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Vintage Watercolor Landscape Painting - View of Venice
Located in Houston, TX
Delightful watercolor painting of a sunlit view of the Venice canals through a stone archway by French artist Stephane Magnard, circa 1950.
Original ...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Nude in Black ink Reclining, Black ink on ivory paper
Located in Brookville, NY
John Begg studied art at Columbia University, with Arthur Wesley Dow, with Charles Martin, and studied sculpture with Jose De Creeft and Ossip Zadkine. He was a member of the Ameri...
Category
American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
'Standing Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA, Carmel
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Standing Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie de la Grande Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA, Carmel
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and ...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Ink and gouache drawing of a nude woman from behind
Located in Brookville, NY
A nude viewed from behind, with black hair , inscribed on the lower right by the artist John Begg "Mature Nude" c.1953 Outlined in black ink and with som...
Category
American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Do Bee Book of Manners
By Art Seiden
Located in Miami, FL
Grosset & Dunlap, Illustration, Art Seiden was a top children's book illustrator in the 1950' - 1060's Work comes in two parts that are butted together by the artist
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Ink, Paper
'Green Chair' Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted circa 1955 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...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Char à Foin
Located in Houston, TX
Ink wash or pair of pair of draught animals ready to pull a heavy load by French artist Jean Baptiste Grancher, circa 1950.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
House - Original Pencil Drawing by Claude Bils - 1950s
By Claude Bils
Located in Roma, IT
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....
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
"Sunset in the City"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by:
Gershon Benjamin (1899 - 1985)
An American Modernist of portraits, landscapes, still lives, and the urban scene, Gershon ...
Category
Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Biddeford Pool, Maine, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Biddeford Pool, Maine, Year: 1958, Medium: Watercolor, Size: 7 in. x 21.5 in. (17.78 cm x 54.61 cm), Description: A New England vacatio...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
'Still Life, Jade and Gold', Woman Artist, Berkeley, San Francisco Museum of Art
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Millicent Tomkins' for Millicent Hanson Tomkins (American, 1930-2021) and dated 1957.
Millicent Tomkins began painting at a young age and, as a child, was award...
Category
Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Charcoal Drawing
By John Haley
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful abstract expressionist drawing in shades and tones of grays and black by John Haley (American, 1905-1991), c.1956-7. Signed lower left corner. Presented in 3" mat. Condition: Very good: some edge wear consistent with age. Image size: 25"H x 19"W.
A feature of the artwork of John Charles...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Graphite, Paper
Family
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to present the following suite of just discovered, mixed media paintings, c.1957, by American artist Robert McIntosh(1916-2010)
Robert McIntosh was extremely prolific...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
"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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Pharaoh - Drawing - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Pharaoh is an artwork realized by an unknown in mid-20th Century.
Tempera on Papyrus.
33 x 87 cm ; 49 x 103 cm with frame.
Good conditions!
Category
Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Tempera
The Ruby R
By William Thon
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
William Thon, 'The Ruby R', watercolor, c. 1990. Signed, lower right; titled verso. A fine, expressionist work, on off-white watercolor paper; the image extending to the sheet edges....
Category
American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Alfred Bendiner, Johnny Hodges (Johnny Hodges, Bass Fiddle & Traps)
Located in New York, NY
Did Bendiner ever miss a performance, show, concert, play? Was there anyone he didn't know?
This double-side drawing in blue crayon shows Johnny Hodges (jazz saxophonist extraordina...
Category
American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon
Church, Modern Gouache Painting by Pierre Spori
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pierre Spori, Swiss (1923 - 1989) - Church, Year: 1953, Medium: Gouache on Paper, signed and dated top right, Size: 10.25 x 8 in. (26.04 x 20.32 cm)
Category
Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
“Seated Model in Red Bra”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original graphite and colored pencil drawing on archival paper of a woman seated in a red bra by the well known American artist, Raphael Soyer. Signed lower r...
Category
American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
Abstract, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Abstract (P1.35), Year: circa 1957, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 18.5 x 23 in. (46.99 x 58.42 cm), Description: Eve Nethercott'...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
'Roofs of Ravello', Mid-Century Abstract, Harvard Fogg Museum, SFAA, Carmel, AIC
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed lower right, 'M. W.' for Margaret Wentworth (American, 1914-1999) and dated 1959.
Exhibited: Feingarten Galleries, Carmel, California, 1960, and titled on label, verso, 'Ro...
Category
Abstract Geometric 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Postcard, Pen
Venice : The Basin of San Marco with Gondola - Original Handsigned Drawing
By André Masson
Located in Paris, IDF
André Masson
The Basin of San Marco, Venice
Original pastel drawing
Handsigned in pencil
On vellum, 53 x 37,5 cm (c. 20,8 x 14,7 inch)
PROVENANCE : Collection of Roger Passeron, fr...
Category
Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
French Watercolor - Island Market
Located in Houston, TX
Excellent watercolor of island villagers tending their outdoor market stall by Stephane Magnard, circa 1950. Magnard was the resident artist to the French colony of Madagascar from 1...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Woman in Red Swimsuit Perched on Diving Board, Three White Doves Around Her
By John LaGatta
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache on Board
Signature: Unsigned
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
Very Early 1950s Abstract Texas Desert Landscape
By Paul Maxwell
Located in Houston, TX
Early Abstract Paul Maxwell Landscape of the Texas desert done in blue tones. Watercolor on paper from the 1950s.
Dimensions Without Frame: H 15 in. x W ...
Category
Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Architectural Drawing of Bar
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-century French pen and ink drawing on transfer paper of a round bar around pillar, circa 1950.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival p...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen
"The Donna Reed Show"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen & Ink, Colored Pencil Onionskin Overlay on Boa
Signature: Signed Lower Right
This piece is on 22.00" x 15.00" illustration board, with an image that measures to 14.00" x 9.50."
Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of ABC-TVs `The Donna Reed...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Board, Pen, Color Pencil
The Castel in Edinburgh
Located in Genève, GE
Work on paper
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Graphite
"Father Knows Best"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Lower Left
This piece is on 20.00" x 15.00" illlustration board with an image that measures to 15.00" x 11.00."
Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for `Father Knows Best`, the enduring and endearing CBS-TV family sitcom (1954-1960), here featuring Robert Young...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Center Left
This illustration is on 15.00" x 11.00" illustration board, the drawing itself measuring to 8.00" x 6.00."
Ca...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
"The Millionaire"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Upper Right
Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for TV`s first `really big giveaway` hit, the CBS-TV series, `The Millionaire...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
John Piper Bullslaughter Bay c. 1955 Pembrokeshire abstract watercolour painting
By John Piper
Located in London, GB
John Piper (1903-1992)
Bullslaughter Bay
Watercolour, gouache and pastel on paper
27.5 x 35.5cm
John Piper CH was an English painter, printmaker, and designer of stained-glass windo...
Category
Abstract 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Watercolor, Gouache
"J. B."
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board, with blue to indicate halftone.
Signature: Signed Upper Left
This piece is on 22.00" x 14.00" illustration board, with an image that measures to 12.00" x 6.50."
Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for 1958 Broadway drama, `J.B.`, starring Raymond Massey...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
Butterflies and Flowers
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 has had an unrivalled and lasting influence on artists an...
Category
Pop Art 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Mid 20th Century, Luxembourg, Old Town and Bridge
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Luxembourg. "Old Luxembourg"
by Leonard Machin Rowe (1880-1968)
Initialled lower right
watercolour painting on artist's paper, unframed
Image 9.75 x 1...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Gas Pump, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Gas Pump, Year: 1958, Medium: Watercolor, Size: 23 in. x 16 in. (58.42 cm x 40.64 cm), Description: Eve Nethercott's light hand and kee...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Colisée, Rome
Located in Genève, GE
Work on paper
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon
Caricatures of Bert Parks and Dan Seymour
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Ink on Illustration Board Caricatures of Bert Parks and Dan Seymour, hosts of the new television programs `Do...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
The Hermaphrodite - Original Ink and Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Hermaphrodite is an original modern artwork realized in the half of the 20th Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989).
Original ink and watercolor o...
Category
Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Caricature for NBC-TV Host Dan Seymour, for September 1951, "We the People"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Lower Left
10.50" x 8.00" image on 15.00" x 11.00" board.
Ink on Illustration Board of NBC-TV Host Dan Seymour, for Sept...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
Brussels, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Brussels (P5.30), Year: circa 1950, Medium: Ink and Watercolor on Paper, Size: 14 x 11 in. (35.56 x 27.94 cm), Description: This uniq...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
'The Market Seller in Nice' French Vintage Gouache Painting
Located in London, GB
'The Market Seller in Nice', gouache on paper, by Alfred Salvignol (circa 1950s). The role of women as support to their families has been both very important and highly undervalued b...
Category
Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
"Hide and Seek"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Lower Right
This piece is on 15.00" x 20.00" illustration board, and the drawing itself measures to 12.50" square.
Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for 1957 Broadway production of `Hide and Seek...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
Portrait of Young Girl Gouache Painting by Max Moreau
By Max Moreau
Located in Atlanta, GA
1950s portrait, gouache on paper painting by Belgian artist Max Moreau (1902 - 1992).
This is a finely detailed portrait of a lovely young girl looking like a good child from right a...
Category
Expressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Boats Watercolor
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-century painting of boats with bridge in background in muted tones done by French artist Stephane Magnard, circa 1950
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a g...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Two Navajo Colored Pencil drawings by Lois Rogers, New Mexico
Located in New York, NY
Two Navajo Colored Pencil drawings by Lois Rogers, New Mexico.
Sight size: 3 x 4 2/3 in.
Framed: 5 3/4 x 7 1/8 in.
Both signed lower right, and inscribed verso: colored pencil, Lo...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
French Watercolor - Fishing Boats
Located in Houston, TX
French watercolor mingles old world charm with impressionistic view of fishing village and lighthouse, circa 1950.
Original artwork on paper displa...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Angry Man - Drawing - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Angry Man is an artwork realized by an anonymous artist in the 1950s.
Pencil drawing on paper. With another drawing on the rear.
Good conditions.
The artwork is created through ...
Category
Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
'Taos', American Watercolor Society, Chouinard, New York, Art Student's League
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'James Vance, AWS', (American, 1919-2007), titled 'Taos' and painted circa 1950.
James Vance grew up in Los Angeles and first applied ...
Category
American Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
'Woman Seated', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, LACMA, SFAA, Salon d'Automne
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Woman Seated', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, LACMA, SFAA, Salon d'Automne
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Created circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped, verso, with Victor d...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Mesnières Pentecôte
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage watercolor by French artist J. Bousquet titled Mesnières Pentecôte, 1954. Signed lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fi...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Figures - Drawing by Francisco Bores - 1950
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is a modern artwork realized by Francisco Bores in 1950.
Charcoal drawings.
Good conditions.
Category
Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
"Rain"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by:
Lloyd R. Ney (1893 – 1964)
Called “Bill” by his friends, Lloyd Ney was one of the pioneers of Modernist art in New Hope. Ne...
Category
Abstract 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
View of Paris - Drawing - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
View of Paris is an artwork realized by an anonymous artist in the 1950s.
Watercolor drawing on paper.
Good conditions.
The artwork is created through deft brushstokes and har...
Category
Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Mid 20th Century, Belgium, Bruges, Market Square Monument
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Belgium. Bruges, The Market Square Monument
by Leonard Machin Rowe (1880-1968)
signed, inscribed and dated front lower left, inscribed, signed and dated to the back
watercolour painting on artist's paper, unframed
Sheet 9.75 x 13.75 inches
Charming painting by Leon. Rowe, dated 1950. It is signed front lower left and inscribed to the back. The artist painted this view seated with the 13th century Bell Tower and the Cloth Hall out of sight to his left. He has focused this painting on the monument and statue dedicated to Jan Breydel and Pieter de Coninck, who fly the Belgian flag...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Tower - Drawing - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The Tower is an artwork realized by a contemporary anonymous artist in the 1950s.
Watercolor drawing on paper.
Good conditions.
Category
Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Animal Grazing - 1950s - Oskar Kokoschka - Modern Art
Located in Roma, IT
This beautiful drawing is hand-signed and dated.
Image Dimensions : 14 x 22.5cm
Category
Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
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