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Early Watercolor Painting of Redwood Forest in California
Located in Houston, TX
Watercolor painting of the Redwood forest located in California. Painting is mainly red and blue
Category
20th Century Naturalistic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
California Hills, Mid Century Landscape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Southern California Impressionism, Elmer Wachtel is best known for his sweeping early 20th century plein
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Whalers Shack on the Northern California Coast - Watercolor Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Serene depiction of a Whaling shack circa 1900 near Davenport, California attributed to Lillian
Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
H 14 in. W 18 in. D .25 in.
Old Town Auburn, Vintage California Landscape Watercolor by Les Anderson
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
early 1970's landscape watercolor of quaint and historical Old Town Auburn, California by Les (Leslie
Category
1970s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
H 24.75 in. W 33.75 in. D 1.5 in.
Methodist Church in Old Bodie Ghost Town - California - Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Methodist Church in Bodie California - Watercolor on Paper
Delightful watercolor by California
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
H 15.75 in. W 19.75 in. D .75 in.
'A Picnic by the River', Early California Watercolorist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
1900.
This early California artist was active at the turn of the twentieth century and is known for
Category
Early 1900s Academic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Postcard
H 8.75 in. W 14.25 in.
"Boats at Low Tide", Early 20th Century Coastal Landscape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
California watercolor artist (Canadian/American, 1862-1922). Initialed "M. M. W." in the lower right corner
Category
1910s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
H 14.5 in. W 19.25 in. D 1.75 in.
Crescent Bridge, California
By Joseph Weisman
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Crescent Bridge, California" c.1960 is a watercolor on paper by California
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
California Seascape with Gulls
Located in Houston, TX
Early 20th Century California Seascape done with watercolor and egg tempera on paper. Painting
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Egg Tempera, Watercolor
'San Francisco and the Bay', Early California Woman Artist, Palo Alto Art Club
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
work, "Artists in California, 1786-1940".
Category
1970s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Landscape Scene of Trees in Autumn in Colorado, Early 20th Century Watercolor
By Charles Partridge Adams
Located in Denver, CO
Watercolor and gouache on paper of a landscape scene with trees in autumn in Colorado by Charles
Category
Early 1900s Hudson River School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache
H 15.5 in. W 20 in. D 2.25 in.
California landscape
By Carl Sammons
Located in Houston, TX
Considered one of the early "California Impressionists" Carl Sammons is known for plain air
Category
1930s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
The Spanish Peaks, Southern Colorado, Mountain Landscape Watercolor Painting
By Charles Partridge Adams
Located in Denver, CO
"The Spanish Peaks, Southern Colorado", vintage early 20th century original mountain landscape
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Watercolor
H 15.25 in. W 19.25 in. D .75 in.
Landscape with Boat and House, California
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Landscape with Boat and House, California" is a watercolor by California artist
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
H 25 in. W 31 in. D 1.5 in.
Night Rays, Abstract Expressionist Watercolor
By Murray Hantman
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Expressionist
Subject: Landscape
Medium: Watercolor
Surface: Paper
Country: United States
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"Sierra Country", Abstracted Landscape Watercolor
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant abstract landscape watercolor titled "Sierra Country" by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
'Water's Edge', California Woman Artist, CWS, SWA
By Marjorie Stevens
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Francisco's Victorian houses and was a member of the East Bay Art Association, California Watercolor Society
Category
1960s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
H 14.5 in. W 19.25 in. D .01 in.
Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Fiery Sky
By Murray Hantman
Located in Surfside, FL
west with him when, while living in southern California for a period in the early 1930s, he joined
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
'Late Sunset, California', LACMA, Laguna Beach Art Association, PAFA, CWS
By Karl Yens
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, 1927, 1935), California Watercolor Society (1922), Riverside, Orange County and Los Angeles Fairs of
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Expressionist Figure in Watercolor, Circa 1950s
By Richard Van Wingerden
Located in San Francisco, CA
This mid 20th century watercolor on paper is by Dutch-Californian Expressionist Richard Van
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
H 15 in. W 11 in. D .07 in.
Abstracted Vibrant Landscape Mid Century Watercolor
By Ross Curtis
Located in San Francisco, CA
This mid 20th century watercolor landscape is by California Expressionist painter and sculptor Ross
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Monolith Rock - Mid Century Monterey, California Seascape
By Joseph Yeager
Located in Soquel, CA
Seascape of waves crashing against a large rock by Joseph Yeager (early-mid 20th Century) on heavy
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
H 22 in. W 30 in. D 0.03 in.
Colorful Modern Landscape Watercolor by Erle Loran
By Erle Loran
Located in Pasadena, CA
International Exposition of 1939; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1945; California Watercolor Society
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"Nellie" Steamship - Maritime Figurative Landscape Watercolor
By Lee Wiseman
Located in Soquel, CA
Watercolor Society, which was formed in the mid-1960’s. In the early 1970’s she headed and exhibited with The
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
H 12 in. W 16 in. D .25 in.
Couple in Venice 20th Century Watercolor & Pastel
By Sam Hugh Harris
Located in San Francisco, CA
under the tutelage of his father Sam Hyde Harris (1889-1977) who distinguished himself as an early
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Watercolor
Minimal Seated Male Nude 1950s Ink & Watercolor
By Richard Van Wingerden
Located in San Francisco, CA
This 1950s ink and watercolor on paper male nude study is by Dutch-Californian Expressionist
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
H 18 in. W 11 in. D 1.5 in.
California Expressionist Still Life 1940-50s
By Richard Van Wingerden
Located in San Francisco, CA
This 1940-50s watercolor on paper still life with irises and a book is by Dutch-Californian
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
H 22 in. W 15 in. D .07 in.
William John Whittemore "St Monans Church, Fife" Original Watercolor c.1920
By William John Whittemore
Located in San Francisco, CA
William John Whittemore (American, 1860-1955) "St Monans Church, Fife" Original Watercolor c.1920
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
H 17 in. W 20.25 in. D 0.5 in.
'Burmese Water Pageant', California Post-Impressionist, PAFA, AIC, Carmel
By William Clothier Watts
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Club and the California Watercolor Society. Over the course of a long career, William Watts exhibited
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
'Santa Barbara Landscape', Paris, Académie Julian, LACMA, Pasadena, California
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, 'Santa Barbara' and painted circa 1925. Sheet dimensions: 9 x 12.75 inches.
A luminous, early twentieth
Category
1920s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Expressionist Bay Area Landscape in Watercolor, Mid Century
By Richard Van Wingerden
Located in San Francisco, CA
This mid 20th century watercolor on paper landscape is by Dutch-Californian Expressionist Richard
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
H 14 in. W 17 in. D .07 in.
Abstracted Cityscape In Cool Colors Mid Century Watercolor
By Ross Curtis
Located in San Francisco, CA
This mid 20th century watercolor seascape is by California Expressionist painter and sculptor Ross
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Pair of watercolours. Possibly Views From The Santa Fe Railroad
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th century crayon and watercolour on paper views by American artist Edgar Alwin Payne, both
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper, Crayon
H 18.25 in. W 24.5 in.
Overlooking the Bay, Mid-Century Coastal Landscape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Serene watercolor by an unknown artist (20th Century), in the style of Elmer Wachtel (American
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
H 16 in. W 19.5 in. D 0.75 in.
Corkscrew Willows with Stairs - Hand Colored Drypoint Etching California Adobe
Located in Soquel, CA
another series on landmarks and famous tales of early California including oil paintings of historic
Category
1930s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Drypoint
H 10 in. W 12 in. D .25 in.
'Fishing Boat in Dry Dock', AWS, CWS Artist, California Tonalist view
By Ritchie A. Benson
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
characteristic early work by this noted California watercolorist.
Reference:
“California Watercolors 1850-1970
Category
1950s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Illustration Board
'Moss Beach, Monterey, California', Pacific Coastal Landscape, ASL NYC, Benezit
By Elmer Wachtel
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
place in the early California school of Impressionism. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland on January 21
Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Paper, Watercolor
Abstract Expressionist Pencil Drawing Watercolor Painting Pattern Decoration
By Katherine Porter
Located in Surfside, FL
This is an origianl graphite pencil drawing with either watercolor, gouache or pastel on it. It is
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Watercolor
"McDonald's Hamburgers Invading Japan/Self-Portrait", Watercolor, Figurative
By Masami Teraoka
Located in Detroit, MI
early work consisted primarily of watercolor paintings and prints that mimicked the flat, bold qualities
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Early Light, Original Painting
By Catherine McCargar
Located in San Francisco, CA
, architecture, trees, hills, pastoral, California, landscape, realism, representational, watercolor painting
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Colorado Autumn Landscape, Semi Abstract Mountain Landscape Watercolor Painting
By Hayes Lyon
Located in Denver, CO
Untitled (Colorado Autumn Landscape) is a watercolor painting by Hayes Lyon (1901-1987) circa 1945
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
H 29 in. W 31.5 in. D 1.5 in.
Expressionist Nude in Blue and Purple, Watercolor Painting, Circa 1950s
By Richard Van Wingerden
Located in San Francisco, CA
This mid 20th century watercolor on paper with an abstract background is by Dutch-Californian
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
H 13 in. W 10 in. D .07 in.
Hearts to One - Abstract Watercolor with Blue & Red Heart
By Dessie Wilcox
Located in Soquel, CA
. The splendor of early childhood on a ranch in Hopland, California, and the wine country of Mendocino
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
H 28.75 in. W 37 in. D 1.5 in.
Modernist Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Painting Bauhaus Weimar Pawel Kontny
By Pawel Kontny
Located in Surfside, FL
Abstract watercolor composition bearing the influence of the earlier color-block compositions of
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
"But it Seemed so Real" Large colored ink and watercolor
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled " But it Seemed so Real" 1979, is a colored ink and watercolor on Fabriano
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
H 30 in. W 37.75 in. D 1 in.
Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Painting Woodblock Political Poster Mel King
By Katherine Porter
Located in Surfside, FL
This is original watercolor over a limited edition woodcut political poster. hand signed, dated and
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Woodcut
Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Painting Woodblock Political Poster Mel King
By Katherine Porter
Located in Surfside, FL
This is original watercolor over a limited edition woodcut political poster. hand signed, dated and
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Woodcut, Watercolor
California Wine Country
By Catherine McCargar
Located in San Francisco, CA
her medium.California Wine CountryCatherine McCargarWatercolor painting on paper
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Waterc...
Materials
Watercolor
"Meadow" Original Watercolor on Paper Landscape by William Verdult, Framed
By William Verdult
Located in Encino, CA
"Meadow," an original watercolor on paper by William Verdult, is a piece for the true collector
Category
1970s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
H 27.625 in. W 33.125 in. D 1 in.
"Park Street Church, Boston," John Whorf Impressionist Watercolor WPA Cityscape
By John Whorf
Located in Larchmont, NY
John Whorf (1903 - 1959)
Park Street Church, Boston, circa 1930-45
Watercolor on paper
21 x 15
Category
1930s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"II.2.1975" Watercolor Painting on Paper by Tim Nordin, Framed
By Tim Nordin
Located in Encino, CA
, traveling extensively in his early years before finally settling in California. There, he studied fine arts
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
H 26.1875 in. W 23.8125 in. D .875 in.
'After the Storm', Carmel, California, Paris, Academie Julian, New York, AIC
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
the early 1930s, he lived part time in California's Monterey Peninsula where he kept a studio at
Category
1950s Art Deco Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper, Gouache, Fiberboard
H 15 in. W 20 in. D .25 in.
Motherhood Ahead / portrait head drawing, ink, pencil, watercolor, monochrome
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
Bischoff, Wayne Thiebaud, and James Weeks—began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Mixed Media
H 20 in. W 16 in. D .25 in.
American Modernist Abstract Mining Scene Watercolor Painting, Red Green Brown
By Frank Pancho Gates
Located in Denver, CO
1935 American Modernist watercolor on paper by Frank "Pancho" Gates (1904-1998). An abstract scene
Category
1930s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
H 14.25 in. W 17.25 in. D 1.25 in.
Jake Lee "Tractor in the Barn" Original Watercolor Painting c.1990
By Jake Lee
Located in San Francisco, CA
College in California, he studied at the Otis Art Institute and with Dong Kingman. His watercolors are a
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
H 17 in. W 21 in. D 2 in.
Modernist Trees, 1940s Framed Modernist Landscape Watercolor Painting, Red Green
By Richard Sorby
Located in Denver, CO
). Painted in dark colors of green, blue and black with brown, orange and white. Watercolor on paper, signed
Category
1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Jake Lee (1915-1991) Original Watercolor "Bandstand on the Bluff" c.1989
By Jake Lee
Located in San Francisco, CA
watercolor by listed California artist Jake Lee.
Though untitled, we are calling this "Bandstand on the
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
H 22 in. W 22 in. D 2 in.
Large Photo Realist Pop Art Watercolor Painting Children's Toys Teddy Bear Block
By Michael Beck
Located in Surfside, FL
part of the early Photo Realist Movement in California among other contemporaries like Robert Bechtle
Category
1980s Photorealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Magnolia, Floral Watercolor by Shirrell Graves (American: 1884-1954)
By Shirrell Graves
Located in New York, NY
"Magnolia," a floral work by American artist Shirrell Graves is watercolor on paper and measures 16
Category
20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Sunset on the Harbor, Vintage Double Sided Watercolor Seascape with Boats, 1969
By Marco Sassone
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful and rare double-sided watercolor by the prolific contemporary Italian painter Marco
Category
1960s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
H 22.75 in. W 16.5 in. D 1 in.
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