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Period: 1950s
Leonard Maurer Tempera Painting of Woman, 1955
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Beautiful tempera on board by Leonard Maurer (1912-1976), painted in 1955. Portrait of a woman, exaggerated, with great depth and expressive character. ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paint
"Standing Male Nude, " Pastel Drawing by Allyn Cox, US Capitol Muralist
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully executed in warm, roseate colors -- coral, terra cotta, brick and ivory -- this drawing was made by Allyn Cox, probably as a study for one of many murals he was commissioned to paint at the US Capitol...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
1955 Federico Cantú Art Drawing Set of Six Sheets Pencil on Paper Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1955 Federico Cantú art drawing set of six pencil on paper Mexico
Federico Cantú was a Mexican mural painter, sculptor, engraver and artist who was inf...
Category
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Original Watercolor Rendering for 1956 Living Room by Leleu Firm, Paris
By Jules Leleu
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This gorgeous, original elevation watercolor, depicting a living room wall centered around a baronial fireplace with deep red brick hearth, was prepared for Madame Keime by the celebrated Leleu firm, in the years when Jules Leleu was passing the baton to his sons André and Jean and his daughter Paule. At the height of the Art Deco period, Jules was known for his sumptuous furniture with inlays of exotic woods such as Macassar ebony, amboyna and palisander, as well as designs for illustrious projects such as the SS Normandie and SS Ile de France...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paint
Original Pen & Pencil Drawing Finn Juhl, 1952
By Finn Juhl
Located in London, GB
This is an example of a hand-drawn scaled drawing of the ‘Top of New Dining Table (DRW.79)’, 17th December 1952. The drawings depicts the top view of what seems to be a ‘simplified’ version of Finn Juhl’s Silver Table, or more commonly known as the ‘Judas Table...
Category
Danish Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Rene Prou drawing for the Paquebot France salon
By René Prou
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Rene Prou drawing for the Paquebot France salon little damage on the paper at left see photo
Category
French Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Pencil Sketch of Female Nudes by Swiss Artist René Bernasconi Dated 1952
Located in COLMAR, FR
An original, drawing/sketch by Swiss artist René Bernasconi (1910-1994). This small sketch features two nude women and is signed RB and dated -52 in the lower left corner (see photos...
Category
Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper, Wood
Raymond Moretti Original Painting
Located in Miami, FL
Original painting by Raymond Moretti.
Raymond Moretti was a French abstract painter. Combining Hebrew letters, lines, and colors he created dynamic works, which flit in and out of ...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paint
PABLO PICASSO 'Les Trois Musiciens'
Located in Jersey City, NJ
This exquisite artwork is a rare and remarkable example of Pablo Picasso's innovative approach to portraiture, a silk medium. Known for his constant experimentation, Picasso's decisi...
Category
French Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Silk
20th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Painting Seascape, Fishermen and Boats, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the middle of the 20th century. Framework oil on canvas depicting a seascape with fishermen and boats of good pictorial quality. Painting of pleasant decor with ebonized guilloche...
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Canvas
Jean Signovert, French 1919-1981- Untitled, 1951; charcoal Abstract
Located in CA, CA
Jean Signovert, French 1919-1981- Untitled, 1951; charcoal, signed and dated 51 lower right, sheet 22" x 17.75"
Provenance: Private Collection, Paris
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
"The Hourglass, " Art Deco Drawing with Nude Couple by Goor, 1951
By Gaston Goor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Haunting and beautiful, this drawing of a young nude couple facing death, in his Classic shroud and holding an hourglass aloft, was made in 1951 by Gaston Goor, who was famous for il...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1950s Drawings
Jared French Portrait Sketch of Chuck Howard
By Jared French
Located in Savannah, GA
Jared French
(American, 1905-1988)
Portrait sketch of Chuck Howard
pencil on paper
signed and titled in margin:
Charles Howard
Feb. 12, 1950 … by ...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper, Glass, Wood
Henry Moore Style I950s Nudes English Drawing
By Henry Moore
Located in Roma, IT
Interesting and important two-sided drawing by a follower of the great English artist Henry Moore. It depicts with great intensity and expressive depth, a series of nudes shot in var...
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
1960s Fine Chinese Art Child Being Carried
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Fine Chinese Art Child Being Carried on Man's Back Scenic Road Travel
Frame 16.5 tall x 12.75 w x .75 thick, art 11.5 x 8 w
Original vintage condition unrestored
See images pro...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Spring Frolic, " Rare Drawing with Nudes by Gaston Goor, Late Art Deco
By Gaston Goor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Finely drawn and vividly hued, this drawing was executed in 1954 by Gaston Goor, who was famous for illustrating a number of books by Roger Peyrefitte and others in France. Goor was ...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Crayon
René Bouché Illustration, 1955
Located in Savannah, GA
René Bouché
(American, 1905-1963)
Illustration on paper of a lady from January 13, 1955.
Estate of Chuck Howard
frame 20 by 26 inches
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
"Tea and Smoke in the Bath, " Important Scene in Moroccan Hammam by Azema
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This classic and important drawing by Jacques Azéma depicts two Moroccan male youth in the hammam or bath house, relaxing in the nude and imbibing in tea...
Category
Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Drawings of Parmigianino by a. E. Popham, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Drawings of Parmigianino by A. E. Popham. Publisher: New York, The Beechhurst Press 1953. 1st Ed hardcover with Gaylord covered dust jacket. Illustrated with 82 of his drawings. ...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century abstract Drawing by Stanley Mitruk
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Mid-Century abstract pencil drawing, framed and matted, signed by renowned artist S. Mitruk dated 8/21/57, drawing measures 8" x 10", framed size 15" x 19".
Stanley Matthew Mitruk w...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper, Glass, Wood
20th Century Oil on Canvas French Still Life with Game Painting, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French painting from the first half of the 20th century. Oil on canvas framework depicting still life with game of good pictorial quality. Modern ...
Category
French Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Canvas
"St. George and the Dragon, " Art Deco Drawing with Male Nude by Goor
By Gaston Goor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This dramatic drawing of St. George and the dragon was executed in 1954 by Gaston Goor, who was famous for illustrating a number of books by Roger Peyrefitte and others in France. Go...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1950s Drawings
Abstract Composition Drawing by Fritz Klee, Germany, 1955
Located in Barntrup, DE
A magnificent abstract organic hand-drawing, a draft of an ornamental composition in strong, bright colors by Fritz Klee. Colored pencils on paper, signed and dated 'Fritz Klee 1955'...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Guy Bourdin, Cat Drawing, Ink and Gouache on Paper, 1955
By Guy Bourdin
Located in CA, CA
During the early 1950s Guy Bourdin had established himself as an artist with the eye of a painter, working primarily on paper Bourdin created images containing fascinating stories and compositions. His early experimental work bridges the gap between Surrealism and his later photography which at the time was still in its infancy.
This early cat drawing...
Category
French Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Mid Century 1950s German Castle River Landscape Pastel Painting Drawing
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century 1950s framed German pastel painting of a hilly landscape by a river centered on a stone castle or chateau and farmhouse. Purchased in the 50s in Frankfurt.
Measures: 3...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paint
Pastel painting "Vase with flowers" signed Jaak Van Den Seylbergh Belgium, 1950
Located in Traversetolo, IT
A stupendous pastel of considerable size executed by Jaak Van Den Seylbergh in the 1940s-50s, the author falls into an exquisitely academic type of production, within a conception in...
Category
Belgian Other Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Crayon
Abstract Composition Drawing by Fritz Klee, 1952
Located in Barntrup, DE
A magnificent abstract organic hand-drawing, a draft of an ornamental composition in strong, bright colors by Fritz Klee. Colored pencils on paper, signed and dated 'Fritz Klee 1952'...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Abstract Composition Drawing on Black Paper by Fritz Klee, 1955
Located in Barntrup, DE
A magnificent abstract organic hand-drawing, a draft of an ornamental composition in strong, bright colors on black paper by Fritz Klee. Colored pencils on paper, signed and dated 'F...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Robert Freiman Drawing, 1956
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant, expressive, black ink drawing by Robert Freiman, signed and dated 1956.
Robert J Freiman (b. 1917 - d. 1991), deaf from birth, was born in New York City and attended the Lexington School for the Deaf. He studied art at the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, the Art Students League, the Parsons School of Design, and, in Paris, at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Freiman’s spectrum of styles evolved considerably over the course of his long career, ranging from early portraiture and realistic landscape to mixed-media works using watercolor, acrylic, and pen. He was a regular exhibitor at the Sidewalk Art...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Ink, Paper
Original Watercolor & Ink Cartoon by DB Donte, 1958
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Original Watercolor & Ink Cartoon
"Caution Goafer Holes and Falling Rocks Ahead"
signed DB Donte, 1958
"in original condition and frame"
"frame needs to be replaced"
"will look ama...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Ethel Magafan "Evening Moon" Pen and Ink Drawing
By Ethel Magafan
Located in Garnerville, NY
Ethel Magafan (1916-1993) pen and ink sketch drawing entitled "Evening Mood". Signed lower right. Circa 1950. This piece comes from the Estate of Anton Otto Fischer after Magafan moved to Woodstock, NY where his home and studio were.
Good overall condition. Wear consistent with age and not being framed. There is obvious darkening of the paper surface due to the piece originally having an old matte surrounding the sight opening. No visible rips, tears or restorations. Soft corners and edges.
Approximately 8" wide x 6" high.
Bio:
After World War II, many people in the US were on the move, and on the advice of older artist friends in Los Angeles, Arnold Blanche...
Category
American Rustic Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Abstract Composition Drawing by Fritz Klee, 1955
Located in Barntrup, DE
A magnificent abstract organic hand-drawing, a draft of an ornamental composition in strong, bright colors by Fritz Klee. Colored pencils on paper, signed and dated 'Fritz Klee 1955'...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Gio Ponti Sketch "Disegni per Vasi Incrociatifor", Italy, 1950
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
A wonderfully whimsical concept drawing of two vases. Authentication papers from the Gio Ponti archives provided with drawing.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Charles Culver Signed Sea & Mountains Modern Pastel Drawing on Paper Framed 1950
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A modern pastel drawing on paper by Detroit artist Charles Culver. Hand signed in pencil bottom right. A dreamy landscape of seaside mountains. Per the artist, "I try to 'see' though...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Rene Portocarrero 1952 Cuban Art Jarron Con Flores Ink And Gouache On Paper
Located in Miami, FL
Jarron Con Flores, ink on paper by Rene Portocarrero (1912-1985).
This wonderful drawing made by Portocarrero is one of the few that survive from his artistic period of the 1940s a...
Category
Cuban Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Fredric Karoly Abstract Expressionist Ink/Paper 1960
Located in Sharon, CT
Original pen and ink drawing, "overall abstraction" of expressive markings, signed/dated lower right. Paper size: 27 x 40", image size 22...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Mid-century charcoal on paper framed male nude study
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid 20th century charcoal on paper male nude study. This drawing is presented in a handmade Italian frame with cream and black mat boards. The charcoal drawing is a male nu...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Nude Male with Upraised Arms, " Striking Midcentury Drawing by RISD Teacher
By Robert Lamb
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stark and sensuous at the same time, this drawing was made by Robert Lamb in 1953, shortly after he graduated from the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design. Although primarily k...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Robert Freiman, 1956, "Third Avenue at 57th Street"
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A wonderful Robert Freiman watercolor, from 1956, entitled " Third Avenue at 57th Street".
Robert J Freiman (b. 1917 - d. 1991), deaf from birth, was born in New York City and attended the Lexington School for the Deaf. He studied art at the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, the Art Students League, the Parsons School of Design, and, in Paris, at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Freiman’s spectrum of styles evolved considerably over the course of his long career, ranging from early portraiture and realistic landscape to mixed-media works using watercolor, acrylic, and pen. He was a regular exhibitor at the Sidewalk Art...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Watercolor
Vintage Ivan Jordell Abstract Pastel On Paper Artwork
By Ivan Jordell
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage Ivan Jordell Abstract Pastel On Paper Artwork
New Mat with original frame.
Image Size: 10" x 12"
Category
Swedish Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Roping Sculpture", Drawing of Two Youths w/ Classical Stone Head, Burnt Sienna
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This finely detailed drawing by Peter Todd Mitchell -- famed for his fabric and wallpaper designs after World War II -- depicts two semi-nude male figures maneuvering a Classical stone head...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Gouache, Charcoal and Pastel on Paper, Mid-Century Drawing of a Ballerina
Located in San Francisco, CA
The abstract expressionist drawing of a graceful ballerina dancing to Swan Lake in a deep bow; with illegible signature.
Category
North American Expressionist Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Eugene Berman Untitled Stage Design
Located in New York, NY
Eugene Berman (1899–1972)
An untitled stage design, ink and wash on paper.
French, circa 1950.
Signed lower right: EB.
Category
French Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Unknown Artist, Pencil and Watercolor on Cardboard, Portrait of Young Woman
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Unknown artist, pencil and watercolor on cardboard.
Portrait of a young woman with a pencil.
Signed Lam, Paris 1951.
In excellent condition.
Measures : 27.5 cm. x 35.5 cm.
Total...
Category
French Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Other
Marc Chagall David Montant La Colline des Oliviers (pl. 71) Signed Etching
By Marc Chagall
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A spiritual modern etching with hand coloring on Arches wove paper titled “David Montant La Colline des Oliviers (David Ascending The Mount of Olives)” (pl. 71 from The Bible Series)...
Category
Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Robert Freiman Watercolor and Ink on Paper, 1957
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Classic midcentury watercolor and ink on paper by Robert Freiman, signed and dated 1957.
Robert J Freiman (b. 1917 - d. 1991), deaf from birth, was born in New York City and attended the Lexington School for the Deaf. He studied art at the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, the Art Students League, the Parsons School of Design, and, in Paris, at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Freiman’s spectrum of styles evolved considerably over the course of his long career, ranging from early portraiture and realistic landscape to mixed-media works using watercolor, acrylic, and pen. He was a regular exhibitor at the Sidewalk Art...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Abstract Expressionist Ink Drawing on Paper by Salvatore Grippi 1953
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This ink figurative abstract Expressionist piece on paper is signed by its creator, noted New York School artist Salvatore Grippi. Though undated, the piece is similar in form and st...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Gisbert Palmie Drawing, 1958
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An interesting figurative colored chalks, charcoal drawing by Gisbert Palmie. A noted "anti-modernist" whose works were collected by leading Nazis inclu...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Crayon
Gouache On Paper By Robert Freiman, 1957
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A striking gouache on paper by Robert Freiman, signed and dated 1957.
Robert J Freiman (b. 1917 - d. 1991), deaf from birth, was born in New York City and attended the Lexington School for the Deaf. He studied art at the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, the Art Students League, the Parsons School of Design, and, in Paris, at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Freiman’s spectrum of styles evolved considerably over the course of his long career, ranging from early portraiture and realistic landscape to mixed-media works using watercolor, acrylic, and pen. He was a regular exhibitor at the Sidewalk Art...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
Dance/Fantasy Watercolor by Robert Freiman
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A watercolor by Robert Freiman.
Category
American Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Robert Freiman Watercolor and Ink on Paper, 1956
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A charming 1956 Robert Freiman watercolor and ink on paper.
Robert J Freiman (b. 1917 - d. 1991), deaf from birth, was born in New York City and attended the Lexington School for the Deaf. He studied art at the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, the Art Students League, the Parsons School of Design, and, in Paris, at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Freiman’s spectrum of styles evolved considerably over the course of his long career, ranging from early portraiture and realistic landscape to mixed-media works using watercolor, acrylic, and pen. He was a regular exhibitor at the Sidewalk Art...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
1955 Tropical "Private Lodge & Lounge" Architectural Prepared by Rucker Fuller
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original 1955 "Private Lodge & Lounge" hand drawn Architectural artwork Rendering prepared by Rucker Fuller by artist Tom Greene for Mrs. Green Bach in Atherton, California. The room...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Andre Derain Etching signed in pencil
By Andre Darin
Located in Hudson, NY
Andre Derain was born in Chatou France in 1880. He met Matisse early in his life but was conscripted into the French army in 1901. After his service and when released Matisse convinced his parents to allow him to stop training as an engineering student to develop his artistic talents. He devoted himself full time to painting and attended the Academie Julian. He developed his early important style with close friends Maurice de Vlaminck and Henri Matisse. This became known as Fauvism and helped to usher in the other modern movements in art throughout the 20th century. The notable art dealer Ambroise Vollard sent Derain to London to work on a series of city-themed paintings that cemented his career as an important world-class artist. In 1907 his entire studios...
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French Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Pastel drawing by Edvard Andersson, Komposition
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Edvard Andersson, Komposition
Pastel drawing
The work is signed by the artist
Work dimensions 63/49
Unframed work
Edvard Andersson (1891 - 1967) was a Swedish artist. In 1918, at th...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Collection of Mexican Prayer Plaques "Retablos Ex-Votos" from 1950s and 1960s
Located in North Miami, FL
This is an amazing and important collection of 8 plaques (7 tin metal and one in wood) that have been hand painted by Catholic religious devotees in gratitude to either Christ, Virgi...
Category
Mexican Folk Art Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Tin
Jean COCTEAU - Profile with Laurel Wreath, 1959
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Holmfirth, GB
Jean Cocteau (1889-1963), Profile with Laurel Wreath, 1959. Blue Ink on flyleaf of the book, "The blood of the poet". Signed, dated and dedicated in the centre. Provenance: Offered ...
Category
French Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Abstract Composition Drawing by Fritz Klee, 1959
Located in Barntrup, DE
A magnificent abstract organic hand-drawing, a draft of an ornamental composition in strong, bright colors by Fritz Klee. Colored pencils on paper, signed and dated 'Fritz Klee 1959'...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Color Lithograph, Båtparad by Waldemar Lorentzon, 1953
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Waldemar Lorentzon, Båtparad, 1953
Color lithography
Number 227/300
Work with the artist's signature and individual number (pencil)
Working dimensions 40/52
This work is framed
...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
