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The Hen Coop - 1940s Modern British watercolour by Pamela Spencer
Located in London, GB
PAMELA MARY SPENCER
(1924-2012)
The Hen Coop
Signed and dated 1946
Watercolour and pencil, unframed in conservation mount only
30 by 28 cm., 11 ¾ by 11 in.
Provenance:
The artist’s estate.
Pamela Spencer was the niece of Sir Stanley Spencer RA and Gilbert Spencer...
Category
1940s Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
'Fruit Still Life' original watercolor and gouache on board, signed Yolanda
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Though signed "Yolanda," the artist of this gouache and watercolor painting is unknown. The still life, contained and symmetrical, is dominated by the form of a pear. On either side,...
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Board
Vase - Watercolor & Gouache on Paper, Purple Glass Vessel, Pale Blue & Beige
Located in Chicago, IL
A small purple vase floats on a dreamy background of pale blues fading into a warm beige. The artist achieves a remarkable delicate quality by multip...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Willow - Botanical Watercolor & Gouache on Paper with Single Bud Vase and Tree
Located in Chicago, IL
A single bud vase, a willow tree seeming to grow inside a confined vessel, all appearing to float upon a sea of moving water are the subjects of Christ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Late March - Highly Detailed Surreal Landscape, Watercolor & Gouache on Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
Translucent vessels are suspended upon the surface of the water in this surreal landscape entitled "Cloud Lake". This landscape is done in exacting detail with watercolor and gouache down to the smallest water droplet. Layer upon layer of color is added to achieve this impressively detailed painting. The piece is matted and framed in a simple white frame measuring 20.25 x 16.75 inches.
Christina Haglid
Cloud Lake
watercolor and gouache on paper
11h x 8w in
27.94h x 20.32w cm
CMH053
Artist's Statement
Tiny Sanctuaries
There has always been an intersection between the process of writing and the act of painting in my work. It has somehow been my guide. In the last four years, during the making of this work, that connection intensified as I started writing short stories and flash fiction while taking online classes. I find the process of writing and painting so different in almost every way, but there is something freeing and generative in writing which helps my painting process. Or perhaps it's a reminder of what painting is for me - something intuitive that needs to be trusted. And what they do have in common is a desire to encapsulate and distill a single moment, a story, about the complexity of our emotions and experiences.
At the heart of my work is the recurring depiction of perseverance, strength of will, and a subtle optimism. Symbolically through the objects, precarious situations depict a moment of possible difficulty, often involving the influence of nature. A paper crane left in the snow. A boat nearly filled to the brim, but not submerged and able to drain its own contents carefully. A slide alone at...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
"Vase of Flowers on Chartreuse Tablecloth, " Watercolor signed by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Vase of Flowers on Chartreuse Tablecloth" is a watercolor signed by Sylvia Spicuzza. This watercolor is of a simple flower arrangement. There are red tulips, blue, red, and pink chr...
Category
1950s American Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Canopy, Trees Emerging from a Vase, Botanical Watercolor & Gouache on Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
Tree roots emerge from a vase to create a forest of trees in Christina Haglid's "Canopy". The artist invites the viewer to take a closer look at nature, to question what is seen and to enter into a newly created world. Meticulous in her execution, Haglid uses watercolor as one might use a colored pencil. Layer upon layer of color is added to achieve this impressively detailed painting.
Christina Haglid
Canopy
watercolor and gouache on paper
11h x 8w in
21.75h x 18w in framed
CMH033
Artist's Statement
Tiny Sanctuaries
There has always been an intersection between the process of writing and the act of painting in my work. It has somehow been my guide. In the last four years, during the making of this work, that connection intensified as I started writing short stories and flash fiction while taking online classes. I find the process of writing and painting so different in almost every way, but there is something freeing and generative in writing which helps my painting process. Or perhaps it's a reminder of what painting is for me - something intuitive that needs to be trusted. And what they do have in common is a desire to encapsulate and distill a single moment, a story, about the complexity of our emotions and experiences.
At the heart of my work is the recurring depiction of perseverance, strength of will, and a subtle optimism. Symbolically through the objects, precarious situations depict a moment of possible difficulty, often involving the influence of nature. A paper crane left in the snow. A boat nearly filled to the brim, but not submerged and able to drain its own contents carefully. A slide alone at...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Woodshed Spencer Pond Camps, a Black and White Drawing of a Wood Pile in Forest
By Alan Bray
Located in New York, NY
This original graphite drawing by Alan Bray captures a meticulously stacked woodshed in a tranquil forest setting. With fine detail and precision, Bray’s work evokes the quiet beauty...
Category
2010s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Rainbow Shell - Watercolor of a Tiny Rainbow Colored Shell on a Blue Background
Located in Chicago, IL
"Rainbow", by Christina Haglid, is a meticulously detailed watercolor of a tiny sea shell painted on a blue starry background. The paper had a deckled edge and matted with a heavy w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Early 20th C French Watercolor, botanical flowers from an University collection
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful watercolor depicting a plant/flower. These were used at a Belgium University to teach the students about botany. Dating from the early 20th century. They are watercolor on ...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Christmas Palm, Botanical Drawing, Colored Pencil on Paper, Framed in Silver
Located in Chicago, IL
Named for its red fruit that tends to bloom during the Holiday Season, the Christmas Palm is shown here with all its beautiful flowers. Drawn in colored pencil with fine detail, thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Color Pencil
Korean Hanging Scroll of Bamboo, Prunus, and Orchids
Located in Chicago, IL
This Korean hanging scroll from the mid-20th century honors traditional calligraphy painting with delicate detail and a refined composition, thought to inspire clear and concise thinking. Expressing the beauty and resilience of nature’s flora, ink calligraphy artists traditionally select plants and flowers as the subjects of their works, each chosen for its auspicious meaning, literary resonance, or scholarly virtue.
This particular example depicts a quiet natural landscape of three plants growing side-by-side along a rocky hill. Strong bamboo stalks sway above a branch of delicate prunus branches, while elegant orchids blossom in the foreground. Each painted by a different artist, these sacred plants represent the cycle of the seasons: the plum blossom for winter, the orchid for spring, and the bamboo for summer. Brushed with black ink for a monochromatic expression, the painting relies on value rather than color to convey depth and texture within this simple setting. The collaborative painting is contrasted by a beautiful blue silk brocade border woven with a repeating pattern of blossoms and vines.
Each plant is signed individually in ink along with the artist’s seal.
Painting has been remounted. Includes a wooden scroll...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Silk, Paper, Ink
"Calla Lily, " Original Watercolor Botanical Drawing signed by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Calla Lily" is an original watercolor by Sylvia Spicuzza. The artist signed the piece "Miss Spicuzza" in the lower right. This piece depicts a calla lily blooming in various greens....
Category
1940s Neo-Expressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Roses and Sweet Pea, Violet, Drawing by Jeffry Mitchell, 2010
Located in Orange, CA
Roses and Sweet Pea, Violet, Drawing by Jeffry Mitchell, 2010
Additional information:
Medium: Colored Pencil on paper
Dimensions: 20 x 16 in
About artist: Jeffry Mitchell’s primary...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
Roses, Light Green, Drawing by Jeffry Mitchell, 2010
Located in Orange, CA
Roses, Light Green, Drawing by Jeffry Mitchell, 2010
Additional information:
Medium: Colored Pencil on paper
Dimensions: 20 x 16 in
About artist: Jeffry Mitchell’s primary medium i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
Roses, Blue, Line Drawing by Jeffry Mitchell, 2010
Located in Orange, CA
Roses, Blue, Line Drawing by Jeffry Mitchell, 2010
Additional information:
Dimensions: 20 x 16 in
About artist: Jeffry Mitchell’s primary medium is ceramic and he is well versed in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Janus, Botanical Watercolor & Gouache on Paper, 2 Bud Vases with Purple Flowers
Located in Chicago, IL
Two bud vases seemingly defy gravity as they teeter upon a watery surface in Christina Haglid's "Janus". This meticulously detailed watercolor invites the viewer to take a closer look at nature, to question what is seen and to enter into a newly created world. Intricate in her execution, Haglid uses watercolor as one might use a colored pencil. Layer upon layer of color is added to achieve this impressively detailed painting.
Christina Haglid
Janus
watercolor and gouache on paper
11h x 8w in
21.75h x 18w framed
CMH031
Artist's Statement
Tiny Sanctuaries
There has always been an intersection between the process of writing and the act of painting in my work. It has somehow been my guide. In the last four years, during the making of this work, that connection intensified as I started writing short stories and flash fiction while taking online classes. I find the process of writing and painting so different in almost every way, but there is something freeing and generative in writing which helps my painting process. Or perhaps it's a reminder of what painting is for me - something intuitive that needs to be trusted. And what they do have in common is a desire to encapsulate and distill a single moment, a story, about the complexity of our emotions and experiences.
At the heart of my work is the recurring depiction of perseverance, strength of will, and a subtle optimism. Symbolically through the objects, precarious situations depict a moment of possible difficulty, often involving the influence of nature. A paper crane left in the snow. A boat nearly filled to the brim, but not submerged and able to drain its own contents carefully. A slide alone at night...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Japan Issue Fortune Magazine Cover Proposal Japanese Mid-Century Illustration
Located in New York, NY
Japan Issue Fortune Magazine Cover Proposal Japanese Mid-Century Illustration
Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994)
JAPAN ISSUE
Fortune cover proposal, c. 1936
14 1/4 x 12 inches (sight)
Framed 19 3/4 X 17 3/4 Inches
Gouache on board
Signed lower left
BIOGRAPHY:
Antonio Petruccelli (1907-1994) began his career as a textile designer. He became a freelance illustrator in 1932 after winning several House Beautiful cover illustration contests.
In addition to 24 Fortune magazine covers, four New Yorker covers, several for House Beautiful, Collier’s, and other magazines he did numerous illustrations for Life magazine from the 1930s – 60s.
‘Tony was Mr. Versatility for Fortune. He could do anything, from charts and diagrams to maps, illustrations, covers, and caricatures,’ said Francis Brennan, the former art director for Fortune.
Over the course of his career, Antonio won several important design awards, designing a U.S. Postage Stamp Commemorating the Steel Industry and designing the Bicentennial Medal...
Category
1930s American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
Tower of Glamour. Still life bright colors hats sunglasses and mirror subject
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pastel on toned paper suitable for framing.
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Roses and Morning Glories, Red, Line Drawing by Jeffry Mitchell, 2010
Located in Orange, CA
Roses and Morning Glories, Red, Line Drawing by Jeffry Mitchell, 2010
Additional information:
Dimensions: 20 x 16 in
About artist: Jeffry Mitchell’s primary medium is ceramic and h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
"Three Medusas, " Eugene Berman, Surrealism, Greek Still Life
Located in New York, NY
Eugene Gustavovitch Berman (1899 - 1972)
Three Medusas, 1968
Watercolor on paper
12 x 9 1/2 inches
Initialed and dated lower right
Provenance:
Larcada Gallery, New York
Frank Oehlsc...
Category
1960s Surrealist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$4,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Steamed Eggplant still life with sicilian eggplant and mustard color kettle
Located in Brooklyn, NY
pastel on toned sanded paper signed and dated on bottom left . part of the artist's restless still life series
Category
Early 2000s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Original Painting Published Fortune Mag Cover 1935 Jewels Jewelry Illustration
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting Published Fortune Mag Cover 1935 Jewels Jewelry Illustration
Antonio Petruccelli (1907 – 1994)
Fortune cover published, Decembe...
Category
1930s American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
"Milkweed Pod II #528" original charcoal drawing by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this drawing, Sylvia Spicuzza presents the viewer with a dark, subtle view of a milkweed pod, bursting forth with cotton. Examples like this show the ...
Category
1920s Naturalistic Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Blue Thumbergia, Botanical in Watercolor and Gouache, Matted and Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Christina Haglid
Blue Thunbergia
watercolor on paper
7.25h x 4.50w in
16.75h x 13.75w in framed
CMH008
Christina Haglid
Artist's Statement
I used to write a lot of poetry, and it has shaped the narrative process in my artwork. Now painting has replaced writing. Objects in the painting are considered like words placed on a page. I use flowers, manipulated objects, and architecture together in compositions to symbolize the subtle conversations and interactions between them. They are placed in imaginary landscapes that are inspired by actual places and travels.
All the paintings are watercolor and gouache on stonehendge paper, and they are made up almost entirely of individual brushstrokes.
EDUCATION
1993 M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art
1991 B.F.A., Maryland Institute, College of Art
1990 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
EXHIBITIONS
2015 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2014 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2013 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2012 "Gallery Group" Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2011 “Gallery Group” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Meticulous Details: Conservators' Paintings" The Architrouve, Chicago, IL
2010 “Art Chicago” Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2009 “Botanica” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2006 “Botanicus” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2006 “Arts Botanica” Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago, IL
2005 “Blumen: Group Show” Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2004-05 “Think Small” Illinois State Museum, IL [traveled]
“Christina Haglid: Microworlds” Greenville...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Floral Arrabgement, Original Watercolor Painting, 2017
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This is a watercolor on paper. Floral still life painting.
Keywords: floral, flowers, floral still life, still life, representational, floral arrangement, red, ye...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Wate...
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Lavender Roses - Botanical Study
By Deborah Eddy
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful watercolor, pen and ink floral study of lavender roses, with brilliant attention to detail and a signature delicate style, by California artist...
Category
1980s American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Peruvian Lily - Botanical Study
By Deborah Eddy
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant watercolor, pen and ink floral study of Peruvian lilies, with brilliant attention to detail and a signature delicate style, by California artist Deborah Eddy (American, b.194...
Category
1980s American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
$259 Sale Price
35% Off
Begonia - Botanical Study
By Deborah Eddy
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful watercolor, pen and ink floral study of light pink begonias blending into line drawing, with brilliant attention to detail and a signature delicate style, by California art...
Category
1980s American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
To Break, To Blossom 10
Located in New York, NY
Watercolor sculptural collage
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Still Life - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Mino Maccari in the 1950s.
Monogrammed in pencil.
Good condition with diffused foxing.
Mino Maccari (1898-1989) wa...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
$672 Sale Price
24% Off
"Tall Stack" Contemporary Surrealist Still Life Painting of Books
Located in New York, NY
This watercolor painting by New York artist Thomas Broadbent depicts a tall stack of books with an open book on the top mimicking architectural constructions.
Broadbent has shown ex...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...
Materials
Archival Paper, Watercolor
Les Poissons - Watercolor by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Les Poissons is an original Contemporary artwork realized in the 1970s in Italy.
Watercolor on paper.
Passepartout is included: dimensions 50 x 35 cm.
Excellent conditions. Imag...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
'Still Life with Tiger Lily', Paris, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA, Louvre
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art...
Category
1950s Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Graphite
"Under the Magnolia" - pastel drawing, nature, figurative, surreal, dream, dark
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is framed measuring 53.5 by 39 inches.
Based in Carrollton, Georgia, Erin Dixon is a mixed media artist whose work bridges realism and surrealis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Eastern Bluebird
Located in Columbia, MO
Hannah Reeves
Eastern Bluebird
2024
13 x 11 framed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Animal Drawings and Waterc...
Materials
Graphite, Photographic Paper, Acrylic
Illustration Framed on Canvas: 'Mr February'
Located in New York, NY
The murder of John Lennon. The birth of my children. Nixon’s resignation. Brain surgery.
Driven by the desire to express myself, and leave a physical record of my life and times, I’v...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Color Pencil
Composition Flora 2: Contemporary Still-life Drawing and Watercolors on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Watercolor Painting on paper
Renelio Marin
Composition Flora 2, ca. 2011
Watercolor on paper
25 x 19 in
About the artist
Renelio’s work is split into two directions, one where lines and drawing is the primordial element. The other in which painting and color are used as conveyors of emotion and expression.
The first direction of work is linked to the surrealist method of automatic drawing. Back in the early 1990’s in Havana, while Renelio was still a student at the Academy of Fine Arts, the work of psychologist Carl Jung...
Category
2010s Minimalist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Terracotta Hu Figurine, China
Located in Columbia, MO
HELEN HAWLEY
Terracotta Hu Figurine, China
2024
Ink on paper
Framed: 12 x 16 inches
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Reanimator
Located in Columbia, MO
Sean Lyman is a Professor of Painting and Drawing at Missouri State University, with an extensive list of international exhibitions and work in public permanent collections including...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Interior Drawings and Wat...
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite, Watercolor
Clay Figurine, Milan
Located in Columbia, MO
HELEN HAWLEY
Clay Figurine, Milan
2024
Ink on paper
Framed: 12 x 16 inches
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
"Faith, " Charcoal on Paper, 2023
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based fine art painter Bruno A. Surdo is classically trained in drawing and oil painting in the tradition of Renaissance masters. With strong command of the human form, Surdo creates dynamic compositions of people and places that communicate a rich commentary on the world around him. Depicting trees from personal encounters, Surdo’s latest body of work entitled “Tree Spirits” takes us on a foray into the forest, where leaves, branches and burls express something deeply personal. Applying his mastery of figurative realism to the natural world, he experiments with form and texture to uncover the intangible spirits of trees.
Entitled “Faith,” this small-scale charcoal drawing depicts a tree trunk carved with two deep cuts in the shape of a cross. The carving has healed over, assimilated into the bark as just another interesting detail. Up close, the work is loosely drawn with a heavy hand, but from afar, the natural scene still achieves a sense of realism. The tree trunk is conveyed through chaotic scribbling and aggressive strokes of light and dark charcoal, resulting in a pattern that simulates the rough texture of bark. Light falls softly on the tree, illuminating its form against the dark, atmospheric surroundings.
The striking imagery of this work conveys the strong emotional response elicited by Surdo’s personal encounter with this tree. Restricting the composition to only the scarred portion of the tree trunk, Surdo focuses on symbolism of the cross carved into the tree’s side. The carving was inflicted upon the tree by an individual, whether as an act of graffiti or the object of adoration. Despite this wound, the tree persists and grows, adapting and changing until the mark is but another interesting detail. The tree’s spirit endures and speaks to the strength it takes to heal oneself, whether physically or mentally.
Charcoal on paper...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Landscape Drawings and Waterc...
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Sunflower and Daises, Original Watercolor Painting, 2017
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This is a floral still life watercolor painting on paper.
Keywords: flowers, floral, floral still life, still life, f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Wate...
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Memory of Leaves, " Charcoal on Paper
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based fine art painter Bruno A. Surdo is classically trained in drawing and oil painting in the tradition of Renaissance masters. With strong command of the human form, Surdo creates dynamic compositions of people and places that communicate a rich commentary on the world around him. Depicting trees from personal encounters, Surdo’s latest body of work entitled “Tree Spirits” takes us on a foray into the forest, where leaves, branches and burls express something deeply personal. Applying his mastery of figurative realism to the natural world, he experiments with form and texture to uncover the intangible spirits of trees.
This charcoal drawing entitled “Memory of Leaves” beautifully illustrates the branching form of a mature birch tree. Loosely drawn with informal, sketch-like linework, the tree is shown in the middle of winter, bare of leaves and white with frost. Surdo’s skillful placement of shadow illustrates the forking branches with incredible texture and effortless realism. The intricate play of light and dark is accentuated by the stark white background, a negative space that isolates the tree in space and time.
Restricting the composition to only a portion of the tree trunk, Surdo accentuates the tree’s abstract form, lingering on areas of unusual shape or texture. Seeking to convey the strong emotional response elicited by his initial encounter with the tree, Surdo focuses on the tree’s sculptural form, contrasting the strong trunk...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Still-life Drawings and Water...
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Still-life with Loaf of Bread
Located in New York, NY
Untitled, Still-life, 2014
Graphite on paper
76 x 50 cm
Nikos Kanarelis was born in Athens, Greece in 1975 where he now lives and works. Βetween 1999 and 2004 he studied at the pai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Throw of flowers, nasturtiums
Located in PARIS, FR
Blanche ODIN
Troyes 1865 - Bagnères-de-Bigorre 1957
Throw of flowers, nasturtiums
Watercolor on paper
Signed lower right
25 x 16.5 cm sheet
37 x 30.5 cm frame
Category
Late 19th Century French School Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Dreamers #2 Caroline Veith Contemporary art drawing nature flora flower red
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint and ink on tracing paper
Hand-signed and dated lower right
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
'Pot-Bellied Stove', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Ac. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988). Stamped verso with certification of authenticity.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los...
Category
1950s Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Graphite
Watercolor: Golden in the Sand by Philadelphia Artist George Lambdin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
George Cochran Lambdin
(American, 1830–1896)
Goldenrod in the Sand
Watercolor on paper, 19 x 12 inches
Framed: 27 x 20 inches (approx.)
A son of the portraitist James Reid Lambdin, ...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Maurice Chevalier 's Rolls Royce . PARIS 'S LOVE
Located in CANNES, FR
James Rassiat ( 1909 -1998 ). PARIS'S Monn Amour
" la Rolls Royce de maurice Chevalier " arborant le canotier et la canne .
gouache on paper : 38 x ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
$879 Sale Price
66% Off
Hyacinth watercolor by Jessie Bone Charman
Located in Hudson, NY
American artist Jessie Bone Charman (1895-1986) was known for her expressive still-life paintings, landscapes and marine scenes, as well as her abstract watercolors.
The framed dim...
Category
1930s Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Roses, Original Watercolor Painting, 2017
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This is an original watercolor on paper, a floral still life painting.
Keywords: flowers, floral, still life, roses, yellow, red, pink,
Artist Biography:
Born a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Wate...
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Original 70's Hand Painted Textile Design Gouache Pink & Black Color on Paper
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
Flowers and pixel design. Sealed on the back with design studio name and number 268
We offer a small number of these original illustration designs by this design studio based in Alc...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Open Skies - Weather and Flora Stacked Landscape Scene, Original Artwork, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
"Matucana Madisoniorum Cactus, Origin: Peru, " Watercolor signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Matucana Madisoniorum Cactus, Origin: Peru" is an original watercolor on antique J. Whatman watercolor paper by David Barnett. The artist signed and dated the piece in the lower rig...
Category
1990s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
06A411
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Books often appear in my work. Books are those containers of wisdom, of knowledge, of culture
Words used to describe the piece: representational, books, humor, s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Abstract Drawings a...
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
Flower Arrangement watercolor painting by John E. Costigan
Located in Hudson, NY
Painting measures 28" x 22" and framed 32" x 25 ½" x 2"
Hand-signed "J.E. Costigan N.A." lower left.
About this artist: John Costigan was a self-taught painter distinguished by hi...
Category
1960s American Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Midnight Nest, Surreal Landscape, Watercolor & Gouache on Paper, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Canopy Drawing
By Sharon Levy
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
A drawing of a canopy of leaves.
Keywords: landscape, trees, nature
Piece Details:
Hand-painted, watercolor on archival paper. Ready to hang with wires. Made in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Wate...
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Robert Tucker - 20th Century Watercolour, Freesias and Blossom Sprays
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate study of freesias and white blossoms in a glass vase. The artist has used oil paints with an impasto technique on top of a watercolour base to create textured petals. Sign...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
