Boat Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Michaela Jean is an accomplished painter, devoted gardener, and mother from Southern California (USA). Her lifelong passion for art and nature began in childhood, inspired by her gra...

A beautiful and rare double-sided watercolor by the prolific contemporary Italian painter Marco Sassone (Italian, b.1942). In this early work, created in 1969, Sassone depicts two different sunset harbor scenes on each side of the paper. On the front, the artist uses a warm color palette of orange and yellow hues to depict a glowing sunset illuminating boats in a harbor. A second view of the harbor with small boats in the foreground on verso. Sassone's signature painterly impressionistic brushstrokes can be seen in the way the artist depicts the water in both watercolors. Signed and dated on verso, "M. Sassone 69". Displayed in a dark wood frame with mat. Image size: 10.5"H x 17"W. “One of the foremost colorists working in America today, Sassone is an artist who developed his own personal, expressive vision early in his career, and who has steadfastly remained faithful to it while refining and developing it to the full power and maturity that is seen in his works today.”Janet Dominik, Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, 1988. Marco Sassone was born in Campi Bisenzio, a Tuscan village, in 1942. The family moved to Florence in 1954, and there he met painters Ottone Rosai and Ugo Maturo, who encouraged him to follow his interest in art. In 1959 he enrolled at the Istituto Galileo Galilei, where he studied architectural drafting for several years. In 1963 he studied with painter Silvio Loffredo, a professor of art at the Accademia in Florence, himself a pupil of the Austrian master Oskar Kokoschka. Loffredo encouraged him to develop his own style and vision. For inspiration, Sassone studied the works of the 19th century Italian impressionists, the Macchiaioli – Giovanni Fattori, Vito D’Ancona and Silvestro Lega. He began exhibiting his first works at Lo Sprone Cultural Center in Florence. In November 1967, soon after the flood had devastated his city, Sassone moved to California. He exhibited for the first time in the United States at the Dalzell-Hatfield Galleries in Los Angeles and became a regular exhibitor at the annual Festival of the Arts in Laguna Beach. Throughout the seventies, he exhibited extensively in the U.S. and abroad. In 1976 he collaborated with director John Wilson to produce an autobiographical documentary. The following year his work was exhibited at the National Academy of Design in New York. Marco Sassone received a gold medal in 1978 from the Italian Academy of Arts, Literature and Science. In 1979 the monograph Sassone by art historian Donelson Hoopes was published in concurrence with the artist’s exhibition at the Laguna Art Museum. With prescience, Hoopes had observed: “Sassone’s art has evolved from within, and such an organic, psychological and spiritual process may take his work along new and unforeseen paths.” In 1981 Sassone moved his studio to San Francisco. During the 80’s his exhibition schedule continued along with his numerous lectures. In 1982 Marco Sassone was knighted by the president of Italy, Sandro Pertini, into the “Order of the Merit of the Italian Republic”. In 1987 Sassone received a commendation from Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley for his “contribution to the community through his art.” In March 1988, the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery mounted his solo exhibition titled Sassone with the publication of a catalogue authored by Janet Dominik. The show travelled to Paris and was installed at the historic Bernheim-Jeune Gallery for the month of April. By the late eighties, the artist had become increasingly concerned with social themes. He began extensive and personal research on the homeless and painted a series of large canvasses and charcoal drawings portraying the life he observed on the streets of San Francisco. A number of these works were exhibited at the Chicago International Art Exposition, the Basel Art Fair in Switzerland, Body Politic at the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery and Issue of Choice at the Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibition (LACE). In March of 1994, his exhibition “Home on the Streets” opened at the Museo ItaloAmericano in San Francisco. Kenneth Baker, art critic for the San Francisco Chronicle wrote about his work: “There is true technical brilliance here…In the drawings, his technique seems to discover fresh descriptive possibilities each time out.” The exhibition traveled to Los Angeles in 1996 and Florence, Italy in 1997, where it was installed in the Cloisters of the Santa Croce Church. Paola Bortolotti, art critic for La Nazione, wrote: “The persistent theme however does not carry a denunciation of a social problem, but it is rather the pretext to pour forth onto canvas the urgency of the brush strokes loaded with pigment and light.” In 1997 Marco Sassone received a commission to create a 200 square foot mural in downtown San Francisco. The finished work comprised five canvasses dedicated to the theme of Il Palio...

Reginald Marsh "Brooklyn Bridge" NYC Modernism WPA Mid-Century Watercolor Modern Reginald Marsh (American, 1898-1954) Brooklyn Bridge, 1940, Signed and dated Reginald Marsh May 1940 (lr), Watercolor over traces of pencil on paper , 15 x 22 inches sight. Reginald Marsh was born in Paris, France in 1898, the child of artist parents. He was born over a small cafe on Paris' Left Bank. He was brought to the United States in 1900 and was drawing before he was three. He studied art at Yale University and the Art Students League, during which time he worked primarily as an illustrator for New York newspapers and magazines. After studying in Paris in 1925 and 1926, he turned seriously to painting. In 1929 he was introduced to the egg-tempera medium, which he used extensively the rest of his life. Marsh's gusto for painting the bottom crust of society contrasted curiously with his background. His parents, both well-known artists, were steeped in academic traditions. He attended Lawrenceville Academy and Yale; perhaps this elite background made it possible to paint the earthy people he did with a journalist's objectivity. An admirer of Rubens and Delacroix, he disliked modernist art; indeed, his lifelong preoccupation was with people - enjoying themselves at beaches, at amusement parks, or on crowded city streets. Marsh was a second-generation Ash Can School painter and printmaker, best known as an urban regionalist. He spent his days sketching in small notebooks...

Title: Staithes Harbour Boats with Cliff and Seaside Cottages Yorkshire Watercolour By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 10.75 inches (height) x 14...

Title: Southwold Harbour Fishing Boats and Jetty Coastal Watercolour Scene 1995 By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Inscribed: “Southwold Sept 95” Medium: Watercolor on artists paper Size: 1...

Art Sz: 15 1/2"H x 18 3/4"W Frame Sz: 21 1/2"H x 24 3/4"W Charming (framed) watercolour by Alfred Birdsey (1912-1996) signed (LR) depicting a quaint Bermuda harbour scene Alfred B...

Jim’s of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to offer this piece by John Whorf (1903 - 1959). Watercolorist John Whorf was born in Massachusetts in 1903. At age 14, Whorf attende...

Lionel S. Reiss (1894 - 1988) New York City Skyline View from the East River Watercolor on paper 13 x 19 inches Signed lower left In describing his own style, Lionel Reiss wrote, “By nature, inclination, and training, I have long since recognized the fact that...I belong to the category of those who can only gladly affirm the reality of the world I live in.” Reiss’s subject matter was wide-ranging, including gritty New York scenes, landscapes of bucolic Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and seascapes around Gloucester, Massachusetts. However, it was as a painter of Jewish life—both in Israel and in Europe before World War II—that Reiss excelled. I.B. Singer, the Nobel Prize winner for Literature, noted that Reiss was “essentially an artist of the nineteenth century, and because of this he had the power and the courage to tell visually the story of a people.” Although Reiss was born in Jaroslaw, Poland, his family immigrated to the United States in 1898 when he was four years old. Reiss's family settled on New York City’s Lower East Side and he lived in the city for most of his life. Reiss attended the Art Students League and then worked as a commercial artist for newspapers and publishers. As art director for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he supposedly created the studio’s famous lion logo. After World War I, Reiss became fascinated with Jewish life in the ‘Old World.’ In 1921 he left his advertising work and spent the next ten years traveling in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Like noted Jewish photographers Alter Kacyzne and Roman Vishniac, Reiss depicted Jewish life in Poland prior to World War II. He later wrote, “My trip encompassed three main objectives: to make ethnic studies of Jewish types wherever I traveled; to paint and draw Jewish life, as I saw it and felt it, in all aspects; and to round out my work in Israel.” In Europe, Reiss recorded quotidian scenes in a variety of media and different settings such as Paris, Amsterdam, the Venice ghetto, the Jewish cemetery in Prague, and an array of shops, synagogues, streets, and marketplaces in the Jewish quarters of Warsaw, Lodz, Krakow, Lublin, Vilna, Ternopil, and Kovno. He paid great attention to details of dress, hair, and facial features, and his work became noted for its descriptive quality. A selection of Reiss’s portraits appeared in 1938 in his book My Models Were Jews. In this book, published on the eve of the Holocaust, Reiss argued that there was “no such thing as a ‘Jewish race’.” Instead, he claimed that the Jewish people were a cultural group with a great deal of diversity within and between Jewish communities around the world. Franz Boas...

A precise and exact rendering and meticulous spacial arrangement are on full display in Lewandowski's this later work. The work looks better in person. The artwork is in pristine co...

Title: 1963 Watercolour of Salcombe Harbour Devon with Boats, Estuary and Hillside View By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on artists paper, on board Size: 13.75 x 19 inc...

Title: Quimper Watercolor of Historic Houses Along the Steir River by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017) Signed: Yes Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper Size: 11.25 x 15 (h...

Title: Original Watercolour Coastal Landscape with Fishing Huts and Bike By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on artists paper Size: 11 x 15 inches Condition: Good overall;...

Title: 1987 Watercolour of Bucks Mills North Devon with Fishing Boats, Cliffs and Shore By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on artists paper Size: 11 x 15 inches Annotated...

My studio painting :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Signatur...

French School circa 1850 Villefranche sur mer, the Harbour Watercolor on paper 16 x 24 cm In good condition Framed 29 x 38 cm This very fine wat...

Title: Brittany Watercolor of Guilvinec Fishing Port with Lighthouse and Washing Line by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017) Signed: Yes Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper ...

Title: Hope Cove Devon Harbour View with Sailboats and Beach Watercolour Painting 1984 By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on artists paper Size: 11 x 13.75 inches Annotat...

An original watercolour by Dutch painter Louis Van Staaten, also known as Hermanus II Koekkoek (1836-1909). Signed to the lower left. Well-presented in a large gilt frame with delica...

Cooper Hart’s watercolor painting titled "The Rattler at Vicksburg" captures a poignant moment from one of the most tumultuous periods in American history. The piece is a masterful b...

"Anchored" by Camille Meriot (French 1887-1975) signed and dated 63' crayon drawing on paper Measures: paper: 6.5 x 8.75 inches Fine original French Impressionist painting by the...

English Town by Ronald Birch, British circa 1970's watercolor on art paper, unframed overall paper measures: 15 x 22 inches signed lower corner *Free Shipping On This Painting*: Ame...

English town by Ronald Birch, British circa 1970's. Watercolour on art paper, unframed, overall paper measures: 22 x 15 inches. *Free shipping on this painting*: American, Europe &...

Inscribed verso Size 11 x 15 inches Superb original watercolour painting by the well listed and popular Irish painter, Frank Forty (1902-1996). The painting came from a private co...

This artwork depicts a Canadian schooner named Mohawk, hailing from Vancouver. The boat has blue booms, brown masts, black and white hull, red keel and bow. The artist can draw cus...

Title: Harbour at Low Tide with Boats and Cliffs Fishguard Wales 1979 Watercolour By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on board, unframed Size: 10 inches (height) x 14 inch...

By Tim Shefelman 20" x 26" Watercolor on Paper

Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed lower left, Inscribed Verso. watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed 10 x 14 inches Very good condition. Provenance: from the artist...

Title: Gondolas on the Grand Canal with Santa Maria della Salute Venice By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Signed: Bottom right corner Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 11.25 inch...

Title: Barfleur Normandy Harbour Scene With Fishing Nets 1988 Watercolour By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 8.25 inches (height) x 12.25 inches ...

This old cabin cruiser was dry docked for repairs while my wife and I were visiting Crystal River, Fl., so I took a photo of it. It had promise for a pai...

Title: Caldon Canal with narrowboats footbridge and trees Staffordshire scene 1997 By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Signed: Bottom right Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 9.75 i...

Title: Woodbridge Tide Mill with Thames Sailing Barge Suffolk River Scene By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Signed: Botton right Medium: Watercolor on artists paper Size: 11.25 x 15.25 inc...

This is one of my plein air watercolor painting. I was trying to capture the mode of the day. I love watercolor because it's very challenging medium. I used Daniel Smith Extra Fine W...

Fishing Boat Landscape Signed By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on artists paper on board, framed - glass covered Framed: 16.5 x 19.5 inches Watercolour: 9 x 12 inches ...

William Marlow (1740 - 1815) A bridge over river Oil on canvas  Inscribed, 'William Marlow' to old label verso Provenance: J. Palser & Sons, 27 King Street, London Dimensions: (Fra...

Title: French Watercolor of Menton Harbor with Boats and Historic Skyline by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017) Signed: Yes Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper Size: 14.25 ...

Title: Fishing Boats Harbour Scene with Seagulls British Coastal Watercolour Painting by John Steane (b.1931) Size: 15.75 inches (height) x 20 inches (width) watercolor painting on ...

Title: Avignon Watercolor of Pont Saint-Bénézet and Historic River Scene by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017) Signed: Yes Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper Size: 13.5 x ...

VFD #1 is a watercolor painting of a California industrial site where fire training drills take place. It is 11x8 unframed. Ferdinanda Florence was born in Washington, DC, and grew...

Title: Steamship Amazzone Harbour Scene Muggia Italy 1950 Signed Watercolour Painting by John Steane (b.1931) Size: 10.25 inches (height) x 13.75 inches (width) watercolor painting o...

Caleb Robert Stanley captures a quaint continental town by a river in this finely detailed watercolour. Signed and dated to the lower right. Well presented in a gilt-effect frame wit...

Title: Heraklion Harbour Crete Ship Milos Greek Port Scene Signed 1967 Watercolour by John Steane (b.1931) Signed: Bottom right Size: 16.5 inches (height)...

Title: Crete Harbour Beached Fishing Boat Greek Island Scene Mounted Watercolour by John Steane (b.1931) Size: 10.75 inches (height) x 13.75 inches (width) including mounting waterco...

Title: Boatyard with Children and Storm Clouds 20th Century British Watercolour Painting by John Steane (b.1931) Size: 15.25 inches (height) x 22.75 inches (width) watercolor paintin...

Harbor Scene in Nice Tony Minartz (French, 1873 - 1994) watercolour on artist paper painting : 12.75 x 17 inches Provenance: private collection in the South of France, Condition: v...

This work is hand signed in ink by the artist “Feininger” in the lower left margin. It is also dated in black ink "ii . ix . 50" [2nd September 1950] at the lower right corner. Pro...

Title: Walberswick Riverbank with Moored Red and Blue Boat Suffolk Coastal Watercolor By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) signed lower right “29.7.97”; unsigned verso Medium: Watercolor on a...

Title: Southwold Boatyard with Red Flag Fishing Sheds and Harbour Walkway Watercolour By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Signed: Lower right Medium: Watercolor on artists paper Size: 11 x 1...

This maritime watercolour depicts several sailing vessels navigating choppy waters under a moody, overcast sky rendered in soft amber and grey tones. The composition centres on a pro...

Title: et of Five Miniature Watercolors of The Matthew and Early Steamships by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements (eac...

Title: French Watercolor of Concarneau Port & Ville Close with Fishermen by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017) Signed: Yes Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper Size: 11.25 x...

Title: Aldeburgh Fishing Boats Suffolk Coast Watercolor Landscape 1994 by Tony Herbert By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on artists paper Size: 11.25 x 15 inches Conditi...

Title: Original Watercolour Southwold Harbour Scene with Fishing Boats and Jetty 1994 By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on artists paper Size: 11 x 15 inches Condition: ...

Title: Woodbridge Tide Mill Suffolk River Scene with Moored Boats Watercolor By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on artists paper Size: 12.75 x 15 inches Condition: Good o...

Mid-century painting of boats with bridge in background in muted tones done by French artist Stephane Magnard, circa 1950 Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a g...

Title: Beer Devon Beach Scene with Boats Beach Huts and Umbrellas Watercolour Painting By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on artists paper Size: 10.25 x 13.25 inches Anno...

Oil on canvas Image size: 30 1/4 x 22 inches (77 x 56 cm) Contemporary style hand made frame This is a colourful depiction of a Cornish coastal inlet on a warm and glowing summer's ...

French watercolor of brightly-colored fishing boats at dusk, 1979. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold b...

Title: 1982 Watercolour of Newton Ferrers Devon with Boats, Hills and Coastal Cottages By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on artists paper Size: 10.75 x 14.75 inches Anno...

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