1950s Art

Wonderful modernist landscape painting. Francis Kelly was born in 1927 in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received his early education in Chicago and California. He served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1948 when he entered the Art Center School, Los Angeles. During 1951 in 1952 he lived in Paris, attending the Academie de la Grande, Chaumiere. In 1953 he went to the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, and then to the University of California at Los Angeles, where he was graphic laboratory assistant to John Paul Jones. Awarded a Fulbright Grant in 1955 he came to the Graphic Department of the Central School, London. The St. George's Gallery first introduced his etchings in Britain. In 1958 Kelly was awarded the Stacy Grant for painting. His work has been shown at Royal Academy Exhibitions and he has traveled extensively. In 1966 he was appointed Art organizer for the U.S. Embassy "Festival of Arts in Humanities". His paintings were shown in the exhibition "Five American Artists in Britain". During 1976 he acted in a similar capacity on behalf of Windsor & Newton Ltd., who sponsored an exhibition of American artists commemorating the U.S. Bicentennial. He appeared in the film Science in Art. Kelly has studied painting conservation at the Courtald Institute. In 1967 he was sent to the Italian Art and Archives Rescue Fund to Florence to restore flood damaged paintings. In 1971 his book, Art Restoration, was published by David and Charles and in the U.S. by McGraw-Hill. His second book, The Studio and The Artist was published in 1975. Kelly's work has been shown at 24 museums in Great Britain and numerous galleries. Acquisitions have been made by many public and private collections, universities and educational services. During more than 40 years in Britain he has found a growing affinity with the countryside, observing less the well-known landmarks but rather more the timeless rural lanes and by-ways as yet still unspoiled by building and industry. A member of the group in Brighton preserving Brighton's West Pier, he has produced a series of works recording the ravages of time on this finest of Victorian structures.

Oz Tennis Stars 1956 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Australian tennis players Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall at the Newport Tennis week i...

Outstanding male portrait by 20th-century American artist, Vito Tomasello. Portrait of a Violinist, 1950. Charcoal on paper, sheet measures 13 x 19 inches. Signed lower left. A ...

Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Cirque, Lithographies Originales. Published by Les Édition...

Mid-century gouache painting of long horned steer in warm tones of browns and greens by French artist Roger Desmare, 1952. Signed lower left. Original artwork on paper displayed o...

Crafted circa 1950, the original poster titled "Paix et liberté - URSS" (Peace and freedom - USSR) presents a striking visual juxtaposition that encapsulates the ideological struggle...

Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition This photo was made in 1956, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical parameters (fram...

Very nice original lithograph of Sam Francis. Samuel Lewis Francis (1923-1994) known as Sam Francis, is an American painter, famous for his non-figurative painting. He developed in...

Wonderfully vivid mid century impressionist landscape of stone barn with red roof circa 1950s, by an unknown artist. The quant old barn is nestled beneath grassy foothills in this pa...

Artist: William Littlefield, American (1902 - 1969) Title: Still Life and Abstract Year: 1950 & 1954 Medium: Double-Sided Oil on Masonite, signed and dated both sides Size: 22 x 28 i...

Vuccino And Rava 1958 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Carla Vuccino, wearing a swimming cap, and a sunbathing Marina Rava, both wearing bikinis as they sit on th...

Lake Tahoe Trip 1959 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Young women canoeing on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, 1959. unframed c type print printed 2023 16×16 inche...

Bermuda View 1957 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition View from the Bermudiana Hotel looking towards Paget, in the foreground the Royal Bermuda Yacht club, 1957. u...

This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor on the set of the film "Giant" for her role as character Leslie Bene...

Aquatint, 1953 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered VI/XV Printer : Fiorini 65.50 cm. x 50.00 cm. 25.79 in. x 19.69 in. (paper) 43.00 cm. x 33.50 cm. 16.93 in. x 13.19...

A 1951 graphite on paper, black and white figure study of a nude male, from 1951, by artist Harold Haydon. Artwork size: 19" x 12 1/2". Archivally matted to 24" x 20". Provenance...

Black and white capture of actress Marilyn Monroe posed in a rain coat- a screen test for her role in "Niagara", circa 1953. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the C...

Poolside Reflections (1957) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Holiday makers relaxing by the pool at the Beverly Hills Hote...

Medium: offset lithograph with pochoir coloring. Printed in 1958 and published in Milan by Silvana Editoriale d'Arte in an edition of 200. Image size: 11 x 8 1/4 inches (278 x 210 mm...

Dynamic mid century cyan abstract by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999). Signed "Erle Loran" and dated "51" lower right. Presented in silver toned metal frame with mat sans glass. Image size: 21.75"H x 15"W. Framed size: 25"H x 18"W. Erle Loran was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He studied at the Minneapolis School of Art under the direction of Cameron Booth...

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - De mémoir d'homme, Planche VIII Lithograph from 1950. An unnumbered copy from a limited edition of 350. Dimensions of work: 32 x 25 cm Publisher: Édit...

This superb Abstract Expressionist Scottish oil painting is by noted artist William Gear. It was painted in 1959 and is entitled Red Idol 2. This abstract com...

This lovely British Post Impressionist 1950's landscape oil painting is from a collection of Peter L Field paintings acquired from the family. The compos...

House In The Green - Original Acrylic On Paper Original acrylic painting depicting a white house in the woods surrounded by greenery by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). Two white ...

Mid-century French oil pastel of blonde in pleasing tones of blues and yellows, circa 1950. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plastic ...

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.

Signed in Pencil Lower Right "Marc Chagall" Numbered Lower Left 77/275 Image Size: approx. 11 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches Framed Size: approx. 24 x 21 inches

Signed lower right, 'Gilberg' for Robert George Gilberg (American, 1911-1970) and dated '58'. Born in Oakland, Robert George Gilberg first studied at the Oakland Art Center during t...

Poetically inspired piece of a small top floor room in Paris filled with paintings, birds and and a lively scarecrow made of clothing, 1950. Signed lower right, artist unknown. Orig...

Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 115, 1959. Published by Aimé Maeght, Éditeur, Paris; pr...

Jean Cocteau - Under the Fire Coat - Lovers - Original Lithograph Signed "Jean" in the plate and dated 1954 in the plate. Joseph Forêt Editions Dimensions: 4...

Original Arabic Art – Spain vintage travel poster. Artist: Jose Ortega. Size: 24.5" x 39.5". C. 1950. Original vintage European travel poster...

Woman in a Rain Coat (1955) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) A woman in a raincoat, hat and boots holding an umbrella crossing a city s...

Listing includes framing with UV Plexi ($900 value), free shipping, and a 14-day return policy. Seydou Keïta Untitled Portrait, 1952 - 1955 (00089-MA.K...

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...

Lithograph and stencil on vélin Rives BFK paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the folio, Yvette Guilbert vue par Toulouse-...

Girl at the Window is an original Etching realized by Benn (Bencjon Rabinowicz) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand signed on the lower right margin Go...

Nantucket artist Reggie Levine, evolved from his figurative work in the 40's-50's to abstract in the 1960's and later to found object art. Interestingly I see his interest in found...

This elegant original 1958 tourism poster invites viewers to discover the timeless charm of Paris through a serene view of the Jardin des Tuileries, with the Arc de Triomphe du Carro...

This is a rare artwork on the theme of nude. The back of the artwork is hand signed by the master in 1970. The Nude was exhibited in a personal exhibition at Annunciata Gallery in ...

Between the years of 1946 and 1956, Pablo Picasso pulled concepts from his earlier creations, a series of drawings and watercolor, in order to form Faune a La Diaule, 1956. Pablo Picasso chose pochoir -- a printing technique that produces refined, crisp lines and brilliant colors -- as a favorite for Femmes et Faunes. Picasso’s authorization for the reproduction of these prints is demonstrated by the fact that the paper of each print is impressed with a watermark reading, “Ceci est une reproduction Picasso”, together with the artist’s signature. Without the inclusion of the watermark, you could be forgiven for believing that you were holding an original Picasso drawing. Le Dormeur...

Black and white capture of actress Marilyn Monroe smiling at an event with Ben Lyon. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a piece of ...

Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 15 x 22 inches, with centerfold, as issued. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Derrière le miroir, N° 69-7...

Detailed watercolor of Monument Valley by Albert DeRome (American, 1885-1959). The viewer is looking out over the valley from a high vantage point, with towering mesas in the distance. In the foreground, there are some shrubs and a small tree to the right side of the composition. DeRome has created a sense of vast distance by rendering the far background with a hazy quality while keeping the foreground in clear focus. Signed "Albert DeRome" in the lower right corner. Inscription on verso as a gift to the artist's mother. Purchased from the estate of the artist Patterson's Antiques, Los Gatos. Presented in a wood frame with a new white mat. Image size: 5.75"H x 8"W Frame size: 11"H x 14"W Born in Cayucos, California, Albert De Rome (American, 1885-1959) became a California landscape painter, especially of natural landscapes formations, seascapes and marine scenes near Carmel and Monterey. Usually his palette was bright in both oil and watercolor, but he did the occasional nocturne. Scholars have compared his painting style and subjects to those of Thomas Hill and Albert Bierstadt. However, Albert De Rome never affiliated with any formal group of painters, although he had many close friends including Percy Gray, Gunnar Widforss and Will Sparks. As a young man, Thomas De Rome worked at the Congress Spring Hotel in Saratoga, and in San Francisco at the Globe Foundry, owned by an uncle. He studied art under Arthur Mathews, John Stanton and Lorenzo Latimer...

Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 12.4 x 9.65 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné references: Webel, Sophie, and Jean Dubuffet...

Mid Century landscape featuring an English Cathedral with steeple and pond by Lynn Clark Winans (American, 1897-1982). Signed "Lynn Winans" lower lef...

Roman Holiday (1952) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (photo Phillip Harrington / Alamy Archives) 3rd April 1952. Actress and fashion model Audrey Hepburn preparing for a sc...

This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a couple sunbathing by the sea at Palm Beach, Florida. This is an estate stamped and hand ...

Ranulph Bye (American, 1916-2003) Rocks and Trees (Doylestown, PA), 1958 Watercolor on paper 14 x 21 in. Framed: 23 1/8 x 30 1/4 in. Signed bottom: Ranulph...

Lithograph on vélin du Marais paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From the volume, Éloge de Maurice Utrillo, 1956. Published by Editions d'Art Manuel Bruker, Paris; printed by Mourlot Frères, Paris. Excerpted from the volume (translated from French), This book was completed and printed on June 5, 1956 on the presses of madame Jean-Gabriel Daragnès for typography and by the Mourlot Frères for lithographs. It was shot on Vidalon blanc. Two hundred numbered copies from 1 to 200, including the first twenty with a suite on vélin paper of the Marais. It has been attached to each copy a simulated fac of the Sonnet d'Utrillo: "Lyric art...

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 ...

Single vase. One of two vases ever made in this design. It's handmade singulary, affected by the relationship Gio Ponti & Lucio Fontana. The medium is ceramic and hand brushed with ...

Original vintage poster “Les artistes décorateurs et le tourisme” at the Grand Palais in Paris. Artist: Jean Colin Full lithograph printed in 1953 by Mourlot, Paris. No paper...

Golf In Hong Kong. A group play golf on a coastl golf course, Hong Kong, 1959. by Toni Frissell 16 x 20" inches / 41 x 51 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing a...

Fiona Campbell-Walter (later Baroness Thyssen) on an English beach wearing an Estrava coat with a raffia hat from Eaton. British Vogue, July 1951 Fiona Campbell-Walter for Vogue, Ju...

Black and white capture of a Marilyn Monroe posed for her role in "Bus Stop", circa 1956. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a piec...

This is an interesting abstract work done with handmade Japanese Kozo or Washi type fiber paper mounted on board. Hand signed and dated in wonderful muted earth tones of fall foliage. Taro Yamamoto (1919 – 1994) belonged to the New York School Abstract Expressionist artists whose artistic innovation by the 1950s had been recognized across the Atlantic, including Paris. New York School Abstract Expressionism, represented by Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline and others became a leading art movement of the post World War II era. He was also associated with Action painting Yamamoto was born in Hollywood, California. He lived in Japan from age six to age nineteen. In 1936 he returned to the USA and began studies in cubism at Los Angeles City College. In 1941 he joined the U.S. Army and served during WWII. After being discharged from the service he returned to California where he studied at the Santa Monica City College. 1950-1952 at The Art Students League of New York, under Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Morris Kantor, Reginald Marsh, Byron Browne and Vaclav Vytlacil; 1951-1953 at the Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts in New York City. In 1952 he won a John Sloan Fellowship from the Art Students League. The next year he traveled to Europe under a Edward G. MacDowell Traveling Fellowship where he studies in Stuttgart, Germany with Willi Baumeister. He also exhibited at Galerie Huit in Paris. In 1954 Yamamoto was invited to a residency at the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire. There he worked alongside Stuart Davis, Milton Avery, Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko developing his unique abstract expressionist style. Later in his life he devoted himself to a more hard-edge geometric style of painting. He married Gwyneth Cotton, a naturalized English woman, in 1955, and they lived in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. They were active at the Universalist Church of Provincetown. (He descended from a long line of Shinto priests) Yamamoto died in Provincetown in 1994. Selected Solo Exhibitions 1953: Galerie Huit, Paris; 1955: The Art Students League of New York, NYC; 1960-1962: Krasner Gallery, NYC; 1963-1964: 371 Gallery, Provincetown, MA; Selected Group Exhibitions 1951: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts; 1952: NY Contemporary Gallery, NYC; 1952, 1955, 1956, 1962: Provincetown Art...

Lithograph on vélin des Papeteries du Marais paper. Paper Size: 10.25 x 14 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, La Comédie Humaine, Suite d...

Wonderful mid century modern oil painting of nude oil painting of an artist, possibly Joan Brown (see sample photo image). C. 1950. Condition: Excellent. Un...

Paris Market Shoppers from the Paris In Colour Series 1956-61 By Peter Cornelius Giant Oversize 60 x 40 inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Printed 2022 Arc...