Samuel Bolton Colburn

1930s American Modern Farm Landscape Watercolor with Barns, Windmill & Fields

circa 1935

This evocative watercolor painting, titled The Way War First Comes (1940), was created by noted American artist Charles Ragland Bunnell (1897-1968) during the Depression era. The pie...

This original 1940s grayscale watercolor by Charles Ragland Bunnell captures a semi-abstracted view of the Golden Cycle Mill in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Rendered in subtle blacks and grays, this striking WPA-era landscape melds industrial subject matter with a modernist aesthetic. The piece exemplifies mid-20th-century American regionalism, blending expressive abstraction with historical significance. The painting measures 8 1/8 x 9 5/8 inches (sight size) and is showcased in a custom black frame measuring 18 x 19 ½ x 1 ⅜ inches, making it an elegant addition to any collection of American art or industrial landscapes. The Golden Cycle Mining and Reduction Company was a vital part of Colorado’s early 20th-century mining boom, located in what is now Old Colorado City. Bunnell’s work documents this industrial heritage through a modernist lens, offering a unique narrative of regional development. About the Artist: Charles Ragland Bunnell (1897–1968) was a key figure in Colorado’s art scene and a pioneer of American Modernism and abstraction. Trained at Broadmoor Art Academy, he combined American Scene painting with abstract forms. Bunnell contributed to New Deal art...

This striking 20th-century modernist watercolor by Richard K. Ayers depicts a captivating scene of an old mine and houses in Cortez, Colorado. The artwork features a rich color palette of blue, green, gold, and brown, capturing the rugged beauty of the landscape with a unique, abstract perspective. Presented in a custom frame with all archival materials, the outer dimensions of the piece measure 36 ½ x 30 ½ x ¾ inches, with an image size of 24 ¾ x 18 ¾ inches. About the Artist: Richard K. Ayers (1921–2003) was a talented artist who studied at Miami University...

This original watercolor painting by American artist Edgar Britton captures the serene beauty of a Colorado mountain landscape. Created in 1946, this piece showcases soft, airy tones...

Idyllic farmhouse landscape by California artist Edwin Haas (American, 1927-2010). A barn with a boarded window is the primary focus of this piece. It is seated in a lush landscape, full of grass, with a small stream running through the center. To the right of the barn is a bare oak tree, and steps can be seen leading to another building. A Sacramento artist...

This artwork "California Landscape with Farm" 1943 is a watercolor on paper by noted California (German/American) artist Ernst Stolz, 1901-1989. It is signed and dated at the lower r...

California Farmhouse Landscape in Watercolor on Paper Original watercolor painting of a farmhouse at the top of a hill by Bertram Spencer (American, 1918-1992). A small farmhouse si...

Wonderful minimalist mid-1970's landscape watercolor of a simple barn on a hilltop by Gretchen Guard (American, 20th Century). The artist used clean lines and decisive areas of color to render the barn in crisp detail and make it pop from the soft landscape around it. Signed "Gretchen Guard" and dated "76" lower left. Displayed in a new cream mat and rustic wood frame. Frame size: 17"H x 21"W Image size: 12"H x 16"W Gretchen Guard lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico and Cape Cod, Mass. She majored in studio art at Stanford University under Nathan Oliveira, Frank Lobdell and Mat Kahn. And at Santa Fe Art Institute with Wolf Khan...