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Very Early 1950s Abstract Texas Desert Landscape
By Paul Maxwell
Located in Houston, TX
Early Abstract Paul Maxwell Landscape of the Texas desert done in blue tones. Watercolor on paper
Category
1950s Modern Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"The Long Road", Surreal Desert Landscape Painting
By Martin Dreyer
Located in Houston, TX
Surrealist style painting painted with casein paint. Titled and dated by the artist as well as
Category
1950s Surrealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Casein
Home in the Desert - Painting by Mario Asnago - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Home in the desert is an artwork realized by Mario Asnago (Barlassina, 25 March 1896 – Monza, 28
Category
1950s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 42.13 in W 33.47 in D 0.79 in
Monuments: Sunrise, 1950s Southwestern Desert Landscape Oil Painting, 24 x 30 in
By Harold Vincent Skene
Located in Denver, CO
'Monuments: Sunrise', original vintage 1950s oil painting of a southwestern desert landscape in
Category
1950s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Carlo of Hollywood Arizona Desert Midcentury Painting
By Carlo of Hollywood
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original 1950s painting of the California desert in custom frame signed by Carlo of Hollywood
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
"Warmth of the Desert" - Mid-Century Desert Landscape with Wildflowers
By Charles O. Fuson
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful, historic painting of the California desert in bloom by listed Santa Cruz artist Charles
Category
1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Canvas, Acrylic
H 16.88 in W 19.88 in D 1.38 in
Desert Gold, 1950s Framed Southwestern Landscape with Saguaro Cactus & Mountains
By Harold Vincent Skene
Located in Denver, CO
Vintage Southwestern Landscape Oil Painting with Mountains/Mesas, Saguaro Cactus and Trees in fall
Category
1950s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
H 41.5 in W 35.75 in D 1.25 in
Mid Century Palm Springs Desert Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
classic Palm Springs desert scene by K. Neidlinger (American 20th Century), circa 1950. Rows of blue and
Category
1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Palm Springs Desert Landscape
By Dolores Martin
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous mid-century Palm Springs desert painting by Dolores Martin (American, 20th century
Category
1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Harry Hilson Signed 1980s “Desert Spring” Abstract Landscape Acrylic Painting
By Harry Hilson
Located in Indianapolis, IN
A 1980s abstract acrylic on paper mountainous landscape painting titled, "Desert Spring," by
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
H 22 in W 30 in D 0.01 in
1950s Midcentury Desert Scenic Landscape Oil on Board in Original Frame, Signed
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original Mid-century artwork oil on board of desert scenic signed Purkis in its original Syroco
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
H 20 in W 24 in D 2 in
Mid Century Desert Mesa Landscape with Cacti
By Vina McPheeters
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful mid century desert landscape with beautiful cacti by Vina McPheeters (American, 1892-1964
Category
1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 25.75 in W 29.75 in D 2.5 in
California School - Desert Ranch Road Landscape Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
California School - Ranch Road Landscape Oil on Canvas
Imapsto oil painting of the California
Category
1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
1950s Art Deco Style Figurative Painting with Horses by Porter Woodruff, Framed
By Porter Woodruff
Located in Morristown, NJ
gold leaf on board with chalky gouache. Signed Woodruff on lower right of painting. Signature somewhat
Category
Vintage 1950s Tunisian Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 12.5 in W 17.5 in D 0.5 in
Eduard Bargheer "Village in the desert", 1973 Color lithograph on laid paper
By Eduard Bargheer
Located in Münster, DE
Eduard Bargheer (1901-1979)
"Village in the desert", 1973
Color lithograph on laid paper, signed
Category
Vintage 1970s German Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
H 16.54 in W 23.23 in D 1.19 in
Vintage Modernist Landscape Painting, Monument Valley Arizona, listed artist
Located in Baltimore, MD
a second career. He started painting around the 1950’s and seemed to be captivated by the western
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Desert Rose" - Still Life on a Retaining Wall with Landscape in the Background
Located in Soquel, CA
bunch of grapes. The arrangement is sitting on a low wall, with a desert behind. The landscape is
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 36.75 in W 40.75 in D 2 in
Performer Modern Expressionist Painting by Nicola Simbari
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Delray Beach, FL
himself to painting in a studio at Via del Babuino in central Rome. Simbari's early exposure to the
Category
1970s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
H 34 in W 37 in D 1.5 in
William Perehudoff Painting
By William Perehudoff 1
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
.
In the early 60’s, Perehudoff’s direction turned to pure abstraction and he attended a variety of
Category
Vintage 1970s Canadian Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
William Perehudoff Acrylic Painting
By William Perehudoff 1
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Ozenfant, one of the co-founders with Le Corbusier of Purism, an offshoot of Cubism.
In the early 60’s
Category
1990s Canadian Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Mid Century Painting with "Song of Solomon" Theme, by Lenson
By Michael Lenson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Entitled "Return, Return, O Shulemite," with a scene taken from the Song of Solomon, this painting
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
"Red Tape", Early and Important Surrealist Painting by John Lear w/ Male Nudes
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the finest, and certainly the earliest painting by John Lear that we have seen or offered
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 16 in W 14.25 in D 2.5 in
"Marshland Cottages in Autumn" American Mid Century Oil Painting Landscape
Located in New York, NY
American and Mexican artists during the 1950's and 1960's. She studied at Texas Christian University, and
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Marie Berger"Marshland Cottages in Autumn" American Mid Century Oil Painting Landscape, 20th Century
No Reserve
H 23 in W 29 in D 1 in
"Three Men in Tatters, " Surrealist Painting with Semi-Nude Figures by Lear
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
exotic environments such as the circus, carnival, deserted beach, or Dali-esque setting. A contemporary
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
H 18 in W 17 in D 0.75 in
Mid Century Modernist Israeli 'Sabra in Haifa' Landscape Harbor Oil Painting
By Bacia Gordon
Located in Surfside, FL
, St. Paul, Rockford, Milwaukee, and Chicago. Mrs. Gordon spent much time in Israel in the 1950s and
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Southwest Indians at Shore and New Mexican Village, two-sided painting
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The present artwork is an unusual example of the paintings of Fritzi Brod. It is painted on both
Category
1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
"Mountain Lake in Autumn" American Mid Century Oil Painting on Canvas Landscape
Located in New York, NY
works of many rising American and Mexican artists during the 1950's and 1960's. She studied at Texas
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Oil Painting Interior Scene Chair w Chinese Rug Joseph Solman American Art WPA
By Joseph Solman
Located in Surfside, FL
, titled and signed "J.S." verso,
Dimensions 14" x 10" Framed to 21 X 17
Provenance: William H. Trayes
Category
20th Century Modern Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Trio, " Rare and Early Oil Painting of Three Nudes in Surreal Landscape by Lear
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the circus, carnival, deserted beach, or Dali-esque setting. He would depict one or several male
Category
Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Canvas
H 22.5 in W 18.25 in
Lotan Lotan Surreal Painting Signed and Dated 1976, Apocalypse
By Lotan Lotan
Located in Phoenix, AZ
be "living in the middle of the desert painting like never before." He goes on to state in the letter
Category
Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint
Hans Burkhardt Signed Swiss California Original Midcentury Nude Figures Painting
By Hans Burkhardt
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, highly engaging large original abstract pastel painting / drawing of three nude female
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
H 30.5 in W 24 in D 1 in
Cosmic Connection
By Robert Noel Blair
Located in Buffalo, NY
You are viewing a modernist acrylic painting by Robert Blair in which the artist has utilized a
Category
1950s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Desert Approach
Located in San Francisco, CA
Dorothy settled in Big Sur and became a part of the thriving art scene in the late 1950's and '60's. In
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Lotan Lotan Surreal Painting Signed and Dated 1974, Artist on Top of the World
By Lotan Lotan
Located in Phoenix, AZ
of the desert painting like never before." He goes on to state in the letter the he had recently
Category
Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 31.5 in W 27.5 in D 1 in
Impressionist Beach Scene, Perranporth, Cornwall
Located in Cotignac, FR
China, the Gobi Desert, Mongolia, and left Shanghai in August 1937 at the start of the Sino/Japanese war
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Flowers and Arches
By Helen Lundeberg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
evident.
From the 1950s onward, Lundeberg returned to larger scale paintings as her work became sparer
Category
1940s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Franciscan, Desert Rose Tea Set
By Franciscan China 1
Located in New Orleans, LA
A true American Classic, Franciscan Desert Rose dinnerware has graced dining tables since 1941
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
'Son of Israel'
By Harold von Schmidt
Located in Fort Washington, PA
of the British escape and encouraged the Hessians to desert the war effort. Arrested again in 1778
Category
1930s Other Art Style Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Street Scene: "King George Dies"
By Thomas Fransioli
Located in New York, NY
in painting. World War II interrupted a promising career in architecture. Fransioli served in the
Category
20th Century American Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Oil on Board Landscape by Martha Eleanor Nicholson Hurst / Wyeth
Located in San Diego, CA
, circa 1950s. Hurst studied under Andrew Wyeth and Olaf Wieghorst and later, John Hilton. The painting
Category
20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Wood
Untitled Palestine Landscape, Vintage Bezalel Schoo Israeli Watercolor Painting
By Elias Newman
Located in Surfside, FL
. Alliance Art Sch., 1920-25; Acad. Grande Chaumière, Paris, France, 1929.
Exhibited: S. Indp. A., 1925
Category
20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Surrealist Landscape Oil on Canvas by French Painter Emile Gerard
By Émile Gérard
Located in Pasadena, CA
1950s growing up. Abstract Expressionism prevailed in the 1950s as a primary method of painting and
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 18 in W 20.1 in D 0.75 in
"SUNSET ON THE OLD STAGE TRAIL" STAGECOACH SCENE. CALIFORNIA / ARIZONA VIBRANT
By Marjorie Reed
Located in San Antonio, TX
Harvey Day paintings were actually created in the mid-1950's, several years after Harvey Day's death, as
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"HAPPY STAGING" STAGECOACH FRAMED 18.5 X 22.5
By Marjorie Reed
Located in San Antonio, TX
thirty paintings were purchased by James S. Copley, owner and publisher of the San Diego Union Tribune
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Monumental Abstract Modernist Oil Panel Oregon Centennial Exposition Mural 1959
By Louis Bunce
Located in Portland, OR
Monumental modernist oil on panel painting by Louis Demott Bunce (1907-1983), from an installation
Category
1950s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Guy Pene du Bois WPA American Modernism Realism NYC Scene Oil Lawyers in Court
By Guy Pène Du Bois
Located in New York, NY
Guy Pene du Bois' "Two Figures in Courtroom" is a WPA era American scene oil painting created in a
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Board
Walking By The Sea
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, and in the 1940s he began devoting himself to painting in a studio at Via
Category
1980s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Rooted Silence
By Paul Grimm
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Paul Grimm. "Rooted Silence" is a landscape painting, oil on board in an earth-tone
Category
20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Stately Eucalypti
By Paul Grimm
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Paul Grimm. "Stately Eucalypti" is a landscape painting, oil on board in an earth
Category
20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Diagonal Stripe VI-21
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Kenneth Noland. “Diagonal Stripe VI-21” is a hard-edge, abstract painting, paint on
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Handmade Paper
"Plaza Hotel in Winter" Johann Berthelsen, New York City Snow Scene, Cityscape
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
his work, the demand for Berthelsen's paintings increased. The demand was such that, in 1950, the
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"AUTUMN PATH" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY RARE G. DAY SIGNATURE
By Robert W. Wood
Located in San Antonio, TX
Caryl in painting and he would take her on sketching trips all throughout the west. During the 1950's, a
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 16 in W 20 in D 3 in
Blizzard Uptown, New York City
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in Missouri, MO
paintings increased. The demand was such that, in 1950, the family returned to live in New York City
Category
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Modern Early Texas Western Wilderness Landscape Scene of Two Men and a Hog
By Otis Dozier
Located in Houston, TX
kneeling and cleaning a hog set against a desert landscape. Signed and dated in the front lower left corner
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
H 22.75 in W 28.63 in D 1 in
"APRIL" TEXAS HILL COUNTRY BLUEBONNETS IMAGE: 25 X 30 FRAME: 33 X 38 CIRCA 1940S
Located in San Antonio, TX
. During the 1950's, a combination of the popularity of Robert Wood's paintings and his print royalties
Category
1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
1940's Carmel Landscape, Sycamore Grove by Nell Walker Warner
By Nell Walker Warner
Located in Soquel, CA
1940's Carmel Landscape, Sycamore Grove by Nell Walker Warner
Beautiful, substantial and period
Category
1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Portrait of an Israeli Boy
By Bacia Gordon
Located in Surfside, FL
. Gordon spent much time in Israel in the 1950s and 1960s, and most of the works in this web site reflect
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Circle of Othon Friesz, Le Naufrage, Large Scale Work on Canvas
By Achille-Émile Othon Friesz
Located in Cotignac, FR
, perspective and colours (muted ochres, browns and blues) are similar to Othon Friesz's painting of Etretat
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 41.75 in W 57.75 in D 2 in
No Exit
By Enrico Donati
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
as he worked with new materials and textures throughout the 1950's.
One trend with which he
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Seasons Greetings #1" Drawing by French Painter Marcel Vertes
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Pasadena, CA
lodges, and glistening snow. Her marine outfit suggests she might have ended up on a desert island after
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Wax Crayon
H 16.88 in W 30.75 in D 0.38 in
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