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Period: 1950s
Antique American School WPA Washington Square Park New York City Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist New York City scene. A view of washington square park. Signed and dated lower right. Nicely framed. Oil ...
Category

Abstract 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Scale Antique American Abstract Expressionist Signed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed.
Category

Abstract 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Two Old Men Sitting - Mid 20th Century Impressionist Oil Pastel by William Mason
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
William Mason (1906-2002) was a painter born in Newport, Wales, who studied at Newport College of Art and the Royal College of Art. Aside from painting he also taught at Scarborough...
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Impressionist 1950s Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel

Thought Provoking Rock Quarry - Mid Century Abstract
Located in Miami, FL
This meticulously planned, designed, and executed work depicts an ultra-wide angle view of a rock quarry/mine. The viewer looks down at close-up-stylized rock formations and then ou...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Gouache, Board

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. ...
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Abstract 1950s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Antique Scottish Modernist Still Life Signed Cubist Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Scottish modernist still life by David McClure (1926 - 1998). Original oil painting. Framed. Signed.
Category

Abstract 1950s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Trompe L'Oeil "Old Town Chicago" Signed Van Zandt Street Scene Modern Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist street scene painting. OIl on board. Framed. Signed "Van Zandt 50". Really finely painted and an interesting subject as well!
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Modern 1950s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

John A Dominique (1893-1994) Beautiful Abstract Impressionist Landscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
John A Dominique (1893-1994) Beautiful abstract impressionist landscape by listed Swedish artist 1956 Oil on canvas board 8 x 10 unframed, 11.5 x 13.5 framed
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1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Original Abstract Expressionist 1955 New York Female Artist Irene Zevon Portrait
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original abstract expressionist oil painting by American female artist Irene Zevon created and dated in 1955. Signed. Really amazing cubist portrait. Irene Zevon, born in Bro...
Category

Cubist 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Vintage New York Modernist Cityscape Brooklyn Bridge Dusk Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist cityscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
Category

Modern 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique French Japanese Modernist Paris Cityscape Signed Sunset Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique modernist cityscape of Paris at sunset by FOUSSA ITAYA (Japanese/French b. 1919). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category

Modern 1950s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

'Still Life of Flowers', Paris, Salon D'Automne, Danish Avant-Garde, 'The Four'
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "Karl Larsen" (Danish, 1897-1977) and painted circa 1955. Beginning in 1917, Karl Larsen participated in numerous exhibitions in France and Denmark including the...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antoni Costa Woman. original figurative academician drawing painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
woman. original figurative academician drawing painting. virtual frame Barcelona, 1904 - Barcelona, 1965 It was formed in Buenos Aires, in the Circle of San Lucas of Barcelona and t...
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Modern 1950s Paintings

Materials

Carbon Pencil

Vintage American Modernist Female Artist Italian Venice View Surreal Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist view of Venice by Enid Smiley. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category

Modern 1950s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Industrial Landscape - Huge Mid 20th Century Figurative Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
Huge late 1950's oil on canvas depicting a figure in an industrial landscape by Peter Freeth RA. The work comes with wonderful provenance, having originally been sold at the prestigi...
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Modern 1950s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

G Nosdini urban landscape with bare trees, and foreground
Located in San Francisco, CA
G Nosdini urban landscape with bear trees, and foreground 1950s – 1960s Oil on canvas 23 x 31 on frame, 30 x 38 framed
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1950s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Figurative Framed Oil Painting - Girl in the Garden
Located in Bristol, GB
GIRL IN THE GARDEN Size: 35.5 x 30 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A richly textured and charming mid-century figurative painting, executed in oil onto canvas. Small yet impact...
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Modern 1950s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Monumental American Modernist Abstract Art Nouveau Fall Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstracted landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. No signature found.
Category

Abstract 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Figura
Located in Miami, FL
Jose Mijares (1921-2004) "Untitled" 1950, Tempera on heavy paper 13.8 x 10.2 in (35 x 26 cm). COA: Maria Cabrera de Mijares Provenance: Private Collection Miami.
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1950s Paintings

Materials

Tempera

Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Monumental NYC Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. No signature found.
Category

Abstract 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Autumn Landscape, Showers Beneath San Gabriel Hills by Aletha Martin
By Aletha Martin
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Autumn Landscape, Showers Beneath San Gabriel Hills by Aletha Martin Vibrant autumn landscape of a crystal clear stream under the San Gabriel Mountains by California art...
Category

American Impressionist 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Le Petit Dejeuner - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Marcel Dyf
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas landscape circa 1950 by sought after French post impressionist painter Marcel Dyf. The work depicts a breakfast table with bread laid out and a blue vase filled ...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Polo Match c1950s Acrylic on Canvas by Larry Golden
Located in Bristol, CT
Canvas Sz: 19 1/2"H x 15 1/4"W Frame Sz: 22 1/2"H x 15 1/2"W
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1950s Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Monumental Antique American Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. Large scale and incredible quality in person. Confident artist at work here! Nicely framed.
Category

Abstract 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Naturescape Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Adele Becker. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed.
Category

Abstract 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Abstract Figurative Framed Oil Painting - Enigma
Located in Bristol, GB
ENGIMA Size: 49 x 57 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas An emotive and skillfully executed mid-century abstract figurative composition, painted in oil onto canvas. The piece featur...
Category

Modern 1950s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Portrait of a Young Man - Modern British Impressionist Oil on Board Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful 1950's Modern British oil on board portrait of a young man wearing a blue jacket. Excellent quality portrait which is presented in a beautiful painted and gilded reverse ...
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1950s Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Vintage Monumental Museum Size Modernist Surreal Interior Scene Signed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist surreal interior scene watercolor painting. Framed. Signed. Amazing detail here!!
Category

Surrealist 1950s Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Almond trees in bloom Mallorca oil on canvas painting Spain landscape spanish
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
José Miret Aleu (1912-1999) - Almond trees in bloom Mallorca - Oil on canvas Oil measurements 46x55 cm. Frameless. Painter born in Barcelona in 1912. He studied drawing at the Baixa...
Category

Impressionist 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"El Torero- The Bullfighter" Circa 1950's Pierre Ambrogiani (France, 1905-1985)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"El Torero-The Bullfighter" Pierre Ambrogiani (France, 1905-1985) Oil on canvas Circa 1950's 28 1/4 x 20 3/4 (31 1/4 x 23 3/4 frame) inches "If Diego Velázquez and Henri Matisse h...
Category

Abstract Expressionist 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Montmartre, Rue Norvins et Sacre-Coeur”
Located in Southampton, NY
Very well executed original oil on canvas painting of a busy street scene in Montmartre, Paris. The scene is Rue Norvins with Sacre-Coeur in the background. Signed by the artist lower left. Titled on stretcher verso. Circa 1950. Condition is very good. The painting is housed in its original frame of chestnut wood with wide gold liner. Overall framed measurements are 21.5 by 23.5 inches. Provenance: A Osprey, Florida collector. Krafft, Andre (Born, Paris, 1911-1986). A French twentieth century painter Andre Krafft...
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Post-War 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Signed Female Artist Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Adele Becker (1929 - 2021). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category

Abstract 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Mid-Century Abstract Figurative Framed Oil Painting - In the Shadows
Located in Bristol, GB
IN THE SHADOWS Size: 39 x 30 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas An outstanding mid-century abstract figurative painting, executed in oil onto board. A figure standing in an interio...
Category

Modern 1950s 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 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Le champ de coquelicots - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting - Marcel Dyf
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas figures in landscape by sought after French post impressionist painter Marcel Dyf. The work depicts workers picking flowers in a poppy field in St Paul de Vence,...
Category

Post-Impressionist 1950s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Portrait painting of Young Boy signed JR 1952
Located in San Francisco, CA
Portrait painting of Young Boy signed JR 1952 Oil on Canvas 22 x 27 unframed, 30 x 35 framed
Category

1950s Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid Century French Color Lithograph "Homme au Feuillage" (Man with Foliage)
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful early 20th Century color lithograph of abstracted man with leaves titled "Homme au Feuillage" (Man with Foliage) by French artist Jean Lucat (French, 1892 - 1966), circa 19...
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Modern 1950s Paintings

Materials

Ink, Screen, Paper

French Expressionism "The Lumberjacks" Pierre Ambrogiani, Circa 1950s
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"The Lumberjacks" Pierre Ambrogiani (France, 1905-1985) Oil on canvas Circa 1950's 27 x 22 1/2 (frame) Self-taught artist from a very young age, influenced by Seyssaud and Chabaud,...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Signed Female Modernist Abstract Expressionist Naturescape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Adele Becker (1929-2021). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category

Abstract 1950s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Antique American Modernist Interior Scene Kitchen Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract interior scene oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. No signature found.
Category

Modern 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Green Jockey, Oil Painting on Canvas by Frank Rowland
Located in Long Island City, NY
A painting of a jockey in a green shirt riding a horse with the number 8 on its saddle. The composition is cropped fairly close, cutting off everything but the back of the horse wher...
Category

1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
Category

Abstract 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Morning. Women's act. 1959. Oil on cardboard, 95x71 cm
Located in Riga, LV
The morning hour. Act. 1959. Oil on cardboard, 95x71 cm Alfejs Bromults (1913.3.IV - 1991.11.I) His first professional education was at National University at studies to R.Suta, J....
Category

Realist 1950s Paintings

Materials

Cardboard, Oil

Antique American Modernist New England Maine Coastal Seascape Beach Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting of coastal New England. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed.
Category

Abstract 1950s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Israeli Large Vibrant Surrealist Flowers Oil Painting
By Milia Laufer
Located in Surfside, FL
Milia Laufer, born Romania. From 1951 lived and worked in Safed. Together with her husband opened one of the earliest galleries in Israel, in Tiberias. Worked in watercolors and oils...
Category

Surrealist 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Surreal Nudes Female Figurative painting by Mury
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3809 Floating world surreal figurative painting signed on verso Mury
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1950s Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Town Square in Ecouen - Russian Ukrainian
Located in London, GB
This is an original Oil painting by Joseph Pressmane. The work is hand signed and dated by the artist at the lower left part. It was painted in 1957-58 in France. The painting is furthermore titled verso. Condition: Very good condition. Unexamined out of the frame. Note: This lot will be shipped from Israel.
Category

1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1950s Divisionist Style Portrait of Nonna -- Oil Painting on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful portrait of older woman, possibly a Nonna (Grandmother) with Gardenia by Raul (or Raoul) Viviani (Italian, 1883 - 1965), circa 1950. Lovely tex...
Category

Impressionist 1950s Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Vintage French Modernist Flower Still Life Framed Original Paris Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique modernist still life by Johannes Schiefer (1896 - 1979). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category

Modern 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Expressionist Woodland', Paris, Morocco, Danish Royal Academy, Charlottenborg
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "Mogens Valeur" (Danish, 1927-1999) and dated 1956. Mogens Valeur first studied with Peter Rostrup Boyesen, and later attended the Copenhagen Art Academy. He sub...
Category

Post-Impressionist 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Monumental American School Modernist Indoor Plant and Cat Abstract Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category

Modern 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Mid-Century Oil Painting, Abstract - Autumn Rhapsody, Hans Osswald
Located in Bristol, GB
AUTUMN RHAPSODY Oil on board Size: 32 x 58.5 cm (including frame) A rich and captivating mid-century abstract painting, executed in oil onto canvas by Swedish painter Hans Osswald (...
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Abstract 1950s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

'The Green Hat' Louvre, LACMA, Académie Chaumière, California Post-Impressionist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left "Di Gesu" for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and dated 1954. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Center and the Chouinard Art School before moving to Paris where he studied with Andre L’Hote...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Harry Keay, Dorothea’s Bonnet, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This mid-20th-century oil painting by British artist Harry Keay (1914-1994) depicts a still life with a book, bonnet, teacup and sewing paraphernalia. It was shown at the Royal Socie...
Category

Romantic 1950s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Adele Becker (1929-2021). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category

Abstract 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Abstract Expressionist Neutral Tone Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category

Abstract 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Mid-Century Abstract Figurative Oil Painting, Ivar Morsing - Altea
Located in Bristol, GB
ALTEA Size: 25 x 38 cm (including frame) Oil on Board A brilliantly executed semi-abstract mid-century modernist oil composition, painted in 1959 by the established Swedish artist I...
Category

Modern 1950s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Composition
Located in Lawrence, NY
Like many of her compatriots, Agnes Hart first began to paint in a social realist, or WPA, style. Later in her career, after WWII, she moved to abstraction and created vibrant, impac...
Category

Cubist 1950s Paintings

Materials

Oil

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