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1950
s French Modernist Oil Figure with Bird Cages in Abstract Setting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century
Title: The Birdcages
Medium: oil painting on
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,644 Sale Price
20% Off
A Colorful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Pool Hall Scene by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vibrant, Colorful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Pool Hall Scene by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
George Cecil Carter Mid-Century Modern Abstract Figurative Oil Painting, 1950s
Located in Denver, CO
This rare 1950s oil painting by Colorado abstract expressionist George Cecil Carter presents an
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950s "Red Sun" Mid Century Abstract Art Students League NYC
By Donald Stacy
Located in Arp, TX
Donald Stacy
"Red Sun"
c.1950s
Gouache and oil pastel on paper
13.75" x 17" unframed
Unsigned
Came
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Gouache
Off Boulogne, French Harbor Scene, Chicago Artist, Large 1950s Abstract Oil
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Cohen (on Canvas Verso)
" Off Boulogne ", circa 1950s
Oil on Canvas
25 3/4" x 36 1/4"
Housed in a 1
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1950’s French Expressionist Signed Oil Still Life Lemons Oranges on Table
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French expressionist artist, 1955
signed oil painting on canvas, framed
dated 55'
framed: 22 x 29
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,041 Sale Price
20% Off
1950
s Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman reading, seated
Located in Woodbury, CT
1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman seated reading in an interior.
The artist
Category
1950s Abstract Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$1,960 Sale Price
20% Off
1950
s Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman a bed
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well painted 1950's mid-century modern English portrait of a nude woman laying on a bed.
The
Category
1950s Abstract Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$1,960 Sale Price
20% Off
1950
s Mid Century modern English oil portrait, two women in a artists studio
Located in Woodbury, CT
1950's Mid Century modern English oil portrait, two women in an artists studio
The artist was a
Category
1950s Abstract Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
1950
s Mid Century modern English oil portrait of a woman seated in an interior
Located in Woodbury, CT
1950's Mid Century modern English oil portrait of a woman seated in an interior
The artist was a
Category
1950s Abstract Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
1950
s Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman laying on a bed
Located in Woodbury, CT
1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman laying on a bed
The artist was a portrait
Category
1950s Abstract Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
1950
s Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman laying on a bed
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well painted 1950's mid-century modern English portrait of a nude woman laying on a bed.
The
Category
1950s Abstract Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$1,960 Sale Price
20% Off
1950
s Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude black woman seated on a chair
Located in Woodbury, CT
1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude black woman seated on a chair
The artist was a
Category
1950s Abstract Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
1950
s Mid Century modern oil portrait of a Black nude woman seated on a chair
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well painted 1950's mid-century modern English portrait of a black nude woman seated on a chair
Category
1950s Abstract Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
An Abstract, Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Still Life Painting
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Visually Striking, early 1950s Abstract, Surrealist Mid-Century Modern Still Life Painting by
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
An Abstract, Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Still Life Painting
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Visually Striking, early 1950s Abstract, Surrealist Mid-Century Modern Still Life Painting by
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
An Abstract, Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Still Life Painting
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Visually Striking, 1950s Abstract Surrealist Mid-Century Modern Still Life Painting by Notable
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Graphite, Canvas
1950s "Sitting in Chair" Mid Century Figurative Pratt Graphic Arts Center
By Donald Stacy
Located in Arp, TX
Donald Stacy
"Sitting in Chair"
c.1950s
Gouache and oil pastel on paper
24" x 18" unframed
Came
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Gouache
1950s French Expressive Portrait of a Young Figure Amidst Abstract Foliage
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
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Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Organic Abstract in Oil, Late 1950s
By Michael L. Mason
Located in San Francisco, CA
This late 1950s oil on canvas abstract in green and yellow is by Chicago painter and printmaker
Category
1950s American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Untitled (abstract landscape)" by Robert Preusser, Oil on Board, 1950s
By Robert Omerod Preusser
Located in Abilene, TX
This is a horizontal oil painting by the abstract artist Robert Preusser. It has brilliant shades
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Summer, 1950s/60s
By Theobald Schmögner
Located in Vienna, AT
international, progressive trends in art soon led him to abstract paintings in relationship with Amédée
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
The tree, 1950s
By Lydia von Spallart
Located in Vienna, AT
in Berlin. In 1937, the National Socialist regime banned her from painting and she fled to
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1950s Abstract Oil Painting, Framed Mid Century Modern Painting, Yellow Black
By Charles Ragland Bunnell
Located in Denver, CO
Abstract oil on canvas paper on board painting by Charles Ragland Bunnell from 1955 painted in
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Abstract Oil Painting, 1950s Midcentury Modern Horizontal Painting, Green Blue
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
Vintage 1950s abstract oil painting on masonite by 20th century Denver artist Edward Marecak (1919
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
1950s "Blue Bubbles" Mid Century Abstract Oil Painting NYC Artist
By George Jay Rogers
Located in Arp, TX
GJ Rogers
Abstract Expressionism Blue Bubbles
1950s
Oil on Canvas
29.5"x23.25"
Signed on reverse in
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1950s Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting, Abstracted Colorado Mining District
By Charles Ragland Bunnell
Located in Denver, CO
personal turmoil experienced by the artist.
In the late 1940’s, Bunnell began experimenting with Abstract
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Washington 1950
s
By Ann Ayvaliotis
Located in Greenwich, CT
Anne Ayvaliotis was a later-generation Abstract Expressionist, her work developing more along the
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1950s Abstract Painting NYC Artist Mid Century Original Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Unknown artist
"NYC Abstract"
c. 1950s
Oil on canvas
20"x16" unframed
Unsigned
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beulah Stevenson 1950s Abstract Expressionism American Woman Artist Oil Painting
By Beulah Stevenson
Located in Surfside, FL
included Ashcan artist John Sloan; in Provincetown, she worked and studied with Abstract Expressionist
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1950s "King" Oil Painting NYC Artist Brooklyn Museum
By Sylvia Rutkoff
Located in New York, NY
Sylvia Rutkoff (1919-2011)
King
Oil paint on canvas
30x42 unframed
Unsigned
Collection
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Capriccio Espagnole, " 1950s Modern Abstract Painting
By Stanley Bate
Located in Westport, CT
This Modern abstract oil painting on canvas by Stanley Bate is a large, bold piece. It features
Category
1950s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1950s Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting, Framed Mid Century Modern, 16 x 20 in
By Charles Ragland Bunnell
Located in Denver, CO
1950s Abstract Expressionist oil painting Charles Bunnell painted in colors of light green, pale
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
1950s Framed Abstract Oil Painting, White, Red, Green, Blue, 7 x 12 inches
By Charles Ragland Bunnell
Located in Denver, CO
1958 abstract oil painting on board by Charles Ragland Bunnell with "To Jeri" inscribed in the
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
1950
s abstract expressionist work by noted artist Ernest Briggs
Located in New York, NY
at Yale during the ‘60’s.
As a member of the second generation of Abstract Expressionists, some
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Mexican Night" 1950s Abstract Painting Female NYC Artist Brooklyn Museum
By Sylvia Rutkoff
Located in New York, NY
Sylvia Rutkoff (1919-2011)
"Mexican Night"
c.1950s
Oil paint, sand on wood
48”x42" wood frame
Category
1950s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Masonite, Oil
1950s Abstract Expressionist Painting: Yellow Gold Red Brown Orange Blue
By Charles Ragland Bunnell
Located in Denver, CO
Charles Bunnell mid-century modern abstract expressionist oil painting in shades of Yellow/Gold
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
"Doorway" 1950s Mixed Media Abstract Expressionism NYC Artist Brooklyn Museum
By Sylvia Rutkoff
Located in New York, NY
Sylvia Rutkoff (1919-2011)
SR3-1
c.1950s
“Doorway”
Oil paint, sand on Masonite
48”x36 period
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Organic Material, Masonite, Oil, Other Medium
1950s "Forest Through Window" MidCentury Abstract Gouache University of Paris
By Donald Stacy
Located in Arp, TX
Donald Stacy
"Forest Through the Window"
c.1950s
Oil pastel and gouache paint on paper
14" x 17
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Oil Pastel
Mid Century Modern Abstract Cityscape by Garcia c.1950s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid Century Modern Abstract Cityscape by Garcia c.1950s
Original oil on masonite. The painting
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
"SUNRISE " LATE 1950s ABSTRACT STUDENT OF HANS HOFFMAN MID CENTURY MODERN 48X70
By Jennie Haddad
Located in San Antonio, TX
York). Mr. Palmer was stationed in Tyler, Texas during World War II.
In the early 1950’s, she studied
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950s "Study for Abstract #4" Mid Century Abstract Painting
By Donald Stacy
Located in Arp, TX
Donald Stacy
"Study for Abstract #4"
c.1950s
Ink & Gouache on paper
11.25" x 19.5" unframed $800
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Oil Pastel
Semi-Abstract Colorado Mountain Landscape, 1950s Framed Oil Landscape Painting
By Charles Ragland Bunnell
Located in Denver, CO
Charles Bunnell (1897-1968) original mid-century modern semi-abstract painting of Colorado
Category
1950s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
1950s
s NYC Female Artist Impasto Painting "Football Player" Brooklyn Museum
By Sylvia Rutkoff
Located in New York, NY
Sylvia Rutkoff (1919-2011)
sr1-1
c.1950s
“Football Player”
Impasto oil paint on Masonite
24x18
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Maurice Lapp (1925-2014) Mid Century Modern Abstract Cityscape c.1950s
By Maurice Lapp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Maurice Lapp (1925-2014) Mid Modern Abstract Cityscape c.1950s
Fine oil painting by listed
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
1950s "Stay There" Mid Century Figurative Abstract University of Paris
By Donald Stacy
Located in Arp, TX
Donald Stacy
"Stay There"
c.1950s
Oil pastel and gouache paint on paper
14" x 17" unframed
Unsigned
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Gouache
1950
S FRENCH CUBIST EXPRESSIONIST ABSTRACT OIL PAINTING - GROUP OF FIGURES
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1950's
Title: Figure Group
Medium: oil painting on board
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Expressionist Painting No. 7 Mutation
By Bill Parker
Located in Surfside, FL
Bill Parker (American/Texas, b.1922) 1950's Abstract Oil Painting
Mid-Century Abstract Composition
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Composition 1957 - Scottish 1950
s art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb Scottish abstract oil on board painting is by noted artist Colin McGurk. Painted in
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Mid 20th Century French Cubist Oil Painting Sailing Yachts Flotilla at Sea
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Flotilla, Sailing Yachts at Sea
French cubist artist, circa 1950's
oil on board, unframed
board
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage New York School Abstract Expressionist Oil Original 1950
s Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist painting. Oil on board, circa 1950. Unsigned. Displayed in a period
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage New York School Abstract Expressionist Oil Original 1950
s Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist painting. Oil on board, circa 1950. Unsigned. Displayed in a period
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1950
s French Expressionist Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas Figures
Shapes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French artist, circa 1950's period
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 21 x 32 inches
provenance
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
1950
s French Abstract Composition Oil Painting on Canvas Beautiful Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century
Title: abstract composition
Medium: oil on canvas
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950
s American Abstract Expressionist Jazz Musicians Oil Painting Terence Coyle
Located in Surfside, FL
in these events evolved into this important collection.
A master of oil painting, watercolor and
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid 20th Century New York Modernist Oil Still Life Bottles
Pipe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Modernist still life
American School, mid century
oil on board
16 x 12 inches
The painting is in
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Huge 1950
s French Cubist Abstract Composition Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School:
French School, mid 20th century
Title:
Cubist Abstract Composition
Medium:
oil
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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There is a broad range of 1950s abstract oil paintings for sale on 1stDibs. Finding the ideal Abstract, Modern or Post-Impressionist examples of these works for your living room, whether you’re looking for small- or large-size pieces, is no easy task — start by shopping our selection today. 1950s abstract oil paintings available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes brown, gray, black, blue and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Harriet Holden Nash, Irene Zevon, Stanley Bate, Sylvia Rutkoff and Charles Ragland Bunnell are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and fabric, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Large 1950s abstract oil paintings can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while the smaller iterations available — each spanning 0.1 inches in width — may make for a better choice for a more modest living area.
How Much are 1950s Abstract Oil Paintings?
The average selling price for 1950s abstract oil paintings we offer is $2,888, while they’re typically $325 on the low end and $330,000 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Abstract-paintings for You
Bring audacious experiments with color and textures to your living room, dining room or home office. Abstract paintings, large or small, will stand out in your space, encouraging conversation and introducing a museum-like atmosphere that’s welcoming and conducive to creating memorable gatherings.
Abstract art has origins in 19th-century Europe, but it came into its own as a significant movement during the 20th century. Early practitioners of abstraction included Wassily Kandinsky, although painters were exploring nonfigurative art prior to the influential Russian artist’s efforts, which were inspired by music and religion. Abstract painters endeavored to create works that didn’t focus on the outside world’s conventional subjects, and even when artists depicted realistic subjects, they worked in an abstract mode to do so.
In 1940s-era New York City, a group of painters working in the abstract mode created radical work that looked to European avant-garde artists as well as to the art of ancient cultures, prioritizing improvisation, immediacy and direct personal expression. While they were never formally affiliated with one another, we know them today as Abstract Expressionists.
The male contingent of the Abstract Expressionists, which includes Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Robert Motherwell, is frequently cited in discussing leading figures of this internationally influential postwar art movement. However, the women of Abstract Expressionism, such as Helen Frankenthaler, Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell and others, were equally involved in the art world of the time. Sexism, family obligations and societal pressures contributed to a long history of their being overlooked, but the female Abstract Expressionists experimented vigorously, developed their own style and produced significant bodies of work.
Draw your guests into abstract oil paintings across different eras and countries of origin. On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive range of abstract paintings along with a guide on how to arrange your wonderful new wall art.
If you’re working with a small living space, a colorful, oversize work can create depth in a given room, but there isn’t any need to overwhelm your interior with a sprawling pièce de résistance. Colorful abstractions of any size can pop against a white wall in your living room, but if you’re working with a colored backdrop, you may wish to stick to colors that complement the decor that is already in the space. Alternatively, let your painting make a statement on its own, regardless of its surroundings, or group it, gallery-style, with other works.
Questions About 1950s Abstract Oil Paintings
- What is abstract oil painting?1 AnswerLilac Gallery Ltd.March 17, 2021An abstract oil painting and an artwork that is made with oil paint on a medium like canvas, wood board, or other panels like canvas board. And the 'abstract' term refers to the Movement Style of the piece. As abstraction indicates a departure from reality in the depiction of imagery in art, the artist creates a painting where the subject, shape, form, color, and line, is created with no particular references of the world but as a composition that may exist with a degree of independence from its vision.
- Which artist became famous for his series of black paintings in the late 1950s and early 1960s?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025Frank Stella is the artist who became famous for his series of black paintings in the late 1950s and early 1960s. These works featured bands of black paint separated by thin, precise stripes of bare canvas. At a time when contemporary painting was all about wild gestures, thick paint and formal abandon, the “Black Paintings” created a sensation. Explore a range of Frank Stella art on 1stDibs.
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