William Jack Laycox

The Triumphal Arch, Leningrad

c.1960

This artwork "Winter Landscape" c.1960 is a watercolor on paper by artist John E. Detore, 1902-1975. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The image size is 13.5 x 19.5 inches, the framed size is 22.75 x 28.75 inches. Custom framed in original oak white wash frame, with off white matting. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: A native of Syracuse, John E. De Tore was born in 1902. DeTore enjoyed painting continuously since the age of 8. Although he became an engineer with the Niagara Mohawk Power corporation he carried on elective training in the required branches of art. He took seriously to the watercolor medium from 1940 and by 1955 he was well known for his decisively composed watercolor landscapes and their rich, deep chromatics - earning him acknowledgment in the American Artist Magazine November 1961 issue. Besides teaching art at Syracuse Museum John DeTore...

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...

This artwork titled "London Lodge" is a watercolor on paper by noted California artist Henry Waltermar Doane, 1905-2002. It is signed by the artist at the lower right corner. The art...

This artwork "On the Road" is a watercolor on paper by noted California artist Henry Waltermar Doane, 1905-2002. It is signed by the artist at the lower ri...

Harvest Time The Hills of Mt Tamalpais near Lake Bon Tempe 1890s The Hills around San Rafael in the 19th century were a time of work and play as seen in this watercolor near Lake Bon...

Figurative ink and wash drawing of beagles and a terrier leading the hunter to the quarry by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Unsigned. Displayed in a rustic black and bro...

Blue Mountain Landscape in Watercolor on Paper, Double-Sided Art A pastel watercolor landscape with a distant snow-capped mountain, by California artist, Lucile Marie Johnston (1907-1994, American). Double-sided watercolor with modernist sailboat image on back in primary colors. Signature, "Lucile Johnston '70" at the bottom left. Presented in a new cream mat with foam core backing. Mat size: 20"H x 24"W Paper size: 13.75"H x 18.5"W Born in Santa Rosa, California on May 26, 1907, Lucile Johnston settled in Glendale 1930-1939, later moving to Carmel and then Pacific Grove in Monterey County, California where she remained. she managed Marsh's Oriental Antiques Shop...

A charming and colorful vintage coastal figurative landscape watercolor by Bay Area artist Sewall Smith (American, 1904-1988), c.1960s-1970s. This coastal scene depicts a plein air art class on the beach, with a group of figures busy working at their easels. Signed "Sewall Smith" lower right. Displayed in a new mat and vintage wood frame. Image size: 10.5"H x 13.25"W Edmund Sewall Smith, known as Sewall Smith or E. Sewall Smith, was a Berkeley, California based architect and artist known for watercolor paintings with nautical themes. A well known architect, Smith moved from Niagara Falls, New York to California in 1944. He flourished as an artist in the Bay Area in the 1970’s, exhibiting extensively in the East Bay throughout this time. Exhibitions included venues such as UC Berkeley, El Cerrito...