Girls on a Boardwalk
By Reginald Marsh
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed and dated twice lower right: Reginald Marsh 46 / Reginald Marsh 1946
1940s Reginald Marsh Mixed Media
Watercolor, Pencil
Reginald Marsh was born in Paris, France, in 1898. His family returned to the U.S. in 1900, settling in New Jersey. The Marsh family moved to New Rochelle, New York, in 1914, where Reginald attended the Riverview Military Academy until 1915. Marsh spent his senior year at the Lawrenceville School where he drew for the school's annual. Marsh then attended Yale School of Art in 1916–20 where he became the star illustrator for The Yale Record and, later, its art editor. In his newspaper work Marsh exhibited a graphic skill and a gift for pictorial humor.
On graduating from Yale in 1920, Marsh moved to New York City where he supported himself as a freelance illustrator for newspapers and magazines, such as Vanity Fair and Harper's Bazaar. In 1922, Marsh became a staff artist for The Daily News, first drawing city life and then a column of vaudeville illustrations. When The New Yorker began in 1925, Marsh became a staff member, contributing through 1931. These illustration jobs provided Marsh with a good income and a great amount of free time, which allowed him to study painting at the Art Students League on and off through the 1920s with Kenneth Hayes Miller, John Sloan and George Luks. When Marsh began to paint in earnest in 1923, he joined the Whitney Studio Club, where he had one-man exhibitions in 1924 and 1928.
In the early 1920s Marsh made his first trip to Coney Island on a project for Vanity Fair. He was instantly drawn to the raucous environment of extremes, capturing the boardwalks, beaches and sideshows in his sketchbooks. Marsh often remained in New York for the summer to spend time at Coney Island. The rest of the year Marsh painted industrial subjects. He also enjoyed recording the physical and social life of a newly commercialized city, focusing on taxi-dance halls, burlesque, Coney Island, subways and the Bowery.
In 1929 Marsh took a studio near Union Square in New York where he remained for most of his life, roaming the streets with his sketchbook. The same sketches he worked up for his newspaper and magazine illustrations found their way into his paintings.
The 1930s and 1940s were very successful for Marsh. He exhibited in most of the annual exhibitions of contemporary American art at the Whitney Museum of American Art (1924–54), the Corcoran Gallery of Art (1932–57), the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1932–52), the Art Institute of Chicago (1928–49) and the National Academy of Design (1927–49). He also had many one-man exhibitions at the Frank K. Rehn Galleries in New York.
Marsh began teaching at the Art Students League in 1935 where he soon became one of the most popular teachers. In the spring of 1954, Marsh was chosen to receive the gold medal of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, an extremely high award in the American cultural world.
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Girls on a Boardwalk
By Reginald Marsh
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed and dated twice lower right: Reginald Marsh 46 / Reginald Marsh 1946
Watercolor, Pencil
"orange water" abstract cityscape, water motif, geometric
By Miriam Singer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "orange water" is an original artwork made from pencil, marker, watercolor, lino block collage on panel by Caitlin McCormack. This piece measures 6"h x 6"w.
Watercolor, Panel, Permanent Marker, Pencil, Linocut
$3,543Sale Price|34% Off
H 15.5 in W 18.75 in
Hilaire Hiler 1960 Abstract Structuralist Painting, New Mexico Modernist
By Hilaire Hiler
Located in Denver, CO
This original 1960 abstract gouache and graphite on paper painting by Hilaire Hiler (1898–1966) exemplifies his distinctive structuralist style and modernist vision. Created during his influential period in New Mexico, the artwork features soothing, harmonious tones of pink and blue, expertly layered to evoke a sense of calm and balance. Signed in the lower right corner, this mid-century modern piece measures 15 ½ x 18 ¾ inches framed, with an image size of 14 x 17 ½ inches. Hilaire Hiler’s work stands out for its intellectual rigor and visual harmony, blending abstraction with a structuralist approach that explores color, form, and rhythm. About the Artist: Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and raised in Providence, Rhode Island, Hiler received extensive art training at the Rhode Island School of Design, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the University of Paris. Between 1919 and 1934, he lived in Paris, working as a jazz pianist while engaging deeply with the European avant-garde. After returning to the U.S., Hiler painted WPA murals for San Francisco’s Aquatic Park...
Gouache, Graphite
$1,375
H 12 in W 9 in
Framed Victorian House Mixed Media Artwork, Signed Ink & Watercolor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Framed dimensions: 17.88 x 14.88 in Signed on the verso in blue pen "Kara Ziebelman" Kara Ziebelman’s work is rooted in dreams, the human condition, and a deep reverence for both th...
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Color Pencil
Peter Max 'Flower Vase' C1990, mixed media on paper
By Peter Max
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Peter Max Title: Flower Vase Medium: Mixed Media On Paper Edition: Original Size: 11"x15" inches Hand signed by the artist Frame size 22.25"x18.25" inches Condition: Excellent
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Pencil
$1,365
H 23 in W 23 in D 1 in
'Magnolias Waiting'. Floral nature contemporary abstract blue white artwork
By Sophia Milligan
Located in Penzance, GB
'Magnolias, Waiting'. Original Artwork. Framed ready to hang _________________ Frost guarded the ground, And bejewelled your fallen leaves, Whilst you slept, waiting. Exploring the...
Chalk, Conté, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor, Pencil, Carbon Penc...
$500
H 6.5 in W 4.5 in
Linda Turner, Art Meditation 18, Collage, Pattern and Decoration, Automatism
By Linda Turner
Located in Darien, CT
Linda Turner, raised both in NYC and Northern Virginia, resides in Brooklyn, NY. She achieved a BFA in Surface Design/Textile Design from the Fashion Inst...
Archival Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
$1,500
H 12 in W 12 in D 2 in
Italian Cities (Pompeii): Abstract Grid Drawing with Color Pencil
By Donise English
Located in Hudson, NY
Italian Cities: Pompeii (Mixed Media drawing with graphite pencil, color pencil, gouache, pen on paper on panel Image size: 10.5 x 10.5 inches Ebonized walnut floater frame, 12 x 12 ...
Paper, Gouache, Pencil, Color Pencil
$3,250
H 12 in W 13.5 in D 1 in
Peter Max 'Cosmic Flyer (Green)' C1990, mixed media on paper
By Peter Max
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Peter Max Title: Cosmic Flyer (Green) Medium: Mixed Media On Paper Edition: Original Size: 12"x13.5" inches Hand signed by the artist Frame size 22.25"x18.25" inches Conditio...
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Pencil
$15,000
H 8.75 in W 6 in
Some of the Many Friends of Jason, including Marcel Dzama, Hand Signed, Framed
By Marcel Dzama
Located in New York, NY
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Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Graphite
$500
H 6.5 in W 7 in
Linda Turner, Art Meditation 5, Collage, Pattern and Decoration, Automatism
By Linda Turner
Located in Darien, CT
Linda Turner, raised both in NYC and Northern Virginia, resides in Brooklyn, NY. She achieved a BFA in Surface Design/Textile Design from the Fashion Inst...
Archival Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
$580
H 16 in Dm 16 in
The Mother Moon - Original Celestial Still Life Mixed Media Artwork on Paper
By Michaela Jean
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Michaela Jean is an accomplished painter, devoted gardener, and mother from Southern California (USA). Her lifelong passion for art and nature began in childhood, inspired by her gra...
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache, Color Pencil
$12,000
H 16 in W 13 in D 1 in
BYE BYE BIRDIE Original 1960 Broadway Musical Costume Drawing Tony Award Elvis
By Miles White
Located in New York, NY
BYE BYE BIRDIE Original 1960 Broadway Musical Costume Drawing Tony Award Elvis Miles White (1915 – 2000) BYE BYE BIRDIE 11 x 8 inches Mixed Media on Paper Signed Lower Right Framed by Bark Affixed to the back are original gold lame fabric swatches. This drawing is available, along with two other original costume drawings from BIRDIE by Miles White, another of Conrad Birdie and one of Chita Rivera. Miles White, a leading Broadway and Hollywood costume designer for decades. created costumes for the original Broadway productions of OKLAHOMA CAROUSEL, BYE BYE BIRDIE and many others. In film he worked on "Around the World in 80 Days" and "The Greatest Show on Earth." He designed Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and the Ice Capades for many years. Miles was a close friend for the last 20 years of his life. We live with one of his two Tony Awards and a dozen drawings. BYE BYE BIRDIE is a stage musical with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams, based upon a book by Michael Stewart...
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil