Mid-20th Century Paintings

Gouache on paper of an atmospheric wintry forest scene signed Robb Beebe (1891-1966); the serene tonal painting with its limited palette and harmonizing colors depicting an impressio...

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...

Gino Cosentino (1916-2005) was born in Catania and worked and lived in Milan for the rest of his life. He exhibited frequently which culminated in 1975 ...

Absolutely winning and full of charm, this book illustration depicts a bunny rabbit running across the land, the hilly landscape rich with browns and greens, and the sky a perfect blue. Painted in gouache on illustration board, the Sphinx mark -- one of the brands of the Weber company -- is visible on the reverse. This would make a perfect addition to the walls of a children's room, or a collection of American illustration art.

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...

Nude portrait oil on canvas by Hungarian/American artist Pal Fried. Excellent overall condition in period frame with a light vertical scratch line running along the lower middle as s...

Nice black art watercolor depicting a family or friends fishing off a bridge, signed by the artist, Marcia, 1949.

Original oil on board "Decouverte" with abstract figural motif by Jacques Fabert. Originally part of an exhibition in San Francisco 1962. Signed and labeled on verso as well as a lab...

Beautiful oil painting on canvas 1960s by important Italian artist Franco Rognoni (Milan 1913-1999). Work signed and entitled "played at Kreutzer". 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 He was born in 1913 in Milan where he attended the High School of Applied Art. In 1947 he was called to present his first solo exhibition at the Galleria Annunciata in Milan. In addition to numerous graphics exhibitions in various Italian cities, he exhibits in Germany, Sweden and Switzerland. In 1963 he was awarded at the Venice Etching...

Victor Burgin painting abstract color field red green blue signed. Acrylic on canvas. A student work by Burgin, who became well known as a photographer and a conceptual artist. Signe...

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 ...

Important abstract painting by Ingemar Callenberg (1926-1973). Title : Branning, circa 1960. Beautiful colours en effects.

Surrealist painting "equilibrium" by Giorgio Perfetti mix media.

Louis Sue & André Mare (1875-1968) - (1885-1932) Five sketches "Flowers circa 1930" Very rare watercolor on paper. Without frame: H 13" x W 17" ...

Perhaps set on or inspired by the gorgeous, sun-bleached island of Delos in Greece, this 1954 painting by Joseph Hanson -- the British-American figural painter -- depicts a kneeling ...

Dimensions: Unframed: 11-1/2 x 8-1/16 inches Framed: 17-1/8 x 12-7/8 inches Signed by the artist and dated ’64 in the lower right corner; inscribed in German: Zurich, Schweitz (Zurich, Switzerland) This unique work of art is a mixed-media collage on paper, where the artist had generously used his own pencil, gouache and watercolor drawing with a print cut-outs. Stanley R. Stangren (1928–2014) was an outstanding American jeweler, artist, sculptor and ceramist, residing in New York City. He worked in different styles and in different materials, including oils, watercolor, ceramic and stone sculptures; and fine jewelry. Stangren’s painting styles varied tremendously – from complete abstract works to Holocaust themes in the style of Georges Rouault and Hieronymus Bosch to portraits in the style of Moses and Raphael Soyer. He was also a passionate lover of the performing arts, and, as a young man, spent time studying dance at both the School of American Ballet and with Martha Graham. Although he worked with dance pioneers like Ms. Graham, Anna Sokolow and Charles Weidman, an injury prevented him from pursuing dance as a career. But he found other outlets for his artistic pursuits. In his youth, Stangrem attended the Brooklyn Museum School of Art, and graduated from the High School of Music and Art in New York City. He later studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Art Students League, Bard Colledge and in Europe. Stangren studied jewelry design in Europe, attending Staatlische Kunst Werkschule in Pforzheim, Germany and Kunstgewerbeschule der Stadt in Zurich, Switzerland. His jewelry and designs were received with great success. His combination of precious and semi-precious stones, high-karat gold and sterling silver, and exotic materials executed with outstanding workmanship in the abstract modernist style gave a unique aspect to his designs, the metalwork usually electroformed, cast, or fused in varying textures. After returning to New York in the later 1950s, Stangren opened and maintained a ceramic business in Trenton, New Jersey. Very few pieces of his work remain from this period. When he retired from the ceramics business, he spent much of his time enjoying the arts. He frequently attended Juilliard performances, including most of the opera and drama presentations at the School, and was especially fond of the dance concerts. The last 40 years of his life, he taught painting in the New York area and worked with Metropolitan Museum of Arts in developing annuities, for future acquisitions. In addition, Stangren left annuities for MoMa in support of educational programs and left, in his will or through his executors, art supplies for the Harlem School of Art and benefits for the Urban Assembly organization. Mr. Stangren's love for the arts and for the performances he was seeing at Juilliard inspired him to take his participation a step further and to establish charitable gift annuities with the School. "I realized what Juilliard offered me, being a passionate music lover, and I decided to give something back" he said. "What Juilliard achieves is remarkable. When I think of the prominent actors, dancers and musicians that have been educated there, I am always staggered. It is deeply financially satisfying to be able to give back to the School, while benefitting from it at the same time." The Juilliard School is not the only organization that Stanley Stangren...

Stunning Geometric Abstract painting by Listed Italian Artist Gianni Frassati (1924). Most of his work depicts these intricate surrealistic landscapes with geometric three-dimensiona...

This ink and watercolor painting was the winning submission for a large mural at Fort Meade in Maryland in 1951, solicited by a design competition and intended for one of the service clubs. We do not know if the mural was actually painted, but it does not survive today. The theme of "Peace and Prosperity" was a classic subject in the post-World War II era, and the soldier-artist -- Achille Forgione...

La Roche Laffitte hand-painted fish on silk mounted on handmade pith paper.

Beautiful midcentury still life with fruit and wine bottle signed Tonar 1959. It is on canvas panel and in wonderful vintage condition overall. H...

One of the most brilliantly painted, high style Art Deco paintings we have ever offered, this vivid depiction of three nude mermaids, amidst a tangle of seaweed, rising bubbles and f...

A wonderful example of Art Deco painting by William Hentschel, this piece also reflects the influence of Surrealism in the stylized arch that seems to be made of fabric, and the plat...

Combination of oil and acrylic on paper. From Bauhaus but unknown artist, c.1950s. Framed Dimensions without the frame are 30" W x 22.25"H".

Author of "How Cañedo Draws the Figure" and one of the acknowledged masters of the nude in the Art Deco and Mid-Century periods, Alexander Cañedo pain...

Painting, signed "Josef José-60", oil on canvas.

This vibrant neo-primitive portrait was executed by Ukranian born artist David Davidovich Burliuk (1882-1967). A student of the Kazan School of Fine...

Gouache and ink on mat board by Adja Yunkers, signed and dated 1958 on verso. An early work from Yunkers's Abstract Expressionist period, when he was married to art critic Dore Ashton and was part of the circle that congregated at Cedar Tavern. Born in Riga, Russia, Yunkers led a highly cosmopolitan life, studying and working in Leningrad, Berlin, Paris, London, and Stockholm (where he edited and published two art magazines) before settling down in the U.S., primarily in New York City in 1947. A teacher at the New School for Social Research, Yunkers was internationally renowned for his woodblock prints and lithographs, turning to painting--first Expressionist, later Minimalist color fields--in the late 1950's. His work is in the permanent collections of numerous museums, including the Brooklyn Museum, MoMA, the Corcoran Gallery, MFA Boston...

This is the largest of the Toulouse Lautrec portraits by famed artist Peter Max in peach pink. Professionally framed, signed and numbered.

Drenched with sun and full of optimism, this depiction of a shirtless farm worker, with scythe in hand, is a high-spirited paean to the American laborer, at a time when the Works Progress Administration and other institutions were commissioning murals that celebrated industry, agriculture and commerce. Here, the worker is lean and strong, and his face shows signs of sunburn from his hours in the open. The painter was Allyn Cox, son of the famous muralist Kenyon Cox...

Oil on canvas painting depicting a four mast sailing clipper; signed lower right: R DAVIES. Marked on reverse: Copy Right Reserved # 01211 RONALD DAVIES ...

Gorgeous still life drawing by New York Ab Ex artist Salvatore Grippi. Violet oil pencil on paper.

A large and bold depiction of the fate of Prometheus, suffering for his gift of fire to the world, was painted by Richard Schwarzkopf, renowned for his paintings and illustrations in what has been called the German Expressionist Art...

Unsigned. Attributed to Irina Valeryanovna Shtenberg. Period frame. Dimensions (unframed): Height: 13”, width: 11” Dimensions (framed): Height: 15”, width: 12-7/8” All the w...

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...

Lovely and ethereal, reminiscent of the pale, ideal compositions of Puvis de Chavannes in France and America, this utopian vista depicts a series of figures gathering fruit and grain, all in formal classical poses like an ancient, early Renaissance painting...

Watercolor painting of a Russian dancer from the Russian theatre of the 20th century.

American Post-War (1970s) watercolor picture of a stylized view from the back seat of a car with a driver by the beach with palm trees in an oak frame.

Very fine painting, oil on canvas, signed on the back " K.J. 60".

Set of three oil on canvas by A. G. Marco, Spain. Dimensions: Meninas: 44.5 x 28. Harlequin: 45.5 x 35.

1930's Italian abstract tempura painting. Multiple colors include green, navy, medium blue, red and cream. Part of a collection of tempura paintings,...

Painting by Swedish artist Tore Nyberg. Gouache on paper titled "Skuggor" made in 1950. Signed and dated. Very good condition with sign of age related wear. Tore Nyberg, 1911-1993...

Jacob Semiatan abstract watercolor painting. We have many more original paintings from this artist so please view our other listings. This painting is unframed but we can have it fra...

Puyet Jose (1922-2004), Spanish modern impressionist painter, whose popularity spread throughout Spain and the United States. Numerous works by the artist h...

A beautiful cubic abstract in rich greens and yellows of all tones. Gallery framing.

A wonderfully whimsical painting of three nude ladies sitting on a park bench. This is signed but unable to identify the artist. Old canvas from the 1950s.

This extraordinary pair of Art Deco pieces, each depicting a pair of horses, one with its head up and one down, was executed in ink, colored pencil and gouache by Robert Reinhardt Von Liski, a Prussian-American artist. Von Liski worked in Chicago as a commercial artist in advertising agencies and elsewhere, and did work for RCA Victor and Arrow Shirts...

Starostin, A.M. (1924 -1987) was a Russian artist from Moscow. In 1963, due to his recognized talent, he became a member of the Union of Painters of USSR. In 1950-1960 Starostin mast...

This lively and colorful painting reflects Gunnar Bay Nielsen's other creative expression as a jazz musician. Signed on reverse.

Max Ernest Clart, large oil on canvas signed and dated 1969.

The American public was fascinated with all things exotic in the 1930s and 1940s, including aquatic and seaside themes and Art Deco hotels and residential interiors often featured pa...

Absolutely lovely, almost translucent in its use of color -- as if painted on glass or silk -- this very rare gouache painting was created by William Hentschel, one of the master art...

Jacob Semiatan abstract watercolor painting. We have many more original paintings from this artist so please view our other listings. This painting is unframed but we can have it fra...

Set of 4 American Art Moderne (Mid 20th Cent) signed oil painting on board of trotters in frames (signed C.BAUEX)

Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Red Fox and Thistle with Wild Grass In a winter landscape, by Kimoto Taika (1901-2001), signed and sealed, mineral pigments on mulberry paper.

A pair of framed small paintings cleverly mounted as collections of four between two pieces of transparent glass. This enables the wall, whether painted or wall papered, to show thro...

A brilliantly-hued and vivid painting of tiger lilies from the 1930s, this impressionist painting was executed by Simon Maurice Wachtel, a Pennsylvania painter whose works are rare. ...

Saturated with the brilliant hues of earth and sea, and filled with symbols and signs of Hawaii's spectacular landscape and rich history -- including an angry Hawaiian king with his traditional feathered headdress or "mahiole" -- this watercolor was painted in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor...

Unframed painting in oil and glycéro spray on canvas titled "Red Target" of The Targets I by artist and furniture designer François Arnal, in excellent ...