Nathaniel Dirk was born in Brooklyn in 1895. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League, in New York, with Max Weber, Kenneth Hayes Miller and Boardman Robinson, and in Paris with Fernand Leger. He taught at the Art Students League in the summer of 1939 and from 1947–51. He also gave lectures on Color for the Artist at the League from 1957 through 1960. Dirk exhibited widely, including thirteen one-man exhibitions in New York City between 1927–57 and numerous shows throughout the USA. He was a member of the Audubon Artists, the Rockport Art Association and the Rockport Art Group. He was President of the Cape Ann Society of Modern Art, and Director of Artists Equity, the Contemporary Art Center and the Young Men’s and Young Women’s Hebrew Association, all in New York City.
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'Cape Ann Harbor View' — Mid-Century Modernist Watercolor
By Nathaniel Dirk
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Nathaniel Dirk, 'Cape Ann Harbor View', vintage watercolor on watercolor paper, 1948. A fine, spontaneous rendering, with fresh, undiminished colors, in very good condition; the arti...
Watercolor
'Gloucester' — Mid-Century Modernist Watercolor
By Nathaniel Dirk
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Nathaniel Dirk, Untitled (Gloucester), watercolor, with fresh colors, on watercolor paper; in fine, original condition, with the artist's tack holes (barely visible) at the sheet edg...
Watercolor
'Meeting Hall, Rockport' — Mid-Century Modernist Watercolor
By Nathaniel Dirk
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
A fine spontaneous rendering in watercolor, with fresh colors, on watercolor paper. Signed lower right, with the artist's notation verso H 12, indicating his 12rd work of 1950. A mid...
Watercolor
original lithograph
By Nathaniel Dirk
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph is from the rare 1952 "Improvisations" portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York on the occasion of the 1952 Spr...
Lithograph
$783
H 10.63 in W 16.93 in D 0.04 in
St. Gregory in Rome - Ink and Watercolor by J. P. Verdussen - 1741
By Jan Peeter Verdussen
Located in Roma, IT
St. Gregory in Rome is a beautiful artwork realized by Jan Peter Verdussen in 1741. Ink and watercolour on brown paper. In very good codition. Dated on the lower margin. The origin...
Ink, Watercolor
$720Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.5 in W 8 in
Clinton Hill, (Nude #2), 1950, drawing, figure/abstraction
By Clinton Hill
Located in New York, NY
Clinton Hill (1922-2003), created quintessential mid-century images, but figures are unusual in his work. This is from a very early period. From 1949 to 1951 he attended the Brooklyn...
Gouache
Sunset
By John Marin
Located in London, GB
Maine became an important muse for Marin during his summer vacations, which is exampled in the present work ‘Sunset’. Marin first visited Maine in 1914, meaning ‘Sunset’ was one of h...
Watercolor, Paper
$9,500
H 20 in W 22 in
House Beautiful Cover Proposal. American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
House Beautiful Cover Proposal. American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA Antonio Petruccelli (1907 – 1994) Mixing Mortar 12 1/2 X 14 3/4 inche...
Gouache, Board
$429
H 13.75 in W 19.75 in D 1 in
Figurative Garden Scene Woman Gate Watercolour Mid Century Style Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figurative garden scene with woman and ornamental gate (20th century) Watercolour on paper, unframed. Size: approximately 13.75 x 19.75 inches (height x width) Unsigned. Condition: f...
Watercolor
$14,000
H 20 in W 17 in
Bricklayers House Beautiful Cover Proposal American Scene Modern 1930s Workers
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
Bricklayers House Beautiful Cover Proposal American Scene Modern WPA 1930s Industrial Workers Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994) Brick Layers House Beautiful cover proposal, c. 1939 ...
Gouache, Board
Staten Island
By Robert Hallowell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Staten Island Watercolor on paper, c. 1928 Signed with the Estate stamp lower left Sheet size: 19 1/8 x 23 7/8 inches Titled on verso Part of small series of watercolors done of the ...
Watercolor
$1,800
H 16.25 in W 14.25 in D 0.75 in
Byron Birdsall Watercolor Snow Landscape Painting Titled 'Blue Slope' 1976
Located in Dallas, TX
In “Blue Slope” (1976), renowned Alaskan watercolorist Byron Birdsall distills the northern landscape into a striking study of contrast and atmosphere. A dark, snow‑capped mountain r...
Watercolor
Kufstein, Austrian Tyrol
By John Marin
Located in London, GB
In the summer of 1910, Marin spent a number of weeks in the Austrian Alps. The subject of his second solo exhibition at Alfred Stieglitz’s 291 Gallery located in NYC, in February 191...
Paper, Watercolor
$14,000
H 28 in W 22 in
Original Painting Steel Workers Fabric Design Industrial Deco American Modernism
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting Steel Workers Fabric Design Industrial Deco American Modernism Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994) Steel Workers Textile design 19 1/4 X ...
Gouache, Board
$14,000
H 19 in W 15 in
Original Painting. New Yorker Cover Proposal Baseball c. 1939 Modern Cubist Deco
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting. New Yorker Cover Proposal Baseball c. 1939 Modern Cubist Deco Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994) Play Ball New Yorker cover proposal, c. 1939 12 x 8 inches (sight) Framed 18 1/2 X 14 3/4 inches Gouache on board Estate sticker verso BIOGRAPHY: Antonio Petruccelli (1907-1994) began his career as a textile designer. He became a freelance illustrator in 1932 after winning several House Beautiful cover illustration contests. In addition to 24 Fortune magazine covers, four New Yorker covers, several for House Beautiful, Collier’s, and other magazines he did numerous illustrations for Life magazine from the 1930s – 60s. ‘Tony was Mr. Versatility for Fortune. He could do anything, from charts and diagrams to maps, illustrations, covers, and caricatures,’ said Francis Brennan, the former art director for Fortune. Over the course of his career, Antonio won several important design awards, designing a U.S. Postage Stamp Commemorating the Steel Industry and designing the Bicentennial Medal...
Gouache, Board
$708
H 20.87 in W 20.87 in D 1.19 in
'Amalfi, Evening Light' original painting , signed c2005
Located in Frome, Somerset
Amalfi coast, Italy painting in evening light by Andy Gradwell c2005, signed lower left. mixed media on paper 29cmx29cm Oak glazed frame 53cmx53cm Southern coast of Italy, painted pl...
Watercolor
Fishing Village
By Nathaniel Dirk
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1895, artist Nathaniel Dirk studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, Art Students League of New York with Max Weber, and in Paris under Fernand Léger. ...
Watercolor