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Size: Miniature
French School 19th Century, Scenes from parisian life, three drawings signed
Located in Paris, FR
French School of the 19th Century
Scenes of the parisian life, three drawings
each one signed with the initials LV
Pencil on paper
Sizes of the drawings :
4.8 x 8 cm
4 x 6.5 cm
4....
Category
1870s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on board
unframed: 7.75 x 7.75 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we have fo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil
Colorful Irish Contemporary Abstract Painting Sailing Boat on Blue Waters
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sailing Boat on the Sea
by Paddy McCormack (Irish, contemporary)
signed
watercolour on canvas
12 x 16 inches unframed
provenance: private collector, UK
The painting is in very good a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
cobblestone
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "cobblestone" is original artwork made from screenprint Tyvek paint collage on panel by Miriam Singer. This piece measures 6"h x 6"w.
Miriam Singer grew up in Buffalo, New York, In 2000 she received her BA from Brandeis University, and in 2003 her MFA from Massachusetts College of Art. Since moving to Philadelphia in 2004; Miriam Singer has exhibited at James Oliver Gallery. Stanek Gallery, LG Tripp Gallery, Woodmere Art Museum, Space 1026, Friends of the Print and Picture Collection...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...
Materials
Panel, Screen, Paint
Gloucester, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Gloucester (P5.10), Year: 1948, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 11 x 15 in. (27.94 x 38.1 cm), Description: Looking out over the s...
Category
1940s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Preliminary Study for Cretan Dancer Bronze
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Preliminary Study for Cretan Dancer Bronze
Graphite on tracing paper, 1930
Unsigned
Note: The bronze sculpture measures 24 1/2 x 33 5/8 inches and is signed and dated 1930 on the bas...
Category
1930s Art Deco Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Nude of Woman - Watercolor by Anastasia Kurakina - 2016
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman is a watercolor realized by Anastasia Kurakina in March 2016.
The little artwork is in good condition and with vivid colors.
Hand signed,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
New York City #10 Original Signed Work Japanese Paper Color Pastel Charcoal Ink
Located in Miami, FL
Bernardo Navarro Tomas (Cuba, 1977)
'New York City #10', 2017
mixed media on japanese paper
12.3 x 17 in. (31 x 43 cm.)
ID: NAA-310
Hand-signed by author
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Pastel
Abstract Composition - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is a Color Markers Drawing and Watercolour realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Paris 1980).
Good condition.
No signature.
Reynold Arnould was born ...
Category
1970s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Permanent Marker
$393 Sale Price
25% Off
Contemporary figurative art acrylic painting of a woman on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork presents a striking and abstract portrayal of a seated woman rendered with bold and expressive brushstrokes. This painting makes part of the series dedicated to "Women"....
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
$305 Sale Price
20% Off
Paradise Lost Collection
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This collection of drawings is part of our exhibition Charles Goeller: A Wistful Loneliness.
1. Paradise Lost (But His Doom)
Crayon on paper, 17 ½ x 12 ½ inches (image), 22 x 15 inc...
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon
"Oriental Flowers" - Figurative Etching and Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
"Oriental Flowers" - Figurative Etching and Watercolor
Figurative etching and watercolor of four men sitting, wearing coats and berets by San Francisco artist Margaret (Maggi) McEll...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Etching
PORTLAND ALLEY
Located in Portland, ME
Bluemner, Oscar (American, born Germany, 1867-1938). NIGHT IN PORTLAND MAINE - ALLEY. Charcoal on paper, 1919. Signed with the artist's monogram "OFB" ...
Category
1910s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
The Yellow Jacket, Portrait Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him.
The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Ink
Early 1900's French Impressionist Signed Flower Watercolour by Marie Carreau
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Flowers"
by Marie-Amelie Chautard-Carreau (French, 19th/20th century)
signed bottom right
watercolour on paper, unframed
painting: 6 x 9.25 inches
Delightful early 20th century Fr...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
'After the Storm' — Coastal Brittany, Post-Impressionism
By Hayley Lever
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Hayley Lever, 'After the Storm', also 'Sunny Afternoon', watercolor on watercolor paper, the full sheet, the image extending to the sheet edges; in very good condition. Signed 'Hayle...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
$2,400 Sale Price
25% Off
Early 20th century English portrait of a young girl, Deborah Blencowe
Located in Woodbury, CT
Louise H. "Louie" Burrell (née Luker 1873 – 1971) was an English-born artist who also lived in Canada and the United States.
The daughter of William and Ada Luker, both artists, Bur...
Category
1920s Victorian Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Siebe Johannes Ten Cate (1858-1908) A Dune Landscape, pastel signed
Located in Paris, FR
Siebe Johannes ten Cate (1858-1908)
A Dune Landscape
Signed lower right
Pastel on paper
25.5 x 39.5 cm
in good condition, very fresh, traces of pinholes in the upper corners barely...
Category
1890s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Set of Four Butterflies. French Watercolours on Silk Laid on Handmade Paper.
Located in Cotignac, FR
A set of four watercolours of butterflies on silk, applied to handmade paper, with hand cut edges, by French artist La Roche Laffitte. Two are signed by the artist to the bottom righ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Academic Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Silk, Handmade Paper, Carbon Pencil
$3,067 Sale Price
36% Off
Luigi Loir-Paris - Elegant On The Boulevard, pencil on paper- signed
By Luigi Loir
Located in PARIS, FR
Excellent overall conditions.
Free US CONTINENTAL Shipping, incl Europe and Asia.
Luigi Loir was born in Gorritz, Austria, to French parents. His father and mother were in the serv...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Study of Feet and a Figure Sketch
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Attributed to Jacob JORDAENS (Antwerp 1593–1678)
Study of Feet and a Figure Sketch
Red and black chalk on laid paper
25.9 × 18.4 cm (10¼ × 7¼ in.)
Unsigned
Minor losses, folds, an...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
A Room by Axel Vervoort. From Interiors Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
A new series inspired by architecture, décor and stylish personalities of the world of interior design.
The worlds of fashion, society and pop culture are captured in the illustrati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Interior Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Pen
Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Painting, Original signed.
Located in Carballo, ES
Black And White Minimal Painting is an original artwork realized by TUSET in 2020. We can frame it in natural wood or black on request.
The title of this works is "From the Apollon...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Finely Detailed British Watercolor Topographical of Svartisen Glacier in Norway
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed
Size: 10 inches (height) x 14 inches (width)
Signed: No
Condition: Sound condition, with some minor signs of foxing visible
Provenance: Private collection
Description:
This watercolor painting by Ian G. Walker beautifully captures the serene landscape of Svartisen Glacier, located in Norway. Svartisen is the second-largest glacier on the Norwegian mainland, renowned for its stunning blue ice and surrounding scenic beauty. The painting depicts a tranquil view of the glacier amidst the rugged mountainous terrain, with subtle shades of blue and green that evoke a calm and peaceful atmosphere. The artist's delicate brushwork and careful attention to detail highlight the natural beauty of this iconic Norwegian landscape, making it a wonderful addition for collectors interested in Nordic landscapes...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Feelings - Figurative work on paper with ballerinas and text
Located in East Quogue, NY
Original mixed media work on paper by Adam Baranello.
Mixed media, acrylic, spray paint on canvas.
Size 17 x 14 in.
Offered unframed. Ships rolled
Multidisciplinary artist Adam Ba...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Allegory of Chastity, a drawing attributed to G. Porta with great provenance
Located in PARIS, FR
This magnificent drawing from the Venetian Renaissance intrigues us in many ways. It depicts an allegorical composition whose meaning partly escapes us: a veiled figure seated on a stone bench (which we have identified as Chastity), seems to be turning away from a woman's bust beside her, below which are two rabbits, a traditional allegory of fertility, but also sometimes of lust.
This drawing, executed on blue paper, undoubtedly belongs to the Venetian Renaissance. The inscriptions on the back of the old mounting board indicate the various attributions considered by its last owner, the British painter and art historian Sir Lawrence Gowing. We have retained the attribution to Giuseppe Porta proposed by art historian John Arthur Gere as the most relevant.
We were incredibly fortunate to find a hexagonal frame of a very similar format for this drawing, the upper corners of which were formerly cut (irregularly). This 17th-century Dutch frame comes from an aristocratic collection in Lombardy, and creates a kind of fascinating chase around this Venetian drawing...
Category
16th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Nude - Ink and Watercolor Drawing by Sergio Barletta - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original painting in watercolor and pen on paper applied on brown cardboard, realized by Sergio Barletta, hand-signed.
In excellent conditions.
Sheet dimension: 24 x17 ...
Category
1990s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
Model Session - 06-10-22, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Another Live Session This graphite pencil drawing ‘Model Session – 06-10-22’ stems from an earlier session. However, I had a model session with my favorite model on the 6th ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Untitled (Kneeling Male Nude)
By David Smith
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Kneeling Male Nude)
Graphite on paper, c. 1930
Unsigned
Annotated in pencil verso:
"This drawing was made by David Smith in the Matulka class at A. S. L. 1931
Signed
Doroth...
Category
1930s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Original Parisian Vintage Jewelry Design Art by Van Cleef & Boucheron Designer
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Waves of Elegance: A Symphony in Blue and Gold Jewelry Design
circa mid 20th century
by Paul Touzet (French b. 1917)
original gouache painting, with pencil on tracing paper
unframed
...
Category
Mid-20th Century French School Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
Ecole de Paris Mid 20th Century 1948 Paris Place de la Concorde
By Henri Miloch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris: Place de la Concorde looking towards Rue Royale
by Henri Miloch (1898-1979)
signed lower right and dated for 16th September 1948
watercolour and gouache painting on artist's paper, unframed
Sheet:: 9.5 x 12.25 inches
Very pretty painting by the highly regarded painter, Henri Miloch. It depicts Place de la Concorde with a cyclist making their way through the traffic. The artist was seated immediately by the fountain closest to Hotel de la Marine...
Category
1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
$702 Sale Price
30% Off
French Impressionist Watercolor of Street Scene and Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Watercolor of Street Scene and Figures
By Maurice Mazeilie (French 1924-2021)
Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed
Size: 6.25 x 4.75 inches (Height x Wid...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
F. Armstrong - Framed Late 19th Century Watercolour, George Street, Oxford
Located in Corsham, GB
Street scene, reputedly George St, Oxford. Watercolour on canvas paper. Signed and dated (1893) to the lower right. Presented in an antique gilt frame with wonderful patina. With lat...
Category
Late 19th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Mid Century French Pencil Study of Various Animals
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Pencil Study of Various Animals
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil and Paper
Size: 6.25 (height) x 9.75 (width)
Stamped: Verso
Con...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
The Band by Gabrielle Pool. Ink drawing on paper of three adolescent giraffes
Located in Coltishall, GB
A band of brothers. A group of cool, adolescent giraffes with attitude
Gabrielle Pool’s inks on paper of wild animals from the African savannah are simple and charming. Using an u...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Mid Century French Watercolour Scattered Boats In Blue Sea Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$750 Sale Price
45% Off
Forest - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Forest is a modern artwork by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937) in the early 20th century.
The artwork has been realized in Ink, Charcoal and Watercolor on paper.
Good conditions and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Charcoal
Garden Clippings no. 3
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Garden Clippings no. 3' 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 Still-life Drawings and Water...
Materials
Watercolor
No title
By Marcel Janco
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Original ink on paper
Hand signed lower right
Unique piece
Category
1940s Dada Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Edgeland XLIX (Modern, Realistic Square Landscape Drawing of Forest in Black)
By Sue Bryan
Located in Hudson, NY
Black and white country landscape drawing on paper
charcoal and carbon on Arches cotton paper mounted on wood
4 x 4 inches
This contemporary charcoal drawing on Arches cotton paper ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Panel, Carbon Pencil
Elephant Duo - Handsigned Original Ink Drawing
By Laszlo Tibay
Located in Paris, IDF
Laszlo TIBAY
Elephant Duo
Original India ink and lavish drawing
Handsigned
Bearing the stamp of the artist
On light board 40x 40cm (c. 15.7 x 15.7inch)
Excellent condition
Category
2010s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink
"Lanvin Paris Theatrical Swan Window Display c1950s Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 10 3/4"H x 12 3/4"W
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
St. Austrell, Cornwall, England
By Hayley Lever
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
A turn of the century view of the town of St. Austrell, Cornwall, in the morning mist of southern England. A beautifully subtle work, in muted earth tones, on buff wove drawing paper...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Mother and Child - Drawing - 1962
Located in Roma, IT
Mother and Child is an artwork realized by an unknown artist in 1962.
Black Marker Pen on Cardboard
27.5 x 22.5 cm ; 60 55 cm with frame.
Unreadable signature in the lower part.
...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Board, Pen
"Summer Greens" (2024) by Mo Myra, Original Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Melody of the River" (2024) by Mo Myra is a watercolor painting on paper that depicts a landscape on a grey and cloudy day.
Mo Myra, born in 1990, is a Connecticut-based artist cel...
Category
2010s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Elsa Schiaparelli, 2018, Portrait. Color Pencil on Paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist has covered New York collections for over 16 years and has interviewed, as a journalist, several fashion designers and personalities for different publications. He loves t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
"Foxglove" (2024) By Ania Mohrbacher, Original Fantasy Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Foxglove" (2024) Is an original watercolor fantasy painting, which depicts a young witch and her black cat in the center of a clearing in a forest, rife with magical flora and fauna...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Beach Dunes, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Beach Dunes (P2.58), Year: 1959, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Image Size: 10.5 x 14.5 inches, Size: 11 x 15 in. (27.94 x 38.1 cm), De...
Category
1950s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Linda Turner, Meditation Is Play, 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...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Mixed Media
Materials
Archival Ink, Gouache, Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Watercolor, Pencil
Silhouette of a Young Girl
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Provenance
Grand Central Art Galleries, New York;
Samuel B. and Marion W. Lawrence Collection;
Christie's, Important American Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture, November 29, 2007, l...
Category
Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
CLAES-THOBOIS ALBERT. Still life. Pastel. Signed and dated 1929.
Located in Paris, FR
Born in Ixelles in 1883, Claes-Thobois studied at the Academy of Brussels under Constant Montald and Herman Richir. His career spanned an age of g...
Category
1920s Cubist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Forest
Located in Riga, LV
Karlis Miesnieks (1887.31.I – 1977.25.X)
Studied in the studio of J. Madernieks (1910), in Petersburg society of Imperial art promotion school (1911) and he graduated class of theat...
Category
1940s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Etching
"Lanvin Paris Pink Dress w/ White Swan c1950s Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Sheet Sz: 11 3/4"H x 17"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"West Point from the East Bank of the Hudson" Antique Drawing on Paper Watkinson
Located in Soquel, CA
"West Point from the East Bank of the Hudson" Antique Drawing on Paper
Delicate and detailed drawing by Hartford, Connecticut artist Edward Watkins Wells (1819-1898) The viewer looks out past a gate at the Hudson River, with its characteristic mountain banks. A shepherd is driving a flock of sheep towards the gate and viewer. The scene appears to have been copied from a drawing book published in 1827, based on the inscription at the bottom edge.
Presented in white archival mat
Mat size: 12"H x 12"W
Paper size: 7.5"H x 9.25"W
Notes of interest on Edward Watkinson Wells
Our most significant acquisition this year came from a dealer in Philadelphia. It is a 450-page diary written over 10 years (1841-1851) by Hartford artist and dilettante Edward Watkinson Wells (1819-1898), one of the many nephews of our founder, David Watkinson (1778-1857).
Edward was immersed in Hartford’s cultural life in the 1840s, exhibited his works at local fairs and gave lessons to the locals. He portrays an active involvement with with his large extended family, which often crossed and re-crossed the other prominent families of Hartford (i.e., Barnard, Channing, Dexter, Ely, Gallaudet, Gill, Goodrich, Hudson, Rockwell, Silsbee, Tappan, Terry, Tracy, Trumbull, Van Renselaer, and Wadsworth).
Edward describes dancing and costume parties, soirees, teas, dinners, and receptions in private homes and public venues. He meets Charles Dickens and his wife when they come through Hartford in 1842, and describes brushes with other luminaries, such as Col. Thomas L. McKenney (who lectures on American Indians), and the Unitarian clergyman Rev. Henry Giles, who gave a pro-Irish speech.
Other entertainments included a balloon ascension, exhibitions of mesmerism and hypnotism, parades, and performances by well-known groups. He also chronicles the progression of the construction of the Wadsworth Atheneum, and touches on his father’s far-reaching interests in the business world–canals, railroads, factories, and real estate.
The cost of this valuable document of mid-19thC Hartford was generously underwritten entirely by a member of the Watkinson Trustees.
Trinity College and the Watkinson Virtual Library has content on Edward Watkinson Wells.
Yale College also:
Edward Watkinson Wells also kept a diary, of which three volumes are preserved (folder 32). He describes a trip by steamboat to Florida, ca. 1855-1860, and the social life and customs he observed there. The other two volumes detail his daily life in Hartford during 1856-1860, and record the deaths of his father and David Watkinson in 1857.
Other items contained in the William Wells...
Category
1830s Romantic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Laid Paper, Pencil
Lori (Pink Portrait in Mixed Media on Panel of Woman in Profile by Ransome)
Located in Hudson, NY
Pink + purple portrait of women in profile surrounded by collaged floral discs
"Lori" by Ransome
2023
graphite, acrylic and collage on panel
8 x 8 x 2 inches, unframed
Piece can be h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Graphite
A Pair of Mid-Century, Pen & Ink Interior Drawings by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of delightful, Mid-Century interior scenes in pen & ink by artist Harold Haydon.
Image sizes: 6" x 9" each. Each are archivally matted to 12" x 16".
Harold Emerson Haydon w...
Category
1950s American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pen
Fleurus Airship French Army
Located in Middletown, NY
A portait of the first Allied airship to perform a bombing raid from the sky by a celebrated artist whose work hung on the Titanic.
Watercolor and ink on heavy wove watercolor paper, 10 5/8 x 15 inches (270 x 380 mm). Signed in black watercolor in the lower right image area. In very good condition with minor surface soiling on the verso. Titled "Verdun" in pencil on the verso in the artist's hand. Adhered on the verso to matboard at the extreme margins with non archival tape. Presented handsomely in a simple, period maple frame. Titled, dated, inscribed and initialed by the artist on a label on the frame back.
Born in Cambridge in 1898 and educated at Southsea School of Art, Norman Wilkinson is known for his graphic art, specifically his British Railway poster images, and also for something quite incredible; Wilkinson revolutionized the art of naval camouflage. Having been assigned to submarine patrols in Dardanelles, Gallipoli, and Gibraltar during WWI as a member of the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, Wilkinson was deeply troubled by the unprecedented success the German submarine fleet had torpedoing British ships. He hoped to find a solution to this gaping vulnerability, and in a lightning bolt moment, he had an epiphany that would change everything. Wilkinson says in his autobiography, A Brush With Life (Seeley, 1969), that he realized a ship could be painted to hide its shape against the sea and sky. In his own words, Wilkinson states that the hull of a ship could be camouflaged "not for low visibility, but in such a way as to break up her form and thus confuse a submarine officer as to the course on which she was heading." After some preliminary testing, the theory Wilkinson called "dazzle camouflage" was accepted by British Admiralty and Wilkinson was placed in charge of the naval camouflage unit. The unit, which was headquartered in the basement of the Royal Academy of Arts, consisted of Wilkinson and about two dozen "camoufleurs;" they were artists, students, model makers and consultants, including a zoologist. The dazzle schemes were tested on models and then distributed to artists who were stationed at the docks, where the ships would be painted. At the end of the war Wilkinson was formally declared the inventor of dazzle camouflage and awarded for his contribution.
Wilkinson went on to enjoy a long and celebrated career as a painter of maritime scenes, naval vessels, and warships. He served as the president of the Royal Institute of Painter in Water Colours (RI) from 1936 until 1963 (having been elected a member in 1906); he was elected Honourable Marine Painter to the Royal Yacht Squadron in 1919, and he was a member of the Royal Society of British Artists, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, the Royal Society of Marine Artists, and the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour. In 1918 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), and a Commander of the Order (CBE) in 1948. In January 1920 he was appointed knight (chevalier) of the Belgian Order of the Crown.
Among the many notable points of interest regarding Wilkinson's career is that his painting Plymouth Harbour, which was commissioned by Cunard White Star Lines for the first class smoking room of the RMS Titanic, was lost at sea when it perished with the ship. Wilkinson had also created a comparable painting entitled The Approach to the New World, which hung in the same location on the Titanic's sister ship, the RMS Olympic...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Fine Antique British Botanical Painting Red Erythrina Flower
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very fine original antique English botanical watercolour paintings depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, Eng...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Unique drawing Geometric Abstraction on franked card conceptual art, hand signed
By Sol LeWitt
Located in New York, NY
Sol LeWitt
Unique Geometric Abstraction on Postcard, 1982
Original drawing done on postcard from the Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam), mailed, stamped and postmarked (franked) from Spolet...
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Postcard, Mixed Media, Offset
$4,500 Sale Price
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A Cubist, Untitled Mural Study of a City Scene by Artist Rudolph Weisenborn
Located in Chicago, IL
A graphite on paper, untitled mural study, Cubist city scene by important Chicago Modernist artist Rudolph Weisenborn, ca. 1940. Artwork size: 9 3/4" x 11 3/4". Archivally matted to 16" x 18". Provenance: Estate of the artist.
Rudolph Weisenborn was born in Strassburg, Germany in 1881, but was orphaned at the age of nine. He was taken-in by Mid-Western farmer Thomas Westaby and spent his early years in Wisconsin, Iowa and North Dakota. Weisenborn first attended the University of North Dakota in 1898, then the Students School of Art in Denver. Various accounts have him working out west as a gold miner and cowboy.
Around 1912, he settled in Chicago and worked as a window designer for Marshall Field’s. Weisenborn is best known as the founder of the Chicago No-Jury Society of Artists. The group was founded because many artists could not get their work accepted into the mainstream Art Institute shows. Weisenborn is quoted as saying that he harbored feelings of disdain for any jury and that his own paintings were frequently rejected by conservative jurors. He was also involved and helped found other radical artist’s groups such as the Salon des Refuses, Cor Ardens and Neo-Arlimusic. In 1936, he helped found the New York-based American Abstract Artist’s Group. He created the only abstract mural for the 1933 Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago and also worked for the Federal Arts Project in the Easel Division. His WPA murals can be found in Crane Technical High School and Nettlehorst Elementary School in Chicago, IL. In 1945, Chicago businessman Herman Spertus...
Category
1940s Cubist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
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