John W. Nicoll

Santa Barbara Landscape , Paris, Académie Julian, LACMA, Pasadena, California

Circa 1925

Clyde Steadman's "Untitled 1" is an original, handmade watercolor painting that depicts an urban landscape with human silhouettes.

Painted during the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida. A black and white depiction of a canal, is barely recognizable, due to Fenske's wild brushstrokes and lack...

Beautiful mid-1930's watercolor landscape of a vast valley with a rainstorm far in the distance by California artist Leslie Bruner Wulff (American, 1890-1968). The atmosphere and fee...

Brightly colored floral landscape by unknown artist Duane Reid (American, 20th Century). Bold red and orange flowers with green foliage contrast nicely against a blue sky with puffy ...

A charming and colorful vintage coastal figurative landscape watercolor by Bay Area artist Sewall Smith (American, 1904-1988), c.1960s-1970s. This coastal scene depicts a plein air art class on the beach, with a group of figures busy working at their easels. Signed "Sewall Smith" lower right. Displayed in a new mat and vintage wood frame. Image size: 10.5"H x 13.25"W Edmund Sewall Smith, known as Sewall Smith or E. Sewall Smith, was a Berkeley, California based architect and artist known for watercolor paintings with nautical themes. A well known architect, Smith moved from Niagara Falls, New York to California in 1944. He flourished as an artist in the Bay Area in the 1970’s, exhibiting extensively in the East Bay throughout this time. Exhibitions included venues such as UC Berkeley, El Cerrito...

Serene watercolor by West Coast artist Marge Eaton Johnson (American, 1940-2013). The large, knurled tree in the foreground is ripe with textures - Johnson has used a desiccant (prob...

Four birch trees in a clearing by a California artist "R. Chandler" (230th Century). The white and grey birch trees pop out from the bold background, creating a sense of depth within...

"Cape Cod Sunset" - Watercolor on Paper Colorful sunset painting by San Francisco and Provincetown artist Robert Morgan (American, 20th C). A house sits on top of a hill lit up in orange and yellow reflecting the colors of the set sky in this impressionist watercolor. Cape Cod, a popular summertime destination, sits on the hook-shaped peninsula of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Signed by the artist in the lower right corner, "Robert Morgan" Frame size: 17.5"H x 21.75"W Image size: 11.75"H x 17.25"W Info provided on the back by the artist: Robert Morgan "Cape Cod Sunset" Watercolor, 12x18", '99 Presented in a wooden frame with a light gray mat. After graduating from the Kansas City Art Institute and moving to San Francisco, Robert Morgan (American, 20th/21st Century) returned to Provincetown to study watercolor with the late Lee Boynton at the Cape Cod School of Art. He then began taking workshops at the Fine Arts Work Center with Jim Peters, Robert Henry and Gregory Amenoff, among others. He now sells his artworks through the Alden Gallery, opened by film writer and Banner Arts Editor Howard Karren and business partner, Stephen Syta, in 2007. Morgan’s subject matter is largely influenced by Provincetown, mostly consisting of men in relationship to the beach, the town and each other. Education San Francisco State University, MA (Painting), 1984 San Francisco Art Institute, 1974–76 Kansas City Art Institute, BFA, 1972 Publications “A Feeling for Light and Air and the Human Figure,” The Palette Magazine, Issue No. 12 (Dec. 2005/Jan 2006) “ArtSeen,” by Patrick King, Genre, August 1998, pp. 76-77 Awards Gold Award, Painting, Art of California Magazine, 1993 Exhibitions 2017 - Alden Gallery, “Ed Christie, Robert Morgan and Laurence Young: New Work” Alden Gallery, “Wall” Metro Pictures, New York, “Postcards from the Edge 2017” Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Members’ Juried Exhibition (curated by Sarah Johnson, Cahoon Museum of American Art) 2016 - Alden Gallery, “Robert Morgan and Sean McCabe: New Work” Alden Gallery, “Meme” 2015 - Alden Gallery, “Kevin Cyr, Raul Gonzalez...

Maritime watercolor, an accurately detailed depiction of steamship "Nellie" en route on the water, complete with tiny silhouetted passenger figur...

Small Rocky Mountain landscape by Sacramento, California artist Ruth Scott (American, 1891-1964). A purple sky looms over gigantic mountain p...