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Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

IMPRESSIONIST STYLE

Emerging in 19th-century France, Impressionist art embraced loose brushwork and plein-air painting to respond to the movement of daily life. Although the pioneers of the Impressionist movement — Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir — are now household names, their work was a radical break with an art scene led and shaped by academic traditions for around two centuries. These academies had oversight of a curriculum that emphasized formal drawing, painting and sculpting techniques and historical themes.

The French Impressionists were influenced by a group of artists known as the Barbizon School, who painted what they witnessed in nature. The rejection of pieces by these artists and the later Impressionists from the salons culminated in a watershed 1874 exhibition in Paris that was staged outside of the juried systems. After a work of Monet’s was derided by a critic as an unfinished “impression,” the term was taken as a celebration of their shared interest in capturing fleeting moments as subject matter, whether the shifting weather on rural landscapes or the frenzy of an urban crowd. Rather than the exacting realism of the academic tradition, Impressionist paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings represented how an artist saw a world in motion.

Many Impressionist painters were inspired by the perspectives in imported Japanese prints alongside these shifts in European painting — Édouard Manet drew on ukiyo-e woodblock prints and depicted Japanese design in his Portrait of Émile Zola, for example. American artists such as Mary Cassatt and William Merritt Chase, who studied abroad, were impacted by the work of the French artists, and by the late 19th century American Impressionism had its own distinct aesthetics with painters responding to the rapid modernization of cities through quickly created works that were vivid with color and light.

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Style: Impressionist
Afternoon Light, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original Watercolor, prize winner :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: ...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Still life of a jar of pickles, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
I painted this jar of pickles live during my livestreaming show Let's Paint TV. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil

Sentinel's View, Drawing, Pastels on Pastel Sandpaper
Located in Yardley, PA
Pastel painting on handmade sanded museum board. Unframed. Available framed upon request at additional cost. :: Drawing :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certif...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Illuminated, Drawing, Pastels on Pastel Sandpaper
Located in Yardley, PA
Soft (dry) pastel painting on board. Unframed. :: Drawing :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Whole Black olives, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Still life of a can of whole black olives. Painted on a full sheet ( 30" x 22 1/4") Arches 140 cold press watercolor paper. Please note: there are a few splashes of watercolor above ...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Model session – 17-01-19, Drawing, Pastels on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Model session – 17-01-19 Last Thursday it was time for my regular model to sit for me in my studio. I keep a clean blanket for her she can sit on. Since she is small and the bla...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

City scape_01, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
This is one of my studio painting. Trying to capture urban environment. I love watercolor because it’s very challenging medium. I used Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolors with worl...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

The Japanese garden 1 (2014), Drawing, Pastels on Pastel Sandpaper
Located in Yardley, PA
The Japanese garden 2 (2014) The second of two pastels on the Japanese Garden at estate 'Clingendael' at The Hague, Netherlands. This one is as impressionistic as the first and I'...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

The Japanese garden 2 (2014), Drawing, Pastels on Other
Located in Yardley, PA
The Japanese garden 2 (2014) The second of two pastels on the Japanese Garden at estate 'Clingendael' at The Hague, Netherlands. This one is as impressionistic as the first and I'...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Zoo New York City with Sea Lions
Located in Miami, FL
A charming and stylized depiction of a day at the Central Park Zoo. with World War Two uniformed visitors front and center. Sea lions put on a show in front o...
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1940s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Pelé Brazilian, footballer, Soccer Star, Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Bob Peak is one of the true giants of post-war American Illustration. He is a virtuoso artist, with a heightened level of skill and talent that very few living artists today possess...
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1980s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel, Gouache

Emile Yung Portrait, Felix Vallotton, Work on paper, 1890's, Impressionism
Located in Geneva, CH
Emile Yung Portrait, Felix Vallotton, Work on paper, 1890's, Impressionism Portrait d'Emile Yung, Circa 1893 Ink and charcoal on paper 26 x 18 cm / 56...
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1890s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Ink

"Sunset (Shelter Island) 06.06.2021" watercolor of colorful seascape and sky
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Painted en plein air. Frame Dimensions: 9 x 15in Artist Bio: Nelson H. White was born in New London, Connecticut in 1932. White has been surrounded by art and artists from the time he was born. He received his earliest art instruction from his grandfather, Henry Cooke White (1861-1952) and his father Nelson Cooke White (1900-1989), both important American artists. The family lived in Waterford, Connecticut and the elder White had been an early member of the art colony in Old Lyme, Connecticut. Known for his paintings of the Connecticut landscape and shoreline, Henry Cooke White became a teacher to his son, Nelson Cooke White. Living with his parents at the Florence Griswold house in Old Lyme, he met some of the most important and influential artists of the day, Childe Hassam, Will Howe Foote and Harry Hoffman. Later, Nelson White's father began to take his family to summer on Shelter Island and became friendly with many of the artists of the Peconic colony such as Irving Wiles, an important American impressionist. After graduating from the Tabor Academy in Marion, Massachusetts in 1951, Nelson H. White began to study at Mitchell College in Connecticut but left to pursue studies in the violin, musical theory and composition. At this time, he began to spend more time studying art with his father and grandfather. By 1955, Nelson H. White had decided to devote himself to a career as a painter and traveled to Florence, Italy to become an apprentice to Pietro Annigoni, the world-renowned Florentine master. Within two years, the young White had won two awards for his work. While in Florence he also studied with the great Italian teacher, Nerina Simi. Today, White divides his time between the United States and Florence. White is still actively involved with studies at The Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy. Although he has received instruction from some very important artists, White's work is highly individual. He paints with great spirit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Versailles
Located in Sheffield, MA
Marie-Paule Carpentier French, 1876-1915 Versailles Pastel / Paper 12 by 16 in. W/frame 18 by 22 in. Signed on lower left Marie-Paule Carpentier Marie-Paule Carpentier painted i...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

"View of Lambertville"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this piece by Daniel Garber (1880 - 1958). One of the two most important and, so far, the most valuable of the New Hope Sc...
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1940s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Yellow Rose, Original Watercolor Painting, 2014
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This piece is a watercolor floral still life painting. Keywords: flowers, floral, still life, vase, bouquet Artist Biography: Born and raised in a small town in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Sunflower and Daises, Original Watercolor Painting, 2017
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This is a floral still life watercolor painting on paper. Keywords: flowers, floral, floral still life, still life, f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

The Blue Vase, Original Watercolor Painting, 2015
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This is a watercolor floral still life painting. Keywords: Abstract, Bold, Pop & Graphic, Expressive & Gestural, symmetric, blue, yellow, orange Artist Biography...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

"Lunch at the Stockton Inn"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork. Signed lower left. Pencil drawing. Complemented by a hand carved and gilt frame. Daniel Garber (1880-1958) ...
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20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Paper

"Bare Tree"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this piece by Daniel Garber (1880 - 1958). One of the two most important and, so far, the most valuable of the New Hope School Painters, Daniel Garber was born on April 11, 1880, in North Manchester, Indiana. At the age of seventeen, he studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati with Vincent Nowottny. Moving to Philadelphia in 1899, he first attended classes at the "Darby School," near Fort Washington; a summer school run by Academy instructors Anshutz and Breckenridge. Later that year, he enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. His instructors at the Academy included Thomas Anshutz, William Merritt Chase and Cecilia Beaux. There Garber met fellow artist Mary Franklin while she was posing as a model for the portrait class of Hugh Breckenridge. After a two year courtship, Garber married Mary Franklin on June 21, 1901. In May 1905, Garber was awarded the William Emlen Cresson Scholarship from the Pennsylvania Academy, which enabled him to spend two years for independent studies in England, Italy and France. He painted frequently while in Europe, creating a powerful body of colorful impressionist landscapes depicting various rural villages and farms scenes; exhibiting several of these works in the Paris Salon. Upon his return, Garber began to teach Life and Antique Drawing classes at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women in 1907. In the summer of that same year, Garber and family settled in Lumbertville, Pennsylvania, a small town just north of New Hope. Their new home would come to be known as the "Cuttalossa," named after the creek which occupied part of the land. The family would divide the year, living six months in Philadelphia at the Green Street townhouse while he taught, and the rest of the time in Lambertville. Soon Garber’s career would take off as he began to receive a multitude of prestigious awards for his masterful Pennsylvania landscapes. During the fall of 1909, he was offered a position to teach at the Pennsylvania Academy as an assistant to Thomas Anshutz. Garber became an important instructor at the Academy, where he taught for forty-one years. Daniel Garber painted masterful landscapes depicting the Pennsylvania and New Jersey countryside surrounding New Hope. Unlike his contemporary, Edward Redfield, Garber painted with a delicate technique using a thin application of paint. His paintings are filled with color and light projecting a feeling of endless depth. Although Like Redfield, Garber painted large exhibition size canvases with the intent of winning medals, and was extremely successful doing so, he was also very adept at painting small gem like paintings. He was also a fine draftsman creating a relatively large body of works on paper, mostly in charcoal, and a rare few works in pastel. Another of Garber’s many talents was etching. He created a series of approximately fifty different scenes, most of which are run in editions of fifty or less etchings per plate. Throughout his distinguished career, Daniel Garber was awarded some of the highest honors bestowed upon an American artist. Some of his accolades include the First Hallgarten Prize from the National Academy in 1909, the Bronze Medal at the International Exposition in Buenos Aires in 1910, the Walter Lippincott Prize from the Pennsylvania Academy and the Potter Gold Medal at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1911, the Second Clark Prize and the Silver Medal from the Corcoran Gallery of Art for “Wilderness” in 1912, the Gold Medal from the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco of 1915, the Second Altman Prize in1915, the Shaw prize in 1916, the First Altman Prize in 1917, the Edward Stotesbury Prize in1918, the Temple Gold Medal, in 1919, the First William A...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Torso, Impressionist Watercolor and Graphite Drawing by Lisa Martin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lisa Martin - Torso, Year: circa 1984, Medium: Watercolor and Graphite on Paper, Size: 25 x 19 in. (63.5 x 48.26 cm)
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1980s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Graphite

Decoration with Urn
Located in New York, NY
Inscribed at lower left/lower right: B . 10 . 100 / 10 . 10 . A Framed Dimensions: 14 x 16 1/4 inches Provenance: private collection, Boston To produce his murals, Sargent painte...
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1920s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

Figure Study For 'Science'
Located in New York, NY
This charcoal drawing is a preliminary study for the figure of Science, the subject that comprises the far right panel above the entrance to the library at the Museum of Fine Arts, B...
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1920s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Graphite

Studies for Medusa
Located in New York, NY
This is a study for the body of Medusa in Perseus on Pegasus Slaying Medusa, 1922-25, the mural panel installed on the ceiling side aisle of the Huntington Avenue stairway at the Mus...
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1920s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Graphite

Garland Studies I
Located in New York, NY
To produce his murals, Sargent painted monumental canvases in his studios in London and Boston, adhering them to the building walls (rather than creating them as frescoes). Along wit...
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1920s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

Study for Apollo and the Muses
Located in New York, NY
This is a figure and head study for the extreme right figure depicted in Apollo and the Muses, one of the magnificent ovals decorating the dome of the rotunda of the Museum of Fine A...
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1920s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

Figure Bending Over / Fixing His Sandal
Located in New York, NY
This 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 Ne...
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1870s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

Courses at Deauville, Original Modern Watercolor Painting by Raoul Dufy
Located in Long Island City, NY
Deauville is a French coastal town that has been a popular travel destination since the 1800s. The resort town is home to a grand casino, golf courses, and—as depicted here by Raoul Dufy—horse...
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1940s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Route de Village, Original Impressionist Painting by Maurice Vlaminck
Located in Long Island City, NY
This scene by French artist Maurice Vlaminck features a regular subject of the artist's practice. Rendered in gouache, acrylic, and India ink on paper, Vlaminck shows a solitary snow...
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1950s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, India Ink, Acrylic, Gouache

Le Quai de Louvre, Impressionist French City Scene
Located in New York, NY
Eugène Galien-Laloue’s gouache works, such as Quai de Louvre, are sublime examples of Belle Époque artistry, showcasing the elegance and vibrancy of Paris at the turn of the 20th cen...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Preparing the Picnic
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Preparing the picnic" c.1950, is a watercolor on paper by noted American artist John Cuthbert Hare, 1908-1978. It is signed at the lower right corner by the arti...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Market Street, San Francisco
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Market Street, San Francisco" c.1960 is a watercolor on paper by noted California artist William Jack Laycox, 1921-1984. It is signed at he lower right corner by...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Lesser Ury - Auf dem kanal, impressionist, pastel, german, waterscape, canal
Located in London, GB
Lesser Ury (1861-1931) Auf dem Kanal 1912 pastel on board 49.2 x 34.9 cm signed and dated 'L.Ury.1912.' (lower left) Price: $25,000 USD Provenance: Sale: Christie's London, 30 June 2000, lot 42 Collection of Simone and Jean Tiroche (acquired at the above sale) Thence by descent Sale: Christie's London, 19 June 2013, lot 199 Private collection, UK (acquired from the above sale) Notes: Dr Sibylle Gross has confirmed the authenticity of this work. Lesser Ury, a German-Jewish Impressionist...
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1910s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel, Board

Farmhouse with Windmill
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Laurent Marcel Salinas, French (1913 - 2010) Title: Farmhouse with Windmill 243 Year: 1949 Medium: Ink on paper, signed Size: 8.5 in. x 11 in. (21.59 cm x 27.94 cm)
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1940s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Rolling Country
By Louis Ritman
Located in Missouri, MO
Louis Ritman (1889-1963) "Rolling Country" c. 1945 Original Watercolor on Paper Signed Lower Left Provenance: Milch Galleries, NY (original label verso) ...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Katia en Rose, au Jardin de Marras
Located in Missouri, MO
Hughes Claude Pissarro "Katia en Rose, au Jardin de Marras" 1989 Pastel on Paper approx 14 x 18.5 inches approx. 23 x 26.75 inches framed Signed Lower Left
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1980s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel, Rag Paper

Les Usines En Banlieue
Located in Missouri, MO
"Les Usines En Banlieue" 1926 Gouache 31 x 40cm/approx. 12.5 x 16.75 inches Signed and Dated Lower Right Catalogue Raisonne: Petredies, Plate AG166, Page 190-191
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1920s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Scottish Marine
By Andrew Black
Located in West Hollywood, CA
An exceptional early watercolor by Scottish artist Andrew Black. "Scottish Marine", is an original watercolor, signed, c.1885, with an image dimesnion of 4 x 6 inches.
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

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