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Period: 1980s
German Lesson (two separate unique watercolor gouaches, each hand signed) Framed
Located in New York, NY
Roberta Allen German Lesson, 1981 Two separate mixed media works framed together: watercolor, gouache, ink, wash, laid paper collage (each signed by hand) Signed twice: each of the s...
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Contemporary 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Baby Drawing
Located in Washington , DC, DC
"RADIANT BABY" DRAWING on the catalogue endpaper executed the evening of the Los Angeles gallery exhibition of ten paintings on canvas, thirty bl...
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Contemporary 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Permanent Marker, Paper

Baby Drawing
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"Untitled" Mernet Larsen, Abstract, Hard-Edged, Shades of Purple, Dark Colors
Located in New York, NY
Mernet Larsen Untitled, 1988 Signed and dated lower right Oil and collage on paper Image 17 3/4 x 18 3/4 inches Sheet 19 x 24 inches For more than sixty years, Mernet Larsen has been making paintings that tell stories, showing sharp-edged, mysterious characters in a strange world full of tension and clever humor. She uses different ways to show space that sometimes don't match up. By mixing different perspectives, like reversed and traditional views, she turns everyday situations into a dizzying version of reality that feels familiar yet strange. Her influences come from many places, including geometric shapes from Russian Constructivism, Japanese Bunraku...
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Abstract Geometric 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Givenchy Glam No.16
Located in Bristol, CT
Givenchy fashion illustration replete w/ two fabric swatches attached c1980s Image Sz: 11 3/8"H x 8"W Frame Sz: 16"H x 12 1/2"W
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1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Portrait - Drawing by Sigfrido Oliva - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil drawing realized by Sigfrido Oliva in 1980s. Hand signed. Includes a contemporary wooden frame cm. 52.5x42.5. 
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Contemporary 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Landscape - Drawing by Sigfrido Oliva - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil drawing realized by Sigfrido Oliva in 1980s. Hand signed. Includes a contemporary wooden frame cm. 44x54.
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Contemporary 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Cottage - Drawing by Sigfrido Oliva - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil drawing realized by Sigfrido Oliva in 1980s. Hand signed. Includes a contemporary wooden frame cm. 42.5x52.5.
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Contemporary 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

“Twilight Forest Lane”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil pastel twilight scene on Canson Mi-Teintes pastel paper of a tree lined country lane. Beautiful use of light and shadows. American School, post impressionist style. Init...
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Post-Impressionist 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

Rainbow Abstract , San Francisco Bay Area, Abstract Expressionist Watercolor
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Hourian Hamid' (Iranian-American, 20th century) and dated 1985. A large, flowing abstract by the brother of the artist, Mohammed Hourian.
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1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Flock of Sweeping Birds
By A.M. Rémy
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful watercolor and pen and ink painting of a flock of birds sweeping over multichromatic fields by French artist Rémy, circa 1980. Signed lower right. Original artwork on pap...
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1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Portrait - Drawing by Antonio Santacroce - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper mounted on a wooden panel. Hand signed. Includes a contemporary wooden frame cm.54x46.5. Very good condition.
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Contemporary 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

In the Wood - Drawing by Sigfrido Oliva - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil and watercolor drawing realized by Sigfrido Oliva. Hand signed and dated. Includes a contemporary wooden frame cm. 52.5x42.5.
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Contemporary 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Still Life - Drawing by Sigfrido Oliva - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil drawing realized by Sigfrido Oliva in 1980s Hand signed. Includes a contemporary wooden frame cm. 52.5x42.
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Contemporary 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Woman - Drawing by Sigfrido Oliva - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil and watercolor drawing realized by Sigfrido Oliva in 1980s. Hand signed and dated. Includes a contemporary wooden frame cm. 52.5x42.5.
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Contemporary 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Surrealist composition by José Gerson n°3 - Airbrush on paper 45x69 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper to frame
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Surrealist 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink

Tree of Life - Original Pencil Drawing - 1982
Located in Roma, IT
Tree of Life is an original drawing in pencil realized in 1982 by Herta Hausmann. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower left, with blue stamp of "Atelier Herta Housmann" on the rear of...
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Modern 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pencil

Modernist Abstract Expressionist Color Field Watercolor Painting Lamar Briggs
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand signed frame measures 39 X 51 sheet measures 29 X 41 This will be shipped unframed If you would like the frame please contact me. Apple or fruit shape abstract color field pai...
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Abstract Expressionist 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper, Watercolor

Akinesia paper/etching, 14x18 cm, 1989
Located in Riga, LV
Akinesia paper/etching, 14x18 cm, 1989
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Symbolist 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Etching

Erotic Scene - Charcoal Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1980
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Scene is a charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1980s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a cream colored cardboard. Mino Maccari (Siena...
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Modern 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Charcoal

Minimalist painting on paper by pioneering sculptor Lyman Kipp, signed, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Lyman Kipp Untitled Minimalist painting on paper, 1981 Oil paint on paper Signed and dated 1981 on the front Floated and framed in the original vintage frame under UV plexiglass Meas...
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Minimalist 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Oil

Exhibit IV, paper/etching, 77/99, 5.5x5 cm, 1989
Located in Riga, LV
Exhibit IV, paper/etching, 77/99, 5.5x5 cm, 1989
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Symbolist 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Etching

Voodoo Rider Original 1980 s T-Shirt Design Drawing
Located in Soquel, CA
Original drawing for a late 1980's T-shirt design for Voodoo Rider by Gary Ermoloff (American, b. 1949). Dated, titled, and signed along the bottom edge ...
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Street Art 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pen, Permanent Marker

Musicians, Modern Acrylic on Paper by Biagio Civale
Located in Long Island City, NY
Biagio Civale, Italian/American (1936 - ) - Musicians, Medium: Acrylic on Paper, signed l.r., Size: 18 x 22 in. (45.72 x 55.88 cm)
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Modern 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Artaud s Arms (Exhibited at Brooklyn Museum)
Located in New York, NY
JAMES NARES Artaud's Arms (Exhibited at Brooklyn Museum), 1988 Color Monotype on Gampi Torinoko Paper 36 × 27 inches Signed James Nares and dated '88 l...
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Abstract 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Monotype

Bay with Boats Color Monotype unique signed abstract color field landscape frame
Located in New York, NY
Wolf Kahn Bay with Boats, 1987 Color monotype on Somerset white wove paper Hand signed and dated by Wolf Kahn on the lower right front, bears labels on the back Frame Included: matte...
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Color-Field 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Lithograph, Monotype

Sailing Boat in Harbor , SFMOMA, Woman Artist, California Post-Impressionist
By Jae Carmichael
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An attractive mid-century coastal scene showing a sailing boat resting in a calm berth on turquoise waters. Signed lower left "Jae Carmichael" (American, 1925-2005) and dated 1987. ...
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Post-Impressionist 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

After the Bacchanal , Contemporary Bay Area figural
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Vanessa Stafford' (American, born 1954) and dated 1982. Vanessa Stafford received her Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design from San Jose State University. She ...
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1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pen

Public Indecency Patrol Vulgar Lewdness Sex in a Car - Francis Wilford Smith
Located in Miami, FL
Smilby depicts a night scene with a couple engaging in lewd sexual acts in their car. Although situated in a wooded area, it is still in public view. They are surprised by a highly ...
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Outsider Art 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pencil, Gouache, Watercolor, Paper

The Nodes of Alvor Portugal
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Flack The Nodes of Alvor Portugal, 1982 Watercolor on paper (bears original Louis Meisel Gallery label on the back) Pencil signed and titled by the...
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Realist 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Abstract Art, Vivid Watercolor - Rolling Colors, Kemija, 1980
Located in Houston, TX
Transfixing and vivid watercolor of abstract striated colors, rolling together like leaves in the wind or waves of sand dunes. Signed lower right by Kejima, 1980. Original artwork o...
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Contemporary 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Colorful Tabletop, 1980s
Located in Houston, TX
French watercolor of a vibrantly hued tabletop, featuring bottles and fruit, by artist Madeleine Scali (1911-2000), 1980. Dated lower left. Original artwork on paper displayed on...
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1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Abstract Cityscape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract cityscape watercolor with loosely defined landscape elements and geometric shapes by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 19...
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Abstract Expressionist 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting Outsider Circus Trapeze Artist Acrobats
Located in Surfside, FL
MALCAH ZELDIS Circus, Trapeze Artists and Acrobats gouache on paper Hand signed and dated bottom right. titled in pencil on paper verso. Framed to 15 X 16.5 sheet is 9 X 12 Malcah ...
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Folk Art 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

L Oreal No. 2, Troyes , French Village, Boise, National Watercolor Society
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'E. Brigeois' for Evelyne Brigeois (French, 1946-2016) and dated 1985; additionally signed, verso, dated and titled, 'Troyes #2'. Born in Troyes, France in 1946...
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Photorealist 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

Statue of Liberty, Modern Acrylic on Paper by Biagio Civale
Located in Long Island City, NY
Biagio Civale, Italian/American (1936 - ) - Statue of Liberty, Medium: Acrylic on Paper, signed l.r., Size: 22 in. x 30 in. (55.88 cm x 76.2 cm)
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Modern 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

1980s "#20" Charcoal Cross Hatch Abstract Drawing Modern Art Jack Scott
Located in Arp, TX
Jack Scott "#20" 1980 Interwoven, continuous line charcoal drawing on paper 40"x30" site, black wood gallery frame float mount 42.5"x32.75" museum glass Sig...
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Abstract 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Purple and Green Abstract Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract watercolor composition with soft purple and green tones, accented with red by Les Anderson (American, 1928-2009). Unsigned, but was acquired from the estate of Les Anderson ...
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Abstract Expressionist 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Portrait of a Boy - Original Pencil Drawing by Anthony Roaland - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a boy is an original drawing in pencil realized by Anthony Roaland in 1980. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin. In the foreground the figure...
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Contemporary 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pencil

The Ancient Tree, Watercolor Lansdscape
By Marge Eaton Johnson
Located in Soquel, CA
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...
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American Impressionist 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Judith I, paper/etching, 13.5x9.5 cm, 1987
Located in Riga, LV
Judith I, paper/etching, 13.5x9.5 cm, 1987
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Symbolist 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Etching

Spinnakers at Sunset , California Watercolor Association, Pacific Grove Artist
By Lucille Marie Johnston
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "Johnston" and dated 1981. Bearing exhibition label from 17th Pacific Grove Annual Watercolor Competition. A vibrant Modernist watercolor brimming with color an...
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1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

"Umbrella Man with 2 Sailboats"
Located in Warren, NJ
Frame: 16.5 x 15.5 x 1 Picture: 6 x 4.5 Picture in excellent condition Frame is in “fair” condition
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1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

View of Palazzo Ducale, Venice - Drawing by Carlo Ravagnan - 1985
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1985. Hand signed lower right. Date and titled on rear. Excellent condition.
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Contemporary 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Pot of Flowers, Modern Tempera on Paper by Biagio Civale
Located in Long Island City, NY
Biagio Civale, Italian/American (1936 - ) - Pot of Flowers, Medium: Tempera on paper, signed lower right, Size: 24 x 18 in. (60.96 x 45.72 cm)
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Modern 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Tempera

Cosmic Lavender Abstract Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
A softly colored watercolor abstract in lavender, blue and green by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). Unsigned. From the estate of Les Anderson in Monterey, Califo...
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Abstract Expressionist 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Danielle" Nude Figurative Drawing in Pastel on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold nude pastel drawing by Albert Hutson (American, 1923-1994). A woman is reclined on a soft red surface, leaning up against a yellow pillow. The model is skillfully sketched, with quick but confident marks. Hutson has captured the character of the model in her expression and posture, both of which appear relaxed and natural. Al Hutson retired from military service in 1974, moved to San Francisco, and enrolled in art school at the California College of Arts and Crafts. In 1978 he earned his BFA degree with distinction in drawing and painting. His work as a figurative artist was in the medium of pastel drawing, and he had an intense and abiding affinity for works on paper. Signed, dated, and titled twice in the lower right corner ("Al Hutson Danielle 89") Presented in a new off-white mat with foamcore backing. Mat size: Paper size: 19.75"H x 25.5"W Albert L. Hutson (American, 1923-1994) had two careers: first as a professional military officer, and second as an artist and member of the Board of the Graphic Arts Council in San Francisco. He was born in 1923 in Portsmouth, Virginia, into a family with a long military tradition. His father and maternal grandfather were Annapolis graduates, and his paternal grandfather served in the Civil War. Colonel Hutson graduated from Staunton Military Academy in 1941 shortly after World War II began. He later earned an undergraduate degree in history from the University of Nebraska in the late 1960s. As a young second lieutenant in World War II, he served with the First Armored Division in the Italian Campaign, starting with the Battle of Anzio, and participated in the liberation of Rome. His interest in art began at this time when his commanding officer introduced him to Italian art. Al Hutson retired from military service in 1974, moved to San Francisco, and enrolled in art school at the California College of Arts and Crafts. In 1978 he earned his BFA degree with distinction in drawing and painting. His work as a figurative artist was in the medium of pastel drawing, and he had an intense and abiding affinity for works on paper. A graduate of the Fine Arts Museums docent [tour guide...
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American Impressionist 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Neptune , Woman Artist, Berkeley Art Museum, California College of the Arts
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Created by Carole Doyle Peel (American, 1934-2016) circa 1985 and accompanied by first edition volume, 'Carole Doyle Peel: The Delight of Drawing', 2016. Mat dimensions: 22.25 x 34 x...
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1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Near Grassington, West Yorkshire, UK /// Contemporary British Watercolor Church
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Ken Burton (English, 1946-) Title: "Near Grassington, West Yorkshire, UK" *Signed by Burton lower left Year: 1988 Medium: Original Watercolor on heavy wove paper Framing: Not...
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Contemporary 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Astral Planing: Contemporary Figurative Pastel
By Paula Humphris
Located in Brecon, Powys
Stunning pastel work by Paula Humphris a Cornish artist more well known now for her pottery. Signed and dated 1985. Very evocative of the Art Deco Period. very pretty ! Image size ...
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Art Deco 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Water Lilies , California Watercolor Society, SWA, Woman Artist, Zoltan Szabo
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Beverly Fields' (American, 20th century) and dated 1988. Accompanied by a copy of the artist's poster from the same series. This listed California artist has e...
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1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

Sailboats, Modern Tempera on Paper by Biagio Civale
Located in Long Island City, NY
Biagio Civale, Italian/American (1936 - ) - Sailboats, Medium: Tempera on paper, signed lower left, Size: 22 x 30 in. (55.88 x 76.2 cm)
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Modern 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Tempera

Architectural Details Catalogue 2, paper/etching, 86/99, 10x9 cm, 1989
Located in Riga, LV
Architectural Details Catalogue 1, paper/etching, 80/99, 10x9 cm,1989
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Symbolist 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Etching

Figure in a Psychoscape III
Located in London, GB
Oil on board Signed (lower right) 24.5cm × 19cm (40cm × 35cm framed) An artist, who also served on the board of the National Gallery of Australia, was a truly original painter. By t...
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Post-War 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Watercolor Still Life with Red Candle and Plant
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful watercolor still life with plant, fruit and a red candle by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). From the estate of Les Anderson in...
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American Impressionist 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

"Children" Little girl, child, red, blue, reading cm. 31 x 24 1980
Located in Torino, IT
Little girl, child, red, blue, reading we send the work anywhere Shipping included OLGA BOGAEVSKAJA (Moscow, 1916 – St. Petersburg, 2000) Works by Olga Bogaevskaja can be found in v...
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Impressionist 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Minou-Study of Head
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Minou-Study of Head Charcoal and pencil on vellum, 1984 Signed and dated in pencil by the artist Minou was Barnet's feline companion throughout many of his most prolific years. It has been said that if you entered Barnet's studio and Minou did not like you Barnet lost interest and dismissed you almost immediately. Provenance: Susan Teller Gallery, prior to 2005 (one of Barnet's friends and dealers) Babcock Galleries, 2005-2008 This drawing is related to a similar composition reproduced in the Richard Boyle catalog for Babcock Galleries. References: Boyle, Will Barnet Drawings, related to works reproduced on pp. 21, 41 (see photo of page 41) Minou is the cat on the back right. Condition: Excellent Stray ink and paint consistent with a working studio drawing Archival framing with DEN Glass (see photo) Image size: 9 x 11 7/8 inches Frame size: 17 x 19 inches Will Barnet Born May 25, 1911, Beverly, Massachusetts, US Died November 13, 2012 (aged 101), New York City, US Will Barnet (May 25, 1911 – November 13, 2012) was an American artist known for his paintings, watercolors, drawings, and prints depicting the human figure and animals, both in casual scenes of daily life and in transcendent dreamlike worlds. Biography Born in 1911 in Beverly, Massachusetts, Barnet knew by the age of ten that he wanted to be an artist. As a student, he studied with Philip Leslie Hale at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and viewed first-hand John Singer Sargent at work on the murals of the Boston Public Library. In 1930, Barnet studied at the Art Students League of New York, with Stuart Davis and Charles Locke, beginning his long association with the school. Here he concentrated on painting as well as printmaking, and, in 1936, he became the official printer for the Art Students League. There, he later instructed students in the graphic arts at the school and taught alongside the likes of Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Robert Beverly Hale and Richard Pousette-Dart. Barnet influenced a generation of artists, including James Rosenquist, Knox Martin, Emil Milan, Paul Jenkins, Ethel Fisher and Cy Twombly. Barnet continued his love of teaching with positions at the Cooper Union, at Yale University, and at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He was represented by the Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Barnet had three sons, Peter, Richard, and Todd Barnet, by his first wife Mary Sinclair. Barnet later married Elena Barnet, with whom he had a daughter, Ona Barnet. Death A longtime resident of the National Arts Club, Barnet died in New York City on November 13, 2012, at the age of 101. Works Barnett's works span the various "movements" of their era, from his early social realist work to his final signature style of clean lines and carefully placed volumes of solid color in a kind of minimalist representational approach. His work is concerned with humanity, yet at his core he always remained a formalist, cerebral in his approach to the elements that make up a good picture. In his interviews he articulated his well thought out principles regarding color use, composition and subject matter, in a professorial manner reflecting the theoretical acumen he brought to his teaching. Like many American painters of his generation he was digesting the evolving trends in Europe and integrating the new visual vocabulary into his American style while remaining universal, referencing his own personal history with images of his wife, his daughter, and their family pets. As James Thomas Flexner wrote, Barnet's work "makes us experience the interplay between the personal and the universal." While remaining representational, the simple elegance of the figures and their flat surfaces reflect his exploration with abstraction. Will's artistic output spans eighty years. Few artists, other than Picasso or Monet, can claim such a long continuous period of inspired art making, nor the logical progression of moving through artistic phases: in the 1930s he was a social realist, in the 1940s a Modernist, in the 1950s an Abstract Expressionist and in the 1960s and onward he settled on a representational minimalism honed from the refinement of his earlier explorations. His early work is decidedly social realist, with sullen portraits done in dark tonalities that suggest both the struggle of the depression era and the hope in the simple love of family life. He moves out of this phase with the improving economy and in the 1940s adds vibrant color and more abstract figures, suggesting a lifting of the depression era malaise. He was a key figure in the 1940s New York movement called Indian Space Painting, artists who based their abstract and semi-abstract work on Native American art; a striking movement which had a handful of practitioners (notably Steve Wheeler...
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American Modern 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Charcoal

Yellow, Blue Red Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
A bold abstract watercolor with yellow and blue, contrasted with red accents by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). Signed "Les Anderson" on verso. From the estate o...
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Abstract Expressionist 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Woman at Piano, Watercolor Painting by Erik Freyman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Woman at Piano by Erik Freyman, Russian/American (1932–2018) Date: circa 1989 Watercolor on Paper, signed in pencil Size: 29 x 21.5 in. (73.66 x 54.61 cm)
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Contemporary 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Teens at the Beach - Original Drawing by Anthony Roaland - 1982
Located in Roma, IT
Teens at the beach is an original drawing on pencil realized by Anthony Roaland in 1982. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin. The three boys are represent...
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Contemporary 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pencil

Cypress Point Sunrise / Pt. Lobos Seascape - Double Sided Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Double-sided watercolor with a beautiful landscape of Cypress Point at sunrise, and a vertical landscape of Pt. Lobos on verso by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009)....
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American Impressionist 1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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