North Carolina - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

‘Waiting for Father’ is a charming painting depicting a 19th century child waiting by the sea for her Scottish fisherman father to return. Robert Gemmel Hutchison (1860-1936), is renowned for his delightful paintings of children. His watercolors are often in the pastel blues of beaches and the sea, set primarily in Scotland. Gemmel Hutchison was highly successful (Royal Scottish Academy, Royal Society of Watercolor, Royal Oil...

A superbly executed watercolor by Francesco Bergamini (1815-1883) of an Italian peasant carrying a Zampogna (the Italian version of bagpipes). Zampogna are rarely shown in art. Nic...

Set of four (4) watercolors by Leonard Reedy. Each identically famed and each measuring approximately 8 in x 10 in. All are in excellent condition.

Scottish artist Robert Carrick (1829-1904) is renowned for his landscape and figurative paintings in oil and watercolor. This painting features detailed drawings of figures in the foreground with wagon, and the town and scenery in the background, painted over in watercolor in rich raw umber and red-brown tones in the foreground and blue green tones in the background. Carrick showed promise at a young age, exhibiting his work at the Royal Academy age 16. He was a member of the Royal Institute. This two-toned watercolor work has detailed figures, wagon with hay in the forefront above a view of Dunoon town near Glasgow as it was long ago. Signed by the artist, lower left with an inscription that reads: 'View of Dunoon, Argyllshire drawn by Robert Carrick, Glasgow, for David Allan'. Verso includes a copy of the same inscription. Saltire Gallerie replaced the cracked and dirty plain glass with art glass and added an acid-free paper behind the work. While doing this work we found an art giclee, included with the painting. Presented in a patterned wooden frame with art glass. Dunoon was a thriving town on the river at the time of this work, and later became part of Glasgow. The view from above the town is a popular one, as Saltire Gallerie has another view of Dunoon from above by Scottish artist Patrick Downie...