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Period: 1950s
Antique American Modernist Mid Century Figural Abstract Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring 30 by 36 inches overall and 22 by 28 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Handso...
Category
Modern 1950s Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Reader by Alexandre de Spengler - Oil on canvas 54x73 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Alexandre de Spengler (1893–1973) was a Swiss painter and engraver active in Geneva and Paris.
He is known for his land and seascapes, as well as...
Category
Modern 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
School of Paris, Sleeping Woman, Nude, Oil on Canvas
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on Canvas by Fortunato Pirazzini (1907-2003), School of Paris, c. 1950 - "Sleeping Woman, Nude". This captivating oil painting, titled "Sleeping Woman, Nude", was created by Fort...
Category
Modern 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large American Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting "Blue Landscape" Oregon 1955
Located in Portland, OR
A large American Abstract Expressionist oil on canvas painting by Pacific Northwest artist Frederick Heidel ( 1915-2000), "Blue Landscape", Oregon, circa 1955.
This is a large & earl...
Category
Abstract 1950s Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Century Fauvist California Redwood Original Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
California Redwood Forest Fauvist Landscape Oil Painting
Vibrant mid-century landscape of California Redwood trees with light streaming throu...
Category
Post-War 1950s Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Cotton Canvas
Vintage Modern American Colorful Abstract Expressionist Painting Circa 1950's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-2765a A circa 1950's bold abstract expressionist painting on canvas set in a gilt wood frame Signed verso by Zari
Category
1950s Paintings
Materials
Foil
Les Alpilles Range in Provence
Located in London, GB
'Les Alpilles Range in Provence', oil on panel, by Auguste Chabaud (1951). This artwork depicts the chain of the 'Little Alps', which is a small range of low mountains in Provence, F...
Category
Modern 1950s Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Orchestra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Orchestra, 1950, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, 21 1/2 x 25 3/4 inches, labeled verso “Brown University, Trustee, The Walter Feldman Trust for Artwork” titled verso,...
Category
Abstract Geometric 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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 Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Closed Doors
By Karl Zerbe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Closed Doors, 1957, polymer tempera on Masonite, signed lower right, 20 x 40 inches, inscribed verso “Zerbe Closed Doors June 1957,” label verso reads: “Artist Karl Zerbe / No. T / T...
Category
Abstract 1950s Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Polymer
“La Rambla, Barcelona, Spain”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original vibrant and colorful oil on canvas painting of La Rambla in Barcelona, Spain attributed to the hand of Jordi Freixas Cortes the Barcelona born artist. Signed lower right (F....
Category
Post-Impressionist 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Shepherd in the Pyrenees Spain oil on canvas painting spanish landscape Europe
By Enric Porta Mestre
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Shepherd in the Pyrenees
Artist: Enric Porta i Mestre (1898–1993)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Style: Post-Impressionism with Expressionist influences
Dimensions:
Unframed: 23.6 x 31.9 in
Framed: 29.9 x 38.2 in
Signature: Signed in the lower right corner as "E. Porta".
Date: 1956 (according to the inscription on the back).
DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK
Shepherd in the Pyrenees by Enric Porta i Mestre depicts a rural scene with a striking sense of introspection and evocative charm. The painting portrays a shepherd tending to his flock amidst the mountainous landscape typical of the Catalan Pyrenees. The composition captures the serenity and beauty of nature through vibrant colors and dynamic brushstrokes.
The work reflects a Post-Impressionist style with loose, bold strokes and vivid tones, combined with Expressionist influences in its ability to evoke emotions beyond the physical depiction. The energetic and textured brushwork infuses the painting with a lively rhythm, while the rich palette of greens and blues immerses the viewer in the landscape's tranquil atmosphere.
In this piece, Porta i Mestre showcases a mastery of color and light, illustrating his deep connection to his homeland and its rural life, which served as a source of inspiration throughout his career.
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
Enric Porta i Mestre (La Pobla de Segur, 1898–1993) was a Catalan painter known for his landscapes, still lifes, and costumbrist depictions. Trained in Lleida and Barcelona, Porta debuted in 1922 with an exhibition in the Catalan capital. He later moved to Paris to further his artistic studies, where he connected with avant-garde artists such as Miquel Villà...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Oil Painting " Children Sliding Down a Giraffe" 1956
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3982 Children riding a giraffe oil on board set in a painted oak frame
Image size 15.5x19.5"
Category
1950s Paintings
Materials
Oil, Fiberboard
Paris France oil on canvas painting european art urbanscape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rafael Durancamps (1891-1979) - Paris - Oil on canvas
Oil measures 38x46 cm.
Frame measures 47x55 cm.
Rafael Durancamps i Folguera (Sabadell, March 29, 1891 [1] - Barcelona, January...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
“The Black Crater”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on masonite painting of the Black Crater in the state of Oregon by the American artist Marcel K. Sessler. Signed and dated lower right, 1955. Condition is excellent....
Category
American Modern 1950s Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
R. QUEYRIE, Walking the Streets, Oil on Hardboard, 1950s
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on hardboard signed R. QUEYRIE, France, 1950s. "Walking the streets". With frame: 55x47 cm - 21.65x18.5 inches - without frame: 46x38cm - 18.1x15 inches. 8F format. Signed "R. Qu...
Category
Modern 1950s Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Incredible Large Modernist Sunflower Portrait Framed Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful antique American modernist Sunflower still life painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
Modern 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue and White Cubic Abstract
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-3310 Colorful geometric Abstract
Set in a thin gilt wood frame
Image size 13.5x19.5"
Category
1950s Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage Oil Landscape Art of Redwood Forest California by 20th Century Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage Oil Landscape Art of Redwood National Park Forest in California by 20th Century Artist, Tobias Everet Spence
Art measures 14 x 17 inches
Frame measures 21 x 24 inches
Th...
Category
Modern 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Wood, Paint, Wood Panel
Olive trees Soller Mallorca Spain oil on board painting spanish landscape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Olive Trees, Sóller, Mallorca
Artist: José Ventosa Domènech (1897-1982)
Technique: Oil on panel
Unframed dimensions: 15 x 18 in
Framed dimensions: 23.6 x 26.7 in
Signature: Si...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Spanish seascape oil on canvas painting european art xx century cadaques
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rafael Durancamps (1891-1979) - Cadaques - Oil on canvas
Oil measures 38x61 cm.
Frame measures 52x75 cm.
Rafael Durancamps i Folguera (Sabadell, March 29, 1891 [1] - Barcelona, January 4...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French school scene Oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️Urban scene from 50s⬅️
⭐Structural Analysis⭐
The painting depicts a quiet urban scene featuring:
A man walking with an umbrella, wearing a long coat and a hat, smoking a pipe. ...
Category
Tonalist 1950s Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Watercolor
Seoul, Korea
By Dong Kingman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Seoul, Korea, 1954 - 56, watercolor on paper, signed lower right 21 x 28 inches (sight), Midtown Galleries label with artist’s name and title verso, likely exhibited at Kingman’s solo exhibition, Midtown Galleries, 1956, literature: Gruskin, Alan D., Saroyan, William (introduction), The Watercolors of Dong Kingman and How The Artist Works, The Studio Publications, Inc. in association with Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York and London (1958), p. 54 (illustrated) (“In Seoul on April 27th and 28th Kingman did some mountain sketching [see reproduction, on page 54, of handsome Kingman painting, “Seoul,” owned by Robert Clary...
Category
American Modern 1950s Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The man with the pipe by Alois Wittlin - Oil on canvas 54x65 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas
Dark beige wooden frame
102 x 90,5 x 3 cm
Category
Expressionist 1950s Paintings
Materials
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 Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Spring Sunset, Original Oil Painting from 1952
Located in Stockholm, SE
This exquisite painting by the artist Otto Lindberg (1880-1955) is a mesmerizing depiction of a spring sunset. Crafted in 1952, this piece stands as one of Lindberg's final paintings...
Category
Romantic 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Countryside by A. Ecuyer - Gouache on paper 30x37 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on ark paper
Category
Academic 1950s Paintings
Materials
Gouache
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
1950s Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
'6th City Wire Works' — Mid-Century African-American Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Charles Elmer Harris (Beni E. Kosh), '6th City Wire Works', watercolor, c. 1950s. Estate stamped verso, 'Beni E Kosh COLLECTION' and numbered '859' in ink. A fine, spontaneous waterc...
Category
American Modern 1950s Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
A Large Mid-Century Harbor Scene with Boats by French Artist Georges Rocher
Located in Chicago, IL
A large tonal, Mid-Century harbor scene with boats by French artist Georges Rocher. Artwork size: 24" x 30". Framed size: 31" x 36".
Georges Rocher was born in Casablanca, Moroc...
Category
Modern 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Dockside' — Mid-Century Modernism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Alex Minewski, 'Dockside', gouache on paper, 1953. Signed in the image, lower left. Annotated 'April 1953, Minewski, ‘Dock Side’, verso. A fine, modernist re...
Category
American Modern 1950s Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Edinburgh Tenements - Large Modern Mid Century British Architectural Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A superb large 1950's oil on board which we believe to depict the tenement buildings of the Milnes Court area in Edinburgh. Clothes hang from T shaped driers as a lady hangs her wash...
Category
Modern 1950s Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Bouquet of flowers
By René Guinand
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Golden wooden frame
64 x 55 x 5.5 cm
Category
1950s Paintings
Materials
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 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Child Star" Mid Century Portrait of a Boy with Brown Eyes Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"Child Star" Mid Century Portrait of a Boy with Brown Eyes Oil on Canvas
Stately portrait of a boy by William Robert Shulgold (Russian-American, 1897-1989). The subject is looking o...
Category
American Realist 1950s Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Modernist Mid century Swedish tram and figure scene in Fauvist colors
Located in Woodbury, CT
Acquiring a mid-20th-century Fauvist painting by Wilhelm Henning is an opportunity to own a piece of art that captures the vibrant spirit and expressive color palette of the Fauvist ...
Category
Fauvist 1950s Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
1958 Mid-Century Landscape – Dramatic Red Sunset Over Field, Oil on Canvas
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
A stunning mid-century landscape oil painting by Danish artist Max Victor (1919-1993), signed and dated July 3, 1958.
The beautiful composition portrays a vast, open field under a ...
Category
Land 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Tama, Mimi, Chan" Chuzo Tamotzu, Japanese American Modernist Still Life, Cats
Located in New York, NY
Chuzo Tamotzu
Tama, Mimi, Chan, circa 1950
Signed lower left
Oil on canvasboard
40 1/2 x 28 inches
Tamotzu was born in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, in 1888. He was educated in poli...
Category
Modern 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
fruit still life original oil on canvas painting
By Lluis Mercader
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Lluís Mercader (Barcelona, 1898 - 1959) was a Spanish painter. Trained in Paris and Munich, he exhibited individually at the Dalmau Galleries in Barcelona (1925) and collectively ...
Category
Fauvist 1950s Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Mid Century Seascape -- Manresa Tidal Pool at Sunset
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant tidal pool seascape at sunset at Manresa Beach in Santa Cruz by Cecil F. Chamberlin (American, 1899 -1963), circa 1950. Translucent wave and breaking wave add interest and de...
Category
Hudson River School 1950s Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen, Stretcher Bars
Lovely 1950s Park Painting
Located in New York, NY
Untitled, 1951
Oil on canvas
19 7/8 x 24 in.
Framed: 28 1/2 x 32 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.
Signed and dated lower left
Category
American Impressionist 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Painting -- San Francisco Shore Birds
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Painting of San Francisco Bay Shorebirds at Surf's Edge
1950's abstract expressionist paintin...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Rice Paper, Oil
Mountain's view by M. Völlmy - Oil on wood 40x50 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil paint on wood with original frame.
Total size with frame: 60x50x5 cm
Category
Academic 1950s Paintings
Materials
Oil
Champs de fleurs - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Jacques Martin-Ferrieres
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A simply beautiful oil on canvas circa 1950 by French post-impressionist painter Jacques Martin-Ferrieres. The work is of a field filled with bright flowers in all shades of red, lil...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Company For Supper" - Original Oil on Canvas, After Dale Nichols
By Dale Nichols
Located in Soquel, CA
"Company For Supper" - After Dale Nichols
"Company For Supper" oil on canvas painting by Arlene a mid-west artist (American, 20th Century). Painted by an anonymous artist in the sty...
Category
American Realist 1950s Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen, Stretcher Bars
Lovely Vintage French(?) Post-Impressionist Landscape Painting - Picking Poppies
Located in Baltimore, MD
This post-impressionist painting is signed, titled and dated 1955 by the artist, but the signature is difficult to decipher. It is oil on masonite board and is titled “Les Coquelico...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1950s Paintings
Materials
Oil
"The Toreador" Pierre Ambrogiani (France, 1905-1985)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"The Toreador"
Pierre Ambrogiani (France, 1905-1985)
Oil on canvas
Circa 1950's
28 1/4 x 20 3/4 (31 1/4 x 23 3/4 frame) inches
If the artists Diego Velázquez (Spain, 1599-1660) and...
Category
Expressionist 1950s Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Five mid 20th century Italian oil landscapes with figures, castles, Churchs
Located in Woodbury, CT
A very interesting set of five mid-20th-century Italian oils on copper.
All five are classical landscape subjects and are signed Roger, though we don't know which artist with the n...
Category
Old Masters 1950s Paintings
Materials
Copper
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 Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Autumn Gift - Seasonal Harvest Still Life with Flowers
Located in Soquel, CA
Autumn Gift - Seasonal Harvest Still Life with Flowers by Albin Kern.
This still life by Austrian-American painter Albin Kern (b. 1884, d. 1975) depicts a seasonal spread of gourds...
Category
Photorealist 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spanish seascape Spain oil on canvas painting mediterranean sea
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joaquín Asensio Mariné (1890-1961) - Landscape - Oil on canvas
Oil measures 33x41 cm.
Frame measures 60x68 cm.
Asensio Mariné (Barcelona, 1890-1961) was a painter who specialized in...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Mid Century Seascape and Figural Original oil painting on Linen
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Seascape and Figural Original oil painting on Linen 1956
Solitary figure on wharf by California artist Robert Watson, painted 1956 (1923 - 2004)The following, is from To...
Category
American Realist 1950s Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
French Impressionist River landscape, Rolleboise on the Seine, Paris
Located in Woodbury, CT
Impressionist French River landscape, with boats, a boat house.
Rolleboise on the Seine
Choosing to acquire a French 1950s Impressionist river landscape by Frederic Luce is an oppo...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Gardener - Mid 20th Century Modern British Figurative Landscape Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful 1950's Modern British oil on canvas depicting a gardener with a ramshackle shed.
The work is very similar in style and execution to the paintings of Cedric Morris from ...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Modernist Nude" Mid Century Bold Colorful Abstract Nude Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A strong modernist oil painting depicted in the 1950s by Russian, American painter Helen Stein. Mostly known for her abstract figures on canvas, this piece...
Category
Modern 1950s Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Blue nude" 1953 Oil cm. 50 x 60
Located in Torino, IT
Blue Nude, 1953
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated upper right
Edgardo CORBELLI (Turin, 1918 - 1989)
From the traditional composition of the 1930s, the painting of Corbelli leads to tec...
Category
Expressionist 1950s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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 1950s Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Cardboard
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