1950s Art

A lithograph after Picasso's poster for his first major exhibition of ceramics, held at the Maison de la Pensée Française in Paris from 27 November 1948 to 5 January 1949. The show i...

Elaborate and highly detailed mixed media painting of abstract figures in a matrix of shapes. Signed and dated 1955 lower right. Consists of watercolor, gouache with touches of crayon on paper. Condition is good. Matted but not framed. Neville Manns...

Marc Chagall Fables : Death and The Lumberjack, 1952 Original etching Printed signature in the plate Numbered 61 / 85 On Montval vellum 39 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 in) With COA of the ga...

Beautiful original watercolor of Provincetown Harbor in first light by the well known artist John Cuthbert Hare. Signed lower right. Condition is excellent. The watercolor is hou...

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Picador (A. R. 202 Prototype) Terre-de-faïence plate, 1953, unique prototype by Picasso before the edition of 300. With the Madoura Plein Feu and Emprein...

This black-and-white photograph captures a gondolier working along the Grand Canal in Venice, with the famous Rialto Bridge in the background. The gondolier, dressed in traditional a...

Abstract Landscape is an original contemporary artwork realized by Maria Asnago. Signed in the bottom right. Hand signed on the back. Mario Asnago. A renewed architect and painte...

When fabled female illustrator Mary Blair was not creating fantasy images for Disney, she was doing freelance illustration work for commercial clients. We think that is one of those ...

Costa Rica! Still Life with Guitar, Fruit, Wine, and Newsprint in Oil on Canvas Still life in a semi-cubist style by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999). On a reddish-purple table, there is a plate with two apples, a bottle of wine, and an acoustic guitar. The guitar's headstock is shown extending from where the neck meets the body, implying a cubist interpretation of the scene. At the back of the still life arrangement, there is a (collage) newspaper with "Costa Rica!" in the headline. At the left of the composition, there is a curtain or cloth draped across part of the scene. Signed "Irene Pattinson" on verso. No frame. Canvas size: 32"H x 24"W Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999) studied at the California School of Fine Art (now The San Francisco Art Institute), San Francisco State College and The Marion Hartwell School of Design. She was President of the San Francisco Woman Artists Association 1955-56. Provenance:The Artist, Estate of Irene Pattinson: David Carlson; Estate of Larry Miller Fine Art, Robert Azensky Fine Art Solo Exhibitions: Lucien Labaudt Gallery 1955; San Francisco Museum of Art, 1961 (39 works) Selected Group Exhibitions: San Francisco Art Association Annual 1948, 54, 55; San Francisco Woman Artists, 1957-1960; Oakland Art Museum Annual, 1951, 58; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1960; Richmond Art Center, 1955, 56, 57, 58; San Francisco Art Institute 1959, 60. The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, 1958, 59, 60, 62, 63; Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1960; Fourth Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1963; Awards: First Place, San Francisco Woman Artists Assoc., 1957, 1959; San Francisco Art Festival 1957;Literature: San Francisco Art Institute - A catalog of the Art Ban 1962/63; San Francisco and the Second Wave: The Blair Collection Exhibitions: 1963 The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA 1963 California Palace of The Legion of Honor: Forth Winter Invitational, San Francisco, CA 1962 The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA 1961 San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA 1960 California...

Olģerts Saldavs (1907.29.VII – 1960.1.IV) - Painter, art scholar. Studied in the studio of U. Skulme, later of K. Miesnieks and L. Liberts (1926). In 1936, he graduated from the V. ...

Hand signed and dated by the artist lower right. Includes a beautiful contemporary wooden gilded frame. In excellent conditions. References: - Catalogo della mostra di Pio Semeghini...

Unidentified artist, Portrait head of Gottfried Bischoff, 1953. Patinated bronze mounted on a natural stone base, 40 cm (total height) x 24 cm (width) x 25 cm (depth), monogrammed on...

Original watercolor on archival paper of the Cape Neddick Lighthouse in York, Maine. Signed lower right. Circa 1950. Condition is very good. Several tiny spots of foxing. The wa...

23rd June 1951: A young couple sharing an intimate moment in one of the pavement cafes on the Champs-Elysees, Paris. Original Publication: Picture Post – 5343 – Sunday Morning In The...

Signed Upper Left by Artist

Guy C. Wiggins (1883 - 1962) Locomotive Train in Snowstorm, 1957 Oil on paperboard 8 x 10 inches Signed lower left; signed and dated on the reverse Guy Carleton Wiggins is best known for his impressionistic snow scenes of New York in 1920's. Wiggins lived in Old Lyme and Essex where he operated an art school. The Connecticut country-side was conducive to his impressionist technique of plein-air painting and broken brushwork.  Ironically, although his work includes many fine Connecticut landscapes, he is best remembered for some snow scenes of New York City. Like many other American Impressionists, Wiggins had one foot in the city and the other in the country (Vermont Hillside, South Londonderry).  Wiggins was born in Brooklyn, New York, went to England with his family as a boy, received an English grammar school education, and traveled widely abroad. He was the son of a prominent artist, Carleton Wiggins, a painter in the Barbizon style who studied with George Inness and admired Anton Mauve and Dwight Tryon...

Etching on paper. Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 102 prints. Excellent condition. Belongs to the portfolio "Galleria Grafica Contemporanea", published by Associazione Nazio...

This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features actress Eden Hartford, sister to Dee, in the Hollywood home she shared with her husband, co...

Artist: Gladys Rockmore Davis, American (1901 - 1967) Title: Young Ballerina Year: circa 1950 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed 'GRD' l.r. Size: 18 x 1...

Arthur Szyk, Polish/American (1894 - 1951) - The United States of America, Year: 1950, Medium: Offset Lithograph, Image Size: 19 x 15.75 inches, Size: 25.5 x 19.25 in. (64.77 x 4...

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

Pastel drawing on paper realized by Kokoschka in 1953. Hand signed and dated lower right. Matted, with Image Dimensions : 14 x 22.5 cm Very good condition.

This is a large scale black and white photo of Marlon Brando as a young man at his family farm with his dog. In 1951 Life Magazine asked Art Shay to photograph Marlon Brando at his family home in Libertyville, IL. This is one of the photos from that shoot. In 2000, Art Shay published Album for an Age: Unconventional Words and Pictures from the Twentieth Century. This artwork is matted and framed. Art Shay Marlon Brando Kissing Dog...

This original Chinese poster is an iconic depiction of a historic moment that celebrates the founding of the People’s Republic of China. With its vivid colors, meticulous detail, and...

Vintage American modernist landscape oil painting by Frank Barry. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring 27 by 31 inches overall and 18 by 22 painting alone. Nicely framed in a wood...

Presenting qn exceptional oil on panel by American artist Ron Blumberg(1908-2002) Ocean Park bench, is an original oil on panel, signed, c.1957, painted ...

Signed lower right, 'Jane Chenoweth' for Jane Chenoweth (American, 20th century). Oil botanical showing a field of vermilion poppies with white and gold daisies contrasted against ...

Marc Chagall Vitebsk 1887 – 1985 Saint Paul de Vence LA DANSE 1951 For *Derrière le Miroir* Color lithograph on paper, 37 x 28 cm Signed in pencil lower right Artist’s proof, marked...

This photograph, taken in Naples in 1954, depicts a group of street musicians performing in what appears to be an urban setting. The scene is lively and intimate, featuring a woman i...

This enchanting original circa 1950 airline poster by French naval officer and artist Luc-Marie Bayle was created for TAI (Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux), one of France’s most prestigious intercontinental airlines prior to its merger into UTA. The poster presents a richly illustrated planisphère (world map), delicately blending cartographic accuracy with whimsical fantasy. Bayle’s meticulous hand creates a double-hemisphere projection filled with lively imagery: from hot-air balloons and caravels to mythical creatures, medieval compass roses, and aeronautical routes in vibrant red and blue lines tracing TAI’s global flight network. Above the map sits the golden-winged TAI insignia, flanked by vintage flying machines...

Tennis in the Bahamas, 1957 Chromogenic lambda print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Two women stand talking t...

The Big Fish is a Linocut Print realized by Mino Maccari in 1951. Very Good condition. No Signature. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an Italian writer, painte...

Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot without flash in available light. The photographs he made of her during the week March 24–30, 1955 as she prepares for two appearances; opening night of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Morosco Theatre and being fitted with a burlesque corset for her ride on a pink elephant at a charity event at Madison Square Garden. (from Wikipedia) This is a unique silver gelatine print, made in 1988 from the original negative.

Marcel GROMAIRE Macbeth, Shakespeare : Banquo's ghost, 1958 Original etching Handsigned in pencil On laid paper of Montval 38 x 28.5 cm References: François Gromaire n°187-206 and ...

Signed lower right, 'Millicent Tomkins' for Millicent Hanson Tomkins (American, 1930-2021) and dated 1957. Millicent Tomkins began painting at a young age and, as a child, was award...

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...

Salvatore Grippi was my art professor at Ithaca college from 1970- 1971 Who was doing paintings like this in 1950? Jackson Pollack, Willem De Kooning and Salvatore Grippi, and a few...

Classic mid century still-life of a green drape with vase, by W. Gray (American, 20th Century). Dated and signed by the artist lower right, "57 W. Gray." ...

Vintage American modernist merry go round portrait painting. Oil on board. Nicely framed. Excellent, ready to hang condition.

Pioneer of the Free German Youth, East Germany 1950s. Keywords: GDR; DDR; German Democratic Republic; East Germany; FDJ; youth organization; flag; b...

Signed lower center, 'Widman' for Harry Widman, Jr (American, 1929-2014) and painted circa 1956. Exhibited: Artists of Oregon, Painting and Sculpture Show, Portland Art Museum, Oregon, 1956, (from old exhibition label verso). A notable painter in his own right, Harry Widman was also a pioneer of Oregon Modernism and taught at the Portland Art Museum School starting in 1960. After being appointed dean, he oversaw its transformation into the Pacific Northwest College of Art. At the Museum School, he worked with artists Louis Bunce, Michele Russo...

This late-1950s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a swimming pool in the grounds of a house in Bermuda, This is an estate-stamped and hand-numbered ...

This piece is a pigment print from the original negative, shot by Milton Greene in 1955. This photograph of Marilyn Monroe is from a photoshoot which became known as "The Pekingese Dog Sitting" because Marilyn was accompanied by her hair stylist's dog during other photographs from the same series. Marilyn was shot in a gorgeous Bill Blass gown which became an integral part of the series. This black gown juxtaposed with the stark red background make these photographs hard to forget. These photographs were seen for the first time in 2013 after being locked away and unpublished for over 50 years until Andrew Weiss Gallery...

Charles Lapicque - Composition - Original Lithograph Published in the deluxe art review, XXe Siecle 1951 Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm Publisher: G. di San Lazzaro. Unsigned and unnumbered...

Ev Grüger (1928 Altenburg - 2017 Hofheim), Still Life with Sculpture, Flute, and Painting Supplies, 1956. Oil on canvas in gallery frame, 60 cm x 80 cm (image size), signed “Grü[ger]...

Inside Berlin is original black China ink drawing on ivory-colored paper, made by the Swedish illustrator and reporter Adolf Reinhold Hallman around 1955 ca. Hand-signed on the rear...

Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956. Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies. Not signed nor numbered, as issued. ...

Strong and vibrant color lithograph by the American artist, Benton Murdoch Spruance. Edition size in pencil lower left margin 7/40. Titled in pencil middle margin and signed in penc...

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Hibou brillant (A. R. 285) Terre de faïence dish, 1955, from the edition of 450, glazed and painted, with the Edition Picasso and Madoura stamps.

It's 1951. Who was doing painting like this? Franz Kline, Arshile Gorky, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning, Adolph Gottlieb, Clyfford Still, Robert Motherwell, Lee Kra...

Edward Weston (American, 1886-1958) Eggs and Slicer, 1930 Gelatin silver print, printed later by Cole Weston; signed, titled, dated and numbered '3E' by Cole Weston in pencil and 'Ed...

Jazz vignette in acrylic on board by Morris Anderson c1950s Art Sz: 47"H x 18'W Frame Sz: 48 3/4"H x 19 1/2"

Milton Avery Fish (blue), 1952, (A/P) Catalogue raisonné : Lunn 41. Woodcut, printed in blue2.38 x 9 in (6.05 x 22.86 cm)Framed 12.50 x 18.75 in From the blue prints, approximately 1...

Claude Venard was a French a French post-Cubist and still life painterand was born in Burgundy in 1913. At the age of 17 he began to take evening classes in painting at the Ecole des...

Wonderful mid century expressionist urban landscape of Coit Tower and skyline of San Francisco, circa 1950s. Signed lower right illegibly (D. Y'Gasseu?). Co...

Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Derriere Le Miroir No. 141, Stabile 2 A double page lithograph from the Derriere le Miroir No. 141 publication. With vertical fold in the middle, as ...

Paulémile Pissarro (French, 1884–1972), Bords de l'Andelle, oil on canvas, signed lower left, painted circa 1950 — a Normandy river landscape by the youngest son of Camille Pissarro ...

Piero Aversa: 1928-1990. Fabulous mid-century, modern painting by Piero Aversa. He was born in Italy and then came to New York City, where he was a fashion and interior designer. He ...

A vivid and densely populated cockfighting scene painted in 1950 and signed Allatteini L., lower right, with the inscription St. Thomas 50. This large-scale oil captures the spectacl...

Lithograph, 1954 Edition : 49/75 Printer : Mourlot (Paris) 50.00 cm. x 65.50 cm. 19.69 in. x 25.79 in. (paper) 31.50 cm. x 41.50 cm. 12.4 in. x 16.34 in. (image) Handsigned by the ...