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Style: American Realist
Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era Eden Parks Drive
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Cincinnati Cityscape, ca. 1935. Ink on paper measures 8.5 x 11 inches. Signed lower right. Good condition with no...
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1930s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Cincinnati Cityscape, ca. 1935. Ink on paper measures 10 x 15 inches. Signed lower left. Good condition with no d...
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1930s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Nude Seated in Chair
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Nude Seated in Chair
Graphite on paper, 1976
Signed and dated lower right (see photo)
Exhibited: Dart Gallery, Chicago, 1976 (see photo of label)
Condition: Excellent
Sheet size: 14 7/8 x 11 1/8 inches
Provenance: Dart Gallery, Chicago, 1976
William H. Bailey (American, b. 1930)
Born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, William Bailey became a painter in styles ranging from abstraction to super-real. He earned his B.F.A. and M.F.A. at Yale University and studied with Josef Albers and also had an Alice Kimball English traveling scholarship.
From 1962 to 1969, he taught at Indiana University, and from 1969, was a professor of art at Yale University.
He lives and works in Branford, CT and is a member of the National Academy of Design, elected an Associate in 1983, an Academician in 1994.
Recent one-person exhibitions include Robert Schoelkopf Gallery; Andre Emmerich Gallery; Robert Miller Gallery; Galleria il Gabbiana, Rome; and Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris. Selected group exhibitions include Realism Now, Vassar College Art Museum; 22 Realists, and 7 Realists, both at the Yale University Art Gallery; Decade in Review, Whitney Museum of American Art; and Contemporary American Realism Since 1960,at the Pennsylvania Academy.
His work is included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Des Moines Art Center; Art Institute of Chicago; Arkansas Art Center; Hirshhorn Museum; Pennsylvania Academy; St. Louis Museum of Art; Whitney Museum of American Art; and Yale University Art Gallery.
Publications on Mr. Bailey include "William Bailey", by Mark Strand...
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1970s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Lumen Martin Winter, "Lightning, " Watercolor on Paper, circa 1975
Located in Long Island City, NY
This painting was created by American artist Lumen Martin Winter. Winter's figurative equestrian paintings sometimes play with the edge of abstraction, resulting in an expressionisti...
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1970s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Gladiolas - Botanical Study
By Deborah Eddy
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate watercolor, pen and ink floral study of light pink gladiolas, with brilliant attention to detail and a signature delicate style, by California artist Deborah Eddy (American,...
Category
1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
'Cherry Pitter' - still life watercolor - ordinary objects - Giorgio Morandi
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Cherry Pitter" is a still life watercolor painting featuring hues of grey, red and tan.
Kathryn Keller is inspired by the works of George Inness, Edward Hopper, Giorgio Morandi & Alexander Drysdale...
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2010s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Woman with Bicycle: Two Views
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Woman with Bicycle: Two Views
Graphite on paper, c. 1890
Unsigned
Graphite study of standing female nude verso
Provenance:
Rookwood Pottery Factory ...
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1890s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Flock, city, realist black and white charcoal skyscape drawing
By Dozier Bell
Located in New York, NY
Dozier Bell’s paintings and intimate, diminutive charcoal drawings (some of which measure as small as 2 x 4 inches) bring to mind 19th-century American painters Albert Pinkham Ryder, R. A. Blakelock, Frederick Church...
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2010s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mylar, Charcoal
Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Cincinnati Cityscape, ca. 1935. Ink on paper measures, image measures 7 x 9.5 inches on a sheet measuring 11 x 15...
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1930s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Cincinnati Cityscape, ca. 1935. Ink on paper measures 11 x 17 inches. Signed lower right. Good condition with a 1...
Category
1930s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Cincinnati Cityscape, ca. 1935. Ink on paper measures 9.5 x 12 inches. Signed lower right. Good condition with no...
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1930s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Dust Bowl, monotype, black and white, wpa style
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dramatic imagery from FILM NOIR series of black and white monotypes, blending surrealistic mindscapes with stark realism
About Tom Bennett:
With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett crea...
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2010s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Monotype
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
Paper, Watercolor
Iris Escaping - Botanical Study
By Deborah Eddy
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...
Category
1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Bus Stop, New York City
By Don David
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Don Davis
Title: Bus Stop
Medium: Watercolor on paper, signed lower right
Image Size: 27.5 x 19.5 inches
Frame Size: 35 x 27 inches
This watercolor by American artist Don Da...
Category
1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Tea with Sushi, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
An earthenware teapot and a piece of Unagi sushi rest on a warm wood table, balanced against a soft gray backdrop. A wash of sunlight glances off of the diffe...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Illustrator's Workroom at The San Francisco Call, Late 19th C. Illustration
By Adolph Methfessel
Located in Soquel, CA
Skillful late 19th century realist drawing of illustration Newspaper artists at work at the Republican National Convention by Adolph Methfessel (American, 1876-1912)., c.1898. This p...
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Early 1900s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Hemlock--Selden's Neck, Lyme, Connecticut
Located in New York, NY
Framed, 5.25 x 8.5 x 1.5 in.
Category
19th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Antique Pears, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"As an artist, I constantly look for the ordinary to elevate and give it the attention that it deserves," says artist Dwight Smith. "In this painting, it was my wife's dresser. A beautiful rustic antique walked...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Waiting for Spring"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork.
Signed lower left.
Complemented by a hand carved and gilt frame.
Peter Sculthorpe (b. 1948)
Peter Sculthorpe was born in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Yellow Monkey Flower - Botanical Study
By Deborah Eddy
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,...
Category
1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Japanese Iris - Botanical Study
By Deborah Eddy
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...
Category
1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
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
Materials
Gouache, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Light Pink Roses - Botanical Study
By Deborah Eddy
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate watercolor, pen and ink floral study of light pink roses in full bloom, with brilliant attention to detail and a signature delicate style, by California artist Deborah Eddy ...
Category
1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
#113, framed
By Russ Havard
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --RUSS HAVARD
Artist Statement
I'm drawn towards nature imagery that depicts isolated elements in their continual struggle to flourish ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Iris & Yellow Freesia - Botanical Study
By Deborah Eddy
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...
Category
1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, 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...
Category
1930s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Graphite
"Planning for Spring"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork.
Watercolor. Signed lower left. Complemented by a hand carved and gilt frame.
Peter Sculthorpe (b. 1948)
Peter Sculthorpe wa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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...
Category
Late 20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
India Ink
Doggie Diner Booths - iconic watercolor
Located in Burlingame, CA
Phone booths at the Doggie Diner- an iconic American original watercolor painting - 24 x 16 inches - by James Torlakson, who is known for his photorealist oil paintings, watercolors and aquatint intaglio etchings. Doggie Diner Booths...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
#Shoe, framed
By Russ Havard
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --RUSS HAVARD
Artist Statement
I'm drawn towards nature imagery that depicts isolated elements in their continual struggle to flourish ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Seeds Sown, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
In this realist still life watercolor, artist Dwight Smith focused on the warm contrast of the bright red apple and wooden spools against the dramatic gradient ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Peruvian Lily - Botanical Study
By Deborah Eddy
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant watercolor, pen and ink floral study of Peruvian lilies, with brilliant attention to detail and a signature delicate style, by California artist Deborah Eddy (American, b.194...
Category
1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Palm Tree, New York City, Photorealist Watercolor Painting by Don David
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...
Category
1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Watercolor
Minneapolis
By Adolf Dehn
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
Reclining Nude, Original Drawing by Moses Soyer
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
Category
1960s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Cyclamen - Botanical Study
By Deborah Eddy
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...
Category
1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
'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....
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Pink Roses - Botanical Study
By Deborah Eddy
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate watercolor, pen and ink floral study of light pink roses, with brilliant attention to detail and a signature delicate style, by California artist Deborah Eddy (American, b.1...
Category
1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
American Contemporary Oil of Vintage/Antique Toy Race Car Driver by Texas Artist
Located in Fort Worth, TX
'Man Of Steel,' 2017
John Hartley discovered his life's passion while growing up in Piqua, Ohio. Encouraged to develop his talents in an academic environ...
Category
2010s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
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
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Lets Find the Way #1
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Lets Find the Way #1
Watercolor on Arches wove paper, 2021
Signed with the artist's initials lower right
Signed, titled and dated in pencil verso
This watercolor is related to the ar...
Category
2010s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mending, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A culinary-themed still life featuring a Honeycrisp apple and sewing thimbles. "The beautiful profession of farming requires many hours of pruning or mending ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
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
Materials
India Ink
Envelope with Yellow Shadow, contemporary realist watercolor still life
By Margot Glass
Located in New York, NY
Margot Glass' miniature watercolor and graphite envelopes are reminiscent of love notes and pen pals. Her array of diminutive, jewel-toned envelopes remind us of the delicacy and poe...
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2010s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Board, Pencil
Modernist Watercolor Painting Peter Goldman American Filmmaker Neo Expressionist
Located in Surfside, FL
Shema Yisrael, Hear, O Israel. Jewish Prayer. Judaica piece.
Watercolor painting hand signed by Peter Emanuel Goldman.
Legendary French American Film Auteur, These are recently prod...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
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
Begonia - Botanical Study
By Deborah Eddy
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful watercolor, pen and ink floral study of light pink begonias blending into line drawing, with brilliant attention to detail and a signature delicate style, by California art...
Category
1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Fried Apples, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"My mom gave my wife and me several cast iron pans of various sizes," says artist Dwight Smith of the setup for this realist stil...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Pelargonium #3, Floral, Richard de Bas paper, realism, botanical
By Agnes Murray
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Watercolor on handmade Richard de Bas "fleurs" paper
Agnes Murray has an extensive exhibition history and she is represented in both private and public collections.
Ms. Murray is a p...
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2010s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper, Handmade Paper
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
Paper, Watercolor
Tree and Fence, East Hartford, Connecticut (New England Landscape)
Located in New York, NY
Watercolor and gouache on paper
Category
Mid-19th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
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
Squashed, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A carefully balanced stack of books rests on a support of golden squashes, offering viewers a playful double entendre of the fall ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Whimbrel #11 Speaking Out, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This whimbrel was trying to tell me something as he was leaving. Whimbrels don't talk a lot, so this image is amusingly unusual. He's painted in browns and gray...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Aproaching Slains Castle, #10, monochromatic black and white architectura castle
By Agnes Murray
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique, monoprint
Category
2010s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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