1950s Paintings

Ellerdaren, Swedish artist, abstract composition. Oil on plate. ”Helgmålsringning” (Tolling the bells). 1958. In excellent condition. Signed. Dimensions: 36.0 x 44.0 cm. Total dimen...

One of the strongest Mid-Century portraits we have seen, this depiction of a young man in a vivid, emerald-green sweater was painted by Paul Zimmerman, an important artist who grew u...

Japanese painting, Svampar, Denmark Mixed technique on artistic fabric The work is signed by the artist Work dimensions 34/96 Unframed work Work in original vintage condition. It h...

Making liberal use of brilliant colors, dominated by grey-blue and deep pink, this painting depicts a seated harlequin/musician figure with a faint, knowing smile, contrasting with t...

Stupendous oil painting on plywood "la Grecque" of 1951 signed Georges Cassan,the author manages to convey in an extraordinary way the plasticity of the female figure ,it looks almos...

Expressionist nude oil painting on canvas by western PA artist Robert J. Cronauer (1916-1995). Cronauer graduated Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1937, earned his master's degr...

Painting by John Bashor (1926-2003)- Artist from Montana, professor at Bethany College in Lindsborg, KS. This work was done in the 1950's. Excellent comp...

This romantic feeling oil painting of two young lovers is finished in thin washes of earth tones. Signed "Michael Martin '58". The painting sits in a large silvered frame...

Opere di Johan sono presenti nelle maggiori collezioni francesi e americane e sono state presentate alla mostra di antiquariato di Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze 2005. Of Spanish origin, born in Valencia in the early 1900s, she specialized in sculpture and animal painting. She worked mainly in Lyon, her painting influenced by post-Cubist geometry remains realist in style; straight lines dialogue with curves and plays of angles give rhythm to the composition, her taste for color harmoniously mixes light and dark tones. His works represent the broad creative scope referable to the “Animaliér” artists. Johan’s works can be found in major French and American collections and were presented at the Palazzo Strozzi antiques exhibition...

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...

This Mid-Century Modern one of a kind horizontal watercolor by William Henry is a combination of cubist individual faces with African influences...

Americana Amish "farmhouse" oil painting by Harvey Milligan, circa 1950s. Charming character scale and composition (figures are very small). Although n...

Mildred Tommy Atkin Mid-century Floral Abstract Painting Offered for sale is a Mid-century Modern floral abstract oil painting on canvas by Mildred Tommy Atkin (NY b. 1903-1969)...

This is a set of two original vintage black ink etchings, showing a swan in two different scenes. The first etching shows the swan swimming calmly in the water, surrounded by tall re...

Oil on canvas painting by Gilbert Henderson (1925 - ). We believe this painting is from the late 1950s. Painting framed measures 24" wide, 1.5" deep and 30" high. Unframed (in fra...

J. Eklund, 1952 Oil on canvas The work is dated and signed by the artist Dimensions 46/55 Unframed work Work in original vintage condition.

Leo Russel Gouache 1956. Organic abstract shapes on paper framed in distressed gold leaf and under glass. Image is 8.5 x 11. Frame is 26.5 x 33.

Lennart Lilja Oil on canvas Dimensions 32/41 Unframed work Lennart Lilja (1924-2008). He was a Swedish artist. Student of Isaac Gründewald and Otte Sköld. In the 1950s he wrote play...

Swedish artist. Abstract composition. Oil on canvas. Indistinctly signed. Dated 1958. In excellent condition. Dimensions: 45.0 x 60.0 / Total: 56.0...

Henry Robertson Craig R.H.A., R.U.A. 33 " x 43" including the frame. Scottish, 1916-1984. Born in 1916 to Scotch-Irish parents, Henry Robertson Craig, also called Harry Robertson ...

William Morehouse [1929-1993] was a Bay Area painter who was renowned for his work in both Abstract Expressionism, as well as plein air landscapes, mostly done in a style known as Ab...

We present picture hunting of the famous polish painter Mieczyslaw Krzyzak (1914-1984). Highly recommended item will be perfect complementation o...

Mette Doller (b. 1925), Danish artist. Mixed media on paper. Rooster. Dated 1959. Measures: 40 x 30 cm. The frame measures: 1.5 cm. In excellent condition. Signed and dated.     

A rare gem of a piece. Untitled by Allen Atwell, creator of the Psychedelic Temple in 1964. His works become available few and far between. Measure: 10 x 16 in., 11 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. ...

Italian Artist - 50's Painting - Modern Italian Artwork Painting Gian Cesare Battaini the small canvas framed into the larger frame measure 20 cm x 15 cm Giancesare Battaini (Mila...

Osmo Isaksson (1918-1997), Finnish-Swedish artist. Oil on board. Modernist painting with birds on a lake. In gray and black tones. Signed and dated 1952. In perfect condition. Total...

[Authentic work] ◆ Norikuni Kawamura ◆ Junsei in ink ◆ Double box ◆ Hand-painted ◆ Silk ◆ Hanging scroll Kenho Kawamura [Artist directory appraised...

A watercolor by Robert Freiman.

French artist, oil on canvas. Humorous portrait in naïve style. In excellent condition. Signed Figas and dated 54. Dimensions: H 44.8 cm x W 36.7 cm. Total dimensions: H 48.8 cm x W ...

Graphic and colorful abstract print depicting an African-American man feeding pigeons in front of a brick building. Signed under the mat "Merton Simpson" as shown in photo. Although ...

This original framed group of cubist clowns is signed in the lower left and dated 1957. Extremely expressive and fun.

Oil on canvas with frame, mid 20th century, Bouquet of flowers Measures: Painting - W: 32.5 cm, H: 21 cm Frame - W: 40 cm, H: 30 cm, D: 2 cm.

Dimensions: Frame: Height 76.5 cm / width 96.5 cm / depth 7.5 cm Image: Height 55 cm / width 75.5 cm.

" Morning Subway " Prestopino, Gregorio (American, 1907-1984) Original Serigraph signed and numbered 3/50 . The Whitney and MoMA both have his work in their collections, he is ove...

Of Spanish origin, born in Valencia in the early 1900s, she specialized in sculpture and animal painting. She worked mainly in Lyon, her painting influenced by post-Cubist geometry remains realist in style; straight lines dialogue with curves and plays of angles give rhythm to the composition, her taste for color harmoniously mixes light and dark tones. His works represent the broad creative scope referable to the “Animaliér” artists. Johan’s works can be found in major French and American collections and were presented at the Palazzo Strozzi antiques exhibition...

Johannes Meyer Andersen (1918-2005) listed Danish artist, street musician from nice, oil on canvas. Signed: J. Meyer Andersen, Nice 1958. Measures: 86 x 69 cm. (94 x 77 cm). In ve...

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 ...

This lovely depiction of the painter with his nude model provides an interesting variation on a Classic theme, in this instance placing the artist behind his model, allowing the fema...

Of Spanish origin, born in Valencia in the early 1900s, she specialized in sculpture and animal painting. She worked mainly in Lyon, her painting influenced by post-Cubist geometry remains realist in style; straight lines dialogue with curves and plays of angles give rhythm to the composition, her taste for color harmoniously mixes light and dark tones. His works represent the broad creative scope referable to the “Animaliér” artists. Johan’s works can be found in major French and American collections and were presented at the Palazzo Strozzi antiques exhibition...

Signed lower left Joseph Wolins was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1915. He studied at the National Academy of Design from 1935 to 1941 under Leon Kroll. While studying in Eur...

Sumputous floral still life by Pearl Van Sciver, (1896 – October 10, 1966) born in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pearl's life is reflected in her oil p...

Oli on panel by Elisabeth Karlinsky. Monogram: EK, 58. Golden frame, from the periode. With frame: 32x37 cm Without: 24x29 cm Style: modern/ danish Motive: Sun over pine forrest El...

William McCloy, borned in China and moved to US in 1926 and started his studies in Iowa in 1930.This is a nice modern style landscape also he is known by abstractions and commissione...

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.

Unusual painting on fabric depicting a cauldron with skulls, birds, eyeballs, and tigers. Adhered to a wood panel. Great presence. Condition shown in...

Canadian Birch Tree Landscape Painting Oil on Canvas Signed W. Wright. Overall size 36 x 30 x 3 1/2 D image size 30“ x 24“. Great condition age-appropriate wear could stand a light c...

This bold and vividly hued gouache by Norman Jaques, a British artist, was painted in 1950 for the "Intra-European Cooperation for a Better Standard of Living" poster contest. Three years after George C. Marshall first called for a massive investment program to rebuild post-war Europe and two years after the Marshall Program became operational, this contest was held to promote cooperation and trade among Western European nations. A total of 10,000 entries were submitted and judged by 12 graphic artists, representing each of the Marshall Plan...

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 ...

Bold and striking, this depiction of Charon rowing departed souls to the afterlife was painted by Richard Schwarzkopf, renowned for his paintings and illustrations in what has been called the German Expressionist Art...

Dimensions: Frame: height 73 cm / width 63 cm Picture: 64 cm / width 54 cm.

"Henderson Bridge" is a captivating abstract painting from the 1950s that invites viewers into a serene landscape where nature and structure harmoniously coexist. The artist employs ...

This 1955 painting by Dutch artist Pierre Hubert (Piet) Schoenmakers (1919–2009) marks his pivotal transition into abstract art. Dominated by geometric red and blue forms against a m...

A small oil painting on canvas. It is a naive portrait of an American soldier in uniform. It appears to be framed in a handmade oak frame along with ...

In this listing you with find a breathtaking Cubist oil on canvas, "Girl at the beach", painted by Dusan Mihailovic. The painting is done in beautiful, earthly tones and it features ...

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...

Georg Glud, still life, oil on panel. Listed Danish artist. In very good condition. Signed, dated 59. Measures: 96 x 81 cm.

Early nautical painting by artist James Hiroshi Suzuki (b. 1933) Painted in the early 1950’s this piece depicts the seashore with driftwood and urchins with organic modern forms most...

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...

Oil on canvas by Henri Hecht MAÏK (1922-1993). “Underwater Landscape”. sign and date lower right “MAÏK 56”. Framed with a natural oak and gilded brass...

“Lac Iman,” abstract oil in heavy impasto on canvas by Pierre Bosco, French, 1955 (signed Bosco on front and gallery label on verso).