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1949 Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Oil Painting - Tending the Garden

1949

WHISPERS Mixed Media on Board Size: 30 x 37 cm (including frame) A wonderfully expressive and brilliantly executed figurative composition in mixed media (oil, watercolour gouache), painted onto board. Two women in black headscarves are the focus of the scene, with very captivating expressions. The woman on the right appears to look almost shocked, with her mouth ajar and her eyes widened. The woman on the left stares directly at us, her emotion less identifiable. The scene is intriguing, making us question what these women have heard or what has happened. Their faces have been painted with brilliant detail, capturing the shadows on their faces as well as the aged skin of the woman on the right. These two women are set against a blue-ish green backdrop, making their faces stand out even more from within their black head scarves...

AT YOUR SERVICE Size: 58 x 43 cm (including frame) Oil on Board A wonderfully textured figurative composition, executed in oil onto board and dated 1976. A figure is captured in t...

SENORITAS Size: 48 x 62 cm (including frame) Oil on Board An outstanding semi-abstract figurative oil composition, painted in 1957 by the established Swedish artist Ivar Morsing (1919-2009), whose works have been exhibited in public collections including the National Museum in Stockholm, Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Kalmar Museum, and Jönköping Museum. The artwork captures the poised and elegant presence of five Spanish ladies...

THE CHILDREN Size: 36.5 x 66 cm (including frame) Oil on board A richly textured and endearing mid century modernist style figurative portrait, painted in oil onto board. Rendered ...

Signed lower right 'Spazzali' for Luciano Spazzali (Italian, 1911-1997) and dated 1958. A complex and lyrical equestrian work by this notable Italian Modernist and exponent of Magi...

"Twilight of History" is an original oil on board painting by Frederick Shane (1906-1992), created in 1947. This captivating piece depicts a powerful scene reflecting the "twilight" ...

In the tradition of Modigliani, Maurer's depictions of women are expressive and lively. America had very few modernists who painted in this manner but Maurer is famous for exactly t...

Faintly signed lower right, 'D. Mayernik' for David Mayernik (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1985. A period, Post-Impressionist style study of a woman in a turban looking proudly upwards. A warm and engaging piece by a bravura hand. Artist, design architect, author and educator David Mayernik studied fresco painting with restorer Leonetto Tintori and has painted frescoes for the TASIS campus in Lugano, churches in Ticino and Tuscany, and the Palio...