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Period: 1950s
Raphael Soyer Original Lithograph/Watercolor, 1955, "The Dancer"
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Raphael Soyer Original Lithograph - Watercolor added by the artist's hand, 1955 The image measures 13" H x 8 ½" W. Frame measures: 23 1/4"H x 1...
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Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paper

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

Harvey Milligan Amish Farmhouse Pastoral Scene Oil on Canvas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Americana Amish "farmhouse" oil painting by Harvey Milligan, circa 1950s. Charming character scale and composition (figures are very small). Although n...
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American Folk Art 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

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

Francois Gall Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Francois Gall (1912-1987) François Gall was a Hungarian-born French painter best known for his Impressionistic style. Primarily focused on the figure, h...
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French Other Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Canvas

Mid Century Standing Nude Portrait Oil on Canvas by American Artist Jane White
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Classical standing nude by American artist Jane White. Painted in the 1950s and once owned by the Estate of Eva Gabor. There is no provenance.
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American Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Canvas

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

"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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Paint

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

1950s Kay Nielsen Abstract Oil on Canvas Painting Los Angeles, CA
By Kay Nielsen
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Kay Nielsen abstract oil on canvas 1950s Los Angeles, California Dated 1950 signed K Nielsen. Museum quality artwork. Art has original fra...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Gold Leaf

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

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

Oil on Canvas Painting by H. Erde, Sisters
Located in East Hampton, NY
This is truly a master work by this artist, which we cannot find more information about. The quality of the coloring and texture of this abstract portraiture is amazing! Framed in th...
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European Post-Modern 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

"Colorado Summer" by Vaclav Vytlacil, mixed media on paper
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil pastel and watercolor on paper. Signed and dated to lower right edge 'Vaclav Vytlacil 1953'. Signed and dated to lower left edge 'Vytlacil 1953'. It is also titled on reverse. Pa...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paper

"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

Dorothy Stafford "Factory Corner" American Cubist Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in New York, NY
Dorothy Prohaska Stafford (American 1902-1986) American cubist period oil on canvas painting titled "Factory Corner". The piece was made in 1952 and is framed in a handmade wooden frame. Depicted is a city street corner with streetlight and water tower, in a distinct cubist style. Dorothy Stafford...
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American Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Canvas

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

1950s Aviation Airplane Hangar Impressionist Oil on Canvas Modern Art
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Airplane Hangar painting in oil on canvas, framed. Vintage Mid-Century Modern aviation art. No further information available at this time. 42 x 30 .5 H x 1 D, Art 34.75 x 23 1/8 H O...
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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

"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

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

"Heron in Jeweled Landscape, " Rare, Glowing Lacquer Painting with Gold Leaf
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Influenced by the classic lacquer paintings of Jean Dunand and other great artists of France's Art Deco era, as well as the stylized landscapes of China and Japan, this glowing depic...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Lacquer

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

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

Painting by Bengt Orup, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Oil on canvas. Signed. Provenance: Bo Mattssons collection, Malmö. W: 66,6 cm/ 2' 2 1/5" H: 56 cm/ 1' 10" D 2,7 cm cm/ 1"
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Swedish 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

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

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

Painting ‘No. II’ by Harry Booström, Abstract Art, Signed, Sweden, 1953
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting ‘No. II’ by Harry Booström, Sweden. 1953. Oil on panel. Measurements: H: 89 cm/ 2' 11" W: 119 cm/ 3' 10 7/8" Provenance: William and Maud Ap...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Canvas

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

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

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

Painting 'Mural II' by Harry Booström, Abstract Art, Signed, Sweden, 1953
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting 'Mural II' by Harry Booström, Sweden, 1953. Oil on canvas. Dimensions: H: 90 cm / 3' W: 122 cm / 4' 1/2'' Shown with Harry Booström at the Artists of Söder Exhibition, 19...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Canvas

Maximalist Four-Panel Hand Painted Screen, After Jean Cocteau, 1950s
Located in Miami, FL
A striking surrealist hand painted floor screen comprised of four canvas panels with profiles centering a "visage de faune" (faun's face), a...
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French Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Brass

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

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

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

Abstract Mountain Landscape by IHP
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful autumn colors abstract mountain landscape by IHP.
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Italian Other Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paint

Painting Mid-Century Portrait of a Lady Mid-Century Modern Art, Signed, C 1950
Located in New York, NY
Decorative, midcentury painting of a lady, circa 1950. Signed by H. Quat. Framed in a gold frame with a linen liner.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Acrylic

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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Paint

Selection of Paintings by Miriam Kubach
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of paintings by Miriam Kubach, American, circa 1950s. They are framed in vintage gilt frames. They are priced at $550 each.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Glass, Wood, Paper

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

Jean-Pierre Capron '1921-1997' "La Mosquee Bleue D'istanbul" Oil on Canvas
By Jean-Pierre Capron
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jean-Pierre Capron (1921-1997) "La Mosquee Bleue D'Istanbul" Oil on canvas, painted by Jean-Pierre Capron (1921-1997), signed J.P. Capron lower right, in a gilded gallery frame ...
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Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Canvas

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

Sven Ahlgren, Modernist Landscape, Oil on Canvas, Dated 1958
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Sven Ahlgren (1922-1997). Modernist landscape. Oil on canvas, dated 1958. In very good condition. Signed. The canvas measures: 74 x 24 cm. The frame measures: 2.5 cm.
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Swedish Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Canvas

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

Death of Ray Goddard 1951 by William McCloy (1913-2001)
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A vibrant oil on board by the noted artist William McCloy. It is titled on the frame "Death of Ray Goddard". It is monogrammed lower right M 51. Purchased from the artist's estate. L...
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American Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paint

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

"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

Abstract Expressionism Painting
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An exceptional abstract expressionism painting signed PAULET circa 1950 Poliakoff school.
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European Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paint

Nunez J.M. Oil on Panel "Colin-Maillard" Signed J.M. Nunez
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Nunez J.M. Oil on panel "Colin-Maillard" signed J.M. Nunez.
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European Baroque Revival Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paint

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

Edouard Leon Cortes "Porte Sain-Denis" Signed Édouard Cortès
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Edouard Leon Cortes (French, 1882-1969) "Porte Sain-Denis" signed Édouard Cortès l/r. Oil on canvas. Measuring 21 /2 by 25 inches. Provenance: Wall...
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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

Madonna and Child Painted on Sheet Rock Billy Rose Estate Chapel
Located in New York, NY
Large painting of the famous Madonna and child done on sheet rock. The back is framed with wood. This was salvaged from Rose Hill, the Tudor Mansion of American impresario Billy rose...
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American Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Plaster

Colorful and Large Batik Fabric Painting with Villagers, Horse and Elephant
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-painted batik in orange, scarlet, saffron, green, brown and black. Several vignettes featuring Indian men and women in daily activities such as pipe smoking and music playing, a...
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Indian Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Brass

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