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Period: Mid-20th Century
1960's French Signed Oil Portrait of Young Lady in Blue Hat Modernist Style
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Henri Laville (1916) 'La femme en bleu', cira 1960's signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 20.5 x 15 inches canvas: 16 x 11 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: v...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Oval Portrait - Oil on Canvas - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oval Portrait is an artwork realized by an unknown, mid-20th Century. Oil on canvas mounted on board. 47 x 37 cm. Good conditions.
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

1950's Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Busy Figures In Forest
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on paper stuck on card size: 18 x 25 inches condition: very good and ready t...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

Pointilliste View of Istanbul - Painting by Stan Reszka - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Pointilliste View of Istanbul is a modern artwork realized by Stan Reszka in 1951 Oil on Canvas. Hand signed Stan Reszka. Titled, signed, dated on the reverse. Includes frame. S...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Oil

"Modernist Female Nude with Pearls" Mid-20th Century Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A strong modernist oil painting depicted in the 1940's by Spanish painter Julio Moises. Mostly known for his abstract figures on canvas, this piece is a w...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

River Landscape - Oil Painting by Miloslava Vrbova - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
River landscape in the bohemian forest is an Oil on Panel realized by Miloslava Vrbova (1909-1991) in the mid-20th century. Framed, good condition.
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Untitled"
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on canvas painting by Jean Calogero. Circa 1950. Signed lower right. Condition: Good. Overall in museum quality gold leaf frame 17.5 by 15.75 inches. Provenance: Manhattan Co...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Shattered" WPA Mid 20th Century Modernism American Scene Surrealism Figurative
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...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1950s "Orange Nude" Mid Century Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
From the estate of Jerry Opper & Ruth Friedman Opper Orange Nude c. 1950's Gouache on Paper 15" x 18", Unframed *Custom framing available for additional charge. Please expect framin...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Sunflowers - Oil on Canvas by Vrbova Miloslav Prof. Zinkovy - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sunflowers is a beautiful oil painting realized by Vrbova Miloslava Prof. Zinkovy (1909-1991).  Oil on panel, 80 x 60 cm. hand signed lower margin. Good conditions
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Fishing Coyote Point San Francisco Bay
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century oil painting of a lone fisherman on the levee at Coyote Point in San Mateo, California by Ruth Garber Hulstede (American, 1892-1981). Signed "R. Hulstede '58" l...
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American Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Philip Evergood American Modernism WPA Social Realism Modern Still Life Interior
Located in New York, NY
Interior with Man at Table American Modernism WPA Social Realism Modern Painting Philip Evergood (1901 - 1973) Untitled (Interior with Man at ...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

English mid century beach and landscape scene, with fishing boats and fishermen
Located in Woodbury, CT
English mid century beach and landscape scene, with fishing boats and fishermen Ernest Wills was an English painter from the 1930-1960 period in England....
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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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...
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Surrealist Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

“Russian Peasant Woman”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas painting of a Russian peasant woman in a moonlit landscape by the well known Russian American artist, Nahum Tschacbasov. Signed lo...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sous la Tonnelle
Located in Madrid, ES
EMILIO GRAU SALA Spanish, 1911 - 1975 SOUS LA TONNELLE signed "Grau Sala" (lower right) signed, located, dated and titled “Grau Sala / Paris 57 / Sous la Tonnelle”” (on the reverse) ...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Wedding Day - Norman Rockwell Americana - Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
Recently, women artists have been soaring in price to millions of dollars. In many cases, many of these women were quite obscure. For example, recently acknowledged Gertrude Abercrombie, a naive surrealist artist, has recently seen her paintings rise to the area of $400K. Lorraine Fox, who is a consummate female artist/ illustrator whose work rivals any of the recently anointed female stars is still an unknown quantity. She has exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum and is in the collection of the Smithsonian Archives of American Art, and she is a member of the Famous Artists School in Westport, Connecticut along with Norman Rockwell, Today she is relatively unknown and completely off the radar of the so-called art establishment. Wedding Day is a wonderful example of her mid-century, somewhat naive style. The work is signed lower right and was exhibited at the Brandywine River...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Parisian Stroll" Impressionistic Oil Painting Scene of Figures by the Riverside
By Francesco Tammaro
Located in New York, NY
Francesco Tammaro was born in Naples in 1939 where he attended the Instituto D'Arte di Napoli, one of the most reputed Fine Art schools in Italy. Shortly after graduation he traveled...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

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...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

1960's French Portrait Pilot/ Captain Gentleman in Uniform Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper Image : 25 x 19.5 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait painting. Ideal for m...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, 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:...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Mid 20th century Impressionist, French landscape with cottage
Located in Woodbury, CT
Mid-20th century Impressionist scene, French landscape with cottage The painter was active around the middle of the 20th century, painting landscapes, portraits, and city scenes. ...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Camille Meriot French Signed Impressionist Ink Painting - Figure In Vence
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Figure In Vence" by Camille Meriot (French 1887-1975) signed ink painting on paper paper : 6 x 4 inches Fine original French Impressionist painting by the well listed and popul...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Ink

20th century View of Tower Bridge on the Thames in London, with boats, men
Located in Woodbury, CT
Interesting view of the Pool of London, an area known on the Thames near Tower Bridge where freight was loaded and unloaded from the earliest times of the City of London through the ...
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English School Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Le port de la Chaume. Oil on canvas, 33x41 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Le port de la Chaume. Oil on canvas, 33x41 cm
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Baby's House Kitchen Interior - Woman Illustrator Mid-Century
Located in Miami, FL
Famed Disney artist Mary Blair was also an illustrator for assignments outside Disney. The present work appears to be for a Gelolo Mchugh children's book called Baby's House. There i...
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Feminist Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Gouache, Illustration Board

Elegant Couple Shopping in Urban Street Scene - Magenta and Orange Mid-Century
Located in Miami, FL
Bob Peak may be the heir to Norman Rockwell in portraying the American Scene. Yet Peak's graphic representations depart from Rockwell's tight academic style. In the present work from...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

Mid 20th Century Oil on Canvas View of Grenada
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 20th Century oil on canvas view of a street in Grenada, Spain by J Georges. The painting is signed and titled bottom right. Presented in a deep patinated and gilt wood frame. A ...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Guy Pene du Bois WPA American Modernism Realism NYC Scene Oil Lawyers in Court
Located in New York, NY
Guy Pene du Bois' "Two Figures in Courtroom" is a WPA era American scene oil painting created in a realistic style. Modernism at its best The work is framed by Heydenryk. Pène du Bois descended from French immigrants who settled in Louisiana in 1738 and was raised in a Creole household. He was born in 1884 in Brooklyn, NY and first studied with William Merritt Chase at the New York School of Art and later continued his training with Robert Henri. Pène du Bois was greatly impressed with Henri's credo that "real life" was subject matter for art and throughout his life a realist philosophy informed his art as well as his parallel career, art criticism. In 1905, Pène du Bois made his first visit to Paris where he painted scenes of fashionable people in cafes rendered in the dark tonalities and impasto associated with the Ashcan School. By 1920, he had achieved his mature style, which was characterized by stylized, rounded, almost sculptural figures painted with invisible brushstrokes. The subjects of his paintings were often members of society whom he gently satirized. In 1924, Pène du Bois and his wife, Floy, left for France where they would remain until 1930. Returning to America showcases pictures the artist produced after this very productive period abroad. After five years of living in France, Pène du Bois was able to observe American life with fresh eyes. His work becomes more psychologically intense and less satirical. In Girl at Table a slender, blond is shown gazing at a small statue that she holds at arm's distance. The meaning is elusive, but a powerful sense of longing is evoked. Similarly, paintings such as Dramatic Moment and Jane are taut with unresolved dialogue. Both pictures depict mysterious interiors in which a lone woman anxiously awaits the denouement of a suspenseful scene. Other pictures, for example, Chess Tables, Washington Square and Bar, New Orleans, recall Pene du Bois's Ashcan origins in their depiction of urban entertainment. During this period, landscape becomes an important subject for Pène du Bois. Girl Sketching...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Oil, Board

"Woodstock in Winter" Cecil Chichester. Modernist Snowy Winter Landscape
By Cecil Chichester
Located in New York, NY
Cecil Chichester Woodstock in Winter, circa 1947 Signed lower left Oil on artist's board 12 x 16 inches Provenance Private Collection, Rhinebeck, New...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Modernism WPA Realism industrial Colorful
Located in New York, NY
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Modernism WPA Realism industrial Colorful "New York Subway," 36 x 48 inches. Oil on Masonite (backed with a wood frame), Signed and dated ’47 upper left. The colors of the painting are extraordinarily vibrant. The white gold frame, signed Richard Tobey...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

The Show is On
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Show is On, 1940, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 24 x 20 inches, exhibited: 30th Annual Exhibition of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, Pitt...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Bathers
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to present outstanding original oil on canvas by American artist William Gropper (1897-1977.) William Gropper was an artist and illustrator, known for his exceptional a...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Large Mid 20th Century French Signed Post-Impressionist Oil - Busy City Street
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Amedee Boucher, French mid 20th century, signed lower corner Title: Busy French street scene Medium: signed oil painting on board fram...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"View in the Court of Rue Du' Jardinet"
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is a oil on academy board painting by the American artist, Alvin Raffel. Signed and titled verso. Circa 1930's. Condition is good. Small puncture in the ...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Mid Century Surrealist Nocturnal Tide Hawaiian Islands God Symbolism Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Surrealist Nocturnal Tide Hawaiian Islands God Symbolism Landscape Symbolic nocturnal landscape with tide God in foam of wave, in a dream-like surreal landscape, by Margu...
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Abstract Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Linen

Mauna 'uhane - Mid Century Modern Surrealist Hawaiian Visionary Art
Located in Soquel, CA
Hawaiian Symbolism Figurative & Landscape Oil painting of Mauna Uhane (Mountain Spirit) Symbolic and surreal landscape with a figure of spirit ascen...
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Abstract Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Stretcher Bars, Linen

Mid Century Le Coq Gaulois, French Roosters
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming painting of colorful Gallic "Le Coq Gaulois" roosters by listed California artist Helen Enoch Gleiforst (American,1903-1997), circa 1950. Born in...
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American Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

1960's French Post-Impressionist Oil Still Life Pink Roses and Cherries
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) stamped verso oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 26 x 18 inches Colors: Brown colors, blue, pink, white and red Very good cond...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Les Soeurs (The Sisters), Oil Painting by Charles Levier
Located in Long Island City, NY
Les Soeurs (The Sisters) Charles Levier, French (1920–2003) Date: circa 1965 Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 24 x 30 in. (60.96 x 76.2 cm) Frame Size: 29.5 x...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Nude woman at washbasin oil painting on canvas by Frank H.Mason American artist
Located in Gavere, BE
Nude woman at washbasin oil painting on canvas by Frank H.Mason American artist Frank Herbert Mason was born on February 20, 1921 in Cleveland, Oh...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Man Walking Against a Red Wall
By William Theophilus Brown
Located in New York, NY
Oil on paper laid down to board Signed William Brown date 1961 below right Provenance Felix Landau Gallery LA Andre Previn Private Collection Painted in 1961 the year East German ...
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Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Alice, Post Impressionist Portrait of a Young Girl.
By Emile Jean Patoux
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid century oil on canvas portrait of a young girl in period dress, in fine gilt frame. Signed in full, dated 1944 and with artist's monogram. Emile Patoux (Belgian 1893-1985) studi...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

California Landscape, Near Lake Tahoe
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Landscape near Lake Tahoe" in an oil painting on canvas board by California artist Pauline Gard Hiler, 1892-1977. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. ...
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American Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Glassblowers WPA American Scene Mid- 20th Century Modern Figurative Workers 1932
Located in New York, NY
Glassblowers WPA American Scene Mid- 20th Century Modern Figurative Workers. Dated and signed "32 Harry Gottlieb" lower right. Sight: 13 1/8" H x 18 1/4" W. Harry Gottlieb, painter, screenprinter, educator, and lithographer, was born in Bucharest, Rumania. He emigrated to America in 1907, and his family settled in Minneapolis. From 1915 to 1917, Gottlieb attended the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. After a short stint as an illustrator for the U.S. Navy, Gottlieb moved to New York City; he became a scenic and costume designer for Eugene O"Neill's Provincetown Theater Group. He also studied at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts and the National Academy of Design. He was one of America's first Social Realist painters, influenced by that Robert Henri-led movement in New York City where Gottlieb settled in 1918. He was also a pioneer in screen printing, which he learned while working for the WPA. He married Eugenie Gershoy, and the couple joined the artist colony at Woodstock, New York. He lectured widely on art education. In 1923, Gottlieb settled in Woodstock, New York and in 1931, spent a a year abroad studying under a Guggenheim Fellowship. In 1935, he joined the Federal Art Project...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Vertumnus, Oil Painting by William Skilling, After Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: William Skilling, After Giuseppe Arcimboldo Title: Vertumnus Year: circa 1950 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 42 in. x 36 in. (106...
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Surrealist Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

GENEVIEVE ZONDERVAN (1922-2013) FRENCH OIL PAINTING - Artists At Work
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artists At Work by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) watercolour painting on artist paper artist paper: 12 x 14.5 inches Superb mid-century oil painting on board by the Frenc...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Super rare World War Two scene of St Pauls's Cathedral, London during the Blitz
Located in Woodbury, CT
Super rare World War Two period scene of St Pauls's Cathedral, London during the Blitz. Very few scenes of the Blitz were painted and this piece dated August 1945 was painted a few ...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Red Idol - British 50's art abstract oil painting - Modernist COBRA - provenance
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 Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Centurion, " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting
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...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Original French Mid Century Oil - Bright & Vibrant Sunbathing Beach Portrait
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Sunbather' by Édouard Righetti (1924-2001) Signed lower front and back oil painting on canvas, beautifully painted with rick thick impasto oil and bold colors. very good conditio...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Bricklayers House Beautiful Cover Proposal American Scene Modern 1930s Workers
Located in New York, NY
Bricklayers House Beautiful Cover Proposal American Scene Modern WPA 1930s Industrial Workers Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994) Brick Layers House Beautiful cover proposal, c. 1939 ...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Gouache, Board

Jean Burkhalter, Saint Claire of Assis, 1944, gouache on panel
Located in PARIS, FR
Jean BURKHALTER (1895-1982) Saint Clare of Assisi, 1944 Gouache and white chalk cardboard glued on panel ; mis au carreau Dated "1944" and located “Saint-Etienne” on an old label on ...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Chalk, Gouache

Benjamin Stahl Illustration
Located in San Francisco, CA
Benjamin Stahl: 1910-1987. Well listed illustrator with auction records over $10,000. I bought this fabulous illustration 15 years ago and it has been hanging on my wall ever since....
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

Hudson River School Landscape with a portrait of a Boy and Dog Original Pastel
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a young boy and his dog in oil pastel on paper on linen by Maurice B. Rosenbaum (American, 1868-1942) An American portrait painter form New York. Notable paintings includ...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Pastel, Linen, Stretcher Bars

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 Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Still Life - Oil on Board by Guido Peyron - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life is a modern oil painting artwork realized by Guido Peyron. in the 1950s. This unique painting represents a still life typical of his style, with a fresh and quick brushst...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

'Solitaire', Post-Impressionist Figural, Salon des Artistes Français, Benezit
By Andre Firmin Regagnon
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Andre Regagnon' (French, 1902-1976) and painted circa 1935; additionally signed on label verso. A substantial and lyrical 'Intimiste' work showing an interior s...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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