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Style: American Realist
Period: 20th Century
Iris Escaping - Botanical Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful watercolor, pen and ink floral study of irises, with brilliant attention to detail and a signature delicate style, by California artist Deborah Eddy (American, b.1943). Sig...
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1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Paper

Yellow Monkey Flower - Botanical Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate watercolor, pen and ink floral study of yellow monkey flower, with brilliant attention to detail and a signature delicate style, by California artist Deborah Eddy (American,...
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1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Alpine Utah 1906
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Alpine Utah 1906, pen and ink, 6.5 x 10.75 inches (Framed size: 15 x 18 inches), $1,000 Waldo Midgley (1888-1986) had a fruitful career spanning eight d...
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Early 1900s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pen, Ink

Untitled
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Ralph Ledesma – American (1910-1993) Title: Untitled Year: circa 1960 Medium: Watercolor Sight size: 14.5 x 21.5 inches. Framed size: 21.75 x 28.75 inches Signature: Signed lower left Condition: Very good Frame: Framed in original frame. Frame in fair-good condition This evocative watercolor is by California watercolor artist...
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Untitled
By Carolyn Bullis Blish
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork is a watercolor on paper by noted artist Carolyn Bullis Blish, born 1928. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork size is 17 x 26 inches, frame...
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Late 20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Bass Rocks in Cape Ann, Massachusetts - Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Seascape of tide pools and crashing waves by Joseph Yeager (early-mid 20th Century) on heavy bond watercolor paper with ragged edges. Signed "Joe Yeager" in the lower right corner. "...
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper

Peruvian Lily - Botanical Study
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...
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1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Japanese Iris - Botanical Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate watercolor, pen and ink floral study of Japanese irises, with brilliant attention to detail and a signature delicate style, by California artist Deborah Eddy (American, b.19...
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1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Paper

'New England Fisherman's Wharf, ' by Morris Blackburn, Watercolor Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
In this New England wharf scene, Morris Blackburn composes a familiar assemblage of boats, dock, and weathered, wooden buildings against a crisp blue morning sky with light clouds....
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Two Monkeys
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Two Monkeys) is an original ink drawing on thick Bristol paper by American artist Lynn Gertenbach, b.1940. It is hand signed at the lower rig...
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Late 20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

India Ink

Mid Century Mazatlan Beach Catamaran Figurative Landscape Watercolor
By William A. Corbett
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant figurative seascape of a beach in Mazatlan, Mexico with several figures and a catamaran reflecting beautifully in the shallow water by William A. Corbett (American. 1914-1960). Titled "Beach- Mazatlan" on verso. Signed "William Corbett" in lower left corner. Presented in a simple wood frame, with a double mat of off-white silk and royal blue with plexiglass. Image size: 22”H x 14.75”L William A. Corbett began drawing at an early age. He constructed signs and displays for theaters and nightclubs around Pittsburg. He studied art with Vincent Nesbert at the Pittsburg Art Institute and with Robert Gwathmoy, Roy Hilton, and Robert Laper at the Carnegie Institute of Technology. He also studied painting and sculpture at the Louisville Art Center. Corbett was in the Army Engineers at Fort Knox, Kentucky where he studied, practiced, and had exhibits with army artists there from 1941-1943. He was very much interested in materials and technique, content and style in painting. His favorite Artists were El Greco, Leonardo, Rembrandt, Renoir, Burchfield, and Andrew Wyeth, Jr. He studied two years at Boston museum School with Karl Zerbe, Daivid Aronson and others. He later designed and did art work for General Outdoor Advertising Co. In 1943, he married Ruth Osborne of Louisville and they had one son, Michael. In 1951 he moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida with his family. Exhibitions: Army Art Show--- 1st Prize in Landscape, 1942 Kentucky & southern Indiana Exhibition-- Honorable mentions for Fisherman's Curse 1949, Don Q...
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1960s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Large Watercolour of Pleasure Boats Moored on the River in Florida by USA Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Large Watercolour of Pleasure Boats Moored on the River in Florida by USA Artist David Coolidge AWS (American 20th-21st Century) Art measures 40 x 30 i...
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Late 20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Cyclamen - Botanical Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate watercolor, pen and ink floral study of cyclamen, with brilliant attention to detail and a signature delicate style blending into line drawing by California artist Deborah E...
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1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Two Nudes Figure Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Figure study drawing with two nudes by Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). Signed with the initials "MWE" in the lower right co...
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Late 20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache, Pen

1930s Nude Figure Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous 1930s figure drawing of a seated female nude by student of Lee Fritz Randolph (American, 1880-1956), 1937. Signed "Randolph," "C.S.F.A." for California School of Fine Art and dated "6/28/37" upper right. "C.S.F.A" and "6/28/37" lower right. Unframed. Image size, 25"H x 10"L. We believe a student of Lee Randolph...
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1930s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Pencil, Paper

Begonia - Botanical Study
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...
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1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Iris & Yellow Freesia - Botanical Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate watercolor, pen and ink floral study of iris and yellow freesia, with brilliant attention to detail and a signature delicate style, by California artist Deborah Eddy (Americ...
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1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Bring The Horses Home, Watercolor by Richard Caton Woodville Jnr.
Located in Brecon, Powys
Highly accomplished watercolour by this well known American artist. Scene showing bringing the horses home. Good detail Richard Caton Woodville 1856- 1927 Well framed behind glass...
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1910s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Postman - original watercolor
Located in Burlingame, CA
Iconic Postman original watercolor painting is 11 1/2 x 7 inches / professionally framed at approximately 19 1/2 x 15 inches. Artist signed, titl...
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20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Watercolor

Reclining Nude, Original Drawing by Moses Soyer
Located in Long Island City, NY
Reclining Nude Moses Soyer, American (1899–1974) Date: circa 1960 Pastel on Paper, signed Size: 9 in. x 10.5 in. (22.86 cm x 26.67 cm) Frame Size: 16 x 17 inches
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1960s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Mobile Home with Honda - original watercolor, 1974
Located in Burlingame, CA
Mobile Home with Honda - watercolor is 9 3/4 x 21 1/4 inches. Artist signed, titled and dated. Condition is excellent. James Torlakson, an international...
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20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Watercolor

Lilacs - Botanical Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant watercolor, pen and ink floral study of lilacs, with brilliant attention to detail and a signature delicate style, by California artist Deborah Eddy (American, b.1943). Signe...
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1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Paper

The Turkish Yataghan, Illustration of Baby, Collier's Cover
Located in Miami, FL
Baby caring a horse shoe on his shoulders reminiscent of the famous J. C. Leyendecker Baby covers for the Saturday Evening Post. This is a cover illustration/ painting for Collie...
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1930s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Watercolor

Minneapolis
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Note: Dehn was born in Minnesota. He attended the Minneapolis Institute of Art. This work is a view of the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis with the Pillsbury "A"-Mill in the backg...
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1930s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink

Lavender Roses - Botanical Study
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...
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1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Double Sided Watercolor on Paper, 1965, Woodland Interior and Maine Seascape
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Woodland Interior" and "Martinsville, Maine" is a double sided watercolor painting by American painter Ranulph Bye. One side features a thick interior woo...
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1960s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Palm Tree, New York City, Photorealist Watercolor Painting by Don David
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Don Davis Title: Palm Tree Medium: Watercolor on paper Image Size: 23.5 x 17.5 inches Frame Size: 30.75 x 24.75 inches In a classic example of nature vs. the city, a Palm sh...
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1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Watercolor

Standing Female Nude in Profile, hand on hip
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Standing Female Nude in Profile, hand on hip Colored chalks on Strathmore Charcoal grey paper, c. 1980 Signed in chalk lower right (see photo) In 1941, Fidelma Cadmus (Paul’s sister) married Lincoln...
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1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Chalk

1960s "Mountain Side" Watercolor Landscape California Gold Country Mid Century
Located in Arp, TX
Thelma Corbin Moody AbEx Mountain Side c. 1960's Watercolor on Arches Paper 29.5" x 22", Unframed Thelma Corbin Moody (1908-1986) of Modesto, CA....
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Late 20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Cycling. Two men Sports Racing on Bicycles
Located in Miami, FL
This illustration was commissioned for the 1984 Olympic Games by the US postal service. Signed and dated lower right Work is framed framed under acrylic to an overall size of 31.5 ...
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1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Pastel

Peruvian Lily - Botanical Study
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...
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1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Incoming Tide, Mid Century Seascape Watercolor (unfinished work)
Located in Soquel, CA
Classic mid-century watercolor seascape of the incoming tide, waves crashing on rocks by Joseph Yeager (early-mid 20th Century), c. 1940s-1950s. Painted on heavy bond watercolor pape...
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Gladiolas - Botanical Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant watercolor, pen and ink floral study of red gladiolas, with brilliant attention to detail and a signature delicate style, by California artist Deborah Eddy (American, b.1943)...
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1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Paper

Garden Rose - Botanical Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate watercolor, pen and ink floral study of a light pink garden rose, with brilliant attention to detail and a signature delicate style, by California artist Deborah Eddy (Ameri...
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1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Mid Century Seated Nude Figure, Female Figure Study Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Graceful depiction of seated nude female figure by Joseph Yeager (American, 20th Century). Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of Joseph Yeager works directly from the estate. This piece is on heavy bond paper with ragged edges. No frame. Joseph "Joe" Yeager (American, 20th Century) was raised in Cleveland Ohio, where he went to art school at night and started his art career at 19. He was a commercial artist for the Cleveland Press...
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Paper, Watercolor

Red Roses - Botanical Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant watercolor, pen and ink floral study of deep red roses, with brilliant attention to detail and a signature delicate style, by California artist Deborah Eddy (American, b.1943...
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1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Teepees
Located in Austin, TX
A luminous landscape depicting a scene of traditional Plains America-Indian culture, masterfully rendered by David Sanders (1936 - 2013) in pastel on pap...
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Late 20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Yellow Roses - Botanical Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant watercolor, pen and ink floral study of yellow roses in full bloom, with brilliant attention to detail and a signature delicate style, by California artist Deborah Eddy (Amer...
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1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor, Paper

Southwest Living Room Interior Still-Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Detailed watercolor of a Santa Fe southwest style living room, full of vibrant Navajo patterned textiles, by unknown artist "West" (American, 20th Cen...
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1990s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Portrait of a Woman, Framed Pastel Drawing by Peter Driben
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Driben, best known as an American pin-up artist, was perhaps one of the most productive pin-up artists of the 1940s and 1950s. Driben's pinups delighted the American public from the beginning of World War II until the great baby boom of the 1950s. This portrait of a woman...
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Red Begonia - Botanical Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant watercolor, pen and ink floral study of red begonia, with brilliant attention to detail and a signature delicate style, by California artist Deborah Eddy (American, b.1943). ...
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1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Paper, Watercolor

'Golf' original ink and graphite drawing by American cartoonist Al Capp
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This exquisite yet unfinished drawing by American cartoonist Al Capp, entitled 'Golf,' presents a humorous view of the beloved game. The composition depicts fo...
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1930s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Paper, Graphite

"Head Em Home", Mid Century Cowboy on Horse Western Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century figurative landscape of a cowboy on his horse at sundown titled "Head Em Home" by Stanley M. Long (American, 1892-1972). Signed “Stanley M. Long” in bottom right corner. Displayed in a simple wood frame and off-white mat with glass. Image size: 22.75”H x 30.25”L. Frame is 1.5" deep. Stanley M. Long was a watercolorist who was born in Oakland, CA on May 4, 1892. He spent his childhood on a ranch in Napa where he broke wild horses. He began sketching when quite young and at age 15 enrolled at the San Francisco Institute of Art. He continued at the California College of Arts and Crafts, where he was awarded a scholarship for further study at Académie Julian in Paris. Long served in the camouflage corps in both world wars. Long taught art in San Francisco at Mission High School and for 17 years at Polytechnic High School. His western illustrations were featured in Sunset Magazine and the Los Angeles Times. Having worked with horses all his life, they were to become the main theme of his paintings. Member: Society of Western Artists, Napa Valley Art...
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1950s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper

Ford T
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Ford T" is an original ink drawing and gouache on thick Bristol paper by American artist Lynn Gertenbach, b.1940. It is hand signed at the lower left corner by the arti...
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Late 20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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India Ink

Monolith Rock - Mid Century Monterey, California Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Seascape of waves crashing against a large rock by Joseph Yeager (early-mid 20th Century) on heavy bond watercolor paper with ragged edges. Signed "Joe Yeager" in the lower right cor...
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Yellow Roses - Botanical Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate watercolor, pen and ink floral study of yellow roses, with brilliant attention to detail and a signature delicate style, by California artist Deborah Eddy (American, b.1943)...
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1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Grizzly Adams, Grizzly bear attacks Frontiersman
Located in Miami, FL
There is a reason why there are few contemporary painters who can paint a portrait of a man and bear this good. It's hard to do. It's easy to throw some paint or spray a mess of graf...
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1950s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite, Mixed Media

Al Hirschfeld "Beat the Band" New York Times Broadway Theatre Illustration 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Framed size: 22 1/2 x 26 1/2 inches. Published in The New York Times, October 11, 1942. In collaboration the Al Hirschfeld Foundation Al Hirschfeld’s drawings stand as one of the mo...
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1940s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Board

Two Children and Dog
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Two Children with Dog" is an original ink drawing on vey thick Bristol paper by American artist Lynn Gertenbach, b.1940. It is hand signed a...
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Late 20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

India Ink

Couple at a Table, Pastel Drawing by Thomas Strickland
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Thomas Strickland Title: Couple at Table (Self-Portrait) Year: circa 1970 Medium: Pastel on Paper, signed u.l. Size: 19.75 in. x 25.5 in. (50.17 cm x 64.77 cm)
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1970s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Dodge and Truck, New York City
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Don Davis Title: Dodge and Truck Medium: Watercolor on paper, signed l.r. Image Size: 18 x 24 inches Frame Size: 24.75 x 30.25 inches This watercolor by American artist Don ...
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1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Watercolor

Police Line, New York City - Photorealist Watercolor by Don David
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Don Davis Title: Police Line Medium: Watercolor on paper, signed lower right Image Size: 18 x 24 inches Frame Size: 24.5 x 30.25 inches The viewer is at the edge of the acti...
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1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Watercolor

"S.S. Blackman at Dock"
By Joseph DiGemma
Located in Southampton, NY
Exhibited original watercolor on paper painting by American artist, Joseph DiGemma. Signed lower right and dated 1949. Overall framed and matted (white) in natural maple frame 26 by 32 inches. Exhibition label verso: "Shared Aesthetic, Artists of Long Island North Fork, 2009". From the estate of Countess Consuelo Crespi. Joseph Paul DiGemma was born in New York City and studied at the Pratt Institute and the Arts Students League. His engravings are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum and the Astor-Lenox Collection. Several of his wartime paintings...
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1940s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper

Island Games (Lucky Shot)
Located in New York, NY
Image dimensions: 29 ¼ x 21 ½ inches Framed dimensions: 45 x 37 inches Signed and dated at lower left: SSYoung / 99' Island Games (Lucky Shot) depicts a pair of young Bahamian boys engaged in a game of marbles, one of the artist's signature themes. Scholar William Gerdts writes: In these works, Scott not only depicts young individuals engaging in a popular activity but shows their intensity and competitiveness while conveying their camaraderie. The pictures are not so much about "winners" and "losers" as about the boys' concentration on the game and the interest shown by onlookers....The sense of community evoked in the series suggests that playing marbles...
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1990s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Standing Female Nude
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Standing Female Nude Ink on paper Signed by the artist with his initials lower left "AB" Related to numerous drawings of the same model illustrate...
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1950s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Country Life Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Early work when Stuart Davis was an illustrator. Christie's, New York Catalogue Raisonné
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1920s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, India Ink

Barnyard Chat
By John B. Lear
Located in New York, NY
Graphite on paper Signed and dated, l.r. 13.5 x 10.5 inches, sheet 21.25 x 17.25 inches, frame This drawing is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. John Lear is an America...
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1990s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite, Paper

Antique American Drawing Football Player Monogrammed Original Frame early 20th C
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original charcoal drawing of a football player in his uniform circa 1910. This work is initialed what appears to be "e.w." with the phrase "1/2 hr" written below. We have not be...
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1910s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Paper

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