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Medium: Watercolor
French Watercolor of "Les Trois Grâces, Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Watercolor of "Les Trois Grâces, Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017) Signed: Yes Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper, unframed ...
Category

Late 20th Century French School Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Horn Island Landscape
Located in New Orleans, LA
Walter Inglis Anderson (1903-1965) is considered one of the pre-eminent artists of the 20th c. American south. Anderson’s artistic vision paire...
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Mid-20th Century Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

The Dugout, Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by Artist Lower Left The present work was published on the cover of the September 4th, 1948 edition of The Saturday Evening Post. An accompanying “Keeping Posted” article about Norman Rockwell’s process behind the painting was printed on page 10 inside the issue. (Image above) The Post described, “Boston baseball fans saw a strange spectacle at Braves’ Field early this summer. As the stands filled, two respectable-looking men stood on the field staring at the spectators. Every now and then they would point to someone, run up into the stands and invite the man or woman to sit in a box above the dugout. Then the thinner of the two would contort his face into an expression of wild delight or disgust and invite the spectator to do the same, while a photographer made pictures. The explanation is on our cover. The two suspicious characters were Kenneth Stuart, the Post’s art editor and the artist, Normal Rockwell. For a detailed description of how Boston...
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1940s Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Oil, Gouache

Impressionist Harbour Scene with Lighthouse Fishing Boats and Seagulls in Motion
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Harbour Scene with Lighthouse Fishing Boats and Seagulls in Motion By Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 16.25 x 12.25 inches (height x width) Gouache painting on board...
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20th Century Impressionist Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Mid Century French Geometric Abstract in Black White and Brown Signed SG
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Geometric Abstract in Black White and Brown Signed SG by Serge Guerin (b. 1916), French signed lower right “SG”, name stamped verso Acrylic and gouache on b...
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20th Century Abstract Geometric Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Gouache

Mid Century French Black and White Geometric Abstract Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Black and White Geometric Abstract Composition by Serge Guerin (b. 1916), French Acrylic and gouache on black artists paper, unframed Size: 25.75 (height) x...
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20th Century Abstract Geometric Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Gouache

Mid Century French Geometric Abstract Ink Drawing on Paper
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Geometric Abstract Ink Drawing on Paper by Serge Guerin (b. 1916), French Black ink on paper, unframed Size: 26 (height) x 19.75 (width) inches Provenance: ...
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20th Century Abstract Geometric Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Gouache

Venice Canal Scene With Gondola And Reflections Original Watercolour Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Venice Canal Scene With Gondola And Reflections Original Watercolour Painting By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 10.25 inches (height) x 1...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Coastal View of Antibes with Red-Sailed Boat Watercolor Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Antibes Landscape signed by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) inscribed verso, dated 1938 watercolor painting on artist paper, unframed panting: 8.75 x 11 inches conditi...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Historic Miniature Watercolor of The Matthew at Bristol and Suspension Bridge
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of The Matthew at Bristol and Suspension Bridge by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 3 inches (height) x 3.75 inches (width) Condition: Very good and highly presentable Provenance: From a large private collection of this artists work in Bristol, England. Description: This exquisite watercolor by Jack Grunwell captures The Matthew, a faithful replica of the historic ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497, set against the picturesque backdrop of Bristol’s Floating Harbour and the Clifton Suspension Bridge...
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20th Century English School Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Jake Lee "Tractor in the Barn" Original Watercolor Painting c.1990
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fine watercolor painting by noted American artist Jake Lee Though untitled, we are calling this "Tractor in the Barn". A nice farm scene with chickens outside a barn. Dimensions 1...
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

French Gouache Study of Hopi Kachina Mask and Taos Pueblo Textile
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Gouache Study of Hopi Kachina Mask and Taos Pueblo Textile by Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965, French) Signed: Yes Medium: Original gouache painting on thick unframed paper, ...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Yellow Cactus Flowers, Figurative Botanic Painting, Illustration Style on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This illustration-style painting inspired by the wild blooms of the California desert. It features vibrant yellow cactus flowers, capturing the delicate beauty of the blooms against ...
Category

2010s Realist Watercolor Paintings

Materials

India Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor

1840's English Watercolor Portrait of a Young Mother Titled Inscribed & Dated
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of Sophia Clifton, aged 33 years, dated January 29th 1841 watercolour on artist paper with wood panel backing, framed framed: 16 x 12 inches painting : 13.5 x 9.5 inches Pro...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

LA PRINCESSE LOINTAINE: LES FEMMES DE MILISSINDE
Located in Aventura, FL
Original on Gouache on paper. Hand signed on front; signed, titled, dated with dedication on verso. Stamped "Composition originale". Frame size 30.5 x 26.5 inches. Artwork is in e...
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1920s Art Deco Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gouache

French Watercolor of Le Château de la Napoule with Coastal Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Watercolor of Le Château de la Napoule with Coastal Scene by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017) Signed: Yes Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper Size: 9.75 x 1...
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Late 20th Century French School Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pen, Watercolor

Judith Brenner, Solfrid Dancing 2, Original Contemporary Figurative Nude Sketch
Located in Deddington, GB
Judith Brenner Solfrid Dancing 2 Original Figurative Drawing Acrylic Paint, Pan Pastel, Ink and Watercolour Pencil on Paper Sheet Size: 84.1cm x W 59.4cm x D 0.1cm Sold Unframed Plea...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor

Zahra - Figurative Original Artwork on Wood Panel Woman Colorful
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Eddy Lee’s figurative surrealist portrait paintings on exposed wood depict emotive sirens who evoke a sense of mystery and seductiveness. His original artworks combine geometric elements with innocent women portraits seeking to trigger emotions, rather than communicating specific explanations. He reconciles the unconscious with rational life, exploring the power of dreams, embracing automatism, and freeing his subjects from the constraints of conscious thought. This colorful, intriguing woman portrait is painted with acrylic and gouache on a hand-built cradled wood panel. This one-of-a-kind original artwork is 24 inches high by 48 inches wide and is signed by the artist on the back. It is wired and ready to hang. It does not require framing. Free local Los Angeles delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included with this unique work. Originally from Seattle, Washington, Eddy Lee relocated to Los Angeles in late 2012 to pursue a full-time career as a fine artist. He started his career on the Venice Beach Boardwalk and quickly gained a large following across the United States with exhibitions in San Francisco, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles. The artist’s work is inspired by the works of Audrey Kawasaki...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Gouache, Wood Panel, Mixed Media, Graphite

Hibiscus Garden, Vertical Modern Still Life in Pastel Tones of Vivid Flowers
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Hibiscus Garden I" is an abstract expressionist painting by Romina Milano where a dance of black gestures unfolds across colorful brushstrokes infused with raw emotion. Romina Mil...
Category

2010s Modern Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Watercolor, India Ink, Paper

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 Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Running Figure, Gouache on Board Painting by Moshe Rosenthalis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Moshe Rosentalis, Lithuanian (1922 - 2008) Title: Running Figure Year: 1991 Medium: Gouache on Board, signed and dated Size: 27.5 x 19.5 inches
Category

1990s Modern Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Original Watercolour Southwold Harbour Boats and Fishing Huts Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Watercolour Southwold Harbour Boats and Fishing Huts Scene By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Medium: Watercolor on artists paper Size: 11 x 15 inches Condition: Good overal...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

French Watercolor of Beaulieu-sur-Mer with Olive Trees and Harbor View
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Watercolor of Beaulieu-sur-Mer with Olive Trees and Harbor View by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017) Signed: Yes Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper Size: 11...
Category

Late 20th Century French School Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Pen

Homage To Paul Klee, Original abstract painting of circles
Located in Deddington, GB
Homage to Paul Klee by Catherine Ruth Church [2020] original Acrylic, Gouache, Pearlised Paint Image size: H:60cm cm x W:60cm cm Complete Size...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Gouache

Orange Grove Landscape
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Orange Grove Landscape, 1941, gouache on illustration board, 14 inches x 18 inches (image), 22 x 26 inches (framed) signed and dated lower right, newly framed with museum glazing ...
Category

1940s American Modern Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Sunlit Coastal Path in Monaco with Vibrant Cactus and Blooming Flowers Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Monaco Street Scene Tony Minartz (French, 1873 - 1994) signed watercolour on artist paper inscribed verso painting : 13 x 17 inches Provenance: private collection in the South of ...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Portrait Beautiful Woman SALOMAN Gouache Danish Swedish painter 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
Geskel SALOMAN Tonder (Denmark) 1821 – Bastad (Sweden), 1902 Portrait of a woman with a book Gouache on bone 8.8 x 8.5 cm (16.5 x 15.5 cm with the frame) Signed lower right “G. Salom...
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Geometric Study in Motion 1960s by Serge Guerin French b1916
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Geometric Study in Motion 1960s by Serge Guerin French b1916 by Serge Guerin (b. 1916), French Black ink on paper, unframed Size: 25.75 (height) x 19.75 (width) inches Provena...
Category

20th Century Abstract Geometric Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Gouache

French Watercolor of L'Hippocampe Beachfront Restaurant with Coastal Views
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Watercolor of L'Hippocampe Beachfront Restaurant with Coastal Views by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017) Signed: Yes Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper, mou...
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Late 20th Century French School Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pen, Watercolor

Woman with Red Hair
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Baron Robert Heinrich Freiherr von Doblhoff (1880 Vienna - 1960 ibid.) Woman with Red Hair Ink and watercolor on paper, image measures 6.25 x 7.25 inc...
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Early 20th Century Vienna Secession Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

1950's Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Blues and Green French Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on artist paper mounted on board, unframed size: 18.5 x 15.5 inches condition: very good and ready to be ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Abstract Expressionist Bay Area Hills Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Expressionist painting of Bay Area Hills by Honora Berg Berkeley San Francisco Bay Area abstract expressionist landscape by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). A brilliant e...
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Gouache

Ecole de Paris Mid 20th Century Pair of Paintings Notre Dame Paris River Seine
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris: Two Views of Notre Dame Cathedral by Henri Miloch (1898-1979) both signed lower right two watercolour and gouache paintings on artist's paper, unframed Sheet: each measure 9....
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1940s Impressionist Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Antique American Modernist Nature Study Lake Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1940. Signed illegibly lower left. Image size, 36L x 24H. Housed in a period modern frame.
Category

1940s Modern Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Gouache

Venice Grand Canal Gondolas And Palazzos Original Watercolour Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Venice Grand Canal Gondolas And Palazzos Original Watercolour Painting By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Signed: Bottom right corner Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Size: 11.2...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

'Portrait of a Young Man in a Red Tie' French School (1956)
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Young Man in a Red Tie', gouache and ink on art paper, French School (1956). Step into the world of mid-20th century European art with a striking portrait that capture...
Category

1950s Modern Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Gouache

"La Belle Fille" Large Mid Century French Painting Portrait of a Beautiful Girl
Located in Surfside, FL
Beautiful gouache on paper, by French artist, Etienne Ret, signed on top right. Etienne Ret was born in Bourbonnais, France on Jan. 6, 1900. Ret graduated from the College of Mesnie...
Category

20th Century Modern Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

1900's English Impressionist Watercolor Painting Quiet Open Crop Fields
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Crop Meadow English School, early 1900's original watercolor painting on artists paper, unframed overall paper size: 8 x 11.25 inches From a large private collection of English wat...
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Near and Far Acuity, Signed Mid Century Modern Op Art painting, historic exhibit
Located in New York, NY
Richard Anuszkiewicz Near and Far Acuity, 1957 Gouache and watercolor painting on board Hand signed and dated 1957 by Richard Anuszkiewicz on the right front Frame included Anuszkie...
Category

Mid-20th Century Op Art Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache

Italian Market Scene with Umbrellas and Bell Tower Signed Continental Street
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Italian Market Scene with Umbrellas and Bell Tower Signed Continental Street By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Signed: Bottom right corner Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed Siz...
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20th Century Impressionist Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

The Mill
Located in London, GB
'The Mill', watercolour and graphite on paper, adhered on canvas, by Louis Latapie (circa 1930s). A colourful wintery scene, the bare trees are like wireless ...
Category

1930s Expressionist Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

The Mill
The Mill
$1,216 Sale Price
30% Off
Abstract Landscape with Palm Tree Judaica Gouache Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Mane-Katz (1894-1962) Landscape with palm tree. Gouache on paper, signed lower right. Dimensions: (Frame) H 37.5" x W 31", (Sight) H 24.5" x W 18" Emmanuel Mané-Katz (Hebrew:מאנה כ...
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20th Century Modern Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting Sports Basketball Arena Coca Cola Sign
Located in Surfside, FL
MALCAH ZELDIS ''Basketball'', 1988, gouache on paper Hand signed and dated bottom right, titled in pencil on paper verso Malcah Zeldis (born Mildred Brightman; 1931) is an Americ...
Category

1980s Folk Art Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Mediterranean Village Rooftops Church Towers and Pine Trees Watercolor
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mediterranean Village Rooftops Church Towers and Pine Trees Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25 x 9.75 inc...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Solar No 2
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
George Dannatt (1915-2009) Solar No 2 92 Gouache on black paper Image: 41.3 x 36.2 cm Frame: 58.7 x 54.0 cm Exhibitions: 1971 Nov. Marjorie Parr Gallery, London 1974 Dec. New...
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1970s Abstract Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Solar No 2
Solar No 2
$427 Sale Price
20% Off
British Impressionist Watercolor of Sunlit Country Lane
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of Sunlit Country Lane By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11 x 15.25 inches (Heig...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Charming Parisian Street Scene with Flower Market and Historic Architecture
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Parisian Street Scene signed by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) gouache painting on artist paper, unframed panting: 20 x 12.5 inches inscribed verso condition: This pa...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gouache

North on West Street (West Side Highway NYC Cityscape)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
De Hirsh Margules (1899-1965). North on West Street , 1939. Watercolor on Arches wove paper. Signed and dated in pencil by artist lower margin. Sheet measures 15 x 22 inches. Framed measurement: 27 x 34 inched. Incredibly vibrant and saturated color with no fading or toning of sheet. Provenance: Babcock Galleries, NYC De Hirsh Margules (1899–1965) was a Romanian-American "abstract realist" painter who crossed paths with many major American artistic and intellectual figures of the first half of the 20th century. Elaine de Kooning said that he was "[w]idely recognized as one of the most gifted and erudite watercolorists in the country". The New York Times critic Howard Devree stated in 1938 that "Margules uses color in a breath-taking manner. A keen observer, he eliminates scrupulously without distortion of his material." Devree later called Margules "one of our most daring experimentalists in the medium" Margules was also a well-known participant in the bohemian culture of New York City's Greenwich Village, where he was widely known as the "Baron" of Greenwich Village.[1] The New York Times described him as "one of Greenwich Village's best-known personalities" and "one of the best known and most buoyant characters about Greenwich Village. Early Life De Hirsh Margules was born in 1899 in the Romanian city of Iași (also known as Iasse, Jassy, or Jasse). When Margules was 10 weeks old, his family immigrated to New York City. Both of his parents were active in the Yiddish theater, His father was Yekutiel "Edward" Margules, a "renowned Jewish actor-impresario and founder of the Yiddish stage." Margules' mother, Rosa, thirty-nine years younger than his father, was an actress in the Yiddish theater and later in vaudeville. Although Margules appeared as a child actor with the Adler Family[11] and Bertha Kalich, his sister, Annette Margules, somewhat dubiously continued in family theater and vaudeville tradition, creating the blackface role of the lightly-clad Tondelayo (a part later played on film Hedy Lamarr) in Earl Carroll's 1924 Broadway exoticist hit, White Cargo. Annette herself faced stereotyping as an exotic flower: writing about her publicist Charles Bouchert stated that "Romania produces a stormy, temperamental type of woman---a type admirably fitted to portray emotion." His brother Samuel became a noted magician who appeared under the name "Rami-Sami." Samuel later became a lawyer, representing magician Horace Goldin, among others. A family portrait including a young De Hirsh, a portrait of Rosa and Annette together, and individual photos of Rosa and Edward can be found on the Museum of the City of New York website. At around age 9 or 10, Margules took art classes with the Boys Club on East Tenth Street, and his first taste of exhibition was at a student art show presented by the club. By age 11, he had won a city-wide prize (a box camera) at a children's art show presented by the department store Wanamakers. As a young teenager, Margules was already displaying a characteristic kindness and loyalty. Upon hearing that two friends (one of them was author Alexander King), were in trouble for breaking a school microscope, the nearly broke Margules gave them five dollars to repair the microscope . Margules had to approach a wealthy man that Margules had once saved on the subway from a heart attack. Margules didn't reveal the source of the five dollars to King until twenty-five years later. In his late teens, Margules studied for a couple of months in Pittsburgh with Edwin Randby, a follower of Western painter Frederic Remington. Thereafter he pursued a two-year course of studies in architecture, design and decoration at the New York Evening School of Art and Design, while working as a clerk during the day at Stern's Department Store. He was encouraged in these artistic pursuits by his neighbor, the painter Benno Greenstein (who later went by the name of Benjamin Benno). Artistic career In 1922, Margules began work as a police reporter for the City News Association of New York .Margules then considered himself something of an expert on art, and the painter Myron Lechay is said to have responded to some unsolicited analysis of his work with the remark "Since you seem to know so much about it, why don't you paint yourself?" This led to study with Lechay and a flurry of painting. Margules' first show was in 1922 at Jane Heap's Little Review Gallery. Thereafter Margules began to participate in shows with a group including Stuart Davis, Jan Matulka, Buckminster Fuller (exhibiting depictions of his "Dymaxion house") in a gallery run by art-lover and restaurateur Romany Marie on the floor above her cafe. Jane Heap, left, with Mina Loy and Ezra Pound During the 1920s, Margules traveled outside of the country a number of times. In 1922, with the intent of reaching Bali, he took a job as a "'wiper on a tramp steamer where [he] played nursemaid to the engine." He reached Rotterdam before he turned back. He would return to Rotterdam shortly thereafter. In 1927, Margules took a lengthy leave of absence from his day job as a police reporter in order to travel to Paris, where he "set up a studio in Montmartre's Place du Tertre, on the top floor of an almost deserted hotel, a shabby establishment, lacking both heat and running water." He studied at the Louvre and traveled to paint landscapes in provincial France and North Africa. Margules also joined the "Noctambulist" movement and experimented with painting and showing his artwork in low light.Jonathan Cott wrote that: the painter De Hirsch Margulies sat on the quays of the Seine and painted pictures in the dark. In fact, the first exhibition of these paintings, which could be seen only in a darkened room, took place in [ Walter Lowenfels'] Paris apartment. Elaine de Kooning remarked that studying the works of the Noctambulists confirmed Margules' "direction toward the use of primary colors for perverse effects of heavy shadow." It was also in Paris that Margules initially conceived his idea of "Time Painting", where a painting is divided into sectors, each representing a different time of day, with color choices meant to evoke that time of day. In Paris, his social circle included Lowenfels, photographer Berenice Abbott, publisher Jane Heap, composer George Anthiel, sculptor Thelma Wood, painter André Favory, writer Norman Douglas, writer and editor George Davis, composer and writer Max Ewing, and writer Michael Fraenkel. Upon his return to New York in 1929, Margules attended an exhibition of John Marin's paintings. While at the exhibition, he "launched into an eloquent explanation of Marin to two nearby women", and was overheard by an impressed Alfred Stieglitz. The famous photographer and art promoter invited Margules to dine with his wife, the artist Georgia O'Keeffe, and his assistant, painter Emil Zoler. Stieglitz thereafter became a friend and mentor to Margules, becoming for him "what Socrates was to his friends." Alfred Stieglitz Stieglitz introduced Margules to John Marin, who quickly became the most important painterly influence upon Margules. Elaine de Kooning later noted that Margules was "indebted to Marin and through Marin to Cézanne for his initial conceptual approach - for his constructions of scenes with no negative elements, for skies that loom with the impact of mountains." Margules himself said that Marin was his "father and ... academy." The admiration was by no means unreciprocated: Marin said that Margules was "an art lover with abounding faith and sincerity, with much intelligence and quick seeing." Stieglitz also introduced Margules to many other artistic and intellectual figures in New York. With the encouragement of Alfred Stieglitz, Margules in 1936 opened a two-room gallery at 43 West 8th Street called "Another Place." Over the following two years there were fourteen solo exhibitions by Margules and others, and the gallery was well-respected by the press. It was in this gallery that the painter James Lechay, Myron's brother, exhibited his first painting. In 1936, Margules first saw recognition by major art museums when both the Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston purchased his works. In 1942, Margules gave up working as a police reporter, and apparently dedicated himself thereafter solely to an artistic vocation. "The Baron of Greenwich Village"[edit] Margules made his mark not only as an artist, but also as an outsized personality known throughout Greenwich Village and beyond. To local residents, Margules was known as the "Baron", after Baron Maurice de Hirsch, a prominent German Jewish philanthropist. Margules was easily recognizable by the beret he routinely wore over his long hair. Writer Charles Norman said that he "dressed with a flair for sloppiness." He was said to "know everybody" in Greenwich Village, to the extent that when the novelist and poet Maxwell Bodenheim was murdered, Margules was the first one the police sought to identify the body. Margules' letters show him interacting with art world figures such as Sacha Kolin, John Marin and Alfred Stieglitz, as well as with prominent figures outside the art world such as polymath Buckminster Fuller and writer Henry Miller. Most of his friends and acquaintances found Margules a generous and voluble man, given to broadly emotionally expressive gestures and acts of kindness and loyalty. In 1929, he exhibited an example of this loyalty and fellow-feeling when he appeared in court to fight what the wrongful commitment of his friend, writer and sculptor Alfred Dreyfuss, who appeared to have been a victim of an illicit attempt to block an inheritance. The Greenwich Village chronicler Charles Norman described the bone-crushing hugs that Margules would routinely bestow on his friends and acquaintances, and speaks of the "persuasive theatricality" that Margules seemed to have inherited from his actor parents. Norman also wrote about Margules' routine acts of kindness, taking in homeless artists, constantly feeding his friends and providing the salvatory loan where needed. Norman also notes that Margules was blessed with a loud and good voice, and was apt to sing an operatic air without provocation. The writer and television personality Alexander King said I think the outstanding characteristics of my friend's personality are affirmation, emphasis, and overemphasis. He chooses to express himself predominantly in superlatives and the gestures which accompany his utterances are sometimes dangerous to life and limb. Of the bystanders, I mean. King also spoke with affectionate amusement about Margules' pride in his cooking, speaking of how "if he should ever invite you to dinner, he may serve you a hamburger with onions, in his kitchen-living room, with such an air of gastronomic protocol, such mysterious hints and ogliing innuendoes, as if César Ritz and Brillat-Savarin had sneaked out, only a moment before, with his secret recipe in their pockets." Margules was such a memorable New York personality that comic book writer Alvin Schwartz imagined him at the Sixth Avenue Cafeteria in a risible yet poignant debate with Clark Kent about whether Superman had the ability to stop Hitler. Margules' entrenchment in the Greenwich Village milieu can be seen in a photograph from Fred McDarrah's "Beat Generation Album" of a January 13, 1961 writers' and poets' meeting to discuss "The Funeral of the Beat Generation", in Robert Cordier [fr]'s railroad flat at 85 Christopher Street. 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1930s American Modern Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Rag Paper

Fine 1700's Italian Old Master Ink & Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical India
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'India' Italian School, 18th century ink and wash drawing on paper, framed within a light oak wood frame (behind glass) image size: 10.5 x 7 inches overall framed: 17 x 13 inches con...
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18th Century Old Masters Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Wild Summer Flowers in Champagne, Blooming Prairie, Illustration Style Poppies
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Wild Summer Flowers in Champagne" is an abstract expressionist painting by Romina Milano where a landscape of black gestures unfolds across colorful brushstrokes infused with raw em...
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2010s Naturalistic Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Handmade Paper

Fishing Village - Massachusetts Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Fishing Village - Massachusetts Watercolor on Paper Cloudy day on the Massachusetts Coast by Richard Clark Hare (American, 1906-1959). Richard Clarke Hare was a painter best known f...
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1950s American Impressionist Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Abstracted Letter Sunset, Vintage Miami Style Colors, Earth Tones Figures
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Abstracted Letter Sunset" is an abstract painting by Spanish artist Natalia Roman. These color field paintings are inspired by both modernist shapes of ...
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2010s Cubist Watercolor Paintings

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Acrylic, Gouache, Paper

Nine of Cups by Salvador Dalí
Located in New Orleans, LA
Salvador Dalí 1904-1989 Spanish Nine of Cups Signed "Dalí’" (top center) Gouache on photographic background This original gouache is a part of Salvador Dalí’s sought-after deck o...
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20th Century Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Photographic Paper

Chevaux de courses
Located in New Orleans, LA
Raoul Dufy 1877-1953 French Chevaux de courses (Racing Horses) Signed and dated "Raoul Dufy 1929" (lower right) Watercolor and gouache on Arches paper Raoul Dufy's fascination wi...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache

Antique Irish Lough Castle View In Kerry Highlands Ireland Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Circle of Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding (1787-1855) VIew In Kerry Highlands, Ireland watercolor/gouache on board, framed glass over picture framed: 10 x 14 inches board: 18 x 21 in...
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Early 19th Century Victorian Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Sam the Cat Prototype Study
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
"Sam the Cat" is a notable piece from Andy Warhol's early explorations in art, representing his fascination with everyday subjects and his distinctive appr...
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Mid-20th Century Pop Art Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Lithograph

Starfish Universes, Blue and Orange Patterns, Acrylic Painting on Paper, Abtract
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Monoprint

Miniature Watercolor Triptych of Historic English Churches and Gatehouses
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Miniature Watercolor Triptych of Historic English Churches and Gatehouses by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements...
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20th Century English School Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Vibrant French Gouache Painting of Navajo Jewelry Makers in Albuquerque
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Vibrant French Gouache Painting of Navajo Jewelry Makers in Albuquerque by Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965, French) Signed: Yes Medium: Original gouache painting on thick unframed p...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Original Watercolour Coastal Landscape with Fishing Huts and Bike
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
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;...
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20th Century Impressionist Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

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