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1950’s Fashion Illustration Original Painting Of A Lady In A Stunning Pink Dress
1950’s Fashion Illustration Original Painting Of A Lady In A Stunning Pink Dress

1950’s Fashion Illustration Original Painting Of A Lady In A Stunning Pink Dress

By Josine Vignon

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

Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil

Stadium Party - Golden Age of Illustration
Stadium Party - Golden Age of Illustration

Stadium Party - Golden Age of Illustration

By John Philip Falter

Located in Miami, FL

Stadium Party depicts at wholesome all-american tail gate party from the 1950's. Stadium Party Circa 1950's 16 x 22 Oil on Canvas Signed lower left , Condition is excellent, Work i...

Category

1950s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Group of Four: Baseball Themed Illustrations
Group of Four: Baseball Themed Illustrations

Group of Four: Baseball Themed Illustrations

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Watercolor, Gouache & Charcoal on Board Date: 1950s Dimensions: Various Sizes Signature: Unsigned Contact for exact dimensions. AMERICAN ARTIST (20th Century) Group of four...

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1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Charcoal, Gouache, Watercolor

Mid Century Belgium in Spring Landscape, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1950
Mid Century Belgium in Spring Landscape, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1950

Mid Century Belgium in Spring Landscape, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1950

By Gustav Pynaert

Located in Soquel, CA

Gorgeous mid-century Belgian landscape by Gustav Pynaert (Belgium, 1900-1968), c.1950. This piece showcases mature trees and a flowering tree in bloom alongside the river, using loos...

Category

1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board

Suite de Dessins Cover Illustration - Lithograph
Suite de Dessins Cover Illustration - Lithograph

Suite de Dessins Cover Illustration - Lithograph

By (after) Pablo Picasso

Located in Paris, IDF

(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

Love in the Mist, Magazine Illustration
Love in the Mist, Magazine Illustration

Love in the Mist, 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 an extreme attention for detail and rarely completed more then a dozen major oil pa...

Category

1950s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Original Vintage Information Poster New Tax System Kyoto Japan Illustration Art
Original Vintage Information Poster New Tax System Kyoto Japan Illustration Art

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 Kyoto prefecture featuring colourful cartoon style illustrations including a happy farm...

Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Posters

Materials

Paper

Love Story, Illustration for the Saturday Evening Post

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

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

Mesopotamian Artisans (Illustration Cover Art, Ridgefield CT Artist)
Mesopotamian Artisans (Illustration Cover Art, Ridgefield CT Artist)

Mesopotamian Artisans (Illustration Cover Art, Ridgefield CT Artist)

By Simon Greco

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Simon Greco (1917-2005) Mesopotamian Artisans, ca. 1955. Gouache on illustration board, measuring 17 x 25 5/8 inches. Signed lower center. A native of Italy, Greco was born in 1...

Category

1950s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Ballantine Beer Ad. Mid-Century American Illustration
Ballantine Beer Ad. Mid-Century American Illustration

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 day. A magic moment is caught at a peak point of drama. It's the instant of friends ...

Category

1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Ride the Red Earth, Book Cover Illustration
Ride the Red Earth, Book Cover Illustration

Ride the Red Earth, Book Cover Illustration

By Harry Schaare

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: 1958 Medium: Gouache on Tempera on Board Dimensions: 17.00" x 15.50" Signature: Signed and Inscribed Lower Right This illustration was published as the dust jacket for the h...

Category

1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Gouache, Board

The Crime Scene, Original Magazine Story Illustration
The Crime Scene, Original Magazine Story Illustration

The Crime Scene, Original Magazine Story Illustration

By Tom Lovell

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Illustration for True magazine, presumably published February 1956. Nighttime scene of policemen and bloodhounds investigating a murder on a cobblestone street. Approximate Date: 1...

Category

1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

First Haircut, Cover Illustration, American Weekly Magazine, 1959
First Haircut, Cover Illustration, American Weekly Magazine, 1959

First Haircut, Cover Illustration, American Weekly Magazine, 1959

By Robert John McClelland

Located in Fort Washington, PA

"First Haircut." Illustration published on the cover of Family Weekly magazine, March 1, 1959, with their stamp on verso. Double-layer window matte adhered to margin. Accompanied by ...

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1950s Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Cute Cow Milks into Bottle. Mid Century Illustration
Cute Cow Milks into Bottle. Mid Century Illustration

Cute Cow Milks into Bottle. Mid Century Illustration

By George Giusti

Located in Miami, FL

George Giusti is in the Art Directors Hall of Fame. George Giusti’s graphic designs and illustrations have graced the covers of Time, Fortune, Holiday. He collaborated with Herbert ...

Category

1950s Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Novelist Graham Green. Time magazine Cover Illustration
Novelist Graham Green. Time magazine Cover Illustration

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

Gouache, Board

"As the summer wore on..." - Magazine Story Illustration
"As the summer wore on..." - Magazine Story Illustration

"As the summer wore on..." - Magazine Story Illustration

By Kurt Ard

Located in Fort Washington, PA

The illustration features an older woman shooting a water gun into a little boy's face as two other little boys lay in the grass beside them. Story illustration for "Adios, Miss Em...

Category

1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Board

New Year, New Car - Original Magazine Cover Illustration
New Year, New Car - Original Magazine Cover Illustration

New Year, New Car - Original Magazine Cover Illustration

By Kurt Ard

Located in Fort Washington, PA

The illustration features a young boy driving a small red car with the license plate "1958" by an older man trying to fix up his older broken down car, whose license plate reads "195...

Category

1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Board

Reclining woman with man in background illustration
Reclining woman with man in background illustration

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

Eminent Women, Illustration for McCall's Magazine, May 1959
Eminent Women, Illustration for McCall's Magazine, May 1959

Eminent Women, Illustration for McCall's Magazine, May 1959

By Stanley Meltzoff

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Illustration celebrating important women throughout history, published in McCall's magazine, May 1959. This large canvas by Stanley Meltzoff presents a compelling tribute to influen...

Category

1950s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Poker Game Confrontation, Likely Illustration for Man's Action, 1959
Poker Game Confrontation, Likely Illustration for Man's Action, 1959

Poker Game Confrontation, Likely Illustration for Man's Action, 1959

Located in Fort Washington, PA

"Poker Game Confrontation." Likely illustration for Man's Action magazine, 1959. Artist unidentified. Dated 1959 on verso. Laid into matte; archivally framed.

Category

1950s Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Many Rivers to Cross, Paperback Book Cover Illustration

Many Rivers to Cross, Paperback Book Cover Illustration

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Cover illustration for the book Many Rivers to Cross by Steve Frazee (Fawcett Gold Medal #935, October 1959) - (#S1371, December 1963)

Category

1950s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Noir Crime Drama Shooting - Saturday Evening Post Illustration
Noir Crime Drama Shooting - Saturday Evening Post Illustration

Noir Crime Drama Shooting - Saturday Evening Post Illustration

By Thornton Utz

Located in Miami, FL

Saturday Evening Post Illustrator Thornton Utz captures the peak moment of action in this Noir Crime Drama, Shooting illustration on an interior page in the famed magazine in 1958 —...

Category

1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Indian Dancer - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
Indian Dancer - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor

Indian Dancer - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor

By Irene Pattinson

Located in Soquel, CA

Indian Dancer - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor A stoic, dark-haired woman in elaborate dress is sitting cross-legged in this illustration by Irene Pattinson (American, 1...

Category

1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Pen

African Mama - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
African Mama - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor

African Mama - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor

By Irene Pattinson

Located in Soquel, CA

African Mama - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor A charming illustration, by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999), shows a woman with a bucket on her head and a baby in a ...

Category

1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Set of 4 antique plates with various illustrations such as Jean d'Arc, birds...
Set of 4 antique plates with various illustrations such as Jean d'Arc, birds...

Set of 4 antique plates with various illustrations such as Jean d'Arc, birds...

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

A charming set of four antique earthenware and porcelain plates, each decorated with different illustrations. The designs include a scene inspired by Joan of Arc, historical and roma...

Category

Vintage 1950s French Romantic Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

“He pulled Francie through the crowd” Frantic Frontier illustration
“He pulled Francie through the crowd” Frantic Frontier illustration

“He pulled Francie through the crowd” Frantic Frontier illustration

By Robert Meyers

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Story illustration for “Frantic Frontier” by Mosser Mauger for The American Magazine, published February 1956, pages 32-33. The “Frantic Frontier” story, promoted with the tagline "...

Category

1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

"The Dangerous Year (The Sunken Garden), " Cover Illustration, 1956
"The Dangerous Year (The Sunken Garden), " Cover Illustration, 1956

"The Dangerous Year (The Sunken Garden), " Cover Illustration, 1956

By James Meese

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Oil on Masonite Signature: Signed Lower Right, with Title and Registration Marks in Chalk "Tom pleaded, 'Does one misstep have to ruin our marriage?'" Cover illustration for...

Category

1950s Interior Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

The Head and the Heart, American Magazine Story Illustration

The Head and the Heart, American Magazine Story Illustration

By Arthur Sarnoff

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Date: 1951 Medium: Gouache and Tempera on Board Dimensions: 10.25" x 12.50" Signature: Signed Lower Right The Head and the Heart, American Magazine story illustration, September 1951

Category

1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Gouache, Board

Love Story Couple in Romantic Bliss Illustration - Mid Century
Love Story Couple in Romantic Bliss Illustration - Mid Century

Love Story Couple in Romantic Bliss Illustration - Mid Century

By Joe Bowler

Located in Miami, FL

A handsome man and a beautiful woman are depicted in a rapturous pose. Their bodies are intertwined with each other and with the surrounding floral elements. This masterfully render...

Category

1950s Romantic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Pencil, Graphite

The Ring Bearer, Original Cover Illustration for The American Weekly Magazine

The Ring Bearer, Original Cover Illustration for The American Weekly Magazine

By Arthur Sarnoff

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Original cover illustration for The American Weekly magazine, published June 2, 1957. The image features a little boy with freckles carrying a ring pillow down the aisle at a weddin...

Category

1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Pencil, Paperboard

"The Embrace", Story Illustration for Cosmopolitan Magazine, August 1951
"The Embrace", Story Illustration for Cosmopolitan Magazine, August 1951

"The Embrace", Story Illustration for Cosmopolitan Magazine, August 1951

By Alex Ross

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Date: 1951 Medium: Gouache, Pen and Ink on Board Dimensions: 12.75" x 18.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left The Embrace. Story illustration for "How About Tonight?" by John D. Hess, p...

Category

1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Board, Pen

Lounge Chair Nap - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
Lounge Chair Nap - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor

Lounge Chair Nap - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor

By Irene Pattinson

Located in Soquel, CA

Lounge Chair Nap - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor A man lazes in a lounge chair, book still in hand, as he dozes off with a content expression on his face in this charmi...

Category

1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, India Ink, Pen

Original Illustration Map of India by Charles Burki, 1951 – Ink Drawing
Original Illustration Map of India by Charles Burki, 1951 – Ink Drawing

Original Illustration Map of India by Charles Burki, 1951 – Ink Drawing

Located in Langweer, NL

Original Illustration Map of India by Charles Burki, 1951 – Ink Drawing Original pen-and-ink illustration of India by Dutch artist Charles Burki (1909–1994), executed in 1951. This ...

Category

Vintage 1950s Dutch Drawings

Materials

Paper

Young Bridal Couple - Old Married Couple - Probable Magazine Cover Illustration
Young Bridal Couple - Old Married Couple - Probable Magazine Cover Illustration

Young Bridal Couple - Old Married Couple - Probable Magazine Cover Illustration

By Kurt Ard

Located in Fort Washington, PA

The illustration shows a young bride and groom at their wedding table above an older couple sitting down for a nice formal dinner. Probable Family Herald Magazine Illustration, May ...

Category

1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Board

It Looked Bigger in the Brochure - Original Magazine Cover Illustration
It Looked Bigger in the Brochure - Original Magazine Cover Illustration

It Looked Bigger in the Brochure - Original Magazine Cover Illustration

By Kurt Ard

Located in Fort Washington, PA

The illustration features a car salesman trying to talk a man into buying a very small red car whose license plate reads "Pikkolo" This piece was featured as the cover illustration ...

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1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Board

"Whatever my other shortcomings..." - Illustration for The Saturday Evening Post
"Whatever my other shortcomings..." - Illustration for The Saturday Evening Post

"Whatever my other shortcomings..." - Illustration for The Saturday Evening Post

By Kurt Ard

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Published as an illustration for John F. Wallace’s short story “Love Wasn’t Enough,” in the June 22, 1957 issue of The Saturday Evening Post. The illustration features a man kissing ...

Category

1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Board

"I thought you didn't go anywhere..." - Magazine Story Illustration
"I thought you didn't go anywhere..." - Magazine Story Illustration

"I thought you didn't go anywhere..." - Magazine Story Illustration

By Kurt Ard

Located in Fort Washington, PA

The illustration shows a woman sitting in a chair next to a man lying on a sofa. The scene of the couple's living room is shown from above Published as an illustration for Steve McN...

Category

1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Board

Wounded Soldier and Winter Visitor – Original Illustration by Charles Burki 1955
Wounded Soldier and Winter Visitor – Original Illustration by Charles Burki 1955

Wounded Soldier and Winter Visitor – Original Illustration by Charles Burki 1955

Located in Langweer, NL

Wounded Soldier and Winter Visitor – Original Illustration by Charles Burki, c.1955 This poignant black-and-white illustration by Charles Burki (1909–1994) captures a moment of quie...

Category

Vintage 1950s Dutch Drawings

Materials

Paper

“Crossing Under Fire” 1953 Original Gouache & Ink Illustration by Charles Burki
“Crossing Under Fire” 1953 Original Gouache & Ink Illustration by Charles Burki

“Crossing Under Fire” 1953 Original Gouache & Ink Illustration by Charles Burki

Located in Langweer, NL

Original Illustration “Crossing Under Fire” by Charles Burki, 1953 – Gouache and Ink Drawing Powerful wartime illustration by Dutch artist Charles Burki (1909–1994), signed and date...

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Vintage 1950s Dutch Drawings

Materials

Paper

The Model as an Artist, Shaw-Barton Pin-up calendar illustration
The Model as an Artist, Shaw-Barton Pin-up calendar illustration

The Model as an Artist, Shaw-Barton Pin-up calendar illustration

By Knute O Munson

Located in Fort Washington, PA

The Model as an Artist, Pin-Up illustration for Shaw-Barton calendars, circa 1950s. A woman sits on a tree stump in front of an easel holding a paint palette as a small dog looks on....

Category

1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Board

Woman in Fur Collar – Winter Portrait Illustration by Charles Burki, 1955
Woman in Fur Collar – Winter Portrait Illustration by Charles Burki, 1955

Woman in Fur Collar – Winter Portrait Illustration by Charles Burki, 1955

Located in Langweer, NL

Woman in Fur Collar – Winter Portrait Illustration by Charles Burki, 1955 This evocative portrait by Charles Burki (1909–1994), signed and dated 1955, captures a haunting stillness ...

Category

Vintage 1950s Dutch Drawings

Materials

Paper

Italian Foldable Magazine Rack in Walnut and Brass with Illustrations
Italian Foldable Magazine Rack in Walnut and Brass with Illustrations

Italian Foldable Magazine Rack in Walnut and Brass with Illustrations

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Foldable magazine stand, walnut, brass, Italy, 1950s. This elegant and slender magazine holder shows two lovely illustrations on the side. One represents a Mexican guitar player and...

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Project Boy Illustration by Female Illustrator of the Golden Age
Project Boy Illustration by Female Illustrator of the Golden Age

Project Boy Illustration by Female Illustrator of the Golden Age

Located in Miami, FL

Children's Book Illustrator Lois Lenski draws a complex figural narrative in a style that is reminiscent of how her subject would draw it. She deliberately uses black and white nai...

Category

1950s Minimalist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Board, Pencil

Frozen Laundry, Original Cover Illustration for The Saturday Evening Post
Frozen Laundry, Original Cover Illustration for The Saturday Evening Post

Frozen Laundry, Original Cover Illustration for The Saturday Evening Post

By Stevan Dohanos

Located in Fort Washington, PA

The present work was illustrated on the cover of the March 8, 1952 edition of the Saturday Evening Post. The Post writes, "When Stevan Dohanos was a little boy he was sometimes gran...

Category

1950s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Me and My Pal: Fishing Raft, Four Seasons Calendar Illustration
Me and My Pal: Fishing Raft, Four Seasons Calendar Illustration

Me and My Pal: Fishing Raft, Four Seasons Calendar Illustration

By Norman Rockwell

Located in Fort Washington, PA

For Norman Rockwell's Four Seasons calendar series for Brown & Bigelow By the end of World War II, Norman Rockwell was a household name throughout the United States and considered...

Category

1950s American Realist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Original Illustration “Postwar Modern Life” by Charles Burki, 1952 – Pen and Ink
Original Illustration “Postwar Modern Life” by Charles Burki, 1952 – Pen and Ink

Original Illustration “Postwar Modern Life” by Charles Burki, 1952 – Pen and Ink

Located in Langweer, NL

Original Illustration “Postwar Modern Life” by Charles Burki, 1952 – Pen and Ink Drawing Dynamic original pen and ink drawing by Dutch illustrator Charles Burki (1909–1994), signed ...

Category

Vintage 1950s Dutch Drawings

Materials

Paper

General Merch Way Down in Chinatown - Vintage Illustration in Ink
General Merch Way Down in Chinatown - Vintage Illustration in Ink

General Merch Way Down in Chinatown - Vintage Illustration in Ink

By Irene Pattinson

Located in Soquel, CA

General Merch Way Down in Chinatown - Vintage Illustration in Ink This illustration, inked in intricate detail by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999), shows two men with long brai...

Category

1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Mid-Century Space Age Ford Concept Car Original Illustration Art, c. 1950s
Mid-Century Space Age Ford Concept Car Original Illustration Art, c. 1950s

Mid-Century Space Age Ford Concept Car Original Illustration Art, c. 1950s

Located in St. Louis, MO

This exceptional unsigned original mid-century modern automotive concept painting is a brilliant artifact of Detroit's legendary Space Age styling era. Masterfully hand-painted in go...

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Original Painting Life Mag Published 1955 Birds Animals Illustration Mid Century
Original Painting Life Mag Published 1955 Birds Animals Illustration Mid Century

Original Painting Life Mag Published 1955 Birds Animals Illustration Mid Century

By Antonio Petruccelli

Located in New York, NY

Original Painting Life Mag Published 1953 Birds Animals Illustration Mid Century Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994) The World We Live In Birds of Paradise Life Magazine Illustration ...

Category

1950s American Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Original Painting Undersea Whale Life Mag Published 1953 Illustration Ocean Sea
Original Painting Undersea Whale Life Mag Published 1953 Illustration Ocean Sea

Original Painting Undersea Whale Life Mag Published 1953 Illustration Ocean Sea

By Antonio Petruccelli

Located in New York, NY

Original Painting Undersea Whale Life Mag Published 1953 Illustration Ocean Sea Antonio Petruccelli (1907 – 1994) Underwater Whale Life Illustration published, c. November 7, 1953 1...

Category

1950s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Mary Vincent and the Convict, Good Housekeeping Illustration - Mid Century

Mary Vincent and the Convict, Good Housekeeping Illustration - Mid Century

By Al Parker

Located in Miami, FL

Al Parker was one of America's greatest and most inventive illustrators. He did work for magazines such as: Chatelaine, Collier's, Ladies' Home Journal and Woman's Home Companion. ...

Category

1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Gouache, Pencil

Voyeur chair. Romantic Couple Kissing and Embracing, Mid Century Illustration
Voyeur chair. Romantic Couple Kissing and Embracing, Mid Century Illustration

Voyeur chair. Romantic Couple Kissing and Embracing, Mid Century Illustration

By Alex Ross

Located in Miami, FL

Alexander Sharpe Ross gives us a voyeur view of an attractive couple kissing and embracing on a couch. Sharpe's radical use of composition is on full display. He places an ornate woo...

Category

1950s Romantic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Gouache, Board

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