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Style: Modern
Period: 1950s
Male Bathers, Morocco
Located in Chicago, IL
A Mid-Century watercolor in muted tones of a male bather in Morocco by artist Andre Delfau. Born in Paris, France in 1914, Andre Delfau became an internationally acclaimed stage, se...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Pigs on a Trolley - Vintage Picture Book Two-Page Spread Illustration
Located in Soquel, CA
Pigs on a Trolley - Vintage Picture Book Two-Page Spread Illustration A two-page spread in India ink pen and watercolor by Irene Pattinson (Ameri...
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Untitled (Kneeling Male Bather)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Mid-Century watercolor of a male bather kneeling on a beach in the Côte d' Azur by artist Andre Delfau. Born in Paris, France in 1914, Andre Delfau became an internationally accla...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Esquisse pour "Commedia dell'arte" by Marc Chagall - Drawing
Located in London, GB
*THIS PRICE INCLUDES 5% IMPORT DUTY APPLICABLE IF THE WORK REMAINS IN THE UK ONLY. Esquisse pour "Commedia dell'arte" by Marc Chagall (1887-1985) India ink, pen and pencil on paper...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, India Ink, Pen, Pencil

“Rocky Mountain Meadow”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor on archival paper of a Rocky Mountain Meadow by the well known American artist, Werner Drewes. Signed lower right. Titled and dated 1956 on verso of sheet. Con...
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Cats Watching a Witch on a Broomstick - Vintage Halloween Illustration in Ink
Located in Soquel, CA
Cats Watching a Witch on a Broomstick - Vintage Halloween Illustration in Ink Halloween scene with cats and a witch in India ink pen by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999). A blac...
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pen, India Ink

"Flower Stand S.F. 1954" - Vintage Illustration
Located in Soquel, CA
"Flower Stand S.F. 1954" - Vintage Illustration This detailed ink drawing by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999), shows a charming San Francisc...
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, India Ink, Pen

General Merch Way Down in Chinatown - Vintage Illustration in Ink
Located in Soquel, CA
General Merch Way Down in Chinatown - Vintage Illustration in Ink This illustration, inked in intricate detail by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999), shows two men with long brai...
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Pen

"Downtown Lakefront" 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 of an urban lakefront. The beach scene is dominated by...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Conté

Old Yishuv, Israel, Watercolor Painting Israeli Modernist Kibbutz Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Aharon Giladi, Israeli painter, born in Russian Empire, 1907-1993 Aharon Golodetz (later Giladi) was born in Belarus, Russia to a wealthy family. In 1923-1926, he studied at the Leningrad Academy of Art. In 1926, he was exiled to Siberia for Zionist activity. In 1929, he immigrated to the Land of Israel, then Palestine, and helped to found Kibbutz Afikim in the Jordan valley. In 1934, he married Dvora Sifelman and worked as a builder and plasterer. He began to draw sketches of kibbutz life and taught art locally. His dynamic lines link subject to subject and figure to figure, displaying the magical nexus between objects and figures while reserving the characteristic elements of each. Everything accords with the invisible spirit which hovers over all. In 1942, he published a book of sketches...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Pigs on a San Francisco Trolley at Powell Street - Vintage Illustration
Located in Soquel, CA
Pigs on a San Francisco Trolley - Vintage Illustration A two-page spread in India ink pen and watercolor by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-199...
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Untitled (Beach Scene, Standing Male Bather)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Modernist and Mid-Century and colorful watercolor of a standing figure by artist Andre Delfau. Born in Paris, France in 1914, Andre Delfau became an internationally acclaimed stag...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

"Reclining Nude 2" Robert Gilberg 1950s Ink Brush Drawing on Japanese Rice Paper
Located in Arp, TX
Robert Gilberg (1911-1970) "Reclining Nude 2" c.1950s Ink on Japanese rice paper with writing 21.75"x9.75 unframed Signed in pencil lower right
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Rice Paper

"Pink Cheeks" American Modernist Robert Gilberg 1950 Ink and Pastel Nude Drawing
Located in Arp, TX
Robert Gilberg (1911-1970) "Pink Cheeks" c.1950s Ink and pastel on paper 12"x13.75" unframed Unsigned Good Condition - Wear consistent with age and history. Deep creases on upper le...
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Paper, Pastel

"Untitled I" Jane Freilicher, Hamptons Landscape Drawing, Mid-century Abstract
Located in New York, NY
Jane Freilicher Untitled I, 1958-59 Signed lower right Charcoal on paper 11 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches Provenance: Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York Private Collection, New York Jane Freilic...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Headdress Procession
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Headdress Procession Watercolor, c. 1950's Signed by the artist in ink, lower right The Headdress Procession occurs every year as part of the Christmas celebrations in Oaxaca. Guilbe...
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Untitled (Still Life)
Located in Chicago, IL
A colorful Modernist, still-life painting of fruit by New Jersey artist Israel Winarsky. This work comes from the estate of the2,500 artist. Image is double-sided. There is a wate...
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

The Star Press - Drawing by Suzanne Tourte - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The star press is an artwork realized by Suzanne Tourte, in 1950s. Original watercolor. 33 x 25 cm. Good conditions, except for some yellowing on pa...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

4 American Watercolors, c. 1950s, by Mary M. Johnsen
Located in Larchmont, NY
Mary M. Johnsen Four Paintings, c. 1950s Watercolor Dimensions: 1. Mat: 18 x 21 1/4 in., page: 8 x 12 1/4 in. 2. Page: 14 7/8 x 22 in. 3. Mat: 15 x 19 in., page: 10 1/2 x 14 1/2 in....
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Stained glass window watercolour by Louis Osman FRIBA
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...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Agatha Christie's stables architectural design by Louis Osman FRIBA
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...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pencil

'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...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Proposal for St John's Smith Square architectural design by Louis Osman FRIBA
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...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Proposal for St John's Smith Square architectural designs by Louis Osman FRIBA
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...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Proposal for St John's Smith Square architectural design by Louis Osman FRIBA
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...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Foot with Strawberries
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 unparalleled influence on artists and visual cultur...
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ballpoint Pen

Textile Design
Located in Chicago, IL
A colorful 1950s textile design (Black, yellow, blue, pink, red tones) by noted set and costume designer Andre Delfau. Born in Paris, France in 1914, Andre Delfau became an internationally acclaimed stage, set and costume designer who worked world-wide from the 1930s to the 1980s. Delfau was a life long artist and painted independently of his noted design career. His artwork is recognized for it’s vibrant color and form, and a particularly keen use of line. He was highly influenced by the French Modern trends of Cubism and Surrealism, and his artwork is often infused with a dramatic sense of architecture and perspective. Delfau created fashion designs for such major Paris couture houses as Balmain, Jean Patou and Balenciaga. He completed noteworthy set designs and costumes for numerous international operatic and ballet productions, including those at the Royal Danish Ballet, the Royal Ballet of Great Britain, the Paris Opera, the Dance Theater of Harlem, the Ruth Page International Ballet, the Civic Ballet of Chicago, the Chicago Opera Ballet and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, among others. Most notably, Delfau designed the elaborate stage sets and costumes for the 1986 PBS television production of the Viennese operetta, "Die Fledermaus...
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Gouache, Graphite

Egyptian Queen - Drawing - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Egyptian Queen is an artwork realized by an unknown in mid-20th Century. Tempera on Papyrus. 77 x 51 cm ; 94 x 48 cm with frame. Good conditions!
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Tempera

Textile Design
Located in Chicago, IL
A bright, geometric textile design (In red, white & blue) by stage and costume designer Andre Delfau.
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Gouache, Graphite

Landscape - Painting by Alberto Gillani - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an artwork realized by Alberto Gillani, in 1981. Oil on Canvas. 49 x 69 cm; 79 x 89 cm with frame. Handsigned in the lower margin. Very good conditions
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil

Abstraction
Located in Chicago, IL
A handsome black & white abstraction by artist Jan Matulka. Jan Matulka was an important Modernist that worked with artist Stuart Davis in creating a new form of Cubism, that was ba...
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Graphite

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!
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Tempera

Rockwellian Style Watercolor by WW2 Illustrator Carol Johnson
Located in Larchmont, NY
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...
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Board, Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor

Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is a watercolor and white lead Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1950s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June ...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Textile Design
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1950s geometric textile design in brown, yellow and pink tones by notable stage and set designer Andre Delfau. Born in Paris, France in 1914, Andre Delfau became an internationally acclaimed stage, set and costume designer who worked world-wide from the 1930s to the 1980s. Delfau was a life long artist and painted independently of his noted design career. His artwork is recognized for it’s vibrant color and form, and a particularly keen use of line. He was highly influenced by the French Modern trends of Cubism and Surrealism, and his artwork is often infused with a dramatic sense of architecture and perspective. Delfau created fashion designs for such major Paris couture houses as Balmain, Jean Patou and Balenciaga. He completed noteworthy set designs and costumes for numerous international operatic and ballet productions, including those at the Royal Danish Ballet, the Royal Ballet of Great Britain, the Paris Opera, the Dance Theater of Harlem, the Ruth Page International Ballet, the Civic Ballet of Chicago, the Chicago Opera Ballet and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, among others. Most notably, Delfau designed the elaborate stage sets and costumes for the 1986 PBS television production of the Viennese operetta, "Die Fledermaus...
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Graphite

Caged Bird - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
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...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pen

Swimmers - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Swimmers is a pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1950s. Hand-signed on the lower, with another pen drawing on the rear. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, ...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pen

Puppy - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Puppy 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 an I...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Textile Design
Located in Chicago, IL
A textile design in black and brown ochre tones with wedge star pattern by noted set and costume designer Andre Delfau.
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Gouache, Graphite

Textile Design
Located in Chicago, IL
A colorful textile design in orange, blue, red and yellow tones depicting an abstract polychrome Wedge Star pattern by set and costume designer Andre Delfau.
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Gouache, Graphite

Tuscany on the Doorstep - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950
Located in Roma, IT
Tuscany on the Doorstep is a Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1950s. Hand signed and titled on the lower margin. Good condition on a yellowed cardboard. Min...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Portraits - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
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. ...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pen

Textile Design
Located in Chicago, IL
A colorful textile design (with blue, green, yellow & red tones) by notable set and costume designer Andre Delfau. Born in Paris, France in 1914, Andre Delfau became an internationally acclaimed stage, set and costume designer who worked world-wide from the 1930s to the 1980s. Delfau was a life long artist and painted independently of his noted design career. His artwork is recognized for it’s vibrant color and form, and a particularly keen use of line. He was highly influenced by the French Modern trends of Cubism and Surrealism, and his artwork is often infused with a dramatic sense of architecture and perspective. Delfau created fashion designs for such major Paris couture houses as Balmain, Jean Patou and Balenciaga. He completed noteworthy set designs and costumes for numerous international operatic and ballet productions, including those at the Royal Danish Ballet, the Royal Ballet of Great Britain, the Paris Opera, the Dance Theater of Harlem, the Ruth Page International Ballet, the Civic Ballet of Chicago, the Chicago Opera Ballet and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, among others. Most notably, Delfau designed the elaborate stage sets and costumes for the 1986 PBS television production of the Viennese operetta, "Die Fledermaus...
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Graphite

Old Door
Located in New York, NY
Richard Anuszkiewicz Old Door, 1953 Watercolor on paper Signed and dated by the artist on the lower right front 20 × 14 inches Unframed This unique and extre...
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Ladies - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Ladies is a Pen 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 Italian...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pen

Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
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...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Profiles - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Profiles is a China Ink 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...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Seductive Women - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
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...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pen

Reading - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1955
Located in Roma, IT
Reading is a china ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1955. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was an Ital...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

The Matter of Geography - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
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...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pen, Pencil

Faces with Black Hands - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Faces with Black Hands is a Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1950s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Smoking Woman - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1955
Located in Roma, IT
Smoking Woman is a Pen and China Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1955 ca. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, ...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Pen

The Painter - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
The Painter is an ink and Watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1956. Hand-signed on the lower and dated Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, Jun...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Dreamy Woman - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
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...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Pencil

The Office - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The Office 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) was...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pen

The Couple - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1958
Located in Roma, IT
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 ...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Family Reunion - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Family Reunion 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)...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pen

Dentistry - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Dentistry 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) was ...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pen

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