George Horace Davis

The Navy of the Future.

1956

Original charcoal and gouache illustration for Illustrated London News. London, 1944.

Original monochrome gouache illustration for the Sphere No. 2215. London, July 4, 1942.

Original gouache illustration on board for "The Joy of the Elephant." London, 1971. Unframed. Unsigned.

Small format watercolor and gouache painting by an unknown French artist, circa 1925.

Gouache painted on cardstock, intended for a greeting card design, painted circa 1980. Unsigned. Displayed in a slate archival mat. Cellophane tape on board.

Original gouache illustrations collaged onto watercolored board. Original art for "Treasure Book Anual #3." London, 1972.

A painting by Alexander Calder. "The Forest" is a Post-War abstract painting, gouache and ink on paper in bold colors of reds, blacks, yellows, and blues by artist Alexander Calder. The artwork is signed lower right, "Calder 72...

Gouache and charcoal on paper, 53cm x 37cm (74cm x 55cm framed). Provenance: the Artist’s estate (stamped verso). Stonehouse had an extraordinary life. As a young art student studying fashion illustration, he joined the Royal Artillery at the beginning of WWII but soon became a part of the Special Operations Executive (SOE). He was sent to France as a radio operator but three and a half months later was caught by the Gestapo, tortured, given a death sentence and then selected for slave labour. He spent the subsequent war years in three French prisons and five concentration and labour camps, including Dachau. He still managed to continue to draw in some of the camps. Following the war, Stonehouse went to the US and continued his career as a fashion artist painting for magazines...

Charcoal and gouache on paper, titled ‘Phil Richards’ and dated ‘Friday Dec 8 72’ (lower left), 64cm x 48cm (72cm x 56cm framed).(Provenance: the Artist’s estate (stamped verso)). the picture is framed behind UV glass Stonehouse had an extraordinary life. As a young art student studying fashion illustration, he joined the Royal Artillery at the beginning of WWII but soon became a part of the Special Operations Executive (SOE). He was sent to France as a radio operator but three and a half months later was caught by the Gestapo, tortured, given a death sentence and then selected for slave labour. He spent the subsequent war years in three French prisons and five concentration and labour camps, including Dachau. He still managed to continue to draw in some of the camps. Following the war, Stonehouse went to the US and continued his career as a fashion artist painting for magazines like Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and Elizabeth Arden. He was also an accomplished portraitist. His work is celebrated in Brian Stonehouse...

This is an original Post-war illustration drawing, hand-painted with gouache on Arches Velum paper by French artist C. Villars (France - 20th Century). The poster project features an airplane with a map book in the background, with emphasis on France and South American countries, on the side we see the hands of a man and a woman. The drawing was created for an airline company named STAR. The illustration is signed C. Villars in the bottom left corner. This image was probably later printed in a larger size for ad posters...

This is an original Post-war illustration drawing, hand-painted with gouache on Arches Velum paper by French artist C. Villars (France - 20th Century). The poster project features an airplane propeller and the earth in the background, with emphasis on France and South American countries. The drawing was created for an airline company named STAR. The illustration is signed C. Villars in the bottom left corner. This image was probably later printed in a larger size for ad posters...

This is an original Post-war illustration drawing, hand-painted with gouache on Arches Velum paper by French artist C. Villars (France - 20th Century). The poster project features a woman in travel clothes with all her suitcases sitting on a magic carpet. Below the carpet, we guess a plane in the air. The drawing was created for an airline company named STAR. The illustration is signed C. Villars in the bottom left corner. This image was probably later printed in a larger size for ad posters...