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Period: 1950s
Spanish Beauty with White Bird in Style of Picasso
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6098 Spanish beauty with white bird
Elaborate gilt frame Image size
15.5x19.5"
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950
s French Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Two Religious Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original watercolour/ gouache painting on artist paper, unframed
size: 16.5 x 9.5 inches
condition: very good and ready to...
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$81 Sale Price
40% Off
Sicilian Farmhouse
By Yves Brayer
Located in London, GB
'Sicilian Farmhouse', oil on canvas, by Yves Brayer (circa 1950s). A dedicated lover of Mediterranean countries and their varied landscapes, this charming and diminutive work by the ...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,903 Sale Price
20% Off
French Pointillist style oil on canvas, trees and buildings in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
Jean Ekiert
French, 20th Century
Oils on canvas
Circa 1950
Signed lower left
A finely worked Pointillist-influenced landscape by Jean Ekiert, depicting a tranquil arrangement of tre...
Category
Pointillist 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Reclining Nude
, Paris, Louvre, Salon d
Automne, Acad. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Reclining Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Acad. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
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Painted circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped verso with Victor di Ges...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Vintage Oil Landscape Art of Redwood Forest California by 20th Century Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage Oil Landscape Art of Redwood National Park Forest in California by 20th Century Artist, Tobias Everet Spence
Art measures 14 x 17 inches
Frame measures 21 x 24 inches
Th...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Wood, Paint, Wood Panel
"Montmartre" Post-Impressionist Lively Paris Scene Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
By Jean Salabet
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Jean Salabet. Salabet was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His wor...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Café de la Paix, Opéra" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene Oil Painting
By Jean Salabet
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist, Jean Salabet. Salabet was a Parisian painter known for his colorful cityscapes depicting the times of his generation. His wor...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Vintage American Modernist Surreal Figural Nude Portrait Large Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist nude portrait oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a modern molding. Excellent condition, ready to ...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
National Day : Sailors having Fun - Tall Original Oil Painting, Signed
By Michel-Marie Poulain
Located in Paris, IDF
Michel Marie POULAIN
French National Day : Sailors having Fun
Original oil on canvas
Handsigned in the lower left corner
On canvas 55 x 65 cm (c. 22 x 26 inch)
Presented in golden w...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Impressionist French River town landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
C. Andronis
French River Landscape, signed and dated 1959
Oil on board Original carved French frame
This luminous and expressive painting by C. Andronis captures the vibrant spirit...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Before the Mirror
By Ron Blumberg
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting original oil on panel by American artist Ron Blumberg (1908-2002.)
"Before the Mirror", is a large original oil on panel, signed, c.1957...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Joni" - Mid Century Modern Portrait of a Girl in Yellow Dress in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"Joni" - Portrait of a Girl in a Yellow Dress in Oil on Canvas
Skillful portrait of a young girl by Morris Zirlin (American, 1913-1990). A young girl with wide brown eyes poses for ...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
"Pinks and Yellows" Luigi Lucioni, Green and Yellow, Still Life, Ancient Vase
Located in New York, NY
Luigi Lucioni
Pinks and Yellows, 1959
Signed and dated lower right
Oil on canvas
13 x 16 inches
Provenance
Milch Galleries, New York
Private Collection, Woodland Hills, California
...
Category
Academic 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Joven con cesta de flores
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
LLuís Muntané Muns (Mataró 1899 - Barcelona 1987).
"Joven con cesta de flores".
Firmado a mano en el ángulo inferior derecho. Y placa en marco inferior.
Óleo sobre lienzo.
Medidas: 9...
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
“Paris 1954”
By Jean Salabet
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil painting of a busy Paris street with figures and cars under blue skies. Signed by the artist lower left and dated 1954. Condition is very good, no issues or restorations...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Demagogue or Tale in a Tub
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Demagogue or Tale in a Tub, 1952, oil on canvas, 24 x 20 inches, signed, titled, and dated verso, presented in a newer frame
The Demagogue is an iconic Bendor Mark painting fro...
Category
American Modern 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Conductor with Orchestra, Figurative Oil Painting by William Harnden
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: William Harnden, American (1920 - 1983)
Title: Conductor with Orchestra
Medium: Oil on Masonite, signed
Image Size: 15.5 x 19 inches
Frame Size: 18 x 21 inches
Category
American Modern 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
French Mid Century Impressionist landscape, Le Trayas, Côte d’Azur France
Located in Woodbury, CT
Lucien Potronat (1905–1981)
“Le Trayas, Côte d’Azur”, circa 1950
Oil on canvas Signed lower right Original French frame
This radiant oil painting by French artist Lucien Potronat ...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Modernist Nude" Mid Century Bold Colorful Abstract Nude Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A strong modernist oil painting depicted in the 1950s by Russian, American painter Helen Stein. Mostly known for her abstract figures on canvas, this piece...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Sunday Service", Mid-Cent Figurative Village Scene with Church, Frank Serratoni
Located in Soquel, CA
"Sunday Service, a lovely mid-century figurative village street scene by Frank Serratoni (American, 1908-1970), c. 1940s. A family is shown strolling through the tree-lined street of a quaint village towards a red church...
Category
American Impressionist 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Cardboard, Screen
Mid-Concert, Figurative Oil Painting by William Harnden
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: William Harnden, American (1920 - 1983)
Title: Concert
Medium: Oil on Masonite, signed
Image Size: 15.5 x 20 inches
Frame Size: 22.5 x 27 inches
Category
American Modern 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
"Restaurant" Adelaide Lawson Gaylor, American Modernist Interior Party Scene
Located in New York, NY
Adelaide Lawson Gaylor
Restaurant
Signed lower right
Oil on canvas
24 1/4 x 30 inches
Modernist artist Adelaide Jaffrey Lawson Gaylor was born in New York City and studied at the A...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Man Playing a Banjo
, American Mid-Century Cubist-Derived Figural Oil, Fifties
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Paula Melcher' (American, 20th century) and dated 1956.
Category
Cubist 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Five mid 20th century Italian oil landscapes with figures, castles, Churchs
Located in Woodbury, CT
A very interesting set of five mid-20th-century Italian oils on copper.
All five are classical landscape subjects and are signed Roger, though we don't know which artist with the n...
Category
Old Masters 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Copper
$4,517 Sale Price
35% Off
People Strolling Thru Montmartre Paris Impressionist Oil Landscape 1950
s
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6011 Oil on canvas the streets of Paris set in a vintage wood frame
Image size 9.5x8"
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$275 Sale Price
42% Off
Le jardin de Daubigny Style of Vincent Van Gogh Daubigny
s Garden by S. Goosson
Located in Soquel, CA
Le jardin de Daubigny Style of Vincent Van Gogh by Stephen Goosson
The painting depicts the enclosed garden of Charles-François Daubigny, a French landscape painter whom Van Gogh ad...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
20th century Impressionist City scene of Paris from the Seine
Located in Woodbury, CT
M. Verani
Paris Scene, circa 1950–60
Oil on canvas Signed lower left
This charming mid-century oil painting by Italian artist M. Verani captures a vibrant scene from Paris, rendere...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Simchat Torah in the Synagogue, " Leo Schutzman, Jewish Folk Art
By Leo Schutzman
Located in New York, NY
Leo Schutzman (1878 - 1962)
Simchat Torah in the Synagogue, circa 1958
Oil on canvas
40 x 36 inches
Signed lower left
Provenance:
The Contemporaries Gal...
Category
Folk Art 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Abstracted Figurative -- Downtown Couple Art Exhibit
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant mid century modern abstracted figurative in orange, red and black by Bay Area artist Paul Sheppard. Dated 1959 and signed "Sheppard." Presented i...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid-Century Impressionist French view of Montmartre, Paris, France
Located in Woodbury, CT
Y. Gonez (French, mid-20th century)
Market Scene, Montmartre with Sacré-Cœur, ca. 1950s
Oil on canvas, in a Montparnasse-style frame
In this lively street scene, Y. Gonez captures t...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Black And White Abstract - Oil And Gouache On Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Black And White Abstract - Oil And Gouache On Paper
Black and white abstract painting by Felix Ruvolo (American, 1912-1992). Grey takes over the center of the paper with strokes of ...
Category
Abstract 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Watercolor, Gouache
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Charles Levier [Solitude de Pierrot] signed large oil on canvas circa 1950
Located in Miami, FL
CHARLES LEVIER – [SOLITUDE DE PIERROT
⚜ Oil on Canvas ⚜ Hand Signed Lower Right ⚜ Original Period Frame
A THEATRICAL PORTRAIT OF MELANCHOLY
“Solitude de Pierrot” captures Charles Levier’s fascination with the archetypal Pierrot from commedia dell’arte. With angular black outlines and muted pastel tones, Levier reduces the figure to its essential gestures, creating a poignant symbol of isolation and quiet reflection. The vertical format emphasizes Pierrot’s elongated stance, while his downcast eyes and red-tipped nose heighten the painting’s emotive impact. This work was acquired directly from the artist by noted Beverly Hills designer Dean Richard Kukuk and retains its original Martin Lowitz Gallery label, underscoring both provenance and historical context.
WHY COLLECT THIS WORK?
✓ An early and expressive Charles Levier oil from circa 1950
✓ Features the Pierrot subject, connecting to the theatrical tradition of commedia dell’arte
✓ Strong provenance: Martin Lowitz Gallery, Los Angeles, and the collection of Dean Richard Kukuk, Beverly Hills
✓ Retains its original period frame in excellent condition with gallery label affixed verso
ARTWORK DETAILS:
▸ Title: [Solitude de Pierrot]
▸ Artist: Levier, Charles
▸ Medium: Oil on Canvas
▸ Creation Date: circa 1950
▸ Country of Creation: US
▸ Signed: Hand Signed Lower Right
▸ Current Condition: Excellent commensurate with age. Original period frame in great condition consistent with age.
▸ Documentation: Martin Lowitz Gallery label affixed to verso
▸ Provenance: Martin Lowitz Gallery, Los Angeles; Dean Richard Kukuk, Los Angeles
▸ Dimensions:
— ◼︎ Canvas Size: 44.25 inches x 15 inches
— ◻︎ Frame Size: 59 inches x 30 inches x 2.625 inches
INCLUDED DOCUMENTATION
✓ Certificate of Authenticity
✓ Artist Biography Document
THE ARTIST:
Charles Levier (1920–2003) was a French-American painter known for expressive oils, gouaches, and watercolors that bridge Modernism and postwar design sensibilities. His subjects include harbor towns, still lifes, café society, and commedia dell’arte figures such as Pierrot and Harlequin. Levier’s linear bite and stylized elongations have invited comparison to Bernard Buffet, while collectors of Modigliani, Rouault, and mid-century École de Paris painting...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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The Wrestlers - American Mid-Century Scene Painting. Americana Oil Painting.
Located in Marco Island, FL
The Wrestlers by Clyde Singer is an excellent Mid-Century painting of a popular Aschan subject. The artist George Bellows (1882-1925) was a precursor of Singer's who often depicted ...
Category
American Realist 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Place de la Republique - Le Soir - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Edouard Cortes
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed impressionist oil on canvas landscape circa 1950 by sought after French painter Edouard Cortes. The work depicts an evening scene of the Place de la Republique square in Paris France. The ground, bare trees and buildings are covered in a dusting of white snow. The street lights are glowing and the Monument a la Republique is visible in the distance.
Signature:
Signed lower left
Dimensions:
Framed: 19"x24"
Unframed: 13"x18"
Provenance:
International Galleries - Chicago c. 1950
This work is included in the Catalogue Raisonne of the painters work "Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) : The Complete Works" Ref: EC001317
A photo certificate of authenticity accompanies the painting
Edouard Leon Cortes, the son of the painter Antonio Cortès, was sent to the front during World War I to sketch enemy positions. In civilian life, his base was in Lagny in the former studio of Cavallo-Peduzzi. Although he travelled extensively in France. Notably in Normandy, Brittany, the Champagne region and Savoy painting...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
A Colorful 1950s Martha
s Vineyard Harbor Scene by Noted Artist, Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A colorful harbor scene of Martha's Vineyard by notable Chicago Modern artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A vibrant, blustery dockside view, with fishing and sailboats in the h...
Category
American Modern 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American Pointillist Figurative Landscape Framed
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-3170a Rare and finely painted American Colorful Pointillist landscape oil painting of a woman with an umbrella.Signedn Baxter
Set in a vintage wood frame
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"The Child Star" Mid Century Portrait of a Boy with Brown Eyes Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"The Child Star" Mid Century Portrait of a Boy with Brown Eyes Oil on Canvas
Stately portrait of a boy by William Robert Shulgold (Russian-American, 1897-1989). The subject is looki...
Category
American Realist 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Manayunk" Walter Emerson Baum, Pennsylvania Impressionist Landscape of Manayunk
Located in New York, NY
Walter Emerson Baum
Manayunk, 1953
Signed and dated lower right; titled and dated on the reverse
Oil on board
12 x 14 inches
Walter Baum was born December 14, 1884 in Sellersville,...
Category
American Impressionist 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Janet Seated
, Paris, Louvre, Salon d
Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "Di Gesu", for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988); further signed and titled verso, and bearing original exhibition label.
A substantial figural oil showing V...
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Semi-Nude Male Figure
Located in Astoria, NY
John Knox Dillon (American, 1903-1974), Portrait of a Semi-Nude Male Figure, Oil on Canvas, 1958, signed lower right, signed, dated, and inscribed "Brackman" to verso, giltwood frame...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Sea, Large Mid-Century Abstract Painting, Cleveland School Artist
By Clarence Van Duzer
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Van Duzer (American, 1920-2009)
The Sea, c. 1950
Asphaltum, encaustic and silver leaf on masonite
Signed upper left
48.5 x 48 inches
In the annals of Cleveland art history,...
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Silver
Marche Landscape - Oil on Canvas by A. Ciarrocchi - 1950 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful view of the hill of the italian region of Marche, where the artist was born and lived.
Autenthication on photograph by the Artist dated november 11th 1996.
Very good condit...
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Century Seascape and Figural Original oil painting on Linen
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Seascape and Figural Original oil painting on Linen 1956
Solitary figure on wharf by California artist Robert Watson, painted 1956 (1923 - 2004)The following, is from To...
Category
American Realist 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
$3,720 Sale Price
20% Off
Le Moisson - Provence - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Marcel Dyf
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas figures in landscape circa 1950 by French post impressionist painter Marcel Dyf. The work depicts doing a late summer harvest in Provence, France.
Signature:
Si...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Missouri American Modernist famous in Europe - abstracted mid century Venice
Located in Norwich, GB
Meet the genuinely exciting modernist William Einstein, who is probably better known in Europe, where numerous publications on his work have been written, than in his native US!
Eins...
Category
American Modern 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“Cafe Pepinier, Paris
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas painting of the Cafe Pepinier in Paris by Andre Picot. Condition is very good. Signed lower left by the artist. Titled “Cafe Pepini...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,600 Sale Price
42% Off
School of Paris, Sleeping Woman, Nude, Oil on Canvas
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on Canvas by Fortunato Pirazzini (1907-2003), School of Paris, c. 1950 - "Sleeping Woman, Nude". This captivating oil painting, titled "Sleeping Woman, Nude", was created by Fort...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Impressionist South of France Landscape with hill top Village
Located in Woodbury, CT
Josine Vignon (1922-2022) was a French artist living on the Rue Beautreillis in the Marais district of Paris. She painted with a beautiful style, largely influenced by the Impression...
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pears and Peppers, Vibrant 20th Century Still-Life Painting, French Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
André Vignoles (French, 1920-2017)
Pears and Peppers, 1957
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated lower left
48 in. h. x 28 in. w., as framed
39 in. h. x 19 in. w., canvas
André Vignoles wa...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
“Village Cottages”
Located in Southampton, NY
Very well painted oil on artist board painting by “Cappy” Amundsen who painted under many aliases, including F. H. McKay. Signed lower left F.H. McKay. Circa 1955. Condition is excellent. Recently professionally cleaned. Catalda Fine Arts copyright stamp verso. Overall very nicely framed in a period gold leaf ornate frame 15.75 by 13.75 inches in fine condition.
The sheer volume of high quality sea and coastal village themed paintings that was on view at the Sag Harbor Whaling Museum several years ago was astounding. The work was by a select group of artists such as André Picot...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$875 Sale Price
45% Off
Woman Seated
, Paris, Louvre, Salon d
Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Di Gesu' for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Cen...
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Market Day Figurative Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-3509 Acrylic an artist board
Set in a natural wood frame
Image size 13.5x10.5"
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$280 Sale Price
30% Off
Glamorous Female Musician Painting, Mid-Century, 17 x 12.75 in
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-century illustrator Mario Zamparelli captures a tall and elegant young female composer or musician. She appears to be lost in thought with one shoe off. At her feet and on the co...
Category
American Realist 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Oil
Horseman in Summer, Marie Lucie Nessi, Woman Post Impressionist, Oil paint, 1950
Located in New York, NY
Marie-Lucie Nessi Valtat
Horseman in Summer, ca. 1950
Oil on canvas mounted on board
10 2/3 x 13 3/4 in l 27 x 35 cm
Frame size: 12 2/3 x 15 3/4 in. l 32 x 40 cm
Marie-Lucie Nessi V...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Bullfighting Scene oil on board painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Bullfighting Scene
Artist: José María Tuser Vázquez (1919-1986)
Technique: Oil on board
Dimensions: 25.6 x 21.3 in (65 x 54 cm) Frameless
Period: Second half of the 20th century
Art Movement: Figurative Expressionism with Impressionist influences
Condition: Good, with visible signs of aging on the surface
DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK
This painting captures a crucial moment in a bullfight, where the matador, dressed in a dazzling traje de luces (suit of lights), elegantly holds the red cape (muleta) while facing a wounded bull. The scene conveys tension and drama through energetic and loose brushwork, with strong contrasts of light and color that enhance its expressiveness.
The abstract background, built with gestural brushstrokes in warm, earthy tones, reinforces the dynamism and immediacy of the moment. The thick texture of the paint and the vibrant colors in the matador's attire and cape are characteristic of Figurative Expressionism, giving the work a strong emotional impact.
Tuser masterfully captures the essence of movement and the intensity of the bullfight through a painterly approach reminiscent of Impressionism, but with a greater emphasis on gesture and expressive color, making his work stand out for its raw energy and dramatic depth.
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
José María Tuser Vázquez (Barcelona, 1919 - 1986) was a Spanish painter specialized in bullfighting themes, gaining recognition in the 20th-century art scene for his expressive depictions of the corrida (bullfight). He studied at the School of Arts and Crafts in Barcelona, where he developed a strong mastery of color and composition.
From 1947 onwards, his work focused almost entirely on bullfighting, creating posters, illustrations, and paintings that capture the emotion and spectacle of the arena. He was a frequent collaborator with El Ruedo magazine, where his illustrations and covers solidified his reputation. Additionally, in the 1940s, he designed series of postcards featuring traditional Spanish costumes for the Artigas Publishing House.
His work has been auctioned in several art houses and is highly valued among collectors of bullfighting paintings. His influence and legacy in tauromaquia (bullfighting art...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$718 Sale Price
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Young Venetian Woman
, Paris, Post Impressionist Figural, La Veneziana
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Janus' for Ian Janus (Dutch-Italian, born 1919) and painted circa 1955.
A study of a beautiful young woman shown posed in the foreground with a distant evening ...
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid Century Modern Impasto Oil Painting - Venice St. Mark
s Basilica at Sunset
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern Impasto Oil Painting -- Venice at Sunset with St. Mark's Basilica
Wonderful and evocative modern painting of Venice with gondolas...
Category
Modern 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
"Study for decoration Moscow metro station" Kievskaya Tempera, Real socialism
Located in Torino, IT
Real Socialism,Moscow,1970,Russia,Orange,Men at Work,Propaganda
VIKTOR A. KONOVALOV (Uidol, Vladimir region 1912 – Moscow 1995)
Russian painter and graphic designer. He was born in...
Category
Realist 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Tempera
Still Life w/ Flowers, Bust
Parisian Scene, American Impressionist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Abel Warshawsky (American, 1883-1962)
Still Life
Oil on canvas
Signed upper right
32 x 25.5 inches
Provenance: From the Alexander Warshawsky Estate
Impressionist painter A.G. Wars...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
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