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Period: 1950s
The Swan Dance
Located in Stockholm, SE
The Swan Dance by Einar Forseth, (1892-1988), oil on canvas. A very colorful and decorative painting by one of Swedens most influential artists of his time. Forseth had many talents ...
Category
Modern 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
English School Mid 20th Century Oil Painting Pyrenean Mountain Dog
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pyrenean: "Kop de Cariel"
by Dorothy Alexandra Johnson (1902-1988)
signed lower left
oil painting on canvas, unstretched - affixed to stiff backing card
5.5 x 7.5 inches (backing card 8.25 x 10 inches)
Delightful painting by the highly regarded English dog artist Dorothy Alexandra Johnson. It depicts "Kop de Cariel", a Pyrenean Mountain Dog...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th century English dog portrait of a Pekinese dog called Bumble
Located in Woodbury, CT
Francis Mabel Hollams (British, 1877–1963)
Bumble, 1957
Oil on wood panel
With characteristic precision and affection, Francis Mabel Hollams captures the spirit of a beloved compani...
Category
Realist 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Surreal Children Fantasy Oil Painting 1956
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3981 Children's fantasy figurative oil painting set in a hand painted oak frame
Image size 15.5x19.25"
Category
1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
French Abstract Expressionist Color Field Black and White Painting 1950's
By Jacques Simons
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-3422 Black and white acrylic on paper
Displayed in black wood frame under glass
Image size 8x11.5"
French artist
Signed Jacques Simons
Category
1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Terrier Portrait - Mid 20th Century Belgian Dog Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful mid 20th century oil on canvas portrait of a terrier dog, by Belgian artist René Philippe Delin.
Unusual perspective depiction of the well groomed dog by this noted animal artist who studied at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles and painted pigeons and horses as well as dogs.
The work is signed and dated 23/06/1951 lower right. Presented in a gilt frame.
Artist: René Philippe Delin (Belgian, 1877-1961)
Title: Terrier Portrait...
Category
1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
English School Mid 20th Century Oil Painting Staffordshire Bull Terrier Dog
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Staffordshire Bull Terrier: Champion "Fearless Red of Bandits"
by Dorothy Alexandra Johnson (1902-1988)
unsigned
oil painting on canvas, u...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Bird Abstraction' — Mid-Century Modernism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Stephen Harty, Untitled (Bird Abstraction), gouache, 1953. Signed and dated lower left. A fine, meticulously rendered, mid-century, modernist gouache painting, with fresh colors on 1...
Category
American Modern 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Signed Surreal Southwest Modernist Desert Cactus Original Vintage Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist surreal landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1940. Signed. Unframed. Image size, 28"L x 20"H.
Category
Surrealist 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Charming Naivist Painting Depicting a Horse
Located in Stockholm, SE
This charming naivist painting by Swedish artist Olof (Olle) Casimir Ågren (1874–1962) depicts a horse standing gracefully beside a tree. Executed with bold, textured brushstrokes an...
Category
Naturalistic 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Rooster, Charcoal Drawing by Etienne Poirier
Located in Atlanta, GA
French artist Etienne Poirier (1919-2002) designed this stunning modernist drawing. This artwork is a proud rooster drawn in charcoal on paper. Because...
Category
Abstract 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Self Portrait on Horse in Landscape - British 50's art equine rider oil painting
By Lionel Ellis
Located in London, GB
This lovely portrait oil painting is by noted British artist Lionel Ellis. Painted in 1955 the painting is a self portrait of the artist on a beautiful chestnut horse in the foregrou...
Category
Realist 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
English School Mid 20th Century Oil Painting Hamiltonstovare Hound Dog
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A Hamiltonstovare Hound "Flicka of Druan"
by Dorothy Alexandra Johnson (1902-1988)
signed lower right
oil painting on canvas, unstretched
5.5 x 7.5 inches
A delightful painting b...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cat At The Window Interior Scene Oil Painting By Oldyna Dynowska
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5117 Vintage oil on canvas of a Cat by the window
Category
1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bullfighting Scene oil on board painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Artist: José María Tuser Vázquez (1919-1986)
Title: Bullfighting Scene
Technique: Oil on board
Dimensions: 25.6 x 21.3 inches
Period: 20th century
Art Movement: Figurative Expression...
Category
Expressionist 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Antique Neapolitan Fisherman Holding an Octapus Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3074 Italian Fisherman Portrait, oil on canvas applied to a board, displayed in a wood frame, signed lower left by E.Mori
Category
1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Birdcage
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Robert McIntosh(1916-2010), was a prolific American artist that worked and exhibited throughout his life in California. In 1948, McIntosh was awarded first prize at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and again ion 1949 at the San Francisco Museum of Art.
"The Birdcage...
Category
Modern 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Steer
By Roger Desmare
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-century gouache painting of long horned steer in warm tones of browns and greens by French artist Roger Desmare, 1952. Signed lower left.
Original artwork on paper displayed o...
Category
1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Mid-Century Paleolithic Hunt Scene
By Nan Street Fowler
Located in Soquel, CA
A wonderful mid-century interpretation of prehistoric, Paleolithic cave paintings; done in reddish earth tones and rich in visual texture by Sausalito, California artist Nan Street F...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Horse at the Circus - Original Oil on Canvas, Signed #FRAMED
Located in Paris, IDF
Claude WEISBUCH
Horse at the Circus
Original Oil on canvas
Signed in lower right corner
On canvas 33 x 41 cm at view (c. 13 x 16 in)
Presented in golden wood frame 54 x 66 cm (c. 22...
Category
Modern 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
English School Mid 20th Century Oil Painting: Pekingese Dog
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Oil Painting: A Pekingese "Lovely Maid of Kyratown"
by Dorothy Alexandra Johnson (1902-1988)
signed lower right
oil painting on canvas, unstretched
5.0 x 7.0 inches
A delightful ...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
South for the Winter, Saturday Evening Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, October 26, 1957 showing ducks in autumn flying south for the winter
The Post described, "When Jack Frost whistles down the breezeways, right-minded birds take off toward the balmy Southland. Some human beings are depressed because they haven't wings to do likewise, yet, all told, it's probably nicer to be a man than, say, a mallard duck. This is a migratory flyway in the lakelands of Alberta, favored by birds of that feather which like to swipe their meals from grainfields and rest their weary bones on soft, or even hard, water. Down the Mississippi Valley this sky traffic will v-wint its way, and the smarter ducks that go clear to the Gulf Coast can take a gander at the New Orleans Mardi Gras...
Category
American Realist 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"King of the Range" - Mid Century Western Fighting Stallions
By Bernard Preston Thomas
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful and dynamic western painting of two wild fighting stallions by listed artist Bernard Preston Thomas (American, 1918-1992), dated 1951. Signed and dated lower left corner and on verso. Image size: 28"H x 36"W. Presented in rustic painted frame size: 34"H x 41"W x 3"D.
Originally from Sheridan, Wyoming, he loved football and art, giving up the sport to concentrate on a career in art. Thomas graduated from Woodbury College in Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Science degree, earning the Leo Youngsworth Award for outstanding senior art student at Woodbury.
He became a camouflage technician at the outbreak of WWII and caught the attention of General Patton...
Category
American Modern 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Vintage American Modernist Horse Barn Landscape Framed Equestrian Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French American modernist horse barn painting. Mixed media painting on paper. Framed. Signed. Measuring 41 by 49 inches overall and 31.5 by 39.5 painting alone. In excellent ...
Category
Modern 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Behind the barn 1950s. Oil on cardboard. 42.5x49.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Behind the barn
1950s. Oil on cardboard. 42,5x49,5 cm
"Behind the Barn" is likely to be a captivating and nostalgic artwork that celebrates the beauty of rural life and the tranquility of the countryside. Through the careful composition and skillful use of oil paints, the artist aims to transport viewers to a simpler and idyllic time, where nature and agriculture coexist in harmony.
Aleksandra...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Mid Century Bay Area Abstract Expressionist - Cats & Birds
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Cats and Birds Composition in Acrylic on Paper
How many cats and birds do you see? This striking painting by San Francisco's Bay Area abs...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Mid Century Signed Landscape -- Old Country Cottage with Chickens
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming mid century country landscape with cottage with thatched roof and chickens foraging. Signed "H. H." and dated "1955." Condition: good; some edge and corner wear consistent w...
Category
American Impressionist 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mid Century Le Coq Gaulois, French Roosters
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming painting of colorful Gallic "Le Coq Gaulois" roosters by listed California artist Helen Enoch Gleiforst (American,1903-1997), circa 1950.
Born in...
Category
American Impressionist 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
'Cattle at Pasture', Danish Impressionist Landscape oil, Paris, France
By Gunnar Bundgaard
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'G. Bundgaard' for Gunnar Bundgaard (Danish, 1920-2005) and dated '57'.
A light-filled, panoramic landscape showing Holstein cattle grazing in a grassy field beneath sun-lit clouds.
This listed Danish painter first studied at Copenhagen's Gronvang School where he was particularly influenced by the romantic academic style of Niels Pederson...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
English School 20th Century Pekingese Dog "Mimi"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pekingese: "Mimi"
by Dorothy Alexandra Johnson (1902-1988)
signed lower left
watercolour and gouache on artists heavy paper
5.5 x 7.5 inches
Delightful painting by the highly rega...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Watercolor
Behind the barn. 1950s. Oil on cardboard. 42.5x49.5 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 Su...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
'Ponies Dancing' California Post-Impressionist, San Francisco Art Association
By Clement Samuel Wilenchick
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Wilenchick' for Clement Samuel Wilenchick (American, 1900-1957) and painted circa 1955.
A dynamic, post-impressionist oil showing horses frolicking together agai...
Category
Expressionist 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Antique American School Signed Framed Modernist Nature Abstract Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Image size, 5.5L x 7.5H.
Category
Modern 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Consort', Modernist Equestrian Gouache, AIC, WPA artist, Benezit
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
Art Deco 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board, Tempera
'Women Riding', Italian Modernism, Horses, Avant-Garde Equestrian oil, Morandi
By Luciano Spazzali
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right 'Spazzali' for Luciano Spazzali (Italian, 1911-1997) and dated 1958.
A complex and lyrical equestrian work by this notable Italian Modernist and exponent of Magi...
Category
Modern 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Board, Plaster, Oil
Bullfighting Scene oil on board painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Bullfighting Scene
Artist: José María Tuser Vázquez (1919-1986)
Technique: Oil on board
Dimensions: 25.6 x 21.3 in (65 x 54 cm) Frameless
Period: Second half of the 20th century
Art Movement: Figurative Expressionism with Impressionist influences
Condition: Good, with visible signs of aging on the surface
DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK
This painting captures a crucial moment in a bullfight, where the matador, dressed in a dazzling traje de luces (suit of lights), elegantly holds the red cape (muleta) while facing a wounded bull. The scene conveys tension and drama through energetic and loose brushwork, with strong contrasts of light and color that enhance its expressiveness.
The abstract background, built with gestural brushstrokes in warm, earthy tones, reinforces the dynamism and immediacy of the moment. The thick texture of the paint and the vibrant colors in the matador's attire and cape are characteristic of Figurative Expressionism, giving the work a strong emotional impact.
Tuser masterfully captures the essence of movement and the intensity of the bullfight through a painterly approach reminiscent of Impressionism, but with a greater emphasis on gesture and expressive color, making his work stand out for its raw energy and dramatic depth.
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
José María Tuser Vázquez (Barcelona, 1919 - 1986) was a Spanish painter specialized in bullfighting themes, gaining recognition in the 20th-century art scene for his expressive depictions of the corrida (bullfight). He studied at the School of Arts and Crafts in Barcelona, where he developed a strong mastery of color and composition.
From 1947 onwards, his work focused almost entirely on bullfighting, creating posters, illustrations, and paintings that capture the emotion and spectacle of the arena. He was a frequent collaborator with El Ruedo magazine, where his illustrations and covers solidified his reputation. Additionally, in the 1940s, he designed series of postcards featuring traditional Spanish costumes for the Artigas Publishing House.
His work has been auctioned in several art houses and is highly valued among collectors of bullfighting paintings. His influence and legacy in tauromaquia (bullfighting art...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Little girl with dog " Oil cm.35 x 25 1950
Located in Torino, IT
Dog,Child,Little girl,impressionisme
KLARA VLASOVA (Moscow, 1926)
MUSEUMS
St. Petersburg, State Russian Museum
Moscow, Pushkin Museum
Moscow, Museum of History and Reconstructio...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage White Stallion Equestrian Oil Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3949 White stallion equestrian oil on artist board set in a walnut frame
Category
1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cowboy on Horseback in the Rain
By Bob Kuhn
Located in Miami, FL
Oil on Board painting for American Weekly Magazine November 15, 1953. The decisive moment of a Cowboy and Horse is captured. As a determined team, t...
Category
American Realist 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Clifford Ellis Sheep Charcoal Drawing Modern British Art Mid Century Modern
Located in London, GB
From a series of paintings and drawings by Clifford Ellis and his wife Rosemary. To see them or our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it clic...
Category
Modern 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
The harvest after a 16th century tapestry
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Maurice ALBE
(Beaugency 1900 - Périgueux 1995)
The grape harvest, from a 16th century tapestry
Oil on canvas (burlap type)
H. 170 cm; L. 100 cm
Signed and dated upper left 51
Proven...
Category
French School 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American School Modernist Signed Baboon Framed Mid Century Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist signed oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Image size, 14L x 18H.
Category
Modern 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rocky seashore. Evening sun. 1954, oil on cardboard, 33x61 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Evening sun. 1954, oil on cardboard, 33x61 cm
Category
Impressionist 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Oil
Original Painting Life Mag Published 1955 Birds Animals Illustration Mid Century
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting Life Mag Published 1953 Birds Animals Illustration Mid Century
Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994)
The World We Live In
Birds of Paradise
Life Magazine Illustration ...
Category
American Realist 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
Falcon hunt after a 16th century tapestry
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Maurice ALBE
(Beaugency 1900 - Périgueux 1995)
Falcon hunting, from a 16th century tapestry
Oil on canvas (hessian type)
H. 150 cm; L. 120 cm
Signed and dated lower right 1554 (for 1...
Category
French School 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Putting Up Birdhouses, Original Cover for The Saturday Evening Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
The Saturday Evening Post cover, June 9, 1951
'John Clymer, while migrating through Wyoming in a motorcar, was amazed at the variety of birds that go there summers to keep house....
Category
American Realist 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
STILL LIFE OF A CAT, BASKET FLOWERS AND SCISSORS Nantucket Artist Reggie Levine
Located in Brookville, NY
Nantucket artist Reggie Levine, evolved from his figurative work in the 40's-50's to abstract in the 1960's and later to found object art. Interestingly I see his interest in found...
Category
American Modern 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Caterwaul by Orovida Pissarro - Animal painting
Located in London, GB
Caterwaul by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968)
Oil on canvas
51 x 61 cm (20 ¹/₈ x 24 inches)
Provenance
Estate of the artist
With John Bensusan-Butt, cousin of the artist
G Hassell, 25th...
Category
Modern 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lion in Bowler Hat Graphic in Yellow, Red Blue, Holiday Magazine Mid-Century
Located in Miami, FL
A high-impact graphic of a whimsical Lion sporting a bowler hat is depicted for a cover for Holiday Magazine, April 1958. The issue was about England, and the editors finally ran a ...
Category
Abstract Geometric 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Illustration Board
Winter. Horse is Tired
By Aleksey Mihaylovich Starostin
Located in Houston, TX
Starostin, A.M. (1924 -1987) was a Russian artist from Moscow. In 1963, due to his recognized talent, he became a member of the Union of Painters of USSR. In 1950-1960 Starostin mast...
Category
Other Art Style 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid century English portrait of a Boxer dog standing in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
This late mid-century English portrait of a Boxer dog standing proudly in a pastoral landscape is a striking and characterful piece that embodies both elegance and charm. The artist ...
Category
English School 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Grizzly Adams, Grizzly bear attacks Frontiersman
By Robert Riggs
Located in Miami, FL
There is a reason why there are few contemporary painters who can paint a portrait of a man and bear this good. It's hard to do. It's easy to throw some paint or spray a mess of graf...
Category
American Realist 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Graphite
Hand-Painted Naked Lady Astride Cocktail Elephant on Oak Plaque
Located in Bristol, CT
Size: 24 1/2"H x 21"W
Category
1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Paint
The Audience, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Amos Sewell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, July 28, 1956.
The Post described, “The cows don't realize it is rude t...
Category
1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Mid-Century-Modern Still-Life Fish Gouache Painting by J. Blot
Located in Atlanta, GA
J. Blot (France, 20th Century).
This gouache painting features a still-life execution of exotic fishes in a very typical Mid-Century-Modern 1950s design style.,
Although unsigned, this work is by J. Blot. We purchased it, with other signed works from the painter's studio estate.
The painting is framed with an elegant ornate bronze and dark turquoise marble...
Category
Modern 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Gouache
"The Horse Show"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim's of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this piece by Harry Leith-Ross (1886 - 1973).
The son of an English father and a Dutch mother, Harry Leith-Ross was born in the British Colony of Mauritius, an island in the Indian Ocean a thousand miles off the southeast coast of Africa. His first formal art instruction began in England under Stanhope Forbes, followed by studies with Jean Paul Laurens at the Academie Julian in Paris. Leith-Ross came to the United States to enroll at the National Academy of Design in New York City in 1910, and then to Woodstock, in 1913. It was in Woodstock at the Art Students League, under the tutelage of Birge Harrison and John F. Carlson, that Leith-Ross would receive the training that most influenced his career as an artist.
There he formed a lifelong friendship with fellow artist, John Folinsbee. The two artists shared a studio during this time and participated in several joint exhibitions exclusively featuring their work, including an exhibit at the Louis...
Category
1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Goyesque scene original oil on canvas painting
By Manuel Monedero
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Unframed
Manuel Monedero (n. Seville in 1925 - m. Carboneras (Aracena, Huelva) in 2002) is a Spanish painter.
His first exhibition dates from 1961 a...
Category
Expressionist 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Country Chic Americana Folk Art Rooster Portrait Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist chicken oil painting. Oil on canvas.
Category
Modern 1950s Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
