Mid-20th Century Mixed Media

This stunning abstract artwork was made in 1960, by the well known Italian artist Ermete Lancini. The artwork is a painting and a collage with newspaper sheet and other glued element...

Josef Albers Album Art circa late 1950s: A set of 2 vinyl record covers (containing their records) brilliantly designed by Josef Albers circa 1959 and 196...

Éditions Denise René Matt acrylic-painted wood relief Signed. Exhibition at the Centre Pompidou, “Vasarely - le partage des formes”,

Domenick Capobiano (American, b. 1928), Celestial Composition, Mixed Media Collage on Board, 1963, pastel, acrylic, newspaper, signed and dated lower right, inscribed to verso "To El...

The most significant example of Cremona’s work to come to market in recent memory, this sweeping 1968 abstraction captures the haunting lyricism that defined his mature work. The com...

Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003) "Beat the Band" 22 x 26 1/2 inches ink on board published in The New York Times, October 11, 1942 The unframed work comes directly from the Al Hirschfeld F...

In the 1960's, Wayne Timm rubbed elbows with the likes of Warhol, Lichtenstein, Rauchenburg and many others, in the time he had an Art studio loft in New York City and while working ...

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...

Profil de Jacqueline, Pablo Picasso, Edition, 1950's, Monochrome, Design, Plat Profil de Jacqueline Ed. 100 pcs 22.01.1956 White earthenware clay D. 42 cm Stamped on the back: Empre...

Collage by Swiss artist Albert Chubac, signed and numbered 7/8, measuring 127cm x 87cm.

Abraham Rattner (American, 1895-1978) Hand signed Rattner on the label and signed in the weave Edition 1 OF 8 (I do not know how many of the 8 were actually produced) Created at Itche Mambush Atelier Workshop Ein Hod Artist Village Israel. Titled: In Memory of the Six Million A stunning large example in a brightly colored Abstract expressionist design. A hand made made textile artwork Dimensions: 55 X 79 inches This is an Aubusson style flat weave hand woven wool tapestry wall Hanging. Hand signed. Executed at Itche Mambush studios Ein Hod Artists Village. Itche Mambouche worked with Marcel Janco, Mordecai Ardon, Robert Helman, Sami Briss, Abraham Rattner and others inspired by Jean Lurcat and Jean Picard le Doux. This is similar to an Aubusson style flat weave tapisserie hand woven wool tapestry. Along with the George Goldstein...

Composizione, 1963 is an interesting original drawing (mixed media: pencil, pastel, China ink, watercolor) by the Informal Italian artist, Gaston...

This abstract artwork is one of a group of over 100 pieces personally selected by the artist, and gifted to a close personal friend in 1969. Please note that this painting was never ...

Guy Harloff Signed and Dated Large Abstract Painting Wonderful Guy Harloff large abstract painting Titled “Composition” 1954 Mixed media on paper applied to masonite. Inscription G...

This abstract artwork is one of a group of over 100 pieces personally selected by the artist, and gifted to a close personal friend in 1969. Please note that this painting was never ...

Elfi Schuselka (Austrian, b. 1940), Abstract Figural Composition, Mixed Media on Paper, mounted on board, circa 1965, apparently unsigned, unframed. 8.5" H x 11" W x 0.75" D. Provena...

Sculptor; Collage Artist Born New York, NY December 14, 1920. Holdings : AFL-CIO Headquarters in Washington, DC; Community Blood Council in New York; Omaha National Bank; Slater Mem...

Signed "James Montgomery Flagg" Lower Right by Artist "'I've found a woman to sew on buttons,' he said politely. 'Have I?' he inquired of Nancy. 'Big Boy, you have.'" Illustration ...

Ethel Merman "Annie Get Your Gun" original Mid Century Broadway theatre drawing Ethel Merman in the pre-Broadway tour of ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, 18 ½ ...

A mixed media work by Mary Corse. "Untitled" is a mixed media, acrylic and diamond dust on canvas in a palette of white, black, and red by American Post-war, female artist Mary Corse...

This abstract painting by Genichiro Inokuma measures 18" x 24" and framed 22 ⅝" x 28 ¾" x 1 ¾". Frame is original and all original labels are intact....

Three High-Fashion figures adorned in flowing gowns are lined up in a row, facing the viewer. They have an Avant-garde complex design reminiscent of Gustav Klimt. The work is constru...

Original crayon and pencil drawing on cut-out paper mounted on board. Hand signed with artist's initials CA. Executed in 1966, this work is registered in the archives of the Calder...

Hans Bellmer (1902-1975) - La bataille (D. 118) Etching from 1958. Edition of 99/100. Dimensions of work: 38 x 28 cm. Hand signed. -- Published by Joseph Foret, Paris, 1958. L...

Stuart Davis Eggbeater No. 1 Silk Scarf, ca. 1980 100% silks scarf 34 × 34 inches (the smaller measurements shown are after the scarf is folded, to minimize shipping costs, as it sh...

Elfi Schuselka (Austrian, b. 1940), Abstract Figural Composition, Mixed Media on Paper, 1965, male and female figures, signed and dated low center, signed, to verso, wood frame. Imag...

MILTON GLASER Untitled Abstract Landscape, 1965 Monotype with Mixed Media 11 × 13 inches Signed and dated 1965 on the lower right recto Unique Frame included: held in original vinta...

Fritz Bultman (1919-1985) was an American Abstract Expressionist painter, sculptor, and collagist and a member of the New York School of artists. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and moved to Germany to join the Bauhaus at the age of 16. There, he was acquainted with Maria Hofmann, the wife of Hans Hofmann, which initiated a move to New York to study under his guidance. Bultman set himself apart from other Abstract Expressionists with his meticulously organized abstract compositions, use of sculpture, and the adoption of collage as a core practice. In 1950, Fritz Bultman and 27 other distinguished artists signed a letter protesting the conservative nature of the work selected for a forthcoming national exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The signees of this historic letter were identified as, the “Irascibles,” resulting in the majority achieving international acclaim as Abstract Expressionist artists including Willem de Kooning, Robert Motherwell, Jackson Pollock, and Mark Rothko, among others. Throughout his life Fritz Bultman received several awards including Fulbright and Guggenheim Fellowships and was a founding member of the Long Point...

Born in 1918 in Budapest, Hungary, Engel began his professional career in animation as a color designer at the Walt Disney studio. Although his credits include work on such classics as Disney’s Bambi and Fantasia and UPA’s Gerald McBoing-Boing, he is best known as a mentor to literally hundreds of students. Engel was also one of the original members of United Productions of America (UPA), where, during the ’50s, he worked on classics such as Mr. Magoo, Gerald McBoing-Boing and Madeline. According to his biographer, Dr. Janeann Dill, Engel has created more than 33 personal films and received five Golden Eagle awards, an Annie Award, a Winsor McCay Award, the Fritz Award, a Jean Vigo Award, and the Norman McLaren...

A unique pair of vintage herbarium / botanical displays collected and created by S. Lindwald in June 1946 in Sweden. These botanical specimen are preserved behind glass in a new cust...

Desmond Mclean (1929-2015). Untitled, ca. 1960. Mixed media on paper. Sheet measuring 12.5 x 19 inches. Unframed. Born: Ireland Studied: Heatherly School of Art, London; America...

Karl Zerbe (1903-1972) A mixed-media Painting collage of mod neon colored leaves on canvas with parchment backing. Hand signed "Zerbe" bottom left and dated bottom right 1965-65. ...

The cop admires the car while the viewer admires the drawing of the car. The enduring legacy of Ben Denison may not be that he was an early cartoonist for Playboy, but for his style...

Gene Hedge Untitled, circa 1958 Mixed media 21 1/2 x 21 inches Provenance Estate of the artist Gene Hedge was born (1928) and raised in rural Indiana. After military service, he b...

Gene Hedge Untitled, 1963 Initialed and dated "H63" lower left Mixed media 14 1/2 x 12 inches Provenance Estate of the artist Gene Hedge was born (1928) and raised in rural Indian...

Gene Hedge Untitled, circa 1956 Mixed media 14 3/4 x 14 inches Provenance Estate of the artist Gene Hedge was born (1928) and raised in rural Indiana. After military service, he b...

Richard Anuszkiewicz Metallic Water, 1964 Painting with Liquitex on canvas. (1964 Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition and J.L. Hudson Gallery) Signed boldly and dated 1964 on the ver...

Gene Hedge Untitled, circa 1958 Mixed media 36 x 33 inches Provenance Estate of the artist Gene Hedge was born (1928) and raised in rural Indiana. After military service, he brief...

Gene Hedge Untitled, circa 1958 Mixed media 48 x 32 1/2 inches Provenance Estate of the artist Gene Hedge was born (1928) and raised in rural Indiana. After military service, he b...

Gene Hedge Untitled, circa 1955 Mixed media 17 3/8 x 14 1/8 inches Provenance Estate of the artist Gene Hedge was born (1928) and raised in rural Indiana. After military service, ...

Gene Hedge Untitled, circa 1956 Signed on the reverse Mixed media 13 1/4 x 16 3/4 inches Provenance Estate of the artist Gene Hedge was born (1928) and raised in rural Indiana. Af...

Ray Johnson Venice Signed lower right Collage 6 x 4 1/2 inches Once described as New York’s “most famous unknown artist,” Ray Johnson was a renowned maker of meticulous collages an...

Enamel on Copper Pendant A small enamel similar to this one was shown in VOGUE Magazine in the early 1950s. Jewelry by the artist is quite rare. There are two examples at the Metal...

Desmond Mclean (1929-2015). Untitled, ca. 1960. Mixed media on paper. Sheet measuring 12.5 x 19 inches. Unframed. Born: Ireland Studied: Heatherly School of Art, London; America...

Signed lower right, 'Layton' for Gray Layton (American, 20th century) and created circa 1965. An exuberant and brilliantly colored, Post Impressionist collaged still-life painting comprising a bouquet of lilac blossoms, shown informally arranged in a patterned vase and set beside a jade glass bottle of absinthe and a ripe, yellow Boscobel pear, all contrasted against a background of scumbled and stippled rectangular elements in muted tones of ochre, violet and amethyst. Gray Layton first studied with Elizabeth Hazeltine at the University of Chicago and George Dutch...

Sz: 15"H x 30"W x 1/2"D Signed: State (bottom center) *wear commensurate with age*

5-3424 Figural painting Mixed media on artist board Image size 12x10" Displayed in a black wood frame Signed Vanzina

Title: The Fleagatory (El Pulgatorio) Author: Antoni Pitxot Soler (Figueres, 1934 – Barcelona, 2015) Date: 1961 Medium: Mixed media on cardboard Dimensions: 48 x 68 cm (18.9 x 26.8 i...

Shusaku Arakawa Still Life, from To and From Rrose Selavy, for Marcel Duchamp, 1967 Limited Edition Silkscreen on velincarton (thin board) paper 10 1/2 × 13 1/4 inches Limited Edition of 60 Hand signed, titled and dated on the front Unframed The entire portfolio, including the present work, is referenced in the Marcel Duchamp catalogue raisonne: Arturo Schwarz The Complete Works of Marcel Duchamp, Abrams, P.532, 344c Eager to share Marcel Duchamp with Japanese audiences, Shuzo Takiguchi - a Japanese-born poet, critic, and artist with ties to Surrealist circles, assembled an international portfolio of graphic works by various artists with strong ties to Duchamp, to accompany the deluxe version of his monograph, "To and From Rrose Sélavy". The present work was created for this portfolio by one of Marcel Duchamp's friends, Shusaku Arakawa. It is signed, dated and titled on the front - and can be exhibited both vertically and horizontally - (see photos). The present work, along with others in the portfolio, was published in Japan and is rarely found stateside. Shusaku Arakawa (荒川 修作 Arakawa Shūsaku, July 6, 1936 – May 18, 2010) who spoke of himself as an “eternal outsider” and “abstractionist of the distant future,” first studied mathematics and medicine at the University of Tokyo, and art at the Musashino Art University. He was a member of Tokyo’s Neo-Dadaism Organizers, a precursor to The Neo-Dada movement. Arakawa’s early works were first displayed in the infamous Yomiuri Independent Exhibition, a watershed event for postwar Japanese avant-garde art. Arakawa arrived in New York in 1961 with fourteen dollars in his pocket and a telephone number for Marcel Duchamp, whom he phoned from the airport and over time formed a close friendship. He started using diagrams within his paintings as philosophical propositions. Jean-Francois Lyotard has said of Arakawa’s work that it “makes us think through the eyes,” and Hans-Georg Gadamer has described it as transforming “the usual constancies of orientation into a strange, enticing game—a game of continually thinking out.” Quoting Paul Celan...

Pioneering female abstract artist Elsie Driggs paints stylized abstract organic forms in a warm palette of orange browns and tope. She merges abstraction with some figuration. A structured face composed of lines and tone emerges from an orange background. It's 1939, and even though Driggs is not well known, she is preceding many of the marquee names of abstraction by a decade. Although under the radar, this is a major work and is titled on the back stretcher is " Egyptian Gothic." It features the artist's inventiveness with her fine pencil lines incorporated in flat washes of color and collage elements. Signed lower right and inscribed on frame verso with title, artist and the date of 1939. Provenance, Christie's, Freemans. Framed under glass.. Elsie Driggs (1898 – July 12, 1992 in New York City) was an American painter known for her contributions to Precisionism, America's one indigenous modern-art movement before Abstract Expressionism, and for her later floral and figurative watercolors, pastels, and oils. She was the only female participant in the Precisionist movement, which in the 1920s and 1930s took a Cubist-inspired approach to painting the skyscrapers and factories that had come to define the new American landscape. Her works are in the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Houston Museum of the Fine Arts, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the James A. Michener Art Museum in Pennsylvania, and the Columbus Museum of Art, among others. She was married to the American abstract artist Lee Gatch. Career Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Driggs grew up in New Rochelle, a suburb of New York City, in a family that was supportive of her artistic interests. After a summer spent painting with her sister in New Mexico in her late teens, she felt she had found her life's calling. At twenty, she enrolled in classes at the Art Students League of New York, where she studied under George Luks and Maurice Sterne, both of whom were charismatic, inspirational figures in her early life. She also attended the evening criticism classes held at the home of painter John Sloan. Driggs spent fourteen months in Europe from late 1922 to early 1924, drawing and studying Italian art. There she met Leo Stein, first in Paris and later in Florence, who became an important intellectual influence, and who urged her to study Cézanne. He also introduced her to the works of Piero della Francesca, the Renaissance artist for whom she felt throughout her life the greatest admiration.[1] Driggs eventually settled in New York City, where she found representation with the progressive Charles Daniel Gallery.[2] (Advised that the old-fashioned and misogynistic Daniel would be unlikely to take on a woman artist, she signed the works she left for his consideration simply "Driggs" and waited to meet him in person until he had expressed his eagerness to include her in his gallery.)[3] In sympathy with those artists Daniel represented who were part of the burgeoning Precisionist movement, such as Charles Demuth, Charles Sheeler, George Ault, Niles Spencer, and Preston Dickinson, she too painted "the modern landscape of factories, bridges, and skyscrapers with geometric precision and almost abstract spareness."Impressionism and academic or Ashcan realism represented the past, in Driggs' view, and she intended to be resolutely modern. She was an attractive and engaging woman, but her demeanor belied a strong ambition and a clear sense of what it would take to make her mark in the New York art world. Driggs was part of the pre-eminent first group of Precisionist painters, including Demuth and Sheeler, who exhibited at the Daniel Gallery in the 1920s. Although a later group of Precisionist painters, including Louis Lozowick, Ralston Crawford and others, came on the American Art scene during the 1930s, Driggs felt that the style came to an end with the 1929 stock market crash.[5] In 1926 she painted her most famous work, Pittsburgh, a dark and brooding picture now in the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, which depicts the gargantuan smokestacks of the Jones & Laughlin steel mills in Pittsburgh. Its focus is an overpowering mass of black and gray smokestacks, thick piping, and crisscrossing wires with only clouds of smoke to relieve the severity of the image, yet it was an image in which she found an ironic beauty. She called the picture "my El Greco" and expressed surprise that viewers in later years interpreted the painting as a work of social criticism. Like the other Precisionists (e.g., Demuth, Charles Sheeler, Louis Lozowick, Stefan Hirsch), she was concerned with applying modernist techniques to renderings of the new industrial and urban landscape, not in commenting on potential dangers the overly mechanized modern world of 1920s America might present. If anything, Precisionism, like Futurism, was a celebration of man-made energy and technology. One year later, she painted Blast Furnaces, in a similar vein. As noted above, Piero della Francesca's mural depicting "The Story of the True Cross" in Arezzo, with its tubular, static and frozen forms was the major influence on Driggs' "Pittsburgh" (it may have been the major influence for "Blast Furnaces" as well).[7] After Pittsburgh, Driggs' most acclaimed work was probably Queensborough Bridge...

Robert Lepper (1906-1991) . Cubist composition, 1931. Cut copper, brass and steel sheeting tacked to masonite panel. Panel measures 14.5 x 24 inches. Total framed measurement 20 x 29...

This stunning French marquetry picture from circa 1930-40, depicting a serene Swiss lake and castle, is a masterclass in the intricate art of wood inlay. The warm, natural tones of v...

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A unique pair of vintage herbarium / botanical displays collected and created by S. Lindwald in June 1946 in Sweden. These botanical specimen are preserved behind glass in a new cust...

This stunning abstract artwork was made in 1960, by the well known Italian artist Ermete Lancini. The artwork is a painting and a collage with newspaper sheet and other glued element...

Myril Adler "Moonscape" c.1960s Intaglio etching collage, ink on paper 3"x6" site unframed Signed and titled in ink Myril Adler, was born on September 22, 1920 in Vitebsk, Russia (n...

Alfred Reth (1884-1966) Mixed media composition on panel Gritty, sand like texture Hand signed and dated 1952 in lower right corner Frame: H 26.5 in X W 20.5 in. Panel: H 19 in. W 12...

Daniel Louradour "Carnival in Venice" after the 15th century opera Dimensions 26.5" wide x 19.5" high The lightly distressed frame measures 36" wi...

Mixed media on canvas realized by Valeriano Ciai (1928-2013) in 1960s. Hand signed lower right. Includes a contemporary wooden frame 57x68 cm- Very good condition.

A rare eglomisé work by Léon Masson (1911–1987). The piece was crafted in France circa 1940. This captivating mirrored glass panel painting, masterfully executed in the eglomisé tech...