Mid-20th Century Paintings
Period: Mid-20th Century
Color: Beige
Pierre Bordeaux, Paris View of the Seine, 1934
Located in New York, NY
Pierre Bordeaux, Paris View of the Seine, 1934. Vintage April in Paris ambience to this hand-painted watercolour rendered in soft blue, grey, celadon a...
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French Vintage Mid-20th Century Paintings
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Paper
Surrealist "Skeleton" Watercolor by Parker Panttila
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Parker Panttila (Brooklyn, New York 1924-2002) watercolor.
Surrealist in style, incorporating both macabre and comedic sensibilities.
Along with bein...
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North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Paintings
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Paint
Nell Blaine "Untitled" Abstract Mixed-Media on Paper in Frame, USA 1940s
By Nell Blaine
Located in New York, NY
During her first years in New York Blaine's work, which had previously been tightly realist, turned abstract, inspired by Mondrian, Leger and Jean Helion. At one time she was the you...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Paintings
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Paper
Expressionist Oil Painting of a Farmers Yard in Fauvist Style by Henri Titselaar
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Very expressive oil painting by Dutch artist Henri Titselaar.
Oil on hardboard, size: 63 x 47 cm (24.8 x 18.5 inch).
Framed and behind glass, with passe-partout.
Signed and in very good condition.
Henri Titselaar (1917-2013) was a Dutch artist who worked in the style of the Fauvists, Bergense School and Groninger Ploeg...
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Dutch Expressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings
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Paint
Joseph Hirsch Oil on Canvas, Scene with Semi Nude Female F
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An important work by former War correspondent and Realist painter Joseph Hirsch. Signed on the black above the white tablecloth lower right. A Modernist scene with a couple having br...
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Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Mid-Century Hand Painted Framed Watercolor by Pol Antonis
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid- Century hand painted watercolor by Pol Antonis displays the artist's keen impressionistic talent in the media with a comfortable waterfront home. Entitled in Dutch "The Grassy P...
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Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Paintings
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Paper
Fred Johnson-O Henry Tent and Awning, Chicago Side Show Circus Banner "Sealo"
By O. Henry Tent and Awning Co.
Located in New York, NY
American painted side show circus banner of a man in the form of a seal titled "Sealo" (signed: Fred Johnson-O Henry Tent & Awning, Chicago).
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American Folk Art Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Fabric
F. Andre Vintage Original Abstract
Located in East Hampton, NY
Framed vintage abstract oil on canvas figure signed lower right Fr. Andre. Gilt frame is original.
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European Post-Modern Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Tug of War Original Watercolor by Walter M. Baumhofer
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
(1904-1987). From the archives of the Murphy "Calendar" Company. Well-listed early illustrator, " picked up" for Hy Hintermeister and Emmett Watson - con...
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American Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint
Original Model Drawing by André Courrèges for Diana Vreeland
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Wonderful historical pen and ink illustration on board by Courrèges of his models done for and notated to Diana Vreeland. Great piece of fashion history. Framed in an original plexig...
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French Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Paintings
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Paper
Pair of Midcentury Paintings on Paper Picturing Women as Amazons, Austria, 1950
Located in Vienna, Austria
A pair of midcentury paintings depicting women as amazons. The feeling of Jazz, Dance, Miles Davis, Paris, clubs. The erotic in movement....
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Austrian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paintings
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Paper
Michael Quincy Rothwell Midcentury Abstract Expressionist Original Oil Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
Midcentury abstract expressionist oil painting signed lower right M. Q. Rothwell. This is absolutely gorgeous, original oil, vintage work of art on canvas by Michael Quincy Rothwell....
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Tumacacori Mission Painting by William Norris Dakin
Located in Fulton, CA
Original, large-scale painting of Tumacacori Mission , Arizona by William Norris Dakin (Will Dakin) dated 1952. Painted from a sketch done in 1936. Original frame.
William Norris Dakin:
Born in San Francisco, CA on Nov. 5, 1910. Dakin graduated from Burlingame High School and studied for three years on scholarships at the CSFA under Macky, Randolph, and Poole. During the 1930s he worked for Disney Studios and in the 1940s was a staff artist at Eimac Corporation. He died in Burlingame, CA on Dec. 16, 1992. His oils and drawings include urban and rural scenes, old mansions, marine vessels, and Mexican genre. Member: SWA; Peninsula AA; Society for Sanity in Art. Exh: Calif. State Fair, 1933 (1st prize); SFAA, 1935; SFMA, 1935; San Mateo Co. Fairs. In: Bancroft Library (UC Berkeley).
Tumacacori Mission:
Founded by Jesuit Father Eusebio Francisco Kino in January 1691, Mission San Cayetano...
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American Mid-20th Century Paintings
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Paint
"Seated Black Male Nude, " Art Deco Watercolor by Brown County Painter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting of a Black male nude, executed in rich, brilliant shades of burnt sienna, reddish brown, blue and green, was painted by a Brown County, I...
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American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Paintings
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Paint
H. Wilson Smith California Artist Abstract Painting, circa 1940s-1950s
Located in Phoenix, AZ
H. Wilson Smith (1901-1981) California Artist
Oil on board in the original frame.
Painting measures 31 3/4" H x 27 3/4" W
Frame 22 3/4" H x 28 3/4" W.
Signed lower right “H. Wils...
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Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint
Oil on Canvas Signed "P. Freedman, 1974"
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Colorful island scene depicting roadside stand by P. Freedman, 1974. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ) with dealer.
Category
Unknown Folk Art Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Modern Pop Art Elizabeth Taylor Portrait in Pencil by Bill Nelson, 1980
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning early master illustration by Bill Nelson in his preferred medium of colored pencil for the Cincinnati Magazine cover story (May 1980). Framed.
Ta...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
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 Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Oil on Canvas, circa 1960, Signed
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Oil on canvas, circa 1960, signed.
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European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Paintings
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Paint
"Seated Black Male Figure, " Art Deco Watercolor Painting, Brown County, Indiana
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Strikingly executed in rich tones of brown and charcoal contrasting with brighter colors, this watercolor depiction of a seated African American man, with one arm raised to his neck, is beautiful and evocative. The figure's skin tones are captured in a rich array of tans, ruddy browns and gold, and the air around him seems to vibrate in tones of blue, yellow and green. Although not signed, this piece was executed by an artist associated with the famed Brown County Art...
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American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint
Anderson Craig American Gothic Portrait Oil Painting of a Man with Red Hair
Located in New York, NY
American Gothic style oil on canvas portrait painting of a young man with red hair. The piece was created by Anderson Craig (American born 1904) in the 1930s and is signed by the art...
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American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Major Constructivist Oil on Canvas Painting by Dutch Artist Estella den Boer
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Impressive oil painting by the talented artist Estella den Boer.
The lines and forms are intriguing, just like the daring yet sophisticated use of color.
Signed Estella.
Estella den Boer (1912-2010) was born in Middelburg, the Netherlands. She made expressive and abstract work, drawings, paintings and ceramics and found absolute freedom in constructive art...
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Dutch Expressionist Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Peter Keil Oil on Canvas Painting 'Abstract Face'
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
A figurative signed and framed portrait painting titled 'Abstract Face', painted by Peter Robert Keil. Oil on canvas, painted in 1969 in the a...
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Spanish Expressionist Vintage Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Colorful Abstract Gouache "Serpentine Shapes" by Gio Colucci
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 Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paper
Torgny Forsberg, Swedish Painter, Oil on Board, Modernist Landscape
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Torgny Forsberg (1920-1992), Swedish painter. Oil on board. Modernist landscape, 1960s-1970s.
The board measures: 84 x 34 cm.
The frame measures: 8 ...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Other
Angelo Testa Painting
By Angelo Testa
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 Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paper
Colorful Abstract Gouache "Lovers in Landscape" by Gio Colucci
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 Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paper
"Time and Civilization, " Newly Discovered Art Deco Mural Studies, Schreckengost
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Famed for his product designs in the 1940s and 1950s, and his Jazz Bowl commissioned by Eleanor Roosevelt, Victor Schreckengost was also a painter...
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American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Paintings
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Paint
Midcentury Nude Study Painting 1938
Located in San Francisco, CA
A nude study painted on canvas, unframed, dated April 23rd 1938.
Category
American Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
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 Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Peter Keil Abstract Painting of a Face
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
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...
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German Expressionist Vintage Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paper
20th Century Important Italian Artist Oil on Canvas by Giancarlo Cazzaniga
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful oil painting on canvas 1960s by important Italian artist Giancarlo Cazzaniga (Monza 1930 Milano 2013). Work signed and entitled "wisteria". Work from a historic art gallery in Milan with stamps on the back. Work sold with certificate of authenticity on photo. Attention to the export of this article is necessary to wait for the documents of the Italian Minister of Fine Arts. Waiting times for the document are around 30/40 days.
Biographical note
Giancarlo Cazzaniga was born in Monza in 1930.
From 1950 he attended the Cimabue Academy in Milan and during the 1950s he began participating in public and thematic reviews.
In the early years of the second post-war period he was one of the visitors of the Jamaica bar, a famous meeting place for artists of that time. Here he comes into contact with the artistic current of Existential Realism, born in those years between the Jamaica bar and the Brera Academy and which saw among its initiators Bepi Romagnoni, Mino Ceretti, Giuseppe Guerreschi...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
French 1940s Gouache on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 1940s gouache on paper. Custom framed with sandblasted oak frame with acid free paper and UV glass.
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French Vintage Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Pencil
Piero Aversa "Masquerading Cats" Original Mixed-Media, circa 1970s
By Piero Aversa
Located in San Francisco, CA
Piero Aversa (1928-1990) "Masquerading Cats" original mixed-media, circa 1970s
A fantastic original painting created with oil paint and sand.
These cool cats are ready for the ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Hand Coloured Reprod, Print, Exact Prospect of Charlestown, the Metropolis of SC
Located in Charleston, SC
Exact Prospect of CharlesTown, the Metropolis of the Province of South Carolina, Print made Circa 1950-60
Printed from a copy of the original engraving (original engraving likely circa 1760- 1770) presented to the City Council of Charleston, SC, 1882
Hand coloured by a Charleston artist. This is a very desirable water view of the Charleston Battery...
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American Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paper
Two Way Stretch Original Watercolor by Walter M. Baumhofer
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
(1904-1987) original watercolor, 6" x 9 1/2". From the archives of the Murphy "Calendar" Company. Well listed early illustrator "picked up" for Hy Hintermeister and Emmett Watson...
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American Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Yellow Swimsuit, " Ghostly Casein Painting of a Man at the Beach, in 1943
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This pale, almost ghostly painting by John Winters depicts a tall, lithe young man with a yellow swimsuit and towel on the beach along Lake Michigan in...
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American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Paintings
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Paint
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 Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage Orientalist Oil on Canvas A Portrait of A Young Girl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Orientalist oil on canvas portrait of a young girl, painting depicting an orientalist girl dressed in traditional garments.
Meticulous atte...
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Moroccan Moorish Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
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 Mid-20th Century Paintings
1960s Abstract Painting
Located in Pasadena, CA
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.
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Vintage Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Arthur Shilstone "Belem, Brazil" Original Watercolor, circa 1960s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Arthur Shilstone (American, b.1922) "Belem, Brazil" original watercolor, circa 1960s
Original watercolor on paper. Dimensions 26.5" x 19".
The f...
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American Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paper
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 Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Watercolors on Paper "Cinema Al Forte Dei Marmi" Maurizio Tempestini, 1939
Located in Rome, IT
Unique Maurizio Tempestini watercolor
one of a set of 11 dedicated to "Forte dei Marmi"
Cinema al Forte dei Marmi -variante-
Watercolors on paper...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Paintings
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Paper
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 Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint
Large Vintage Modern 3D Textured Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas
By Ferris
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a large vintage modern abstract oil painting on board. Features textured paint with a 3-D appearance in hues of red. It...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Zoute, 1941
Located in Rochester, NY
Primitive modernist oil painting on homasote board of a male and female figure ( a self portrait of Leon and his wife Thelma ) by Zoute (Leon Salter 1903-1976 North Rose, NY) Brillia...
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American Other Vintage Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint
Danish Abstract, Brutalist Oil Painting by Frans Vester Pedersen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A hole lot is going on in this vintage Danish abstract painting. Both oil and acrylic paint were used to create texture, dept and drama. A mentionable feature is the double framing c...
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Danish Brutalist Vintage Mid-20th Century Paintings
Watercolors on Paper "INTERNO DANCING LA CAPANNINA AL FORTE" M. Tempestini 1939
Located in Rome, IT
Unique Maurizio Tempestini watercolor
one of a set of 11 dedicated to "Forte dei Marmi"
La Capannina di Franceschi al Forte dei Marmi - signed and dated "INTERNO LA CAPANNINA DI FRANCESCHI modello , 39" -
Watercolors on paper, titled, signed and framed 1939
Measure: H 60 x 88 cm x 2 cm on rope frame
Signed and dated " tempestini 39" and stamped in red ink on top left" STUDIO DI ARREDAMENTO PROF. MAURIZIO TEMPESTINI FIRENZE
Sold with a letter of authenticity
Part of a total forniture of 11 watercolors
All the original works for the projects in Forte dei Marmi,Lucca-Italy with the collaborations of the famous garden designers Nello Baroni...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paper
Oil Painting by G. Svensson 1934
By G. Svensson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Danish oil painting by G. Svensson dated April 17th 1934. Color in photos are
not accurate. Colors are wonderful.
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Adja Yunkers Artist's Apron, Mounted and Framed
By Adja Yunkers
Located in New York, NY
An extraordinary artifact of the renown artist Adja Yunkers (1900–1983). The years of paint has accumulated in a manner that in itself is a work of art. Yunkers was an abstract paint...
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American Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Fabric
20th Century Important Italian Artist Crayons on Paper by Luca Alinari
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful crayons on paper 1960s by important Italian artist Luca Alinari (Firenze 1943-2019). Work signed and entitled "figures". Work from a historic ar...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paper
20th Century Italian Artist Tempera on Paper by Franco Rognoni
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful tempera on Paper 1960s by important Italian artist Franco Rognoni (Milan 1913-1999). Work signed and entitled "red minstrel". Work from a historic art gallery in Milan with...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paper
Original Midcentury Abstract Painting
By Vincent Cavallaro
Located in Newport Beach, CA
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...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Otmar Alt Figurative Painting, Berlin, circa 1969
By Otmar Alt
Located in New York, NY
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...
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European Vintage Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Crayon
Grand Canyon Watercolor American School, circa 1930
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Grand Canyon watercolor, American school, circa 1930, watercolor on paper, framed under glass with matting, unsigned inscribed on verso "Grand Canyon GW".
Paper size 5 1/8"-inches 7...
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American American Classical Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paper
"Ten Nudes Dancing, " Large Art Deco-Surrealist Painting by Bond, 1940s
By Milton Bond
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly showing the influence of modern dance, William Blake and early 19th century Classicism, Art Deco stylization and Surrealism, this remarkable, brilliantly hued painting by Mil...
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American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint
Colorful Gouache "Abstract Dancing Nudes" by Gio Colucci
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 Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paper
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