20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Title: Collection of Historic Bristol Scenes and Maritime Watercolors by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 7.25 inch...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of St Bartholomews Gate with Various Figures by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measuremen...

Title: Trio of Watercolors of Frenchay Church Quaker Meeting House and Unitarian Chapel by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measu...

William Gould (American, 1930-2017) Bridge in the Flats, 1990 Watercolor on Arches paper Signed and dated lower right 21 x 28.5 inches 28 x 35.5 inches, framed Cleveland Arts Prize ...

14 x 14 inch, circular Ink on Paper Drawing Matted and Framed: 24 x 24 inch. Signed, lower right A mystical, dream-like scene of an under water wonderland. This precise and delicat...

Dorothy Rivo Gloucester Harbor, c. 1950s Watercolor and ink on paper Framed dimensions: 34 in. H × 30 in. W Contemporary black frame with white archival mat In Gloucester Harbor, Do...

William Thon, 'Upper Tuscany', a two-sided watercolor, c. 1955. Signed, lower right; titled verso. A fine, expressionist work, with fresh colors, on cream watercolor paper; the image...

Bluemner, Oscar (American, born Germany, 1867-1938). NIGHT IN PORTLAND MAINE - ALLEY. Charcoal on paper, 1919. Signed with the artist's monogram "OFB" ...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Church of Holy Trinity and St Edmund Hatfield by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measure...

Reinhard Stangl (*1959 Leipzig), Lonely and lively lake, 1985. White heightened blue colored pencil drawings on brown paper, each 21 cm x 29 cm, signed lower right and once dated 198...

California Lake Landscape in Watercolor on Paper Serene landscape by Donna N. Schuster (American, 1883-1953). The viewer stands at the edge of a lake, under a few trees. At the far ...

Title: "Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Mediterranean Coastal View" Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper Size: 19.75 (heigh...

La Celle les Bordes by LUDOVIC-RODO PISSARRO (1878-1952) Watercolour on paper 35 x 25 cm (13 3⁄4 x 9 7⁄8 inches) Signed lower left, Ludovic Rodo Inscribed and dated lower right, La ...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Minster House and Bristol Cathedral circa 1833 by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measur...

Blizzard in Woods Graphite on paper, c. 1945-1963 Unsigned Provenance: Sid Deutsch Gallery, New York Annotated with notes for completing the drawing. Deutsch Gallery has handled Bur...

'Las Ramblas Barcelona', watercolour on art paper, by Spanish artist, Josè Goday (1984). A wonderful snippet of the magical street in Barcelona called Las ...

Four outrigger proa’s on the beach of Kusambe, Bali, 1937 Signed with initials, dated and described with location bottom left Pencil and ink on paper, 29.7 x 35 cm In ebonized frame with white mount WILLEM OTTO WIJNAND NIEUWENKAMP (1874-1950) Nieuwenkamp was born on July 27th 1874 in Amsterdam. His father owned sailing ships sailing to Indonesia and hearing the stories of the returning captains evoked in the young Nieuwenkamp an obsession for distant lands and adventure. After a failed attempt by his father to have his son make a career in his business, Nieuwenkamp attended the Academy for Decorative Art in Amsterdam. However, he left within one year to go his own way. He was an autodidact and a great experimenter with new techniques, particularly in the art of etching. Nieuwenkamp was a very focused man with the discipline of a scientist tempered by the sensitivity of an artist, a lust for adventure, a natural appreciation for ethnic arts and an enormous ambition to tread new paths. In 1898 he visited Indonesia for the first time and on his second visit in 1903-1904 he went on to Bali and became the first foreign artist to love Bali and the Balinese with a passion. Having secured agreements with several museums in the Netherlands to obtain Balinese art and objects for their collections, Nieuwenkamp immediately started to purchase and order a wide range of ethnographic art and objects from local artists and craftsmen. Through his drawings and books, he gave an excellent impression of Balinese art and culture at that time. Since 1854 Northern Bali was under Dutch...

Manfred Schwartz (American, b. Poland, 1909-1970), Rivulets Etretat, Pastel on Paper, apparently unsigned, with artist's estate stamp to verso, in mat, unframed. Image: 9" H x 10.25"...

Singed (at lower left): Jane Peterson

A delightful watercolour study depicting a Cumbrian farm nestled in a mountain landscape in the Lake District. Sheep graze in the foreground and a bare winter tree nicely frames the ...

JOSEPH PENNELL (1857 - 1926) STREET ACAPULCO 1901-08. Color pastel and gouache drawing on blue paper. Signed and titled in pencil in his early signature. Image, 10 x 14 inches to j...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Wine Street Looking to Corn Street in Bristol by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measure...

Painting measures 22" x 28" and framed 26" x 32" x 2" Hand-signed "J.E. Costigan NA 1952" lower left. About this artist: John Costigan was a self-taught painter distinguished by h...

Summer Bridge, Nice Tony Minartz (French, 1873 - 1994) watercolour on artist paper painting : 12.5 x 16.75 inches Provenance: private collection in the South of France, Condition: ...

Title: Brittany Watercolor of Rustic Stone Cottage Overlooking the Coast by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017) Signed: Yes Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper Size: 9 x 12.25 (height x width) Provenance: From the artists atelier collection, South of France Description: This stunning watercolor captures the rugged beauty of the Brittany coastline, featuring an old stone cottage overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The traditional thatched-roof house, weathered by time, stands alone against a backdrop of rolling cliffs, golden sands, and deep blue waters. The sky is alive with swirling clouds, adding a dynamic and atmospheric feel to the composition. Key features include: Authentic Breton Setting: The coastal landscape and rustic architecture evoke the charm of Brittany’s traditional fishing villages. Richly Textured Stone Cottage: The weathered stone walls, wooden shutters, and thatched roof reflect the region’s historic craftsmanship. Breathtaking Coastal Views: The sweeping seascape, rocky inlets, and sandy shores create a serene yet dramatic composition. Vivid Sky & Atmospheric Lighting: The interplay of light and shadow on the clouds and water adds a sense of movement and depth. A captivating tribute to Brittany’s coastal heritage, this painting is perfect for collectors who appreciate seaside landscapes, rustic French cottages, and the untamed beauty of the Atlantic...

Title: Quimper Watercolor of Historic Houses Along the Steir River by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017) Signed: Yes Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper Size: 11.25 x 15 (h...

A charming 20th century watercolour of an Edwardian street covered in snow by Stephen Garbutt. A number of figures can be seen in winter clothing conti...

An original watercolour landscape by Wilfred Robert Coast (1884-1950), depicting a small flock of sheep grazing a farmer's field. Signed 'W.R. Coast' to the lower left. Well presente...

Title: Woodes Rogers Expedition 1708 Naval Historical Watercolour Painting by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 2.5 ...

Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975) signed watercolour on paper, unframed inscribed verso painting: 9 x 11 inches provenance: the artists estate, France condition: very good and sound ...

Signed lower left, 'James March Phillips' (American, 1913-1981) and painted circa 1965. Born in California, James March Phillips first studied in San Francisco at the Turner Art Aca...

Modern Impressionist gouache on paper view of London and the river Thames by M K Meyer. The painting is signed bottom right and titled to the backboard 'Londres'. Presented in a plai...

Shen Shaolun Original Watercolor c.1960 Coastal landscape with rugged coastline and ship with sails. Watercolor on paper. Dimensions 22 1/2 inches x 15 1/2 inches. Double matted f...

William Lee Hankey. English (b.1869 - d.1952). The Love Between Man And The Deep Blue Sea. Honfleur, Normandy, France. Watercolor. Signed Lower Right. Image size 13.4 inches x 17.3...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of St John’s Gate and City Wall in Bristol by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements:...

Diane Burko Lily Pond at Giverny, 1990 Hand colored monoprint (lithograph with hand coloring) Hand signed and numbered 8/95 by the artist and bears publisher's stamp on the front 21 ...

3 Field, on the spot Sketches NW Frontier India : Manasbal Lake, Kashmir Artist: Unknown Medium: Pen & Ink Created: 1890s Size: 13 x 18 cm each A charming set of on-the-spot sketch...

Title: French Watercolor of Le Roc-Martin and Seaside Café by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017) Signed: Yes Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper, mounted Size: 11.75 x 15.7...

A pair of French Impressionist landscape views by Georges Planes. (Dimensions given are for each painting.) The first painting: is an early 20th Century drawing and watercolour view...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of John Wesley’s Kingswood School by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin c...

Title: Pair of Miniature Watercolors of Frenchay Church and Friends Meeting House by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurement...

Executed in 1930, this abstract yet representational biomorphic charcoal work by African American Artist Charles Henry Alston prefigures his ...

Golden Flowers and Blue Oaks - California Rural Landscape in Watercolor on Paper Vibrant landscape by listed California artist Marie Williams (American, 1878-1969). Yellow flowers c...

Alley. Watercolor, signature and date to decipher. Paper laminated on cardboard. 28 x 32 cm.

Title: French Impressionist Watercolor Street Scene with Prominent Red Brick Building By Maurice Mazeilie (French 1924-2021) Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 6.75 x 4.75 i...

WOODED LANDSCAPE WITH HOUSES Signed original brush and ink on wove paper, circa 1950. WOODED LANDSCAPE WITH HOUSES is an original watercolor brush and ink on paper, hand signed in ink pen by African-American artist, teacher, and printmaker Ronald Joseph (1910--1992) Artwork depicts an abstract landscape, is in good condition, paper tape remaining on reverse side edges, mounted in an archival acid-free mat, unframed. Artwork paper size - 18 x 21.5 in. Year created - c. 1950 About the artist - Ronald Joseph (1910 -1992) was born on the island of St. Kitts, West Indies In 1910. When he was very young, his mother decided to move to the United States but she could not afford to take him with her. Mr. and Mrs. Theophilus Joseph, a childless couple who were friends of Joseph’s mother, adopted him. Afterwards, the Joseph family moved to the Island of Dominica, where they stayed for ten years. In 1921, his foster parents also decided to come to the United States. In New York, Joseph met his mother but remained living with his foster parents. In 1926 Ronald Joseph received a scholarship for the Ethical Culture School, were he spent two and half years of his high school period. At this time he obtained an art scholarship through Dr. Henry Fritz, with whom he became acquainted through his art teacher in public school. Joseph was taken into the Saturday art class, where he was the only black participant. An artistic prodigy, Ronald Joseph had his student works shown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Ronald Joseph graduated from Ethical Culture Fieldston School in 1929. He was honored as “the most promising” young artist in New York City’s schools. He began his study at Pratt Institute in 1931 and graduated in 1934. During the 1930s and 1940s, Joseph participated in many exhibitions of African-American art, the Works Progress Administration mural project, and the Harlem Artists Guild. Ronald Joseph enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps at the declaration of World War II and was posted as a member of the ground crew in Tuskegee, Alabama, and in Michigan. At the end of the war in 1945, he received his G. I. Bill of Rights scholarship. In 1948, he was presented with the Rosenwald Fellowship. The funds allowed him to live and work abroad – first in Peru for two years, then in Paris. Joseph used the G.I. bill to study in Paris at the Grande Chaumière. He described this period of his life as being “independent of economy”. His work from these travels is largely undocumented; according to Rosenwald scholar, Daniel Schulman, many pieces of art are undated or simply dated “1948-1952”. After this period he came back to New York without money and work and indicated this as period of hardship. Ronald Joseph left the U.S. in 1956, disappointed in the unreceptiveness of the art world to his work with mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, he felt guilty for having left the U.S. during a period when blacks were struggling for their civil rights; on the other, he felt “lucky” to have been able to live and work in place where he did not feel discrimination as intensely. He emigrated to Belgium and later settled permanently in Brussels. Ronald Joseph was married to Claire Joseph and they had a son, Robin Joseph. In 1989 Joseph returned to the United States after an absence of thirty-three years to attend the Lehman College exhibition and symposium and to renew his old friendships. Afterward, he returned to Brussels where he continued to work as a painter, living there for the remainder of his life. Ronald Joseph started his artistic career in Harlem, New York City at the Harlem Community Arts Center, where he was one of the youngest pupils. Joseph studied lithography and other printmaking techniques with Riva Helfond, who taught him many aspects of the process based on simple techniques, including how to operate the press, and how to prepare the stones. Helfond played a significant role as a teacher of lithography at the Harlem Art Center. Joseph produced his first lithographs under her supervision, and this was at a time when she was just beginning to learn the medium herself. At the Harlem Community Arts Center Joseph met Robert Blackburn, who was his classmate. In 1937 Ronald Joseph depicted Blackburn, in one of his most famous works, that is now located at The Metropolitan Museum collection. Experimenting with lithography and etching, as well as woodblock and silkscreen printing, Joseph explored the techniques of printmaking alongside his friend Robert Blackburn. Joseph described the Harlem Art Center as a “healthy and lively” place, where he had made wonderful friends. In the late thirties, he also served as a teacher at the Harlem Community Arts Center. There Joseph met younger artist Jacob Lawrence and Gwendolyn Knight. They formed a friendship, where they enjoyed conversations and visiting museums together. Both Joseph and Knight would hire Lawrence to pose for them. Jacob Lawrence considered Ronald Joseph to be a very intellectual artist. In the 1930s, Joseph became chairman of the Harlem Artists Guild and represented it in Washington with Stuart Davis and Hugo Gellert. Ronald Joseph was also a participant in the mural section of WPA and a representative of the Harlem Artists’ Guild to the New York World’s Fair (1939-1940). Joseph’s early oil paintings were influenced by Picasso, Braque and other European artists while most of his contemporaries focused on social realism. By 1943, he was hailed by art historian James Porter as New York’s “foremost Negro abstractionist painter”. His pastels and gouaches from the late forties and early fifties showed a highly structured abstraction combined with a studied spontaneity. Ronald Joseph’s finely tuned abstractions often incorporated representational elements along with apparently “purer” forms. He described this aspect of his work in these terms: “It’s not abstract and abstract at the same time. It’s pure creation.” His works from the 1950s employed both still life and landscape as pretexts for masterly exercises in nearly abstract pictorial construction related to cubism and fauvism. During World War II, Joseph was drafted. After the war he formed “a kind of a group” with Robert Blackburn, Charles White, Larry Potter, and Reginald Gammon...

Title: Historic Maritime Miniature Watercolor of SS Great Britain 1843 by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 2.25 inc...

This expressive gouache painting depicts an array of houses surrounded by power lines. The artist Fritz Brunner (1908-1996) uses bold, expressive brushstrokes to capture the scene. W...

Title: French Impressionist Watercolor of Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris with Bridge By Maurice Mazeilie (French 1924-2021) Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 7.5 x 11.25 i...

Pastel on paper, signed and dated 19'75' bottom right Image size: 6 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches (16.5 x 19 cm) Mounted and framed Peter Gardner Peter Gardner was born in London in 1921.  He...

Title: Miniature Watercolor of Kingswood Methodist Church in Bristol by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 2.75 inche...

Scène de rivière, près de Lyons-la-Forêt by Paulémile Pissarro (1884-1972) Watercolour and crayon on paper 31.5 x 48.3 cm (12 ³/₈ x 19 inches) Signed lower left, Paulémile - Pissarro...

The Prince’s Palace of Monaco Tony Minartz (French, 1873 - 1994) signed watercolour on artist paper painting : 12.75 x 16.5 inches Provenance: private collection in the South of Fr...

Title: French Watercolor of Château de Chenonceau with Figures and Garden Well by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017) Signed: Yes Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper, unframed Size: 14.25 x 20 (height x width) Condition: Very good Provenance: From the artists atelier collection, South of France Description: This stunning watercolor depicts the renowned Château de Chenonceau, one of the most iconic landmarks of the Loire Valley, in all its architectural splendor. Set against a vibrant sky, the painting highlights the château’s intricately detailed façade, a manicured garden, and a wrought iron well...

French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour on artist paper, unframed stamped verso size: 9.5 x 12.5 inches condition: very good and ready to be ...

Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887–1964) Two Old Pecan Trees, 1932 Watercolor on paper mounted on board Signed lower right 21 x 28.25 inches 27 x 35.25 inches, as framed Exhibited: 1932 May Show (1st Place) Cleveland Museum of Art; Poetics of Place: Charles Burchfield and His Contemporaries, 2001 Cleveland Artist's Foundation. Frank Nelson Wilcox (October 3, 1887 – April 17, 1964) was a modernist American artist and a master of watercolor. Wilcox is described as the "Dean of Cleveland School painters," though some sources give this appellation to Henry Keller or Frederick Gottwald. Wilcox was born on October 3, 1887 to Frank Nelson Wilcox, Sr. and Jessie Fremont Snow Wilcox at 61 Linwood Street in Cleveland, Ohio. His father, a prominent lawyer, died at home in 1904 shortly before Wilcox' 17th birthday. His brother, lawyer and publisher Owen N. Wilcox, was president of the Gates Legal Publishing Company or The Gates Press. His sister Ruth Wilcox was a respected librarian. In 1906 Wilcox enrolled from the Cleveland School of Art under the tutelage of Henry Keller, Louis Rorimer, and Frederick Gottwald. He also attended Keller's Berlin Heights summer school from 1909. After graduating in 1910, Wilcox traveled and studied in Europe, sometimes dropping by Académie Colarossi in the evening to sketch the model or the other students at their easels, where he was influenced by French impressionism. Wilcox was influenced by Keller's innovative watercolor techniques, and from 1910 to 1916 they experimented together with impressionism and post-impressionism. Wilcox soon developed his own signature style in the American Scene or Regionalist tradition of the early 20th century. He joined the Cleveland School of Art faculty in 1913. Among his students were Lawrence Edwin Blazey, Carl Gaertner, Paul Travis, and Charles E. Burchfield. Around this time Wilcox became associated with Cowan Pottery. In 1916 Wilcox married fellow artist Florence Bard, and they spent most of their honeymoon painting in Berlin Heights with Keller. They had one daughter, Mary. In 1918 he joined the Cleveland Society of Artists, a conservative counter to the Bohemian Kokoon Arts Club, and would later serve as its president. He also began teaching night school at the John Huntington Polytechnic Institute at this time, and taught briefly at Baldwin-Wallace College. Wilcox wrote and illustrated Ohio Indian Trails in 1933, which was favorably reviewed by the New York Times in 1934. This book was edited and reprinted in 1970 by William A. McGill. McGill also edited and reprinted Wilcox' Canals of the Old Northwest in 1969. Wilcox also wrote, illustrated, and published Weather Wisdom in 1949, a limited edition (50 copies) of twenty-four serigraphs (silk screen prints) accompanied by commentary "based upon familiar weather observations commonly made by people living in the country." Wilcox displayed over 250 works at Cleveland's annual May Show. He received numerous awards, including the Penton Medal for The Omnibus, Paris (1920), Fish Tug on Lake Erie (1921), Blacksmith Shop (1922), and The Gravel Pit (1922). Other paintings include The Trailing Fog (1929), Under the Big Top (1930), and Ohio Landscape...

Title: Miniature Watercolor of Scene in Corn Street Bristol Featuring The Nails by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements:...

Title: Mid Century French Original Pastel Drawing of Countryside Landscape Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper Size: 19.75 (height) x 25.5 ...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Ye Shakespeare Inn and Temple Tower in Bristol by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measur...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Hanham Court and St. George’s Church by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 2.75 inches (height) x 4.25 inches (width) Condition: Very good and highly presentable Provenance: From a large private collection of this artists work in Bristol, England. Description: Jack Grunwell’s charming architectural watercolor captures Hanham Court & St. George’s Church, a historic medieval estate and chapel in South Gloucestershire, England. Hanham Court is depicted with its Gothic-style stonework, towering chimneys, and lush surrounding gardens. St. George’s Church, with its classic medieval English architecture, stands in the foreground, framed by mature trees and a winding countryside path. Grunwell’s signature soft washes and delicate detailing create a scene that feels timeless and tranquil. The contrast between the grey stone and the vibrant greenery adds depth and warmth to the painting, making it a perfect addition to any collection of English countryside art...