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Cal Nord, Denmark - Hyper Realistic Windmill Illustration
Located in Soquel, CA
Highly detailed drawing of a windmill on a farm in Denmark by M. Mayer (20th Century). A large rustic windmill is the central focus of the piece, towering above the nearby trees and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...
Materials
Illustration Board, Pencil
Boat at the Dock, Alviso Bay Area Tonalist Landscape Watercolor by Iku Nagai
By Iku Nagai
Located in Soquel, CA
Boat at the Dock, Alviso Bay Area Tonalist Landscape Watercolor by Iku Nagai
Lovely Tonalist watercolor landscape of Alviso, California by Iku K. Nagai (Japanese/American, b. 1932)....
Category
1980s Tonalist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
"Crescent Rose" Mixed Media Handmade Paper Watercolor Abstract by Bruce Weinberg
By Bruce Weinberg
Located in Soquel, CA
"Crescent Rose" Mixed Media Handmade Paper Watercolor Abstract by Bruce Weinberg
Soft lavenders, magentas and gray tones highlighted with purple thread and sheets of gold leaf mingle to create a soft and lovely abstract on handmade paper by California artist Bruce Weinberg (American, 1942-1994). Image is floated on a silk background.
Pencil signed and dated "Bruce Weinberg 1980" lower right.
Pencil signed title "Crescent Rose" lower left.
Displayed in a giltwood frame with spacer.
Image size: 24"H x 35"L.
Framed size: 31"H x 43"W x 2"D.
Bruce Weinberg was a long time resident of the San Francisco Bay Area. He studied Interior Design at the Philadelphia College of Art and Architectural Space Planning at Temple University. During the 1970s he studied printmaking and drawing at San Francisco's Fort Mason...
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Handmade Paper
Pt. Pinos California, Coastal Figural Landscape Watercolor
By Donald J. Phillips
Located in Soquel, CA
Pt. Pinos California, Coastal Figural Landscape Watercolor
Striking depiction of a lighthouse by Donald J. Phillips (American, 20th Century). Signed and dated "DONALD J. PHILLIPS WW/7-89" in the lower right corner. Tag on verso with artist and exhibition information. Presented in a double mat of white and cream, in a green metal frame with glass. Image size: 21"H x 15"W
Donald J. Phillips (American, 20th Century) is an artist from San Leandro, CA. He attended California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, where he met his wife. Phillips served in Marine Corps Reserve and was called to duty from 1950-1951 during the Korean War.
Exhibitions and Memberships:
21st Annual Santa Cruz Art Exhibit, 1950
New England Watercolor...
Category
1980s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Roses Still Life Watercolor by M Boyer Cooper 1915
Located in Soquel, CA
Roses Still Life Watercolor by M Boyer Cooper 1915
Water of bouquet of Roses by California artist M Boyer Cooper circa 1915. (aunt of Opal Nelson Dean).
Signed lower right "M. Cooper...
Category
1910s American Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Orchard in Bloom, Mid Century Spring Blossoms Landscape Watercolor by Jay Simm
Located in Soquel, CA
Lovely pastoral landscape of beautiful spring blossoms lining a quiet country lane by Jay Simm (American, 20th Century), c. 1960s. The delicate light pink flowers of the orchard in b...
Category
1960s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Autumn by the River - Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Serene landscape by J. B. Schock. Several trees line the banks of a river, bursting with fall colors. Across the river on the far bank, the roof and chimneys of a house can be seen beyond the trees. California painter...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Art Deco Era Fashion Drawing -- The Flapper
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful fashion drawing of flapper by Helen Farr Sloan (American, 1911 - 2005), circa 1930. Signed lower edge "Helen Farr." Presented in new mat. Unframed. I
mage size: 10"H x 6"W....
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Carbon Pencil
Mid Century Modern East Bay I Abstracted Landscape by Erle Loran
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern East Bay I Abstracted Landscape by Erle Loran
Dynamic mid century abstracted geometric landscape drawing of the East Bay California landscape by Erle Loran (Ameri...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Laid Paper
Mid Century Modern East Bay Abstracted Landscape by Erle Loran
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern East Bay Abstracted Landscape by Erle Loran
Dynamic abstracted geometric landscape drawing of the East Bay California landscape by Erle Lor...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Laid Paper
Rays of Sun Through the Clouds - Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Dramatic seascape by an unknown artist (20th Century). Dark clouds are parting over the sea, allowing beams of light to pass through, falling on rocky outcroppings. Two small sailboa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Water...
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
"The Great Mouthpiece" - Vintage Political Cartoon
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage political cartoon by H.M. Talburt (American, 1895-1966). A man in a suit is speaking about the president into his "hat," which is the mouthpi...
Category
1930s Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Schooners on the Coast with Rocks Tide Pools and bird by Howard Garfield Gray
Located in Soquel, CA
Schooners on the Coast with Rocks Tide Pools and bird by Howard Garfield Gray
Schooners in the mist by artist and illustrator Howard Garfield Gray (American, 19th-20th C). Watercolor...
Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Fishing Boat in Harbor, Nautical Vintage Landscape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming nautical watercolor seascape of a boat by the pier by Shirley Blood Godfrey (American, 20th Century). "Van Camp" advertising visible on a billboard in the background.
Sign...
Category
1980s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Sumi-e Brushes and Bowl - Still Life by Elizabeth Harrington
Located in Soquel, CA
Sumi-e Brushes and Bowl - Still Life by Elizabeth Harrington
Vibrant still life of Sumi-e Brushes in vase and rinsing bowl by Elizabeth Mae Harrington, "Betty" (American, 1919-1990). A small vase holds several sumi-e brushes, next to a small red bowl. A small piece of blotter cloth is in front of the bowl.
Signed "Elizabeth Harrington" in the lower right corner.
Presented in a wood frame with a double mat of pink and tan.
Image size: 10.5"H x 9"W
Frame size: 19.5"H x 16.5"W
Elizabeth "Betty" Harrington (American, 1919-1990) was born in San Diego, California in 1919. She studied at the University of California and the California School of Arts and Crafts. She also studied privately with Richard Yip...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Carcassonne Citadel, France - Pastel Drawing by Charles Sumner Schneider
Located in Soquel, CA
Carcassonne Citadel, France - Pastel Drawing by Charles Sumner Schneider
Dramatic black and white pastel drawing of Carcassonne Citadel, France by Ohio...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Biomorphic Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Flowing, organic abstract by Unger (20th Century). Several biomorphic shapes are flowing around each other, rendered in high-contrast shading.
Signed and dated "Unger, 1975" on vers...
Category
1970s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Postcard
Mid Century Modern East Bay Abstracted Landscape
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Dynamic abstracted geometric landscape drawing of the East Bay California landscape by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999), circa 1950. From a collection of esta...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Laid Paper
Church by the Covered Docks - Watercolor Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Detailed and serene watercolor of a small town at the edge of a body of water by an unknown artist. A large churchtower rises above the buildings, with mountains in the background. A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Water...
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Mountains and Valley Autumnal
Located in Soquel, CA
Serene cloudy landscape by Arthur Philemon Coleman (Canada, 1852-1939). From atop a hill, the viewer looks across a valley. There are a few outcroppings of trees, as well as a farmhouse and livestock. In the far distance, rolling hills with exposed rock are seen in the distance.
Signed "A. Coleman" in the lower left corner.
Presented in a double mat with foam core backing.
Image size: 9.75"H x 16"W
Mat size: 14.88"H x 21.75"W
Some age toning to paper and an age toned section is in the center of the painting running from top to bottom.
Arthur Coleman...
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Mid Century Abstract Watercolor -- "Slightly Out of Focus"
By Mae Franzen
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant yet soft multicolored abstract watercolor by Modesto, California artist, exhibitor and art teacher Mae Franzen (American, 20th century). Layers of color take on a glass-like appearance. Exhibition tag on verso with artist name and title "Slightly Out of Focus...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Snowy Pine - Minimal Winter Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Minimal winter landscape bordering on abstraction in earthy neutral tones of a pine tree in the snow, which the artist depicts using negative space, under a dark winter sky by Cheryl...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Chilmark Pond", Martha's Vineyard Plein Air Coastal Island Pastel Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
"Chilmark Pond", Martha's Vineyard Plein Air Coastal Island Pastel Landscape by Anne F. Cook
A lovely plein air pastel landscape capturing the natural beauty of New England's coastal island sunset views, by Martha's Vineyard artist Anne F. Cook (American, b.1962). This 1995 pastel, titled "Chilmark Pond", transports the viewer to the beautiful island of Martha's Vineyard, to bask in the soft light of dusk as the sun sets over the view of the island's coastal ponds.
Signed and dated "Cook 1995" lower right.
Titled "Chilmark Pond" lower left. Photo of title has been slightly enhanced to appear more legible.
Displayed in a decorative black and gilt-toned frame, with tan mat.
Image size: 18.5"H x 24.5"W.
Framed size: 26.25"H x 32.25"W x 1"D.
Anne Cook...
Category
1990s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Geometric Color Grid - Op Art Composition
Located in Soquel, CA
Highly precise op-art composition by an unknown artist. A grid of colored squares has been created with various colors, divided by occasional diagonal lines that give the feel of ove...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Op Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Hachiya Persimmons & Fan, Modern Still Life with Red-Orange and Blue
Located in Soquel, CA
Hachiya Persimmons & Fan, Modern Still Life with Red-Orange and Blue
Lovely modern still-life of a fan and persimmons by Santa Cruz, California artist Anita Heckman (American, b.20th Century). This 1987 mixed media work on paper depicts three vivid Hachiya persimmons on a windowsill beside an elegant paper fan with a tassel. A decorative window drape...
Category
1980s American Impressionist Mixed Media
Materials
Gouache, Color Pencil, Paper, Oil Pastel
St. Peter's Basilica from the Edge of the City - Roman Lansdcape
Located in Soquel, CA
St. Peter's Basilica from the Edge of the City - Roman Lansdcape
Lush watercolor of a sunset behind St. Peter's Basilica by Gaetano Facciola (Italian, 1868-1949). From a road at the edge of town...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Three Ribbon Heads", Art Deco Hand Colored Lithograph by John Luke Eastman 1984
Located in Soquel, CA
"Three Ribbon Heads", Art Deco Female Figurative by John Luke Eastman. 1984
Beautiful mid-1980's hand colored Art Deco style lithograph by Southern California artist John Luke Eastman (American, b.1929). In this 1984 version of Eastman's "Three Ribbon Heads", a delicate flowing line drawing of three consecutive women's faces in profile are framed by ribbons in a circular composition. As in many of the artist's works, Eastman captions the piece with the following phrase: " In this life we have three lasting qualities...faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of them is love."
Hand signed and dated in pencil lower right, "John L. Eastman 84" artists proof.
Displayed in a light grey mat and new art deco-style giltwood frame.
Paper size: 20"H x 16"W.
Framed size: 19.5"H x 23.25"W x 1"D.
John Luke Eastman is a Southern California artist with a unique style.
A graduate of UCLA with a degree in graphic arts, he was successful fashion illustrator and art director for prestigious department store in L. A. before turning his full attention to fine art. Over the part decade he has created and mastered the unique style that is currently found in his limited edition silk-screen graphics. A versatile artist, who has illustrated many record and book covers he refers to his style as "the 5th dimension" or "beautiful distortion". The qualities he seeks to impart through his works are fluidity of movement, a feeling of spatiality, weightlessness and beautiful color.
His artworks have been in a lot of shows across the country. He recently had show at Celux (Louis Vuitton membership...
Category
1980s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Lithograph
Old Town Auburn, Vintage California Landscape Watercolor by Les Anderson
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Old Town Auburn, Vintage California Large-scale Landscape Watercolor by Les Anderson
Large-scale early 1970's landscape watercolor of quaint and historical Old Town Auburn, California by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). This 1971 watercolor depicts the iconic landmarks of Auburn, known for it's California gold rush history.
Signed "Les Anderson" lower left.
Titled "At Auburn, California", signed and dated "Les Anderson '71" on verso.
Gallery tag on verso from Wharf Gallery in Monterey, California.
Displayed in a vintage wood frame with linen liner.
Image size: 18.25"H x 27.25"W.
Framed size: 24.75"H x 33.75"W x 1.5"D.
Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009) owned and operated Wharf Gallery, Monterey and the Bear Flag Gallery in San Juan Bautista, California for many years and was known for his plein air watercolor paintings and abstracts in oil...
Category
1970s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Boats at the Harbor - Nautical Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Watercolor of boats at the docks by Clarence Albert Taubenhein (American, 1902-1989). In the foreground, a few boats are docked at a pier. The wat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Abstracted Bouquet
Located in Soquel, CA
Bright watercolor of several flowers by Marge Shugart a California watercolor artist (American, 20th Century). Several flowers are depicted against a multicolor background, with a slightly abstracted quality.
Signed in the lower right corner.
Dated "12/93" on verso, with notes from the artist about color.
Presented in a warm grey mat.
Paper size: 15"H x 22"W
Mat size: 20"H x 28"W
Marge Shugart was a San Louis...
Category
1990s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Winding River, Mid Century Autumnal Watercolor Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderfully vibrant mid-century autumnal landscape watercolor of rolling mountains and river by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). The artis...
Category
1960s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Corkscrew Willows with Stairs - Hand Colored Drypoint Etching California Adobe
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate and detailed etching by Orpha Klinker (American, 1891-1964). At the edge of an old Adobe building, a staircase leads to the second floor. The stucco on the walls of the building is cracked, revealing the stonework below. Next to the building is a garden with Corkscrew Willow trees. One of her first projects with which Orpha impressed the public was a notable series of her large color portraits of California pioneers in the L.A.TIMES under the heading of "Speaking Of Pioneers." This led to another series on landmarks and famous tales of early California including oil paintings of historic adobes, buildings, and trees of California.
Signed in plate, lower left.
Paper size: 8.5"H x 10.5"W
Mat size: 10"H x 12"W
Orpha Klinker (American, 1891-1964) graduated from Polytechnic High School, L.A. and later studied at U.C.L.A. Art School and at the Cannon Art School. Artists Paul Lauritz and Anna A. Hills of Laguna Beach were her first art teachers. She continued her study of art at the Julian and Colarossi Academies in Europe.
Some of her earliest work was in designing. Many pages of her fine pen work drawings appeared in Los Angeles newspapers, illustrating the fashions of the day, not only in clothes but in furniture and other things. Then for a time she did her work in New York City and later with the Ladies Home Journal in Philadelphia.
One of her first projects with which Orpha impressed the public was a notable series of her large color portraits of California pioneers in the L.A.TIMES under the heading of "Speaking Of Pioneers." This led to another series on landmarks and famous tales of early California including oil paintings of historic adobes, buildings, and trees of California.
From the Mexican border to Death Valley she roamed, meeting and painting portraits of such characters as Death Valley Scotty, Shoshone Johnny, the ancient Indian who supposedly saw the first white man come to Death Valley, Emanuel A. Speegle, "The Last of the 49'ers" (over 90 years of age) and others.
Orpha was active in keeping alive the memory of one historical event in particular, the signing of the Treaty of Cahuenga ending the Mexican War...
Category
1930s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Drypoint
"La branche de gui et le livre" (Mistletoe and Book Still Life)
Located in Soquel, CA
Serene and delicate still life by unknown artist "S. A." (likely French). A blue pitcher stands proud above an open book, with a branch of mistletoe draped across it. The objects are...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Lily Pads and Lotus Flowers
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate watercolor of lilies in a pond by an unknown artist (20th Century). Two flowers are blooming above lily pads in a pond. The flowers are rendered in a soft pink, whereas the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Drawings ...
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
California Vineyard, Large-Scale Farmhouse Landscape Watercolor
By Carolyn Hofstetter
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant large-scale landscape watercolor of a California vineyard by S.W.A. artist Carolyn Hofstetter (American, b.1927). This beautiful scene of ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Fishermen at the Shore in Concarneau - France Landscape by M. Saint-Guily
Located in Soquel, CA
Fishermen at the Shore in Concarneau - Seascape after Edouard Doigneau
Fishermen at the Shore in Concarneau - France Landscape by M. Saint-Guily. Lively watercolor of boats at the s...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Early 20th Century Japanese Landscape Watercolor with Torii Gate
Located in Soquel, CA
Early 20th Century Japanese Landscape Watercolor with Torii Gate
Beautiful early 20th century Japanese landscape watercolor featuring a torii gate by Shumi...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"L'intrus" - Satirical French Illustration - Hand Colored Lithograph
By Gaston Hoffmann
Located in Soquel, CA
Comical illustration by Gaston Hoffmann (French, 1883-1977). A doctor is giving a shot to a female patient, while a nurse tries to prevent a man from barging in.
Pencil signed "G Ho...
Category
1950s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Lithograph
Country Church in Autumn - Watercolor Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Idyllic scene of a church in the countryside by an unknown artist (20th Century). A modest church is surrounded by trees, casting delicate shadows on the building. Some of the trees ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
"Yesterday's Ladies" Figurative Drawing
By Virginia J Hughins
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming "Yesterday's Ladies" drawing by Aptos, California artist Virginia J Hughins,(Virginia Brubaker DeWolf), (American, 1923-2004). Presented in a rustic black wood frame. Signed...
Category
1990s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Carbon Pencil
The Nailsmith Houses, Late 19th Century Rattenberg Austria Historical Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
The Nailsmith Houses, Late 19th Century Rattenberg Austria Historical Landscape
Exquisitely detailed 1888 watercolor of The Nailsmith Houses, a historical building in Rattenberg, A...
Category
1880s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Illustration Board
Hilltop Through the Trees, Modernist Watercolor Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
A vibrant modernist landscape watercolor by Laguna Beach, California artist Nevalda Bartolini Liberi (Italian/American, 20th Century). This lovely and bright watercolor features a view of a beautiful hillside, seen through a grove of twisting trees. A charming house is glimpsed in the distance.
Signed "Nevalda Bartolini" lower right.
Displayed in a new white mat. Unframed.
Paper size: 15"H x 22.25"W.
Nevalda Bartolini Liberi was an Italian-American artist active in New York in the 1960's, and later in Laguna Beach, California. She was married to the prolific painter, sculptor, and former Laguna Beach gallery owner Dante Liberi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Sunset on the Harbor, Vintage Double Sided Watercolor Seascape with Boats, 1969
By Marco Sassone
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful and rare double-sided watercolor by the prolific contemporary Italian painter Marco Sassone (Italian, b.1942). In this early work, created in 1969, Sassone depicts two different sunset harbor scenes on each side of the paper. On the front, the artist uses a warm color palette of orange and yellow hues to depict a glowing sunset illuminating boats in a harbor. A second view of the harbor with small boats in the foreground on verso. Sassone's signature painterly impressionistic brushstrokes can be seen in the way the artist depicts the water in both watercolors.
Signed and dated on verso, "M. Sassone 69".
Displayed in a dark wood frame with mat.
Image size: 10.5"H x 17"W.
“One of the foremost colorists working in America today, Sassone is an artist who developed his own personal, expressive vision early in his career, and who has steadfastly remained faithful to it while refining and developing it to the full power and maturity that is seen in his works today.”Janet Dominik, Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, 1988.
Marco Sassone was born in Campi Bisenzio, a Tuscan village, in 1942. The family moved to Florence in 1954, and there he met painters Ottone Rosai and Ugo Maturo, who encouraged him to follow his interest in art. In 1959 he enrolled at the Istituto Galileo Galilei, where he studied architectural drafting for several years. In 1963 he studied with painter Silvio Loffredo, a professor of art at the Accademia in Florence, himself a pupil of the Austrian master Oskar Kokoschka.
Loffredo encouraged him to develop his own style and vision. For inspiration, Sassone studied the works of the 19th century Italian impressionists, the Macchiaioli – Giovanni Fattori, Vito D’Ancona and Silvestro Lega. He began exhibiting his first works at Lo Sprone Cultural Center in Florence.
In November 1967, soon after the flood had devastated his city, Sassone moved to California. He exhibited for the first time in the United States at the Dalzell-Hatfield Galleries in Los Angeles and became a regular exhibitor at the annual Festival of the Arts in Laguna Beach.
Throughout the seventies, he exhibited extensively in the U.S. and abroad. In 1976 he collaborated with director John Wilson to produce an autobiographical documentary. The following year his work was exhibited at the National Academy of Design in New York. Marco Sassone received a gold medal in 1978 from the Italian Academy of Arts, Literature and Science. In 1979 the monograph Sassone by art historian Donelson Hoopes was published in concurrence with the artist’s exhibition at the Laguna Art Museum. With prescience, Hoopes had observed: “Sassone’s art has evolved from within, and such an organic, psychological and spiritual process may take his work along new and unforeseen paths.”
In 1981 Sassone moved his studio to San Francisco. During the 80’s his exhibition schedule continued along with his numerous lectures. In 1982 Marco Sassone was knighted by the president of Italy, Sandro Pertini, into the “Order of the Merit of the Italian Republic”. In 1987 Sassone received a commendation from Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley for his “contribution to the community through his art.” In March 1988, the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery mounted his solo exhibition titled Sassone with the publication of a catalogue authored by Janet Dominik. The show travelled to Paris and was installed at the historic Bernheim-Jeune Gallery for the month of April.
By the late eighties, the artist had become increasingly concerned with social themes. He began extensive and personal research on the homeless and painted a series of large canvasses and charcoal drawings portraying the life he observed on the streets of San Francisco. A number of these works were exhibited at the Chicago International Art Exposition, the Basel Art Fair in Switzerland, Body Politic at the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery and Issue of Choice at the Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibition (LACE).
In March of 1994, his exhibition “Home on the Streets” opened at the Museo ItaloAmericano in San Francisco. Kenneth Baker, art critic for the San Francisco Chronicle wrote about his work: “There is true technical brilliance here…In the drawings, his technique seems to discover fresh descriptive possibilities each time out.” The exhibition traveled to Los Angeles in 1996 and Florence, Italy in 1997, where it was installed in the Cloisters of the Santa Croce Church. Paola Bortolotti, art critic for La Nazione, wrote: “The persistent theme however does not carry a denunciation of a social problem, but it is rather the pretext to pour forth onto canvas the urgency of the brush strokes loaded with pigment and light.”
In 1997 Marco Sassone received a commission to create a 200 square foot mural in downtown San Francisco. The finished work comprised five canvasses dedicated to the theme of Il Palio...
Category
1960s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
19th C. Newspaper Illustration of Hiram H. Hobbs, Foreman of the Grand Jury 1898
Located in Soquel, CA
Historical late 19th century portrait of Hiram H. Hobbs, Foreman of the Grand Jury of San Francisco y Richard Langtry Partington (American, ...
Category
1890s American Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Illustration Board
California Gold Town, Small-Scale Vintage Figurative Landscape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming small-scale watercolor painting of figures sitting outside an old building in a small California gold town by R. E. Baker (American, 20th Century). The warm color palette of...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Wheat Field Harvest, Early 20th Century Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Early 20th century Italian figurative landscape of a traditional wheat field harvest scene, by S. Frosini (Italian, 20th Century). This figurative landscape in gouache depicts in gre...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board
Sailboats on the Beach - Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Idyllic harbor seascape by ML Pfeffer (20th Century). Two boats are on the shore, undergoing preparations for sailing. A large cliff wraps around from the left to create a natural ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Cozy Kitchen with Cats
Located in Soquel, CA
Highly detailed depiction of a country kitchen by Alice Shaw (American, b. 1943). Full of details and vibrancy, this piece shows a vintage kitchen with a 19...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Printer's Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor
Art Class on the Beach, Vintage Bay Area Coast Figural Landscape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
A charming and colorful vintage coastal figurative landscape watercolor by Bay Area artist Sewall Smith (American, 1904-1988), c.1960s-1970s. This coastal scene depicts a plein air art class on the beach, with a group of figures busy working at their easels.
Signed "Sewall Smith" lower right.
Displayed in a new mat and vintage wood frame.
Image size: 10.5"H x 13.25"W
Edmund Sewall Smith, known as Sewall Smith or E. Sewall Smith, was a Berkeley, California based architect and artist known for watercolor paintings with nautical themes. A well known architect, Smith moved from Niagara Falls, New York to California in 1944. He flourished as an artist in the Bay Area in the 1970’s, exhibiting extensively in the East Bay throughout this time. Exhibitions included venues such as UC Berkeley, El Cerrito...
Category
1970s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Red Rock Country" - Desert Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Dramatic desert landscape by Betty Jenkins (American, 20th Century). Red rock formations stretch across the center of the composition, executed with skil...
Category
1950s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Grazing Cattle - Miniature Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Small landscape with cows by Carmel artist Cetin (20th Century). Two cows are grazing in the foreground. Beyond the cows, a field stretches out towards a...
Category
1980s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Postcard
"Sierra Country", Abstracted Landscape Watercolor
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant abstract landscape watercolor titled "Sierra Country" by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999), 1984. Titled, signed, and dated on verso. Presented in a painted metal frame, without glass. Image, 23"H x 31"L. Measures: 30"H x 37"W.
Erle Loran was a modernist of urban and coastal views and geometric painting.
Erle Loran was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He studied at the Minneapolis School of Art under the direction of Cameron Booth...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Grapes on the Vine
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant still life of grapes on the vine by an unknown artist (20th Century). A bunch of bright purple and red grapes peek out from behind lush green vines an...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Sunflowers in a Blue Vase - Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant study of sunflowers by D. Bennett (20th Century). Several sunflowers sit in a striking blue vase, rendered in a loose but skillful style. The flowers and foliage are partiall...
Category
1990s American Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Mid Century Nude Figure Study of a Black Woman
By Raul Anguiano
Located in Soquel, CA
Compelling mid century nude figure study of a black woman reclining by Raul Anguiano (Mexican/American, 1915-2006), 1968. Signed and dated lower left hand corner "R. Anguiano." Presented in wood frame under plexiglass. Image size: 25"H x 34"W. Framed size: 35"H x 43.75"W.
Raúl Anguiano was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, on February 26th, 1915. He started drawing cubist pictures at the age of 5, taking as his first models movie stars, as Mary Pickford, Pola Negri and Charlie Chaplin. Anguiano first artistic influence or aesthetic emotion came from the Holy Family by Rafael Sanzio.
At the age of 12, Anguiano attended Guadalajara's Free School of Painting under the tuition of Ixca Farias. From 1928 to 1933, he studied with the Master painter José Vizcarra, the disciple of Santiago Rebull and José Salomé Piña, and organised the group "Young Painters of Jalisco" with other artists. During this period, Anguiano worked with different kinds of models: workmen, employees and a few intellectuals like Pita Amor.
In 1934 Anguiano moved to Mexico City. He began teaching in primary schools and taught drawing and painting at La Esmeralda academy and the UNAM School of Art.
Anguiano was a member of the Mexican Artistic Renaissance movement which was started in the 1920's by the Mexican School of Art in which he belonged. This renaissance began with the San Carlos Academy movement -- among whose leaders were Ignacio Asúnsolo and Jose Clemente Orozco -- and which emerged out of the students' and teachers' discontent with the traditional paintings methods (academicism), and the close contact that the young artists had with the problems of Mexico and its people, explaining the marked critical realism to the painters of the time, including Anguiano himself.
The same year, Anguiano received a commission to paint his first mural, Socialist Education, a 70 meters fresco located at A. Carrillo School in Mexico City. Other works followed, including Mayan rituals (oils on canvas and wood), for the Mayan Hall in the National Museum of Anthropology, and Trilogy of Nationality (acrylic on canvas and wood), for the Attorney General's Office.
In 1936 he moved into his surrealist period, which lasted almost a decade. He painted circus performers and prostitutes. The most notable among his works of the time are: The Madame (gouche, 1936), The Clown's Daughter (oil, 1940), the Pink Circus Artist and the Grey Circus Artist (oil, 1941). Also during this period, Anguiano produced a series of drawings based on his dreams, with cold tones and silver-greys predominating.
In 1937 Anguiano joined the Revolutionary Writers and Artists League. Together, with Alfredo Zalce and Pablo O'Higgins, he was also a founding member of the Popular Graphics Workshop, where artists practised a graphic style based on Mexico's folk traditions. This was due to the powerful influence of the recently discovered Jose Guadalupe Posada and Goya.
Raúl Anguiano belonged to the so-called "Third Generation" of post-revolutionary painters, along with Juan O'Gorman, Jorge González Camarena...
Category
1960s Realist Nude Paintings
Materials
Paper, Conté, Charcoal
Santa Cruz Boardwalk Railroad Trestle Bridge, Vintage Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage mid-1970's landscape watercolor of small figures on the famous Santa Cruz Boardwalk Railroad Bridge by Laura Manss Matarazzo (American, b...
Category
1970s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Pioneer Mountain Landscape with Horse and Buggy, Multi-Color Pastel
Located in Soquel, CA
Vivid pastel depicting a figure on horseback with horse and buggy traversing a vast landscape by an unknown artist. A steep cliffside illuminated with ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Mid Century Modern Realist Watercolor Still-Life with Toothbrush & Tool
By Claude Buck
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-century modern realist watercolor still-life by Claude Buck (American, 1890-1974). This highly detailed watercolor features a yellow toothbrush and set of pliers in a decorative...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"From Grief I Cannot Measure" - Collage Compostion
Located in Soquel, CA
Intricate and layered two-part composition by notable collage artist Graham Moody (American, b. 19XX). Two vertical panels are composed primarily of handwritten musical scores and notations, mounted on maps. Layered atop the sheet music art sections of technical illustrations, topographic maps, magazine cutouts, and books. Exhibited: “Two Decades of Collage” - Morris Graves Museum of Art - Eureka, California
Each piece is signed and dated "Moody 1990" in the lower right.
Titled "From Grief" and "I Cannot Measure" in the lower left of each piece.
Each piece measures: 25.75"H x 11"W
Graham Moody (American, b.1948) studied art history and political science at Humboldt State University, graduating in 1980. While maintaining a career as an artist, Moody also worked as the Art Program Director for Pelican Bay State Prison, bringing art instruction to incarcerated individuals. Moody lives and works in Eureka, California.
Moody’s artwork is held in various collections, including:
Hewlett Packard Corporation - Palo Alto, California
Fresno Museum of Art - Fresno, California
Morris Graves Museum of Art - Eureka, California
Boston Edison - Boston, Massachusetts
Intertael Books - Amsterdam, Holland
Kintetsu - Nara, Japan
Sun Bank - Jacksonville, Florida
Yokohama Royal Park Hotel - Yokohama, Japan
Four Seasons Hotel - Las Vegas, Nevada
Ontogeny - Potomac, Maryland
Fidelity Investments - Boston, Massachusetts
New Saint Andrews College - Moscow, Idaho
Ken Houldsworth Financial Planner - Arcata, California
Bank of America World Headquarters - San Francisco, California
Kaiser Permanente
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Chicago, Illinois
Hyatt Hotel - New York, New York
La Playa Beach Resort - Naples, Florida
Stanford University Hospital - Palo Alto, California
Selected Exhibitions:
“Two Decades of Collage” - Morris Graves Museum of Art - Eureka, California
“Celebration of the Arts” - Robert Allen Fine Art - San Francisco, California
Butters Gallery - Portland, Oregon
Art LA - Los Angeles, California
The Allrich Gallery - San Francisco, California
Theatres d'Ermont - Val d'Oise, France
Galerie Kunsthaar - Amsterdam, Nederlands
Galerie Yurn - Paris, France
Galerie Tagliana - Auvers-sur-Oise, France
Humboldt Cultural Center - Eureka, California
Group Shows:
Humboldt Arts Council - Eureka, California
“Collecting Ourselves: Works from the Permanent Collection” - Morris Graves Museum of Art - Eureka, California
“Persistence: Collage” - Butters Gallery - Portland, Oregon
Exposition 'Alcools' - Galerie L'Autre - Paris, France
Exposition 'Ars Longa...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Magazine Paper, Pencil
"Sierra Maestre" Cuban Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Idyllic watercolor of grassland and mountains in Cuba by Leonard Lester (English, 1870-1952). A large, grasy field stretches out from the viewer, lush a...
Category
1910s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
