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Fifteen-Panel Thumbnail Sketches of Desert and Canyon Landscapes in Ink on Paper
By Laurence Sisson
Located in Soquel, CA
preparatory drawings for landscape paintings are laid out across the page. There are various scenes of desert
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Permanent Marker

Six Panel Thumbnail Sketches of Desert and Canyon Landscapes in Ink on Paper
By Laurence Sisson
Located in Soquel, CA
preparatory drawings for landscape paintings are laid out across the page. There are various scenes of desert
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Permanent Marker

Tending the fields - Windmill - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper
By Laurence Sisson
Located in Soquel, CA
buildings. This drawing was likely a preparatory sketch for a larger painting. This piece is unsigned, but
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Permanent Marker

Two High Desert Landscapes - Line Drawing in Sepia-Toned Ink on Paper
By Laurence Sisson
Located in Soquel, CA
larger paintings. This piece is unsigned, but was acquired from David Sisson, the artist's son. Copy of
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Permanent Marker

Clouds Above the High Desert - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper
By Laurence Sisson
Located in Soquel, CA
preparatory sketch for a larger painting. This piece is unsigned, but was acquired from David Sisson, the
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Permanent Marker

House Across the Lake - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper
By Laurence Sisson
Located in Soquel, CA
drawing was likely a planning sketch for a future painting. This piece is unsigned, but was acquired from
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Permanent Marker

Island Forest - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper
By Laurence Sisson
Located in Soquel, CA
creating a rich scene. This drawing was likely a planning sketch for a future painting. This piece is
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Permanent Marker

Desert Sunflowers Petroglyphs - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper
By Laurence Sisson
Located in Soquel, CA
bird. This drawing was likely a preparatory sketch for a larger painting. Under the mat, an illegible
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Permanent Marker

Bengali Woman: Browns, Grays, Reminiscent of Old Bengal by Modern Master Artist
By Shyamal Dutta Ray
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
. Executed by the Master Modern 20th Century Bengal's Much lauded artist , Shyamal Dutta Ray ; fondly known
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1990s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Berthomme Saint-André, Before Bathing, 1926
By Louis Berthomme Saint-Andre
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Berthommé Saint-André is one of the great representatives of French figurative painting in the 20th century
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1920s Art Deco Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Study for "Getting up" – 1955, a preparatory drawing by Balthus (1908 -2001)
By Balthus (Balthasar Klossowski de Rola)
Located in PARIS, FR
stage in Balthus' life Balthus occupies a special place in 20th century art, which is often marked by
Category

1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Cabin in the Woods, India Ink Forest Landscape with Redwood Trees
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
India ink and watercolor landscape in black done with expressive, linear brushstrokes featuring
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2010s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, India Ink, Watercolor

Expressionist Mid-Century Still Life of Flowers in a Vase.
Located in Cotignac, FR
on the French Riviera and in Japan in Passau. She was commissioned to decorate with paintings the
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Crayon, Pastel, Carbon Pencil

"Cyclone"
By Joseph Meierhans
Located in Lambertville, NJ
”. Kandinsky’s influence was apparent in Meierhans works from the 1940s. Meierhans compared painting to composing
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Still Life with Flowers
By Lewis Suzuki
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Lewis Suzuki (Japanese/American, 1920/2016) Title: Still Life with Flowers Medium
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

TO MY FRIEND HARVEY DEAN....
By Gottfried Salzmann
Located in Surfside, FL
exhibited for the first time in 1969 in Salzburg. He paints in watercolor, is also a draftsman, an engraver
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Pink Abundance, Oillets , Still life of Flowers In a Vase, Homage a Manet.
Located in Cotignac, FR
A watercolour and gouache on paper of pink chrysanthemums or oillets in a vase. The painting is
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

abstract 1957
By Richard Wengenroth
Located in Indianapolis, IN
hitchhiked the United States coast-to-coast and traveled to Japan, Mexico, France, Italy, Germany, England
Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Still Life with Orchids and Persimmon , California School of Fine Arts
By Kevin Elston
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Kevin Elston' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1985. A substantial
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1980s Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

untitled (Shell #773: Interior)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Unknown Artist, Japanese, 20th century Unsigned Inscription in Japanese that repeats the English
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20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Untitled SF50-001
By Sam Francis
Located in London, GB
, including Abstract Expressionism, Colour Field painting, Chinese and Japanese Art, and French Impressionism.
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Egg Tempera

Tsuhugaru Foujita - Fear - Original Drawing
By Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
: Succession Kimiyo Foujita Léonard Foujita (French/Japanese, 1886–1968) Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita was a
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

La Sommet de l Homme au Sable - Original China Ink on Paper by M. King
By Michel King
Located in Roma, IT
the XX Century. Original china ink on paper. Inscribet on the upper left corner. Hand-signed on the
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Shipbuilding in Mangali. 1965, paper, linocut, 45x83 cm
Located in Riga, LV
, Japan, Italy, Russia, Latvia und Germany.
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Linocut

Untitled
By Pia Stern
Located in San Francisco, CA
in the south of France where Paul Cézanne lived and worked. There she took her first painting course
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Big Cloud, Line Drawing Landscape
By Laurence Sisson
Located in Soquel, CA
for sixty years. He was known for his paintings of the Maine coast and landscapes of the southwest
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Permanent Marker

Abstract Pastel Crayon Drawing Color Abstract, Seasonal Letter John Von Wicht
Located in Surfside, FL
career. Interior of a Farmhouse was his first painting completed in 1907. Gerhard Bakenhus was able to
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Crayon, Oil Pastel

Abstract Pastel Crayon Drawing Color Abstract, Seasonal Letter John Von Wicht
Located in Surfside, FL
career. Interior of a Farmhouse was his first painting completed in 1907. Gerhard Bakenhus was able to
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Crayon, Pastel

Untitled IV
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled IV" 1993 is a large graphite drawing on two sheets of paper by Japanese
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Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Untitled III
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled III" 2001 is a graphite drawing on paper by Japanese/American artist Tadashi
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Untitled II
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled II" 2001 is a graphite drawing on paper by Japanese/American artist Tadashi
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Untitled I
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled I" 1998 is a graphite drawing on paper by Japanese/American artist Tadashi
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

TWO BIRDS
By Morris Graves
Located in Portland, ME
small breaks at the sheet edges, with the whole sheet stabilized with japanese tissue for support.
Category

Mid-20th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Mustang Horse Drawing
By Laurence Sisson
Located in Soquel, CA
for sixty years. He was known for his paintings of the Maine coast and landscapes of the southwest
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Permanent Marker

Charcoal Drawing "Waiting" Pensive Woman Americana WPA Artist
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
, and his 1935 Vanity Fair cartoon; prompted anger from the Japanese government. As an involved labor
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Into The Final Furlong The Last Stretch Of A Horse Race Framed Original Artwork
By John Rattenbury Skeaping
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
as the leading equine sculptor of the twentieth century. He also became a highly regarded racehorse
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Framed Japanese Watercolor Painting of Bird on Flowering Branch
Located in Yonkers, NY
This delicate Japanese painting on paper captures a bright yellow bird perched among flowering
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Paintings

Materials

Glass, Paper

"House on the Hill"
By Joseph Meierhans
Located in Lambertville, NJ
”. Kandinsky’s influence was apparent in Meierhans works from the 1940s. Meierhans compared painting to composing
Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

"Modern Woman"
By Joseph Meierhans
Located in Lambertville, NJ
”. Kandinsky’s influence was apparent in Meierhans works from the 1940s. Meierhans compared painting to composing
Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Original signed pair of St. Trinian drawings by British cartoonist Ronald Searle
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
prisoner of war during World War II. There, he worked on the infamous "Railway of Death" - a Japanese
Category

20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Modernist Conte Crayon Drawing Beach Scene David Burliuk Russian Futurist
By David Burliuk
Located in Surfside, FL
scandalized the public by walking in public spaces wearing ridiculous clothes and painting their faces, by
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Conté, Crayon

Oak Tress #1
By Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid
Located in San Francisco, CA
University, VA 20th Century Fox, Los Angeles, CA Bibliography 2014
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Late 20th Century Abstract Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Acrylic

Piccolo V
By Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid
Located in San Francisco, CA
University, VA 20th Century Fox, Los Angeles, CA Bibliography 2014
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Acrylic

State of Grace
By Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid
Located in San Francisco, CA
University, VA 20th Century Fox, Los Angeles, CA Bibliography 2014
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Late 20th Century Abstract Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Acrylic

Piccolo VI
By Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid
Located in San Francisco, CA
University, VA 20th Century Fox, Los Angeles, CA Bibliography 2014
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Acrylic

Circle Lime
By Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid
Located in San Francisco, CA
University, VA 20th Century Fox, Los Angeles, CA Bibliography 2014
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Acrylic

Opel
By Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid
Located in San Francisco, CA
Society of Printmakers, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA 2011 Statewide Watercolor
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Acrylic

1933 drawing by French artist Andre Masson Le Cavalier Amoureux
By André Masson
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
was awarded the Grand Prix de l'Académie for painting. Masson pursued further training in Paris at the
Category

20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Sedona Dream
By Richard Royce
Located in San Francisco, CA
where he produced etchings, cast paper, paintings and sculptural commissions of his own work while at
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Signature #XIII
By Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid
Located in San Francisco, CA
University, VA 20th Century Fox, Los Angeles, CA Bibliography 2014
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Acrylic

Signature #XV
By Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid
Located in San Francisco, CA
University, VA 20th Century Fox, Los Angeles, CA Bibliography 2014
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Acrylic

Signature #XVI
By Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid
Located in San Francisco, CA
University, VA 20th Century Fox, Los Angeles, CA Bibliography 2014
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Acrylic

Signature #XIIII
By Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid
Located in San Francisco, CA
University, VA 20th Century Fox, Los Angeles, CA Bibliography 2014
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Acrylic

Woman with Children
By Richard Royce
Located in San Francisco, CA
he opened a studio where he produced etchings, cast paper, paintings and sculptural commissions of
Category

Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Nude
By Richard Royce
Located in San Francisco, CA
studio where he produced etchings, cast paper, paintings and sculptural commissions of his own work while
Category

Late 20th Century Realist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

woman sitting
By Richard Royce
Located in San Francisco, CA
, On returning to the US he opened a studio where he produced etchings, cast paper, paintings and
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Late 20th Century Realist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Drawing School #1
By Richard Royce
Located in San Francisco, CA
he opened a studio where he produced etchings, cast paper, paintings and sculptural commissions of
Category

Late 20th Century Realist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

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