1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Projet de Fontaine is a lovely and fun drawing and China ink, probably a sketch for an illustration, realized by the French painter, illustrator, and writer Amandine Doré...

Portrait 1955 is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari. Lapis drawing and watercolor on paper, in good conditions, hand-signed by the artist on the lower left corner. Mino M...

Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris is an original drawing in China ink and felt tip pen on cardboard realized in 1950 ca. by an Anonymous artist of the XX century. The State of ...

Sketches is an original pen drawing on ivory-colored paper, realized by the French artist Paul Garin (Nice, 1898-1963) in the 1950s. Black ink stamp on the lower-left corner: "Cath...

Man Head is an original monogramm drawing in pencil, realized by Russian scenographer Eugène Berman, hand-signed. Image Dimension: 35 x 25 cm Image Dimensions: 15 x 12 cm In very g...

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...

Adolfs Zardins (1890 08 II Riga, Latvia – 1967 07 II Jurmala, Latvia), painter. Only in 1990 his relatives give his artistic heritage to publicity. “I am 58, and in five Years my c...

A couple is an original drawing in china ink on paper realized in 1956 by Erhard Klepper (1906-1980). Hand-signed and dated on the higher margin The state of preservation is good ...

The Couple is an original Drawing in pen on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in mid 20th century. Hand-signed on the lower in pencil. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (1...

The Nude and Elderly is an Original Drawing in China ink on cream-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower. Good condi...

Conversation is an original drawing in pen realized by Mino Maccari in 1952. Hand-signed at the top left Dated "1952". Good conditions except for slight folding on the margins. M...

Portrait of Couple is an original modern artwork realized the half of the XX Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). ...

The Seated Woman is an Original Drawing in pencil on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1924. Quite good conditions and aged, with some minor folds. Mino Maccari (189...

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...

Pigeons is an Original Pen Drawing realized by André Chervet. The little artwork is on a yellowed paper. No Signature. André Chervet Auguste Chervet (1879-1946), originally from S...

René Gruau ( 1909 - 2004 ) " Elégante à la rose et l'éventail " Dessin original et unique .signé . Graphite et fusain sur papier . taille feuille : 83 x50 cm taille globale : ...

The Smoking Man is an original drawing in pencil on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Hand-signed by the artist on th...

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...

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...

Nude is an original modern artwork realized by Carlo Mattioli in 1958. Mixed colored pastel drawing on canvas. Hand signed and dated on the lower marg...

The Holy Family is an Original Drawing in Pastel realized by Giselle Halff (1899-1971). Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right margin. Good conditions. Giselle Halff (1899-...

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...

SUSIE Q. SMITH Medium: Newspaper comics Distributed by: King Features Syndicate First Appeared: 1945 Creators: Linda and Jerry Walter 6.5 X 18 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...

Lovers is a drawing in mixed media on ivory paper realized in 1940 ca. by an Anonymous artist of the 20th century. In very good conditions except for some small holes on the margins...

Portrait of Woman is an original artwork realized by Véronique Veron in about 1950. Pencil Drawing. Hand signed in pencil on the lower right margin. Passpartout cm 65x50. Good Conditions. Véronique Veron (1927) was born in Budapest on May 10, 1927. As a painter, she belongs to the Ecole Lyonnaise. She attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Member of the Salon d'Automne and the Independents and the drawing and watercolor painting fair, she participated in the young Mediterranean painting...

Figure is a drawing in Pen realized by Mayo in 1950s. Good condition. Signature on the lower right corner. Antoine MAYO (1905-1990) is an artist born/buried in 1905 in Egypt. The ...

Image dimensions: 16.5 x 10.5 cm. "Portrait" is an original drawing in china ink realized by Willem van Hasselt, Hand-signed on the lower-left. Ve...

The Portraits is an Original Drawing on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Hand-signed by the artist with pencil. Good conditions. Mino Maccari...

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...

The Standing Man is an Original pen Drawing on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Hand-signed by the artist with pencil. Good conditions. Mino ...

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...

Nude Man is an original artwork realized by Georges Henri Tribout in about the 1950s. Pencil Drawing. Applied on a white Passepartout. Monogrammed on the lower " G.T" Good Conditio...

The Profile is an Original Drawing in pen on paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (1898-1...

Portrait is an original China ink drawing on ivory paper by Anonymous Artist of the 20th Century. In excellent conditions. Signed T.L.

Portrait is an original drawing in pen on ivory paper realized in 1950 by Anonymous Artist of the XX century. Hand-signed and dated on the lower right. In very good condition, exce...

The Figures is an Original Drawing in china ink on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an Italian w...

The Portrait Of A Man is an Original Drawing in pen on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower. Good conditio...

SUSIE Q. SMITH Medium: Newspaper comics Distributed by: King Features Syndicate First Appeared: 1945 Creators: Linda and Jerry Walter 5.75 X 19.75 Dated August 3, 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...

The Profile is an Original Drawing in pen on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower. Good conditions. Mino M...

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...

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...

Nude is an original drawing in pastel on paper realized by Mino Maccari in the 1950s. Stamp signed on paper. Good condition. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an Italian writer, painte...

"Sunset" is an original drawing in watercolor on paper, realized by anonymous artist of the XX century. date in 1951, hand-signed not readable. The state of preservation of the artw...

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...

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...

Portrait is an original drawing in pen on ivory paper realized in 1950 by Anonymous Artist of the XX century. In very good condition with traces of time. The artwork represents a p...

Internal Nude is an original china ink drawing on ivory paper, realized by Tibor Gertler in the 1950s. Hand-signed at the top left. In good conditions. This artwork represents a f...

Carol Johnson (American, c. 1917-2003) Untitled (American Family), c. 1950 Watercolor and paper mounted to board 13 5/8 x 23 inches Signed lower right: C...

Landscape is an original drawing in China ink on paper realized in 1950 by René Gouast ( 1897-1980). Hand-signed on the lower right. The State of preserva...

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 ...

Figures is an original drawing on ivory paper realized by Flor David in the 1950s This is an original pen and watercolored drawing.The artwork represents the study of figures, skill...

Knight and Girl is an original painting realized by an anonymous artist in the 1950s. Painting in tempera, watercolor, and China ink on paper. Included a Passepartout: 41 x 51 cm. ...

Sketch for The Crucifixion is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized in 1950 ca. by Anonymous Artist of the XX century. In good condition wit...

Boatmen is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Herta Hausmann in 1955, applied on cardboard. Hand-signed on the lower right and dated. ...

Inside Berlin is original black China ink drawing on ivory-colored paper, made by the Swedish illustrator and reporter Adolf Reinhold Hallman around 1955 ca. Hand-signed on the rear...

Portrait of Woman is an original drawing in pencil and charcoal on paper, realized Hubert Yencesse in 1951, Hand-signed, dated. The state of preservat...

"Fantastic Landscape" is an original drawing in watercolor on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). The state of preservation of the artwor...

In the Garden 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 artwork is...

New Yorker is original artwork in China ink and tempera on ivory-colored paper, made by the Swedish illustrator and reporter Adolf Reinhold Hallman in 1956. Hand-signed on the lower...

Portrait is a drawing in pastel on ivory paper realized in 1950 by Anonymous Artist of the 20 Century. In very good condition except for small folding. The ...