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Charles Henry C. Baldwyn (1859-1943) - Framed Watercolour, Moore Village

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A delightful watercolour study of the sweeping Dartmoor landscape at sunrise. A tor stands in wildflowers in the foreground looking out to the river that winds towards the horizon. S...

This charming watercolour depicts a speeding coach, galloping past a pretty village church with a full passenger load. Unsigned. Presented in a gilt-effect frame with a crisp white m...

A charming watercolour depiction of a lone fisherman by a woodland creek. The landscape around him shows the delights of autumn, with jewel coloured trees and falling leaves. Signed ...

A charming watercolour study of Dover Castle with its impressive inner and outer bailey defences. The artist has used stippling and body color to enhance the view. Well-presented in ...

This desert landscape features a railroad extending away from the viewer. Brown grass and shrubs cover the landscape. The mountains in the distance glow purple with the sunset. 8.5" ...

St. Gregory in Rome is a beautiful artwork realized by Jan Peter Verdussen in 1741. Ink and watercolour on brown paper. In very good codition. Dated on the lower margin. The origin...

Tugboat and City Street (28) Eve Nethercott, American (1925–2015) Date: circa 1960 Two-Sided Watercolor Size: 15 in. x 22 in. (38.1 cm x 55.88 cm)

Gustav Melcher (German, 1898-?) Segelschiffe vor Venedig - Sailing ships off Venice • India ink, water colour wash • Visible image ca. 11.5 x 18 cm • Glased Frame ca. 20 x 25 cm • Verso various inscriptions • Signed lower right Worldwide shipping for this object is complimentary - There are no additional charges for handling & delivery. Gustav Melcher was a German painter and a pioneer in film, film criticism and film theory and created this clever little picture of the skyline of Venice with various vessels. Going by the various inscriptions an the backing paper, this drawing was made in 1918 when Gustav was twenty years old and passed on three years later to Gertrud Melcher on the 1. 2. 1921. I have no reasons to doubt this information. The small drawing is still in its unopened frame, so maybe there is more information to be discovered , however this will be the privilege of the next owner. The picture also has retained its original antique frame – note that it has lost over the years various sections of the gesso decoration. The very precisely executed drawing is most enjoyable to look at and doing so, remember you are looking through the eyes of a young man, who saw this foreign sea cape over a century ago. Worldwide shipping for this object is complimentary - There are no additional charges for handling & delivery. Gustav Melcher began his studies at the Düsseldorfer Kunstakademie under Peter Janssen and Eduard von Gebhardt. Originaly he was interested in figurative and portrait painting, but after time he decided to pursue the depiction of land- and marinescapes. Durin his studies the young artist undertook trips to visit England, Scotland, Belgium and France and he joined the artist society Malkasten. It was in those days he would hold speeches to his colleges about this new invention called ‘Kintopp’ – Melcher was a great advocate of the moving pictures...