Jean Chapin

The Green Tree - Drawing by Jean Chapin- Early 20th Century

Early 20th Century

Anfora is an original black and white old master artwork probably realized in the early 18th century by Anonymous artist. Ink and Watercolor on thick filigree paper, representing a ...

Ruins of the Ancient Aqueducts is an original artwork realized by Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner (Weimar, 4 October 1808 – Leipzig, 10 January 1894) in 1872. Watercolour and pencil on paper. Hand-signed and dated on the lower left corner: C. Werner 1872. Good conditions. Prov. Collection Dr. Peter Nicolaus (1940-2020). Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner (4 October 1808 – 10 January 1894) was a German...

To see our other Modern British Art and works by the architect Louis Osman, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the artist you want. Louis Osman FRIBA (1914-1996) Christmas Card, Byford Court, 1985 22 x 31cm Gouache and ink on paper This characterful card was sent by Louis Osman and his wife Dilys, whom he had married in 1940. Written and painted in 1985, it features an ink sketch and gouache painting of the porch entrance to Byford Court, with handwritten notes about the house's significance. Osman moved to Byford Court in 1976, following a brief brush with bankruptcy. Osman attended the Bartlett School of Architecture and the Slade School of Art, and became a Donaldson Medallist of RIBA in 1935. In the late 1930s he took part in the British Museum and British School of Archaeology expeditions to Syria. After war service he worked in London designing buildings, furniture, tapestries, and glass including work in Westminster Abbey, Lincoln, Ely, Exeter and Lichfield Cathedrals. He also did work for the National Trust at Staunton Harold Church in Ashby de la Zouch. Before moving to Byford Court, Osman and his wife lived at Canons Ashby House in Northamptonshire. Whilst there, they made the crown used at the investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales. In 1976, they also made the gold enamelled casket holding the Magna Carta...

Blanche Grambs, whose career started with the WPA, was an extremely skilled draftsperson. Her birds are masterful. Here an eagle, a majestic bird-of-pr...