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The Posters of Picasso 1957 — A Complete Visual Archive Own a piece of art history with this rare 1957 first edition of "The Posters of Picasso," one of the most sought-after collec...

Color etching and aquatint, 1958. Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right Numbered IV/15 in pencil, lower left. Printed by Crommelynck and Dutrou, Paris. Published by GLM, Par...

Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1955. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art...

Harding Black (1912-2004) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 3 inches tall Frame Size: 10 1/2 inch diameter Medium: Art Pottery Ceramic Dated 1959 Mid Century Modern "Navy Blue Sgraffito Bowl...

This is an Autograph Letter Signed by Carlo Levi to the Countess A.L. Pecci Blunt. Rome, December 9th 1950. In Italian. One page, single-sided. Excellent condition, perfecly readable. Including original envelope. Carlo Levi (Tourin,1902 – Rome, 1975), the Italian painter, writer, activist, anti-fascist, best-known for his "Cristo si è fermato a Eboli" (Christ Stopped at Eboli),writes this letter to the Countess and patron of arts, A.L. Pecci Blunt to introduce the Italian playwright and director Alessandro Fersen (Łódź, 1911 - Rome, 2001). Artistic Intentions and common initiatives could arise. The background: In the same year of this letter, in 1950, Alessandro Fersen together with Walter Cantatore and Emanuele Luzzati...

Volume III of the collection dedicated to Picasso's lithographs. It includes reproductions of the etching created between 1949 and 1956. Copy on Velin paper. Cover and frontispiece a...

This beautiful and delicate Pablo Picasso ceramic Chouetton (Young Wood Owl), 1952 inhabits all the qualities unique to Picasso's limited œuvre of ceramic works. Known for his series...

Color lithograph on cream wove paper, 1956. Edition of 200. Printed by Mourlout, Paris.

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Joie de vivre (A.R. 346) stamped and marked 'Madoura Plein Feu / Empreinte Originale de Picasso / R=C 102' (underneath) white earthenware ceramic plate with...

Art Card: Willem de Kooning and Elaine de Kooning, 1953 (Hand Signed by BOTH Willem de Kooning and Elaine de Kooning) from the Dan Pope collection, 1985 Offset lithograph postcard (S...

This is an incredibly delicate and historic invitation, printed on thin rice paper, to an opening at Manhattan's famed Serendipity 3 (22 East 60th Street) to view Andy Warhol's new p...

Moses often referred to himself as a “mutator,” driven less by self-expression than by an insatiable curiosity to discover. Never content to remain within a singular visual language,...

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) "Profil de Jacqueline" (A.R. 309) dated "22.1.56." (lower left); stamped “Madoura Plein Feu / Empreinte Originale de Picasso” (on the reverse) ceramic Diame...

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Daphnes and Chloé, Planche XXIII (trial proof) Lithograph from 1961. Trial proof - unique work. On Arches paper with watermark. Dimensions of work: 56 x...

Cy Twombly Galleria La Tartaruga, Rome 1958: RARE 1950’s announcement card illustrated by Twombly, on the occasion of, what is believed to be Twombly’s first ever European Exhibitio...

Olga Fisch was born in Hungary, studied in Germany and lived in Morocco and Ethiopia before receiving asylum as a Jewish refugee in Ecuador in 1939. For her Indian-inspired designs, Mrs. Fisch uses natural black and white sheep...

Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1955. A Post-Impressionist figural monotype showing a woman standing beneath a tree in t...

Edgars Vinters (1919-2014) Edgars Vinters is working in oil, watercolor and monotype techniques. He paints landscapes in different seasons and flowers. In 1970 the significant place...

VINTAGE cigar cutter with ashtray made of brass . Rare collector's item ‘DBGM’ Solingen, Germany. "Deutsches Bundes-Gebrauchsmuster" Art Deco. Bronze with black patina. Gilding. This...

Andy Warhol Flowers and Holly (Christmas Card) c. 1955: A well-sized 1950s designed Andy Warhol flowers Christmas print, produced by Warhol circa 1955. Featuring Warhol's printed sig...

Harding Black (1912-2004) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 13 inch diameter Frame Size: 4 inches tall Medium: Art Pottery Ceramic Dated 1955 Signed "Huge Crystalline Bowl" Medium: Cera...

MEDIUM: ​Original Production Cel IMAGE SIZE: 16" x 11" PRODUCTION: Alice in Wonderland YEAR: 1951 SKU: CCV3130 ABOUT THE IMAGE: Alice in Wonderland is a 1951 American animated musical fantasy-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions and based on the Alice books by Lewis Carroll. The 13th release of Disney's animated features, the film premiered in London on July 26, 1951, and in New York City on July 28, 1951. The film features the voices of Kathryn Beaumont as Alice, Sterling Holloway as the Cheshire Cat...

Harding Black (1912-2004) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 2 1/2 inches tall Frame Size: 7 1/2 inches diameter Medium: Art Pottery Ceramic 1956 "Crystalline Bowl" Mid Century Modern Te...

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) "Jacqueline au chevalet" (A.R. 335) stamped, marked and numbered “Madoura Plein Feu / Empreinte Originale de Picasso / C 119 BIS / 41/100" (on the reverse) ...

Painted in Soviet Latvia presumably for the State opera. The Scenography and the artist is not known.

Olga Fisch was born in Hungary, studied in Germany and lived in Morocco and Ethiopia before receiving asylum as a Jewish refugee in Ecuador in 1939. For her Indian-inspired designs, Mrs. Fisch uses natural black and white sheep...

Kather Kollwitz, graphics, drawings and sculptures is a catalogue realized by Institut fur Auslandsbeziehungen Stuttgart, in the 1950s.  Illustrated catalogue, 20 x 20 cm.  Good co...

A fine spring scene in historic Williamsburg, Virginia with the Governor’s Palace in the background by American artist Guy Carleton Wiggins (1883-1962). Wiggins was born in Brooklyn,...

Le Dur Désir de Durer is an original Modern Rare book and written by Paul Éluard (Saint-Denis, 1895 – Charenton-le-Pont, 1952) and illustrated by Marc Chagall (Lëzna, 1887 – Saint-Pa...

Litho and Autograph Postcard Signed by Mimi Quilici Buzzacchi to Silvio Perina. Rome, July 22nd 1958. In Italian. On the front, a black and white lithograph "Tetti di Roma" "Roman...

One of a kind work or art with a unique, somber, and overwhelming atmosphere. It recalls the legacy of the great Giorgio De Chirico (1888-1978), the foremost representative of the ...

2-sided lithographic announcement to Galerie Maeght vernissage, 1953 2 sided Lithographic invitation (header image shows both front and back on one panel) Unsigned (not framed) 3 3/1...

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...

Harding Black (1912-2004) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 2 1/2 inches tall Frame Size: 7-inch diameter Medium: Art Pottery Ceramic Dated 1954 Mid Century Modern "Avocado Geode Bowl" ...

Impressed manufacturer's mark to underside of foot switch ‘Made in Italy Arredoluce Monza’. literature: Arredoluce Catalogue Raisonne 1943-1987, Pansera, Padoan and Palmaghini, ppg. ...

Important and rare Catalogue of the Exhibition held in Circle Volley from March 17th to April 17th, 1954. Printed by Mourlot, the Catalogue's cover is a photolithograph d'après a work by Dubuffet. It includes 193 descriptions of Dubuffet's artworks and 4 reproductions on photolithograph. Includes the invitation to the exhibition, which is a lithograph not signed d'après the work "Personnage" by Dubuffet. Ref. Cat. Bordas 25 and 25b / Weber 388 and 289. Near perfect conditions. Catalogue aussi rare qu'important de l'exposition qui s'est tenue au Circle Volley du 17 Mars au 17 Avril 1954. Imprimé par Mourlot, la couverture du catalogue est une photolithographie d'après une œuvre de Dubuffet. Il comprend 193 descriptions des œuvres de Dubuffet ainsi que 4 reproductions de type photolithographie. L'exemplaire comprend une invitation à l'exposition. Il s'agit d'une lithographie non signée d'après l'œuvre "Personnage" de Dubuffet. Ref. Cat. Bordas 25 et 25b / Weber 388 et 289. Dans des conditions presque parfaites. Edition: Paris, Cercle Volant René Drouin...

Gouache and watercolor on paper, 1950. Initialed by the artist "FL" and dated "50" lower right. Exhibition History: Blue Moon Gallery/Lerner-Heller Gallery, New York, "An intimate ...

Tattooed Woman Holding Rose MEDIUM: Fine Art Lithograph on Paper IMAGE SIZE: 11" x 29" EDITION SIZE: Unknown ARTIST: Andy Warhol DESCRIPTION: Tattoo Ladies served as Andy Warhol's calling card in 1955. He used this piece as his business card and he would fold it up and drop it off at advertising agencies that he was interested in working with. The woman's pin-up silhouette is filled with logos of companies he hoped to work for. In the center, we see the artist's old-fashioned NYC phone number and subsequent references to the Murray Hill neighborhood he lived in at the time. Not many Pop Art pieces are more iconic than this! This offset lithograph is printed with orange ink on green onion skin paper with horizontal folds. It measures 11 x 29 and is embossed in the lower left-hand corner with the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board Inc. stamp and the Estate of Andy Warhol ink...

Color lithograph on Rives BFK wove paper, 1957. Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right margin, and numbered 96/100 in pencil, lower left margin. Published by Hedwig Marbach, B...

Flag Sz: 11 1/4"H x 18 1/4"W Frame Sz: 15 1/8"H x 21 1/8"W Stamped: Valley Forge 1950 Boy Scouts Of America National Jamboree Provenance: The Susie Hilfiger Collection From "Poin...

A fine abstract in brown tones by American artist David Lund (b. 1925). David Lund’s illustrious painting career spans over 65 years. Born in New York, the...

Untitled Geometric Abstraction, an original oil on masonite by Juliette Steele, is a piece for the true collector. Steele's use of color and patterns immediately captivates the viewer, reminding us of works by other pioneer abstractionists, such as Piet Mondrian and Wassily Kandinsky. Steele's puzzle-like, discontinuous sections draw you across and into the work. This masterful original artwork comes with a minimalist frame and would make a great addition to an art collection, enhancing most any home, and perfect for those who have an affinity for abstracts, contemporary paintings, and color-rich works of art. Artist: JULIETTE STEELE (1909-1980) Title: UNTITLED GEOMETRIC ABSTRACTION Medium & Surface: ORIGINAL OIL ON MASONITE (framed) Signed: HAND SIGNED AND DATED BY ARTIST ON VERSO Year Created: CIRCA 1950 Country of Creation: UNITED STATES Image Area Dimensions: 22 x 28 INCHES Frame Dimensions:* 23 x 29 x 1.875 INCHES *This work of art is being sold framed. If you would like to change the frame to better match your style or environment, please contact us for Custom Archival Framing options. Additional Info: HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE WORK BY JULIETTE STEELE IN GREAT CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE. THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE OF THE ARTIST'S STYLE AND TECHNIQUE. THE FRAME IS A MINIMALIST WOOD FRAME WITH VERY MINOR SIGNS OF WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE. About the Artist: Juliette Steele, an American artist, was an accomplished printmaker, painter and teacher. Steele was part of the Geometric Abstraction and Abstract Expressionism movements. Her peers included Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Hans Hofmann, Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, and Clyfford Still. Steele was born in 1909 in Union City, New Jersey. In the late 1920s, she moved to New York to study art and fashion design at the Traphagen School of Design. A decade later, she moved to San Francisco with husband Edward Steele, and earned a Bachelor of Art degree from San Francisco State College. In the 1940s, Steele found inspiration from the new city, and produced a series of lithographs depicting San Francisco landmarks. At the same time, she earned a Master of Fine Arts from Stanford University, and continued her studies at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Here, she studied with Ray Bertrand and Clay Spohn...

Autograph Card Signed by Pietro Garinei and Sandro Giovannini to their costume designer, Mara De Matteis. Around 1950s. One page, double-sided. In Ital...

MEDIUM: ​Original Concept Painting IMAGE SIZE: 8.75" x 8.25" PRODUCTION: Fantasia YEAR: 1940 SKU: CCV5955

6036 Anvertising collage for a 1956 Old Gold Cigarette advertising campaign 1956 Paper cutouts on a painted blue board Package image of cigarettes are from WW11

MEDIUM: ​Original Production Cel on a Printed Background IMAGE SIZE: 16" x 10.5" PRODUCTION: Sleeping Beauty, 1959 SKU: CCV2267 ABOUT THE IMAGE: "They say if you dream a thing more...

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Hibou brillant (A.R. 285) stamped 'Madoura Plein Feu / Edition Picasso' (underneath) white earthenware ceramic plate, partiall...

PABLO PICASSO Spanish, 1881-1973 VISAGE DE FEMME (A.R. 192) stamped, marked and numbered 'Edition Picasso / Madoura Plein Feu / Edition Picasso / 154/200 / Madoura' (underneath) whi...

MEDIUM: Sericel on Hand Painted Background IMAGE SIZE: 14" x 11" PRODUCTION: Alice in Wonderland, 1951 FRAMING: Framing included in Pricing SKU: CCV1584 ABOUT THE FILM: Alice in Wonderland is a 1951 American animated musical fantasy-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions and based on the Alice books by Lewis Carroll. The 13th release of Disney's animated features, the film premiered in London on July 26, 1951, and in New York City on July 28, 1951. The film features the voices of Kathryn Beaumont as Alice, Sterling Holloway as the Cheshire Cat...

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) LE BARBU (A.R. 217) stamped and marked 'Edition Picasso/Madoura Plein Feu/Edition Picasso/Madoura' (underneath) white earthenware ceramic pitcher, partially engraved, with colored engobe and glaze Height: 12¾ in. (31.5 cm.) Conceived in 1953 and executed in an edition of 500 LITERATURE: - Ramié, Alain: Picasso, Catalogue of the Edited...

MEDIUM: Cel Recreation 1/1 on Printed Background IMAGE SIZE: 12 Field PRODUCTION: Looney Tunes SKU: IFA3450 SIGNED BY: Friz Freleng ABOUT THE IMAGE: Lo...

The American Edition of Verve 29/30, published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York. 180 PICASSO drawings executed in Vallauris from 28 November to 3 February 1954. 164 heliogra...

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Joueur de flûte et chèvre (A.R. 382) stamped 'Madoura Plein Feu / Empreinte Originale de Picasso' (on the reverse) ...

Cy Twombly Exhibition Leaflet - Galleria La Tartaruga 1958 is a very rare and precious exhibition leaflet of Cy Twombly. Ivory colored cardboard. ...

Original pietra dura mosaic plaque of an old mill with figure. Composed of marble and other exotic stone. Condition is excellent. Circa 1950. Unsigned. G. Ugolini paper label verso....

Original pietra dura handmade mosaic plaque composed of marble and other exotic stone of a traditionally clad dancing male figure holding an horn. Circa 1950. Condition is excellent....

Alfred Lenica (1899 - 1997) - Composition 18 Gouache from 1950-1959. Dimensions of work: 46.5 x 36.5 cm The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and secure shipment.

Alfred Lenica (1899 - 1997) - Composition 3 Gouache from 1950-1959. Dimensions of work: 36 x 29.5 cm The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and secure shipment.

Vaso in ceramica a doppia bocca, bianco con interno nero e e nero con interno bianco (37 x 28 x 28 cm). L'effetto opalescente è dovuto alla tecnica "a lustro", un processo che si av...

Alain Ramié, Pablo Picasso, Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works, 1947-1971 is the complete catalogue raisonné of Picasso's ceramic editions, in English. Published in Paris in 1988...