Michael DeFrancesco Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
American
Michael Defrancesco received his fine arts degree from the American Academy of Art in Chicago. While at the Academy, he was fortunate to have studied under some wonderful instructors such as Bill Parks, Vern Stake, Eugene Hall, Fred Berger and the renowned watercolorist Irving Shapiro. At the early age of 15, he was awarded the prestigious Robert Allerton Scholarship and while still in his teens was chosen as one of the 12 portrait artists for Walt Disney productions in Anaheim, California. He has appeared on television on The Len Petrillo Show and has had his work auctioned off on the annual PBS art auction. He has done both freelance and in house illustration for a wide variety of companies including The Combined Insurance and The Boitsov Ballet of Chicago. His work is also in the private collections of McDonnell Douglas and at the Continental Can Company. Michael has taught figure drawing, oil painting and illustration at such renowned schools such as Columbia College Chicago, The Harrington College of Design and the Illinois Institute of Art.
to
5
1
5
1
4
Overall Height
to
Overall Width
to
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
5
85
59
52
52
5
5
Artist: Michael DeFrancesco
"Summer Fields Near Dijon, " a Pastel signed by Michael DeFrancesco
By Michael DeFrancesco
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Summer Fields Near Dijon" is an original pastel drawing by Michael DeFrancesco. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. This piece depicts an expansive field under a bright blue sky.
17" x 25 1/2" art
27 1/2" x 36" frame
"As I progress in my painting, I hope to say more with less ... to leave the obvious vague ... and to paint only that which is essential ... this is my goal as an artist."
Michael Defrancesco received his Fine Arts degree from the American Academy of Art in Chicago. While at the Academy, he was fortunate to have studied under some wonderful instructors such as Bill Parks, Vern Stake, Eugene Hall, Fred Berger, and the renowned watercolorist Irving Shapiro...
Category
1990s Michael DeFrancesco Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
"Algoma Harbor, " Pastel Maritime Scene signed by Michael DeFrancesco
By Michael DeFrancesco
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Algoma Harbor" is an original pastel drawing by Michael DeFrancesco. It depicts a large boat docked at a small harbor. The artist signed the piece lower left.
17" x 25 1/2" art
27 5/8" x 36" frame
"As I progress in my painting, I hope to say more with less ... to leave the obvious vague ... and to paint only that which is essential ... this is my goal as an artist."
Biography
Michael Defrancesco received his Fine Arts degree from the American Academy of Art in Chicago. While at the Academy, he was fortunate to have studied under some wonderful instructors such as Bill Parks, Vern Stake, Eugene Hall, Fred Berger, and the renowned watercolorist Irving Shapiro...
Category
1990s Realist Michael DeFrancesco Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
"Light House Eagle Bluff Peninsula State Park, " Pastel signed by M. DeFrancesco
By Michael DeFrancesco
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Light House Eagle Bluff Peninsula State Park" is an original pastel drawing by Michael DeFrancesco. The artist signed and dated the piece in the lower right. This drawing depicts a red-roofed house next to a light house in an expansive green field.
22" x 30" art
29 1/2" x 37 1/2" frame
"As I progress in my painting, I hope to say more with less ... to leave the obvious vague ... and to paint only that which is essential ... this is my goal as an artist."
Michael Defrancesco received his Fine Arts degree from the American Academy of Art in Chicago. While at the Academy, he was fortunate to have studied under some wonderful instructors such as Bill Parks, Vern Stake, Eugene Hall, Fred Berger, and the renowned watercolorist Irving Shapiro...
Category
Early 2000s Michael DeFrancesco Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
"Twilight on the Beach (Ephraim), " Pastel Seascape signed by Michael DeFrancesco
By Michael DeFrancesco
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Twilight on the Beach (Ephraim)" is an original pastel drawing by Michael DeFrancesco. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. This piece depicts two chairs on the beach of a small village in Door County, Wisconsin. Separated only by a row of trees running along the horizon, the sky and lake are mirrors of one another.
22" x 30" art
30" x 37 1/4" frame
"As I progress in my painting, I hope to say more with less ... to leave the obvious vague ... and to paint only that which is essential ... this is my goal as an artist."
Biography
Michael Defrancesco received his Fine Arts degree from the American Academy of Art in Chicago. While at the Academy, he was fortunate to have studied under some wonderful instructors such as Bill Parks, Vern Stake, Eugene Hall, Fred Berger, and the renowned watercolorist Irving Shapiro...
Category
Early 2000s Michael DeFrancesco Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
"Normandy Farmhouse, " Pastel signed by Michael DeFrancesco
By Michael DeFrancesco
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Normandy Farmhouse" is an original pastel drawing signed by Michael DeFrancesco. It depicts a red-roofed barn in a wide farm landscape.
6 1/2" x 19 1/4" art
13" x 26" frame
"As I progress in my painting, I hope to say more with less ... to leave the obvious vague ... and to paint only that which is essential ... this is my goal as an artist."
Michael Defrancesco received his Fine Arts degree from the American Academy of Art in Chicago. While at the Academy, he was fortunate to have studied under some wonderful instructors such as Bill Parks, Vern Stake, Eugene Hall, Fred Berger, and the renowned watercolorist Irving Shapiro...
Category
1990s Michael DeFrancesco Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Related Items
Pastel Drawing of Cattle in English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist
By Wendy Reeves
Located in Preston, GB
Original Pastel Drawing of Cattle in English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist, Wendy Reeves.
Art measures 22 x 14 inches
Frame measures 30 x 24 inches
Wendy Reeves gar...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Michael DeFrancesco Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Pastel
Mallards over Wetlands in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist
By Wendy Reeves
Located in Preston, GB
Original Pastel of Mallards flying over Wetlands in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist, Wendy Reeves.
Art measures 20 x 14 inches
F...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Michael DeFrancesco Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Pastel
Rainbow
By Catherine Koenig
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original realist drawing by American female artist Catherine Koenig. This work is featured in the Draw Near exhibition currently on view at Benjaman Gallery.
Category
1980s Realist Michael DeFrancesco Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Landschap te St Tropez, Landscape at St Tropez
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 20th Century drawing study on paper of a Provencale landscape by the Dutch artist Wim Oepts. Possibly an atelier sketch for the painting Landschap te St ...
Category
1940s Realist Michael DeFrancesco Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon
William Jacobs "Urban Scene II", original pastel on paper
By William Jacobs
Located in Glenview, IL
"Urban Scene II" by noted Chicago painter William Jacobs (1897 - 1973) is a pastel on paper created in 1972. The artwork is signed and dated in pencil by t...
Category
1970s American Modern Michael DeFrancesco Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
H 5 in W 7 in D 0.01 in
"1940 - New Mexico Farmers" Orig. Mixed Media on Board by Tom Perkinson, Framed
By Tom Perkinson
Located in Encino, CA
"1940 - New Mexico Farmers" is an original mixed media on board by Tom Perkinson. His use of saturated violets, vivid yellows, and resplendent oranges pushes color to almost-otherwor...
Category
1970s Realist Michael DeFrancesco Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Color Pencil, Watercolor, Mixed Media, Ink
No Reserve
H 18.625 in W 24.5 in D 2.5 in
Sugár Andor "Contorted Trees", original pastel on paper
Located in Glenview, IL
"Contorted Trees" by noted Hungarian painter Sugár Andor (1903 - 1944) is a pastel on paper created in 1923. The artwork represents a number of trees, bent by the wind in what appear...
Category
1920s Modern Michael DeFrancesco Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
"Flat Lands" Original Landscape Mixed Media on Paper by Tom Perkinson, Framed
By Tom Perkinson
Located in Encino, CA
"Flat Lands" is an original mixed media on paper by Tom Perkinson. His use of saturated violets, vivid yellows, and resplendent oranges pushes color to almost-otherworldly realms. Th...
Category
1970s Realist Michael DeFrancesco Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Color Pencil, Watercolor, Mixed Media, Ink
No Reserve
H 26.625 in W 38.375 in D 2.5 in
Garden Flowers, Original Pastel Drawing, Color, France, Impressionism
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Soft Pastel on archival and heavy paper for pastel drawing. The colors are fixed on the paper and the work has been treated with a UV-resistant varnish. Signed lower right.
Un...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Michael DeFrancesco Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 0.2 in
Manhattan from the River - Dutch 1920's art oil crayon drawing New York city
By Adriaan Lubbers
Located in London, GB
This fantastic 1920's oil crayon drawing is by Dutch artist Adriaan Lubbers. It shows a birds eye view of New York. The view is of the river and boats towards Manhattan. A really ic...
Category
1920s Realist Michael DeFrancesco Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Crayon
William Jacobs "Windsurfing at Sunset", original pastel on paper
By William Jacobs
Located in Glenview, IL
"Windsurfing at Sunset" by noted Chicago painter William Jacobs (1897 - 1973) is a pastel on paper created in 1970. The artwork is signed and dated in pencil by the artist and was ne...
Category
1970s Modern Michael DeFrancesco Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
H 5 in W 7 in D 0.01 in
Jardin d'été, Original Drawing, Pastel, Summer Garden, Pool
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Pastel and Coloured Pencils on Hahnemühle paper 300g - Summer Garden, Pool, Drawing, Pastel
Work Title : Jardin d'été (EN : Summer Garden)
Artist : Gabriel Riesnert (French artist, B...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael DeFrancesco Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper, Color Pencil
H 9.45 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in
Michael Defrancesco landscape drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Michael DeFrancesco landscape drawings and watercolors available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of landscape drawings and watercolors to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Michael DeFrancesco in crayon, pastel and more. Not every interior allows for large Michael DeFrancesco landscape drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 26 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Jane K. Starks, James March Phillips, and John Fulleylove. Michael DeFrancesco landscape drawings and watercolors prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,700 and tops out at $6,500, while the average work can sell for $4,860.