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Period: 1950s
Medium: Oil
Exhibited Abstract Expressionist Framed Modernist Street Scene Signed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract expressionist oil painting by Erwin Wending (1914 - 1993). Great color and composition. Framed. Signed. Exhibition and museum labels verso.
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Paysage de Pierres Mortes, Abstract Painting by Jacques Zimmermann 1959
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jacques Zimmermann was born in Antwerp in 1929. He said: "The abstraction is not for me or a genre painting, nor a limit. It is a starting point. From there, by the automatic gesture...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Sketch of Carla at Age 12
By Jacquelinne White
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Jacquelinne White– American (1919-2008) Title: Sketch of Carla at the Age of 12 Year: 1957 Medium: Oil on canvas Sight size: 37.5 x 27.5 Framed size: 41 x 31 inches Signatur...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Cool Birches
By Harold Nickerson
Located in New York, NY
Harold Nickerson "Cool Birches", Abstract/Landscape Oil on Canvas, 28 x 36, Mid 20th Century, 1958 Colors: Green, Yellow, Blue, White, Brown, Black
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1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Blue Still Life
Located in Wiscasset, ME
This vibrant work by noted 20th century American artist, Joel Durand, employs a bold palette and sophisticated approach in this dramatic and abstracted sti...
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1950s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings

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Board, Oil

Textured Red, Green and White Amorphic Relief Abstract
By Petitjean-Sart
Located in Houston, TX
Unique red, green and white abstract image on canvas. White portion of the canvas is elevated from the rest of the image. Canvas is not framed. Painting is signed by the artist on th...
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1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

"Penguin" Large Mid Century Piece on Masonite.
Located in San Antonio, TX
Leopoldo Gonzales Jr Born 1921 San Antonio Artist Image Size: 48 x 36 Frame Size: 52 x 40 Medium: Oil / Casein Circa 1958 Mid Century Modern "Penguin" Signed and titled on verso. ...
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1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Cubist Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive mid 20th century cubist abstract still life. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Great color.
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1950s Cubist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage Monumental Pop Art Architectural Cityscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive mid 20th century abstract cityscape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
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1950s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Cubist Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive mid 20th century cubist abstract. Oil on canvas. Framed.
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1950s Cubist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Harmony" Diptych
By Richard W. Dempsey
Located in Washington, DC
A pair of abstract modern paintings by Richard W. Dempsey (1909 - 1987). Paintings are oil on masonite and signed "Dempsey" front bottom corner. On the back of each painting on tape is written "Harmony". Richard Dempsey was born in Ogden, Utah, on September 14, 1909. His youth was spent in Oakland, CA, where he attended Sacramento Junior College (1929-31) as an art major. He then studied at The California School of Arts and Crafts (1932-34) and the Students Art Center (1935-40), where he was taught by the sculptor Sargent Johnson. In 1941, he moved to Washington, DC and studied at Howard University...
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1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Vintage Modernist Signed Exhibited Fauvist Landscape Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract landscape signed oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 24L x 18H.
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1950s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Mid Century Modern Framed Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed. No signature found.
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1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Modernist Abstract Cubist Framed Exhibited Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredible exhibited 1953 abstract landscape by Emily Lowe (1902 - 1966). Oil on canvas. Housed in a spectacular silver leaf modernist frame. Signed.
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1950s Cubist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Harvest, Abstract and Contemporary Wildlife Painting by Female Modernist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Harvest" is a 30 x 25 inches, oil on canvas painting by American modernist and surrealist, female artist Peter Miller. The work is painted in a vibrant reds and orange, and estate s...
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1950s American Modern Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Orbs, Spiritual and Abstract Landscape
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Orbs" is a 38 x 50 inches, oil on canvas painting by American modernist and surrealist, female artist Peter Miller. The work is estate stamped 202141 on verso. The painting has been...
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1950s American Modern Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Spring, Abstract Landscape and Spiritual Query
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Spring" is a 38 x 50 inches, oil on canvas painting by American modernist and surrealist, female artist Peter Miller. The work is painted in a vibrant color palette. The work is sig...
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1950s American Modern Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Signed French Impressionist Paris Street Scene Framed Summer Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid 20th century French impressionist landscape. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
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1950s Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

“Abstract”
Located in Southampton, NY
Very unusual and boldly colored original oil on canvas abstract painting done by the Russian artist Gufor Malyanov. Signed in cyrillic verso, dated 1952 and titled in cyrillic “Abst...
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1950s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Dance Wands, Modernist Southwestern Still Life and Cultural Commentary
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Dance Wands" is a 36 x 24 inches, oil on canvas painting by American modernist and surrealist, female artist Peter Miller. The work is painted in a vibrant color palette, signed and...
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1950s American Modern Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled (The Opening), Abstraction by American Female Modernist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Untitled (The Opening)" is a 36 x 30 inches, oil on canvas painting by American modernist and surrealist, female artist Peter Miller. The work is estate stamped #202157 on verso. Th...
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1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Moonlit Landscape, signed "Douvos"
Located in New Orleans, LA
Abstract Moonlit Landscape, signed and dated "Douvos"
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1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Geometric Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. No signature found.
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1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pont
Located in Lawrence, NY
Amaranth Ehrenhalt was a multifaceted artist best known for her paintings. She was part of the second generation of Abstract Expressionists, working first in New York in the early 19...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Framed American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Fauvist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American abstract landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed.
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1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Modernist Abstract Cubist Framed Mid Century Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract cubist oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed.
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1950s Cubist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Female Artist Abstract Expressionist Cubist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique modernist abstract painting by Elsie Orfuss (Born 1913). Oil on canvas. Signed on verso. Nicely framed. `
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Female Artist Abstract Expressionist Cubist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique modernist abstract painting by Elsie Orfuss (Born 1913). Oil on canvas. Signed on verso. Nicely framed. `
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Composition
Located in Malmo, SE
Artwork size: 97x195 cm. Frame size 123x222 cm. Provenance: Private collection Stockholm, Sweden André Lanskoy was born in Moscow in 1902 and died in Paris in 1976. After studies in...
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1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled Mid Century Abstract Oil Painting New York Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
John Opper (American, 1908 - 1994) Untitled, 1959 Oil on board Signed and dated lower right 14.75 in. h x 18 in. w. 20 in. h. x 24.5 in. w., as framed John Opper described the 1930s...
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1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Antique American Modernist Landscape Framed New England FallOil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Charming and well painted rural New England modernist landcape by Vern Henry Smith (1927 - 2007. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
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1950s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'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 ...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Oil, Gouache

Surreal Underwater Mixed Media Abstract Landscape
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-2729a Mixed media on canvas Displayed in a silvered wood frame Image size 15.5x 23
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1950s Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Boats in the harbor, Original Painting by Federico Castellon, Spanish Surrealist
Located in PARIS, FR
This oil on paper piece by Federico Castellón exhibits the hallmarks of his artistic style, blending elements of surrealism with a striking, yet subtle, realism. The composition is r...
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1950s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Laid Paper

Black And White Abstract - Oil And Gouache On Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Black And White Abstract - Oil And Gouache On Paper Black and white abstract painting by Felix Ruvolo (American, 1912-1992). Grey takes over the center of the paper with strokes of ...
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1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil, Watercolor, Gouache

Antique American School Modernist Abstract Beach Cape Cod Storm Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas. Signed verso. Framed.
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1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large Vintage American School New York Modernist Abstract Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage abstract original oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
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1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled Abstract Expressionist
By Sandro von Lorsch
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Expressionist Abstract Composition Canvas size 24"x32" gold leaf frame 27"x35", signed lower right corner. Sandro von Lorsch German painter born 1921-1993. Very dynamic and expressi...
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1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

"Untitled" Angelo Ippolito, Yellow 1950s Abstract Expressionism, New York School
Located in New York, NY
Angelo Ippolito Untitled, 1952 Signed and dated on the reverse Oil on canvas 16 x 36 inches Provenance: Gloria Torrice Estate of the above Liana Torrice, West Orange, New Jersey, by...
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1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

The Gathering
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Jirayr Zorthian(1911-2004), went through two Turkish massacres before age eight. He left Turkey at age nine with his family and spent a year in Padua, Italy, waiting for his visa to open to the United States. This period was very important in his life because his father took him to many cities in Europe and exposed him to great works of art. Zorthian arrived in the United States at the age of eleven and settled with his family in New Haven, Connecticut. He obtained his formal education there, after graduating from Yale in 1932, the Winchester Fellowship granted him a year and a half at the American Academy in Rome with travel and study throughout Europe. His art career branched into various directions on his return to the United States. As a mural painter his reputation was established. He has forty two (42) murals throughout the United States. Zorthian worked and taught painting at some of the finest art academiJirayr Zorthian(1911-2004), went through two Turkish massacres before age eight. He left Turkey at age nine with his family and spent a year in Padua, Italy, waiting for his visa to open to the United States. This period was very important in his life because his father took him to many cities in Europe and exposed him to great works of art. Zorthian arrived in the United States at the age of eleven and settled with his family in New Haven, Connecticut. He obtained his formal education there, after graduating from Yale in 1932, the Winchester Fellowship granted him a year and a half at the American Academy in Rome with travel and study throughout Europe. His art career branched into various directions on his return to the United States. As a mural painter his reputation was established. He has forty two (42) murals throughout the United States. Zorthian worked and taught painting at some of the finest art academies on the west coast including both the Chouinard Art Institute and the Otis Art Institute. es on the west coast including both the Chouinard Art Institute and the Otis Art Institute. The Gathering...
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1950s Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Cubist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
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1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

White, Grays, and Red, Abstract Oil on Canvas Painting by Benjamin Benno
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original oil on canvas painting by Benjamin Benno, American. "White, Grays, and Red" is an apt title for the colors used in the cubist composition. Constructed of several intersec...
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1950s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Composition in Oil on Cardboard
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Composition in Oil on Cardboard San Francisco Bay area abstract expressionist composition by Honora Be...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Illustration Board

French, Mid-Century View of a Port dated "59"
Located in SANTA FE, NM
View of a Port "59" French Modernist School Oil on canvas Illegibly signed. l.r., dated "59" 28 3/4 x 23 3/4 (30 x 25 frame) inches A positively brilliant, Modernist view of a French port...
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1950s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Moon Dance, Abstract and Spiritual Commentary by Female Modernist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Moon Dance" is a 24.25 x 54.25 inches, oil on canvas, abstract landscape painting by American modernist and surrealist, female artist Peter Miller. The work is painted in a mixture ...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

“Untitled”
Located in Southampton, NY
Early, original oil on canvas painting by the well known American abstract expressionist artist, John Little. Signed and dated lower right, 1958. Signed and dated verso. Rose Fried...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American Abstract Expressionist Large Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas. Framed. Image size, 21H x 40L. Signed on verso.
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique Scottish Modernist Still Life Signed Cubist Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Scottish modernist still life by David McClure (1926 - 1998). Original oil painting. Framed. Signed.
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1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

New Mexican Journal, Abstraction by American Female Modernist Peter Miller
Located in Doylestown, PA
"New Mexican Journal" is a 30 x 40 inches, oil on canvas painting by American modernist and surrealist, female artist Peter Miller. The work is estate stamped #202111 on verso. The p...
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1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Yellow Message, Abstract Still Life by American Female Modernist Peter Miller
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Yellow Message" is a 50.5 x 66.25 inches, oil on canvas painting by American modernist and surrealist, female artist Peter Miller. The work is signed "Peter Miller", titled, and est...
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1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Memphis Tennessee Signed Huge Exhibited Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Exhibited.
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Modern Signed Cubist Still Life Abstract Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American cubist still life oil painting. OIl on canvas. Framed. Signed.
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1950s Cubist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American Framed Original Vintage Abstract Nude Woman Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American exhibited cubist nude portrait oil painting. Oil and casein on board. Framed. Signed. Exhibition label verso.
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1950s Cubist Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Monumental American Modernist Abstract Art Nouveau Fall Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstracted landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. No signature found.
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1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage Mid-Century Abstract Figurative Framed Oil Painting - In the Shadows
Located in Bristol, GB
IN THE SHADOWS Size: 39 x 30 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas An outstanding mid-century abstract figurative painting, executed in oil onto board. A figure standing in an interio...
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1950s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas.
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1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique Scottish Modernist Still Life Signed Cubist Abstract Oil Painting
By David McClure
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Scottish modernist still life by David McClure (1926 - 1998). Original oil painting. Framed. Signed.
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1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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