Karl Yens was born in Altona, Germany, on January 11, 1868. He later studied with Max Koch in Berlin and with Benjamin Constant and Jean-Paul Laurens in Paris. He was active as a muralist in Germany and Edinburgh, Scotland, before coming to the U.S. in 1901. During the first decade in his adopted country, he fulfilled mural commissions in NYC and Washington, D.C. After settling in southern California in 1910, Yens was active in Los Angeles and Pasadena before moving to Laguna Beach in 1918. His studio still stands there on South Coast Highway near Ruby Street. Yens died there in 1945. A versatile painter, his oeuvre includes portraits, still lifes, landscapes, genre subjects and many studio figure studies. Equally facile with oil and watercolor, his work is distinguished by its bold, colorful and decorative style.
(Biography provided by Robert Azensky Fine Art)
Untitled (Interior with Bookcase), c. 1910
By Karl Yens
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Consigned to the gallery; By descent to a private collector, Encino, California; Acquired in October 1998 by a private collector, San Carlos, Palo Alto, and Oceanside, Cal...
Gouache
$161Sale Price|88% Off
H 19.5 in W 24.5 in D 1 in
Mid Century French Glass Ornament In Yellow Box Gouache Painting
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Glass Ornament Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Gouache
$3,281Sale Price|20% Off
H 15 in W 23 in
1930's French Impressionist Daises In Vase On Blue and White Table Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Daisies In Vase signed by Y. Blanchon, French 1950's Impressionist oil on canvas, framed framed: 15 x 23 inches canvas: 13.5 x 22 inches provenance: from a large private collection ...
Gouache
$584Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.75 in W 9.5 in D 1 in
French Impressionist Rustic Bouquet of Sunflowers Still Life Gouache Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunflower Bouquet signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 11.75 x 9.5 inches Gouache painting on cardboard, unframed Inscribed verso Condition: The painting is in good condition,...
Gouache
$773Sale Price|20% Off
H 23 in W 15.5 in
Bright Yellow Daffodils and Tulips In a Deep Purple Background
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Bright Yellow Daffodils and Tulips by Helen Greenfield (British 20th century) gouache painting on artist paper, unframed artist paper: 23 x 15.5 inches condition: overall very good...
Gouache
$723Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in W 18 in
Chair Draped in Orange Cloth with a Simple Brown Bag
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Orange Chair by Helen Greenfield (British 20th century) gouache painting on artist paper, unframed artist paper: 25 x 18 inches condition: overall very good provenance: all the pai...
Gouache
$480
H 9.85 in W 6.11 in D 0.08 in
The kitchen stove, Original Still-life Painting by Igor Sventitski
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original gouache painting on paper, still life painting made under natural light. Signed on the front and back of artwork. Al...
Gouache
Men Playing Cards, Painting by Joseph Margulies
By Joseph Margulies
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original Gouache painting measuring 16 x 20 inches by Joseph Margulies. The painting is signed lower right. Born in Vienna, Joseph Margulies becam...
Gouache, Board
$950
H 28.5 in W 37.5 in D 2 in
G. Howard Hilder "Family Time in Voldendam" Original Watercolor c.1930s
Located in San Francisco, CA
G. Howard Hilder 1866-1935 Beautiful watercolor with many still life moments. A young family takes time for a quiet moment. The light in the painting is pleasant and calming. A yo...
Watercolor
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.5 in W 21 in
Untitled (Abstract Still Life with Flowers)
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Untitled (Abstract Still Life with Flowers) Year: 1963 Medium: Watercolor on heavy archival paper Size: 29.5 x 21 inches Condition: Good Provena...
Watercolor
$340Sale Price|20% Off
H 18 in W 22 in D 1 in
Model in the Studio - Figurative in Gouache and Pastel on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Evocative figurative painting of a woman seated in a studio by an unknown artist (20th Century). A woman dressed in red is sitting in a chair atop a platform. There are studio lights...
Paper, Pastel, Gouache
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.5 in W 15 in
Untitled (Abstract Still Life with Flowers and Fruit)
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Untitled (Abstract Still Life with Flowers and Fruit) Year: 1963 Medium: Watercolor on heavy archival paper Size: 11.5 x 15 inches Condition: Go...
Watercolor
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.5 in W 21 in
Untitled (Abstract Still Life with Flowers, Fruit and Bottle)
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Untitled (Abstract Still Life with Flowers, Fruit and Bottle) Year: 1963 Medium: Watercolor on heavy archival paper Size: 29.5 x 21 inches Condi...
Watercolor