Laid Paper Figurative Paintings

From the heart of the 1870s, an evocative oil on paper artwork beautifully captures the wild, untamed spirit of the sea meeting land. This piece, drenched in the Impressionist ethos,...

A male nude lounging on an empty beach by California artist Genevieve Rogers. Unsigned but came from a collection of her works. Oil on linen textured paper. Unframed. Image: 12"H x 1...

View of Buckingham Palace London, with a changing of the guard. Whilst painting mostly in the UK and America Hall also painted throughout Europe and on occasion would paint Plein Air in France, Austria, and Switzerland. This is a very unusual city scene by the painter. Only one other small painting of Buckingham Palace is known to have been painted by him. As it is inscribed on the reverse to a friend of the artist it might have been a special commission. Framed in an antique English frame...

Vibrant watercolor of local residents of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico by Samuel Reindorf (1914-1988) done in 1970. Signed, dated, stamped, and location indicated at the bottom. Pr...

Detailed watercolor landscape of the San Francisco Ferry Building by Jade Fon Woo (American, 1911-1983). Signed "Jade Fon" lower right. Complete paper conservation performed, acid ph balance. Unframed. Image size: 15"H x 22"W. Jade Fon (aka Jade Fon Woo) was born in 1911 in San Jose California and grew up in Winslow, Arizona where he studied at the University of Arizona. He moved to Los Angeles in the 1930s and joined the Art Students League. In the mid-1940s, he moved to San Francisco and did some commercial illustration, before becoming an art instructor in the 1970s and later founding a watercolor workshop in Asilomar. He was a member of the American Watercolor Society and the California Water Color Society. He died in 1983. Founder of a well-known watercolor workshop in Asilomar, California, Jade Fon became a California plein-air* painter whose work combined Oriental influences and regionalism called "California Style*." His subjects range from cityscapes to wildlife in natural surroundings. In the art world, he was called "Jade Fon", although his full name was Jade Fon Woo. He was born in San Jose, California and was raised in Winslow, Arizona and attended the University of Arizona at Flagstaff before continuing his higher education at the University of New Mexico. In the 1930s, he moved back to California where he attended the Art Students League in Los Angeles and exhibited with the California Water Color Society*. He was a movie studio scenic artist and worked on Gone With the Wind. From the mid-1940s, Jade Fon lived in San Francisco from where he taught at Diablo Valley College, worked as a night club entertainer and commercial illustrator, and founded the watercolor workshop school in Asilomar. He died in Bakersfield on November 14, 1983. He was a member of several watercolor societies including the California Watercolor Society and was also a member of the Society of Western Artists*. Noted as both a skilled watercolorist and teacher, Jade Fon (Woo) was born in San Jose, California, but moved to the Southwest with his family when he was a child. One of his first art lessons was from a cowboy, who pointed to the surface of an outhouse as an example, to show him how light and shade were necessary to create form. Fon's first job was as a waiter in his uncle's restaurant, but by the 1930s he had moved to Los Angeles, where he worked in Hollywood film studios as a scenic artist. In the 1940s, an extended strike in Hollywood precipitated his move to San Francisco. There he was employed for a few years as a singer and emcee at the well-known Forbidden City nightclub on Sutter Street, sometimes creating watercolors of patrons and performers. The smoky club atmosphere aggravated his asthma, prompting Fon to shift to teaching, which he did for thirty years at Diablo Valley College, and ultimately he moved to Pacheco, near the town of Martinez. He also taught highly successful workshops at Asilomar, near Carmel, for over twenty years. Credit for the above information is given to: Asian American Art, 1850-1970, edited by Gordon H. Chang, Mark Dean Johnson...

An evocative artwork of a woman and child during a darkening evening. Oil on paper laid on canvas signed lower left by the French painter Eugène Carrière...

Wonderful turn of the century study of Washington native american tribe, the S'Kallam Indians at Hudson Point, Port Townsend by Adeline C. Willoughby (Am...

This work is a study for Luces important set of paintings dating from 1910 onwards entitled "L'Execution de Varlin". This work has been authenticated by Mme Denise Bazetoux and will ...

Garden wonder of Persimmons and Blue Jays, acrylic on paper. Image 30"H x 44"W. Signed Zeszut '89 lower right. UNFRAMED. *(We do have the original light natural Maple wood frame which needs a plastic connector replaced and assembled if the buyer would like it on request* "last image in que"). Exuberant and vivid, the art of Laurie Zeszut captures first the eye and then the imagination. Perspective varies as objects freely careen across the surface. The seemingly staid hints of animation; the conservative accents dance with new patterns and colors, breaking the confines of the expected and anticipated. With work as inspired as that of Matisse or Picasso, it is surprising to find that Zeszut is actually a self-taught painter. Claiming that her style is the outcome of her need to work between the interruptions which are attendant to being a parent juggling a career, the resultant paintings are spontaneous and confident. Beginning with a chalk sketch on black paper, the artist next fills in the defined areas with imaginative and adventurous combinations of colors and designs. The components and architecture of the scenes are skewed with exaggerated perspective. The excitement of Zeszut's work is captivating. One cannot help being cheered by the sprawling liveliness of the art presented. Earning accolades and award, the art of Laurie Zeszut is powerful yet friendly, brilliant but not harsh, and active while still relaxing. The unique combinations of elements make Laurie Zeszut one of today's most exciting contemporary artists-sure to continue to catch the eye of collectors worldwide. Zeszut's early works - she calls them "decorative little celebrations of life" - were bright, colorful slices of life, often interiors of festive rooms and parlors festooned with flowers and whimsically rendered furniture. In 1989, she did her part in the post-earthquake recovery of downtown Santa Cruz by painting a large mural on a 130-foot plywood panel near the top of the largely destroyed Pacific Garden Mall. Not one accustomed to calling attention to herself, Zeszut painted "Butterfly Girl" in the early morning hours, often leaving later visitors wondering about the artist. The mural portrayed a bright and richly fecund garden scene, even incorporating the No Parking signs put on the panel the day before she was set to begin. In that prior life, Zeszut's work hung in galleries and she was commissioned to do several murals, book illustrations and design projects. All the while, she was rearing four children at her beautiful Happy Valley...

Fine and important watercolor titled The Post Office, Brockenhurst 1885 by British painter Richard Henry Wright (United Kingdom, 1857 - 1930). Detailed scene of ducks gathering and a...

A breathtaking expressive oil painting on paper laid on board by popular French artist Maximilien Luce. A completely magnificent and superb piece, truly remarkable. Signed lower righ...

An exceptional oil on paper laid on panel by the 19th century artist depicting a worker in a field. This oil is in excellent condition and signed lo...