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Item Ships From: California
Great Tit, Bird, Watercolor Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
191
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2023
Style: Classic Art
Title: Great Tit...
Category
2010s Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Contemporary Watercolor Painting,
Fire Series
, C. 1996 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Bullfinch, Bird, Watercolor Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
142
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper,
Year: 2023
Style: Classic Art,
Title: Bullfinch,
Size: 12 x 1...
Category
2010s Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Silver-eared mesia, Bird, Watercolor Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
172
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2023
Style: Classic Art
Title: Silver-eared mesia
Size: 12 ...
Category
2010s Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Talavera Composition 2
By Gary Bukovnik
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Talavera Composition 2' by master watercolorist Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Kingfisher, Bird, Watercolor Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
83
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper,
Year: 2023
Style: Classic Art,
Subject: Kingfisher,
Size: 12 x...
Category
2010s Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Lyrebird, Bird, Watercolor on Paper, Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
316
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2024
Style: Classic Art
Title: Lyrebird
Size: 12 x 16 inch...
Category
2010s Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Bullfinch, Bird, Watercolor Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
138
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper,
Year: 2023
Style: Classic Art,
Title: Bullfinch,
Size: 12 x 1...
Category
2010s Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Hoopoe Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
414
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2025
Style: Classic Art
Title: Hoopoe
Size: 12 x 16 inch, ...
Category
2010s Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Pink Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
437
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2025
Style: Classic Art
Title: Pink Bird
Size: 12 x 16 inch...
Category
2010s Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Contemporary Watercolor Painting,
Design for form
, C. 2007 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Hawk Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
001
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2025
Style: Classic Art
Title: Hawk
Size: 12 x 16 inch, (3...
Category
2010s Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Still Life with Windmill
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Roy Lichtenstein
Still Life with Windmill, 1973
Colored pencil on paper
5 x 8 ¾ inches (12.7 x 22.2 cm)
NB: The work is included in the Roy Lichtenstein catalogue raisonné.
Provena...
Category
1970s Pop Art California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
Detailed European Landscape in Watercolor and Gouache on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Detailed European Landscape in Watercolor and Gouache on Paper
This finely detailed watercolor painting captures a serene countryside setting with an old stone church, a rustic hous...
Category
Mid-19th Century French School California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
"Showers Today" San Francisco
s Chinatown on an Overcast Day Original Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
"Showers Today" San Francisco's Chinatown on an Overcast Day Original Watercolor
A two sided watercolor on Arches paper by San Francisco and Maryland artist Harolod Gretzner (America...
Category
1970s American Modern California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Seated Nude
Paris, Louvre, Salon d
Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950.
A graphite study of a young woman shown nude and seated in an armchair.
Winner of...
Category
1950s California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Amate Bark Painting - People Working in a Village
Located in Soquel, CA
Amate Bark Painting - People Working in a Village by Manuel Remigio S.
In this scene, people are working in a village. Interspersed throughout th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
7.10.24 #12 - Colorful Abstract Watercolor Minimalist Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint in fluent b...
Category
2010s Abstract California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Portrait
By Howard Margolis
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract expressionist portrait of a colorful face by Berkeley artist Howard Margolis (American, 1927-2015). Unsigned, with “Howard Margolis” on verso. Presented unframed, in a paste...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Seated Nude Figure
By Doris Warner
Located in Soquel, CA
Gestural watercolor of a colorful seated nude figure by California artist Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). Signed and dated "Doris Warner, 5/71" on ...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$1,720 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Self Portrait of the Artist Original Drawing on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of the Artist by the Artist Original Charcoal Drawing on Paper 1960
Excellent detailed original drawing of the artist by Eugene Hawkins (American, b. 1933). A realistic dep...
Category
1960s American Modern California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Deco Femme
By Thelma Terrell
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Our Gallery acquired the estate of a Northern California artist, Thelma Terrell. Terrell lived in Oakland and was an illustrator and profes...
Category
1930s Art Deco California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Paper
Great Tit, Bird, Watercolor artwork Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
33
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper,
Year: 2022
Style: Realism,
Title: Great Tit...
Category
2010s Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
For Jeannette
s Mother
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
Kim Frohsin, Third generation Bay Area Figurative artist began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil
Cardinal Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
431
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2025
Style: Classic Art
Title: Cardinal
Size: 12 x 16 inch,...
Category
2010s Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Untitled #I
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled #1" is a watercolor on paper by California abstract expressionist artist R. Anthony (Tony) Askew, b.1939. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist....
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Cardinal Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
421
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2025
Style: Classic Art
Title: Cardinal
Size: 12 x 16 inch,...
Category
2010s Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Monterey Breakers
, San Francisco, Pebble Beach, Carmel, Turner Art Academy
By James March Phillips
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'James March Phillips' (American, 1913-1981) and painted circa 1965.
Born in California, James March Phillips first studied in San Francisco at the Turner Art Aca...
Category
1960s California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Lilac Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
438
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2025
Style: Classic Art
Title: Lilac Bird
Size: 12 x 16 inc...
Category
2010s Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
WILLIAM C GRAUER Men
Horses in Landscape 1940s cubist WC Cleveland School
By William C. Grauer
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
William C. Grauer’s painting from the 1940s shows him working at the edge of figuration and abstraction. A few figures and several horses gather on open ground, yet the scene is buil...
Category
1940s Modern California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Cardinal Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
428
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2025
Style: Classic Art
Title: Cardinal
Size: 12 x 16 inch,...
Category
2010s Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Yellow Phone
Located in Burlingame, CA
'The Yellow Phone, 2021' a highly collectable original watercolor by internationally acclaimed American Realist James Torlakson. The art is 24 x 14 inc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
"Out West" Rocky Mountain Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Small Rocky Mountain landscape by Sacramento, California artist Ruth Scott (American, 1891-1964). A purple sky looms over gigantic mountain p...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
$319 Sale Price
20% Off
New Brighton Eucalyptus Landscape
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful watercolor of eucalyptus along New Brighton beach by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). From the estate of Les Anderson in Mon...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Bijouterie, Tulle, France
, French Village, Boise, National Watercolor Society
By Evelyne Brigeois
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'E. Brigeois' for Evelyne Brigeois (French, 1946-2016) and dated 1988; additionally signed, verso, and dated.
Born in Troyes, France in 1946, Evelyne Brigeois g...
Category
1980s California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Abstract Watercolor Painting,
Design for Sculpture
, C. 1995 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Moss Beach, Monterey, California
, Pacific Coastal Landscape, ASL NYC, Benezit
By Elmer Wachtel
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An early-20th-century, landscape showing a view of the coastline at Moss Beach in Monterey County with slate-blue skies overhead and a view towards a stand of windswept Monterey Cypress with a view of the cobalt blue ocean beyond. A particularly fresh and bright example, kept until recently in a portfolio.
Monogrammed lower right, "EW", dated "X-mas 1909", signed verso, "Elmer Wachtel", and inscribed lower left, "Moss Beach, Monterey County, California".
A prominent California landscape painter of the late 19th and early 20th-century, Elmer Wachtel specialized in panoramic coastal scenes and desert and mountain landscapes using impressionist brushstrokes. His early works were tonalist in mood, and his later paintings were more decorative and light hearted.
Elmer Wachtel was an American artist who holds a high place in the early California school of Impressionism. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland on January 21, 1864 -- he received his artistic training at the Art Students' League of New York under William Merritt Chase, and the Art School in London 1901-02. While in California he resided and maintained studios in Los Angeles and Pasadena.
In 1904 Elmer Wachtel married the artist Marion Kavanaugh (1876-1954) in Chicago. Husband and wife were frequently seen painting the Southern California landscape -- they were known to have traveled by horseback over the San Marcos Pass to the Santa Inez Valley -- they traversed and painted the coastline between Gaviota and Conception Lighthouse (just north of Santa Barbara, California), the Cooper Ranch (north of Santa Barbara), Matilija Canyon and Ojai, California. Venturing south the couple made it to the San Luis Rey River (near present day Oceanside) and the Cerisa Loma Ranch (near San Diego). In 1908 they trekked to the arid deserts of Arizona and New Mexico painting...
Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
The Thief from François Villon
s Christmas
, San Francisco Bay Area Illustrator
By James March Phillips
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'James March Phillips' (American, 1913-1981) and painted circa 1965.
Displayed in an original card mat decorated by the artist. Signed lower right, in pencil, 'J....
Category
1960s California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board
Three Figures
, Mid-century German Expressionist, Düsseldorf, Venice Biennale
By Kurt Craemer
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signer upper right, 'Craemer' for Kurt Craemer (German, 1912-1961) and dated 1954.
Born in Saarbrucken, Craemer first attended the Academy of Cologne where he worked under Friedrich...
Category
1950s California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Red Tulips and California Poppies, Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Brightly colored floral landscape by unknown artist Duane Reid (American, 20th Century). Bold red and orange flowers with green foliage contrast nicely against a blue sky with puffy ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Nude Laying Over the Edge of the Bed in Pastel on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Nude Laying Over the Edge of the Bed in Pastel on Paper
Elegant pastel composition of a nude woman by an unknown artist (20th Century). The model is laying on her back, with her hea...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
"Steps", 1980s Farmhouse Staircase Realist Watercolor Landscape with Barn
Located in Soquel, CA
"Steps", a highly realistic late 20th century watercolor landscape of a staircase in front of a wooden barn by Verne R. Horton (American, 1941-2020), 1986. Horton's background as a technical artist and draftsman is apparent in the fine details of this piece, such as the crisply rendered planks of wood that comprise the barn, the individual pieces of metal that form the railing, and each block of cement that make up the staircase. Horton's meticulous rendering of shadows enhances the sense of realism.
Signed and dated "Verne R. Horton '86" lower right. Signed and titled "Steps" on verso.
Displayed in a new off-white mat and rustic wood frame with plexiglass.
Image size: 13.75"H x 9.75"W.
Born February 1, 1941 in Los Angeles, CA, Verne R. Horton went to Los Angeles State College where he earned a degree in pre-architecture. As a young man Verne joined the US Navy, in 1960 and served as a draftsman until 1965. After leaving the Navy, he ended up as a technical artist for North American Aviation. His charge: illustrating publicity pictures for the Apollo space program. After working on the Apollo program for three and a half years, he was lured into the corporate world as a regional manager for New York Life Insurance.
Horton said he did virtually no artwork in the 17 years he worked for the insurance company. He ended up earning another degree in insurance and finance from American College in Bryn Mawr, Penn., in 1978. He moved within the company 14 times in 17 years, living in Los Angeles, Hawaii, Arizona and San Francisco.
"Then I had an awareness that I had always wanted to be an artist," he said. "It seemed that if I were going to do it, I needed to just do it." He quit his job and became a fine artist.
Horton's paintings and sculptures are truly those of a professional. He specializes in 1800s to 1930s Western Americana, but his love is steam era railroad art. "You must have historical accuracy. The worst thing is to have somebody come by and say, 'That's not right," Horton said. "You can't get involved in the history of the railroad without getting to know a community."
It was his insistence on historical accuracy and love of railroads that brought him to Carson City...
Category
1980s American Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Sunset Landscape
, Hamburg, Rivne, Volhynia, Rivne Museum
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'G. Kosmiadi' for Georg Kosmiadi (Ukranian-German, 1886-1967) and dated, '66'; additionally signed verso, 'Georg Kosmiadi', inscribed with serial number and dated...
Category
1960s California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Rooted - Original Abstract Figurative Black and White Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Melissa Chalhoub, a 2014 graduate of Saint Joseph University in Beirut, seamlessly navigates the realms of cinema and visual art. With a background in directing and sound design for ...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
Great Tit Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
395
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2025
Style: Classic Art
Title: Great Tit
Size: 12 x 16 inch...
Category
2010s Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Pear
By Stephen Namara
Located in Burlingame, CA
Pear - sill life composition - exquisite highly contemporary still life oil and collage painting on wood panel, 48 x 48 inches. The work has a quiet overall presence. Artist signed, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel, Archival Paper
$10,000
Bison Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
365
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2024
Style: Classic Art
Title: Bison
Size: 12 x 16 inch, (...
Category
2010s Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
003
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2025
Style: Classic Art
Title: Hawk
Size: 12 x 16 inch, (3...
Category
2010s Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Bison, Animal, Watercolor on Paper, Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
285
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2024
Style: Classic Art
Title: Bison
Size: 12 x 16 inch, (...
Category
2010s Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Vintage Coastal Figurative Landscape -- Walk on the Beach Watercolor
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful vintage watercolor of a coastal landscape with two figures walking along the beach by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). From the estate of Les Anderson i...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Wren Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
398
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2025
Style: Classic Art
Title: Wren
Size: 12 x 16 inch, (3...
Category
2010s Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Eagle, Bird, Watercolor on Paper, Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
332
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2024
Style: Classic Art
Title: Eagle
Size: 12 x 16 inch, (...
Category
2010s Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"San Anton Palace Malta" Early 20th Cent. Garden and Fountain Watercolor Russian
Located in Soquel, CA
A significant early 20th century landscape watercolor of the paradisical gardens at San Anton Palace in Attard, Malta by Nicholas Krasnoff, 1920 (Russian, 1864-1939). This beautiful piece is a wonderful example of the renowned Russian architect's prized watercolors, created while he was exiled to Malta in the early 1920's. Depicting a lush garden full of blooming, colorful flowers and a stately fountain at the San Anton Palace in Malta, one can see the deft hand and attention to detail rendered by the proficient artist and architect's hand.
Signed "N. Krasnoff" lower right. Titled and dated "Malta, St. Antonio 1920".
Unframed.
Measures 10.25"H x 14.25"W.
Right corner has a crease from being bent.
Nikolay Petrovich Krasnov, also known as Nicholas Krasnoff or Peter Nicholas Krasnoff, was a Russian Serbian architect and painter. He served as Chief Architect of Yalta, Crimea (1887-1899). From 1922 he lived and worked in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and was a key figure in the architectural development of Belgrade. Attending the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in 1876, aged 12. As a young artist he received patronage from Sergey Tretyakov, brother of the founder of Moscow's Tretyakov Gallery, and entrepreneur Petar Gubonyin.
In 1887 Krasnov became Chief Architect in Yalta. At the age of 23, Krasnov had large responsibility for the rapid growth of the city. He expanded the promenade, which by 1913 became the city's main street, before creating a new city plan in 1889 (including a new sewer system, planning regulations, new streets, prevention of unregulated construction, a school and children's hospital, and the construction of the Pushkin Boulevard). Two concrete bridges were built over the river, and the embankment strengthened. Krasnov also ran a private practice in Yalta until 1911. Among his most famous work is the Livadia Palace, later the location of the 1945 Yalta Conference. Designed over 60 buildings in Crimea, blending a modernist style with local traditions. Also of note: Dulber Palace, Koreiz (1895-97), Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Yalta (1902), Yusupov Palace, Koreiz (1909), Kokkoz Jami Mosque, Sokolyne (1910).
In 1913, he presented a collection of illustrations he had produced of his works to the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts, where he held the title of academician. An opponent of the Russian Revolution, he left Yalta with his family in 1919 for Malta, alongside the Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna, sister of Queen Alexandra, and over 600 members of the Russian aristocracy. Nikolay was in a group housed in the empty Villa St Ignatius, which had been a Jesuit college and then a hospital during World War I. To earn money, Nikolay painted many scenes of Malta, signing his paintings as N. Krasnoff. He is known as Nicholas Krasnoff in Malta. In May 2016 MaltaPost issued a commemorative set of stamps in his honor.
In 1922 Krasnov moved to Belgrade, then part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, where he became head of the Department of Monumental Architectural Developments and Monuments. His building designs in Serbia number around 60, and were created under the name Nikola Krasnov, as a mark of respect to his adopted homeland.
His key works in Belgrade include: Ministry of Forestry building (now Ministry of Foreign Affairs) (1923) which bears a memorial plaque...
Category
1920s Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Illustration Board
Contemporary Watercolor Painting,
Design for Panel
, C. 1994 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Portrait of a Young Navajo
, Native American, Arizona, California Woman artist
By Victoria Creech Stewart
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left 'Creech PSWC' and created circa 1975
A compelling pastel study showing the subject dressed in brightly-colored ceremonial robes and gazing past the viewer. An eleg...
Category
1970s California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Colorful Abstract Watercolor
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract multicolor watercolor with softly blended color fields by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). From the estate of Les Anderson in Monterey, California. Signe...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Vulture, Bird, Watercolor on Paper, Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
287
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2024
Style: Classic Art
Title: Vulture
Size: 12 x 16 inch,...
Category
2010s Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Tufted Titmouse Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
411
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2025
Style: Classic Art
Title: Tufted Titmouse
Size: 12 x 1...
Category
2010s Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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Located in Granada Hills, CA
253
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2024
Style: Classic Art
Title: Kingfisher
Size: 12 x 16 inc...
Category
2010s Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Bison Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
371
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2024
Style: Classic Art
Title: Bison
Size: 12 x 16 inch, ...
Category
2010s Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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