1950s Art
Period: 1950s
Color: Brown
Slim Aarons Tennis In The Bahamas Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Tennis In The Bahamas' by Slim Aarons
It really doesn't get much more fabulous than this.
A realtively new discovery in the Archive -two fashionably dressed women in tennis outfit...
Category
Modern 1950s Art
Materials
C Print
'C. Z. Guest' Palm Beach SLIM AARONS ESTATE EDITION
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'C. Z. Guest' by Slim Aarons
American socialite Mrs. Winston F. C. Guest (aka C. Z. Guest, 1920 - 2003) with a Great Dane at her ocean-front estate, Villa Artemis, in Palm Beach, Fl...
Category
Modern 1950s Art
Materials
C Print
Lighthouse Keeper, Brant Point
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Left ‘Stevan Dohanos’
Medium: Mixed Media on Paperboard Laid Down on Masonite
The present work was published as the cover illustration of the June 26th, 1954...
Category
1950s Art
Materials
Masonite, Paper, Mixed Media, Board
In The Bride's Shop, Lord & Taylor
Located in Miami, FL
Signed lower right
Printer's and designer's marks in margins
"Tool pearls in bodice, train & headband & ribbon under bosom."
Ex-collection photographer Frank Paulin...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Art
Materials
Oil
"End of Track, " Paperback Cover, 1951
By Jerome Rozen
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Left
End of Track - Paperback Cover, written by Ward Weaver, Popular Library, 1951.
Category
1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Eminent Women, Illustration for McCall's Magazine, May 1959
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board
Signature: Unsigned
Illustration celebrating important women throughout history, published in McCall's magazine, May 1959.
Accompanied by a tear sheet of the p...
Category
1950s Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Girl Peeling Apple, Johnson & Johnson Advertisement, 1959
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Masonite
Signature: Signed 'John Falter' Lower Right
Sight Size 7.00" x 9.375;" Framed 9.50" x 12.00"
Johnson & Johnson reproduced the present work as an advertisemen...
Category
1950s Art
Materials
Masonite, Oil
The Gods of Voodoo
By Harold McCauley
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvasboard
Signature: Unsigned
Dimensions: Sight Size 18.00" x 24.00;" Framed 28.50" x 35.50"
Cover for Fate Magazine - August 1953
The original cover painting by H.W. McCauley used for the August 1953 cover of Fate (True Stories of the Strange and Unknown), illustrating "The Gods of Voodoo" by North Hildabrand. In this offering a dancing pin...
Category
1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Berlin's Mayer Reuter, Time Magazine Cover - Lucian Freud
Located in Miami, FL
The Board measures 13.5 x 12.5
Ernest Hamlin Baker is one of America's greatest artist that no one has ever heard of. Take a look at his full body of work. If you haven't noticed, Er...
Category
American Realist 1950s Art
Materials
Gouache
Katrina Paperback Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Painting
Signature: Unsigned
Contact for dimensions.
Katrina, By Jeramie Price. Publisher is Pocket Books, Inc. (1956). Comes with book.
Category
1950s Art
Materials
Paint
Portrait of a Young Woman
By Béla Czóbel
Located in London, GB
BELA CZOBEL 1883-1976
1883 - Budapest-1976 (Hungarian)
Title: Portrait of a Young Woman
Technique: Original Hand Signed Pencil Drawing on paper
size: 28.3 x 21 cm / 11.3 x 8.6 in...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Art
Materials
Pencil
"My Name is Freddie" - Portrait of Black Woman with Headscarf
By Lucille H. Olpin
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful, painterly portrait of a young black woman with colorful headscarf and sarong by Lucille H. Olpin (Ethel Lucille Harman Olpin), (American, 1909-1990). Signed "Olpin" lowe...
Category
American Impressionist 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Autumn Trees Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Vivid mid century landscape of autumn trees blurring into colorful abstraction by Helen Gleiforst (American, 1903-1997). Presented in a giltwood frame. Image size: 10" H X 8" W.
G...
Category
American Impressionist 1950s Art
Materials
Masonite, Oil
"Avon River - Christ Church, New Zealand" - Mid Century Figurative Landscape
By Leon Worley
Located in Soquel, CA
"Avon River", a beautiful mid century figurative landscape of Christ Church, New Zealand by Leon Worley (American, 1909-2003). Presented in a wooden frame. Signed "Leon Worley" lower...
Category
American Impressionist 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Mid Century Autumn Landscape, Showers Beneath San Gabriel Hills by Aletha Martin
By Aletha Martin
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Autumn Landscape, Showers Beneath San Gabriel Hills by Aletha Martin
Vibrant autumn landscape of a crystal clear stream under the San Gabriel Mountains by California art...
Category
American Impressionist 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Model in the Studio
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas, signed (lower left), 59cm x 49cm (72cm x 62cm framed).
An Australian artist, who studied at the Royal Academy in London in the 1930s, Abbott became highly accomplish...
Category
Post-War 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Autumn Reflections Oil Paint Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Peaceful landscape of a calm stream winding through an autumnal forest by Lorenz Griffith (American, 1889-1968). Signed "Lorenz Griffith" lower left. Titled "Autumn Reflections - Virginia" and dated 1958 on verso. Unframed. Image size: 24"H x 35.5"W.
Lorenz E. Griffith was born in Indiana; he was active/lived in North Carolina, Florida, Indiana and many places across the United States. Lorenz Griffith is known for luminist landscapes and portraits. He painted in the style of the Florida Highwaymen...
Category
American Impressionist 1950s Art
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Freight Dock
By John Rockwell
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Freight Dock" is an original oil on canvas by noted American artist John Rockwell, 1902-1960 It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist, and also signe...
Category
Impressionist 1950s Art
Materials
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.
Category
Modern 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Still Life)
Located in New York, NY
This refined and sophisticated still life painting was realized in Italy, circa 1950, by the esteemed Italian artist Romano Campagnoli. Executed in oil paint on canvas, the still lif...
Category
Expressionist 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Vintage Travel Poster French Riviera Cote D'Azur SNCF Visit France
Located in London, GB
Original vintage SNCF French National Railways travel poster - Visitez la France Cote d'Azur Prenez nos trains et nos autocars Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer Francais / Visit F...
Category
1950s Art
Materials
Paper
'Still Life of Flowers', Paris, Salon D'Automne, Danish Avant-Garde, 'The Four'
By Karl Larsen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "Karl Larsen" (Danish, 1897-1977) and painted circa 1955.
Beginning in 1917, Karl Larsen participated in numerous exhibitions in France and Denmark including the...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Collector, Saturday Evening Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, August 11, 1951.
The Post described, “Make the acquaintance of Kit Dunham, a Westport, Connecticut, lepidopterist. This is...
Category
1950s Art
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Original Vintage Post Office Advertising Poster Charlotte Square Edinburgh GPO
Located in London, GB
Original vintage post office advertising poster featuring a great artwork by a Scottish artist Margery Clinton (1931–2005) depicting a building beh...
Category
1950s Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage American Modernist Surreal Landscape Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed "Lee Tang".
Category
Modern 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Audrey Hepburn in Givenchy dress at 'Villa Rolli"
Located in New York, NY
Ed. of 21, estate-stamped. Includes white frame.
Norman Parkinson was the preeminent fashion photographer in Great Britain from the late 1930s until his death in 1990. Born in 1913,...
Category
1950s Art
Materials
C Print
Adele Collins, Vogue
Located in New York, NY
Ed. of 21, estate-stamped. Includes black frame.
Norman Parkinson was the preeminent fashion photographer in Great Britain from the late 1930s until his death in 1990. Born in 1913,...
Category
1950s Art
Materials
C Print
Fan Mail Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Fan Mail
1952
by Slim Aarons
printed 2023
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Marilyn Monroe (1926 – 1962), wearing a red negligee trimmed with black lace, sorts out her fan mail s...
Category
Modern 1950s Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Original Vintage Post Office Advertising Poster Richmond Yorkshire Midcentury
By Richard Eurich
Located in London, GB
Original vintage post office advertising poster featuring a great artwork by a British artist Richard Eurich (1903-1992) depicting a man looking at...
Category
1950s Art
Materials
Paper
Antique American School Abstract Expressionist New York City Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvasboard. No signature found. Framed. Image size, 24L x 18H.
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Vintage Czechoslovak Propaganda Poster For Motherland For Socialism
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Czechoslovak propaganda poster - Za Vlast Za Socialism! / For Motherland For Socialism - featuring dynamic artwork of a soldier in uniform and armed with a rifle gun...
Category
1950s Art
Materials
Paper
Slim Aarons, Tennis in the Bahamas ( Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Tennis in the Bahamas, 1957
Chromogenic lambda print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the e...
Category
Modern 1950s Art
Materials
Lambda
Antique American School Signed Framed Exhibited Cubist Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American school signed modernist cubist still life oil painting and collage. Oil and mixed media on board. Signed. Framed. I...
Category
Cubist 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Young Woman', Mid-Century Chinoiserie Portrait, Laughing Buddha, Tea Ceremony
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Sanchez Palacio' (Latin-American, 20th Century) and dated 1950.
Category
1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ex libris - Pepita Palle - Woodcut by Antoni Gelabert - 1957
Located in Roma, IT
Ex libris - Pepita Palle is an Artwork realized in 1957 by the Artist Antoni Gelabert
Woodcut print on ivory paper. The work is glued on green cardboard.
Total dimensions: 16x20 cm...
Category
Modern 1950s Art
Materials
Paper, Woodcut
1957 Mid-Century Abstract Signed Swedish Lithograph by Esaias Thorén - Baskets
Located in Bristol, GB
BASKETS
Sheet size: 58 x 45.5 cm
Image size: 49 x 38 cm
Lithograph on paper
A mid century limited edition (164/260) coloured lithograph, signed by Esaias Thorén and dated 1957.
It ...
Category
Modern 1950s Art
Materials
Lithograph
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 Art
Materials
Masonite, Oil
La Loterie du Jardin Zoologique - Rare Book illustrated by Kurt Schwittes - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
La Loterie du Jardin Zoologique par Kurt Schwitters. Traduit de l'allemand par Robert Valançay et accompagné de FIAT MODES 8 dessins de Max Ernst, Collection "L'Age d'Or", Librairie ...
Category
Modern 1950s Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage Mid Century Modern Abstract Seascape Framed Female Artist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American signed modernist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 24L x 20H.
Category
Modern 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
C. Z. Guest Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
C. Z. Guest
1955
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
American socialite Mrs. Winston F. C. Guest (aka C. Z. Guest, 1920 – 2003) with a Great Dane at her ocean-front ...
Category
Modern 1950s Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mid Century Multi-Color Abstract Expressionist Figurative
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Exceptional mid century Abstract Expressionist figurative painting from her study with David Park by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). Signed lower right "Honora Berg" and on verso. Unframed. Image 36"H x 30"W.
Berg studied at the San Francisco Art Institute with David Park, Elmer Bischoff, and James Budd Dixon. Berg's friend Edith Truesdell...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Ex libris-of Wandel - Woodcut - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Ex libris - of Wandel is an Artwork realized in 1960.
Woodcut print on ivory paper. The work is glued on green cardboard.
Total dimensions: 20x14.
Good conditions.
The artwork re...
Category
Modern 1950s Art
Materials
Paper, Woodcut
MARKET IN ERONGARICUARO
Located in Santa Monica, CA
MORTON DIMONDSTEIN (NY 1920 - LA 2000)
MARKET IN ERONGARICUARO 1954
Serigraph, silkscreen. Signed titled and dated in pencil. Image 10 ¼ x 25 ½ inches. Large full sheet 17 1/4 x 30...
Category
American Modern 1950s Art
Materials
Screen
The Fisherman, 20th century Cleveland School artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
William Schock (American, 1913–1976)
The Fisherman, c. 1955
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right
26 x 40 inches
34 x 48 inches, framed
William Schock was...
Category
American Modern 1950s Art
Materials
Oil
Une Femme (A Woman), 1958
By Joan Miró
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Joan Miró Une Femme (A Woman), 1958 studies the shape of a woman’s body through dream-like representation of fantastically strange anatomical parts. Unc...
Category
Modern 1950s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Cannes Cannes Girls Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Cannes Cannes Girls
1958
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Two bikini-clad holidaymakers posing outside the Carlton Hotel in Cannes, in the south of France, 1958....
Category
Modern 1950s Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Antique American School Signed Framed Dog Terrier Animal Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist signed dog portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 20L x 16H.
Category
Impressionist 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American School Original Large Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Image size, 25L x 47H.
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Playful Jayne Mansfield
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Playful recolored print of Jayne Mansfield smiling with hands and knees on floor.
Jayne Mansfield was an American film, theater, and television actress. She was also a singer and n...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Art
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Robert Bonfils French Market
Located in San Francisco, CA
Robert Bonfils: 1886-1972. Well listed French artist with auction results for posters and prints over $8000. This fabulously busy etching measures 12 1/2 inches wide by 9 high. It is...
Category
Realist 1950s Art
Materials
Etching
Elizabeth Taylor Behind the Scenes
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor on the set of the film "Giant" for her role as character Leslie Benedict. This color half-length shot features the actress in a white bikini top behind the scenes...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Art
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Basking in the Sun - Mid Century Modern Multicolor Female Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Multi-colored figurative oil painting of a woman in bikini bathing in the California sun by listed California artist Jon Blanchette (American, 1908-1987). The colorful background is...
Category
American Impressionist 1950s Art
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Marc Chagall - Double Portrait - Original Lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Marc Chagall, Original Lithograph depicting an instant of the Bible.
Technique: Original lithograph in colours
Year: 1956
Sizes: 35,5 x 26 cm / 14" x 10.2" (sheet)
Published by: Édit...
Category
Modern 1950s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Part-Time Wife, paperback cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed lower right by Artist
This illustration was published as the paperback cover of Part-Time Wife by Gerald Foster (1953).
Category
1950s Art
Materials
Oil
Tennis In The Bahamas Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Tennis In The Bahamas
1957
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Two women stand talking to a man on the edge of a tennis court in the Bahamas, circa 1957. Behind the main group stand a second group of people talking...
Category
Modern 1950s Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Preliminary drawing for the painting entitled Trapezoids
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Ink, graphite and colored pencil on graph paper
The final composition measured 28 x 28 inches
Annotated #615 in the lower right corner of the sheet
Provenance: Francine Seders Galler...
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Color Pencil
Elizabeth Taylor Up Close in "Giant"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome capture of starlet Elizabeth Taylor up close behind the scenes while filming 'Giant', 1955.
Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film, about sprawling epic coverin...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Art
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Natalie Wood Classic Portrait
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Frank Worth captured this classic image of Natalie Wood in 1952. At this point Wood was already a star having starred in films including Miracle on 34th Street as a child but had not...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Art
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
