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Period: 1950s
Lanvin Of Paris Original c1950s Advertising Watercolor Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 14 3/8"H x 23"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar
Salon w/ Palm Tree Interior
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Forest - Drawing - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The Forest is a drawing realized by an anonymous french artist in the 1950s.
Watercolor on paper.
Good condition.
Poetic and beautiful drawing with harmonious colors.
Category
Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Nonconformist Removed by the State. Satyr / Pan Mythology
Located in Miami, FL
This cartoon by Charles Addams is generations ahead of its time.
To get the punch line, the viewer must know the meaning of a Satyr or Pan.
Satyr: Part man and part beast. - A male ...
Category
American Realist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Sun Drenched Pueblo, 1950s Western Mountainous Landscape, Cleveland School
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887–1964)
Sun Drenched Pueblo, c. 1950
Watercolor on paper
Monogram lower right
15 x 20 inches
18.5 x 24 inches framed
"All these things are, of co...
Category
American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Seated Woman in Pink Bathing Suit by Reynaldo Luza (1893-1978)
Located in Bristol, CT
Original artwork for Town & Country magazine by Peruvian fashion illustrator, Reynaldo Luza c1950
Art Sz: 6"H x 4 1/4"W
Frame Sz: 14 1/4"H x 11"W
w/ gi...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Portrait of Woman - Pencil and Charcoal Drawing by H. Yencesse - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is an original drawing in pencil and charcoal on paper, realized Hubert Yencesse in 1951, Hand-signed, dated.
The state of preservat...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
1951 original gouache - Soviet civil aviation - Aeroflot USSR
Located in PARIS, FR
This large and finely executed gouache from 1951 illustrates the optimistic and forward-looking spirit of early postwar Soviet civil aviation. Attributed to the artist Pyatkin, the w...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Brutalist Nude Study Pastel Painting by John Begg
Located in Atlanta, GA
A bold and evocative pastel on paper by British artist John Alfred Begg (1903–1974), this striking Cubist nude study reflects the artist's Brutalist sensibility through angular forms...
Category
Cubist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
“Untitled”
By Leon Wall
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil pastel and gouache on archival paper by the well known American artist, Leon Wall. Signed with artist’s initials lower right. Dated 1959 lower left margin. Condition is...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Archival Paper, Gouache
Woman Reclining
, Mid-century German Expressionist, Düsseldorf, Venice Biennale
By Kurt Craemer
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signer lower left, 'Craemer' for Kurt Craemer (German, 1912-1961) and dated 1953.
Framed in a custom-made, carved giltwood frame with silk mat and gilt slip.
Framed dimensions: 26.75...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Pastel
Original gouache design for a Soviet propaganda poster - Kakhovka Hydroelectric
Located in PARIS, FR
This dynamic work is an original gouache design for a Soviet propaganda poster, created at the dawn of one of the USSR’s major postwar industrial campaigns: the construction of the K...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Three Surrealist Drawings from the 1950s by Leon Kelly
By Leon Kelly
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Leon Kelly
(American, 1901-1982)
Three Surrealist Drawings
Framed separately, floating mount.
Bather Throwing a Ball
Ink on paper, 6 1/2 x 5 inches
FRAMED: 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (a...
Category
Surrealist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Watercolor and Charcoal on Paper Image of a Boy by Margo Hoff, Titled Sun Child
By Margo Hoff
Located in Chicago, IL
A brightly colored, Mid-Century, watercolor and charcoal on paper image of a boy by notable artist Margo Hoff, titled "Sun Child". Image size: 31" x 22". Framed size: 34" x 25". ...
Category
American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor
Lanvin Of Paris Original Advertising Watercolor Christmas Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 14 3/8"H x 23"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Colorado River, Needles, California, 1950s Western Landscape, Cleveland School
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887–1964)
The Colorado At Needles, California, c. 1950
Watercolor on paper
Monogram lower right, titled verso
14.5 x 20 inches
18.5 x 24 inches fram...
Category
American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Lanvin Of Paris Original c1950s Advertising Watercolor Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 23"H x 14 1/2"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar
B...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Market Seller in Nice
French Vintage Gouache Painting
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
Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
$621 Sale Price
30% Off
Famous Raincoat
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. In the 1950s, he was an in-demand and celebrated illustrator working for New York's toniest publicatio...
Category
American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
"Lanvin Paris Theatrical Stage Set c1950s Advertising Watercolor Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 11 3/4"H x 17"W
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Palm Tree Outside Cottage Window" 1950 Watercolor by Reynaldo Luza
Located in Bristol, CT
Original illustration commissioned for Town & Country Magazine c1950 by noted Peruvian artist, Reynaldo Luza (1893-1978)
Art Sz: 6"H x 5"W
Frame Sz: 14"H x 11"W
w/ gilt bamboo fra...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Boats Watercolor
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-century painting of boats with bridge in background in muted tones done by French artist Stephane Magnard, circa 1950
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a g...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Lanvin Paris Christmas w/ Santa
s Poodles c1950s Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 23"H x 14 1/2"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
French Watercolor - Village Vendors at the Outdoor Market
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Untitled (Urbana Series)
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A drawing by Richard Diebenkorn. This Untitled work from the Urbana Series is an ink of paper, abstract drawing by Post War, Bay Area Figurat...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
"Lanvin Of Paris Original c1950s Advertising Watercolor Christmas Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 18 1/8"H x 12"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar
Sailor w/ French Lass In Bag
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
1950s Martini Cocktail Party Art Kitschy Music Drinking Dancing
Located in Miami, FL
Today's highly touted ultra-contemporary fine art market has crashed. Why? The artist's lack of talent, concepts, and basic technical skills was overrated and, in some cases, acutely...
Category
American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board
"Lanvin Paris Lady Christmas Tree"
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 23"H x 14 1/2"W
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Lanvin Paris Red Dove w/ Blue Ribbon c1950s Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 15"H x 22"W
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Lanvin Paris Arpege Perfume Bottles w/ Balloons c1950s Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Sheet Sz: 11 3/4"H x 17"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Lanvin Of Paris Original Advertising Watercolor Christmas Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 10"H x 17"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar
Santa w/ Two Models On His Lap
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Lanvin Of Paris Original c1950s Advertising Watercolor Christmas Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 14"H x 22"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar
Mr And Mrs Claus
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Lanvin Paris Lipstick Castle c1950s Original Advertising Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 16"H x 21 1/8"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Lanvin Of Paris Original c1950s Advertising Watercolor Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 8 7/8"H x 14 1/2"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar
Carleton Display
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Lanvin of Paris "Sun
n Fun Umbrellas" circa 1950
s Watercolour by Alexander WM
Located in Bristol, CT
Original circa1950's (two-sided) advert watercolour by Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002) for Lanvin of Paris to promote their sunscreen product-line
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Cecil Beaton Watercolour Theatrical Set Design for Landscape with Figures" 1951
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Bristol, CT
Original Cecil Beaton (signed LR) watercolour set design for the 2nd version of Beaton's play "The Gainsborough Girls" circa 1951 theatrical production entitled "Landscape with Figur...
Category
Other Art Style 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Paris Street Scene
Located in Bristol, CT
Charming watercolor of a Parisien Arc by F.B.L.? (LR)
Art Sz: 14"H x 18 1/4"W x 1" D
Frame Sz: 21"H x 26"W
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$1,250
"Lanvin Paris Santa Delivering Presents From Helicopter c1950s Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 14 1/2"H x 23"W
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Lanvin Paris Carriage w/ Perfume c1950s Advertising Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 22 7/8"H x 14 1/2"W
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Lanvin Paris Chic Lady Traveller c1950s Advertising Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 23"H x 14 1/2"W
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Lanvin Of Paris Original Advertising Watercolor Christmas Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 11 3/4"H x 17"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar
Santa And Reindeer...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Woman Seated
Paris, Louvre, Salon d
Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Created circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended th...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Cardboard
English Country Estate 1952 Watercolour by Montague Birrell Black (1884-1964)
Located in Bristol, CT
Delightful watercolour by the noted illustrator Montague Birrell Black (1884-1964) & dated 1952 depicting an English country house & gardens
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 16"W
Frame Sz: 15 1/2...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Along the Avenue
Located in Plano, TX
Ruben Gelardi's depiction of a yellow tram in Copenhagen. Pastel on paper measures 15 7/8 x 20; frame dimensions measure 22 1/4 x 26 3/4 x 1 1/4. Artist'...
Category
Abstract Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
The Medieval Bridge at Aylesford in the County of Kent, English River Landscape
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A delicate watercolor view of the Bridge at Aylesford over the River Medway in the English county of Kent.
Signed lower left "Frank Sherwin", (English, 1896-1986), titled "The Brid...
Category
Realist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Baghdad Military Mystery Espionage Illustration Colliers , Saturday Evening Post
By John Pike
Located in Miami, FL
21.25 x 28 in. (54 x 71.1 cm.)
Magazine illustration most likely for Colliers or The Saturday Evening Post
Title : The One Behind Him, by Charles B . Child
Work is unframed
Category
Realist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Landscape - Mixed media on paper by Sirio Pellegrini - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Tempera, white lead and watercolor on paper realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1950s.
Hand signed.
Includes a wooden frame realized by the Artist cm. 78.5x58.5
Category
Contemporary 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Lanvin Of Paris Original Advertising Watercolor Christmas Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 14 1/2"H x 23"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar
Santa Ringing The Church Bell
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Vintage French Ink and Pastel - Tablescape
Located in Houston, TX
Light and airy pastel and ink still life of books and a candlestick by French artist Madeleine Scali (1911- 2000), circa 1960.
Original one-of-a-kind artwork on paper displayed on a...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Oil Pastel, Paper
Moraine Valley
Snow Peaks, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado Landscape
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887–1964)
Moraine and Snow Peaks, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, c. 1950
Watercolor on paper
Unsigned
19 x 24 inches
21 x 26 inches framed
...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Can Can Dancers - British Art Deco drawing Burlesque women dancers VG provenance
By Frank G. Howes
Located in Hagley, England
A large, detailed Art Deco pencil charcoal impressionist depiction of Can Can dancers which was executed circa 1956 by Frank G Howes. Excellent provenance.
Signed lower right.
Prov...
Category
Art Deco 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
Upper Tuscany — Mid-century expressionism
By William Thon
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
William Thon, 'Upper Tuscany', a two-sided watercolor, c. 1955. Signed, lower right; titled verso. A fine, expressionist work, with fresh colors, on cream watercolor paper; the image...
Category
American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Venice : The Basin of San Marco with Gondola - Original Handsigned Drawing
By André Masson
Located in Paris, IDF
André Masson
The Basin of San Marco, Venice
Original pastel drawing
Handsigned in pencil
On vellum, 53 x 37,5 cm (c. 20,8 x 14,7 inch)
PROVENANCE : Collection of Roger Passeron, fr...
Category
Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Androscoggin River Falls, study for The Manufacturers National Bank of Lewiston-
Located in Miami, FL
If there ever were a perfect work in the canon of art history, this masterpiece study by Dean Cornwell would be it. Every line has meaning and not a line out of place, as Cornwell d...
Category
American Realist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Provincetown, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Provincetown (P5.16), Year: circa 1950, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 13.5 x 19 in. (34.29 x 48.26 cm), Description: Looking out...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Ocean Front Landscape
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-century watercolor painting of coastline by French artist Madeleine Scali (1911-2000), circa 1960.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fit...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Alongside
By William Thon
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
William Thon, 'Alongside', watercolor, c. 1990. Signed, lower right; titled verso. A fine, expressionist work, on off-white watercolor paper; the image extending to the sheet edges, ...
Category
American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Shower at Head of Valley, Colorado Western Landscape, Cleveland School Artist
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
Shower at Head of Valley, c. 1950
Watercolor on paper
Frank Nelson Wilcox (October 3, 1887 – April 17, 1964) was a modernist American artist and a master of watercolor. Wilcox is described as the "Dean of Cleveland School painters". In 1906 Wilcox enrolled from the Cleveland School of Art...
Category
American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
University Village, Berkeley
Carmel, California, Woman Post Impressionist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed verso, 'M. Backman' for Muriel Backman (American, 1902-1996), titled 'University Village', dated 1958 and with inscription verso, 'Demonstration painting- horizontal and verti...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$1,087 Sale Price
25% Off
Shooting Gallery, Saturday Evening Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache on Board
Signature: Signed Lower Left
The Saturday Evening Post cover, September 12, 1953
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
“Cape Neddick Light”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor on archival paper of the Cape Neddick Lighthouse in York, Maine. Signed lower right. Circa 1950. Condition is very good. Several tiny spots of foxing. The wa...
Category
Academic 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
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