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"Lovely Outing, " Story Illustration, Ladies Home Journal, 1950
By Coby Whitmore
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvasboard
Signature: Signed Upper Right
Story Illustration: Couple Lounging, the
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Mid-Century Wooden Illustration of Prague, 1950's
Located in Praha, CZ
- made in Czechoslovakia
- made of veneer
- picture is made of plywood and veneer
- good, original condition.
Category
Vintage 1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Plywood
1950’s Swedish Cabinet With Nordens Flora Illustrations
By Josef Frank
Located in Turners Falls, MA
1950’s Swedish Cabinet papered with illustrations by C.A. Lindman, book Nordens Flora.
Cabinet
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets
Materials
Beech, Paper
1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Signed Painting, Three Men Smoking Illustration
Located in Cirencester, GB
French Landscape
by Bernard Labbe French mid 20th century
signed original watercolour/gouache painting on paper, unframed
size: 8.25 x 11.75 inches
condition: very good and ready...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Other
H 8.25 in W 11.75 in D 1 in
1950's Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Horse and Cowboy Illustration
By Bernard Labbe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cowboy & Horse
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original pencil drawing on card, mounted in a frame
size: 25 x 21 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
prove...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Playwright, George Bernard Shaw (2 Illustrations)
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
and satirist had died in 1950 at the age of 94. On illustration board, matted. For the New York Herald
Category
1950s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
"Die Sängerin, " Dorothea Stefula, illustration, acrylic, figurative, ca 1950-60
By Dorothea Stefula
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Dorothea Stefula was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1914 and studied at the art academy in Hamburg. Stefula illustrated numerous children's books, designed postage stamps, painted fresc...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Man on Floor Illustration
By Edwin Georgi
Located in Miami, FL
Man on Floor Illustration
ca. 1950–1959
Paintings, gouache on board
8 x 26.25 in. (20.3 x 66.7 cm
Category
1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
1950’s Fashion Illustration Original Painting Of A Chic Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Chic Lady
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
ink/watercolour/pencil drawing on thick paper, unframed
paper: 10 x 6.25 inches
double sided
very good condition
provenance: from the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Color Pencil
H 10 in W 6.25 in D 1 in
Lady in Elegant 1950's Winter Coat Parisian Fashion Illustration Sketch
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1950's fashion design, no doubt of Parisian origin.
The
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Other
Lady in 1950's Brown Over Coat Parisian Fashion Illustration Sketch
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1950's fashion design, no doubt of Parisian origin.
The
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Other
1950’s Fashion Illustration Original Painting Of Three Figures In Robes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
3 Figures
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
ink/watercolour/pencil drawing on thin paper, unframed
paper: 13 x 10 inches
stamped verso
very good condition
provenance: from the ar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Color Pencil
1950’s Fashion Illustration Original Painting Of Two Chic Ladies Dancing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Ladies Dancing
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
ink/watercolour/pencil drawing on card, unframed
paper: 13 x 10 inches
stamped verso
very good condition
provenance: from the art...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil, Watercolor, Ink
Alan Young, Circa Early 1950's
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Lower Center
Caricature by George
Category
1950s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
Golden Age of Illustration Beautiful Smiling Woman, Female Illustrator
By Zoë Mozert
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning portrait with a killer smile by Golden Age of Illustration female Illustrator Zoë Mozert
Category
1930s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Illustration Board
Alka-Seltzer Quick Relief Advertisement Illustration
By Russell Sambrook
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Alka-Seltzer Quick Relief Advertisement Illustration
Illustration of a magician with his hat
Category
1950s Other Art Style Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1950’s Fashion Illustration Original Portrait Of A Blonde Curly Haired Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Blonde Curls
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
ink/watercolour/pencil drawing on thick grey paper, unframed
signed
paper: 10 x 6.25 inches
double sided
very good condition
proven...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil
No Reserve
H 10 in W 6.25 in D 1 in
1950’s Fashion Illustration Original Drawing Of A Posed Lady In White
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Chic Lady
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
ink/watercolour/pencil drawing on thick grey paper, unframed
signed
paper: 10 x 6.25 inches
double sided
very good condition
provenanc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Color Pencil
No Reserve
H 10 in W 6.25 in D 1 in
1950’s Fashion Illustration Painting Of Mother & Child Walking In The Puddles
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A book collection of 4 drawings (in order of photos)
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
ink/watercolour/pencil drawing on thick paper, unframed
paper: 10 x 6.25 inches
double sided...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil
No Reserve
H 10 in W 6.25 in D 1 in
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Oil on Illustration Board Honora Berg Berkeley
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
San Francisco Bay area abstract expressionist painting by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). A nocturnal setting adds more interest and dimension.
Estate stamp on verso "Estate of H...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Illustration Board
H 31 in W 20 in D 0.19 in
Woman's Home Companion Story Illustration
By Tom Lovell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Home Companion story illustration.
Category
1950s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cover Illustration for 'The Skin'
By Stanley Meltzoff
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Masonite
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
1950’s Fashion Illustration Painting Of A Chic Lady With Shielding The Rain
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Rainy Day
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
ink/watercolour/pencil drawing on thick paper, unframed
signed J.V
paper: 10 x 6.25 inches
double sided
very good condition
provenance...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Color Pencil
H 10 in W 6.25 in D 1 in
1950’s Fashion Illustration Original Portrait Of A Lady With Black Curly Hair
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
charcoal drawing drawing on paper, unframed
paper: 9.5 x 7.5 inches
stamped verso
very good condition
provenance: from the artists esta...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
No Reserve
H 9.5 in W 7.5 in D 1 in
1950’s Fashion Illustration Original Painting Of The Artist In A White Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artist
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
ink/watercolour/pencil drawing on card, unframed
paper: 10 x 6.5 inches
very good condition
provenance: from the artists estate, Fran...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Color Pencil
1950’s Fashion Illustration Original Portrait Of A Lady With Black Curly Hair
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
ink/watercolour/pencil drawing on thick paper, unframed
paper: 8 x 6 inches
signed
double sided
very good condition
provenance: from the artist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Color Pencil
Spectators Overflow, Collier's Magazine Illustration
By Henry Clarence Pitz
Located in Fort Washington, PA
C. Calhoun (right center, in court), Collier's Weekly November 25, magazine story illustration, 1955
Category
1950s Other Art Style Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper, Pen
"Ski Bunny" 1950s Illustration Watercolor and Guache Framed
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Signed Dick Williams, who was a major illustrator for companies like Coca Cola from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Decorative Art
"L'intrus" - Satirical French Illustration - Hand Colored Lithograph
By Gaston Hoffmann
Located in Soquel, CA
Comical illustration by Gaston Hoffmann (French, 1883-1977). A doctor is giving a shot to a female
Category
1950s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper, Lithograph
H 13 in W 18 in D 0.5 in
Glamorous Redhead Iconic Mid-Century Illustration
By Al Parker
Located in Miami, FL
- The 1950s. Al Parker is a giant in the history of American Illustration. He possesses all of the
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Lorence Bjorklund "Trail Bros", ink on illustration board
By Lorence Bjorklund
Located in Glenview, IL
illustration board representing a western scene somewhere in the "Wild West".
Born in Minnesota, Bjorklund
Category
1950s Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
H 15 in W 10 in D 0.2 in
Woman Baking, Redbook Illustration, Mid - Century
By Lorraine Fox
Located in Miami, FL
Signed lower right, unframed - Interior Illustration for Redbook Magazine
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Mid- Century Fashion Illustration - Neiman Marcus ?
By Marjorie Ullberg
Located in Miami, FL
1950's elegant fashion models pose depicted for a designer clothing line for a major San Francisco
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Baghdad Military Mystery Espionage Illustration Colliers , Saturday Evening Post
By John Pike
Located in Miami, FL
21.25 x 28 in. (54 x 71.1 cm.)
Magazine illustration most likely for Colliers or The Saturday
Category
1950s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The 11 Gauge Shotgun - Saturday Evening Post illustration
By Amos Sewell
Located in Miami, FL
Saturday Evening Post interior illustration
Signed lower right
Category
1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
1950’s Fashion Illustration Original Painting Of A Lady In A Stunning Pink Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pink Dress
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
ink/watercolour/pencil drawing on card, unframed
paper: 10 x 6.5 inches
double sided
very good condition
provenance: from the artists...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Color Pencil
1950’s Fashion Illustration Original Painting Of A Blonde Lady Perched At A Bar
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lady at the bar
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
ink/watercolour/pencil drawing on thick paper, unframed
paper: 13 x 9.5 inches
stamped verso
very good condition
provenance: fro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Color Pencil
Salt Gold Sunset, Saturday Evening Post Story Illustration
By Bruce Bomberger
Located in Miami, FL
Saturday Evening Post sticker and editorial and production marks on verso.
This is more than just a simple semi-silhouette. It's a carefully crafted and wonderfully composed image. T...
Category
1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Ink, Gouache
H 12.25 in W 16.25 in
Group of Four: Baseball Themed Illustrations
Located in Fort Washington, PA
illustrations
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Charcoal, Gouache, Watercolor
Soldiers on the Shore. Story Illustration for Male Magazine
By Gil Cohen
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache on Board
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
Suite de Dessins Cover Illustration - Lithograph
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in Paris, FR
(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 Verve 29-30, edited by Teri...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Original Vintage Information Poster New Tax System Kyoto Japan Illustration Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage propaganda poster breaking down the 1950 initial budget and tax system in the
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Posters
Materials
Paper
H 21.26 in W 29.93 in D 0.04 in
Love in the Midst, Magazine Illustration
By Tom Lovell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Love in the Midst, Magazine Story Illustration
Ladies Home Journal, June 1959
Tom Lovell had
Category
1950s Other Art Style Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Perfect Service (La Bonne Table illustration)
By Ludwig Bemelmans, 1898-1962
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Ludwig Bemelmans (1898-1962). Perfect Service, ca. 1950. Brushed ink on paper, 19 x 24 inches
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper
Ballantine Beer Ad. Mid-Century American Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Only Ballantine Ale Brews "Brewer's Gold," ad illustration appeared in the major magazines of the
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Gouache
Portrait of a Woman, Woman's Magazine Illustration Mid Century
By Edwin Georgi
Located in Miami, FL
Portrait of a Woman
Mixed media on board , Redbook magazine interior illustration done in the
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
Love Story, Illustration for the Saturday Evening Post
By Bruce Bomberger
Located in Miami, FL
An illustrator for Time, Life, Look, True, True West, Saturday Evening Post, Good Housekeeping, Readers Digest, and others, he also painted for advertising campaigns, most...
Signat...
Category
1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Love Story, Illustration for the Saturday Evening Post
By Bruce Bomberger
Located in Miami, FL
An illustrator for Time, Life, Look, True, True West, Saturday Evening Post, Good Housekeeping, Readers Digest, and others, he also painted for advertising campaigns, most...
Signa...
Category
1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Heavy Hauler - Mid-Century Illustration - Children's Books
By Art Seiden
Located in Miami, FL
illustration field he did corporate and advertising work for some of the largest companies in America: Phillip
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Ride the Red Earth, Book Cover Illustration
By Harry Schaare
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Inscribed Lower Right
This illustration was published as the dust jacket for the hardcopy edition of Ride
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Gouache, Board
"Flower Stand S.F. 1954" - Vintage Illustration
By Irene Pattinson
Located in Soquel, CA
"Flower Stand S.F. 1954" - Vintage Illustration
This detailed ink drawing by Irene Pattinson
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Pen
Novelist Graham Green. Time magazine Cover Illustration
By Ernest Hamlin Baker
Located in Miami, FL
Work is nicely archival matted to 17.75 x 16.75 inches but not framed. Signed lower left
Published : Oct. 29, 1951 Cover, Time Magazine
Category
1950s Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Board, Gouache
"Unknown Path" from Wanderers Illustrations
By Stanley Lewis
Located in Surfside, FL
Canada, as well as in numerous private collections.[2] Since the 1950, Lewis' sculptures and lithographic
Category
1960s Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
An Illustration from "Tugboat Annie"
By Harold von Schmidt
Located in Fort Washington, PA
officer of the American Indian Defense Association; president of the Westport Artists, 1950-51; and a
Category
20th Century Other Art Style Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cute Cow Milks into Bottle. Mid Century Illustration
By George Giusti
Located in Miami, FL
illustrations have graced the covers of Time, Fortune, Holiday. He collaborated with Herbert Matter on the
Category
1950s Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Reclining woman with man in background illustration
By Joe Bowler
Located in Miami, FL
Most likely for a magazine like Saturday Evening Post interior editorial spread. The empty space to the right was for the art director to surprint type. The empty space acts as a com...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
O MARA'S MUNICIPAL TAVERN - Saturday Evening Post Illustration
By George Garland
Located in Miami, FL
O MARA'S MUNICIPAL TAVERN - Saturday Evening Post Illustration
Supreme technical skill allows the
Category
1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
H 14.25 in W 19.25 in
Noir Crime Drama Shooting - Saturday Evening Post Illustration
By Thornton Utz
Located in Miami, FL
Crime Drama, Shooting illustration on an interior page in the famed magazine in 1958 —signed lower left
Category
1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
H 19.25 in W 14.25 in D 2 in
Eminent Women, Illustration for McCall's Magazine, May 1959
By Stanley Meltzoff
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board
Signature: Unsigned
Illustration celebrating important women throughout
Category
1950s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Resue the Children, Family in Horror Magazine Illustration
By Arthur Sarnoff
Located in Miami, FL
Academy of Design. During his career Sarnoff provided illustrations for McCall's, American Weekly
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
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