Albert Richardson Art

NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA. David Fredenthal (1914-1958) "View of New York from New Jersey,"7 x 10 inches. Watercolor on Paper, c. 1948. Signed lower right. David Fredenthal (1914 - 1958) was one ot America's most respected watercolor artists. He was famous for his bold, intensely vigorous and complex paintings and drawings that expressed his deep feeling for excitement with life and living. He was a draftsman with seemingly a special gift for catching anything, physically and emotionally on the spot, and he never went anywhere without three or four loaded pens and a sketchbook in his pocket. As part of the WPA project he executed a number of murals including the Sports Pavilion on the Heinz Building of the New York World's Fair 1939. Some of his fresco and mural techniques were inspired by his friendship with Diego Rivera who had admired and encouraged him in the early 1930's. After he won a traveling scholarship to Europe from The Museum of Modern Art at age 19, he was the recipient of two Guggenheim grants in Painting. He had his first solo exhibition at the Downtown Gallery in New York in 1937 at age 23, and many others after that including the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1947. Because of Fredenthal's prodigious drawing gifts, he was chosen by Erskine Caldwell to illustrate his novel "Tobacco Road...

Brigitte Bardot with cigarette in hand by photographer Michael Ochs, originally taken in 1962. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) As an authorized Getty Images Gallery partner, we...

NYC Cityscape American Scene Social Realism Mid-Century Max Arthur Cohn (1903-1998) New York City Skyline 14 x 21 1/2 inches Watercolor on paper, c. 1...

Taking inspiration from Robert Mapplethorpe, Max Grant's Hugo depicts a loving portrait of a black cat. Hugo, a regal black cat, takes center stage against...

About this work: “St. Michael’s Church, Charleston, SC" 1937 by Sandor Bernath (1892-1984). This beautiful view of St. Michael’s Church by Bernath captures one of Charleston’s great...

Pair of Andrew Bucci gouache on paper works, pencil signed at bottom

American Scene WPA Modern Watercolor 1939 Mid-20th Century Realism Cityscape Bertram Hartman (1882-1960) "City from the Clouds" Watercolor on paper Sight: 13 1/2 x 19 3/4 inches S...

"Snowy Maine Landscape" Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Realism WPA Era Carl Sprinchorn (1887-1971) Snowy Maine Landscape Watercolor on paper, c. 1940s 13 x 17 1/2 inches Sig...

"Barns" Watercolor Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Realism Excellent Provenance Arthur Dove (1880-1946) "Barns" 5 x 7 inches Watercolor on paper, 19...

Page Size: 8 x 4 in. Frame Size: 9 x 5 in. Signed, bottom left This evocative sepia-toned watercolor wash painting offers a minimalist and atmospheric interpretation of a Mediterran...

Rare Original Photo of JFK Speaking on the Front Lawn 16.5 x 12.5” framed Circa 1960's Photographer Unknown This photograph comes framed in a white frame with a white matte under...

Signed in pencil. Blanche Grambs, whose career started with the WPA, later developed a career in illustration. This drawing, watercolor and ink on trac...