John Hopwood Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Pastel and crayon on paper interior scene by Eileen Gore Sellon. The painting is signed bottom left and attributed and dated to the backboard. Presented in gilt wood frame with mount...

'Painter in the Jardin de Luxembourg, Paris', pastel on fine art paper, French School (1919). An intriguing depiction of a hatted-woman dressed in white at her easel in the park. A b...

Provenance The artist; Collection of Henry Dubin, Philadelphia until 2018 Exhibitions Avery Galleries, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Living Color Modern Life: Hugh Henry Breckenridge and Arthur B. Carles, October 5-November 2, 2018. The Philadelphia modernist Arthur B. Carles was a brilliant colorist and an extraordinarily innovative painter. Though Carles trained initially at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, soaking up the more conservative teaching of William Merritt Chase and Thomas Anshutz, he was deeply influenced by the avant-garde art scene in Paris during his first trip there in 1905. In 1907, Carles won the prestigious Cresson Traveling Scholarship, which enabled him to return to Paris for several more years. This experience had a profound impact on Carles as an artist; he was extremely affected by modern French painting, especially the work of Cezanne and Matisse, and by the time Carles returned home to Philadelphia in 1912, he was a confirmed modernist. This small landscape sketch was probably painted early during Carles's career, and yet, it already reveals his strong interest in abstraction. Indeed, Landscape Abstraction demonstrates both his daring exploration of lyrical color harmonies as well as his interest in two-dimensional surface design. Painted loosely in the spontaneous medium of watercolor, Carles used thin washes and delicate pools of paint to suggest the foreground area and surrounding trees. His color palette is rich and expressive, ranging from pale greens and blues to deep red, yellow, and even purple. In addition to his remarkable career as an artist, Carles was also an incredibly gifted teacher. He taught at PAFA from 1917 to 1925 and had a very deep impact on a number of his students such as Morris Blackburn, Quita Brodhead, and Jane Piper...

Signed lower right: Henry B. Snell Provenance Private collection Born in Richmond, England, on September 29, 1858, Henry Bayley Snell was the son of Edward and Elizabeth Snell. At ...

Still Life is an original pastel drawing on ivory-colored paper realized by Herta Haussmann (1892-1972). Not signed. The state of preservation is very good. Stamp of the artist's ...

"I make quiet paintings in a noisy world. My work is an intimate meditation on humble objects and the detritus of studio life. I aim to promote a reengagement with the mundane while ...

Irene Georgopoulou's "Joyful Cruise With Luke" is an original, handmade pastel drawing that depicts a items from childhood such as: jelly beans, letter blocks, marbles, game pieces a...

Pastel by Lech Polcyn

Flowers is an original orangish drawing in pastel realized by Gustave Bourgogne, Hand-signed by the artist on the rear. The State of preservation is good. Sheet dimension: 59 x 46 ...

Le Bouquet de Ghassan by Lélia Pissarro (b. 1963) Pastel on paper 25.4 x 35.5 cm (10 x 14 inches) Signed lower left, Lélia Pissarro Signed and titled on the reverse This work is acc...

"Divination" By Ashly Lovett is a beautiful chalk pastel illustration done on archival paper, which depicts a young witch in a moment of pause, surrounded by magical fire. Artist Bi...