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Period: 1950s
Place of Origin: American
Oil Painting on Board Portrait Male Nude in Forest, Circa 1950
Located in Rochester, NY
Oil painting on artist board - portrait of a bare chested young man in forest - set in a contemporary silver leaf wood frame. Signed bottom right corner - A. Fein '52. Framed measure...
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1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
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Silver Leaf
Outsider Folk Art Modernist Painting Dated 1959 by Peter Paul Sakowski
Located in Peabody, MA
We recently acquired a number of paintings from the estate of the noted outsider artist Peter Paul Sakowski (1915-2000) of Holyoke, Mass. His style tended to vary from an illustrativ...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
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Paint
"The Man with the Golden Arm" Original US Film Poster
By Saul Bass
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster.
Saul Bass was born in New York. Bass was a rotund, jovial character. After studying at the Art Students League and graduating from Brooklyn College, he moved west at the age of 26, and is credited with introducing an East Coast sensibility to marketing. He saw advertising as a means for funding his passion for the movies, and after 6 years working with a number of agencies, he finally had the funds to establish his own. All this time, he was forging ever-closer links with the film industry, and in 1954 this led to a commission from Otto Preminger to design the poster for Carmen Jones. The following year the director invited the artist to work on The Man With The Golden Arm...
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1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
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Paper
An Important Modernist Painting By Hilda Altschule 1950
By Hilda Altschule
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual, modernist painting by Hilda Altschule, 1950. Entitled "Orpheus and Euridyce", oil on canvas. A quick note about the artist "Hilda Coates Altschule (New York, Russian, 190...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Early Abstract Expressionist Norman Gorbaty Oil Painting, circa 1950s
By Norman Gorbaty
Located in Peabody, MA
Abstract oil (24" x 20") by Norman Gorbaty (b. 1932), circa late 1950s. Gorbaty was a young artist in his 1920s when his work was included in a 1954 show of American printmakers at t...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
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Paint
All About Eve
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1956 starring Bette Davis, George Sanders, Anne Baxter and Marilyn.
This film was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
The art work on this poster is by...
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1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
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Paper
'Some Like It Hot' Original Vintage Movie Poster, American, 1959
Located in Devon, GB
Billy Wilder's timeless screwball comedy "Some Like It Hot" needs no introduction - with it's non-stop action, smutty one-liners, sexual innuendo and skilful blend of high and low co...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
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Linen, Paper
Vintage Toy Child's Beach Shovel Custom Mounted Display
By Mark Indursky
Located in Stamford, CT
13 old vintage red metal child's beach shovels custom mounted on a custom build pegged wooden display measuring 41" wide 11 1/2" tall and 2 1/2" deep.
Great summer vacation home or c...
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1950s Country Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Original Vintage Travel Poster Chicago TWA Trans World Airlines Constellation
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for Trans World Airlines - Fly TWA to Chicago - featuring a city scene depicting smartly dressed people walking under the street lights inc...
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1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
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Paper
"Dancing Figure in Asian Costume, " Monumental Mid Century Enamel Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The most spectacular piece of mid century enamelwork we have ever seen, or offered, this monumental shallow bowl, designed for hanging on a wall, depicts a dancing female figure -- c...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Enamel
Vertigo
Located in London, GB
Original American photographic production still from the film Vertigo, 1958. Starring James Stewart, Kim Novak and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. This piece is framed in a Sapele wood...
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1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
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Paper
Big Heat
Located in London, GB
Original US movie poster for Fritz Lang's 1953 Film Noir staring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame.
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1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Framed Editioned Dali Photograph by Philippe Halsman
By Philippe Halsman
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist: Philippe Halsman (1906-1979)
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Title: Dalí with Rhinoceros
Date: 1956; Printed in 1981 as part of the ten-piece Dali Portfolio...
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1950s Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
'Not of This Earth' Original Us One Sheet Movie Poster by Albert Kallis, 1957
By Albert Kallis
Located in Devon, GB
A Classic US one sheet poster for the 1957 B-movie thriller 'Not Of This Earth,' one of the earliest sci-fi movies made by prolific low-budget producer/director Roger Corman in what ...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper, Linen
Sunset Boulevard
Located in London, GB
Original US lobby card number 7 for the American film noir directed and co-written by Billy Wilder, and produced and co-written by Charles Brackett. The film stars William Holden, Gl...
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1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
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Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster American Airlines To New England McKnight Kauffer
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster - American Airlines to New England - designed by one of the most renowned poster artists of the 20th century Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-...
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1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Movie Poster Love In The Afternoon Gary Cooper Audrey Hepburn
By Saul Bass
Located in London, GB
Original vintage movie poster for the romantic comedy film - Love in the Afternoon - starring Gary Cooper, Audrey Hepburn and Maurice Chevalier and produced and directed by Billy Wil...
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1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
1950s Double Sided Light Up Ice Cream Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1950s double-sided metal sign with an ice cream cone. Made of sheet metal. Each side has a hand painted ice cream cone with sheet metal outlining the shape. A total of 34 light bulbs illuminate each side. Very cool piece of pop art. Great vintage condition. Cool sign for a hotel lobby, play room, ice cream parlor or pool room.
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1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Wall Sculpture, Mid-Century, Fish Motif, Wood & Linen, C 1950, Modern Art Work
Located in New York, NY
Decorative wall sculpture from circa 1950.
Jute fabric backing with a wood and metal sculpture of a fish.
The jute fabric has some worn off edges all around.
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Robert Freiman Watercolor and Ink on Paper, 1956
By Robert Freiman
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...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Painting Mid-Century Portrait of a Lady Mid-Century Modern Art, Signed, C 1950
Located in New York, NY
Decorative, midcentury painting of a lady, circa 1950. Signed by H. Quat. Framed in a gold frame with a linen liner.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic
Killer's Kiss
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for Stanley Kubrick's 1955 Film Noir.
The film starred Frank Silvera and Jamie Smith.
This poster is conservation linen backed and would be shipped rolled i...
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1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
1951 An American in Paris Original Vintage Poster
By Roger Soubie
Located in Winchester, GB
The wildly successful "An American in Paris" was released in 1951 and went on to win 6 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, as well as the first ever Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy).
Originally based on the 1928 orchestral song composed by George Gershwin, the film stars the legendary Gene Kelly alongside Leslie Caron...
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1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Ceramic Bamboo Wall Pocket Vase in Turquoise
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mid-Century Modern wall pocket vase with bamboo cluster design. Handmade ceramic pottery features a turquoise glaze finish. The vase has one opening along ...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
On the Waterfront
Located in London, GB
Original American photographic production still.
For the 1954 classic drama On the Waterfront. The film starred Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J Cobb. Guinness...
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1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
"Ghostly Figure, " Important Landscape with Translucent Figure by Michigan Artist
By Armand Merizon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An early and important painting by renowned Grand Rapids artist Armand Merizon, this work depicts a ghostly figure -- reputedly the son of a dear family friend -- in the midst of the...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
1950 Abstract Still Life 3D Fiberboard Art Wall Sculpture, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of 3D abstract wall sculptures each featuring a still life depicting a table setting of 3 vases made from layers of sculpted fiberboard in original artist's chosen oak picture f...
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1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
United States 50’s Roll Up Map
Located in Philadelphia, PA
United States Roll Up Map. In nice original condition. Roll-up Function even works! Great Colors! Some losses to edges, canvas backing shows edge wear.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Original 1951 This Is My Affair, "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" Film Poster
By 20th Century Fox
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original 1951 Film Poster – I Can Get It For You Wholesale
This vibrant original U.S. poster for the 1951 drama starring Susan Hayward, Dan Dailey, and George Sanders features bold mid-century artwork that captures the glamour and ambition of the fashion industry storyline. It is a striking collectible for fans of classic cinema and vintage Hollywood design...
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1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
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Paper
Hans Burkhardt Signed Swiss California Original Midcentury Abstract Painting
By Hans Burkhardt
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, highly engaging large original abstract female nude pastel painting/drawing by Swiss/ American/ Californian painter-artist Hans Burkhardt.
This work, titled "Seated Female" is hand-signed and dated (1958) by the artist.
An original, one-of-a-kind, and unusually large work by Burkhardt. Would be the crown jewel to any collection of his work or a stunning stand-alone art accent piece in about any setting. His earlier abstract female forms are becoming rare and harder to find.
Hans Burkhardt was born in 1904 in Basel, Switzerland. At the age of 20, he immigrated to New York to work with his father. From 1925 to 1928 he attended the Cooper Union School of the Arts, where he befriended mentor Arshile Gorky and Willem de Kooning—sharing Gorky's studio from 1928 to 1937. In 1937 he moved to Los Angeles, California.
Burkhardt held his first solo exhibition in 1939 at Stendahl Gallery in Los Angeles. In 1945 he had a highly acclaimed solo exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum. Burkhardt spent most of the 1950s working in Mexico. Art critics of the time considered him a "great Mexican master” alongside Orozco, Rivera, and Siqueiros, and Rufino Tamayo admired his work. He returned to Los Angeles in the 1960s to create some of the most powerful examples of Abstract Expressionism of the time. During this time he also became well known for his richly drawn pastel abstractions of the human figure of which this original work certainly qualifies.
He died in Los Angeles in 1994.
Burkhardt's solo shows include:
1939: Stendahl Gallery, Los Angeles, March 27 – April 17
1945: Hans Burkhardt, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
1951: Museo de Bellas Artes, Guadalajara, Mexico: Exhibicion de Pinturas Modernas; Comara Gallery, Los Angeles
1953: Fisher Gallery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
1957: Pasadena Art Museum, California: Ten Year Retrospective, June 14 – July 14;
1961-62: Thirty Year Retrospective (traveled to Santa Barbara Museum of Art, April 11 – May 7, 1961, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, January 9 – February 4, 1962, Legion of Honor (museum), San Francisco, June 10 – July 9, 1962)
1968: San Diego Museum of Art: Vietnam Paintings...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Paper
Platinium Blond Pin-Up Mamie Van Doren
Located in London, GB
Original 1950s US vintage black and white photograph of platinium blond Pin-Up Mamie Van Doren.
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1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Early B & W Original Bruce of LA Male Nude Photograph Rare Studio Stamp
By Bruce of Los Angeles, Bruce Bellas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A rare early B & W orig photograph from Bruce Bellas. This tasteful nude is a horizontal image of a handsome blond male model. The verso has the early stamp with PO Box in Los Angele...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
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Paper
Sleeping Beauty
Located in London, GB
Original set of 8 US Lobby cards for the 1959 Walt Disney animation Sleeping Beauty directed by Clyde Geronimi. These Lobby cards would have been...
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1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
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Paper
Funny Face
Located in London, GB
Original US style B film poster for Funny Face 1956.
This musical romance was directed by Stanley Donen and written by Leonard Gershe, and features numbers...
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1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
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Paper
The Big Combo
Located in London, GB
Original US style B film poster for the 1955 Film Noir starring Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte and Jean Wallace. This film was directed by Joseph H. Lewis.
...
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1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
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Paper
Modernist Norman Gorbaty Oil Painting, circa 1950s
By Norman Gorbaty
Located in Peabody, MA
Abstract oil (16" x 20") by Norman Gorbaty (b. 1932), circa late 1950s. Gorbaty was a young artist in his 1920s when his work was included in a 1954 show of American printmakers at t...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
North by Northwest
Located in London, GB
Original US Lobby card from the first release of this Classic Hitchcock film in the US in 1959.
The artwork on this lobby card featuring the crop dust...
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1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Leonard Maurer Tempera Painting of Woman, 1955
By Leonard Maurer
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. ...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
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Paint
Original Vintage Pan American Poster To Paris France Pan Am Airline Travel Art
By Jean Carlu
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - To Paris Pan American World's Most Experienced Airline - featuring a colourful design by Jean Carlu (1900-1997) depicting a lady holding a basket of flowers and a rose in her hand with illustrations of seating outside a cafe and famous historical monuments in the background including the Eiffel Tower flying a French flag at the top, the Notre Dame cathedral, Cleopatra...
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1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
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Paper
"Nude with Umbrella, " Mid-Century Modern Male Nude by du Bois, Tony Award Winner
By Raoul Pene du Bois
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vividly painted in tones of turquoise, canary yellow and warm brown, this extraordinary depiction of a slender Black male nude holding an umbrella -- in our opinion a Mid-Century Mod...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
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Paint
'Marilyn on the Stairs' 1956 yellow plate photograph by Milton H. Greene
By Milton H. Greene
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Atypical photo of Marilyn Monroe on dusty stairs in a shabby porch. Devoid of any form of glamor the natural beauty of the moviestar remains proudly intact. Dressed in a black lace t...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
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Other
Laura #2, Framed Lithograph 76/200 By Irving Amen 1950s
Located in Delray Beach, FL
An outstanding, color lithograph, titled “Laura #2” from 1950s and annotated 76/200, signed by American artist Irving Amen. The dimensions are 28″H x 22″W framed. In excellent condit...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
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Paper
Set Of Three Framed Equestrian Watercolors By Denes De Holesch
Located in Essex, MA
A Hungarian painter who moved to America. Years 1910-1983. Artist specialized in equestrian subjects. Framed with a bleached wood and grasscloth frame. Signed lower right.
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
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Wood, Paper
Original Vintage Movie Poster La Modelo Incognita Girl Of The Year Petty Girl
Located in London, GB
Original vintage movie poster for La Modelo Incognita / Girl of the Year - Design features Joan Caulfield's character wearing a leotard and ballet shoes laying back over the bold yel...
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1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
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Paper
Roman Holiday
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1953 Classic.
This romantic comedy was directed and produced by William Wyler, and stars Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck. Hepburn won an Academy Awar...
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1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
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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...
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1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
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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...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
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Paper
Chuck Dodson Wall-Mounted Cast Concrete Art Deco Plaque "Dancing Couples"
By Chuck Dodson
Located in North Miami, FL
Art Deco buildings incorporated figural panels in their facades such as this exquisite bas reliefs sculpted by Chuck Dodson. This has been framed in an industrial iron frame. The con...
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1950s Art Deco Vintage American Wall Decorations
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Concrete, Iron
"The Blue Knights, " Brilliant, Mid-Century Enamel Panel by Hansen
By Helen Hansen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly designed and executed, this ambitious enamel panel -- depicting four blue knights with swords, voluminous robes and fantastic hats -- was created by Helen Hansen in the 1...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
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Enamel
Original Vintage Poster Philippines Northwest Orient Airlines Asia Travel Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Asia travel poster for the Philippines Fly Northwest Orient Airlines featuring illustrations depicting a farmer walking next to his o...
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1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
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Paper
Color Lithograph Depicting a Horse Head, USA 1950
Located in Milan, IT
A color lithograph, depicting a horse head Rosebend. Signed C. W. Anderson. Solid cherry wood frame, polished and beeswaxed. Usa circa 1950.
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1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Cherry, Paper
Mid Century Abstract Painting by California Artist Martin Snipper
By Martin Snipper
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large oil on canvas signed M. S. and dated 1950. Martin Snipper b.1914-d.2008, he was a San Francisco/Bay Area artist and patron of the arts. American, mid 20th century.
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
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Canvas
Group of Coin Inlaid Trays by Couroc
By The Couroc Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
Group of nine coin inlaid trays by The Couroc Company, American, circa 1950's. These would look great mounted on a wall together. Constructed of antique coins mounted in black resin ...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
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Resin
"Icarus Falling, " Painting by Kyra Markham, Genre Scene Artist, Sky Blue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although she is famous for her genre scenes such as "Bleeker Street Fire Hydrant" and "New Year's Eve in Greenwich Village," Kyra Markham began her career...
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1950s Art Deco Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Surrealist Painting by Thurman Nicholson
Located in Miami, FL
Unique and wonderful painting by Thurman Nicholson.
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1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
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Paint
"I Can Get It for You Wholesale, " Original US Film Poster
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1951 drama staring Susan Hayward, Dan Dailey, George Sanders.
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1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Written on the Wind, US Film Poster
By Reynold Brown
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for Douglas Sirk's 1956 Melodrama staring
Rock Hudson, Robert Stack and Lauren Bacall.
This poster is conservation linen backed an...
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1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
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Paper
Fredric Karoly Abstract Expressionist Oil/Paper, 1960
Located in Sharon, CT
An early use of oil paint on Japanese Rice Paper-an absorbing surface, creating the extra element of bleed. Also the image is predominantly symmetr...
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1950s Expressionist Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
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