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California Watercolor School

Geometric Watercolor by David Novros, California School
Geometric Watercolor by David Novros, California School

Geometric Watercolor by David Novros, California School

Located in New York, NY

David Novros (American, b. 1941) Untitled (Home Savings Study), 1986 Watercolor on paper Framed: 35

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1980s Minimalist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Harvest Time The Hills of Mt Tamalpais near Lake Bon Tempe 1890s
Harvest Time The Hills of Mt Tamalpais near Lake Bon Tempe 1890s

Harvest Time The Hills of Mt Tamalpais near Lake Bon Tempe 1890s

Located in Soquel, CA

19th century were a time of work and play as seen in this watercolor near Lake Bon Tempe circa 1898

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Late 19th Century American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Watercolor, Illustration Board, Laid Paper

'Dynamic Figurative', California Post-Impressionist, Ruskin School of Art
'Dynamic Figurative', California Post-Impressionist, Ruskin School of Art

'Dynamic Figurative', California Post-Impressionist, Ruskin School of Art

By Robert Moesle

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right "Moesle" and painted circa 1975. Gouache and watercolor figurative showing

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1970s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

“Seaside Cliffs, California”
“Seaside Cliffs, California”

George Douglas Brewerton“Seaside Cliffs, California”, Circa 1880

$2,240Sale Price|20% Off

H 22 in W 9.25 in D 1 in

“Seaside Cliffs, California”

Located in Southampton, NY

California by the well known Hudson River artist, George Douglas Bremerton. Signed lower left. Circa 1880

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1870s Hudson River School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Archival Paper

“Near Mount Shasta, California”
“Near Mount Shasta, California”

George Douglas Brewerton“Near Mount Shasta, California”, 1876

$4,800Sale Price|20% Off

H 18.25 in W 28 in D 1 in

“Near Mount Shasta, California”

Located in Southampton, NY

. A Northern California scene near Mount Shasta. Signed lower left and dated 1876. Recently

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1870s Hudson River School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Archival Paper

“View of Mount Shasta, California”
“View of Mount Shasta, California”

“View of Mount Shasta, California”

Located in Southampton, NY

Douglas Brewerton. A view of Mount Shasta in Northern California. Signed lower left. Circa 1880

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1870s Hudson River School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Archival Paper

“View of Mount Shasta, California”
“View of Mount Shasta, California”

George Douglas Brewerton“View of Mount Shasta, California”, 1874

$4,800Sale Price|20% Off

H 18.25 in W 28 in D 1 in

“View of Mount Shasta, California”

Located in Southampton, NY

Beautiful original pastel on archival paper of Mount Shasta in Northern California by the well

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1870s Hudson River School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Archival Paper

Mid Century California School Cove Landscape
Mid Century California School Cove Landscape

Mid Century California School Cove Landscape

Located in Soquel, CA

member, 1953-57 American Watercolor Society. Brilliant Watercolor artist in the California School Style

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Circus Wagons
Circus Wagons

Millard SheetsCircus Wagons, 1927

$5,000

H 10 in W 19.75 in D 2 in

Circus Wagons

By Millard Sheets

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Museum and in many ways, his work came to represent the California watercolor school. This success

Category

1920s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

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Serene California Plein Air Landscape -- Eucalyptus School
Serene California Plein Air Landscape -- Eucalyptus School

Serene California Plein Air Landscape -- Eucalyptus School

Located in Soquel, CA

Beautiful and serene watercolor of Eucalyptus near stream's edge in the style of Percy Gray

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1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

George Booth Post Watercolor of San Fransisco Street Scene
George Booth Post Watercolor of San Fransisco Street Scene

George Booth Post Watercolor of San Fransisco Street Scene

By George Post

Located in Philadelphia, PA

California School of watercolor, part of the California Scene Painting school of the mid 1920s until the mid

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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Daffodils in the Carmel Valley by Nell Walker Warner
Daffodils in the Carmel Valley by Nell Walker Warner

Daffodils in the Carmel Valley by Nell Walker Warner

By Nell Walker Warner

Located in Soquel, CA

the 1950s or 60s. Memberships: California Art Club; Glendale Art Association; California Watercolor

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1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Mid Century Birch Trees Abstracted Landscape
Mid Century Birch Trees Abstracted Landscape

Mid Century Birch Trees Abstracted Landscape

By Ed Schlick

Located in Soquel, CA

the artist taught painting and watercolor at the California Labor School where he also studied

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1960s Fauvist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bickfords Landing, Gloucester Harbor
Bickfords Landing, Gloucester Harbor

Bickfords Landing, Gloucester Harbor

By Nell Walker Warner

Located in Soquel, CA

Museum of Art, Utah; GGIE; Carmel Art Association; Academy of Western Painters; California Watercolor

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1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board, ABS

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"Winter Landscape" Dale Bessire, Impressionist American Snowy Landscape

"Winter Landscape" Dale Bessire, Impressionist American Snowy Landscape

Located in New York, NY

Dale Bessire Winter Landscape Signed lower right Oil on canvas 20 x 24 inches A founding member of the Brown County Art Gallery Association, Dale Bessire was a native of Indianapol...

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1910s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Arquebusiers En Manoeuvre", After Marchetti
"Arquebusiers En Manoeuvre", After Marchetti

"Arquebusiers En Manoeuvre", After Marchetti

Located in Soquel, CA

Figurative landscape of four infantrymen in formation with their long arquebus guns by Adolphe Ancker (Dutch, 19th Century), after Marchetti. Signed and dated "Adolph Ancker 1888" lo...

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1880s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Cowboy in the Canyon, Small Contemporary Multicolor Abstract Figural Landscape
Cowboy in the Canyon, Small Contemporary Multicolor Abstract Figural Landscape

Cowboy in the Canyon, Small Contemporary Multicolor Abstract Figural Landscape

By Tiffanie Mang

Located in Soquel, CA

Small-scale yet bold multi-colored abstracted figurative landscape of a horse rider in a canyon (a study after Edgar Payne’s works) by Tiffanie Mang (American, b. 1991). Monogrammed ...

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2010s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Cardboard

Polar Sea Landscape
Polar Sea Landscape

Polar Sea Landscape

By George Curtis

Located in Fredericksburg, VA

George Curtis transcended the typical Hudson River School style with this painting. While in the Hudson River School, painters often created warmer landscapes of the American country...

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Mid-19th Century Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Very Fine Austrian Oil on Canvas "Young Ladies Collecting Spring Flowers"
A Very Fine Austrian Oil on Canvas "Young Ladies Collecting Spring Flowers"

A Very Fine Austrian Oil on Canvas "Young Ladies Collecting Spring Flowers"

By Hans Zatzka

Located in LA, CA

Hans Zatzka (Austrian, 1859-1945) a very fine and charming oil on canvas ""Young Ladies Collecting Spring Flowers", depicting three young maidens picking flowers by a lake. The three...

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Late 19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th Century Scottish river landscape oil painting of Glen Falloch
19th Century Scottish river landscape oil painting of Glen Falloch

19th Century Scottish river landscape oil painting of Glen Falloch

By Sidney Richard Percy

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

Sidney Richard Percy British, (1821-1886) Glen Falloch Oil on canvas, signed & dated (18)69 Image size: 23.5 inches x 37.5 inches Size including frame: 29.5 inches x 43.5 inches...

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19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Horse in the Fields - 1930's Watercolor Figurative Landscape
Horse in the Fields - 1930's Watercolor Figurative Landscape

Horse in the Fields - 1930's Watercolor Figurative Landscape

By John Stellman

Located in Soquel, CA

Horse in the fields, a figurative watercolor landscape by Louis John Stellman (American, 1877-1961), c.1935. Presented in a wooden frame with linen liner. Signed "Stellman" lower rig...

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1930s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Schooners on the Coast with Rocks Tide Pools and bird by Howard Garfield Gray
Schooners on the Coast with Rocks Tide Pools and bird by Howard Garfield Gray

Schooners on the Coast with Rocks Tide Pools and bird by Howard Garfield Gray

Located in Soquel, CA

Schooners on the Coast with Rocks Tide Pools and bird by Howard Garfield Gray Schooners in the mist by artist and illustrator Howard Garfield Gray (American, 19th-20th C). Watercolor...

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Early 1900s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

Pine trees in a river valley with the Blue Ridge Mountains - American School
Pine trees in a river valley with the Blue Ridge Mountains - American School

Pine trees in a river valley with the Blue Ridge Mountains - American School

Located in Middletown, NY

An unfinished but spirited plein-air composition of what appears to be the Shenandoah or Potomac River valley with the Blue Ridge Mountains in the distance. Watercolor on board with...

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Early 1900s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Crayon, Watercolor, Board

"Days End" - Volcano, California 1970's Horizontal Landscape
"Days End" - Volcano, California 1970's Horizontal Landscape

"Days End" - Volcano, California 1970's Horizontal Landscape

By Frederick Colbus

Located in Soquel, CA

A charming scene of a man leading his horse down a country lane near a red barn in Volcano, CA by listed artist Frederick Colbus (American, 1917-1986). Signed and dated "F. Colbus...

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1970s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

"San Anton Palace Malta" Early 20th Cent. Garden and Fountain Watercolor Russian
"San Anton Palace Malta" Early 20th Cent. Garden and Fountain Watercolor Russian

"San Anton Palace Malta" Early 20th Cent. Garden and Fountain Watercolor Russian

Located in Soquel, CA

A significant early 20th century landscape watercolor of the paradisical gardens at San Anton Palace in Attard, Malta by Nicholas Krasnoff, 1920 (Russian, 1864-1939). This beautiful ...

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1920s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Mother and Children watercolor painting by John E. Costigan

Mother and Children watercolor painting by John E. Costigan

By John Costigan

Located in Hudson, NY

Painting measures 22" x 28" and framed 26" x 32" x 2" Hand-signed "J.E. Costigan NA 1952" lower left. About this artist: John Costigan was a self-taught painter distinguished by h...

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Gold Rush Town Columbia, California Landscape by Lillie Heebner
Gold Rush Town Columbia, California Landscape by Lillie Heebner

Gold Rush Town Columbia, California Landscape by Lillie Heebner

By L. Heebner

Located in Soquel, CA

Colorful figurative landscape watercolor painting of Columbia, California, showing two men in cowboy hats. By Lillie Eesther (Hillman) Heebner, a Monterey Bay area artist. Signed "L....

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1970s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

Wheat Field Harvest, Early 20th Century Figurative Landscape
Wheat Field Harvest, Early 20th Century Figurative Landscape

Wheat Field Harvest, Early 20th Century Figurative Landscape

$600Sale Price|20% Off

H 13.25 in W 19.75 in D 0.13 in

Wheat Field Harvest, Early 20th Century Figurative Landscape

Located in Soquel, CA

Early 20th century Italian figurative landscape of a traditional wheat field harvest scene, by S. Frosini (Italian, 20th Century). This figurative landscape in gouache depicts in gre...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

1930's Milford, CT Landscape -- First Church of Christ Congregational
1930's Milford, CT Landscape -- First Church of Christ Congregational

1930's Milford, CT Landscape -- First Church of Christ Congregational

Located in Soquel, CA

1930's watercolor figurative landscape depicting the First Church of Christ Congregational in Milford, Connecticut by J. Nolan of Providence, Rhode Island (American, 20th Century). S...

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1920s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

"Untitled 1, " Watercolor Painting

"Untitled 1, " Watercolor Painting

Located in Denver, CO

Clyde Steadman's "Untitled 1" is an original, handmade watercolor painting that depicts an urban landscape with human silhouettes.

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2010s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

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