20th Century Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Monochromatic abstract still life drawing by Janice Redman. The piece depicts what appears to be a stack of bowls joined by strings. Signed by the artist at the lower right corner. Framed and matted in a modern wooden frame. Dimensions With Frame: H 11 in. x W 8.75 in. Artist Biography: Janice Redman, sculptor, was born in Huddersfield, England and received her BFA from Kingston University, Surrey, and her MFA from the University of Ulster in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She is a former Fellow of the Fine Arts Work Center In Provincetown, Massachusetts,and has been the recipient of many awards, including The Hassam, Speicher, Betts and Symons Purchase Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a Massachusetts Cultural Council award in sculpture. Her residency programs include Yaddo in Saratoga Springs, New York,and the Core Program at the Museum of Fine Arts In Houston, Texas. Redman’s work has been shown nationally and is represented by Clark Gallery in Lincoln, Massachusetts. Her work can be found in the permanent collections of the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park in Lincoln and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum in East Lansing, Michigan. "My work,” Redman says, “is rooted in my everyday experience and my personal history. My mother was a seamstress and a lace maker; my father restored antique clocks...

In the 1950s and 60s Grambs worked on many commissions. This drawing was probably for a magazine, perhaps House and Garden or House Beautiful. It is signed and dated in pencil on the...

In the 1950s and 60s Grambs worked on many commissions. This ink drawing with a lobster, crab, and a shrimp, was probably for a cookbook; the sheet is cut in a free-form, modernist...

Edward Ridley (British, 1883-1946) An oblong design featuring ivy in blossom Gouache 10.5/8 x 4.3/8 in. (27 x 11.2 cm.) This design was one of 5 submitted for ACT certificate which ...

In the 1950s and 60s Grambs worked on many commissions. The symmetrical nature of the drawing suggests it was for a book or magazine project with facing pages -- possibly a cookboo...

Watercolor on paper

Robert Kipniss (American, b. 1931) At Dawn, 1975 Pencil on paper 10 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. Framed: 14 2/3 x 11 1/3 in. Signed upper right: Kipniss '75 Verso bears Hirschl & Adler Galleries Label Robert Kipniss, painter and printmaker, was born in New York City in 1931. He creates essentially monochromatic*, stylized vistas with natural and architectural elements intended to evoke an elegiac, nearly surrealistic mood in haunting, silent landscapes; the melancholy of nostalgia. Trees, in mid and far-distance, form clusters or act as misty individuals containing a haunted, indefinable presence, witnesses to the foreground drama of more specific shape, form and detail, often a close-up tree. Kipniss studied at the Art Students League* in 1947; Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, 1948-50; and the University of Iowa, receiving a BA degree in English literature in 1952, and an MFA in painting and art history in 1954. The artist employs a meticulous technique combining a multiplicity of specific strokes, whether with brush, pencil or print-maker's needle and burin*, to create the essence of his generalized, non-specific forms. Light and darkness are clearly Kipniss' compositionally constructive elements. They also exist as contestants in the emotional drama at the heart of each work of art. The contrast, and sometimes combat, between these two opposites, symbolically represent with blackness -- ideas of threat, fear, trouble, evil; with whiteness safety, redemption, fulfillment and good. In Kipniss' 1995 mezzotint*, Clear Vase and Landscape, with a foreground image of precisely leafy stalks, the vase holding them, nearly invisible in its transparency, suggests an almost Salvador Dali-like surrealist device. This central image dominates but seems to invite association with, and commentary from, the surrounding clumps and individual round-topped, yet cedar-like trees. His mezzzotint, For Stella," 1997, depicts a gently twisting, curving, pale and smoothly-barked foreground, leafless tree limb or trunk, like a female human body, suggesting weakness, fatigue, an inability to deal with the staccato background screen of textured bush that seems to uncomfortably impinge upon it. This print is arguably a metaphor for a delicate soul struggling to overcome the prickly difficulties of domineering life. The classic mezzotint process, invented in the middle of the 17th Century, is the reverse of most of the other print-making media, since the artist works from a black ground to increasingly lighter areas. The copper plate is first roughened by a "rocker," creating a burr over the entire surface (the more burr left intact, the more ink it holds, the darker the final finished print). The artist, Robert Kipniss, in this instance, gradually burnishes, smoothes down the burr in varying degrees to produce the gradations of lights and darks of the final design. The deepest darks in the final picture are those areas on the plate that have been little touched after the initial roughening. Mezzotint relies on shade and tone rather than outline for its effect, which fits the Kipniss style of atmospheric* masses of value. A recent oil painting by Robert Kipniss, Hillside Silhouettes, 2001, 40 x 29, is somewhat more complex in composition than many, with four cubically-constructed houses each set in their own zones, seemingly unrelated to one another, with receding hills and similarly isolated, increasingly misty trees beyond. In his career, Robert Kipniss has had over 40 one-man shows since the first in New York in 1951, including an important retrospective exhibition at the Associated American Artist Gallery, New York in 1977. Many of these one-man exhibitions have been mounted by over 50 museums in the United States, South America and Europe, including the Chicago Art Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modem Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Library of Congress and British Museum in London. Robert Kipniss is represented in the permanent collections of the institutions above, among many others, as well as the Philadelphia Museum of Art; New York Public Library; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Detroit Art Institute; Yale University Museum; National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Portland Art Museum; and the New Orleans Museum of Art. He was elected to the National Academy of Design* in 1980, and to the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, London in 1998 Robert Kipniss can be referenced in numerous publications, including Who's Who in American Art from the 1950s to the present, and multiple reviews in periodicals like Art News, Art in America and Art Forum. There are also three important catalogues raisonne published on his work. Robert Kipniss has received many awards: 1965 - Ohio University National Drawing Show, Purchase Prize 1976 - National Academy of Design, New York City, The Ralph Fabri Prize 1978 - The Print Club of Philadelphia, Charles M Lea Prize 1979 - Charlotte Printmakers Society, Purchase Award 1979 - Society of American Graphic Artists, Printmaking Award 1979 - Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH, Honorary Doctorate 1980 - Elected to the National Academy of Design, New York City 1980 - Audubon Artists, New York City, Silver Medal 1980 - National Academy of Design, New York City, The Leo Meissner...

In the 1950s and 60s Grambs worked on many commissions. This was probably for a cookbook. The dimensions are for the drawing. The sheet is somewhat larger, 7 x 6 1/2 inches.

Autumn flowers. 1974, paper, pastel, 25x37 cm "Autumn Flowers" is a pastel artwork by Eduards Metuzals that celebrates the beauty of autumn through a vibrant depiction of flowers. T...

Flowers is a Black Marker Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980). Good condition on a yellowed paper. No signature. Reynold Arnould was born in Le Hav...

Estate stamp lower right: C-139

Flowers is a Color Marker Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980). Good condition on a yellowed paper. No signature. Reynold Arnould was born in Le Havr...

Vibrant and dynamic monoprint by David Stephens (American, 20th Century). Several white and purple flowers sit in a vase with a few other plant cuttings. The background is filled with vibrant blue...

Still Life is an Ink and tempera drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980). Good condition on a white envelope. Titled on the lower right corner, another s...

Still Life is a Pencil Drawing realized by Suzanne Tourte (1904-1979). Good condition on a yellowed paper, included a white cardboard passpartout (37.5...

Artist: Arman Title: Watch Gears Year: circa 1979 Medium: Ink on Paper Drawing, signed l.r. Paper Size: 25 x 19 inches Frame Size: 34 x 27.5 inches

Bamboo design. Sealed on the back with design studio name and number 972 We offer a small number of these original illustration designs by this design studio based in Alcoy (Spain), ...

Hobson Pittman (American, 1900-1972) Still Life Pastel on paper, 22 x 17 inches (sight) FRAMED: 30 x 24 inches Signed at lower right: "Hobson Pittman" Born in Epworth, North Carolina, Hobson Pittman moved with his family to Tarboro, North Carolina, in 1906. From 1912 to 1916 he attended the Rouse Art School in Tarboro. He moved to Pennsylvania in 1918, and attended the Pennsylvania State College (1921-22) and the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh (1925-26). Between 1920 and 1931 he spent summers in Woodstock, New York, and studied chiefly with Albert Heckman (1893-1971). From 1931 to 1957 Pittman was the director of art at the Friends' Central Country Day School in Overbrook, Pennsylvania, and from 1949 to 1972 he taught at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. Pittman was member of the Woodstock Art Association, the Philadelphia Water Color Club, and the Philadelphia Art...

Jim's of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this piece by Dora Maar (1907 - 1997). Born Henriette Théodora Markovitch in France, Dora Maar was a 20th century photogra...

Watercolour on handmade paper of a 'Senoufo' figure applied to Vélin d'Arches paper by French artist La Roche Laffitte. Titled to the bottom centre. A beautifully observed and detai...

"Flowers" is a watercolor artwork created on paper in 1994, with dimensions of 40x30 cm. The painting showcases a vibrant and colorful depiction of various flowers, capturing the beauty and delicacy of these natural elements. Oskars Berzins (1940) Born on September 20, 1940 Education 1970 graduated from Art academy of Latvia Graphics department. Diploma work-holiday poster...

Signed, faintly, lower left, 'Donald Bear' (American, 1905-1952) and painted circa 1945. A dynamic, modernist still-life of fruit in gouache, watercolor, crayon and india-ink. Donald Jeffries Bear was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, and grew up in Denver. He first attended Denver's Art Academy and, later in life, became director of the Denver Art Museum (1930-35). During the 1930s, he was also regional advisor for the Federal Art Project and was a primary art...

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...

Michel-Henry was born in Langres in 1928 and has shown strong passion for drawing since his childhood. Michel-Henry is acknowledged as an important painter in French contemporary art. From 1952 his work has periodically been singled out for France's highest prizes and awards. The French Government, the City of Paris , the Museum of Valence , Bogota and the Museum of Alencon are among the distinguished institutions who have acquired his work for their permanent collections. Born in Langres in 1928 the aspiring artist attended the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He later studied with Narbonne , Georg, Chapelain-Midy and Legueult. In 1957 he became a member of the House of Descartes in Amsterdam and the following year was named member of the Casa Velazquez in Madrid , honors which are exceptional for a young painter. He is a member of the Salon d'Automne as well as a member of its jury, he also exhibits in the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, the Salon Comparisons, and the Salon Terres Latines. In 1976 he shared in the honor of presenting the Salon d'Automne exhibition in Japan . Michel-Henry blends delicate tones and strong and fascinating accents into his compositions of flower still life, landscapes and marines. An avid interest in nature is the predominant quality of his luminous works. As a French artist whose works are known internationally, Michel-Henry over a period of twenty eight years has earned the status of a goodwill ambassador in a universal world of cultural exchanges. For his dedication and unselfish contributions to art and artists from all lands he was honored by his country by being awarded the prestigious - la Croix de Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur - on January 1, 1981 by the French Minister of Culture Mr. Jean Philippe Lecat. Michel Henry exhibited at prestigious galleries in Paris (Avenue Matignon) and New York (Madison Avenue) alongside such artists as Pablo Picasso, Fernand Leger, Armand Guillaumin, Maurice Utrillo and Claude Venard. He is part of School of Paris artists that included Marcel Cosson, Jean Jansem, Leni-Dael, Raoul Dufy, Claude Salomon, Michel Kouliche...

Here for your consideration is a very well executed oil pastel on archival paper by the well known French artist, Marcel Vertes. Signed lower right. Condition is excellent. Circa 1930. The artwork was done early in the artist’s career; most likely in Paris during his time studying at the Academie Julian. The artwork is housed in its original frame under glass. The ornate gold frame has been recently restored and is in good condition. Overall framed measurements are 31.5 by 26.5 inches. Provenance: A Pennsylvania estate. Marcel Vertès (born Marcell Vértes), was born on August 10, 1895 in Budapest, Hungary. His first commercially successful works of art were sketches of corpses, criminals and prostitutes he did for a sensationalist magazine in Budapest. He then did illustrations for many of the clandestinely printed publications opposing the Hapsburg monarchy at the end of WWI. After the war he moved from his native Hungary to Vienna, Austria and then to Paris, where he was a student at the Academy Julian, living and working in the famous Latin Quarter. Vertes quickly established himself as a regular in the Paris art scene and his work became lighter and more lyrical. In Paris he concentrated on illustration, painting and printmaking, especially lithography. In 1935 he made his first trip to New York to make contacts. Two years later he had his first one-man show in New York. At the end of WWII he returned to New York with his wife, escaping the Nazi invasion of Paris by two days. He then began to divide his time between New York and Paris. Ten years later, he returned to his beloved Paris and spent the remaining years of his life there. While in the United States he became a consultant to the Producers and Set Designers of the 1952 Award Winning film Moulin Rouge, about the life and times of artist Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901). He won two Academy Awards for ‘Best Art Direction’ and ‘Best Costume Design’. Interestingly, Marcel Vertès originally earned his tuition money for his European education by making forgeries of Lautrec's works. As such, his expertise was exhibited in the film when his hand is used as the hand of Toulouse Lautrec as he drew, and his images were accordingly used in the film and given appropriate credit in the trailer to the film. Vertes also appeared in the British production credits as Color Production Designer, and Costume Designer for the film, with Schiaparalli (the same of Paris, and Italy). They both jointly won the British Academy Film award in 1952 for Best Costume Design for Moulin Rouge. Vertès is also responsible for the original murals in the Café Carlyle in the Carlyle Hotel in New York City and for those in the Peacock Alley...

Sir Matthew Smith CBE (British, 1879 –1959) Dahlias Pastel 22 x 16.1/4 in. (56 x 42 cm.) Provenance: Sotheby’s London, 20th Century Art, 03 Oct 2001, lot...

Flowers is a drawing realized in 1950s by Albert Fernand-Renault. Watercolour and ink on paper. Hand-signed. Good condition with diffused foxing and a cutting at the top left margi...

Abstract Still Life with Fruit in Watercolor on Paper Colorful still life with fruit by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). Several pieces of fruit appear to be sitting on a table with a purple cloth. The scene is highly abstracted, straddling the line between impressionism and non-representational. The background is brightly colored, adding vibrancy to the scene. Signed on verso and acquired from the estate of Les Anderson in Monterey, California. Unframed. Paper size: 14"H x 20"W Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson(American, 1928-2009) owned and operated the Bear Flag Gallery in San Juan...

This cubist black ink pen drawing by André Lhote (1885 - 1962), circa 1910, features a still-life composition, a bowl with fruits on a table with a cubist geometric design. We have a...

Work on paper Dimensions of the passepartout: 40.6 x 29.5cm

Alexander Pernot Couard: 1891-1960. He was an American painter, printmaker and book illustrator. he studied at the Art students League in NYC. He often visited Florida after the 1940s where he most likely painted this fabulous colorful tropical still life...

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...

Work on paper

A unique hand-painted lithograph of a colorful Bouquet of Flowers by Wayne Ensrud, American (1934). Quiet Sunday (Blue) Wayne Ensrud, American (1934) Date: 1980 Hand-Painted Lithogra...

Autumn flowers 1995, paper, watercolor, 47x36 cm "Autumn flowers" is a colorful still-life painting created in 1995. It was made on paper using watercolors and measures 47x36 cm in size. The painting depicts various types of flowers in rich, autumnal colors arranged in a vase. The composition is lively and vibrant, with the colors blending seamlessly to create a sense of warmth and beauty. Overall, it is a lovely depiction of the changing of seasons and the beauty of nature. Oskars Berzins (1940) Born on September 20, 1940 Education 1970 graduated from Art academy of Latvia Graphics department. Diploma work-holiday...

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 ...

Watercolor on paper, 25 x 40 inches, 32 X 47 (Framed) Signed and dated at lower right: "RUTHERFORD BOYD 1930" Label on verso: Hirschl & Adler label: #APG18383D Inscribed in pencil on...

Work on cardboard Golden wooden frame 72 x 57.5 x 2.5 cm

Very well executed watercolor and gouache on heavy card stock of a spring bouquet composed of mainly roses and pansies. Unsigned. Circa 1915. Original gold painted wood frame. Under...

Edward Ridley (British, 1883-1946) White Bryony Watercolour 6.1/8 x 20.1/2 in. (15.6 x 52.2 cm.) This design was one of 5 submitted for ACT certificate and was winner of the National...

Work on cardboard Golden wooden frame 48 x 40 x 3.5 cm

Edward Ridley (British, 1883-1946) A squared design featuring ivy in blossom Gouache 9 x 9 in. (22.8 x 22.8 cm.) This design was one of 5 submitted for ACT certificate which were aw...

Romain de Tirtoff, called ERTE (Russian/French, 1892-1990) Service a The et Café 1 Ink, gold paint and watercolour on grey/blue paper Inscribed with deta...

Edward Ridley (British, 1883-1946) A design featuring thistles Gouache 15 x 10 in. (38 x 25.4 cm.) This design was one of 5 submitted for ACT certificate which were awarded winner of...

Sonia Delaunay - Original Watercolor on paper Dimensions: 21 x 21 cm. Authentified by her son Charles Delaunay on the back. Sonia Delaunay was known for her vivid use of color and her bold, abstract patterns, breaking down traditional distinctions between the fine and applied arts as an artist, designer and printmaker. Born Sarah Stern on November 14, 1885 in Gradizhsk, Ukraine, she was adopted in 1890 by her maternal uncle, Henri Terk, a lawyer in St. Petersburg, where she grew up, exposed to music and art, and learning several foreign languages. In 1903, she moved to Germany to study drawing with Ludwig Schmidt-Reutler (1863–1909) at the Karlsruhe academy of fine arts; Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951), composer-to-be, was among her classmates there. In 1905, she traveled to Paris where she attended art classes at the Académie de la Palette, learned printmaking from Rudolf Grossman (1889–1941), and met Amédée Ozenfant (1886–1966), André Dunoyer de Segonzac (1884–1974), and Jean-Louis Boussingault (1883–1943). Sonia spent much of her time at exhibitions and galleries in Paris, which showed works by Paul Cézanne, Vincent Van Gogh, Pierre Bonnard, and Edouard Vuillard, as well as Les Fauves, Henri Matisse and André Derain. She did, however, maintain contact with Germany, exhibiting at the Galerie Der Sturm, Berlin, in 1913, 1920 and 1921. During her first year in Paris, Sonia met the German collector and art-dealer, Wilhelm Uhde (1874–1947), whom she married on December 5, 1908, and whose Montparnasse gallery, the Galerie Notre-Dame des Champs, showed her first solo exhibition. Through Uhde, Sonia encountered many painters, including Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Maurice de Vlaminck, and Robert Delaunay (1885–1941). In 1910, Sonia divorced Uhde by mutual agreement, married Delaunay that same year, and gave birth to their son, Charles, in January 1911. Together Sonia and Robert Delaunay pursued the study of color, influenced by theories of Michel-Eugène Chevreul (1786–1889). Sonia’s interest in simultaneous contrast, as evidenced in her early collages, book bindings, small painted boxes...

Ross Bleckner (American, b. 1949) Untitled Graphite on Paper 13 3/4 x 11 in. Ross Bleckner grew up in Hewlett, Long Island, New York; drawing all the time without being aware that o...

Still Life is a Pencil Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980) in 1970. Good condition included a white cardboard passpartout (50x35 cm). Monogrammed by ...

Edward Ridley (British, 1883-1946) A circular design featuring ivy in blossom Gouache 9.7/8 in. (25 cm.) tondo This design was one of 5 submitted for ACT certificate which were award...

Still Life is a Watercolour drawing realized by Armin Guther in 1990. Hand-signed and dated on the lower right corner. Very Good conditions The Flowers is represented through soft...

Colourful books, a candlestick and vase have been collectively portrayed by artist Drew Miller, in this striking still life study. Signed and dated to the lower right. The elegant sc...

Abstract Still Life with Roses and Coffee Set in Watercolor on Paper Colorful still life with flowers and a coffee pot by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). A brig...

A beautifully vibrant pastel still life showing a jug of vibrant summer flowers on a blue check tablecloth. The artist has signed and dated to the lower right corner and the painting...

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...

Pastel, circa 20th century

Marie Benoit-Levy (France, 20th Century). This lovely watercolor on Arches Vellum paper painting features still-life with thistles and a blue water pot, an academic design by Marie B...

Abstract Still Life with Bouquet and Teapot in Watercolor on Paper Colorful still life with flowers and a teapot by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). A tall, brig...

ARTHUR WARDLE (1864-1949) Convolvulus Signed Watercolour and bodycolour on linen 21 by 13.5 cm., 8 ¼ by 5 ¼ in. (frame size 34.5 by 27 cm., 13 ½ by 10 ½ in.) Arthur Wardle was bo...

Abstract Still Life with Bouquets and Fruit in Watercolor on Paper Colorful still life with two bouquets of flowers by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). A tall, b...