1960s Paintings

Beautifully framed oil on canvas representing a blue figure. Size: 13 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches canvas, 22 1/8 x 18 1/2 inches frame.

A figurative signed and framed portrait painting titled 'Abstract Face', painted by Peter Robert Keil. Oil on canvas, painted in 1969 in the a...

A mixed media on board from the 1960's by American Artist Agnes Sims "Agi" Sims is known for paintings and sculptures inspired by prehistoric rock art of New Mexico. Born in Devon, Pennsylvania, Sims attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art and the Philadelphia School of Design for Women. She managed a traveling marionette theater before establishing herself as a textile and needlework designer in Philadelphia. After a visit to New Mexico in 1938, Sims returned to Philadelphia, packed her belongings, and returned to make Santa Fe her permanent home. She opened a classical record store in an eighteenth-century farmhouse on Canyon Road, but the shortage of shellac during the War put her out of business. Sims then became a building contractor (skills taught her by her contractor father), purchasing and renovating historic houses around Santa Fe. She later bought a nineteenth-century house with acreage on Canyon Road and built a compound including a house for herself and one for her long-time partner, Mary Louise Aswell, the fiction editor at Harper's Bazaar who had brought writers such as Eurdora Welty and Truman Capote to the public's attention. Shortly after her arrival, a friend introduced Sims to the Galisteo Basin south of Santa Fe which was dotted with the ruins of prehistoric Indian Pueblos, and home to tens of thousands of ancient petroglyphs. The rock art captivated Sims and became her primary inspiration for the rest of her career. Over the next decade she recorded 3000 petroglyphs in drawings and thousands more in photographs. In 1949 she received a grant from the American Philosophical Society to further her research, and in 1950 she published a portfolio of selected rock at drawings in her monograph, San Cristobal Petroglyphs. Most of Sims paintings and sculptures were inspired by petroglyphs, but unlike her documentary drawings they never were literal copies. Rather she adopted and adapted the two-dimensional representations of people and animal into an art that fit comfortably into the larger world of mid-century modernism. She used simple, idiosyncratic figures to create her own symbolism, the original meanings of the ancient art being mostly lost to the past. Sims worked in a wide array of media. Her oil paintings on canvas often were mixed with an earthen medium which gave them a rough, stone-like texture. She developed a batik-like resist process for painting on cloth, and used it to produce large, un-stretched wall hangings. She used this technique to produce an architectural frieze 3.5 feet high and almost 150 feet long which still adorns the Century Bank lobby in downtown Santa Fe. Sims was a prolific sculptor, working in wood, stone, bronze, terracotta, fiberglass, and polyester. Sims was given one-woman shows at the Brooklyn Museum, U.S. Embassy in London, Folger Library, Colorado Springs Fine Art Center, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, McNay Art Institute in San Antonio, Texas, and the Museum of Fine Art in Santa Fe. She also showed her work at the gallery she owned on Canyon Road. At times, she rented studio space in her gallery building to local artisans, hoping to spark a revival of early New Mexico...

Circa 1960s American mixed-media acrylic painting with raffia and nylon patches. Interesting incorporation of various textures, geometric shapes, and colors. The 'bubble' under the b...

A fabulous modern abstract by enormously talented Arnold Weber (1931-2010). Tremendous mood and energy. Expert use of vibrant color that will bring a smile to your face. This Killer ...

Very graphic Op Art style reverse painting on glass having a bold geometric design in black and white with a central red circle.

A large oil on canvass depicting an stylized, almost abstracted to the basic organic forms, landscape. Beautiful harmonic colors with an interesting poetic design. Signed illegibly a...

Oil on board street scene set in cape cod. Homes and a Chevron gas station are prominent with leafy trees and people going about their day. Period 1960 wood frame. In excellent vinta...

This amazing piece comes from a vintage multi-million dollar Rancho Mirage, CA estate. THis piece was hung on the wall in a specially designed brass holder in the CEO's home office. it can also be used as a sculpture on the black granite cube...

A surrealist scene by listed French artist Jean Pierre Clement depicting a cloaked female figure next to a pile of assorted items including a book,...

Signed Mid-Century Modern cityscape oil on canvas.

Venice at sunset. A colonnade appears to the right and in the center a spired sanctuary. In the background can be seen the four domes of St. Mark's Basilica. Signed and dated, Szuba ...

Modernist abstract oil on canvas, a tapestry of flowing ribbons in peacock hues, by noted New York artist Sidney E. Zimmerman, dated 1960. Zimmerman (1926-2007) studied in Berlin dur...

A compelling painting by a midcentury outsider artist. This graphically bold painting utilizing bright colors and a potent figurative composition engages contemplation. Unsigned. ...

Beautiful Mexican landscape painting by Alfonso Pena Oil on canvas created 1963. Mexican subject. Excellent condition, unframed. Measures: 19 3/4" H x ...

Italian Avant Garde symbolist oil on canvas painting by Gianpaolo Lazzaro (Italian, Padua 1911 - Milan 1977). Created in 1960 and signed by the artist in...

Bengt Berglund for Gustavsberg, Sweden enamel wall hanging. Signed and dated on reverse, Gustavsberg 63 and front lower left corner. Green backgrou...

Whimsical small oil on board painting of a European town. Signed Spinola. Out of. Southampton, NY estate.

Bright and colorful vintage modern oil painting on canvas. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ).

An abstract framed neo-expressionist portrait painting titled 'News', painted by Peter Robert Keil. Oil on board, painted in 1969 in the artist's Berlin Studio. In great vintage cond...

Original oil painting location of the 1957 Movie “Peyton Place” with Lana Turner This painting was executed by the award winning young artist Ric Lee. It pictured the location of ...

Midcentury mixed-media Cubist still life oil on canvas, a fine composition with influences of Kurt Schwitters and George Braque. Signed "Gordon" Lower left center. Measures: Canvas 3...

Very unique and large scale oil painting on board -Blue lady in chair signed Portier. I love the unique style of this well painted lady. I also think the size and proportion will set...

A surrealist painting by listed French artist Jean Pierre Clement depicting a male figure in jester-like clothing and a light red headdress. He appears to be reading inside a small, ...

Painting by Mexican born Alberto Ruiz Vela. He also worked in Illinois and California.Painting is signed in the lower left portion of painting. Painting measures 31" wide and 41" high.

Selection of Modern Art, circa 1950s-1970s. From left to right, they are: 1) The abstract nude female drawing, probably American, circa 1950s....

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 Sch...

Impressionistic oil painting by Joyce Pike listed American, California artist. Measures: 5 ft.

Colorful still life oil on canvas by Raymond Guerrier. Signed: "Guerrier".

Norman LaLiberte's “Hommage to Picasso” original signed oil on canvas painting. His cubist style in this piece is a bow to world renown Pablo Picasso....

Colorful abstract painted artwork with wood frame. (Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer).   

Large abstract oil on canvas, circa 1960s. The painting is signed in the lower right corner and appears to read "Atla", although we cannot be sure. New custom frame.

For your consideration is a beautiful, framed, oil on canvas painting of a town scene, signed by Sol Selwas, dated 1962. In excellent condition. The dimensions are 20" W x 24" (2') H...

Wonderful mixed media by Norman Conn (1932-2003), circa 1961. Signed verso and bearing a partial D'Arcy Gallery, NYC label. Very good condition. Perfectly weathered and masterfully a...

A very large, oil on canvas, rendering of a future building for Crest Corp drawn in 1966 of John F. Kennedy Blvd in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Signed "Richard Bobby 9.66 Crest Corp ...

This vintage signed original one of a kind watercolor by Chamberlain and dated 1960 has a real sensuality to it. This has been tastefully and be...

Vividly painted in a palette of white, brilliant blue and ruddy skin tones, this portrait of a bearded Greek youth with ruddy complexion and green eyes was...

Intense acrylic on masonite painting Titled Bird Fury by Leonardo Nierman signed and dated in the lower right Nierman 66. According to Art Brokerage: Leonardo Nierman Mexican Artist: b. 1932. Leonardo Nierman's paintings vibrantly come to life as they capture the intensity and spontaneity of the dynamic forces that rule both nature and the cosmos. With swirling whirlpools of color, darting flame-like wisps, and brilliant hues as dazzling as a sun, they are dramatic in their representation of that which is unchallenged, though perhaps not quite understood. Leonardo Nierman's full career includes numerous distinctions, awards, and exhibitions. He has painted murals for the School of Commerce of the University City in Mexico, 1956; the "Golden West...

Selection of large-scale abstract paintings, artist unknown, probably American, circa 1960s. They have been framed in clean lined white lacquered gallery frames under UV resistant gl...

Selection of large-scale abstract paintings, artist unknown, probably American, circa 1960s. They have been framed in clean lined white lacquered gallery frames under UV resistant gl...

An original graphic silkscreen color study on masonite panel with bulls-eye motif by British-born artist Peter Gee.

Still life painting in carved and giltwood frame. Signed Donald Seely, 1966.

Sugai brush painting from a Palm Beach private collection After moving to Paris in 1952, Sugaï became acquainted with the legacy of Surrealism and Abstract Impressionism, and began adapting traditional Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock forms and techniques with a unique painterly sensibility., the kanji characters were masterfully reconfigured into a nonsensical character of Sugaï's own formal invention: by emptying the signifier of its linguistic meaning, Sugaï orchestrates an entirely innovative encounter between Western figurative abstraction and Asian calligraphy. Employing a subtle, quietly radiant palette, Sugaï's virtuosic use of color imbues warmth and humanity into his paintings. Frame size 28 1/4 w x 23 1/8 h x 1 deep image size 19 1/2 x 14 1/2 high About the artist: Sugai was born on March 13, 1919 in Kobe, Japan.. His parents were Malaysian immigrants Sugai was educated at the Osaka University of Arts in Osaka, Japan in the 1930s. He attended the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris in the 1950s.. Career Sugai began his career in advertising for the Japanese railway...

A framed expressionist oil portrait titled 'Abstract Face', made by Peter Robert Keil (b. 1942) in 1969. The piece is from the artists personal collection. In good vintage condition.

A great architectural themed oil on canvas by the noted artist Louise Odes Neaderland (b 1932). This oil is signed and dated 1964. It is out of an estate collection of her work that ...

Beautifully executed, this large size work of art on canvas by Tom Marchin is made of paint and paper cut pieces. Rich in color and texture!

Colorful Mid Century street scene. Unsigned oil on canvas. Vivid colors of blues, greens and purples. Amazing light and depth make up this inc...

Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War during the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also an artistically talented woman, took her son and struggled her way to West Berlin...

A beautifully rendered oil on canvas of a young boy playing a flute in a wonderful mix of dreamy blues and pinks. Signed TKS Original frame gold leaf and ebonized wood.            

Gorgeous large midcentury oil on canvas by W. Heffel, 1963.

This surrealist work by listed French artist Jean Pierre Clement depicts a female portrait of a woman with a geometric blue headdress and one expos...

Signed and dated, acrylic on canvas painting by Italian-American artist, Vincent Cavallaro (1912-1985) who was honored in the with an award from the MoMA (War Poster, 1941), commissi...

1960s Sofia Bassi Art Mexican Surrealist Painting El Coil Sofía Bassi was a Mexican painter and writer noted for her surrealist work as well as her persona...

From the whimsical world of German artist Otmar Alt comes this great mixed media on paper, circa 1969. He is known as one of the most significant contemporary artists in Germany. Along with Horst Antes and HAP Grieshaber...

A great architectural themed oil on canvas by the noted artist Louise Odes Neaderland (b 1932). This oil is signed and dated 1964. It is out of an estate collection of her work that ...

Wonderful mixed-media by Norman Conn (1932-2003), circa 1961. Signed verso and bearing a D'Arcy Gallery, NYC label. Very good condition. Perfectly weathered and masterfully assembled...

American artist, Elsa Schachter born 1912. Abstract oil on canvas of pink, purple, red, turquoise. Signed on the back. Framed in a thin chrome frame, circa 1960.

An abstract minimalist painting titled "Enigmatic Landscape" by noted NY artist Henry Kallem. Kallem was an influential member of the 28th Street Group of modernists and also worked ...