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Medium: Gouache
Abstract Landscape with Umbrellas French Modernist Watercolour Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Landscape with Umbrellas French Modernist Watercolour Gouache Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 15.75 x 19.25 inches (height x w...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Challenge Martini International Fencing Poster Design French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Challenge Martini International Fencing Poster Design French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 15.75 x 11.75 inches (he...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Cityscape with Palm Trees and Modernist Architecture Gouache French Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Cityscape with Palm Trees and Modernist Architecture Gouache French Landscape Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 12.75 x 19.75 inches (hei...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Cubist Workshop And Architectural Scene With Tools And Abstract Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Cubist Workshop And Architectural Scene With Tools And Abstract Figures Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 15 x 21.5 inches (height x widt...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Modernist Still Life With Wine Bottle Cake And Raspberries French Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Modernist Still Life With Wine Bottle Cake And Raspberries French Gouache Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 12.75 x 9.5 inches (height x ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Farmyard Scene with Barn and Farmer French Modernist Rural Landscape Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Farmyard Scene with Barn and Farmer French Modernist Rural Landscape Gouache Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache and pen on artist paper, unframed Size: 15 x 18.25 inches ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Pen

Challenge Martini International French Modernist Sports Advertising Style Poster
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Challenge Martini International French Modernist Sports Advertising Style Poster Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 15.75 x 11.75 inches (...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Martini and Rossi Bitter Vintage Cocktail Advertising French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Martini and Rossi Bitter Vintage Cocktail Advertising French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 15.75 x 11.75 inches (height x width) Provenance: Artists estate, France Condition: good overall condition with light edge wear, gentle handling creases to the margins and minor age toning to the paper; colours remain fresh and well preserved Description: This original gouache advertising design by French modernist artist Guy Nicod was created for Martini & Rossi to promote their iconic “Bitter” aperitif. Executed in bold colours and simple yet powerful forms, the composition is both decorative and functional, epitomising the energy of mid-20th-century European commercial art. At the centre of the design stands a tall red bottle of Bitter, its dramatic silhouette set against a glowing red-orange sun and framed by areas of deep black and crisp white. A vibrant cocktail glass filled with Martini Bitter sits prominently in the foreground, complete with a twist of orange peel garnish, while a whole orange beside it reinforces the flavour profile of the drink. Two stylised clouds drift into the scene, softening the graphic edges and adding an atmospheric touch. The strong lettering at the top and bottom — “BITTER” and “MARTINI & ROSSI” — is rendered in bold white capitals, giving the design an immediate visual punch. Nicod’s technique with gouache produces opaque, saturated colour fields that make the imagery pop, while the geometric framing and limited palette reflect the aesthetics of 1960s and 70s poster...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Vintage Modernist French Advertising Poster Design for Gaston de Lagrange Cognac
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Vintage Modernist French Advertising Poster Design for Gaston de Lagrange Cognac Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 11.75 x 15.75 inches (...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Challenge Martini International Fencing French Modernist Sports Poster Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Challenge Martini International Fencing French Modernist Sports Poster Painting Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 15.75 x 11.75 inches (h...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Wigwam rouge et jaune
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Wigwam rouge et jaune" is a gouache on paper by Alexander Calder. The unique work is signed in the lower right, “Calder 65”. Although renowned for his innovative and groundbreaking...
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1960s Abstract Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Gouache

Cubist Gouache French Farmyard Scene With Animals Figures Wine Barrels And Tools
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Cubist Gouache French Farmyard Scene With Animals Figures Wine Barrels And Tools Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 14.5 x 21.75 inches (h...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Cubist French Village Landscape With Horses Church Trees And Hills Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Cubist French Village Landscape With Horses Church Trees And Hills Gouache Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 19.5 x 25.5 inches (height x...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Cubist French Abstract Interior Scene With Figures Table And Geometric Shapes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Cubist French Abstract Interior Scene With Figures Table And Geometric Shapes Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 19.5 x 15.75 inches (heig...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Cubist Kitchen And Butcher Scene With Hanging Meats And Utensils
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Cubist Kitchen And Butcher Scene With Hanging Meats And Utensils Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 14.5 x 21.75 inches (height x width) P...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

French Gouache Street Scene With Market Stalls Shops Figures And Architecture
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Gouache Street Scene With Market Stalls Shops Figures And Architecture Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 19.75 x 25.5 inches (height x width) Provenance: Artists estate, France Condition: fair with age wear, surface creases, and fraying to the sheet edges Description: This atmospheric gouache by French modernist Guy Nicod captures the vibrancy of a bustling street market scene. Rendered with expressive brushwork and bold colour contrasts, the composition shows figures moving among market stalls, shopfronts, and delivery vehicles beneath the looming façades of Parisian-style architecture. On the right, a shop sign reading Fruits glows with yellow illumination, highlighting vendors and customers engaged in lively exchange. A truck and silhouetted figures traverse the centre, while the street recedes toward an archway in the distance, anchoring the scene in a distinctly urban setting. Nicod’s painterly approach here contrasts with his cubist abstractions, revealing his ability to capture movement and atmosphere with a modernist eye. The gouache medium lends a rich matte finish, with vivid blues, yellows, and reds creating striking tonal contrasts against the darker architecture and evening sky. The spontaneity of the brushwork evokes the immediacy of urban life, where commerce and community intersect in daily rhythm. This work is particularly search-friendly and appealing to collectors of French urban landscapes, market scenes, and Parisian street views. Keywords such as French market painting...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Cubist French Abstract Composition With Figures Architecture And Red Background
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Cubist French Abstract Composition With Figures Architecture And Red Background Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 23 x 19 inches (height ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Bobine
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Bobine" is a gouache and ink on paper by Alexander Calder. The work is signed in the lower right "Calder 72". A12922 Although renowned for his innovative and groundbreaking sculptures, Alexander Calder started his artistic career as an abstract painter, preferring to use gouache. What is gouache? Gouache is a water-soluble paint – a type of opaque watercolor. As Calder returned to gouache painting towards the end of his life, he was now armed with a lifetime of experience as a sculptor. He explored the three-dimensional vocabulary of sculptural forms he had developed onto the two-dimensional surface of the paper. Certain shapes and colors recur throughout his gouaches and sculptures. Circles, ovals, and other geometric forms dominate the space. There is the same sense of energy and fluidity. The shapes do not sit on the surface but vibrate giving a feeling of movement in contrast to the static nature of painting. Like his sculpture, Calder’s gouache...
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1970s Abstract Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Gouache

Abstract Mixed Media environmental art collage Andre Emmerich Gallery, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Judy Pfaff Untitled, 1994 Collage, Mixed media, Gouache and Leaves on paper, in Artist's Frame. Signed with Andre Emmerich & Bellas Artes Gallery Labels - accompanied by original...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Gouache

Woodland Path Among Pines Provence French Landscape Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Woodland Path Among Pines Provence French Landscape Gouache Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 19.75 x 25.5 inches (height x width) Proven...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Cubist Still Life With Glass Bottles Vessels And Abstract Architectural Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Cubist Still Life With Glass Bottles Vessels And Abstract Architectural Interior Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

A Colorful, 1942 Modern Surreal Abstract by Hananiah Harari "The Baroque Portal"
Located in Chicago, IL
A Striking, Colorful 1942 Modern Surrealist Abstraction by Notable New York Avant Garde Artist, Hannah Harari (Am. 1912-2000). Titled "The Baroque Portal", the artwork is mixed medi...
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1940s Surrealist Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache, Mixed Media

Blue & Grey Green Plan: Abstract Geometric Framed Painting in Cool Toned Palette
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract geometric painting with a cool toned palette of green, blue, and grey with accents of black and white against a sea foam green colored acrylic wash background "Blue and Grey Green Plan" made by Hudson Valley artists, Donise English, in 2022 Graphite, colored pencil, and acrylic painting on vellum 24 x 18 inches unframed, 31 x 25 x 1.5 with an 8-ply white mat, non-glare plexi, and simple black moulding Signed, verso Excellent condition and ready to hang This abstract geometric painting on vellum was made by Hudson Valley based artist, Donise English, in 2022. The composition begins with a blue green toned background of acrylic wash. A grid of box-like patterns in sky blue, green, grey, and black with white line work are stacked to create an irregular shape or an "imagined city grid", says the artist. The painting on vellum is complemented by a simple black frame with an 8-ply white mat, non-glare plexi, and wire backing. It's in excellent condition and ready to hang. About the artist: Donise English emphasizes lines, grids, and fields of subtle color to evoke imagined places and invented structures. While precise lines and straight angles are often associated with themes in architecture and urban planning designs, English conveys a geometric motif guided by intuition rather than a ruler. Variations on grids retain flaws and unmistakable traces of the artists’ hand; her style of draftsmanship shies away from intellectualism and instead makes her compositions feel very personal. A central checkerboard formation floats over a ground of pastel color or washes of grey or cream. Each design is intensely intricate, incorporating gouache, acrylic, pen, graphite, ink and colored pencil. The artist recently retired from her decades career teaching at Marist College and is now devoted full time to her art making. Artist Statement: My work is about the way visual diagrams present information that describes how something is made or the way it is. I am interested in drawing and collaging multiple layers of information that refer abstractly to maps, architectural drawings and blueprints or patterns and structures found in such things as roller coasters, power lines and fences. I use gouache and collaged paper in a series of layers that are a visual and ideological response to the previous layer to define my pictorial space. For each piece I create a set of rules to follow about the use of a limited palette, a grid format, opacity of paper and whether a piece may include curving lines or maintain a rectilinear structure. Artist CV: EDUCATION Master of Fine Arts in Painting Bard College 1986 Bachelor of Science in Art History State University College at New Paltz 1977 Additional Study: New York Studio School (Drawing Marathons) Columbia University, School of Architecture Women’s Studio Workshop TEACHING Professor of Studio Art, Department of Art and Art History, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY Coordinator, Interior Design Program, Florence, Italy campus 1992-present AWARDS NYFA Fellowship in Painting 2018 Invitational Award for Outstanding Contemporary Talent, University of Bridgeport, CT 2000 Purchase Prize, “11th National Juried Exhibition” College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore 1999 First Prize, “Women in the Visual Arts ‘95” Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, CT 1995 Joseph A. Cain Memorial Purchase Award for Sculpture Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX 1994 Honorable Mention, “National Juried Exhibition” University of Bridgeport, CT 1993 Individual Artists Fellowship in Sculpture Dutchess Arts Fund 1992/93 Tallix, Morris, Singer Internship in Sculpture Tallix Foundry, Beacon, NY 1990/91 MEMBERSHIP Royal British Society of Sculptors SELECTED JURIED/INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS 2020 “edu: Art Faculty of the Hudson Valley”, Hudson Valley MOCA, Peekskill, NY 2019 “Contemporary Abstraction”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Mixed Media”, SITE Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2018 “JuxtaPositions”, The Painting Center, New York, NY “Peculiar Rarities”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY 2017 “Interlock: Color and Contrast in Abstraction”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Donise English: Encaustics”, Catskill Art Society, Livingston Manor, NY 2016 “Let’s Stay in Touch”, Howard County Center for the Arts, Ellicott City, MD “Under, Over, After Over”, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 2015 “Off the Grid”, Arts & Culture Program, Albany International Airport, Albany, NY “Gridspace”, KMOCA, Kingston, NY “Abstraction”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Assuming Identity”, NY Institute of Technology, New York, NY 2013 “Modern Artists”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Region”, The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY Stone Canoe/Community Folk Art Center, Syracuse, NY 2012 New York Institute of Technology, New York, NY “Contemporary Painters (Who Just Happen To Be Women)”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Strange Glue: Collage at 100”, Cambridge School, Weston, MA “Dear Mother Nature”, Dorsky Museum, SUNY New Paltz, NY “Fresher Paint”, Rockland Center for the Arts, Nyack, NY Courthouse Gallery, Lake George Arts Project, Lake George, NY 2011 “Process+Content: Donise English”, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY “Donise English-Paintings”,Orange County Community College, Newburgh, NY “Gender Matters/Matters of Gender”, Freedman Gallery, Albright College, Reading, PA 2010 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Encaustics: Wax and Image”, Westchester Community College, White Plains, NY “Dots, Lines and Figures”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Spring Awakening”, NY Institute of Technology, New York, NY “Clay City Dreams”, NY Institute of Technology, New York, NY “Texture,Pattern, Fragment”, Krause Gallery, Moses Brown School, Providence, RI 2009 “Collage”, NY Institute of Technology, New York, NY “Working in Wax”, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA “Encaustic 2009”, College of New Rochelle, NY “Three Artists”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Convergence: The Human Experience”,Howard County Center for the Arts, MD 2008 “Suckers and Biters: Love, Lollipops, and Exquisite Corpse” Chashama Gallery, New York, NY Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson NY 2007 “Patterns and Light”, Blue Hill Gallery, Blue Hill, ME “Suckers and Biters”, AG Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2006 “100 Artists, 100 Watercolors”, Jeannie Freilich Fine Art, New York, NY “On/Of Paper”,Kirkland Art Center, Clinton, NY “The Love Show”, Manchester Community College, Manchester, CT 2005 The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN “Small Tales”, Valdosta State University, Georgia National Juried Exhibition,Art Institute and Gallery Salisbury, MD, Juror: Stephen Haller “Greed, Envy, Jealousy, Fear”, TSL Warehouse, Hudson, NY 2004 “Women in the Middle: Borders, Barriers, Intersections” University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee “Girl Art Now”,Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI 3 Person Exhibition, Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, CA “The Feminine Eye”, Bradley University, Peoria, IL “Women Painting Women”, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA “Thought Patterns”, Kent Place Gallery, Summit, NJ “Surface, Matter and Artifice”, Dutchess Community College Art Gallery Poughkeepsie, NY 2003 “Beefcake/Cheesecake”,Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA,Juror: Jamie Wilson, Curator Halpert Bienniel, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC Juror: Jeff Fleming, Senior Curator, Des Moines Art Center “The Great White Oak”, Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY 2002 “Cat Calls”, Red Clay Arts, Brooklyn “Hudson Valley Regional”, SUNY New Paltz Juror: Sydney Jenkins, Director, Ramapo College Art Galleries 2001 One-Person Exhibition, Davis and Hall Gallery, Hudson, NY “Beyond the Surface”, Womanmade Gallery, Chicago One-Person Exhibition, Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY 2000 “Vision 2000...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Gouache, Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite

"NY 6.24" 2024 gouache on watercolor paper
Located in New York, NY
Jill Moser NY 6.24 , 2024 gouache on watercolor paper 30 x 22.5 in (mose011)
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2010s Abstract Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

My 80's Heart "Token 4" 2019, gouache, acrylic, graphite, panel, yellow, orange
Located in Jersey City, NJ
My 80's Hart "Token 4" 2019, gouache, acrylic, graphite, panel, yellow, orange
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2010s Contemporary Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Gouache, Panel, Wood Panel, Graphite

Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Painting Mexican Farm Worker Robert Freimark
Located in Surfside, FL
Robert Freimark (1922 - 2010), Watercolor painting of a Farm Laborer in Mexico Hand signed and dated 1961 upper right, Dimensions: 24.5 inches x 30.25 inches, image is 16.75 X 23 ...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

"Squares and Strokes (Ultra_22)" 2025, gouache on handmade paper, 28 x 20 in.
Located in New York, NY
Joanne Freeman Squares and Strokes (Ultra_22), 2025 gouache on handmade paper 28 x 20 in. image: 22 x 14 in. (freem245) My paintings and drawings incorporate elements found in archi...
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2010s Abstract Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Handmade Paper

Untitled (Linear Composition in Black Purple and Orange)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Joan Snyder's early 1970s period is known as the best of her career, now an iconic period of time for feminist abstract painting of the era. This fully finished work on paper reads l...
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1970s Abstract Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Gouache, Archival Paper, Graphite

"Squares and Strokes (Yellow_22)" 2025, gouache on handmade paper, 28 x 20 in.
Located in New York, NY
Joanne Freeman Squares and Strokes (Yellow_22), 2025 gouache on handmade paper 28 x 20 in. image: 22 x 14 in. (freem246) My paintings and drawings incorporate elements found in arch...
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2010s Abstract Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Handmade Paper

Modern British 20th Century Colourful Abstract Painting - Geometric shapes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition British School, monogrammed/ dated lower corner gouache painting on paper laid over card, unframed actual painting: 22 x 15.5 inches Superb - bold - and very co...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Composition in Orange and Red
By James Pichette
Located in London, GB
'Composition in Orange and Red', gouache on paper, by James Pichette (circa 1970s). A dynamic, lively abstract composition by an artist known for such s...
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1970s Abstract Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Squares and Strokes (Ultra Violet_16) 2025 gouache on handmade paper 28 x 20 in
Located in New York, NY
Joanne Freeman Squares and Strokes (Ultra Violet_16), 2025 gouache on handmade paper 28 x 20 in. image: 16 x 16 in. (freem239) My paintings and drawings incorporate elements found i...
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2010s Abstract Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Handmade Paper

Luigi Frigerio (1873-1938) - Early 20th Century Gouache, Harbour Near Leyland
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking early 20th century harbour scene showing boats moored near Leyland in the Netherlands. The artist has signed to the lower left and inscribed "Liguze" (Leyland) to the lowe...
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Early 20th Century Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

"Interstellar I" - Celestial Abstract Cyanotype - Kapoor
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Interstellar I" is a work on paper that features hues of green, violet, blue, gold and yellow. Caroline Bullock is inspired by the work of Agnes Martin, Anish Kapoor, Katharina Gros...
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2010s Contemporary Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache, Paper

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Charles Houghton Howard was born in Montclair, New Jersey, the third of five children in a cultured and educated family with roots going back to the Massachusetts Bay colony. His father, John Galen Howard, was an architect who had trained at M.I.T. and the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and apprenticed in Boston with Henry Hobson Richardson. In New York, the elder Howard worked for McKim, Mead and White before establishing a successful private practice. Mary Robertson Bradbury Howard, Charles’s mother, had studied art before her marriage. John Galen Howard moved his household to California in 1902 to assume the position of supervising architect of the new University of California campus at Berkeley and to serve as Professor of Architecture and the first Dean of the School of Architecture (established in 1903). The four Howard boys grew up to be artists and all married artists, leaving a combined family legacy of art making in the San Francisco Bay area that endures to this day, most notably in design, murals, and reliefs at the Coit Tower and in buildings on the Berkeley campus. Charles Howard graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1921 as a journalism major and pursued graduate studies in English at Harvard and Columbia Universities before embarking on a two-year trip to Europe. Howard went to Europe as a would-be writer. But a near-religious experience, seeing a picture by Giorgione in a remote town outside of Venice, proved a life-altering epiphany. In his own words, “I cut the tour at once and hurried immediately back to Paris, to begin painting. I have been painting whenever I could ever since” (Charles Howard, “What Concerns Me,” Magazine of Art 39 [February 1946], p. 63). Giorgione’s achievement, in utilizing a structured and rational visual language of art to convey high emotion on canvas, instantly convinced Howard that painting, and not literature, offered the best vehicle to express what he wanted to say. Howard returned to the United States in 1925, confirmed in his intent to become an artist. Howard settled in New York and supported himself as a painter in the decorating workshop of Louis Bouché and Rudolph Guertler, where he specialized in mural painting. Devoting spare time to his own work, he lived in Greenwich Village and immersed himself in the downtown avant-garde cultural milieu. The late 1920s and early 1930s were the years of Howard’s art apprenticeship. He never pursued formal art instruction, but his keen eye, depth of feeling, and intense commitment to the process of art making, allowed him to assimilate elements of painting intuitively from the wide variety of art that interested him. He found inspiration in the modernist movements of the day, both for their adherence to abstract formal qualities and for the cosmopolitan, international nature of the movements themselves. Influenced deeply by Surrealism, Howard was part of a group of American and European Surrealists clustered around Julien Levy. Levy opened his eponymously-named gallery in 1931, and rose to fame in January 1932, when he organized and hosted Surrealisme, the first ever exhibition of Surrealism in America, which included one work by Howard. Levy remained the preeminent force in advocating for Surrealism in America until he closed his gallery in 1949. Howard’s association with Levy in the early 1930s confirms the artist’s place among the avant-garde community in New York at that time. In 1933, Howard left New York for London. It is likely that among the factors that led to the move were Howard’s desire to be a part of an international art community, as well as his marriage to English artist, Madge Knight...
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20th Century American Modern Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Graphite

'Native American Figurative Abstraction', Pueblo Indian Expressionism, Palo Alto
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'V. Vigil' for Veloy Vigil (American, 1931-1997). Previously with: Los Robles Gallery, Palo Alto, California Born in Denver, Colorado,...
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1970s Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Linda Turner, Art Meditation 7, Collage, Pattern and Decoration, Automatism
Located in Darien, CT
Linda Turner, raised both in NYC and Northern Virginia, resides in Brooklyn, NY. She achieved a BFA in Surface Design/Textile Design from the Fashion Inst...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil

Rube Goldberg, Abstract Geometric Gouache by Jacques Soisson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jacques Soisson, French (1928 - 2012) - Rube Goldberg, Year: 1977, Medium: Gouache on Arches, signed and dated in ink lower right, Image Size: 27.5 x 18.5 inches, Size: 30 x 22 i...
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1970s Abstract Geometric Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

1950s Geometric Pink and Yellow Textile Design by Artist Andre Delfau
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1950s geometric textile design in brown, yellow and pink tones by notable stage and set designer Andre Delfau. Born in Paris, France in 1914, Andre Delfau became an internationally acclaimed stage, set and costume designer who worked world-wide from the 1930s to the 1980s. Delfau was a life long artist and painted independently of his noted design career. His artwork is recognized for it’s vibrant color and form, and a particularly keen use of line. He was highly influenced by the French Modern trends of Cubism and Surrealism, and his artwork is often infused with a dramatic sense of architecture and perspective. Delfau created fashion designs for such major Paris couture houses as Balmain, Jean Patou and Balenciaga. He completed noteworthy set designs and costumes for numerous international operatic and ballet productions, including those at the Royal Danish Ballet, the Royal Ballet of Great Britain, the Paris Opera, the Dance Theater of Harlem, the Ruth Page International Ballet, the Civic Ballet of Chicago, the Chicago Opera Ballet and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, among others. Most notably, Delfau designed the elaborate stage sets and costumes for the 1986 PBS television production of the Viennese operetta, "Die Fledermaus...
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1950s American Modern Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Graphite, Paper

Blue Twisting Grid (Abstract Geometric Work on Paper, Custom Light Wood Frame)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract drawing on paper in light sky blue, black and white with custom light wood frame 'Blue Twisting Grid' by Donise English 30 x 22 inches unframed, 37 x 29 inches custom frame ...
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2010s Abstract Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Gouache, Archival Paper, Graphite

'Rockport Harbor' — Mid-Century Modernism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Louis Wolchonok, 'Rockport Harbor', gouache, c. 1950. Signed in ink, lower right. A fine, modernist work, with fresh colors, on cream wove drawing pape...
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1950s American Modern Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Thomas Anderson Abstract Expressionist painting on paper, unique, signed, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Thomas Anderson Abstract Expressionist painting on paper, ca. 1987 Mixed media watercolor, gouache and marker on paper Signed in black marker lower right front Unique Frame included ...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Permanent Marker

Dorde (Djordje) Ilic (1920-2010) - 20th Century Gouache, Street Sweepers
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming abstract study depicting street sweepers in muted tones. Signed to the lower right. Presented in a wooden frame. On paper.
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20th Century Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Christian Julia (1921-1991) - Mid 20th Century Gouache, Les Mécaniques
Located in Corsham, GB
An abstract gouache by the artist Christian Julia (1921-1991). Signed to the lower right. Smartly presented in a slim wooden frame. On paper. Image size: 40 x 27cm.
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20th Century Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Untitled II
Located in London, GB
'Untitled II' abstract composition, mixed media on soft board, Japanese ink, oil, pencil and gouache by Erez Yardeni (2018). There is so much energy in th...
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2010s Abstract Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Oil, Gouache, Board, Pencil

Untitled II
Untitled II
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French Futurist Abstract Figure Mid 20th Century Signed Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Futurist Abstract Figure by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998) Signed lower right gouache painting on paper, unframed measurements: 12 x 6 inches (overall sheet measures 15.5 x 11.25 inches) provenance: private collection of the artists work, Provence, France Condition report: very good, colour strong, clean throughout, minor rippling, shallow creasing around corners and edges of sheet, image clean Vibrant French futurist...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Rainbowland Blooms #2 - Colorful Abstract Floral Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Xiao Wen Xu is a Chinese-born Canadian artist based in Toronto, Canada, Her artistic practice is deeply influenced by her profound appreciation for the natural world. In her series, ...
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2010s Contemporary Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Lothar Malskat – Expressionist Sunflower, Signed, Watercolor
Located in Berlin, DE
Vibrant and emotionally charged watercolor and gouache on paper by Lothar Malskat (German, 1913–1988), signed lower right. Depicting a sunflower in intense close-up, the work transfo...
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20th Century Expressionist Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache

Dorde (Djordje) Ilic (1920-2010) - 1969 Gouache, The Artist
Located in Corsham, GB
A gouache, pencil, and watercolour composition by the Macedonian artist Djordje Ilic. Signed and dated to the lower right. Well presented in a plum and gold frame. On paper.
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Mid-20th Century Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

'Abstract', Marin, Watercolor Artists of San Francisco, De Young Museum
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'A. Cunningham' for Alfred A Cunningham (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1965. Alfred Cunningham was active in Northern California from the 1950's thro...
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1960s Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

'Abstract in Red and Ochre', AWS, NWS, Who’s Who in American Art, Albuquerque
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Carole Barnes AWS' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1985. Carole Barnes has exhibited widely and with success and is the recipient of over 50 prizes, m...
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1980s Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper

'Dynamic Abstract', California San Francisco Bay Area Modernism, Thiebaud
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed upper left, 'Gilberg' for Robert George Gilberg (American, 1911-1970) and painted circa 1948. A substantial, mid-century watercolor abstract comprising interrelated geometric...
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1940s Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pen

Abstract Geometric Composition with Circular Forms and Green Accents
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Geometric Composition with Circular Forms and Green Accents Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 18 x 21.25 inches (height x width)...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Surreal Abstract Landscape with Golden Sun and Blue Figure French Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Surreal Abstract Landscape with Golden Sun and Blue Figure French Gouache Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Signed, lower right Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 15.75 x 1...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Abstract Cubist Still Life with Blue Vase and Yellow Forms French Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Cubist Still Life with Blue Vase and Yellow Forms French Gouache Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Signed, lower edge Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 15.75 x 19...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Abstract Cubist Still Life with Geometric Forms French Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Architectural Rhythm French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Signed, lower right Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 15.75 x 19.5 inches (hei...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Architectural Rhythm French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Architectural Rhythm French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 15.75 x 20.25 inches (height x width) Proven...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Geometric Abstract Study Colorful Modernist Gouache on Paper
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Geometric Abstract Study Colorful Modernist Gouache on Paper Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 19.25 x 15.75 inches (height x width) Prov...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Still Life with Calla Lilies and Ceramic Vase French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Still Life with Calla Lilies and Ceramic Vase French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 14.5 x 10.75 inches (height x wi...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Still Life with Tulips, Lemons and Red Candle French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Still Life with Tulips, Lemons and Red Candle French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 14.5 x 10.75 inches (height x wi...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Gouache Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

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