Andy Gradwell

Amalfi, Italy , mixed media on paper c2005

2005

'Amalfi Coastline, Italy' signed mixed media on paper. Glazed frame 53cmx 42cm painting 36cmx27cm A view of Amalfi, looking down to the shoreline from the hilly landscape that surrou...

Fine piece by Gradwell on his exenstive tour of Italy. 'Amalfi Caostline' c 2005 signed original painting mixed media on paper 49cmx 50cm Glazed frame 68cm x 83cm Considered one of...

A fine mixed media plien air painting by Gradwell. The Amalfi coast, Italy . An evening study in low light. mixed media on paper: 34cmx 54cm Glazed gallery frame: 52cm x 73cm

'Amalfi Cove, Italy.' by Andy Gradwell circa 2005. Watercolor and pastel on paper. signed. Glazed oak wood frame 43cmx53cm Dry mounted painting 27cmx38cm A capriccio view of one of...

One of the latest group of paintings by this talented Italian artist. “Vertical or horizontal cuts and superimposing interplays, dismantled and dense images that look like rainbow g...

A rare ink and watercolor drawing by Carl Palme, dated 1921 and signed “CP 21,” captures the intimate character of Positano’s narrow alleys. Measuring ca. 20 x 24 cm without frame. Inscribed on the back that it´s a preparatory study for a larger oil painting. Early 20th century works by Palme are scarce. Carl Palme (1879–1960): Painter, Printmaker, and Cosmopolitan Artist. He was born in Stockholm in 1879, the son of bank director Henrik Palme and Anna Lavonius. He grew up on the family estate of Svalnäs, now a guest home and senior residence. From an early age, Palme showed a sensitivity to both literature and art, interests that would later merge in his career as painter, draftsman, printmaker, and author. His artistic education began in London at the Slade School of Fine Art (1900–1901), where he was introduced to modern European currents. From 1902 to 1904, he studied in Munich at Wassily Kandinsky’s art school, absorbing early expressions of color and form. In 1907, Palme moved to Paris, where he became the first Swedish student of Henri Matisse. Together with fellow Scandinavian artists, he was instrumental in founding the Académie Matisse, a collective of young painters who rented a large studio in Paris. Matisse himself visited weekly, critiquing their work and shaping what would later become a decisive wave of modernism in Swedish art. Among the group were such notable names as Isaac Grünewald, Sigrid Hjertén, and Einar Jolin...

An original piece from the series “Codeâ€

This atmospheric watercolour by Albert Saverys depicts what appears to be a Mediterranean hillside town, rendered in a harmonious palette of blues, greens and warm yellow tones. The ...