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Period: 1950s
'Reclining Nude', Louvre, Académie Chaumière, Paris, SFAA, Carmel, LACMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, "Di Gesu" for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988), dated 1954 and inscribed with Roman numeral "II". Ink drawing of a woman reclining with knees bent, her head r...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

" Elégante à la rose et l'éventail " . Carlton Cannes .
Located in CANNES, FR
René Gruau ( 1909 - 2004 ) " Elégante à la rose et l'éventail " Dessin original et unique .signé . Graphite et fusain sur papier . taille feuille : 83 x50 cm taille globale : ...
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Art Deco 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper

Untitled Abstraction
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Abstraction Graphite on paper, c. 1950 Unsigned Signed with the estate stamp verso (see photo) Provenance: Estate of the artist Inherited by his neighb...
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Abstract 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite

Nude from the Back - Pencil Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude from the back is a pencil drawing attributed to Paul Grain and realized in the 1950s. Good conditions. Included a Passepartout: 41 x 51 cm. The artwork represents a nude wom...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Trees - Original Watercolor - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Trees is an original watercolor drawing, realized by André Roland Brudieux in 1950s. The state of preservation of the artwork is very good and aged. Sheet dimension: 37.5 x 32.5 cm....
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Naturalistic 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

'Old Carmel', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) circa 1955 and stamped, verso, with estate stamp and certification of authenticity. A delicate, grisaille watercolor view of a park a...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Graphite, Paper, Watercolor

Design for Modernist Brutalist Institute III mid-century architectural drawing
Located in London, GB
To see our other Architectural Drawings, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller"; you can also search for other drawings by this artist. V A Hards...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Design for Modernist Brutalist Institute II mid-century architectural drawing
Located in London, GB
To see our other Architectural Drawings, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller"; you can also search for other drawings by this artist. V A Hards...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor, Pen

1951 Graphite on Paper Figure Study of a Standing Male by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1951 black and white figure study of a nude male, by artist Harold Haydon. Matted to 24" x 20". Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Estate stamped on reverse. Harold Emerson Hay...
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite

Girl - Original Pencil Drawing by J.L. Rey Vila - 1959
Located in Roma, IT
Girl is an original artwork realized by José Luis Rey Vila in 1959. Pencil drawing on paper. Hand-signed and dated by José Luis Rey Vila on the bac...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Lakeside. 1959, oil on cardboard, 36x49, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Lakeside. 1959, oil on cardboard, 36x49,5 cm Summer landscape by the lake Edgars Vinters (1919-2014) Edgars Vinters is working in oil, watercolor and monotype techniques. He paints ...
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Realist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Male Torso
Located in London, GB
Pencil, coloured pencil and chalk on paper, titled (lower left), signed (lower right), 31cm x 46cm, (51cm x 68cm framed). John Koch was an American painter and teacher, and an impo...
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Chalk, Pencil, Color Pencil

Figure - Original Etching on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1950
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original modern artwork realized the half of the XX Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original Etching on paper. Hand-signed in p...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Etching

Country Houses - Original Watercolor on Paper by Pierre Segogne - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Country Houses is an original Modern Artwork realized in the half of the 20th Century in France by Pierre Segogne (? - 1958). Original watercolor on paper. Hand-signed on the lowe...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Un chapeau de Paille d'Italie - Original China Ink Drawing by Flor David - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 55.2 x 32.3 cm. Un Chapeau de Paille d'Italie is a superb original pencil and ink drawing on ivory glossy paper realized by Flor David in 1951, as it is reported i...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

The Broken Heart - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The Broken Heart is an Original Drawing in pen on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century on a telegram paper. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (1898-198...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ballpoint Pen

Coral Reef Painting Life Mag Published 1953. Mid Century Modern American Scene
Located in New York, NY
Coral Reef Painting Life Mag Published 1953. Mid Century Modern American Scene Antonio Petruccelli (1907 – 1994) The World We Live In Coral Reef ...
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American Realist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Board

Soviet Soldier - China ink and tempera by A. R. Hallman - 1950 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Soviet Soldier is original black China ink and tempera painting on ivory-colored paper, made by the Swedish illustrator and reporter Adolf Reinhold Hall...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Tempera

'Three Figures', Mid-century German Expressionist, Düsseldorf, Venice Biennale
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signer upper right, 'Craemer' for Kurt Craemer (German, 1912-1961) and dated 1954. Born in Saarbrucken, Craemer first attended the Academy of Cologne where he worked under Friedrich Ahlers-Hesterman in 1928. He then traveled to Paris with his teacher, where he was introduced to the work of Henri Matisse. From 1930-33, Craemer lived in Düsseldorf where he continued his studies at the Art Academy under Paul Klee. With the Nazi's ascent to power late that year, Craemer moved to Italy and lived there at the Art colony in Ischia until the end of the war when he moved to Positano. Throughout the 1950's, Kurt Craemer continued to live in Italy exhibited with success internationally, including at the Venice Biennale...
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Expressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

'Standing Nude', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière et Etrangères, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950. A bold figural study of a nude in contrapposto, shown posing with drapery and cont...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache, Graphite

Les Captives by Paul Delvaux - Nudes, Work on paper, Ink
Located in London, GB
*PLEASE NOTE UK BUYERS WILL ONLY PAY 5% VAT ON THIS PURCHASE. Les Captives by Paul Delvaux (1897-1994) Pen, Indian ink and wash on paper 35 x 43.5 cm (13 ³/₄ x 17 ¹/₈ inches) Signed and dated lower right, P. Delvaux 1955 Inscribed on the reverse Provenance: Christie's London, 2010 Private collection, London, acquired from the above Artist biography: Belgian artist Paul Delvaux was born in Liège in eastern Belgium. Despite Delvaux’s desire to become an artist, his lawyer father encouraged him to train as an architect at the prestigious Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. Thanks to private art tuition undertaken alongside his architectural studies, in 1925 Delvaux gained his first solo exhibition in Brussels. Heavily influenced by contemporary Expressionism and Surrealism, Delvaux was soon drawn to the ‘metaphysical’ paintings of Italian artist Giorgio de Chirico. On a chance visit to a museum of medical curiosities...
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Surrealist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, India Ink, Pen

Clifford Ellis William Pug Dog II pencil sketch Mid Century Modern British Art
Located in London, GB
From a series of paintings by Clifford Ellis. To see them or our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - o...
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Realist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Carbon Pencil

Clifford Ellis Red Panda Chico pencil sketch Modern British Art Wildlife animal
Located in London, GB
From a series of paintings by Clifford Ellis. To see them or our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - o...
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Realist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Carbon Pencil

Landscape with Trees - Original Drawing - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape with trees is an original china ink drawing realized by Unknown Artist in 1950s. The artwork represent a beautiful landscape. Good condition, so signature, mounted on a w...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Brightly Colored 1950s Textile Design by Artist 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...
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American Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Gouache, Graphite, Paper

Birds in Morocco - Original Drawing by Helen Vogt - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Birds in Morocco is an original drawing realized by Helen Vogt in mid-20th Century. Watercolored pen drawing on paper. Fair conditions. Foxings. Includes frame (fair condition) :...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Ink

Nude Woman - Drawing by Jean Chapin- 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude Woman is a watercolor and ink drawing realized by Jean Chapin in the 1950s. Signature stamp on the yellowed paper. Good condition, except for folding on the margins and small ...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Stromness, Orkney drawing by Claude Muncaster
Located in London, GB
We acquired a series of paintings from Claude Muncaster's studio. To find more scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller." Claude Munca...
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Realist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Design for Modernist Brutalist Institute I mid-century architectural drawing
Located in London, GB
To see our other Architectural Drawings, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller"; you can also search for other drawings by this artist. V A Hards...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Ink, Pen

Lovers in Garden - China ink by Renzo Vespignani - 1959
Located in Roma, IT
Lovers in Garden is an original drawing in China ink on paper realized in 1959 by Renzo Vespignani. Applied on a Passepartout: 22 x 17 cm. Very good conditions. The artwork represents exquisitely lovers lying down on the grass of a garden through...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Mid Century Modern Fruit Basket with Plate Still-Life
By Mary Reeves
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid century modern still life of fruit basket and cobalt blue plate with rich, velvety surface treatment done in oil pastel by Mary Reeves (American...
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American Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel

'Still Life of Roses', Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1955. An elegant and powerful work by this well-exhibited and well-listed California pai...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache, Cardboard, Graphite

Blue Profile - Original Colored Pastel - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Blue Profile is an original Contemporary Artwork realized in the half of the 20 Century. Original Drawing on cardboard. Colored Pastels. Mint conditions. Excellent work depicting...
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Contemporary 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

"Child with toys" watercolor cm. 24 x 30 1957
Located in Torino, IT
Children, Playing,1957,illustrations, children's room,Toys, Marina Evgenevna USPENSKAYA (Moscow, 1925 – 2007) Marina Evgenevna Uspenskaya was born in Moscow. She graduated from the...
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Realist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Landscape - Watercolor on Paper by Jean Delpech - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
"Landscape" is a drawing in watercolor on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet dimension: 15 x 23.5 cm. The ar...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

'Woman Seated', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) circa 1955 and accompanied by certificate of authenticity. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los An...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Wax Crayon, Watercolor

Horse grazing. 1950s. Paper, pastel. 29.5x42.3 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Aleksandra Belcova (1892-1981) Studied at the Art School in Penza (1912-1917), State Free Art Workshops in Petrograd with N. Altman (1918-1919). Together with her husband Romans S...
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Realist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Autumn - Original Drawing by Jean-Raymond Delpech - 1958
Located in Roma, IT
Autumn is an original is an original drawing in watercolor on cardboard realized by Jean-Raymond Delpech (1916-1988) in 1958. Hand-signed and dated on the lower right. The state of...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

'Seated Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, SFAA, LACMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Estate stamp, verso, for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and painted circa 1955. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Center and t...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite, Gouache, Watercolor

'Seated Nude', California Post-Impressionist, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, LACMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped verso with Victor di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) Estate Stamp and created circa 1955. Graphite nude showing a young woman seated on a chair, one leg tucked beneath her, with ...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

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...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Italy. Paper, mixed media, 33х24 сm
Located in Riga, LV
Italy. Paper, mixed media, 33х24 сm
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Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Color Pencil

"Red Rock Country" - Desert Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Dramatic desert landscape by Betty Jenkins (American, 20th Century). Red rock formations stretch across the center of the composition, executed with skil...
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American Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Countryside with Farmhouses - Original Pastel on Paper by Pierre Segogne - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Countryside with Farmhouses is an original artwork, realized by Pierre Segogne in the 1950s. Hand-signed on the lower right margin in pencil by the artist: P. Segogne. Mixed colore...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Two Figures in Profile - Black Pen on Paper by M. Maccari - 1950
Located in Roma, IT
Two Figures in Profile is an original modern artwork realized the half of the XX Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original black Charcoal on pa...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pen

'Vestal Virgin', Danish Modernism, Art Deco Figural, Mythological, Neo-classical
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'F. Sedivy' for Franz Sedivy II (Danish, 1888-1973) and dated 1959. A dramatic figural painting of a young woman, shown naked and hold...
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Art Deco 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Graphite

Lovers - Original Watercolor - 1950 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Lovers is an original drawing in mixed media on ivory paper realized in 1950 ca. by an Anonymous artist of the XX century. In very good conditions, except for some folding along the...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Naturalistic Female Nude Figurative Study
Located in Houston, TX
Seated nude women study in a naturalistic style. The work is signed and dated by the artist. The paper is not framed. Many others are available. Please inquire to buy the entire collection. Artist Biography: Emile Lejeune...
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Naturalistic 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite

Portraits - Ink and Watercolor on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits is an original modern artwork realized in the 1950s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original Colored Ink and Watercolor on Paper. Hand-sign...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Ink

Figure - Original Drawing by Henri Espinouze - 1957
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original drawing in watercolor and china ink on paper realized in 1957 by Henri Espinouze (1915-1982). Hand-signed on the lower right and dated. The state of preservat...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Ink

'Still Life', Louvre, LACMA, Académie Chaumière, California Post-Impressionist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) estate stamp verso and painted circa 1960. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Center and the Cho...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

'Reclining Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Ac. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) Estate Stamp verso; drawn circa 1955. Figural study of a young woman shown reclining on a draped pedestal. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Vic...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

'The Harbor at Low Tide', German Modernist Seascape
By Gunter Schulz-Ihlefeldt
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Gunter Schulz-Ilhefeldt' (German, 1912-1966) and dated 1950. An elegant, modernist coastal scene showing a substantial stone-built breakwater at low tide juxtap...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Nude Figures - China Ink drawing by Sergio Barletta - 1958
Located in Roma, IT
Nude Figures is an original China Ink drawing on paper glued on cardboard realized by Sergio Barletta in 1958, included a Passepartout. In very good conditions, with some sign of hum...
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Contemporary 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Portrait - Drawing in Pen on Paper by Beppe Guzzi - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original drawing in pen on paper, realized by the Italian painter Beppe Guzzi. Good conditions and aged except for some ripping and foxing along the margins which does not affect the image. This beautiful drawing represents a portrait from back...
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pen

Mid Century Modern East Bay III Abstracted Landscape by Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern East Bay III Abstracted Landscape by Erle Loran Dynamic mid century abstracted geometric landscape drawing of the East Bay California landscape by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999), circa 1950. From a collection of estate of Ruth Loran (wife of artist). Presented in mat. Unframed. Image size: 13"H x 16"W. Provenance: This piece was from Erle Loran's sketch book and this drawing was then matted, purchased from the Erle Loran estate and the Carlson Gallery, Carmel. Erle Loran was a modernist of urban-coast views and geometric painting. Loran was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1905. He attended the University of Minnesota for a while before studying at the Minneapolis School of Art, under Cameron Booth...
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Abstract Expressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Laid Paper

The Girlish - Drawing Hubert Yencesse - 1955
Located in Roma, IT
The Girlish is a drawing realized by Hubert Yencesse in 1955. Pencil on paper. Good condition.  Beautiful drawing with soft pencil strokes.
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Modern 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

'Seated Nude' Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) circa 1955 and stamped, verso, with Victor di Gesu estate stamp. A haunting and atmospheric figural watercolor showing a young woman ...
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Post-Impressionist 1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Graphite

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