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Sammy Kaye for "So You Want to Lead a Band"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right On 20.00" x 15.00
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Caricature of Percy Faith
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Caricature by George
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Bob Keeshan in the Title Role in "The Captain Kangaroo Show"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Ink on Illustration Board
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Center Left This illustration is on
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1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Children s Coloring Book Cover Art - Merrill Company - Female Illustrator
By Elizabeth Voss
Located in Miami, FL
Children's Coloring Book Cover Art - Merrill Company - Female Illustrator Board 20 x 14.75, Publisher's Stamp lr recto, publication instruction recto verso Betty Anne Gartrell inscr...
Category

1950s Feminist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Illustration Board, Pencil

Sexy Blond Falls from Window - Noir Pulp Art
By Harry Barton
Located in Miami, FL
There is plenty of B-movie-like pulp illustration art out there to consider. This work, however, is
Category

1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

Untitled
Located in Buffalo, NY
An unsigned mid century modern American abstract painting
Category

1950s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Board, Illustration Board, Oil

Mid Century Boat Docks Pacific Grove Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Painterly scene of boats and boats being built at the docks in old Pacific Grove, California by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Signed"WHM" lower left. Presented in a fau...
Category

1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board

Mid Century Carmel Valley Figurative Landscape -- The Roadside Grocer
By Edda Maxwell Heath
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous figurative landscape of a Carmel roadside grocer by Edda Maxwell Heath (American, 1874 - 1972). Signed and dated lower left corner. Presented in giltwood frame. Image, 20"H ...
Category

1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

Wells Fargo Express, Gold Country -- Columbia, California
By Cecil F. Chamberlin
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming oil painting of the Wells Fargo Express Office building in the gold country town of Columbia State Historic Park in Columbia, California by Cecil F. Chamberlin (American, 18...
Category

1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board

Mid Century Brownie Blond Girl Scout - 4th of July Salute with American Flag
By Ellen Barbara Segner
Located in Miami, FL
This poster-like mid-century illustration of Little Miss Sunbeam in her Brownie uniform depicts her
Category

1950s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board, Pencil

"Catching A Fish, " Gouache and Watercolor, Signed
By Tom Rost
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Catching A Fish" is an original gouache and watercolor painting on illustration board. It is
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1950s American Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board

Elegant Couple Shopping in Urban Street Scene - Magenta and Orange Mid-Century
By Bob Peak
Located in Miami, FL
Rockwell of post-war American Illustration, this is one of the works that paved the way for a new way of
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1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

Happy California Prune Farmers - Female Illustrator - Mid Century
Located in Miami, FL
Commercial illustration depicting happy California framers for California Prunes. The work is
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1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

Fisherman s Wharf, Monterey , Modernist California Artist, Crocker Art Museum
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
success from the 1930's through the 1950's, including at the Crocker Art Museum, the Kingsley Art Club
Category

1950s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Illustration Board, Graphite

Sal Mineo as Tony Russo in "The Barefoot Soldier"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Upper Right 13.25" x 10.00
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Coastal Breakers , Kennebunkport, Maine, Seascape, Baltimore Museum of Art
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Josef M Arentz' (German-American, 1903-1969) and painted circa 1955. Displayed in a period, carved gilt-wood and painted frame. Frame dimensions: 24 x 30 inches ...
Category

1950s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

Sleeping In, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Richard Sargent
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Cover of The Saturday Evening
Category

1950s Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

Lucas Von Leyde - Vintage Offset Print - 1959
Located in Roma, IT
Manifesto Istituto Olandese is a beautiful illustration on ivory-colored paper. Hand-signed on
Category

1950s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Illustration Board

Spring Flowers , Kansas, Carmel Art Association, Pratt Institute, AIC, ASL
By Charlotte Morton
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Charlotte A. Morton' (American, 1885-1974) and painted circa 1955. A sensitive study of various blossoms including geraniums, lupin and catmint. A landscape p...
Category

1950s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Illustration Board, Graphite

Consort , Modernist Equestrian Gouache, AIC, WPA artist, Benezit
By Eduard Buk Ulreich
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Buk' for Eduard Buk Ulreich (American, 1889-1966); additionally titled verso 'Consort' and dated 1954 with inscription, 'by the one and only buk, made for Ruth'....
Category

1950s Animal Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Gouache, Illustration Board

Country Auction, The New Yorker Magazine Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right March 28, 1953 Magazine Cover
Category

1950s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

Mid Century Bay Area Figurative Original Oil Painting -- Motherhood
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
depicting a modern twist of a mother and baby by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985), circa 1950. A smiling
Category

1950s Post-War Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board, Laid Paper, Stretcher Bars

Church Interior
By Ray Quigley
Located in Buffalo, NY
A modern illustration by American artist Ray Quigley depicting two men inside of a church.
Category

1950s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board, Ink

Don McNeill for "TV Club"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Caricature by George
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Steamy Romance Lovers Embrace in Bed - Mid Century Paperback
By Victor Kalin
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-century Artist Victory Kalin was too good an artist for his paperback assignments. He was as much a virtuoso graphic designer as an illustrator. The present work exemplifies his ...
Category

1950s Nude Paintings

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Illustration Board

At the Cafe, Paris , North Beach, San Francisco, City Lights, Vesuvio s, Butler
By Pascal Cucaro, 1915-2003
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower and upper right, "Cucaro" for Pascal Cucaro (American, 1915-2003). An icon of the Beat years in San Francisco's North Beach, Pascal Cucaro was the winner of numerous me...
Category

1950s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper, Illustration Board

Arnolt Bristol - Blue Sports Car Mid-Century Good Life - Playboy Cartoon
Located in Miami, FL
The punchline on many of these 1950s cartoons fades, but the visuals more than hold up - they shine. The sleek, graphic style of painting with flat, broad areas of color shows that ...
Category

1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

Caricature for Motion Picture, "Vera Cruz, " 1954
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Ink on Illustration Board
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Broadway Comedy, "Four Winds"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Left On 15.00" x 20.00
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

"The Purple Plain"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Upper Right Caricature by George
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Caricature for "The World of Mr. Sweeney" Promo
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Upper Right 8.50" x 8.75" image on
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1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

The Caricature of "Wagon Train"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Left This piece is on
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Gore Vidal s 1957 Comedy, "A Visit to a Small Planet"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Upper Right This piece is on 15.00" x
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Dancing Dogs , Impressionist Mid-century Circus Scene, Banjo Man, Acrobat
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An interesting, American School Mid-century tempera painting showing a view of a seated clown rehearsing his dogs for a dance routine while a bareback rider in costume observes in th...
Category

1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Egg Tempera, Illustration Board

Caricature for NBC-TV Host Dan Seymour, for September 1951, "We the People"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Left 10.50" x 8.00" image on
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1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Broadway Drama, "Two for the Seesaw"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Left This piece is on 15.00" x
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Tennessee Ernie Ford Painting Portraits
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Caricature by George
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1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

T. C. Jones on Broadway in "Mask and Gown"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Upper Right On 20.00" x 13.00
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1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Tennessee Ernie Ford dressed as a Pilgrim
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Caricature by George
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Caricature for 1952-53 Broadcast Season of the "All-Star Revue"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Upper Left This piece is roughly 10.50
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

"A Hole in the Head"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Left On 20.00" x 15.00
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

"Uncle Willie"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Upper Right Caricature by George
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Caricature for Jay Jostin from "Mr. District Attorney"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Upper Left 8.50" x 11.25" image on
Category

1950s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

1958 Broadway Comedy, "Two Gentlemen of Verona"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right On 15.00" x 20.00
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Broadway Production of Paul Osborne s "Maiden Voyage"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Caricature by George
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

"The Greatest Man Alive!"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Caricature by George
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

1957 Broadway Production, "Small War on Murray Hill"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Caricature by George
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Broadway Production of "Romanoff Juliet"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Upper Right Caricature by George
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

1958 Broadway Musical Revue, "International Soiree"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Caricature by George
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

"Hide and Seek"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right This piece is on 15.00" x
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Caricature Cover Design of "Ray Milland, Globe-Trotting Sleuth"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Ink and Pencil on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Ink and Pencil on
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pencil

Cathy Lewis and Bob Sweeney in the Title Roles of "Fibber McGee and Molly"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Left This piece is on 15.00" x
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Jack Carson as Maxine in the Title Role of "The Gambler" (3)
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Upper Right Caricatures by George
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

1958 NBC-TV Western, "Buckskin"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Caricature by George
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Caricatures of Bert Parks and Dan Seymour
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Ink on Illustration Board
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

1954 Broadway Musical, "Goldilocks"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right On 15.00" x 20.00
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

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