William Lees Judson

'Coastal Sunset', California Impressionist, USC, LACMA, AIC, Académie Julian

An early-20th-century, landscape showing a view of the coastline at Moss Beach in Monterey County with slate-blue skies overhead and a view towards a stand ...

Signed lower left, 'A.F. Gorguet' for Auguste François Gorguet (French, 1862-1927), titled 'Menton' and dated with roman numerals 'XI' for 1911; bearing old 'P. Navez' exhibition lab...

Signed lower left, "E Hansen" for Ejnar Hansen (American, 1884-1965) and dated 1936. Ejnar Hansen studied at Copenhagen's Royal Academy of Art before moving to the United States in 1914 and settling in Pasadena in 1924. An ardent proponent of modernist color theory, Hansen became an influential teacher at the Chouinard School, the Otis Art Institute, the John Muir College, and the Pasadena School of Fine Arts. He exhibited widely and with success, including in Denmark and at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the 1939 World's Fair and at the Cincinnati Museum. Ejnar was a member of the Academy of Western Painters, the Los Angeles Art Association, the California Art Club, the California Watercolor Society, Pasadena Society of Artists and the Foundation for Western Art. Ejnar Hansen's works may be found in numerous public and private collections including LACMA, the Pasadena Art Institute and the San Diego Fine Art Society. Reference: Artists in California 1786-1940, Third Edition, Edan Milton Hughes: Crocker Art Museum, Sheridan Books 2002, Vol. 1, p. 484; Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America, Peter Hastings Falk, Sound View Press 1999, Vol. 2, p. 1449; Weilbach, Dansk Kunstnerleksikon, the Castle and Cultural Agency, Copenhagen; Vollmer Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler des 20. Jarhhunderts, Hans Vollmer, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag 1992, Vol. 2, p. 371; Revyen, Chicago 23.12.1916; 17.2.1917; 8.12.1917; 2.2.1918; 16.3.1918; Vore Herrer, okt. 1918; Internat. Studio, juli 1920; Ekstrabl. 14.2.1921 (G. Nygaard); Tidens Kvinder, maj 1934; Fr. Graae: Fra Sydhavsøerne, 1934, 133-45; Art Digest, aug. 1937, dec. 1944, maj 1945; Da. Tid., Chicago 3.9.1937; Arts and Arch., apr. 1938; P. Uttenreitter: Olaf Rude...

Signed lower right, 'James Vance, AWS', (American, 1919-2007), titled 'Taos' and painted circa 1950. James Vance grew up in Los Angeles and first applied ...

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

Signed lower right, 'Tom Henderson' (American, born 1949) and painted circa 2000. Inscribed verso with artist's name and titled, 'Summer Clouds, East Be...

"Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of 'Little Guardian of the Woods.' This captivating gouache on paper (40 x 30 cm) portrays a young guardian, tenderly safeguarding the harmo...

Drypoint etching rawing of a coastal scene with figures drawing a net or boat form the sea by Sir Francis (Frank) Job Short (British, 1857 - 1945) Sir Frank Short, Royal Academy*, was a printmaker and teacher of printmaking. He revived the practices of mezzotint* and aquatint* engraving, and also wrote about printmaking to educate a wider public. Signed "Frank Short" lower right with monogram in the print "S within a shield" Titled lower left "Rough Weather at Blatchington" Lower left "Trial Proof" Image, 8.5"H x 10.88"W Mat, 16"H x 20"W x 0.13 Professionally cleaned and ph nuetral washed by our paper conservator. (new images posting) Francis Job Short was born on 19 June 1857 in Britain, at Stourbridge, Worcestershire. He was educated to be a civil engineer. He was engaged on various works in the Midlands until 1881, when he came to London as assistant to Mr Baldwin Latham in connection with the Parliamentary Inquiry into the pollution of the river Thames. In 1883 he was elected an associate member of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Having worked at the Stourbridge School of Art in his early years he joined the South Kensington School of Art*, in 1883. He also worked at the life class under Professor Fred...

Spring in the Mountains by Friedlander 1920s Expressive gouache painting of possibly the Swiss Alps by Friedlander On paper in a period rustic frame. I...

Idyllic harbor seascape by ML Pfeffer (20th Century). Two boats are on the shore, undergoing preparations for sailing. A large cliff wraps around from the left to create a natural ha...

Beautiful mid century landscape of a historic California mission, highlighting its iconic architectural details such as a columned arches, white was...

"Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, Paris" - Watercolor Drawing of French Street Scene Vintage sketch of a 1920's Paris street scene by E. (Elizabeth) (Elisa...