Gladys Louise Bowman Fies

'A Snow Covered Barn', Society of Watercolor Artists, Rural Winter, California

Circa 1965

An early 20th century watercolor by Ralph Fanning (American, 1889-1971), painted circa 1929. Stamped verso with certification of authenticity and with provenance and biography on old backing labels. A lyrical and expressive Venetian Vedute showing a view of the Grand Canal through a forest of gondola prows and mooring posts by this well-listed American Impressionist. Ralph Fanning first studied at Cornell and, subsequently, at the University of Illinois. He was the recipient of numerous medals prizes and juried awards including the 1924 Wolfe Watercolor Prize. He exhibited nationally with success, including at the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Watercolor Society, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Washington Watercolor Society. Fanning's memberships included the Columbus Art League, the Ohio Watercolor Society and the Washington Watercolor Society. In 1954, he was granted a Fulbright Scholarship to Egypt. Academic: 1914-1917 University of Illinois 1920-1921 University of Illinois 1921-1956 Ohio State University 1924-1925 Lecturer, University of California 1926-1938 Bureau of University Travel, Lecturer 1936 Ryerson Lecturer, Kenyon College 1939 Ryerson Lecturer, Oberlin College 1943-1944, 1947-1948 visiting Professor, New York University 1944-1948 Research Scholar, Columbia University (summers) 1947 New York University Art Department 1951-1953 University of Georgia (spring terms) 1953-1954 University of Cairo, Egypt, Fulbright Professorship Founder, art history graduate program, Ohio State University Selected Solo Exhibitions Ohio State University, 1927, 1928, 1945 Denison University, Granville, Ohio, 1947 Taft Museum, Cincinnati, 1947 Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, 1948 Schumacher Gallery, Capital University Columbus, 1988 Columbia University, New York Cleveland College Selected Group Exhibitions: Columbus Art League 1920-1921, 1923-1926,1928-1929, 1931-1935, 1938, 1940-1942 Art Institute of Chicago, 1924, 1926 Ohio State Fair, 1926, 1935 Ohio Watercolor society 1927, 1932-1934 Ohio Sesquicentennial Exhibition, 1953 Keny and Johnson Galleries, Columbus, Ohio, 1988; Keny Galleries, 1990 Corcoran gallery of Art National Watercolor Society Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Washington Watercolor Society Selected Awards 1918 Medal of Bravery in Battle, Champaign Sector, World War I 1924 Wolfe Watercolor Prize, Columbus Art League 1925 First Prize, Columbus Art League Black and White Show 1959 Honorary Doctor of Letters, Ohio State University Friends and Associates James Hopkins, Ray Kinsman-Waters, Alice Schille...

Signed lower left, 'Andy le Poidevin' (British, d. 2019) and dated 2001. A gentle English watercolor showing a view of a woodland scene in the English Cotswolds with distant morning...

Signed lower right, 'W. L. Judson' for William Lees Judson (American, 1842-1928) and painted circa 1910. Born in Manchester, England, William Lees...

Signed lower right, 'Carl Niederer' (American, 1927-2019) and dated 1965; additionally titled, 'Yerba Buena from Telegraph Hill' verso. Carl Niederer f...

Signed lower left, '大石 Sun Ying' (Chinese, 1919-2016) and painted circa 1975. Sun Dashi 大石, known under the brush name of Sun Ying, was born in China's Shandong Province and, by 1949, was practicing as a successful artist in Taipei where he was involved in the founding of several painting societies, including the Chinese Association of Ink Painting. Throughout the 1960s and 70s, Ying continued to exhibit widely and with success, including in Australia, Brazil, Germany, Malaysia and the United States and in Taipei where he was the recipient of the Golden Cup...

Signed lower left, 'R.R. Dvorak' for Robert Regis Dvorak (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1995. A panoramic coastal landscape showing a serene expanse of Rosarito beach in Mexico's Baja California by this much-exhibited and well-listed California artist whose work is held in the permanent collections of national institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and New York's Museum of Modern Art. Robert Dvorak received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Illinois, his Master of Architecture degree from the University of California, Berkeley and was then awarded a two year Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome. He served as professor of architecture for seven years at the University of Oregon and for a further two years at the University of California, Berkeley. At UCB, he taught design and communication skills including drawing, film-making, watercolor painting and other graphic media. Dvorak was subsequently awarded a grant from the California Arts Council to promote art and creativity for elementary school teachers and children. Dvorak draws on a rich background of unusual experience having been a member of the moon shot...

Dynamic and energetic watercolor of waves crashing into coastal rocks by Joe Yeager (American, 20th Century). Signed in the lower right corner by the ar...

Serene watercolor seascape of clouds over the rocky Carmel Coast by William Ross Cameron (American, 1893-1971). Signed by the artist in the lower right corner. Artist's name, address...

Serene landscape of a path to the ocean through sand dunes by Joseph Yeager (American, 20th century). Signed "Joe Yeager" in the lower right corner. On verso is written "Gift painted...

Serene, beautifully executed watercolor, using a wide spectrum of color with a delicate and subtle hand, by Don Kitz (American, 1939-2019), c.1970. Feel the peace and serenity of thi...

Elegant mid century landscape by Sidney Williams (American, 20th century). Signed "Sidney Williams" and dated '62 in the bottom left corner. Image size, 16"H x 23"L. A Carmel area wa...

Vibrant watercolor painting of a house at the end of a hill by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). Doris Ann Warner began as an Abstract Expressionist painter, but was primarily ...