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Paintings For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: Early 1900s
Distressed Thai Painting of Temple Dancer and Buddhist Monkey God, circa 1950
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Antique Thai painting depicting an Aspara or dancing nymph in the forest with perhaps Hanuman, The Monkey God, recognized in both Hindu and Buddhist religio...
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1950s Thai Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Vintage Boho Original 1956 Pastel Oil Painting on Paper
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fantastic vintage 1956 original pastel on paper under glass. A fabulous composition of a young man in a hat. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
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1950s North American Vintage Paintings

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Glass, Paper

Figure in an Abstract Landscape, A. C. Taylor, circa 1950
By B.C. Taylor
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great painting of a figure in an abstract landscape By Yorkshire artist A. C. Taylor. In the style of Keith Vaughan. Wonderful green colors ...
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1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Wood

1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Signed Painting - French Landscape Of Houses
Located in Cirencester, GB
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) signed original watercolour/ gouache painting on thin board, unframed size: 9.75 x 13 inches condition: very good and ...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Other

Gaston Bouy '1866-1935' a Young Beauty, Seated, Wearing a Satin Evening Dress
Located in London, GB
Henri-Gaston-Jules-Louis Bouy, known as Gaston Bouy, was a French artist who studied under Amédée Bourson and exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Francais....
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Early 1900s French Antique Paintings

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Paper

Figurine Staatsoper München Gouache on Paper Framed 1959 Handwritten Notes
Located in Neuss, NW
Costume design with handwritten notes. Gouache on paper from 1959. Ready to hang, framed with a passepartout in an ash wood picture frame behind anti-reflective acrylic glass. Siz...
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1950s Vintage Paintings

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Acrylic, Ash, Paper

1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Drawing - Landscape Of Church In French Town
Located in Cirencester, GB
French landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) Original watercolour/ gouache painting on artist paper, unframed Size: 12.5 x 19.75 inches Condition: very good and re...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Other

Signed Impasto French Street Scene Painting
Located in Redding, CT
Signed Impasto French street scene painting. Most likely street tourist art but very well done. Linen matting and wooden frame made in Mex...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

"The Ballerina" by Pierre Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Pastel on canvas, signed lower right, measuring 38" x 48.25" including the frame. Pierre Carrier-Belleuse His first studies were with his father, the sculptor Albert-Ernest Carri...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Paintings

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Paint

1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Signed Painting Black & White Village Landscape
Located in Cirencester, GB
French landscape by Bernard Labbe (French, mid-20th century) Signed original watercolour/ gouache painting on artist paper, mounted on board unframed Size: 19.75 x 25.5 inches Co...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Other

Painted Portrait of a 1700s French Nobelman
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Painted portrait of a 1700s French Nobleman on Masonite board done in the 1950s.
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1950s Vintage Paintings

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Paint

Japanese Ink and Wash Scroll Painting by Watanabe Seitei
Located in Atlanta, GA
Watanabe Seitei, also known as Watanabe Shotei (1851–1918), was born in late Edo period. He was one of the earliest Japanese artists who visited and be...
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Early 1900s Japanese Japonisme Antique Paintings

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Brocade, Silk, Paper

Philip & Kelvin Laverne Rare Greek Mythology Painting 1959, 'Signed'
Located in New York, NY
Early rare painting of a Greek mythology scene with Medusa and warriors on patinated and engraved bronze and pewter with colorful enamel cloisonne by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, America...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Bronze, Enamel

Pair Victorian Still Life Paintings of a Bowl of Cherries and Red Raspberries
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gouache on paper: each well-rendered painting depicting mounds of cherries and raspberries in bowls on a black ground; in period gilded frames; newer mattes and gilt fillets; vibrant...
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Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Paintings

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Paper

Abstract Oil Painting "Spiders House"
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Spiders House, 1957 Oil Painting. Signed Scudder Florence. Heavily applied oil paint to stretched canvas. Abstract Painting.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paint

1950's French Modernist / Cubist Signed Painting, Wacky Jazz Band
Located in Cirencester, GB
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) Signed original watercolour/ gouache painting on artist paper, mounted on board unframed Size: 19.75 x 25.5 inches Con...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Other

Black Labrador Dog Painting Pet Portrait Mid Century
Located in East Hampton, NY
This mid century painting of a black labrador is such a great kitsch pet portrait. The vintage oil dog portrait is dated 1959 canvas on board, and is s...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

1950's French Modernist / Cubist Painting, Male Portrait
Located in Cirencester, GB
French landscape by Bernard Labbe (French, mid-20th century) Original watercolour/ gouache painting on paper, mounted on board, unframed Size: 13 x 10 inches Condition: very good...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Other

1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Painting Signed, Vintage French Building
Located in Cirencester, GB
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) Signed original watercolour/ gouache painting on board Size: 15.5 x 11 inches condition: very good and ready to be enj...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Other

Monumental Oil on Canvas Bar Backsplash Painting
By Paul Gauguin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large oil on canvas jungle scene. Probably the back bar decorations of a restaurant or bar area. Nice quality and signed bottom right corner by 2 artists. Pai...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paint

20th Century Oil on Board Italian Painting with Calf, Signed Alberto Cecconi
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful oil painting on board. A splendid countryside with grazing calf in the foreground. Excellent pictorial quality. Signed Alberto Cecconi (1897-...
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1950s Italian Vintage Paintings

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Wood

1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Drawing -The Bridge At The Stream
Located in Cirencester, GB
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour/ gouache painting on artist paper, unframed size: 8.25 x 11.75 inches condition: very good and re...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Other

1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Drawing, Black & White Steps to the French Town
Located in Cirencester, GB
French landscape by Bernard Labbe (French, mid-20th century) Original watercolour/ gouache painting on artist paper, unframed Size: 13 x 9.75 inches Condition: very good and read...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Other

1950's French Modernist / Cubist Painting, Two Figures in Historic Landscape
Located in Cirencester, GB
French landscape by Bernard Labbe (French, mid-20th century) Original watercolour/ gouache painting on paper, unframed size: 9.75 x 8.75 inches condition: very good and ready to ...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Other

1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Signed Painting, Interior of a Ballroom
Located in Cirencester, GB
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) Signed original watercolour/ gouache painting on artist paper, mounted on board unframed Size: 25.5 x 21 inches Condit...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Other

1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Painting Signed, Biro Drawing of French Town
Located in Cirencester, GB
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) Signed original watercolour/ gouache painting on artist paper, mounted on card, unframed Size: 16.75 x 11 inches Condi...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Other

Esaias Thoren Abstract Composition Oil on Board Sweden 1952
Located in Leicester, GB
Esaias Thoren Abstract Composition, Oil on Board, Signed and dated '52 bottom right. Image size 9.1x13.3 inches. Esaias Thorén (1901-81) was a leading Swedish artist who studied...
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1950s Swedish Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paint

Portrait of a Handsome Man Oil Painting by Mid Century Artist
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This beautiful mid century painting of a handsome man was painted in the 1950s. The subject was the owner of a beautiful San Diego Estate. Artist was F Stanley Herring. Beautiful antique fold leaf frame with ruby color fillet trim. Subject is seated in a royal blue chair...
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1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Canvas

1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Signed Painting, French Landscape by the River
Located in Cirencester, GB
French landscape by Bernard Labbe (French, mid-20th century) Signed original watercolour/ gouache painting on artist paper, mounted on board unframed Size: 11.5 x 16 inches Condi...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Other

1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Peaceful Light Colours Landscape
Located in Cirencester, GB
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour/ gouache painting on artist paper, unframed size: 9.75 x 12.5 inches condition: very good and rea...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Other

Eugène Galien-Laloue "Theatre du Chatelet" Watercolor and Gouache
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Eugène Galien-Laloue (1854-1941) "Theatre du Chatelet" watercolor and gouache on paper signed 'E Galien Laloue' lower left, within a giltwood and gesso c...
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Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Paintings

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Glass, Giltwood, Paper

1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Painting Signed, Light Colour French Buildings
Located in Cirencester, GB
French landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) Signed original watercolour/ gouache painting on artist paper, mounted on card, unframed Size: 18.5 x 10.75 inches Con...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Other

1950's French Modernist / Cubist Painting Signed, Black & White French Landscape
Located in Cirencester, GB
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) Signed original watercolour/ gouache painting on artist paper , mounted on card, unframed Size: 17 x 16 inches Conditi...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Other

Romantic Large Fruit and Flowers Still Life Painting
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Romantic large moody oil on canvas still life of fruit and flowers with particularly tantalizing green grapes. Handsomely framed in mahogany molding with gold filet. Not signed.
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1950s Vintage Paintings

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Canvas

1957, Abstract by George Dergalis
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Our gallery acquired a number of works from the estate of the late George Dergalis on behalf of his widow. This colorful abstract is signed and dated 1957. Artist framed, the piece bears a label on the back from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass. It is titled "Landscape." In good condition with minor paint loss and flaws and imperfections to the period frame. A biography of the artist follows; Education: Accademia della Belle Arti, Rome, Italy; MFA, 1951. School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, USA; diploma with honors, 1957 and 5th year certificate, 1958. Positions: Painting instructor, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, 1961-69 and DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA, 1961-94. Private classes, Wayland, MA. President, Alumni Association, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA , 1966-67. Combat artist, U.S. Army Historical Dept., Vietnam, 1967. Honorary Director, Boston Ballet, 1971. Chairman, curator, "Festival Bostonian for Art & Humanity," City Hall, Boston, MA , 1976. Artist -in-Residence, Partners of the Americas, 1979. Master, Copley Society of Boston, 1981. Designer, Wayland Veterans' Memorial, 2004. Nominating Committee, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards, 2007 & 2008. Awards: Bronze Medal for Excellence, Accademia delle Belle Arti, Rome, Italy, 1951. Prix de Rome, Accademia delle Belle Arti, Rome, Italy, 1951. Boit first prize, Drawing & first prize, Collaborative Design; School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, 1958. James William Paige Two-Year Traveling Scholarship, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, 1958-60. Civilian Merit Award, U.S. Army Historical Dept., 1969. Excellence in Technique, Copley Society of Boston, 1978. Merit Award, "Through the Looking Glass" Exhibit, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, 1989. First Prize, Holiday Card, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 2000. Jurors' awards, "Watercolor USA, 2002", Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MA, USA and "Small Works", Attleboro Museum, Attleboro, MA, 2004. One of "Wayland's Top People of the Year", Wayland Town Crier, 2005. Gold Medal, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA, 1969. Selected Solo Exhibitions: Foundazione Besso, Rome, 1950. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1961. DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA (two-man), 1962. Boston University, Boston, 1963. Harvard University, Cambridge, 1963. Brooklyn Museum, 1964. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1967. Brockton Art Center, Fuller Memorial, Brockton, MA, (four-man), 1971. Woodstock Gallery, London, 1974. Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA, (two-man), 1974. Camara de Comercio, Medellin, Colombia, 1980. Museo de Zea, Medellin, Columbia, 1981. Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL, 1985. Salon des Artistes, Hotel Meridien, Boston, 1987. Wayland Art Space, Wayland, MA, 1994. Group Exhibitions: Prima Mostra Internationale d'Arti, Rome, Italy, 1950. Quadrianale, Museum of Modern Art, Rome, Italy, 1951. Kurhaus, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1953. Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, MA, USA, 1957. Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA, 1959 & 1976. Chicago International Arts Festival, 1963. American House Traveling Exhibit, Germany, 1964 & 1965. Helocon, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, MA, 1971. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, 1977. Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale, AZ, 1980. The Tampa Museum, Tampa, FL, 1983-84. Boston Public Library, 1985, 1988, 1992, & 1994-5. Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN, 2000. Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO, 2002 & 2007. The Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO, 2003 & 2005. Collections - Public & Corporate: Boston Public Library, Boston, MA DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA Sanofi Avantis, Switzerland Print...
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1950s American Vintage Paintings

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Paint

Early 20th Century Oil Painting on Board Peasant Scene, Signed
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful early 20th century oil painting on board, signed unidentified artist. The painting is small in size but has a very high artistic quality. A scene of peasants resting during...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Paintings

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Wood

1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Drawing, Large Historic French Building
Located in Cirencester, GB
French landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) Original watercolour/ gouache painting on artist paper, unframed Size: 8.25 x 11.75 inches condition: very good and re...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Other

1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Religious Architecture
Located in Cirencester, GB
Architecture by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour/ gouache mounted painting on paper board, unframed size: 11.5 x 8.25 inches condition: very good and...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Other

1950's French Modernist / Cubist Painting Signed, View of Green French Village
Located in Cirencester, GB
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century). Signed original watercolour/ gouache painting on thin paper, mounted on board. Size: 12.5 x 15 inches. Condition: ver...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Other

1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Mother & Child Vs Objects Scene
Located in Cirencester, GB
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour/ gouache painting on paper, unframed size: 13.5 x 10 inches condition: very good and ready to be ...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Other

Maurice Alvo Painted screen from Galerie Jean Royere
By Maurice Alvo
Located in Encino, CA
Maurice Alvo. Very interesting screen for the Galerie Jean Royere. An important and rare oil on canvas mounted in two panels of a wooden screen, depicting musical Harlequins. The o...
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1950s French Vintage Paintings

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Canvas

1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Signed Painting, Interior Table Objects
Located in Cirencester, GB
French landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour/ gouache painting on artist paper, mounted on board size: 14 x 17 inches condition: very good and...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Other

1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Signed Painting, Beautiful Flowers in Vase
Located in Cirencester, GB
French landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour/ gouache painting on artist paper, mounted on board size: 19 x 15 inches condition: very good and...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Other

Mid-Century African Warriors and Women Painted Glass Panels
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Utterly unique pair of Mid-Century Modern painted glass panels depicting African figures. The diptych features African warriors on one side, and women ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Glass, Hardwood

1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Red Fine Landscape
Located in Cirencester, GB
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour/ gouache painting on artist paper, unframed size: 9.5 x 6.25 inches condition: very good and read...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Other

1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Painting, Side Portrait of Lady
Located in Cirencester, GB
French landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) Original watercolour/ gouache painting on board, unframed Size: 10 x 7 inches Condition: very good and ready to be enj...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Other

1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Painting, Bearded Man Portrait
Located in Cirencester, GB
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour/ gouache painting on board, unframed size: 13.5 x 9.5 inches condition: very good and ready to be...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Other

1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Painting, Boats on the River
Located in Cirencester, GB
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) signed original watercolour/ gouache painting on artist paper, unframed size: 8.25 x 11.75 inches condition: very good...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Other

1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Signed Painting, Three Men Smoking Illustration
Located in Cirencester, GB
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe French mid 20th century signed original watercolour/gouache painting on paper, unframed size: 8.25 x 11.75 inches condition: very good and ready...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Painting, Orange & Red Tall Building
Located in Cirencester, GB
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe French mid 20th century original watercolour/ gouache painting on artist paper, unframed size: 16.5 x 9.5 inches condition: very good and ready ...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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1950's French Modernist/ Cubist Painting Signed, through the Mountains
Located in Cirencester, GB
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) Signed original watercolour/ gouache painting on artist paper , mounted on card, unframed Size: 13.75 x 12.75 inches C...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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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...
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1950s American Expressionist Vintage Paintings

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Paint, Paper

Nommie Durell Landscape with Tree Oil on Canvas, England, C1950s
By Nommie Durell
Located in Leicester, GB
Nommie Durell landscape, oil on canvas c1950. UK. Signed bottom edge. Exhibited Sally Hunter Fine Art Gallery April 2005 as no 2 in the catalogue. Nommie Durell (1905-89) ...
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1950s English Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paint, Canvas

Watercolor on Paper, Paul Immel '1896-1964' White Flowers in a Blue Bowl
Located in San Francisco, CA
Signed lower left; Paul Immel was born in Helena, Montana in 1864. Immel studied at the Ball School of Art in Minneapolis and in 1924 moved to Los Angeles w...
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1950s American Vintage Paintings

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Wood, Paper

Japanese Silver Screen Pair, Meiji Period, Herons & Plovers, Shijo School
Located in Kyoto, JP
Heron & Plovers Ink and silver leaf on paper Maekawa Bunrei (1837-1917) A pair of low six-panel Japanese screens by Maekawa Bunrei, a later master of the Kyoto based Shijo school of painting. On the right screen a solitary white heron stands motionless in a stream. On the left screen plovers play along a shoreline. The elegant forms are executed employing fluid, minimalistic ink brushstrokes. The soft brushstrokes and the sharp light of the silver leaf lend the scenes a sense of translucence. The sophisticated composition superbly exploits the long, horizontal pictorial surface of the pair of folding screens...
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings

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Silver Leaf

1950s Mid Century German Castle River Landscape Pastel Painting Drawing
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century 1950s framed German pastel painting of a hilly landscape by a river centered on a stone castle or chateau and farmhouse. Purchased in the 50s in Frankfurt. Measures: 3...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paintings

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Paint

Italian post-impressionist Oil on Canvas Portrait of Little Girl with Accordion
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful antique Italian oil painting on canvas 1900s. Portrait of a little girl with accordion. Unsigned work attributed to important Italian artist Angelo Vernazza (Genoa Sampierd...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Paintings

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Canvas

"Knitting by the Hearth" by Sam Uhrdin
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on canvas, signed and dated in the upper left and inscribed on the reverse. Painting features a Swedish girl knitting by the fire. The work has a lovely warm feel to it. Sam Uhrdin...
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1950s Swedish Aesthetic Movement Vintage Paintings

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Paint

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