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Art Subject: Plant
Hamptons, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Hamptons (P6.22), Year: 1958, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 22 x 29 in. (55.88 x 73.66 cm), Description: As white clouds roll th...
Category
1950s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Vibrant Hillside Cityscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: "Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Vibrant Hillside Cityscape"
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper
Size: 25(height) x...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
"Olives from Provence" ( contemporary figurative acrylic painting on paper)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This modern colorful expressive artwork "Olives from Provence" is full of expressionism and vivid colors where I could fully experience my love for the south of France.
This regio...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Yellow Tulips in Tall Vase
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Yellow Tulips in Tall Vase' by master watercolorist Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Chinese Calligraphy and Bamboo - China Ink - Mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Chinese Calligraphy and Bamboo is a drawing realized in the mid-20th Century.
China Ink on paper.
Good conditions except for small cuts on the margins.
The artworks represent the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Flowers, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Flowers (P6.47), Year: 1948, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 22 x 15 in. (55.88 x 38.1 cm), Description: Comprised of various flow...
Category
1940s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Early 1900's French Impressionist Signed Flower Watercolour by Marie Carreau
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Flowers"
by Marie-Amelie Chautard-Carreau (French, 19th/20th century)
signed bottom right
watercolour on paper, unframed
painting: 10 x 14 inches
Delightful early 20th century Fre...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Delicate Ink Sketch of Peonies Minimalist Floral Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Minimalist Floral Study
fine pen drawing on artist paper
painting: 11.5 x 8.5 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: very good and sound condition
Description:
Th...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
A Walk In The Grass, 5"x7" Artwork On Paper, White Pink Flowers, Green Landscape
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
A Walk In The Grass - This original artwork on watercolour paper captures a vibrant, expressive field of grass, where a few delicate white and pink flowers emerge. An array of lush g...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Snow in Forest, Mid-Century Winter Landscape, Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000)
Snow in the Forest, 1945
Watercolor on paper
Signed and dated lower right
19 x 23.75 inches
24 x 29 inches, framed
Clarence Holbrook C...
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Flowers, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Flowers (P5.39), Year: 1960, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 22 x 15 in. (55.88 x 38.1 cm), Description: Casting a shadow across t...
Category
1960s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Red Flowers, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Red Flowers (P5.37), Year: 1960, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 20 x 15 in. (50.8 x 38.1 cm), Description: Hanging down over the ...
Category
1960s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Jo Haran, Jewel Heads in Darkness, Contemporary Floral Art, Mixed Media Art
By Jo Haran
Located in Deddington, GB
Jewel Heads in Darkness [2021]
Original
Flowers
Gouache, watercolour ink and gesso.
Image size: H:53 cm x W:64 cm
Paper Size: H:56 cm x W:67.5 cm x D:0.01cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
'Jewel Heads in Darkness' is an original painting by Jo Haran. "I wanted to try and capture the frailty of anemones nestled in darkness. I used jewel colours....strong pink, yellow, hints of ultramarine and neon green as a contrast to the moody foliage backdrop."
'There are always flowers for those who want to see them" - Henri Matisse. "I have been painting flowers for over 20 years as an artist and as a senior textile designer selling prints to clients internationally including Valentino, Leonard, Paul and Joe and high street brands such as Topshop and Marks and Spencer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache
Spring Light - unframed
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Spring Light' by master watercolorist Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and size.
Internationally exhibited and celebrated worldwide, Bukovnik’s iconic works express a spiritual exultation - a joie de vivre - a vivid celebration of beauty. The painting captures the season of nature’s rebirth when the world awakes from its winter repose — Forever Spring...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Set Of Two Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Paintings, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Two very fine original antique English botanical watercolour paintings depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey,...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Red Flowers in Basket, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Red Flowers in Basket (P1.7), Year: 1957, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 22.5 x 15 in. (57.15 x 38.1 cm), Description: Set agains...
Category
1950s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Flowers, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Flowers (P5.9), Year: 1948, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 22 x 15 in. (55.88 x 38.1 cm), Description: Set on a small wooden tabl...
Category
1940s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Red Flowers, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Red Flowers (P5.38), Year: 1960, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 22 x 15 in. (55.88 x 38.1 cm), Description: Held within a small r...
Category
1960s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"Chilmark Pond", Martha's Vineyard Plein Air Coastal Island Pastel Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
"Chilmark Pond", Martha's Vineyard Plein Air Coastal Island Pastel Landscape by Anne F. Cook
A lovely plein air pastel landscape capturing the natural beauty of New England's coastal island sunset views, by Martha's Vineyard artist Anne F. Cook (American, b.1962). This 1995 pastel, titled "Chilmark Pond", transports the viewer to the beautiful island of Martha's Vineyard, to bask in the soft light of dusk as the sun sets over the view of the island's coastal ponds.
Signed and dated "Cook 1995" lower right.
Titled "Chilmark Pond" lower left. Photo of title has been slightly enhanced to appear more legible.
Displayed in a decorative black and gilt-toned frame, with tan mat.
Image size: 18.5"H x 24.5"W.
Framed size: 26.25"H x 32.25"W x 1"D.
Anne Cook...
Category
1990s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 1900's French Impressionist Signed Flower Watercolour by Marie Carreau
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Flowers"
by Marie-Amelie Chautard-Carreau (French, 19th/20th century)
signed bottom right
watercolour on paper, unframed
painting: 10 x 15 inches
Delightful early 20th century Fre...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
La Roche Laffitte Vintage Palm Tree Watercolor on silk on Japanese paper
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Stunning large palm tree watercolor on silk pasted onto Japanese paper by French artist, La Roche Laffitte. A rare signed watercolor pasted onto ...
Category
Late 20th Century French School Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Poses en Mouvements, by Grégoire Mathias — Fluid Study of the Moving Figure
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
Poses en Mouvements
Pen and Sepia Ink on paper
50 × 32.5 cm
Signed lower left
In this dynamic ink composition, Grégoire Mathias captures the human figure in a state of fluid motion...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen
Marilla Palmer "Parrot, Poppy, and Lily" Pressed Flowers on Paper
Located in New York, NY
"After years of nature-based artwork, in Spring 2020 I became an Anthomaniac. Covid was raging in NYC so I retreated with my family Northwest Connecticut. Nature, for so many of us, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sequins, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Moody Magnolias, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Jinny Tomozy captures the drama of light and shadow on blooming Magnolias. She renders the flowers with a realistic approach, carefully detailing the d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Drawings and W...
Materials
Watercolor
French Watercolor of "Château de Villandry with Formal Gardens"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Watercolor of "Château de Villandry with Formal Gardens"
by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017)
Signed: Yes
Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper, unframed
Size:...
Category
Late 20th Century French School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
3 x Early 1900's French Impressionist Signed Flower Watercolours Marie Carreau
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Flowers"
by Marie-Amelie Chautard-Carreau (French, 19th/20th century)
set of 3
watercolour on paper, unframed
Left: 8.25 x 5.5 inches, signed lower right
Top Right: 3.5 x 5.25 inch...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Flower
Located in Dallas, TX
Robert Peterson, "Flower," pastel on paper, 19 x 26 1/4 inches paper size, 27 1/4 x 35 inches including white mat and frame.
The artwork is floated in the mat and only hinged at the...
Category
20th Century American Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
$3,800
Vase of Flowers, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Vase of Flowers (P3.25), Year: circa 1960, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 17.5 x 13 in. (44.45 x 33.02 cm), Description: Cast aga...
Category
1960s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Pink Carnations (Sketch) (flowers, floral, pink, green, abstract, drawing)
Located in New York, NY
Install images by Em Joseph
Artist Statement
Rachel Burgess makes autobiographical works on paper of landscapes and domestic scenes. Window-like in scale, her pieces combine elemen...
Category
2010s Pop Art Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
“Waterfall with Birches”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor of a waterfall with birch trees on illustration board by the well known American artist, William Paskell. Signed lower left. Condi...
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Illustration Board
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Vidya Maya
Located in Dallas, TX
Bob Stuth-Wade (American, Born 1953)
"Vidya Maya," 2006
charcoal and acrylic on paper
55 1/2 x 46 inches
signed "Bob Stuth-Wade" at lower right
Eleanor Jones Harvey, Chief Curator a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...
Materials
Acrylic, Charcoal, Paper
$16,000
Early 1900's French Impressionist Signed Flower Watercolour by Marie Carreau
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Flowers"
by Marie-Amelie Chautard-Carreau (French, 19th/20th century)
watercolour on paper, unframed
painting: 4.25 x 6 inches
Delightful early 20th century French watercolour dep...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
French Watercolor of Montagne Sainte-Victoire by Robert Lepine
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Watercolor of Montagne Sainte-Victoire by Robert Lepine
by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017)
Signed: Yes
Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper
Size: 13.25 x 1...
Category
Late 20th Century French School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pen
Watercolor 19th French school flowers hollyhocks large Academic
Located in PARIS, FR
French school of the mid-19th century
Watercolor
51 x 37 cm (69 x 55 cm with frame)
Signed and dated at the bottom “M. C. / 1857”
The hollyhock comes from China, passing through Sy...
Category
1850s Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Set of Two Fine Antique British Botanical Paintings Yellow and Red Flower
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Two very fine original antique English botanical watercolour paintings depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey,...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mid Century French Original Pastel Drawing of Rustic House and Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Original Pastel Drawing of Rustic House and Garden
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper
Size: 19.75 (height) x 25....
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Fauvist Pastel on Paper, "Lunch in Provence", After Henri Matisse
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Impressionist pastel on paper of a Provençal lunch. Signed bottom right but as yet not deciphered. Presented in a white frame under perspex.
A charming, highly colourful and ...
Category
Late 20th Century Fauvist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Paper
$811 Sale Price
20% Off
Finding Space II, soft pastel on paper, still life, neutral and green flowers
Located in New York, NY
Couple / Pair / Lovers / Love / Wedding / Romance / Flowers / Bouquet / Still life
Angela A’Court’s narrative and still life drawings use a simple and direct vocabulary to show the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Woman in a Lush Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Woman in a Lush Landscape
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper
Size: 25.5 (height) x...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Finely Detailed British Watercolor Topographical of a Mogul Garden in Pakistan
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed
Size: 10 inches (height) x 14 inches (width)
Signed: Yes
Condition: Sound condition, with some minor signs of foxing visible
Provenance: Privat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Orchids, 2021 Ink pen, and watercolor on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
A new series inspired by architecture, décor and stylish personalities of the world of interior design.
The worlds of fashion, society and pop culture are captured in the illustrati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen
Fine Antique British Botanical Painting White Flower Plant
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very fine original antique English botanical watercolour paintings depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, Eng...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Spring day Watercolor painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
A watercolor painting with flowers of apple tree.
A bright, juicy watercolor painting filled with the warmth of the spring sun. The lush petals of a blooming apple tree grow against ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of Sunlit Provence Countryside
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of Sunlit Provence Countryside
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper
Size: 19.25 (height) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Early 1900's French Impressionist Signed Flower Watercolour by Marie Carreau
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Flowers"
by Marie-Amelie Chautard-Carreau (French, 19th/20th century)
signed bottom right
watercolour on paper, unframed
painting: 10 x 14 inches
Delightful early 20th century Fre...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Large Blue Iris
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Large Blue Iris' watercolor on paper. Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and size.
Int...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Vibrant Watercolor Floral Composition with Roses and Wildflowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vibrant Watercolor Floral
original watercolour painting on artist paper
by Marjorie Schiele (1913-2008) *see notes below
piece of paper is 9.5 x 12.5 inches
In good condition
proven...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
English Country House Landscape British Mid 20th Century Impressionist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982)
signed original gouache painting on board, unframed
size: 10 x 15 inches
condition: overall very good, minor wear to the edges as is normal for an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Pink Cloud Hydrangeas - Floral Pastel Watercolor Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Anna Kudriashova, born in a small town in Russia, has always been an artist at heart. From her youngest years, she was passionate about painting, spending her days immersed in the wo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
French Watercolor - Path to Autumn
Located in Houston, TX
Dazzling French watercolor of fall colored foliage lining a large path, circa 1920. Signed lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archiv...
Category
1920s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$390 Sale Price
22% Off
Fontainebleau #15 by Yann Bagot - Ink drawing, forest, black & white, nature
Located in Paris, FR
Fontainebleau #15 is an India ink and salt on paper drawing by the French contemporary artist Yann Bagot, dimensions are 70 × 100 cm (27.6 × 39.4 in).
The artwork is signed, sold un...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Two Mandarin Ducks, Circle of Sunqua, Gouache on Pith Paper, Qing Dynasty
By Sunqua
Located in Stockholm, SE
Circle of Sunqua (active 1830-1870)
Two Mandarin Ducks
pith paper (rice paper)
gouache
c.1830-1870 China
Also close to: Chincqua, Lam Qua, Youqua.
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19th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Rice Paper
Flowers, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Flowers (P6.49), Year: 1948, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 22 x 15 in. (55.88 x 38.1 cm), Description: Set against a washed back...
Category
1940s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Woodland Path - British 19th Century landscape watercolour by Helen Allingham
Located in London, GB
HELEN ALLINGHAM, RWS
(1848-1926)
The Woodland Path
Signed
Watercolour
27 by 20 cm., 10 ¾ by 8 in.
(frame size 47 by 42 cm., 18 ½ by 16 ½ in.)
Helen...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Fine 19th Century Watercolour - Summer Bouquet
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming botanical study depicting an abundant bouquet of summer flowers. The artist captures the flowers in fine detail, using vibrant colours and delicate brushwork to capture th...
Category
19th Century Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Fine Antique British Botanical Painting Single Daffodil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very fine original antique English botanical watercolour paintings depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, Eng...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting Le Mont Chauve & the Hills of Nice
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: "Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of Le Mont Chauve and the Hills of Nice"
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper
Size: 20 (height) x 25.5 (width)
Signed: Inscribed verso
Condition: Good
Provenance: All the paintings we have by this artist have come from the artist's estate
Description: This colorful pastel painting...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Zinnias
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Zinnias' watercolor on paper. Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and size.
Internation...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Nasturtiums" Chiura Obata, Japanese American, Red and Blue Delicate Flowers
By Chiura Obata
Located in New York, NY
Chiura Obata
Nasturtiums, circa 1940
Signed and stamped lower left
Watercolor on paper
15 x 9 5/8 inches
Born in the Okayama prefecture of Japan, Chiura Obata was adopted by his uncle, an artist. As a child he was trained in ink painting, and at 14 he was apprenticed to the painter Murata Tanryo in Tokyo. He also studied with Kogyo Terasaki and Goho Hasimoto.
In 1903, Obata moved to San Francisco and began working as an illustrator for The New World and The Japanese American, two of the city's Japanese newspapers. He also did work as a commercial designer. Obata helped establish the East West Art Society in San Francisco in 1921, which sought to promote cross-cultural understanding through art. This goal was reflected in his embrace of the Nihonga style, which fused traditional Japanese sumi-e ink painting with the conventions of western naturalism.
He spent much of the 1920s painting landscapes throughout California, and among his favorite subjects were mountain landscapes. In 1927, he visited Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada, creating over a hundred paintings and sketches of the high country. Obata stayed in the USA until the death of his father in 1928.
Between 1928 and 1932, he worked in Tokyo as a painter and transformed his California landscape watercolors...
Category
1940s Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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