Bill Traylor

Black and Brown Turkey

John Aldrich Ruthven American Painter Bison in a Snow Blizzard Watercolor and Gouache on Paper signed lower left

A Rare, Original Watercolour by Archibald Thorburn, Depicting a Woodcock Among The Dunes. This is an excellent example of his work, presented in fantastic condition. An opportunity n...

Charles Frederick de Brocktorff (1775–1850) ‘Camelopard – a present from the Pacha of Egypt to the King – at Malta on its way to England’ Signed and dated C.F. de Brocktorff. / 1827. lower right, inscribed as titled in the painted margins lower centre. Pencil and watercolour heightened with gold paint and gum arabic on paper, 36.8 x 27.9 cm A gift so majestic, it made kings blush, and a gift so grand, it would startle Europe into a craze. Pasha Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1805-1848) did it in 1827: he sent to Europe three magical spotted, horned creatures, each with a neck reaching the skies and legs as long as a house is high. One giraffe to King Charles X of France, one to Francis I of Austria and the most fabled one to King George IV of England. A curious sight for Europeans, who had not seen such a beast since the Medici giraffe in 1487. Few animals created more of a stir in Europe than these royal...

I've been drawing Snoopy as a subject in my painting for decades now. It is a satisfying shape to draw. Many people from my generation drew Snoopy when they were kids, thus there's a...

This is a 6 x 9 ink work on paper from the "Snoopies" series. Drawing Snoopy as a kid was common in my generation. Cloning this dog into a team who operate on instinct, gives levity,...

This is a celebration of Spring with pink flowers and blue birds painted on a thick round watercolor paper sheet measuring 16 inches (41cm) in diameter. the tondo shaped surface heig...