Guy Nicod

French Village Landscape with Trees and Hilltop Houses Pastel Drawing

Title: French Village with Steeples and Pine Trees Colourful Pastel Landscape Drawing Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Oil pastel on artist paper Size: 19.75 x 23.5 inches (height x w...

Title: French Countryside Cottages with Trees and Spring Light Pastel Drawing Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Oil pastel on artist paper Size: 19.75 x 23.5 inches (height x width) Pr...

Title: French Spring Landscape with Blossoming Trees Vineyard and Distant Village Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Oil pastel on artist paper Size: 19.75 x 23.5 inches (height x width...

Title: French Country Road with Large Tree and Distant Farmhouses Pastel Drawing Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Oil pastel on artist paper Size: 19.75 x 23.5 inches (height x width)...

Countryside with Farmhouses is an original artwork, realized by Pierre Segogne in the 1950s. Hand-signed on the lower right margin in pencil by the artist: P. Segogne. Mixed colore...

Provenance: Directly from the atelier of the artist Notes: This is an excellent example of a depiction of a French countryside village, with an emphasis in simplicity.

Franz von Zülow (1883–1963) – Vibrant Landscape with Village Medium: Mixed media on paper (likely gouache or watercolor with ink) Dimensions: Framed: 41 x 53 cm Flat: 30 x 45 cm Si...

"Willow Shadows at Chenequa" is an original pastel drawing on canson paper by Peggy Leonard. The artist signed the piece lower left. It depicts a row of willow trees with deep shadows. The artist used variations of green and blue. 12 3/4" x 19 1/2" art 18 3/4" x 26" frame Peggy Leonard received her BFA in painting and drawing and an associate’s degree in nursing from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She is both a registered nurse, and accomplished artist, residing in Milwaukee, WI. From the artist: “These paintings are my prayers,” muses Leonard, reflecting on her driving need to express herself through her art. “We are made of the stuff that requires us to respond with our hearts and hands. Often, it requires terrible sacrifice and suffering, something not everyone can understand. But it is done with reverence of life, not irreverence.” Leonard’s pastels and oil paintings capture her reverence of life and reflect her own life’s journey, including earlier forays into the wilderness. Her venture into art began in early childhood, as childless neighbors nurtured her natural ability to draw; concurrently, Leonard’s parents instilled a respect for academic excellence and the higher order of nurturing others. As a young nurse, Leonard “heard and saw poignant messages to travel while one was young and free…while one had one’s health.” Consequently, she took to the open road and public lands, camping across America for months at a time. During these years, her “celebration of the natural splendor of this country” helped shape her sense of artistic expression. She was moved by such sights as the sunset on St. Mary’s Lake...