Mid-20th Century More Art

Vintage postcard of Appenzellerbilder, Heiden, Kur & Waldpark is an vintage postcard from 1957. The postcard is adressed to Mrs Ferrari. Good conditions.

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...

This lot is composed of 2 items, 1960's by Gina Lollobrigida to Maria De Matteis: a Typewritten Letter Signed by Gina Lollobrigida to Maria De Matteis. Rome...

Greeting card with a nice drawing to wish a Merry Christmas (1959). Anna Salvatore (1923-1978) was a populäre Italian painter and novelist.

Precious and rare volume of the famous French writer André Gide (Nobel Prize for literature in 1947), including beautiful black and white lithographs of Mas...

Margaret Putnam (1913-1989) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 6 x 5 Frame Size: 15 x 14 Medium: Hand Painted Etching Circa 1960's "Renaissance Man" Margaret Putnam (1913-1989) Margaret ...

Dipen Bose - Durga Acrylic on Canvas 36 x 30 inches (Rolled & Delivered) In this striking acrylic work, Dipen reimagines the divine form of Goddess Durga with bold lines, vibrant re...

Ex-Libris  - H J De Kost is an Artwork realized in 1946 by the artist Wim Zwiers.  Etching print on ivory paper. Hand signed on the right margin and dated on the back.  The work is...

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...

Autograph Postcard Signed by Mimi Quilici Buzzacchi to Silvio Perina. Ferrara, May 5th 1958. In Italian. On the front, a black and white photo of the Duomo of Ferrara. On the back...

Limited edition. Specimen number 91 of 565 copies so divided: 50 numbered copies (1-50) on Holland paper including two original etchings; 500 numbered copies (51-550) on Alfa paper; ...

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...

Chain is 23.5 inches long. Pendant is 3.75 X 2 X 1 inches This piece is not signed. but the chain matches completely with the signed one that I have. Pal Kepenyes is a sculptor and researcher of Hungarian art, whose artistic production includes sculptures of small and medium format, jewelry and miniature decorative pieces, all made by hand, without any machinery. Wearable art. Sculptural pendant on matching chain cast in polished bronze or brass. Reminiscent of Harry Bertoia. Organic Modernism. Mod, space age, handmade artisan, studio jewelry. Pal Kepenyes, wearable art pioneer. sculptor, goldsmith, jeweler, artist, was born in 1926 in Hungary. His creative talent, specifically in creating sculpted works, was evident early on. He moved to Budapest, where he first studied at the University of Arts and Crafts and later at the Academy of Fine Arts. His professor, Beni Ferenczy was one of Hungary's most influential sculptors. Pal Kepenyes (20/21st century) is active/lives in Hungary, Mexico. Pal Kepenyes is known for sculpture, jewelry making, miniature decorative pieces especially influenced by Mexican folk art and folklore. His work also includes animals, lions, tigers, fish, nude figures and milagros. He began his studies at the School of Decorative Arts in Budapest, and then was a prisoner of war during the Stalinist regime. In 1956, at the end of the Hungarian Revolution, he finally was released and left the country for Paris, where he studied at the School of Fine Arts. In 1956, he also traveled to Mexico, a country to which he has been devoted for the rest of his life because of his attraction pre-hispanic cultures. Along with Pedro Friedeberg, Arnold Coen, Vladimir Cora, Byron Galvez, Mathias Goeritz, Leonardo Nierman, Gabriel Orozco...

This is the original invitation card for the Cagli's solo-exhibition "Il Disegno Moderno" hold at Studio A gallery in Rome, via del Babuino n.76 and in...

This is a Autograph Letter Signed by Jean Dubuffet and addressed to Nesto Jacometti. Vence, November 28th, 1957. One page, single-sided. On watermarked paper. In French. excellent c...

Gloria Dudfield After Clyfford Still 1960s Acrylic on paper site 36"x25" black wood gallery frame float mount 40"x1.25"x28" Good Condition- Minor wear...

Ex Libris - Iris Zeilinga- Doodeheefver is a Modern Artwork realized in Mid-20th Century. Ex Libris. Woodcut on ivory paper. The work is glued on cardboard. Total dimensions: 21...

Ram Kumar - Untitled Pen & Ink on Paper 14 x 11 inches, 1961 (Unframed & Delivered) This Untitled work by Ram Kumar from 1961, executed in pen and ink on paper, reflects his early e...

Hermann Schütte (1893 Osnabrück - 1973 Hamburg), White Mask on Violet Ground. Enameled copper plate on wooden base, 37 x 29.5 cm, monogrammed and dated "S[chütte] [19]62" in the lowe...

Autograph Letter Signed by Alberto Moravia to the Countess Pecci Blunt. Salzburg, August 28th 1933. One page, double-sided. In Italian. Perfectly readable, very good condition except for a lower-right corner detached. Including original envelope. An ending autograph notes by Alberto Moravia. From Salzburg, Alberto Moravia writes this letter 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 tries to reach her at one of the Countess' residences or at common friends houses. The background: During the period of this correspondence, Moravia has just started his carres as journalist, 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...

This is a superb Autograph Letter Signed by Alfred Cortot to the Countess Pecci- Blunt. Paris, December 21st 1936. In French. One page, double-sided. On...

Destiny is an original modern rare book including original woodcut prints by Otto Nückel (Cologne, 1888 – Cologne, 1955). Published by Farrar & Rinehart, New York, 1930. Original ...

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...

Autograph Letter by Mario Tozzi to the Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt. Signed. Rome, March 27th 1934. In Italian. In Perfect conditin, including the original envelope. Completely...

Flipping through a few pages of " Il Selvaggio, No.2- 1938 " 15 Febbraio 1938-Anno-XVI", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and s...

Margaret Putnam (1913-1989) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 8 x 10 Frame Size: 18 x 20 Medium: Gouache "The Mystery" Margaret Putnam (1913-1989) Margaret Putnam left an artistic legac...

Collect these 3 Autograph Letters Signed by Etienne Drian the Countess Pecci Blunt, written in French from 1928 to 1960. Each item, one page, single-sided. In Excellent conditions. Perfectly readable.Original envelope included. In detail: A.L.S. Paris, January 12th 1928. On light blue paper. A.L.S. Paris, December 22nd 1953. On ivory-colored paper. A.L.S. Undated. around 1959-60. On ivory-colored paper. Greeting Letters by one of the biggest French fashion illustrator to the Countess and patron of art, with kind request for meetings at the atelier, or invitations to his exhibitions. Adrien Désirée Etienne (France, Lorraine, 1885 -1961) Generally called Drian, Adrien Désirée Etienne is still today known as a fashion illustrator of magazines like Les Feuillets d’Art in 1920, the Illustration, Harper’s Bazaar, Les Costumes Parisiens or the Gazette du Bon Ton. He was one of the closest friend of the French couturier Paul Poiret and the movie director Sacha Guitry...

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Soleil aux amoureux Etching from 1968. Trial proof - unique work. Dimensions of sheet: 51 x 34 cm Dimensions in frame: 63.2 x 53.2 cm Publisher: Maegh...

Important signed Nino Caffè, painting on paper, mixed media. “Vestizione di un pretino” (Vestments of a Young Priest) Signed bottom center: Caffè. Young ...

A new Passport for Sir Solti - A.L.S. is the main content of this unique Autograph Letter Signed by Georg Solti to Nesto Jacometti. Paris, July 4th 1946. ...

Editions including two original lithographs by Pablo Picasso on frontespiece and cover on the catalogue. Copy on velin. Perfect conditions. 

Tristan Tzara's Letter is Autograph Letter Signed by the Romanian and French avant-garde poet Tristan Tzara ((Moinești, 1896 – Paris 1963) to Nesto Jaco...

Ex Libris - Dijkhuizen is a Modern Artwork realized in the mid-20th Century. Woodcut print on paper.  The work is glued on a cardboard. Good conditions.

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Clown in Love Original Lithograph from 1960. Dimensions of work: 32 x 24 cm. Publisher: Maeght Éditeur, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition.

VERNON KERR – [EMPTY GLASS, FALLEN ROSE] Oil on Board ⚜ Hand Signed ⚜ Dated ⚜ Framed AN INTIMATE STILL LIFE WITH SYMBOLIC QUIETUDE This original 1966 oil on board by Vernon Kerr cap...

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Jacqueline with Trees Phototype and pochoir from 1962. From the edition of 1,000 copies, this example is number 334, as noted in the colophon. Dimensio...

Flipping through a few pages of " Il Selvaggio, No.7-8 1937 " 15 Agosto 1937-Anno-XIV ", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and s...

Flipping through a few pages of " Il Selvaggio, No.9-10, 1936 " 15 Ottobre 1936-Anno-XIV", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and...

Flipping through a few pages of " Il Selvaggio, No.9-10- 1937 " 30 Novembre 1937-Anno-XVI ", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts a...

Very rare. From part of a limited edition bound catalog produced by Galleria Flaviana on the occasion of Lucio Fontana's exhibition in 1966, during the artist's lifetime. There are t...

Ex Libris - C. H.  Beels is a Modern Artwork realized in the mid-20th Century. Woodcut print on paper.  The work is glued on a cardboard. Good conditions.

This set of Autographs by Guglielmo Janni to Anna Laetitia Pecci Blunt, is composed of 3 items, written around 1937, in French. In excellent condition, including original envelopes...

La bandera exhibida está compuesta por tres franjas horizontales de igual tamaño. La franja superior es de color rojo intenso, la central de color amarillo dorado y la inferior de co...

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...

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - The Artist in Front of his Picture Original Lithograph from 1960. Dimensions of work: 32 x 24 cm. Publisher: Maeght Éditeur, Paris. The work is in Exce...

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - The Stripped Corrigan Phototype and pochoir from 1962. From the edition of 1,000 copies, this example is number 334, as noted in the colophon. Dimensio...

Edition of 2111 copies. Copy on Imponderable Sorel-Moussel paper. Original paperback cover. First edition. Beautiful copy of the relevant experimental work by Breton and Eluard. Very...

Abstract figurative tapestry of a woman carrying a harvest basket on her head by French outsider artist Cecile d’Apres Coraif. This work is a fantastic example of the collage fabric ...

In the letter Bernik, slovenian painter and graphic artist, writes the editor Nesto Jacometti about his regret about some issues, but still by his willingness to help. He hopes to be...

 Ex Libris - J.P. Nieuwstraten is a Modern Artwork realized in the mid-20th Century. Woodcut print on paper.  The work is glued on a cardboard. Good conditions.

Letter written by the artist Jean Lurcat and addressed to Nesto Giacometti. The text talks about work and printing prices. Attached is the photo of Jean Lurcat. Handsigned Jean Lu...

L.T.S addressed to the collector Nesto Jacometti, on headed paper "Marcello Mascherini - Sculptor - Trieste - Via Fabio Severo 20". Trieste, 2 May ...

A Book of Modern Views of New York City is a souvenir book published by I. S. SEIDMAN & CO. in 1937. Inside man photos of New York with descriptions. Good ...

Ex libris - Nagy József  Könyve is an Artwork realized in 1932,  by the Artist Istvàn Olàh , from Hungary.  Woodcut print on ivory paper.  Signed on plate and dated on back. The wor...

Ex Libris is a Wood cut print realized in Mid-20th Century. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted in a well-balanced composition.

Ex Libris - V. Martinez Yuste is a Modern Artwork realized in the mid-20th Century. Woodcut print on paper.  The work is glued on a cardboard. Good conditions.

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Homme couché et femme assise Lithograph from 1967. The edition of 29/500 on Auvergne Richard de Bas paper. With two watermarks - one of the paper, seco...

Ex Libris - Vander Burgh is a Modern Artwork realized in the mid-20th Century. Woodcut print on paper.  The work is glued on a cardboard. Good conditions.

Ex Libris - Livraria is a Modern Artwork realized in the mid-20th Century. Woodcut print on paper.  The work is glued on a cardboard. Good conditions.

Edition of 128 copies on Lafume de Voiron paper. One of 100 copies reserved to the Bibliophiles de la Nouvelle Revue Française. Though the first edition of this first part of the fam...