Nature Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Watercolor painting of winter with bright rays of the setting sun. Deep snow shadows, a winter forest in the rays of the sun, a snow-covered earth - this watercolor painting with the...

Watercolor on paper Sold with frame Total size with frame 30x42 cm Jeannine Wahl was born in Geneva in 1930 into a family of papermakers who very early on passed on to her the lov...

Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...

Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...

Emile Rampelberg, French (1911 - 2001) - Farmhouse, Year: circa 1970, Medium: Watercolor on paper, signed lower right, Size: 19.5 x 27 in. (49.53 x...

Stunning watercolor of the flood at the Porte de Bercy in Paris by French artist E. Fournier, 1910. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a g...

Francesco Spicuzza (American, 1883-1962) Untitled Landscape, 20th century Pastel on paper Sight size: 24 x 30 in. Framed: 26 1/4 x 32 3/8 in. Signed lower right: Spicuzza Italian-born Francesco Spicuzza was primarily a Wisconsin painter who did portraits, still-lives and local landscapes. He spent the first part of his life in near-poverty to become a painter. An eternal optimist, in 1917, the artist reported: "I am happy and my only ambition now is to paint better and better until I shall have reached the measure of the best of which I am capable." (Spicuzza, 1917, p. 22). His predilection for beach scenes germinated early: reportedly, the five-year-old boy first drew the outlines of his father's fishing boat in the sand on the seashore near their home in Sicily. After setting himself up as a fruit peddler in Milwaukee, Spicuzza's father sent for his family when Francesco was eight years old. For the following six years the boy was unable to attend school because of his job in his father's fruit and vegetable business. The poor lad suffered a caved-in shoulder from carrying a heavy wooden crate. The young Spicuzza was aided by moral and financial support from a sympathetic Milwaukee businessman named John Cramer, publisher and editor of the Evening Wisconsin, who raised Spicuzza's salary as a newspaper assembler so that he could attend school. In 1899 or 1900, Spicuzza began studying drawing and anatomy under Robert Schade (1861-1912), a painter of panoramas who had been trained in Munich under Carl Theodor von Piloty. Spicuzza was also taught by Alexander Mueller (1872-1935), a product of the Weimar and Munich academies. Mueller realized Spicuzza was a colorist and encouraged that orientation (Madle, 1961). Spicuzza found it beneficial to accept an apprenticeship in a lithographic studio for $8 a week, which demanded most of his time. During the St. Louis Universal Exposition in 1904, still a struggling student, Spicuzza attended the fair, thanks to Cramer. It was not long before Spicuzza received a twenty-five dollar portrait commission, and this inaugural success led to new commissions and allowed him to continue as a painter. The earliest influences in his work appear to be from Edward H. Potthast and Maurice Prendergast, though Spicuzza never mentioned either artist. Already in August 1910, Spicuzza was described in a newspaper as "one of the most talented of Milwaukee's rising workers." He undoubtedly received lasting inspiration from his one summer study period in 1911 with John F. Carlson at the Art Students League's Summer School in Woodstock, New York. Certainly Spicuzza would have picked up spontaneity in handling the brush from Carlson. Although he executed numerous still-lives and an occasional religious work, Spicuzza is best known for his Milwaukee beach scenes populated with frolicking bathers in multi-colored attire, not unlike the images of Potthast, who used a similar technique. Many of these are small, preparatory works on canvas board executed between 1910 and 1915. Frequently with even greater animation than Potthast, Spicuzza produced moving images of youthful energy and uninhibited child's play. These beach genre scenes reflect the attitude of American impressionists who depicted the more pleasant side of life. Spicuzza manipulated a successful balance of rich pigment applied in varying degrees of impasto texture with subtle nuances of hue. Working all'aperto, he sought "the soft enticing shades of yellow, blue, green, pink and lavender . . . to get the effects of bright glistening summer air." (L.E.S., n.d.). As a painter whose color not only derived from direct observation but also from a personal theory of color symbolism, Spicuzza traded the linear approach of lithography for dynamic patches of brilliant color. Like Prendergast, he would often tilt the angle of the picture plane to bring the viewer's position above the scene. Spicuzza was unable to enter the 1913 Armory Show or the Panama-Pacific International Exposition two years later but he did submit work to the annual exhibitions of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and those of the Art Institute of Chicago. His first important award was the bronze medal presented by the St. Paul Institute in 1913, which was followed by the silver medal two years later. Before long, Spicuzza had acquired a greater sense of security in his profession and was described by a writer in International Studio (April 1917) as "an independent artist with an assured future. His pastels and water-colours are poetic and joyous bits of nature with a genuine out-of-door feeling." In 1918, his Spirit of Youth, exhibited at the National Academy of Design, sold for $112.50. Four years later, the artist achieved his greatest local recognition by winning the gold medal from the Milwaukee Art Institute. Spicuzza spent a great deal of time painting en plein air and by 1925 he began summering at Big Cedar Lake, near West Bend, Wisconsin to gather his subject matter. Easter Morning (1926) owes something to the Symbolist movement, with its figure of Christ appearing over a seascape. During the difficult era of the Depression, patrons came to Spicuzza's aid and during the 40s, he taught housewives, businessmen and students at the Milwaukee Art Institute, the Milwaukee Art Center, and in his private studio. In the following decade, although his kind of art was no longer popular in the "make-it-or-break-it" New York gallery world, Spicuzza enjoyed regular patronage and sales. His beach scenes became more static and he would experiment with modernist techniques. Spicuzza died at the age of seventy-eight. Sources: L.E.S., "Do Colors Change a Person's disposition? Experiments of a Milwaukee Artist...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of The Historic Llandoger Trow Inn in Bristol by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measuremen...

Mary Reilly’s laborious method of toning her paper serves as the starting point for her intricate compositions. She begins by covering the entire sheet with up to eight smooth, unmod...

Title: French Impressionist Watercolor of Rustic Farmhouse at Dusk By Maurice Mazeilie (French 1924-2021) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size: 5.5 x 7.75 inches (Height x Wid...

"Boonton Falls" Forest Landscape in Watercolor on Paper Serene landscape by Hedy Pfreundschuh (American, b. 1937). A river is flowing towards the viewer, with a waterfall in the mid...

Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed lower left, Inscribed Verso. watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed 10.75 x 16.75 inches Very good condition. Provenance: from the a...

Title: Brittany Watercolor of Thatched Cottage and a Well in the Countryside by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017) Signed: Yes Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper Size: 11....

A lovely vibrant watercolour capturing a shimmering English river John Newberry (born 1934) Stream at Wytham, Oxford Signed Watercolour 4¼ x 5¾ inches unframed 9 x 11 inches with fr...

Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed lower left, Inscribed Verso. watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed 9.5 x 13 inches Very good condition. Provenance: from the artist...

Turkey in the Trees, c. 1922 Watercolor on paper Signed lower right 22 x 29 inches Frank Nelson Wilcox (October 3, 1887 – April 17, 1964) was a modernist American artist and a mast...

In this contemporary landscape in black sumi ink on Mylar, a peaceful forest scene is intricately detailed, beautifully capturing the serenity of a walk in the woods. This ink drawi...

Title: French Camargue Watercolor of Marshland Cabin with Boat & Horseman by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017) Signed: Yes Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper Size: 10.75 ...

Through The Woods, Original Signed Contemporary Impressionist Pastel Landscape 16x12 (HxW), Archival Paper A lush green forest path glows in front of a row of trees depicted in shad...

Title: Brittany Watercolor of Beached Fishing Boats by the Harbour by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017) Signed: Yes Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper Size: 12.25 x 16.25...

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...

Title: French Impressionist Watercolor of Landscape with Beach and Distant Hills By Maurice Mazeilie (French 1924-2021) Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 4 x 6.5 inches (He...

Title: Camargue Watercolor of Thatched Cottage with Storks and Marshland by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017) Signed: Yes Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper Size: 12.25 x...

Title: French Impressionist Watercolor of Sunlit Parisian Street Scene By Maurice Mazeilie (French 1924-2021) Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 5 x 6.5 inches (Height x Wid...

Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size: 10 inches (height) x 6.75 inches (width) Signed: Yes Condition: Sound condition, with some minor signs of foxing visible Provenance: Priv...

San Jose Hills Watercolor on paper An Americana view of the Hills around San Jose by Robert Sugita (American, b- 1938). A Cupertino artist, Robert went ...

Antique Chinese artist, signed watercolour on paper, unframed size: 6 x 19 inches private collection, England The painting is in overall very good and ...

This modern colorful expressive landscape artwork "Provence, always in my heart" is full of vivid colors which are my tools of expression to celebrate my love to the south of France....

Double-sided mid century watercolor of Pleasure Point Cove, Monterey Bay by listed artist Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). On verso is a beautiful botanical watercolor study....

Work on paper by Isaac Charles Goetz

Title: French Watercolor of Castellar Village with Mountainous Backdrop by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017) Signed: Yes Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper, mounted on ca...

Title: "Lush Landscape with Mountain View" - Colorful Impressionist Pastel Drawing Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper Size: 25.25 (height)...

Charcoal on paper drawing by Toronto-based artist Katherine Curci. Unframed. Katherine Curci began this series of charcoal drawings, premiered in This Land., at the start of the pan...

Size: 11 x 15.25 inches Superb original watercolour painting by the well listed and popular Irish painter, Frank Forty (1902-1996). The painting came from a private collection of t...

This watercolor painting beautifully presents a snow-covered mountain range under a soft, pale blue sky. The composition emphasizes the jagged peaks and ridges, some sharply defined ...

This artwork "Landscape with Lake" C.1940 is a pastel on paper by noted Russian/Canadian artist Alexander (Alexandre) Bercovitch, 1891-1951. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork size is 17 x 23.25 inches, framed is 23.75 x 30.15 inches. The artwork is in excellent condition, the frame is damaged and will be replaced by a new similar or better frame before shipping. About the artist. Alexander Bercovitch was born in Kherson, Russia in 1891. In 1926 he moved to Montreal, Canada. He is known for a vibrant, expressionist painting style. His landscapes also show the strong influence of impressionism. His mediums are pastel, gouache, watercolour and oil. As a child he apprenticing in icon-painting with monks. He also studied at Jerusalem's Art School of Bezalel, the Munich Academy of Fine Arts, and the Bakst-Dobujiinsky school and Stiglitz Academy, both in St. Petersburg. He worked in Odessa and Moscow painting stage decorations, before moving to Turkestan to teach art. He was influenced by the German Symbolist Franz von Stuck, as well as David Burliuk, co-founder of the Russian Primitivist movement and Wassily Kandinsky. After moving to Montreal he worked in decorative painting and set design. In 1927 he participated in the annual Spring Show of the Art Association of Montreal, and in 1933 held his first solo exhibition. He is a founding member of The Eastern Group of Painters and the Contemporary Arts Society (CAS), associating with Louis Muhlstock, John Lyman, Jack Humphrey, Philip Surrey...

Title: Mid Century French Original Pastel Drawing of Driveway Gate and Distant Horizon Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper Size: 19.75 (hei...

Watercolor on paper sold with frame Total size with frame 44x54 cm Jacques Tornare is a contemporary artist born in Switzerland and watercolor specialist.

Shops in a Small Town - Original Watercolor on Paper Beautiful watercolor painting of a country style house by Ken L. Stephens (American, 20th Century). Two children are flying an o...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor Paintings of John Wesley Kingswood School by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: ...

A contemporary Impressionist pastel on paper by British artist Miranda McCarthy. Signed to the bottom right and presented in a black case frame. The softness of pastel as a medium ...

My work is about something I wish I could have seen, imaginary worlds, a commentary on awe that is inspired by nature, science, and history. Objects in my work are a stand in for the...

Olive trees and olive groves are often the main subject of Tzannes paintings. An American painter of Greek origins, Tzannes visited the Greek island of Kythera in his twenties. Since that time, the island has become the major reference of his creativity. The choice of using black and white to represent this landscape gives the mighty hundred-years old olive trees a monumental presence. The viewer is drawn into the timeless, spiritual quality of the Greek landscape. Despite the absence of color, Tzannes' mastery of drawing creates a tangible effect of the Greek light...

Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed lower left, Inscribed Verso. watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed 7 x 10.5 inches Very good condition. Provenance: from the artist...

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 ...

This original early 20th-century watercolor is by Charles Partridge Adams (1858–1942), a celebrated American artist known for his exceptional depictions of the Colorado landscape and...

"Requiem of Regret" (2024) by Brian Serway is an original handmade drawing made with water soluble graphite on board. This piece depicts a wolf standing on a rock peak looking out ov...

A group of moss draped fir trees dance together as if they were a coven of witches weaving incantations... "When your eyes have little information, your imagination takes over and fills in the gaps." - Jasper Goodall...

Title: French Watercolor of a Stone Shepherd's Hut in Les Baux-de-Provence by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017) Signed: Yes Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper Size: 10.75...

Entanglement VII, 6 points in space is a unique oil on paper painting by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt, dimensions are 58.5 × 41.5 cm (23 × 16.3 in). The artwork is signe...

"Barns in the Helderberg, New York" by Martin Lewis shows neighbors (one in a Model T car) visiting outside a series of barns with a tree in the background...

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...

A very fine 19th century watercolour landscape depicting a quaint cottage beside a lake with distant mountains in the distance. The artist is clearly proficient in the medium and has...

A French watercolour on paper landscape by Roger Decaux. The work is signed and dated (as yet undeciphered) bottom right. Presented in a wood frame with cut card mount. A fresh and charming view of trees in a landscape. Decaux has used simple, fluid but strong strokes for this composition. One can feel the influence of 'abstraction of form' that was a part of his later work. The eye is drawn from the trees to the surrounding fields, the touches of colour to the right and then to the silhouette of the hills beyond. The use of watercolour at its best. Roger DECAUX was born in 1919 in Dombasle sur Meurthe in the Lorraine. He studied art in Paris with Gino Severini and Jan Brusselmans...

Mid-century watercolor painting of coastline by French artist Madeleine Scali (1911-2000), circa 1960. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fit...

This drawing titled "Roaring Fork Shelter, North Carolina, [ 35.805, -82.94978 ]" is an original artwork by Sarah Kaizar made of pen and ink, and acrylic wash. Drawing from her experience hiking the Appalachian trailing...

Subject : Maison de Congrigoux (Title - FR) Work : Original Drawing, Handmade artwork and Unique Work. Medium : Oil Pastel and Oil pencils on archival Fine Art paper. The work has be...

Big Sur Coast Landscape in Watercolor on Paper Serene coastal landscape by notable artist Paul Dougherty (American, 1877-1947). The viewer looks out ov...

Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Hut (P4.2), Year: circa 1960, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 11 x 15 in. (27.94 x 38.1 cm), Description: Surrounded by trees and ...

This artwork titled "Landscape with House, California" is a watercolor on paper by California artist Ralph Ledesma, 1910-1993. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. T...