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Item Ships From: California
Untitled
By Arnold A. Grossman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Arnold Grossman (American, 1923-2016)
Title: Untitled
Year: c.2000
Medium: Watercolor
Paper: Watercolor paper
Size image: 18 x 24 inches
paper: 18 x 24 inches
Signature: ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Pair of Interior Scenes of a Victorian Home - Watercolor on Heavy Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Stately pair of watercolors by David Mode Payne (American, 1907-1985). The scene depicted is an interior of an opulent room, with finely crafted furni...
Category
1940s American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
$1,160 Sale Price
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"The Secretary" Minimalist Portrait in Ink on Paper by Geraldine Heib
Located in Soquel, CA
"The Secretary" Minimalist Illustrative Portrait in Ink on Paper
This charming portrait by Jerry O'Day (American, 1912), depicts a tight-lipped woman with stern eyebrows in a fun and simplistic style. Her lips pop in red and the fine line detail of her hair gives texture and movement to the piece. Her rounded figure is created using basic shapes cleverly placed, dressed in a turtleneck with dangling earrings. She is looking sideways, drawing the viewer's eyes in that direction.
Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of the artist's work.
Presented in a new blue mat.
Mat size: 32"H x 26"W
Paper size: 28.5"H x 22.5"W
Image size: 15.5"H x 11.5"W
Jerry O'Day is also known as Geraldine Heib. Born in Oakland, California, on June 17, 1912. Geraldine Heib assumed the name Jerry O'Day at an early age. She grew up in Washington and studied in Seattle at the Cornish School of Fine Arts. Upon moving to the San Francisco Bay area in 1938, she further studied with Bufano as a muralist for two years. O'Day wed sculptor David Lemon and had a gallery in a converted cod fishery in Belvedere from 1942 until 1963. At that time, the couple moved to a houseboat in Sausalito, where she remained until her demise on March 30, 1986.
Post War California artist, Jerry O'Day studied at the Cornish School of Fine Arts in Seattle; studied with Beniamino Bufano for two years. She lived in the artist's colony at the Cod fishery with artist David Lemon on Belvedere Island in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1942 - 1963.
Solo Exhibitions: City of Paris, Rotunda Gallery; Lucien Labaudt Gallery, 1963; Torrance Gallery, San Anselmo, 1955; Marin Art Gallery, Sausalito, 1956; Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1962; East & West Gallery, Fillmore Street, San Francisco; Landmarks Gallery, Marin County, 1991.
Selected Group Exhibitions: 65th Annual Painting and Sculpture Exhibition of the San Francisco Art Association at the San Francisco Museum of Art, 1945; Fourth Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1963.
Source:
David J Carlson...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
$1,080 Sale Price
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Fishing Net
By Edward Duncan
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Fishing Net" c.1875 is a watercolor by artist Edward Duncan (British, 1803-1882) It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork size is 18.55 x 13.85 inches, framed size is 28.25 x 22 inches .Custom framed in a wooden dark gold frame, with off white matting and gold color spacer. It is in excellent condition.
About the artist.
Edward Duncan was the son of Thomas Duncan (c1781-1841) and Peggy née Watson. He was born on 21 October 1803 at St Pancras in London. He was apprenticed to Robert Havell, the principal aquatint engraver of Audubon's Birds of America. Duncan was afforded frequent opportunities of studying the works of Havell's brother, the watercolorist, William Havell. These developed his taste for drawing and the use of colour. After tutelage under the Havell Brothers in London, Duncan started his own engraving studio, and primarily created print works for Fores of Piccadilly. In 1826, a project to engrave maritime scenes, after paintings by William John Huggins...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
House Across the Lake - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper
By Laurence Sisson
Located in Soquel, CA
House Across the Lake - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper
Delicate landscape line drawing by listed Maine artist Laurence Sisson (American...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Permanent Marker
Mid Century Interior -- Living Room View
By Doris Warner
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant watercolor of a colorful living room and the view outside the window by listed artist Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). Signed "Warn...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$588 Sale Price
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Late 20th Century Latin American School Painting — Artist’s Self Portrait
Located in Soquel, CA
LATE 20th Century American School Impressionist Watercolor Painting of Artist’s Self Portrait
Handsome example of 1990s Latin American art depicting a man raising his hands by Lati...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$700 Sale Price
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Color in Motion - Pointillist Abstract
By Ben Black
Located in Soquel, CA
Highly detailed pointillist watercolor and ink drawing featuring dynamic form and color in motion by Ben Black (American, 1922-2003). Unframed. Signed "Ben Black" lower right. Image,...
Category
1980s Contemporary California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
$716 Sale Price
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Mount Washington Farmhouse, Watercolor Landscape with Barn
Located in Soquel, CA
Scenic countryside landscape of a barn and cows in front of Mount Washington by Mark Henthorn (American, 1943-2018), 1980.
Signed and dated "Henthorn '80" lower left.
Displayed in rustic wood frame.
Image size, 12"H x 16"L.
Mark Henthorn was an American painter with a love of nature and strong respect for light. His work depicts a mood of peace and serenity seen in the spaciousness of the Western landscape. He spent over thirty years as an award-winning architect and illustrator. His art has been displayed in galleries in Idaho, Montana, Colorado, and in the Port Townsend...
Category
1980s American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Voodoo Rider Original 1980
s T-Shirt Design Drawing
By Gary Ermoloff
Located in Soquel, CA
Original drawing for a late 1980's T-shirt design for Voodoo Rider by Gary Ermoloff (American, b. 1949). Dated, titled, and signed along the bottom edge ...
Category
1980s Street Art California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pen, Permanent Marker
California Landscape
By Arnold A. Grossman
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "California Landscape" c.1990 is a watercolor on paper by noted California artist Arnold A. Grossman, 1923-2016. It is signed ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mountains and Valley Autumnal
Located in Soquel, CA
Serene cloudy landscape by Arthur Philemon Coleman (Canada, 1852-1939). From atop a hill, the viewer looks across a valley. There are a few outcroppings of trees, as well as a farmhouse and livestock. In the far distance, rolling hills with exposed rock are seen in the distance.
Signed "A. Coleman" in the lower left corner.
Presented in a double mat with foam core backing.
Image size: 9.75"H x 16"W
Mat size: 14.88"H x 21.75"W
Some age toning to paper and an age toned section is in the center of the painting running from top to bottom.
Arthur Coleman...
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$1,080 Sale Price
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Portrait of a Woman in a Blue Shirt
By Marilyn Thompson
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate drawing of a woman by Palo Alto artist Marilyn Thompson (American, 1927-2015). Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Acquired with a collection of her work. Presented in a new cream mat with foam-core backing. Paper size: 24.5"H x 19.75"W. A Northern California Artists and Musician.
Marilyn Thompson (American, 1927-2015) was born in Santa Paula. California. She received an art degree from San Jose State in 1950, after which she worked for H. M. Gousha, for whom she drew many illustrations of missions and other California sites. From the mid-1970s on, she did freelance drawing and painting, with lots of commercial work (pamphlet illustrations, posters, custom birthday cards...
Category
1990s Photorealist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
"Mountain Climbers" - Mountain Landscape in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Mountain Climbers" - Mountain Landscape in Watercolor on Paper
Serene mountain landscape by Margie Westcott (American, 1931-2018). The viewer stands...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Red and Yellow Galaxy Abstract on Wrapper of Interview Magazine Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Red and Yellow Galaxy Abstract on Wrapper of Interview Magazine Acrylic on Paper
Saturated abstract composition by Ricardo de Silva (Brazilian, 20th Century). Splashes of red, yello...
Category
1980s Abstract Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Acrylic
Two Mid Century Rural Landscapes in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Two Mid Century Rural Landscapes in Watercolor on Paper
Two lovely watercolors by Beverly Lyons (American, 20th Century). In the top watercolor, an expansive sky sits above a strip ...
Category
1960s American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$440 Sale Price
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Red
Blue Linear Abstract
By Doris Warner
Located in Soquel, CA
Dynamic abstract with boldly colored forms in motion by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). Signed "Warner" lower left. Unframed. Image size, 12H x 9"W. Purchase from the estate ...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Orange Masque - Abstracted Portrait in Conte Crayon on Paper
By Michael William Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
Brightly colored portrait by Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). A cubist-style portrait depicts an abstracted person wearing an orange mask over their eyes. This pie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Conté
Iris - Botanical Study
By Deborah Eddy
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful watercolor, pen and ink floral study of a purple iris, with brilliant attention to detail and a signature delicate style, by California artist Deborah Eddy (American, b.194...
Category
1980s American Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Abstracted Cubist Lion Portrait in Pastel on Paper
By Michael William Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted Cubist Lion Portrait in Pastel on Paper
Brightly colored abstract portrait by Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). An abstract...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
$460 Sale Price
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Fort Ross
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Judith Biehler – American (1940- )
Title: Fort Ross
Year: unknown
Medium: Watercolor on heavy watercolor paper
Sheet size: 18 x 28 inches
Sight ...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
La Fonctionaire, Elle
By Erté
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: (Romain De Tirtoff) Erte (Russian, 1892-1990)
Title: La Fonctionaire, Elle.
Year: February 26 1962
Medium: Original gouache
Paper: Canson Mongolfier
Size paper: 14.75 x ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Nouveau California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Circle Lime
By Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid (American, born 1937)
Title: Circle Lime
Year: Circa 1990
Medium: Acrylic on paper
Paper: Thick wove
Size, image: 29.5 x 39.5 inches
Size, pap...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"The Lowest Pair" - Live Action Figurative Drawing of Musicians in Pencil
By Brian Rounds
Located in Soquel, CA
Dynamic live drawing of two musicians by Santa Cruz artist Brian Rounds (b. 1968). Drawn at a house concert in Santa Cruz, California, this piece depicts a musical duo called "The Lowest Pair," one playing guitar and the other one playing banjo. The composition skillfully captures a moment in time from the concert, showing the motion of the musicians.
Signed along the right edge.
Presented in a new grey mat with foamcore backing.
Mat size: 13"H x 15"W
Paper size: 6"H x 8.5"W
Brian Rounds (American, b. 1968) is an award-winning artist who grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and is now based out of Santa Cruz, California. Since earning a B.A. in Painting from UC Santa Cruz, he has focused on a continued commitment to plein air painting in oils, but also enjoys working in watercolor and various drawing media.
His work has been shown at: Smith Gallery, UCSC; Pope Gallery, Santa Cruz; Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History; Winfield Gallery...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Carbon Pencil
Five-Panel Thumbnail Sketches of Desert and Canyon Landscapes in Ink on Paper
By Laurence Sisson
Located in Soquel, CA
Five-Panel Thumbnail Sketches of Desert and Canyon Landscapes in Ink on Paper
Collection of landscape line drawings by listed Maine artist Laurence Sisson (American, 1928-2015). Fiv...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Permanent Marker
Dutch Landscape with Road
By George Leonard Linton Herdle
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: George Leonard Linton Herdle (American, 1868-1922)
Title: Dutch Lanscape with Road
Year: Circa 1910
Medium: Watercolor
Paper: Watercolor
Image size: 20.5 x 14.25 inch...
Category
Early 19th Century Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Abstract Still Life with Bouquet and Teapot in Watercolor on Paper
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Still Life with Bouquet and Teapot in Watercolor on Paper
Colorful still life with flowers and a teapot by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). A tall, brig...
Category
1980s American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Frozen Lake" Abstracted Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Evocative abstract landscape by Martin Kallman (American, 1925-1992). This piece has large sections of light and shadow that overlap each other, as if c...
Category
1980s Contemporary California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Ink, Monotype
$700 Sale Price
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Sea Creatures Abstract Watercolor
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant and fun figurative abstract of creatures on the ocean floor by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). From the estate of Les Anderson in Monterey, California. U...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Mid Century Santa Cruz, California Figurative Vintage Boardwalk Scene, 1944
Located in Soquel, CA
A lively and detailed mid-1940's vintage boardwalk scene of Santa Cruz, California by California artist Cassard (20th Century), 1944. This figurative...
Category
1940s Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
$1,200 Sale Price
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Flamenco Dancers Antonio, Antonio Ruiz Soler and Rosario, Florence Perez Padilla
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Les Danseurs Espagnols Rosario and Antonio" referring to the famous Flamenco dancers, Antonio Ruiz Soler and Florence Perez Padilla ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Serge Golovine, Grand Ballet de Monte Carlo, 1949
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Serge Golovine, Grand Ballet de Monte Carlo" 1949 is a watercolor and crayon on paper by noted French artist Jean Target, 1910-1997 It is signed at the lower right corner, titled at the upper right corner by the artist, and dedicated by Serge Golovine to the artist, at the lower left corner. The artwork size is 11.75 x 9 inches, framed is 21 x 18 inches. it is beautifully custom framed in a wooden silver frame, with matting and silver color spacer. it is in excellent condition, the colors are fresh and bright.
About the artist.
Jean Target was born in France in 1910. From a very young age early on, he was impassioned by the two forms of art that would remain the focal point of his career for all his life: visual arts and performing arts. In the 30s and 40s, as a young man, Jean Target frequented the Parisian theaters and cabarets, just like his role model, the famous impressionist painter Toulouse Lautrec, did at the end of the 19th century. Jean became friends with many performers and captured many formal as well as candid depictions. He gained exclusive access and used this privilege to create art with unparalleled perspective as an insider to the seedy, dark, yet glamorous underworld of Parisian cabaret. He drew the dancers on-site, capturing the dancer’s movements in his immediately recognizable signature style. In the 40s and 50s, he continued his artistic career, gaining recognition among collectors in France and all over Europe. His work depicting the Parisian performing art scene captures the feeling and history of the the theater and golden age of cabaret in Paris. Jean Target continued to draw, paint and sculpt until his death in 1997. The work of Jean Target is held in collections and museums worldwide including the world renowned Victoria And Albert Museum in London.
About the subject.
Serge Golovine, a star of the Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas in the 1950's who was considered one of the most brilliant dancers of his generation. As popular as Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov in later years, Mr. Golovine was known for the airborne quality, lightness and virtuosity of his dancing. His best-known roles were the Blue Bird in ''The Sleeping Beauty,'' where the articulation and elegance of his footwork were seen to their best advantage, and the title role of ''Le Spectre de la Rose.'' He was also greatly praised for his poignant portrayal of Petrouchka, which he danced at the Paris Opera in the 1970's. Mr. Golovine was a leading teacher at the ballet school at the Paris Opera from 1981 to 1997. He stood out for the gentleness and quiet wit of his teaching in master classes last summer at the New York University School of Education, where he was a guest professor with his wife, Claude Bessy, the director of the Paris Opera Ballet School. Mr. Golovine, born in Monte Carlo, was one of three siblings who became noted dancers. (His sister, Solange, died several years ago. George Goviloff, a brother, is now the director of the Theatre de la Danse in Avignon.) He began his training in Nice with Julie Sedova, a former Maryinsky dancer, followed by studies with Gustave Ricaux at the Paris Opera. Mr. Golovine made his professional debut at 17 with the Nouveaux Ballets de Monte Carlo, a refuge for dancers reluctant to perform in Paris during the German occupation. He joined the Paris Opera Ballet in 1947 but left in 1950 to join the de Cuevas company. During his years with the troupe, which he left in 1962, Mr. Golovine created the role of Iphias in John Taras's ''Piege de Lumiere.'' His repertory also included the ''Black Swan'' pas de deux from ''Swan Lake,'' ''Les Sylphides'' and the lead male roles in ''Giselle'' and the Bournonville production of ''La Sylphide.'' He effectively retired from the stage in 1964, when he joined the Geneva Ballet as its resident choreographer and ballet master through 1968. Mr. Golovine's best-known ballets were ''Feu Rouge, Feu Vert'' and ''La Mort de Narcisse.'' He was considered an expert in the staging of ballets from the 20th-century Russian repertory. He also taught for Maurice Bejart...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Flamenco Avec Rosario" (Florence Perez Padilla)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Flamenco Avec Rosario" referring to the famous Flamenco dancers, Antonio Ruiz Soler and Florence Perez Padilla A.K.A Rosario, c.1945...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Loading the Cargo Ship - Brittany France - Watercolor 19th Century
Located in Soquel, CA
French Coastal Scene in Brittany with a merchant ship onloading fish and people by an unknown artist. A sailing vessel is anchored at a beach. A r...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Postcard, Illustration Board
$1,320 Sale Price
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The Blue Cabin - Vertical Landscape
By Karen Druker
Located in Soquel, CA
Brightly colored landscape of a cabin in the woods by Karen Druker (American, 1945). Signed "Druker" in the lower right corner. Presented in a cream mat. No frame. Image size: 30"H x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Watercolor
Le Boulevard Bonne Nouvelle en Autonne
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Boulevard Bonne Nouvelle en Autonne" 2007 is a pastel on paper by French artist Anne De Vernac, b.1930. It is hand signed by the artist at the lower right corne...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
"The Hurdy Gurdy Man", Colorful Figurative Abstract Street Performer Watercolor
By Hope Tepley
Located in Soquel, CA
Brightly colored watercolor of a 1970's California street performer, done in a colorful, expressive slap-dash style, by Hope Tepley (American, 1919-2010). Signed "Tepley" in the lower right corner. Titled "The Hurdy Gurdy...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Mid Century Modern Fruit Basket with Plate Still-Life
By Mary Reeves
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid century modern still life of fruit basket and cobalt blue plate with rich, velvety surface treatment done in oil pastel by Mary Reeves (American...
Category
1950s American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
$560 Sale Price
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Albert Bern Paris Street Scene
Located in San Francisco, CA
Albert Bern was a French artist born in 1898. He has auction results over $600. This charming watercolor of a French side street measures 9 inches wide by 7 high. The frame measures ...
Category
Mid-20th Century California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"The Cognoscenti", Contemporary Symbolist Figurative
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
"The Cognoscenti", a large-scale contemporary charcoal on canvas figurative scene by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957), 2008. A group of bearded men, whom the title ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal
$2,120 Sale Price
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"Ridge Oak" Northern Mt Tamalpais California Watercolor 1991
Located in Soquel, CA
"Ridge Oak" Northern Mt Tamalpais California Watercolor 1991
Perfectly executed plein air watercolor looking out towards Mt. Tamalpais in spring by J. Gal...
Category
1990s American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
$680 Sale Price
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Landscape with Lake
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Landscape with Lake" C.1940 is a pastel on paper by noted Russian/Canadian artist Alexander (Alexandre) Bercovitch, 1891-1951. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork size is 17 x 23.25 inches, framed is 23.75 x 30.15 inches. The artwork is in excellent condition, the frame is damaged and will be replaced by a new similar or better frame before shipping.
About the artist.
Alexander Bercovitch was born in Kherson, Russia in 1891. In 1926 he moved to Montreal, Canada. He is known for a vibrant, expressionist painting style. His landscapes also show the strong influence of impressionism. His mediums are pastel, gouache, watercolour and oil. As a child he apprenticing in icon-painting with monks. He also studied at Jerusalem's Art School of Bezalel, the Munich Academy of Fine Arts, and the Bakst-Dobujiinsky school and Stiglitz Academy, both in St. Petersburg. He worked in Odessa and Moscow painting stage decorations, before moving to Turkestan to teach art. He was influenced by the German Symbolist Franz von Stuck, as well as David Burliuk, co-founder of the Russian Primitivist movement and Wassily Kandinsky. After moving to Montreal he worked in decorative painting and set design. In 1927 he participated in the annual Spring Show of the Art Association of Montreal, and in 1933 held his first solo exhibition. He is a founding member of The Eastern Group of Painters and the Contemporary Arts Society (CAS), associating with Louis Muhlstock, John Lyman, Jack Humphrey, Philip Surrey...
Category
Mid-19th Century Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Barn and Carriage
By Jake Lee
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Barn and Carriage" 1989 is a watercolor by noted Chinese/American artist Jake Lee, 1915-1991 It is inscribed Jake Lee and dated 89 on the back. The image size is 6 x 7.75 inches, framed is 13.35 x 14.65 inches. It is custom framed in a wooden gold frame, with gold color spacer and fabric matting. it is in excellent condition.
About the artist.
Jake Lee is emerging as the visual chronicler of the Chinese American past, especially the daily life in San Francisco Chinatown. No other artist, of any background, has presented that history as richly and as evocatively as Lee did in his many, striking compositions. Completed over a lifetime of work, Lee's paintings of historical sites, moments, and experiences give us an artistic vision.
For much of his life, Lee was known primarily as a commercial artist who completed arresting illustrations for travel magazines, greeting cards, and book jackets. He was an art teacher, with many students who learned the use of water-soluble pigments to depict the many landscapes of mid-20th century California. Less well-known were his representations of the many places historically linked to the Chinese of the state and the West. To this day, few in America know about Chinese work in the fisheries, in the early wine industry, in 19th century urban industry, and in the colorful cultural life of San Francisco in the years before the Great Earthquake. At a time when most Americans thought Chinese Americans had just been laundrymen, houseboys, or Charlie Chan, characters they saw on television.
As a visual historian, he connected us with the past, but foremost he was an artist. He presented appealing scenes for the visitor to San Francisco who wanted a visual memento. He mastered Western...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Sesarma" Colorful Village Scene with Figures and Cow, Large-Scale Watercolor
By William Howard Knowles
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful large-scale figurative landscape watercolor of a vibrant village scene with several people and a cow amongst interesting architecture by William Howard Knowles (American, 1...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Peggy
s Cove, Nova Scotia Scenery
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia Scenery" c.1950 is a watercolor on paper by Finns/Canadian artist William Edward De Garthe, 1907-1983. It is signed a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mid Century Pink Roses Floral Bouquet Still Life Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant mid-century watercolor still-life of bright pink roses with petals falling on the table by Celia B. Michelena (American/Mexican, 1910-2006). Signed "Ce...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$636 Sale Price
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Landscape
By Dave Fox
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: David Fox (American, 1920-2011)
Title: Landscape
Year: 1992
Medium: Pastel on paper
Paper: Wove paper
Image size: 10.5 x 13.25 inches
Fram...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Peggy
s Cove, Nova Scotia Scenery
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia Scenery" c.1950 is a watercolor on paper by Finns/Canadian artist William Edward De Garthe, 1907-1983. It is signed a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Transition, Series 1, No. 4" - Watercolor Figurative Illustration
Located in Soquel, CA
Subtly shaded abstract figurative illustration by Elsa Warnick (American, 1942-2013). Two adult and three baby figures are rendered with subtle tan shading, against an abstract background with geometric shapes and swirling ribbons. One of the two adult figures is laying down, while the other appears to be jumping or dancing. Notable is the skillful use of negative space to balance the composition.
Signed and dated "Warnick 1982" in the lower right corner.
Signed, titled, and dated with materials information on verso.
Presented in a silver aluminum frame.
Frame size: 23.5"H x 31.25"W
Paper size: 23.25"H x 31"W
Elsa Warnick (American, 1942-2013) was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington. She moved to Portland to attend the Reed College/Museum Art School joint five year program. Warnick went on to create many works of art as well as teach art and illustration. She is mostly known for her watercolor paintings, including the illustration of several children's books. Some of her pieces are held in the Portland Art Museum’s collection.
Selected Exhibitions:
1974: University Center Gallery, Willamette University - Salem, OR
1978: Mayer Gallery...
Category
1980s American Modern California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Oregon Coast
By Maude Walling Wanker
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork c.1950 is a watercolor by noted Oregon artist Maude Walling Wanker ( American, 1882-1970) It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork size is 16.25 x 21.25 inches, framed size is 25 x 29 inches. Framed in a dark wood frame, with gold color bevel. The artwork is in excellent condition, the frame has some minor scratches.
About the artist.
Maude Walling Wanker (1882-1970) was born on October 22, 1882 in Lake Oswego, Oregon. She studied art at the Museum Art School with Clara Jane Stephens, at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1936 with John Bernard Hinshaw, at the University of Oregon with Steinhof, and in Vienna. She specialized in watercolors and oils.
Maude Wanker grew up in the Tualatin Valley, where she began she began sketching as a child. After her marriage in 1901 and the birth of a child, she began attending the Museum Art School on an irregular basis. In 1939 she was one of the three artists chosen to represent Oregon at the fourth National Exhibition of American Art, held in New York's Rockefeller Center. Wanker moved to the Oregon Coast...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Trees and Rolling Hills Landscape - Gouache on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Small landscape with large trees by M. J. (Charles) Karnoff (Russian-American). Several large trees occupy the left side of the frame, lining a simple fence. There are some rolling hills in the background, with smaller trees on the horizon.
Initialed "M.J.K." in lower right corner.
Presented in a new off-white mat...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
$600 Sale Price
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State of Grace
By Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid (American, born 1937)
Title: State of Grace
Year: Circa 1990
Medium: Acrylic on paper
Paper: Thick wove
Size, image: 29.5 x 39.5 inches
Size, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The Elkbound Lay Down Beside the Bandle
By Margaret Sweet Johnson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Margaret.S Johnson (American, 1893-1964)
Title: The Elkbound Lay Down Beside the Bandle
Year: Circa 1930
Medium: Ink drawing
Paper: Bainbridge Bristol Art
Size image: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Two Dogs on the edge of a Cliff
By Margaret Sweet Johnson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Margaret.S Johnson (American, 1893-1964)
Title: Two dogs on the Edge of a Cliff
Year: Circa 1930
Medium: Ink drawing
Paper: Bainbridge Bristol Art
Size image: 6.75 x...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Saint Cergue Switzerland
By Willam Stewart Orr
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Saint Cergue Switzerland" c.1930 is a watercolor by noted Scottish artist William Stuart Orr, 1872-1944. It is hand signed by the artist at the lower left corner...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Wheat Field Harvest, Early 20th Century Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Early 20th century Italian figurative landscape of a traditional wheat field harvest scene, by S. Frosini (Italian, 20th Century). This figurative landscape in gouache depicts in gre...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board
$600 Sale Price
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Signature #XVI
By Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid (American, born 1937)
Title: Signature #16
Year: Circa 1990
Medium: Acrylic on paper
Size image: 30 x 22.5 inches
Size paper: 30 x 22.5 in...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Oak Tress #1
By Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid (American, born 1937)
Title: Oak Trees #1
Year: Circa 1990
Medium: Acrylic on paper
Paper: Thick wove
Size, image: 29.5 x 39.5 inches
Size, p...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Two Dogs Playing in Front of a Fence
By Margaret Sweet Johnson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Margaret Sweet Johnson (American, 1893-1964)
Title: Two Dogs Playing in Front of a Fence
Year: Circa 1930
Medium: Ink drawing
Paper: Stock
Size of image: 10 x 8.75 inches
Con...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Man and Dog on the Front Porch
By Margaret Sweet Johnson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Margaret.S Johnson (American, 1893-1964)
Title: Man and Dog on the Front Porch
Year: Circa 1930
Medium: Ink drawing
Signature: Signed on the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
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