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Period: 1950s
Painting by Umberto Romano
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A graphic oil on canvas painting displaying a dynamic interplay between an expressionistic color-field of fire-toned hues and a totemic, geometric structure in black and gray. The pa...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paint

1950s Pair of Abstracted Still Lifes by Emil Weddige
Located in New York, NY
From 1957 comes this fabulous pair of abstracted still lifes by listed artist Emil Weddige. Striking Mid-Century art at its best. One is a drawing (top -- black and white with ochre...
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American Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Wood, Paint, Ink, Watercolor

Signed Oil on Board Painting of a House by Artist Roger Hayward Circa 1957
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

"Basket of Eggs" Painting on Board by Chicago Artist Stanley Mitruk 1958
By Stanley Mitruk
Located in Chicago, IL
Painting on board of an atmospheric still life of eggs in a cloth draped basket by Chicago artist Stanley Mitruk titled "Basket of Eggs", dated 1958. Measurements given below are ...
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American Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paint, Wood

Oil Painting Ocean Scene on Linen by Steven Sles
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Early Steven Sles oil on linen painting circa 1955. Due to his Cerebral Palsy, Sles used his mouth to paint his works and studied under Hans Hoffman. This work mixes thick texture an...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Linen

Franco Ruocco Oil on Canvas of a Venice Canal Scene in Giltwood Frame
Located in Buchanan, MI
Franco Ruocco, oil on canvas, Venice canal scene in giltwood frame behind glass, beutifully done.
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Italian Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Giltwood, Canvas

An Abstract Gouache by Robert Freiman, 1955
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A striking gouache on paper by Robert Freiman, signed and dated 1957. Robert J Freiman (b. 1917 - d. 1991), deaf from birth, was born in New York City and attended the Lexington School for the Deaf. He studied art at the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, the Art Students League, the Parsons School of Design, and, in Paris, at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Freiman’s spectrum of styles evolved considerably over the course of his long career, ranging from early portraiture and realistic landscape to mixed-media works using watercolor, acrylic, and pen. He was a regular exhibitor at the Sidewalk Art...
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American Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Gouache

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

Materials

Wood, Canvas

Painting by Umberto Romano
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A painting depicting an abstracted mask in tones of black, blue, grey and cream. Titled "African Image", the piece retains its original New York Krasner Gallery exhibition label.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paint

Steven Sles City Landscape Oil on Linen Painting, 1957
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Early oil on linen landscape painting depicting a city by Steven Sles circa 1957. This example has a thick textured background and foreground with architectural and natural forms in ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Linen

"The Beauty of the Four Seasons, " circa 1958 Painting by A. Townsend Ferrel
By Allen Townsend Terrell
Located in New Rochelle, NY
You are looking at an outstanding set of four allegorical gouache and tempera painting on linen canvas mounted on panels. Very finely detailed by American artist Allen Townsend Ferre...
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American Vintage 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen

Vibrant Water Color of a Mountain Homestead, Signed Brockway
By Michael Brockway
Located in Chicago, IL
Excellent color and technique in this vintage water color signed Brockway. Possibly a Michael Brockway, listed English watercolorist born 1919 and ...
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British Vintage 1950s Paintings

Materials

Glass, Paint, Paper, Wood

Abstract Venetian Cityscape Painting by Olivier Charles
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Venetian cityscape painting by Olivier Charles, Venice, 1959. (Signed "Olivier Charles 59, Venezia”).
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

"Lac Iman" Canvas by Pierre Bosco
Located in New York, NY
“Lac Iman,” abstract oil in heavy impasto on canvas by Pierre Bosco, French, 1955 (signed Bosco on front and gallery label on verso).
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French Vintage 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Mid-Century "Ecole de Paris" Abstraction "Symphony in Grey" by Ferenc Varga 1957
Located in New York, NY
"Symphony in Grey" is an iconic oil on canvas, modern art painting by the Hungarian born artist, Ferenc Varga (Hungary, 1906-1989). Varga left Hungary fo...
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French Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Mid-Century Modern Cubist Watercolor by William Henry Custom Framed
Located in North Miami, FL
This Mid-Century Modern one of a kind horizontal watercolor by William Henry is a combination of cubist individual faces with African influences...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Plexiglass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Amy Kasi Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
Amy Kasi, Japenese American oil over canvass over masonite board.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Paint

India Ink Nude Painting in White Wood Frame (Signed Loew, 1959)
Located in New York, NY
Post-War American India ink on paper painting of a seated nude leaning on a table, executed in a minimalistic, contoured style in a white wooden frame (signed LOEW '59)
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paper

"Marché aux Fleurs" Signed Balmigère
By Paul Marcel Balmigère
Located in Paris, FR
Oil on Panel "marché aux fleurs place de la madeleine" signed Balmigère.
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French Vintage 1950s Paintings

Nice abstract Gouache by listed European artist Rosario Moreno
By Rosario Moreno
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice newly framed under glass Gouache by the European artist Rosario Moreno. She has sold in many auction houses in Europe and is listed as being born...
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Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Wood

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

Materials

Canvas

1950s Painting Signed by Claude Candela
By Claude Candela
Located in Paris, FR
1950s painting signed by Claude Candela in oil on isorel (a material made of compressed wood or cardboard). Not framed.
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French Vintage 1950s Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Joy and Grief, " Important Art Deco Paintings by Sager, 1952
By Adeline Sager
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted by Adeline Sager in gorgeous shades of plum, reddish pink and charcoal, this pair of watercolor-and-ink paintings won the Grumbacher Award of Merit in the Premiere Florida International Art Exhibition at Florida Southern College in 1952, just as the College was completing the construction of a widely-renowned set of buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright. Clearly inspired by the Four Seasons sculptures...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Watercolor

Buddhist monk painting, signed
By Augusta Jacktus
Located in New Rochelle, NY
An incredibly detailed oil on canvas painting of a buddhist monk praying for the souls of the dead and summoning the angels to watch over them. Painted ...
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Italian Vintage 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Painting Oil on Canvas Signed "Foldes" circa 1950 France
By Foldes
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"For sale Domesticated Men. Some Wild Men also for sale" That is the best description possible of Oil on Canvas Signed and dat...
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French Vintage 1950s Paintings

1950s Painting by J.-C. Dragomir of the School of Montmartre
By Jean-Claude Dragomir
Located in Paris, FR
1950s oil on canvas painting by Jean-Claude Dragomir of the school of Montmartre, representing the "Place Vendôme" in Paris. No frame.
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French Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Canvas

"At the Theater, " Late Art Deco Oil Painting by Kummer, 1950
By Erwin George Kummer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This stunning example of Art Deco-Mid Century American surrealism was painted by Erwin Kummer, a widely-known Chicago painter who exhibited widely in the 1940s at the Art Institute o...
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American Vintage 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas

"Abstract Landscape" by Jean Marzelle
By Jean Marzelle
Located in Hillsborough, CA
Jean Marzelle French, 1916-2005 "Abstract Landscape" Oil on canvas Signed lower right 12 ½ by 21 ½ in. w/frame 20 by 29 in. Born in 1916, Jean Marzelle studied at the ...
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French Vintage 1950s Paintings

Art Deco Painting by André Margat
By Carl Andre
Located in Bridgewater, CT
André Margat, (1903-1999). Eagle and snake, 1956. Pastel and gold-leaf on board. Measures: 25 5/8”x21 3/8 (framed: 33 1/3" x 29"). Signed ...
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French Vintage 1950s Paintings

"Range Top" by Curtis Miller
By Curtis Miller
Located in New York, NY
Oil painting by Curtis Miller titled "Range Top" Signed and dated lower right frame. 1955.
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American Vintage 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Oil on Board "Eclipse by Candlelite" by William George Nes
By William George Nes
Located in Ferndale, MI
Oil painting on board "Eclipse by Candlelite" by William George Nes.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

Materials

Paint

Original Oil on Masonite by Artist: Herskowitz (Russian School)
By Herskowitz
Located in East Hampton, NY
This original framed group of cubist clowns is signed in the lower left and dated 1957. Extremely expressive and fun.
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Russian Vintage 1950s Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Wood

Nature Morte by Madeleine Arbus
By André & Madeleine Arbus
Located in New York, NY
Painting by Madeleine Arbus A mysterious nature Morte of the "Neue Sachlickeit" movement featuring a glass and candlestick by Madeleine Arbus, the daughter of Andre Arbus. ...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Canvas

American, Oil on Canvas, "Washington Square, New York City"
Located in Southampton, NY
American, oil on canvas, "Washington Square, New York City." Signed, Mildred Hamilton. Long Island Artist.
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American Vintage 1950s Paintings

Trumpet Man
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Man playing trumpet after a night of celebration.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

Materials

Plywood

“Dancing Girls” by Ben Benn
By Ben Benn
Located in Sheffield, MA
“Dancing Girls” Oil on Board 14 ½ in. by 21 in. W/frame 21 ½ in. by 28 in. Benn studied at the Art Student League in NYC; National Academy of Design, 1904-1908. He was a member of the American Society of Artists Congress, Woodstock Artist Association. He exhibited at the Forum Exhibition of Modern American Painters...
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American Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Board

1956 French Minister Painting
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Tall French Minister oil on canvas painting with original dark brown wood frame.
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

Materials

Wood, Canvas

Ritratto di fanciulla
Located in Torino, IT
Ritratto del 1949, realizzato dal maestro G. Botta, raffigurante donna fiera ed elegante degli anni 50′, Misure con cornice : altezza 83 cm, larghezza 66 cm
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Italian Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

1955 Scandinavian Oil on Canvas Figurative Motif in Warm tones
Located in London, GB
The painting is rendered on a sizable canvas, allowing the artist to create a visually impactful composition. The figurative motif takes centre stage, capturing the attention of the ...
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Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Oil on Canvas, Still Life by Jorge Soteras (1917 1990)
Located in London, GB
There are few works by this artist available. Very much from the French school of painting, Soteras painted this work in Paris in 1957. It's signed and dated and on the reverse the a...
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French Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Canvas

Modernist Jewel Toned Still Life Oil Painting Signed Raoul, d. 1958
Located in Peabody, MA
Modernist still life oil on canvas board in stained glass / jewel like tones, signed Raoul and dated 1958.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paint

Mid-Century Cubist Modernist Painting of Female Nude Portrait
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Mid-Century oil painting on masonite depicting a seminude black woman. The painting shows influences of Cubism and Modernism. It is arrestingly executed with sharp lines and a ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Masonite, Paint

Mid 20th Century Swedish Modernist Style Oil Painting on Panel by Ivar Morsing
Located in London, GB
A colourful 1950s oil painting on panel by one of our favourite Scandinavian artists. Framed sympathetically it depicts a Spanish village in his typical Modernist style with impasto...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paint, Wood

Portrait of a Pampered Pug by Robert Dumont-Smith D. 1957
Located in Peabody, MA
An oil of a very pampered pug, dated 1957, by the British artist Robert Dumont-Smith (1908-1994). Dumont-Smith exhibited with the Royal Society of British Artists in 1939, at Liberty...
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British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paint

Vintage Post War Airbrush Painting Tropical Flamingo by Margeo Alexander
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage Post War airbrush topical painting signed by Margeo Alexander featuring beautiful scenery with 2 flamingos taking a drink in a Hawaiian stream. Circa 1948. Dimensions...
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Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paper

Modernist Expressionist Figurative Painting Titled "Female Anatomy", d. 1957
Located in Peabody, MA
Deconstructed Expressionist figurative painting, titled "Female Anatomy" and dated 1957. Artist unknown.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paint

20th Century Oil on Cardboard Italian Signed Emilio Notte Male Nude Painting
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the mid-20th century. Artwork oil on cardboard depicting the model, male nude posing of good pictorial hand. Artwork adorned with a carved and gilded wooden fra...
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Italian Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Paper

Mid Century Oil On Canvas Still Life Painting
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Great looking midcentury still life oil painting on canvas. Vibrant slightly abstract painting of fruit and glassware on a draped surface. Original scrubbed gilt frame. Signed Salcia...
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North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Carrie Jackson Davidson Watercolor Painting of Klongs in Hong Kong, 1957
Located in Miami, FL
Carrie Jackson Davidson watercolor painting of Klongs in Hong Kong, 1957 Offered for sale is is a 1957 watercolor painting by Carrie Jackson Davidson( 1891-1975). The delicated exec...
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American Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Unusual Mid Century Oil Painting
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual and well done mid century framed, oil painting, signed illegibly...De Lang or De Lancy....
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North American Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Robert Indiana "Untitled" Oil on Canvas, USA 1959
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana first emerged on the wave of Pop Art that engulfed the art world in the early 1960s. Bold and visually dazzling, his work embraced the vocabulary of highway signs and ...
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American Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

1959 Watercolor Abstract Architectural Modern Painting signed
Located in Chula Vista, CA
vintage mid-century watercolor painting. Abstract architectural-landscape Signed in the upper right corner: DOW 59. Signed in verso in pencil: Framed by Duane 8-18-64 The compositi...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Wood, Paint, Paper

Piero Solavaggione 20th Century Oil On Cardboard Italian Still Life Painting
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian signed painting from mid-20th century. Oil painting on board depicting still life, table with plates, glasses and fruit of excellent pictorial quality. Framework signed lower...
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Italian Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Wood

Mid-Century Mixed-Media Geometric Abstract Collage by Charmion Von Weigand
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing work of art frame that is a mixed media geometric abstract collage is by Charmion Von Weigand. It is signed with the artists initials CvWand and dated 1955. This is a mid century work of art. It is a stunning piece of vibrancy. She was an American journalist , abstract painter, writer, collector, benefactor and art critic. it is pigment and paper collage on paper. it has a very Mondrian like feel to it in gorgeous hues of color. She became close friends with Piet Mondrain as evidenced in this great influence of her work that has magnificent hues in pigment of collage media...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Little Abstract Oil Painting on Board by Bert Miripolsky
Located in Pasadena, CA
Bert Miripolsky created fine abstract impressionist paintings from the 1950s through the 1980s. Each painting is purposely nameless as he wanted each person to experience the art fro...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Wood

Lucio Fontana "Concetto Spaziale" Oil and Mixed-Media on Glass, 1953
Located in Rome, IT
Lucio Fontana. Concetto Spaziale 1952-1953. Oil and mixed media on glass. Measures: 90 X 110 cm (101 cm x 120 with frame). No signed. Sold with certification by Archivo Fontana, a...
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Italian Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Glass

Finnish Polychrome Carved Wood Relief
By A. Tamme
Located in Chicago, IL
Set against a rosewood background, this carved and painted wood relief depicts a horn blower enchanting birds on a sunny summer day. Signed A. Tamme.
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Finnish Folk Art Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Wood

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