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Old Town Auburn, Vintage California Landscape Watercolor by Les Anderson
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Old Town Auburn, Vintage California Large-scale Landscape Watercolor by Les Anderson
Large-scale
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 0.75 in
The Old Trestle, San Rafael, California
By Arnold A. Grossman
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "The Old Trestle, San Rafael, California" 1986 is a watercolor on paper by
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Old Mission Station, San Francisco, California
By Dong Kingman
Located in Missouri, MO
Dong Kingman (American 1911-2000)
"Old Mission Station" c. 1950
watercolor on paper
Signed
*Fully
Category
1950s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"The Old Carriage" Large watercolor
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "The Old Carriage" c.1950 is a watercolor on paper by noted California artist William
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Returning Home, Watsonville California Blue Farmhouse Landscape Watercolor
By L. Heebner
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful watercolor painting of a quaint blue farmhouse surrounded by lush green trees by Lillie
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
H 15 in W 22.5 in D 1 in
California Gold Town, Small-Scale Vintage Figurative Landscape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming small-scale watercolor painting of figures sitting outside an old building in a small
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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 0.25 in
'Old San Anselmo, California', Woman Post-Impressionist, Crocker Museum
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Statewide Art Exhibition Index, First through Twenty-seventh, 1928-1957 (Publications in California Art, No
Category
1950s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
'A Snow Covered Barn', Society of Watercolor Artists, Rural Winter, California
By Gladys Louise Bowman Fies
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An elegant winter landscape watercolor showing a view of an old wooden barn and outbuildings beside
Category
1960s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Old Barn - Farmhouse Landscape in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Idyllic farmhouse landscape by California artist Edwin Haas (American, 1927-2010). A barn with a
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
H 13.13 in W 17 in D 2 in
California Landscape
By Arnold A. Grossman
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "California Landscape" c.1990 is a watercolor on paper by noted California
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
California Coast with Cypress Tree
By Arnold A. Grossman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Arnold Grossman (American, 1923-2016)
Title: California Coast with Cypress
Year: c.1980
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The Old Factory
By Arnold A. Grossman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Arnold Grossman (American, 1923-2016)
Title: The Old Factory
Year: c.1980
Medium
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The Old Barn
By Jake Lee
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "The Old Barn" 1989 is a watercolor by noted Chinese/American artist Jake Lee, 1915
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
'Santa Barbara Landscape', Paris, Académie Julian, LACMA, Pasadena, California
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
of old-time Santa Barbara that retains much of its crispness and freshness of color.
Born in New
Category
1920s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
'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
Category
1970s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
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
Category
1970s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
'Figural', Carmel, California Post-Impressionist, Ruskin School of Art, Madrid
By Robert Moesle
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
would later work up into paintings at his summer home in Costa Brava. He returned to Northern California
Category
1970s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Illustration Board
Arnold Grossman Watercolor of Wawona River, Yosemite National Park
By Arnold A. Grossman
Located in San Francisco, CA
This vibrant watercolor is by noted California artist Arnold Grossman (1923-2016). It is signed and
Category
1980s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Corkscrew Willows with Stairs - Hand Colored Drypoint Etching California Adobe
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate and detailed etching by Orpha Klinker (American, 1891-1964). At the edge of an old Adobe
Category
1930s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Drypoint
H 10 in W 12 in D 0.25 in
Untitled Abstract Expressionist watercolor, pencil signed, Japanese-American art
By Taro Yamamoto
Located in New York, NY
Taro Yamamoto
Untitled Abstract Expressionist watercolor, ca. 1957
Watercolor wash, drips
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Rice Paper, Pencil
Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Painting Sculpture Woman Artist Judith Brown
By Judith Brown
Located in Surfside, FL
Judith Brown ( 1931 – 1992)
Watercolor, 1962
Spires (painting of sculpture)
Hand signed
Judith
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
'Taos', American Watercolor Society, Chouinard, New York, Art Student's League
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
the California Watercolor SocietyI and, for many years, taught watercolor painting at the Kansas City
Category
1950s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Paper, 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
No Reserve
H 27.625 in W 33.125 in D 1 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
Victory at See Unique painting with sea shanty by famed California artist Signed
By William T. Wiley
Located in New York, NY
WILLIAM T. WILEY
Victory at See, 2001
Watercolor, Graphite and Hand Coloring
Signed, titled and
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Watercolor, Graphite, Pencil
Pair of watercolours. Possibly Views From The Santa Fe Railroad
Located in Cotignac, FR
the Sante Fe Railroad 1917/18.
Provenance: Private Californian Collection, Old Church Galleries
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Crayon, Paper
Large French Art Deco Four Horsemen of Apocalypse Watercolor Gouache Painting
By Jean de Botton
Located in Surfside, FL
1942 de Botton designed a poster for the California National Guard as well. He delivered a lecture at
Category
20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Paper, Watercolor
Castle Green Pasadena, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By Daniel Clarke
Located in Yardley, PA
Arguably the most distinctive and historic structure in Old Pasadena, Castle Green turns heads with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Pain...
Materials
Watercolor
H 18 in W 24 in D 0.1 in
"Old Adobe Village, New Mexico" Alice Schille, Taos Pueblo, Female Impressionist
By Alice Schille
Located in New York, NY
Alice Schille
Old Adobe Village, New Mexico
Signed lower right
Watercolor on paper
5 x 6 inches
Category
1920s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Portrait of an Old Man
By Ralph Edward Joosten
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of an old man done in charcoal by California artist Ralph Edward Joosten (American, 1928
Category
1980s American Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Mid Century Modern Realist Watercolor Still-Life with Toothbrush & Tool
By Claude Buck
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-century modern realist watercolor still-life by Claude Buck (American, 1890-1974). This highly
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
H 24 in W 19.75 in D 1.25 in
'Industrial Landscape in Blue', California, Marin Society of Artists, Nassau
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
. Accompanied by exhibition label and old exhibition catalog. Titled on old backing, "Chlorine" with date "1990
Category
1990s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Paper
H 7.25 in W 10.25 in D 0.13 in
'Old Carmel', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
and certification of authenticity.
A delicate, grisaille watercolor view of a park and buildings in
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Graphite, Paper, Watercolor
'Eagle Rock', Woman Artist, Los Angeles, California, Ashland Art Center
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'L. L. Rahm' for Laura Rahm (American, 20th century); accompanied by old
Category
1970s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
"The Gift" Original Watercolor on Paper Floralscape by William Verdult, Framed
By William Verdult
Located in Encino, CA
"The Gift," an original watercolor on paper by William Verdult, is a piece for the true collector
Category
1970s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
No Reserve
H 27.625 in W 33.125 in D 1 in
'Old Carmel Cottage', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Ac. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
authenticity.
A mid-twentieth century watercolor and graphite study of an early craftsman-style cottage in
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
'Neptune', Woman Artist, Berkeley Art Museum, California College of the Arts
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
her earliest years, Carole Peel was inspired by the old masters and frequently visited museums in
Category
1980s Realist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Paper
'The Old Man with the Deer', Contemporary Calligraphic Abstract
By Monica Dengo
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
and Ewan Clayton. In 1993 she moved to San Francisco, California and spent three years studying
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 17.13 in W 12.25 in
"Old Russell House, " Charles Marion Russell, Western American Drawing
By Charles Marion Russell
Located in New York, NY
Charles Marion Russell (1864 - 1926)
Old Russell House
Pencil on paper
3 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches
Category
Late 19th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
CASTLE ROCK - SANTA MONICA, CA
Located in Santa Monica, CA
discoloration at the sheet edges from old tape. Provenance: McKay estate to the previous owner.
California
Category
1920s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Misty Morning on the Farm, Original Painting
By Catherine McCargar
Located in San Francisco, CA
, California, watercolor, paper, mist, soft, travel, road, impressionism, architecture, impressionism
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Interior Drawings a...
Materials
Watercolor
"Zoltan" - 1990 Male Nude Study
By Arnold A. Grossman
Located in Soquel, CA
"Zoltan" - 1990 Male Nude Study
Watercolor painting depicting a nude male figure. The brunette
Category
1990s American Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Angelo
By Arnold A. Grossman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Arnold Grossman (American, 1923-2016)
Title: Angelo
Year: c.1980
Medium: Watercolor
Paper
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Untitled
By Arnold A. Grossman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Arnold Grossman (American, 1923-2016)
Title: Untitled
Year: c.2000
Medium: Watercolor
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
East Irvine Post Office
By Arnold A. Grossman
Located in San Francisco, CA
: Watercolor
Paper: Watercolor paper
Size image: 15.5 x 21.5 inches
paper: 15.5 x 21.5 inches
Signature: Hand
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Cadillac Corner, Venice CA
By Arnold A. Grossman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Medium: Watercolor
Paper: Watercolor paper
Size image: 17.75 x 22 inches
paper: 17.75 x 22 inches
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Breaking Through, Original Painting
By Catherine McCargar
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist CommentsThe place that inspired this watercolor painting is among the many lovely
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Nickle Drawing
By Dorothy Dehner
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Nickle Drawing
Ink and watercolor on laid paper, 1982
Signed and dated lower right in ink
The title
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Bali Beach
By Arnold A. Grossman
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Bali Beach" 2004 is a watercolor on paper by noted California artist Arnold A
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Fort Ross
Located in San Francisco, CA
California artist Judith Biehler (1940-). The watercolor depicts Fort Ross in Sonoma County, California. It
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Dead Tiger
By Dorothy Dehner
Located in Fairlawn, OH
The Dead Tiger
Ink and watercolor on paper, 1955
Signed and dated in ink (see photo)
Condition
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Oaxaca Coast
By Arnold A. Grossman
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Oaxaca Coast" c.1990 is a watercolor on paper by noted California artist
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
'Early Snow on a Dutch Barn Roof', Rural landscape
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed on old frame backing, 'La Vere Hutchings' (American, 1918-1998) and titled 'Early Snow
Category
1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
The Last Fence Glangesia Jumps His 60th National Fence Aintree 1931
Located in Bristol, CT
Glangesia would finish 4th w/ J. Browne jockey aboard
Watercolor w/ gouache highlights
Art Sz: 9
Category
1930s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Green Valley Spring
By Catherine McCargar
Located in San Francisco, CA
heavyweight watercolor paper. It will need a frame for display. About the ArtistCatherine
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Water...
Materials
Watercolor
Seating Nude
By Arnold A. Grossman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Arnold Grossman (American, 1923-2016)
Title: Seated Nude
Year: c.1980
Medium: Watercolor
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Oaxaca Playtime
By Arnold A. Grossman
Located in San Francisco, CA
: Watercolor
Paper: Watercolor paper
Image size: 12.25 x 16 inches
paper size: 12.25 x 16 inches
Signature
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The Concrete Plant
By Arnold A. Grossman
Located in San Francisco, CA
: Watercolor
Paper: Watercolor paper
Image size: 11.25 x 17 inches
paper size: 11.25 x 17 inches
Signature
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
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