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Art Subject: Arch
Chicago Skyline
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Unsigned
Provenance:
Estate of the artist
c. 1929/30
Sheet: 9 7/8 x 14 1/8"
Mat: 15 1/4 x 19 3/4"
Category
1920s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Crayon
Joyful Letters "Villa Borghese" - Drawing by Maja Zalaszewska Rocca - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
A piece of a whimsical alphabet that consists of 29 letters. Original work. Fineliner on paper. Inspired by a famous Villa Borghese park in Rome
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Felt Pen
In the forest of Durlach - Quiet ripple in a secret place -
Located in Berlin, DE
Franz Xaver Graessel (1861 Oberasbach/Baden - 1948 Emmering). In the forest of Durlach. 1881. Pencil drawing, heightened with white, on grey-green paper. 33 x 41.7 cm. Signed, dated and inscribed by the artist himself: 'Franz Graessel. Durlach, 12 April 1881".
About the artwork
The drawing depicts a view of the woods which, as if sharpening the visual focus, remains diffuse at the edges and does not allow the viewer to locate himself in the picture. As a result, the landscape appears to be an apparition, but at the same time it is given real substance by the solidity of the massive arched bridge made of quarry stone. As the main motif of the painting, the bridge, which blends in with nature like an archaic relic, also acts as a visual guide, drawing attention to the white, raised waters of the stream and the surrounding vegetation. The diffusion of perception that takes place there, however, draws the eye back to the bridge and thus to the overall view. This movement initiating a constant alternation of diffusion and concretion, which is the specific tension of the painting that brings the landscape to life. The materialisation and dematerialisation, however, does not take place solely through the eye's wandering through the picture; it is simultaneously linked to the viewer's approach to and distance from the picture, which loses its richness of detail precisely in the close-up, only to reconfigure itself with increasing distance.
In this work, which dates from Graessel's studies in Karlsruhe, the artist reflects on the emergence of pictorial objectivity. Here, however, nature is more than a mere motif. The real connection between culture and nature is symbolically expressed by the choice of green paper.
The drawing is an impressive testimony to Graessel's mastery of the sprezzatura with which he skilfully applies the most abstract of strokes, which visibly merge towards the centre of the picture. The signature and the exact date prove that Graessel gave this work more than the character of a mere sketch.
About the artist
Franz Graessel grew up in an environment that was to nourish his later key motifs: his parents' house was a mill. After attending the Karlsruhe Academy of Art from 1878 to 1884, where he studied under Carl Hoff, Graessel continued his training at the Munich Academy from 1886 to 1890 as a pupil of Wilhelm von Lindenschmidt. Trained primarily in genre and portrait painting, he initially portrayed the life of Black Forest farmers. From 1894 he turned increasingly to animal painting, concentrating on the depiction of ducks and geese, which earned him the nickname 'Enten-Graessel'. Graessel's work thus parallels that of Alexander Koester...
Category
1880s Naturalistic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Pencil, Paper
Approaching Slains Castle #8, black/white monotype, architecture ruin
By Agnes Murray
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monotype
Ms. Murray is notable for capturing the crystalline quality of northern light. She has an extensive exhibition history and she is represented in both private and public co...
Category
2010s Photorealist Landscape Prints
Materials
Monotype, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Cranborne Manor, Cranborne, Dorset, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
This beautiful manor is in the Dorset countryside and has been used for the backdrop for several movies including the remake of Hitchcock's 'Rebecca' from the book by Daphne du Mauri...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Landscape - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century.
Hand-signed on the lower.
Good conditions.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 19...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Approaching Slains Castle, #11, monochromatic black / white architectural ruins
By Agnes Murray
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique
Category
2010s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper
William Warden (1908-1982) - 1948 Watercolour, Ruined Church
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed and dated. On watercolour paper.
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Bernice Rubane - Mid 20th Century Gouache, City on the River
Located in Corsham, GB
Signature partially legible to the lower right corner. On paper.
Category
20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
The Bridge - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Bridge is a Black and White Drawing in watercolor realized by Hermann Paul.
Good condition.
René Georges Hermann-Paul (27 December 1864 – 23 June 1940) was a French artist. He ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Italian Contemporary Art by Andrea Vandoni - Transizione Ecologica
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on paper
Andrea Vandoni is an Italian artist born in 1972 who lives and works in Novara, Italy. The artist studied and trained at the School of the Archaeologists and th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
The Bridge of Rome - Original Oil pastels by Nazareno Gattamelata - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
The Bridge of Rome is an original Contemporary artwork realized by Nazareno Gattamelata in the Second half of XX Century.
Original colored oil pastels on paper.
Hand signed by the artist on the lower left margin: Gattamelata.
The work is glued on a black cardboard.
Good conditions. Image Dimensions: 25 x 0.1 x 35 cm.
Nazareno Gattamelata. He frequented the Roman artistic environment that revolves around the "trident" between the poles of the Caffè Rosati and Canova in Piazza del Popolo and the Osterie of the "Bottaro" and the "King of friends" around Via Ripetta. He makes friends in particular with the poet Sandro Penna and the sculptors Francesco Coccia and Pietro de Laurentiis.
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
Walking - Original Drawing - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Walking is an original drawing in pencil realized in the Early 20th Century.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a well-balanced composition.
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Interior - Original drawing by Ludwig Max Praetorius - Late-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Interior is an Original drawing in ink, charcoal and watercolor realized in the late 19th Century by Ludwig Max Praetorius (1813-1887).
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted thr...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Charcoal, Ink
Sagalassos Arc 2 - Drawing by Vincenzo Bizzarri -2016
Located in Roma, IT
This work entitled "Sagalassos Arc 2" was made by Vincenzo Bizzarri in 2016 with ink and watercolor on rough notebook paper 200gr (21x14,8cm). It is part of a series of illustrations...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Surreal Scene - Original Drawing - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Surreal Scene is an original drawing in Pencil, Pastel and Watercolor realized by an anonymous artist in the mid-20th Century.
Good Conditions.
The artwork is depicted through soft...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Watercolor
The Church - Watercolor - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Church is an original artwork realized in the half of the 20th Century.
Original Watercolor on paper.
Passepartout is included. The dimensions are indicative.
Mint conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Bathers - Original Oil Pastels by Nazareno Gattamelata - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Bathers is an original Contemporary artwork realized by Nazareno Gattamelata in the Second half of 20th Century.
Original oil pastels on paper.
...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
Roman Arch - Original Screen Print by Marco Orsi - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Arch (Arch of Titus) is an original screen print on paper realized by Italian artist Marco Orsi (1926 - 1999).
Hand-signed on the lower right in penc...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
In the Crypt - Original Ink and Watercolor by R. Cazanove - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
In the Crypt is an original drawing in ink and watercolor on creamy paper, realized by R. Cazanove.
With the drawing of carring cross figure in penci...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
The Fortress - Ink and Watercolor by Gustave Bourgain - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
The Fortress is an original ink and watercolor on paper realized in 1940 by Gustave Bourgain
Signed on the plate on the lower right.
The State of prese...
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Fountain - Original Watercolor on Paper by Jean Delpech - 1964
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
Fountain is an original drawing in watercolor on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1916-1988).
The state of preservation of the artwork is good except for diffused stains.
Hand-sig...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Decoration - Original Ink on Paper by Gabriele Galantara - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Decoration is an original drawing in china ink on paper by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937).
the state of preservation is good.
Sheet dimension: 15 x 12.3 cm.
This is an original dra...
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Landscape - Mixed Media on Cardboard by Sun Jingyuan - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original drawing artwork in mixed media on cardboard, charcoal and oil pastel, realized by Sun Jingyuan in 1970.
The state of preservation...
Category
1970s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Cardboard, Charcoal, Oil Pastel
Household - Original Pen on Paper - 1900 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Household is an original drawing in pen on paper realized by an Anonymous artist in 1900
The State of preservation is good except for some small folding and a train on the lowe righ...
Category
20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
urrealist composition - Original Watercolor on Paper by Jean Delpech - 1960s
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
"Surrealist Composition" is an original drawing in tempera and watercolor on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1916-1988).
The state of preservation of the artwork is feir; there are...
Category
1960s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Gate - Original Drawing in Pencil on Paper Realized - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Gate is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by an Anonymous artist of the XX century.
The State of preservation is very good with some foldings on the margins.
Sheet d...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Interior of a Chapel - Original Pastel on Paper by Pierre Segogne - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Interior of a Chapel is an original contemporary artwork realized by the French artist Pierre Segogne in the second half of the XX Century.
Original colored pastel on paper.
Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right corner: P.Segogne.
Mint conditions.
Beautiful work on paper depicting the interior of a gothic chapel...
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Arches National Park Utah, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
The golden light becomes stronger as it shows the silhouettes of orange rock in the dried landscape. Lines formed from endless winds begin to form and the first rays beam across t...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
19th Century Watercolour - Back from the Market
Located in Corsham, GB
An intricate continental watercolour study depicting a mother and child returning from the market. Unsigned. Presented in a gilt frame. On paper.
Category
19th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
London Harbor - Charcoal Drawing by R.L. Antral - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
London Harbor is an original drawing on paper realized in the 1930s by Robert Louis Antral.
This is an original black and white drawing representing a v...
Category
1930s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Green Portico - Original Mixed Media on Cardboard by A. Matheos
Located in Roma, IT
Green Portico is an original artwork realized by Alkis Matheos in the XX Century.
Mixed media on cardboard.
The name of the artist appears on the lower right corner.
Very good c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Ink, Mixed Media
View of Ponte Duca D'Aosta (Rome) Under Construction - Original Drawing
Located in Roma, IT
Original drawing by Ildebrando Urbani (1901-1985) representing the famous Ponte Duca D'Aosta in Rome (Italy), under construction in the years after World War II.
Good conditions.
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Italian gothic 19th century Italian religious figurative drawing pencil on paper
Located in Florence, IT
This small drawing (pencil on paper, 25 x 19.5 cm) depicts a friar (who from the style of his tonsure and tunic would appear to be a Franciscan) on the left, seated in the act of rea...
Category
19th Century Romantic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
The Old Trestle, San Rafael, California
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "The Old Trestle, San Rafael, California" 1986 is a watercolor on paper by noted California artist Arnold A. Grossman, 1923-2016. It is ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
View of a Cathedral, 17th Century Dutch Ink and Wash Artwork, Mounted
Located in London, GB
Ink and wash on paper
Image size: 7 1/2 x 6 inches (19 x 15.25 cm)
Mounted
This drawing is of a Gothic style church in the Netherlands that is likely to have been built in the 15th ...
Category
17th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
The Necklace
Located in Columbia, MO
Jerry Berneche (1932 - 2016) was a painter and draftsman of representational scenes and portraits featuring extraordinary color work and extremely detailed mark-making. Locally he is...
Category
20th Century American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Magdalen Tower, Magdalen College, Oxford watercolour by Fred Taylor
By Fred Taylor
Located in London, GB
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Category
20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The Mathematical Bridge, Queens' College, Cambridge River Cam watercolour
Located in London, GB
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The Mathematical Bridge, Queens' College, Cambridge
Watercolour
27 x 18 cm
A delightful watercolour of Cambridge's famous Mathematical Bridge. Figures punt under the bridge and the buildings of Queens are reflected in the serene waters of the River Cam...
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20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Sir Albert Richardson PRA London Bridge 1960 Watercolour
Located in London, GB
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Sir Albert...
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1960s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Contemporary female artist landscape pastel pencil drawing bridge trees signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Run-off Pipe, Million Dollar Bridge" is an original pastel and pencil drawing by Alicia Czechowski. The artist signed the piece lower right. This artwo...
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1990s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Pencil
Richard Bankes Harraden, 'First Court, Pembroke College, Cambridge' c.1830
Located in London, GB
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Attributed to Richard Bankes Harraden...
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1830s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Edward William Trick, 'Bridge of Sighs, St Johns College Cambridge' watercolour
Located in London, GB
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Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Marianne James St John's College Cambridge Watercolour
Located in London, GB
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Mid-19th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
King's College Chapel Cambridge from Trinity Lane Early C19th Watercolour
Located in London, GB
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Early 19th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Framed 20th Century Watercolour - Canal-side in Summer
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking ink and watercolour study of a canal walk in summer. The artist has kept much of the scene monotone with only the leaves on the trees picked out in a vibrant wash of green...
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20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Trinity Bridge Cambridge - George Lilly Anderson - watercolour painting
By George Lilly Anderson
Located in London, GB
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1950s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
19th Century European watercolour 'View from an Italian Villa'
Located in London, GB
'View from an Italian Villa'
19th century
Watercolour
31.5 x 44cm
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
John Newberry Exeter College Chapel Oxford watercolour
Located in London, GB
John Newberry RWS (b. 1934)
Exeter College Chapel, Oxford (1979)
Watercolour
18x27cm
Newberry read Architecture at Cambridge and then Fine Art at Newca...
Category
1970s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Lord Paul Ayshford Methuen Jesus College Cambridge pastel
Located in London, GB
Paul Ayshford Methuen, 4th Baron Methuen of Corsham (1886 -1974)
Jesus College, Cambridge
Ink and pastel
Signed and dated 30 May 1949; in artist’s origin...
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1940s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
"Basilica" - Venice - Architectural Watercolor Painting - Turner
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Basilica" is a graphite and watercolor painting of an architectural detail of the San Marco Basilica in Venice, Italy. This piece is 20.5 by 16.25 inches framed.
McLean Jenkins is inspired by the work of JMW Turner, Richard Diebenkorn and Louis Khan.
McLean Jenkins is a practicing architect with McAlpine and his work derives from and celebrates the classical forms of his trade. Working in graphite, ink and watercolor, McLean employs a gestural approach that frees his hand to explore a subject’s essence. His compositions rely on the quick, decisive sketch and are then given over to the whims and splashes of watercolor. Spontaneity, movement and spirit are all emphasized and his drawings collectively form their own narrative of his passion for architecture.
The city of Venice has captured McLean’s imagination since his first trip there as a 12 year old boy. Over the years a kind of courtship with the city has evolved, and its impact has motivated and sustained his development as both architect and artist. His work depicting the city has been recognized within the architectural profession by the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation in its award to McLean of the J. Neel Reid...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
Evening on the Canal
Located in Fairfield, CT
Derek Buckner is represented by George Billis Gallery NYC and LA. Born in 1970, Derek Buckner lives in Brooklyn, NY, with his wife, novelist Joanna Hershon, their twin sons and daug...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Drawings and Wa...
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Grande Salon with Tapestry
Located in New Orleans, LA
Nurhan Gokturk is an artist and urban designer. Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Gokturk immigrated to New York City at the age of three. Raised in Queens and Brooklyn and educated in the p...
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2010s Contemporary Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Lithograph
Canal and Silos
Located in Fairfield, CT
Derek Buckner is represented by George Billis Gallery NYC and LA. Born in 1970, Derek Buckner lives in Brooklyn, NY, with his wife, novelist Joanna Hershon, their twin sons and daug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Drawings and Wa...
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Pitchmarket, Cerne Abbas - 1930s British watercolour drawing by Schwabe
Located in London, GB
RANDOLPH SCHWABE, RWS, NEAC
(1885-1948)
The Pitchmarket, Cerne Abbas
Signed, inscribed Cerne Abbas and dated 1937
Pencil and watercolour
Framed
34...
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1930s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
"Hölzerne Hängebrücke über einen Fluss" ( Plank Bridge Across The River ), 1925
By Franz Lenk
Located in Berlin, DE
Drawing by Franz Lenk ( 1898-1968 ), Germany. An example of Neue Sachlichkeit ( New Objectivity ). Monogrammed and dated lower left: FL 1925. Framed....
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1920s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Hamilton Avenue
Located in Fairfield, CT
Having worked from a studio in the Gowanus area of Brooklyn for two decades, Elizabeth O'Reilly is at home in the abandoned precincts of the canal with its solidly geometric shapes. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Water...
Materials
Watercolor
Edam, Holland
Located in New York, NY
Thomas Fransioli’s cityscapes are crisp and tidy. Buildings stand in bold outline, their forms squarely defined by stark light and long shadows. Saturated color permeates every corner of his canvases, from vibrant oranges and greens to smoky terra cottas and granites. Even the trees that line Fransioli’s streets, parks, and squares are sharp and angular, exactly like those in an architect’s elevation rendering. But Fransioli’s cities often lack one critical feature: people. His streets are largely deserted, save for parked cars and an occasional black cat scurrying across the pavement. People make rare appearances in Fransioli’s compositions, and never does the entropy of a crowd overwhelm their prevailing sense of order and precision. People are implied in a Fransioli painting, but their physical presence would detract from the scene’s bleak and surreal beauty.
Magic Realism neatly characterizes Fransioli’s artistic viewpoint. The term was first broadly applied to contemporary American art in the 1943 Museum of Modern Art exhibition, American Realists and Magic Realists. As exhibition curator Dorothy Miller noted in her foreword to the catalogue, Magic Realism was a “widespread but not yet generally recognized trend in contemporary American art…. It is limited, in the main, to pictures of sharp focus and precise representation, whether the subject has been observed in the outer world—realism, or contrived by the imagination—magic realism.” In his introductory essay, Lincoln Kirstein took the concept a step further: “Magic realists try to convince us that extraordinary things are possible simply by painting them as if they existed.”
This is Fransioli, in a nutshell. His cityscapes exist in time and space, but certainly not in the manner in which he portrays them.
Fransioli—and other Magic Realists of his time—was also the heir to Precisionism, spawned from Cubism and Futurism after the Great War and popularized in the 1920s and early 1930s. While Fransioli may not have aspired to celebrate the Machine Age, heavy industry, and skyscrapers in the same manner as Charles Sheeler, his compositions tap into the same rigid gridwork of the urban landscape that was first codified by the Precisionists.
During the 1950s, Fransioli was represented by the progressive Margaret Brown...
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20th Century American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
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