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A Striking 1940s Cubist Still Life Drawing by Modern Artist Stanley Bielecky
By Stanley Bielecky
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking 1940s Modern cubist still life drawing by Notable Chicago and Michigan artist Stanley Bielecky. Image size: 4 x 5 inches. Archivally matted to 13 1/4 x 16 inches. Estate stamped and numbered 58, lower left.
Stanley Bielecky was an Indiana artist who painted the American Scene, from the industrial factories and workers around East Chicago to the pastoral settings of Mackinac Island...
Category
1940s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Paper
Delightful 1950s Cubist Harbor Scene by Woman Artist Rita Duis (Astley-Bell)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Mid-Century Modern, 1950s Cubist watercolor of a brightly-colored dock scene by Chicago and New York artist Rita Duis (Astley-Bell). Signed "Duis", lower left. Artwork size: 8 1/...
Category
1950s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
1950s Cubist Watercolor "Dry Dock, Burrard Shipyard, Vancouver" by Rita Duis
Located in Chicago, IL
A Colorful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Cubist watercolor, "Dry Dock, Burrard Shipyard, Vancouver" by Notable Chicago and New York Woman Artist, Rita Duis (Astley-Bell). Signed and ins...
Category
1950s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
A Stunning ca. 1950s Cubist Watercolor of Irises by Rita Duis (Astley-Bell)
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning Modern Cubist watercolor on paper of purple irises by Chicago and New York artist Rita Duis (Astley-Bell). Signed and inscribed "Duis A.W.S." (American Watercolor Society...
Category
1950s American Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Charming 1930s Vermont Summer Painting- Laundry Hanging in a Lake House Window
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming, diminutive 1930s Modern painting depicting laundry hanging in a Vermont lake house window by notable Chicago artist Harold Haydon. Artwork size: 8 x 8 1/4 inches. Fram...
Category
1930s American Modern Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
A Cheeky 1945 Nude Interior Scene, "En Route to VT, Hotel Room" by Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming, diminutive & humorous 1945 oil painting titled "En Route to VT, Hotel Room" by notable Chicago Modern artist Harold Haydon. Haydon affectionally called these colorful, s...
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
A Charming Lithograph of a Carnival by Children
s Book Illustrator, Jo Poulson
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming 1930s, WPA era lithograph of young children on a carousel, created by noted children's book illustrator, Jo Poulson. Artwork size: 10 x 14 inches. Archivally matted to 16 x 20 inches. Signed and titled in pencil, inscribed "12 Proofs".
In 1904, Josephine Hollingsworth Poulson was born in Lebanon Indiana. In 1926, she graduated from the John Herron School of Art in Indianapolis and in 1929, she moved to Chicago to become an illustrator of children’s books. She continued her studies at the Art Institute of Chicago, studying with Francis Chapin. In 1942, she had a one-woman show of her watercolors at the Hoosier Art...
Category
1950s American Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Moody Untitled 1920s Boris Anisfeld Lithograph of Figures and City Buildings
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1920s Modernist lithograph by notable Russian/ Chicago artist Boris Israelevich Anisfeld, depicting figures and city buildings. Artwork size: 11 3/4 x 9 inches; archivally matte...
Category
1920s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
A Large, Quirky Painting of Artist Harold Haydon Painting in a Vermont Farm Yard
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Large, Colorful Vermont Landscape Painting by Famed Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon. A wonderful quirky self portrait of the artist ...
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Refined, Modern 1932 Precisionist Still Life Painting by Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A refined, vibrant Precisionist still-life painting of a glazed plate and jug by famed Chicago Modern artist Harold Haydon. A superb example of Haydon's early practiced skill in Mod...
Category
1930s American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
A Refined, 1931 Modern Precisionist Still Life Painting by Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A refined, vibrant, early 1930s Precisionist still-life painting of a pitcher and squash by famed Chicago artist, Harold Haydon. Artwork size: 15 x 18 inches; framed size: 21 x 2...
Category
1930s American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Board, Oil
Charming 1950s Painting "Oak Bluffs, Mass." Martha
s Vineyard by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming vintage 1950s painting of Martha's Vineyard, "Oak Bluffs, Mass." by notable Chicago artist Francis Chapin. A bustling view of the picturesque lighthouse and Soldiers Mem...
Category
1950s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
A Charming, Vibrant 1950s Modern Painting of Martha’s Vineyard by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming, vibrant 1950s painting of Martha’s Vineyard by notable Chicago Modern artist Francis Chapin. Depicting a colorful, bustling view of Main Street in the historic whaling p...
Category
1950s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
A Charming, 1950s Light House Painting "Vineyard Light" by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming 1950s painting of a lighthouse in Martha's Vineyard, titled "Vineyard Light" by notable Chicago Modern artist, Francis Chapin. A colorful scene painted near the artist's ...
Category
1950s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Ca. 1950, Black
White Ink Abstraction by Notable Artist Jan Matulka
By Jan Matulka
Located in Chicago, IL
A handsome ca. 1950 black & white Abstraction by important Modernist artist Jan Matulka. Image size:
6" x 6 1/2". Framed size: 12 3/4" x 12 3/4".
Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia...
Category
1950s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Graphite
A 1950s Mid-Century Modern Pastel Monoprint "Edgartown Harbor" by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A dynamic, unique Mid-Century Modern monoprint of a sailing regatta in Martha's Vineyard, "Edgartown Harbor", by notable Chicago Modern artist Francis Chapin. Lithograph on paper wi...
Category
1950s American Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Pastel, Lithograph, Paper
A Modern 1950s Color Lithograph of Martha
s Vineyard, "Edgartown Yacht Club"
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming, vibrant 1958 color lithograph of a bustling sailing harbor in Martha's Vineyard, "Edgartown Yacht Club" by notable Chicago Modern artist , Francis Chapin. Image size: 1...
Category
1950s American Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Color, Lithograph
A 1950s Lithograph of Martha
s Vineyard, "Edgartown Harbor" by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A dynamic 1950s sailing scene of Martha's Vineyard, "Edgartown Harbor" by notable Chicago Modern artist Francis Chapin. Image size: 14 3/4 x 19 3/4 inches; archivally matted to 2...
Category
1950s American Modern More Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
A Dynamic Modern Lithograph "Afternoon Race, Edgartown" by Artist Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A dynamic Modern lithograph of a sailing regatta in Martha's Vineyard, "Afternoon Race, Edgartown", by notable Chicago artist, Francis Chapin. Image size: 14 1/2" x 19 3/4". Archi...
Category
1960s American Modern More Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Untitled (Seated Nude)
Located in Chicago, IL
A figure drawing, created by Leontine Wallace in 1931. The drawing is inscribed, “Paris á l’Atelier L’hote”. Image size: 12 1/2" x 9 1/2". Framed size: ...
Category
1930s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
A 1959 Black
White, Mid-Century, Surrealist Abstraction by Desmond McLean
By Desmond McLean
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1959 black and white, Mid-Century, Surrealist watercolor on paper by artist Desmond McLean in a cerused black frame. Image size: 12" x 30". Framed size: 19 3/4" x 25 3/4".
McL...
Category
1950s Surrealist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
1959 Black
White Mid-Century, Surrealist Abstraction by Artist Desmond Mclean
By Desmond McLean
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1959 black and white, Mid-Century, Surrealist watercolor on paper by artist Desmond McLean in a cerused black frame. Image size: 15 1/2" x 22 1/2". Framed size: 25" x 21".
McL...
Category
1950s Surrealist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Rare
Special Painting by Important Chicago Modernist Artist Davenport Griffen
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1936 Modernist landscape painting with figures by important Chicago artist (William) Davenport Griffen. His paintings tend to be rare. Image size: 18" x 20". Framed size: 22" x 24".
(William) Davenport Griffen was born in 1894 in Millbrook, NY. He graduated from Iowa State College in Ames, IA in 1918 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering; however, Griffen’s true love was painting. In 1919, he enrolled in the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and subsequently studied at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1923-1928. In 1926, he was awarded the American Travel Scholarship and began painting in Provincetown, MA. In 1928, he was awarded the John Quincy Adams Scholarship and spent six months painting in Paris, France. Griffen also painted in the U.S. Virgin Islands for 11 months between 1930-1931. Griffen had one-man exhibitions of his Virgin Islands paintings...
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
A charming 1930s Modern watercolor of a reclining woman, studio interior scene
By Malvin Marr Albright
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming 1933 studio scene watercolor of a reclining young woman in a red dress by famed Chicago Modern artist, Malvin Marr Albright (Zsissily), Image size: 12 x 18 inches. Arch...
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Graphite, Paper
A Charming, Modern 1940s Vermont Landscape Painting, "Gospel Hall, Calais, VT"
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming, vibrant 1940s Modern landscape painting of Calais, Vermont by famed Chicago artist, Harold Haydon. A wonderful example of the artist's favo...
Category
1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
A Charming, Diminutive 1945 Street Scene Painting of Navy Sailors in Hanover, NH
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming, diminutive 1945 city street scene painting of Navy sailors standing beside a store front in Hanover, NH by famed Chicago artist Harold Haydon. Image size: 4 1/2" x 6". ...
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
A 1950s Red, White
Blue Textile Design by Artist Andre Delfau
By Andre Delfau
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1950s bright, geometric textile design (In red, white & blue) by stage and costume designer Andre Delfau.
Born in Paris, France in 1914, Andre Delf...
Category
1950s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Gouache, Graphite, Paper
A Captivating 1950s Textile Design by Artist Andre Delfau
By Andre Delfau
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating 1950s textile design in black and brown ochre tones with wedge star pattern by noted set and costume designer Andre Delfau.
Born in Par...
Category
1950s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Gouache, Graphite, Paper
A Cheerful 1950s Textile Design by Artist Andre Delfau
By Andre Delfau
Located in Chicago, IL
A colorful textile design in orange, blue, red and yellow tones depicting an abstract polychrome Wedge Star pattern by set and costume designer Andre ...
Category
1950s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Gouache, Graphite, Paper
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Brightly Colored 1950s Textile Design by Artist Andre Delfau
By Andre Delfau
Located in Chicago, IL
A colorful 1950s textile design (Black, yellow, blue, pink, red tones) by noted set and costume designer Andre Delfau.
Born in Paris, France in 1914, Andre Delfau became an internationally acclaimed stage, set and costume designer who worked world-wide from the 1930s to the 1980s. Delfau was a life long artist and painted independently of his noted design career. His artwork is recognized for it’s vibrant color and form, and a particularly keen use of line. He was highly influenced by the French Modern trends of Cubism and Surrealism, and his artwork is often infused with a dramatic sense of architecture and perspective.
Delfau created fashion designs for such major Paris couture houses as Balmain, Jean Patou and Balenciaga. He completed noteworthy set designs and costumes for numerous international operatic and ballet productions, including those at the Royal Danish Ballet, the Royal Ballet of Great Britain, the Paris Opera, the Dance Theater of Harlem, the Ruth Page International Ballet, the Civic Ballet of Chicago, the Chicago Opera Ballet and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, among others. Most notably, Delfau designed the elaborate stage sets and costumes for the 1986 PBS television production of the Viennese operetta, "Die Fledermaus...
Category
1950s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Gouache, Graphite, Paper
1950s Geometric Pink and Yellow Textile Design by Artist Andre Delfau
By Andre Delfau
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1950s geometric textile design in brown, yellow and pink tones by notable stage and set designer Andre Delfau.
Born in Paris, France in 1914, Andre Delfau became an internationally acclaimed stage, set and costume designer who worked world-wide from the 1930s to the 1980s. Delfau was a life long artist and painted independently of his noted design career. His artwork is recognized for it’s vibrant color and form, and a particularly keen use of line. He was highly influenced by the French Modern trends of Cubism and Surrealism, and his artwork is often infused with a dramatic sense of architecture and perspective.
Delfau created fashion designs for such major Paris couture houses as Balmain, Jean Patou and Balenciaga. He completed noteworthy set designs and costumes for numerous international operatic and ballet productions, including those at the Royal Danish Ballet, the Royal Ballet of Great Britain, the Paris Opera, the Dance Theater of Harlem, the Ruth Page International Ballet, the Civic Ballet of Chicago, the Chicago Opera Ballet and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, among others. Most notably, Delfau designed the elaborate stage sets and costumes for the 1986 PBS television production of the Viennese operetta, "Die Fledermaus...
Category
1950s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Graphite, Paper
A Striking 1940s Fashion Study of a Women’s Hat
Coat, Marshall Field
Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking, vintage early 1940s fashion study featuring a stylish young woman dressed in an elegantly designed hat and coat, most likely a study for a print advertisement illustratio...
Category
1940s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil, Paper
A Striking, Vintage Early 1940s Fashion Study of Women’s Hat
Gloves
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking, vintage early 1940s woman's fashion study featuring a stylish young woman seated in profile, dressed in an elegant coat, hat and gloves.
Image size: 11 x 8 1/2 inches ...
Category
1940s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
1955 View of Ajax Mountain in Aspen, Colorado by Artist Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A small, vibrant 1950s Mid-Century Modern mountain landscape painting depicting Aspen, Colorado by famed Chicago artist Harold Haydon. Titled "Western Vi...
Category
1950s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
1955 View of Ajax Mountain in Aspen, Colorado by Artist Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A small, vibrant 1950s Mid-Century Modern mountain landscape painting depicting Aspen, Colorado by famed Chicago artist Harold Haydon. Titled "View NW fr...
Category
1950s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
A Striking, Vintage Early 1940s Fashion Study, Woman with a Suit, Hat
Purse
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking, vintage early 1940s fashion study featuring a stylish young woman elegantly wearing a hat, suit and purse.
Image size: 11 x 8 1/4 inches. Archivally matted to 16 x 1...
Category
1940s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil, Paper
