Watercolor Paintings

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...

This artwork, titled "Fort on the Hill," is a mesmerizing exploration of light, color, and form. The painting captures a historic stone fort nestled amidst a lush landscape of robust...

French Impressionist watercolour on paper view of a colourful village, spanning a river and mountain landscape by Henri Clamen. The painting is unsigned but was acquired from the art...

Gold and orange yellow with black and white emblazon this figurative mixed media 'San Tropez Palette' abstracted figurative nude from Kim Frohsin's "Figures...

A Day out in the Highlands Scottish School, circa 1830's period original watercolour painting on paper unframed painting: 12.75 x 16.5 inches A lovely tranquil scene of figures enj...

Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975) watercolour on paper, unframed painting: 8.25 x 9 inches provenance: the artists estate, France condition: very good and sound condition; there are...

White, brown, red, and orange lines shape an abstract maze in this signed painting by Paul Showalter. October 10, 1940 - May 24, 2019 Artist, Designer, Painter, Poet, Sculptor Paul Showalter was born in Pasadena, California in 1940. Paul studied art and design at Pasadena City College, and later received a full scholarship to study at the renowned Chouinard Art Institute (now CalArts) and Otis Art Institute (now Otis-Parson) in Los Angeles, majoring in Advertising Design and Illustration. In 1966, Paul Showalter founded the Graphics and Communication Department at the new Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the first major art museum in Los Angeles, setting high standards of museum graphics throughout Southern California. At the 1970 World's Fair in Osaka, Japan, Paul was nominated for Best Animated Short Film for his film titled "The Moon Step." In 1974, Paul founded his own commercial graphic design firm, which specialized in the design of corporate identity programs, exhibition graphics, illustration, and print communications. He also designed floats for the Pasadena Tournament of Roses parade...

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...

Title: French Street Scene with Windmill and Figures in Impressionist Style by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 10.5 inches (height) x 8.75 inches (width) Gouache painting on board, ...

Banwari Lal Jangid Mewar School, Maharaja on horseback with guards Size: 37.2 x 28.2 cm Natural Pigment on Handmade paper 20th Century This is a fabulous miniature painting by one ...

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...

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...

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...

Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of a Village Lane with Cottages by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11 x 15.25 inc...

Judd Mercer's (US based) "051 - Plein Air-Englewood, CO" is a gouache painting depicting a landscape during sunset. Artist bio/statement Judd Mercer is a contemporary landscape pai...

Henri Pierre Fortier, Untitled (Autumn Landscape), gouache, c. 1940s. Signed in ink. Inscribed 'To my Friend CLINTON R. MULFORD'. A fine, painterly watercolor, with rich, layered colors, on heavy dark brown drawing paper with approximately 1/4 inch margins; an unfinished figurative sketch...

This evocative 1939 original painting, titled “Man In His Search for God,” is a rare and powerful work from Charles Bunnell’s acclaimed Black and Blue Series. Executed in ink wash or...

A set of four fine hand painted botanical watercolour studies on silk by La Roche Laffitte. The works are signed bottom right and titled below three of the watercolours in Latin and ...

This artwork might be one of two versions, the other one being in the Museum in les Invalides Paris. Note. This version has a more accomplished academic style. Dimensions with original gold frame 107 x 87 cm Conditions Excellent overall, supported by an original frame withan antique glass. EDOUARD DETAILLE The emperor is accompanied by his aide-de-camp, Colonel Castelnau, and Marshal Canrobert. In a gilded wooden frame, under a Marie Louise blue background. Life and time Born in 1848 into a close-knit bourgeois family, Édouard Detaille, the eldest of eight children, displayed early talent in drawing. “He was a prodigy,” notes François Robichon. By the age of thirteen, he exhibited an astonishing surety of hand and a phenomenal sense of composition. His father, connected to Horace Vernet, encouraged him. At seventeen, after passing his baccalaureate, he entered Meissonier’s studio. This relationship, which developed into mutual affection, spared Detaille the academic detour through the École des Beaux-Arts. Rather than dictating an official art style, Meissonier, at the peak of his fame, traveled with his students, introducing them to the nuances of Titian, Rembrandt, and Rubens in Brussels and Lille. In 1867, the Paris of “free trade” dominated the world through the technological revolutions of the Universal Exhibition, and the amiable young man, striking in appearance, discovered the salon of Princess Mathilde and the theater of Dumas fils. He even approached the Empress, noting in his journals, “Not bad, the Empress.” This observation encapsulated Detaille: he had no doubts about his talent, cultivated panache, enjoyed the company of beautiful women, and aimed to conquer the circles of power without sacrificing his freedom. From childhood, he listened to his calling: “Before I could read, I could guess the subjects of battles, the names of famous generals, the weapons of officers and soldiers from the images I admired in the books of Norvins and Laurent de l'Ardèche.” He mingled with collectors and regularly attended military reviews on the Champs-Élysées. His first painting exhibited at the Salon in 1868, “La Halte de tambours,” was praised by critics who immediately recognized “a remarkable truth of observation and simplicity of effect.” The purchase of this work by Princess Mathilde, cousin of Emperor Louis-Napoleon, made Detaille, at twenty, an envied celebrity known to Sainte-Beuve, Théophile Gautier, the Goncourt brothers, and Flaubert. The young artist’s humanistic vision contrasted with the compositions of his predecessors, depicting soldiers in maneuvers, contemplative and resigned as war loomed. **The Combatant’s Vision** The Siege of Paris, where he nearly lost his life in 1870, and the deaths of two brothers in that defeat darkened his outlook. From 1871 onward, Detaille no longer concealed the cruelties of war: German riflemen mowed down by machine gun fire, cavalrymen and panicked horses caught in ambushes, fields plowed by shells strewn with dead animals. The unvarnished tragedy: “It is an absolute fact that no painter has ever rendered a battlefield covered with corpses as it is,” commented Jules Claretie. The fallen bodies still bear the appearance of life in their frozen rigidity. Detaille’s testimony of the devastating defeat and the catastrophic effects of the first total war in history was not a celebration of heroism but a lament, a “lesson in darkness.” “From war, once considered the supreme effort of human genius, we now see only melancholy and horrors,” judged one writer in response to his canvases. “Detaille experienced the reality of combat at a young age during a war that foreshadowed the two world conflicts of the 20th century,” explains François Robichon. With great realism, Detaille painted war from the perspective of the combatant. He introduced a humanity and a critical lucidity regarding the evolution of warfare. His works intensely captured the violence and firepower of new weapons like machine guns. Before he turned thirty, Detaille had become a chronicler of these painful years. He exhibited, as a critic noted, a “striking portrait of modern war” that both French civilians and soldiers had experienced firsthand. He embodied a youth humiliated and eager for revenge. Yet this scrupulous artist also remembered, in his expansive landscapes—from the chalky plateaus of Île-de-France to the Russian plains—the lessons of Corot and Courbet. Manet was not far off. “I wouldn’t want my art to be reduced to mere patriotic art,” he asserted. “A system I often employ and love is to first execute the landscape, very effective, very tight, based on nature…” Echoing Meissonier’s advice: “Always nature, always nature!” Detaille remained close to this father figure, constructing a grand townhouse next to his mentor’s studio at 129 boulevard Malesherbes at the age of 26, having purchased 425 m² of land from the Pereire brothers. He even chose the same architect as Meissonier: Paul Boesvilwald. A bachelor and incorrigible seducer, the painter welcomed his conquests, including Valtesse de la Bigne, amidst his collections, having built his studio in the courtyard. Diplomatic Actor As Detaille’s fame grew, his Malesherbes townhouse quickly became a gathering place for foreign princes, politicians, and heads of state, where Juliette Adam, Léon Gambetta’s muse, offered him valuable advice. The Prince of Wales, the future Edward VII, developed a genuine friendship with the painter. “This fervent patriot, friend of Déroulède, was extraordinarily open to the world,” recounts François Robichon. In just a few years, he gained considerable social, cultural, and international stature. Received at Windsor, at the English court, he was close to Tsar Alexander III and a great friend of Félix Faure. In this capacity, Detaille played a decisive role in the Entente Cordiale, signed in 1904 between England and France, and in the Franco-Russian alliance of 1894, thereby contributing to the Triple Entente among the three powers. An engaged witness of his time—associated with the birth of the “Ligue des Patriotes” alongside Alphonse de Neuville...

This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. "Pacific Sunset Waves" is an original cyanotype that abstractly shows the sunset reflections on the sea. Details: + Titl...

French Impressionist watercolour on paper view of children in an idyllic country scene by Henri Clamen. Signed bottom right. Acquired from the atelier of the artist with other signed works. Pencil annotation top right and to the back of the paper. A charming view of two children waiting in the shade of a beautiful summers day by the side of a country lane. An archway through to a farmyard and a farmhouse beyond. Dappled light through the overhead leaves and branches. In the lane to the left a hay wain...

Provencal Landscape by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998) Signed and dated 47' From a batch of similar work where most were dated 1942-1947 watercolour painting on paper, unframed meas...

"Soucoupes Volantes (Saucers)" is an abstract Post War gouache painting by Alexander Calder in 1965. The artwork is 42 1/4 x 29 5/8 inches and is 49 1/4 x 35 1/2 x 1 7/8 inches with ...

'Joan of Arc' (Jeanne d'Arc) by Jais Nielsen, 1923. Paris, Salon d’Automne, Section d'Or, Group of Thirteen, Benezit ---- Signed lower right 'Jais' for Jais Nielsen (Danish, 1885-1...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Wine Street Looking to Corn Street in Bristol by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measure...

Mont Boron, Nice Tony Minartz (French, 1873 - 1994) signed watercolour on artist paper Titled verso painting : 12.75 x 17 inches Provenance: private collection in the South of Fran...

Signed lower right, 'Theodore Villa' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1985; titled, lower left, 'Cake Walk: Fancy Dancer and the Sunset Queen'. Born in Santa Barbara of Wh...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Floating Harbour in Bristol circa 1880 by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: ...

Basketball Player Gouache on card stock, c. 1940 Signed by the artist in ink lower center A study for the fresco mural in the Social Security Buildin...

'E.K.: With Aqua Fabric' by celebrated figurative artist Kim Frohsin, painted in 2018. The artwork is 10 x 8 inches and it is professionally framed in a museum quality white maple ha...

Sunflower Bouquet signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 11.75 x 9.5 inches Gouache painting on cardboard, unframed Inscribed verso Condition: The painting is in good condition,...

"A Shady Runlet" Stream in Fall New Jersey Watercolor 1878 A rare and exceptional watercolor of two ladies viewing a New Jersey stream in fall by William C. Bauer (American, 1856- 1...

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...

One of my favorite French Fauvist painters, Henri Grenier (1882 - 1940), masterfully captures the energy of the turn-of-the-century Boulevard Saint-Germain in this exciting work on p...

Falling Towards Myself is a large-scale multicolored abstract painting with dramatic shades of Kelly green, vibrant cobalt lapis blue, yellow, ochre, peach and pale mint green agains...

Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of a Seascape with Dramatic Sky and Cliffs By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11....

"Autumn Harvest IV" is an abstract expressionist painting by Romina Milano where a dance of black gestures unfolds across colorful brushstrokes infused with raw emotion. Romina Mil...

Title: Southwold Harbour Fish Market Scene with Figures and Sheds Original Watercolour By Tony Herbert (1927-2024) Signed: Bottom right Medium: Watercolor on paper, mounted Size: 16 ...

Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of a Vast Sky, Rolling Hills and Farm by Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11.25 x ...

Circa 1945 Signed lower left Sight size 12 x 10.5 in Overall size in newly matted one inch wide black frame 25.5 x 21.5 in

Sylvia Bernstein (1918-1990). Portrait of a Young Woman, ca. 1960. Gouache on paper, image measures 9.5 inch h.., 10 inches w. ; 17 x 17 inches framed measurement. Signed lower right. Excellent condition. Born : New York City Education : National Academy of Design Exhibits (group) Juried Shows at : Allied Artists; Audubon Artists; National Society of Painters in Casein; Hudson River Museum; Butler Institute of American Art; Portland Summer Art Festival; Columbia Painting Biennial; Columbia Museum; Riverside Museum; Brick Store Museum; First National Exhibition of American Art, Chautauqua, New York; New York City Center; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts; Philadelphia Watercolor Annual; Brooklyn Museum International Watercolor Exhibition; Art-USA; J & M Ringling Museum; 9th Annual American Watercolor Traveling Show; Whitney Museum of American Art; Parrish Museum; American Academy of Arts and Letters; Wadsworth Atheneum. Solo Exhibits 1956 Ruth White Gallery; 1959 Ruth White Gallery; 1959 Silvermine Guild of Artists; 1960 Ruth White Gallery. Awards : National Association of Women Artists, 1954, 1957; New York City Center 1956; 1957 Honorable Mention National Arts Club, Allied Artists, Jane C. Stanley Memorial Award, Grumbacher Award in Watercolor at New England Painting...

Thelma Corbin Moody Blue Mountains c. 1960's Gouache on Arches Paper 19 1/4" x 24 3/4", Unframed Unsigned Lovely, mid century gouache painting, b...

Title: Provence Watercolor of Pont du Gard Roman Aqueduct & River Scene by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017) Signed: Yes Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper Size: 12.25 x ...

Lush watercolor landscape by unknown artist Erazo (20th Century). In a small village, a lone figure walks down the street, away from the viewer. A large, snowcapped mountain rises dr...

'Sacré-Coeur, Montmartre at Willette Square, Paris', gouache on art paper (circa 1930s), by Lucien Génin. Created by the Director of Public Ways and Promenades under Napoleon III, Sq...

French gouache on card, an interior view of an artist's atelier by Claude Gemy. The painting is signed bottom right and is annotated, signed and dated to the back of the card. Prove...

Title: Seated Figures by the Sea by Pierre Neveu French Watercolour Beach Scene Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 9.25 x 7 inch...

Antique American abstract landscape painting. Watercolor on paper. Framed.

The artist has covered New York collections for over 16 years and has interviewed, as a journalist, several fashion designers and personalities for different publications. He loves t...

Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of a Sailing Boat on a Serene Lake By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions: 11 x 15.25 ...

The artist: Henri Aime Duhem (1860-1941) French *see notes below, signed Title: Sunset at Sea Medium: signed gouache on paper, loosely laid over card,...

“Orientalist Portrait of an Arab Man” Half-length, turned to the left, oval Jean-Horace Vernet (French 1789-1863) Circa 1830s Watercolor heightened with touches of white on paper Sig...

Blue Mother Drawing #2, by Jeanette Fintz in 2020 22 x 30 inches watercolor, gouache on Fabriano paper Signed lower right corner Framed: 32 x 39.5 inches, custom white frame, 8 ply w...

Nude female portrait in paint and sgraffito technique on board by Peter Szabo. The work is signed to the back and with a dedication. presented with a plain baton wood surround. This...

The Cottage Steps By Gunn Gwennet (British early 1900’s) signed watercolor painting on paper mounted in a frame. framed: 21 x 18 inches Image: 14 x 9.75 inches provenance: private co...

Ferd Sondern (b.1923) Puppy and Duckling, 1977. Pencil, gouache and watercolor on illustration board. Complete panel measures 7 x 9 inches. Signed lower left. Credited on verso. ...

Sandy Litchfield’s "Latent" reflects her signature approach of transforming landscapes into lyrical, abstracted visions. Drawing from memory, walking, and direct observation, Litchfi...

Amanda Immurs, an artist hailing from Hamilton, Canada, creates enchanting watercolor artworks that bring whimsical scenes of children, animals, and flora to life. Immurs' art is gro...

Artist/ School: Jill Jackson (British, contemporary) Title: Sunlit Garden Path Medium: gouache on artist paper, unframed Painting : 25.5 x 18 inches Provenance: all the painting...

June Glasson is an artist, illustrator, and designer. She live in Laramie, WY. Her paintings have been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London, Nature Morte Gallery in B...