Mid-20th Century Mixed Media

“Metamorphosis” by Pawel Kontny is a richly textured abstract painting that embodies the spirit of mid‑century modernism with expressive color and sculptural surface. Created in the ...

A mixed media on heavy paper. Signed lower right. The artwork can be exhibited vertically or horizontally. Image measures 24.75 x 29.75 inches Framed size is 25.5 x 30.5 inches. Bor...

Limoges porcelain in "Bleu de Sèvres" and gold. Artist: Salvador Dali Exclusive limited edition to 2000 copies "Raynaud & Co. Limoges", France, 1968. "Silhouette de Faust" drawn by...

Mid Century French Textured Grey Painted Picture Frame mid 20th century French painted wooden picture frame with gilt outer slip Overall outer size: 21 x 24.5 inches Internal rebate ...

A highly decorated, hand painted studio ceramic plate by American artist Jon Corbino. Corbino was born in Sicily, and emigrated to the United States where he attended the Art Studen...

Antoni Clavé "Retour du Japon" 1987 Mixed media on cardboard 13 x 58 cm.

Mid 20th Century French Wooden Picture Frame wooden picture frame with painted inner slip Overall size: 28.5 x 22 inches Internal rebate / sight size: 22 x 15.25 inches good decorati...

Abstract Mid 20th Century WPA Non Objective American Modernism New Hope Modern Louis Stone (1902-1984) Abstract 21 x 16 inches Mixed media on board, c. 1940 ...

Icart, Louis Fair Dancer, 1939 Original drypoint etching with hand watercoloring on paper 23.13 x 27 in. Stamped with the Windmill stamp and Numbered on the lower left margin

Andy Warhol is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. In the 1950s, he was an in-demand and celebrated illustrator working for New York's toniest publicatio...

A magnificent carved and gilded wood panel by Karoly Fulop. Fulop was a Hungarian born artist that lived his life in France, New York, and California. He studied art in Budapest, Mu...

In 1945 Goetz worked with René Guilly on a national radio program called The World of Paris. He continued broadcasting for six months before giving his position to someone else. In 1...

Abstract American Modernism Mid-Century WPA Era Drawing Woodstock 20th Century, Sight size is 16 x 12 inches. Konrad Cramer (1888-1963) Abstract Mixed media on paper 17 x 12 inches ...

Original crayon and pencil drawing on cut-out paper mounted on board. Hand signed with artist's initials CA. Executed in 1966, this work is registered in the archives of the Calder...

In “Chinoi #2,” Philip and Kelvin LaVerne return to their favorite theme of Chinoiserie reverie, rendering a lyrical vignette from acid etched bronze and pewter. A lone boy sits with...

Rolph Scarlett Untitled Mid-Century Modern Geometric Abstraction, ca. 1950 Gouache on paper painting Hand signed on lower right front This is a stunning original, signed vintage 1950...

Original Salins Earthenware Plate Artist: Jean Picart Le Doux Title: Sunshine Signed in the back of the plate Dimensions: Diameter: 24 cm Edited by Salins Earthenware Jean Picart le Doux, French (1902 - 1982) Jean Picart Le Doux, born in Paris January 31, 1902 and died in 1982, was a French painter and painter-cartonnier the revival of contemporary tapestry. He is the son of the painter Charles Picart Le Doux (1881-1959). Without specialized training, he made his debut in bookbinding and publishing, and then he turned to advertising and graphic arts and publishing his first works in 1935. His first tapestry dating from 1943 after winning the Grand Prix of the theater poster exhibition in the imaging. He met Jean Lurçat and, with Marc Saint-Saëns, gather around him in 1947 for the Association of painters cardboard tapestry. In 1950, he projects the idea of ​​the Alliance Graphique Internationale, during the meeting with exhibitors of an exhibition of their work in Basel, two other French designers Jean Jacques Colin and Nathan, and two graphic designers Swiss, Fritz Buhler and Donald Brown...

Collage on paper. Signed and framed. Frame dimensions: 61x76 cm. Last painter of the school of Nice. This is an important painter, the first school in nice to have exhibited in New...

Max Bucaille ( 1906-1996 ) " collage IV- 47 " : collage on paper , signed Max Bucaille and dated IV 1947 . framed Original vintage velvet : 40,5 x 35,5 cm x 3 cm . paper : 24 x ...

Domenick Capobiano (American, b. 1928), Celestial Composition, Mixed Media Collage on Board, 1963, pastel, acrylic, newspaper, signed and dated lower right, inscribed to verso "To El...

Three High-Fashion figures adorned in flowing gowns are lined up in a row, facing the viewer. They have an Avant-garde complex design reminiscent of Gustav Klimt. The work is constru...

Signed Lower Center A copy of the magazine accompanies this lot.

French Mid Century Picture Frame mid 20th century Overall size: 26.5 x 23 inches Internal rebate / sight size: 22 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: good d...

Max Bucaille ( 1906 -1996 ) . French artist . Surrealist collage realized in 1938-1939 . 10 x 16 cm image 16 x 23 cm feuille 39 x 45 cm vintage liege ...

The iconic subject matter from Botke's oeuvre often features birds, particularly white peacocks, geese, egrets, and cockatoos. Women artists are on fire and very much in demand today...

Hildegard Anna Augusta Elisabeth Freiin Rebay von Ehrenwiesen, known as Baroness Hilla von Rebay or simply Hilla Rebay was the co-founder of the Museum...

French Mid Century Blue & Gilt Decorative Picture Frame French, mid 20th century painted and gilt wooden picture frame Overall size: 29 x 24.5 inches Internal rebate / sight size: 2...

Mid Century French Textured Grey Painted Picture Frame mid 20th century French painted wooden picture frame with gilt outer slip Overall outer size: 26 x 21 inches Internal rebate / ...

Medium: Mixed Media on Whatman Drawing Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Titled and marked "P4447" on Saturday Evening Post label verso. "The Refugee" by Bud Hutton and illustrated by Robert Fawcett...

French Rustic Weathered Wooden Picture Frame mid 20th century weathered wooden picture frame Overall size: 21.5 x 18 inches Internal rebate / sight size: 16.5 x 13 inches Provenance:...

Yves Klein, Small IKB Venus Brooch Bronze multiple, painted with International Klein Blue (IKB). From a model created in 1956. Edition of 500 copies + 100...

Max Bucaille ( 1906-1996 ) Collage surrealist " XII -47 " work on paper, dated XII 1947 , and signed Max Bucaille . framed original vintage black...

This original 1960 abstract gouache and graphite on paper painting by Hilaire Hiler (1898–1966) exemplifies his distinctive structuralist style and modernist vision. Created during his influential period in New Mexico, the artwork features soothing, harmonious tones of pink and blue, expertly layered to evoke a sense of calm and balance. Signed in the lower right corner, this mid-century modern piece measures 15 ½ x 18 ¾ inches framed, with an image size of 14 x 17 ½ inches. Hilaire Hiler’s work stands out for its intellectual rigor and visual harmony, blending abstraction with a structuralist approach that explores color, form, and rhythm. About the Artist: Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and raised in Providence, Rhode Island, Hiler received extensive art training at the Rhode Island School of Design, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the University of Paris. Between 1919 and 1934, he lived in Paris, working as a jazz pianist while engaging deeply with the European avant-garde. After returning to the U.S., Hiler painted WPA murals for San Francisco’s Aquatic Park...

Jean Picart Le Doux, French (1902 - 1982) "Au Rendez Vous Des Oiseaux" Larger handmade wool Aubusson tapisserie Produced by Maison M. Berthaut Aubusson Atelier, France. Signed Lowe...

In “Chinoi #1,” Philip and Kelvin LaVerne return to their favorite theme of Chinoiserie reverie, rendering a lyrical vignette from acid etched bronze and pewter. A lone figure ascend...

Enamel on Copper Pendant A small enamel similar to this one was shown in VOGUE Magazine in the early 1950s. Jewelry by the artist is quite rare. There are two examples at the Metal...

Dennis Hopper, (American, 1936-2010) Mixed media sculpture "Outmolding Older Concepts (Wilhold Up the Mirror)", 1961, photo and assemblage, Ace gallery and Easy Rider Production labels verso 27"h x 40"w x 5"d. There is broken mirror glued into the wooden collage box with the ceramic head that is attached to the front. I assume that is how it was made. Provenance: Estate of Pentti Kouri, NYC; Ace Gallery, Los Angeles; Exhibited MOCA, Los Angeles, 2010 From a 1997 interview with Hopper where he references this piece "Right now it's very intense. I had a show that travelled Germany, about 15 different museums. Sunday we go to Denmark; I'm showing the early assemblage I did in 1961 which was the signal for conceptual art. I'm just two days there, then I'm going to Venice to meet Julian Schnabel - Count Volpe's given us a place to paint in Giudecca. Then I'm going to Documenta in Germany to hang another show, then I go back to LA on the 21st and start a film on the 23rd." Notes/Literature: Dr. Pentti Kouri(1949-2009) was a Finnish economist and venture capitalist with partner George Soros. He built his prestigious art collection with the goal of opening a private art foundation focused on his interests in Minimalism, Arte Povera, Conceptual and Text-based art. He was a member of the Board of Trustees of Dia Art Foundation, and on the boards of Tate, London and the Guggenheim Museum, New York. In addition, a portion of his collection forms the core of the Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art in Helsinki, Finland Hopper made his film debut alongside James Dean in 1955's Rebel Without a Cause. Both lost souls from dysfunctional households, they gravitated to each other, smoked dope and took joy rides. When Dean died, Hopper saw himself as the natural inheritor of his rebellious mantle and, revelling in his nickname of "Dennis the Menace", gave it to Hollywood with both barrels; so they dropped him. Dennis didn't make another Hollywood movie for seven years. Frustrated by the deliberate stifling of his film career, Dennis turned to art and photography for creative stimulus, beginning with abstract subjects such as landscapes. His cutting-edge conceptual art became established round the world, with exhibitions in major cities. At home in the dining room stood one particularly interesting work, a white plastic box, eight feet long, that had an aluminium shaft sticking out of it, and two very large balls. It was called The Perpetual Erection Machine. Before Tracy Emin and Damien Hirst, there was Dennis. In 1961, Hopper took part in an international photography competition in Australia with a contribution of five abstract photos, which he called Pieces. He won first place. Soon after, Hopper married Hayward, daughter of the film producer Leland Hayward, whose credits include The Sound of Music and South Pacific. The wedding party of Hopper and Hayward was held in August at the apartment of actress Jane Fonda, a childhood friend of Hayward, who introduced Hopper to her younger brother Peter Fonda. Their daughter Marin was born in 1961, and they moved to Bel Air, California. Soon afterward the famous Bel Air fire destroyed their home, including approximately three-hundred Abstract Expressionist works and hundreds of pages of poetry that Hopper had begun in the mid-1950s. Hopper and his actor friends Dean Stockwell and Russ Tamblyn were close to many artists in California, especially assemblage artists Edward Kienholz, Wallace Berman, and George Herms, and artist/filmmaker Bruce Conner. As Hopper was denied work in film, he turned increasingly to his own artistic investigations. He started assembling objects with photographs (photo-assemblages) and conceptually questioning the relationships between “reality,” “illusion,” and “representation,” sometimes working under the guidance of Kienholz. “I was recording objects -in a photograph- and using the object the way it functioned, and then affixing the object itself to the record of the object, and using light and recreating the light of the real object, recreating the light in the gallery and having the record of the way it looked using natural light and raw canvas.” Hopper became a key figure in the L.A. art scene in the early 1960s, and his black-and-white photographs of artist friends were used occasionally for posters and announcements for the Ferus Gallery or for the covers of the magazine Artforum. In 1963, Henry Geldzahler, curator of twentieth-century art at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, introduced Hopper to Andy Warhol. Coincidentally, the meeting occurred on the very day Warhol introduced the young British artist David Hockney to Geldzahler. A few months later, Warhol mounted An Exhibition by Andy Warhol at Ferus Gallery in L.A., showing his silkscreen paintings of Elvis...

French mid 20th century Wood and plaster frame Internal measurement (to house painting or mirror): 39.75 x 19.75 inches Overal outer measurements: 48 x 28 inches Provenance: from a c...

A striking Mid‑Century modernist enamel on copper by George F. Welch (1926–2003). This large square wall‑mounted plaque showcases Welch's distinctive blend of Abstract and Brutalist ...

Genre: Modern Subject: Abstract Medium: Mixed Media Surface: Board Dimensions: 28.75 X 24 (size includes frame. signed with initials and bearing a label verso. Reminiscent of the Ar...

Original painting on ceramic tile of two archers by the French artist, Jean-Pierre Grun. Signed lower right. Condition is very good. Circa 1960. ...

Edition of 3500 copies including 12 gouaches by Mario Prassino. Copy on velin blanc. Near perfect condition.

Signed Lower Left by Artist The Saturday Evening Post cover, December 1, 1945

Lady with White Bird, 1976, mixed media construction on wood panel, signed, dated, and titled verso, 17 x 17 inches, exhibited Ilse Getz Paintings, Collages, Constructions, Neuberger...

Desmond Mclean (1929-2015). Untitled, ca. 1965 oil on canvas 16 x 20 inches; 18 x 22 inches in wood frame. Born: Ireland Studied: Heatherly School of Art, London; American Sc...

La obra va firmada en la parte inferior La obra se presenta enmarcada Medidas obra: 46 cm. de altura x 30 cm. de ancho Medidas marco: 61 cm. de altura x 44 cm. de ancho El estado...

Signed "James Montgomery Flagg" Lower Right by Artist "'I've found a woman to sew on buttons,' he said politely. 'Have I?' he inquired of Nancy. 'Big Boy, you have.'" Illustration ...

Conditions : Near mint Conditions. Framed under glass with its original frame. Signed lower part by the artist in pencil. Painter and Aquarellist. Nanterre (92) March 13th 1900 – C...

MODERNIST DRAWING New Hope Mid-Century WPA Abstract Non-Objective Jazz Modern. Signed with a "Ramstonev" stamp lower right. RAMSTONEV Cooperative Art Project (1937-1939). In the late 1930s, Charles Ramsey became close friends with Charles Evans and Louis Stone. He persuaded them to join him teaching his New Hope summer classes in non-objective painting. Soon, a history-making collaboration began. In 1937, meeting in Evans' studio at the rear of Cryer's Hardware store on Main Street in New Hope, a decision was made to establish the Co-Operative Painting Project. They were intrigued by the cooperative ad-lib process by which jazz musicians created their music. Believing this to be the quintessential American contribution to music, they theorized that a similar result might be obtainable with art, a "visual jam session." This particlarly fascinated Ramsey, who was a jazz buff and had a large collection of jazz records. The objective was to jointly collaborate in the creation of a painting as well as applying collective criticism during its creation. By creating forward movement by general consent, they believed they could produce a higher level of beauty. By consensus it was decided that subject matter would be non-objective. Up to eight people would participate and stop when the painting "felt" finished by common agreement. These co-operative works were done in several different mediums- the majority in pastel, but some in watercolor, gouache, graphite or cut paper collage. On occasion, the group would create a series, as opposed to a single work, created in steps by three or four artists. One of the occasional participants was famed New Hope poet, Stanley Kunitz. These series could range in number from four to sixteen paintings in each. The first of a series would be very basic and the last a fully finished work. In the scope of importance among the New Hope Modernist...

"The Final Judgment." Illustration for the same-titled story published in The Saturday Evening Post, with their stamp on verso, circa 1960. Signed in image, lower left (disguised as ...

This mandala thangka is hand painted on canvas with 24k gold. Different hues of gray,green and peach colors blend seamlessly with the shimmering of real gold. The measurement of the ...

A mixed media on paper. Signed lower right. Image measures 24.75 x 29.75 inches Framed size is 25.5 x 30.5 inches. Born in Dnipro, Ukraine (Yekaterinoslav, when previously controlle...

The mirrored surfaces of the stainless steel Maldonado work of art, reflect the world around. Maldonado's artistic research has an ethological matrix: a sign as a kind of pre-Incan g...

Ray Johnson Why Didn't You Tell Me About Your Bicycle, Janurary 1968 Red ink on postcard 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches Once described as New York’s “most famous unknown artist,” Ray Johnson...

Elfi Schuselka (Austrian, b. 1940), Abstract Figural Composition, Mixed Media on Paper, 1965, male and female figures, signed and dated low center, signed, to verso, wood frame. Im...

German School, "Pfauvogel" [Peacock], Oil and Watercolor on Paper, 1962, illegibly signed "R. Arzt (?)" and dated lower right, titled lower left, giltwood frame. Image: 20.75" H x 16...

A striking example of mid‑century modernist design, this abstract enamel plaque dates to circa 1960 and showcases the bold visual language associated with the era's Brutalist and geo...

44.5 x 29.25 ins (113 x 74.3 cms) Edition of 108 Signature:Signed "R. Motherwell" in pencil lower left Inscriptions:Numbered in pencil lower left; some impressions have artist's chop mark lower left Publisher:The Juilliard School...

6036 Anvertising collage for a 1956 Old Gold Cigarette advertising campaign 1956 Paper cutouts on a painted blue board Package image of cigarettes are from WW11

Born in 1918 in Budapest, Hungary, Engel began his professional career in animation as a color designer at the Walt Disney studio. Although his credits include work on such classics as Disney’s Bambi and Fantasia and UPA’s Gerald McBoing-Boing, he is best known as a mentor to literally hundreds of students. Engel was also one of the original members of United Productions of America (UPA), where, during the ’50s, he worked on classics such as Mr. Magoo, Gerald McBoing-Boing and Madeline. According to his biographer, Dr. Janeann Dill, Engel has created more than 33 personal films and received five Golden Eagle awards, an Annie Award, a Winsor McCay Award, the Fritz Award, a Jean Vigo Award, and the Norman McLaren...