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Period: 1950s
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Giltwood Framed Mid Century Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. Excellent condition, re...
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Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 19 by 25 inches overall, and 12.5 by 18.5 painting alone. In excellent original cond...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 35 by 29 inches overall, and 25 by 30.5 painting alone. In excellent original conditi...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Antique American Modernist Southwestern Framed Mountain Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 19 by 23 inches overall, and 16 by 20 painting alone. In excellent original condition. H...
Category
Modern 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French modernist abstract portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 44 by 36 inches overall, and 29 by 36 painting alone. In excellent original condi...
Category
Modern 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Modern American Colorful Abstract Expressionist Painting Circa 1950's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-2765a A circa 1950's bold abstract expressionist painting on canvas set in a gilt wood frame Signed verso by Zari
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Foil
Large American Modernist Abstract Architectural Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist cityscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 34 by 48 inches overall, and 28 by 42 painting alone. In excellent original condition. H...
Category
Modern 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Vintage American Impressionist Framed New England Farm Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas, 18 x 22 inches overall, 16 x 20 inches image size.
Vintage American impressionist landscape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
Modern 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist New York City Skyline Framed Cityscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist cityscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 29 by 25 inches overall, and 20 by 24 painting alone. In excellent original condition. ...
Category
Modern 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Lively abstract painting with primary tones of yellows, reds and greens with accents of blue and black on white background, 1952. Signed lower right.
Original artwork on paper dis...
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Expressionist Beach Scene Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage abstract beach scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a wood molding. Excellent condition, ready to han...
Category
Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mid Century Modern abstract cityscape, unique oil painting, signed twice, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Norman Carton
Mid Century Modern Cityscape, ca. 1951
Oil on canvas painting (signed twice)
Signed twice: hand signed on the front and also signed on the back
Unique
Frame included:
T...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Houses and Church on the French Countryside (quaint village scene)
Located in New Orleans, LA
A rare color lithograph by late French artist, Éliane Thiollier. Edition of 275, certificate of authentication is provided. Minor acid staining from the old mat.
Éliane Thiollier s...
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Contemporary 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Monumental NYC Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. No signature found.
Category
Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Abstract Cubist Mid Century Framed Cat Portrait Signed Geist
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist abstract composition signed Geist. Oil on board, circa 1950. Signed lower right. Displayed in a wood frame. Excellent ready to hang condition.
Category
Cubist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large American Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting "Blue Landscape" Oregon 1955
Located in Portland, OR
A large American Abstract Expressionist oil on canvas painting by Pacific Northwest artist Frederick Heidel ( 1915-2000), "Blue Landscape", Oregon, circa 1955.
This is a large & earl...
Category
Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Orchestra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Orchestra, 1950, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, 21 1/2 x 25 3/4 inches, labeled verso “Brown University, Trustee, The Walter Feldman Trust for Artwork” titled verso,...
Category
Abstract Geometric 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Framed Abstract Expressionist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful early American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed.
Category
Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique American School Cubist Signed Rare Early Framed Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Signed.
Category
Cubist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Art Deco Formula Two Grand Prix Car Racing Modernist MCM Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very rare and well painted Formula Two racing painting. Oil on canvas. Unsigned. Nicely framed.
Category
Modern 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,980 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Antique American Abstract Expressionist Vintage Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract cubist oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed. Signed.
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,980 Sale Price
20% Off
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Composition in Oil Pastel on Cardboard
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Composition in Oil Pastel on Cardboard
San Francisco Bay area abstract expressionist composition by Ho...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Cardboard
Provençal Landscape
Located in London, GB
'Provençal Landscape', oil on canvas, by Anna Costa (circa 1950s). This is an exceptional landscape painted by the artist in vibrant colours in an Impressio...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
Category
Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique American School Modernist Art Deco Bird Still Life Signed Oil Panting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist oil painting. Oil on canvasboard. Signed.
Category
Modern 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$221 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique American Framed Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very nicely painted mid century abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Great colors and bold brush strokes.
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique American School Tropical Ocean Cove Hawaiian Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted American impressionist tropical beach landscape. Oil on board. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a period wood molding. Excellent condition, re...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$700 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Cubist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Ervin B. Nussbaum (1914 - 1996). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Dated 1950.
Artist Bio:
Ervin B. Nussbaum was born in Co...
Category
Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Abstracted Cape Cod Landscape Original Modernist Pastel Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist landscape pastel painting. Pastel on board. Framed in plexi box.
Category
Modern 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American School Summer Beach Scene Framed Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist seascape beach scene oil painting. Oil on board. No signature found. Framed. Image size, 18L x 14H.
Category
Impressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Framed Modernist Romantic Leaves Falling Waterfall Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed verso.
Category
Modern 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$636 Sale Price
20% Off
"The Rose Garden" Mid Century Oil Painting on Canvas Abstract Landscape & Figure
Located in New York, NY
An abstract Mid-Century piece with lighter color tones accentuated with the use of basic colors, blue, red and yellow. In this abstract composition we see a figure, tending to their ...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American Modernist Outsider Pop Art Abstract Large Original Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed.
Category
Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,036 Sale Price
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'Man Playing a Banjo', American Mid-Century Cubist-Derived Figural Oil, Fifties
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Paula Melcher' (American, 20th century) and dated 1956.
Category
Cubist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American School Abstract Expressionist Large Neutral Tone Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,871 Sale Price
25% Off
Deux Visages en Rouge et Bleu, Surrealist Oil on Canvas Painting by André Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
André Masson, French (1896 -1987) - Deux Visages en Rouge et Bleu, Year: circa 1950, Medium: Oil on Canvas, Size: 8.75 x 6.5 in. (22.23 x 16.51 cm), Frame Size: 15.25 x 13 inches...
Category
Surrealist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
abstract 3, 1954 - Oil on canvas, 92x65 cm.
By François Jousselin
Located in Nice, FR
Abstract oil painting on canvas by the french painter François Jousselin. Not framed. Signed and dated 1954
François Jousselin, né à Laval le 27 octobre 1926 ...
Category
Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Sea, Large Mid-Century Abstract Painting, Cleveland School Artist
By Clarence Van Duzer
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Van Duzer (American, 1920-2009)
The Sea, c. 1950
Asphaltum, encaustic and silver leaf on masonite
Signed upper left
48.5 x 48 inches
In the annals of Cleveland art history,...
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Silver
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Cubist Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive mid 20th century cubist abstract. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
Cubist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$980 Sale Price
20% Off
'Forms in Charcoal and Jade', San Francisco Bay Area Abstraction, SFMFA, CWS
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Gilberg' for Robert George Gilberg (American, 1911-1970) and dated '58'.
Born in Oakland, Robert George Gilberg first studied at the Oakland Art Center during t...
Category
Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Laid Paper, Encaustic
Vintage European Modernist Village Fauvist Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage modernist town scene oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a wood molding. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enj...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
White Landscape, Abstract Expressionist Collage by Keith Morrow Martin 1959
Located in Long Island City, NY
An abstract collage on wood by Kenneth Morrow Martin, American (1911-1983). Exhibited: 1st Knoxville Art Center National Exhibtion, 1961
White Landscape by Keith Morrow Martin...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Varnish, Magazine Paper
Mid Century Mountain Stream Modernist Landscape
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Mountain Stream Modernist Landscape by Honora Berg
This mid century modernist landscape painting by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985) depicts a vibrant mountain stream, ...
Category
Modern 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Laid Paper
$1,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique American Abstract Cubist Mid Century Framed Composition Signed Geist
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist abstract composition signed Geist. Oil on board, circa 1950. Signed lower right. Displayed in a wood frame. Image size, 7"L x 10"H, overall 15"L x 17"H.
Category
Cubist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Abstracted Figurative -- Downtown Couple Art Exhibit
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant mid century modern abstracted figurative in orange, red and black by Bay Area artist Paul Sheppard. Dated 1959 and signed "Sheppard." Presented i...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
San Francisco Bay Area Seascape with Ships in Oil on Cardboard
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
San Francisco Bay Area Seascape with Ships in Oil on Cardboard
Seascape with large ships by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). The ocean is shown in...
Category
American Impressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Oil
Dorothy Dehner, Mid Century Modern signed abstract sculptural drawing, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Dorothy Dehner
Untitled Mid Century Modern abstract sculptural drawing, 1955
Marker and graphite on paper
Signed and dated by Dorothy Dehner in black felt tip pen on the front
Frame ...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Graphite
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Adele Becker
(1929-2021). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category
Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,980 Sale Price
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Abstract Non Objective Mid 20th Century American Modern Color Field 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Non Objective Mid 20th Century American Modern Color Field 1950s
James Daugherty (1887 – 1974)
Abstraction
84-1/2 x 42-1/2 inches
Signed and ...
Category
Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Reclining Nude', Fauve Figural, SFAA, Carmel, LACMA, Louvre, Paris
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted by Victor di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) circa 1955, and with Di Gesu estate stamp verso.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art C...
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Blue and Green Summer Abstract
By Carl Holty
Located in New York, NY
A fresh and intriguing composition that keeps you looking at it. The composition is composed of summer greens, whites, blues and lavenders and also conveys figures and movement. Ho...
Category
Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Landscape Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 14 by 17 inches overall, and 10 by 14 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Handsomely...
Category
Modern 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Painter's Studio, Colorful Post-Cubist Oil Painting by A. Rigollot
By A. Rigollot
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning post-cubist and colorist still life oil on board painting is by A. Rigollot (France, 20th Century).
Colorist painting is characterized by intense color use, which becom...
Category
Cubist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American School Female Artist Abstract Expressionist Cubist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique modernist abstract painting by Elsie Orfuss (Born 1913). Oil on canvas. Signed on verso. Nicely framed.
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Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Byzantine" Gertrude Greene, 1955 Abstract Heavy Impasto Layered Composition
By Gertrude Greene
Located in New York, NY
Gertrude Greene
Byzantine, 1955
Signed and dated lower right; signed titled and dated on verso
Oil on canvas
36 x 28 inches
A political leftist and social activist, Gertrude Greene...
Category
Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Abstracted Cityscape', Modernist Abstract Oil, David Rockefeller Estate
By Max Gunther
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Abstracted Cityscape' by Max Gunther, 1958.
Modernist Abstract Oil, David Rockefeller Estate
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Signed lower right, 'Max Gunther' (German, 1934-1...
Category
Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Framed Modernist Abstract Coastal Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract landscape oil painting. Oil on canas. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a wood molding. Excellent condition, read...
Category
Modern 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Antique American School Signed Framed Exhibited Cubist Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American school signed modernist cubist still life oil painting and collage. Oil and mixed media on board. Signed. Framed. I...
Category
Cubist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,436 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Antique French Avante Garde Abstract Expressionist Surreal Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare and finely painted French modernist abstract painting by Jacques Doucet (1924 - 1994) . Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed.
Artist Bio:
Jacques Doucet's work is inextricably bo...
Category
Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Signed Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Signed and dated Warren Brandt '58, this dynamic mixed-media composition by American artist Warren Brandt (1918–2002) exemplifies mid-century abstraction with a vibrant use of color,...
Category
Modern 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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