Warren Zimmer

'Saskatchewan Rain', Art Institute of Chicago, California School of Fine Arts

1982

An elegant winter landscape watercolor showing a view of an old wooden barn and outbuildings beside a frozen pond. Signed lower right 'Fies S.W.A.' for Gladys Louise Bowman Fies (American, 1909-2005) and painted circa 1965. This notable California painter was born in Texas and studied with Millard Sheets, Rex Brandt, and George Post...

Signed lower left, 'Hans Blum' (German, 1858-1942) and painted circa 1911. Provenance: Exhibited, 'Jubiläums- Ausstellung der Münchener Künstler-Genossenschaft', München 1911 ('Anniversary Exhibition of the Munich Artists' Cooperative'). Label verso. Hans Blum studied at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts with Ludwig von Löfftz and Ludwig Lindenschmit the Younger. He first worked as a portraitist in Nuremberg but later turned to genre painting, which he often carried out in the style of plein-air painting. Blum exhibited his Italian alpine...

A substantial and vibrant, botanical watercolor by this well-listed and widely exhibited California woman artist. Signed lower right 'Sally Bookman' (Bri...

A fresh and breezy view of the much-loved Pinnacle Point in Monterey painted with the artist's characteristic freshness and vigor and dating to the 1920's. Initialed lower right, 'G....

Signed lower left, 'Vernon Nye' (American, 1915-2013), inscribed 'AWS' and painted circa 1975. A key figure in California's post-war watercolor revival, Ve...

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 watercolour on paper landscape circa 1870 by French impressionist painter Eugene Boudin. The work depicts figures on a golden-sanded beach at low tide with sailing boats in t...

Original Watercolour of Farmhouse in the Northern Ireland Countryside by 20th Century Artist Art measures 8 x 6 inches Frame measures 16 x 15 inches

Early 20th century crayon and watercolour on paper views by American artist Edgar Alwin Payne, both signed A.E.Payne bottom right, one dated '18. Und...

Watercolour on paper circa 1925 by Henri Duhem depicting a view of the sea from the promenade at Juan les Pins on the French Riviera. A flower box of pur...

Sir George Clausen (1852-1944) Sunlight through the trees, Signed, Watercolour, 10 x 12 inches A beautiful study of the play of light through the trees in very good condition. Geor...

Watercolor on Archival and Heavy paper - Original Watercolor, Light, Trees, France This is a watercolor inspired by a forest in France, the work is in very good condition and is sig...