19th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

George Cochran Lambdin (American, 1830–1896) Goldenrod in the Sand Watercolor on paper, 19 x 12 inches Framed: 27 x 20 inches (approx.) A son of the portraitist James Reid Lambdin, ...

Benares, India Watercolour with graphite under-drawing, on paper Image Size: 13.94” x 10.04” c 1860 Titled in pencil, verso Provenance: a Private UK Collection Condition: Overall i...

Edmund Darch Lewis (American, 1835-1910) Polo--Myopia and Westchester, 1898 Watercolor on board, 6 3/4 x 14 5/8 inches Framed: 15 x 23 inches (approx.) Signed, dated, and inscribed ...

Edward J. Howman (English, nineteenth century) Castel dell'Ovo, Naples, 1851 Watercolor and gouache on paper, 7 x 10 inches Framed: 12 x 15 inches (approx.) Label on backing verso: ...

John Singer Sargent Study off Newport, Rhode Island, 1876 Signed in pencil "JS265A" lower left Pencil on paper 5 x 10 inches Provenance: Estate of the artist Grand Central Art Galleries, New York, 1959 Mr. William H. Bender Jr Sotheby's New York, September 19, 1987 Private Collection 1987-2000 Mark Borghi Fine Art Inc., circa 2002 Private Collection (acquired from the above), New York Recognized as the leading portraitist in England and the United States at the turn of the century, John Singer Sargent was acclaimed for his elegant and very stylish depictions of high society. Known for his technical precocity, he shunned traditional academic precepts in favor of a modern approach towards technique, color and form, thereby making his own special contribution to the history of grand manner portraiture. A true cosmopolite, he was also a painter of plein air landscapes and genre scenes, drawing his subjects from such diverse locales as England, France, Italy and Switzerland. In so doing, Sargent also played a vital role in the history of British and American Impressionism. Sargent was born in Florence in 1856. He was the first child of Dr. Fitzwilliam Sargent, a surgeon from an old New England family, and Mary Newbold Singer, the daughter of a Philadelphia merchant. His parents were among the many prosperous Americans who adopted an expatriate lifestyle during the later nineteenth century. Indeed, Sargent's family traveled constantly throughout the Continent and in England, a mode of living that enriched Sargent both culturally and socially. He ultimately became fluent in French, Italian and German, in addition to English. Having developed an interest in drawing as a boy, Sargent received his earliest formal instruction in Rome in 1869, where he was taught by the German-American landscape painter Carl Welsch. Following this, he attended the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence during 1873-74. In the spring of 1874, Sargent's family moved to Paris, enabling him to continue his training there. He soon entered the studio of Charles-Emile-Auguste Carolus-Duran. In contrast to most French academic painters, Carolus-Duran taught his students to paint directly on the canvas, capturing the essence of his subject through relaxed brushwork, a tonal palette and strong chiaroscuro. Although Sargent also spent four years studying drawing under Léon Bonnat at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, it was Carolus-Duran's approach that would form the aesthetic basis of his style. Upon his teacher's advice, Sargent also traveled to Spain and Holland to study the work of old master painters such as Diego Velázquez and Frans Hals, both of whom also employed deft, fluid techniques. In 1876, Sargent made his first visit to the United States, claiming his American citizenship and visiting the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. One year later, he spent the summer in Cancale, in France's Brittany region, where he painted outdoors, applying Carolus-Duran's strategies to portrayals of fishing folk on sunlit beaches. His reputation in Paris was established in 1878 when his Oyster Gatherers of Cancale (1878; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.) won an Honorable Mention at that year's Salon. During the early 1880s, Sargent began making painting trips abroad, working in Venice in 1880 and 1882, where he painted street scenes and interiors notable for their brilliant play of light and shadow. He also embarked on what would be a lucrative career as a portraitist, producing such well known works as The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit (1882; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston). His early commissions also included an image of Madame Pierre Gautreau. A renowned beauty and member of Parisian society, Madame Gautreau was known for her bold, unorthodox approach towards fashion. In her portrait, entitled "Madame X" (1884; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York), Sargent effectively captured her distinctive aura. However, his daring realism, coupled with fact that he portrayed a diamond shoulder strap falling off one of her shoulders, caused such an uproar that his career in France was seriously compromised. As a result of the controversy surrounding "Madame X,"Sargent left Paris in 1886, settling permanently in London. He subsequently flourished in the English capital, becoming the leading portrait painter to the upper classes. Those who shared Sargent's sense of refinement and sophistication, as well as his international viewpoint, were especially drawn to his fashionable French style. In addition to patronage from such prominent British families as the Wertheimers and the Marlboroughs, Sargent received an equal number of American commissions, many of them secured by artists and architects he had met during his student days in Paris, among them painters J. Carroll Beckwith and Julian Alden Weir and architect Stanford White. On a painting tour to America during 1887-1888, he portrayed members of notable families from Boston and New York, including Mrs. Jacob Wendell and Elizabeth Allen...

James Abbott McNeill Whistler Beach Scene at Dieppe, 1885-86 Watercolor on paper, mounted on board 8 1/2 x 5 inches Signed on the reverse Provenance: Miss Annie Burr Jennings Mrs. ...

The eerie timeless Flat Iron building stands silhouetted against a winter sky one day in NYC. Tom was struck by the severe geometry of an historic building. The contrast of dark and ...

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French school of the 19th century Pencil drawing 40 x 28 cm Signed and dated "E.B. / 1869" Inscription "Elm struck by lightning in 1870 / Ferme de Samoreau"

Maximilien LUCE (1858-1941) Paris, Bridge over the Seine Ink on tinted paper Signed "Luce" lower right Studio stamp lower left 22.5 x 28.5 cm Maximilien Luce received his initial a...

Andrea Biondetti (1851-1946) Canal with gondola in Venice Watercolor painting on paper Size: 24x15 cm (48x39 cm including the frame) Last Quarter 19th Century Signed lower right Th...

Jacques-Laurent Agasse (Swiss, 1767-1849) Young Man Resting by the Roadside, 1819 Pen and ink and wash on paper, 5 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches Framed: 13 x 11 3/4 inches (approx.) Signed and ...

Landscape of Italy? 19th century watercolor. Paper partially glued to paper. Some foxing. 21 x 30 cm

John Sottocornola (1855 - 1917) Meadow Bloom Pastels on paper in gilded frame Size: 30x45 cm (53x68 cm including frame) Late 19th century Giovanni Sottocornola was born in Milan on...

Dreamy antique watercolor landscape of a picturesque scene of a church steeple rising from the foliage as a female figure rests under the shade of...

J. Wilson. English ( fl.1837 - 1870 ). Looe Town & Harbor, Cornwall. Watercolor. Monogramed. Image size 6.5 inches x 10.4 inches ( 16.5cm x 26.5cm ). Frame size 12.6 inches x 16.7 i...

Charles William Adderton. English ( b.1866 - d.1944 ). Norwegian barques at anchor, Lyme Bay, English Channel. Watercolor. Signed. Image size 10.6 inches x 14.4 inches ( 27cm x 36.5...

Andrea Biondetti (1851-1946) Canal in Venice Watercolor painting on paper Size: 24x15 cm (48x39 cm including the frame) Last Quarter 19th Century Signed lower right The painting wa...

French street scene in watercolours. Mounted in a simple gilt-effect frame. Indistinctly initialled. On paper.

Rural landscape in the style of David Roberts (1796-1864). Presented in a simple gilt-effect frame. Unsigned. On paper.

Scenic landscape in watercolour. Young shepherd and his collie dog tending to an injured ewe. Signed to the lower right. On watercolour paper.

Herbert Menzies Marshall (1841-1913). Original watercolour. Dutch river scene. Beautifully housed in a large gilt frame and slip. Labelled to the reverse by 'The Fine Art Society, Lo...

A charming 19th century watercolour. Presented in gilt-effect frame with wash-line mount. Unsigned. On paper.

Scenic landscape in watercolour. Hill Shepherd and loggers labouring in the lakes. Unsigned. On watercolour paper.

Scenic landscape in watercolours. Villagers on Pont-y-Pair Bridge. Signed lower left. Inscribed verso 'Pont-y-Pair, Betws-y-Coed, June 26th 1863'. On watercolour paper.

A delightful Grand Tour style study of Florence from a distance. Signed to the lower right. Well presented in a gilt frame with oak leaf strapwork. On paper.

An original watercolour by Edward Tucker Jnr (1847-1910). Lake District stream with stone bridge crossing. Well presented in a wash-line mount and gilt-effect frame. Signed and dated...

Fine 19th century watercolour, heightened with bodycolor. Valley landscape with villagers going about their day. Unsigned. On watercolour paper.

Scenic landscape with shepherd tending to his sheep. Initialled to the lower right. On watercolour.

A delightful highland scene in watercolours, depicting a local farmer taking his livestock to water. Well presented in a gilt-effect frame. Unsigned. On paper.

Fine 19th century watercolour depicting a scenic waterfall carving its way between two rocky crags. Unsigned. On watercolour paper.

Henry Courtney Selous (1803-1890). Fine 19th century sepia watercolour. Smartly mounted in a gilt-effect frame. Signed and inscribed to the lower left. On paper.

This charming early 19th-century watercolour attributed to English artist John Varley OWS (1778-1842) depicts an Italianate vista with trees, distant town, and figures. Varley was a...

Signed watercolour on paper landscape circa 1865 by French impressionist painter Eugene Boudin. This work depicts an artist painting a portrait of an elegant couple on the beach at D...

Antoine-Baptiste PETIT Paris, 1800 – Versailles, 1864 Watercolor 18 x 27 cm Antoine-Baptiste Petit was a decorative painter and teacher of perspective. He produced views of Paris in...

Benjamin D. Sigmund (English, 1857 - 1947) Signed: B. D. Sigmund (Lower, Left)" " Girl in the Garden ", c. 1890s Watercolor on Paper 10 1/2" x 14 1/2" Housed in its original 2" ...

Frederick Lee Bridell. English ( b.1831 – d.1863 ). Portland Roads and Sandsfoot Castle from Weymouth, 1856. Watercolor, bodycolor and pen & ink on paper Signed & dated lower left. I...

This watercolor on paper is signed and titled at lower right Gab. Carelli / Florence. It depicts a view of Florence taken from the Piazzale Michelangelo-animated by various figures i...

This beautiful late 19th-century watercolour by British artist James Herbert Snell (1861-1935) depicts a shepherd herding sheep in the evening. Snell was an interesting painter as h...

Landscape is a modern artwork realized by Camille Adrien Paris. Pencil drawing. Includes frame. Camille Adrien Paris (1834-1901) Born in Paris, died in Barbizon. Student of Ary S...

The artist: Henri Aime Duhem (1860-1941) French *see notes below, signed Title: River Boat + Gardner Medium: 2x gouache on paper, loosely laid over card, unframed card: 12.75 ...

Pompei is a modern artwork realized by an Anonymous artist in 1893. Pencil on paper. Dated on the lower Good conditions with slight foxing and folding.

Very good quality work by this renouned English artist. Watercolour on paper on board. David Cox 1783-1859 David Cox was an English landscape painter, one of the most important memb...

Jules COIGNET Paris 1798-1860 Torrent in the Alps Watercolor and brown ink wash Signed lower left 18 x 26.5 cm 29.5 x 37.5 cm framed Condition: Remarkably fresh Period frame and gl...

Alphonse REY Avignon 1864 - Nice 1938 View of the Admiralty of the port of Algiers Triptych of watercolors Signed lower right (each) 35 x 124 cm Very good condition. Painter, water...

An accomplished watercolour study after Samuel Prout depicting a busy street in Sion, the capital of the Swiss Canton of Valais. The artist captures the scene in a delicate hand payi...

Jean-Maxime CLAUDE Paris 1824 - Maisons-Laffitte 1904 Night effect, return of the fishing boats (Marine) Watercolor and white gouache Signed lower right 15 x 25,5 cm 30 x 39,5 cm fr...

Signed and dated to the lower right. Presented in a gilt frame and double card mount. Exhibition label verso with artist name and title inscribed. Submitted to the Fine Art Society 1...

Leopold Rivers (1852-1905)- original watercolour. Signed to the lower left. Presented in an elegant gilt-effect frame with delicate floral mouldings. On paper.

Edwin Lord Weeks. American ( b.1849 - d.1903 ). In the Citadel, Cairo, before The Great Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha Watercolor. Monogram Lower Right. Image size 8.3 inches x 5.3 in...

This charming late 19th-century watercolour by British artist E Wood depicts a beautiful 15th/16th century farmhouse near Godalming in Surrey, England. As chickens rummage for food ...

With ink details. Signed and dated to the lower right. Presented in a gilt frame a double card mount. On paper.

Inscribed with artist name and title. Presented in a gilt frame and double card mount. On paper.

A delightful view of Richmond Castle in Yorkshire, England. The artist captures the vast landscape with the winding river and village to the foreground and the imposing castle sittin...

David Cox Jnr. ARWS (1809-1885)- original watercolour. Mountain landscape with cottages. Signed and inscribed to the lower right. Presented in a glazed oak frame. Labelled to the rev...

Unsigned. Presented in a wooden frame and washline mount. On paper.

Presented in a simple dark frame. Signed with initials. On watercolour paper.

Arthur Gerald Ackerman - rural landscape in watercolours. Signed lower right. Well-presented in a modern gilt-effect frame with a later inscription verso. On paper.