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Period: 1950s
'Abstraction, Turquoise and Rose', Paris Modernist, Guggenheim Award, Benezit
By Åge Vogel-Jørgensen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left "A.V.J" for Aage Vogel-Jorgensen (Danish, 1888-1964); dated, verso, 1954 and titled 'Nr. 3'. Displayed in a period, silver-gilt frame. Framed dimensions: 26"H x 24....
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Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
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Oil, Board
Untitled
Located in Buffalo, NY
You are viewing an abstract expressionist painting by American female artist Harrier Holden Nash.
Harriet was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and lived with her husband in ...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Vintage Mid Century Modernist Abstract Signed Morrow Biomorphic Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1950. Signed on verso. Displayed in a period frame. Image, 18"L x 20"H.
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Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Antique American Modernist Abstract Landscape Morris Shulman Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape abstract painting. Oil on board, circa 1953. Signed. Image size, 12"L x 10"H. Housed in a period modern frame.
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Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Unraveled
Located in San Diego, CA
A retired cardiologist, Jacobs’ artwork highlights how learned skills in medicine fueled his dynamic abstract technique. Strongly influenced by abstract expressionists from the 1950’...
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Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Reclning Figures Interior
By Irene Zevon
Located in Buffalo, NY
A modern abstract painting by American female New York City artist Irene Zevon titled Reclining Figures Interior created in 1957.
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Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Santa Maria Novella Firenze
Located in Lawrence, NY
Note: oil pastel on paper
Gandy Brodie (American, 1924-1975) studied dance and jazz before teaching himself to paint, inspired by the paintings of Van Gogh, Klee and Picasso. Brodi...
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Expressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
No Title, 1958 Abstract Watercolor on Paper by Erich Keller
Located in Brescia, IT
This beautiful abstract watercolor is drawed on Fabriano paper, an Italian high quality paper specially made for artists and its artworks.
About Keller arworks was told many words bu...
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Abstract Impressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
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Paper
Mid-Century View of a Port dated "59"
Located in SANTA FE, NM
View of a Port "59"
French Modernist School
Oil on canvas
Illegibly signed. l.r., dated "59"
28 3/4 x 23 3/4 (30 x 25 frame) inches
A positively brilliant, Modernist view of a Frenc...
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Modern 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Green abstract composition" Oil cm. 27 x 26 1950 ca Green ,Yellow
By Dora Maar
Located in Torino, IT
Green, Yellow, abstract, Picasso,
Atelier stamp lower right
Dora Maar, original name Henrietta Theodora Markovitch (Marković), (born November 22, 1907, Paris, France—died July 16, 1...
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Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Irises - British Fifties Abstract Expressionist floral oil painting yellow grey
Located in London, GB
This superb British Abstract Expressionist oil painting is by noted artist Bernard Kay. It was painted in 1953 and is titled Irises. Painted in a loose style with a palette of bruise...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life with Fruit and Flowers
Located in New Orleans, LA
A lovely still vintage Impressionist still life that is almost all the way to abstraction, with the color passages around the fruit and flowers gently blending into one another. Come...
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Impressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled Textured Impressionist Floral Still Life
By Pat Colville
Located in Houston, TX
Untitled still-life of yellow flowers in a vase by Pat Colville. Oil on board. Circa 1957.
Dimensions without Frame: H 28 in x W 23 in.
Artist Bio:
Pat Colville was born in New Orl...
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American Impressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Gathering by the Trees," Charles Marcon, figurative, abstract, 1959, modern
By Charles Marcon
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in Terrenoire in the Loire, France, self-taught painter Charles Marcon was encouraged by Madeleine Castaing and Paulette Jourdain. Marcon exhibited throughout Paris and in Arles...
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Modern 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nothing but Ashes
By Eugenia Sumiye Okoshi
Located in Greenville, DE
The painting represents the artist's interpretation of the scene she observed while traveling slowly through Hiroshima by train in 1945/46 as a young woman, shortly after the bomb wa...
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Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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 youngest child of Jewish ...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"La Vierge" Homage to Surrealism Original Painting by Charles Levier, Framed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"La Vierge" (The Virgin), an original mixed media on board by Charles Levier, is a piece for the true collector. Levier's vivid use of color projects from the painting, immediately c...
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Surrealist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"Northern Skies" Oil Painting on Canvas by Ralph Rosenborg, Framed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Northern Skies," 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 w...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
L'Eau, Abstract Painting by Jacques Zimmermann 1959
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jacques Zimmermann was born in Antwerp in 1929. He said: "The abstraction is not for me or a genre painting, nor a limit. It is a starting point. From there, by the automatic gesture...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Century French Abstract study of figures
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well painted and very decorative mid-century oil on canvas depicting an abstract interior with figures.
This artist was a known Abstract painter from the middle of the 20th century...
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Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage 1957 Modernist Boat Dock Signed Original Large Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage modernist harbor view by Aksel Jorgensen (1883 - 1957). Oil on board, circa 1957.
Signed. Displayed in a period frame. Image size, 24"L x 20"H.
Category
Modern 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
abstract 1, 1954 - oil on panel, 100x65 cm., framed
By Henriette Gremeret
Located in Nice, FR
Wonderful oil on panel by Henriette Gremeret. Dated 1954, signed low left. The painting has been wonderfully framed on a glass support frmed in oakwood.
Cette artiste peintre ( 1895...
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Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Huguette Arthur-Bertrand Beautiful painting "Kablonn - Powanu"
By Huguette Arthur-Bertrand
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Huguette ARTHUR-BERTRAND
Title: Kablonn - Powanu
Technique: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 92 x 73 cm
Date: 1959
Signed
Huguette Arthur-Bertrand was the leading female membe...
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Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American School Large Great Color Abstract Modernist Original Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1950. Unsgned. Image size 36L x 60H.
Category
Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nude Studies
Located in Buffalo, NY
Harriet was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and lived with her husband in Park Slope for over 35 years.
She attended the Brooklyn Museum School at age 14 where she establis...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American School Modernist Old Lyme Connecticut New England Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist New England barn oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1960. Signed illegibly. Image size, 24L x 20H. Framed in a period frame.
Category
Modern 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
By Leon Wall
Located in Lawrence, NY
Like many AbEx painters of his era, Wall first painted in a WPA, or Social Realist Style, but this changed in the mid-1950s and he gained early prominence as an Abstract Expressionis...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Oil on Board Painting, Blue, Pink, Yellow, Black, Vertical Horizontal
Located in Denver, CO
Abstract painting in blue, pink, yellow, green, and black by Paul Kauvar Smith (1893-1977). Oil on board. Presented in a custom frame, outer dimensions measure 29 ½ x 23 ¾ x 2 inche...
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Abstract Geometric 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
An abstract expressionist Mid Century piece, presenting vivid use of paint and complex lines and color placement. A strong modernist oil painting depicted in 1959 with bold, thick br...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Relax
Located in San Diego, CA
A retired cardiologist, Jacobs’ artwork highlights how learned skills in medicine fueled his dynamic abstract technique. Strongly influenced by abstract expressionists from the 1950’...
Category
Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vendimia - Grape Harvest
Located in Berlin, MD
Georges Dayez (French, 1907-1991). “Vendimia” Vintage / Grape Harvest / Wine Harvest , Oil on paper, 20”x 26 1/3, framed 27 1/4 x 33 1/4.
Dayez was a mid-19th century painter who...
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Cubist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper, Board
[Avec Une Nappe Blanche] Still Life Oil Painting by Charles Levier, Framed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Untitled [Avec Une Nappe Blanche], an original oil on canvas by Charles Levier, is a piece for the true collector. Levier's vivid detail projects from the painting, immediately captu...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
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Antique American School Surreal Signed Egg Still Life Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage modernist surreal egg abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1950. Signed. Framed. Image size, 23"L x 35"H.
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Surrealist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
Located in Lawrence, NY
Estate of the artist
Exhibited: Berry Campbell Gallery
Includes documentation from the gallery
A first-generation action painter, Raymond Hendler started his career as an Abstract E...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Modernist Abstract Landscape Morris Shulman Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape abstract painting. Oil on board, circa 1952. Signed. Image size, 21.5"L x 7.5"H. Housed in a period modern frame.
Category
Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
[Géométrique Noir] Abstract Geometric Oil Painting by Charles Levier, Framed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Untitled [Géométrique Noir], an original oil on board by Charles Levier, is a piece for the true collector. Levier's vivid use of color projects from the painting, immediately captur...
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Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
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Abstraction
Located in Kensington, MD
Signed: Gendron '59
Category
Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Spring Passage - Scottish art Abstract Expressionist oil painting Cobra Paris
By William Gear
Located in London, GB
This stunning Scottish Abstract Expressionist oil painting is by noted Scottish artist William Gear. Painted in 1950 it is an early and significant painting which dates to the early ...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
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Oil
Antique American Modernist Beach Seascape Surreal Seashell Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist surreal beach scene oil painting by Ada Weill.. Oil on canvas, circa 1956. Signed. Displayed in a period frame. Image, 28"L x 17"H.
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Surrealist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Abstract Landscape Morris Shulman Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape abstract painting. Oil on board, circa 1953. Signed. Image size, 19"L x 16"H. Housed in a period modern frame.
Category
Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Signed Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract landscape by Morris Shulman. Oil on canvas, circa 1961. Signed. Image size 36L x 30H. Housed in a period modern frame.
Morris Shulman (1912-...
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Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Father and Son" - Mid Century Modern Cubist Harlequin Abstract
By Margit Beck
Located in Soquel, CA
"Father and Son," a moody mid century modern cubist harlequin painting by listed artist Margit Beck (Hungarian-American, 1911-1997). Presented in a vintage faux distressed wood frame...
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Cubist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
'Abstract, Lilac and Blue', Mid-Century, New York School, Whitney Museum, WPA
By Victor Thall
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Thall V' for Victor Thall (American, 1902-1983) and painted circa 1950.
A mid-century, American abstract oil comprising complex, contiguous and superimposed, lin...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Paper, Oil
Unleashed
Located in San Diego, CA
A retired cardiologist, Jacobs’ artwork highlights how learned skills in medicine fueled his dynamic abstract technique. Strongly influenced by abstract expressionists from the 1950’...
Category
Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Composition with Triangle and Circle
By Antal Biro
Located in London, GB
ANTAL BIRO 1907-1990
Pozsony 1907-1990 Székesfehérvár (Hungarian)
Title: Composition with Triangle and Circle, 1950
Technique: Original Signed and Dated Double Sided Oil Painting ...
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Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled
Located in Lawrence, NY
Cajori was an important second generation abstract expressionist painter. In 1952, he founded, along with Fred Mitchell, Lois Dodd and Angelo Ippolito, the artist cooperative The Tan...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique French Modernist Paris School Fall Forest Signed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French modern painting of a fall forest. Oil on board, circa 1950. Signed. Image size, 15.5L x 9.75H. Housed in a period giltwood frame.
Category
Modern 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Expressionist Painting in Red Orange Black White Pale Blue Light Brown
Located in Denver, CO
Abstract Expressionist oil painting on board, vintage 1950s original work by Charles Bunnell. Presented in a custom frame, outer dimensions measure 16 ¼ x 20 ¼ inches. Image size i...
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Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Mid Century Modern Abstract Cubist Flower Still Life Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract still life floral painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1954. Signed. Image size 25L x 40H. Housed in a period modern frame.
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Modern 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Massive 5-Ft Original Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting by Bernard Lorjou, Framed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Untitled Landscape, an original oil on canvas by Bernard Lorjou, is a piece for the true collector. This is a unique opportunity to acquire a prized work from the Dr. Harry Bakwin Co...
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Expressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled Abstraction
Located in Summit, NJ
Gouache on paper by Rolph Scarlett c. 1950s. The piece is signed "Scarlett" on the front in two places. The piece is in perfect condition. Unframed it measures 10.75 x 13.5.
Category
Abstract 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Vintage American School Abstract Original Surreal Sky Study Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract painting. Oil on board, circa 1950. Unsigned. Image size 20L x 10H. Housed in a period modern frame.
Category
Modern 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
New York School Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media Painting Handmade Paper Board
Located in Surfside, FL
This is an interesting abstract work done with handmade Japanese Kozo or Washi type fiber paper mounted on board. Hand signed and dated in wonderful muted earth tones of fall foliag...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Board, Handmade Paper
Abstract and Fractured, Biomorphic and Geometric Forms
By Agnes Hart
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Signed lower left.
“Abstract and Fractured Biomorphic and Geometric Forms” which was painted in the mid to late 1950’s is a nod to Picasso’s famous painting Guernica, which Hart ma...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"La Place du Tetre Sous La Neige" (Montmatre, Paris)
Located in New York, NY
Striking oil on masonite board painting of Place du Tertre, a square in the Paris close to Montmartre's Basilica of the Sacré Cœur.
With artists setting up their easels each day f...
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Impressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Century Modern Pacific Northwest Rain Forest, Earthtone Abstract Landscape
By Hilda Davidson Kaster
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century modern mixed media abstracted Northern California landscape by Hilda Davidson Kaster (American, 1912-2008), circa 1950. The artist uses layers of mixed media ea...
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Abstract Impressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Untitled
Located in Miami, FL
Acrylic on masonite. This is a pivotal work in deep and radiant cobalt blue from 1950. It dipicts calligraphic and hieroglyph structures over a grid and pyramidal base by the firs...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Masonite
Mountains
By Omar Rayo
Located in Long Island City, NY
An early painting by Omar Rayo from 1955. An abstract geometric work with multi-colored shapes on a surrealist horizon.
Artist: Omar Rayo, Colombian (1928 - )
Title: Mountains
Year:...
Category
Abstract Geometric 1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
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