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Period: Mid-20th Century
1960's French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Olive Tree in Provence
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provence Landscape
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003)
signed & dated 66''
oil on canvas in wooden frame
framed: 22.5 x 19 inches
canvas: 22 x 18 inches
original oil painting
con...
Category
Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Man with a Glass of Wine - Painting by Adriano De Laurentis - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Man with a Glass of Wine - is a modern artwork realized by the painter Adriano De Laurentis.
Mixed colored oil painting on canvas.
Includes frame.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Mid Century Abstract Nude Oil on Canvas Painting by Edith Ferullo
By Edith E. Ferullo
Located in Atlanta, GA
Original Mid-Century oil on canvas composition by American Artist Edith E. Ferullo (1928 - 2008). The painting features a thick textured abstract nude subject. The brutalist artwork ...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
Blue and Green Summer Abstract
By Carl Holty
Located in Greenwich, CT
A fresh and intriguing composition that keeps you looking at it. The composition is composed of summer greens, whites, blues and lavenders and also conveys figures and movement. Ho...
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1950's SIGNED FRENCH CUBIST OIL PAINTING - BEAUTIFUL ORANGE BLUE GREEN COLORS
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Albert Coste (French 1896-1985), signed lower right.
Born 8 November 1895, in Marseilles; died 22 August 1985, in Marseilles.
Albert Cos...
Category
Cubist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Mid 20th Century French Cubist Oil Painting Sailboats in Abstract Harmony
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sailboats Abstract
French cubist artist, circa 1950's
oil on board, unframed
board: 33 x 48 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: all four corners are worn but sho...
Category
Cubist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Important Regionalist WPA Modern Framed And Signed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist landscape oil painting by Suzanne Schweig Langsdorf Martyl (1917/18 - 2013). Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring 28 by 32 inches overall and 20 by 24 painting alone.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nicely Framed Antique American School Bustling Summer Beach Impressionist Ocean
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very nicely painted antique American impressionist beach scene painting. Oil on board. Signed. Handsomely framed in a giltwood impressionist molding. Ready to hang excellent cond...
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Surreal Figurative City Landscape by Varen circa 1950's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
2901 City Landscape ,acrylic on canvas
Displayed in a custom gilt wood frame
Image size 18x24" overall 21x26.5"
Signed Varen
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Mid-Century Modern Geometric Abstract Oil Painting - Fragmented Dwellings
Located in Bristol, GB
FRAGMENTED DWELLINGS
Size: 38.5 x 51.5 cm (including frame)
Oil on paper
A bold and brilliantly executed mid-century modern painting that presents an abstracted interpretation of ar...
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
Large Antique American School Modernist Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large American school abstract expressionist painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Image size, 36 by 48 inches.
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Summer Warmth' Pink Flower Abstract
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning original oil painting by Elvic Steele depicting this surrealist fantasy abstract painting.
Elvic Steele is a fascinating English painter. Her works entrance the observer, d...
Category
Surrealist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vibrant Color Abstract Twists and Turns
Located in Houston, TX
Vibrant abstract gouache with purple, blues, oranges, and green colors by British artist Stephen Priestner, 2008. Displayed on a white mat with a gold border and fits a standard-size...
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Southwest Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract painting. Framed. Oil on board.
Image size, 16H by 20L.
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Signed Antique American Modernist Watermelon Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school modernist watermelon still life pastel painting. Pastel on paper. Signed. Framed. Measuring 18 by 22 inches overall and 16 by 20 painting alone.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist New York Cityscape Silver Leaf Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist cityscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring 27 by 33 inches overall and 23 by 29 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Handsomely f...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Antique American Modernist Signed Abstract Expressionist Large Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract expressionist large oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 31H by 41L.
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American School Framed Modernist Fall Signed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape oil painting by Frank Barry. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring 27 by 31 inches overall and 18 by 22 painting alone. Nicely framed in a wood...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Abstract Expressionist)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Murray Hantman (1904-1999). Untitled, ca. 1950-55. Oil on canvas measures 20 x 26 inches, 26 x 32 inches in silver leaf vintage frame.. Signed lower right. Excellent condition with ...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original 1970's French Abstract Ink Painting Black and White
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Claude Lagouche (French 1943-2020)
Claude Lagouche was born January 2, 1943 in Naves, died January 16, 2020.
He quickly gained recognition for his talent and his work, exh...
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink
Summer by Julien Dinou - Oil on canvas 60x73 cm
By Julien Dinou
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas
blue wooden frame
74,5 x 61,5 x 2,5 cm
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cocoa Beach Florida Summer Impressionist Beach Seascape Antique Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist beach seascape oil painting. Oil on canvas board. Framed. Measuring 11 by 14 inches overall and 9 by 12 painting alone.
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Pansy Presence' Fantasy Abstract
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning original oil painting by Elvic Steele depicting this surrealist fantasy abstract painting.
Elvic Steele is a fascinating English painter. Her works entrance the observer, d...
Category
Surrealist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Geometric Abstract Mid Century Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century geometric abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas.
Category
Abstract Geometric Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Larry Poons, Midget Racer, unique Color Field Abstract Geometric drawing, signed
By Larry Poons
Located in New York, NY
Larry Poons
Midget Racer, 1963
Colored Pencil on Graph Paper
Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the lower right front
Original frame with gallery label included
This work has...
Category
Color-Field Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Color Pencil
Tattoo Parlor Sailor (WPA era woman artist)
By Helen Malta
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Helen Malta (b.1912). Tattoo Parlor, ca. 1935. Oil on canvas, 20 x 33 inches. Signed lower right. Metropolitan Museum of Art reproduction rights stamp on r...
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Jungle Struggle' Fantasy Abstract
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning original oil painting by Elvic Steele depicting this surrealist fantasy abstract painting.
Elvic Steele is a fascinating English painter. Her works entrance the observer, d...
Category
Surrealist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Purple and Black Modern Gestural Abstract Ink and Watercolor Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract ink and watercolor drawing by Houston born artist Arthur Turner. The work features energetic black lines accented with blocks of purple. Signed and dated along the ri...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Antique American School Modernist Abstract Cubist Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas board. Signed. Image size, 24H by 16L.
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage California Moonlit Sea Seascape Oil Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-3457 Moonlit Sea Painting ,oil on canvas displayed in a pale blue wood frame.Signed by E.Mc Cormick April 1966.Image size 15 H x 19 W.
Excellent condition ,wear on the frame
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large 1970s Abstract Oil on Canvas, Colorful Modern, Hawaii
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Unknown artist, signed Payton 1970 Hawaii (Lower, Right)
Untitled, 1970
Oil on Canvas
50" x 34"
A wonderfully curious painting, whose untold history is something to marvel a...
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Thelo #1" Diana Kurz, Abstract Expressionist Gestural Purples and Blues
By Diana Kurz
Located in New York, NY
Diana Kurz
Thelo #1 , 1961
Oil on canvas
64 x 55 1/2 inches
Diana Kurz (born 1936) is an Austrian-born feminist painter. In 1938, Diana Kurz's family fled Austria, first to England...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid 20th-Century French Oil Painting Cubist Portrait of Nude Figure
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Models
by Therese Hummel (French, 1911-1999)
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 15 x 18 inches
Provenance: private collection of this artists work, Paris
Condition: sound and good...
Category
Cubist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
1960s Mid Century Modern Desert Landscape Acrylic Painting in Rich Earth Tones
Located in Denver, CO
This captivating 1960s abstract painting, titled "Desert Landscape," is a striking original work by acclaimed New Mexico and Colorado artist Ann Sink. The composition beautifully cap...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Three Young Men
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful ca. 1960 portrait by American artist, Vito Tomasello. Oil on sized illustration board measuring 21.5 x 30 inches. Signed lower right.
A lifetime NYC resident, Tomasello ...
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Large 1970s Modern Sailing in Sunshine, Colorful Vintage, Abstract
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
" Sailing in Sunshine ", circa 1970s
Oil on Canvas
50" x 40"
Housed in a Slat-wood frame
Overall Size: 50 1/2" x 40 3/4"
Appears to be in very good condition.
We are looking f...
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Naturescape Abstract Modernist Landscape Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American exhibited oil painting by Grace McFarren. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 29 by 49 inches overall and 26 by 46 painting alone.
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Oil Abstract Landscape with Birds on Branches at Sunrise
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Oil Abstract Abstract Landscape with Birds on Branches at Sunrise
Artist: Roland Pichard
Signed: Bottom right
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: 14 (...
Category
Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Abstract Harbor Scene
Located in New York, NY
An abstract Avante Garde piece with vivid use of paint and complex lines and color placement. A strong modernist oil painting depicted in 1969 during the rise of Avante Garde express...
Category
Abstract Impressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Havannah Lake No 1
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
George Dannatt (1915-2009)
Havannah Lake No 1
1966
Gouache on paper
Image: 24.2 x 34.3 cm
Frame: 41.9 x 52.0 cm
Exhibitions
1970 Sep. Penwith Gallery, St Ives.
1975 Newlyn ...
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Incredible Antique American Signed Abstract Expressionist Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive 1969 work by well listed and important female modernist Rita McCarthy. An expressive oil on canvas. Suggestive of a surreal still life to my eye. Framed. Signed.
Category
Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Monogrammed Abstract Expressionist Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 40 by 50 inches. Partial exhibition label remains verso.
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Modernist Exotic Tropical Flowers and Red Bird Oil Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6005 Vintage oil painting of an exotic plumed bird set in a bed of colorful flowers.
Canvas set on wood board .
Set in a vintage hand painted red wood frame'
Image size 10.5x1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th Century French Fauvist Painting - Amazing Colors - pupil of Andre Lhote
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Lungomare Le sain'
Suzanne Vattier, French 1901-1996
signed and dated on back 1973
inscribed verso
gouache painting on artist paper, framed
size: 19.5 x 25.5 inches
Fabulous 1970s...
Category
Fauvist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
1960 Abstract Painting and Paper Collage Ermete by Ermete Lancini
Located in Brescia, IT
This stunning abstract artwork was made in 1960, by the well known Italian artist Ermete Lancini.
The artwork is a painting and a collage with newspaper...
Category
Post-Modern Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Magazine Paper
Oil Painting of Vibrant Still Life of Sunflowers and Orange Blooms in a Jug
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Oil Painting of Vibrant Still Life of Sunflowers and Orange Blooms in a Jug
Artist: Roland Pichard
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: 10.75 (height) x 9.75 (wi...
Category
Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
AKOS BIRO (HUNGARIAN 1911-2002) EXPRESSIONIST SIGNED OIL - MALE PORTRAIT
By Akos Biro
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Portrait of a Man"
by Akos Biro (Hungarian 1911-2002)
signed verso, oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 18 x 15 inches
provenance: the artists estate...
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
ARMAND ROTTENBERG (1903-2000) LARGE SIGNED FRENCH CUBIST ABSTRACT OIL
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Composition"
by Armand Rottenberg (French 1903-2000)
signed lower right, oil painting on board, unframed
board: 28.5 x 21 inches
Stunning original Cubist painting by the ...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Composition in Oil Pastel on Cardboard
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Composition in Oil Pastel on Cardboard
San Francisco Bay area abstract expressionist composition by Ho...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Cardboard
Seated Figure (Abstract Woman Collage).
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Sam Maitin (1928-2004).
Seated Figure, ca. 1970.
Charcoal, gouache and decorative paper collage.
Measuring 15.5 x 20.5 inches; 22.75 x 27.75 inches framed.
Signed lower left. Excellent condition.
Period frame original to the piece in mahogany with natural wood grain on sides and 22k gold leaf gilt face.
After graduating from Simon Gratz High School, Maitin won a scholarship to the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art (now the University of the Arts). A painter, printmaker, sculptor, muralist, graphic designer, political activist, and beloved teacher, Maitin headed the Visual Graphics Communication Laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication from 1965–1972 and served on the board of Woodmere Art Museum from 1995–2004. He received a number of awards, including a 1968 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. He created murals and other public art for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University’s Kornberg School of Dentistry, the Please Touch Museum, and Hahnemann University Hospital, among others.
Maitin's work is museum collections in the United States and Europe, including (but not limited to):
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Tate Gallery, London
Bauersche Geisserie, Germany
Oakland Museum, California
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
The Currier Gallery of Art...
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Gouache
Holy Fire, Abstract Expressionist Figurative Pastel
Located in Soquel, CA
A unique abstract expressionist pastel drawing by an unknown artist. Depicting a mans face as the focal point with what appears to be chu...
Category
Neo-Expressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Cardboard
'Large Abstract', San Francisco Bay Area, North Beach, Beat, Beatnik, Big Sur
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'K. Sanzenbach' for Keith Sanzenbach (American, 1931-1964) and dated 1956. Additionally signed, verso, and with the artist's Lagunitas, California address.
The ...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil, Gouache
Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Framed Original Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract cubist oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed.
Category
Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Oil Painting of Still Life with Melon Slices and Knife on a Plate
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Oil Painting of Still Life with Melon Slices and Knife on a Plate
Artist: Roland Pichard
Signed: Bottom right
M...
Category
Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Untitled" Vivian Springford, 1960s Color Field Abstract Expressionist Forms
Located in New York, NY
Vivian Springford
Untitled (Rice Paper Mounting), 1963-65
Signed lower left
Ink, watercolor and acrylic on rice paper laid to canvas
27 1/4 x 53 3/8 inches
A contributor to Abstrac...
Category
Color-Field Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Watercolor, Rice Paper
Mid Century "Bright Shapes" Mixed Media Abstract Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Martin Rosenthal
"Bright Shapes"
1965
Encaustic & Oil paint on paper
19"x13" unframed
Signed and dated in ink lower right
Martin Rosenthal 1899-1974
Artist Martin Rosenthal was born...
Category
Abstract Geometric Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Encaustic, Oil
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on thick board
unframed: 8 x 8 inches
condition: excellent
provenanc...
Category
Abstract Impressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Signed Vintage American Modernist Abstract Southwest Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed verso. Image size, 32H by 38L.
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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