Samuel Bolton Colburn

1930s American Modern Farm Landscape Watercolor with Barns, Windmill Fields

circa 1935

This original 1940s grayscale watercolor by Charles Ragland Bunnell depicts a semi-abstracted view of the Golden Cycle Mill in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Rendered in subtle gradations of black and gray, the composition reflects the influence of WPA-era Modernism, combining industrial subject matter with expressive abstraction. The work is a notable example of mid-20th-century American Regionalism, capturing both a sense of place and a forward-looking artistic vision. Bunnell’s restrained palette and simplified architectural forms transform the industrial landscape into a dynamic modern composition, emphasizing structure, rhythm, and atmosphere. The subject references the Golden Cycle Mining and Reduction Company, a major contributor to Colorado’s early 20th-century mining industry, located in what is now Old Colorado City. Through this modernist lens, the painting documents an important chapter of Western industrial history. The watercolor measures 8 1/8 x 9 5/8 inches (sight size) and is presented in a custom black frame measuring 18 x 19 ½ x 1 ⅜ inches, making it a refined, display-ready piece for collectors of American Modern art, WPA works, and industrial landscapes. Charles Ragland Bunnell (1897–1968) was a pioneering Colorado modernist, New Deal art...

This striking 20th-century modernist watercolor by American artist Richard K. Ayers (1921–2003) captures a compelling scene of an old mine and houses in Cortez, Colorado. Rendered in a rich palette of blue, green, gold, and brown, the work conveys the rugged beauty of the landscape with a unique, abstract perspective, blending realism and modernist sensibilities. The artwork is presented in a custom frame using archival materials, ensuring both protection and elegance. Framed dimensions: 36 ½ x 30 ½ x ¾ inches; image size: 24 ¾ x 18 ¾ inches. Its size and expressive style make it a perfect addition to modern, contemporary, and historic American art collections. About the Artist: Richard K. Ayers studied at Miami University...

This exquisite original watercolor by American artist Edgar Britton (1901–1982) captures the serene beauty of a Colorado mountain landscape. Painted in 1946, the composition features...

This charming Northern California landscape painting by American artist Jon Blanchette (1908–1987) captures the serene beauty of rural life in the mid-20th century. Painted circa 195...

This artwork "California Landscape with Farm" 1943 is a watercolor on paper by noted California (German/American) artist Ernst Stolz, 1901-1989. It is signed and dated at the lower r...

California Farmhouse Landscape in Watercolor on Paper Original watercolor painting of a farmhouse at the top of a hill by Bertram Spencer (American, 1918-1992). A small farmhouse si...

Wonderful minimalist mid-1970's landscape watercolor of a simple barn on a hilltop by Gretchen Guard (American, 20th Century). The artist used clean lines and decisive areas of color to render the barn in crisp detail and make it pop from the soft landscape around it. Signed "Gretchen Guard" and dated "76" lower left. Displayed in a new cream mat and rustic wood frame. Frame size: 17"H x 21"W Image size: 12"H x 16"W Gretchen Guard lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico and Cape Cod, Mass. She majored in studio art at Stanford University under Nathan Oliveira, Frank Lobdell and Mat Kahn. And at Santa Fe Art Institute with Wolf Khan...

Countryside is an original artwork, realized by Pierre Segogne in the 1950s. Hand-signed on lower right margin. Mixed colored watercolor on paper. This beautiful artwork represe...