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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
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
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
20th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Landscape with Figures Painting, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the mid-20th century. Oil on canvas framework of fabulous decor depicting landscape with figures and architecture in 18th century style. Nice size and pleasant ...
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Canvas
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...
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
Selection of Black and White Nude Artwork
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of black and white nude artwork from various artists, American, circa 1950s. From left to right, as seen in the first photo, they are:
1) The k...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper, Wood
James Joseph Kearns "Despondent Man" Etching
Located in Brooklyn, NY
James Joseph Kearns (b. 1924) etching, signed at dated "1957." Depicts a man with hollow eyes and a despondent expression with a hand outstretched. Similar to many of his works, ther...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Pablo Picasso Drawing 'Pours Mes Chers Fiancés, ' 1956
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A unique vintage Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) framed, signed and inscribed title page of L'Oeuvre Gravé de Picasso dedicated and presented to the engaged couple Sylvette David and Tobias Jellinek, who married later in 1956 with original pastel sketches of the couple below a signed dedication reading 'Pour mes chers fiances' dated to the upper left corner 20.4.56.
Provenance: Given by Pablo Picasso to Sylvette David and Tobias Jellinek on their engagement and who later married; thence sold to Eila Grahame.
Other notes: "In 1956 the art periodical, Verve, had an image of Sylvette on the cover and Sylvette and I were given a copy. We went to see Picasso that day and took the book with us, and asked Picasso if he would sign it for us. He went and found some colored crayons and wrote the dedication, adding the little sketch of us both.
The likeness of Sylvette shows how comfortable he was with producing her image, which he had previously worked with for several months. His drawing of me with my new beard is less of a
likeness!"
Tobias Jellinek, April 2017.
Pablo Picasso had been working on a portrait of Sylvette David, aged 19, as the girl with the ponytail before doing the present cartoon sketch.
"Sylvette" is the title of one of Picasso's numerous paintings featuring a young woman with a ponytail. The model for the painting, Lydia Sylvette David, also known later by her married name Lydia Corbett...
Category
European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Crayon, Paper
Parker Panttila "Macabre" Mixed-Media on Board
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Parker Panttila (Brooklyn, New York 1924-2002) ink, pencil, chalk and oil on board. Surrealist in style, highlighting a macabre sensibility.
Along wi...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paint
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
1955 Recreation Room Architectural Rendering by Rucker Fuller
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original 1955 "Recreation Room" hand-drawn architectural artwork rendering prepared by Rucker Fuller for The Bank of California Mission Branch.
Rucker Fuller is an architectural fir...
Category
American 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
Gino Paolo Gori, Bathers, Ink on Paper Sketch
By Gino Paolo Gori
Located in Mexico City, MX
An ink on paper sketch depicting two female bathers by Italian artist Gino Paolo Gori. The drawing is signed on the bottom left corner. Framed with a sticker by Galleria Donatello, F...
Category
Italian Romantic 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
Gio Ponti Sketch "Disegni per Vasi Incrociatifor", Italy 1950
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
A wonderfully whimsical concept drawing of a vase. Authentication papers from the Gio Ponti archives provided with drawing.
Category
Italian 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
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
Watercolor
"Plastics, " Striking, Original Graphic Design for Midcentury Advertisement
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An early and important example of graphic design by a woman artist, this striking drawing for "Plastics" in ink and watercolor was executed by Elsie Pivcevich in Cleveland. The stylized Christmas ornaments depicted here suggest that the advertisement was for a manufacturer of holiday decorations...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
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
Drawing of Architectural Element, Mid-20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A drawing of Architectural element, mid-20th century, upper part of a Roman column with a Composite Capital. Black chalk heightened with white on brown paper, framed and matted, hand...
Category
Unknown Classical Roman Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
Marcel Delmotte, Drawing, Signed
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Marcel Delmotte (1901-1984) , drawing , signed
Measures: 31 x 23 cm
and 46 x 38 cm.
Category
Belgian Baroque Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
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
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
1950s Abstract Figural Portrait by Josef Presser
Located in New York, NY
Bright, vivid and quite fabulous abstract by Polish American artist Josef Presser (1909-1967), circa 1950s. Known for his figural work this is a beautifully executed portrait of two ...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Wood
Blue Print of Repubblica Veneto
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Blue print of the republic Veneto .Combinated art techniques on canvas and Pergament paper.
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Drawings
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 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
"Autumn in Lexington, " Color-Drenched Drawing for "Four Seasons" Mural
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Highly atmospheric and drenched in lovely color, this drawing showing farmers piling pumpkins and men walking off to the hunt, set off by the purple hills behind, was made by Aiden L...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Watercolor
"Space Forms" Pastel Artwork
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
"SPACE FORMS", 1952 No. 3, pastel on paper with white frame (red, black, orange), by MICHAEL LOEW, (American 1907-1985), signed and dated '52 in pencil lower right
Category
American Post-Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper, Crayon
"Woodstock Society of Chambers, " Important Art Colony Drawing, 1951
By John Pike
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An original ink drawing by John Pike, the well-known illustrator and watercolorist who was an important fixture of the Woodstock Art Colony, this piece advertised the Woodstock Socie...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
1950s Pair of Abstracted Still Lifes by Emil Weddige
By Emil Weddige
Located in New York, NY
From 1957 comes this fabulous pair of abstracted still lifes by listed artist Emil Weddige. Striking Mid-Century art at its best. One is a drawing (top -- black and white with ochre...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paint, Ink, Watercolor
1956 'Femme nue à mi-corps' Drawing by Marcel Gromaire
Located in Paris, FR
Drawing by Marcel Gromaire (1892 - 1971). Ink drawing signed and dated 'Gromaire 1956' on the bottom left.
Dimensions with frame: 40cm x 49cm.
Dimensions of the visible drawing: ...
Category
French Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
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 13 1/2"
Category
Swedish Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper
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
Balenciaga 1958 Fashion Illustration by Pierre Mourgue Framed
By Pierre Mourgue
Located in Stamford, CT
1958 fashion illustration of Balenciaga purple cocoon dress and hat print by Pierre Mourgue. Linen backed print. Professionally framed in carved gilt-wood frame.
Category
French Hollywood Regency Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
Piero Solavaggione 20th Century Oil On Cardboard Italian Still Life Painting
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian signed painting from mid-20th century. Oil painting on board depicting still life, table with plates, glasses and fruit of excellent pictorial quality. Framework signed lower...
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Wood
Esteban Vicente Gouache and Pastel Drawing
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A fantastic and beautiful Esteban Vicente abstract expressionist drawing from the late 1950s. Exhibited at Leo Castelli (4 E.77th st. Gallery). Purchased from an artist friend of Vic...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paint
Charcoal Sketch
Located in Seattle, WA
The female form in charcoal, dated mid-1959.
Category
Vintage 1950s Drawings
Johannes Hedegaard Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Johannes Hedgegaard charcoal drawing signed and dated 1950. This drawing was exhibited at an important Royal Copenhagen exhibition in 1952. He is bes...
Category
Danish Vintage 1950s Drawings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
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