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William C. GrauerWILLIAM C GRAUER Barn
Windy Autumn Sky, wc
gouache 1950s Cleveland SchoolCirca 1950
Circa 1950
$3,000
£2,289.08
€2,604
CA$4,212.97
A$4,610.59
CHF 2,436.29
MX$55,030.45
NOK 31,090.13
SEK 28,434.45
DKK 19,450.54
About the Item
William C. Grauer’s watercolor and gouache from the 1950s shows a barn set back behind a slanting fence, with trees gathered around it and a sky full of quick, layered strokes. The palette stays close to the ground: browns, ochres, grays, and off‑whites, so the whole scene feels like late afternoon after a dry spell. He lets thin watercolor washes breathe through the paper, then firms up the barn and fence with the denser gouache. You can see the roof marked in diagonal passes, trees suggested with looping lines, and grasses indicated by short, parallel strokes that read as motion.
The size, 14.5 by 21.5 inches, gives it room to stretch without losing the sense of a sketch made on site. The barn sits as the anchor while the sky and foliage keep things moving around it. Nothing is fussy. He edits the forms down to what matters, a mid‑century instinct that trades detail for rhythm and shape. The posts across the field, the leaning fence, and the wavering treetops create a gentle push and pull, with the dark barn holding the center.
It is a familiar American subject, but Grauer treats it with restraint and memory rather than nostalgia. Signed at the lower right, the painting feels like a clear‑eyed look at a place that works for a living: sturdy structure, restless weather, and just enough mark‑making to let your eye finish the rest.
Signed lower right.
Framed Dimensions: 24 x 31 inches
PROVENANCE: The Artist, Cleveland, Ohio;
Acquired from the above over a 50 year period by a relative of the artist, Rancho Santa Fe, California.
- Creator:William C. Grauer (1896, American)
- Creation Year:Circa 1950
- Dimensions:Height: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)Width: 21.5 in (54.61 cm)
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- Condition:In very fine, age appropriate condition.
- Gallery Location:Rancho Santa Fe, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU516317215242
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