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Item Ships From: California
'Après Le Bain', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, SFAA, LACMA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Estate stamp verso for Victor di Gesu (AmerIcan, 1914-1986) and drawn circa 1955.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Center and the C...
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1950s Post-Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite, Paper
'Seated Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Academie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1955.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art...
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1950s Post-Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite, Paper
'Seated Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, SFAA, LACMA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988), estate stamp verso and created circa 1955.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Center and the Ch...
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1950s Post-Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite, Paper
'Seated Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, SFAA, LACMA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1955.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art...
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1950s Post-Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Paper
Hot Air Balloon with Couple
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Hot Air Balloon with Couple" 2017, is a pastel on paper by French artist Jean Marc Brugeille, b.1959. It is signed and dated at the lower right corner by the artist. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Nude Woman from Behind in Charcoal on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Nude Woman from Behind in Charcoal on Paper
Nude woman laying down by Santa Cruz and San Francisco artist Heather Speck (American, b. 1978). The model is on her side, facing away fr...
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Early 2000s American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
"Sueńos Chicos" (FRAMED) Painting 21" x 20.5" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Sueńos Chicos" (FRAMED) Painting 21" x 20.5" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Medium: Pencil on Paper. Acrylic Ink & Paint on Animation Acetate
Image size: 15...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic
Contemporary Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Sculpture', 2022 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Portrait Drawing of a Man at a Desk in India Ink on Tan Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait Drawing of a Man at a Desk in India Ink on Tan Paper
Figurative drawing of a man at a desk by Jerry O'Day (American, 1912). The man is seated, about to pick up a pen. His features are somewhat exaggerated, showing foreshortening in the arms and legs. This piece is executed with confident strokes but nonetheless feels loose and playful.
Signed in the bottom right corner, "Jerry O'Day."
Mat size: 20"H x 16"W
Paper size: 12"H x 8"W
Image window size: 11.25"H x 7.25"W
Jerry O'Day is also known as Geraldine Heib. Born in Oakland, California, on June 17, 1912. Geraldine Heib assumed the name Jerry O'Day at an early age. She grew up in Washington and studied in Seattle at the Cornish School of Fine Arts. Upon moving to the San Francisco Bay area in 1938, she further studied with Bufano as a muralist for two years. O'Day wed sculptor David Lemon and had a gallery in a converted cod fishery in Belvedere from 1942 until 1963. At that time, the couple moved to a houseboat in Sausalito, where she remained until her demise on March 30, 1986.
Post War California artist, Jerry O'Day studied at the Cornish School of Fine Arts in Seattle; studied with Beniamino Bufano for two years. She lived in the artist's colony at the Cod fishery with artist David Lemon on Belvedere Island in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1942 - 1963.
Solo Exhibitions: City of Paris, Rotunda Gallery; Lucien Labaudt Gallery, 1963; Torrance Gallery, San Anselmo, 1955; Marin Art Gallery, Sausalito, 1956; Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1962; East & West Gallery, Fillmore Street, San Francisco; Landmarks Gallery, Marin County, 1991.
Selected Group Exhibitions: 65th Annual Painting and Sculpture Exhibition of the San Francisco Art Association at the San Francisco Museum of Art, 1945; Fourth Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1963.
Source:
David J Carlson...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Paper
Fishing in a Lake
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Man Fishing in a Lake" c.1980, is a gouache on paper by noted Montana artist Shirley Cleary, b.1942. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork (image) size is 7 x 20 inches, framed size is 14.65 x 27.75 inches. Custom framed in a wooden gold frame, with light green matting and gold color spacer. It is in excellent condition, the frame have a very small minor restoration, practically invisible.
About the artist:
Shirley Cleary was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1942. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Washington University in St. Louis in 1964, studied at the University of Valencia in Spain in 1965, and at the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia in 1966, in Rome in 1967, and received her Masters of Fine Arts in 1968. Shirley Cleary received her BFA Degree from Washington University in St. Louis and her MFA Degree from Tyler School of Art of Temple University in Philadelphia and Rome, Italy. She also studied at the University of Valencia (Spain) and the Corcoran in Washington, DC. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, has lived in Montana since 1971 and spends part of the winter painting and fishing in New Zealand.
Her paintings have been featured in many publications including "American Artist", "Art West", "The Artist's Magazine", "US Art", "Inform Art", "Fly Fisher's Magazine", "Angler's Journal", "Disegnare & Dipingere" and in several issues of "Wildlife Art". She is listed in Samuel's "Contemporary Western Artists", "An Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West" and "Who's Who in American Art" (since 1987). Shirley has participated in many invitational and juried exhibitions including a one woman exhibition at the American Museum of Flyfishing in Manchester, Vermont and group exhibitions including "Women Artists of the West" at the Tucson Museum of Art in Arizona; Maryland Waterfowl Festival; Easton Academy of the Arts (Maryland) "the Art of Flyfishing-A Visual History"; Foothills Art Center (Golden, Colorado), "Rivers: The Song of Life", "Stampede Western Invitational Exhibit", (Greeley, Colorado); The Southeast Wildlife Festival in Charleston, South Carolina; "Wild Thing" and "The Artful Angler" and the CM Russell Auction at CM Russell Museum (Great Falls, Montana). Her work is licensed through Wild Wings, Inc., Lake City, Minnesota.
Shirley was the winner of the 1990 Oregon Trout Stamp/Print competition and the 1992 Association of Northwest Steelheaders Stamp/ Print. In 1999 she received the "Communication in Conservation Award" from National Trout Unlimited and was the 2001 print...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Mid Century River Birches Landscape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century River Birches Landscape Watercolor
Gorgeous vibrant mid century watercolor on paper painting of river birch trees by artist Eva Collins Marks (American, 20th century),19...
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1950s American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Nude Couple, Pastel Drawing Signed Erik Miran 1976
Located in Pasadena, CA
A naked couple is depicted in a pastel on framed paper.
The drawing seems to be a studio study signed Erik Miran and dated 1976 .
The couple is characteristic of modern painting in...
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1970s Post-Modern California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Landscape Textures, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
An abstract textured landscape painting using watercolor and acrylic inks. This painting comes with a white mat ready to frame. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an of...
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2010s Abstract California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Contemporary Watercolor Painting, 'Fire Series', C. 1994 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Untitled (Coastal Scene)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled (Coastal Scene)" c.1990, is a watercolor on paper by noted Canadian/Japanese artist Suezan Aikins, b.1952. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork (image) size is 10 x 28 inches, framed size is 17.25 x 35.25 inches. Custom framed in a silver metal frame, with double off white matting. It is in excellent condition, the frame have some minor rubs and scratches.
About the artist:
Born in Montreal in 1952, Suezan was influenced early in her life by the works of modern Japanese woodblock printmakers which hung throughout her parents’ home. She attended the Fine Arts programme at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick (1969 - 1971), The Ontario College of Art (1971-73), L’ ecole du Musee des Beaux Arts (1974), Nova Scotia College of Art and Design -BFA (1975) as well as a very intensive year of study with Toshi Yoshida in Tokyo (1984-85).
She has exhibited extensively in both public and private galleries throughout North America and Japan. Recent exhibitions include solo shows in Tokyo, Osaka, Okinawa, and Boston with group exhibitions at the Wenniger Gallery, Boston, Royal Canadian Academy in Toronto and the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa.
Her paintings and woodblock prints are found in many collections such as The Canada Council Art Bank, The Nickle Art Museum, The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, The Royal Bank of Canada, Prince Takamanonamiya Norihito, the Embassy of Canada in Tokyo, The Thomas Moore Institute as well as private collections.
Suezan Aikins was awarded the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant in 1983, Nova Scotia Department of Culture - Development Grants in 1980, 1987 and 1988. She was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Art in 1990 and received the Canadian Progress Club- Women of Excellence Award for Culture in 1993. Her work has been featured in a number of television documentaries as well as many Canadian magazines.
STUDIES:
Yoshida Woodblock Print Studio Tokyo, 84-85
Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, Halifax, 74-75 BFA
Ecole du Musee des Beaux Arts, Montreal, 74
Ontario College of Art, Toronto, 71-73
Mt. Allison University, 69-72
SELECTED SOLO SHOWS:
25 Year Retrospective of Woodblock Prints traveled to three Public Galleries in Germany: Dornum Castle; Tollhousverein, Leer; Rastede Palace, Oldenberg 2000-2001 color catalog and reviews.
Private Exhibitions, Falmouth, Mass., July 1996; Montreal, November 1996; Gibson Island, Md., April 1999.
Gold Paintings and Woodblock Retrospective, travelling: Kabutoya Gallery, Tokyo; Genkan Gallery, Tokyo American Club; Blue Nile Gallery, Osaka; Kanda's Gallery BOQ, Okinawa; May 1994 (color catalogue)
Edo Gallery, Boston, November 1992, Private Exhibitions, Chatham, Mass, July 1992, Toronto, Oct. 1991
New Paintings and Woodblocks Kabutoya Gallery, Tokyo, May 1991, and also in 1987.
Japanese Garden and Pavilion Foundation, Montreal, September 1990, Ownens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University 1988
Zwickers Gallery, Halifax, NS, 1979; Gallery 78; Fredericton, November, 1983; Robertson Galleries, Ottawa, November, 1982
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS:
"A New Leaf" 30 foot instalation of mixed media/ goldleaf reliefs, Artsplace, Annapolis Royal, N.S., 2000 color catalog
"Far and Wide" Juried Bienials, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia; 1996 to '99, travelling, catalogs
"Moku Hanga Travelling Exhibition: Contemporary Japanese...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Fragrantissima
Located in Burlingame, CA
Susan Manchester’s drawings of feathers and flora are meditations on the ephemeral nature of life, and they reflect the artist’s fascination with beauty in all its strangeness. Manch...
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2010s Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Conté, Graphite
A Surreal Watercolor and Cyanotype, "Saltwater Gradient, var.4"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 8" x 6" Surreal Watercolor and Cyanotype on Hahnemuhle Platinum Rag Paper and Mounted on Wood Panel by artist Annalise Neil. A certificate of authenticity will be pro...
Category
2010s Surrealist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Photographic Film
Contemporary Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Space', C. 2005 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Lily
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Lily" c.1990, is a watercolor on paper by noted Canadian/Japanese artist Suezan Aikins, b.1952. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork (image) size is 10 x 28 inches, framed size is 17.25 x 35.25 inches. Custom framed in a silver metal frame, with double off white matting. It is in excellent condition, the frame have some small minor rubs.
About the artist:
Born in Montreal in 1952, Suezan was influenced early in her life by the works of modern Japanese woodblock printmakers which hung throughout her parents’ home. She attended the Fine Arts programme at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick (1969 - 1971), The Ontario College of Art (1971-73), L’ ecole du Musee des Beaux Arts (1974), Nova Scotia College of Art and Design -BFA (1975) as well as a very intensive year of study with Toshi Yoshida in Tokyo (1984-85).
She has exhibited extensively in both public and private galleries throughout North America and Japan. Recent exhibitions include solo shows in Tokyo, Osaka, Okinawa, and Boston with group exhibitions at the Wenniger Gallery, Boston, Royal Canadian Academy in Toronto and the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa.
Her paintings and woodblock prints are found in many collections such as The Canada Council Art Bank, The Nickle Art Museum, The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, The Royal Bank of Canada, Prince Takamanonamiya Norihito, the Embassy of Canada in Tokyo, The Thomas Moore Institute as well as private collections.
Suezan Aikins was awarded the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant in 1983, Nova Scotia Department of Culture - Development Grants in 1980, 1987 and 1988. She was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Art in 1990 and received the Canadian Progress Club- Women of Excellence Award for Culture in 1993. Her work has been featured in a number of television documentaries as well as many Canadian magazines.
STUDIES:
Yoshida Woodblock Print Studio Tokyo, 84-85
Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, Halifax, 74-75 BFA
Ecole du Musee des Beaux Arts, Montreal, 74
Ontario College of Art, Toronto, 71-73
Mt. Allison University, 69-72
SELECTED SOLO SHOWS:
25 Year Retrospective of Woodblock Prints traveled to three Public Galleries in Germany: Dornum Castle; Tollhousverein, Leer; Rastede Palace, Oldenberg 2000-2001 color catalog and reviews.
Private Exhibitions, Falmouth, Mass., July 1996; Montreal, November 1996; Gibson Island, Md., April 1999.
Gold Paintings and Woodblock Retrospective, travelling: Kabutoya Gallery, Tokyo; Genkan Gallery, Tokyo American Club; Blue Nile Gallery, Osaka; Kanda's Gallery BOQ, Okinawa; May 1994 (color catalogue)
Edo Gallery, Boston, November 1992, Private Exhibitions, Chatham, Mass, July 1992, Toronto, Oct. 1991
New Paintings and Woodblocks Kabutoya Gallery, Tokyo, May 1991, and also in 1987.
Japanese Garden and Pavilion Foundation, Montreal, September 1990, Ownens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University 1988
Zwickers Gallery, Halifax, NS, 1979; Gallery 78; Fredericton, November, 1983; Robertson Galleries, Ottawa, November, 1982
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS:
"A New Leaf" 30 foot instalation of mixed media/ goldleaf reliefs, Artsplace, Annapolis Royal, N.S., 2000 color catalog
"Far and Wide" Juried Bienials, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia; 1996 to '99, travelling, catalogs
"Moku Hanga Travelling Exhibition: Contemporary Japanese Woodcuts...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
A Surreal Watercolor and Cyanotype, "Saltwater Gradient, var. 3"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 8" x 6" Surreal Watercolor and Cyanotype executed on Hahnmuhle Platinum Rag Paper and Mounted on Wood Panel by artist Annalise Neil. A certificate of authenticity wil...
Category
2010s Surrealist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Photographic Film, Watercolor
'Oberon, Series 1', Instituto Allende, Carmel Art Association, NAWA, La Jolla
By Barbara Johnson
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Barbara Johnson' (American, 1927-2021) and titled, lower left, 'Oberon Series 1'.
Exhibited: Carmel Art Association, circa 1995 (accompanied by original label)
...
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1980s Abstract California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
A Conceptually Alternative Watercolor Cyanotype, "Propulsive Molt"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 10" x 10" Conceptually Alternative Watercolor Cyanotype Mounted on Wood Panel by artist Annalise Neil. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its purchas...
Category
2010s Conceptual California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Contemporary Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Space', 2011 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
A Surreal Bleach Toned Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype, "Nimble Articulation"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 8" x 10" Surreal Bleached and Toned Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype executed on Hahnemuhle Platinum Rag Paper by artist Annalise Neil. A certificate of authenticity ...
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2010s Surrealist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Photographic Paper, Watercolor
A Bleach Toned Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype, "Palimpsest"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 12x24 Bleach Toned Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype on Hahnemuhle Sumi-E Paper. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its purchase or delivery.
Neil’s ...
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2010s Surrealist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Photographic Film, Watercolor
A Surreal Watercolor on Arches Aquarelle Paper, "Lynn's Coil"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 27" x 21" framed Surreal Watercolor on Arches Aquarelle Paper executed by artist Annalise Neil. A certificate of authenticity will ...
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2010s Surrealist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Contemporary Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Sculpture', 2005 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Marshland, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
I paint landscapes mostly from imagination. This watercolor comes with a white mat ready for framing. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of auth...
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2010s Abstract California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Nude Female Torso in Charcoal on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Nude Female Torso in Charcoal on Paper
Nude woman laying down by Santa Cruz and San Francisco artist Heather Speck (American, b. 1978).
Unsigned, but was acquired with a collectio...
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Early 2000s American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Guiding the Herd
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Guiding the Herd" 1967 is a watercolor and ink on paper by noted Uruguayan artist Enrique Castells Capurro, 1913-1997. It is signed and dated at the lower left corner by the artist. The artwork (image) size is 13 x 19 inches, framed size is 20.35 x 26 inches. Custom framed in a wooden light brown frame, with light grey matting and green fillet. It is in excellent condition.
About the artist:
Enrique Castells Capurro ( Montevideo , March 9 , 1913 - Punta del Este , J...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
'The Garden, Mandelieu-la-Napoule', Academy of Fine Arts of Rouen, Benezit, Oil
By Jean-Claude Picot
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Picot' for Jean-Claude Picot (French, born 1933), and painted circa 1985; additionally titled, verso, on old label, 'L'escalier du Jardin (Mandelie '.
From 1947,...
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1980s Fauvist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Cap Ferrat', Academy of Fine Arts of Rouen, Mandelieu-la-Napoule, Benezit, Oil
By Jean-Claude Picot
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Picot' for Jean-Claude Picot (French, born 1933), and painted circa 1985; additionally titled, verso, 'La Route Vers St Jean Cap Ferr'...
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1980s Fauvist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Abstract Expressionist Portrait of a Man in a Suit in Pastel on Paper Bay Area
Located in Soquel, CA
Expressionist Portrait of a Man in a Suit in Pastel on Paper
Moody portrait of a man with dark hair by an unknown artist (20th Century). The man is shown with an elongated face and ...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
A Surreal Watercolor and Cyanotype, "Happenings, Not Things"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 12.25" x 16.25" Surreal Watercolor and Cyanotype on Hahnemuhle Platinum Rag and Sumi-E Papers. A certificate of authenticity of wil...
Category
2010s Surrealist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, Paris" - Watercolor Drawing of French Street Scene
Located in Soquel, CA
"Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, Paris" - Watercolor Drawing of French Street Scene
Vintage sketch of a 1920's Paris street scene by E. (Elizabeth) (Elisa...
Category
1920s Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
Christopher Mark Brennan Mixed-Media of a Spider
By Christopher Mark Brennan
Located in Pasadena, CA
Brennan never ceases to amaze us, as once again showcased in this mixed-media composition. It features an assemblage of geometric shapes - deep hues of red and yellow accentuated by ...
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2010s California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Gouache
"Rocket Launch" Humoristic Ink Drawing by Christopher Mark Brennan
By Christopher Mark Brennan
Located in Pasadena, CA
For regulars of our online gallery, you won't be surprised to see another work by Brennan, Californian artist, very secretive about himself, whose prolific and intensely surprising work we follow again and again.
Today's featured work is a watercolor and black-and-white ink piece entitled "Rocket Launch," which has a landscape layout that ingeniously facilitates storytelling - A highly humorist piece -. signed and dated 2021.
The quality of the drawing, the simplified lines, and the extremely elaborate organization of the elements deliver a reading from left to right and from right to left of a rocket that seems to have taken off. On the left, the main character is a cosmonaut who ultimately did not participate in the “intergalactic trip.” His mouth is represented by a simple hyphen, two wide-open eyes like marbles, and the hilarious double presence of a horseshoe that will not be enough to protect him from his fears and give him enough confidence to board the rocket.
It's astounding with what economy of details Brennan brings to life the cosmonaut's dilemma: “Should I board the rocket or stay on solid ground?” By creating a back-and-forth effect from left to right, Brennan brings the "I'm going, I'm not going" dilemma of the cosmonaut to humorous life, with his helmet glued to his knees.
Brennan pays an amazing tribute to all the great illustrators who have been contributors to major magazines, such as Art Spiegelman for the New Yorker, demonstrating his astonishing ability to activate a whole tragicomic aspect in a single image.
Christopher Mark Brennan...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Brittany, Pig Fair Pastel By Louis Fortuney
Located in Pasadena, CA
Louis Fortuney (1878-1950), also known simply as “Fortuney”, was a French pastellist. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Toulouse and in Paris and developed a personal style n...
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1920s Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
"Alter Ego" - Original Watercolor Hand-Painted Etching on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Alter Ego" - Original Watercolor Hand-Painted Etching on Paper - 35/120 Edition Variable
In this highly detailed hand painted etching, artist Claus Sievert (American, 1949-2009) depicts a clown gazing into a handheld brass mirror holding a mask with matching face paint. The clown sits in what appears to be a dressing room surrounded with various costumes. This etching is uniquely hand painted in watercolor and gouache. The clown's eyes are hand drawn with added details throughout the face and hair.
Signed, numbered, and titled along the bottom edge of paper, "35/120 E.V. "Alter Ego" Claus Sievert"
Presented in a new white mat with foam core backing.
Mat size: 24"H x 20"W
Paper size: 18.38"H x 15"W
Image,
Claus Sievert, (American, 1949–2009) nicknamed “The Tree Guy," was a German-born American printmaker and illustrator, who studied etching in an art college in Brunswick, Germany, in 1971. He began his career as an art teacher in Germany, teaching printmaking, art history, advertising design, and visual communication, and became a full-time artist in 1981.
Sievert created limited-edition etchings from copper plates and a hand-turned press which he then individually hand-colored.
Sievert’s work won awards, illustrated a children’s book by Leo Tolstoy, was commissioned by the Sierra Club and Golden Gate National Recreation Area to illustrate their publications, and he had his images published in several calendars. He was known for his prints highlighting forms and the beauty of nature. His art was also featured in Ansel Adams Gallery, Muir Woods...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Etching
"Blue Hair Woman and a Bird" Minimalist Watercolor #3 by Christopher Paul Cobb
Located in Pasadena, CA
This very unusual and introspective watercolor is a contemplative piece that invites viewers to ponder the nature of memories and how they come back into our brains. The artist creat...
Category
1990s Post-Minimalist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Landscape Striations, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
This abstract landscape comes with a white mat ready for framing in a standard frame. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed ...
Category
2010s Abstract California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Watercolor Minimalist Drawing #2 by Christopher Paul Cobb
Located in Pasadena, CA
This watercolor painting #2 is part of a series featuring minimalist characters with pastel watercolors. The artwork depicts a pensive woman in the foreground. She poses with her head in her hands. A large water-down shadow covers the right half of her face, suggesting that she may have something on her mind, like what the artist depicted in the background. Sketched with black ink lines, it is a city...
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1990s Post-Minimalist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
'Roofs of Ravello', Mid-Century Abstract, Harvard Fogg Museum, SFAA, Carmel, AIC
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed lower right, 'M. W.' for Margaret Wentworth (American, 1914-1999) and dated 1959.
Exhibited: Feingarten Galleries, Carmel, California, 1960, and titled on label, verso, 'Ro...
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1950s Abstract Geometric California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Postcard, Pen
'Eagle Rock', Woman Artist, Los Angeles, California, Ashland Art Center
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'L. L. Rahm' for Laura Rahm (American, 20th century); accompanied by old exhibition label.
Matted dimensions: 14.25 x .25 x 11.75 inches.
Laura Rahm has exhibite...
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1970s Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Portrait of a Man with White Hair and Mustache in Pastel on Artist's Board
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Man with White Hair and Mustache in Pastel on Cardstock
Portrait of a man by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). The man is looking directly at the viewer, with a neutral expression. He has white hair and a mustache, and is wearing a brown suit with a red tie.
Signed "Honora Berg" in the bottom right corner.
Stamp from Miller Fine Art on verso
Acquired with a collection of the artist's work.
Initialed and numbered "HB 117" on verso
Unframed.
Board size: 20"H x 15"W
Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985) was an Abstract Expressionist and Bay Area Figurative School artist who studied at the San Francisco Art Institute with David Park, Elmer Bischoff and James Budd Dixon. Berg's friend Edith Truesdell — David Park's aunt — suggested a move to California in 1951 to study under Park. She exhibited at the 25th Annual Drawing, Print and Sculpture Exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1961.
Provenance, Estate of Honora Berg - David Carlson Gallery, Larry Miller...
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1950s American Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Canvas, Cardboard
Geometric Abstraction
By Josif Iliu
Located in Pasadena, CA
Cubist painting by painter Josif Iliu born in 1919 in Romania, Iliu exposes and produces theater sets in Bucharest. He first emigrated to Italy and then to Paris in 1949. He joined t...
Category
1940s Abstract Geometric California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
"Paddling Woman" Watercolor Minimalist Painting #1 by Christopher Paul Cobb
Located in Pasadena, CA
"Paddling Woman" is a minimalist watercolor that captures the essence of the human experience. Through the delicate strokes of a brush dipped in watercolor, the artist has conveyed the inner turmoil of the main subject, which may be remembering or dreaming of past or previous journeys. Her long, curly hair cascading down her shoulders symbolizes the wildness within us all. The simple black ink lines that create the birds and ships in the background add a touch of innocence and childlike wonder, evoking a sense of nostalgia for a simpler time.
The signature is in the right corner, and it is dated (September 1995). It sits in a simple black wood frame. Christopher Paul Cobb is an American artist born in the 20th Century. He is the grandson of baseball great player Ty Cobb.
Category
1990s Post-Minimalist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Standing Female Figurative Nude in Watercolor and Pastel on Paper by B. Warde
Located in Soquel, CA
Standing Female Figurative Nude in Watercolor and Pastel on Paper
A woman is depicted standing, presumably pregnant, in the nude with her hand on the small of her back. The artist u...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Watercolor
Pretty Woman in a Red & White Dress with Flowers in Her Bonnet (Impressionist)
By Lucius Rossi
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Lucius Rossi (1846-1913) was an Italian portrait and figurative painter who worked and lived in Paris. He was a friend and painter of many of the High Society people in Paris. A pain...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Laid Paper, Watercolor
'Standing Nude', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière et Etrangères, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950.
A bold figural study of a nude in contrapposto, shown posing with drapery and cont...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Graphite
Two Game Birds - Trompe l'Oeil Style in Pastel on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Two Game Birds - Trompe l'Oeil Style in Pastel on Paper
Two birds in a realistic style by LV Seely (19th Century). The birds are hanging by their feet, as if they have just been hun...
Category
1890s Victorian California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Thin Dahlias - unframed
By Gary Bukovnik
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Thin Dahlias' - unframed by master watercolorist Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and size.
Internationally exhibited and celebrated worldwide, Bukovnik’s iconic works express a spiritual exultation - a joie de vivre - a vivid celebration of beauty. The painting captures the season of nature’s rebirth when the world awakes from its winter repose — Forever Spring...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Agua de Mar - Original Watercolor on Paper
By Juana Cespedes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Juana Céspedes specializes in original art that draws inspiration from the infectious exuberance of dance. Her captivating artwork features individuals gracefully suspended in ethereal white space, forming mesmerizing semi-abstract compositions of shapes, clusters, and lines. Drawing from her beloved hometown of Barcelona, Céspedes envisions the harmonious mingling of souls as city squares overflow with jubilant dancers rejoicing in the arrival of sun-drenched days. Through the medium of watercolor, the artist skillfully captures the fluidity of human movement, while her meticulously crafted handmade paper adds depth and evokes the essence of the urban landscapes that fuel Céspedes' creativity.
This one-of-a-kind 12-inch square artwork is painted on handmade paper. It is unframed. Céspedes uses ink and watercolor to display the splendor of movement. Convenient local Los Angeles shipping. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping are also available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included with this original work.
Provenance: Artplex Gallery
The artist’s journey spans 21 years during which Céspedes has developed a unique style always revolving around two major themes: urban space and human bodies. “Dance inspires me. I love its contagious joy. I’m often carried away by the image of swing dancers on an endless journey, from partner to partner—a journey that started in Harlem and found its way across the world.”
As a self-taught artist, Céspedes’ work is an inspiring example of outsider art. Her life is a story of resilience. The artist was orphaned at thirteen and Céspedes was left to contend with life as the eldest of a family of seven in rural Andalucía. Her pursuit of art brought a meditative calm to her life but with no connection to the art world, Céspedes did not show her work as she developed her unique style.
Céspedes decided to infiltrate the artistic circle of Barcelona after years of solo creation. She joined the Agrupacion de Acuarelistas de Catalunya where masters helped her see the liberating power of abstract watercolor, with its ebbs and flows.
Céspedes’ work has been shown in more than 60 solo and collective exhibitions and awarded internationally.
REPRESENTATION
Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
EXHIBITIONS
2023 "Fluid Histories, Culture and Style", Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022 "The Optics of Vision", Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2021 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2019 The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn, NY
The Other Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA
Finalist in the 8th edition of the Premio de Pintura Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
2018 Solo exhibition at Casa Usher Llibreters, Barcelona, Spain
Work selected at LV edition of the Ynglada-Guillot Prize at Fundacion Vila Casas, Museo Can Framis, Barcelona, Spain
2017 Collective exhibition as part of Mini Print Internacional, Cadaqués, Spain
Selected work at 15è Premi BBVA de Pintura Ricard Camí, Terrassa
Selected work at LIV edition of the Ynglada-Guillot Prize at Vila Casas Barcelona, Spain
Selected work at IV Bienal Internacional de nuevas técnicas en acuarela Caudete, Spain
Finalist work at VIII Premio Fundación Barcelona Olímpica, Barcelona, Spain
RESIDENCIES
Agrupació Aquarel.listes de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Cercle Artistic Sant Lluc, Barcelona, Spain
Escola Massana, Barcelona, Spain
Escola d'Arts i Oficis de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona Academy of Art, Barcelona, Spain
Scuola internazionale Di Grafica, Venice, Italy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Ink
Light and Shape
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald is an artist of unusual depth and complexity. Sculpture has become his primary means of expression, yet this ability was built upon the foundation of a rigorous tra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Conté
Nude Study XXXI
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald is an artist of unusual depth and complexity. Sculpture has become his primary means of expression, yet this ability was built upon the foundation of a rigorous tra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon
Architectural Illustration of Cape Cod Style Barn House with Dormers in Gouache
Located in Soquel, CA
Architectural Illustration of Cape Cod Style Barn House with Dormers in Gouache
Detailed, idyllic illustration of a two story suburban house by F. Knowles (20th Century). A house wi...
Category
1940s Photorealist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Queensdown Warren, Kent - Autumn Forest Interior Landscape in Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Queensdown Warren, Kent - Autumn Forest Interior Landscape in Watercolor
Colorful forest landscape by L.B.H. Cremer (20th Century). Layers of color cr...
Category
1980s Impressionist California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
'Early Queenstown', New Zealand Plein Air, Queen Elizabeth II Collection
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'D. Badcock' for Douglas Badcock (New Zealander, 1922-2009) and painted circa 1948.
Preferring to paint en plein-air, Douglas earned a reputation as one of New Ze...
Category
1940s Modern California - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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