1950s Still-life Paintings

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...

Signed, verso, "Ament" and "de la Roche" for Janet Ament de la Roche (American, 1916-2000) and titled "Black Vase"; painted circa 1955. Oil still-life of a black teapot...

Still life with pearls. Oil on cardboard, 50x40,5 cm

Antique American modernist oil painting. Oil on board, circa 1950. Housed in a vintage frame. Image size, 24L x 18H. Signed.

Ruth Todd (1909-2006, American Woman Artist) one of Colorado’s most prominent avant-garde artists and played a significant role in Colorado’s art history. Known for painting and collage. Still life with lemon and banana on kitchen table. Ruth Thomas Todd was born in 1909 in Sanford, North Carolina. She arrived in New York City in the 1930s where she began her career as a fashion model supporting herself as she attended classes at the Art Students League. For reasons of health she moved to Colorado Springs to treat her condition. During her recuperation she started to draw and studied under famous American abstract painter Robert Motherwell, who was teaching at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at the time. By the 1950s, her career as an abstract expressionist painter was blooming. She was one of Colorado’s most visible and avant-garde artists. Ruth married Littleton Todd, a poet and a woodworker. In 1953, Todd traveled to Europe (Paris, France) to study art and to paint. Littleton Todd opened a design studio in Denver where he manufactured and sold modern furniture. She would incorporate sawdust and other found materials from the workshop imbued with oil paint into her abstract work to create unique topographies and patterns. She showed at numerous Gilpin County Art Exhibitions, the Denver Art Museum, the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Women’s College, the University of Colorado, Boulder, the Colorado State Fair, and the Jewish Community Center. Among the Colorado Modernists that she exhibited with were Vance Kirkland, Frank Vavra, Martha Epp, Ardis Sturdy...

Signed lower right, 'Kinji Tagawa' (Japanese, born 1909) and painted circa 1955. Additionally signed in Kanji, verso, and titled, 'Still Life' with further inscription. Accompanied b...

A dynamic, highly textured impasto mid-century still life of a blue vase with flowers. Unsigned. Displayed in a rustic walnut wood frame. Image,...

Mid Twentieth Century Still Life of Roses in a Vase. Large Signed and Framed Oil Painting on canvas, mounted on stretchers. George Leslie Reekie British 1911 - 1969 This is a very a...

Robert Gilberg (1911-1970) "Still Life in White" c.1950s Gouache on newspaper from Sacramento Bee 1957 22.75"x15.25" unframed Unsigned Born in Oakland, CA on April 25, 1911. Gilberg...

Signed lower right, 'S. L. Kramer' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1960. A mid-century, oil still-life showing a bouquet of spring flowers informally arranged in a glass ...

Large watercolor and mixed media work Original frame. “Keith Finch was born in Holyoke, Colorado in 1920 but has lived in Los Angeles, where he attended the elementary grades and h...

An interesting and colourful classic 1950s English Interior. Jack Griffin was an English painter of interiors, landscapes and riverside scenes. He mostly painted in England, but was ...

A mid-century oil painting of red and blush pink rose blossoms contrasted against an olive-mauve background. An exceptionally sensitive botanical study by an unknown hand.

Painted circa 1950 by Karl Larsen (Danish, 1897-1977) and with certification and seal of of authenticity stamped verso. From 1917, Karl Larsen participated in numerous exhibitions i...

Stunning mid century textile abstract mixed media painting of apples by Anna Ballarian (American, 1911-2010). Signed " Anna Ballarian" lower ...

This rare subject of playing cards, books and objects spread out on a table was obviously a challenge and fun subject for the artist to tackle. He uses highly impastic paint thickly...

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A lyrical watercolor of flowers informally arranged in two vases and contrasted against a lilac and purple background. Signed lower left and lower right, 'Ament' for Janet Ament De ...

"Shovel Handles" is an original 1953 semi-abstract modernist oil painting on board by renowned Denver artist Paul K. Smith (1893-1977). This captivating piece showcases Smith’s signa...

Mid century modern art with inscription in french verso. It was traded with another artist.

Flowers in a Vase, oil on canvas on cardboard, 71.5x55.5 cm Fridrihs Milts (1906.21.XII – 1993.5.XI) Fridrihs Milts graduated studio of Figurative painting (under the guidance of G. Eliass) in Latvia Art academy (1932). He took part in exhibitions of association “Zala varna” (since 1929). Artist also took part in exhibitions of Culture Foundation. Self-exhibition was made in Riga (1943) and the rest ten exhibitions were made when artist lived in exile. In 1950 – 60th F. Milts took part in exhibitions of group “Cetru grupa”. In 1960 he got prize from Culture Foundation of North American Latvians. Artist was a leader of New York Latvian...

Antique American signed modernist flower still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 16L x 30H.

Acrylic painting of a marble female statue by French artist C. Carlinet, circa 1950. An open book and green folded fabric can be seen in the foreg...

Albert Heckman Untitled, circa 1950 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 18 x 24 inches Albert Heckman was born in Meadville, Western Pennsylvania, 1893. He went to New York City to try his hand at the art world in 1915 after graduating from high school and landing a job at the Meadville Post Office. In 1917, at the age of 24, Heckman enrolled part-time in Teachers' College, Columbia University's Fine Arts Department to begin his formal art education. He worked as a freelance ceramic and textile designer and occasionally as a lecturer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In the early 1920s, at the age of almost 30, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia Teachers College. He was especially impacted by his instructor at Columbia, Arthur Wesley Dow. After graduating, he was hired by the Teachers' College as a Fine Arts instructor. He stayed with Columbia Teachers' College until 1929, when he left to attend the Leipzig Institute of Graphic Arts in Leipzig, Germany. Isami Doi (1903-1965), who was born in Hawaii, was arguably his most impressive student at Columbia. Doi is now regarded as one of the most prominent artists hailing from Hawaii. Heckman became an active member and officer of the Keramic Society and Design Guild of New York in the 1920s as part of his early commercial art career. The Society's mission was to share knowledge and showcase textile and ceramic design exhibits. In 1922, Heckman married Florence Hardman, a concert violinist. Mrs. Heckman's concert schedule during the 1920s kept Albert and Florence Heckman apart for a significant portion of the time, but they spent what little time they had together designing and building their Woodstock, New York, summer house and grounds. A small house and an acre of surrounding land on Overlook Mountain, just behind the village of Woodstock, were purchased by Albert and Florence Heckman at the time of their marriage. Their Woodstock home, with its connections, friendships, and memories, became a central part of their lives over the years, even though they had an apartment in New York City. Heckman's main artistic focus shifted to the house on Overlook Mountain and the nearby towns and villages, Kingston, Eddyville, and Glasco. After returning from the Leipzig Institute of Graphic Arts in 1930, Mr. Heckman joined Hunter College as an assistant professor of art. He worked there for almost thirty years, retiring in 1956. Throughout his tenure at Hunter, Mr. Heckman and his spouse spent the summers at their Woodstock residence and the winters in New York City. They were regular and well-known guests at the opera and art galleries in New York. Following his retirement in 1956, the Heckmans settled in Woodstock permanently, with occasional trips to Florida or Europe during the fall and winter. Mr. Heckman's close friends and artistic career were always connected to Woodstock or New York City. He joined the Woodstock art group early on and was greatly influenced by artists like Paul and Caroline Rohland, Emil Ganso, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Andre Ruellan, and her husband, Jack...

A striking original painting by Dutch artist Dick Elffers, whose work features in the MoMA and Rijksmuseum collections. This piece's composition is incredibly elegant, with a beautif...

Constantin Font, born January 11, 1890 in Auch (Gers) and died in 1954 in Paris, is a French artist, painter of genre, nudes, landscapes, orientalist, sculptor and engraver. Outstand...

Wonderful still life oil painting by Franz Krischke from the 1950s. Painting depicts a clock, teapot, teacup, and open book arranged on a tabletop. Framed in a heavy, rustic frame. S...

Signed lower right William C. Grauer Exhibited at the Cleveland Museum of Art "37th May Show," 1955.

Arthur Wilson Gay 1901–1958 Artist and portrait painter of whose early training nothing is as yet known. Gay was elected a member of the Bristol Savages in 1928 and for more than thirty years worked at the studios of E. S. & A. Known for "Conchie" which is displayed in the Bradford Peace Museum. This piece was created with watercolour and is in a circle frame under glass. Keywords: Flowers Mid 20th Century Watercolor, British Still Life...

Italian painting from the mid-20th century. Work oil on masonite depicting still life Sweet fruits of good pictorial quality. Nice sized and pleasantly furnished framework signed low...

This painting was completed at his home in the South of France between 1953-1955. There is no in painting, relining or cracks in this painting and is on the original stretcher. It is...

Blueprints into Reality - Full-page ad for United Engineers that ran in Fortune Magazine, March 1958, and other business magazines. As Fred Taraba stated, this image is symbolic of optimism and potential. Work includes the original issue of Fortune Magazine with the ad in which United Engineers mentions Stanley Meltzoff. "Here Stanley Meltzoff dramatizes with tools and massive concrete forms...

This painting is hand signed in oil by the artist "Mane-Katz" in the lower right corner. It was probably painted in the 1950's. Provenance: Christie's, London, 3rd December 1999, lo...

SAIL BOATS & FLOWERS Size: 43 x 48 cm (including frame) Oil on Board A fantastic and confidently executed expressionist mid-century composition, painted in oil onto board. A large brown vase...

Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Gershon Benjamin (1899 - 1985) An American Modernist of portraits, landscapes, still lives, and the urban scene, Gershon ...

Original artwork depicting the Jones Beach tower surrounded by 18 frollicking unbathers commissioned by the United German American Societies of Nassau Co, ...

Classic pastel illustration by Clair Forster c1955 depicting 'Ambrose Park', a 'big shot' from the capital Art Sz: 14"H x 18 3/4"W Frame Sz: 19 1/2"H x...

Children's illustration of Ponies and Puppies Signed lower left Children’s Books Published by The Merrill Company

ZYGMUNT SCHRETTER 1896-1977 (Polish) Title: Still Life with Bottle and Fish, ca. 1950's Technique: Original Signed Oil Painting on Canvas si...

Most likely for a Magazine like Redbook, Cosmopolitan and Good Housekeeping, Ladies Home Journal or Woman's day Lorraine Fox is Hall of Fame member of the Society of Illustrators She...

Enroll For Service, American Junior Red Cross, poster illustration, 1951 Gouache on board 22 x 14 1/2 in. Not signed From the Collection of the American Red Cross...

Still Life is an original Oil on Canvas realized by Felice Carena in 1952. Hand signed and dated. Very good condition. Felice Carena Turin 1879 - Venice 1966 He studies with Giaco...

Roses by Louis Carl Hvasta (1913-1993) Signed and Dated Lower Left Unframed: 30" x 11" Framed: 36" x 18" Frame was hand made by the artist. A local Californian Artist, Hvasta is lar...

Still Life Painting realized by Ottone Rosai in 1950 ca. Oil on Canvas, very good conditions includes its coeval wooden frame. On rear: Label "Raccolta Giraldi Livorno-Firenze". Auth...

Presenting a just discovered mixed media painting by American artist Robert McIntosh, (1916-2010.) Diamonds, is an original mixed media oil on canvas board, signed, c. 1958 with an...

Artist: Laurent Marcel Salinas, Egyptian/French (1913 - 2010) Title: Vin et Pommes Year: circa 1952 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed u.r. Size: 18 x 15 in. (45.72 x 38.1 cm)

This is a beautiful impressionist still life by the great Russian artist, Nicolai Cikovsky. Canvas Size: 20 x 30 inches Framed Size: approx 24.5 x 34.5 Signed Lower Right Landscape and figure painter Nicolai S. Cikovsky, 1894-1984, was born in Russia, where he studied at the Vilna Art School, 1910-1914; the Penza Royal Art School, 1914-1918; and Moscow High Tech Art...