Albert Blaisdell Art

Charles E. Burchfield’s Spuyten Duyvel, New York, signed and dated June 16, 1907, is a delicate and atmospheric watercolor that captures the quiet, pastoral character of the landscap...

Hayley Lever Temple Emanuel (Fifth Avenue, New York), 1935 Signed and dated lower left Watercolor on paper Sight 13 3/4 x 21 1/4 inches Provenance Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York ...

"Morning in a Forest" is a serene and masterfully delicate watercolor that captures the first light of dawn filtering through a quiet, snow-covered woodland. The painting evokes a se...

James Abbott McNeill Whistler Beach Scene at Dieppe, 1885-86 Watercolor on paper, mounted on board 8 1/2 x 5 inches Signed on the reverse Provenance: Miss Annie Burr Jennings Mrs. ...

Edward Dufner (1872 - 1957) Monhegan Island, Maine Watercolor on paper Sight 16 x 20 inches Signed lower right With a long-time career as an art teacher and painter of both 'light' and 'dark', Edward Dufner was one of the first students of the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy to earn an Albright Scholarship to study painting in New York. In Buffalo, he had exchanged odd job work for drawing lessons from architect Charles Sumner. He also earned money as an illustrator of a German-language newspaper, and in 1890 took lessons from George Bridgman at the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy. In 1893, using his scholarship, Dufner moved to Manhattan and enrolled at the Art Students League where he studied with Henry Siddons Mowbray, figure painter and muralist. He also did illustration work for Life, Harper's and Scribner's magazines. Five years later, in 1898, Dufner went to Paris where he studied at the Academy Julian with Jean-Paul Laurens and privately with James McNeill Whistler. Verification of this relationship, which has been debated by art scholars, comes from researcher Nancy Turk who located at the Smithsonian Institution two 1927 interviews given by Dufner. Turk wrote that Dufner "talks in detail about Whistler, about how he prepared his canvasas and about numerous pieces he painted. . . A great read, the interview puts to bed" the ongoing confusion about whether or not he studied with Whistler. During his time in France, Dufner summered in the south at Le Pouleu with artists Richard Emil Miller...

"Frosty Sky" is a poetic and deeply atmospheric watercolor that captures the ethereal beauty of a winter horizon at dusk. The painting evokes the crisp, biting stillness of the "blue...

The Rose Dorothea, 1926 Watercolor on paper 13 1/4 x 20 3/8 inches (33.7 x 51.8 cm) Signed and dated lower left: John Whorf '26 Provenance Private collection, Cape Cod, Massachusett...

"Tropical Forest. After the Sunset" captures the intimate and brief period of deep twilight in the Singaporean wilderness. The painting celebrates the quiet stillness and intense col...

"Serenity" is a contemplative and highly evocative watercolor that serves as a visual retreat. The artist utilizes the luminous, transparent quality of the watercolor medium to captu...

"Frosty Sky" is a dramatic and high-contrast watercolor that captures the raw, elemental beauty of a mountain range at the onset of winter twilight. The painting explores the tension...

"The Sunrise" is an intimate and expressive watercolor by Olga Ibadullayeva, capturing the personal view of a tranquil morning from the artist's own balcony in Singapore. This paint...

Untitled (Mill), 19th Century Watercolor on paper 5 x 7 in. Mat: 8 x 10 in. Partial inscription verso