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Period: Mid-20th Century
Antique American Modernist Shaped Geometric Abstract Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted American school abstract geometric painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid 20th Century French Cubist Oil Painting Abstract Shapes & Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century
Title: Cubist composition
Medium: oil on board
Size: 11 x 8.5 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: The painti...
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Cubist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Modernist Horse Carousel Animal Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Really impressive early American modernist painting. Oil on board. Framed.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on thick board
unframed: 8 x 8 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we have fo...
Category
Abstract Impressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Expressionist Painting American Late 1960's Mid Century Black White
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mid Century Modern, American Abstract Expressionist Painting on artist board.
This lively action painting has wonderful interjections of color within the predominantly black and whi...
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Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas. Signed in oil by the artist lower right corner.
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Autumnal Landscape in Ochre, Red, Green)
Located in New York, NY
Unidentified/Unknown Artist "Untitled (Autumnal Landscape in Ochre, Red, Green) , Abstract Landscape Oil on Canvas signed, 26.25 x 32.50, Mid 20th Century, 1957
Colors: Ochre, White...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
" Le Chien à la Lune. "
By André Verdet
Located in CANNES, FR
André Verdet ( 1913 - 2004 ) . Artiste français né à Nice (alpes maritimes ) mort à Saint Paul de Vence .
poète , peintre , sculpteur , céramiste , mus...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Casein
Large Signed Cubist Abstract Framed Colorful Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Shattered" WPA Mid 20th Century Modernism American Scene Surrealism Figurative
By Leon Bibel
Located in New York, NY
"Shattered" WPA Mid 20th Century Modernism American Scene Surrealism Figurative
Estate stamp on the stretcher, verso. Provenance: Estate of the artist. 20 x 24 inches.
BIO
Leon Bibel continued painting through 1941 and resumed work in both painting and especially wood sculpture by 1960. He worked until his very last day in 1995. His last series of large wood sculptures were modeled on spice boxes, which were miniature buildings...
Category
American Modern Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1940s WPA Era American Modern Figurative Painting of Figure on Deserted Street
Located in Denver, CO
This striking 1946 oil on canvas painting, titled Deserted Street, was created by Colorado/Woodstock modernist artist Jenne Magafan (1916-1952). The artwork features a solitary figu...
Category
American Modern Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Vintage Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas board.
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century French Cubist Still Life Oil Mandolin Abstract Interior Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French cubist artist, circa 1950’s
signed oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 21 x 28.5 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condi...
Category
Cubist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Modernist Flower Still Life Signed and Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas board. Signed. Image size, 24H by 18L.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Green Center
Located in Austin, TX
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work:
Acrylic on canvas. Signed, dated, and titled verso.
62.25 x 62.25 in.
63.75 x 63.5 in. (framed)
Custom framed in a maple floater with a polyurethane clear coat finish.
Provenance
MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Canada
Private Collection, Lancaster, PA
Exhibited
"," June 2, 2003-July 15, 2004, The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Canada.
Publications
"Kenneth Lochhead: Garden of Light...
Category
Post-War Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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 earthtones and natural textures such as leaves and bark to create the aesthetic of the deep forest of Sebastopol, California.
Signed lower left corner, on verso with exhibition and gallery labels.
Presented in rustic wooden frame of period (fair condition), Image size: 18"H x 24"W.
Hilda Davidson Kaster was born in Oakland, California in 1912 to Russian Jewish immigrant parents. She went to New York in the early 1930s to study art. At the Traphagen School of Design, she was a student of Moses Soyer and William Gropper, who were founders of the Ashcan School. Later in the 1930s she worked as a commercial artist and designer for I. Miller Shoes...
Category
Abstract Impressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Antique Female Modernist Nature Abstract Pine Tree Study Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract landscape painting by Ann Anderson. Oil on canvas, circa 1961. Signed. Displayed in a period modern frame. Image, 16"L x 20"H.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Huge 1970's French Surrealist Signed Oil Floating Figures in the Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, signed and dated 1974
Title: Surrealist abstract depiction of figures floating either in the sky or sea.
Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed
fra...
Category
Surrealist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Century Modern Yellow, Blue, and Grey Abstract
By Americo D'Ambrosio
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern Yellow, Blue, and Grey Abstract
Striking mid century modern abstract with yellow, blue, grey and geometric patterns by Bay Area artist Americo D'Ambrosio (America...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
HUGE ORIGINAL 1960'S FRENCH ABSTRACT PAINTING - PORTRAITS ON BOTH SIDES
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: by Claude Lagouche (French 1943-2020), see provenance details below.
Claude Lagouche was born January 2, 1943 in Naves, died January 16, 2020. He quickly gained reco...
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Original 20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Man in Punt Boat by Houses
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Man in Boat
by Raymond Guidot (French, 1935 - 2021)
artists studio stamp verso
oil painting on board, unframed
board: 10.75 x 9 inches
stamped verso
condition: very good
provenance:...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage Signed Canadian Impressionist Landscape Framed Luminous Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Canadian impressionist landscape signed oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Image size, 20L x 16H.
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Transendental Abstraction by William Schwartz Titled Impressions of the West #7
Located in Chicago, IL
A Transendental Abstraction by famed Chicago Modernist, William S. Schwartz titled "Impressions of the West #7". Anecdotally, Schwartz's notable "Impressions of the West" series wer...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
"Abstraction" Mid-20th Century American Abstract 1960s Color Field Modernist
Located in New York, NY
"Abstraction" Mid-20th Century American Abstract 1960s Color Field Modernist
James Daugherty (1887 – 1974)
"Abstraction"
58 ¼ x 41 ¾ inches
Signed and dated 1957 lower left
Oil on...
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
American Modernist Black Woman Artist New Orleans Family Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist southern school painting. A family portrait on a New Orleans porch. Beautiful detail in the wrought iron. Brilliant color palette here. Signed verso. ...
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century 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 Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid-Century Modern Floral Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Elegant mid-century modern floral abstract in blues and earth tones with impasto paint application by unknown artist, Rawlins (American, 20th century)....
Category
Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
1950s "Sitting in Chair" Mid Century Figurative Pratt Graphic Arts Center
By Donald Stacy
Located in Arp, TX
Donald Stacy
"Sitting in Chair"
c.1950s
Gouache and oil pastel on paper
24" x 18" unframed
Came from artist's estate
*Custom framing available for additio...
Category
American Modern Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Gouache
Large Impressionist European Framed Summer Sailboat Seascape Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large nicely painted impressionist seascape oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 32H by 26L.
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Spanish School Surrealist Modernist Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Spanish school modernist surreal portrait oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring 18 by 24 inches overall and 15 by 21 painting alone.
Category
Surrealist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1960 Italy Abstract Painting and Paper Collage by Ermete Lancini
Located in Brescia, IT
This stunning abstract artwork was made in 1960, by the well known Italian artist Ermete Lancini.
The artwork is a painting and a collage of paper glued...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Magazine Paper, Oil
Summertime in Italy (Blue)
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), alongside Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Willem de Kooning, made up the quartet of American abstract painters that radically defined abstraction and...
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Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
Woodstock Mountains and landscape.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
"One of Pinajian's early works, 'Overlook Mountain, Woodstock, 1974' is a vibrant depiction of the Woodstock mountains. The abstract composition was create...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Demeter and Persephone" – 1960s Vintage Figural Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
This captivating 1960s vintage oil painting, Demeter and Persephone, is an original, signed work by celebrated mid-20th-century Denver artist Edward Marecek (1919–2004). Inspired by ...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled
Located in Vancouver, CA
Ron Stonier (1933-2001) was a dedicated Vancouver artist celebrated for his exploration of abstract painting, influenced by his mentors Gordon Smith and Jack Shadbolt, as well as by ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Board
Bold & Dynamic ca. 1965 Abstraction Titled "October Landscape" by Valfred Thelin
Located in Chicago, IL
A bold & dynamic ca. 1965 Abstraction titled "October Landscape" by Valfred Thelin. Image size: 13 1/2" x 30". Framed size: 18" x 35".
Painter Valf...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Large Early Female Modernist Geometric Hard Edge Abstract Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century hard edge abstract by Gabrielle Roos. Oil on canvas. Signed verso.
Category
Hard-Edge Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red Idol - British 50's art abstract oil painting - Modernist COBRA - provenance
By William Gear
Located in London, GB
An original oil on canvas by the noted Scottish artist William Gear. A fabulous painting. One of his best and a seminal work which dates to 1959.
Provenance. Douglas Foulis Art Galle...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Double Focus II Mid-Century OpArt Abstract Geometric painting, Cleveland school
Located in Beachwood, OH
Julian Stanczak (American, 1928-2017)
Double Focus II, 1963
acrylic on canvas
signed and dated verso
33 x 40 inches
Julian Stanczak (American, b. November 5, 1928) was an American ...
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Op Art Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
1960's French Expressionist Painting Blur of Reds Blacks and White Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Expressionist artist, circa 1960's
oil painting on board, unframed
painting: 9.5 x 7 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Centurion, " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting
By Stanley Bate
Located in Westport, CT
This vertical format abstract painting by Modernist artist Stanley Bate measures at 26" x 50" framed. The original gold-hued floater frame pulls out the vibrant and warm pops of yell...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Rail Crossing: Middletown, NY"
By Jules Halfant
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful oil on linen canvas painting, entitled "Rail Crossing: Middletown, was executed by the esteemed artist Jules Halfant (American, 1909-2001)...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Florentine Night, 1950s Abstract Oil Painting by Edward Chavez in Purple & Blue
Located in Denver, CO
"Florentine Night" is a vibrant abstract oil painting by Edward (Eduardo) Arcenio Chavez (1917-1995), created circa 1951. Signed and titled by the artist on the back of the canvas, t...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Twist" Colorful Abstract Post-Cubist Oil Painting by A. Rigollot
By A. Rigollot
Located in Atlanta, GA
A. Rigollot (France, 20th Century) designed this superb post-cubist and colorist abstract oil on board painting.
Colorist painting is characterized by intense color use, which become...
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Cubist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Surreal Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on paper. Framed.
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sybils Telling Cosmic Jokes on Mankind, Mythical Figurative Abstract Painting
Located in Denver, CO
This original 1960s oil painting titled Sybils Telling Cosmic Jokes on Mankind is a striking semi-abstract work by renowned 20th-century Denver modernist artist Edward Marecak (1919-...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American School Modernist Abstract Expressionist NYC Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas.
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Composition – Original Oil on Canvas – 15 x 21.7 in
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
"A dynamic dance of curves and warm tones, capturing the quiet vitality of mid-century French abstraction."
Pierre Coquet (1926–2021)
Abstract Composition
Oil on canvas, 38 x 55 x 2...
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French School Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Metallic Water, unique 1960s Op Art painting (signed), Art Institute of Chicago
Located in New York, NY
Richard Anuszkiewicz
Metallic Water, 1964
Painting with Liquitex on canvas. (1964 Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition and J.L. Hudson Gallery)
Signed boldly and dated 1964 on the ver...
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Op Art Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Deep Colour ' Fantasy Abstract
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning original oil painting by Elvic Steele depicting this surrealist fantasy abstract painting.
Elvic Steele is a fascinating English painter. Her works entrance the observer, d...
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Surrealist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
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 Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
"People" - Mid-Century Ovoid Geometrical Abstract Black & White Drawing
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000)
People, 1964
Ink and crayon on paper
Signed and dated upper right
36.5 x 24 inches
Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a level of nation...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Ink
Untitled (Blue 1969)
By Mala Breuer
Located in Phoenix, AZ
1927 - 2017
Mala Breuer grew up attending classes in painting and drawing from a young age at the California College of Arts and Crafts. After high school she attended the, now, San...
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Developing Flower Shapes"
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Developing Flower Shapes"
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Size: 4.25 height x 5.75 width
Condition: Good
Provenance: all the painting...
Category
Surrealist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
American School Modernist Framed Pink Kitchen Still Life Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist signed abstract still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American School Modernist Signed Baboon Framed Mid Century Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist signed oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Image size, 14L x 18H.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
CLAUDE LAGOUCHE (French 1943-2020) LARGE MODERNIST PAINTING - EMBRACING LOVERS
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: by Claude Lagouche (French 1943-2020), see provenance details below.
Claude Lagouche was born January 2, 1943 in Naves, died January ...
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Vintage Large American Modernist Surreal Framed Abstract Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract painting by Alton S. Tobey (1914 - 2005). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Image size, 24 by 66 inches.
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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