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Period: Mid-20th Century
Mid Century French Castle Overlooking Green Forest Village Watercolour Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Landscape
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Watercolour on artists paper
Size: 7 height) x 9 (width)
Stamped Verso
Condition: Good
Provenance: All the pa...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Jardin Exotique de Monaco Viewpoint Vintage French Watercolour Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jardin Exotique de Monaco Tony Minartz (French, 1873 - 1994)
watercolour on artist paper
painting : 16.75 x 12.75 inches
Provenance: private collection in the South of France,
Con...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
French Watercolour Mediterranean Garden Overlooking the Tranquil Blue Waters
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Landscape
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Watercolour on artists paper
Size: 5.5 height) x 6.5 (width)
Stamped Verso
Condition: Good
Provenance: All th...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
'Winter Landscape', Monet, French Impressionist Salon des Indépendents, Paris
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Paulemile Pissarro' (French, 1884-1972) and created circa 1935; titled, verso, 'La Cloture en Hiver' (The Fence in Winter). Formerly in the collection of Katia Pi...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
$4,972 Sale Price
47% Off
A Charming 1940s Watercolor of Mexico w/ Cathedral and Rooftops by Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming 1940s Watercolor of Mexico with Cathedral and Rooftops by Noted Chicago Artist, Rudolph T. Pen. Most likely completed during the artist's trip to Mexico in 1944 after rec...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Large Watercolor & Pastel Dock Scene of Martha's Vineyard by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A large & colorful ca. 1955 watercolor & pastel dock scene of Martha's Vineyard by notable artist Francis Chapin. Artwork size: 19" x 25". Archivally matted to: 24" x 30". Prove...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Watercolor
Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Coastal View with Olive Trees
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Coastal View with Olive Trees
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper
Size: 19.75 (heig...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
The Terrace
Located in London, GB
'The Terrace', watercolour on art paper, by Maurice Savin (circa 1950s). An inviting scene from the South of France depicts a quiet sun terrace on a balmy day with azure skies. The v...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$822 Sale Price
20% Off
Kashmir Valley Almond Blossom Dina Nath Walli Mountain Landscape India Art
Located in Norfolk, GB
Dina Nath Walli (1908–2006)
Almond Blossom, Kashmir
Watercolour on Board
c 1960
Framed size: 42.8cm x 52.8cm
Image size: 27.5cm x 38cm
Signed and dated 1970 on the verso, gifted fro...
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Abstract Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Board, Watercolor
Sitges beach Barcelona Spain charcoal drawing
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Francesc Ferret Farreras ”Bruno” (1921-2000) - Sitges Beach - charcoal
Measurements drawing 44x59 cm.
Frame measures 65x79 cm.
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
$671 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid Century French Original Ink Drawing of Place des Vosges (Paris 1970)
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: "Mid Century French Original Ink Drawing of Place des Vosges (Paris 1970)"
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Ink on artist paper
Size: 19.75 (height) x 25.75...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Late Art Deco Period Cubist Nautical Harbour Scene
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late Art Deco Period, Cubist watercolour of a nautical harbour scene painted by Yan Bernard Morel (dit Yan Bernard Dyl ) in 1939.
Yan B. Morel, born on June 18th 1887, was a French painter, landscape designer, decorator, illustrator and film maker.
Morel was a friend of Robert Delauney...
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Cubist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Carbon Pencil
$719 Sale Price
50% Off
The Endeavour.
Located in Storrs, CT
The Endeavour. c.1935. Pencil and watercolor on watercolor board. 14 3/8 x 20 7/8. Signed in pencil, lower right; titled in pencil, verso. Housed in a subtle 23 1/2 x 36-inch light ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Watercolor
$2,000 Sale Price
50% Off
The Port of Le Havre
By Fred Pailhès
Located in London, GB
'The Port of Le Havre', pencil on art paper, by French artist Fred Pailhès (circa 1950s). Le Havre was only a fishing village until 1517, when Francis I h...
Category
Expressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
$1,426 Sale Price
20% Off
“Rocky Mountain Meadow”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor on archival paper of a Rocky Mountain Meadow by the well known American artist, Werner Drewes. Signed lower right. Titled and dated 1956 on verso of sheet. Con...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
$2,800 Sale Price
22% Off
Amate Bark Painting - Harvest Dance with Giant Rabbits
Located in Soquel, CA
Amate Bark Painting - Harvest Dance with Giant Rabbits
In this scene, people are carrying baskets to the village, through dense foliage. There are...
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Folk Art Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
A Vivid, Expansive Watercolor of Mexico, Summer Landscape with Country Villa
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vivid, Expansive Watercolor of Mexico, "Summer Landscape with Country Villa" by Noted Chicago Modern Artist, Rudolph T. Pen. Most likely depicts a picturesque country estate near ...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Windswept Pine Trees Framing the Tranquil Blue French Mediterranean Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Scenic View of Nice
Tony Minartz (French, 1873 - 1994)
signed watercolour on artist paper
painting : 12.75 x 17 inches
Provenance: private collection in the South of France,
Condit...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
1930's French Impressionist Pretty Provencal Hill Top Village Blossom Trees
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Provence Blossom
French School, circa 1930's
signed watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed
painting: 10.75 x 8.25 inches
condition: very good
provenance: private collecti...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
A Compelling Landscape of Morocco with Standing Shrouded Figure by Andre Delfau
By Andre Delfau
Located in Chicago, IL
A Compelling, Mid-Century Modern Landscape of Morocco with Standing Shrouded Figure by Andre Delfau (Fr./Am. 1914-2000). Gouache on paper, dating circa 1948.
Artwork size: 5 x 2 3/...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
The Mill House, watercolour by John Aldridge RA
Located in London, GB
John Aldridge RA
Mill House
Watercolour and pencil
19 x 33 cm
Provenance: The artist's studio and estate
A British oil painter, designer of wallpapers and textiles, book illustrato...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Vintage French Watercolour Painting Scenic View of Monaco’s Coastline
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Monaco’s Coastline
Tony Minartz (French, 1873 - 1994)
signed watercolour on artist paper
painting : 12.5 x 17 inches
Provenance: private collection in the South of France,
Conditio...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
NYC Skyline Hand Colored Lithograph
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5186 NYC skyline lithograph
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Road at the Edge of Town, Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Watercolor of a village by Artemis Wilhelm (American, 20th Century). Bold pastel outlines create solid shapes, filled with watercolor to create tone an...
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American Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Watercolor
$372 Sale Price
20% Off
"Through the Trees" Watercolor Mid-20th Century Modern Excellent Provenance
By Arthur Dove
Located in New York, NY
"Through the Trees" Watercolor Mid-20th Century Modern Excellent Provenance
Arthur Dove (1880-1946)
"Through the Trees"
5 x 7
Watercolor on paper, 1938
Singed lower center
Framed: 1...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
'San Francisco from Marin', Seattle, SAM, Frye Museum, Golden Gate, Sausalito
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Jess Cauthorn' (American, 1923-2005), painted circa 1960.
A respected fine artist art teacher who transformed the art-school scene...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board
Ecole de Paris Mid 20th Century, A City Street Scene
By Henri Miloch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris, France: A City Street Scene
by Henri Miloch (1898-1979)
unsigned
watercolour and gouache painting on artist's paper, unframed
sheet 9.75 x 12.25 inches
Very nicely execu...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Mid Century Modern Farmhouse Landscape in Watercolor and Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern Farmhouse Landscape in Watercolor and Ink on Paper
Bright, modern landscape by Robin Gay McCline (American, 1928-2008). A line of trees and buildings runs across ...
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American Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Design for Architectural Fantasy architectural drawing Mid Century Modern
Located in London, GB
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V A Hards (British, c. 1930-c. 2012)
An Architectur...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Mountainous Landscape, Mexico
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Mountainous Landscape, Mexico
Monotype in colors on heavy paper, c. 1960's
Signed in ink lower left "G Ceniceros"
Condition: Excellent
Image size: 6 x 14 1/2" (15.24 x 36.83cm)
Sheet size: 12 7/8 x 19 11/16 inches
Guillermo Ceniceros (born May 7, 1939) is a Mexican painter and muralist, best known for his mural work in Mexico City, as well as his figurative easel work. He began his mural painting career as an assistant to mural painters such as Federico Cantú, Luis Covarrubias and then David Alfaro Siqueiros who was a mentor and a key influence. Ceniceros is the most notable of Siqueiros' assistants. While he has experimented with abstract expression, his easel work mostly classifies as figurativism and is influenced by the geometrical construct of Mexican muralism. He has had over 300 individual and collective exhibitions in Mexico and the International stage. His work has been recognized by the Mexican Ministry of Culture and several of its institutions. He has painted over 20 large scale Mural Paintings with some of the most notable being the large scale work for the Legislative Palace of San Lazaro (Mexico's Legislative Building) as well as his murals in the Metro Subway System. He is a member of the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana. In 1995, the State of Durango, Ceniceros' native state, opened to the public the Guillermo Ceniceros Art Museum within the oversight of the Ministry of Culture. Ceniceros has been reviewed by notable critics such as Berta Taracena, Raquel Tibol, Alaide Foppa, Graciela Kartofel, José Angel Leyva and Eduardo Blackaller among others. There are several publications about his work including a vast review of his art life endeavors developed by the Ministries of Culture of Durango and Nuevo León. He is married to the artist Esther González and lives in his studio house in the Colonia Roma of Mexico City.
Life
Interview with the subject Ceniceros and Siqueiros
Ceniceros was born in a small village called El Salto, located in the municipality of Pueblo Nuevo in the Mexican state of Durango. His father was a woodworker who made toys and furniture in his workshop. His father's shop would become an influence in Ceniceros' life long interest in developing his own innovative working tools. When he was twelve the family moved to Monterrey to seek better economic opportunities. There he attended school and when he was fourteen he entered the Fabricación de Máquinas, S.A. (FAMA), a school/business, where he studied industrial drawing. He considers this early training important as it taught him the importance of geometry, use of space and materials. While at FAMA he met painters Gerardo Cantú and Ignacio Ortiz, and collaborated with them on sketches for publications of Alfonso Reyes, Pedro Garfias and other notable writers.
In 1955, he enrolled in the Taller de Artes Plásticas at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, graduating in 1958. At the Taller he met fellow Mexican artist Esther González, whom he married and with whom he has two children.
In 1962 he moved to Mexico City with the goal of working in the Taller of the Maestro David Alfaro Siqueiros. He became Siqueiros' first assistant working on his last murals while at the same time working at night on his easel painting work. Siqueiros supported Ceniceros decision to leave his Taller and supported him in his career until his death in 1974. By then Ceniceros was already a break thru artist having had several individual exhibitions including the prestigious Palacio De Bellas Artes as well as other recognitions. Thru the 70's and 80s Ceniceros continued his work with an emphasis on exhibits and exchanges abroad and traveling to Eastern Europe, Cuba, China, Chile, Ecuador, Italy and the United States. His Mexico City contemporaries and circle would include names that today have become reference such as Sebastian, José Luis Cuevas, Gilberto Aceves Navarro, Benjamin Dominguez, Gustavo Arias Murueta, Byron Galvez, Leonel Maciel among others. In the 70's his Row-House neighbors in the colonia Roma were Francisco Toledo and Alejandro Jodorowski.
His focus on mural painting is renewed in the mid 80's thru his large scale work in the Metro Subway System with him working on major commissions consistently and into the new century. While the Mexican school of Muralism had been challenged by the Ruptura members, the interest in Mural painting as a unique national form of expression continues.
He lives in Mexico City at a studio/home in the Colonia Roma. His home is a frequent gathering place for writers, poets, painters, singers, actors and journalists. He has a strong interest in Spanish language literature. Juan Rulfo...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Monotype
Mid Century California Mission Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid century landscape of a historic California mission, highlighting its iconic architectural details such as a columned arches, white was...
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American Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Cardboard
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
1940's Provence France Painting Tranquil Landscape - Post Impressionist artist
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provencal Landscape
by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998)
Signed and dated 1947
From a batch of similar work where most were dated 1942-1947
watercolour painting on paper, unframed
mea...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
“Sailboats off the Beach”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor on archival paper of a busy French beach scene with a host of sailboats just off the shore. Signed by the artist lower left with inscription. Condition is excellent. Circa 1965. The watercolor is housed in a narrow gold gallery frame with a wide and very deep mat. Under glass. Overall framed measurements are 17 by 22.5 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota. Florida collector.
About the artist:
Jean Monneret, born November 27, 1922 in Chalon-sur-Saône, is one of the best known painters of the School of Paris after the war. He is founding president of the Federation of Fairs historic Grand Palais. From 1944 to 1949, Jean Monneret is a student at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, in the studio of Jean Dupas after preparation to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Lille. At the same time, it passes the support of education in fine arts high schools. As a teacher, as well as course director Montmartre (1960-1975), that when he became professor of fine arts and art history at the National School of Applied Arts in Paris (1974 - 1988), it maintains the study of drawing as many teachers are no longer able to teach it or waive it. His painting, figurative, with a graphic black outlines to very expressive part of a modern context. Present in most rooms with paint, and very representative of the spirit of freedom of the painters, it is duly elected president of the Salon des Independants from 1977 to 2001. Among his friends painters include Jean Carzou particular, Jean-Pierre Alaux, Pierre-Henry...
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Post-Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Watercolor
A Colorful, Panoramic Mid-Century Modern View of Nazaré, Portugal by Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A Colorful, Panoramic Mid-Century Modern View of the famed fishing village (and renowned surfing locale) of Nazaré, Portugal by Rudolph Pen. Painted in the 1960s, this vivid waterco...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Watercolor
Provence Gnarled Trees Mid 20th C.French Post Impressionist Signed Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provence
Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975)
signed watercolour, ink on paper, mounted in a card frame
inscribed verso
card frame: 17 x 22 inches
painting: 12 x 17 inches
provenance: ...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
'The Working Class Enjoying a Meal', Satire of Capitalism, Proletarian
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'A. Manganaro' for 'Antonio Manganaro (Italian, 20th Century), and titled lower center, 'Ability of the Working Classes to Enjoy Meals Under Humble Surroundings'. ...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache, Pen, Graphite
$1,170 Sale Price
35% Off
Hawaiian Tropical Beach and Mountains - Watercolor on Paper 1960
Located in Soquel, CA
Hawaiian Tropical Beach and Mountains - Watercolor on Paper 1960
Idyllic watercolor of a tropical beach by unknown artist "Molale" (20th Century). The v...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Llangorse Lake Brecon Beacons Wales Circa 1964 Welsh Abstract Landscape Painting
By Roger Cecil
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Roger Cecil.
Welsh ( b.1942 - d.2015 ).
Llangorse, Brecon Beacons.
Watercolor & Pastel Mixed Media On Paper.
Signed Lower Left.
Image size 19.5 inches x 29.5 inches ( 49.5cm x 75cm...
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Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Watercolor
Vintage Watercolor Landscape - Trader's Market
Located in Houston, TX
Vivid and bright watercolor of merchants gathered to trade cloth by French artist Stéphane Magnard, circa 1950. Magnard was the resident artist in Madagascar then a French possession...
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Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Vintage French Watercolor Painting - Village de Provence
By Jean Lambert
Located in Houston, TX
Charming watercolor landscape painting of an arched stone entrance to a small village in Provence, France by artist Jean Lambert, circa 1940. Signed low...
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Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Landscape - Mixed media on paper by Sirio Pellegrini - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Tempera, white lead and watercolor on paper realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1950s.
Hand signed.
Includes a wooden frame realized by the Artist cm. 78.5x58.5
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Gaspe: St. Lawrence Village
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right
Provenance:
Estate of the Artist
With the artist's original presentation (Frame and matting)
Two similar titles were exhibited in The ...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Cecile Hertz-Eyrolles (1875-1974) - Framed Pastel, A Coastal Hamlet
Located in Corsham, GB
Cecile Hertz-Eyrolles (1875-1974), Pastel on paper. Presented in a glazed gilt-effect frame. Unsigned. Studio stamp verso.
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Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Watercolor Painting American Modern Impressionist Landscape Framed 1940 colorful
Located in Buffalo, NY
Dorothy Rivo
Lakeside Picnic, c. 1940s–50s
Watercolor on paper
Framed dimensions: 30 in. H × 24 in. W
Presented in a contemporary gold frame with archival mat
Brimming with light an...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Sailboats on Shore I, Watercolor by Charles Levier
Located in Long Island City, NY
Sailboats on Shore I
Charles Levier, French (1920–2003)
Date: circa 1965
Watercolor on Paper, signed l.r.
Image Size: 11 x 16 inches
Size: 19.5 x 25 in. (49.53 x 63.5 cm)
Category
Fauvist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Mid Century Winter Farm Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderfully vivid winter landscape painting, attributed to Ingeborg Christensen (Danish/American, 20th Century), c.1940. Signed "Ingeborg" lower left. Presented in a light orange/tan...
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American Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
'Views of Madagascar', French School
Located in London, GB
'Views of Madagascar', gouache on paper, French School (circa 1960s). The artist depicts two views of Madagascar in a charming and naive style. The first, a farm and its fields with a significant verdant elevation in the background. The second, a villager sitting in front of his home watching...
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Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
$658 Sale Price
20% Off
Near Westport, Ireland”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor on archival paper of a location near Westport, Ireland, most likely Clew Bay by the very well known American artist, Adolf Arthur Dehn. Signed by the artist low...
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American Realist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
$2,880 Sale Price
20% Off
"Hydrangeas, " Walter Inglis Anderson, Mississippi Southern Illustrator, Flowers
Located in New York, NY
Walter Anderson ( American, 1903 - 1965)
Hydrangeas, circa 1950
Mixed media on paper
11 x 8 1/2 inches
Provenance:
Luise Ross Gallery, New York
Private Collection, New Jersey
Acquired from the estate of the above, 2021
Walter Anderson firmly believed that quality art was an important part of life and should be made available to everyone. As he said, "There should be simple, good decorations, to be sold at prices to rival the five-and-ten." Noticing that only poor quality art was available in stores and little was available for children, he resolved to make art which could be reproduced easily and sell inexpensively — linoleum block prints. This technique enabled him to provide affordable, quality art.
The technique of linoleum block printing is a simple concept; however, it requires much skill and talent to actually produce memorable art. Anderson purchased surplus "battleship linoleum," thicker than ordinary linoleum with a burlap backing for better support, to create his blocks. During the mid-1940s, he created almost 300 linocuts working in the attic of the sea-side plantation house, Oldfields, his wife's family home in Gautier. Masses of linoleum chips accumulated at the foot of the attic stairs as he often worked night and day. He began with sketching out a design directly on the linoleum. Once he had carved the image into the surface, he used the back of faded, surplus stock wallpaper that a friend sent him, laying long strips on top of the inked linoleum. A roller made of sewer pipe filled with sand served as his press. When the print was completed, he often colored it by hand with bold strokes and vivid colors. The prints were sold at Shearwater Pottery, the family business, for a mere dollar a foot.
But "what about a well-designed fairy tale for a child's room?" he asked himself. Since there was a lack of affordable art for children, much of his work with linoleum blocks focused on subjects for children. He depicted fables and fairy tales ranging from Arabian Nights, to Germany and the Grimm Brothers' Rapunzel, to the French story of The White Cat, to the Greek tales such as Europa and the Bull, and to tales from China, India, and other cultures. Anderson also created "mini" books featuring the alphabet and Robinson Cat. The blocks are not only alive with the story being depicted, but they are also filled with designs taken from Best-Maugard's Method for Creative Design. Swirls, half-circles and zig-zag lines fill every available space on the linoleum block making them come alive and capture their audience.
But fairy tales, children's verses and the "mini" books, consisting of about 90 blocks, were not the sole subject of Anderson's linoleum block prints. In total, he created approximately 300 linoleum blocks with subjects ranging from coastal flora and fauna, coastal animals, and sports and other coastal activities. Anderson even created linoleum blocks to be used to print tablecloths and clothing, some worn by his own children. Color and subjects of the linoleum block prints were not the only things that got them noticed.
In 1945 when Anderson was creating these prints, the standard size of linoleum block prints was only 12 by 18 inches. These small dimensions were due to the common size of the paper available and the restrictions made by national competitions. Since Anderson used wallpaper...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon
'Philippines Landscape', Paris, Académie Chaumière, NY, ASL, Sao Paulo Biennal
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A fine and delicate, watercolor landscape showing a view of the rural Philippines by this celebrated Philippine Modernist. Signed, lower right, in graphite, 'Romeo V Tabuena' for Rom...
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper
"Gloucester Harbor at Sunset, " John Hare, Cape Ann, New England Watercolor View
Located in New York, NY
John Hare
Gloucester Harbor at Sunset, Massachusetts
Signed lower right
Watercolor on paper
16 x 12 inches
John Cuthbert Hare, 1908-1978, was a watercolorist who painted boats, seascapes and harbor scenes. He was primarily associated New England, especially Cape Cod, Massachusetts where he spent his summers from 1938 to 1965. However, he was in Florida where he was a member of the St. Augustine Art Association, and other locations on the East Coast.
It is likely Hare was born in New York City. He first studied commercial art in Brooklyn at the Pratt Institute and also studied at the Art Students League in Manhattan. He worked for Hearst newspapers corporation, and in 1933 married. In the next few years, he and his wife traveled extensively, camping and painting and exhibiting his work in galleries.
In 1935, they visited St. Augustine and an exhibition of his watercolors was held there in the old bank...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Ships at the Harbor - Nautical Seascape with Seagulls in Charcoal on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Ships at the Harbor - Nautical Seascape in Charcoal on Paper
Detailed and layered harbor scene by Maude Folmar Ramsey (American, 1908-1993). The viewer is looking out at the harbor, across the water from the docks, buildings, and ships. The pillars, buildings, and masts are jumbled together in a pleasing manner that is almost abstract. Despite the simplified shapes, this piece is full of detail. This piece is executed in a rectilinear style frequently seen in American mid-century modern compositions.
Signed in the lower right corner "Maude Folmar"
Presented in a wood frame with a double mat.
Frame size: 25.25"H x 29.25"W
Image size: 17"H x 21.5"W
Maude Love (Folmar) Ramsey (American, 1908-1993) studied at the School of Fine Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. She was the director of the Laguna Gloria Art Museum from 1968-1972. Ramsey was one of the charter members of the “Waterloo...
Category
American Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Rafina II Greece (Kasmin London label) Signed 1961 painting color field artist
By Paul Feeley
Located in New York, NY
Paul Feeley
Rafina II Greece, 1961
Watercolour on paper
Hand Signed, titled and dated lower front
In 1961, color field painter Paul Feeley created a series of watercolors - Rafina an...
Category
Color-Field Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Graphite
1941 Watercolor of Chicago's Old Town, Titled "Wells & Eugenie" by Albert Rudin
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful 1941 watercolor of Chicago's Old Town neighborhood that features an old car, titled "Wells & Eugenie" by Albert Rudin. Image size: 11 1/2" x 15 1/2". Framed size: 18"...
Category
American Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Landscape - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a Watercolor Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980).
Good condition included a white cardboard passpartout (70x51 cm).
Hand-signed on the l...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
ALPSPITZE #3 (with Zabriskie Gallery Label), original pencil drawing of Bavaria
Located in New York, NY
Marsden Hartley
ALPSPITZE #3 (with Zabriskie Gallery Label), 1933
Pencil on cream wove paper. In original vintage frame with Zabriskie Gallery label
Sticker label, framed with Zabris...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
“Provincetown Harbor”
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautiful original watercolor of Provincetown Harbor in first light by the well known artist John Cuthbert Hare. Signed lower right. Condition is excellent. The watercolor is hou...
Category
Academic Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
First Of Winter’s Snowfall On A Kentish Farm Framed Kent Landscape Painting
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Rowland Hilder.
British ( b.1905 - d.1993 ).
The First Of Winter’s Snowfall On A Kentish Farm.
Watercolor On Paper.
Signed Lower Right.
Image size 14.8 inches x 21.3 inches ( 37.5c...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Mid Century French Monochrome Watercolour, The Monastery
Located in Cotignac, FR
French mid century monochrome watercolour of a church and surrounding buildings by Henri Royere. The painting is signed bottom right and presented in a plain wood frame under glass.
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Category
Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor, Gouache
Beachside Village, Maine, 20th century landscape watercolor, Cleveland School
Located in Beachwood, OH
George Gustav Adomeit (American, 1879-1967)
Beachside Village, Maine
Watercolor on paper
Signed lower right
10 x 14 inches
17.75 x 21.75 inches, framed
A major painter of American ...
Category
American Modern Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
