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Period: 1950s
Place of Origin: American
1957 Don Bloom Market Scene modernist original oil on canvas
Located in Farmingdale, NJ
Don Bloom (b. 1932-2016) large oil painting, dated 1957. In 1960 he was awarded the Guggenheim fellowship for creative painting, the same year his work was i...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Leon D'Usseau “Dusso” Large Original Oil Painting
By "Leon D'Usseau Jr. ""Dusso"""
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1950’s Original oil on board paint by American listed artist Leon D’Usseau 1918-1991
Leon D’Usseau
Born in Los Angeles, CA. March 21, 1918. Son of an art director at Paramount Pic...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paint
Original Vintage Travel Poster Rio Brazil S. America Sugarloaf Cable Car Braniff
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Rio de Janeiro issued by Braniff International Airways featuring a colourful cartoon illustration of tourists on a red cable car with people enjoyi...
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Touch of Evil
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1958 Film Noir Touch of Evil.
This poster would have been used outside the cinema at the films original release.
The artwork is by Bob Tollen
Touch of...
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Located in London, GB
Original US lobby card for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937.
This piece would have been used to advertise the film inside the cinema foyer. This lobby card was created for as sma...
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Nude Painting, Ink Wash, C 1950, Back View, Original Dark Tan Wood Framing, Art
Located in New York, NY
Nude painting of a woman, back view. The technique is ink wash. Painting is on paper with a wood frame, C 1950. Original wood framing.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Funny Face
Located in London, GB
Original US colour production still for Stanley Donen's 1957 comedy, musical starring Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire.
The piece is conservation framed with UV plexiglass in a Tulip ...
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Oil Painting by Helen Ferne Slimp in Ornate Frame
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely original oil on 16 x 20 canvas by American artist Helen Ferne Slimp (1890-1995) having horn shaped vase with cascading white dogwoods. The Belgian ornate lemon gilt frame...
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Collection of Three Framed American Solider Photographs
Located in Chicago, IL
A heartwarming collection of three framed photographs depicting pairs of American soldiers, some in uniform and some flexing their muscles, but all charmi...
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Mid-century GM Chevrolet Corvette Black & White Lithograph Print in Frame
Located in Van Nuys, CA
1950s black and white lithograph print featuring a Chevrolet Corvette at a dealership in its original black wood frame. Prints like this were used at local dealerships in their offic...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Rare Bruce of LA Set Model Bobby Kennedy Male Orig Vintage Physique Photographs
By Bruce of Los Angeles, Bruce Bellas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
It is very rare to find a desirable iconic two piece set of original Bruce of Los Angeles vintage photographs. Especially with the iconic Roman column,...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
The Swan
Located in London, GB
Original American photographic production still.
For the 1955 comedy romance The Swan The film starred Grace Kelly, Alec Guinness. This film was directed...
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Carlo of Hollywood "Jazz Band" Watercolor Painting
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Very rare Carlo of Hollywood Mid-Century watercolor painting featuring a full jazz band with an array of musical instruments and scrolling music notes. The painting comes in the orig...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Vintage 1950s Original Male Physique Photograph by Bruce of Los Angeles
By Bruce Bellas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An original iconic male physique photograph by legendary photographer Bruce Bellas aka Bruce of Los Angeles. Our collection (soon to be available on separate listings are all original (not copied from negative). This iconic image with a beach ball was one of the props that became synonymous with a Bruce Bellas photograph. Printed in the 1950s, the stamped images were printed when he was alive. They are the rare, sought after photographs prized by collectors of the genre. 8x 10 photograph, white matt, beautifully framed in classic black.
Bio:
An icon of gay art and one of the most famous names in physique photography, Bruce Bellas is remembered today as a pioneer of beefcake. Beginning in the 1940s and continuing until his death in 1974, Bellas photographed some of the most important figures in the world of physical culture; bodybuilders Steve Reeves, Bob McCune, and George Eiferman, and models Joe Dallesandro, Mark Nixon, and Brian Idol...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Written on the Wind
Located in London, GB
Original Us film poster for the 1956 drama directed by Douglas Sirk and starred Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack.
The art work is by the America Artis and illustrator Reynold...
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Fashion Watercolor Painting of a Dress by Orval Hempler
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist: Orval Hempler
Untitled (dress)
Watercolor on paper
Signed to the lower right
Measurements:
19.50 inches wide x 26 inches high x 0.1 inches...
Category
1950s Expressionist Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster Union Pacific Railway Sun Valley Idaho Ski USA
Located in London, GB
Original vintage winter sport and ski travel poster - Union Pacific's Sun Valley Idaho - featuring illustrations of a smiling lady as an ice maiden wearing a sparkling dress with a f...
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Sunset Boulevard
Located in London, GB
Original US lobby card number 3 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...
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
The Screaming Skull
Located in London, GB
Original Us film poster for the 1958 Horror film starring John Hudson and Peggy webber.
The film was directed by Alex Nicol
This poster is conservation l...
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Large Romantic Floral Still-life Painting in Magnificent Frame
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A gorgeous very large floral still-life with striking black background and roses that practically pop off the canvas. Frame is equally impressive. Signed lower right, R. L. Bryant 18...
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
"Sea Gate New York Harbor" Marie R MacPherson
Located in Miami, FL
Sea Gate is neighborhood at the end of Coney Island in Brooklyn and has been around since the 1890s. It juts into Gravesend Bay in the New York Harbor. This s...
Category
1950s Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
High Society
Located in London, GB
Original US studio production photo for the 1956 Classic comedy, musical starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong The film was remake of the 1940 The Philade...
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Large Abstract Painting by Walt Killam
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Walt Killam, large oil on Masonite, 1955
(1907-1979), Abstract Landscape, signed and dated lower right, 44"h x 37"w
52"h x 44"w (framed)
Walt Killam was born in Providence, Rhode...
Category
1950s Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Masonite
Sabrina
Located in London, GB
Original American promotional studio photograph of Audrey Hepburn used to promote her up coming film Sabrina in 1954.
This film starred Audrey Hepburn, William Holden and Humphrey B...
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
1950's Commercial Sign "All - Stainless Inc"
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage commercial business sign from early 1950's for All - Stainless, Inc.
78" long by 12" high panel of patinated blue colored aluminum with 1/4" th...
Category
1950s Industrial Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Aluminum
Abstract Landscape Acrylic on Canvas by Carlo of Hollywood, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of Modernist Expressionist acrylic on canvas abstract landscape with a silhouette of a person standing in a sea made of geometric-shaped buildings signed "Carlo" for Carlo of Ho...
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
"Yellow & Green Parrot in Bird Cage", Mid Century Enamel on Copper Panel, 1950s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sophisticated and charming both, this enamel-on-copper panel shows a green and yellow parrot happily perched in a Mid Century wire birdcage, its sides curving and its top embellished...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Enamel
Oil Painting by Gloria Dudfield, Oakland Art Museum 1959
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Oil Painting by Gloria Dudfield (1922 - 2015) from the Oakland Art Museum California Painters' Annual 1959. Painting measures 62.75" wide, 1.75" deep and 69.75" high. Gloria Dudfi...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
"Man in Green Sweater, " Striking Mid-Century Portrait by Zimmerman, 1950s
By Paul Zimmerman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the strongest Mid-Century portraits we have seen, this depiction of a young man in a vivid, emerald-green sweater was painted by Paul Zimmerman, an important artist who grew u...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Robert J. Cronauer Expressionist Nude Painting
By Robert J. Cronauer
Located in Chicago, IL
Expressionist nude oil painting on canvas by western PA artist Robert J. Cronauer (1916-1995). Cronauer graduated Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1937, earned his master's degr...
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Silver Leaf
The High and the Mighty
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for John Wayne and Claire Trevor's 1954 action adventure film.
This film was directed by William A. Wellman.
This poster is conservation linen backed and it w...
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Travel Poster Brazil Pan Am Airline Carnival Rio De Janeiro Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage PanAm travel poster for Brazil Carnival in Rio Pan American World's Most Experienced Airline featuring colourful artwork by William Linzee Prescott (1917-1981) depic...
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Big Knife
Located in London, GB
Original American style a movie poster for Robert Aldrich's 1955 drama starring Jack Palance, IDA Lupino, Rod Steiger.
The poster is conservation paper b...
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Painting on Wood by Wilder Bentley, 1959
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Painting on wood by Wilder Bentley dated 1959 titled Inyo VII, Chrysopylae. Painting measure 60.75" wide, 15.5" high and 1" deep.
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paint
The Night of the Hunter
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1955 Film Noir The Night of the Hunter.
The film starred Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters and was directed by Charle...
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Singin' in the Rain
Located in London, GB
Original US title lobby card for the Classic 1952 Musical.
This romantic comedy musical was directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen. It also stars Kelly, Donald O'...
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
From Here to Eternity
Located in London, GB
Original US photographic production still for the 1953 film From Here to Eternity.
This still is from the Re-release of the film in 1958.
The film Starred Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah...
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Seven Samurai
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese Souvenir program cover for The Seven Samurai 1954.
Akira Kurosawa was one of the most celebrated and influential film directors of the...
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Guys and Dolls
Located in London, GB
Original photographic production still for To the 1955 musical Guys and Dolls.
This film starred Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando and J. Simmons and was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz....
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Robert Freiman Drawing, 1956
By Robert Freiman
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
1950s Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Ink, Paper
Bruce of L.A.Original 1950s Male Physique Photograph Model Handsome Bill Gregory
By Bruce of Los Angeles, Bruce Bellas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
From an important 25 plus year collection of Male Physique and Beefcake photography, image # 7 of handsome male model Bill Gregory. Printed in the 1960s ...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
Midcentury "Face" Wall Art Sculpture Pair by Westwood Chadwick
By Westwood Chadwick
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-Century Modern "Face" wall art sculpture pair by the Westwood Chadwick studio. Each sculpture features a hand-sculpted abstract face with brass inlay fixed to a curved sheet of s...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
How to Marry a Millionaire
Located in London, GB
Original US black and white photographic production still for How to Marry a Millionaire 1953. The stills were sent out to newspapers to advertise the film in 1953.
This film was di...
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
"Kartoon Karnival" Original US Movie Poster
Located in London, GB
Original US movie poster used to advertise M.G.M's different cartoons throughout 1954.
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Morris Shulman - Nesting Cormorants Painting, c.1950
Located in Savannah, GA
Morris Shulman
(American, 1912-1978)
A painting on board depicting nesting cormorants, circa 1950.
18 ¼ by 30 inches
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paint
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Located in London, GB
Original US lobby card for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937.
This piece would have been used to advertise the film inside the cinema foyer. This lobby card was created for as sma...
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
"Incredible Shrinking Man" Poster
By Reynold Brown
Located in London, GB
Original US Movie poster for the 1957 science fiction film directed by Jack Arnold and staring Grant Williams, Randy Stuart, April Kent. The poster is one of the best science fiction posters...
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
1959 Abstract Still Life Floral Painting in Antique Frame
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful floral still life, abstract mid-century painting by Bea Van Wye 1959, in an antique hand carved frame.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
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
1950s Rustic Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Bruno of Hollywood B & W Original Nude Photograph Woman with Flowers, Framed
By Bruno Bernard (Bernard of Hollywood)
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful mid century modern nude by photographerBruno Bernard aka Bruno of Hollywood. His work is very collectible and hard to find these original prints while he was still alive ...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
1950s Geometric Abstract Painting
Located in Garnerville, NY
A scintillating period Abstract Expressionist oil painting on masonite. A finely rendered piece that reveals a highly worked surface of the medium with brush stroke and palette knife...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Nathan Oliveira abstract oil painting on canvas signed , dated
By Nathan Oliveira
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a master abstract oil painting by the well known artist Nathan Oliveira . This work was originally purchased by the original owner Joyce Freedman in Bel Air , California from...
Category
1950s Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Large Mid Century Painting by Thurman Nicholson
Located in Miami, FL
A large painting by Thurman Nicholson.
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Rudy Vallee Actors / Musician Hollywood Personal Effects, Photos & Awards
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare opportunity to own a collection of 9 personal effects by famed musician and actor Rudy Vallee including 4 handblown drinking glasses with his initials etc c hed into the glasses, 1969 Directors Guild of America awards, a sterling silver cigar box presented by Jumbo Tent C.S., a spelter metal statue of a quaver musical note, a signed 8x10 photo of Rudy in a ship captains uniform and a framed 8x10 photo of a Rudy from his younger days.
Hubert Prior Vallée (July 28, 1901 – July 3, 1986), known professionally as Rudy Vallée, was an American singer, musician, actor, and radio host. He was one of the first modern pop stars of the teen idol type.
United States 1930-1970
Included in this set
-1969 Directors Guild of America award
-Sterling Silver Cigar Box Presented by Jumbo Tent C.S
-Signed 8x10 Photo
-Framed 8X10 Photo
-Spelter Metal Quaver Musical Note Statue
-Pair of Red Drinking Glass...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal, Silver
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
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Rare Abstract Mid Century Ceramic Mosaic Tile Wall Art! Teak Frame. 1950s Table
By Evelyn & Jerome Ackerman
Located in Peoria, AZ
SUPERB !
MID-CENTURY MODERN
ABSTRACT HANDCRAFTED
TILE MOSAIC
DIMENSIONS: Approx. 26" by 14"
Dated
1953
This magnificent mosaic wall art work is...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Teak
Circa 1950's Framed Pinball Playing Field
By Mark Indursky
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa 1950's framed pinball game playing field top. From an old light up, stand up coin operated pinball game. Great graphics with playful beach scene. Works great in multiple settin...
Category
1950s American Classical Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
High Society
Located in London, GB
Original US studio production photo for the 1956 Classic comedy, musical starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong The film was remake of the 1940 The Philade...
Category
1950s Vintage American Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
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