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Style: American Realist
Nude with Folded Arms, Modern Nude Watercolor by Raphael Soyer
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Raphael Soyer, American (1899 - 1987) Title: Nude with Folded Arms Year: circa 1965 Medium: Pencil and Watercolor on Paper, signed Size: 21 x 15 in. (53.34 x 38.1 cm) Frame S...
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1960s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

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

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Pastel, Watercolor

Portrait of a Woman - Lourdes, Drawing by Thomas Strickland
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Thomas Strickland, American (1923 - 1999) Title: Portrait of a Woman - Lourdes Year: circa 1970 Medium: Pastel on Paper, signed Size: 24 in. x 19.75 in. (60.96 cm x 50.17 cm)
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1970s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi Painting WPA Era Artist, Social Realist
Located in Surfside, FL
Bernard Gussow 1881 -1957 Bernard Gussow was active/lived in New York, New Jersey / Russian Federation. Bernard Gussow is known for genre, landscape, figure, interior paintings. Ber...
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1940s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel

Bus Stop, New York City - Photorealist Watercolor Painting 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...
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1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

RARE WPA ARTIST ISAAC FRIEDLANDER Judaica Drawing 1946
Located in Surfside, FL
Artist: Friedlander, Isaac American (1890-1968) Isac Friedlander Latvian-born American Printmaker, 1890-1968 was born in Mitau, Latvia. He studie...
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20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Pencil

Country Farmhouse with Dog, Watercolor on Paper, Landscape, Original Art
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Country Farmhouse" is a 9 x 10.5 inches, watercolor on paper painting by American illustrator, Henry James Soulen. The landscape is signed "H J Soulen" in the lower left, it is newl...
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Red-Haired Woman in a Cafe, Watercolor Painting by Marshall Goodman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Marshall Goodman, American (1916 - 2003) Title: Red-Haired Woman in Cafe Year: circa 1975 Medium: Watercolor Size: 23 in. x 18.5 in. (58.42 cm x 46.99 cm) Frame Size: 31 x 2...
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1970s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Yellow Bird Akimbo, contemporary realist gouache miniature animal portrait
Located in New York, NY
Dina Brodsky's realist miniature gouache painting, Yellow Bird Akimbo, is kinetic and visceral. Clinging to diverging branches, the little yellow shock of a bird is caught betwixt an...
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2010s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

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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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Rooster, contemporary realist gouache on paper animal miniature
Located in New York, NY
Dina Brodsky is a contemporary realist miniaturist painter and curator known for her detailed drawings of animals, architecture, and trees. Her miniatures carry with them the traditi...
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2010s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Shadowed Hill Behind the Barn, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Catherine McCargar displays a view of a barn overlooking a verdant hill. After winter rains, the hillsides in northern California green up, and winter ...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

No. 5 with Shallot, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Dwight Smith presents a culinary still life painted in the realist tradition. "My mom gave my wife and me several cast iron skillets...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Another Man's Treasure, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Jinny Tomozy presents a bouquet of red and yellow roses in realistic detail. "Sometimes one's discarded items become another's cherished findings, as w...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Irish Sea
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Irish Sea Watercolor, 1947 Signed and dated by the artist lower right Condition: Excellent Image/Sheet size: 12 x 18 inches Provenance: Estate of the Artist ...
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1940s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Dina Brodsky, Bluebird, realist animal watercolor on paper, 2019
Located in New York, NY
Dina Brodsky pairs gouache and watercolor to achieve the luster of her subject's plumage. The rich royal blue reflects in a dreamy glow off the bird's perch. Each carefully defined f...
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2010s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Crested Bird, contemporary realist gouache on paper miniature animal portrait
Located in New York, NY
Dina Brodsky's realist animal miniature, Crested Bird, is a rich melange of hues and textures. The bird's plumage is a blaze of brick red and burnt orange. His tail and crest are pun...
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2010s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Grounded Angel
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Grounded Angel' a highly collectable original watercolor by internationally acclaimed American Realist James Torlakson. The art is 10 x 14 inches and 19 x 23 inches professionally f...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Moose Lodge No 2171
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Moose Lodge No. 2171,' is a highly collectable original watercolor by internationally acclaimed American Realist James Torlakson. The art is 16 x 24 inche...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Arcade II, 1983
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Arcade II, 1981' a highly collectable original watercolor by internationally acclaimed American Realist James Torlakson. The art is 8 x 11 inches and 15.5 x 18.5 inches framed and r...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Bay no. 4, (nocturnal)
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Bay no. 4 (nocturnal), 1981' a highly collectable original watercolor by internationally acclaimed American Realist James Torlakson. The art is 11 x 16 inches and 15 x 20 inches pro...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Last Mohawk
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Last Mohawk, 2021' a highly collectable original watercolor by internationally acclaimed American Realist James Torlakson. The art is 4 x 9 inches and 11 x 15.75 inches professional...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Yoga / Arms
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Yoga / Arms' a highly collectable original watercolor 19.5 x 27.5 inches with the images being 16 x 20 inches. The watercolor painting is by Internationally acclaimed American Reali...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

155, 2024
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Dina Brodsky, Little Rooster, realist gouache miniature animal portrait, 2019
Located in New York, NY
Dina Brodsky is a contemporary realist miniaturist painter and curator known for her detailed drawings of animals, architecture, and trees. Her miniatures carry with them the traditi...
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2010s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

[Man with cigar]
Located in Boston, MA
Initialed lower right: "M.L.". Estate stamp verso, lower left: Lucille Deming Lewis Collection. Inscribed verso, lower left: "LDL-803". In fine condition.
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1930s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Squabbling Penguins, contemporary realist animal watercolor on paper
Located in New York, NY
Brodsky pairs gouache and watercolor to achieve the luster of her subject's plumage. Each carefully defined feather shimmers with a prism of color. Her attention to detail is enliven...
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2010s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Tea with Sushi, Original Painting
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 su...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Nonconformist Removed by the State. Satyr / Pan Mythology
Located in Miami, FL
This cartoon by Charles Addams is generations ahead of its time. To get the punch line, the viewer must know the meaning of a Satyr or Pan. Satyr: Part man and part beast. - A male ...
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1950s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Woodshed Spencer Pond Camps, a Black and White Drawing of a Wood Pile in Forest
Located in New York, NY
This original graphite drawing by Alan Bray captures a meticulously stacked woodshed in a tranquil forest setting. With fine detail and precision, Bray’s work evokes the quiet beauty...
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2010s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Graphite

Breaking Up of the Penelope
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Breaking Up of the Penelope watercolor on artists watercolor board, 1942 Signed and dated by the artist lower right (see photo) Exhibitions: Cleveland, OH, The Cleveland Museum of Art, May 3 - June 11, 1944: "The 26th Annual Ehibition of Works by Artists and Craftsmen of the Western Reserve," , (label on verso) Youngstown OH, The Butler Insititue of American Art, 1943: "1943 New Year Show," , (label on verso) "Ed Dobrotka was one of comic-book illustrator Joe Shuster's early assistants. In the studio, he worked on the 'Superman' series, inking the pencils of artists including Shuster, John Sikela, Leo Nowak and Wayne Boring. Dobrotka did do some pencilling of his own, however he returned to inking exclusively in 1945. In the following years, he worked with Sikela on the 'Superboy' series until the 1950s. He has also work on the solo 'Lois Lane...
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1940s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Backyard Bench - original watercolor 1974-2016
Located in Burlingame, CA
Backyard Bench - an iconic American watercolor painting by James Torlakson who is known for his photorealist oil paintings, watercolors and aquatint in...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Car Wash - original unique watercolor
Located in Burlingame, CA
Car Wash - an iconic American watercolor painting by James Torlakson, who is known for his photorealist oil paintings, watercolors and aquatint intagli...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Two Penguins, contemporary realist animal watercolor on paper
Located in New York, NY
Brodsky pairs gouache and watercolor to achieve the luster of her subject's plumage. Each carefully defined feather shimmers with a prism of color. Her attention to detail is enliven...
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2010s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Fresh Air, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"An original watercolor that gives homage to a time when grandma or mom baked desserts and cooled them by fresh air," says Dwight. "The windowsill in this pai...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

"Sharecroppers" Watercolor Scene of Laborers Working in a Cotton Field
Located in Austin, TX
This watercolor painting from 1940 depicts a scene of sharecroppers working in a cotton field. This piece represents a blend of American Realism an...
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1940s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 3
Located in New York, NY
TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 3 10 1/2 x 6 (sight), Signed David Fredenthal lower right. Framed by Lowy. Offered here is one of several original drawings by WPA artist David Fredenthal that were first published in the 1940 illustrated edition of the novel TOBACCO ROAD by Erskine Caldwell. Background on the Drawing Erskine Caldwell remarked, on seeing the work of David Fredenthal, 26-year-old painter: "That boy could draw my Tobacco Road people." A casual comment, it was enormously productive. The young painter was just finishing a two-year Guggenhcim Fellowship, preceded by a year's study in Paris, two one-man shows at New York's Downtown Gallery, and a fellowship at the Cranbrook Academy near Detroit. He was out in Colorado Springs when he heard what Caldwell had said about him. Fredenthal hadn't read Tobacco Road. He had not even seen the play - now breaking all records in its seventh year on Broadway. But he swapped a portrait for a second-hand Ford and headed East. In New York he learned that Dnell, Sloan & Pearce were bringing out a deluxe edition of Tobacco Road. But he had no entrée to the publishers, and Caldwell, to his disappointment, was out of town. So he drove on to Georgia to have a look at the Tobacco Road people. He found Dr. I. C. Caldwell, the author's father, in Wrens, Ga., going on his ministerial rounds among people like the Lesters. Fredenthal got a room from a couple who ran a 1-pump filling station...
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1930s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

STUDENT
Located in Portland, ME
Hirsch, Joseph (American, 1910-1980). STUDENT. Charcoal drawing on paper, not dated, but before 1980. Signed lower left, "J Hirsch." 17 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches (framed to 25 x 19 inches)...
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1970s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Head of a Gentleman sketch, mid modern
Located in Greenwich, CT
A superbly executed work, this work would have been done for reproduction in a book or magazine. Simkhovitch received quite a number of illustration jobs and could adapt his style t...
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Early 20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Nude in a Mirror
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Nude in a Mirror Ink and wash on paper, n.d. Signed in red ink lower right (see photo) Illustrated: Elliott & Wooden, page 153, a monograph on the artist's drawings Note: a cop...
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1960s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Dust Bowl, monotype, black and white, wpa style
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

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Archival Paper, Monotype

Saguaro 7
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Saguaro 15
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Dead of Winter
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Awards 2013 Loring W. Coleman Award for Watercolor/ Allied Artists of America, 100th Annual Exhibition at the National Arts Club 2011 Mary Bryan Memorial Medal / Allied Artis...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Unconscious 3
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

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Archival Paper, Monotype

"Catching A Fish, " Gouache and Watercolor, Signed
By Tom Rost
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Catching A Fish" is an original gouache and watercolor painting on illustration board. It is signed in the lower left by the artist Tom Rost. 25" x 20 5/8" art 30 5/8" x 24 3/4" framed with museum glass Tom Rost spent most of his life in Wisconsin, graduating from the Milwaukee State Teacher's College (now the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee). He began his artistic career as an illustrator for the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Works Progress Administration, and the Treasury Department. Later, he began illustrating for the Milwaukee Journal and then left to work in New York with the Field...
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1950s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board

Aproaching Slains Castle, #10, monochromatic black and white architectura castle
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique, monoprint
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2010s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper

Saguaro 2
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

The Captain's Lady
Located in Miami, FL
This meticulously rendered work depicts a three-quarter view of a young woman lost in deep introspection. Inscribed on verso: " The Captain's Lady" Leslie of ____________ St. ...
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1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Board

Saguaro 6
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Saguaro 1
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Man in Sombrero - I, American Realist Ink on Paper by Ira Moskowitz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ira Moskowitz, Polish/American (1912 - 2001) - Man in Sombrero - I, Year: circa 1989, Medium: Ink on Paper, signed, Size: 13 in. x 10 in. (33.02 cm x 25.4 cm), Description: Ira Mos...
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1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Two Men in Sombreros - I, Ink on Paper by Ira Moskowitz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ira Moskowitz, Polish/American (1912 - 2001) - Two Men in Sombreros - I, Year: 1989, Medium: Ink on Paper, signed, Size: 13 in. x 10 in. (33.02 cm x 25.4 cm), Description: Ira Mosko...
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1980s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

140
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 flouris...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

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

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Freesia - Botanical Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate watercolor, pen and ink floral study of brightly colored freesia, 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

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

I am Human Watercolor on Paper
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
I am Human Watercolor, ink on paper 49"x42" framed Keith Carrington Keith Carrington’s experiences have led him to express his talents through the fluid a...
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1990s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Ink

Urban Series: Promised
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary artist Thomas Roese, inspired by the industrial landscape of steel mills, rail yards, architectural details, and urban neighborhoods surrounding him, created a series of...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite

Stone Monument to a Forest Cabin, Mid-Century Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Stone Monument, a mid-century landscape by Joseph Yeager (early-mid 20th Century) on heavy bond watercolor paper with ragged edges. No frame. Unfinished, unsigned work. Estate of Joseph Yeager on Verso. 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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Paper, Watercolor

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