William Wray
Lily Pads - Original Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Sunnyvale, California. She studied watercolor in Italy, and with Los Gatos artist William Wray.
Signed "M
Category
20th Century Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Countryside Home - 2018 Original Oil on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
in Italy, and with Los Gatos artist William Wray
Category
2010s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
H 11 in W 14 in D 0.5 in
Countryside Cabin - 2014 Original Oil on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
. Studied watercolor in Italy, and with Los Gatos artist William Wray
Category
2010s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Illustration Board
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
H 11 in W 13 in D 0.5 in
Glowing Red Sunset - Abstracted Landscape in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
she moved to Sunnyvale, California. Studied watercolor in Italy, and with Los Gatos artist William
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
H 14 in W 14 in D 1.5 in
Cathedral with Green Domes in Acrylic on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
. Studied watercolor in Italy, and with Los Gatos artist William Wray
Signed "M Pavao" on verso.
No frame
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
H 11 in W 11 in D 0.25 in
Portrait of a California Woman with Sunglasses in Acrylic on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
Sunnyvale, California. Studied watercolor in Italy, and with Los Gatos artist William Wray.
Signed "M Pavao
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$340 Sale Price
20% Off
H 11 in W 14 in D 0.25 in
Southern California Home with Palm Trees in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
in Italy, and with Los Gatos artist William Wray
Signed and dated "M Pavao 2018" in lower left
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$340 Sale Price
20% Off
H 14 in W 11 in D 0.75 in
Mountain Landscape with Wildflowers in the Marsh in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
she moved to Sunnyvale, California. Studied watercolor in Italy, and with Los Gatos artist William
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
H 20 in W 24 in D 1.5 in
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PINK ROCKET
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
William Wray
2018
oil on wood panel (framed)
48" x 48" inches
William Wray has lived in
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
On The Road
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
On the Road
2021
oil on wood panel (framed)
40" x 50"
William Wray has lived in California most of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Impression of Ludlow No. 3
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Impression of Ludlow No. 3
2021
oil on wood panel (framed)
34" x 50"
William Wray has lived in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Strip of Color No. 3
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Strip of Color No. 3
2021
oil on wood panel (framed)
24" x 16"
William Wray has lived in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Phenomena
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Phenomena
2021
oil on wood panel (framed)
32" x 24"
William Wray has lived in California most of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Destroyer
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Destroyer
2021
oil on wood panel (framed)
24" x 32"
William Wray has lived in California most of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Quartzite No. 2
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Quartzite No.2
2021
oil on wood panel (framed)
32" x 48"
William Wray has lived in California most
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Cascade
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Cascade
2021
oil on wood panel (framed)
60" x 60"
William Wray has lived in California most of his
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Hulk
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Hulk
2021
oil on wood panel (framed)
16" x 20"
William Wray has lived in California most of his
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Joshua Tree House
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Joshua Tree House
2021
oil on wood panel (framed)
38" x 74"
William Wray has lived in California
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
LA
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
LA, 48 x 24 inches, oil on wood panel (framed)
William Wray has lived in California most of his
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Long Way to the Top
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Long Way to the Top, 16 x 12 inches, oil on wood panel (framed)
William Wray has lived in
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Canyon House
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Canyon House, 24 x 24 inches, oil on wood panel (framed)
William Wray has lived in California most
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
76
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
76, 19 x 24 inches, oil on wood panel (framed)
William Wray has lived in California most of his
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Boat
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Boats, 48 x 48 inches, oil on wood panel (framed)
William Wray has lived in California most of his
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Cannocchiale in ottone e cuoio dalla forma strombata firmato Wary London 1930
Located in Milan, IT
fuoco.
William Wray fondò l’azienda nel 1850 e rimase attiva fino al 1971 producendo cannocchiali
Category
Vintage 1930s Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
PORTRAIT of Isabella Bennet, Duchess of Grafton (c.1688-1723), Huge scale
By studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller
Located in London, GB
Edward’s will his estate was divided after his sister Elizabeth's death between his nephew’s William Wray
Category
Late 17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Abigail, Countess of Kinnoull dated 17**, Godfrey Kneller Painting
By Kneller Godfrey
Located in London, GB
will his estate was divided after his sister Elizabeth's death between his nephew’s William Wray
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 57.09 in W 47.25 in D 2.37 in
Sunlight Through the Oak Trees in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Los Gatos artist William Wray
Signed "M Pavao" on verso.
Purchased from the artist
No frame, but the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Lady Tufton Wray (1667-1712), Antique oil on canvas painting, Large
Located in London, GB
politician, Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Ashby (c.1625-1669) - the Wray’s were a family of judges and
Category
1680s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 53.15 in W 47.05 in D 1.97 in
Miniature Desert Landscape with Yellow Flora
By William Fitch Wray
Located in Soquel, CA
Serene desert landscape by William Fitch Wray (English, 1989-1967). Signed "Fitch Wray" in the
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
H 6.63 in W 6.63 in D 1 in
Miniature Desert Road Landscape
By William Fitch Wray
Located in Soquel, CA
Miniature desert landscape by William Fitch Wray (English, 1989-1967). Signed "Fitch Wray" in the
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Portrait of Lady, Mary Sackville, Countess of Dorset, Studio of Godfrey Kneller
By studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller
Located in London, GB
sister Elizabeth's death between his nephew’s William Wray, Robert Bateman Wray and Charles Wray (not, as
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 55.52 in W 46.86 in D 3.15 in
Portrait of Lady Legh Seated Holding Flowers c.1693 English Aristocratic History
By Kneller Godfrey
Located in London, GB
will his estate was divided after his sister Elizabeth's death between his nephew’s William Wray
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 55.52 in W 46.86 in D 2.76 in
"Still Life & Penck, II" Modernist Houston Artist Richard Stout EXTENSIVE BIO.
By Richard Stout
Located in San Antonio, TX
· 2013 Lives Played Out on Canvas: Paintings by Otis Huband, Richard Stout and Dick Wray, William Reaves
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Monoprint
Refracting Telescope by Wray of London, circa 1880
Located in Salisbury, GB
lens
110cm telescope - 163cm when extended.
Note: the firm of William Wray was founded in
Category
Antique 1880s Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Horizon #2
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
24 x 32 inches oil on wood panel (framed)
William Wray has lived in California most of his life
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
THE BLACK TOWER
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
48 x 24 inches oil on wood panel (framed)
William Wray has lived in California most of his life
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
GUARD RAIL
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
36 x 24 inches oil on wood panel (framed)
William Wray has lived in California most of his life
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
AWAY
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
32 x 32 inches oil on wood panel (framed)
William Wray has lived in California most of his life
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
LEAN ON ME
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
32 x 24 inches oil on wood panel (framed)
William Wray has lived in California most of his life
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Vitreous
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
76, 16 x 24 inches, oil on panel (framed)
William Wray has lived in California most of his life
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Square
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Square, 20 x 20 inches, oil on panel (framed)
William Wray has lived in California most of his
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
And it Was All Yellow
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
And it Was All Yellow
2021
oil on wood panel (framed)
10" x 7"
William Wray has lived in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Suburbia
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Suburbia
2017
12" x 12"
oil on wood panel (framed)
William Wray has lived in California most of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Country Life
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Country Life, 24 x 16 inches, oil on wood panel (framed)
William Wray has lived in California most
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Bombay Beach Post
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Bombay Beach Post, 24 x 48 inches, oil on wood panel (framed)
William Wray has lived in California
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Little Red Houses
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Little Red Houses, 14 x 11 inches, oil on wood panel (framed)
William Wray has lived in California
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
RED BOX
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
9 x 9 inches oil on wood panel (framed)
William Wrayhas lived in California most of his life and
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
CONGREGATION
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
24 x 24 inches oil on wood panel (framed)
William Wrayhas lived in California most of his life
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
BOMBAY BEACH
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
14 x 19 inches oil on wood panel (framed)
William Wrayhas lived in California most of his life
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
ENTERPRISE
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
24 x 24 inches oil on wood panel (framed)
William Wrayhas lived in California most of his life
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
RED TRAIN
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
24 x 26 inches oil on wood (framed)
William Wrayhas lived in California most of his life and
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
CITY OF GLASS
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
16 x 16 inches oil on wood panel (framed)
William Wrayhas lived in California most of his life
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
WAKE THE FLOOD
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
16 x 24 inches oil on wood panel (framed)
William Wrayhas lived in California most of his life
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
CRYSTAL CITY
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
24 x 24 inches oil on wood panel (framed)
William Wrayhas lived in California most of his life
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
STAIRWELL
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
24 x 16 inches oil on wood panel (framed)
William Wrayhas lived in California most of his life
Category
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
COMMORANCY
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
24 x 24 inches oil on wood panel (framed)
William Wrayhas lived in California most of his life
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
BACK ALLEY MONROVIA
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
24 x 18 inches oil on wood panel (framed)
William Wrayhas lived in California most of his life
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
PETALUMA
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
31.5 x 32 inches oil on wood panel (framed)
William Wrayhas lived in California most of his life
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
ORANGE BUILDING
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
9 x 12 inches oil on wood panel (framed)
William Wrayhas lived in California most of his life and
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
PHENOMENON
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
24 x 32 inches oil on wood panel (framed)
William Wrayhas lived in California most of his life
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
LA ALLEY
By William Wray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
12 x 9 inches oil on wood panel (framed)
William Wrayhas lived in California most of his life and
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
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