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Period: Mid-20th Century
Snow White Original Production Drawing: Snow White
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: Original Production Drawing PRODUCTION: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937 IMAGE SIZE: 10" x 12" SKU: CCV3247 FRAMING: Price includes deluxe framing ABOUT THE MEDIUM: Or...
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Pop Art Mid-20th Century More Art

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Paint, Paper

'Costume Design for Look Homeward, Angel', Anthony Perkins, Broadway, Hollywood
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed lower right, 'DJ' and dated 1957. Titled, 'Look Homeward, Angel' and 'Eugene Grant, Anthony Perkins'. Inscribed with costume designer notes and bearing costumer's fabric swatches. Costumes for this production were undertaken by Motley Design Group (Margaret Harris, Audrey Sophia Harris and Elizabeth Montgomery). Premiering on November 28, 1957 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway, 'Look Homeward, Angel' ran for a total of 564 performances, closing on April 4, 1959. Directed by George Roy Hill, written by Ketti Frings, and based on Thomas Wolfe's 1929 largely autobiographical novel of the same title, the cast starred Jo Van Fleet and Anthony Perkins. Ketti Frings won the 1958 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award. The production received Tony Award nominations for Best Play; Best Actor in a Play (Hugh Griffith...
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Mid-20th Century More Art

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Fabric, India Ink, Graphite

Gunnar Nylund Bronze Decorative Plaque with Fish Motif, Sweden
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Bronze decorated plate designed by Gunnar Nylund with aquatic images. Midcentury, Scandinavian. Produced in Sweden, circa 1940s. Measures: 10 3/4 inches in diameter. Initials "G.N." ...
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Abstract Impressionist Mid-20th Century More Art

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Bronze

Terence Cuneo British Railway Poster, Original Vintage Lithograph, 1957-1958
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Original vintage British Railways advertising poster "Progress: Every week British railways modernization plan goes further ahead." Print from a painting by Terence Cuneo for the cov...
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Mid-20th Century More Art

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Paper

Twentieth Century Marine Oil of Thames Barges on the Medway with power station
Located in ludlow, GB
Twentieth Century Marine Oil Painting of Thames Barges on the Medway with power station in the background by Vic Ellis. Vic Ellis RSMA 1921 - 1984 Thames Barges and other Shipping....
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century More Art

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Oil

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Original Production Drawing: Sleepy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: ​Original Production Drawing IMAGE SIZE: 12" x 10" PRODUCTION: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937 SKU: CCV3021 ABOUT THE FILM: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 A...
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Pop Art Mid-20th Century More Art

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Paper, Pencil

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Original Production Drawing: Dopey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dopey MEDIUM: Original Production Drawing SIZE: 12" x 10" SKU: CCV2963 ABOUT THE FILM: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American an...
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Pop Art Mid-20th Century More Art

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Paint, Paper

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 Mid-20th Century More Art

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Paper

Clay Sculpture in Pre-Colombian Style Reproduction
Located in Troy, NY
This work is made out of ceramic terracotta and is in a Pre-Columbian style. It is a reproduction of sculptures typically found in the Colima culture in western Mexico. These origina...
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Folk Art Mid-20th Century More Art

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Ceramic, Terracotta

Vintage 1960s Oriental Scenes Poster by Editions Rossignol, Framed, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
A two side wall art posters of 1960's editions Rossignol, produced in Montmorillon -Vienne in France. Both posters entitled " Les chretiens en orient - Les seigneurs et les paysans" ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century More Art

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Woman - Mosaic on Cement Panel by Massimo Campigli - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Mosaic on cement panel, realized by Massimo Campigli in the 1940s. Certificate of authenticity on photograph by the artist's son Nicola Campigli.
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Modern Mid-20th Century More Art

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Mosaic

Summer Siesta 1959 New Wave period large drawing relaxed young woman daydreaming
Located in Norwich, GB
All the sun and the joie de vivre of the mediterranean in one large drawing! Dated 1959, the work evokes Brigitte Bardot, the French Riviera and French New Wave Cinema. The artist is Dany Lartigue, son of photographer Jacques Henri Lartigue, Dany was brought up between Paris and Saint Tropez, which was still a fisherman’s village at the time. Although as an artist Dany worked from Montmartre studio, the Cote d’Azur of his childhood remained his spiritual home, and he returned there often. In Saint Tropez, by then fashionable, he would meet his friends Juliette Greco...
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French School Mid-20th Century More Art

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Canvas, Paper, Charcoal

Richard Durando-Togo, Women at the Market, Oil on Canvas, Framed and signed.
Located in brussel, BE
Richard Durando-Togo (Buenos Aires, 1910- ?) is a painter of Argentine origin who spent most of his life in Italy and France, in the latter country he settled permanently in 1934. He...
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Mid-20th Century More Art

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Oil

'Bowl' Wheel Thrown Glazed Stoneware signed by Dennis McLaughlin
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Glazed stoneware, wheel thrown with hand-built slabs, signed on the bottom by Dennis McLaughlin. 7' x 10" diameter McLaughlin’s artistic sensibilit...
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Mid-20th Century More Art

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Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze

'Bowl' Hand Thrown Glazed Stoneware signed by Mark Shekore
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Bowl' is an original glazed stoneware by Mark Shekore. The artist signed the piece on the bottom. It is 8" tall and has a diameter of 6 1/2". Mark Shekore attended the Universit...
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Mid-20th Century More Art

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Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze

'Bowl' Hand Thrown Glazed Stoneware signed by Robert Piper
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Hand Thrown Glazed Stoneware signed on bottom by Robert Piper 3 1/2 x 5 1/2"dia.
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Mid-20th Century More Art

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Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze

'Bowl (Blue & White), ' Hand Thrown Glazed Stoneware signed by Mark Shekore
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Bowl (Blue & White)' is a hand-thrown glazed stoneware bowl made by Mark Shekore, signed with his last name on the bottom of the piece. 3.75 x 8.75 in Mark Shekore attended the Un...
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Mid-20th Century More Art

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Stoneware, Glaze

Gorham Melrose Vanity Dresser Set
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Troy, NY
This Gorham Vanity Dresser set is made out of sterling silver. It is in the Melrose pattern. The creation date is in the 1950s. Gorham, founded in P...
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Romantic Mid-20th Century More Art

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Silver

1930s Hopi/Tewa Black on Yellow Polychrome Pottery Bowl - Signed
By Laura Chapella Tomosie
Located in Soquel, CA
Traditional Hopi/Tewa handmade Native American pottery bowl, with black motifs on yellow polychrome, by Laura Chapella Tomosie (Hopi, 1907-1977), c. 1930's. Signed "Laura Tomosie" on...
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Folk Art Mid-20th Century More Art

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Clay, Earthenware

1950's Organic Modern Ceramic Turquoise Abstract Sculpture / Pottery Art Vase
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous abstract ceramic sculptural vase shaped into a unique organic yet modern form, with turquoise and earth-toned glazes that naturally blend together an catch the light at diff...
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Modern Mid-20th Century More Art

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Clay, Glaze

"Untitled" Ceramic Vase with Etched Figures, Green Glaze, Signed on Bottom
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY Douglas’s etched ceramic vase in a rich earthy green glaze expresses the Mid-Century Modern style of simplicity of lines, forms and color. Despite its formal shap...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century More Art

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Ceramic, Glaze

Josef Albers LP Cover Art, Leonid Hambro and Jascha Zayde
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Josef Albers Album Art circa early 1960s: Vinyl record cover (containing its original record) brilliantly illustrated by Josef Albers in the early 1960s. Looks fantastic framed. Offset lithograph on vinyl album cover. 12x12 inches. Very good overall condition for its age, with the exception of a small pin-hole issued with this by record company. Original record also included in very good condition. Unsigned, edition unknown. Albers credit featured on lower left of image 2. Leonid Hambro and Jascha Zayde Magnificent Two-Piano Perforances Command Classics, CC 11010 SD Grand Award Record Company, Inc., New York Literature/References Sonic Albers (David Zwirner...
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Modern Mid-20th Century More Art

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Offset

Autograph Postcard by Moravia Alberto - 1932
Located in Roma, IT
Autograph Postcard Signed by Alberto Moravia to the Countess Pecci Blunt. Cortona, Italy, July 7th 1932. In Italian. Perfectly readable, excellent condition, including original envelope. From Villa Morra Metelliano in Cortona, Alberto Moravia writes this postcard of greeting and thanks to the Countess Pecci-Blunt, or Mimi, the patron of arts and the closed-friend of artists and intellectuals. The Italian writer thanks her for the wise and pleasant people met during the Parisian stay, at one of the Countess' residences. The background: During the period of this correspondence, Moravia has just started his carres as journalist: in 1927, Moravia met Corrado Alvaro and Massimo Bontempelli and they founded the magazine 900. The journal published his first short stories, but his life changed when he published in 1929 Gli Indifferenti, noteced by the critic. In 1930 Moravia started collaborating for the newspaper La Stampa, then edited by author Curzio Malaparte...
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Modern Mid-20th Century More Art

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Paper, Ink

Jean Picart Le Doux Limited Edition 'Fabric' Lithograph of Tapestry Artist c1964
Located in FR
Jean Picart Le Doux Limited Edition on to Fabric Lithograph of Woodcutter Tapestry c1964 Marked very well on back by the Artist Jean Picart Le Doux, 1902-1982 French Interesting Fab...
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French School Mid-20th Century More Art

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Lithograph, Fabric

James Prestini : Grouping of Turned Wooden Bowls
Located in Fresno, CA
Trio of turned wood bowls by the internationally known American Sculptor, Designer and Craftsman, James L. Prestini, (1908-1993). Prestini’s masterfu...
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Bauhaus Mid-20th Century More Art

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Birch

Marianna Von Allesch Ceramic Wall Hanging Art Mid-Century Modern
Located in Washington, DC
Rare and wonderful mid-century modern ceramic wall hanging by Marianna von Allesch. Incised design on ceramic panel. Signed lower right corner. Me...
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Modern Mid-20th Century More Art

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Ceramic

Curtis Jere Copper Toned Metal Tree Sculpture c.1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Curtis Jere Copper Toned Metal Tree Sculpture c.1970s Tall and elegant tree sculpture by listed American artist Curtis Jere. The tree is made from...
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Naturalistic Mid-20th Century More Art

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Metal

Portrait of Christina Patterson, 5 Years Old
By Aaron Shikler
Located in Milford, NH
A fine portrait of a 5 year old Christina Patterson by American artist Aaron Abraham Shikler (1922-2015). Shikler was born in Brooklyn, New York, studied at the Tyler School of Art at Temple University, then studied in New York with the abstract painter Hans Hofmann, but he remained a committed realist throughout his life, under the sway of artists like Degas, Vuillard, Sickert and Sargent. To make a living, he painted clowns and ballerinas for a wholesale company, signing the work “Phil I. Steen” to register his disgust. When Leroy Davis, an Army friend, opened the Davis Gallery in Manhattan in 1953, he began showing Mr. Shikler’s work, which included figure studies, still lifes and landscapes. A turning point came in 1959 when Jane Engelhard...
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Realist Mid-20th Century More Art

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Canvas, Oil

1966 Mercury Commuter Station Wagon, Antique Technical Car Illustration
Located in Soquel, CA
Highly detailed and precise illustration of a 1966 Mercury Commuter Station Wagon by Joseph Yeager (American, 20th Century). Signed in the lower right portion of the illustration. This piece is on heavy cardstock. Presented in a new black mat. No frame. Joseph "Joe" Yeager (American, 20th Century) was raised in Cleveland Ohio, where he went to art school at night and started his art career at 19. He was a commercial artist for the Cleveland Press...
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Realist Mid-20th Century More Art

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Pencil, Postcard, Pen

Soirée Intime
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Tapestry woven in the Saint-Cyr workshop, France. With signed label. Circa 1970. Size US: 59 9/10 x 82 7/10 in Size Europe: 152 x 210 cm A rare tapestry...
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Abstract Geometric Mid-20th Century More Art

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Textile

Envol Bleu
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Tapestry woven by the Pinton workshop, France. With signed label. Circa 1960. Size US: 66 x 51 in Size Europe: 168 x 130 cm “First of all I like wool, its warmth…In tapestry, I ...
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Abstract Geometric Mid-20th Century More Art

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Textile

Qin Mian -Chinese Artistic Calligraphy - 1938
By Li Zhen
Located in Roma, IT
Qin Mian is a beautiful artistic calligraphy in China ink on Xuan paper realized by the Chinese artist Li Zhen in 1938. The year and place of creation "1938, Tea Field" in black ink...
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Modern Mid-20th Century More Art

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Ink

Collection of 4 Letters by Jean Dubuffet - 1955
Located in Roma, IT
Interesting collection of 4 letters by Jean Dubuffet (2 hand written and 2 typescript) addressed to the swiss editor Nesto Jacometti. All of them are dated 1955. Very good conditions...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century More Art

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Paper, Ink

Jean Picart Le Doux Lithograph Tree of Life Hand Signed c1950-1960 unframed
Located in FR
Jean Picart Le Doux signed Lithograph Limited edition this being number 61 of 120 Signed in pencil by the artist Jean Picart Le Doux, 1902-1982 French Cartridge paper unframed The...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century More Art

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Lithograph

"Bowl (Olive Green), " Hand Thrown Ridged Stoneware signed by Mark Shekore
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bowl (Olive Green)" is a hand-thrown glazed stoneware bowl made by Mark Shekore, signed with his last name on the bottom of the piece. 9 1/8" x 8" diameter Mark Shekore attended ...
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Post-Modern Mid-20th Century More Art

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Stoneware

Meidosems
Located in Roma, IT
First book illustrated by Michaux. Edition of 296 copies including 12 lithographs by Michaux. One of the 250 copies on Pur Fil Johannot. Original slipcase on beige cardboard and insi...
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Modern Mid-20th Century More Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Large Shadow Box with Vintage Zulu Art Beadwork
Located in San Antonio, TX
Zulu Bead work African Image Size: 47.5 x 29.5 Frame Size: 50 x 32 Medium: Vintage African Bead work Zulu "Belts, Necklaces, Other Bead Work Nice sel...
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Mid-20th Century More Art

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Other Medium

Mid Century Carved Figurative Girl and Kitten
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid century carved marble figurative girl and kitten by Rodney Marshall Winfield (American, b. 1925). Presented in rustic wood frame. Bio on verso. Image, 14"H x 10"W. Rodney studied at Cooper Union School in New York and worked as a designer at the Emil Frei...
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Folk Art Mid-20th Century More Art

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Marble

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 Mid-20th Century More Art

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Ceramic

After a Winter Snow
Located in Milford, NH
This beautiful New England winter landscape with a rural home and mountain vista was painted by American artist Aldro Thompson Hibbard (1886-1972). Hibbard was born in Falmouth, Vermont and later became one of the founders of the Rockport Art Colony, living on Cape Ann in Massachusetts and summering in Jamaica, Vermont. He became very well-known for his New England snow scenes and coastline paintings. Oil on canvas, signed lower right, titled on verso gallery labels “After a Winter Snow...
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American Impressionist Mid-20th Century More Art

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Canvas, Oil

Josef Albers LP Cover Art, Provocative Percussion Vol III
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Josef Albers Album Art circa late 1950s A vinyl record cover (containing its record) brilliantly designed by Josef Albers c.1958. Looks fantastic framed. Offset lithograph on vinyl ...
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Minimalist Mid-20th Century More Art

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Offset

The Queen , 1947, by French Transgender Artist JM Poulain
Located in Paris, FR
By French famous Transgender artist, Michel Marie Poulain (Born Paris December 5, 1906. Died 1991) this rare oil on canvas it represents the Queen and he...
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Feminist Mid-20th Century More Art

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Canvas, Oil

Signed Autograph Postcard
Located in Roma, IT
Autograph postcard signed by Renato Guttuso to the Countess Pecci-Blunt. On the front, there is a reproduction of a detail of the Leonardo's "Cenaco...
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Modern Mid-20th Century More Art

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Postcard

Snow White Original Production Drawing: Snow White
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: Original Production Drawing PRODUCTION: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937 IMAGE SIZE: 10" x 12" SKU: CCV3246 FRAMING: Price includes deluxe framing ABOUT THE MEDIUM: Or...
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Pop Art Mid-20th Century More Art

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Paint, Paper

Andy Warhol record art The Velvet Underground & Nico
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol Banana Cover Art: The Velvet Underground & Nico Vinyl Record circa early 1980's featuring cover art by Andy Warhol. A rare impress...
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Pop Art Mid-20th Century More Art

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Offset

Opening Nr. 21 (Abstract, Modern, Minimalism, Square, Albers)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Karl W. Wierspecker Opening Nr. 21 (Abstract, Modern, Minimalism, Square, Albers) Folding Object on Paper 1969 11.8 x 11.8 inches (30 x 30 cm) Edition: 200 Signed, numbered and dated...
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Modern Mid-20th Century More Art

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Paper

Life Size Lion Mount Italian Terracotta Mid 20th Century
Located in Rochester, NY
Life size lion wall mount. Hand painted terracotta. Italian. Mid 20th century.
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Mid-20th Century More Art

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Terracotta

Life Size Leopard Mount Italian Terracotta Mid 20th Century
Located in Rochester, NY
Life size leopard wall mount. Hand painted terracotta. Italian. Mid 20th century.
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Mid-20th Century More Art

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Terracotta

1970s "Red With Blue" Figurative Abstract Fabric Collage Nyc Artist
Located in Arp, TX
Sylvia Rutkoff (1919-2011) "Red with Blue" 1970s Fabric collage on stretch bar 38"x28" unframed Unsigned Collection acquired from family estate Sylvia Weinreb Rutkoff (1919-2011) Bo...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century More Art

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Fabric, Stretcher Bars

Mold for a lithograph by Beckford Young
Located in Pasadena, CA
This original mold, created by Beckford Young for one of his lithograph series, is exceptional. This piece contains a network of reliefs, hollows, and edges, each detailing the resul...
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Abstract Impressionist Mid-20th Century More Art

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Mixed Media, Other Medium

Visage aux feuilles, Picasso, Ceramic, Earthenware, plate, 1950's, design
Located in Geneva, CH
Visage aux feuilles 1956 Ed. 36/100 pcs White earthenware clay, decoration in engobes under brushed glaze D. 42 cm Numbered, incised and stamped on the back : 36/100, Madoura Plein F...
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Modern Mid-20th Century More Art

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Ceramic, Earthenware, Terracotta

1970s "Green Abstract" Figurative Abstract Collage
Located in Arp, TX
Sylvia Rutkoff (1919-2011) “Green Abstract” C.1970s Fabric collage and paint on fabric 46"x34" unframed Signed in paint lower right Collection acquired from family estate Sylvia Wei...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century More Art

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Fabric, Paint

Natural Coral Necklace, Mid 20th Century With Art Deco Silver Clasp
Located in Firenze, IT
Natural Coral Necklace, Mid 20th Century with Art Deco Silver Clasp. Elegant necklace made with natural, untreated coral beads, each individually knotted with care between every ele...
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Art Deco Mid-20th Century More Art

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Silver

Original Vintage 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 18 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...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century More Art

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Paper, Ink

Rare 1950s Original 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 5.75 X 19.5 Dated August 5, 1954 in top right corner. 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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Mid-20th Century More Art

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Paper, Ink

Rare 1950s Vintage 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 5.5 X 19.5 Dated August 13, 1954 in top right corner. 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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Rare 1950s Original 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 5.75 X 19.75 Dated August 3, 1954 in top right corner. 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...
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Rare 1950s Original 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 6.25 X 18.25 Like her contemporaries, Aggie Ma...
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