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Period: 1950s
Official Entertainment - Charcoal Drawing by M. Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Official Entertainment is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari in the 1950s. Charcoal Drawing on paper Hand-signed by the artist on the lower margin. Includes frame: 55 1...
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Contemporary 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Original Richard Burton, The Robe Film
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
Original Graphite Sketch on Paper 1953 / Signed 1959 Inscribed “Sketch for Robe Feature” 10 5/8″ x 13 1/2″ Viewable 25″ x 29 1/2″ Framed The Robe, a fictional Biblical epic film was ...
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American Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite

Two Women - Charcoal Drawing by Flor David - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Two Women is an original drawing on ivory paper realized by Flor David in the 1950s This is an original Charcoal drawing on block notes and it represents two long hair women talking...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Pathos - Charcoal Drawing by Flor David - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Pathos is an original drawing on ivory paper realized by Flor David in the 1950s This is an original pencil drawing on block notes and it represents a man with his head towards the ...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Sketch For a Landscape Painting - Pen Drawing by Flor David - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch For a Landscape Painting is an original drawing on ivory paper realized by Flor David in the 1950s This is an original pen drawing representing a sketch of a landscape. Good...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pen

Carnival Mask - Pencil Drawing by Flor David - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Carnival Mask is an original drawing on ivory paper realized by Flor David in the 1950s This is an original pencil drawing representing a man wearing a Carnival Mask. Good conditio...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Dancing Man - Pen Drawing on Paper by Paul Garin - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Dancing Man is an original pen drawing on paper, realized by the French artist Paul Garin (Nice, 1898-1963) in the 1950s. Black ink stamp on the higher-r...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pen

Moby Dick - Original China Ink Drawing by Flor David - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Moby Dick is an original black China ink drawing on ivory glossy paper realized by Flor David in 1949. Hand-signed and dated on lower right. The paper is attached on a paper (48.5...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

20th century conte landscape drawing sepia barn outdoor sketch pastoral signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Barn Near Big Cedar Lake #781" is an original sepia conte crayon drawing on paper by Sylvia Spicuzza. The drawing depicts an old barn surrounded by wooden fencing. The fence cuts di...
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Post-Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Conté

The Boots - Original Mixed Media on Paper by Henry Wormser - 1952
Located in Roma, IT
The Boots is an original artwork realized by Henry Wormser in 1952. Mixed media on cardboard (tempera, China ink and watercolor). Hand-signed and dated ...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Tempera

Woman in a Tantrum
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dorothy Dehner (1901–1994) was an influential American multidisciplinary artist who worked with drawing, painting, printmaking, and most notably sculpture. Dehner's legacy has been overshadowed for many years by her ex-husband, the acclaimed sculptor David Smith. Stifled by their tumultuous relationship, Dehner only fully committed to her practice after divorcing him in 1951. This break was highly fruitful for her artistic output and reputation in the following years. After the divorce, Dehner refined her artistic voice and expanded her practice to include printmaking and sculpture. Her new-found independence and renewed ambition led to a pivotal relationship with the esteemed printmaking studio Atelier 17. Working there she formed a close and enduring friendship with Louise Nevelson. Today Dehner has been re-embraced and repositioned in the American art canon. Her work is best understood and appreciated in the context of not only David Smith but other artists dedicated to sculpture including Lee Bontecou, Louise Bourgeois, and of course Louise Nevelson. This energetic and hypnotic work on paper is somewhat of a departure from Denher's structured and intricate approach. Bold, frenetic strokes of ink loop chaotically across the surface, revelling in a sense of fluid dynamism that is in contrast with the artist's architectural arrangements. While it is notably looser and bolder then some of the drawings we expect from this era, we find the artist creating forms that are a harbinger of the muscular sculpture she would create in the following decade. Click here to see an example of a bronze sculpture from 1966 sold at Wright auction house...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

View of Ponte Duca D'Aosta (Rome) Under Construction - Original Drawing
Located in Roma, IT
Original drawing by Ildebrando Urbani (1901-1985) representing the famous Ponte Duca D'Aosta in Rome (Italy), under construction in the years after World War II. Good conditions.
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pencil

Abstract Composition - Original China Ink on Paper by Michel Cadoret - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition is an original artwork realized by Michel Cadoret. China ink on paper. The monogram of the artist is on the lower center. The back of the artwork is sketched as well. Good conditions. Michel Cadoret (Paris, 1912 – Cerny, 1985) was a French artist. He was a student of Luc Simon...
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Abstract 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pen

Abstract Composition - Penmarker on Paper by Michel Cadoret
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition is an original artwork realized by Michel Cadoret. Penmarker on paper. The monogram of the artist is on the lower right corner. ...
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Surrealist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Permanent Marker

"Two Women In Oriental Costume" original drawing signed by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this drawing, Sylvia Spicuzza presents the viewer with a bust-length view of two elegant women dressed in East Asian costume. Their faces reflect the ideal of beauty during the 19...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Crayon

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...
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink

Disappointment on Sunday
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dorothy Dehner (1901–1994) was an influential American artist who worked with drawing, painting, printmaking, and most notably sculpture. Despite her artistic contributions, Dehner'...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Famous Raincoat
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. In the 1950s, he was an in-demand and celebrated illustrator working for New York's toniest publicatio...
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ballpoint Pen

Pierre Montheillet, Composition in green and yellow, monotype on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Pierre MONTHEILLET (1923-2011) Composition in green and yellow Mixed media on paper - monotype Signed and dedicated “pour mes amis Sallaz” lower right Dimensions of the work: 28.5 x ...
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Abstract 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Monotype

"Coral Rocks" original watercolor composition by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this small work, we can see Sylvia Spicuzza experimenting with watercolor, trying to achieve a jagged, rock-like texture. The image is dominated by warm ochres and browns. 5.75 x...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

"Lanvin Paris Arpege Perfume Christmas Tree c1950s Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 17"H x 11 3/4"W Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Glamour Fashion Portrait of Model Sara Thom - Mid Century
By Richard Stone
Located in Miami, FL
Dick Stone was a top mid-century illustrator who worked for the most famous brands. He was an assignment artist hired by such esteemed Ad Agencies as BBDO ...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Casein, Board, Pen

"Palm Trees" 1950 Watercolor by Reynaldo Luza
Located in Bristol, CT
Original watercolour for Town & Country magazine c.1950 by Peruvian fashion illustrator, Reynaldo Luza (1893-1978) Art Sz: 5 3/4"H x 4 1/2"W Frame Sz: ...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Abstract Composition - Mid 20th Century Mixed Media by George De Goya
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Professor George De Goya. PhD. MA. FRSA. Born In Budapest, 1915-1992, related to the Spanish artist Goya on his mother’s side. Educated in Budapest and France where he received a de...
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Abstract 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

"Trampoline-WI State Fair Park" original signed drawing by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this drawing, Sylvia Spicuzza presents the viewer with a view of children jumping on a trampoline near the entrance to the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair...
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American Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Crayon

Double-Sided Anatomy Drawings, Double-sided Graphite drawing on paper
Located in Long Island City, NY
Moses Soyer, American (1899 - 1974) - Double-Sided Anatomy Drawings. Medium: Double-sided Graphite drawing on paper, signed in pencil lower right, Si...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Graphite

"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 ...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Hugh Mesibov - Colorful Abstract Expressionist ink & watercolor on paper 1955
By Hugh Mesibov
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Watercolor and ink on paper Signed and dated lower left This work can be viewed at our New York City showroom by appointment. Hugh Mesibov - Colorful Abstract Expressionist ink...
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Abstract 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

The Navy of the Future.
Located in New York, NY
Original monochrome gouache illustration for the Illustrated London News. London, May 12, 1956.
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Post-War 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gouache

"Still Life with Artist's Hand" original watercolor signed by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This still life is an unusual example of Sylvia Spicuzza's work, as most of her most significant output are geometric and biomorphic abstract images. The objects in the image - a sea shell, a pitcher, a heavy necklace - are objects the artist likely had at home and staged for the image. But of particular significance is the insertion of the artist's hand, as though she was reaching into the still life while she was painting. The hand has been a significant symbol of the artist throughout art history as a source of creation: Albrecht Dürer's 'Self Portrait at the Age of Twenty-Eight' (1500) highlights the artist's hand much like traditional images of Christ giving gestures of blessing. Likewise, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's 'Self Portrait as a Soldier' (1915) shows the artist in military uniform but with a severed hand as a symbol of helplessness during the First World War. Another important comparison, given Spicuzza is a Midwestern artist, is Ivan Albright's magic realist work 'That Which I Should Have Done I Did Not Do (The Door)' at the Art Institute of Chicago. The massive painting...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Breeze (Fire Island)
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dorothy Dehner (1901–1994) was an influential American multidisciplinary artist who worked with drawing, painting, printmaking, and most notably sculpture. Dehner's legacy has been ...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

"Labrynth"
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...
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Abstract 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Beautiful gouache of the 50's for DOP - L'Oréal - Cosmetics advertising
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful gouache of the 50's for DOP. The Berlingot DOP is a plastic packaging designed in 1951 to receive the Dopal shampoo from L'Oréal. It was first developed in 1933 for hairdre...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper

"Abstract Figure With Bird" original conte cubist drawing by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The present work, drawn with black Conté crayon on a calendar sheet, Sylvia Spicuzza presents the viewer with a rhythmic vision. The scene is dominated by the figure of a woman in a ...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Conté

"Fish" original finger painting signed by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This is an excellent example of one of Sylvia Spicuzza's rare 'finger paintings': not only is it remarkably large, but it also shows her mastery of the...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paint

Athens
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dorothy Dehner (1901–1994) was an influential American multidisciplinary artist who worked with drawing, painting, printmaking, and most notably sculpture. Despite her artistic cont...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

village view, 1953
Located in BLARICUM, NL
QUIRIJN VAN TIEL Rotterdam 1900-1967 Rhoon VILLAGE VIEW 1953 Gouache on paper 38 x 54,5 cm. Signed and dated: lower left
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Original gouache of the 50s representing an agricultural scene Tapestry project
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful gouache of the 50s representing an agricultural scene. It is a tapestry project by Guignebert. Agriculture - Animals
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Linen

Mid 20th century black and white drawing landscape trees houses figures signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Monkey Island at Washington Park Zoo" is an original graphite and charcoal drawing on paper by Francesco Spicuzza. It depicts a number of figures gazing out at a monkey enclosure at a zoo. The artist signed the piece in the lower left. 8 1/2" x 11 3/4" art 17 1/4" x 21 1/8" frame Francesco J. Spicuzza, born in Sicily on July 23, 1883, came to America at the age of 8. He supported himself as a fruit peddler until a newspaperman gave him $4 a week to go to school. He attended classes at the Milwaukee Art Students League, where he studied under Alexander Mueller. There he learned to paint in the then-fashionable "Munich School" technique, with detailed realism in heavy browns and grayed-out hues. Spicuzza completed eight grades in four years, and then in 1911, three businessmen advanced him enough money to allow him to study in New York under artist and teacher John Carlson. It was during this time that Spicuzza changed his style of painting, developing an impressionistic use of color, form and atmospheric renditions. After a period of grinding poverty, one of Spicuzza's pictures won a major New York competition. It was the first of 60 wins, both in the U.S. and Paris. He became a fashionable painter, and many of the leading collections have his work. Spicuzza's typical works were beach scenes, still life, landscapes and portraits done in pastels, oils, ink, charcoal and watercolors. Much of his work traced the history of Milwaukee in the early 1900s. He was probably best known for his scenes of women and children splashing in...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Graphite

Improversation #3
Located in Miami, FL
Gallery tags on verso. Work is frame an in very good condition.
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper

Lanvin Of Paris Original c1950s Advertising Watercolor Christmas Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 14"H x 22"W Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002) Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar Mr And Mrs Claus
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Angular Rhythm
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dorothy Dehner (1901–1994) was an influential American multidisciplinary artist who worked with drawing, painting, printmaking, and most notably sculpture. Despite her artistic cont...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

"Lanvin Paris Theatrical Stage Set c1950s Advertising Watercolor Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 11 3/4"H x 17"W
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Improversation #3 - Early Abstraction
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated lower right; inscribed, Dated and Signed on Verso Provenance: Ashley John Gallery
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Lanvin Of Paris Original c1950s Advertising Watercolor Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 17"H x 11"W Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002) Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar Green Dress/ Red Hat
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Reclining Woman
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
Original Pen and Ink on Paper Dimensions 12″ x 16″ unframed 26 x 30 Framed Circa 1959.
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American Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Pen

Lanvin Of Paris Original c1950s Advertising Watercolor Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 14 1/8"H x 11 1/8"W Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002) Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar Pink Flower Girl
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Stromness, Orkney drawing by Claude Muncaster
Located in London, GB
We acquired a series of paintings from Claude Muncaster's studio. To find more scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller." Claude Munca...
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Realist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Famous Raincoat
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. In the 1950s, he was an in-demand and celebrated illustrator working for New York's toniest publicatio...
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ballpoint Pen

Mid-Century Fashion Designs by Austrian Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century fashion watercolors by accomplished Austrian Female Illustrator. Fashion Gret Kalous-Scheffer (1892 Vienna - 1975 Vienna) was a daughter of the renowned Austrian painter...
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Feminist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Pencil

Tugboat and City Street, Double-sided Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Tugboat and City Street (28) Eve Nethercott, American (1925–2015) Date: circa 1960 Two-Sided Watercolor Size: 15 in. x 22 in. (38.1 cm x 55.88 cm)
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American Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Drawing of a Boy / Butterflies
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is maybe the most influential and valuable American artist of the 20th century. While he is renowned for his iconic Pop art portraits, Caviar20 has been exploring and offering his inimitable works on paper from the 1950's. We believe this is an important, and for the time being, accessible and under-appreciated part of his legacy. During the 1950's Warhol established his reputation in New York City as an illustrator for numerous fashion publications and businesses. His succinct line drawings were modern and gentle, realized with a brave yet delicate gay sensibility. The images he created "off the clock" from his fashion commissions were romantic sketches, day-dreams of crushes, hunks and friends. His 1956 exhibition, Studies for a Boy Book...
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Pop Art 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Claude Muncaster: The Bow Wash Maritime Art watercolour
Located in London, GB
We acquired a series of paintings from Claude Muncaster's studio. To find more scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller." Claude Munca...
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Realist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Two Women, Erotic Nude Woman - Lesbian Dream - Existential Magic Realism
Located in Miami, FL
Two Women by George Tooker is a psychologically engaging portrait of contrasts. An untidy, older, overweight woman is seen slumped in a chair, asleep and lost in a dream. Her head ti...
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Surrealist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

Landschap
Located in BLARICUM, NL
QUIRIJN VAN TIEL Rotterdam 1900-1967 Rhoon LANDSCAPE 1956 Gouache on paper 46,5 x 37 cm. Signed and dated: lower right ‘Quirijn 56’ Provenance: Pri...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

A Man and his Wine, Illustrative Wax Crayon Drawing by William Gropper
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: William Gropper, American (1897 - 1977) Title: A Man and His Wine Year: Circa 1950 Medium: Crayon Drawing on Paper, signed in pencil l.l. Size: 11 x 9 in. (27.94 x 22.86 cm) ...
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Wax Crayon

Portrait of a Girl Wearing a Crown, Double-sided Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - ) Title: Portrait of a Girl wearing a Crown (P6.35) Year: 1957 Medium: Double-Sided Watercolor on Paper Size: 22 x 15 in. (55.88 x 38.1 cm)
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Expressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Study of a Woman, Abstract Graphite on Paper by Remo Michael Farruggio
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Remo Farruggio, Italian/American (1904 - 1981) Title: Study of a Woman Year: 1955 Medium: Graphite on Paper, signed and dated Size: 24 in. x 1...
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite

Baghdad Military Mystery Espionage Illustration Colliers , Saturday Evening Post
By John Pike
Located in Miami, FL
21.25 x 28 in. (54 x 71.1 cm.) Magazine illustration most likely for Colliers or The Saturday Evening Post Title : The One Behind Him, by Charles B . Child Work is unframed
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Realist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Lanvin Of Paris Original c1950s Advertising Watercolor Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 14 1/2"H x 23 1/2"W Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002) Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar Double-sided: 1) Poodles Rompin...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

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