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1940s–1950s

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Reflecting modern times, the 1940s and 1950s saw an explosion of art movements including Abstract Expressionism, Outsider Art, and Pop Art. artnet Auctions offers superb lots from this dynamic period for sale to collectors and art lovers.

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  • Composition à l'arbre by Fernand Léger

    Fernand Léger: Composition à l'arbre, 1948

    Watercolor, on paper.

    Opening Bid
    US$18,000 €
    End Time
    6 days, 4 hours, 22 minutes
    Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 10:39 a.m. (EST)
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  • Portrait of a Woman by Marino Marini

    Marino Marini: Portrait of a Woman, 1945

    Pastel, charcoal, ink, and gouache on paper

    Opening Bid
    US$22,000 €
    End Time
    6 days, 4 hours, 41 minutes
    Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 10:58 a.m. (EST)
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  • Gris y negro by Antoni Tàpies

    Antoni Tàpies: Gris y negro, 1956

    Mixed Media, on paper, mounted on Masonite

    Opening Bid
    US$225,000 €
    End Time
    6 days, 4 hours, 48 minutes
    Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 11:05 a.m. (EST)
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  • Untitled by Joan Miró

    Joan Miró: Untitled, 1958

    Watercolor, on paper

    Opening Bid
    US$24,500 €
    End Time
    6 days, 4 hours, 50 minutes
    Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 11:07 a.m. (EST)
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  • Character from Pantagruel by André Derain

    André Derain: Character from Pantagruel, 1943

    Gouache, on paper

    Opening Bid
    US$2,500 €
    End Time
    6 days, 4 hours, 57 minutes
    Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 11:14 a.m. (EST)
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  • Tête de Faune Heureux (Head of a Happy Faun) by Pablo Picasso

    Pablo Picasso: Tête de Faune Heureux (Head of a Happy Faun), 1954

    Ink, on paper

    Opening Bid
    US$31,500 €
    End Time
    6 days, 5 hours, 1 minute
    Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 11:18 a.m. (EST)
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  • Heads of Two Women by Mario Sironi

    Mario Sironi: Heads of Two Women, 1945

    Crayon, and pencil, on tan paper

    Opening Bid
    US$1,800 €
    End Time
    6 days, 5 hours, 8 minutes
    Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 11:25 a.m. (EST)
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  • Chat endormi (Sleeping Cat) by Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita

    Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita: Chat endormi (Sleeping Cat), 1955

    Graphite, on vellum

    Opening Bid
    US$8,400 €
    End Time
    6 days, 5 hours, 53 minutes
    Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 12:10 p.m. (EST)
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  • Composition by Albert Gleizes

    Albert Gleizes: Composition, 1951

    Watercolor, on paper

    Opening Bid
    US$5,800 €
    End Time
    6 days, 6 hours, 0 minute
    Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 12:17 p.m. (EST)
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