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
$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
$450Sale Price|50% Off
H 15 in W 20.5 in
Provincetown (Cape Cod landscape)
By James Floyd Clymer
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful ca.1930 double-sided abstract painting by American artist, James Floyd Clymer (1893-1982). On the Docks, Sunset. Watercolor and pencil on paper measures 15 x 20.5 inches. S...
Watercolor, Rag Paper, Pencil
$1,051Sale 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
$15,000
H 35.5 in W 92.5 in
"Hatatatedai" Hiroshi Honda, Japanese Hawaiian, Monumental Fish Painting, Orange
Located in New York, NY
Hiroshi Honda Hatatatedai Signed upper right Ink on paper laid on canvas 35 x 92 inches Hiroshi Honda was an American painter who was born in Hilo, Hawaii, to Japanese parents who ...
Canvas, Paper, Ink, Watercolor
$12,000
H 26 in W 29.5 in
"Forest Landscape" John F. Carlson, circa 1925 American Impressionist Landscape
By John F. Carlson
Located in New York, NY
John F. Carlson Forest Landscape, circa 1925 Signed lower right Watercolor on paper Sight 21 x 24 1/2 inches The native Swede John Fabian Carlson became a household name in New Yor...
Paper, Watercolor
$547Sale Price|20% Off
H 17 in W 13 in
Fine 1700's Italian Old Master Ink & Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Magnaminita
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Mgnaminia' Italian School, 18th century ink and wash drawing on paper, framed within a light oak wood frame (behind glass) image size: 10.5 x 7 inches overall framed: 17 x 13 inches...
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
$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
$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
$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
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
$3,900
H 34.65 in W 39.38 in D 1.58 in
Puissance, Horse Drawing, Charcoal and graphite on Fabriano paper, white frame
By Patsy McArthur
Located in Dallas, TX
Puissance is a beautiful and unique charcoal drawing on paper of a dynamic horse. The Fabriano paper is a high quality watercolor grade set in a custom white wood frame, all archival...
Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
$4,500
H 18.5 in W 14.5 in
"Figure Study" Joseph Solman, Blue and Sepia, Pastel Colors Seated Study
By Joseph Solman
Located in New York, NY
Joseph Solman Figure Study, circa 1959-60 Signed with initials lower left Gouache on Racing Form newspaper Sight 9 x 7 inches Provenance Private Collection, Montecito, California Pr...
Paper, Gouache, Newsprint