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Period: Mid-20th Century
A Fabulous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Standing Female Nude Figure Study
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fabulous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Standing Female Nude Figure Study by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Artwork Size: 18 x 12, unframed, mounted / floated t...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper
Still Life Watercolor
Located in Houston, TX
Pleasing still life watercolor by artist J. Alvermann, 1956. Signed and dated lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a stand...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of a woman
By Henri Fehr
Located in Genève, GE
Work on paper
Golden wooden frame with glass pane
49.5 x 40.5 x 3.5 cm
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
A 1951 Ink on Paper Figure Study of a Conversation by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A ink on paper figure study by artist Harold Haydon depicting a conversation. Artwork size: 12" x 9 1/2". Archivally matted to 14" x 16". Provenance: Estate of the artist.
Haro...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper
Landscape
Located in Genève, GE
Work on paper
Brown wooden frame with glass pane
37 x 57 x 1.5 cm
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
British Impressionist Painting Winding River Nestled In The Countryside
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982)
signed original watercolour painting on artistic paper, unframed
size: 10 x 14 inches
condition: overall very good, ...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Original Parisian Vintage Jewelry Design Art by Van Cleef & Boucheron Designer
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Thick Gold Bangle Duo Jewelry Design
circa mid 20th century
by Paul Touzet (French b. 1917)
original gouache painting, with pencil on tracing paper
s...
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French School Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
Inspiration - Drawing by Mino Maccari - mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century.
Hand signed lower right.
Very good condition.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
The Forest - Original Ink by R. Fontene - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Forest is an Original ink drawing realized by Robert Fonténé.
The artwork is in good condition glued on cream-colored cardboard.
Hand-signed on th...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
1940's Provence Painting French Green Trees - Post Impressionist artist
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provencal Landscape
by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998)
signed and dated 45'
From a batch of similar work where most were dated 1942-1947
watercolour painting on paper, unframed
meas...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on thick board
unframed: 8 x 8 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we have fo...
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Abstract Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
Jazz Musicians (1950's Black Philadelphia artist)
By Roland Ayers
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Roland Ayers (1932-2014).
The Split Second After, ca. 1959
Lithograph on paper, image measuring 14 × 18 inches. Sheet measuring 18 × 23 inches.
Unframed. Minor staining of sheet...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Vintage Watercolor Landscape - Argau
By Alfred Siegris
Located in Houston, TX
Joyful watercolor landscape of a strip of trees dotted with fall colored foliage by artist Alfred Siegris (1892-1960), circa 1950. Signed lower right.
Original one-of-a-kind artwork...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Louis Osman FRIBA Pavilion architectural design
By Louis Osman
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, Prince of Wales. We have acquired a large archive of Osman's works form his daughter; to see the other Osman works available, please scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller."
Louis Osman (1914 - 1996)
A Pavilion in a Private Park
Pen, ink and wash
67 x 100 cm
Provenance: the family of the artist.
Signed lower right.
Osman was as much an artist as an architect. This is likely a portfolio piece from his time studying at the Bartlett School of Architecture, and is as such a piece of architectural history as well as a beautiful Osman design. Osman was awarded a First Class degree and the Donaldson Medal of the RIBA (for the best result in his year group) by the Bartlett, and then went on to the Slade School of Art. He subsequently trained with Sir Albert Richardson – we also have several Richardson works in our collection.
After the war, Osman busied himself as an architect. His work included contributions to Westminster Abbey, and Lincoln, Exeter, Ely, and Lichfield Cathedrals, Staunton Harold Church in Ashby de la Zouch for the National Trust, and of course his folly: the Grade I listed Elizabethan manor house, Canons Ashby in Northamptonshire, now a National Trust property.
At Canons Ashby he established a workshop and had a team of silversmiths and goldsmiths working for him. In 1976 he made the gold enamelled coffin...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Pen
Seated Woman (Elizabeth)
By Franz Kline
Located in New York, NY
EX COLL.: the artist; to I. David Orr (1904–1997), Long Island, New York; to his estate, 1997 until the present
Originally trained as a figurative painter, Kline was an exceptional ...
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Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Paper, Ink
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...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Still Life with Teapot, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Still Life with Teapot (P6.43), Year: 1947, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 16 x 12 in. (40.64 x 30.48 cm), Description: Arranged ...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mid 20th Century French Post Impressionist Painting Man Rowing On Empty Lake
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975) watercolour on thick paper, unframed
painting: 19 x 13 inches
provenance: the artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound condition; ther...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Renaissance Male and Female Nude Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Renaissance Male and Female Nude Study
Year: circa 1963
Medium: Original drawing on vélin Strathmore paper
Size: 23 x 18 inches
Condition: Good
...
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Renaissance Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
$1,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Berty Seuron, 1st Dancer by Leon-Laurent Galand - Drawing - 43x57 cm
By Leon-Laurent Galand 1
Located in Geneva, CH
Sold without the frame.
Léon Laurent Galand is a French painter and illustrator born April 18, 1872 in Montpellier (Hérault) and died November 4, 1960 in Clichy (Hauts-de-Seine).
L...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Crayon
Mid Century French Elegant Lady in Draping Sleeve Dress Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil on artists paper, double sided
Size: 10 height) x 7.5 (width)
Stamped Verso
Condition: Good
Provenan...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Mid Century French Chic Posed Lady in A Halter Neck Dress Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil on artists paper, double sided
Size: 10 height) x 8 (width)
Stamped Verso
Condition: Good
Provenance...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A ca. 1935 tonal, watercolor of a steel mill by artist Harold Haydon. Artwork size: 8 3/4" x 11 3/4". Archivally matted to 14" x 18". Provenance: Estate of the artist.
Harold E...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
$585 Sale Price
31% Off
Mid Century French Pencil Sketch of Multiple Fashionable Female Faces
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait
Signed by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil/ink drawing on artists paper, double sided
Size: 9 height) x 7 (width)
Stamped Verso
Condition...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Ink
House Beautiful Cover Proposal. American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA
Located in New York, NY
House Beautiful Cover Proposal. American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA
Antonio Petruccelli (1907 – 1994)
Mixing Mortar
12 1/2 X 14 3/4 inche...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
1950s Pastel Drawing of a Young Boy by Artist Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1950s pastel drawing of a young boy by artist Francis Chapin. Provenance: Estate of the artist. Image size: 16" x 15". Artwork is not matt...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
Landscape - Marker and Watercolor by E. Pavarino - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original drawing in China ink and watercolor on paper, realized by Ermanno Pavarino in 1969.
The state of preservation of the artwork is very good.
Hand-signed and d...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Permanent Marker
John Whorf Watercolor - Morning, Barbados
By John Whorf
Located in Phoenix, AZ
John Whorf (1903-1959) watercolor, boats in Barbados.
Measures: 16 1/4" H x 23" W. In excellent condition, framed.
Signed lower left.
The Island men setting out for the day's catch.
...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
$17,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Sketch for a Portrait - Drawing by Flor David - Mid 20th Century
By Flor David
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch for a Portrait is a drawing on paper realized in the Mid-20th Century by Flor David.
Pencil on Creamy-colored paper.
Good conditions.
Flor David (1891-1958) ): pseudonym of...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
The Little Ballerina - Figurative Drawing in Pencil on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
The Little Ballerina - Figurative Drawing in Pencil on Paper
Delicate drawing of a ballerina from the back by an unknown artist (20th Century). With ...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
“After the Hunt”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor with graphite tracings of interior pub scene by the British artist, George Anderson Short. Signed bottom left. Circa 1940. ...
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Academic Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper, Graphite
$295 Sale Price
34% Off
Peter Collins ARCA Colliery Mining Scene pen and ink factory England sketch
Located in London, GB
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Landscape 1961, paper/watercolor, 20x23.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Landscape
1961, paper/watercolor, 20x23.5 cm
Herberts Mangolds (1901-1978)
Graphic, army officer.
In 1920 he graduated from the Artillery Cadet School of Latvian and many military ...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Mid 20th Century French Watercolour Signed Painting Down The Summer Track
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975) signed watercolour on paper, mounted in a card frame
inscribed verso
card frame: 11 x 15 inches
painting: 5.5 x 8.25 inches
provenance: the artists ...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A ca. 1935 tonal, watercolor of a steel mill by artist Harold Haydon. Artwork size: 8 3/4" x 11 3/4". Archivally matted to 14" x 18". Provenance: Estate of the artist.
Harold E...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
$585 Sale Price
31% Off
"King & I" Orig 1951 Broadway Drawing Published NYT Tony Awards Mid 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
"King & I" Orig 1951 Broadway Drawing Published NYT Tony Awards Mid 20th Century
Al Hirschfeld (1903 – 2003) "The King and I," 14 3/4 x 30 inches. Ink on board. Signed lower right. ...
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Performance Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Board
"Pastel Landscape in Blues 2" Original Impressionist Landscape Drawing
Located in Arp, TX
Edith Isaac-Rose
"Pastel Landscape in Blues 2"
c.1960
Pastel on paper
17"x15" unframed
Unsigned
Edith Isaac-Rose (1929-2018)
Born in Chicago in 1929, and neé Ganansky-Teitelbaum, she graduated from The Art Institute of Chicago in 1951 and moved to New York in 1959 where she lived ever since. Taking as her professional name her parents’ first names, Edith was a prolific artist working first as an abstract expressionist then turning in the 1980s to figurative, political work consisting of drawings, paintings, and embroideries which she called “Daily Rage”.
She had been represented by the Phyllis Kind Gallery and her work is in the Hirshhorn Museum as well as numerous private collections.
Edith, along with her partner of 35 years, Bea Kreloff, (1925-2016), founded Art Workshop International in 1981 where they held art and writing workshops in Assisi, Italy, Monhegan Island, Maine, and Puerto Escondido, Mexico.
Edith was a resident at the Westbeth Artist Housing in Greenwich Village and was actively involved with the anti-war movement, gay liberation...
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Abstract Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Bouquet of Flowers, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Bouquet of Flowers (P4.7), Year: circa 1960, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 19 x 13 in. (48.26 x 33.02 cm), Description: Set agai...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Untitled" Mid 20th Century American Abstract 1960s Color Field Abstraction
Located in New York, NY
"Untitled" Mid 20th Century American Abstract 1960s Color Field Abstraction
James Daugherty (1887 – 1974)
Untitled
12 ¼ x 15 ¼ inches
Initialed and dated February 21, 1966 lower ri...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Young Love: Walking to School, Four Seasons Calendar Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Illustrated for the 1949 Four Seasons Calendar, published by Brown and Bigelow.
A young girl holds a freshly-picked bouquet of flowers as she strolls alongside a boy who carries he...
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American Realist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Paper
Vintage French Watercolor Landscape - Rural Outskirts
Located in Houston, TX
Warmly hued watercolor of rust colored homes and buildings dotting a rural landscape by French artist Stephane Magnard, circa 1950. Signed lower right.
Stéphane Magnard was the pain...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Vintage Watercolor Seascape - English Coast
Located in Houston, TX
Delightful watercolor seascape of a sweeping view over a rugged cliff off the English coast by artist Tae, circa 1960. Unsigned.
Original artwork on pap...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Tree and Cat - Original Ink Drawing by Louis Touchagues - Mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Tree and Cat is an Original Drawing applied on a white Passepartout, realized by Louis Touchagues in the mid 20th century.
Drawing in ink and pen.
Hand-signed on the lower by t...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Music Abstract
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-century modern abstract painting of musical instrument by German artist, circa 1960.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with ...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage French Landscape - Peacock Pond
Located in Houston, TX
Pencil drawing of splendid peacocks resting peacefully beside a glistening pond and willow tree. Signed and dated 1942 lower right.
Displayed on a white mat with a gold border and ...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Renaissance Male Nude Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Renaissance Male Nude Study
Year: circa 1963
Medium: Original drawing on vélin Strathmore paper
Size: 18 x 23 inches
Condition: Good
Provenance:...
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Renaissance Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
$1,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Lake Tahoe III
By Bart Perry
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Bart Perry (American, 1906-1992)
Title: Lake Tahoe III
Year: 1957
Medium: Watercolor
Paper: Watercolor paper
Image size: 19 x 23.75 inches
paper size: 19 x 23.75 inches
Signature: Signed lower right in pencil by the artist
Condition: Excellent, some hanging tape remaining on the back at the sheet edge.
About the artist.
Bart Perry studied at the California School of Fine Arts, MFA, 1928. Fine Arts, Mills College, Berkeley, CA. 1955.
Selected Exhibitions: Lucien Labaudt Gallery with Wm. Mayo, 1946; California School of Fine Arts, Roy DeForest...
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American Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Rockport, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Rockport (P5.48), Year: 1948, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 17 x 20 in. (43.18 x 50.8 cm), Description: This view of Rockport, M...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Cartoon sketch, ca. 1955. Pencil on paper, sheet measures 8.5 x 11 inches. Unsigned with editor's notations.
From a group of sketches meant to be preliminary drafts for editor appro...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
$125 Sale Price
50% Off
Act Paper, mixed media, 29x19 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Act
Paper, mixed media, 29x19 cm
This work presents a colorful and stylized representation of a woman's figure engaged in an act or performance, capturing the movement, emotion, an...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
$748 Sale Price
20% Off
British Impressionist Painting Sorrel Horse Trotting In Field By Stream
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982)
signed original watercolour painting on artistic paper, unframed
size: 10.5 x 15 inches
condition: Fair, minor wear to the edges as is normal for ...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
French Watercolor - Fishing Boats
Located in Houston, TX
French watercolor of quiet fishing village in Brittany, circa 1950.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size frame. Archiva...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Villeneuve Cloister in Avignon - Drawing by Leon Boulier - 1941
Located in Roma, IT
Villeneuve cloister in Avignon is a watercolor on paper, realized by Leon Boulier, 1941.
26 x 35 cm.
Titled lower left side.
Hand signed on the back.
Good conditions
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
'Medea', Jason's Enchantress, Greek Mythological Figural, Expressionist Woman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Peter Brandes' (Danish, born 1944) and dated 1964-1965. Titled, upper left, 'Medea' and bearing 2017 dedication in graphite, lower r...
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Expressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Torture Scene II, Folk Art Gouache on paper by Unknown Artist
Located in Long Island City, NY
Unknown Artist - Torture Scene II, Medium: Gouache on thin laid paper, Image Size: 3.25 x 5 inches, Size: 6 x 8.75 in. (15.24 x 22.23 cm)
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Folk Art Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Christ - Original Drawing - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Christ is an original artwork realized by the Unknown Artist in the mid-20th Century.
Original pen drawing on ivory-colored paper, glued on colored cardboard (24 x 16 cm).
Not sig...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen
Mid Century Crashing Surf on Rocks Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Classic mid-century California seascape watercolor of the crashing surf on the rocky coast by Santa Cruz, California artist Margaret E. Rogers (American, 1872-1961), c.1950. Rogers was one of the original "Jolly Daubers" who studied with Frank Heath and took wagon trips to the redwoods and Yosemite to paint.
Signed "M.E. Rogers" lower right.
Presented in a rustic giltwood frame under glass.
Image, 16.5"H x 18.5"L.
Margaret Esther Rogers' (1872 - 1961) early childhood was spent in England. The Rogers were a cultured family who came to California for the father’s health and settled on a ranch in the King City area. Margaret grew up in the curiously paradoxical world of early California, breaking her own riding horses and roping cattle during the day, doing a man’s work, riding a man’s saddle, then sitting down to the piano to play classics in the evening after high tea. Margaret’s mother had the only piano for 80 miles around. Her father, Robert J. Rogers, had been an importer of fine tea, coffee, and spices in England. In Monterey County, he raised sheep and cattle and the family lived under comparatively rustic and modest conditions. When Margaret wasn’t riding, tending a herd, plowing a field, or playing the piano, she was painting. Art was an early love.
Fame caught up with her early. She was written up in a San Francisco newspaper as “Monterey County’s pretty girl who rides a man’s saddle, marks and brands stock, breaks wild colts, plows and sows, plays classical music and paints in oils.” Margaret’s mother was her first music and art teacher; later she took art lessons from Kate Baldwin in Salinas.
She had suitors and several proposals, but never married. In the year 1898, Margaret’s “intended” put in 700 acres of grain, spending all he had plus money he borrowed. Not a spear of grain grew, she wrote, and their plans to marry when the crop was sold dried up with the weather.
When her mother died, Margaret and her father moved to Soquel, taking along her favorite saddle horse. Now living in Santa Cruz County, Margaret at once became involved in art circles which were unofficially headed by Frank Heath and his wife, Lillian Dake Heath. Frank Heath and Margaret together founded Santa Cruz Art League in 1919, and a few months later were joined in their efforts by a Dutch woman named Cor de Gavere who arrived in Santa Cruz.
The two women artists, Margaret and Cor, became fast friends and remained so until Cor’s death in July 1955, while she was visiting relatives in Holland. They painted together almost every day and shared many meals at each other’s cottages which were just a few blocks apart in the Seabright area. However, those Victorian ladies, raised in the era of rigid social conventions, always addressed each other as ‘Miss Rogers’ and ‘Miss de Gavere’ as long as they lived. Money was never in great supply for either lady, but Cor managed to buy a small automobile, and after six driving lessons the two of them took off for southern California. Cor and Margaret took many camping and painting trips in Cor’s automobile. Sometime later, Margaret herself got brave enough to buy an auto.
From 1925 to 1947, Margaret made her home in the basement of the Arts and Crafts Building. She managed the Art League’s first gallery, which was started there. Holding informal court for friends who called, Margaret would open a can of sardines, put out a plate of crackers, and conversation about art or music would follow. During World War II, Margaret raised rabbits in cages. In later years, Margaret purchased a small studio-home on Alhambra Street – still in the Seabright area, which both women clung to as home territory.
In 1929, Margaret helped found the Art League’s first Statewide Show, which became an annual event. She served as show chairwoman for more than 20 years. A fine painter of landscapes, Margaret became better known for her strong marine scenes. Once she explained that the ocean was “the real challenge, because it won’t stand still.” She served as president of the Art League from 1925 to 1947. Short, stocky, outspoken and very talented, Margaret gained many honors in her later years. With her short haircut and her dark dresses...
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American Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$950 Sale Price
24% Off
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 12.75 x 9.75 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we ...
Category
Abstract Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Pan" Original Watercolor & Ink Storyboard by Walter Schnackenberg
Located in Chicago, IL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
Category
Art Nouveau Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Pencil
Ballet Dancer by Jules Schyl, Pastel on paper, Similarities with Degas
By Jules Schyl
Located in Stockholm, SE
Jules Schyl (Sweden, 1893-1977)
Title: Ballet Dancers
A Ballet Dancer painting is a rare find for an artist mostly known for his oeuvre with Cubism and Expressionist paintings. The current painting has many similarities with Degas sketches...
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Pastel
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