William Matthews was born in New York City, 1949. He grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. His professional career began in Los Angeles, designing album covers for Warner Bros. and Capitol Records. Matthews lived in Europe from 1975–80. Upon his return to Colorado, he ran a graphic design studio until 1990 when he dedicated himself full time to painting. Matthews is most well known for his portrayal of the working cowboys from the Great Ranches of the American West. The 1994 published monograph, Cowboys & Images: The Watercolors of William Matthews, chronicles a decade of the artist’s work devoted to this subject. In the fall of 2007, Chronicle Books of San Francisco released a second monograph dedicated to the subject matter entitled, William Matthews: Working the West. Matthews’ artwork is widely exhibited. His watercolors are part of numerous private and public collections including, Joslyn Museum, Omaha; Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa; Warner Western Records, Nashville; Autry National Center, Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; Booth Western Art Museum, Cartersville, Georgia; Buffalo Bill Historical Center and Museum, Cody; National Cowboy Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City; Old West Museum, Cheyenne; Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis; Phoenix Art Museum, Tucson Museum of Art and the Denver Art Museum.
(Biography provided by Robert Azensky Fine Art)
$24,500
"Western Panorama" (2023) Original Western Landscape Watercolor Painting
By William Matthews
Located in Denver, CO
"Western Panorama" is a fine watercolor painting on paper, created in 2023 by American watercolor artist William Matthews. This beautifully textured piece rests at 38 x 60 inches, a...
Paper, Watercolor
$18,500
"Living Room Set" (2023) By William Matthews, Original Watercolor Painting
By William Matthews
Located in Denver, CO
"Living Room Set" is a fine watercolor painting on paper, created in 2023 by American watercolor artist William Matthews. In this scene, a lbare tree extends over a two-leveled lean-...
Paper, Watercolor
"Longhorn Itch" (2023) Original Western Watercolor Painting
By William Matthews
Located in Denver, CO
"Longhorn Itch" is a fine watercolor painting on paper, created in 2023 by American watercolor artist William Matthews. This beautifully textured piece rests at 17.75 x 23., and res...
Paper, Watercolor
$6,800
No Slack
By William Matthews
Located in Indianapolis, IN
Signed lower right. Custom framed by William Matthews Frame Shop. Exhibited: Nedra Matteucci Galleries, NM; Altermann Galleries, NM. Matthews credits the watercolorists of San Fran...
Paper, Watercolor
19th Century Loch Tay Scottish Landscape
By Aaron Edwin Penley
Located in Soquel, CA
Masterful Scottish watercolor landscape of Loch Tay with boats and small figures on the short by Aaron Edwin Penley (English, 1826-1897)....
Watercolor, Paper
$1,150
H 20 in W 26 in D 1 in
Early 20th Century Country Cottage Landscape with Ducks
Located in Soquel, CA
Serene depiction of a country house with ducks milling around in the grass by Josh Fisher (British, 1859-1930). Signed "JOSH FISHER" in the lower-left corne...
Paper, Watercolor
$494Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.5 in W 9.75 in D 0.1 in
1960's French Portrait Jaw Dropped Man Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper signed lower corner Image : 12.5 x 9.75 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portrai...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
$1,044Sale Price|20% Off
H 17 in W 20.5 in D 1 in
Watercolour of Ireland Valley Countryside by 20th Century Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Watercolour of Ireland Valley Countryside by 20th Century Irish Artist, George Trevor. Art measures 13.5 x 9.5 inches Frame measures 20.5 x 17 inches ...
Paper, Watercolor
$241Sale Price|20% Off
H 11 in W 10 in D 0.1 in
1960's French Portrait Hunched Old Man Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper Image : 11 x 10 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait painting. Ideal for man...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
$2,250
H 6.88 in W 7.32 in
'Napoleonic Guard at the Cathedral of Uspensky Sobor', Moscow, French Militaria
By Charles Hoffbauer
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed lower left, 'C.H.' for Charles Constantine Hoffbauer (French, 1875-1957) and painted circa 1900. Accompanied by the original artist-signed mat, original backing with inscr...
Paper, Gouache
$461Sale Price|20% Off
H 25.5 in W 19 in D 0.1 in
1960's French Portrait Flower Girl Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper inscribed verso stamped on reverse Image: 25.5 x 19 inches Superbly decorative 1960's Fren...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
$4,800
H 29.53 in W 39.38 in D 1.58 in
Elevate, Jumping Horse Drawing, Charcoal on Fabriano paper, white frame
By Patsy McArthur
Located in Dallas, TX
"Elevate" is a beautiful and unique charcoal drawing on paper of a dynamic horse jumping in mid-air. The composition is contemporary, playing with the positive and negative space. Th...
Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
$1,600
H 15 in W 12.5 in
The Prince and the Siren, Watercolor & Gouache, Nocturne, Figural, Illustration
Located in Wiscasset, ME
John Richard Flanagan was born in Sydney, Australia. At the age of thirteen Flanagan left school to help support his family as an assistant to a lithographer producing advertising co...
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
$494Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.5 in W 9.5 in D 0.1 in
1960's French Portrait Posed Lady In Blue Dress Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper signed lower corner Image : 12.5 x 9.5 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait pa...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
coastal landscape, bohuskusten, c. 1920s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Watercolor on paper signed Axel Hilleström unframed 39.5 x 72 cm (15.6 x 28.3 in) framed 50 x 83 cm (19.7 x 32.7 in) This expansive watercolor depicts a sandy shoreline along the Sw...
Paper, Watercolor
$1,132
H 17.13 in W 11.23 in D 0.02 in
"The Small Collar", Trees Inhabited by Human, Paper Drawing with Pigment Colors
By Frank Girard
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This drawing by Frank Girard is created with ink and pigments Colors, on 300g/m2 neutral white paper. It is not framed. Through drawings, the masterful French artist Frank Girard is...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pigment