1960s Figurative Paintings

A striking Mid-Century Modern portrait of a young woman by famed American artist, William Franklin Draper (1912-2003). Artwork size: 24 x 18 inches, oil on canvas, dating ca. 1960s...

"The Void" Figurative Abstract Composition in Gouache, Acrylic, and Pencil Intricate figurative composition by Robert Moesle (American, b. 1932). A large black space takes the centr...

Luis Lara (20th-century, Mexican) Woman with Butterfly — Surrealist Composition ca. 1960. Pen and ink with watercolor on paper, 12.5 x 16 inches. Framed measurement: 16.5 x 18 in...

Rune Andersson (1936– ) Sweden Händerna (The Hands), 1968 signed and dated a tergo oil on panel and relief framed approximately 66 × 57 cm (26 × 22.4 in) Provenance: Private colle...

Artist: Eduardo Arranz-Bravo (Barcelona, 1941 – 2023) Title: Woman, Man’s Head, Two Pears and Orange Background Year: 1967 Medium: Oil on canvas (with drawing) Dimensions: 97 × 130 c...

Title: Bullfighting Scene Artist: José María Tuser Vázquez (1919-1986) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 16.1 x 13 inches (unframed) Date: c. 1950-1960 Condition: Good Provenance:...

Signed lower right 'John R. Nobriga' (American, 20th Century) and dated 1962. Additionally signed and dated verso and titled 'Dancers'. A colorful mid-century oil on paper showing ...

Eugène BEGARAT Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Picture Size 18 x 15", 46 x 38 cm Frame Size 25 x 22", 64 x 56 cm Bergerat was born in 1943 in Nice. In 1960, he started to st...

➡️ Landscape River scene⬅️ ⏩It is signed Bernard Héranval⏪ Rouen on the banks of the Seine ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size...

Artist: Leo Meiersdorff – German/American (1934-1994) Title: Bass and Trumpet Year: ca 1965-70 Medium: Watercolor and ink Sight size: 14.25 x 17.5 inches. Matted size: 22 x 24 inch...

Artist/ School: French School signed A.Bertin signed on back, dated 1965 Title: Period portrait of a woman Medium: oil on board, framed Framed: 18.5 x 12.5 inches Board : 18 x 12 ...

Mid Century Don Quixote Portrait Spanish Catalan Expressionist Oil TECHNICAL SHEET Oil on canvas Mid-20th century 55 × 33 cm (21.7 × 13 in) Frame: 58 × 36 cm (22.8 × 14.2 in) Signed lower right Metal frame with matte finish Very good overall condition DESCRIPTION Striking Mid-Century modernist interpretation of Don Quixote by Jaume Muxart, executed in a strong Catalan Neo-Figurative Expressionist language characteristic of Spanish post-war painting. The elongated vertical figure is constructed through palette-knife structure and dense impasto, reducing Cervantes’ legendary knight to a symbolic psychological presence rather than a literal portrait. The helmet-like white head emerging from a deep burgundy background creates a dramatic apparition typical of Muxart’s mature figurative period. The figure represents Don Quixote as an existential literary archetype frequently explored in Spanish modern painting and particularly within the renewal of Catalan modern art associated with artists connected to the Grupo Taüll, one of the key movements in the evolution of post-war avant-garde painting in Barcelona. Compact in scale but visually intense, the painting combines strong decorative presence with the intellectual depth characteristic of Muxart’s Quixote interpretations. ARTIST BIO Jaume Muxart (1922–2019) was a major Catalan painter and founding member of the influential Grupo Taüll, alongside Antoni Tàpies, Modest Cuixart, Josep Guinovart and Joan-Josep Tharrats. After early exhibitions in Barcelona in the late 1940s he travelled to Paris on scholarship, where he encountered the international avant-garde that shaped his expressive language. He later represented Spain at the São Paulo Biennial and exhibited widely across Europe and the Americas. Muxart served as professor and later dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Barcelona and became a member of the Royal Catalan Academy of Fine Arts of Sant Jordi. His work is held in numerous institutional and private collections. ARTISTIC CONTEXT / INSPIRATION This painting belongs to the expressive Neo-Figurative tradition developed in post-war Spain and Catalonia, where literary archetypes such as Don Quixote became vehicles for psychological and symbolic exploration. Comparable resonances can be found in the structural figuration of Bernard Buffet, the expressive intensity of Antonio Saura, and the material experimentation associated with Antoni Tàpies, Modest Cuixart and Josep Guinovart within the post-war Catalan avant-garde. don quixote painting...

Ossip Zadkine — a prominent French avant-garde sculptor of Jewish descent, born in Vitebsk. He became one of the key representatives of the School of Paris and a recognized master of...

Miguel Condé (Mexican/American, b. 1939) Untitled, 1968 Oil on canvas Signed and dated verso 59.5 x 49.5 inches Paint loss throughout - please reach out for a thorough condition rep...

Oil on canvas painting done in heavy impasto paint. Signed lower right. Has 2 patches that are much bigger than actual holes. Each repair is half the size of a dime and is not visible from the front of the painting. Original bill of sale from the Gallerie Ferrero in Geneve comes with the painting. Titled in French verso "La Cartomancienne" which translates to the fortune teller...

Painting by Donald Purdy (1924 - 2016). Oil on masonite Measures 25"L x 23"W. Work is behind glass and comes with exceptional antique frame. Acquired from the Schoneman Gallery in NY...

Miguel Condé (Mexican/American, b. 1939) Untitled, 1968 Oil on canvas Signed and dated verso 55.25 x 44 inches Miguel Condé is a Mexican figurative painter, draughtsman, and print m...

Signed lower right, 'Haefner' for Janice Haefner (American, 1919-2002) and painted circa 1960; additionally signed, verso, and with artist address. This life-time member of the Pac...

Edna Hibel: 1917-2015. Well listed important American artist. Mostly associated with Florida and Massachusetts. There is a Hibel Museum in Florida. Some called her the latter 20th ce...

Mid-Century Angelo Urbani del Fabbretto Italian Signed Painting This important oil painting on panel stands as an unrivalled testament to the talent of Angelo Urbani del Fabbretto, w...

SALE ONE WEEK ONLY UNTITLED by Fanny Rabel a Mexican artist who was born in Poland in 1922 is a soul wrenching work depicting among other things, the children killed by Nazi bombing in Spain during the Second World War. The lavender and purple surrounding the seated female figure and the kneeling child suggest both grief for the innocents' deaths and the prayers being offered for an end to the carnage. The bright gold and red can be read as either explosions or the hopeful light of redemption after death. Like Picasso's Guernica from 1937, this painting from 1965 can stand as a powerful anti-war statement. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Morton Auctions, Cerro de Mayka have featured Fanny Rabel's work in the past. Her anti-Nazi and anti-Fascism politics resulted in her participation in a mural called Retrato de la Burguesía in 1940 for the Sindicato Mexicano de Electricistas building on Alfonso Caso Street in Mexico City. Rabel met a group of exiled Spaniards in Mexico along with Antonio Pujol, who invited her to take part in a mural project headed by him, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Joseph Renau, Luis Arenal, Antonio Rodríguez Luna and Miguel Prieto. The artist died in 2008. Fanny Rabel born August 27, 1922, in Poland born Fanny Rabinovich, was a Polish-born Mexican artist who is considered to be the first modern female muralist and one of the youngest associated with the Mexican muralism of the early to the mid-20th century. She and her family arrived in Mexico in 1938 from Europe and she studied art at the Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado "La Esmeralda", where she met and became friends with Frida Kahlo. She became the only female member of “Los Fridos” a group of students under Kahlo’s tutelage. She also worked as an assistant and apprentice to Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros, painting several murals of her own during her career. The most significant of these is "Ronda en el tiempo" at the Museo Nacional de Antropología in Mexico City. She also created canvases and other works, with children often featured in her work, and was one of the first of her generation to work with ecological themes in a series of works begun in 1979. She is considered to be the first female muralist in Mexico. She was an assistant to Diego Rivera while he worked on the frescos for the National Palace and an apprentice to David Alfaro Siqueiros. Her most important mural is Ronda en el tiempo located in the Museo Nacional de Antropología, which was created from 1964 to 1965. She also created murals at the Unidad de Lavaderos Público de Tepalcatitlán (1945), Sobrevivencia, Alfabetización in Coyoacán in 1952 Sobrevivencia de un pueblo at the Centro Deportivo Israelita (1957) Hacia la salud for the Hospital Infantil de México (1982), La familia mexicana at the Registro Público de la Propiedad (1984) (which Rabel preferred to title Abolición de la propiedad privada) and at the Imprenta Artgraf. In collaboration with other artists, she participated in the creation of the murals at the La Rosita pulque bar (disappeared) and at the Casa de la Madre Soltera. She entered the Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado "La Esmeralda" shortly after it was established in 1942, taking classes with José Chávez Morado, Feliciano Peña and Frida Kahlo, with whom she became close friends. She changed her last name from Rabinovich to Rabel during her career. Rabel married urologist Jaime Woolrich and had two children Abel and Paloma Woolrich, both of whom became actors. The first exhibition of her work was in 1945 with twenty-four oils, thirteen drawings, and eight engravings at the Liga Popular Israelita with Frida Kahlo writing the presentation. In 1955, she had an individual exhibition at the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana. She had a large exhibition at the Museum of the Palacio de Bellas Artes to commemorate a half-century of her work. Her last exhibition was in 2007 at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana. Her work can be found in collections in over fifteen countries including those of the New York Public Library, the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the Royal Academy of Denmark, the National Library in Paris, the Casa de las Américas in Havana, the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla and the Museo de Arte Moderno in Mexico City. A retrospective of her work after her death called Retrospectiva in Memoriam, Fanny Rabel (1922-2008) was held at the Museum of the Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla . She is considered to be the first modern female muralist in Mexico although she also did significant work in painting, engraving, drawing, and ceramic sculpture. Her work has been classified as poetic Surrealism, Neo-expressionism and is also considered part of the Escuela Mexicana de Pintura (the dominant art movement of the early to mid 20th century in Mexico) as one of the youngest muralists to be associated with it along with Arnold Belkin and José Hernández Delga. Rabel was more drawn to depicting mankind’s pain rather than happiness, sharing other Mexican muralists' concerns about social injustice. However, she stated to Leopoldo Méndez that she could not create combative works, with clenched fists and fierce faces, and she wanted to leave the Taller de Gráfica Popular. Méndez convinced her to stay, saying that more tender images are important to political struggle as well. Children with Mexican faces...

“Wash Day” subject by Louisiana folk artist Clementine Hunter (1887-1988). This work is oil on board measuring 10 x 12. Frame is 10 3/4 x 12 3/4. The work is well done and a good rep...

A Striking Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Notable Chicago Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990). A well executed figurative work by the artist, depicting a young woman stylishly dressed in a black sleeveless top seated in a muted studio interior. The painting exemplifies the artist's adept and practiced skill at portraiture, and was likely completed at the artist's studio in Evanston, Illinois. Artwork size: 24 x 20 inches, oil on canvas, accompanied with the original painted Mid-Century frame (framed size: 27 3/4 x 23 3/4 inches). Provenance: Estate of the artist. Walter Burt Adams was a dedicated painter of the American Scene and a singular personality among his peers in the Chicago Modern Art community. His no-nonsense manner, devotion to his craft and sardonic sense of humor characterize a man whose paintings capture life in and around Chicago between the early 1920s and the late 1970s. Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin just after the turn of the last century, Walter Burt Adams spent his childhood in Fargo, North Dakota and began his artistic education there through a correspondence cartooning class as a boy. After finishing high school in Fargo, Adams moved to Chicago in 1922 in order to enroll at the school of the Art Institute of Chicago. Adams’ instruction at the school with artists such as George Oberteuffer, Frederick V. Poole, Charles Wilimovsky...

This captivating mid-century Spanish painting by Alfredo Opisso immerses the viewer in the lively atmosphere of a café or bar, where figures gather to drink, sing, and dance. Rendere...

Oil on cardboard realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1968. Hand signed lower right. Includes a beautiful wooden frame, one-of-a-kind realized by the Artist cm. 59x68.5.

100 NYC cocktail party oversized oil on canvas signed on verso

* No US duty or taxes to pay on this item * A superb large scale Modern British oil on canvas portrait of a smartly dressed young man wearing a striped shirt, suit jacket and tie. ...

The Artist's Apartment Mid-Century Fauvist Interior Scene Original Oil on Canvas Vibrant interior scene by Santa Cruz California artist Frances Rinaldo (American, b. 1943). A bright...

Signed oil on board seascape circa 1960 by English post impressionist painter Edward Brian Seago. The work depicts barges racing in the Harwich approaches - a busy deep water channel...

Signed oil on canvas landscape circa 1960 by French post impressionist painter Marcel Dyf. The work depicts a golden wheat field, contrasted against dark hills in the distance. Sign...

Initialed lower right, 'WG' for Wedo Georgetti (American, 1911-2005) and created circa 1950. Born in Italy, this California Post-Impressionist came to the United States at the age o...

Signed oil on canvas figures in cityscape circa 1960 by sought after French impressionist painter Edouard Cortes. The work depicts a view of the Arc de Triomphe and Avenue de Friedla...

Portrait of a Lady by Wladyslaw Szary, circa 1960’s See label reverse for bio details Oil painting on canvas with applied mixed media Canvas is 64cm x 44cm Original frame Good condi...

Jean Ekert (French, 20th Century) Coastal Landscape, circa 1960 Oil on board, signed lower right This vibrant coastal view by Jean Ekert captures the warmth and energy of the Medite...

Walter Gaudnek (Czech, 1931-2022), "The Creation of Eve", Oil on Canvas, 1963, signed and dated lower right, titled and dated verso, gilt trim and wood frame. Image: 30" H x 36" W; ...

Jules Herve (French, 1887 - 1981) Game of Checkers, circa 1960 Oil on canvas 10 5/8 x 8 5/8 inches Signed lower right; signed on the reverse Jules Rene Herve, an impressionist of ou...

Miguel Condé (Mexican/American, b. 1939) Untitled, 1969 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right 39 x 33.5 inches Miguel Condé is a Mexican figurative painter, draughtsman, and pr...

Richard Andres (American, 1927–2013) Untitled, 1968 acrylic on canvas signed lower right, signed and titled verso 88.5 x 50.5 inches Has an indent and a tear in the canvas. See phot...

20th C French Impressionist landscape a Villa in the South of France or Rivera. Lucien Potronat was a French painter best known for his depictions of ...

6077 School girl waiting for bus in the rain oil in a custom wood frame Image sizw 19x23"

On Bass Ink and watercolor on paper, c. 1965 Signed in ink lower right (see photo) Titled in pencil (see photo) Condition: Excellent. minor handling issues Image/sheet size: 27 1/4 x...

Still Life Vibrant Interior With Fruit Bowl Artist signed and dated lower right corner canvas 30x36 Judith Sobel was born in Lwow Poland in 1924. After World War II, she attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz, Poland. There she studied with the famous abstract...

Dagmar C. Thompson (American, 20th century, Dates Unknown) The Pigeon, 1965 Oil on board 30 x 24 in. Framed: 35 1/2 x 23 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. Signed lower right: Dagmar Thompson Artist la...

"Winter" American Modernism WPA Regionalism Landscape Mid-Century Magic Realism. 30 x 40 inches. Oil on canvas, c. 1960s, Signed lower right. As we list the painting now, the work is currently being cleaned, restored and a hand carved frame is being built. Additional photos will be uploaded as soon as possible. Our gallery, Helicline Fine Art, just launched our new digital exhibition: American Art: The WPA and Beyond. Three dozen paintings, works on paper and sculptures which are available here on 1stDibs. In person viewings can be arranged by appointment at our midtown Manhattan gallery. Provenance: "Winter" was originally purchased by Stanley Byer. Mr. Byer owned homes in Key West, New York City, and Washington, D.C. He purchased the painting from Dunning Auction in 1984 in Elgin, Illinois. Mr. Byer was related to Abraham Weiss from Florida. Saul Babbin, now deceased was a cousin of Mr. Weiss. I purchased the painting from Joy Babbin, Mr. Babbin's wife, now living in from New Mexico. Dale Nichols (1905 – 1995) Artist, printmaker, illustrator, watercolorist, designer, writer and lecturer, Nichols did paintings that reflected his rural background of Nebraska where he was born in David City, a small town. Although he did much sketching outdoors, most of his paintings were completed in his studio and often included "numerology, magic squares...

Amadeo Freixas Vivó (Terrassa, 1912 – Capellades, 2004) “Mother and Daughter” Oil on canvas 81 × 65 cm (unframed) Framed: Wooden frame included Si...

Signed lower right, 'Henri Julie' (French, 1903-1984) and painted circa 1955. Displayed in a custom-made, carved wood and water-gilded frame by Richard Tobey & Son with gilt tit...

Richard Schmid's (US based) "Frozen Brook" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a winter landscape. Artist Biography: Throughout his career, which saw fifty one-man s...

Unique and fantastical mid-century painting of a nude figure standing in front of a fish in the forest surrounded by flowers, plants, and a portrait by Kenneth Fong...

Raoul Pene Du Bois Baroque Figure, 1968 Signed and dated lower right Oil and mixed media on board 72 1/2 x 30 inches Raoul Pène Du Bois (1914–1985) was an acclaimed American costum...

A printmaker, painter, and commercial artist, Marion Huse created work that ranged from realism to abstraction and included portraits, figure subjects, landscapes, and floral still l...

Staircase in Taormina Sicily 1967 Artist signed lower right corner, canvas size (36x 40). Original vintage frame. Nicola Simbari was born in Italy and grow up in Rome. He studied a...

Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904–2000) Over and Above: No. 6, 1963 Oil, sand & fish bones on canvas Signed and dated upper left 53 x 31 inches Clarence Holbrook Carter achie...

flowers, spring, green purple Signature in Cyrillic characters at the bottom right Boris Lavrenko (Rostov, 1920 – St. Petersburg, 2001) Works by Boris Lavrenko can be found in var...

Figure Study (35) John F. Leonard American (1921–1987) Date: circa 1965 Charcoal on Board, unsigned Size: 17.5 in. x 20.5 in. (44.45 cm x 52.07 cm)

6049 Vintage oversized oil painting seaside fmily gathering Ornate frame Image size 23.5x35.5"

'Bouquet of Flowers', oil on canvas, by the French artist Isis Kischka (1963). This work reflects a post-war French modernist sensibility, with a graphic treatment of form and restra...

"Sugar Gathering" Harvesting the Sap Country Barn and Buckets Filled to the Brim Wonderful mid century landscape that emphasizes the communal and physically demanding nature of the h...

Book Dealers. Oil on canvas, 88x115 cm Size with frame 113x142 cm Alfredo Palmero De Gregorio / Maestro Palmero / Alfredo PALMERO (1901-1991) Alfred...

Artist: Antoni Pitxot Soler (Figueres, 1934 – 2015) Title: The Stone Lovers Date: 1968 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 61 × 50 cm — 24.0 × 19.7 in Signature: Signed and dated lower...

Wonderful mid century impasto seascape of Brittany fishing boats on the water by Walter Prescher van Ed (German/French, 1916-1988), circa 1960. ...