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Item Ships From: Continental US
Contemporary Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Sculpture, 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...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

"Sunlight" - Abstracted Landscape in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Bright abstracted landscape by Maxine "Mickey" Spencer (American, 1927-2011). Strong blues and magentas create an abstracted scene, evoking a body of water with trees...
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1980s Abstract Impressionist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

John Phillip Kemble as Hamlet, Act V, Scene I
By Eastman Johnson
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed and dated (on back) "January 1845/ J.E.J." Provenance: Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Rowland, Buckingham, PA Mr. and Mrs. Edward Abraham, West Chester, PA Hirschl & Adler Galleries...
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1840s Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

1960s "Storm at Sea" Gouache and Oil Pastel Abstract SF Artist
By Gloria Dudfield
Located in Arp, TX
Storm at Sea 1960s Gouache and Oil Pastel on paper 35.75"x33.25 float mount black wood frame measures 38.5"x1.5"x36" Gloria (Fischer) Dudfield July 12, 1922 – May 27, 2015 Came from...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Gouache

contemporary figurative black and white charcoal drawing pop art interior female
Located in New York, NY
This is a hand drawn original artwork on heavyweight paper framed in a flat black frame .
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2010s Contemporary Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Untitled #4
By Jerry Opper
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled #1" c.1970 is a colors pastel and crayon on thick paper by American artist Jerry Opper, 1924-2014. It is hand signed in pencil at the lower right corner by the artist. The image size is 26.5 x 20.5 inches, sheet size is 28.5 x 22.5 inches. It is in excellent condition, there are pastel marks on the margin all around the artwork and also on the back, see picture #1. About the artist: Jerry Opper was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 5, 1924. He moved to Los Angeles with his family in 1933. After graduating from Hollywood High School, he worked in movie studios and attended art classes at Chouinard Art Institute. In May 1942, Opper was drafted into the army and was then able to study at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center while his outfit was stationed in Colorado. Later he was sent to Guam and was discharged in December 1945. Opper returned to Chouinard and his work in movie studios until 1947, when he moved to San Francisco. He enrolled as a full-time student at the California School of Fine Arts (now SFAI) and received his diploma in June of 1950. In 1948, Opper met his wife Gertrud Ruth Friedmann, daughter of artist Gustav Friedmann, whose works are also in the Lost Art Salon collection. It was love at first sight and a few weeks after their first encounter at the Black Cat in San Francisco's North Beach, they got married and enjoyed a passionate, life-long romance. Shortly after he finished school, Opper worked briefly as a decorator’s assistant and then started his career as a commercial artist, working for several firms such as Fibreboard, Beatrix Food and Precision. Working full-time and dedicating himself to having a rich family life occupied most of Opper's time, but he continued to be creative. He was above all a family man with the pride of having raised two exceptional daughters, Erika and Jody. Year after year, Opper would painstakingly craft their Halloween costumes...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Flower in a Field, Modern Marker on Paper by Unknown Artist
Located in Long Island City, NY
Unknown Artist - Flower in a Field, Year: 1964, Medium: Marker on Paper, signed and dated in pencil, Image Size: 14 x 18.5 inches, Size: 16 x 20 in. (40.64 x 50.8 cm), Description: ...
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1960s Modern Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Permanent Marker

Dovetail 1 (Abstract drawing)
By Margaret Neill
Located in London, GB
Dovetail 1 (Abstract drawing) Charcoal on paper - Unframed. Neill creates works on canvas, linen and paper using a variety of mediums, including graphite, colored pencil, charcoal a...
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2010s Abstract Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Sponge Effects, purple abstract watercolor painting on archival paper
By Lisa Fellerson
Located in New York, NY
Lisa Fellerson’s paintings provoke an interplay and tension between line, shape, and color. With no preconceived idea in mind, she begins by dripping, scrapping, and gouging acrylic ...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Grant Me Speed - Textile Mixed Media Contemporary Abstraction, Blue and Pink
By Vivian Liddell
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Grant Me Speed" is a contemporary abstraction with mixed media such as textile by artist Vivian Liddell. This is one of her smaller and more simplistic compositions but an impactful...
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2010s Contemporary Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Spray Paint, Monotype, Textile, Paper, Mixed Media

Philco Ford Television Design Drawing in Pencil and Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Design-quality illustration of a Philco Ford Television set by Edward T. Liljenwall (American, 1943-2010). The TV is expertly rendered against an olive green gradient background, wit...
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1960s Photorealist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Gouache, Color Pencil, Postcard

Boucles D'oreilles En Corail By Erté
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in New Orleans, LA
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) 1892-1990 Russian-French Boucles d'oreilles en corail (Coral Earrings) Signed “Erté” (lower right) Inscribed “n°3544 / Boucles d'oreilles en corail et tub...
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20th Century Art Deco Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Mid-Century Hillside Trees Landscape Watercolor (unfinished)
By Joseph Yeager
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid-century landscape watercolor with a tall, stately tree in the foreground, its many forking branches depicted with exceptional detail, and a verdant background of rollin...
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Peruvian Lily - Botanical Study
By Deborah Eddy
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant watercolor, pen and ink floral study of Peruvian lilies, with brilliant attention to detail and a signature delicate style, by California artist Deborah Eddy (American, b.194...
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1980s American Realist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Woman in a Fur Wrap
By Rudolf Bauer
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Woman in a Fur Wrap Pen and ink heightened with white, c. 1920 Signed in ink lower right (see photo) Estate stamp verso (see photo) Provenance: estate of the artist ...
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1920s Art Deco Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

"San Anton Palace Malta" Early 20th Cent. Garden and Fountain Watercolor Russian
Located in Soquel, CA
A significant early 20th century landscape watercolor of the paradisical gardens at San Anton Palace in Attard, Malta by Nicholas Krasnoff, 1920 (Russian, 1864-1939). This beautiful piece is a wonderful example of the renowned Russian architect's prized watercolors, created while he was exiled to Malta in the early 1920's. Depicting a lush garden full of blooming, colorful flowers and a stately fountain at the San Anton Palace in Malta, one can see the deft hand and attention to detail rendered by the proficient artist and architect's hand. Signed "N. Krasnoff" lower right. Titled and dated "Malta, St. Antonio 1920". Unframed. Measures 10.25"H x 14.25"W. Right corner has a crease from being bent. Nikolay Petrovich Krasnov, also known as Nicholas Krasnoff or Peter Nicholas Krasnoff, was a Russian Serbian architect and painter. He served as Chief Architect of Yalta, Crimea (1887-1899). From 1922 he lived and worked in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and was a key figure in the architectural development of Belgrade. Attending the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in 1876, aged 12. As a young artist he received patronage from Sergey Tretyakov, brother of the founder of Moscow's Tretyakov Gallery, and entrepreneur Petar Gubonyin. In 1887 Krasnov became Chief Architect in Yalta. At the age of 23, Krasnov had large responsibility for the rapid growth of the city. He expanded the promenade, which by 1913 became the city's main street, before creating a new city plan in 1889 (including a new sewer system, planning regulations, new streets, prevention of unregulated construction, a school and children's hospital, and the construction of the Pushkin Boulevard). Two concrete bridges were built over the river, and the embankment strengthened. Krasnov also ran a private practice in Yalta until 1911. Among his most famous work is the Livadia Palace, later the location of the 1945 Yalta Conference. Designed over 60 buildings in Crimea, blending a modernist style with local traditions. Also of note: Dulber Palace, Koreiz (1895-97), Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Yalta (1902), Yusupov Palace, Koreiz (1909), Kokkoz Jami Mosque, Sokolyne (1910). In 1913, he presented a collection of illustrations he had produced of his works to the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts, where he held the title of academician. An opponent of the Russian Revolution, he left Yalta with his family in 1919 for Malta, alongside the Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna, sister of Queen Alexandra, and over 600 members of the Russian aristocracy. Nikolay was in a group housed in the empty Villa St Ignatius, which had been a Jesuit college and then a hospital during World War I. To earn money, Nikolay painted many scenes of Malta, signing his paintings as N. Krasnoff. He is known as Nicholas Krasnoff in Malta. In May 2016 MaltaPost issued a commemorative set of stamps in his honor. In 1922 Krasnov moved to Belgrade, then part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, where he became head of the Department of Monumental Architectural Developments and Monuments. His building designs in Serbia number around 60, and were created under the name Nikola Krasnov, as a mark of respect to his adopted homeland. His key works in Belgrade include: Ministry of Forestry building (now Ministry of Foreign Affairs) (1923) which bears a memorial plaque...
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1920s Impressionist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Illustration Board

River Mouth, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
In this piece, artist Vic Roschkov captures a peaceful natural landscape. He highlights a river mouth and a winding stream that flows through open green marshla...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache, Graphite

'Reclining Nude', Louvre, Académie Chaumière, Paris, SFAA, Carmel, LACMA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, "Di Gesu" for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988), dated 1954 and inscribed with Roman numeral "II". Ink drawing of a woman reclining with knees bent, her head r...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

'Seated Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Created circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended th...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

The Rainbow Pipe - Fauvist Portrait and Interior in Pastel on Paper
By Michael William Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
The Rainbow Pipe - Fauvist Portrait and Interior in Pastel on Paper Brightly colored abstract portrait by Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). A blue-faced figure on ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel

“Villagers”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor with graphite tracings by the well known German artist, Peter Von Halm. Signed in pencil lower right. Condition is good. Several tiny foxing spots with small areas of mild wrinkles on the outer corners. Matted but not framed. He was the son of an innkeeper and brewer. Initially, he wanted to become an architect and, in pursuit of that goal, attended the Technische Universität Darmstadt. After 1875, he studied copper engraving with Johann Leonhard Raab and general art subjects with Ludwig von Löfftz, at the Munich Academy. From 1883 to 1885, he lived in Berlin at the invitation of his friend, Karl Stauffer-Bern, where he created graphic versions of the Old Masters for Wilhelm von Bode...
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1880s Academic Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper, Graphite

Venice Invented
By Craig Lueck
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Framed 13.25 x 14.13 in Signed to margin
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Early 2000s Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Second Mesa Hopi Pueblo Arizona Multicolored Southwest Mixed Media Landscape Art
Located in Denver, CO
"Second Mesa (Hopi Pueblo, Arizona)" is a stunning mixed media artwork by Bert Van Bork (1928-2014), created using watercolor, ink, and charcoal on paper...
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1980s American Modern Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Archival Ink, Watercolor

"Easter Morning"
Located in Astoria, NY
Domenick Capobianco (American, b. 1928), "Easter Morning", Mixed Media on Paper, pastels, abstract composition, titled and signed to verso, unframed. 45.25" H x 45.25" W. Provenance:...
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1980s Contemporary Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Mixed Media

Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Despite its explicit content, this intimate scene conveys a sense of tenderness and romantic love characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “sp...
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Mid-19th Century Qing Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Mickey Mantle, Yankees, Original Pastel Drawing by Jack Lane
By Jack Lane
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pastel drawing of Mickey Mantle by Jack Lane from 1986. A classic sports illustration of the legendary Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees at bat. Fr...
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1980s American Realist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Allan Rohan Crite "God and Man"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Allan Rohan Crite: 1910-2007. Well listed and important African American artist. He has auction results over $200,000 and as high as $15,000 for his ...
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1930s Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

The Angler on Riverscape
By William Bradley Lamond
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Lovely 19th century watercolor painting with an angler in a mountain stream landscape painting, this is signed William Bradley with a place and date on the lower left hand corner. Mists fall over the central mountain rising above the stream with rocks and boulders. A mountain ridge is on the left, and trees above boulders on the right. William radley Lamond was a self taught artist flourishing from mid to late 19th century. This would be a later work by this artist. The attribution is based on the period, the style the landscape subject and signature. The painting is presented in an attractive new wooden frame with fresh glass...
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1880s Naturalistic Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

The Angler on Riverscape
The Angler on Riverscape
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"Road Warriors" (2012) By Susie Hyer, Original Graphite Drawing on Paper
Located in Denver, CO
"Road Warriors" (2012) By Susie Hyer is an original handmade graphite drawing on paper that depicts a road with cars in the distance, and mountains in the background. This piece meas...
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2010s Impressionist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Mustang Horse Drawing
By Laurence Sisson
Located in Soquel, CA
Masterful sketch of a mustang horse by Laurence Sassoon (American, 1928-2015). This piece is unsigned, but was acquired from David Sassoon, the artist's son, and is initialed "DS" on verso as an indication of authenticity. Presented in a new black mat with foamcore backing. Image size: 7"H x 9"W. Laurence Sisson, was a student of Herbert Barnett (1910-1972), he was one of America's preeminent realist painters today. His work may be found in the permanent collections of museums nationwide including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Portland Museum of Art, Maine. Laurence Sisson painted landscapes for sixty years. He was known for his paintings of the Maine coast...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Permanent Marker

Landscape with Cattle
By Raphael Senseman
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Landscape with Cattle" c.1930 is a watercolor by noted American artist Raphael Senseman, 1870-1966 It is signed at the lower right ...
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Untitled Blue (Gestural Abstract Painting on Paper in Richly Pigmented Color)
By Bruce Murphy
Located in Hudson, NY
Gestural abstract expressionist painting on canvas in colorful hues blue, pink, and green on a silver background "Untitled Blue", 2022 by Bruce Murphy 40.5 x 40.5 inches, enamel pai...
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2010s Contemporary Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Enamel

Mid Century Seated Nude Figure Study (unfinished)
By Joseph Yeager
Located in Soquel, CA
Seated nude figure study by Joseph Yeager (American, 20th Century). This piece is unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of Yeager work directly from the estate. This piece is on heavy bond paper with ragged edges and is unfinished. No frame. Joseph "Joe" Yeager (American, 20th Century) was raised in Cleveland Ohio, where he went to art school at night and started his art career at 19. He was a commercial artist for the Cleveland Press...
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1960s American Impressionist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Abstract Composition, Minimalist Acrylic on Paper by Seena Donneson
By Seena Donneson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Seena Donneson, American (1924 - ) - Abstract Composition, Medium: Acrylic on Paper, Size: 22.25 x 30 in. (56.52 x 76.2 cm), Frame Size: 24.75 x 32.25 inches
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1970s Minimalist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Acrylic

Angelic Ruth Cobb Watercolor, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Ruth Cobb (American, 1914-2008) Untitled, c. 20th century Watercolor and mixed media on paper Sight: 19 3/4 x 28 1/2 in. Framed: 33 1/2 x 41 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. Signed lower right Born ...
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20th Century American Impressionist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor

Blanche Grambs, Eagle
Located in New York, NY
Blanche Grambs, whose career started with the WPA, was an extremely skilled draftsperson. Her birds are masterful. Here an eagle, a majestic bird-of-pr...
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1970s American Modern Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Personne Suite No. 5
By Dorothea Tanning
Located in Columbia, MO
Dorothea Tanning (American, 1910–2012) Initially associated with the Surrealist movement, Dorothea Tanning developed a personal visual language that blurred the boundaries between r...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Etching

1940s Seated Nude Figure Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Nude figure study of a seated female model by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Circa 1940. Unsigned. Unframed. Image size: 25"H x 19"W.
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1940s American Impressionist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Early Spring, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By Daniel Clarke
Located in Yardley, PA
A long array of cherry blossoms marching in the daylight are shimmering in white, pink and fuchsia. And as they pass through where I stand, they stop: To caress my open pal...
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2010s Impressionist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Anonymous Self Portrait LIV
By Anthony Goicolea
Located in New York, NY
Ink, graphite, and oil paint on double-sided frosted Mylar film mounted to board Signed and dated on label, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Cub...
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2010s Contemporary Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mylar, Oil, Board, Graphite, Ink

Colorful Abstracted Tree
By Doris Warner
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful abstracted tree with hues of red, blue, and green by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). Signed "Warner" lower right. Unframed. Doris Ann Warner began as an Abstract Ex...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Study for “David and Goliath”
By Paul Cadmus
Located in New York, NY
Study for “David and Goliath” Graphite and black ink on paper 8.5 x 11 inches (21.6 x 27.9 cm) This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
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1960s Contemporary Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Graphite

Eileen Lake
By Adolf Arthur Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Eileen Lake Crayon on paper, early1930's Initialed in pencil lower right (see photo) Titled and annotated verso "Eileen Lake, early 1930s girlfriend" Note: Eileen Hall Lake was an American poet and Adolf Dehn's girlfriend in the early 1930s. Provenance: Estate of the artist By descent Adolf Dehn, American Watercolorist and Printmaker, 1895-1968 Adolf Dehn was an artist who achieved extraordinary artistic heights, but in a very particular artistic sphere—not so much in oil painting as in watercolor and lithography. Long recognized as a master by serious print collectors, he is gradually gaining recognition as a notable and influential figure in the overall history of American art. In the 19th century, with the invention of the rotary press, which made possible enormous print runs, and the development of the popular, mass-market magazines, newspaper and magazine illustration developed into an artistic realm of its own, often surprisingly divorced from the world of museums and art exhibitions, and today remains surprisingly overlooked by most art historians. Dehn in many regards was an outgrowth of this world, although in an unusual way, since as a young man he produced most of his illustrative work not for popular magazines, such as The Saturday Evening Post, but rather for radical journals, such as The Masses or The Liberator, or artistic “little magazines” such as The Dial. This background established the foundation of his outlook, and led later to his unique and distinctive contribution to American graphic art. If there’s a distinctive quality to his work, it was his skill in introducing unusual tonal and textural effects into his work, particularly in printmaking but also in watercolor. Jackson Pollock seems to have been one of many notable artists who were influenced by his techniques. Early Years, 1895-1922 For an artist largely remembered for scenes of Vienna and Paris, Adolf Dehn’s background was a surprising one. Born in Waterville, Minnesota, on November 22, 1895, Dehn was the descendent of farmers who had emigrated from Germany and homesteaded in the region, initially in a one-room log cabin with a dirt floor. Adolf’s father, Arthur Clark Dehn, was a hunter and trapper who took pride that he had no boss but himself, and who had little use for art. Indeed, during Adolf’s boyhood the walls of his bedroom and the space under his bed were filled with the pelts of mink, muskrats and skunks that his father had killed, skinned and stretched on drying boards. It was Adolf’s mother, Emilie Haas Dehn, a faithful member of the German Lutheran Evangelical Church, who encouraged his interest in art, which became apparent early in childhood. Both parents were ardent socialists, and supporters of Eugene Debs. In many ways Dehn’s later artistic achievement was clearly a reaction against the grinding rural poverty of his childhood. After graduating from high school in 1914 at the age of 19—an age not unusual in farming communities at the time, where school attendance was often irregular—Dehn attended the Minneapolis School of Art from 1914 to 1917, whose character followed strongly reflected that of its director, Munich-trained Robert Kohler, an artistic conservative but a social radical. There Dehn joined a group of students who went on to nationally significant careers, including Wanda Gag (later author of best-selling children’s books); John Flanagan (a sculptor notable for his use of direct carving) Harry Gottlieb (a notable social realist and member of the Woodstock Art Colony), Elizabeth Olds (a printmaker and administrator for the WPA), Arnold Blanch (landscape, still-life and figure painter, and member of the Woodstock group), Lucille Lunquist, later Lucille Blanch (also a gifted painter and founder of the Woodstock art colony), and Johan Egilrud (who stayed in Minneapolis and became a journalist and poet). Adolf became particularly close to Wanda Gag (1893-1946), with whom he established an intense but platonic relationship. Two years older than he, Gag was the daughter of a Bohemian artist and decorator, Anton Gag, who had died in 1908. After her husband died, Wanda’s mother, Lizzi Gag, became a helpless invalid, so Wanda was entrusted with the task of raising and financially supporting her six younger siblings. This endowed her with toughness and an independent streak, but nonetheless, when she met Dehn, Wanda was Victorian and conventional in her artistic taste and social values. Dehn was more socially radical, and introduced her to radical ideas about politics and free love, as well as to socialist publications such as The Masses and The Appeal to Reason. Never very interested in oil painting, in Minneapolis Dehn focused on caricature and illustration--often of a humorous or politically radical character. In 1917 both Dehn and Wanda won scholarships to attend the Art Students League, and consequently, in the fall of that year both moved to New York. Dehn’s art education, however, ended in the summer of 1918, shortly after the United States entered World War I, when he was drafted to serve in the U. S. Army. Unwilling to fight, he applied for status as a conscientious objector, but was first imprisoned, then segregated in semi-imprisonment with other Pacifists, until the war ended. The abuse he suffered at this time may well explain his later withdrawal from taking political stands or making art of an overtly political nature. After his release from the army, Dehn returned to New York where he fell under the spell of the radical cartoonist Boardman Robinson and produced his first lithographs. He also finally consummated his sexual relationship with Wanda Gag. The Years in Europe: 1922-1929 In September of 1921, however, he abruptly departed for Europe, arriving in Paris and then moving on to Vienna. There in the winter of 1922 he fell in love with a Russian dancer, Mura Zipperovitch, ending his seven-year relationship with Wanda Gag. He and Mura were married in 1926. It was also in Vienna that he produced his first notable artistic work. Influenced by European artists such as Jules Pascin and Georg Grosz, Dehn began producing drawings of people in cafes, streets, and parks, which while mostly executed in his studio, were based on spontaneous life studies and have an expressive, sometimes almost childishly wandering quality of line. The mixture of sophistication and naiveté in these drawings was new to American audiences, as was the raciness of their subject matter, which often featured pleasure-seekers, prostitutes or scenes of sexual dalliance, presented with a strong element of caricature. Some of these drawings contain an element of social criticism, reminiscent of that found in the work of George Grosz, although Dehn’s work tended to focus on humorous commentary rather than savagely attacking his subjects or making a partisan political statement. Many Americans, including some who had originally been supporters of Dehn such as Boardman Robinson, were shocked by these European drawings, although George Grocz (who became a friend of the artist in this period) admired them, and recognized that Dehn could also bring a new vision to America subject matter. As he told Dehn: “You will do things in America which haven’t been done, which need to be done, which only you can do—as far at least as I know America.” A key factor in Dehn’s artistic evolution at this time was his association with Scofield Thayer...
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1930s American Realist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Crayon

1960s "Cubed Abstract" Pastel Impressionist Landscape Drawing NYC Female Artist
By Edith Isaac-Rose
Located in Arp, TX
Edith Isaac-Rose "Cubed Abstract" 1960s Pastel on paper 6.5"x7.25 unframed Signed in pencil lower right. Came from a portfolio of her work. *Custom framing available for additional charge. Please expect framing time between 3-5 weeks. Born in Chicago in 1929, and neé Ganansky-Teitelbaum, she graduated from The Art Institute of Chicago in 1951 and moved to New York in 1959 where she lived ever since. Taking as her professional name her parents’ first names, Edith was a prolific artist working first as an abstract expressionist then turning in the 1980s to figurative, political work consisting of drawings, paintings, and embroideries which she called “Daily Rage”. She had been represented by the Phyllis Kind...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel

7-28-22, Impressionist, abstracted landscape drawing with colored pencil
By Sandy Litchfield
Located in New York, NY
Sandy Litchfield brings her magical abstracted landscapes to a new medium in her recent colored pencil drawings. Loose, delicate lines scramble over one another, bringing a diffuse, ...
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2010s Impressionist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Color Pencil

Untitled, Woman in Costume
By Vincent Breton
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled, Woman in Costume" c. 1960 is a watercolor and gouache on beige thin paper by French artist Vincent Breton, b.1919. It is hand ...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

untitled Woman by the Windows
By Karl Albert Buehr
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Woman by the Windows) Unsigned. Pastel on board, c. 1915 Created while the artist was in Giverny, France Provenance: Gift of the artist to his wife, Mary Hess Buehr by Desc...
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1910s Abstract Impressionist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Mid Century Figurative Charcoal Line Drawing, "Girl Walking Away"
By Mariellen Ehlers
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century figurative nude charcoal line drawing of a girl walking away by Moni (Mariellen) Ehlers (American, 1926-2007). Charcoal on...
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1950s American Impressionist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Orange Poppies in a Vase, Modernist Still Life in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Orange Poppies in a Vase, Modernist Still Life in Watercolor on Paper A vibrant watercolor still life with a vase filled with orange poppies on a carnation pink background with abstract leaves of teal blue and purple, by California artist, Lucile Marie Johnston (1907-1994, American). Signature, "L. Johnston '74" at the bottom left and "Lucile Johnston" on the back. Presented in a new cream mat with foam core backing. Mat size: 24"H x 20"W Paper size: 16"H x 12"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...
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20th Century American Impressionist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Organic Geometry (Spectrum I) (Abstract Painting)
By Michael Barringer
Located in London, GB
Organic Geometry (Spectrum I) (Abstract Painting) Mixed media on paper - Unframed Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt. In this series, Michael Barringer wants to make deeply felt, poet...
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2010s Abstract Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Oxford Cityscape #2
By Ken Messer
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork " Oxford Cityscape #2" 1972 is a watercolor by noted architectural British artist, Ken Messer 1931-2017. It is signed and dated at the lower left corner by the artist. The artwork size is 10.5 x 13.65 inches, framed size is 15.85 x 19 inches. It is custom framed in his original wooden gold and green frame. Artwork and frame are in very good condition. About the artist. After attending City of Oxford High School for Boys, where he excelled at rugby and cricket, he started work as an accountant in the city. He then moved on to become a steward for the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). In the 1960’s Mr Messer was involved in a car accident which would end his sporting career and change his working life. When he left his job with BOAC he became a graphic designer at Pergamon Press, owned by Robert Maxwell, which allowed him time to pursue his real passion which was painting watercolours. He rose through the ranks at Pergamon to become studio manager and when he could progress no further he decided to become a full time artist, a role from which he never retired. He quickly became well-known for his paintings of Oxford...
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Late 20th Century Realist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

1967 "Abstract 7" Ink Brush Drawing NYC Artist Michael Knigin Mid Century
By Michael Knigin
Located in Arp, TX
Michael Knigin Abstract 7 1967 Ink brush drawing on paper 10.5"x14" unframed $675 Signed and dated in ink lower left Came from artist's estate *Custom framing available for additional charge. Please expect framing time between 3-5 weeks. Michael Knigin, painter, printmaker, muralist, photographer, and teacher, was born in Brooklyn, New York on December 9, 1942. He received his BFA in 1966 from the Tyler School of Art, Temple University in Philadelphia. In 1964 he was awarded a Ford Foundation Grant, which enabled him to study printmaking at the Tamarind Lithography Workshop and collaborate with Rufino Tamayo. Knigin was a full professor at the Pratt Graphic Center in Manhattan between 1967 and 2003. From 1968 through 1972, he also co-owned and directed the Chiron Press where he worked with Andy Warhol, Louise Nevelson, Kenneth Noland, Larry Poons, and Tom Wesselman. In 1974, he served as Art and Technical Director of the Burston Graphics Art Centre in Jerusalem. In 1988, Knigin was appointed to the NASA Art Team and was sent to the Kennedy Space Center...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, India Ink

Lines 5 - abstract geometric black ink drawing on paper
By Dana Piazza
Located in New York, NY
Dana Piazza's creates abstract black and white and colorful drawings, full of the illusion of depth, movement, and three-dimensionality. His highly obsessive ink drawings on paper ar...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper

1950s "Lounge" Mid Century Figurative Ink Drawing NYC Artist
By Donald Stacy
Located in Arp, TX
Donald Stacy "Lounge" c. 1950s Ink on paper 14" x 16.5" unframed Unsigned Came from artist estate Donald Stacy (1925-2011) New Jersey Studied: Newark School of Fine Art The Art Students League Pratt Graphic Arts Center University of Paris 1953-54 University of Aix-en-Provence 1954-55 Faculty: Art Department of the New School Museum of Modern Art School of Visual Arts Stacy Studio Workshop Exhibitions: Grand Central Moderns George Wittenborn The New School Print Exhibitions, Chicago University of Oklahoma Honolulu Museum Monclair Museum Wisconsin State College Louisiana Art...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Yves in Tangier. From the Fashion series
By Manuel Santelices
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist has covered New York collections for over 16 years and has interviewed, as a journalist, several fashion designers and personalities for different publications. He loves t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache, Acrylic

Balancing act 2 (Abstract Painting)
By Tracey Adams
Located in London, GB
Balancing act 2 (Abstract Painting) Gouache, graphite and ink on Rives paper. Unframed. Balancing Act 2 is part of a series of works on paper started in 2016. They are created in the evenings and aptly named after busy days of teaching and other responsibilities. The artist establishes parameters involving the use of a particular palette, certain mark-making gestures and amount of time spent on each drawing. This work incorporates graphite, ink, and gouache, and is a combination of intuition-based and planned execution. Tracey Adams is an American abstract painter and printmaker. Her artworks reflect a strong interest in musical patterns, rhythms, lyrical compositional elements and what she calls a sense of performance. She lives and works in Carmel, California. Work by Adams is part of the permanent collections of several museums, including the Bakersfield Art Museum, the Monterey Museum of Art, the Fresno Art Museum, the Tucson Art...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Gouache, Graphite

Geode, Modern Watercolor and Ink on Paper by G Sinclair
Located in Long Island City, NY
G Sinclair - Geode, Year: 1969, Medium: Watercolor and Ink on Paper, signed and dated in pencil, Size: 15.5 x 12 in. (39.37 x 30.48 cm)
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1960s Modern Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

The Dark Aspect of the Great Goddess Devi
Located in Fairlawn, OH
The Dark Aspect of the Great Goddess Devi Pigment on paper (unfinished), 19th century Unsigned as is usual Condition: Good color Voids at edges of the sheet Image s...
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19th Century Rajput Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pigment

Ricochet
Located in Cliffside Park, NJ
Born in Czechoslovakia on May 5, 1914. Laisner studied at the University of Chicago and AIC. Most of his career was spent in Pullman, WA as a professor at the state college. He died ...
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Mid-20th Century Continental US - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

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