Ralph Fanning

'View of Venice', NWS, PAFA, Art Institute Chicago, Ohio University

Circa 1929

Signed lower left, 'J. W. Nicoll' for John W. Nicoll (American, 1865-1943), titled lower left, 'Santa Barbara' and painted circa 1925. Sheet dimensions: 9 x 12.75 inches. A luminous, early twentieth-century landscape showing a picturesque view of a Spanish style cottage set in a lush garden with a view beyond towards the Santa Ynez Mountains rising towards clouded, blue skies. An unusual and elegant view of old-time Santa Barbara that retains much of its crispness and freshness of color. Born in New York, John Nicoll first studied with his uncle, the landscape painter, James Nicoll. He subsequently moved to Paris where he furthered his education for three years under Bouguereau and Ferrier at the Académie Julian. He then continued on to Seville where he studied for three years at the Academia Real, spending his winters traveling and painting in North Africa. By 1899, Nicoll had settled in Pasadena where he painted, exhibited and taught drawing at the College of Fine Arts from 1906-1935. Upon his retirement, he moved to San Diego where he continued to paint and exhibit until his death in 1943. Over the course of a long career, James Nicoll exhibited widely and with success including at the Stickley Building, Pasadena, 1899; Blanchard Hall, Los Angeles, 1899; the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St Louis, 1904; the Ruskin Art Club, Los Angeles, 1904; Lewis & Clark Expo Portland, 1905 (Bronze Medal); the Painters Club, Los Angeles, 1906-09; the Nicholson Gallery...

Signed lower right, 'James Vance, AWS', (American, 1919-2007), titled 'Taos' and painted circa 1950. James Vance grew up in Los Angeles and first applied ...

A view of the famous San Diego state park beach, shown at sunset with figures walking on the shore. Signed lower right, 'Edwin Adamson', titled verso, 'Torrey Pines Beach' and painted circa 1965. An alumnus of Hamlin University and the University of Minnesota, Adamson maintained his interest as an amateur watercolorist while pursuing a military career. Retiring with honors in 1978, he expanded his interest in painting and was elected a member of the Carmel Art...

An early-20th-century, landscape showing a view of the coastline at Moss Beach in Monterey County with slate-blue skies overhead and a view towards a stand ...

Signed lower right, 'P. E. Cambier' for Pierre Eugene Cambier (French, 1914-2000) and painted circa 1985. Titled outside of design, lower right, ...

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

Louis Ritman (1889-1963) "Rolling Country" c. 1945 Original Watercolor on Paper Signed Lower Left Provenance: Milch Galleries, NY (original label verso) ...

Louis Ritman (1889-1963) "Cottage on a Hill" Watercolor on Paper Signed Lower Right Site Size: approx 8 1/8 x 11 1/8 inches Framed Size: aprrox. 13 x 16 ...

An exceptional watercolor of Mount Monadnock snow capped in winter in New Hampshire by American artist Frank Weston Benson (1862-1951). Benson was born in Salem, Massachusetts and went on to study in Boston at the Museum School of Fine Arts and later with Julian Lefebvre and Gustave Boulanger at the Academie Julian in Paris. Benson was well known for his impressionist landscapes and seascapes, and etchings of hunting scenes. Watercolor on paper, signed lower left F.W. Benson with inscription “To Mrs Bush,” titled on Vose Galleries...

Serene landscape by J. B. Schock. Several trees line the banks of a river, bursting with fall colors. Across the river on the far bank, the roof and chimneys of a house can be seen beyond the trees. California painter...

Serene depiction of two sailboats by an unknown artist (20th Century). Two boats are anchored in greenish water. The blue sky has some puffy clouds, and takes up roughly two thirds o...

Methodist Church in Bodie California - Watercolor on Paper Delightful watercolor by California artist Rachel Bentley (American, 1894-1991). The scene d...