1950s Art

Wonderful post impressionistic still life of autumn yellow chrysanthemums with boughs of bronze maple leaves in a vase. Painted in style of Albert Andre (French, 1869 - 1954). Circa ...

Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950. Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photogr...

"Art is a mirage of the conscious and the unconscious." -Jean Cocteau This original lithographic poster by Jean Cocteau was created for an exhibition of works related to his project...

This superb British Post Impressionist fifties portrait oil painting on board is by noted artist Glyn Morgan. Morgan was a noted Welsh artist, initially taught by Ceri Richards in Ca...

This striking 1956 original poster by Ivor Adelman for BEA – British European Airways is a brilliant example of post-war British graphic design, where aviation, fashion, and modern l...

Mid Century Modern "Jazz Club" Original Oil Painting by Sandra Thaw Bright, bold and colorful oil painting of a Jazz Club c.1950s. Signed in the lower right corner "Sandra Thaw". ...

An abstract collage on wood by Kenneth Morrow Martin, American (1911-1983). Exhibited: 1st Knoxville Art Center National Exhibtion, 1961 White Landscape by Keith Morrow Martin...

(after) Pablo PICASSO Suite de 180 Dessins Lithograph, 1954 Printed signature in the plate Size 38 x 26.5 cm (c. 15 x 10,45 inch) Lithograph created for...

Climbing up Glacier to Zermatt to Theodal Pass - Italy 1956 by Toni Frissell 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available see example...

A woman coming ashore with mask, fins, and speargun, Antigua, 1960. Snorkelling In Antigua 1960, printed later C-Type Print Estate-stamped and hand-numbered in ink on the recto. Ed...

Anna Hyatt Huntington Fillies Playing 13/75 Created 1955
 Cast 2010
 Bronze with black-Red patina
 16.5 x 17 x 10 inches Conceived in the smaller version, 1955, Redding, CT Exec...

Five British models eating lunch in their swimwear on a yacht on the Cote d’Azur. Original Publication: Picture Post – 7850 – The Secret Of Five Girls On A Yacht – pub. 1955 (Photo ...

Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950. Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photogr...

An original modern landscape painting by American female artist Virginia Tillou.

Artist: Marc Chagall Medium: Lithograph Title: Isaiah Year: 1956 Portfolio: The Bible Lithographs 1956 Edition: 6500 Signed: No Reference: Cramer 25, Mourlot 141 Framed Size: 22 1/2 ...

Pristine decorative white porcelain 'Apart' coffee demitasse set from Hutschenreuther Selb, with 6 cups, 6 saucers, coffee pot, creamer/milk jug, sugar bowl (15 piece set). Germain porcelain maker Hutschenreuther (est.1814) commissioned sculptor Hans Achtziger...

This late-1950s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features holidaymakers waterskiing from the pier of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes. This is an estate-stamped an...

Untitled (Sacred Family) is a striking mid-century modern abstract oil painting by American Abstract Expressionist Charles Ragland Bunnell (1897–1968). Painted circa 1950, this origi...

Vintage abstract composition by John W. Hatch (1919 - 1998, American). Exhibited work with a tag lower left. Gouache and watercolor on paper. Signed. Framed.

This vibrant abstract composition exemplifies the energetic spirit of mid-century European abstraction through its sweeping gestures, layered brushwork, and luminous palette of green...

This photograph of JFK, Jackie O, and Caroline Kennedy taken by Jacques Lowe is offered by CLAMP in New York City.

Matterhorn by Toni Frissell A full view of the infamous Matterhorn, a pyramidal peak in the Pennine Alps which straddles the Swiss-Italian border, 1956. (Toni Frissell) Limited sig...

Kather Kollwitz, graphics, drawings and sculptures is a catalogue realized by Institut fur Auslandsbeziehungen Stuttgart, in the 1950s.  Illustrated catalogue, 20 x 20 cm.  Good co...

This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features guests at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, La Jolla, San Diego. This is an estate stamp...

Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950. Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photogr...

"The Catch (Les Mains du Pecheur)" is an original color aquatint by Le Corbusier. The artist signed the piece in the lower right and wrote the edition number, 10/30, in the lower lef...

A strong modernist oil painting depicted in the Mid Century by Russian painter Michael Baxte. Mostly known for his abstracted figures on canvas or street scenes, this piece is a wond...

A substantial, mid-century Post Impressionist oil still-life comprising a fish on a platter with four lemons, a raffia-wrapped bottle of Italian chianti, a wine glass and a slab of c...

Consuelo Crespi by Slim Aarons American-born Italian countess and fashion model Consuelo Crespi in Sicily, Italy, 1954. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (Photo...

Signed lower right, 'K. L. Hilkier' for Knud Ove Hilkier (Danish, 1884-1953) and painted circa 1950 A lyrical Expressionist oil showing women fetching water from a fountain in the s...

The year 1958 marked a significant moment in the artistic journey of Pablo Picasso, one of the most influential figures in 20th-century art. This was the year when Picasso, renowned ...

This vibrant original travel poster from 1959, titled "Feasts of Fairs and Festivals – India", was produced to promote the extraordinary cultural richness and diversity of the Indian...

A small, vibrant 1950s Mid-Century Modern mountain landscape painting depicting Aspen, Colorado by famed Chicago artist Harold Haydon. Titled "Western Vi...

In 1957, the Maison de la Pensée Française proudly showcased the vibrant and evocative paintings of the esteemed Brazilian artist, Candido Portinari. The exhibition, titled "Peinture...

Belle lithographie de Jean Lurçat. Créateur infatigable, Lurçat est un artiste aux multiples facettes : peintre, poète, illustrateur, il se passionne pour les techniques de la céramique et de la tapisserie dont il est le plus illustre représentant du XXe siècle. ​ Engagé dans son époque, et passionnément curieux du monde, Jean Lurçat est né dans les Vosges à Bruyères, où Lucien, receveur des postes, et Charlotte engendrent une descendance de créateurs : Jean le peintre et André l’architecte. Jean Lurçat se forme dans l’atelier de Victor Prouvé, chef de file de l’École de Nancy, puis vient s’immerger dans l’effervescence artistique et intellectuelle de Paris, il a alors vingt ans. Il complète sa formation en marge des circuits officiels, fonde avec des amis la revue Les feuilles de mai, et décide alors d’entamer une carrière de peintre fresquiste, mais le projet tourne court à cause de la guerre. Jean Lurçat, engagé volontaire, subit le sort terrible des fantassins ballottés dans la tourmente : cela le marquera à vie. Un Lurçat, impatient et ne tenant pas en place, s’exprime durant la décennie des années vingt. Il se fait connaître par sa peinture, en France et aux Etats-Unis. Peintre de renommée internationale, il figura parmi les artistes les plus significatifs de son temps, tout en restant en marge des courants esthétiques contemporains. Il collabore avec Pierre Chareau, architecte-décorateur connu par l’intermédiaire de ses amis Jean et Annie Dalsace, les commanditaires de l’iconique maison de verre rue Saint-Guillaume. Il produit aussi de grands canevas brodés par son épouse et donne des projets de tapis. La collectionneuse Marie Cuttoli fait tisser à Aubusson des tapisseries d’après des œuvres de Lurçat et des autres artistes de sa collection, et cette expérience ouvre la voie de la renaissance de la tapisserie par son ambition esthétique. Parallèlement, aux Manufactures nationales, un salon des Illusions d’Icare est tissé ; destiné à l’ambassade de France en URSS, il ne sera jamais mis en place à cause de la guerre. ​ Lurçat, à cette époque, abandonne la peinture de chevalet. L’étape décisive est franchie lorsqu’il s’approprie la technique de la tapisserie de lisse et s’implique dans la technique du langage de la laine. L’Apocalypse d’Angers qu’il découvre en 1938 confirme son intuition. Il perçoit le potentiel immense et l’originalité de cet art. Grosseur du point, gamme limitée et carton chiffré, il n’aura de cesse de prôner les avantages d’une méthode qui revient aux fondamentaux de la technique du Moyen âge, période qu’il estime celle des plus grands chefs...

Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - La Perruche et la Sirène Lithograph from 1958. Dimensions of work: 78 x 35.5 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. Each copy of this Lithograph was originall...

Signed lower right, "Derk Smit" (American, 1889-1985) and painted circa 1950. An Impressionist oil landscape showing riverside, autumnal trees with scarlet, rust and ochre foliage ...

Legendary photographer Slim Aarons relaxes in a self portrait shot in Athens, near the Acropolis. Slim Aarons said, "I love a solo holiday. It tends to refresh the part of oneself that is most depleted by modern life — patience. "Let me dispel a few myths. You will be lonely. No: you won’t. My solo travels in Paris have brought many perfect hours of being alone but not a moment of loneliness. People who depend on other people are often in hiding from themselves. Two and a quarter million people live in the City of Light: you will see many of them and you will pass them in the street, but when you see Notre Dame after dark and walk home and perhaps stop to have a drink in the Marais, you can feel that the only thing that is missing from your experience is the common dependency on someone to distract your attention. "I’ve had solo pints of Guinness in the pubs of County Kerry and County Cork. I’ve walked across the sage- and juniper-scented maquis of Corsica on a spring day, where you can still find the world of Napoleon’s childhood. More than once I went to the Isle of Iona in the Scottish Hebrides...

La Pique (The Pike) Lithograph, 1950 Original lithograph drawn with chalk and "frottage textures" transferred to stone, 1950. Unsigned printer's proof Inscribed on the verso in Mourl...

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...

Striking, sculptural, and unmistakably modern, this original 1956 poster was created for the XIIIème Salon de Mai, held at the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. Featuring a b...

A beautiful autumn landscape with river reflecting the blue sky by Sarah S. Hartung (American, 20th Century). Signed "Sarah S. Hartung" lower right. Giltwood frame. Image, 21.25"H x ...

Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1960 ca. Hand signed lower right. Excellent condition.

Wonderful still life of roses by Virginie (Virgi) Cokelberghs (Belgian, 1893-1967). Presented in a giltwood frame. Signed "Virgi Cokelberghs" lower right. Image size, 23.5"H x 19.25"W. Studied with Constant Montald...

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 work is by Haiti's second-most-important artist, Philomé Obin. Hector Hyppolite stands at the top of the list and just sold a painting for almost $450,000. If art history is ...

La Traviata - Clara - 1st Act is a modern artwork realized in 1951 Century by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff). Mixed colored gouache on paper. Hand signed on th...

Original SAS India vintage European travel poster created by Otto Nielsen. Scandinavian Airline System (S.A.S.) Here Nielsen depicts a...

Beautiful, historic painting of the California desert in bloom by listed Santa Cruz artist Charles O. Fuson (American, 1898-1981). Signed "C.O. Fuson" lower left. Titled, signed on v...

This late 1950s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a party at Romanoff's in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. This is an estate stamped and hand numbered ...

Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956. Belongs to the series "The Bible". Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies. N...

This is a cast metal sculpture of a woman and child, mother and baby in a rocking chair. It has a patina on a white metal. Not sure if it is steel or aluminum. It is and older vintag...

Serge POLIAKOFF Abstract Composition, 1958 Original lithograph (Printed in Pons Workshop) On wove paper 31 x 24 cm (c. 12 x 10 in) Edition San Lazarro, 1958 REFERENCES : Catalog ra...

The temple is an artwork realized by Mizuno Toshikata (1866-1908). Woodcut print, early 20th Century. 33 x 43 cm with frame. Good conditions

Original U.S. one-sheet film poster for Bus Stop, issued by 20th Century-Fox in 1956, directed by Joshua Logan and starring Marilyn Monroe in one of her most critically regarded perf...

Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition.

"Wrapped Bottle" is a 1958 limited-edition original offset lithograph on hand-made cotton paper signed by Christo in the lower right hand corner. It is...

Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950. Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photogr...

Queen Elizabeth - Vintage Photo realized in the 1950s. Good conditions and aged.

Albert Brenet's original poster for the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, titled "Détente, Repos et Confort" (Relaxation, Rest, and Comfort), stands as a timeless testament to the ...