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Paintings For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Neoclassical
Vintage Original Framed and Signed Floral Wreath Artwork.
Located in Seattle, WA
Possibly Painting on Fabric. Signed G. Jobs as Pictured. Matching Artwork Available through Separate Post. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pi...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Fabric

Original Mid Century Cityscape Oil Painting on Board. 1950s Heller MCM Decor
Located in Peoria, AZ
S U P E R B ! MID CENTURY MODERN C I T Y S C A P E P A I N T I N G ! ICONIC HELLER MID CENTURY STYLE! OIL ON BOARD HUGE! Approx. 29 " x 53 " C I R ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Rare Mid Century Modern Art Abstract Drip Oil Painting After Jackson Pollock 60s
By (after) Jackson Pollock
Located in Peoria, AZ
RARE ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST WORK! MODERN ART CUT & LAYERED INCREDIBLE WOOD DRIP TECHNIQUE OIL PAINTING! After Jackson Pollock DIMENSIONS: Approximately 26" x 24" x 2" This i...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Will Frates, “Princeton Beach”, Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting, c. 1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and evocative circa 1950 framed impressionist landscape oil painting on canvas titled “Princeton Beach [Boat Repair]” by noted northern California artist William “Will” E. Frates (b. 1896–1969). Captivating coastal setting depicts an unassuming barn-like structure beside a pair of fishing boats in dry dock, one of which is on stilts with figures discernible on deck going about their repairs. Sandy shoreline terrain in the foreground and turquoise-colored waters in the cove lead to a sliver of beach below verdant foothills in the distance that rise up into a cloud-filled sky. Earthy palette punctuated by reddish-orange pops of color that capture the warm glow of an inimitable California sunset on the building, boat hulls, and a section of water. Artist’s loose yet assured brushwork on wonderful display throughout, with impressionistic details and textures that reward those who lean in for a closer look. Based on Frates’ San Francisco Bay Area roots and the title, the setting could be somewhere near Princeton-by-the-Sea just north of Half Moon Bay, which is a short drive south of San Francisco on scenic Highway 1. Signed on front at bottom and signed, titled, priced, and notated in pencil on verso. Title on verso appears to have originally been “Princeton Beach Boat Repair”, with “Boat Repair” having been crossed out. Original circa 1950 price was possibly overwritten from “$200” to “$300”, which in either case translates to nearly $4,000 in today’s dollars. Presented in its original plaster-coated wood frame with painted faux-stone finish and painted white wood interior border. Canvas backed by stiff paperboard. Will Frates was born in Hayward, California in 1896, and was an active, versatile, and very skilled oil, watercolor, pastel, and etchings artist from the 1920s until his passing while on a painting excursion in Myrtle Creek, Oregon in 1969. His subjects were mostly San Francisco Bay Area and California “Mother Lode” landscapes, though he also painted scenes far afield, from New Mexico to the coast of Maine. Frates first studied art in San Francisco with noted landscape painter and ornithologist William Otto...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Plaster, Wood, Paint, Paper

Modern Expressionist Abstract Painting Signed Mullin
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Modern Expressionist Abstract Painting. Featuring a vintage distressed white wood frame, original expressionist style abstract art with a mixture of colors, and...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Paint

Mixed Media Original Art by California Artist Jae Carmichael, ca. 1970
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Mixed Media Original Art by California Artist Jae Carmichael, ca. 1970. Consists of watercolor, ink and paper this beautiful abstract is a fine example of her work. Measures 22" W ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Cane, Paper

Mid-Century Framed Abstract Drip-Style Acrylic Art
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-century framed abstract drip-style acrylic painting. Framed in black metal under glass. Unsigned. Four drip-style paintings are available (see last picture) and sold separately, ...
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1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Metal

Danish Artist Knud Laursen Futurist Landscape in Denmark Oil on Canvas, 1960s
By Edvard Weie 1
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Danish artist Knud Laursen (1924-) born in Herning in Jutland. The painting is called "Figurative landscape with farm in the background" and shows a land...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Canvas, Pine

Orange, Brown, Black Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas by Brian Ackerman
Located in Pasadena, CA
This acrylic painting by Brian Ackerman beckons viewers into a kaleidoscopic realm where the elements of fire dance and weave in an abstract tapestry. Brian Ackerman signed in the ba...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paint

Oil on Canvas Cityscape
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Oil on Canvas Citscape in shades of Blue. Painting is from the 1960's and in nice shape. Signed Man?
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paint

Pair of Vintage Framed and Signed Original Painting of Garden Scapes.
Located in Seattle, WA
Pair of Vintage Paintings of Garden Scenes . One Painting Features Swan and other Shows a Court Yard.They are Complimentary due to the Pink Floral Accents and the Similar ponds . Woo...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Wood

1970s Tano Festa Signed and Dated Drawing
By Tano Festa
Located in Roma, IT
Important work in marker on cardboard by the great Roman artist Tano Festa, one of the major exponents, together with Mario Schifano, of the Scuola di Piazza del Popolo. "Homage to ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Vintage Original Oil on Board of Smiling Soldier
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fantastic vintage original oil on board. A fab composition of a smiling female Navy soldier. Sure the brighten the mood in any room. Acquired from...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Paint

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...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paper

Modernist 1939 Oil Painting of Girl and her Dog by American Artist Nura Ulreich
By Nura Ulreich
Located in Atlanta, GA
An incredibly sweet and whimsical painting by American artist Nura Woodson Ulreich. The sweet subject matter, the PAFA (Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts) provenance and the incr...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

1970's Oil On Canvas Fire Island Pines Modern Painting
Located in New York, NY
1970's oil on canvas Fire Island Pines modern painting signed "J. Williams" in vintage original condition with some wear and patina due to age and use, there is some wear to the oil ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas Boxer Painting
Located in Oakland, CA
Acrylic on canvas painting of two boxers in the ring with the spectators in the background. Done in a slightly figure abstract style with the look and feel of the 1950s. The canvas i...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Vintage Contemporary Pastel Abstract Original Oil Painting
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic vintage Abstract original oil painting. Beautiful soft colors in a chic geometric design. Signed by the artist. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Paint

20th Century Abstract Oil on Wood Painting Attributed to Burton Wasserman
Located in Glendale, CA
20th Century Abstract Oil on Wood Painting Attributed to Burton Wasserman. Burton Wasserman (1929-2017) was born in Brooklyn, NY to Orthodox Jewish immigrants from Poland. He attend...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Wood, Paint

1960s "Street in Cannes" Painting by Al Tschernjawski
Located in Garnerville, NY
Alex Tschernjawski (Born 1933) is active/lives in New York / Yugoslavia (former). Alex Tschernjawski is known for Figure, street landscape. Good o...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Vintage Contemporary Original Abstract Mixed Media Painting “White Matter #1” Si
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic vintage Contemporary original Abstract painting. A striking mixed media by Scottish artist Niki Smith. A composition of ceramic on Sgrafitto in pale blue and white. Signe...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Ceramic

Mid-Century Framed Abstract Drip-Style Acrylic Art
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-century framed abstract drip-style acrylic painting. Framed in black metal under glass. Unsigned. Four drip-style paintings are available (see last picture) and sold separately, ...
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1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Metal

Vintage Print Map of Jerusalem With Wooden Frame
Located in Seattle, WA
Historic Print of Original Oil Painting by Fr. & R. Stegmiller of Jerusalem in 1928. Primarily Red and Yellow Tones as Pictured. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured. D...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Wood

Modernist Oil Titled "Windows" Signed Palester, Circa 1960s
By Stuart Davis
Located in Peabody, MA
Modernist oil in the jazz era manner of Stuart Davis entitled “Window” and signed Palester, circa 1960s
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paint

Vintage Framed and Signed Painting of Wolves in the Woods.
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Painting on Canvas, Signed in the Lower Corner as Pictured. Textured Paint.,Particularly on the Wolves. Complimented Well with the ...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Jean Nerfin Oil on Canvas Cityscape
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jean Nerfin Oil on Canvas Canadian, born 1922 Landscape in the Mid-Century Modern Paris School style. Painting in nice original condition! Signed and dated bottom right corner.
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1950s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paint

Vintage Original Framed Signed Abstract City Scape Artwork.
Located in Seattle, WA
Possibly Watercolor or Acrylic on Paper. Signed Phil Flash. Wood Frame With Wire Cord For Hanging on the Back. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured. Dimensions. 27 W ; ...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paper

Carlo of Hollywood! Monumental Rare Original Oil Painting Arab Market 1950s Art
Located in Peoria, AZ
MONUMENTAL! ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING CARLO OF HOLLYWOOD ARAB MARKET DIMENSIONS: ( LARGE Approx 53" By 22" Framed ) If you're a mid century art collector, you've likely heard of Carlo of Hollywood and his unique and coveted pieces! In the post war period, original art for the home was a rarity. There was no internet, very few art galleries in the new suburbia or throughout most of middle America...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Vintage Pair of Original Numbered Painting on Paper
Located in Seattle, WA
Possibly Acrylic or Oil on Paper. Unsigned, Each Painting is Numbered in the Bottom Corner. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured. Dimensions. 12 W ; 18 H
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paper

Mario Russo Italian Master Oil Painting Giornale Cappello Newspaper Hat 24"
By Mario Russo
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century still life oil painting on canvas showing a crumpled newspaper and a multi-colored checkered top hat. Signed in lower left corner Russo ‘55. Marked on verso Giornale e Ca...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Vintage Signed Original Forest and Mountain Landscape Artwork.
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Artwork of Abstract Landscape Focusing on a Mountain and Trees.Possibly Watercolor on Paper. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured. Dimensions. 20 1/2 W ; 1/8 D ...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paper

Vintage Signed Original Floral Painting in Wood Frame.
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Painting of Red and Floral Bouquet Signed by Helmer. Frame has Black Velvet or Accent. Possibly Oil or Acrylic on Cavas. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured. D...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Vintage Original Artwork of Waterfall Landscape on Paper.
Located in Seattle, WA
Possibly Watercolor or Pen on Paper. Unsigned Landscape Art of Mountains and waterfall. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured Dimensio...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paper

"Orpheus and His Companions, " Surrealist Masterpiece with Male Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This masterful and extraordinary painting, filled with ghostly nudes in various poses in a dark interior, with Orpheus playing the lyre in the garden outside lit in an otherworldly golden light was clearly created by Pavel Tchelitchew, Eugene Berman or another Mid-Century master of Surrealism. Full of symbolism and allegory, the interior features sheep and nude figures who are in deep sleep or some kind of euphoric stupor. Some figures are painted in a silvery white, as if lit by the moon, and others are suffused in a golden lifelike...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Gouache

Vintage Original Signed Landscape Painting on Board.
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Landscape Painting with Purple hue on Board. Signed in the Lower Corner as Pictured. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured. Dimensions. 20 W ; 16 H
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Wood

Large French 58 x 70 Gold Frame Still Life Oil Painting with Bouquet of Flowers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large Vintage French Style 58" x 70" Gold Frame Still Life Oil Painting with Bouquet of Flowers. Item features a large gold carved wood frame, oil on canvas, stately impressive size,...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas

Italian 19C Big Architectural Hand-coloured Print with Black and Gold Frame
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Rare extra-large (cm 59 x 85) antique watercolour of capital from a collection of architectural details of Florence monuments painted in Italy in the middle of 19th Century. Black ma...
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1840s Italian Neoclassical Antique Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Vintage Female Abstract Nude Portrait
Located in Seattle, WA
Nude Portrait of a Woman. Appears to be Pastel or Watercolor on paper. Signed UP Gaston as Pictured. Wear and Condition Consistent with Age. Dimensions. 26 W ; 20 H
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Wood

Vintage Batik Abstract Floral Artwork by Elisabeth Bernath.
Located in Seattle, WA
Abstract Orange Floral Painting Painting on Cloth , Wrapped Around Canvas. MakersCard on the Back as Shown. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured. Dimensions. 13 W ; 19 H
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Canvas

Vintage Original Landscape Windmill Artwork Within Victorian Style Frame.
Located in Seattle, WA
Possibly Oil or Pastel on Paper. Frame Has Been Reinforced on the back. Frame has Floral Motifs. Frame Circa 1920s. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured. Dimensions. 26...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Wood, Paper

Donald Roberts Aureole Project Azure 1966 MCM Formica Sandblasted Painting 43"
Located in Dayton, OH
Donald Roberts mid century modern large oval abstract geometric formica sandblasted painting titled Aureole Project Azure March 1966. Donald Roberts b.1923-2015 in Boston, Massachu...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Formica, Plywood, Paint

Ecole de Paris painting by Louis Nallard "Interior" Tempera on board ca 1955
By Louis Nallard
Located in EL Waalre, NL
Louis Nallard, “Interior”, circa 1955 – Tempera on cardboard, professionally framed Original artwork by French painter Louis Nallard. In this abstracted Interior the artist blends grey and earthtones with strokes of vibrant blues, orange and green. Signed by the artist, right bottom corner. About the artist Louis Nallard (Algiers 1918 – Paris 2016) was a French non-figurative painter of the Nouvelle École de Paris. Born on June 17, 1918, in Algiers, French Algeria, had a life intertwined with art and creativity. Despite facing early hardships with the loss of his mother to the Spanish flu, Nallard found solace in his ancestral landscapes. Every summer, he returned to the Dombes region, his father’s birthplace, which became a wellspring of inspiration for his artistic endeavors. At the tender age of sixteen, in 1934, Nallard unveiled his debut exhibition featuring portraits and landscapes, showcasing his skills in watercolors and gouaches. The exhibition took place at the gallery owned by Thomas Rouault, the nephew of the renowned painter. In 1941, Nallard enrolled at the Beaux-arts in Algiers, where he encountered fellow artists such as Marcel Fiorini and Robert Lavergne. Lavergne later became his introducer at the prestigious Galerie Jeanne Bucher. During this time, Nallard also met Maria Manton...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Other

Vintage Whimsical Paint Illustration of British Soldier in Wood Frame.
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Illustration of British Soldier on Horse. Frame has Makers Mark on the Backyard. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured. Dimensio...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Wood

Serigraphy by Dordevic Miodrag, Serbia, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Serigraphy by Dordevic Miodrag, Serbia, 1970s
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1970s Serbian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Metal

Mid Century Modern Vintage Abstract Multi Colored Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: Height: 38 3/4in Width: 28 3/4in Depth: 1in This vintage abstract painting on canvas is perfect for you and your home! If you look at the photos provided, you can see...
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Mid 20th Century American Surrealist Oil on Canvas by Robert Cowan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Surrealist Oil on Canvas signed 'Bob Cowan, 1968." Visually appealing with attractive colors incorporated. Framed dimensions: H: 48.25" x L: 29.25" x D: 1.5"
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Vintage Original Painting of Waterfall Landscape
Located in Seattle, WA
Possibly Watercolor or Pen on Paper. Signed JP. Gaston and Numbered 300647. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured. Dimensions. 26 W ; 16 H
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paper

Signed Oil on Board by John Leon Moran (American 1864-1941) - Woman Making Hay
Located in Morristown, NJ
John Leon Moran (American, 1864-1941), Woman Making Hay, oil on board, signed lower center. This is a charming and evocative painting of a bygone era. The woman, dressed in working clothes and barefoot, is holding a pitchfork. The figure of the woman is very strong while the background is soft and somewhat abstract. Please Note: This painting will be professionally packed for parcel shipping. Dimensions: 29"h x 18"w (sight) 39"h x 27"w (frame) CONDITION: Good/Fair. Upper left portion of painting has areas of paint loss (see photograph) otherwise generally good. Frame and matting in good condition. Provenance: A Michael Greer...
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Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Paintings

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Fabric, Wood, Masonite, Paint

Vintage Heron Painting on a Radiator Canvas
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Signed Artwork on a Canvas that Doubles as a Fully Functioning Radiator. The Back of the Painting Contains Safety Information , the Switch to Turn the Heater on is on the Si...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Wood

Painting by Peter Keil, Acrylic On Grey Paper, Germany, Signed, C 1964, No Frame
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also a...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper

Nude woman oil painting post Fauvisme , France 1950s
Located in DÉNIA, ES
Nude Woman post Fauvisme , superbe by the technique at romantisme atmosphere . rare by the quality Artistic Movement: Post-Fauvism was a significant art movement that followed Fauv...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Canvas

Vintage Signed Original Landscape Watercolor Framed Painting.
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Watercolor Painting of Landscape on paper within a Silver Toned Frame. Signed in the Lower Left Hand Corner by Artist . Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured. Di...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Metal

1950s Expressive Seated Portrait of a Young Girl
Located in Garnerville, NY
A somber rendering of a young girl with a page boy haircut wearing a red dress seated in a high back chair. Her arms are raised above her head. Oil paint on board. Entitled "Seated" ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Masonite, Paint

Gorgeous Oil Painting Sailing Ship Early Morning Fog signed A. Cucchi Dates 1939
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
On canvas. Signed A. Cucchi 1939 lower right. Framed measures 41" h x 35 1/8" w x 1 1/2" d. Painting measures 38" h x 32 1/8" d. Condition Previous repair.
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1930s Italian American Classical Vintage Paintings

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Canvas

Moya Claire Dyring Painting Signed French Marine 1950s
By Moya Dyring
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful and evocative oil painting by the great French school modern artist Moya Dyring specializing in marinas. It depicts a harbor with boats probably from the French Riviera painted with great intensity but giving, at the same time, a sweet sense of serenity. Moya Claire Dyring was born in Coburg, Victoria in 1909. She produced drawings, oil paintings and pastels. She was one of the first women artists to embrace Modernism and exhibit cubist paintings in Melbourne. For several years she was a member of the modern art community known as the Heide Circle, named after the home of art collectors John and Sunday Reed, and now the Heide Museum of Modern Art. Every item of our Gallery, upon request, is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Sabrina Egidi official Expert in Italian furniture for the Chamber of Commerce of Rome and for the Rome Civil Courts. Dyring then travelled to the USA and France, where she lived most her life. Her work is held in the Heide Museum as well as the National Gallery of Australia. One of her earliest works in cubist in style, Melanctha, 1934, was acquired by Sunday Reed. In 1934 Dyring also painted Portrait of Sunday Reed which went into the Reed's collection, along with a cubist style Portrait of a Woman from the same year. While her early works were figurative or cubist, in France she turned to landscape as she travelled to various towns throughout France. In her later years, unable to travel freely, she painted children against the backdrop of Paris. As time passed, she was largely glossed over and not included in major exhibitions of artists, especially women artists, of the 30s, 40, and 50s. In 2002, at the University of Melbourne, Gaynor Patricia Cuthbert delved into her life and work for a doctoral thesis, helping to bring back attention to her work. Collection The Heide Museum of Modern Art holds many paintings and drawings, some acquired through the John and Sydney Reed collection. The National Gallery of Australia, Canberra includes one drawing. The Art Gallery of New South Wales holds multiple works. Third child of Carl Peter Wilhelm Dyring, medical practitioner, and his second wife Dagmar Alexandra Esther, née Cohn, both Victorian born. Moya was educated (1917-27) at Firbank Church of England Girls' Grammar School, Brighton. After visiting Paris in 1928, she studied (1929-32) at the National Gallery schools, Melbourne, and shared fellow student Sam Atyeo's interest in artistic innovation. Classical modernism engaged her attention in the early 1930s. She painted at the George Bell school and studied under Rah Fizelle in Sydney; Mary Alice Evatt and Cynthia Reed were her colleagues. For several months in 1937 she took charge of Heide, the home and garden of John and Sunday Reed, at Bulleen, Melbourne. The Reeds were pivotal both to her sympathy for modernism and her belief in congenial fellowship. She enjoyed something of the intense relationship with Sunday Reed that the latter would subsequently extend to Joy Hester. In June Dyring held an exhibition, opened by H. V. Evatt, at the Riddell Gallery, Melbourne. Less enthusiastic than the Reeds and the Evatts about her art, Basil Burdett wrote of her 'somewhat incoherent interpretation of modern ideas', although he did acknowledge that her work had 'audacity of colour and a certain monumental feeling for form . . . qualities rare enough in Australian painting'. In August Dyring embarked for Panama whence she travelled by bus to New York, breaking her journey to view major galleries. She had intended to paint in the United States of America, but disliked the work of contemporary American artists and sailed for France. In 1938 she was based in Paris, taking advantage of Atyeo's contacts within the avant-garde. She studied at the Académie Colarossi, the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and with Andre Lhote, although by October she denounced him as a 'racketeer'. In 1939 Dyring and Atyeo settled on a farm at Vence, France; inspired by memories of Heide, they grew fruit and flowers. Sam accepted a commission to decorate a house in Dominica, West Indies, leaving Moya at Vence. Evacuated to Australia via South Africa, where she painted and searched for tribal art, she then journeyed to Dominica and married Atyeo. They were not happy, neither painted and Dyring was ill. Evatt offered Atyeo work and Dyring accompanied him to the U.S.A. She viewed art, painted occasionally and claimed to have exhibited in Washington in 1943. After World War II Evatt found Sam various postings, while Moya returned to Paris to pursue a full-time career in art. They were to be divorced in 1950. From about 1946 Dyring's art was more personal than innovative. She gained a considerable reputation among French regionalist and nationalist artists for her sympathetic appreciation of provincial scenes and life. Bernard Smith placed her in the French tradition of intimiste painters. In 1948 she leased and renovated an apartment on the Ile St Louis, which, as Chez Moya, became a centre for Australians who enjoyed her hospitality, cooking and practical assistance. She revisited Australia and exhibited in various cities in 1950, 1953, 1956, 1960 and 1963; the press carried her reports of Parisian cultural life. Dyring held a solo exhibition in London in December 1949 and was in close contact with expatriate Australians, among them Loudon Sainthill, Donald Friend...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Wood

"Provincetown Ice House, 1940s" by Bruce McKain
Located in New York, NY
"Provincetown Ice House, 1940s" Bruce McKain (American, 1900-1990) C. 1940s Oil on Canvas Canvas Dimensions: 41.5 in. Width 31.5 in Height Frame Dimension...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paint

Vintage Native American Male Portrait on Paper.
Located in Seattle, WA
Abstract Portrait of a Native American Man wearing a Traditional Headdress. Possibly Watercolor and Pastel on Paper. Signed JP Gaston as Pictured. Vintage Condition Consistent with A...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paper

Large Scale " Butterflies " Oil Painting Signed R.Cooper, 1967
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Large Scale " Butterflies " Oil Painting on Board Signed R.Cooper, 1967.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Antique and Vintage Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs

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Later, the people of Ancient Greece — who learned about art from the Egyptians before them — conceived panel paintings of wax and tempera that were collected and publicly displayed. In the centuries that followed, artists would be commissioned to create large-scale wall murals and frescoed ceilings in sprawling European palaces and in the homes of the aristocracy.

Today, 1stDibs makes it easy for you to celebrate this rich history in your own home. Our collection of paintings includes Art Deco paintings, baroque art and a broad range of other categories. Search by material, period or other attributes to find the right fit — browse an array of 19th century landscape paintings in giltwood frames or abstract oil paintings and portraits made during the 1950s and ‘60s.

An understated contemporary work can complement your space’s color palette without drawing the focus away from the other pivotal design choices you’ve made over the years. Roy Lichtenstein’s Pop art, on the other hand, demands attention with its array of vibrant hues and subjects inspired by popular culture. 

Whether you aim to create a gallery in your home or build a single, stunning focal point, you can find what you’re looking for in an extensive inventory of paintings on 1stDibs. 

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