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Period: 1950s
Visage, Pablo Picasso, Face, 1950's, Ceramic, Madoura, Sculpture, Earthenware
Located in Geneva, CH
Visage, Pablo Picasso, Face, 1950's, Ceramic, Madoura, Sculpture, Earthenware Ed. 500 pcs White earthenware clay, decoration in engobes under glaze Inscribed on the reverse: Edition...
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Post-War 1950s More Art

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Clay, Earthenware

Pichet espagnol (A.R. 244), Ceramic Stamped 'Edition Picasso/Madoura Plein Feu'
Located in Madrid, ES
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Pichet espagnol (A.R. 244) stamped, marked and numbered 'Edition Picasso / Madoura Plein Feu / Edition Picasso / 97/300 / Mad...
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Modern 1950s More Art

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Ceramic

Flooded river 1950s. Paper, pastel. 26.5x35.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Flooded river 1950s. Paper, pastel. 26,5x35,5 cm The medium used for this artwork is pastel on paper, offering a soft and powdery texture that can effectively convey the atmospheric and natural elements of the subject. The flooding of a river can be a powerful and evocative subject, as it can symbolize the forces of nature and the unpredictable beauty and devastation that water can bring. Aleksandra Belcova...
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Impressionist 1950s More Art

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Paper, Pastel

La Danse des Faunes
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - La Danse des Faunes Lithograph from 1957. An unnumbered copy from a limited edition of 1000. Dimensions of work: 48.5 x 63.5 cm Reference: Bloch 830; ...
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Modern 1950s More Art

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Lithograph

Pablo Picasso, Hibou rouge sur fond noir (A.R. 399)
Located in Madrid, ES
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Hibou rouge sur fond noir (A.R. 399) stamped, marked and numbered 'Madoura Plein Feu / Edition Picasso / N 103 / Edition Picasso / 1/150 / Madoura' (underne...
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Modern 1950s More Art

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Terracotta

Picasso Ceramic, Cavalier et cheval (A.R. 138)
Located in Madrid, ES
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Cavalier et cheval (A.R. 138) stamped, marked and numbered 'Edition Picasso / Madoura Plein Feu / Edition Picasso / Madoura / 199/300' (underneath) white ea...
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Modern 1950s More Art

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Ceramic

"AR 223 - Square headed pitcher" from edition of 300 by artist Pablo Picasso
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"AR 223 - Square headed pitcher" by artist Pablo Picasso. Partially glazed white earthenware turned pitcher painted in black with 99/300 Edition Picasso on bottom.
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Modern 1950s More Art

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Earthenware, Paint, Glaze

Picasso Musée des Arts Décoratifs - Vintage Catalogue by P. Picasso - 1955
Located in Roma, IT
Original Title: Picasso. Dessins en noir et en couleurs. 15 Décembre 1969-12 Janvier 1971. Catalogue of Pablo Picasso's exhibition held at the Louise Leiris Gallery in Paris, from 1...
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Modern 1950s More Art

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Paper

Alice in Wonderland Original Production Cel: Alice
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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...
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Pop Art 1950s More Art

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Young Marilyn Monroe on the Beach - Photograph and Vintage Large Format Negative
Located in Austin, TX
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Contemporary 1950s More Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Visage Solaire, Picasso, Unique work, Design, 1950's, Sun face, Ceramic
Located in Geneva, CH
Visage Solaire, Picasso, Unique work, Design, 1950's, Sun face, Ceramic Visage Solaire Unique work 27.01.1956 Painted and partially glazed ceramic 20.4 x 20.4 cm Dated and stamped o...
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Post-War 1950s More Art

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Ceramic, Earthenware

Picasso and the Human Comedy. A Suite of 180 Drawings by Picasso. (Verve 29-30)
Located in New York, NY
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...
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Modern 1950s More Art

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Offset

Picasso Ceramic, “Mains au poisson” (A.R. 214)
Located in Madrid, ES
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) MAINS AU POISSON (A.R. 214) stamped and numbered 'Madoura Plein Feu / Empreinte Originale de Picasso / I. 117 / 173/250' (underneath) terracotta plate with ...
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Modern 1950s More Art

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Ceramic

Raoul Dufy Silkscreen on fabric/ wood frame Edited by Bianchini ferier 1991
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Raoul Dufy Silkscreen on fabric/ wood frame Edited by Bianchini ferier Dated 1991 Numbered with a pen 139x191,5 cms 2400 euros
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1950s More Art

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Paper

Scène de tauromachie, Picasso, 1950's, edition, earthenware, terracotta, scene
Located in Geneva, CH
Scène de tauromachie, Picasso, 1950's, edition, earthenware, terracotta, scene Scène de tauromachie Ed.274/500 pcs 1957 Red earthenware clay, eng...
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Post-War 1950s More Art

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Earthenware, Terracotta

Les Européens Photographies - Photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson - 1955
Located in Roma, IT
Volume including a selection of 114 black and white photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson from 1950 to 1955. Original boards illustrated after a design by Joan Mirò. First Edition. Ve...
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Modern 1950s More Art

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Paper

Cy Twombly Exhibition Leaflet - Galleria La Tartaruga 1958
Located in Roma, IT
Cy Twombly Exhibition Leaflet - Galleria La Tartaruga 1958 is a very rare and precious exhibition leaflet of Cy Twombly. Ivory colored cardboard. ...
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Contemporary 1950s More Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Chope Visage (AR 432), 1959. Ceramic Stamped Madoura Plein Feu, Edition Picasso
Located in Madrid, ES
PABLO PICASSO Spanish, 1881-1973 CHOPE VISAGE (A.R. 432) stamped and marked 'Edition Picasso / Madoura Plein Feu / Edition Picasso / 268/300 / Madoura' (...
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Modern 1950s More Art

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Ceramic

“Le Barbu” (A.R. 217). Ceramic Stamped Madoura Plein Feu, Edition Picasso
Located in Madrid, ES
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...
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Modern 1950s More Art

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Ceramic

Marc Chagall Femme à l’oiseau
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Marc Chagall Femme à l’oiseau Issue of the portfolio Twelve contemporaries Éditions d'art du Lion . Paris 1959 Published in 1000 copies Signature in the board 900 euros
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1950s More Art

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Paper

Abstract in Brown Tones
Located in Milford, NH
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...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s More Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Scène de Tauromachie, Pablo Picasso, 1957, Plate, Ceramic, Design, Postwar, Toro
Located in Geneva, CH
Scène de Tauromachie, Pablo Picasso, 1957, Plate, Ceramic, Design, Postwar, Toro Scène de tauromachie Ed. 500 pcs 1957 Red earthenware clay, engobe decoration, knife engraved D.24 c...
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Post-Modern 1950s More Art

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware

Carnets intimes de Braque IX
Located in OPOLE, PL
Georges Braque (1882-1963) - Carnets intimes de Braque IX Lithograph from 1955. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. Fas...
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Surrealist 1950s More Art

Materials

Lithograph

Picador, by Pablo Picasso, 1950's, Bowl, Sculpture, Design, Edition, Earthenware
Located in Geneva, CH
Picador, by Pablo Picasso, 1950's, Bowl, Sculpture, Design, Edition, Earthenware Picador Ed. 500 pcs 1955 White earthenware clay, decoration in engobes and paraffin, white enamel 12...
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Post-War 1950s More Art

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

Corrida Sur Fond Noir (AR 198), Ceramic Stamped Madoura Plein Feu/Edition Picasso
Located in Madrid, ES
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Corrida Sur Fond Noir (A.R. 198) dated '25.9.53.' (upper centre); stamped 'Madoura Plein Feu / Edition Picasso' (undern...
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Modern 1950s More Art

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Ceramic

'Young Woman Seated', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Ac. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
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...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s More Art

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Paper, Monotype

"Carnet De Voyage" 1954 MOREUX Jean-Charles (Inscribed by Sister Parish to Jane
Located in Bristol, CT
Presses Universitaires de France, 1954. First Edition. 'Deluxe' presentation copy of the scarce: 'Carnet de Voyage' par Jean-Charles Moreux Custom Morocco burgundy 'Maurin of Paris...
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1950s More Art

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Paper

Charles Levier Signed Midcentury Oil Still Life with Mandolin & Fruit, c. 1955
Located in Miami, FL
CHARLES LEVIER – UNTITLED [NATURE MORTE AVEC MANDOLINE, PICHET ET FRUITS] Oil on Board ⚜ Signed Lower Right ⚜ Custom Minimalist Frame A RARE MIDCENTURY STILL LIFE WITH STRIKING SCAL...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s More Art

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Oil, Gesso

Face, Pablo Picasso, 1950's, Earthenware, Decorative Art, Design, Interior,
Located in Geneva, CH
Face, Pablo Picasso, 1950's, Earthenware, Decorative Art, Design, Interior, Ed. 500 pcs 1955 White earthenware clay, decoration in engobe, glaze inside Inscribed and stamped on the...
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Post-War 1950s More Art

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Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Glaze

Charles Levier [Une Promenade du Dimanche] Signed Oil, Paris Cityscape, c. 1955
Located in Miami, FL
CHARLES LEVIER – UNTITLED [UNE PROMENADE DU DIMANCHE] Oil on Canvas ⚜ Signed Lower Right ⚜ Custom Conservation Frame A CHARMING MIDCENTURY PARISIAN STREET SCENE IN MOTION [Une Prome...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s More Art

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Canvas, Oil

Marilyn Monroe – CHANEL #5 - 8 x 10 Original Negative, 30x40 1/1 Print and NFT
Located in Austin, TX
Marilyn Monroe – CHANEL #5From the famous Movie Star News Collection this is a vintage, large format (10” by 8”) camera negative of Marilyn Monro...
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Contemporary 1950s More Art

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

The Heron
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - The Heron Etching from 1954. Edition of 100. Enhanced with watercolour by the artist. Dimensions of work: 39 x 30 cm. Reference: Cramer 22. The work ...
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Modern 1950s More Art

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Etching

Dr. No - Photograph and Vintage Large Format Negative
Located in Austin, TX
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Contemporary 1950s More Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

"House, & Flowers, & Moonlight" Oil Painting on Canvas by Ralph Rosenborg Framed
Located in Encino, CA
"House, and Flowers, and Moonlight," an original oil on canvas by Ralph Rosenborg, is a piece for the true collector. In 1988, Louise Nevelson wrote: "Ralph Rosenborg was the first recognized pioneer whose experimental art announced the coming of Abstract Expressionism in the United States during the mid-1930s. Rosenborg was the first to introduce and instruct Jackson Pollock on Abstract Expressionism while at the Non-Objective Painting Museum in the early 1940s, which became the Guggenheim Museum. Ralph Rosenborg is The American Artist. Rosenborg produced daring artworks and explored the possibilities of movements that are expressive of ideas, sensations and passions intended to provoke pure emotions." Both the technical talent of Rosenborg and his choice of subject matter pair perfectly with custom wood frame. This masterful work is perfect for those who have an affinity for abstracts, abstract expressionism, landscapes, and color-rich works. This Rosenborg painting has an important history, with the rare provenance of moving through both Sothebys and Christies auction houses, as well as two notable dealers including Nat Halper and H. Marc Moyens. Full provenance details are outlined below. Artist: RALPH ROSENBORG (1913-1992) Title: HOUSE, AND FLOWERS, AND MOONLIGHT Medium & Surface: ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS (framed) Signed: HAND SIGNED AND DATED BY ARTIST LOWER RIGHT AND ON VERSO Year Created: 1957 Country of Creation: UNITED STATES Canvas Dimensions: 22.25 x 28.25 INCHES Frame Dimensions:* 33.25 x 39.25 x 1.875 INCHES *This work of art is being sold framed. Additional Info: HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE WORK BY RALPH ROSENBORG IN GREAT CONDITION AND FEATURING ITS BEAUTIFUL CUSTOM WOOD FRAME. ORIGINAL ARTIST LABEL IS AFFIXED TO VERSO, AS WELL AS SOTHEBY'S AND CHRISTIE'S LABELS. Artist Info/Bio: ARTIST BIOGRAPHY DOCUMENT IS INCLUDED Documentation: CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY IS INCLUDED Provenance: CHRISTIE’S, NEW YORK, JAN 12, 2010 COLLECTION OF H. MARC MOYENS SOTHEBY’S, NEW YORK, APRIL 1, 1998 COLLECTION OF NATHAN (1907-1983) & HELEN HALPER (1908-1996), MA HCE GALLERY, PROVINCETOWN, MA (OWNED BY NATHAN HALPER) About the Artist: Ralph Rosenborg, an American painter, was known for his abstract paintings that inclined not toward geometric form, but rather the interpretation of nature. Rosenborg was born in New York in 1913, his talent for the fine art appearing early. While still in high school, he won a scholarship to classes at the American Museum of Natural History, meeting Henriette Reiss, who he continued to study under privately well after the classes ended. Reiss had worked with Wassily Kandinsky earlier in her career, and as such introduced Rosenborg to the vast arena of vanguard European ideas, as well as provided him a broad-based instruction in music, literature, and art history. After four years, Rosenborg was ready to exhibit. He did so initially in group exhibitions at ACA Galleries, and later in Mayor La Guardia’s 1934 Mile of Art at Radio City. He quickly gained notoriety, and began to show frequently throughout the 1930s, leading up to his first solo exhibition at the Eighth Street Theater...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s More Art

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Oil, Canvas

Sujet Colombe (A.R. 435). Ceramic Stamped Madoura Plein Feu, Edition Picasso
Located in Madrid, ES
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Sujet colombe (A.R. 435) stamped, marked and numbered 'Edition Picasso / Madoura Plein Feu / Edition Picasso / 188/500 / Madoura' (...
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Modern 1950s More Art

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Ceramic

Kather Kollwitz, graphics, drawings and... - Rare Book by Kathe Kollwitz - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
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...
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Modern 1950s More Art

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Paper

Original Lobbycard Jerry Lewis in Paramount Movie "Don´t give up the ship"
Located in Cologne, DE
This is a vintage lobby card from the 1959 Paramount Pictures film Don't Give Up the Ship, starring Jerry Lewis. The image features Jerry Lewis dressed in a U.S. Navy officer's unifo...
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Modern 1950s More Art

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Color

Solomon's Prayer
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Solomon's Prayer Etching from 1952. Edition of 100 Enhanced with watercolour by the artist. Dimensions of work: 52 x 37 cm. Hand signed. Publisher: T...
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Modern 1950s More Art

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Etching

Picasso. Collection Bergengren, Lund - Catalogue by P. Picasso - 1957
Located in Roma, IT
Original Title: Picasso. Collection Bergengren, Lund. Arrangeret af Kunstforeningen i København på Frederiksberg Rådhus. Catalogue of Pablo Picasso's collection exhibited at the Malmö Museum from 28 September to 11 October 1957. In-8º, text in French and Danish, pp. 80 + 37 b/w illustrations, 1957. On the cover a reproduction of the color etching Woman...
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Modern 1950s More Art

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Paper

Bathers
Located in New York, NY
Lithograph printed in reddish orange. Signed in red pencil by the artist, lower left. From an edition intended edition of 250; only approximately 100 were printed and only approxim...
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Modern 1950s More Art

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Lithograph, Color

Marilyn Monroe Hanging on Rope - Photograph and Vintage Large Format Negative
Located in Austin, TX
~ Globe Photos Exclusive Offering for Sotheby's and 1stDibs ~ Offered exclusively to our Sotheby's and 1stDibs customers, Globe Photos is proud to announce a new hand-curated collec...
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Contemporary 1950s More Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Weddingday Jackie and John F. Kennedy, Black and White Photography, 1953
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of P...
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Modern 1950s More Art

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Silver Gelatin

Marilyn Monroe in Lingerie - Photograph and Vintage Large Format Negative
Located in Austin, TX
~ Globe Photos Exclusive Offering for Sotheby's and 1stDibs ~ Offered exclusively to our Sotheby's and 1stDibs customers, Globe Photos is proud to announce a new hand-curated collec...
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Contemporary 1950s More Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Hannah Praying to God
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Hannah Praying to God Etching from 1952. Edition of 100 Enhanced with watercolour by the artist. Dimensions of work: 52 x 37 cm. Hand signed. Publish...
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Modern 1950s More Art

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Etching

De mémoir d'homme, , Planche II
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - De mémoir d'homme, , Planche II Lithograph from 1950. An unnumbered copy from a limited edition of 350. Dimensions of work: 32 x 25 cm Publisher: Édit...
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Modern 1950s More Art

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Lithograph

Vase
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Leonard Waegell Edmondson (1916-2002). Ceramic with sgraffito and fired opaque polychrome. 6.5 inches tall. 4.5 inches circumference. Excellent condition with no damage or restoratio...
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Cubist 1950s More Art

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Ceramic

Vase
Vase
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Carnets intimes de Braque XII
Located in OPOLE, PL
"Georges Braque (1882-1963) - Carnets intimes de Braque XII Lithograph from 1955. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. F...
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Surrealist 1950s More Art

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Lithograph

Air Mexicain - Artist Book By Rufino Tamayo - 1952
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 274 copies copies including 4 original colour lithographs by Rufino Tamayo. Copy on B.F.K.Rives, in perfect conditions and uncut. Original editorial softcover. Peret's hom...
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Modern 1950s More Art

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Paper, Lithograph

L26
Located in New York, NY
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...
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Abstract 1950s More Art

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Lithograph, Color

Cows, Farm, Texas, Black and White Photography, USA, 1960, 18, 2 x 23, 5 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950. Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photogr...
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Modern 1950s More Art

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Vintage original dry point of an Octopus Bernard Buffet & Chants de Maldorer
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Original vintage dry point of an Octopus after Bernard Buffet on what looks to be Arches paper. This interesting engraving on paper is unsigned, there are notes on the back (see pho...
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1950s More Art

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Archival Paper

Botanical Motifs, Mid-Century Decorative Blue + Green Plate, Cleveland School
Located in Beachwood, OH
Kenneth Bates (American, 1904-1994) Botanical Motifs, 1953 Enamel Signed and dated on bottom 9 inches Described in a 1967 issue of Ceramics Monthly as the ‘Dean of American Enameli...
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1950s More Art

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Enamel

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Card - Signed by Nicolas Nabokov - 1954
Located in Roma, IT
Autograph Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Card Signed by Nicolas Nabokov to the Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt. Paris, December 23rd 1954 . In 24°. In French. Excellent con...
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Modern 1950s More Art

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Paper, Ink

Telegram by Eduardo De Filippo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Telegram by Eduardo De Filippo (1900-1984), Italian playwright, director, actor and poet addressed to the Countess Anna -Laetitia Pecci-Blunt. One-page. V...
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1950s More Art

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Paper, Ink

Rita Hayworth - Photograph and Vintage Large Format Negative
Located in Austin, TX
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Contemporary 1950s More Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Vintage Golden Age Syndicated Ink Drawing Cartoon Strip Susie Q Smith Comic Art
Located in Surfside, FL
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...
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American Modern 1950s More Art

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Paper, Ink

Cataloging Dalì
Located in Roma, IT
L.T.S. (Lettre dactylographiée signée) Typewritten Letter Signed by Albert Field, on letter headed paper with double heading, central “The Salvador Dalì Catalog”, top right “Compiler Albert Field, 20-25 29th Street, Astoria 5, N.Y.” addressed to the Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci -Blunt. Dated 8th March 1958. One page (27.8 x 21.5 cm). In English. Perfect condition with usual folds in the paper. With some pencil and blue ink notes by the Countess. With this letter, in formal terms and on headed paper, Albert Field, as official compiler of Dalì's work, asks to the Countess make the catalogue complete with some information concerning "Instrument masochiste" and "Ossification prèmature d'une gare", bought by the Countess in 1934. The background: While the Catalonian artist was exhibiting his work at the National Gallery in Washington, he commissioned to Albert Field the creation of his Official Catalogue of Graphic Works, a guide to the artist’s works for collectors, dealers, gallery owners and museums: an opus magnum encompassing 40 years of production and comprising 1900 illustrations, of which 1500 in color. Albert Field was Dalí’s official archivist, besides the topmost authority regarding the artist’s work, who discovered approximately 17 types of falsification, as he reported to the St. Petersburg Times in 1987. Therefore, the catalog had the function of uncovering false Dalís scattered throughout the world. Nevertheless, Dalí himself reacted to the falsification phenomenon by saying: “Someone who is subjected to forgery the way I am must really be fantastically good''. An eccentric genius like Dalí thus found a kindred spirit in Mr. Field, an English, science, and maths teacher, as well as collector of playing cards, who had a passion for nudism and rambling, and who combined all of his interests by climbing the Appalachian Trail completely naked. At the sight of “Dream of Venus...
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Surrealist 1950s More Art

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La Lice et sa compagne
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - La Lice et sa compagne Etching from 1954. Edition of 100. Enhanced with watercolour by the artist. Dimensions of work: 39 x 30 cm. Reference: Cramer 2...
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Modern 1950s More Art

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Etching

Jean Dubuffet's Autograph Letters - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Dubuffet's Autographs are a beautiful lot of correspondence between Jean Dubuffet and Nesto Jacometti, written in 1955. Two autographs lettes signed and dated by the founder of Art ...
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1950s More Art

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Paper, Ink

The Miller, His Son, and the Donkey
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - The Miller, His Son, and the Donkey Etching from 1954. Edition of 100. Enhanced with watercolour by the artist. Dimensions of work: 39 x 30 cm. Refere...
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Modern 1950s More Art

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