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Period: 1950s
Woman smoking pencil drawing
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 74x61 cm.
Category
1950s Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
'Girl in Red', Guggenheim, LACMA, Rome, Academy of Fine Arts, Venice Biennale
By Carlo Maria Mariani
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed upper right, 'C. Mariani' for Carlo Maria Mariani (Italian, 1931-2021) and dated 1959.
A native of Rome, Carlo Mariani first studied there at the Academy of Fine Arts where h...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
'The Market Seller in Nice' French Vintage Gouache Painting
By Alfred Salvignol
Located in London, GB
'The Market Seller in Nice', gouache on paper, by Alfred Salvignol (circa 1950s). The role of women as support to their families has been both very important and highly undervalued b...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Landscape - Painting by Alberto Gillani - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an artwork realized by Alberto Gillani, in 1981.
Oil on Canvas.
49 x 69 cm; 79 x 89 cm with frame.
Handsigned in the lower margin.
Very good conditions
Category
1950s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Woman Wearing a Headscarf', Laguna Beach, California, Art Institute of Chicago
By Ruth Peabody
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Ruth Peabody' for Ruth Eaton Colburn Peabody (American, 1893-1966) and painted circa 1955.
Born in Highland Park, Illinois, Ruth Peabody was taught to paint as a child by her mother, artist Elanor Colburn, and first studied sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago. The two women moved to Laguna Beach, California, in 1924, and became active in the local art scene. At their studio, Peabody sculpted fountains and memorial plaques when not teaching, privately and at Laguna Beach High School.
Over the course of a long career, Ruth Peabody exhibited widely and with success including at the Panama Pacific Exhibition (1915), Art Institute of Chicago, Oakland Art Gallery (1932)and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (1931) and was the recipient of numerous prizes, medals and juried awards. In 1939, the Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego presented Peabody's abstract works in a solo exhibition, the first show of its kind by a regional artist. Her work is held in private and public collections including the San Diego Museum and Orange County Museum.
Exhibitions:
Panama Pacific Exhibition, 1915; Laguna Beach Art Association, 1925-52; County Fair (LA), 1925, 1931; California State Fair, 1926, 1936; West Coast Arts (LA), 1927; Biltmore Salon (LA), 1927; San Diego FA Gallery, 1929, 1931, 1937, 1939; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1931; California Art Club, 1927-32; Painters & Sculptors of LA, 1930-31; Pasadena Art Institute 1931; Olympiad, LACMA, 1932; Oakland Art Gallery, 1932; Whittier Art Gallery, 1934; Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939.
Collections:
Laguna Beach Art Gallery (fountain & medallion of Anna Hills...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Graveyard by Isaac Charles Goetz - Gouache on paper 39x53 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper without frame
slightly damaged on the sides, to be framed
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Portrait pour Torca by Alexandre Blanchet - Charcoal on paper 44x58 cm
By Alexandre Blanchet
Located in Geneva, CH
Charcoal on paper without frame
Category
1950s Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
"Pre-show briefing" by Luc Michel Schüpfer - Pastel on paper
Located in Geneva, CH
Pastel work on paper without frame
Category
1950s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Vue de la Seine by Aurèle Barraud - Gouache on paper 52x71 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper with frame + glass; total size 68x86 cm
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Gouache
Pont de Paris by Aurèle Barraud - Gouache on paper 36x52 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper with frame + glass; total size 52 x 68.2 cm
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Ink
Portrait of Woman - Original Drawing by Véronique Veron - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is an original artwork realized by Véronique Veron in about 1950. Pencil Drawing. Hand signed in pencil on the lower right margin.
Passpartout cm 65x50.
Good Conditions.
Véronique Veron (1927) was born in Budapest on May 10, 1927.
As a painter, she belongs to the Ecole Lyonnaise.
She attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Member of the Salon d'Automne and the Independents and the drawing and watercolor painting fair, she participated in the young Mediterranean painting...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
The Profile - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Profile is an Original Drawing in pencil on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century.
Hand-signed by the artist on the lower.
Good conditions.
Min...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Portrait of Padreterno- Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Padreterno is an Original Drawing in pencil and watercolor on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century.
Hand-signed by the artist on the lo...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Watercolor
Original TV Guide Illustration Caricature Esther Williams John Raitt Dinah Shore
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
Original TV Guide Illustration Caricature Esther Williams John Raitt Dinah Shore. Published December 25, 1957 in TV Guide as an editorial to promote the Di...
Category
1950s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Board, Ink
Portrait of Couple - Pencil and Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1950
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Couple is an original modern artwork realized the half of the XX Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989).
...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Man in Profile - Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1950
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Man in Profile is an original modern artwork realized the half of the XX Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989).
Original watercolor on paper.
Hand-s...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Two Figures in Profile - Black Pen on Paper by M. Maccari - 1950
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Two Figures in Profile is an original modern artwork realized the half of the XX Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989).
Original black Charcoal on pa...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Girl Portrait - Charcoal Drawing by Flor David - 1950s
By Flor David
Located in Roma, IT
Girl Portrait is an original pencil drawing on ivory paper realized by Flor David in the 1950s.
This is an original drawing realized on a block notes page and it representing a sket...
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Mid-Century Portrait of a Man
Located in Soquel, CA
Skillful and beautifully rendered pastel portrait of a handsome man, smartly dressed by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Textured...
Category
1950s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Man In Profile - Charcoal Drawing by Flor David - 1950s
By Flor David
Located in Roma, IT
Man In Profile is an original pencil drawing on ivory paper realized by Flor David in the 1950s.
This is an original drawing representing an interesting male portrait.
Good conditi...
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Mid Century Portrait of a Gentleman
By William Clothier Watts
Located in Soquel, CA
Stately mid century portrait of a man, done in charcoal in 1956, by William Clothier Watts (American, 1867-1961). Signed and dated "Willi...
Category
1950s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Laid Paper
Two Dueñas.
By Donn Russell
Located in Storrs, CT
Two Dueñas. c. 1960. Watercolor and gouache. 13 x 17. Signed and annotated 'SPAIN' lower right. Housed in a 21 x 25-inch black wood frame.
Donn Russell is one of Nantucket Island's...
Category
1950s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
French Watercolor - Village Vendors at the Outdoor Market
By Stephane Magnard
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage watercolor in colorful jewel tones of local villagers selling their wares at an outdoor market by French artist Stephane Magnard (1917-2010), circa 1950.
Original artwork on...
Category
1950s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
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Ecole de Paris Mid 20th Century: Wartime Figures
By Henri Miloch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris: A Wartime Study of Figures Relaxing in Springtime
by Henri Miloch (1898-1979)
Unsigned
watercolour, graphite and gouache painting on artist's paper, unframed
Sheet: 12.25 x 9...
Category
1940s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Graphite, Watercolor
1940's Fashion Illustration - Posed Lady In Vibrant Pink Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas.
The painting, executed in gouache and pencil.
The s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Modern Dancers
By Mick Micheyl
Located in London, GB
'Modern Dancers', pastel, ink and gouache on fine art paper by French artist, singer and sculptor, Mick Micheyl (1964). Two elegant young men are depicted in a graceful dancing pose, arms outstretched, their lithe bodies so agile and limber. Perhaps one of the dancers was her friend, Philippe, to whom the painting is dedicated on the bottom. The dedication says: 'For you Philippe, all my friendship'. Signed: 'Mick Micheyl'. The work has been newly framed and glazed after having been acquired in the S. of France. It is in fair vintage condition commensurate with age showing minor blemishing on the paper. Upon request a video of the piece can be provided.
Dimensions with Frame:
H 75 cm / 29.5"
W 61 cm / 24"
Dimensions without Frame:
H 56 cm / 22"
W 42 cm / 16.5"
About the Artist: Mick Micheyl (1922 - 2019) was born in Lyon and had a busy and rewarding artistic career as a singer, producer, reviewer, metal sculptor, artist. After having received training at the School of Fine Arts in Lyon she became a painter and decorator in the theatre but then commenced a career in the musical activities of a theatrical troupe. She won the ABC competition in Paris in 1949 with a song, Le Marchand de Poésie, which she composed herself. She then performed in many cabarets: L'Échelle de Jacob, Harlequin and Liberty's. In the 1950s she was one of the most important French cabaret singers of that period. One of her titles, 'Un Gamin de Paris', became one of the French standards and also performed by Yves Montand and Robert Clary...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Paper, Pastel, Ink
19th Century Antique silhouette of children, reverse painted on glass
Located in Harkstead, GB
A charming silhouette of a group of children ambling along. So much character is expressed through the minimal monochrome depiction.
English or American School, 19th Century
A silhouette...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Glass
Jacques Thevenet (1891-1989) Portrait of a man in the studio, signed Gouache
By Jacques Thévenet
Located in Paris, FR
Jacques Thevenet (1891-1989)
Portrait of a man in the studio
Gouache on paper
Signed lower right
64 x 49 cm
Framed 77 x 62 cm, some damages to the frame as visible on the photographs
Jacques Thévenet was born in Montquinon 17 October 1891, in the family’s ancestral home, built by his great grand-father, Auguste Hugues Claude Thévenet, lawyer from Château-Chinon.
He had 3 sisters and lost his mother in 1895 when he was only four. His father Louis moved the family to Paris where he run a law practice.
Young Jacques studied at the Lycée Carnot and later attended the École de droit of the Sorbonne University. Simultaneously, he attended the Académie Julian, with several painters such as Amédée de la Patellière, Jean Crotti...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Original French Art Deco Gouache Illustration Drawing by J. Hilly
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original Art Deco illustration hand-painted with ink and gouache on paper. The drawing features two elegant women with large windows and drapery in the background. This illustrati...
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
H 15.56 in W 12.01 in D 1.97 in
Academic study of male Nude. Two -sided. Sketches on reverce. 19th century
Located in Firenze, IT
19th century Italian school drawing. Academic study of the figure of the young naked man.
Drawing made from two sides of the sheet of paper
On the other side two feet and an arm are ...
Category
19th Century Academic Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Crayon, Pencil, Carbon Pencil
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H 18.9 in W 13.78 in D 0.08 in
Art Deco Fashion Illustration Ink and Gouache Drawing by Edouard Halouze
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an Art Deco original illustration drawing, hand-painted with ink and gouache on paper, designed by French artist Edouard Halouze. The artwork features two stylish female mode...
Category
1920s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Gouache
H 14.18 in W 12.01 in D 1.97 in
Rajput School, 17th century Krishna with his beloved, Radha; from Mahabharata
Located in Middletown, NY
Vishnu in the form of Krishna being serenaded with his beloved Radha. An illuminated page from the epic of Mahabharata
circa 1690. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on cream lai...
Category
18th Century Rajput Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Mother and Child II
By Raymond Debieve
Located in London, GB
'Mother and Child II', watercolour on fine art paper (1970), by Raymond Debiève. In a clear nod to Picasso's influence both stylistically and in terms of subject matter (Picasso pain...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Sir Stanley Spencer 'Portrait of Hilda, Stanley's wife', 1924, drawing
By Stanley Spencer
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Sir Stanley Spencer, CBE RA (British, 1891 – 1959)
A Portrait of Hilda, the artist’s wife
Pencil on paper
Signed and dated ‘Stanley spencer 1924’ (lower right)
8 x 9.3/4 in. (20.3 x ...
Category
20th Century Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper
H 8 in W 9.75 in D 1 in
Mughal School, 18th century Emperor Jangahir on a pleasure boat with his harem a
Located in Middletown, NY
Emperor Jahangir depicted with his harem attendees aboard a pleasure cruise, the water filled with lotus blossoms; symbols of paradise itself.
Circa 1750. Gouache and ink with gold ...
Category
18th Century Rajput Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
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'Young Man in Sarong' by M. Prost French School
Located in London, GB
'Young Man in Sarong', gouache and ink on paper, by French School artist, M. Prost (circa 1950s). Discovered in Paris, this colourful depiction of a young man wearing a traditional sarong is absolutely charming. Not knowing exactly where this type of sarong hails from, the young man could be from the Malay...
Category
1950s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
The Artist in His Studio
By Raymond Debieve
Located in London, GB
'The Artist in His Studio', gouache on art paper, by Raymond Debiève (circa 1950s). Self-portrait while painting, the artist created this work whi...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
'The Green Coat' by W. Worms
Located in London, GB
'The Green Coat', pastel on art paper, by W. Worms (circa 1950s). Tenderly portrayed and painted with masterly execution, one may suppose a close connection...
Category
1950s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
The Crowd
By Pierre Ambrogiani
Located in London, GB
'The Crowd', ink on fine paper, by Pierre Ambrogiani (circa 1950s). This original artwork presents simple and elegant lines, conveying a sense of crowded city life. The crowd include...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Fishermen in the Old Port
By Pierre Ambrogiani
Located in London, GB
'Fishermen in the Old Port', mixed media on art paper (circa 1950s), by Pierre Ambrogiani. Traditional fishermen whose families go back generations can still ...
Category
1950s Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
Portrait of a Philippine Man with Gold Ear Ornament Antonio Gonzales Dumlao
By Antonio Dumlao
Located in Soquel, CA
Stately portrait of a Filipino man wearing indigenous clothing by Antonio Gonzales Dumlao (Filipino, 1912-1983). Signed and dated "Dumlao 51" in the lower right corner. Presented in a wood frame with a brown mat and glass. Image size: 22"H x 16"W. Paper has yellowed. On request we can have the paper cleaned and brightened.
Antonio Dumlao (1912-1983) was born in Intramuros, Manila and graduated from the School of Fine Arts at the University of the Philippines in 1923. He began his career in the arts at the Antonio Garcia...
Category
1950s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
H 29 in W 20.25 in D 0.75 in
Satan Dieu - China Ink on Paper by E. Diverly - 1957
By Eliane Diverly
Located in Roma, IT
Satan Dieu is an original artwork realized by Éliane Diverly in 1957.
Black ink on paper. The artwork is glued on cardboard: 49 x 39 cm
Hand-signed and dated by the artist on lower...
Category
1950s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
H 12.56 in W 9.77 in D 0.08 in
Expressionist Self Portrait by the Author of Tropic of Cancer and Black Spring
By Henry Miller
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Henry Miller' and dated March, 1958
Accompanied by a first-edition copy of 'The Paintings of Henry Miller; Paint as You Like and Die Happy'.
Foreword by Lawrence Durrell; Published by Capra Press, Santa Barbara.
Henry Valentine Miller was a seminal American writer and artist who pioneered a literary style that combined elements of novel, autobiography, social criticism, philosophical reflection, and surrealist free association. He was known for breaking with existing literary forms, and strongly influenced many writers, including Jack Kerouac, Norman Mailer, Philip Roth, Cormac...
Category
1950s Expressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Mid Century Portrait of Gary Cooper
By Joseph Mason Reeves, Jr.
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century charcoal drawing of the American actor Gary Cooper by Joseph Mason Reeves (American, 1898-1973). Unsigned. Image, 22.24"H x 11"W.
Born in Wash...
Category
1950s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
