1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

A 1950s pastel drawing of a young boy by artist Francis Chapin. Provenance: Estate of the artist. Image size: 16" x 15". Artwork is not matt...

African Mama - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor A charming illustration, by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999), shows a woman with a...

Ink and watercolor on cardboard realized by André Gallaud in 1959. Titled, dated and signed in pencil in top right side. Very good condition.

China ink and watercolor on cardboard realized by Albert Gaulme in 1950s. Not signed. Very good condition.

Portrait is a modern artwork realized by Francisco Bores in 1950. Charcoal drawings. Good conditions.

'Figural Interior' by André Dignimont. Paris, Académie Julian, Salon D’Automne, Benezit, Bordello ---- Signed lower right, "Dignimont" for André Digni...

Half-strechted Woman is an Original China Ink Drawing realized by Pino della Selva (1904-1987). Good condition included a white cardboard passpartout (35x50 cm). Hand-signed by the artist on the lower left corner. Pino della Selva (pseudonym of Pino Giuffrida) is a painter , sculptor , designer and engraver ( etching and woodcut ), also poet and art critic , born on January 3, 1904 in Catania ( Sicily ), settled in Paris in 1931 (lived at 31, rue La Bruyère )died in 1987 in Paris. His pictorial work, which initially turned towards themes of a social nature ( Blind to Work in 1925, Workers in 1932) comparable to those of the French Édouard Pignon and André Fougeron...

The Smoking Man 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 th...

Female Figure 4 is an original drawing on ivory paper made by Herta Haausmann (1892-1972). Black marker pen on paper. In good condition. This is an original drawing representing a ...

JUNE WAYNE (1918 - 2011) A WINTER - SEEMING SUMMER'S NIGHT, 1957 From the John Donne Series. (Conway 122, Basket 106: Gilmour 50) Lithograph signed, title...

Horse is an original drawing in pencil realized by an Anonymous artist of the XX century, in 1950 ca, with a quick sketch of a horse on the rear. In very good condition. Sheet dime...

Portrait of a Man with White Hair and Mustache in Pastel on Cardstock Portrait of a man by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). The man is looking directly at the viewer, with a neutral expression. He has white hair and a mustache, and is wearing a brown suit with a red tie. Signed "Honora Berg" in the bottom right corner. Stamp from Miller Fine Art on verso Acquired with a collection of the artist's work. Initialed and numbered "HB 117" on verso Unframed. Board size: 20"H x 15"W Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985) was an Abstract Expressionist and Bay Area Figurative School artist who studied at the San Francisco Art Institute with David Park, Elmer Bischoff and James Budd Dixon. Berg's friend Edith Truesdell — David Park's aunt — suggested a move to California in 1951 to study under Park. She exhibited at the 25th Annual Drawing, Print and Sculpture Exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1961. Provenance, Estate of Honora Berg - David Carlson Gallery, Larry Miller...

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...

La Traviata - Clara - 1st Act is a modern artwork realized in 1951 Century by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff). Mixed colored gouache on paper. Hand signed on th...

The Boots is an original artwork realized by Henry Wormser in 1952. Mixed media on cardboard (tempera, China ink and watercolor). Hand-signed and dated ...

Portrait of Dog is an original pencil drawing realized by an artist of the mid 20th Century. Good condition, no signature. On a white cardboard.

The Dog is a drawing on paper realized by an anonymous artist in the 1950s. Pen Drawing Good conditions and aged.

Mediterranean Flora is an original watercolored pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper, realized by Anonymous French Artist of the mid-20th Century.. In very good conditions. Not si...

Artist: Donald Edwin Dawes Teague (American, 1897-1991) Title: Nomad Camp Year: Circa 1950 Medium: Watercolor Paper: Watercolor Image size: 10 x 15.25 inches paper size: ...

SUSIE Q. SMITH Medium: Newspaper comics Distributed by: King Features Syndicate First Appeared: 1945 Creators: Linda and Jerry Walter 5.5 X 19.5 Dated August 13, 1954 in top right corner. Like her contemporaries, Aggie Mack, Candy and Patsy Walker (before her conversion to a superhero), Susie Q. Smith was a female Archie-type — not exactly an imitator, because Archie, who had started only four years earlier, hadn't yet become popular enough to spawn imitators, but part of his genre. She attended high school, where her teachers often seemed unreasonable to her, interacted with the opposite gender in a typically adolescent way, and her parents didn't completely understand her. And she was cute and perky as only a teenage girl can be. Susie was the star of a comic strip distributed by King Features, the biggest of the comic strip syndicates, whose other offerings have ranged from Jackys Diary to Prince Valiant. King launched the strip in both daily and Sunday form in 1945. Daily, she was only in a panel at first, but it expanded into a full, multi-panel strip on February 7, 1953. In a very odd turn of events, in 1953 the Walters chose to leave King Features behind and hitch their wagon at the McNaught Syndicate. The creators were Harold "Jerry" Walter and his wife, Linda. Jerry was also responsible for Jellybean Jones, who has nothing to do with Jughead Jones's young sister, a modern-day addition to the Archie cast of characters. Together, they did The Lively Ones during the 1960s. Though each was capable of doing both major jobs in comic strip production, their usual working method was for Jerry to dream up the ideas and write the dialog, while Linda did the artwork. The Walters also collaborated on a series of Susie Q. Smith comic books for Dell Comics. Instead of reprinting newspaper strips, these ran new stories by the Walters. Between 1951 and '54, four issues were published as part of the Four Color Comics series, where many minor comic strips, including Dotty Dripple, Timmy and Rusty Riley had found a home. It had no other media spin-offs. Susie Q. Smith had a respectable run in the newspapers, but it ended in 1959. Jerry Walter (1915 - 2007) was an abstract expressionist artist whose output of energetic and colorful paintings were the products of the rich artistic milieu of post-war New York City. He was born Harold Frank Walter in Mount Pleasant, Iowa on November 25, 1915. After graduating from Colgate University in 1937, Walter moved to New York City, where he studied drawing and painting at the New School and the Art Students’ League. Before concentrating seriously on his art, he spent several years as a successful copywriter and idea man for the advertising agencies of J. Walter Thompson, McCann Ericson, and BBDO. During this time, he also worked as a syndicated cartoonist. Collaborating with his wife, Linda, his best-known series was Susie Q. Smith, which first appeared in 1945 and described as a “female Archie type.” Very popular, the cartoon was later the subject of a series of comic books published from 1951 to 1954. After serving in the United States Army for three years during World War II, Walter began to paint seriously. He ascribed his earliest artistic influence to Joan Miró, whose Dog Barking at the Moon (1926) he viewed when he was twelve, the year he published his first cartoon. Walter later wrote that jazz, “the first native expression of so-called modernism” was a strong influence on his work. During the later 1940s, Walters spent time at the Research Studio in Maitland, Florida. Founded in 1937 by artist and architect J. André Smith and supported by the philanthropist Mary Curtis Bok, the Research Studio was a lively colony that hosted prominent artists, including Milton Avery, Ralston Crawford, and Doris Lee. While at the Studio, Walter’s work was purchased by Frank Crowninshield. A founding trustee of the Museum of Modern Art and editor of Vanity Fair, Crowinshield was a noted collector; his collection included important works by Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, Edgar Degas, George Bellows, and Pierre Bonnard. Returning to New York after his time at the Studio, Walter became an active member of the New York school of the abstract expressionist movement, and in the summer of 1956, Walter exhibited 13 paintings and a selection of drawings at New York’s Chase Gallery. The adroit manipulation of both color and composition evident in his work shows the influence of Abstract Expressionism, particularly Willem de Kooning, Arshile Gorky, and Hans Hofmann. illustrator and female cartoonist Linda Walter was the talented female mind behind the beloved "Susie Q. Smith" comic strip. She played an instrumental role in shaping the cultural landscape through her vibrant illustrations. Known for the timeless charm of the "Susie Q. Smith" comic strip, Linda's artistry brought joy and laughter to countless readers during the 1950s and continues to resonate with fans across generations. She was part of the Woodstock artists community. from Women in Comics: Linda Walter was the artist of newspaper strip Susie Q. Smith, which was written by her husband, Jerry. It was syndicated by King Features Syndicate and ran from 1945 to 1959. The Walters also contributed original Susie Q. Smith stories to Dell's Four Color comic books from 1951 to 1954. From 1964-1965, they created a singled panel comic called The Lively Ones. Vintage Golden Age of Comics era. The Golden Age of Comic Books describes an era in the history of American comic books from 1938 to 1956. During this time, modern comic books were first published and rapidly increased in popularity. The superhero archetype was created. Between 1939 and 1941 Detective Comics (DC) and its sister company, All-American Publications, introduced popular superheroes such as Batman and Robin, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Doctor Fate, the Atom, Hawkman, Green Arrow and Aquaman. Timely Comics, the 1940s predecessor of Marvel Comics, had million-selling titles featuring the Human Torch, the Sub-Mariner, and Captain America. Another notable series was The Spirit by Will Eisner. Dell Comics' non-superhero characters (particularly the licensed Walt Disney animated-character comics) outsold the superhero comics of the day. The publisher featured licensed movie and literary characters such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Roy Rogers and Tarzan. Additionally, MLJ's introduction of Archie Andrews in Pep Comics #22 (December 1941) gave rise to teen humor comics, with the Archie Comics...

Figures is an artwork realized by an anonymous artist in the 1950s.   Pencil drawing on paper. With another drawing on the rear. Good conditions. The artwork is created through de...

Angry Man is an artwork realized by an anonymous artist in the 1950s.   Pencil drawing on paper. With another drawing on the rear. Good conditions. The artwork is created through ...

Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950. A mid-century graphite drawing of a fashionably-dressed woman shown seated and re...

"Twilight Colored Pencil" - Original Pastel and Charcoal on Paper Original charcoal and pastel drawing of a man and woman looking off into the distance. Their backs are to the viewe...

Bearnice Fisher "Contour Nude" c.1950s Ink on paper 14"x16.75" gold gilt frame with black fillet 20.5"x23.75" Signed lower right in ink Came from artist e...

Apparently Bendiner never went a day without drawing. He was amazing! In this scene of a young 'cowgirl' is working a lasso while an 'old cowhand' looks on -- clutching a cigaret of...

Badri Narayan - Ganapati - 10.25 x 8.5 inches ( unframed size) - 20.25 x 18.5 inches ( Framed ) Condition: A very small tear on the top le...

Reclined Figure is a drawing in charcoal on creamy-coloured paper realized by Georges Pierre in the 1950s. Hand-signed on the lower. Very Good conditi...

Posing Nude is a charcoal drawing realized by Jean Chapin in the 1950s. Good condition and aged. Jean Chapin is a French painter and lithographer born on 21 February 1896 in Paris ...

"Flower Stand S.F. 1954" - Vintage Illustration This detailed ink drawing by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999), shows a charming San Francisc...

Untitled is a wonderful China ink and watercolor original drawing on paper, realized in 1951 by the French artist, Marcel Gromaire (Noyelles-sur-Sambre, 1892 - Paris, 1971). Dated a...

The Villa is a drawing realized by an unknown french artist  and signed A. Jodet, in the early 20th century. Pencil on paper. Good conditions. Beautiful drawing with soft pencil s...

China ink drawing on paper. Not signed. Good condition except for some foxing.

The Kidnapping is an original charcoal drawing realizedby Mino Maccari in 1950s. The artwork in in good conditions, except for the worn yellowed paper on the margins. Hand-signed b...

Kitsch illustration of Queen of Clubs Playing Card by Female Illustrator Louise Alston. It's so bad it's good. Signed lower right: Louise Alston Framed Dimensions 25.5 X 18.5 Inches ...

The Angels is an original drawing in watercolored china ink on ivory-colored paper realized by the French artist Madeleine Scellier (1928). Hand-signed in pencil on the lower margin...

Watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s. Hand signed lower right. Another watercolor drawing on rear. Very good condition.

Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1960 ca. Hand signed lower right. Excellent condition.

Very usually and rare original watercolor on archival by the American artist, Coulton Waugh. Signed bottom right. Condition is very good. Circa 1950. Recently professionally matted. Unframed. Provenance: A Pennsylvania estate. Coulton Waugh was born in 1896 in Cornwall, England. He was an American visual artist, son of maritime painter Frederick Judd Waugh, and his grandfather was the Philadelphia...

Lounge Chair Nap - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor A man lazes in a lounge chair, book still in hand, as he dozes off with a content e...

General Merch Way Down in Chinatown - Vintage Illustration in Ink This illustration, inked in intricate detail by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999), shows two men with long brai...

Estate stamp, verso, for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and painted circa 1955. Displayed in a Chased Water-Gilded Frame. Framed Dimensions: 23¼ x 19 x ¾ Inches An elegant fi...

Figures is a drawing in mixed media on paper realized in the 1950s by Henri Espinouze (1915-1982). Each piece 8 x 12 cm, applied on a paper. The state of preservation is good. The...

Tiger is a beautiful original drawing in pencil on ivory-colored paper realized in 1958 by the German artist Wilhelm Lorenz, also known as Willi Lorenz. Hand-signed and dated in pe...

Hand signed lower right. Very good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Roma, 1989) was a popular Italian artist and engraver. He realized a lot of graphic artworks, especially ...

Dreamy Woman is a Pencil and watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1950s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rom...

Trees is an original watercolor drawing, realized by André Roland Brudieux in 1950s. The state of preservation of the artwork is very good and aged. Sheet dimension: 37.5 x 32.5 cm....

Excellent watercolor by Italian orientalist artist Paul Neri. Selling chickens in the market. Circa 1950. Watercolor on heavy cardboard. Signed low...

Portrait of De Chirico is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1955. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a little paper. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924...

Angels of Canova is a pencil drawing on paper realized by an anonymous artist in the mid-20th century. Good conditions with slight folding.

Original watercolor on archival paper attributed to the hand of Coulton Waugh. Purchased along with a second signed piece of artwork by the artist. See listing titled “Cupid”. Circa 1950. Condition is very good. Several tiny mild areas of staining right and left corners bottom covered by matting. Recently professionally matted.. Unframed. Provenance: A Pennsylvania estate. Coulton Waugh was born in 1896 in Cornwall, England. He was an American visual artist, son of maritime painter Frederick Judd Waugh, and his grandfather was the Philadelphia portrait...

Head of Lion and Tiger is a double-sided sheet with two amazing original charcoal drawings on ivory-colored paper, realized by the German artist Wilhelm...

Portrait is an original artwork realized by a French Modern artist in the middle of the XX Century. Original black marker on paper. Mint conditions. Fresh sketch depicting the fig...

Portrait of Man is an original Contemporary artwork realized in the half of the 20th Century. Original Drawing on paper. Red pencil. Not signed. Mint conditions. Fresh portrait ...

Sketches is an original pen drawing on ivory-colored paper, realized by the French artist Paul Garin (Nice, 1898-1963) in the 1950s. Black ink stamp on the lower-left corner: "Cath...

George Sugarman Original nude drawing, 1951 Ink on Paper Signed and dated (l.r.). Matted and Framed. Original vintage frame included This rare signed, dated drawing from the early 1...

Watercolor on paper realized by Maccari in 1955 ca. Hand signed in oil pastel lower right. Very good condition.

Lovers is a drawing in mixed media on ivory paper realized in 1940 ca. by an Anonymous artist of the 20th century. In very good conditions except for some small holes on the margins...

Sleeping is a pencil drawing on paper realized by an anonymous artist in the 1950s. Good conditions with slight folding.

Carol Johnson (American, c. 1917-2003) Untitled (American Family), c. 1950 Watercolor and paper mounted to board 13 5/8 x 23 inches Signed lower right: C...