John Whorf

Equinox Mountain, VT

Delicate watercolor of a carriage in front of two buildings by an unknown artist (20th Century). A carriage sits in front of two buildings, with bare trees framing the scene. This pi...

Boats at Sausalito Harbor - Watercolor on Paper Harbor scene by Bay Area artist Ralsten (American, 20th Century). Many boats are docked in the harbor. One of them is being cleaned b...

Golden Hills - California Landscape in Watercolor on Paper Lively watercolor by notable California artist Robert Gantt Steele (American, b. 1946). A simple wood fence runs along a golden hill, drawing the viewer's eye to the mid ground. There, a line of trees casts shadows on the hillside. A rich blue sky completes the scene. Signed "R Steele" in the lower right corner Presented "floating" in a simple wood frame Frame size: 16"H x 20"W Paper size: 11.75"H x 15.5"W Robert G. Steele (American, b. 1946) was originally trained as an architect and studied art in Austria as a Fulbright scholar. He has painted for Broadway productions, Smithsonian Magazine, the National Park Service...

Bonnieux Village Luberon France Bright and expressive white line woodcut in watercolor of Bonnieux Village Luberon France by Marilyn Heyman Marilyn H. Heilprin, (American, 1926-2020). Heilprin is an author, poet and artist from Bethesda, Maryland. Signed lower right "Marilyn Heilprin, titled lower left "Bonnieux WC 3 (watercolor #3). Marilyn Heilprin was born in New York City and has a B.A. from Smith College (1948) and M.A. in international relations from The American University (1963). A former research associate, writer and editor for federal agencies and private publishers, she attended writing workshops at Breadloaf, The American University, and Writers' Center in Bethesda, MD. She has published poems in literary journals and was a finalist in the Maryland State Poetry and Literary Society chapbook contests. She co-authored Leo Saal's memoir "Crossings: A Life in Russia and Germany in the First Half of the 20th Century." Feb. 2020, Marilyn Heilprin, 93, a retired editor, writer and researcher who created one of the earliest compendiums of international statistics and organizations. Image, 9"H x 12"W Sheet, 14.5"H x 16.5"W Frame, 15.25"H 17"W x .5"D Mrs. Heilprin, a former resident of Bethesda, Md., was born Marilyn Heyman in New York City. In the 1950s, she was a researcher and writer on handbooks about Mongolia, Finland, Germany, Austria, Lebanon, Syria and Israel for the Washington-area branch of the Human Relations Area Files, a nonprofit formed by several universities. The "Provincetown Print", a white-line woodcut print. Rather than creating separate woodblocks for each color, one block was made and painted. Small groves between the elements of the design created the white line. Because the artists often used soft colors, they sometimes have the appearance of a watercolor painting. Marilyn Heilprin, Ruth Cahnmann, George Chung, Susana deQuadros, Susan Due Pearcy, Leo Saal and Ann Zahn...

Tree-Filled Valley and Mountains in West Brighton Staten Island Watercolor 1905 Detailed watercolor by W. Lund (19th Century). This piece depicts a valley with lush trees an greener...

Beautiful colorful impressionist landscape of Bay Area rural hills of Woodside, California barn by artist C. Romero (American, 20th Century), c.1990. Signed lower right corner. Pres...

Country home, an impressionist watercolor painting by Charles Parnelle (American, 20th Century). Presented in a wooden frame. Signed "Parnelle" lower right. Image: 8"H x 10"W. Framed size: 13"H x 15"W. Charles Parnelle was an artist and teacher from Charleston, South Carolina...

A vintage watercolor capturing a daily scene in the Spanish colonial town of Taxco, Mexico by Theodore Ernest Langguth (German-American, 1861-1952). Titled, dated and signed lower ma...

Gorgeous watercolor painting of a landscape depicting light blue hills with faint pink mountains in the background and vibrant green grasslands in the front....

Vibrant watercolor still life of a harvest scene with a vase of sunflowers, pumpkins, and other fruits spilling out of a basket with a bold multicolor background by Les (Leslie Luver...