1950s Portrait Paintings

Beautiful impressionistic portrait of Soviet master, Aleksei Belykh's, wife. Belykh was a Russian artist from Sverdlovsk. This painting is signed and dated and in great condition. ...

This sunbathed painting will light up your room with warmth. Sundblom's painting technique has the freedom and quick energy in his paint application. His subjects are bathed in the ...

The painting (oil on canvas, 44.5 x 35 cm; with wood frame 64 x 54,5 cm) represents a moment on deception. It's signed Maccari on the bottom left, and it's dated 1956 and titled "ins...

Signed lower right Printer's and designer's marks in margins "Tool pearls in bodice, train & headband & ribbon under bosom." Ex-collection photographer Frank Paulin...

Signed lower right. Inscribed on the reverse 'My first color illustration, Nov. 1954.' Work is unframed, Film Noir in paint

Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Unsigned Illustration celebrating important women throughout history, published in McCall's magazine, May 1959. Accompanied by a tear sheet of the p...

High drama and fear is exressed on the faces of 5 kids as they anticipate the outcome a scary event. Signed lower left From the Estate of Charles Martignette. Most likey for the Sa...

Date: 1956 Medium: Oil and Pencil on Paperboard Dimensions: 18.00" x 15.00" Signature: Signed with the Artist's Initials 'N/R' Lower Right Pan American World Airways advertising campaign Exhibitions West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, Norman Rockwell Museum...

Archivally Matted to 17.75 x 16.75 inches Signed lower left

A beautiful, painterly portrait of a young black woman with colorful headscarf and sarong by Lucille H. Olpin (Ethel Lucille Harman Olpin), (American, 1909-1990). Signed "Olpin" lowe...

Oil on canvas by Vicente CRISTELLYS (1898-1970), School of Paris, late 1950s. "Lolo", portrait of Gina Lollobrigida in Notre-Dame de Paris (film). Arriving in Paris during the 1920s,...

Work on wood Brown wooden frame 53 x 48 x 5.5 cm

"Joni" - Portrait of a Girl in a Yellow Dress in Oil on Canvas Skillful portrait of a young girl by Morris Zirlin (American, 1913-1990). A young girl with wide brown eyes poses for ...

Powerful oil on board original painting of a portrait of a man’s head by the American National Academy artist John R. Grabach. Signed lower left, “John R.Grabach N.A.” Signed verso ...

Josep Lloveras Feliu (1922-2014) - Virgin Mary and child Jesus - Oil on panel Oil measurements 60x49 cm. Frame measurements 68x57 cm. Josep Lloveras y Feliu, was a painter and sculp...

Portrait of Boy and Guitar Original oil by Angeli - Italy circa 1960 Classical portrait of a young boy ad his guitar by Angeli, an unknown Italian painter (Italy, 20th Century). Roc...

Oil on canvas dating from the 50s whose subject strangely resembles Barbara, the French singer. If it is really her, I am unable to confirm that she played the guitar, or that it is ...

Francois Gall, Hungarian by birth, became an impressionist painter in the pure French tradition after he moved to Paris in 1936. He was born in Kolozsvar in the former  region of  Tr...

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...

Balloon Man is done in the tradition of a “blue period” Picasso, which had an influence on Vidito’s work in the 1950s. She did a number of works that all h...

At the autumn garden. Oil on cardboard, 80x57 cm Janis Rikmanis (1901.5.IV – 1968.25.III) graduated Figurative painting studio of Latvia Art academy (1931). He took part in exhibiti...

We are delighted to present for sale a charming oil painting by the Swedish artist Thure Wallner (1888-1965), showcasing a whimsical scene of a kitten nestled in the grass amidst blo...

Campy and sexy illustration of two French chorus girls for the mid-century Avon paperback Les Girls. Story of the Folies Bergere Unsigned and unframed. George Ziel was a prolific il...

Hank Laventhol (1927–2001) was an American painter and master print maker. He worked in painting, graphics, sculpture and photography. Associated with ...

Girl with fruit. Market. Year 1958. Signed Sergio Cirno Bissi (Carmignano, 1902 - Florence, 1987). The very colorful and expressive painting is created...

LONE Oil on Board Size: 52 x 44.5 cm (including frame) A very well done mid-century modernist portrait composition, executed in oil onto board. A single seated figure sits alone, l...

This lovely portrait oil painting is by noted British artist Lionel Ellis. Painted in 1955 the painting is a self portrait of the artist on a beautiful chestnut horse in the foregrou...

Male Portrait Painting of US Army Officer No visible signature Oil on canvas 10.5 x 13.75 unframed, 14x17.5 framed

"Child Star" Mid Century Portrait of a Boy with Brown Eyes Oil on Canvas Stately portrait of a boy by William Robert Shulgold (Russian-American, 1897-1989). The subject is looking o...

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. ...

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...

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 ...

Beautiful portrait of older woman, possibly a Nonna (Grandmother) with Gardenia by Raul (or Raoul) Viviani (Italian, 1883 - 1965), circa 1950. Lovely tex...

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...

Devils depicted. Artist Wilson Bigaud paints a graphic narrative of mid-century life in Haiti without modern medicine. A man is dying yet there is no doctor present. In the struggle...

Woman portrait. 1955, oil on canvas, 50.5 x 40.6 cm Provenance Bonhams

Woman portrait. 1955, oil on canvas, 50.8 x 40.6 cm Provenance Bonhams

This captivating post-Impressionist portrait is by American artist David L Swasey circa 1953. The painting depicts a seated woman, turning to look at the artist with stunning blue ey...

This striking British Post-Impressionist portrait oil painting is by noted artist Anthony Devas. Painted in the 1950's the sitter is Fiona Benkiston of Heskham Square. She is wearing...

This bold British Post Impressionist oil painting is by noted portrait artist Anthony Devas. Painted in the 1950's the sitter is Lady Audrey Norris. It is a seated portrait in warm a...

PAINTERLY PORTRAIT Size: 53 x 44 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A very striking and emotive mid-century figurative portrait, executed in oil onto canvas. The painting portrays ...

Italian illustrator Gianni Benvenuti paints a charming fantasy scene. It's of an extreme closeup of a tiny crowned and winged Prince and Princess They are standing upright in a dand...

Painted by the noted British Impressionist artist Bernard Fleetwood Walker, this fine oil on panel portrait depicts Pauline and was painted circa 1950. It was exhibited at The Royal Academy the same year. Housed in its original Bourlet exhibition frame, it is a fine example of his work. Signed lower left. Provenance. Exhibited Royal Academy 1950, Memorial Exhibition. Bourlet frame and transportation label verso. Condition. Oil painting on panel, 20 inches by 16 inches and in excellent condition. Housed in its original exhibition Bourlet frame, 27 inches by 23 inches. In very good condition. Bernard Fleetwood-Walker , PPRBSA, (1893-965) was an English artist and teacher of painting. Invariably known as B. Fleetwood-Walker, he was born in Birmingham, United Kingdom, a twin and one of five children. His father William Walker was an electrical engineer and co-inventor of the Walker-Wilkins battery, while his mother Electra Amelia (née Varley) was granddaughter of the 19th century watercolourist Cornelius Varley...

Multi-colored figurative oil painting of a woman in bikini bathing in the California sun by listed California artist Jon Blanchette (American, 1908-1987). The colorful background is...

Vintage American signed interior scene oil painting. Oil on canvasboard. Signed. Framed. Image size, 14L x 11H.

This superb British realist portrait oil painting is by noted artist Gerald Leslie Brockhurst. It was painted in 1952 when Brockhurst was in his sixties and living in America since 1939. The sitter is Hope G. Simpson. The painting is a half length portrait of a striking blonde woman in a blue buttoned up Chinese style garment. It is a strong portrait with bold colours and confident brushwork and an excellent example of his work. Signed and dated 1952 lower right. Provenance. Hiram Hoelzer New York label verso. Portraits Inc. East Street new York. Label verso. Condition. Oil on canvas, 30 inches by 25 inches and in good condition. Frame. Housed in its original wooded frame, 37 inches by 32 inches and in good condition. Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (1890-1978) was a British painter and etcher. Brockhurst was born in the Edgbaston district of Birmingham on 31 October 1890, son of a coal merchant called Arthur Brockhurst, he soon showed precocious drawing skills and entered the Birmingham School of Art at the age of twelve. A pupil at the Royal Academy Schools in 1907, he won the gold medal and a travelling scholarship in 1913, enabling him to visit both France and Italy. This led to a closer study of such 15th-century artists as Piero della Francesca, Botticelli and Leonardo da Vinci, whose work had an abiding influence on him. In 1914 he married for the first time to a Frenchwoman, Anaïs Folin, whom he used as the model for most of his early etchings of young womanhood (especially from 1920 till 1934). From 1915 to 1919 Brockhurst and his wife Anaïs lived in Ireland, where they were friendly with the artist Augustus John and his circle. Though he tried his hand at etching in 1914, it was not until 1920 that he began his career as an etcher in earnest, eventually achieving success as both a printmaker and society portraitist. Brockhurst held his first important exhibition in 1919, in London, and after it was well received returned to live there. In 1921 he was one of the early members of the newly-formed Society of Graphic Art and exhibited with them. Throughout the 1930s he continued an increasingly successful career as a portrait artist, with notable sitters including the film stars Merle Oberon and Marlene Dietrich, as well as the Duchess of Windsor, whose husband commissioned her portrait. In 1937 Brockhurst was elected to the Royal Academy and was able to command a price of 1,000 guineas for a portrait. In the same year however details of his relationship with his young model Kathleen Woodward, whom he had renamed Dorette, were made public after she gave an interview to the Sunday Express. Brockhurst's marriage had previously come under strain in 1922 when his wife discovered his adultery with her sister, Marguerite, and now broke down acrimoniously, with Brockhurst counter-suing on the grounds of his wife's adultery. In August 1939 Brockhurst and Dorette moved to the United States, and he was eventually divorced from his first wife in 1940. He married Kathleen in 1947. In New York City, Brockhurst became both famous and rich with a series of society portraits but his printmaking output diminished, especially his etchings. He produced a few lithographs at the end of his career (around 1945). In 1951, he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member. In 1958, he appeared as a guest challenger on the TV panel...

Signed lower right, 'Sanchez Palacio' (Latin-American, 20th Century) and dated 1950.

Bay Area Figurative Movement Portrait of a Woman in Oil on Artist's Board 1950s Portrait of a woman man by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). The woman is looking directly at the viewer, with a neutral expression. She has dark hair and a slender nose, and is wearing a blue dress. A distinctive bay area figurative movement portrait by well known San Francisco artist Honora Berg. Signed "H. Berg" in on verso. Stamp from Miller Fine Art on verso Acquired with a collection of the artist's work. Initialed and numbered "HB 122 " on verso Unframed. Board size: 24.75"H x 19"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. Berg's friend Edith Truesdell — David Park's aunt — suggested a move to California in 1951 to study under Park. She exhibited at the 25th Annual Drawing, Print and Sculpture Exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1961. Provenance, Estate of Honora Berg - David Carlson Gallery, Larry Miller...

This superb British portrait oil painting is by noted Scottish artist David Cowan Dobson, better known as Cowan Dobson. Painted circa 1950 it is a bust length oil painting of a sophi...

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...

Carmen Ventosa (1919-1964) - Young Woman - Oil on panel Oil measurements 46x38 cm. Frameless.

A vibrant portrait oil painting by female artist Pauline Glass who was educated on the continent at the Academy Julien and who exhibited throughout her career. This stunning oil is a...

Broad areas of bold, flat red, magenta, and pink characterize this mid-century painting by Barbara Warren Ebersole ( Barbara Tate Ebersole ). It depicts a block party festooned with balloons and a street organ grinder with a smartly dressed performing monkey. The overall look of a lot mid-century art inspires many of today's most celebrated contemporary artists. Signed and dated upper left. Oil on Masonite. Barbara Warren Ebersole was a painter and an author. She may have been of Native American...

This large oil on canvas portrait was painted by Caroline Hutchinson circa 1955. It depicts a lady reclining on a sofa and is painted in an Impressionist palette and manner. A beauti...

One Thousand and One Nights - It is often known in English as the Arabian Nights. What is notable about this work is how magnificently composed, designed, and rendered it is. Its l...

This lovely portrait oil painting is by noted Suffolk artist Sydney Seymour Lucas. Painted circa 1957 the sitter is Sheila de Quincey, who stood as a p...

A wonderful self portrait of the artist holding his paintbrush--beautifully painted and signed lower left---Provenance: purchased directly from the artist in 1994

Émile Deckers 1885 - 1968 The Blue Headress Oil on canvas, signed lower left, inscribed and dated "Algers, 1958" Image size: 26 x 33 inches (66 x 84 cm) Hand made Orientalist gilt f...