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Period: Mid-20th Century
1975 Landscape Colored Drawing of Bahia, Brazil by Renot
Located in Miami, FL
1975 Landscape Colored Drawing of Bahia, Brazil by Renot Offered for sale is an abstract landscape drawing by the Brazilian artist Renot (1932 - 2021). Renot worked in many mediums...
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Brazilian Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Canvas, Giltwood, Glass

Set of Three Architectural Drawings by Carl G. Bergsten, c.1930
Located in New York, NY
Set of three architectural furniture drawings by the Sweedish arquitect Carl G. Bergsten. Circa 1930. Pencil on paper. Dimenssions: WITH FRAME Motto Gesundheit: W 31.5" x H 23.75" ...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings

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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. ...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

Original Fashion Drawing, Pat Kerr, 1946
By Pat Kerr
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful ink and wash by Pat Kerr, 1946. So evocative of the 1940s. On card. Unsigned. Presented in an antique water gilded frame Drawn for A & C Kay, New Bond St. London. ...
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English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

Vintage Framed Sketch Two Cows Book Peinture et Dessins de Paul Jouve, 1930
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage black wood framed sketch of two cows, from the Book Peinture et Dessins de Paul Jouve. Dated circa 1930. Not an original Paul Jouve drawing. Sk...
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French Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

Vintage Framed Sketch Grazing Ram Book Peinture et Dessins de Paul Jouve, 1930
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage black wood framed sketch of a grazing Ram in the bushes, from the Book Peinture et Dessins de Paul Jouve. Dated circa 1930. Not an original Paul...
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French Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

John F. Kennedy Portrait, Original Drawing Pencil on Paper Dated 1963, Signed
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
John F. Kennedy Portrait - original drawing in pencil and charcoal on paper, realized by Detlef Henze, hand-signed, dated December 25, 1963. Provenance. Private collection Charcoal...
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German Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

George Price Legendary New Yorker Cartoonist "Quack" Original Drawing
Located in Sharon, CT
Depicting a duck hunter in a boat dressed as a decoy, the caption reading "Quack". Drawn with pencil on illustration board and tracing paper (overlay) in p...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media by Burt Hasen, 1961
By Burt Hasen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Burton Stanley Hasen (New York City, 1921 - 2007) abstract expressionist mixed media (watercolor and ink) on paper. A New York native, Hasen relocated to Paris to study art at the Ac...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paint

Chana Orloff 'Dancer' 1934 Pen and Ink Drawing
Located in Sharon, CT
Pen and ink by the famous Modernist Art Deco Sculptor Chana Orloff (1888-1968) Signed lower right. Pucker Gallery Boston, labeled. Glazed and framed;...
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French Art Deco Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

Oil on Wood Landscape by Charles Edouard, circa 1931
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charles Edouard oil on wood landscape, circa 1931. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use.  
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Wood

Vintage Framed Sketch Snake from the Book Peinture et Dessins de Paul Jouve 1930
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage black wood framed sketch of a rolled up snake, from the Book Peinture et Dessins de Paul Jouve. Dated circa 1930. Not an original Paul Jouve dra...
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French Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Loren Maciver 1940s Drawing Still Life of Berries
Located in Sharon, CT
Loren Maciver (American 1909-1998) drawing of berries conte crayon on pastel paper. APF Matted and framed 13 5/8" x 12 1/2", sight size 8 3/4" x 7 3/4".
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American Expressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

Willy Eisenschitz Original pastel
Located in Encino, CA
Willy Eisenschitz, "Provence View", "Paysage de Provence" Pastel on paper Measures: H 23" 1/2 x 30" 1/2 x 1/2" with frame H 17" 3/4 x 23" 3/4 (visibl...
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Austrian Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

Loren Maciver 1940's Drawing Still Life of Fruit
Located in Sharon, CT
Loren Maciver (American 1909-1998) drawing of fruit conte crayon on pastel paper. Measures: Matted and framed 13 1/2" x 14 5/8", sight size 8 1/8" x 7 3/8".
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American Expressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

1930s Antique Project of the Ship Ortac Morgan Giles Shipyard Uffa Fox archives
Located in Milan, IT
Project of the ship Ortac; launched in 1937 at the Morgan Giles shipyard, length 10.68m overall, width 3.39m, it has a mast rather tail-heavy and it won many races of RORC class. Mea...
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British Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

Charles Ellis '1922-2004' Original Churchill Downs Illustration, circa 1950s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Charles Ellis (1922-2004) original Churchill downs illustration circa 1950s Charles Ellis was known for his illustrations for the Saturday Evening P...
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American Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Other

Art Deco Portrait of a Young Woman, England, 1933
Located in London, GB
Art Deco portrait of a young woman. England, 1933. Pencil and chalk drawing, well executed. Initialled "C.P.S" In vintage mount and frame. In excellent vintage condition comm...
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English Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Wood, Paper

Midcentury Abstract Pastel Painting by Alan Powell
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A pastel painting on paper attributed to Alan Powell, of a woman wearing red lipstick this painting was originally purchased from the artist in Woodstock N...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Glass, Paper

1950s Indian Colourful Drawing of Royal with Horse
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s Indian colourful drawing of a Royal with horse. It is part of a private collection.
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Indian Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

Large Framed Lithograph by Tony Friedlaender
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large framed lithograph by Tony Friedlaender. Signed and numbered 44/95. Nicely framed over canvas.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Glass, Wood, Paper

1949 W. Fredericks Abstract Cubist Pastel Drawing
Located in Miami, FL
1949 W. Fredericks abstract cubist pastel drawing Offered for sale is an original 1949 W. Fredericks abstract Cubist mixed-media pastel drawing on paper with color pencil. The draw...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Giltwood, Paper

French 1940s Gouache on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 1940s gouache on paper. Custom framed with sandblasted oak frame with acid free paper and UV glass.
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French Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper, Gouache, Pencil

Abstract Expressionist Still Life Drawing on Paper by Salvatore Grippi, 1960s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract expressionist still life drawing on paper by Salvatore Grippi, 1960s. Gorgeous colored graphite still-life on paper. Signed and dated. From artist’s estate.
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

Genichiro Inokuma (Japanese 1902-1993) Original Ink Drawing
Located in Sharon, CT
A brushed ink "Abstract Expressionist" drawing on tracing paper. Important modern Japanese artist, exhibited in MOMA's 1966: "The New Japanese Painting and...
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Japanese Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

1949 Nautical Project of the Northele Sailing Boat by Berthon Uffa Fox archives
Located in Milan, IT
Project coming from the archives of Uffa Fox and never entered the commercial circuit depicting Northele, a sloop 14 m long, made by Berthon Boats in Lymington Dorset in 1949 accordi...
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British Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings

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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...
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American Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Crayon

Alfred Owles "The Long Wait" Original Watercolor, circa 1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Alfred Owles (1894-1978) "The Long Wait" original watercolor, circa 1970s Fine watercolor of two cowboys waiting for the stagecoach in an American West...
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American Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Other

Charcoal Drawing of a View from a Balcony by Lambro Ahlas
By Lambro Ahlas
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A view from a balcony by Lambro Ahlas. Charcoal pencil on paper. Matted in a black matte under glass in a thin gilt frame. Ahlas was a California-born artist of Greek ancestry....
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Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings

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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...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

1950s Indian Mughal Paper Drawing of a Hunting Party on Antique Court Fee Stamp
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s Indian Mughal gouache colorful paper drawing of a hunting party on an antique court fee stamp official paper of the state of Jaipur. Part of a l...
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Indian Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

Walter Gutman Midcentury Abstract Pastels Drawing on Paper
Located in Miami, FL
Walter Gutman midcentury abstract figurative drawing in pastel on paper Offered for sale is a Mid-Century Modern figurative abstract pastel drawing by W...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Plexiglass, Wood, Paper

Set of Six Art Deco Illustrations
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
Set of six blue crayon vignettes, possibly designs for later Art Deco illustrations or paintings. Media: blue crayon on paper in later frame. ...
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Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

Leon Kroll Charcoal Study for Central Panel of Worcester Mural
Located in Sharon, CT
Important Leon Kroll charcoal on prepared illustration board. Unsigned but annotated verso in the artist's hand: 'Study of head for woman with children...
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American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

Two African Women, Pastel on Paper by Pal Fried
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two African Women pastel on paper by Pal Fried, an American/Hungarian artist. From the estate of Zsa Zsa Gabor. Newly framed.
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American Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

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...
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American Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

Early 20th Century Modern Standing Female Nude Figure Original Charcoal Drawing
Located in South Salem, NY
Modernist nude study of the female figure by an anonymous artist, circa early 20th century. Loose, expressive strokes with emphatic shading. Drawn in charcoal on paper. We have two r...
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French Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Other

Collection of Four Swedish, Mid-20th Century Charcoal Studies
Located in Atlanta, GA
A collection of four European charcoal studies from the mid-20th century in matching wood frames. This set of vintage framed wall art feature c...
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European Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Wood, Paper

Collection of Mexican Prayer Plaques "Retablos Ex-Votos" from 1950s and 1960s
Located in East Hampton, NY
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...
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Mexican Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Tin

Interior Bedroom Scene Original Watercolor, Ink and Gouache Drawing Spain, 1930s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish neoclassical style bedroom indoor home scene. Original watercolor, ink and gouache drawing on vellum paper, project for a home deco...
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Spanish Neoclassical Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Other

Modern Pop Art Elizabeth Taylor Portrait in Pencil by Bill Nelson, 1980
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning early master illustration by Bill Nelson in his preferred medium of colored pencil for the Cincinnati Magazine cover story (May 1980). Framed. Ta...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paint, Paper

Pair of Circus Medrano Chalk Illustrations by André Legrand-Chabrier
Located in valatie, NY
Cirque Medrano chalk Illustrations by André Legrand-Chabrier. André Legrand-Chabrier (1876-1945) was a French novelist, journalist, illustrator and chron...
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French Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Abstract Action Painting, Black & White Pen & Ink on paper by Salvatore Grippi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract Expressionist Gestural Black & White Pen & Ink Work by Salvatore Grippi ' Gorgeous early pen and ink on paper work by Salvatore Grippi. Signed. Circa 1955-56 New York Schoo...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

Angelo Testa Abstract Marigold and Black Hard-Edge Color Field Painting, 1962
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A watercolor on board by Angelo Testa. Signed and dated (1962) Measures: 29½ H × 19½ W in. Angelo Testa was one of the foremost American textile designers of the mid-20th century. In 1945, he became the first graduate of the Institute of Design (formerly the New Bauhaus) in Chicago, where he studied under artist László Moholy-Nagy, architect George Fred Keck, and weaver Marli Ehrman...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paint

Midcentury Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Painting, Salvatore Grippi, Blue
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This ink and watercolor figurative abstract expressionist piece on paper is signed by its creator, noted New York School artist Salvatore Grippi. Though undated, the piece is fits in...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

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...
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Unknown Classical Roman Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

Pair of French Colored Lithographs in Carved Frames Signed Louis Icart, 1947
Located in Dallas, TX
These two lithographs were hand sketched in France circa 1920. Both artwork are set in a carved painted frame and protected with glass; one scene depicts a tea drinking in a garden, ...
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French Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Glass, Wood, Paper

1960s Pop Art Abstract Expressionism Trompe l'Oeil Collage by Salvatore Grippi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous collage of layered paper resembling bundles of falling textile but in two dimensions. A great melding of the figural and the completely abstract as well as various media. Si...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

French Academic Drawing, circa 1945-50
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a large mid-century French Academic drawing by J. L. Clemenceau (listed artist) that dates to circa 1945-50. The drawing was removed f...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

Original Graffiti from the 1970s on paper "Sculls & Bones" by Adolf Frankl
Located in Vienna, AT
Original drawing, felt-pen, signed, framed, 21 x 30 cm Early Graffiti from the 1970s.
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French Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Felt

Mid-century Pop Art Red Still Life Drawing Sketch by Salvatore Grippi, 1960s Mod
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous red monochrome Pop Art still-life drawing on paper, in the midst of the artist’s untitled table series of which I have a few large canvases listed. Don't miss this treasure!
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

Mirko Basaldella Monoprint Italian Midcentury Abstract Modern
By Mirko Basaldella
Located in Sharon, CT
Brutalist, abstract ink impression on tracing paper, masking taped to the back of a sheet of bond paper. Signed and dated 1952 lower left. Image size 7 3/4" x 5".
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Italian Brutalist Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

Mid-century Still-Life Violet Tabletop Pop Art Drawing by Salvatore Grippi 1960
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous still life drawing by New York Ab Ex artist Salvatore Grippi. Violet oil pencil on paper.
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

Brassaï Lithography Hand Signed
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Lithography hand signed by Brassaï from the book "Historie de Marie" Limited edition of 12/ 126 With some moisture spots Framed on a 20th century ...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

Ten Hand-Colored Color Stipple Engravings from Traite Des Arbres Fruitiers
Located in Stamford, CT
Ten hand-colored color stipple engravings from Traite des Arbres Fruitiers, with margins, each in a fine silver gilt custom frame. After Poiteau and Turpin Studies of Fruit. If your ...
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Renaissance Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Wood, Paper

Francisco Hernandez Drawing "Casa Bernalda Alba De Garcia Lorca"
By Francisco Hernandez
Located in Sharon, CT
Pencil drawing, paper size 20" x 25 1/2", image size 16 3/4" x 21 3/4". Signed and dated lower left, annotated lower right. Unframed .Francisco Hernandez, (Spanish 1932).
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Spanish Expressionist Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

"The Temple of Dendur" Painting by Eugene Berman
Located in New York, NY
Pen, ink and gouache on paper, painting "The Temple of Dendur' by Eugene Berman. Signed and dated, 1964. Framed size is 28.25 x 22.25.
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Gouache

Group of Three Works on Paper by Jose Luis Cuevas, framed
Located in Atlanta, GA
A suite of three ink drawing on paper with writings in Spanish by Mexican artist Jose Luis Cuevas, one of the leading modern artists to break away from the Muralists movement in Mexi...
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Mexican Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings

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Paper

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