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Period: Mid-20th Century
1930's Original Parisian Fashion Watercolor Blue Floral Summer Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1930's French fashion design, no doubt of Parisian origin. The painting, executed in gouache/ watercolor and pencil, is dated to the upper corner ...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Whimsically rendered forest scene
Located in Belgrade, MT
Paul Charlot ( French, 1906- 1985) was a French painter and printmaker influenced by the intense use of colors in Fauvism and the whimsical biomorphic abs...
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Fauvist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Lithograph

Mid-20th Century Pastel of Luxembourg City with Fortification Wall and River
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid-20th Century Pastel of Luxembourg City with Fortification Wall and River by Anne Marie Migette Perard (French 1902-1977) Signed: Yes Medium: Pastel on unframed paper Size:...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Sunlit Woodland Landscape Large 1970's French Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunlit Forest French School, 1970's signed by J.Bredeche ( French School) oil on canvas, unframed Canvas : 21 x 25.5 inches Inscribed verso Provenance: private collection, Paris Cond...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Mid-Century Mini Abstract Figurative Oil Painting - Glowing Silhouette
Located in Bristol, GB
GLOWING SILHOUETTE Size: 33.5 x 21 cm (including frame) Oil on Board A small yet striking mid-century semi-abstract figurative composition, executed in oil onto board. The painting...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Vintage French Watercolour Painting Scenic View of Monaco’s Coastline
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Monaco’s Coastline Tony Minartz (French, 1873 - 1994) signed watercolour on artist paper painting : 12.5 x 17 inches Provenance: private collection in the South of France, Conditio...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Italian Large Renaissance Nobleman Portrait
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
4069 Italian nobleman oil painting unframed
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil

Young Boy with Donkey, William Weintraub
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: William Weintraub (1926) Title: Young Boy with Donkey Year: 1962 Medium: Oil on board Size: 33 x 25.5 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed and dated by the artist ...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Huge Mid Century Modern, Colorful Floral 1970s Painting, American Abstract
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Colorful Floral Abstract Painting Acrylic on Silk 56" x 75 3/4" Housed in a Black Metal Frame Overall Size: 56 1/2" x 76 1/4" This monumental painting was recently discovered...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Silk, Acrylic

Summer morning in the village , Oil on canvas, 45x55 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Jēkabs Apinis (1899 in Sloka, Latvia - 1945 in Hamburg, Germany), painter. Jēkabs Apinis was born into a teacher's family. He came to Pleskov as a refugee during the First World War...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Portrait Oil Painting - Portrait of a Troubled Soul
Located in Bristol, GB
PORTRAIT OF A TROUBLED SOUL Size: 65.5 x 54 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas This mid-century expressive and emotive oil portrait delves into the depths of the human psyche with a...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Red & Yellow Flowers in Vase Signed French Impressionist 1950's Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Yellow & Red Flowers French Impressionist artist, circa 1950's signed oil on board, unframed board: 12.5 x 9 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: a few minor scuf...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil

ARMAND ROTTENBERG (1903-2000) LARGE SIGNED FRENCH CUBIST ABSTRACT OIL
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Composition" by Armand Rottenberg (French 1903-2000) signed lower right, oil painting on board, unframed board: 28.5 x 21 inches Stunning original Cubist painting by the ...
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Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil

Bouquet of white lilacs and pink peonies
Located in Genève, GE
Oil on paper mounted on cardboard The Haberjahn family, of Norwegian origin – Habrian or Haberian – had settled in Germany at the beginning of the 19th century, before settling in Y...
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil

Irish Modernist Oil on Canvas Painting "Young Bathers" Children on the Beach
Located in Portland, OR
An important Irish Modernist oil on canvas painting by Henry Robertson Craig (1816-1984), titled "Young Bathers", circa 1960. This very beautiful painting of children seated on the...
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

The woman by the window, the menorah: large poignant mysterious Jewish interior
Located in Norwich, GB
A mysterious blond young woman is standing by the window in a plush drawing room which has a velvety feel. With her back turned to us, she is looking out over the spires and roofs of...
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Ships - Painting by Bruno Croatto - 1938
Located in Roma, IT
Ships is an original painting realized by Bruno Croatto in 1938. Signed and datet by the Artist at bottom left. Includes a wooden frame.
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Modern Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1950’s Fashion Illustration Original Painting Of Two Chic Ladies Dancing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Ladies Dancing by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ink/watercolour/pencil drawing on card, unframed paper: 13 x 10 inches stamped verso very good condition provenance: from the artists estate, France Josine Vignon (1922-2022) was a French artist living on the Rue Beautreillis in the Marais district of Paris. She painted with a beautiful style, largely influenced by the Impressionist and Post...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil

Jean Charlot Original Mexican Mural Style Painting, Fresco on Board, 1934
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Jean Charlot Fresco style painting in plaster on board in the original artist made frame. Titled on a label on the verso: "Bed Time.” In excellent condition. Signed by the artist upp...
Category

Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Paint

Nudist Woman, Surrealist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nudist Women, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on the lower left hand corner, Oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 32 x...
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Surrealist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid 20th Century Provence Village Signed French Oil Beautiful Thick Oil Paint
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
signed by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed oil painting on canvas, framed (wooden frame) framed: 37 x 26 inches canvas: 36 x 25 inches very good condition provenance: privat...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Tavern on the Green (New Yorker Magazine cover proposal)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Barbara Shermund (1899-1978). Tavern on the Green. Watercolor and ink on paper, 9 3/8 x 12 inches. Unsigned. Excellent condition. Provenance: Ethel ...
Category

Realist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of Renoir's Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: "Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of Renoir's Garden" Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper Size: 19.25 (height) x 25 (widt...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel

French Fauvist Gouache of Sailing Boats in Port Under a Setting Sun.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Watercolour and gouache on paper of sailing boats at a quay side. The painting is signed bottom right but as yet undeciphered and dated 1945. Presented in a patinated wood custom fra...
Category

Expressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Paper

Red Setter Dogs Hunting in Scottish Highland Moors Signed English Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Hunting in Scotland by T.H.Parker, British 20th century signed oil on board, framed framed: 19 x 23 inches board: 16 x 20 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very go...
Category

Victorian Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Autumn Landscape" Wooded Landscape with Trees & Pond Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful depiction of a wooded Landscape by the lake and autumn leaves falling by the country side. For this beautiful depiction, we find distinct elements that are unique to the ...
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American Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Male portrait study
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Portrait Study, 1966. 10.25 x 10.25 inches. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Bor...
Category

Cubist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Ink

Sunlit Village Landscape Vibrant Impressionist Oil Painting Hillside Hamlet
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunlit Village Landscape French School, 1970's oil on canvas, unframed Canvas : 18 x 22 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very good condition Description: This...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vauxhall Bridge London 1951 - British Post Impressionist landscape oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb Post Impressionist London landscape oil painting is by noted Slade School trained artist Bertram Nicholls. Painted in 1951 and with excellent provenance, the location is ...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid Century French Portrait Seated Figures with Hat and Loose Shirt
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Seated figure Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: signed black pen on artists paper stuck on board, glass covered Size: 12 (height) x 8.5 (width) Condition: G...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Ballpoint Pen

Edouard Goerg, Les 3 Brunes, Large Oil on Canvas, 1955
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Large oil on canvas by Edouard GOERG (1893-1969), France, 1955. LES 3 BRUNES. With frame : 114x95cm - 44.9x37.4 inches ; without frame : 92.2x73 cm - 36.3x28.75 inches. Format 30F. S...
Category

Expressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Seattle Building Design w/Space Needle &Pacific Science Center in Background
Located in New York, NY
Possibly a rendering for the renovation of Marion Oliver McCaw Hall in Downtown Seattle. Original gouache on artist board. American, circa 1962, artist unknown.
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Pansies, 1930s art deco design by A. E. Halliwell
Located in London, GB
A. E. Halliwell (1905-1987) Pansies Gouache 30 x 47 cm c.1930 Label to reverse 'Baynard Press', Signed lower right, further signed in pencil and dated 1929. Provenance: Family of the...
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Art Deco Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Ballpoint Pen

Mid-20th Century Pastel of Coastal Scene with Village and Clifftop Church
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid-20th Century Pastel of Coastal Scene with Village and Clifftop Church by Anne Marie Migette Perard (French 1902-1977) Medium: Pastel on unframed paper Size: 10.5 inches (h...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Pink Stargazer Lilies In Vase 20th Century French Oil Painting Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stargazer Lilies Annie Faure (French 1940-2021) signed oil on canvas canvas: 24 x 19.5 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition For more any more informa...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil

French 1950's Signed Large Oil Painting Colourful Flowers in Vase Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Flowers in a Vase French School, mid 20th century signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 36 x 29 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and ...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Watercolour of Red Tulips and Mimosa in Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Watercolour of Red Tulips and Mimosa in Vase by Anne Marie Migette Perard (French 1902-1977) Medium: Watercolour on unframed paper Size: 18...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

20th Century Painting Oil on Canvas by Jonathan Richard Turner C. 1960
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Jonathan Richard Turner (1937–2022) Circuit is a striking abstract oil painting on canvas by Jonathan Richard Turner dating to 1960s This evocative work features a beautifully ren...
Category

Abstract Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

English School Mid 20th Century Oil Painting Hamiltonstovare Hound Dog
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A Hamiltonstovare Hound "Flicka of Druan" by Dorothy Alexandra Johnson (1902-1988) signed lower right oil painting on canvas, unstretched 5.5 x 7.5 inches A delightful painting b...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage American Pointer Dog Hunting in Landscape Oil Painting 1940's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-3302 Dog Hunting oil on canvas applied to a board ,displayed in a wood frame ,signed by Geyer. Image size 10.25 H x 13.50 W
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Messages to Fribourg, " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This Modern abstract painting by Stanley Bate features a warm, deep palette of red, yellow, orange, and burnt umber. Thick strokes of paint are layered beneath light white overlappin...
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Paris Rooftops
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Claudine Berechel (1925-2011) Parisian Rooftops, ca. 1955-60 Oil on canvas measuring 15 x 24 inches. Framed measurement, 20 x 29 inches. Signed lower center. Janet Fleisher Ga...
Category

Abstract Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Novato Afternoon Country Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century landscape titled "Late Afternoon in Novato" by Ted Lewy (American, 1912-1963). Presented in a rustic wooden frame. Signed "Ted Lewy" and dated "1962" lower righ...
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American Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Lively seaside by Ellis Holy-Björset - Watercolor
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper Original silver wooden frame with glass window 52 x 66,5 x 1,5 cm
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Modern Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Mid-20th Century French Pastel Landscape of Bethonvilliers Village in Hills
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid-20th Century French Pastel Landscape of Bethonvilliers Village in Hills by Anne Marie Migette Perard (French 1902-1977) Signed: Yes Medium: Pastel on unframed paper Size: ...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Pastel

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 Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

'Harbor Mist', Pasadena Art Museum, California, Post-Impressionist oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Jonathan Scott' (British, 1914-1995) and titled verso. Provenance: Nancy Moure, Glendale, California Jonathan Scott studied first at the Heatherly School in Lond...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

1950s Irish Landscape Signed Oil Painting Rolling Hills Flowing Stream Connemara
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Rolling Hills of Connemara Irish artist, mid 20th century signed oil on board, unframed board: 14 x 20 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: very good condition D...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Sock Hop" Mid-Century American Modernism WPA Female Artist 20th Century Realism
Located in New York, NY
"Sock Hop" Mid-Century American Modernism WPA Female Artist 20th Century Realism. 30 x 24 inches. Oil on canvas. Signed on stretcher, c. 1940s. Frame is likely original to the painting. Realist painter-printmaker Kyra Markham...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique French Oversized Interior Scene Oil Painting The Dapper Frenchman 1940's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5140 Oversized Antique French oil painting depicting a Frenchman in an interior scene Framed
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil

Backlight at Huémoz by Ernest Voegeli - Oil on Canvas 46x55 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Ernest Voegeli is an artist who has found his path through a combination of solid technique and a clear, insightful approach to color, form, and composition. While his work is primar...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Exhibited American Abstract Expressionist Modern Mid Century Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American school abstract expressionist oil painting by Ray Prohaska (1901 - 1981). Oil on board. Very nice period frame. Signed. Exhibited at Mortimer Levitt Gallery. Im...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still of Flowers in a Blue Vase Pierre Ambrogiani (France, 1905-1985)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Still Life of Flowers in a Blue Vase"  Pierre Ambrogiani (France, 1905-1985) Oil on panel Circa 1960 15 3/4 x 20 (20 1/4 x 24 1/2 frame) inches If the artists Diego Velázquez (Spai...
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Expressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Vibrant Hillside Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: "Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Vibrant Hillside Landscape" Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper Size: 19.75 (heigh...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel

1930's French Impressionist Oil Mythological Figures By The River Bank
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on loose canvas, unframed measures: 12.5 high by 16 inches wide condi...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

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Oil

Missouri American Modernist famous in Europe - abstracted mid century Venice
Located in Norwich, GB
Meet the genuinely exciting modernist William Einstein, who is probably better known in Europe, where numerous publications on his work have been written, than in his native US! Eins...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still Life with Cakes - Scottish 1950s art still life oil painting female artist
Located in London, GB
This vibrant still life oil painting is by Scottish artist Doris Zinkeisen. Painted circa 1950 the composition is a glass, lemon and two fondant fancies. They stand on a pink and whi...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil

Original Abstract Expressionist 1959 New York Female Artist Irene Zevon Musical
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original abstract expressionist oil painting by American female artist Irene Zevon created and dated in 1959. This piece entitled "Musical" is a prime example of Zevon's relation...
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Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

French 1930s Art Deco Society Portrait, Lady with a Diamond Earring.
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Art Deco, oil on canvas, society female portrait by Dembinkski (probably Anton J.) Signed, dated and located (Paris) bottom left. In later wood and gilt frame. A charming and...
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Original 1970'S French Abstract Composition with Thick Organic Lines
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Claude Lagouche (French 1943-2020) Claude Lagouche was born January 2, 1943 in Naves, died January 16, 2020. He quickly gained recognition for his talent and his work, exh...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

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