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Period: 1950s
60th St Park Ave and Lexington Ave Oil on Canvas Midcentury New York City
Located in Wallkill, NY
Wonderful depiction of 60th street between Park Ave and Lexington Ave. Oil on canvas Measuring 28 3/8 in x 24 3/8 in x 1 in, Painting 22 in x 18 in. Wonderful midcentury street cape ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Canvas

Japanese Style Painting on Tapestry and Wood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unusual painting on fabric depicting a cauldron with skulls, birds, eyeballs, and tigers. Adhered to a wood panel. Great presence. Condition shown in...
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North American Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Tapestry, Wood, Paint

French Abstract Painting from the 1950s
By Hans Hartung
Located in Grenoble, FR
Abstract painting from the 1950s French work in the style of Hans Hartung Signature present to identified.  
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paint

Jesus "Chucho" Reyes Ferreria Gouache on Paper of Exotic Bird
Located in Sharon, CT
Beautiful gouache painting of an exotic bird by the important Mexican artist, known as "Chucho" Reyes. Measures: 19"x 28.5" in a period wood frame, u...
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Mexican Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paper

20th Century French Seaside Oil on Canvas Signed Richard, 1950s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice 20th century French seaside oil on canvas signed by Richard from the 1950s. Representing Pino Church in Corsica (French island) by the sea. S...
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French Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Canvas

David Kovesi Woman in Garden Abstract Painting
By David Knox
Located in New York, NY
Stunning small vintage painting by NY artist David Kovesi of a woman walking thru her garden. This painting, oil on board has fabulous vibrant...
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American Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Wood, Paint

1950s Abstract Painting RKM
Located in Garnerville, NY
One of several pieces offered by the artist who signed their work, RKM. Purchased from a beautiful modern home in Briarcliff Manor, NY. The painstaking paint build up and careful har...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Paint

Landscape Oil Painting with Fishing Boats, French, 1950s
Located in London, GB
Expressive oil painting on wood panel French by La Martiniere in 1952. The painting depicts fisherman and three small fishing boats laying on the shore. It is painted in large brush strokes full of texture to express the moment. The painting without frame...
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French Expressionist Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Emil Betzler 'Harlequins 1' German Expressionist Painting
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Emil Betzler German Expressionist tempera painting on ingrain 'Harlequins 1', 1962 ('Harlekins 1') Outstanding piece of Expressionist art. Not signed, but clearly attributable to Emi...
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German Expressionist Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paper

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Stylized Waves on Silver Leaf and Golden Sun
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese two-panel screen: Stylized waves on silver leaf and golden sun. Showa period (1926-1989), modern painting in mineral pigments on silver.
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Japanese Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Wood, Paper

Colorful Abstract Gouache "Serpentine Shapes" by Gio Colucci
Located in Montreal, QC
Gio Colucci, painter, sculptor, ceramist was born in Florence, Italy in 1892. In 1911, he moved to Paris to study architecture at the Fine Art School. Colucci settled in Cairo in 191...
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Italian Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paper

Painting by Harry Booström, Abstract Art, Signed, Sweden, 1953
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting by Harry Booström, Sweden. 1953. Oil on panel Signed: Booström Measuremnets: H: 129.5 cm/ 4' 3 1/4" W: 96.5 cm/ 3' 2 1/2" D: 8 cm/ 3" Provenance: William and Maud Appelq...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paint

Angelo Testa Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
Angelo Testa, untitled, watercolor on paper, 13 1/4" x 16" Signed "angelo testa" lower right recto, framed circa 1950 Testa studied fine art painting and sculpture at the Chicago In...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paper

Painting by Harry Booström, Abstract Art, Signed, Sweden, 1953
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting by Harry Booström, Sweden, 1954. Oil on panel. Signed: Booström Measurements: H: 69.2 cm/ 2' 3 1/2" W: 85 cm/ 2' 9 3/4" D: 8 cm/ 3" Provenance: William and Maud Appelqui...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paint

1950s Le Goullon Oil on Board of Clown
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1950s Le Goullon oil on board of clown.
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Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paint

20th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Mythological Painting with Frame, Signed
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful oil painting on canvas. Excellent pictorial quality. Signed by Sotti Santino an Italian important artist. A beautiful mythological scene with Diana at rest during the hunt....
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Italian Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Canvas

Dance/Fantasy Watercolor by Robert Freiman
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A watercolor by Robert Freiman.
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American Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper

Colorful Abstract Gouache "Lovers in Landscape" by Gio Colucci
Located in Montreal, QC
Gio Colucci, painter, sculptor, ceramist was born in Florence, Italy in 1892. In 1911, he moved to Paris to study architecture at the Fine Art School. Colucci settled in Cairo in 191...
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Italian Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paper

Oil painting by Joan Mack Oliver
By Joan Mack Oliver
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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American Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Canvas

Cream, Orange, Blue Midcentury Abstract Acrylic Painting, Germany, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
1950s German acrylic abstract painting in natural color wood frame. The dominant color is cream surrounded by blue, orange and black. The artist is unknown. The painting is framed...
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German Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Acrylic

French Post-Impressionist "Jardins Des Tuileries" Oil on Canvas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tuileries garden post-impressionist study (circa 1950, Paris, artist unknown). Pleasing color usage depicting parkgoers in the tranquil park setting. Original frame. Unsigned, but ti...
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French Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paint

Emil Betzler 'Harlequins 2' German Expressionist Work on Paper
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Emil Betzler German expressionist tempera on paper on ingrain 'Harlequins 2', the 1960s Outstanding piece of expressionist art. Signed. Similar work is shown in 'Emil Betzler' - mon...
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German Expressionist Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paper

1950s Oil on Canvas of a Floral Arrangement
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1950s oil on canvas of a floral arrangement. Signed on back. In a wood frame.
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Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Canvas

Original Paintings by Jacob Semiatin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
These three abstract paintings by Jacob Semiatin (1915-2003) are in wooden frames. Sold one by each.
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Irish Aesthetic Movement Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paint

R. Jorgensen "Ancient Figures" American Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
American abstract expressionist framed oil on canvas painting titled 'Ancient Figures', by R. Jorgensen in 1953. The piece depicts a style reminiscent of t...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Wood, Canvas

A Large Oil on Canvas by Hilda Altschule
By Hilda Altschule
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A large, oil on canvas by Hilda Altschule, 1950, American artist, titled "Orpheus and Euridyce".
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American Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Canvas

Orange, Blue, Black Midcentury Abstract Acrylic Painting, Germany, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
1950s German acrylic abstract painting in a natural color wood frame. The dominant color is orange with cobalt blue, black and wine. Artist is unknown. The painting is framed with...
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German Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Acrylic

Mid Century Nude Portrait Standing, Oil on Canvas by American Artist Jane White
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Standing nude by American artist Jane White. Well done and painted in the impressionist style during the fifties. 1 of 3 paintings by Jane white which ...
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French Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Paint

"American Gothic, " Atmospheric American Scene Painting of Vermont Church, 1950
By Eugenia Redka
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although it shares a name with Grant Wood's iconic painting, the subject of Eugenia Redka's painting here is much different, a charming white painted Gothic church in the middle of the Vermont woods...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paint

Abstract Oil on Canvas Signed Juliana Penn
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Abstract oil on canvas signed Juliana Penn, 1959.
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Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paint

Original Watercolor
Located in Chicago, IL
Just a very nice clean original watercolor, that is signed, but we could not find any information on the artist.
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American Vintage 1950s Paintings

"Seated Male Nude, " Gorgeous Figural Painting by Roberto Lupetti, 1950s
By Roberto Lupetti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Subdued in palette but gorgeous in subtle detail, this painting of a seated male nude from behind captures the sensuality and beauty of the human figure. The painter, Roberto Lupetti...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paint

Blue Woman with Hat Oil on Canvas by B. Maltz
Located in Chicago, IL
Oil on canvas of a blue woman wearing a red top, holding a Mexican hat. Painted in the expressionistic style. Rustic wood frame, signed B. Maltz, 1957. Framed size: 41" H x 21" W ...
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American Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Wood, Canvas

Signed Oil on Board Painting by Artist Roger Hayward
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oil on board painting by artist Roger Hayward (1899-1979), depicting the entrance to a Victorian-style home as seen from the street below. With a wonderf...
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American American Classical Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Wood

"Passager" Wall Art by Pierre Olofson, 1921-1996
Located in Stockholm, SE
This is a firework for a big artwork made in 1958 for the Swedish company LKAB. Its called "Passages" and is executed with sand and ink on paper on a woode...
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Swedish Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Wood

Johann Berthelsen, Manhattan Snow Storm Scene, Oil on Canvas Painting, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
This wonderful romantic painting depicts figures bustling along a Manhattan street during a snowstorm. Signed lower right. Johann Henrik Carl Berthelsen (1883–1972) Coming to America as a child, he enjoyed early success as an opera singer and music teacher. His friendship with the artist Wayman Adams resulted in a move to New York and experimentation with painting. When the great depression took a toll on his musical career, Berthelsen began selling oil scenes of his beloved New York City, which quickly found prominent buyers including William Randolph Hearst...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Canvas

"Tyrol Sunset" Painting by Austrian Artist Hans Barma
By Hans Barma
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Hans Smatlak Barma is noted for his Alpine paintings and especially for sunset pieces that capture the dramatic and colorful effects of the setting sun.
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Austrian Romantic Vintage 1950s Paintings

Modernist Beat Generation Urban Portrait, circa 1950s
Located in Peabody, MA
A 1950s beat generation urban portrait of a man in a fedora, resembling the author William S. Burroughs. An audacious palette depicting the neon soaked...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paint

1950s Modern Aviation Painting Vintage Airplane Art
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Mid Century Modern Aviation Art, Vintage Airplanes Oil on Canvas. Unsigned. 42.5 x 31H x 1.5 D, Art 35 W x 23.5 H Original unrestored vintage condi...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Aluminum

Painting, Signed, Midcentury Art, Framed, C 1950, Green, Red and Taupe Colors
Located in New York, NY
Decorative painting of a young lady, midcentury. Signed. Very good condition, circa 1950.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Acrylic

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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American Expressionist Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paint

Bernard Buffet Lithograph on Paper "Limited Edition" 299/300
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful limited edition lithograph on paper by Bernard Buffet done in the 1950's. The piece is in excellent condition signed and dated. 29 1/2" high x 24 1/2" wide If you are ...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paint

"Three Men in Tatters, " Surrealist Painting with Semi-Nude Figures by Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Over his long career, John Lear liked to depict nude or half-nude male figures set in fantastic or exotic environments such as the circus, carnival, deserted beach, or Dali-esque set...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

Parker Panttila "Date Night" Gouache on Board
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Parker Panttila (Brooklyn, New York 1924-2002) gouache / pastel / watercolor entitled, "Dance Night.' Surrealist in style, incorporating both macabre...
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American Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paint

Jacob Semiatin 1950s Abstract Painting
Located in Garnerville, NY
Period abstract oil paint on canvas by New York artist, Jacob Semiatin. Signed lower right, Semiatin, circa 1958. Heavy impasto paint. Expressive use of brush and tube paint applicat...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Paint

Mixed-Media Painting by Louis Schiavo
By Louis Schiavo
Located in London, GB
Mixed-media on board on gesso ground, in gouache and oil using the impasto technique. The work also includes areas of collage using applied materials beneath the paint to add depth ...
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Corsican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Canvas

20th Century Painting "Sailing Barge, Yarmouth Roads Geoffrey Chatten circa 1950
Located in Banner Elk, NC
20th century sailboat seascape painting, Geoffrey Chatten, circa 1950. Title on reverse, "Sailing Barge, Yarmouth Roads". From Chatten's website, ...
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English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Hans Øllgaard, Abstract Modernist Landscape, Oil on Canvas
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hans Øllgaard (b. 1911, d. 1969). Abstract modernist landscape. Oil on canvas, 1950s-1960s. Signed. In very good condition. The canvas measures: 85 x ...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Canvas

Abstract Painting by Miriam Kubach
Located in Atlanta, GA
Abstract painting by Miriam Kubach, American, circa 1960s. It is executed on paper and has been professionally framed under UV resistant glass in a clean lined black lacquer gallery ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

"Male Nude with American Flag, " Monumental Painting by Broadway Designer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly hued and striking in composition, this painting by famed Broadway designer Raoul Pene du Bois is one of his largest works we have ever seen. Perhaps a study for one of hi...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Expressionist Russian Painting
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. 20th-century expressionist Russian painting...
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Russian Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Wood

Parker Panttila Surrealist Study Watercolor on Board
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Parker Panttila (Brooklyn, New York 1924-2002) pen and watercolor on board. Surrealist in style, incorporating both macabre and comedic sensibilities....
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American Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paint

Harry Booström Oil Painting nr 24
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Oil painting “nr 24” by Harry Booström. Provenance: William och Maud Appelquist, Gotland. Galerie Bel’Art, Stockholm. Private collection, Stockholm.
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

Jo Vogel Surrealist Oil "Sanctuary #2" 1951
Located in Sharon, CT
A beautiful unframed oil on board.
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American Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paint

Pulp Fiction Art "Before the Races" by Victor Olsen
Located in Redding, CT
Pulp Fiction Art "Before the Races" by Victor Olsen. A beautiful Grace Kelly like female holds her parisol in her hand waiting for the horse races to begi...
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North American Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Midcentury Abstract Expressionist Ink Drawing on Paper by Salvatore Grippi, 1953
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury abstract expressionist ink drawing on paper by Salvatore Grippi, 1953. Measures: 9.5" x 12". This ink wash figurative abstract Expressionist piece on paper is signed by it...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paper

Art Deco Image B. Renkowski
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art deco image from 1960 B. Renkowski Highly recommended item will be perfect complementation of the rooms in not only Classic style, but also Art Deco and modern.    
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Unknown Art Deco Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Wood

Modernist Norman Gorbaty Oil Painting, circa 1950s
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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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paint

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