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Period: 1940s
Trees in front of the Swiss Mountains
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper without frame
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Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

The Arve from Vessy, Switzerland
Located in Genève, GE
Work on paper Brown wooden frame with glass pane 56 x 70 x 1.6 cm
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Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Geneva countryside
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper without frame Good condition
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Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Landscape in Provence Watercolor Painting by Francois Pascal
Located in Atlanta, GA
This lovely watercolor painting on Arches paper features a landscape view in Provence. This typical Mediterranean country house in the south of France has a veranda and the Saint Victoire...
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Academic 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Girton College, Cambridge, watercolour by Joy Fox
Located in London, GB
Joy Fox (née Hollings) Girton College Watercolour 24 x 17 cm Signed to bottom right. Little is known about Joy Fox. It seems that she studied at Girton College, Cambridge between 1939 and 1942. This charming watercolour depicting the main gate at the college featured in Douglas de Lacey...
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1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Charles Culver Watercolor Landscape "Red Hills Near Patzcurao" Signed & Dated
Located in Detroit, MI
The idyllic atmosphere of this Mexican scene is located in Mexico, west of Mexico City and south of Guadalajara. “Red Hills Near Patzcuaro” is set in a golden light. and was one of three paintings by the artist while the artist visited Patzcuaro, Mexico. The humans depicted lend an atmosphere to the painting and an indication of location - dressed in native Mexican peasant dress - without being obtrusive and causing the viewer to concentrate on them. The intense red hills of Patzcuaro are the feature in this painting along with the pinon and juniper trees and the Chamisa shrub. This piece has been professionally reframed with acid-free matting and museum glass. In a 1952 Detroit Free Press article, entitled “Artist Explains His Work,” Culver was asked why he painted the way he did. He stated: “I try to ‘see’ though not too exactly; I try to think though not too ponderously; I feel emotion yet I try not to become overwrought. I interpret rather than describe, and design rather than depict. I work with values, not light and shade; hence, when I am successful, I achieve substance rather than three-dimensional form, and this satisfies me as being wholly sufficient. In my work I wish to be serious without becoming a bore, exuberant without being frivolous, humorous without being silly. I believe that good paintings are conceived, not contrived; and I am interested in art much more than in pictures.” Charles Culver...
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Naturalistic 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Monhegan Path, Summer
Located in Greenwich, CT
Albert Wein had a retrospective and he was called a classical modernist by art critics. He is primarily regarded as one of America's great sculptors but he loved doing drawings, wat...
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American Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Veillee Sepulchrale; Verso: Study of two figures in a landscape
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Veillee Sepulchrale Verso: Study of two figures in a landscape Pen and ink on rose colored Canson watermark paper, 1944 Signed in ink with the artist's initials lower center (see photo) Dated 1944 lower center; Titled in ink upper left corner (see photo) Provenance: Swann Galleries, 2010, realized $900. John Popplestone (1928-2013), Akron, OH collector, noted psychologist and author Berman brothers (painters) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search This article is about the painters. For the American songwriters/producers, see Berman Brothers (producers). Eugene Berman in Italy in the 1960s Eugène Berman (Russian: Евгений Густавович Берман; 4 November 1899, Saint Petersburg, Russia – 14 December 1972, Rome) and his brother Leonid Berman...
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Surrealist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

Landscape - Original Pencil on Paper by Mino Rosi - 1946
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original tempera drawing on paper realized by Mino Rosi (1913-1995), in 1946. Hand-signed and dated, on the lower left. Good conditions. Mino Rosi, painter, engrav...
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Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

French Watercolor - Tropical Village
Located in Houston, TX
Bright and airy watercolor of a figure in a small tropical village by French artist Stephane Magnard, circa 1950. Original artwork on paper displaye...
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1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Charles Culver Landscape "Late Afternoon Landscape" Watercolor on Paper
Located in Detroit, MI
“Late Afternoon Landscape” is set in the golden light of evening painted in the mid-west town of Utica, Michigan. It has the atmosphere of when work is done and peace and quiet blanket the countryside. The The farm machinery has ceased its racket as has the family dog wandering about for one last sniff. This piece has been professionally reframed with acid-free matting and conservative glass. In a 1952 Detroit Free Press article, entitled “Artist Explains His Work,” Culver was asked why he painted the way he did. He stated: “I try to ‘see’ though not too exactly; I try to think though not too ponderously; I feel emotion yet I try not to become overwrought. I interpret rather than describe, and design rather than depict. I work with values, not light and shade; hence, when I am successful, I achieve substance rather than three-dimensional form, and this satisfies me as being wholly sufficient. In my work I wish to be serious without becoming a bore, exuberant without being frivolous, humorous without being silly. I believe that good paintings are conceived, not contrived; and I am interested in art much more than in pictures.” Charles Culver...
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Naturalistic 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Second World War painting, Anti-Aircraft Battery
Located in London, GB
Vivan Bewick Anti-aircraft battery Gouache 28 x 20 cm Signed and dated in bottom left hand corner. This striking gouache depicts an anti-aircraft battery in action: shots are be...
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Realist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Pencil

British Light Tanks, c.1940, original painting by Vivian Bewick
Located in London, GB
Vivan Bewick British light tanks Gouache 17 x 25 cm This striking gouache depicts two British light tanks in formation. Bewick captures the details of these vehicles seemingly w...
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Realist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Pencil

A 1940s Noire Inspired Street Scene, Lower Wacker Drive, Chicago, Urban Realism
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1940s Noire Inspired City Street Scene, Lower Wacker Drive, Chicago, Urban Realism by Noted Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994).. A boldly executed charcoal study...
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American Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Ecole de Paris Mid 20th Century Paris Street Cafes & Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris: Street Cafe Society by Henri Miloch (1898-1979) signed lower right watercolour and gouache painting on artist's paper, unframed Sheet:: 9.75 x 12.5...
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Impressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache

'Rainy Day, Pool and Billiards', Laguna Beach Art Association, Solvang, Moure
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Marshall Thomas' for Marshall F. Thomas, (American, 1916-2011), and painted circa 1945. An elegantly composed and atmospheric view of a California Main Street sh...
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Post-Impressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Vintage French Watercolor Landscape - Moulin de la Galette, Paris
By R. Holstein
Located in Houston, TX
Evocative watercolor landscape painting of the Moulin de la Galette, a landmark windmill in the Montmartre neighborhood on a wintry Paris day, by R. Holstein, 1948. Signed and dated ...
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1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Swiss Mountain by Karl Speglitz - Watercolor 13x17 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper Dimension with pass 31.7 x 24 cm
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Expressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Ecole de Paris Mid 20th Century, Four Architectural Landscapes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris, France: Four Architectural Landscapes by Henri Miloch (1898-1979) unsigned watercolour and gouache painting on artist's paper, unframed Average sheet 9.00 x 12.00 inches (...
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Impressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache

Pencil Landscape - The Old Mill
Located in Houston, TX
Delightful drawing of a grand old watermill, 1942. Dated lower left. Displayed on a white mat with a gold border and fits a standard-size frame. Archival plastic sleeve and Certifi...
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1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper

French Watercolor - Bucolic Church
Located in Houston, TX
Warmly hued watercolor landscape of a old church perched atop a rural hillside by French artist R.D. Flament, 1940. Signed lower left and titled and dated lower right. Original art...
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1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Untitled (Boat Repair)
Located in Dallas, TX
Francis Chapin was one of the most celebrated painters in Chicago during his lifetime. When he was a young art student, Valley House founder, Donald Vogel, painted with "Chape" on th...
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American Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Second World War painting, Anti-Tank Gun in Action
Located in London, GB
Vivan Bewick Anti-tank gun in action Gouache 24 x 32 cm Signed and dated to lower right. This striking gouache depicts, according to the artist, 'an anti-tank gun, with Australi...
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Realist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Pencil

St John’s College Cambridge Wren Bridge Ludwig Lund Watercolour Painting
Located in London, GB
To see our other views of Oxford and Cambridge , particularly suitable for wedding and graduation presents, 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 view you want. Ludwig Lund (1908-2003) St John’s College Wren Bridge Watercolour 26 x 21 cm Born in Odense, Denmark, he showed an early aptitude for painting and drawing, being encouraged from a young age by his aunt, an artist. He moved with his family to the United States in 1920. Stationed in the UK during the Second World War, he was official army illustrator for the 2nd Air Division...
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Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Ecole de Paris, Mid 20th Century, Three Paris Scenes Eiffel Tower & Parks
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris: A Collection of Three Paintings of Paris Scenes by Henri Miloch (1898-1979) the Eiffel Tower painting is signed front lower right and also inscribed to the back, the Versailles painting...
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Impressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache

Mid 20th Century, Ludlow Castle and Town
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
England, Shropshire - Ludlow Castle, The Town and Dinham Bridge by Leonard Machin Rowe (1880-1968) signed front lower right and left, signed again and inscribed to the back watercol...
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Impressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Landscape - Original Ink and Watercolour by Alfred Sobottka - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an Original Watercolour realized by Alfred Sobottka in 1948. Good condition on a cream colored cardboard. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right corner.
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Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

German Expressionist Watercolor Painting Jerusalem Landscape Bezalel Israeli Art
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a great Judaica Israel landscape. The Old City of Jerusalem during the British Mandate in Palestine. 24.5 x 31 image 16 x 22.5 Isidor Ascheim (איזידור אשהיים; 1891-1968) was a German-born Israeli painter and printmaker. Isidor Ascheim was born in Margonin (present-day Poland) in 1891. He was raised in an Orthodox, Judaic, Jewish family and served during World War I. In 1919-23, Ascheim studied under the German Expressionist Otto Mueller in Breslau and was influenced by Erich Heckel of the Die Brücke (The Bridge) group. He immigrated to Mandate Palestine in 1940 and settled in Jerusalem. He was married to the Israeli painter Margot Lange-Ascheim. He taught at the Bezalel School of Art (amongst his students were David Palombo, David Rakia, Aharon Bezalel, Kopel Gurwin and more) and served as its director for several years. He also taught at the Avni Institute in Tel Aviv along with Moshe Mokadi. Marcel Janco and Aaron Giladi. Ascheim's art is based on a direct impression of nature, life and the human form. His oeuvre represents a continuous connection with nature and the human figure, usually executed with a dark palette, the legacy of his German Expressionist roots. He was a contemporary of Jacob Steinhardt, Mordecai Ardon, Josef Budko and Hermann Struck. Awards and recognition In 1953, Ascheim was a co-recipient of the Dizengoff Prize for Painting. In 1955, he received the Jerusalem Prize for Art. In 1956, he participated in the Venice Biennale, Italy Selected collections Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco Israel Museum, Jerusalem References Isidor Aschheim: Drawings & Prints [Izidor Ashhaim: rishumim ve-hedpesim] . Jerusalem: Israel Museum, 1966. Talpir, Gabriel. "100 Artists in Israel". Tel-Aviv: Gazith Art Publishing, 1971. Isidor Ascheim was born in Margonin, Germany (in what is now Poland) in 1891. His father was a prosperous merchant. In spite of his family’s devoutness, Ascheim had both religious training at home and an education in a German school. In 1903 the family moved to Breslau, where he studied in the gymnasium. When War War I broke out, he was drafted into the German army. In 1918, when the war ended, he began studying art in Breslau, and then in Cracow. In 1939 he made Aliyah to the Land of Israel under the auspices of the Aliyah Bet program. He was caught by the British government and sent to the Atlit detention camp for about seven months. After he was released he settled in Jerusalem and found employment as a lecturer at the “New Bezalel.” In 1946 he married the painter Margot Lange Ascheim. From 1960-1961 he served as director of the “New Bezalel.” Most of Ascheim’s work was in the field of prints. In the 1920s he also produced engravings. Later he specialized in stone printing (lithography), including Biblical subjects, landscapes, and expressionist subjects. In addition, he painted. Education 1919-1923 Art Academy, Breslau, Germany, (now Wroclaw, Poland) with Otto Mueller, an important expressionist painter. Art studies, Professor Pautsch, Academy of Fine Arts, Cracow, Poland Teaching 1943 Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Jerusalem, was director for some time. 1961-1960 Director, New Bezalel, Jerusalem Collective Annual Exhibition by Palestinian Artists Art Gallery of the ''Habima'' Building, Tel Aviv1944 Artists: Hermann Struck,Moshe Ziffer...
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Expressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Second World War Swillbin painting, British Matilda Tank
Located in London, GB
Vivan Bewick British Matilda Tank Gouache 6 x 9 cm Signed to the reverse. This striking miniature gouache depicts a British Matilda tank rolling through the bleak no man's land...
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Realist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Second World War Swillbin painting, British Valentine Tank II
Located in London, GB
Vivan Bewick British Valentine Tank Gouache 6 x 9 cm Signed to the reverse. This striking miniature gouache depicts a British Valentine tank rolling through the desolate no ma...
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Realist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Second World War drawing, searchlight battery
Located in London, GB
Vivan Bewick Searchlight Battery Pencil and gouache 22 x 13 cm Signed and dated to lower left. This striking multimedia composition depicts two operators working as part of a se...
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Realist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Pencil

Landscape with Trees - Original Drawing by George-Henri Tribout - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape with Trees is an original artwork realized by Georges Henri Tribout in 1935 in Marac. Pencil Drawing, hand signed on the lower margin left and dated "Marac 1935" on the lef...
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Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Blitz Site with St Paul's Cathedral, drawing by Hubert Finney
Located in London, GB
Hubert Finney (1905 – 1991) Blitz Site with St Paul's Cathedral Charcoal, coloured pencil and pastel 35 x 52 cm A reclusive figure whose work has remained largely unseen, Finney stu...
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Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Pastel, Color Pencil

Architectural Illustration of Cape Cod Style Barn House with Dormers in Gouache
Located in Soquel, CA
Architectural Illustration of Cape Cod Style Barn House with Dormers in Gouache Detailed, idyllic illustration of a two story suburban house by F. Knowles (20th Century). A house wi...
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Photorealist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Soldiers Waiting, charcoal drawing by Hubert Finney
Located in London, GB
Hubert Finney (1905 – 1991) Soldiers Waiting Charcoal 37 x 55 cm A reclusive figure whose work has remained largely unseen, Finney studied under Eric Gill before winning a scholarsh...
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Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Pastel, Color Pencil

Second World War Swillbin painting, Soviet T-34/76
Located in London, GB
Vivan Bewick Soviet T-34/76 Gouache 6 x 9 cm Signed to the reverse. This striking miniature gouache depicts a Soviet T-34/76 powering through a mountainous snowscape. The T-34/...
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Realist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Second World War Swillbin painting, British Valentine Tank
Located in London, GB
Vivan Bewick British Valentine Tank Gouache 6 x 9 cm Signed to the reverse. This striking miniature gouache depicts a British Valentine tank rolling through the no man's land ...
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Realist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

'Oregon Coast', Art Institute of Chicago, AIC, Works Project Association, WPA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'A. Vincent' for Andrew McDuffie Vincent (American, 1898-1993); inscribed verso with title, 'Oregon Coast' and dated 1945. A vibrant w...
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Post-Impressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Fishing Boats at Shore, 1940's Seascape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid-century small-scale watercolor landscape of fishermen with their boats on the shore by unknown artist. Signed lower left corner illegibly. Circa 1940's. Unframed. Image...
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American Impressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Expressionist Watercolor Landscape Painting Jewish Modernist
By Jennings Tofel
Located in Surfside, FL
signed and bears the artist's studio label verso. Genre: Impressionist Subject: Landscape Medium: watercolor Surface: paper Country: United States Dimensions: 11.5 X15.5 Jennings (...
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Expressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

'Early Snow on a Dutch Barn Roof', Rural landscape
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed on old frame backing, 'La Vere Hutchings' (American, 1918-1998) and titled 'Early Snow'. LaVere Hutchings had a degree in art and during WWII ...
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1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

Mid Century Modern East Bay Abstracted Industrial Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Dynamic abstracted geometric landscape drawing of the industrial East Bay California landscape by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999), circa 1940. From collectio...
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Abstract Geometric 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Laid Paper

Butler Art Institute Winter Dog Barn Scene Watercolor Circa 1940
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original watercolor by Ohio artist Joseph Koch who was affectionately known as Koco during his long life of almost 105 years. This beautiful watercolor painting titled "Winter's ...
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Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Landscape With Armenians - Watercolor Drawing by Henry Ottmann - 1946
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape With Armenians is a Watercolor realized by Henry Ottmann in 1946. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Hand signed and dated by the artist on the lower right corner. Incl...
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Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

1949 Mid Century Finnish Abstract Impressionist Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful watercolor landscape of Finland countryside in Winter during WWII by O. Mokolio (indistinct) (American, 19/20th Century), 1949. Signed and dated lower right corner. Conditi...
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Abstract Impressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Oil

Architecture - Original Pen on Paper signed Parroni - 1946
Located in Roma, IT
Architecturel is an original drawing in pen artwork on brownish paper signed "Parroni" in 1946. Hand-signed and dated on the lower right. Appplied on a P...
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Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Landscape - China ink Drawing by Renzo Vespignani - 1949
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original drawing in China ink on paper realized in 1949 by Renzo Vespignani. Hand-signed on the lower left and date. Applied on a Passepartout: 21 x 15.5 cm. Very...
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Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

1940s Modernist Trees Watercolor Painting, Framed Vertical Earth Tone Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
This captivating Modernist watercolor painting of a serene forest scene by Richard Sorby (1911-2001) beautifully captures the essence of nature through a minimalist and expressive lens. Painted in the 1940s, the piece features stylized trees in bold, dark hues of green, blue, and black, complemented by earthy tones of brown, orange, and white. The watercolor on paper is signed by the artist in the lower right corner and beautifully framed with archival materials. The outer dimensions of the piece measure 26 ½ x 18 ½ x 1 inches, with the image size itself being 22 ¾ x 14 ¾ inches. About the Artist: Richard Sorby, a Colorado-based artist, was renowned for his distinctive modernist style, blending abstraction with representational themes. Sorby earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Colorado State College of Education (now the University of Northern Colorado) in 1937 and went on to study under influential mentors, including Vance Kirkland and William Joseph Eastman...
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American Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Landscape - Charcoal and Watercolor By Mino Maccari - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original Charcoal and watercolor realized by Mino Maccari in 1940s. Good condition, hand-signed by the artis. Some sketches of the artist on the back of the paper. ...
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Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Watercolor

"New York City Skyline View from the East River, " Lionel Reiss, Jewish Artist
By Lionel Reiss
Located in New York, NY
Lionel S. Reiss (1894 - 1988) New York City Skyline View from the East River Watercolor on paper 13 x 19 inches Signed lower left In describing his own style, Lionel Reiss wrote, “By nature, inclination, and training, I have long since recognized the fact that...I belong to the category of those who can only gladly affirm the reality of the world I live in.” Reiss’s subject matter was wide-ranging, including gritty New York scenes, landscapes of bucolic Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and seascapes around Gloucester, Massachusetts. However, it was as a painter of Jewish life—both in Israel and in Europe before World War II—that Reiss excelled. I.B. Singer, the Nobel Prize winner for Literature, noted that Reiss was “essentially an artist of the nineteenth century, and because of this he had the power and the courage to tell visually the story of a people.” Although Reiss was born in Jaroslaw, Poland, his family immigrated to the United States in 1898 when he was four years old. Reiss's family settled on New York City’s Lower East Side and he lived in the city for most of his life. Reiss attended the Art Students League and then worked as a commercial artist for newspapers and publishers. As art director for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he supposedly created the studio’s famous lion logo. After World War I, Reiss became fascinated with Jewish life in the ‘Old World.’ In 1921 he left his advertising work and spent the next ten years traveling in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Like noted Jewish photographers Alter Kacyzne and Roman Vishniac, Reiss depicted Jewish life in Poland prior to World War II. He later wrote, “My trip encompassed three main objectives: to make ethnic studies of Jewish types wherever I traveled; to paint and draw Jewish life, as I saw it and felt it, in all aspects; and to round out my work in Israel.” In Europe, Reiss recorded quotidian scenes in a variety of media and different settings such as Paris, Amsterdam, the Venice ghetto, the Jewish cemetery in Prague, and an array of shops, synagogues, streets, and marketplaces in the Jewish quarters of Warsaw, Lodz, Krakow, Lublin, Vilna, Ternopil, and Kovno. He paid great attention to details of dress, hair, and facial features, and his work became noted for its descriptive quality. A selection of Reiss’s portraits appeared in 1938 in his book My Models Were Jews. In this book, published on the eve of the Holocaust, Reiss argued that there was “no such thing as a ‘Jewish race’.” Instead, he claimed that the Jewish people were a cultural group with a great deal of diversity within and between Jewish communities around the world. Franz Boas...
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American Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Landscape - Original Watercolor on Paper by Jean Delpech - 1946
Located in Roma, IT
"Les Lignes Austères" is an original drawing in watercolor on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). The state of preservation of the artwork is very g...
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1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"S.S. Blackman at Dock"
By Joseph DiGemma
Located in Southampton, NY
Exhibited original watercolor on paper painting by American artist, Joseph DiGemma. Signed lower right and dated 1949. Overall framed and matted (white) in natural maple frame 26 by 32 inches. Exhibition label verso: "Shared Aesthetic, Artists of Long Island North Fork, 2009". From the estate of Countess Consuelo Crespi. Joseph Paul DiGemma was born in New York City and studied at the Pratt Institute and the Arts Students League. His engravings are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum and the Astor-Lenox Collection. Several of his wartime paintings...
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American Realist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

View of Rome - Original Pen Drawing on Paper by Luigi Montanarini - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
View of Rome is an original drawing in pen realized by Luigi Montanarini in 1947. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right margin. Passepartout: 48.5 x 65 Good condition excep...
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1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

The Boat in the Dock - Original Watercolor - 1945 ca
Located in Roma, IT
The boat in the dock is an original drawing in watercolor on paper realized by an anonymous artist in 1945 ca. Good conditions. The artwork represents a beautiful sea in the perspe...
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Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Mid Century Rustic Farmhouse Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful rustic landscape of a farmhouse by Los Angeles artist Barbara Bisno (American, b-1925) with rolling hills and sheets on the line, 1948. Signed and dated "Bisno" right edge....
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Impressionist 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

Boats - Original Pencil on Paper - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Paris is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by an anonymous artist of the XX century. The State of preservation is very good. Sheet dime...
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1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

During the War - Drawing by Jean-Raymond Delpech - 1941
Located in Roma, IT
During the War is an original drawing in watercolor realized in 1941 by Jean-Raymond Delpech (1916-1988). Hand-signed and dated on the lower right. The state of preservation of the...
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Modern 1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Villa Medici / Rome - Ink Drawing by Beppe Guzzi - 1949
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful Ink drawing by Beppe Guzzi, representing the famous Villa Medici in Rome. Good conditions.
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1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

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