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Item Ships From: California
Expressionist Portrait of Napoleon in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Red with Black, White and Orange - Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper
A bright abstract painting by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20th C).
Unsigned, from a collection of his works. (Certified to be by the artist)
Paper size: 22.5"H x 15"W
From a collection of Ricardo de Silva's work and memorabilia. DeSilva was born in Brazil and grew up in Los Angeles. He was a gallery owner, first in Santa Barbara in the 1960's and 70's, then in San Jose in the 1980's. He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Auto Portrait
By Robert McIntosh
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A rare, early original self portrait by American artist Robert McIntosh(1916-2010)
Robert McIntosh was extremely prolific and exhibited throu...
Category
1930s California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Infanta La Danza de la Muerte no. 1
By Chikako Okada
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Infanta La Danza de la Muerte no. 1' features the face of a young woman with flora motif (top) and series of birds and flora motif (bottom) representing lif...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Village de Provence
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Village de Provence" c.1990 is a watercolor on paper by American impressionist artist Sharon Galigan, b.1939. It is hand signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The artwork size is 17.5 x 13.75 inches, framed size is 25.5 x 22.5 inches. Custom framed in a wooden light brown and grey frame, with beige matting and light brown filet. It is in excellent condition.
About the artist:
Sharon Galligan (American, b. 1939) is an artist painting in watercolor, oil, acrylic, monoprint and mixed media. She was an art major in both high school and college: San Jose State University, West Valley College, and Evergreen College. She has also studied with nationally noted artists and teachers, including Ted Goeschner, Frank Webb, Charles Movali, Howard Rees, Tom Lynch, Dale Laitinen, Marilyn Simandle...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
'Abigail, by the Light of the Pool', San Diego Artist, Psychological Portraiture
By Daniel Camp
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Daniel M. Camp' (American, born 1947) and painted circa 1985.
A luminously atmospheric portrait of the artist's daughter, Abigail, at the age of three.
Daniel ...
Category
1980s Modern California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
View of Angel Island from Tiburon, California
By Hilda Kider
Located in San Francisco, CA
This Artwork "View of Angel Island from Tiburon, California" c. 1975 is a watercolor on paper by San Francisco Bay Area artist Hilda Kider, 1921-2017. It i...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
California Landscape with Farm
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "California Landscape with Farm" 1943 is a watercolor on paper by noted California (German/American) artist Ernst Stolz, 1901-1989. It is signed and dated at the lower r...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Blue Mountain Landscape and the Boat Races Watercolor on paper Double-Sided Art
Located in Soquel, CA
Blue Mountain Landscape in Watercolor on Paper, Double-Sided Art
A pastel watercolor landscape with a distant snow-capped mountain, by California artist, Lucile Marie Johnston (1907-1994, American). Double-sided watercolor with modernist sailboat image on back in primary colors.
Signature, "Lucile Johnston '70" at the bottom left. Presented in a new cream mat with foam core backing.
Mat size: 20"H x 24"W
Paper size: 13.75"H x 18.5"W
Born in Santa Rosa, California on May 26, 1907, Lucile Johnston settled in Glendale 1930-1939, later moving to Carmel and then Pacific Grove in Monterey County, California where she remained. she managed Marsh's Oriental Antiques Shop...
Category
20th Century American Impressionist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Jacquette
By Erté
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Erte (Romain De Tirtoff, Russian, 1892-1990)
Title: Jaquette
Year: Circa 1935
Medium: Gouache on paper
Paper size: 14.5 x 10.5 inches
Signature: Signed lower ri...
Category
1930s Art Deco California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Infanta Nocturna - pencil drawing - woman with cactus & victorian collar
By Chikako Okada
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Infanta Nocturna,' features the face of a young woman with succulents, cacti and she is wearing a Victorian Queen's lace collar. An intricately patterned and complex graphite drawin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
'Man Stretching', 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.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite, Gouache
Mill Valley, California
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Mill Valley, California" 2003 Is a watercolor on paper by Filipino artist Ephraim Samson, b.1947. It is signed and dated at the lower righ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
'Black Tie and Tail', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA, Carmel
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped verso for estate of Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and painted circa 1955.
A Post-Impressionist figural watercolor showing a young woman partially-clothed in evening w...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
Bohemian Woman - Rare and Signed Graphite Portrait Drawing on Textured Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Bohemian Woman - Signed Graphite Portrait Drawing on Textured Paper
Portrait of a woman in a Boehme Bandana with exaggerated eyes and a parted smile. A Carbon Pencil and eraser original drawing by Eugene Hawkins (American, b. 1933). Signed and dated upside-down along the bottom edge: "Eugene May 13th 1976"
Presented in a new black mat.
Mat size: 20"H x 16"W
Paper size: 15"H x 11"W
Eugene Hawkins (American, b. 1933) is a BIPOC artist known for his detailed portraiture and printmaking. He is listed in Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975, and his work was exhibited in the Whitney Museum of American Art. He spent the majority of his life working and exhibiting in Southern California. His work frequently touches upon socio-political subjects, making strong statements about the world. The California African American Museum features Eugene Hawkins's work in the Permanent Collection.Exhibition:
2017
Paperworks: Selections from the Permanent Collection focuses on works on paper produced from 1800?2000 and includes figurative, impressionistic, and abstract styles. The exhibition showcases the radically diverse range of works on paper created by African American and other artists over the last two centuries, and includes drawings, prints, paintings, and collages by Edward Mitchell Bannister...
Category
1970s American Modern California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Carbon Pencil
Three Fish Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Three Fish Watercolor on Paper
Lively watercolor of three fish by unknown Japanese artist "Eichito" (20th Century). The fish are swimming from left to...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Blind Beggar
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Blind Beggar" 1959 is a watercolor and gouache on paper laid down on board by noted California artist Frank Moss Hamilton, 1930-1999. It is signed and dated at t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Talia in Fruitvale / woman with hat - red & gold - drawing painting
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Talia in Fruitvale' , head study of a young woman in a hat in mainly yellow and red, is created with mixed media on paper, including stabilo pencil, gouache, ink, dry point pigment,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Color Pencil, Charcoal
Infanta Suculentas, - graphite pencil drawing - woman with skulls & succulents
By Chikako Okada
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Infanta Suculentas,' features the face of a young woman with succulents and skulls in an intricately patterned and complex graphite drawing on Kent paper. from Japanese artist Chika...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
John Gould Turnstone Strepsilas Interpres, lithograph c.1850
By John Gould
Located in Soquel, CA
"Strepsilas Interpres." John Gould Turnstone lithograph c.1850 by John Gould (England, 1804-1881). Print by J. Gould & H.C. Richter, hand colored lithograph...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Lithograph
"The Hurdy Gurdy Man", Colorful Figurative Abstract Street Performer Watercolor
By Hope Tepley
Located in Soquel, CA
Brightly colored watercolor of a 1970's California street performer, done in a colorful, expressive slap-dash style, by Hope Tepley (American, 1919-2010). Signed "Tepley" in the lower right corner. Titled "The Hurdy Gurdy...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Dressing Room
Located in Los Angeles, CA
HANS BURKHARDT
"DRESSING ROOM"
PASTEL, SIGNED
AMERICAN, DATED 1971
24 X 16 INCHES
FRAMED 35 X 27 INCHES
Hans Burkhardt
1904 - 1994
Hans Burkhardt was born in Basel, Switzer...
Category
1970s Cubist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
General Merch Way Down in Chinatown - Vintage Illustration in Ink
By Irene Pattinson
Located in Soquel, CA
General Merch Way Down in Chinatown - Vintage Illustration in Ink
This illustration, inked in intricate detail by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999), shows two men with long brai...
Category
1950s American Modern California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Pen
Turn of the Century Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful turn of the century figurative landscape by F.S. Mediary (American, Late 19th Century/Early 20th Century). Presented in a giltwood frame. Signed "F.S. Mediary" lower right....
Category
1890s American Impressionist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Life Drawing I - Figurative Female Nude in Pen on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Life Drawing I - Figurative Female Nude in Pen on Paper
Stylized figurative drawing by unknown artist "Ting" (20th Century). A woman stands with one knee propped up on a chair, her ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pen
Big Baloo / Head Study No. 86
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
Big Baloo / Head Study No. 86 , drawing / painting featuring the head portrait of a young woman. in blue, pink, gold and white. The work is created with mixed media on Bristol paper,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Mixed Media, Gouache, Color Pencil, Crayon
'At the Fruit Stand', Market Scene with Vendors, Mother and Child
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Stuart Miller' (American, 20th Century) and painted circa 1965.
Category
1960s American Modern California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Board, Pen
Life Drawing II - Figurative Female Nude in Pen on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Life Drawing II - Figurative Female Nude in Pen on Paper
Stylized figurative drawing by unknown artist "Ting" (20th Century). A woman stands leaning on a pedestal, her back to the v...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pen
Infanta Soledad- graphite pencil drawing - woman with skulls & succulents
By Chikako Okada
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Infanta Soledad,' features the face of a young woman with succulents and skulls in an intricately patterned and complex graphite drawing on Kent paper. from Japanese artist Chikako ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
View of Angel Island from Tiburon, California II
By Hilda Kider
Located in San Francisco, CA
This Artwork "View of Angel Island from Tiburon, California II" c. 1975 is a watercolor on paper by San Francisco Bay Area artist Hilda Kider, 1921-2017. I...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
'Nude Woman' by Chris Ferrigno - 1970s Figurative Nude Drawing Pencil on Paper
Located in Carmel, CA
In the nuanced pencil strokes of Chris Ferrigno's 19.5" x 15" figurative nude, a relaxed yet dynamic form is captured with graceful ease. Rendered on paper in 1972, the artist's skil...
Category
1970s California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Daydreaming in Tiger Land, large watercolor and gouache
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Daydreaming in Tiger Land" is a watercolor and gouache on paper by artist Jacquie Marie Vaux. It is signed at the lower right c...
Category
Late 20th Century American Realist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"Roy Zoelin the Sculpture" - Figurative Drawing of Artist at Work
By Frances Beatrice Lieberman
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming genre painting titled, "Roy Zoelin the Sculpture" by Frances Liberman (American, 1911-2002). Signed "Frances Liberman" and dated "Spring 35" lower right. Titled "Roy Zoelin the Sculpture" on verso. Biography of Roy Zoelin and Frances Liberman on verso. Unframed. Image size, 14.25"H x 11"W.
A lifelong resident of San Francisco, California, Frances Lieberman was a painter, sculptor and etcher whose subjects included many scenes of San Francisco, child firgures, and seascapes--all in a style that combined realism, impressionism, and abstraction. She was active with her career into the mid 1980s.
Lieberman studied at the California School of Fine Art with Nelson Poole and Ralph Stackpole...
Category
1930s Impressionist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Italian Village Scene
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Italian Village Scene" c.1880 is a watercolor on paper by noted Italian artist Roberto Gigli, 1846-1922. It is signed at the lower left c...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Relaxing at the Beach Landscape
By Doris Warner
Located in Soquel, CA
Fun watercolor of figures enjoying a sunny day on the California coast by listed artist Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). Signed "Warner" lower right. Unframed. Image size: 15"...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Zen Garden, Figurative Landscape with Buddah Sculpture & Plants
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Serene figurative landscape of a Zen sculpture garden surrounded by mountains and trees by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). From the estate of Les Anderson in Mon...
Category
1980s American Impressionist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Abstract Geometric Illusory Line Art in Ink on Paper by Geraldine Heib
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Geometric Illusory Line Art in Ink on Paper by Geraldine Heib
In this line abstract by Jerry O'Day (American, 1912), lines intersect and layer in straight and rounded ways giving a sense of movement to the piece. O'Day uses simple ink on paper and pure geometric form in the Minimalist style of the 1960s.
Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of the artist's work.
Mat size: 39"H x 27"W
Paper size: 30"H x 20"W
Image size: 27"H x 16"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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Solo Race in a Catamaran - Adventure Illustration in Watercolor and Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Detailed illustration of a sailor in a catamaran by Edward T. Liljenwall (American, 1943-2010). The sailboat is tilted at an extreme angle, with the sailor leaning out over the edge ...
Category
1980s Pop Art California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Color Pencil, Laid Paper
Black Male Figurative Model, Pop Art Abstract Ink on Paper
By Marc Foster Grant
Located in Soquel, CA
Black Male Figurative Model, Pop Art Abstract Ink on Paper
Vivid contemporary ink drawing on paper of a male figure seemingly disrobing by Marc Foster Gran...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Neighbors No. 2 / River painting
By Mary Robertson
Located in Burlingame, CA
Figurative watercolor in mainly green from Mary Robertson whose paintings Wayne Thiebaud calls "Joyous and meditative colorful simulations of contentment and sacred play.”
Steepe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of a Woman with Glasses - Drawing in Pen on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Woman with Glasses - Drawing in Pen on Paper
Stylized drawing by unknown artist "Ting" (20th Century). The sitter for this portrait is wearing horn-rimmed glasses, and...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pen
Sitting Nude
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Sitting Nude" 1949 is a watercolor on paper by noted California (German/American) artist Ernst Stolz, 1901-1989. It is signed and dated at t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Modernist Self Portrait of The Artist
By Bren Bauer
Located in Soquel, CA
A colorful modernist portrait of a woman by Bren Bauer (American, 20th-c.), the lines of which are reminiscent of Modigliani. In contrast to the artists use of bold color and movemen...
Category
20th Century Modern California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
'Lunch on the Patio Deck', Pasadena Art Center, LAAA, Taos, Pittsburgh
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'V. Wilson' for Vernon Wilson (American, 20th century) and created circa 1975.
Matted dimensions: 13 H x 14 W x .5 D inches
Vernon Wilson studied at the Pasadena Art Center College of Design, the University of Miami and Belmont Abbey College. He exhibited widely and with success including at the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh (1923, 1928, 1929), the Pittsburgh Architectural Club (1933) and the Los Angeles Art Association, among others. In the late 1960's, Wilson joined the faculty of the Art Center's College of Design where he would teach for more than 25 years. A well-respected figure drawing teacher and pastelist, he is a noted influence on contemporary artists including Kurt Wenner, Ken Goldman and America Martin, among many others. In 1997, Wilson retired to New Mexico where he continued to draw and paint for the remainder of his life.
Reference:
Reference Services, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh; Mallett’s Index of Artists, Daniel Trowbridge Mallett, Peter Smith...
Category
1970s Impressionist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Two Children and Dog
By Lynn Gertenbach
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Two Children with Dog" is an original ink drawing on vey thick Bristol paper by American artist Lynn Gertenbach, b.1940. It is hand signed a...
Category
Late 20th Century American Realist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink
The Old Church
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "The Old Church" c.1970 is a watercolor on Strathmore panel by American artist James Hamil, 1937-2002. It is signed at the lower right corner b...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Man Riding a Camel
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Man Riding a Camel" c.1980 is a watercolor on heavy watercolor paper by California artist Charlotte Huntley. It is signed at the lower ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Puddle
By Gladys Emerson Cook
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Gladys Emerson Cook (American, 1899-1976)
Title: Puddle
Year: Circa 1940
Medium: Pastel
Paper: Velvet paper
Size image: 13.5 x 9 inches
Size paper: 20 x 14.75 inches
Signature: Signed lower left
Condition: Very good, light marks on the margin due to previous framing
About the artist.
Gladys Emerson Cook is best known for her drawings of dogs...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
"Flower Stand S.F. 1954" - Vintage Illustration
By Irene Pattinson
Located in Soquel, CA
"Flower Stand S.F. 1954" - Vintage Illustration
This detailed ink drawing by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999), shows a charming San Francisc...
Category
1950s American Modern California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Pen
Man with Telephone - Surrealist Black and White Portrait in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Man with Telephone - Surrealist Black and White Portrait in Ink on Paper
Surrealist composition by an unknown artist (20th Century). A man dressed in a su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Pen, Pencil
The Nun
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "The Nun" c.1980 is a watercolor on heavy watercolor paper by California artist Charlotte Huntley. It is signed at the lower right corne...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Tending the fields - Windmill - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper
By Laurence Sisson
Located in Soquel, CA
Tending the fields - Line Drawing Landscape in Ink on Paper
Bold landscape line drawing by listed Maine artist Laurence Sisson (American, 1928-...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Permanent Marker
"Before The Show" by Devie
By Devie Elzafon
Located in Carmel, CA
Inspired by the theatre world, Devie had retained her own unique drawing strokes. Her works reflect an approachable other-worldliness. She paints a story to be told and answered.
Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Woman with Children
By Richard Royce
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Woman with Children" 2011 is a ink drawing on paper, by noted American artist Richard Benjamin Royce, born 1941. It is signed and dated at the lower right by the artist. The artwork size is 10.75 x 13.75 inches, framed is 17 x 21.5 inches. It is custom framed in a dark wood frame. it is in excellent condition.
About the artist:
After getting his BA and MA in fine art at the University of Wisconsin, Richard Royce went to France to study with Stanley W. Hayter, On returning to the US he opened a studio where he produced etchings, cast paper, paintings and sculptural commissions of his own work while at the same time helping other artists including Roy Lichtenstein, Larry Rivers, Marisol, George Segal, Raphael Soyer, Francoise Gilot and Jim Rosenquist to realize works in various media.
Selected collections
Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France
State Historical Society of Wisconsin
Portland Art Museum, Oregon
Fine Arts Museum of Long Island, New York
International Paper Corporation, New York
Isla Center, University of Guam, Micronesia
Byer Museum of the Arts, Evanston, Illinois
Musee du Petite Format, Couvin, Belgique
Uyasuda Life Insurance Company, Japan
Selected solo exhibitions
1991 Prestige Gallery, Danvers, MA
1989 Watermark/Cargo Gallery.. Kingston, NY
1986 ARRAS Gallery, NYC, NY
1985 The Tremellen Gallery, Lancaster, PA
1982 Linden Gallery, New York, NY
1979 Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR
Keller Gallery, Salem, OR
The Tremellen Gallery, Lancaster, PA
1970 Ventura College, Ventura, CO
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
1969 Comsky Gallery, Boston, MA
Ohio University, OH
1968 Thompson Gallery, Boston, MA
The Galor Hagen Gallery, Dallas, TX
University of Southern California Gallery
Selected group exhibitions
2004 Living Space Gallery, Cornville, AZ
2001 Rodman Gallery, Stockbridge, MA
1997 Dalton Fine Art, Boston, MA
Boston Corporate Art, Boston, MA
Prestige Gallery, Atelier Royce Group Show, Danvers, MA
1996 Copley Society Gallery, Group Sculpture Show, Boston, MA
1995 Barbara’s Hang Up Gallery, Group Show, Beverly, MA
1991 Creative Framing Gallery, Boston, MA
1989 5e Exposition International "Petit Format de Papier" Cul-Des-Arts (Couvin), Belgique
1988 Premiere Triennale Mondiale D'Estampes Petit Format (Traveling show to museums throughout France)
1987 "Eight Upstate Sculptors", Woodstock Artist Assn., NY
1986 First International Biennial of Paper Art, Leopold-Hoesch Museum, Dueren, Germany
1985 '85 Mini-Exhibition, Isla Center, University of Guam, Micronesia
1984 Paperworks: A National Invitational, Chevey Cowles Memorial Museum, Spokane, WA
Paper, Canvas & Glass, Gallery Mack, Seattle, WA
Atelier Royce Group Show, Eclipse Gallery, New York
Contemporary Paperworks, Hurlbutt Gallery, Greenwich, CT
1983 Paper As Images - Traveling exhibition: Six galleries throughout England
1982 Papermaking USA, American Crafts Museum, New York
Atelier Royce Group Show, State University, Purchase, NY
New American Graphics 2, Art Museum Association of San Francisco Traveling...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Italian Village Scene II
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Italian Village Scene II" c.1880 is a watercolor on paper by noted Italian artist Roberto Gigli, 1846-1922. It is signed at the lower rig...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Fishing Boats at Shore, 1940's Seascape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid-century small-scale watercolor landscape of fishermen with their boats on the shore by unknown artist. Signed lower left corner illegibly. Circa 1940's. Unframed. Image...
Category
1940s American Impressionist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Portrait of a Woman in a Pink Vest - Pastel on Paper
By Marilyn Thompson
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate drawing of a woman by Palo Alto artist Marilyn Thompson (American, 1927-2015). A woman wearing a pink vest and her hair pulled back sits looking to the viewer's right. She is rendered in loving detail, with smooth shading and glowing highlights. Of particular note are the details in her hair, jewelry, and folds of her skirt.
Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Acquired with a collection of her work.
Presented in a new white mat with foam-core backing.
Mat size: 26"H x 24"W
Paper size: 23.75"Hx 19.75"W
Marilyn Thompson (American, 1927-2015) was born in Santa Paula. California. She received an art degree from San Jose State in 1950, after which she worked for H. M. Gousha, for whom she drew many illustrations of missions and other California sites. From the mid-1970s on, she did freelance drawing and painting, with lots of commercial work (pamphlet illustrations, posters, custom birthday cards...
Category
1990s Photorealist California - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
