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Frame Included
White Vase of Flowers, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - White Vase of Flowers (P2.47), Year: 1960, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Image Size: 19 x 13 inches, Size: 22.5 x 15 in. (57.15 x 38.1...
Category
1960s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The Countryside and Mediterranean Sea at Beaulieu, Cote d'Azur, South of France.
Located in Cotignac, FR
19th century Impressionist view, in watercolour, in the style of Turner, of Beaulieu, South of France, by British artist Hercules Brabazon Brabazon...
Category
Mid-19th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Pastel
'Hierba Costera Nochebuena'. Nature drawing, earth, air, fire water beach ocean
Located in Penzance, GB
'Hierba Costera Nochebuena'
Original Artwork (Unframed)
Low winter sun dancing on shingles and salt laden crisp coastal grasses; the tidal dance of the Mediterranean. A drawing scr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
"Delivered and Discarded (positives) #4" abstract collage of sumi ink on Tyvek
By Yoonmi Nam
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Delivered and Discarded (positives) #4" is an original wall-hanging piece by Yoonmi Nam. This piece is made from the flattening out packing boxes that the artist traces to depict t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Found Objects, Sumi Ink, Synthetic Paper
Rare Chaim Gross Watercolor Painting Manhattan Skyscrapers Train NYC WPA Artist
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
This appears to be dated 1927. It came in with a piece dated 1929. A very early, rare work.
Framed 22.5 x 18. Image 14.5 x 9
A great New York city street scene with an El train (elev...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Sketches of a Woman - Original Drawing by Unknown - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sketches of a Woman is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by an Unknown artist in mid-20th century.
Good condition on a yellowed paper.
No signature.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
$284 Sale Price
20% Off
“Christmas Star”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original illustration artwork composed of watercolor and gouache on archival paper by unknown artist for the Manville Card Company. Dated verso 1...
Category
1970s Other Art Style Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
$260 Sale Price
62% Off
Historic Miniature Watercolor of the Theatre Royal in Bristol
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of the Theatre Royal in Bristol
by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist
Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed
Measurements: 2.75 inches (height) x 3.75 inches (width)
Condition: Very good and highly presentable
Provenance: from a large private collection of this artists work in Bristol, England.
Description:
This charming watercolor painting by Jack Grunwell captures the Theatre Royal in Bristol, one of the oldest continuously operating theaters in England. Built in 1766, this magnificent Georgian landmark has hosted centuries of performances and remains a cornerstone of British theatre history.
Grunwell’s delicate brushwork brings the scene to life, depicting the theatre’s grand façade with its classical columns and intricate architectural details. The lively foreground features horse-drawn carriages and elegantly dressed figures, evoking the atmosphere of a bustling 19th-century theatre...
Category
20th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
$95 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid Century French Portrait of a Chic Auburn Hair Woman Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait
Signed by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil on artists paper, double sided
Size: 10.75 height) x 8 (width)
Stamped Verso
Condition: Good
P...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pencil
$110 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid Century Abstract Watercolor -- "Slightly Out of Focus"
By Mae Franzen
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant yet soft multicolored abstract watercolor by Modesto, California artist, exhibitor and art teacher Mae Franzen (American, 20th century). Layers of color take on a glass-like appearance. Exhibition tag on verso with artist name and title "Slightly Out of Focus...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
$487 Sale Price
35% Off
Klimt Tattoo, disrupted realism charcoal acrylic on Strathmore paper red, tan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charcoal, acrylic mixed media
As a feminist artist, Audrey Anastasi's first commitment is to painting other women, the human face, and figure. Whether working with figurative descri...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Danse Macabré - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Danse Macabré is a drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2023.
Sumi and Persian ink, and acrylic on traditional Lokta Hymalian paper "Nepali Kagaj".
Hand-si...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Sumi Ink, Acrylic
Original French Anatomical Frontal View Study of a Horse's Head
By Robert Ladou
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original French Anatomical Frontal View Study of a Horse's Head
Artist: Robert Ladou (French, 1929-2014)
Medium: Oil pastel on paper
Size: 11.75 (Height) x 8.25 (Width)
Sign...
Category
20th Century Academic Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Pencil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Ilia Balavadze - Untitled 6
Located in Paris, IDF
Gouache on paper
Ilia Balavadze is a Georgian artist born in 1968 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. From 1987 to 1993, he studied the painting at the Tbilisi State Academy of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Paper
Thunderbolts - Contemporary Drawing Lightning Snowflake Branches Pattern, 2022
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary drawing in ink, colored pencil and graphite on archival Fabriano Artistico Paper, carefully drawn dots and lines in soft shades of indigo blue with yellow, teal ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
Yellow Tulips in Tall Vase
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Yellow Tulips in Tall Vase' by master watercolorist Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
"Lavendar fields of Provence"(contemporary impressionist nature art on paper)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This enthralling artwork "Lavendar fields of Provence" is a testament to the expressive potential of impressionistic techniques.
Rendered with bold, dynamic brushstrokes, the paint...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Expressive vibrant colorful painting "Energy of Nature"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
In this abstract floral artwork I experience the world of nature through the bright colors of spring.
While painting, I sought to capture the beauty of nature which is full of diffe...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
$232 Sale Price
30% Off
The Lady - Drawing in pencil By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Lady is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934).
Drawing in pencil.
Hand-Signed on the lower.
Vey Good conditions.
Pierre-Georges...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Thoughts, Abstract Figurative, Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho)
Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Ink on Paper
Year: 2023
Style: Abstract Figurative
Subject: Thoughts
Size: 11" x 1...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Lyrebird, Bird, Watercolor on Paper, Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
316
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2024
Style: Classic Art
Title: Lyrebird
Size: 12 x 16 inch...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
A Cliffside Town With Fisherman In The Bay Below Antique Watercolor Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
William Page, British 1794-1872
watercolor on board mounted
mount: 14 x 15 inches
painting: 6.5 x 8 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: v...
Category
19th Century Victorian Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"Irises in bloom" ( expressionist painting inspired by Van Gogh)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This painting featuring blooming irises in the garden is an exquisite example of expressive abstraction that immediately captivates the viewer with its dynamic brushstrokes and vivid...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
$456 Sale Price
30% Off
William Sanderson, Fascists
Located in New York, NY
Latvia-born William Sanderson became a contributor to the New Yorker and New Masses magazines during the 1930s. He was drafted into the Army during World Wa...
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink
French Impressionist Watercolor of Coastal Village Dock with Boats at Low Tide
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Watercolor of Coastal Village Dock with Boats at Low Tide
By Maurice Mazeilie (French 1924-2021)
Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed
Size: 7 x 9.5 inche...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Kingfisher Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
445
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2025
Style: Classic Art
Title: Kingfisher
Size: 12 x 16 inc...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Yellow Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
443
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2025
Style: Classic Art
Title: Yellow Bird
Size: 12 x 16 in...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Mid Century French Elegant Ink Drawing of a Riverside Scene with a Barge
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Elegant Ink Drawing of a Riverside Scene with a Barge
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Ink on paper
Size: 7.25 (height) x 9.75 (width)
S...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Duchándome May 28th. Watercolor and ink on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents.
Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper, Ink
Beach Landscape, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Beach Landscape (P2.66), Year: 1958, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Image Size: 10.5 x 14 inches, Size: 11 x 15 in. (27.94 x 38.1 cm), ...
Category
1950s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Set of Six Antique Engravings Historical Plans Maps of Ancient Greek Cities
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Set of Six Antique Engravings
each drawing : 9 x 12 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very good and sound condition
Description: This collection of six antique engrav...
Category
19th Century French School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
$163 Sale Price
30% Off
Vase of Flowers, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Vase of Flowers (P3.19), Year: 1960, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 17 x 13 in. (43.18 x 33.02 cm), Description: This stunning di...
Category
1960s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Mid Century French Portrait of A Female in Draping Flowing Dress Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil on artists paper, double sided
Size: 10 height) x 7.5 (width)
Stamped Verso
Condition: Good
Provenan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Mid Century French Pencil Sketch of Multiple Fashionable Female Faces
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait
Signed by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil/ink drawing on artists paper, double sided
Size: 9 height) x 7 (width)
Stamped Verso
Condition...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Ink
$158 Sale Price
30% Off
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: 10 x 14 inches
Delightful early 20th century Fre...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mid Century French Elegant Lady in Draping Sleeve Dress Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil on artists paper, double sided
Size: 10 height) x 7.5 (width)
Stamped Verso
Condition: Good
Provenan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pencil
$158 Sale Price
30% Off
Nude - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1932
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pen drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1932.
Not signed..
Published on "Il Selvaggio", n.12, p.83, 1932.
Very good condition.
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
French Impressionist Tablescape Still Life Watercolour
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Impressionist watercolour on paper view of a colourful tablescape still life by Henri Clamen. The painting is not signed but was acquired form the atelier of the artist with o...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
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
$745 Sale Price
45% Off
Vintage French Landscape - Peacock Pond
Located in Houston, TX
Pencil drawing of splendid peacocks resting peacefully beside a glistening pond and willow tree. Signed and dated 1942 lower right.
Displayed on a white mat with a gold border and ...
Category
1940s Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Quiet Sunlit Grand Plaza Square in Nice France Vintage French Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nice Grand Plaza
Tony Minartz (French, 1873 - 1994)
watercolour on artist paper
painting : 13 x 17 inches
Provenance: private collection in the South of France,
Condition: very go...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$654 Sale Price
30% Off
Still Life with Teapot, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Still Life with Teapot (P6.43), Year: 1947, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 16 x 12 in. (40.64 x 30.48 cm), Description: Arranged ...
Category
1940s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Moody Magnolias, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Jinny Tomozy captures the drama of light and shadow on blooming Magnolias. She renders the flowers with a realistic approach, carefully detailing the d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Drawings and W...
Materials
Watercolor
“Misty Morning Gloucester”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor of a misty morning on the Gloucester docks by the well known American artist, John Cuthbert Hare. Signed by the artist lower right. Circa 1940. Condition is ex...
Category
1940s Academic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Historic Miniature Watercolor of Corn Street and The Nails in Bristol
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Corn Street and The Nails in Bristol
by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist
Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed
Measurements: 3.5 inches (height) x 2.75 inches (width)
Condition: Very good and highly presentable
Provenance: From a large private collection of this artists work in Bristol, England.
Description:
This detailed watercolor by Jack Grunwell captures Corn Street, one of Bristol’s most historically significant streets, featuring the iconic "Bristol Nails." These four ornate bronze tables, seen prominently in the foreground, were once used for business transactions between merchants and traders, giving rise to the phrase "paying on the nail."
The grand Corn Exchange, built in 1741, dominates the background with its elegant Palladian façade, while the clock tower of St. Nicholas Market stands...
Category
20th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
$76 Sale Price
30% Off
Swiss Mountain by Karl Speglitz - Watercolor 13x17 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
Dimension with pass
31.7 x 24 cm
Category
1940s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
$136 Sale Price
20% Off
Paul Gauguin Self Portrait
By Paul Gauguin
Located in Dallas, TX
Paul Gauguin (French 1848 - 1903) Recto and Verso sketches
Self-Portrait Recto with Portrait of a Woman on Verso. (One sheet). Self portrait shows Gauguin’s profile with eyes gazing...
Category
1870s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 12.75 x 9.75 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil
(Male Nude) Untitled, 1973, Original Drawing—Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933-1993)
Title: (Male Nude) Untitled, 1973
Year: 1973
Medium: Graphite on Artist's Board
Size: 40 x 30.25 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: Signed & ...
Category
1970s Photorealist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
$5,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century French Original Pastel Drawing of Rustic House and Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Original Pastel Drawing of Rustic House and Garden
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper
Size: 19.75 (height) x 25....
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Blue Landscape – Original Abstract Painting on Paper by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Blue Landscape is an original abstract painting by Italian artist Marilina Marchica, created using pure pigment on high-quality paper. This unique piece belongs to her ongoing resear...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pigment
$1,272 Sale Price
20% Off
1940's French Fashion Illustration - Elegant Three Women Face Portraits
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas.
The painting, executed in gouache and pencil, double sided
The sketch is original, v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Pink Flamingos in Lakeland British Mid 20th Century Impressionist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pink Flamingo's
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982)
original watercolor painting on thick artist paper, unframed
size: 10.5 x 11.5 inches
condition: overall very good, minor wear to the edges as is normal for an unframed work, minor staining from age/ light to the surface
provenance: from a large private collection of this artists work in the UK
The artist:
Born in Warwick in 1901, Duffield came to Bristol at the age of 23 as an artist at the studio of Mardon Son and Hall. He worked as an illustrator producing designs for cigarette cards, remaining with the company for 37 years until his retirement. He was elected an Artist Member of the Bristol Savages in 1946. He was an extremely keen and regular attender not only in the studio but at all other Savage functions. He was noted for his friendly demeanour and seldom seen without a pipe in his mouth. He was a good pianist and would play popular tunes after the Wednesday evenings’ entertainment for members to join in singing and always with his pipe in his mouth. In 1965 he was commissioned by the Gloucester Regiment to paint a portrait of Brigadier Manley Angell James, VC, DSO, MBE, MC, a Bristol man who won his VC during the first World War. The painting is now in the Imperial War Museum. Frank was made a Life Member in 1973 and died in 1982.
Frank Duffiled was a member of the artist group, known as "The Bristol Savages":
Founded in 1894 by Ernest Ehlers, he invited his fellow Bristol based artists to spend a friendly evening in his studio to work and talk. At first, meetings were held in their private studios, then as their numbers grew, in rented premises. By 1904 this led to the official founding of the Bristol Savages and the holding ever since, of similar weekly meetings between October and May each year. In 1905 the first exhibition of paintings was held at the premises of George Nichols & Co., an auctioneer in Broad Street, Bristol. During the next 14 years exhibitions were held annually in Bristol and their first permanent home was Brandon Cottage which was made available to them through the good offices of fellow member James Fuller Eberle. When the Red Lodge...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
La Raccourcie
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
Kim Frohsin, Third generation Bay Area Figurative artist began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil
"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
Acuarela sobre papel - Año 1976 - Templo ruso
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra va firmada por el artista en la parte inferior y fechada del año 1976
En la parte trasera, va nuevamente firmada, fechada y titulada
Se presenta sin enmarcar, solo con un p...
Category
1970s Other Art Style Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Aquatint
Mid Century French Portrait of a Woman with Draped Veil Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Portrait
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil/ charcoal on artists paper
Size: 25 (height) x 19 (width)
Stamped: Verso
Condition: Go...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
$163 Sale Price
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Study Of A Head
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Artus WOLFAERTS (1581-1641)
Study of a head
Oil on paper, transferred on panel.
39,5 x 29 cm
Unsigned
Provenance
Private collection, France
Firstly thought to be from Rubens’s S...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Laid Paper
Pastel on paper Shtetl Scene
Located in Surfside, FL
Pastel or Tempera on paper. Judaica Shtetl scene of village.
Anatoli Lwowitch Kaplan was a Russian painter, sculptor and printmaker, whose works often reflect his Jewish origins.
his...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
ORIGINAL INK LOUIS VALTAT UNIQUE PIECE
By Louis Valtat
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
ORIGINAL INK ON PAPER
SIGNED WITH THE ESTATE INITIALS STAMP
Unique piece
Category
1940s French School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
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