John Whorf

Lobstermen

Painted during the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida. A black and white depiction of a canal, is barely recognizable, due to Fenske's wild brushstrokes and lack...

Gorgeous watercolor/gouache painting of a family of ducks swimming in a lake at dawn by Bill Reynolds (American, 1918-2008), 1970. The foreground is...

Beautiful mid century landscape of a historic California mission, highlighting its iconic architectural details such as a columned arches, white was...

Wonderful French street scene by Ruth Williams Brickner, (American, 1926-2015). Signed "Ruth Brickner" lower right and verso. Williams above lower and Ruth Williams on verso. Circa 1950's. Image size, 16"H x 20.75"L. Impressionist painter from Los Altos...

Buena Vista Aquaduct and Southern Pacific Train Los Angeles 1916 by Harry Bailey Dramatic and significant historical watercolor of the Buena Vista Viaduct 1916 (North Broadway Bridge...

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...

Beautiful tonalist landscape of California foothills and country road. Signed and dated "CKP" and "'69" lower right corner. Presented in rustic wood frame with eggshell mat under nonglare glass. Image size: 18.25"H x 13.25"W. Framed size: 23.5"H x 18"W. California Tonalism was art movement that existed in California from circa 1890 to 1920. Tonalist are usually intimate works, painted with a limited palette. Tonalist paintings are softly expressive, suggestive rather than detailed, often depicting the landscape at twilight or evening, when there is an absence of contrast. Tonalist paintings could also be figurative, but in them, the figure was usually out of doors or in an interior in a low-key setting with little detail. Tonalism had its origins in the works of the French Barbizon school and in the works of American painters who were influenced by them. California Tonalism was born when the emphasis in California landscape painting passed from the grand landscapes of works like those of Thomas Hill and William Keith's early career, to more intimate views of a domesticated landscape. At the same time, the parallel Pictorialist Photography...

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...

'Signs and Lights on Broadway' 2005 by American artist, Lawrence Kelsey. Gouache, 7.5 x 10 in. / Frame: 16.5 x 20.5 in. Depicting a night view of New York City, this impressionistic...

'The New 42nd Street' 2004-2005 by American artist, Lawrence Kelsey. Gouache, 8 x 10.25 in. / Frame: 16.5 x 20.5 in. Depicting a night view of 42nd Street in New York City, this impr...