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Art Subject: City
Henry Gasser Watercolor French Subject "Apertif, Paris"
Located in Phoenix, AZ
This is a beautiful watercolor on board by New Jersey artist Henry Gasser, N.A. (1909-1981). Titled on the verso: “Apertif, Paris.” The painting measures 10"h x 8"w. Signed “H. Gasse...
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20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache

Historic Miniature Watercolor of Bristol University Tower and Art Gallery
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Bristol University Tower and Art Gallery by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements...
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20th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Ecole de Paris Mid 20th Century, A City Street Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris, France: A City Street Scene by Henri Miloch (1898-1979) unsigned watercolour and gouache painting on artist's paper, unframed sheet 9.75 x 12.25 inches Very nicely execu...
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1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache

Paris River Seine Bridge and Boats French Watercolour Cityscape by Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Paris River Seine Bridge and Boats French Watercolour Cityscape by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 5.25 x...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Italian Market Scene with Umbrellas and Bell Tower Signed Continental Street
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Italian Market Scene with Umbrellas and Bell Tower Signed Continental Street By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Signed: Bottom right corner Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Siz...
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20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor

Historic Miniature Watercolor of Corn Street and The Nails in Bristol
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Corn Street and The Nails in Bristol by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 3.5 inches (height) x 2.75 inches (width) Condition: Very good and highly presentable Provenance: From a large private collection of this artists work in Bristol, England. Description: This detailed watercolor by Jack Grunwell captures Corn Street, one of Bristol’s most historically significant streets, featuring the iconic "Bristol Nails." These four ornate bronze tables, seen prominently in the foreground, were once used for business transactions between merchants and traders, giving rise to the phrase "paying on the nail." The grand Corn Exchange, built in 1741, dominates the background with its elegant Palladian façade, while the clock tower of St. Nicholas Market stands...
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20th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

1950 s Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Blues and Green French Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on artist paper mounted on board, unframed size: 18.5 x 15.5 inches condition: very good and ready to be ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Lisa Breslow "Central Park Blues 1"
Located in New York, NY
Lisa Breslow Central Park Blues 1, 2018 monotype 18 x 44 in. paper size: 24 x 50 in. This original monotype by Lisa Breslow depicts a dreamy cityscape / waterscape in subtle, painte...
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2010s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Monotype

Historic Miniature Watercolor of St John’s Gate and City Wall in Bristol
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of St John’s Gate and City Wall in Bristol by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements:...
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20th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Paul Emile Lecomte (1877-1950) La Route de Naudy, signed watercolor
Located in Paris, FR
Paul-Emile Lecomte (1877-1950) La Route de Naudy (The Road to Naudy) Signed lower left (titled on the verso of the sheet, but now hidden by the back of the frame) watercolor on paper...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Greenwich Village NYC WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Ashcan Modern Realism
Located in New York, NY
Greenwich Village NYC WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Ashcan Modern Realism Alfred Mira (1900-1981) Greenwich Village NYC 14 x 17 inches Oil on board,...
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1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil, Board

Alfred Henry Hart (1866-1953 )- Framed Watercolour, Beaminster
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate watercolour study of a residential street in Beaminster with church tower dominant in the background. Well presented in a wash-line mount and gilt effect frame. Signed. Va...
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Early 20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

NYC Skyline Hand Colored Lithograph
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5186 NYC skyline lithograph
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1960s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Chinatown San Francisco at Twilight , French School (circa 1950s)
Located in London, GB
'Chinatown San Francisco at Twilight', ink and gouache, diptych on card stock, French School (circa 1950s). This artwork was discovered in Paris, France. The unnamed artist skilfully captured that magical moment at dusk when light is at its most beautiful. The scene is Chinatown, San Francisco in the 1950s. The Far East Café, depicted in this artwork was established in 1920. It is the oldest banquet-style Chinese restaurant in the city. Of course, Chinese cuisine in large cities in America has since moved on from the chop suey...
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Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Gouache

Provence Watercolor of Village Fountain Shaded Town Square
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Provence Watercolor of Village Fountain & Shaded Town Square by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017) Signed: Yes Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper Size: 16.25 x 12.2...
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Late 20th Century French School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pen

French Watercolor of Monaco’s Old Town and Harbour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Watercolor of Monaco’s Old Town and Harbour by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017) Signed: Yes Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper, mounted on card Size: 11.75...
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Late 20th Century French School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pen

Historic Miniature Watercolor of King Street and Llandoger Trow in Bristol
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of King Street and Llandoger Trow in Bristol by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurement...
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20th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

French Impressionist Watercolor Landscape Sacre Coeur Montmartre Paris Streets
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
“Sacre Coeur, Paris" By Maurice Mazeilie (French 1924-2021) Watercolour on paper, unframed Size: 7.5 x 9.5 inches (Height x Width) Stamped Verso Condition: Good - There are no notice...
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20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Historic Miniature Watercolor of Llandoger Trow Inn in Bristol and Sailboats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Llandoger Trow Inn in Bristol and Sailboats by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measureme...
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20th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Historic Miniature Watercolor of Theatre Royal on King Street in Bristol
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Theatre Royal on King Street in Bristol by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements:...
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20th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Quiet Sunlit Grand Plaza Square in Nice France Vintage French Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nice Grand Plaza Tony Minartz (French, 1873 - 1994) watercolour on artist paper painting : 13 x 17 inches Provenance: private collection in the South of France, Condition: very go...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor

NYC Cityscape American Scene Social Realism Mid-Century
Located in New York, NY
NYC Cityscape American Scene Social Realism Mid-Century Max Arthur Cohn (1903-1998) New York City Skyline 14 x 21 1/2 inches Watercolor on paper, c. 1...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Maison Gervais by Maurice de Vlaminck - Cityscape, Figurative Art, Gouache, Town
Located in London, GB
*PLEASE NOTE UK BUYERS WILL ONLY PAY 5% VAT ON THIS PURCHASE. Once an order is placed we will arrange the VAT of 20% to be reduced to 5% Maison Gervais by Maurice de Vlaminck (1876-...
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1920s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Historic Watercolor of Sailors’ Almshouses Llandoger Trow Inn in Bristol
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Historic Watercolor of Sailors’ Almshouses & Llandoger Trow Inn in Bristol by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurement...
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20th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Mid Century French Pastel Drawing of Sunlit Coastal Town and Calm Blue Sea
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Pastel Drawing of Sunlit Coastal Town and Calm Blue Sea Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper Size: 19.75 (height) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil Pastel

Mid Century French Original Pastel Drawing of Mountain View Overlooking Village
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Original Pastel Drawing of Mountain View Overlooking Village Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper Size: 24.75 (hei...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil Pastel

“Taxco, Mexico”
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautifully executed black and white watercolor and gouache drawing on archival paper of the Spanish colonial town of Taxco, Mexico. Circa 1960. Condition is excellent. Signed low...
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1960s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

French Impressionist Watercolor of a European Street Scene with Gothic Church
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Watercolor of a European Street Scene with Gothic Church By Maurice Mazeilie (French 1924-2021) Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 5.5 x 7.5 inch...
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20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

STREET ACAPULCO
Located in Santa Monica, CA
JOSEPH PENNELL (1857 - 1926) STREET ACAPULCO 1901-08. Color pastel and gouache drawing on blue paper. Signed and titled in pencil in his early signature. Image, 10 x 14 inches to j...
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Early 1900s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Mixed Media, Gouache

The Palace. Gouche, ink and watercolor on paper painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
A new series inspired by architecture, décor and stylish personalities of the world of interior design. The worlds of fashion, society and pop culture are captured in the illustrati...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...

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Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Collioure Harbour, French 1950 s Modernist Colorful Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Collioure, France by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on artist paper, unframed size: 13 x 19.5 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed. provena...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor

Ecole de Paris Mid 20th Century Pair of Paintings Notre Dame Paris River Seine
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris: Two Views of Notre Dame Cathedral by Henri Miloch (1898-1979) both signed lower right two watercolour and gouache paintings on artist's paper, unframed Sheet: each measure 9....
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1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache

"Showers Today" San Francisco s Chinatown on an Overcast Day Original Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
"Showers Today" San Francisco's Chinatown on an Overcast Day Original Watercolor A two sided watercolor on Arches paper by San Francisco and Maryland artist Harolod Gretzner (America...
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1970s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

Ecole de Paris, Mid 20th Century, Two Landmark Paintings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris: Pont Alexandre III and Place de la Concorde by Henri Miloch (1898-1979) signed lower right on Place de la Concorde, the other is unsigned watercolour and gouache painting on a...
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1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache

Vintage French Watercolor - Village de Provence
By Augustin Faure
Located in Houston, TX
Impressive watercolor landscape of a charming old world scene of a village in Provence, France by artist Augustin Faure, circa 1950. Original one-of-a-kind artwork on paper displa...
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1950s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Paris - Porte Saint Martin by H. Claude Pissarro - Pastel, Post-Impressionist
Located in London, GB
Paris - Porte Saint Martin by H. Claude Pissarro (b. 1935) Pastel on card 37 x 51 cm (14 ⁵/₈ x 20 ¹/₈ inches) Signed lower right, H. Claude Pissarro This work is accompanied by a ce...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and...

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Pastel

Strand on the Green Kew London Watercolour of Historic Riverside House 1949
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Strand on the Green Kew London Watercolour of Historic Riverside House 1949 By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 14.25 x 10 inches Conditio...
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20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor

Cityscape - Original Charcoal Drawingr by S. Goldberg - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
City is an original drawing in pencil realized by Simon Goldberg (1913-1985). Hand-signed on the lower right. The state of preservation is good. Sheet dimension: 27 x 21 cm. The a...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Venice, Piazza San Marco - Watercolor by A. Guidotti
Located in Roma, IT
Venice is an amazing colored watercolor on paper realized in the early years of the XX century by the Italian artist, Antonio Guidotti (1881-1958). Signed in black ink on lower left margin. This modern artwork representing the most famous square of Venice Piazza San Marco...
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Early 20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Mid 20th Century Impressionist De Brouckere Brussels Belgium,
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Brussels: Belgium. De Brouckere Square and the Jules Anspach Obelisk by Leonard Machin Rowe (1880-1968) signed lower left watercolour painting on artist's paper, unframed Sheet: 9.7...
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1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor

Untitled (Industrial Street)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition - America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1940s Untitled (Industrial Street), c. 1940s, watercolor on paper mounted on illustration board, estate stamp verso (signed by Peter Corbridge, the artist’s son); 14 x 21 inches; unframed Edgar Corbridge was a Massachusetts-based precisionist painter who mainly worked in watercolor. In 1916, three years after immigrating from England, Corbridge completed a course of study in sign painting at the Fall River, Massachusetts Technical High School and obtained an apprenticeship with the Armour Sign Shop. Throughout his career, Corbridge was mainly self-taught as a fine artist. In 1918, Corbridge received his first recognition as an artist for his entry in a Fall River Women’s Club poster competition. During much of his professional life, Corbridge worked as a self-employed window trimmer and operator of the Corbridge Display Service, supplemented by income from the occasional sale of his paintings. Corbridge gleaned the subjects for his works in and around his home in Fall River, Massachusetts, as well as Provincetown. In the 1940s, Corbridge began to exhibit frequently, including at the annual exhibitions at the Jordan Marsh Company...
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1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Board

Hotel de la... - Drawing by Charles Des Bordes - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil and watercolor realized by Charles Des Bordes in the early 20th Century. Glued on cardboard cm 31x20. Good condition.
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pencil

Shadows - Piazza San Marcos Venice Watercolor by Thomas Schaller
Located in Morgan Hill, CA
"Shadows - San Marcos" is a large watercolor by award-winning L.A. artist and architect Thomas W. Schaller. The watercolor painting depicts the bustling Piazza San Marco with the Basilica front and center. The tower is casting a shadow on the Basilica which further enhances its exquisite facade. The crowd's silhouettes can be seen in the puddles at their feet. For more works by Thomas Schaller...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Donna Città - Pastel by Aurelio Bulzatti - 2014
Located in Roma, IT
Donna Città is an original pastel on paper realized by the Italian contemporary artist Aurelio Bulzatti in 2014. Original and unique piece hand-drawn...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

1930 s Milford, CT Landscape -- First Church of Christ Congregational
Located in Soquel, CA
1930's watercolor figurative landscape depicting the First Church of Christ Congregational in Milford, Connecticut by J. Nolan of Providence, Rhode Island (American, 20th Century). S...
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1920s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

J. Cox - Early 20th Century Watercolour, York
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming watercolour painting by J. Cox, depicting a street scene with figures in York. Location and signature to the lower right-hand corner. Well-presented in a card mount and in...
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20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Leicester Square, London, Max Panks, Original Watercolour Painting Cityscape Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Leicester Square, London By Max Panks [2021] original Watercolour on Paper Image size: H:24.5 cm x W:16.5 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:29 cm x W:1...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Girton College, Cambridge, watercolour by Joy Fox
Located in London, GB
Joy Fox (née Hollings) Girton College Watercolour 24 x 17 cm Signed to bottom right. Little is known about Joy Fox. It seems that she studied at Girton College, Cambridge between 1939 and 1942. This charming watercolour depicting the main gate at the college featured in Douglas de Lacey...
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1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

“Bermuda”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor on archival paper of a horse drawn carriage heading up a house lined street. The watercolor is attributed to the hand of Colin Michael Hind, a British born artist...
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1960s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Brooklyn Bridge, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Brooklyn Bridge (P5.68), Year: 1956, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 17 x 20 in. (43.18 x 50.8 cm), Description: Looking out over ...
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1950s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

William Matthison Balliol and Exeter College Oxford University watercolour
Located in London, GB
To see our other views of Oxford and Cambridge, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the view you want. William Matthison (1853-1926) Balliol and Exeter Colleges from the Sheldonian, Oxford University...
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Early 20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Roman Facade, Italy (Exquisite 19th-c. Original Watercolor, Signed)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Sorry for the reflections on the glass, but I didn't want to take this lovely frame apart. The close-ups are much better. This is a highly accomplished, superbly detailed watercolor of a the facade of a building in Rome, depicting Corinthian columns, a frieze and a free-standing tributary sculpture above. Image area itself is 10.5" x 6.25", framed size is 19.5" x 14". Matted and presented in a pretty antique wood frame that has some flaws from an apparently long history but is perfectly serviceable, as you can see. Exquisite detail, so hard to accomplish with watercolor. Came from august Houston...
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19th Century Romantic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Figures Walking Up The Town Steps Landscape British Modernist Pastel Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastel Landscape by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) pastel and pencil sketch on brown artist tracing paper , unframed painting: 4.5 x 3.75 inches provenance: private collection, Cotsw...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Pastel, Pencil

Paris Street Scene, Impressionist Watercolor by Charles Levier
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charles Levier, French (1920 - 2003) Title: Paris Street Scene Year: circa 1960 Medium: Watercolor, signed l.l. Size: 22 x 30 in. (55.88 x 76.2 cm)
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1970s Fauvist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Place Pigalle
Located in London, GB
'Place Pigalle', oil and gouache on art paper, by Lucien Génin (circa 1930s). Pigalle is well known to tourists who want to experience "Paris by night". It is home to some of Paris' most famous cabarets such as the Moulin Rouge which was immortalised by artist Toulouse-Lautrec. Lautrec's studio was here as was Picasso's, Vincent Van Gogh's and that of Andre Breton. In 1928 Josephine Baker opened her first nightclub next door to Breton's apartment. It is certainly a historical landmark of Paris and well known to so many visitors of this beautiful city. Génin painted Paris and Parisians and this is another one of his charming works among many held by this gallery. Please feel free to peruse them all on this platform. In good overall condition. Newly framed and glazed with anti-reflective glass. Upon request a video may be provided. About the Artist: After the devastation of the First World War, Lucien Génin (1894 - 1953) left his provincial home in the autumn of 1919 to find his fortune among the lively Parisians in the heart of Montmartre. Génin befriended the painters Frank Will, Gen Paul, Émile Boyer...
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1930s Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Oil, Gouache

"DALLAS CITYSCAPE" ON DRAFT PAPER MID-CENTURY ARTIST BUCK SCHIWETZ DIED 1984
Located in San Antonio, TX
Buck Schiwetz (1898-1984) Houston Artist Image Size: 13.75 x 17.5 Framed Size: 20.25 x 24.25 Medium: Charcoal on Draft Paper "Dallas" Cityscape Buck Schiwetz (1898-1984) Edward Muegg...
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20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

"Tokyo Diptych" Yvonne Jacquette, Japanese Urban Cityscape Nocturnal Aerial
Located in New York, NY
Yvonne Jacquette (American, b. 1935) Tokyo Diptych, 1985 Pastel on paper Overall 17 1/4 x 28 1/2 inches Signed lower center Provenance: Carey Ellis Company, Houston, Texas Brooke Alexander, New York Collection of an American Corporation Exhibited: New York, Brooke Alexander, Yvonne Jacquette: Tokyo Nightviews, April 5 - May 3, 1986, n.p., illustrated; this exhibition later traveled to Brunswick, Maine, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Yvonne Jacquette: Tokyo Nightviews, June 27 - August 24, 1986. Yvonne Jacquette has a preference for high places, a circling plane, a penthouse window, an aerie from which to watch the world. Her work has often depicted the city and man-made landscape from the vantage of angels. It is a privileged perspective, long loved by photographers, who were perhaps the first to recognize the geometric grandeur of the city below. That grandeur structures Jacquette's images but is not its full content. Her work attempts to resolve the visual and emotional pardoxes of the modern metropolis. Only from the tower is there the possibility of order and context. And unlaced beauty. Jacquette first visited Japan in 1982. Nighttime Tokyo, its cars and crowds and canyons of loud Vegas neon, made a vivid and bewildering impression on her. The neon signs, pulsing, scaling the walls of high rises, fascinated the artist, "like Times Square spread over miles." Her fascination was equal parts marvel, confusion, and curiosity—the sparks of art. She returned to Tokyo in May of 1985, choosing hotel rooms with expansive vistas. From these views Jacquette excerpted images for a series of pastel night scenes. The basic forms and colors of each drawing were blocked in during night sessions by the window. She worked in the dark, selecting colors by flashlight. In daylight, she sharpened the geometry and corrected ambiguous passages. She refined the drawings further in the studio until the images read clearly. Photographic correctness was not important. The finished drawings are complete statements, not simply preparatory sketches for paintings. They have the authority of expert witness. In clear, discreet jots of pastel they record the performance of seeing, each touch of color attesting to a moment's close scrutiny. Yvonne Jacquette was born on December 15, 1934 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and grew up in Stamford, Connecticut. She attended the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence from 1952 to 1955, when she moved to New York City. Her late husband was photographer Rudy Burckhardt, and the couple were part of a circle of artist friends that included Fairfield Porter, Alex Katz, Red Grooms, and Mimi Gross. She continues to live and work in New York City, as well as in Searsmont, Maine. A flight to San Diego in 1969 sparked Jacquette’s interest in aerial views, after which she began flying in commercial airliners to study cloud formations and weather patterns. She soon started sketching and painting the landscape as seen from above, beginning a process that has developed into a defining element of her art. Her first nocturnal painting...
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1980s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

1883 Watercolour Tom Tower Christ Church Oxford "W H Hill" College University
Located in London, GB
To see our other views of Oxford and Cambridge , particularly suitable for wedding and graduation presents, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from...
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1880s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

6pm on a Thursday - Figurative Abstract Watercolor Still Life Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ama Liyanage, a contemporary artist and printmaker, creates whimsical paintings from her home studio in Ontario, Canada. Each piece holds minuscule painted details waiting to be disc...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Paris Street Scene at Night with Figures and Red Coat Urban Watercolor
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Paris Street Scene at Night with Figures and Red Coat Urban Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 6.5 x 4.5 inche...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor