1950s Art

Rapallo Italy by Toni Frissell The port of Rapallo in Italy 1954. 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available - please enquire) ...

Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art...

This 1954 original travel poster, designed by celebrated French artist Yves Brayer, was commissioned by the SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français) to promote rail trave...

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...

Saul Leiter 3 Carolyn Brown and Remy Charlip Photography 14 x 11 inches Provenance Estate of Carolyn Brown, New York 2025. Saul Leiter (1923-2013) was born in Pittsburgh to a father who was a well-respected Talmudic scholar. His passion for the arts ignited during his late teenage years, and despite being urged to follow in his father's footsteps to become a Rabbi, he chose to forgo theological studies, moving to New York at the age of 23 to delve into painting. In the city, he formed a friendship with Abstract Expressionist painter Richard Pousette-Dart, who was exploring photography. This connection, along with a subsequent friendship with W. Eugene Smith, deepened his fascination with photography. Leiter's initial black and white images reveal a remarkable talent for the art form. By the 1950s, he also began to explore color, producing a substantial and noteworthy collection during the early stages of this medium. His uniquely muted color palette often imparts a painterly essence that distinguishes his work from that of others in his era. Leiter's inaugural showcase of color photography took place in the 1950s at the Artist's Club, a gathering spot for many Abstract Expressionists of that period. Edward Steichen included twenty-three of his black and white works in the influential 1953 exhibition "Always the Young Stranger" at the Museum of Modern Art and also showcased twenty of Leiter's color photographs during the 1957 MoMA event "Experimental Photography in Color. " In the late 1950s, art director Henry Wolf featured Leiter's color fashion photography...

Clinton Adams, 'September Still Life', lithograph, 1956, edition 20. A superb impression, on cream wove paper, with full margins (1 1/2 to 3 1/8 inches);...

6201 Paris street scene made with enameled glass on copper plate Framed Image size 9.5x7.5" Signed Mingolla

Medium: wood engraving (after the watercolor). Printed in Paris in 1955 at the atelier Coulouma for "Mille nuits et une nuit" (1001 Nights) which was the last major portfolio by Kees...

This piece is a wonderful Mid Century pertinent example of Nannot de Groot's works from the prime of his career with thick use of impasto oil paint, and gestural brushwork throughout. In 1957 it was a transitional year from painting figures in his New York studio to his new studio into the countryside. And in 1959 he and his wife came back to Provincetown Massachusetts and rented a small cabin that was in a field belonging to Mary Cecil Allen on the west end. It was a small space, and there was a tree that was outside the front door, he was inspired and painted this tree over and over, and soon it was the beginning of a whole new series. The brush landscape that was outside of the window of the cabin became a focal point of this series and every year it would change, picking up inspiration to depict the tree in a new way each year. This piece is signed and dated 59' by the artist upper right corner and it comes housed with the original Mid-Century wood frame with gold rim and hanging wire on verso ready to be displayed. Art measures 49 x 51 inches Frame measures 50 x 52 inches Nanno de Groot was born on March 23 of 1913, in Balkbrug, Holland. He started drawing at six years of age. Although his father prevented him to study art at an early age, he moved to the United States in the year of 1941, and in 1946 at age 33 he discovered Picasso and he dedicated the rest of his life to painting and drawing. He worked for a year as a cartoonist for the San Francisco Chronicle. After his marriage to the New York School artist Elise Asher...

Signed figures in cityscape oil on canvas circa 1950 by sought after French impressionist painter Edouard Cortes. This stunning and wonderfully coloured work depicts a view of The Av...

'New Orleans Streetscape" is an original watercolor painting by William Collins. It features a view of a street in New Orleans,. Tall houses with large...

• Picasso began working with ceramics in 1946 at the Madoura workshop in Vallauris, marking the beginning of an important and highly productive chapter in his career. What initially ...

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 ...

Redwoods in the Snow by Bernice Huntington 1906-1998 Idyllic scene depicting a creek running through a snowy redwood forest. The trees reflect slightly in the water and add a pop of...

Henry CLEWS (1876–1937) The Cat Woman, 1959 Engraving (transferred to copper by Bacons-Duplessis and André Collot) Unsigned Authenticated by Henry Clews’s studio stamp on the revers...

Medium: pochoir (after the watercolor). This charming pochoir was printed by Daniel Jacomet in a limited edition of 900 and published in Paris in 1959 by Editions XXe Siecle for "Le ...

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1956 for the second volume (1956-57) of the very rare Documenti d'Arte d'Oggi, published in Milan by Groupe Espace. Size: 12 1/2 x 8 1/2 inche...

Mid-Century Seascape Painting with Boats, Signed, 14.5x17.25 Mid-century figurative seascape with boats by Henryk Dzienczarski, (Poland, b-1917). Expressive maritime scene depicting...

This rare 1950 original poster by Georges Braque for the Galerie Maeght is a striking example of how one of the founders of Cubism translated his painterly language into the medium o...

Jamaica Parasol by Toni Frissell A family rests near a parasol on the beach near the turquoise waters of the sea in Jamaica. 1948 Large 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size...

Medium: lithograph (after the painting). Printed in Paris on smooth wove paper at the atelier Mourlot and published in 1954. Size: 9 x 7 inches (228 x 178 mm). Not signed. Conditio...

Fernand LÉGER Charlot, Charlie Chaplin Color lithograph Signed in the plate Numbered / 250 copies On Arches vellum 50 x 32.5 cm (19.6 x 12.5 in) INFORMATION : Published by Art.Par...

Maurice Ambroise Ehlinger (1896–1981) — Portrait of Mademoiselle France Noël, 1957. Radiating timeless Parisian elegance, this exceptional mid-century oil on canvas by noted French p...

Vintage American oil painting. Oil on board. Measuring: 28 by 24 inches overall, and 20 by 16 inches painting alone.

Modernist mixed media abstract portrait. Framed. Mixed media original collage. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a wood molding. Excellent condition, r...

Andros Island by Slim Aarons Friends prepare for a day snorkelling by Andros Island, Bahamas, 1957. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Limited edition estate stamped print 30 x 30" inches / 76...

Sugarbush Ski Lift by Toni Frissell A skier peeks out from her ski lift pod on the slopes of Sugarbush Vermont ski resort. 1954 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition 20x16" i...

Milton Avery Fish, 1952 Signed and dated twice lower left Crayon on paper 3 1/2 x 10 inches Milton Clark Avery was born in 1885 in Altmar, New York. Largely self-taught, Avery is t...

A Duet of two lithographs by Herni Matisse, both of the same motif - climbing ivy. 'Lierre en Fleur' is Signed on the plate by Matisse. Each piece is 14"x...

Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph was printed in 1955 for the "Improvisations" portfolio, and published by the Artists Equity Association of New York in an edition of 2000...

Titled 'Polo' and signed 'Louis Claude' in pencil below the image. Printed in Paris for the Paris Etching Society, New York. 465mm by 595mm (pla...

Medium: pochoir with embossing. Printed in 1958 for the art revue XXe Siecle (issue number 11) and published in Paris by San Lazzaro. Sheet size: 12 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches (315 x 242 mm)...

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1957 at the Mourlot Freres atelier. Size: 8 3/4 x 6 inches (225 x 150 mm). Jean Cocteau executed this original lithograph to depict a...

William Howard Jarvis December Afternoon on the Thames, London Bridge Oil on board Circa 1950 Signed lower left; inscribed verso with original price “45 Guineas” A beautifully atmos...

Signed lower left, "M. Legendre' for Maurice Louis Legendre (French, born 1928) and painted circa 1960. A boldly painted, cabinet-sized oil showing the cafes of Montmartre's Place d...

Artist: Henri Matisse (1869–1954) (after) Title: Marguerite Matisse (Marguerite Matisse) Year: December 20, 1954 Medium: Lithograph on velin paper, archivally hinged on grand velin R...

Modern Italian Oil Paint Masks Painting Signed Angelo Urbani del Fabbretto This wonderful painting is an oil on panel by Angelo Urbani del Fabbretto, titled *Masks*. The work fully ...

Artist: Salvador Dali (1904–1989) Title: Untitled (Sans titre) Year: December 20, 1958 Medium: Engraving on papier d'Auvergne, filigrane au Tricorne, specialement fabrique feuille a ...

Painted circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped verso with estate stamp. Framed dimensions: 21 H x 1.5 D x 24.75 W inches Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Vic...

Henry CLEWS (1876–1937) The Glik of La Napoule, 1959 Engraving (transferred to copper by Bacons-Duplessis and André Collot) Unsigned Authenticated by Henry Clews’s studio stamp on t...

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...

Medium: lithograph (after the watercolor). Printed in 1954 for the art revue Derrière le Miroir (issue number 65) and published in Paris by Maeght. Sheet size: 14 3/4 x 22 inches (37...

Artist: Salvador Dali (1904–1989) Title: Untitled (Sans titre) Year: December 20, 1958 Medium: Engraving on papier d'Auvergne, filigrane au Tricorne, specialement fabrique feuille a ...

Artist: Pablo Picasso, Spanish (1881 - 1973) Title: Vase avec decoration pastel (Vase with Pastel Decorations), [Ramie 190] Year: 1953 Medium: Chamotted red earthenware clay, pastel ...

A very interesting set of five mid-20th-century Italian oils on copper. All five are classical landscape subjects and are signed Roger, though we don't know which artist with the n...

Color lithograph, circa 1950. With the artist's printed signature as issued, lower center, and numbered 84/200 in pencil, lower right. Printed and published by Mourlot, Paris. The...

This atmospheric Western scene may be just what a themed room or collection needs. Listed American artist Frederic Burnett is known for his depictions of the American West and this ...

"Audrey Hepburn" by Bert Hardy 1st May 1950: Belgian born actress Audrey Hepburn (1929 - 1993) leaning on an ornate urn in Kew Gardens. Original Publicatio...

6196 Strolling along the streets of Paris oil painting Framed Image size 9.5x7.5"

Salvador Dali - The Golden Age - Original Lithograph Joseph FORET, Paris, 1957 PRINTER : Ballon. SIGNATURE : plate signed by Dali. LIMITED : 197 copies. EDITION : Number 136 SIZE ...

Size: 80x90 cm. „Viburnum“. 1974 year. Oil on canvas. Nina Volkova (1917–1993) was a Ukrainian painter. She graduated from the Dnipropetrovsk Art College (1936) and the Kyiv Art In...

Artist: Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Title: Landscape at Isbas (Paysage aux Isbas) Year: 1957 Medium: Lithograph on velin paper Paper Size: 9.06 x 7.875 inches (23.01 x 20 cm) Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered as issued Publisher: Maeght Editeur, Paris Printer: Mourlot Freres, Paris Catalogue raisonne reference: Chagall, Marc, and Julien Cain. Chagall Lithographe. Andre Sauret, Editeur, 1960, illustration 207. Cramer, Patrick, and Meret Meyer. Marc Chagall: Catalogue Raisonne Des Livres Illustres. P. Cramer ed., 1995, illustration 34 Notes: Excerpted from the album (translated from French), This album was printed by Drager Freres in Montrouge on behalf of Maeght Editeur, 13, Rue de Teheran, Paris VIII. The original color lithographs were drawn by Mourlot Freres. The photographs of the works printed are of Y. Hervochon, M. Routhier, Draeger. Copyright 1957. Additional notes: This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Paysage aux Isbas (Landscape at Isbas), from the album Chagall, originates from the 1957 edition published by Maeght Editeur, Paris, and printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, 1957. This poetic and visionary composition unites Chagall’s deeply personal approach to landscape with the dreamlike imagery and emotional resonance that distinguish his mature work. In Paysage aux Isbas (Landscape at Isbas), the landscape becomes more than a description of place, transformed instead into a realm of memory, imagination, and poetic association. The composition reflects Chagall’s lifelong ability to dissolve the boundaries between observed reality and the inner world, allowing landscape, recollection, and fantasy to coexist within a single lyrical vision. The work captures the artist’s extraordinary ability to invest familiar surroundings with a sense of mystery and timelessness, transforming the natural world into an evocative meditation on place, memory, and belonging. The 1957 album Chagall, published by Maeght Editeur, Paris, and printed by Mourlot Freres, represents one of the great achievements in the collaboration between artist and master printer during the postwar period. Each lithograph in the volume reveals Chagall’s expressive range, from intimate reflection to mythic grandeur, united by his radiant use of color and emotional depth. The project brought together the visionary direction of Aimé Maeght and the technical brilliance of the Mourlot studio, producing works that stand as touchstones of 20th-century printmaking. This publication reflects the spirit of the modern livre d’artiste—where painter, poet, and craftsman worked in harmony to create art that transcends the boundaries of the page. Executed as a lithograph on velin paper, this work measures 9.06 x 7.875 inches (23.01 x 20 cm). Unsigned and unnumbered as issued. The edition exemplifies the superior craftsmanship of the Mourlot Freres atelier, celebrated for its close collaboration with Chagall and its mastery of fine color lithography. The 1957 album Chagall, published by Maeght Editeur, Paris, and printed by Mourlot Freres, represents a landmark collaboration between Marc Chagall and two of the foremost names in 20th-century art publishing and lithography. The album presents a selection of color lithographs that highlight the artist’s poetic vision and technical mastery of the medium. Each work exemplifies Chagall’s distinctive approach to composition—where figures, animals, and symbols of love and faith intertwine in a dreamlike harmony of form and color. The lithographs were printed with exceptional fidelity and brilliance, capturing the immediacy and emotional depth of Chagall’s hand. This publication stands as one of the most significant artistic documents of the postwar period, bridging modernist experimentation and spiritual lyricism through the timeless language of color and imagination. MARC CHAGALL (1887–1985) was a Belarus-born French painter, printmaker, and designer whose visionary imagination, radiant color, and deeply poetic symbolism made him one of the most beloved and influential artists of the 20th century. Rooted in the imagery of his Jewish heritage and the memories of his childhood in Vitebsk, Chagall’s art wove together themes of faith, love, folklore, and fantasy with a dreamlike modern sensibility. His unique style merging elements of Cubism, Fauvism, Expressionism, and Surrealism defied categorization, transforming ordinary scenes into lyrical meditations on memory and emotion. Influenced by Russian icon painting, medieval religious art, and the modern innovations of artists such as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Georges Braque, Chagall developed a profoundly personal visual language filled with floating figures, vibrant animals, musicians, and lovers that symbolized the transcendent power of imagination and love. During his early years in Paris, he became an integral part of the Ecole de Paris circle, forming friendships with Amedeo Modigliani, Fernand Leger, and Sonia Delaunay, and his creative spirit resonated with that of his peers and successors Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray, artists who sought to push the boundaries of perception, emotion, and form. Over a prolific career that spanned painting, printmaking, stained glass, ceramics, and stage design, Chagall brought an unparalleled poetic sensibility to modern art, infusing even the most abstract subjects with human warmth and spiritual depth. His works are held in the most prestigious museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Centre Pompidou, the Tate, and the Guggenheim, where they continue to inspire generations of artists and collectors. The highest price ever paid for a Marc Chagall artwork is approximately 28.5 million USD, achieved in 2017 at Sotheby’s New York for Les Amoureux (1928). Marc Chagall Paysage...

6202 Parisian lady in red dress.Made with vitrus enameled glass on copper. Set in a carved wood frame Image size 9,5x7.5"

Medium: pochoir (after the lithograph). Printed by the atelier of Daniel Jacomet, and published in Paris in 1955 by Heinz Berggruen. The image measures 5 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches (135 x 10...

Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph is from the rare 1957 "Improvisations" portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York on the occasion of the 1957 Spr...

Vintage American abstract nyc street scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Measuring: 18.5 by 24.5 inches overall, and 18 by 24 painting alone. Unsigned.

Vintage Spanish impressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Measuring: 21 by 28 inches overall, and 16 by 22.5 painting alone.

Antique American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed "Lee Tang".

A 1950s Modern, American Scene watercolor of railroad freight car, titled "Canadian National RR at Antigonish" by notable woman artist, Rita Duis. Image size: 14 3/4 x 22 inches, u...

Bay Area Abstract Expressionist -- Oak Woodlands of San Francisco Golden Gate Park This mid-century painting by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985) depicts coastal live oaks of Golden...