosted prominent artists, including Milton Avery, Ralston Crawford, and Doris Lee. While at the Studio, Walter’s work was purchased by Frank Crowninshield. A founding trustee of the Museum of Modern Art and editor of Vanity Fair, Crowinshield was a noted collector; his collection included important works by Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, Edgar Degas, George Bellows, and Pierre Bonnard. Returning to New York after his time at the Studio, Walter became an active member of the New York school of the abstract expressionist movement, and in the summer of 1956, Walter exhibited 13 paintings and a selection of drawings at New York’s Chase Gallery. The adroit manipulation of both color and composition evident in his work shows the influence of Abstract Expressionism, particularly Willem de Kooning, Arshile Gorky, and Hans Hofmann. illustrator and female cartoonist Linda Walter was the talented female mind behind the beloved "Susie Q. Smith" comic strip. She played an instrumental role in shaping the cultural landscape through her vibrant illustrations. Known for the timeless charm of the "Susie Q. Smith" comic strip, Linda's artistry brought joy and laughter to countless readers during the 1950s and continues to resonate with fans across generations. She was part of the Woodstock artists community. from Women in Comics: Linda Walter was the artist of newspaper strip Susie Q. Smith, which was written by her husband, Jerry. It was syndicated by King Features Syndicate and ran from 1945 to 1959. The Walters also contributed original Susie Q. Smith stories to Dell's Four Color comic books from 1951 to 1954. From 1964-1965, they created a singled panel comic called The Lively Ones. Vintage Golden Age of Comics era. The Golden Age of Comic Books describes an era in the history of American comic books from 1938 to 1956. During this time, modern comic books were first published and rapidly increased in popularity. The superhero archetype was created. Between 1939 and 1941 Detective Comics (DC) and its sister company, All-American Publications, introduced popular superheroes such as Batman and Robin, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Doctor Fate, the Atom, Hawkman, Green Arrow and Aquaman. Timely Comics, the 1940s predecessor of Marvel Comics, had million-selling titles featuring the Human Torch, the Sub-Mariner, and Captain America. Another notable series was The Spirit by Will Eisner. Dell Comics' non-superhero characters (particularly the licensed Walt Disney animated-character comics) outsold the superhero comics of the day. The publisher featured licensed movie and literary characters such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Roy Rogers and Tarzan. Additionally, MLJ's introduction of Archie Andrews in Pep Comics #22 (December 1941) gave rise to teen humor comics, with the Archie Comics...

Landscape is an original drawing in pen on paper realized by an Anonymous artist of the XX century. In good condition with a small stain on the edge and small tearing on the margin ...

Caged Bird is a pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was an 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...

'Figural Interior' by André Dignimont. Paris, Académie Julian, Salon D’Automne, Benezit, Bordello ---- Signed lower right, "Dignimont" for André Digni...

Sleeping Woman is an original modern artwork realized the half of the XX Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original pen drawing on paper. Hand-...

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 ...

Crucified Christ is an original artwork in watercolor and pencil attributed to Jacques Villon. Not signed, good conditions. The artwork represents C...

The Figure is a China ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1950s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was...

Portrait is an original drawing in pencil and charcoal on paper, realized Hubert Yencesse, Hand-signed. The state of preservation of the artwork is go...

Advertising is a watercolor realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s. Good conditions and mounted on a cream colored cardboard passpartout (62.5x45). Image Dimensions: 34x24 cm. Hand-si...

At School is a Watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was ...

The Old and Soldier is a pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1950s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition except for a cut on the right margins. Mino Macca...

Household is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by an Claude Bils in 1950s The State of preservation is good except for some small foldings. signed on the lower right....

Bearnice Fisher "Contour Nude" c.1950s Ink on paper 14"x16.75" gold gilt frame with black fillet 20.5"x23.75" Signed lower right in ink Came from artist e...

Into The Night is a watercolor and ink Drawing realised in the 1950s and attributed to Otakar Coubine. Monogrammed on the lower With another drawing in pencil on the rear. Goo...

Portraits is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1950s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions with small holes on the left and aged margins on the left. ...

Seductive Woman is a pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1950s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989...

The Matter of Geography is a watercolor, pen, and pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1950s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 192...

Dreamy Woman is a Pencil and watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1950s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rom...

The Couple is a Watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1958. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was an ...

Portrait of De Chirico is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1955. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a little paper. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924...

Figures is a China Ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1950s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition with slight folding. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, Ju...

Nudes is a Watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1950s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was an I...

Awret, Azriel (Polish Israeli, 1910-2010), Rainy Street in Jerusalem, Woodblock print, 9.75 x 7.5 inches, pencil hand signed and numbered 35/60, framed measuring 19.5 x 14.25 inches. Azriel Awret was born in Lodz, Poland, and moved to Belgium where he lived in Brussels. He married an Aryan woman, Anna Louisa Bonhiere, which saved him from deportation. But in January 1943 he was interned in Malines camp. Awret was an engineer, so he was given employment as an electrician. While in Malines he met Irène Spicker, who was working in the Mahlerstube (art workshop). They married after the war and moved to Israel, settling in Safed and continuing their artistic activity. Today they divide their time between Israel and the United States. The Beit Lohamei Haghetaot (The Ghetto Fighters’ House Museum) art collection includes works by Awret from his time in Malines. These works depict various aspects of life in Malines, including figures of internees. They were donated by the artist. He collaborated with his wife in a naif, folk art style. Irène Awret...

Nude of Woman is a china ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1970s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a cream colored paper. Mino Maccari (Siena, ...

Sterndale Bennett Honor 1886-1975 Watercolour artist, born in Watford, she married into the famous family noted for its composers and for its military members. As an army wife she s...

Man In Profile is an original pencil drawing on ivory paper realized by Flor David in the 1950s. This is an original drawing representing an interesting male portrait. Good conditi...

The Girl and the Gorilla is an original Contemporary artwork realized in France in the middle of the 20th Century. Original Drawing on paper. Pencil on paper. Dimensions: cm 46 ...

Je suis une détenue - Chap. XII is an original china ink and charcoal drawing realized during the 1950s by Theodore van Elsen. Hand-signed and titled on the back: "Je suis une déten...

Bull Ring Brass - Mexico City Watercolor, pen and ink on paper, 1955 Signed in ink, dated and titled in pencil (see photos) Condition: 1'' repaired tear left edge, along with other minor tears. Tape stains from previous matting visible in the four corners Image/Sheet size: 19 3/8 x 15 5/8 inches Provenance: Acquired directly from the Artist Joseph M. Erdelac, Cleveland, friend and patron of Longstreet Stephen Longstreet (1907-2002) The artist’s own grandchildren attempt to fathom the real life and nature of Stephen Longstreet, prolific author, artist, screenplay writer, and jazz aficionado. Born Chauncy Weiner (sometimes spelled Wiener) in New York City in 1907, Longstreet reinvented himself on a regular basis. Changing his name first to “Henry,” then “Henri,” he started his career as a commercial artist for a department store. In various public biographies he claimed to have studied in New York, London, and Paris, and said he was a student of cartoonist Ralph Barton (1891-1931). Facts that can be documented are that he was art editor for Golfer and Sportsman magazines, and was a contributor to various other magazines including The New Yorker, Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, Life, and Hooey, among others. He wrote sketches for NBC radio and the Rudy Vallee Show. In the 1930s, Longstreet worked and wrote under the names Thomas Burton, David Ormsbee, and Paul Haggard...

Nude 1935's is an original drawing in watercolor a on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1988-1916). Sheet dimension: 13.1 x 29.5 cm. The artwork represents a nude woman lying down,...

Sessual is a beautiful original charcoal and watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari. Hand signed on pencil on lower right margin. The paper sheet is stuck on another sheet. Ver...

SUSIE Q. SMITH Medium: Newspaper comics Distributed by: King Features Syndicate First Appeared: 1945 Creators: Linda and Jerry Walter 6.5 X 19.5 Like her contemporaries, Aggie Mack, Candy and Patsy Walker (before her conversion to a superhero), Susie Q. Smith was a female Archie-type — not exactly an imitator, because Archie, who had started only four years earlier, hadn't yet become popular enough to spawn imitators, but part of his genre. She attended high school, where her teachers often seemed unreasonable to her, interacted with the opposite gender in a typically adolescent way, and her parents didn't completely understand her. And she was cute and perky as only a teenage girl can be. Susie was the star of a comic strip distributed by King Features, the biggest of the comic strip syndicates, whose other offerings have ranged from Jackys Diary to Prince Valiant. King launched the strip in both daily and Sunday form in 1945. Daily, she was only in a panel at first, but it expanded into a full, multi-panel strip on February 7, 1953. In a very odd turn of events, in 1953 the Walters chose to leave King Features behind and hitch their wagon at the McNaught Syndicate. The creators were Harold "Jerry" Walter and his wife, Linda. Jerry was also responsible for Jellybean Jones, who has nothing to do with Jughead Jones's young sister, a modern-day addition to the Archie cast of characters. Together, they did The Lively Ones during the 1960s. Though each was capable of doing both major jobs in comic strip production, their usual working method was for Jerry to dream up the ideas and write the dialog, while Linda did the artwork. The Walters also collaborated on a series of Susie Q. Smith comic books for Dell Comics. Instead of reprinting newspaper strips, these ran new stories by the Walters. Between 1951 and '54, four issues were published as part of the Four Color Comics series, where many minor comic strips, including Dotty Dripple, Timmy and Rusty Riley had found a home. It had no other media spin-offs. Susie Q. Smith had a respectable run in the newspapers, but it ended in 1959. Jerry Walter (1915 - 2007) was an abstract expressionist artist whose output of energetic and colorful paintings were the products of the rich artistic milieu of post-war New York City. He was born Harold Frank Walter in Mount Pleasant, Iowa on November 25, 1915. After graduating from Colgate University in 1937, Walter moved to New York City, where he studied drawing and painting at the New School and the Art Students’ League. Before concentrating seriously on his art, he spent several years as a successful copywriter and idea man for the advertising agencies of J. Walter Thompson, McCann Ericson, and BBDO. During this time, he also worked as a syndicated cartoonist. Collaborating with his wife, Linda, his best-known series was Susie Q. Smith, which first appeared in 1945 and described as a “female Archie type.” Very popular, the cartoon was later the subject of a series of comic books published from 1951 to 1954. After serving in the United States Army for three years during World War II, Walter began to paint seriously. He ascribed his earliest artistic influence to Joan Miró, whose Dog Barking at the Moon (1926) he viewed when he was twelve, the year he published his first cartoon. Walter later wrote that jazz, “the first native expression of so-called modernism” was a strong influence on his work. During the later 1940s, Walters spent time at the Research Studio in Maitland, Florida. Founded in 1937 by artist and architect J. André Smith and supported by the philanthropist Mary Curtis Bok, the Research Studio was a lively colony that hosted prominent artists, including Milton Avery, Ralston Crawford, and Doris Lee. While at the Studio, Walter’s work was purchased by Frank Crowninshield. A founding trustee of the Museum of Modern Art and editor of Vanity Fair, Crowinshield was a noted collector; his collection included important works by Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, Edgar Degas, George Bellows, and Pierre Bonnard. Returning to New York after his time at the Studio, Walter became an active member of the New York school of the abstract expressionist movement, and in the summer of 1956, Walter exhibited 13 paintings and a selection of drawings at New York’s Chase Gallery. The adroit manipulation of both color and composition evident in his work shows the influence of Abstract Expressionism, particularly Willem de Kooning, Arshile Gorky, and Hans Hofmann. illustrator and female cartoonist Linda Walter was the talented female mind behind the beloved "Susie Q. Smith" comic strip. She played an instrumental role in shaping the cultural landscape through her vibrant illustrations. Known for the timeless charm of the "Susie Q. Smith" comic strip, Linda's artistry brought joy and laughter to countless readers during the 1950s and continues to resonate with fans across generations. She was part of the Woodstock artists community. from Women in Comics: Linda Walter was the artist of newspaper strip Susie Q. Smith, which was written by her husband, Jerry. It was syndicated by King Features Syndicate and ran from 1945 to 1959. The Walters also contributed original Susie Q. Smith stories to Dell's Four Color comic books from 1951 to 1954. From 1964-1965, they created a singled panel comic called The Lively Ones. Vintage Golden Age of Comics era. The Golden Age of Comic Books describes an era in the history of American comic books from 1938 to 1956. During this time, modern comic books were first published and rapidly increased in popularity. The superhero archetype was created. Between 1939 and 1941 Detective Comics (DC) and its sister company, All-American Publications, introduced popular superheroes such as Batman and Robin, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Doctor Fate, the Atom, Hawkman, Green Arrow and Aquaman. Timely Comics, the 1940s predecessor of Marvel Comics, had million-selling titles featuring the Human Torch, the Sub-Mariner, and Captain America. Another notable series was The Spirit by Will Eisner. Dell Comics' non-superhero characters (particularly the licensed Walt Disney animated-character comics) outsold the superhero comics of the day. The publisher featured licensed movie and literary characters such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Roy Rogers and Tarzan. Additionally, MLJ's introduction of Archie Andrews in Pep Comics #22 (December 1941) gave rise to teen humor comics, with the Archie Comics...

The Aphrodite is an Original Color Etching and Aquatint realized by Edouard Chimot in 1929. The artwork is marked test, good condition on a crem colored paper. Included a cardboard...

Portrait is a drawing realized by Albert Fernand-Renault in the early 20th Century Charcoal on paper. Stamped signed. Good Conditions. The artwork is realized through delicate a...

Excellent watercolor by Italian orientalist artist Paul Neri. Selling chickens in the market. Circa 1950. Watercolor on heavy cardboard. Signed low...

The Sea of Marmara is an Original China Ink Drawing on a blue paper realized by Guy Pierre Fauconnet (1882-1920). The very beautifull little artwork in in good condition on a blue electric paper, included a cream colored cardboard (20x24 cm). Hand-signed and titled by the artist. Guy Pierre Fauconnet born in Chelles in 1882, he moved to the Palais du Luxembourg where his father was head of the Senate...

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....

The Outbreak is an original artwork realized by an unknown artist signed "Piulis". Original China ink and watercolor drawing on ivory cardboard...