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Pair of French Character Portraits, Purple and Green Backgrounds

C.1960s

French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper Image : 25.5 x 19.5 inches (frame not included in purchase) Superbly decorative 1960's Fre...

French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper signed lower corner Image : 12.75 x 9.5 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait...

Pair of French Character Portraits French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache on unframed paper Both stamped and named on the backs, with the artists ...

French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper stamped to the reverse Image : 25.5 x 19.5 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portra...

French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper signed lower corner Image : 12.5 x 9.5 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait pa...

French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper stamped Image : 25.5 x 20 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait painting. Ide...

A beautiful watercolor painting of a brown Carmel house with a white picket fence in front by Lillie Esther (Hillman) Heebner, a Watsonville, Monterey Bay area, California watercolor artist. Unsigned, but acquired with a collection of her work. Lillie (Lil) E. Heebner was guided through life by her creativity. Even at 92, she never felt old, and often said so. She met every situation in life—including death—with ingenuity. Although born in Richmond, Lillie lived in Watsonville all her life. Her father, Frederick H. Hillman, grew up on a strawberry ranch in Pajaro, graduated from Watsonville High School in 1916, and served in France during World War I. He later worked for Martinelli's Apple Cider plant and became foreman. Lillie's mother, Esther C. Hobson, moved as an infant from Bakersfield to Santa Cruz with her family in 1901, when they founded Hobson's Bath House at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk...

Exquisitely precocious portrait of a little flower girl or "Petite Fille de Journal", paper girl in Paris by Roger Etienne (French, 1923-2011). Signed and dated lower left, "Etienne ...

Standing portrait of a Japanese woman holding a basket on her head by Angelica Schuyler Patterson (American, 1864-1952). A Japanese woman is wearing traditional clothing, standing to face the viewer. She is holding a wicker basket, balanced upon her head. The portrait is rendered in great detail, evident in the delicate treatment of the folds and patterns in the her clothing. Signed "A.S. Patterson" in the lower right corner. Two artist's chops (stamps) are present, one in each corner. Presented in a gold painted frame with a gold mat. Image size: 12.5"H x 7.25"W Frame size: 19.75"H x 14.25"W Angelica Schuyler Patterson (American, 1864-1952) was born in New Jersey in June 1864. Patterson was a resident of Boston, MA in 1900 and Pasadena, CA in 1911-15. Patterson was know for portrait paintings, but also achieved some notoriety for her semi-religious work that often took a non-traditional perspective on Judeo-Christian beliefs - Patterson insisted that angels did not have wings, and blended notions of auras and mystical visions with traditional Catholic symbolism. She often painted highly symbolic works yet was insistent that the symbolism was in the eye of the beholder, rather than inherent in the works themselves. Exhibited: Pasadena Art Association, 1911 Art Alliance Galleries, Philadelphia PA, 1918, 1921 Grace Nicholson Galleries...

Signed lower left, 'Sarah H. Hobson' and dated, '1936'. A delicately modeled, gouache and watercolor study of a young woman with copper hair. Sarah Villarette Hoover Hobson studied...

Wonderful 60's chic is on full display in this beach scene. It's masterfully designed. The beautiful model horizontally fills the center space while supporting players fill background spaces. The style is very flat with lots of gray muting the colors and defining the artist's palette. Fuch's was a giant talent who is overlooked by today's art world participants. His style could be described as a post-post impressionist. This particular work is so deftly designed and exhibits the most intriguing positive and negative spaces. The model is rendered with loose, quick and authoritative brush strokes which give an air of chic confidence. Most of all, it's her dreamy blue eyes that truly captivate the viewer. All parts of the eye ( Iris, Pupil, Sclera ) are composed of a soft robin's egg blue which is in counterpoint the pink day-glow color on her lips. She looks at you. You look back and the process is repeated and repeated. Fuch's not just a great painter, designer, academic artist but a brilliant and innovative colorist as well. To demonstrate how great this simple work is, out of a world population of 7.2 billion people, as a betting man, I would say there may be no other artist who could render a scene this good. An artist such as Peter Doig, who does nice and beautiful work, may come close to the talent of Fuchs. Bernard Fuchs American, 1932 - 2009 Girl at the Beach...

On the Streets of Paris by Lu Haskew Watercolor ​30x22" image size, archivally matted and framed behind glass. A young musician plays their violin wi...