1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

SUSIE Q. SMITH Medium: Newspaper comics Distributed by: King Features Syndicate First Appeared: 1945 Creators: Linda and Jerry Walter 6.25 X 18.25 Like her contemporaries, Aggie Ma...

A 1959 black and white, Mid-Century, Surrealist watercolor on paper by artist Desmond McLean in a cerused black frame. Image size: 15 1/2" x 22 1/2". Framed size: 25" x 21". McL...

Leonard Baskin (American, 1922-2000) ink and gouache drawing on paper titled "Darkened Man", signed lower right, circa 1957. Provenance: Grace Borgenicht gallery, Jeffrey M. Kaplan collection. bears label verso Art: 31" H x 22" W; Frame: 36" H x 27" W. Leonard Baskin was an American sculptor, illustrator, wood-engraver, printmaker, graphic artist, writer and teacher. Baskin was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. While he was a student at Yale University, he founded Gehenna Press, a small private press specializing in fine book production. From 1953 until 1974, he taught printmaking and sculpture at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. Subsequently Baskin also taught at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. He lived most of his life in the U.S., but spent nine years in Devon at Lurley Manor, Lurley, near Tiverton, close to his friend Ted Hughes, for whom he illustrated Crow. Sylvia Plath dedicated Sculpto to Leonard Baskin in her famous work, The Colossus and Other Poems (1960). The Funeral Contege (1997) bronze, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Washington, D.C. His public commissions include a bas relief for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial and a bronze statue of a seated figure, erected in 1994 for the Holocaust Memorial in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His works are owned by many major museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Museum of Modern Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Boca Raton Museum of Art, the British Museum, the Honolulu Museum of Art, the Udinotti Museum of Figurative Art and the Vatican Museums. The archive of his work at the Gehenna Press was acquired by the Bodleian Library at Oxford, England, in 2009. The McMaster Museum of Art in Hamilton, Ontario owns over 200 of his works (some religious and biblical), most of which were donated by his brother Rabbi Bernard Baskin. He was included in the MoMA show, Summer Exhibition: New Acquisitions; Recent American Prints, 1947–1953; Katherine S. Dreier Bequest; Kuniyoshi and Spencer; Expressionism in Germany; Varieties of Realism along with Alexander Archipenko, Francis Bacon, Balthus, Will Barnet, Leonard Baskin, Eugene Berman, Reg Butler, Lovis Corinth, Andre Derain, Otto Dix, Raoul Dufy, Max Ernst, Lucian Freud, George Grosz, Alexei Jawlensky, Oskar Kokoschka, Roberto Matta, Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp and more. In 1955, he was one of eleven New York artists featured in the opening exhibition at the Terrain Gallery, they showed many great artists, Chaim Koppelman, for many years, headed the gallery's Print Division; printmakers such as Will Barnet, Leonard Baskin, Robert Conover, Edmond Casarella, Vincent Longo, and Nicholas Krushenick were frequent exhibitors. the gallery has represented many well-known artists, including Richard Anuszkiewicz, Robert Blackburn, Lois Dodd, William King, Chaim and Dorothy Koppelman, Roy Lichtenstein, Harold Krisel...

Maurice MIOT dit "Melito" (1920-1994) Open window, 1950 Pencil on paper Signed "Melito" and dated "50" lower right 35 x 25 cm Frame 50 x 40 cm Son of a locksmith from the Aube regio...

Interesting ink-wash nude woman study by French painter Robert Cami (1900-1975). The Lavis technique involves using a pigment, often ink, that has been diluted in water and then appl...

Nude woman seated on a bench looking out at the viewer. The work is signed by the artist and stamped. The paper is not framed. Many others are available. Please inquire to buy the e...

Delightful pencil drawing of a steer laying down by French artist Leo Labusquiére, 1950. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border....

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'...

Surrealist Drawing is an exceptional pencil drawing by the artist Roberto Sebastián Antonio Matta Echaurren, who signed on the lower right of the paper “Matta”. The artwork is in ver...

Vivid and bright watercolor landscape of a village perched atop a hillside in Madagascar by French artist Stephane Magnard (1917-2010), circa 1950. Signed lower left. Stéphane Magna...

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 ...

Françoise GILOT (1921-) Woman in the Hammam Original Pastel Drawing Signed bottom right On paper 74 x 55 cm at view (c. 30 x 22 in) Presented in golden wood frame 96 x 77 cm (c. 38...

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...

This is lithographic crayon and gouache on paper

Medium: Gouache on Board Signature: Unsigned

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

'Woman Seated', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, LACMA, SFAA, Salon d'Automne ----------- Created circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped, verso, with Victor d...

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...

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...

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...

Work on paper

Created 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...

Signed lower right, 'M. Backman' for Muriel Backman (American, 1902-1996); additionally signed verso, titled 'Pt. Pinos' and dated 1953. A bright and fresh watercolor showing a view...

Work on paper

A ca. 1950 watercolor of male bathers in Morocco by artist Andre Delfau. Image size: 7 1/2" x 7 3/4". Archivally matted to 14" x 14". Provenance: Estate of the artist. Born in ...

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 ...

This framed 26.5" x 16.25" watercolor painting by artist P. Krewer depicts a rocky coastal landscape in Maine. In the foreground are several rock clusters on the coastal edge in mult...

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...

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...

Delightful watercolor painting of a sunlit view of the Venice canals through a stone archway by French artist Stephane Magnard, circa 1950. Original ...

The Tower is an artwork realized by a contemporary anonymous artist in the 1950s.   Watercolor drawing on paper.   Good conditions.

In the Land of the Cat is a Pencil Drawing and watercolour realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s. Good condition, no signature, titled on the centre of the artwork in italian language. ...

Luxembourg. "Old Luxembourg" by Leonard Machin Rowe (1880-1968) Initialled lower right watercolour painting on artist's paper, unframed Image 9.75 x 1...

Painted circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped, verso, with Victor Di Gesu estate stamp. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the L...

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

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....

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...

Figures is a modern artwork realized by Francisco Bores in 1950. Charcoal drawings. Good conditions.

Portrait of Woman is Black Marker and Watercolour realized by an unknown artist of 20th century in 1950. Good condition on a grey paper, included a white cardboard (60x40 cm). No s...

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...

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...

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...

Indian Dancer - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor A stoic, dark-haired woman in elaborate dress is sitting cross-legged in this illustration by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999). Pattinson uses fine ink line detail and a vibrant pink watercolor for a splash of color. Signed at the bottom, "Irene Pattinson." Provenance: The Artist, Estate of Irene Pattinson: David Carlson; Estate of Larry Miller Fine Art, Robert Azensky Fine Art. Presented in a new white mat with foam core backing. Mat size: 16"H x 12"W Paper size: 11.75"H x 8.5"W Image size: 7.5"H x 6.5"W Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999) studied at the California School of Fine Art (now The San Francisco Art Institute), San Francisco State College and The Marion Hartwell School of Design. She was President of the San Francisco Woman Artists Association 1955-56. Provenance: The Artist, Estate of Irene Pattinson: David Carlson; Estate of Larry Miller Fine Art, Robert Azensky Fine Art. Solo Exhibitions: Lucien Labaudt Gallery 1955; San Francisco Museum of Art, 1961 (39 works). Selected Group Exhibitions: San Francisco Art Association Annual 1948, 54, 55; San Francisco Woman Artists, 1957-1960; Oakland Art Museum Annual, 1951, 58; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1960; Richmond Art Center, 1955, 56, 57, 58; San Francisco Art Institute 1959, 60. The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, 1958, 59, 60, 62, 63; Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1960; Fourth Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1963. Awards: First Place, San Francisco Woman Artists Assoc., 1957, 1959; San Francisco Art Festival 1957;Literature: San Francisco Art Institute - A catalog of the Art Ban 1962/63; San Francisco and the Second Wave: The Blair Collection Exhibitions: 1963 The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA 1963 California Palace of The Legion of Honor: Forth Winter Invitational, San Francisco, CA 1962 The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA 1961 San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA 1960 California...

Signed lower right, 'Ph. Noyer' for Philippe Henri Noyer (French, 1917-1985), inscribed, 'Paris' and dated 1959. After a traditional education at the elite Ecole des Roches, Philipp...

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...

Original watercolor on archival paper attributed to the hand of Coulton Waugh. Purchased along with a second signed piece of artwork by the artist. See listing titled “Cupid”. Circa 1950. Condition is very good. Several tiny mild areas of staining right and left corners bottom covered by matting. Recently professionally matted.. Unframed. Provenance: A Pennsylvania estate. Coulton Waugh was born in 1896 in Cornwall, England. He was an American visual artist, son of maritime painter Frederick Judd Waugh, and his grandfather was the Philadelphia portrait...

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

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...

Prisoners is an artwork realized by Mino Maccari  (1924-1989) in 1952. Black Marker drawing. Dated and hand-signed by the artist. Good conditions.

Marie LAURENCIN Colorful flowers, 1953 Original pencil drawing Signed by artist stamp On paper 24.5 x 19.5 cm (c. 9.6 x 7.6 inch) Very good conditi...