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Style: American Impressionist
Standing Lincoln: The Man, Lincoln Park, Illinois
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Standing Lincoln: The Man, Lincoln Park, Illinois Watercolor and graphite on paper , c. 1895 Signed in script lower right (see photo) The scene depicts the Augustus Saint-Gaudens bro...
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1890s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Island Forest - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Island Forest - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper Delicate landscape line drawing by listed Maine artist, Laurence Sisson (American, 1928-2015). The viewer stands at the edge o...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Permanent Marker

Grazing Cattle - Miniature Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Small landscape with cows by Carmel artist Cetin (20th Century). Two cows are grazing in the foreground. Beyond the cows, a field stretches out towards a...
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1980s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Postcard

"Train Station, " Max Kuehne, Industrial City Scene, American Impressionism
Located in New York, NY
Max Kuehne (1880 - 1968) Train Station, circa 1910 Watercolor on paper 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches Signed lower right Provenance: Private Collection, Illinois Max Kuehne was born in Halle, Germany on November 7, 1880. During his adolescence the family immigrated to America and settled in Flushing, New York. As a young man, Max was active in rowing events, bicycle racing, swimming and sailing. After experimenting with various occupations, Kuehne decided to study art, which led him to William Merritt Chase's famous school in New York; he was trained by Chase himself, then by Kenneth Hayes Miller. Chase was at the peak of his career, and his portraits were especially in demand. Kuehne would have profited from Chase's invaluable lessons in technique, as well as his inspirational personality. Miller, only four years older than Kuehne, was another of the many artists to benefit from Chase's teachings. Even though Miller still would have been under the spell of Chase upon Kuehne's arrival, he was already experimenting with an aestheticism that went beyond Chase's realism and virtuosity of the brush. Later Miller developed a style dependent upon volumetric figures that recall Italian Renaissance prototypes. Kuehne moved from Miller to Robert Henri in 1909. Rockwell Kent, who also studied under Chase, Miller, and Henri, expressed what he felt were their respective contributions: "As Chase had taught us to use our eyes, and Henri to enlist our hearts, Miller called on us to use our heads." (Rockwell Kent, It's Me O Lord: The Autobiography of Rockwell Kent. New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1955, p. 83). Henri prompted Kuehne to search out the unvarnished realities of urban living; a notable portion of Henri's stylistic formula was incorporated into his work. Having received such a thorough foundation in art, Kuehne spent a year in Europe's major art museums to study techniques of the old masters. His son Richard named Ernest Lawson as one of Max Kuehne's European traveling companions. In 1911 Kuehne moved to New York where he maintained a studio and painted everyday scenes around him, using the rather Manet-like, dark palette of Henri. A trip to Gloucester during the following summer engendered a brighter palette. In the words of Gallatin (1924, p. 60), during that summer Kuehne "executed some of his most successful pictures, paintings full of sunlight . . . revealing the fact that he was becoming a colorist of considerable distinction." Kuehne was away in England the year of the Armory Show (1913), where he worked on powerful, painterly seascapes on the rocky shores of Cornwall. Possibly inspired by Henri - who had discovered Madrid in 1900 then took classes there in 1906, 1908 and 1912 - Kuehne visited Spain in 1914; in all, he would spend three years there, maintaining a studio in Granada. He developed his own impressionism and a greater simplicity while in Spain, under the influence of the brilliant Mediterranean light. George Bellows convinced Kuehne to spend the summer of 1919 in Rockport, Maine (near Camden). The influence of Bellows was more than casual; he would have intensified Kuehne's commitment to paint life "in the raw" around him. After another brief trip to Spain in 1920, Kuehne went to the other Rockport (Cape Ann, Massachusetts) where he was accepted as a member of the vigorous art colony, spearheaded by Aldro T. Hibbard. Rockport's picturesque ambiance fulfilled the needs of an artist-sailor: as a writer in the Gloucester Daily Times explained, "Max Kuehne came to Rockport to paint, but he stayed to sail." The 1920s was a boom decade for Cape Ann, as it was for the rest of the nation. Kuehne's studio in Rockport was formerly occupied by Jonas Lie. Kuehne spent the summer of 1923 in Paris, where in July, André Breton started a brawl as the curtain went up on a play by his rival Tristan Tzara; the event signified the demise of the Dada movement. Kuehne could not relate to this avant-garde art but was apparently influenced by more traditional painters — the Fauves, Nabis, and painters such as Bonnard. Gallatin perceived a looser handling and more brilliant color in the pictures Kuehne brought back to the States in the fall. In 1926, Kuehne won the First Honorable Mention at the Carnegie Institute, and he re-exhibited there, for example, in 1937 (Before the Wind). Besides painting, Kuehne did sculpture, decorative screens, and furniture work with carved and gilded molding. In addition, he designed and carved his own frames, and John Taylor Adams encouraged Kuehne to execute etchings. Through his talents in all these media he was able to survive the Depression, and during the 1940s and 1950s these activities almost eclipsed his easel painting. In later years, Kuehne's landscapes and still-lifes show the influence of Cézanne and Bonnard, and his style changed radically. Max Kuehne died in 1968. He exhibited his work at the National Academy of Design, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, and in various New York City galleries. Kuehne's works are in the following public collections: the Detroit Institute of Arts (Marine Headland), the Whitney Museum (Diamond Hill...
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1910s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Captiva Island, Florida - Beach Landscape in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Captiva Island, Florida - Beach Landscape in Watercolor on Paper Detailed watercolor of a Florida island beach by unknown artist "Dowst" (American, 20th Century). Scrub brush and ot...
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1960s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Portrait of a 1920s Woman by Mystery American Artist
Located in Larchmont, NY
Charcoal and pastel on paper Sight: 16 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. Framed: 24 1/2 x 20 1/4 x 1 2/3 in. Signed lower right Inscribed verso
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

Rocky California Seascape in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Rocky California Seascape in Watercolor on Paper Dramatic coastal landscape by notable artist Paul Dougherty (American, 1877-1947). Waves are churning ...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Landscape with Trail
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Landscape with Trail" c.1980 is a watercolor on paper by noted American artist Gerald F. Brommer, 1927-2020. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The a...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Garland Studies I
Located in New York, NY
Image dimensions: 7 ¼ x 10 ½ inches Framed dimensions: 16 ½ x 20 inches To produce his murals, Sargent painted monumental canvases in his studios in London and Boston, adhering them...
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1920s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

"Our Model T Garage" - Watercolor Landscape on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Our Model T Garage" - Watercolor Landscape on Paper A rust-red barn sits below an autumn canopy of trees with contrasting blue background. Cool hues cast deep, brooding shadows opp...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Charcoal

Rowboat Outing - Fall Landscape with Rowboats in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Rowboat Outing - Fall Landscape with Rowboats in Watercolor on Paper Serene lakeside landscape by an unknown artist (20th Century). Two birch trees with bright yellow leaves are gro...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Desert Sunflowers & Petroglyphs - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Desert Sunflowers & Petroglyphs - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper Bold landscape line drawing by listed Maine artist Laurence Sisson (American, 1928-2015). Desert sunflowers ...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Permanent Marker

Six Panel Thumbnail Sketches of Desert and Canyon Landscapes in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Six Panel Thumbnail Sketches of Desert and Canyon Landscapes in Ink on Paper Collection of landscape line drawings by listed Maine artist Laurence Sisson (American, 1928-2015). Six ...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Permanent Marker

Six-Panel Thumbnail Sketches of Desert and Canyon Landscapes in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Six-Panel Thumbnail Sketches of Desert and Canyon Landscapes in Ink on Paper Collection of landscape line drawings by listed Maine artist Laurence Sisson (American, 1928-2015). Six ...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Permanent Marker, Paper

Pirate's Alley (Framed Mid-20th Century New Orleans Watercolor Painting)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist Nestor Fruge (b. 1916) grew up in the small Louisiana town of Bayou Lafourche. His French Quarter scenes are well-known and ubiquitous in New Orlea...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Two High Desert Landscapes - Line Drawing in Sepia-Toned Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Two High Desert Landscapes - Line Drawing in Sepia-Toned Ink on Paper Bold landscape line drawings by listed Maine artist Laurence Sisson (American, 1928-2015). In the top image, giant cumulous clouds hang over the desert plateaus of varying heights. In the bottom image, desert brush fill the foreground with rocky mountains and big clouds towering over. These drawings were likely preparatory sketches for larger paintings. This piece is unsigned, but was acquired from David Sisson, the artist's son. Copy of a signed letter of authentication included Presented in a new orange mat with foam-core backing. Mat size: 19"H x 13"W Image size: 10.63"H x 7.75"W Laurence Sisson, was a student of Herbert Barnett (1910-1972), he was one of America's preeminent realist painters today. His work may be found in the permanent collections of museums nationwide including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Portland Museum of Art, Maine. Laurence Sisson painted landscapes for sixty years. He was known for his paintings of the Maine coast and landscapes of the southwest. His style ranges from plein air watercolors to large oil landscapes...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Permanent Marker

Fifteen-Panel Thumbnail Sketches of Desert and Canyon Landscapes in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Fifteen-Panel Thumbnail Sketches of Desert and Canyon Landscapes in Ink on Paper Collection of landscape line drawings by listed Maine artist Laurence Sisson (American, 1928-2015). ...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Permanent Marker

An Enlightening Afternoon Near Oregonia - Watercolor Landscape on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
An Enlightening Afternoon Near Oregonia - Watercolor Landscape on Paper A cool pond and walking trail sprawl below an autumn canopy of trees in complementary reds and purples accent...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Charcoal

Ships at the Harbor - Nautical Seascape with Seagulls in Charcoal on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Ships at the Harbor - Nautical Seascape in Charcoal on Paper Detailed and layered harbor scene by Maude Folmar Ramsey (American, 1908-1993). The viewer is looking out at the harbor, across the water from the docks, buildings, and ships. The pillars, buildings, and masts are jumbled together in a pleasing manner that is almost abstract. Despite the simplified shapes, this piece is full of detail. This piece is executed in a rectilinear style frequently seen in American mid-century modern compositions. Signed in the lower right corner "Maude Folmar" Presented in a wood frame with a double mat. Frame size: 25.25"H x 29.25"W Image size: 17"H x 21.5"W Maude Love (Folmar) Ramsey (American, 1908-1993) studied at the School of Fine Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. She was the director of the Laguna Gloria Art Museum from 1968-1972. Ramsey was one of the charter members of the “Waterloo...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Five-Panel Thumbnail Sketches of Desert and Canyon Landscapes in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Five-Panel Thumbnail Sketches of Desert and Canyon Landscapes in Ink on Paper Collection of landscape line drawings by listed Maine artist Laurence Sisson (American, 1928-2015). Fiv...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Permanent Marker

Four-Panel Thumbnail Sketches of Desert and Canyon Landscapes in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Four-Panel Thumbnail Sketches of Desert and Canyon Landscapes in Ink on Paper Collection of landscape line drawings by listed Maine artist Laurence Sisson (American, 1928-2015). Fou...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Permanent Marker

Floral Still Life Monoprint on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
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...
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1990s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Mount Monadnock
Located in Milford, NH
A fine monochromatic watercolor landscape painting of Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire by American artist Gifford Beal (1879-1956). Beal was born in New York City and studied for man...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Grand Canyon Plateau - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Grand Canyon Plateau - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper Bold landscape line drawing by listed Maine artist Laurence Sisson (American, 1928-2015). Towering canyon walls frame a river snaking round a central plateau. This drawing was likely a preparatory sketch for a larger painting. This piece is unsigned, but was acquired from David Sisson, the artist's son. Copy of the letter of authentication included. Presented in a new black mat with foam-core backing. Mat size: 8"H x 10"W Image size: 3.38"H x 6.63"W Laurence Sisson, was a student of Herbert Barnett (1910-1972), he was one of America's preeminent realist painters today. His work may be found in the permanent collections of museums nationwide including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Portland Museum of Art, Maine. Laurence Sisson painted landscapes for sixty years. He was known for his paintings of the Maine coast and landscapes of the southwest. His style ranges from plein air watercolors to large oil landscapes...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Permanent Marker, Paper

Coastal Trees Landscape in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Coastal Trees Landscape in Watercolor on Paper A vibrant watercolor landscape of towering coniferous trees against a bright blue and cloudy sky, by California artist, Lucile Marie Johnston (1907-1994, American). Signature in bottom right corner. Presented in a new soft grey mat with foam core backing. Paper size: 16.5"H x 21.5"W Mat size: 20"H x 26"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...
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20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

California Golden Poppies and Blue Oaks - Rural Landscape in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Golden Flowers and Blue Oaks - California Rural Landscape in Watercolor on Paper Vibrant landscape by listed California artist Marie Williams (American, 1878-1969). Yellow flowers c...
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1920s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Beachcomber with Clam Rake - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Beachcomber - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper Bold landscape line drawing by listed Maine artist Laurence Sisson (American, 1928-2015). A lone figure walks a shoreline carrying a tool towards a line of trees stretching towards the water. This drawing was likely a preparatory sketch for a larger painting. This piece is unsigned, but was acquired from David Sisson, the artist's son. Presented in a new black mat with foam-core backing. Mat size: 10"H x 13"W Image size: 4.25"H x 7.19"W Laurence Sisson, was a student of Herbert Barnett (1910-1972), he was one of America's preeminent realist painters today. His work may be found in the permanent collections of museums nationwide including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Portland Museum of Art, Maine. Laurence Sisson painted landscapes for sixty years. He was known for his paintings of the Maine coast and landscapes of the southwest. His style ranges from plein air watercolors to large oil landscapes...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Permanent Marker

Snow-Capped Mountain Lake - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Snow-Capped Mountain Lake - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper Bold landscape line drawing by listed Maine artist Laurence Sisson (American, 1928-2015). A snow-capped mountain stands above a lake with a tree in the foreground. This drawing was likely a preparatory sketch for a larger painting. This piece is unsigned, but was acquired from David Sisson, the artist's son. Letter of authentication included. Presented in a new black mat with foam-core backing. Mat size: 8"H x 10"W Image size: 3"H x 6.63"W Laurence Sisson, was a student of Herbert Barnett (1910-1972), he was one of America's preeminent realist painters today. His work may be found in the permanent collections of museums nationwide including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Portland Museum of Art, Maine. Laurence Sisson painted landscapes for sixty years. He was known for his paintings of the Maine coast and landscapes of the southwest. His style ranges from plein air watercolors to large oil landscapes...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Permanent Marker, Paper

A Cloudless Sky - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
A Cloudless Sky - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper Bold landscape line drawing by listed Maine artist Laurence Sisson (American, 1928-2015). An extremely low horizon line leaves a vast, cloudless sky over agricultural fields in varying values of light and dark. This drawing was likely a preparatory sketch for a larger painting. This piece is unsigned, but was acquired from David Sisson, the artist's son. Presented in a new black mat with foam-core backing. Mat size: 10"H x 13"W Image size: 4.63"H x 7.19"W Laurence Sisson, was a student of Herbert Barnett (1910-1972), he was one of America's preeminent realist painters today. His work may be found in the permanent collections of museums nationwide including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Portland Museum of Art, Maine. Laurence Sisson painted landscapes for sixty years. He was known for his paintings of the Maine coast and landscapes of the southwest. His style ranges from plein air watercolors to large oil landscapes...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Permanent Marker

Forgotten Ranch House, Arizona
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled " Forgotten Ranch House, Arizona" c.1950 is a watercolor on paper by California artist James March Phillips, 1896-1977. It is signed at...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Tending the fields - Windmill - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Tending the fields - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper Bold landscape line drawing by listed Maine artist Laurence Sisson (American, 1928-2015). Two figures bent over the field...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Permanent Marker

House Across the Lake - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
House Across the Lake - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper Delicate landscape line drawing by listed Maine artist Laurence Sisson (American, 1928-2015). The viewer stands at the...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Permanent Marker

Mount Monadnock
Located in Milford, NH
An exceptional watercolor of Mount Monadnock snow capped in winter in New Hampshire by American artist Frank Weston Benson (1862-1951). Benson was born in Salem, Massachusetts and went on to study in Boston at the Museum School of Fine Arts and later with Julian Lefebvre and Gustave Boulanger at the Academie Julian in Paris. Benson was well known for his impressionist landscapes and seascapes, and etchings of hunting scenes. Watercolor on paper, signed lower left F.W. Benson with inscription “To Mrs Bush,” titled on Vose Galleries...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper

Rehearsal, "Long Day's Journey Into Night" — Mid-Century American Impressionism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Robert Philipp, 'Rehearsal, "Long Day's Journey Into Night" ', color pastel, c. 1957. Unsigned. A fine, atmospheric rendering, on warm gray charcoal paper; a reinforced crease (1/2 inch) across the bottom left sheet corner; otherwise in very good condition. Image and sheet size 17 1/2 x 21 3/4 inches. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Provenance: Art Students League, from the artist’s personal portfolio. ABOUT THE ARTIST Robert Philipp (1895–1981) was a celebrated American Post-Impressionist painter known for his nudes, still lifes, and portraits. Noted art critic Henry McBride named Philipp one of America's top six painters of his generation. Philipp was an instructor of painting at the Art Students League, New York, for 33 years. Philipp was Secretary of the National Academy of Design, a National Academician, and a Benjamin Franklin Fellow at the Royal Society of Arts in London. His composition and painting style has been compared to the art of Edgar Degas and Pierre Auguste Renoir. In 1940, Philipp was invited to Los Angeles by Hollywood producer Louis B. Mayer to paint portraits of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie stars. The same year, Walter Wanger, producer of ‘The Long Voyage Home’, directed by John Ford and based on plays by Eugene O'Neill, contracted with Reeves Lewenthal, head of the Associated American Artists gallery in Manhattan, to bring nine well-known artists to the set and paint scenes from the movie and portraits of the actors in character. The artists included Robert Philipp, Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood, Ernest Fiene, George Schreiber, Luis Quintanilla...
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1950s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Mountain Lake Landscape with Boats
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful watercolor landscape in a palette of deep greens and blues, of a boat pulled up on a lake shore with layered tree lines in the background Signed "E. P. Blackburn" lower ri...
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1990s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Machias Seal Island Light
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Wolf Kahn was commissioned by the Smithsonian to design a postcard for them. He made four designs and they selected a singular one. This drawing here is one of the few rejected desig...
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19th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Clouds Above the High Desert - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Clouds Above the High Desert - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper Bold landscape line drawing by listed Maine artist Laurence Sisson (American, 1928-2015). Giant cumulous clouds...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Permanent Marker

Albert Lorey Groll, American 1866-1952 Pencil sketch.
Located in Hallowell, ME
6.5" x 8" pencil on paper. Crows in a landscape. In custom mat from Kennedy Galleries, approx 14" x 20"Born in New York City, Albert Lorey Groll became a much admired, successful western desert...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Figure Bending Over
Located in New York, NY
Image dimensions: 5 ½ x 3 ½ inches Framed dimensions: 12 ⅛ x 10 ⅜ inches Inscribed at lower left: JS 220 Our drawing is also referred to as Young Boy Adjusting His Sandal, and is illustrated in the catalogue for Sargent's 1928 exhibition of drawings at Grand Central Art Galleries in New York. It is an example of an early study from life executed c. 1874-8.* Sargent drew continuously from an early age and had benefited from the emphasis on drawing at the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Florence where he entered the life class in 1870. He arrived in Paris on May 16th, 1874, with a large portfolio of drawings...
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1870s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

Sailboats in the Harbor, Early 20th Century Figurative Landscape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderfully detailed early 20th century figurative landscape watercolor of sailboats docked on a bustling shore, surrounded by other boats, birds and men at work with carts, by Hudson Valley New York artist Frederick Leo Hunter (American, 1858-1943). The tall boats tower over two small figures, who wade into the water beside the vessels. In the background, a lighthouse and the hint of a skyline can be seen on the distant shore. Signed "F. Leo Hunter" lower right. Displayed in a gold mat and slender giltwood frame carved with a beautiful floral motif. Image size: 7.5"H x 12"W. Known for street scene paintings and etchings of New York...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Abstract Still Life with Fruit in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
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...
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1980s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper

The Old Barn - Farmhouse Landscape in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Idyllic farmhouse landscape by California artist Edwin Haas (American, 1927-2010). A barn with a boarded window is the primary focus of this piece. It is seated in a lush landscape, full of grass, with a small stream running through the center. To the right of the barn is a bare oak tree, and steps can be seen leading to another building. A Sacramento artist...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

Yosemite Falls
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Yosemite Falls" c.1970 is a watercolor on paper by American impressionist artist Jane Burnham, 1926-2016. It is signed at the lower right co...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Sailboat Race Modernist Watercolor on Paper, Double-Sided Artwork
Located in Soquel, CA
Sailboat Race Modernist Watercolor on Paper, Double-Sided Artwork Primary colors make up four sailboats racing towards a buoy, by California artist, Lucile Marie Johnston (1907-1994, American). Double-sided watercolor with a pastel watercolor landscape with a distant snow-capped mountain on back. Signature, "JOHNSTON" 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...
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20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Cowboy in the Canyon, Small Contemporary Multicolor Abstract Figural Landscape
By Tiffanie Mang
Located in Soquel, CA
Small-scale yet bold multi-colored abstracted figurative landscape of a horse rider in a canyon (a study after Edgar Payne’s works) by Tiffanie Mang (Ameri...
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2010s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Cardboard

Orange Poppies in a Vase, Modernist Still Life in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Orange Poppies in a Vase, Modernist Still Life in Watercolor on Paper A vibrant watercolor still life with a vase filled with orange poppies on a carnation pink background with abstract leaves of teal blue and purple, by California artist, Lucile Marie Johnston (1907-1994, American). Signature, "L. Johnston '74" at the bottom left and "Lucile Johnston" on the back. Presented in a new cream mat with foam core backing. Mat size: 24"H x 20"W Paper size: 16"H x 12"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...
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20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

San Carlos, Borromeo Del Carmelo
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "San Carlos, Borromeo Del Carmelo" c.1970 is a watercolor on paper by American impressionist artist Jane Burnham, 1926-2016. It is signed at ...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Blue Mountain Landscape and the Boat Races Watercolor on paper Double-Sided Art
Located in Soquel, CA
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...
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20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Skyscapes Series - Large Scale Landscape in Pastel on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Skyscapes Series - Large Scale Landscape in Pastel on Paper Brightly colored Dry Pastel abstract landscape by Aleah Koury (American, b. 1959). ...
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1980s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

1920's Peaceful Marsh Wetlands Watercolor Landscape with Birds
Located in Soquel, CA
Serene 1920's watercolor landscape of calm water snaking through a lush marshy wetland, dotted with small birds, wildflowers and swaying grass, by an unknown artist (American, 20th C...
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1920s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Big Cloud, Line Drawing Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold landscape line drawing with big clouds over a desert landscape by listed Maine artist Laurence Sisson (American, 1928-2015). This piece is unsigned, but was acquired from David Sisson, the artist's son (intialed D.S.) Presented in a new black mat with foam-core backing. Image size: 6.5"H x 12.5"W. Laurence Sisson, was a student of Herbert Barnett (1910-1972), he was one of America's preeminent realist painters today. His work may be found in the permanent collections of museums nationwide including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Portland Museum of Art, Maine. Laurence Sisson painted landscapes for sixty years. He was known for his paintings of the Maine coast...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Permanent Marker, Paper

Garden with Fence
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Garden with Fence" 1984 is a watercolor on paper by noted American artist Carolyn Marie Lord, b.1956. It is signed and dated at the lower left corner by the artist. The artwork size is 14.15 x 21.75 inches, framed size is 21.25 x 28.75 inches. Custom framed in a wooden gold frame, with fabric liner and gold color bevel. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Southern California native, Carolyn Lord (1956- ) was introduced to the "California Regionalist Watercolor" tradition by James Green in 1975 while attending Principia College, in Elsah, Illinois. During summer vacation she attended watercolor workshops with Rex Brandt, George Post, and Robert E Wood...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Abstract Still Life with Roses and Coffee Set in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
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...
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1980s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

"Untitled 17, " Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Clyde Steadman's "Untitled 17" is an original, handmade watercolor painting that depicts an impasto painting of a nude female model.
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2010s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

St. Mary, Morro bay, California
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "St Mary, Morro Bay, California" c.1940 is a watercolor on paper by California artist Cecil Wray Goodchild, 1901-1983. It is s...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Abstract Still Life with Bouquet and Teapot in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
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...
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1980s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Methodist Church in Old Bodie Ghost Town - California - Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Methodist Church in Bodie California - Watercolor on Paper Delightful watercolor by California artist Rachel Bentley (American, 1894-1991). The scene d...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Red Rock Canyon River, Modernist Landscape in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Red Rock Canyon River, Modernist Landscape in Watercolor on Paper A vibrant watercolor landscape with a river running through a red rock canyon, by California artist, Lucile Marie Johnston (1907-1994, American). Signature, "Lucile Johnston 1976" at the bottom left. Presented in a beige mat with foam core backing. Mat size: 22"H x 28"W Paper size: 15.25"H x 22.25"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...
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20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

American Impressionist drawings and watercolor paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic American Impressionist drawings and watercolor paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add drawings and watercolor paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, green and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Les Anderson, Laurence Sisson, Arnold A. Grossman, and Joseph Yeager. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Watercolor and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large American Impressionist drawings and watercolor paintings, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are also available. Prices for drawings and watercolor paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $195 and tops out at $95,000, while the average work sells for $850.

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