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Period: 1950s
"California Summer" Mid Century Plein Aire Landscape in Oil on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
"California Summer" Mid Century Plein Aire Landscape in Oil on Masonite Serene landscape by Andrew Bennett (British, 20th Century). A herd of cows are gathered under oak trees in th...
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Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

'Abstract, Indigo and Ivory', Large SF Bay Area Modernist oil, Legion of Honor
By Fenton Kastner
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed verso "F. Kastner" for Fenton Kastner (American, 1915-2008), dated 1955, and titled "Waterfront-IV". Old label verso inscribed with artist's name and title. A dynamic, mid-...
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Abstract 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique French Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting Village Bell Tower 1950
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3956 French Impressionist landscape on artist board set in a gilt wood frame Image size 11.5x7.75"
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1950s Paintings

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Acrylic

French Mid 20th Century Watercolour, 'Le Hameau et la Bastide'.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 20th Century gouache on paper of a Provençal village or 'hameau' and a 'bastide' or manor house in the landscape signed or titled 'Bodol' and dated bottom right. The style and c...
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Outsider Art 1950s Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Paris Bridges 1, Modern Acrylic Painting by Charles Cobelle
Located in Long Island City, NY
Charles Cobelle, French (1902 - 1994) - Paris Bridges 1. Year: circa 1950, Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed lower left, Size: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 60.96 cm), Frame Size: 30.5 x 34.5 ...
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Modern 1950s Paintings

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Acrylic

"Modernist Nude" Mid Century Bold Colorful Abstract Nude Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A strong modernist oil painting depicted in the 1950s by Russian, American painter Helen Stein. Mostly known for her abstract figures on canvas, this piece...
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Modern 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Italian Impressionist Oil Venice Lagoon Sludgy Green Colors Gondolas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Italian impressionist artist, circa 1950’s signed oil painting on canvas, framed in original frame framed: 22 x 26 inches canvas: 16 x 20 inches provenance: private collection, Belgi...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Oil

'Woman with Book', Louvre, Académie Chaumière, Carmel Post-Impressionist, LACMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, "Di Gesu" for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988), with estate stamp, verso, and painted circa 1955. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attend...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Paper, Oil, Foam Board

"Vineyard Fishing Boat"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Signed and Dated Lower Right Vaclav Vytlacil (1892-1984) He was born to Czechoslovakian parents in 1892 in New York City. Living in Chicago as a youth, he took classes at the ...
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Abstract 1950s Paintings

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Board, Oil

Reclining Nude, Oil Painting by Julian Ritter
By Julian Ritter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Julian Ritter, Polish-German/American (1909 - 2000) Title: Reclining Nude Year: circa 1955 Medium: Oil on Masonite Size: 14 x 18 in. (35.56 x 45.72 cm) Frame Size: 17.5 x...
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American Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

The Lone Navajo Horseman
Located in Soquel, CA
Substantial California oil painting of a Navajo horseman in the New Mexico mountains. Stylistically similar to Constantine Cherkas Navajo Rider painti...
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American Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Pond - Annick Du Charme
Located in North Clarendon, VT
The Pond, a wonderful piece, painted by French American Abstract Expressionist artist Annick Du Charme. Housed in a mid-century white washed frame. Annick was born in Quessoy, Brit...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Paintings

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Oil

Abstract in Yellow Green & Red - British 1955 abstract art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb British 1950's abstract oil on board painting is by noted Slade School trained contemporary artist Leo Davy. Davy was born in Yorkshire but settled in Cornwall in 1968 an...
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Abstract 1950s Paintings

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Oil

"Manayunk" Walter Emerson Baum, Pennsylvania Impressionist Landscape of Manayunk
Located in New York, NY
Walter Emerson Baum Manayunk, 1953 Signed and dated lower right; titled and dated on the reverse Oil on board 12 x 14 inches Walter Baum was born December 14, 1884 in Sellersville,...
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American Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Oil, Board

Mid Century Bay Area Abstract Expressionist - Cats & Birds
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Cats and Birds Composition in Acrylic on Paper How many cats and birds do you see? This striking painting by San Francisco's Bay Area abs...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

"The Artist and his Model"
Located in Southampton, NY
Here is a classic oil on canvas painting by Nicholai Cikovsky circa 1960 of the artist and his model. Signed lower right. ACA gallery label verso along with Association of American Artists label verso. Original handcarved frame with wear. Overall size framed 43 by 36 inches. Cikovsky was born in Russia in 1894 where he studied at the Vilna Art School, 1910-1914; the Penza Royal Art School, 1914-1918; and Moscow High Tech Art...
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Modern 1950s Paintings

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Oil

'Paris in the Spring', Seine and the Pont Neuf, Danish Post-Impressionist Oil
By Ejnar R. Kragh
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Ejnar R Kragh' (Danish, 1903-1981) and dated 1950. After first training as a silversmith, Kragh turned to painting in the mid 1920's. Trips to France fueled his ...
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Other Art Style 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Sea Rocks Carmel Landscape
By Homer Levinson
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning mid century landscape of Carmel, California titled "Sea Rocks" by Homer Francis Levinson (American, 1894-1975), circa 1940's. Impasto brushwork adds extra depth and interest...
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American Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Oil, Linen

Portrait of Augustus John
Located in Douglas, Isle of Man
Augustus Edwin John O.M. R.A. 1878-1961, was a Welsh born painter, draughtsman and etcher. He was the most important artist of his generation, his sister Gwen John was also an accom...
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1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Dressing
By Miriam Tindall Smith
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Smith studied at the School of Industrial Art in Philadelphia under Edward Warwick. In 1935 she was asked by the Art Institute of Chicago to loan her painting, "Repose" to the forty...
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American Modern 1950s Paintings

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Oil

Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Fauvist Oil on Paper Honora Berg Berkeley 1959
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Fauvist Oil on Paper Honora Berg Berkeley 1959 San Francisco Bay area abstract expressionist painting by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985).A brilliant fauvist example of the melting pot of colors Honora Berg creates. Splashes of red over hues of blue with bright canary yellow swirls and patches. Estate stamp on verso "Estate of Honora Berg - Miller Fine Art" Unframed. 30"H x 22"W. Larry Miller 1958-2003, Larry was a specialist in bay area abstract artists and purchased numerous bay area artists estates. He purchased the entirety of the Honora Berg Estate and we purchased many of those works directly form Larry. Honora Berg, an Abstract Expressionist and Bay Area Figurative School artist, studied at the San Francisco Art Institute with David Park, Elmer Bischoff and James Budd Dixon...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Paintings

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Oil, Archival Paper

Abstract Composition - Yugoslavian French Abstract
Located in London, GB
ZORA STAACK 1910-2001 (Yugoslavian/Active in France) Title: Abstract Composition, 1958 Technique: Original Signed and Dated Oil Painting on Canvas size:...
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1950s Paintings

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Oil

Still Life : Bottle and Fruits - Original oil painting on canvas - Signed
Located in Paris, IDF
Louis Toffoli (1907-1999) Still Life : Bottle and Fruits, 1952 Original oil painting on canvas Signed bottom right On canvas 50 x 61 cm (c. 20 x 24 inch) Presented in a golden wood ...
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Modern 1950s Paintings

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Oil

Vintage French Still-Life Painting
By Grau Ias
Located in Houston, TX
Rustically quaint acrylic painting of a freshly hunted bird of prey and table elements by French artist, circa 1950. Signed lower left. Original one-of-a-kind vintage work of art on...
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Other Art Style 1950s Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Still life with Vase of Flowers - Oil Paint by Claude Deschamps - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Still life is an artwork realized by Claude Decamps, mid-20th Century. Oil on cardboard.  20 x 25 cm.  Hadsigned in red in lower margin. Good conditions!
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Modern 1950s Paintings

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Oil

The Rooster, Charcoal Drawing by Etienne Poirier
Located in Atlanta, GA
French artist Etienne Poirier (1919-2002) designed this stunning modernist drawing. This artwork is a proud rooster drawn in charcoal on paper. Because...
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Abstract 1950s Paintings

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Charcoal

Antique American Modernist Landscape Framed New England FallOil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Charming and well painted rural New England modernist landcape by Vern Henry Smith (1927 - 2007. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
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Modern 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"ATARDECER" ACAPULCO MEXICO OIL ON CANVAS DATED 1954 FRAMED 37 X 47
Located in San Antonio, TX
Jose Vives-Atsara (1919-2004) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 30 x 40 Frame Size: 37 x 47 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dated 1954 "Atardecer" Acapulco, Mexico Biography Jose Vives-Atsara (1919-2004) His list of Pallbearers says it all. They were not just buyers of his art they were some of his closest friends. Pallbearers: E. Glenn Biggs, James M. Cavender, III, Tom C. Frost, Jr., James W. Gorman, Jr., George B. Irish, Joseph R. Krier, Robert L. Mooney and H. Bartell Zachry, Jr. Jose Vives-Atsara was born April 13, 1919, in Villafranca del Penedes near Barcelona, Spain. A native Spaniard, he developed a love of painting at an early age, and by age 11 had committed himself to becoming an artist. He studied at Colegio de San Ramon and had his first one-person show at age 14. The Spanish Civil interrupted his idyllic young life as he was forced to serve in the Communist Army, and then was imprisoned, suffering many hardships. Soon after the war he married Emilia Hill Domenech, and in 1947 set out to move with his wife and child aboard a tramp steamer to the United States. Unfortunately, immigration quotas did not allow them to move directly to the United States, and it was eight years before they achieved that goal. During this interim before obtaining temporary visas, he and his family lived first, in Caracas, Venezuela and then in Mexico City, Mexico. The family settled in San Antonio, Texas, where he had made friends on a previous visit. He and his wife and children gained citizenship in time for their first Christmas in the United States. He became such an exemplary immigrant citizen that officials of the U.S. District Court for the Western District Court regularly invited him to share his thoughts and advice for living in America with newly naturalized citizens Vives-Atsara also developed a close relationship with the Incarnate Word College, becoming, over the years, both a professor of art, and Artist in Residence. As a painter, he depicted many local scenes including San Antonio missions and the San Antonio River. For special guests such as Pope John Paul II, heads of state, and royalty from foreign countries, he was commissioned to provide paintings as gifts. His paintings were also commissioned for Frost Bank and the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. For his vibrant oil paintings, he used only nine colors, mixed in a variety of ways. They have been described as both realistic and impressionistic. "Vives-Atsara believed that art is a reflection of the artist's soul, if this is true; his paintings reflect a beautiful, bright spirit." (Richardson) Jose Vives-Atsara died in San Antonio on January 13, 2004 and is buried there in Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum. Jose Vives-Atsara was born in Vilafranca del Panades in the Catalonian region of Spain on April 30, 1919. As a small boy he loved to sketch with pencil and paper. He began painting at the age of eleven. His first one-man show came at the ripe old age of fourteen. From that time on, painting has been his love and his way of life. Jose studied art at Saint Raymond College and School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. He is quick to admit that his most inspirational teacher has been nature itself. Mr. Vives-Atsara came to San Antonio in 1956 where he has established his art career. His use of a palette knife in painting allows him to blend rich pure pigments to achieve his goal of creating a powerful statement of color directly on the canvas. This style is intended to produce works that are distinctively 'Vives-Atsara'. Vives-Atsara is represented in public collections including the Museum of Modern Art, Spain; Fort Worth Art Museum, Texas; His Royal Highness Juan Carlos...
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Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Oil

Trees in Bloom Along the River Landscape in oil on Heavy Cardstock
Located in Soquel, CA
Trees in Bloom Along the River Landscape in Oil on Heavy Cardstock Bold oil landscape by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). Trees with pink and white blooms line the bank of a river. The river is shown in streaks of pink, green, and yellow, reflecting the surrounding landscape. At the far edge of the river, bright green mountains sharply rise from the bank. Acquired with a collection of the artist's work. Stamp from the Larry Miller Fine Art on verso. Unframed. Board size: 14.75"H x 22"W Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985) was an Abstract Expressionist and Bay Area Figurative School artist who studied at the San Francisco Art Institute with David Park, Elmer Bischoff and James Budd Dixon...
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Abstract Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Oil, Illustration Board

Eavesdropping on Grownups, Saturday Evening Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Left Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, December 2, 1950 The Post described, “One night Art Editor Stuart was having a party. His three boys came downstairs four times and were conducted back up by their mother. The next time they came down, Papa Stuart waxed excited, firmly conveyed them aloft himself, and they did not show up again. Stuart was warmly congratulated on his success as a father. When the party broke up, the youngest lad was found asleep on the stairs. Stuart claims that the older ones never did come down again, but this was probably because they merely went to sleep in their beds from natural causes. George Hugehes has painted some other people’s offspring, to get over the idea that children all over America are eager to improve their minds by listening to sophisticated conversation.” (The Saturday Evening Post, December 2, 1950, p. 3) Exhibited: Norman Rockwell Museum...
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1950s Paintings

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Oil, Board

Impressionist Young Female Acrylic Painting Girl at Window Reading
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3909 Acrylic on board set in a gilt wood frame Image size 14.5x10.5
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1950s Paintings

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Acrylic

Incredible Mid Century Abstract Artist Interior Studio View Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive mid 20th century modernist interior view. So well painted with great color and bold expressive strokes. Signed illegibly. Housed in a period modernist frame. Oil ...
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Abstract 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Football Game, Modern Painting by Miriam Bromberg 1959
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Miriam Bromberg, American XXth Title: Football Game Year: 1959 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed lower left Size: 28 in. x 36 in. (71.12 cm x 91.44 cm)
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Modern 1950s Paintings

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Oil

Lady in Red Portrait - British Post Impressionist 50s oil painting female artist
Located in London, GB
A super circa 1955 British portrait oil painting in tones of red. A very evocative period portrait of a woman painted by British listed female artist Constance Anne Parker. A highly...
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Realist 1950s Paintings

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Oil

Large Vintage American School New York Modernist Abstract Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage abstract original oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
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Abstract 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Signed Surreal Southwest Modernist Desert Cactus Original Vintage Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist surreal landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1940. Signed. Unframed. Image size, 28"L x 20"H.
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Surrealist 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Emile Albert Gruppe Morning Gloucester
Located in Dallas, TX
Emile Albert Gruppe (American, 1896 - 1978), "Morning, Gloucester", oil on canvas, signed lower left "Emile A. Gruppe", Canvas: 24 x 20 Inches Framed: 27.25 x 23.25 Inches Conditi...
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1950s Paintings

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Paint

Forager's Harvest -- Mid Century Still Life with Berries and Basket of Mushrooms
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century impressionist still life depicting a basket of mushrooms and berries in jug, the wild harvest of a forager, in European old world style by and eastern European artist...
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Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Antique Signed Framed Australian Impressionist Victoria Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted impressionist landscape of Australia by Sir Erik Langker (1898 - 1982). Oil on board. Framed. Signed verso.
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Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Radcliffe Camera, University of Oxford lithograph by John Piper
Located in London, GB
To see our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the artist you ...
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Abstract 1950s Paintings

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Lithograph

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

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Canvas, Oil

'Women Riding', Italian Modernism, Horses, Avant-Garde Equestrian oil, Morandi
By Luciano Spazzali
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
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...
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Modern 1950s Paintings

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Board, Plaster, Oil

Antique American Framed Original East Hampton Beach Marsh Signed Pastel Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist pastel painting. Pastel on paper. Framed. Signed.
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Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Collage, 1958
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Berto Lardera (1911-1989). Collage, 1958. Paper, cardboard, paint. 29 x 40.5 inches; 31.5 x 42 inches framed. Signed and dated lower right. Bears origina...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Paintings

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Paper, Tempera, Cardboard

American Winter Landscape 1951 Vintage Oil Painting by Impressionist Master
Located in Stockholm, SE
Peter Kurbatov (1907 – 1985), was a talented painter, graphic artist and writer. He lived a truly eventful life full of creative exploration. Despite the fact that this landscape was...
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Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Wood, Oil, Cardboard

Behind the barn 1950s. Oil on cardboard. 42.5x49.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Behind the barn 1950s. Oil on cardboard. 42,5x49,5 cm "Behind the Barn" is likely to be a captivating and nostalgic artwork that celebrates the beauty of rural life and the tranquility of the countryside. Through the careful composition and skillful use of oil paints, the artist aims to transport viewers to a simpler and idyllic time, where nature and agriculture coexist in harmony. Aleksandra...
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Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

The castle way by Armand Leleux - Oil on wood 20x28 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
French painter Work on wood Silver wood frame 37 x 27 x 3 cm
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Modern 1950s Paintings

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Oil

Mid Century Palm Springs Desert Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Palm Springs Desert Landscape Wonderful mid century bright and vibrant landscape of a classic Palm Springs desert scene by K. Neidlinger (American 20th Century), circa 1...
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American Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage Modernist Still Life of Tulips, American School, Oil on Canvas, 1956
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is not your grandmother’s typical still life painting. But if she was young and hip for her time, maybe it is. Painted on stretched canvas and dated (19)56, it is only signed ...
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American Modern 1950s Paintings

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Oil

Mid-20th Century abstract geometric oil painting by Cleveland School artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Work sold to benefit the CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART Joseph B. O’Sickey (American, 1918–2013) Untitled, c. 1950 Oil on paper Signed lower right 12.5 x 19 inc...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Oil

Hunting game
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood Golden wooden frame 73 x 87 x 4 cm
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1950s Paintings

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Oil

Woman with Scarf - Christo 1955 Oil on Cardboard
Located in Sofia, BG
49.5 x 35 cm Artwork unsigned - Christo 1955 Provenance Private collection, Bulgaria This artwork hasn't been exposed for 70 years. This portrait artwork had been awarded with the ...
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Contemporary 1950s Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

American Modernist Oil Painting by Harold Anchel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Untitled Harold Anchel, (American, 1912 – 1980) Circa 1951-54 Oil on Canvas, signed lower right Size: 30 x 36 in. (76.2 x 91.44 cm) Frame Size: 30.5 x 36.5 inches
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American Modern 1950s Paintings

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Oil

Afternoon Pastorale, Post-Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Gilbert Boyd
Located in Long Island City, NY
Afternoon Pastorale Gilbert Boyd, Irish/American (1896–1981) Date: circa 1950 Oil on Board, signed Size: 23.5 x 29.5 in. (59.69 x 74.93 cm)
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Oil, Board

Parent and Child
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-century tempera painting on paper in warm orange tones of parent with child by French artist Clairet, 1956. Signed and dated lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on ...
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1950s Paintings

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Tempera

A Vibrant, Colorful 1950s Mid-Century Modern Still Life Painting by Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vibrant, Colorful 1950s Mid-Century Modern Still Life Painting by Noted Chicago Artist, Rudolph Pen. Depicting a radiant still life of fresh flowers, plates of fruit and a wine bo...
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American Modern 1950s Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

The Potter, Expressionist Portrait of a Young Man by Philadelphia Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"The Potter" is an interior portrait of a young man working on a vase at his potter's wheel by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 24.25" x 14" oil on cardboard painting is signed "Harmon" in the lower left and it is framed in a new black wood frame. Figurative expressionism in the style of Alice Neel. Bernard Harmon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1935. Harmon was primarily a portrait painter and a well loved teacher in the Philadelphia area. A graduate of the Philadelphia Museum School and Temples Tyler School of Art, Harmon traveled extensively in Europe and South America. Beloved by many, Harmon taught in the Philadelphia School District for 32 of his 54 years of life. Beginning his career as an art teacher at West Philadelphia High School, in the early 1960s he became one of the district's artists in residence, traveling from school to school to demonstrate for students how an artist works. Returning to the classroom, Harmon joined the art department at Central High School where he taught for 14 years and became an innovator in art curriculum, developing a program offering advanced placement art classes to gifted students. In his final years Harmon became a supervisor, mentoring teachers and overseeing programs in the Philadelphia school systems District #1. During his short life Harmon taught collage preparatory art classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, summer classes at the University of the Arts, and a Saturday program for gifted children at Drexel University. Among Harmon's portraits were commissioned by Philadelphia Jazz organist Jimmy Smith and Mayor Richardson Dilworth. Bernard Harmon was active in promoting African American Artist throughout his life time. He organized many early shows such as the "Afro American Artists 1800 - 1969" at the Museum of the Philadelphia Civic Center in 1969. He was considered a Renaissance man by friends and colleagues for his interests not only in art but music and theater as well. He was familiar and friends with many other African American artists such as Doc Thrash, Selma Burke, Paul Keene...
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Expressionist 1950s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Saint Germain-des-Prés under the snow. Oil on canvas, 60x92 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Saint Germain-des-Prés under the snow. Oil on canvas, 60x92 cm Constantin Kluge was a Russian-born French painter best known for his naturalistic scenes of Paris and French countrys...
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Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Landscape Wells Fargo Express, Gold Country - Columbia, California
Located in Soquel, CA
Quaint historical landscape of the Wells Fargo Express Office building in the gold country town of Columbia State Historic Park in Columbia, California by ...
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American Impressionist 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1960s Bay Area Landscape Blue Mountains
Located in Arp, TX
Thelma Corbin Moody Blue Mountains c. 1960's Gouache on Arches Paper 19 1/4" x 24 3/4", Unframed Unsigned Lovely, mid century gouache painting, b...
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Abstract 1950s Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

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