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Winold Reiss Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

American, 1886-1953

Winold Reiss was a German-American muralist and illustrator who is best remembered for his portraits of the Blackfoot Indian tribe. His work was so revered by the tribe that when he died, his ashes were spread across sacred burial grounds.

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Artist: Winold Reiss
"The Red Silo" Winold Reiss, Rural Regionalist Landscape, Sunny Day on Farm
By Winold Reiss
Located in New York, NY
Winold Reiss The Red Silo Signed lower left Watercolor on paper 20 x 29 inches Winold Reiss (1886-1953) was an artist and designer who emigrated to the United States from Germany in 1913. Probably best known as a portraitist, Reiss was a pioneer of modernism and well known for his brilliant work in graphic and interior design. A compassionate man who greatly respected all people as human beings, he believed that his art could help break down racial prejudices. Like his father Fritz Reiss (1857-1915), who was also an artist and who was his son's first teacher, Winold Reiss was artistically moved by diverse cultures. The elder Reiss focused on folk life in Germany while Winold drew substantial inspiration from a range of cultures, particularly Native American, Mexican, and African-American. As did many young aspiring artists, Winold Reiss studied with the esteemed painter and teacher Franz von Stuck at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, which was at that time a center of the decorative and fine-arts movement. It is not known whether Reiss met E. Martin Hennings...
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Winold Reiss Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Long Time River Woman (Blackfoot Maiden)
By Winold Reiss
Located in New York, NY
Winold Reiss (1886-1953), who scholars increasingly recognize as a pivotal figure in early 20th-century American art, is known for his evocative portraits that capture the spirit and...
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20th Century American Modern Winold Reiss Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Indian Man from Mexico
By Winold Reiss
Located in New York, NY
Indian Man from Mexico is a souvenir of Winold Reiss’s 1920 sketching tour of Mexico. As he traveled, Reiss’s style began to reflect the influence of the aesthetics, color palette, a...
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20th Century American Modern Winold Reiss Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Abstract Still Life with Lute
By Winold Reiss
Located in New York, NY
Pastel on black paper
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Early 20th Century Winold Reiss Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

The Unraveling Secret
By Winold Reiss
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Board Dimensions: 16.00" x 12.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right "Man in prison with two jailers" - Book illustration.
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Early 20th Century Winold Reiss Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Board, Pen

The Forest Duel
By Winold Reiss
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Board Dimensions: 16.00" x 12.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left book illustration
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Early 20th Century Winold Reiss Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Board, Pen

Rosalee Sondheimer I
By Winold Reiss
Located in New York, NY
Winold Reiss (1886-1953), who scholars increasingly recognize as a pivotal figure in early 20th-century American art, is known for his evocative portraits that capture the spirit and...
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20th Century American Modern Winold Reiss Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel, Board

Girl in Decorative Wrap
By Winold Reiss
Located in New York, NY
Winold Reiss (1886-1953), who scholars increasingly recognize as a pivotal figure in early 20th-century American art, is known for his evocative portraits that capture the spirit and...
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20th Century American Modern Winold Reiss Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media, Board

Woodstock
By Winold Reiss
Located in New York, NY
Signed (in white gouache, at lower left): Winold Reiss; (with estate stamp, at lower right): Winold / Reiss
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20th Century American Modern Winold Reiss Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, India Ink

Portrait of Robert Nathaniel Dett (1882-1943)
By Winold Reiss
Located in New York, NY
Signed (at lower right): WINOLD/REISS
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20th Century American Modern Winold Reiss Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Japanese Girl
By Winold Reiss
Located in New York, NY
Signed (at lower right): WINOLD/REISS
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20th Century American Modern Winold Reiss Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

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