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Style: American Realist
Period: 1950s
Peter Rabbit happened to be looking out of the dear Old Briar-patch as the young
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Peter Rabbit happened to be looking out of the dear Old Briar-patch as the young Fox ran past.
Ink on paper, 1955
Signed "H. Cady," and dated 11-15 lower left (see photo)
Annotated w...
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1950s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Ink
Nonconformist Removed by the State. Satyr / Pan Mythology
Located in Miami, FL
This cartoon by Charles Addams is generations ahead of its time.
To get the punch line, you need to know the meaning of a Satyr or Pan.
Satyr: Part man and part beast. - A male nature spirit with ears and a tail resembling those of a horse, as well as a permanent, exaggerated permanent erection. Early artistic representations sometimes include horse-like legs; Satyrs were characterized by their vulgar, indecent ribaldry, and were rowdy lovers of wine, music, dancing, and women. They inhabited remote locales, such as woodlands, and they often attempted to seduce or rape nymphs and mortal women alike.
It's prudish 1950s America, where TV programs show husband and wife sleeping in separate beds. The discussion and representation of sex was repressed. To make a bold statement about censorship and the uncompromising moral climate of the time, Addams uses a reference from the mythical world to make a statement about the real world. In doing so, he anticipates the sexual revolution of the late 1960s and 1970s.
The satyr/pan symbolizes nonconformistism. He has his own earthy customs, attitudes, and ideas. Because of that is being handcuffed and formally taken away by the state whose goal is to repress natural erotic fun and frolic that is ubiquitous in todays society.
A proper and perfectly pressed Park Ranger cleans out a lustful undesirable from pristine woodlands. With startled expressions, a vulnerable family of correct women witness the event as they are about to have a picnic. The Satyr grasps his Pipes of Pan just over his crotch. The background is populated by phallic symbols. This is one a the rare instances where Addams address the issue of sex. The Ranger is a dead ringer as a self portrait of Addams.
Original illustration for a cartoon, showing a uniformed ranger leading away a manacled satyr, in front of a startled picnic party. Ink and grisaille wash on Whatman cold press illustration board, signed "Chas Addams...
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1950s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Ink, Watercolor
"NEW MEXICO LANDSCAPE" RURAL SCENE
By Peter Hurd
Located in San Antonio, TX
Peter Hurd
(1904 - 1984)
New Mexico Artist
Image Size: 11 x 20
Frame Size: 25 x 33
Medium: Ink Wash
Circa 1950s-60s
"New Mexico Landscape"
Biography
P...
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1950s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Ink
"Catching A Fish, " Gouache and Watercolor, Signed
By Tom Rost
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Catching A Fish" is an original gouache and watercolor painting on illustration board. It is signed in the lower left by the artist Tom Rost.
25" x 20 5/8" art
30 5/8" x 24 3/4" framed with museum glass
Tom Rost spent most of his life in Wisconsin, graduating from the Milwaukee State Teacher's College (now the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee). He began his artistic career as an illustrator for the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Works Progress Administration, and the Treasury Department. Later, he began illustrating for the Milwaukee Journal and then left to work in New York with the Field...
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1950s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board
Coral Reef Painting Life Mag Published 1953. Mid Century Modern American Scene
Located in New York, NY
Coral Reef Painting Life Mag Published 1953. Mid Century Modern American Scene
Antonio Petruccelli (1907 – 1994)
The World We Live In
Coral Reef
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1950s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Board, Gouache
Original Painting Undersea Whale Life Mag Published 1953 Illustration Ocean Sea
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting Undersea Whale Life Mag Published 1953 Illustration Ocean Sea
Antonio Petruccelli (1907 – 1994)
Underwater Whale
Life Illustration published, c. November 7, 1953
1...
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1950s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Gouache, Board
Original Painting Life Mag Published 1955 Birds Animals Illustration Mid Century
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting Life Mag Published 1953 Birds Animals Illustration Mid Century
Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994)
The World We Live In
Birds of Paradise
Life Magazine Illustration ...
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1950s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Board, Gouache
Dancer in Green
Located in Washington, DC
American Impressionist
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1950s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Pastel, Cardboard
untitled (The White Barn with Farmers and Horse)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
untitled (The White Barn with Farmers and Horse)
Watercolor, c. 1950
Signed by the artist in ink lower right: Wm. C. Grauer
Numbered in pencil verso: 152
Provenance:
Estate of the Artist
Gretchen Grauer Vanderhoof, the artist's daughter
Condition: Excellent
Image/Sheet size: 18 3/4 x 24 inches
William C. Grauer (1895-1985)
William C. Grauer (1895-1985) was born in Philadelphia to German immigrant parents. After attending the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art, Grauer received a four year scholarship from the City of Philadelphia to pursue post graduate work. It was during this time that Grauer began working as a designer at the Decorative Stained Glass Co. in Philadelphia.
Following his World War I service in France, Grauer moved to Akron, Ohio where he opened a studio in 1919 with his future brother-in-law, the architect George Evans...
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1950s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Watercolor
Schooner St. Croix
Located in New York, NY
Emilio Sanchez (1921-1999) created the watercolor entitled “Schooner St. Croix” in 1952. This piece is signed in pen at the lower right and titled on the verso. The paper size is 16.88 x 22.25 inches. Stamped on verso "Estate of Emilio Sanchez." Good to very good condition.
“Best known for his architectural paintings and lithographs, Emilio Sanchez (1921-1999) explored the effects of light and shadow to emphasize the abstract geometry of his subjects. His artwork encompasses his Cuban heritage...
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1950s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Graphite, Watercolor
"Sleigh Ride, Winter, " Fletcher Martin, Woodstock, Holiday Scene Illustration
Located in New York, NY
Fletcher Martin (1904 - 1979)
Sleigh Ride, Woodstock, New York circa 1955
Watercolor on paper
14 x 11 inches
Signed lower right
Provenance:
James Cox Galler...
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1950s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Paper, Watercolor
Grizzly Adams, Grizzly bear attacks Frontiersman
By Robert Riggs
Located in Miami, FL
There is a reason why there are few contemporary painters who can paint a portrait of a man and bear this good. It's hard to do. It's easy to throw some paint or spray a mess of graf...
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1950s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Graphite, Mixed Media
"Head Em Home", Mid Century Cowboy on Horse Western Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century figurative landscape of a cowboy on his horse at sundown titled "Head Em Home" by Stanley M. Long (American, 1892-1972). Signed “Stanley M. Long” in bottom right corner. Displayed in a simple wood frame and off-white mat with glass. Image size: 22.75”H x 30.25”L. Frame is 1.5" deep.
Stanley M. Long was a watercolorist who was born in Oakland, CA on May 4, 1892. He spent his childhood on a ranch in Napa where he broke wild horses. He began sketching when quite young and at age 15 enrolled at the San Francisco Institute of Art. He continued at the California College of Arts and Crafts, where he was awarded a scholarship for further study at Académie Julian in Paris.
Long served in the camouflage corps in both world wars. Long taught art in San Francisco at Mission High School and for 17 years at Polytechnic High School. His western illustrations were featured in Sunset Magazine and the Los Angeles Times. Having worked with horses all his life, they were to become the main theme of his paintings.
Member: Society of Western Artists, Napa Valley Art...
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1950s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Watercolor, Paper
Standing Female Nude
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Standing Female Nude
Ink on paper
Signed by the artist with his initials lower left "AB"
Related to numerous drawings of the same model illustrate...
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1950s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Ink
The New Dreamliner: Biggest Baby News in Years!
By John Gannam
Located in Miami, FL
Published Thayer Stroller advertisement, 1951
Watercolor and gouache on board
Signed lower left
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1950s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Gouache
Seated Nude, Charcoal Drawing by Leon Kroll
By Leon Kroll
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Leon Kroll, American (1884 - 1974)
Title: Seated Nude
Medium: Charcoal on paper, signed
Size: 10.25 x 11 inches
Frame Size: 24 x 24 inches
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1950s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Charcoal
Original Painting S America Map Published 1956 Illustration Animals Planet Globe
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting S America Map Published 1956 Illustration Animals Planet Globe
Antonio Petruccelli (1907 – 1994)
The Wonders of Life on Earth
Earth South...
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1950s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Board, Gouache
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