Country Barn Watercolor __circa 1930-1950
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Pre 1940 item# 795506
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Ancient Eyes
$450.00
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This original watercolor painting measures 15 by 22 inches.
It dates circa 1930-1950. It is from a regional style of painting found primarily in California, but not limited to California in both location and subject matter.
It is painted on heavy stamp watermarked French watercolor paper (see enlarged photo of similar stamp).
It is in excellent condition, unsigned and unframed.
This original painting (it is NOT a glycee or print of any kind) is in the style of the early 20th Century painters such as Rex Brandt or Herbert Vincent Olsen. It may have been done by a student or follower of Brandt or Olsen. Both were prolific art teachers and, as such, influenced many new artists at the time.
This is one painting from a small collection of early 20th century watercolor paintings, some of which are also being offered at this time.
Check our other listings for additional offerings of similar period watercolor paintings.
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NE Lighthouse WC c. 1940 Robert Landry (Cal Listed)
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Pre 1950 item# 850113
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Ancient Eyes
$650.00
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This original watercolor painting on water color paper measures 15 by 22 inches.
It dates circa 1940-1960 from a regional school of watercolor painting found in, but not limited to California.
It is in excellent condition and ready to be matted and framed.
This is an original watercolor painting and NOT a glycee or print of any kind.
This is one painting that was acquired as part of a collection of original California watercolors.
A portion of the collection is represented by signed watercolors by Robert Landry. A few others, unsigned or with different names appear to have been painted by his students.
Check our other listings for additional offerings of similar signed and unsigned period watercolor paintings. We will be adding more as time permits.
Biographical information: Robert Landry (1921-1991) ... Born: Washington, D.C.
Studied: Abbott Art School, Art Instruction, Inc. Member: San Diego Watercolor Society, Watercolor West.
Robert Landry attended high school on the East Coast then went into the military service during World War 11. After the war, he studied art in Washington, D.C. and Minneapolis on the G.I. Bill.
He became a commercial illustrator for the United States Air Force Graphic Arts Division at the Pentagon, and art director for the Federal Aviation Agency and Convair Astronautics.
After the late 1940s, Landry began a serious painting career and started exhibiting fine art watercolors. His paintings often depicted regional subjects with buildings, boats or coastline structures. Creating a mood was important to him and gives his works a narrative quality.
Robert Landry's watercolors were primarily sold through art galleries in San Diego and Dallas. He also taught at watercolor workshops near his home in San Diego and in traveling workshops held in Oregon, Arizona and Hawaii.
He is listed in numerous artist's biographical publications. His works have also sold at auctions over the years, such as John Moran Auctions in Pasadena, California. He is also listed on Askart.com and other art websites.
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Two Horses: Classic Chinese Scroll Painting
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Pre 2000 item# 175818 (stock# scr1012)
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Ancient Eyes
$1695.00
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This original Chinese watercolor painting measures 25 by 53 inches (watercolor only) and about 30 by 72 inches, including the brocaded scroll it is mounted on.
It has the seal and signature of the artist, along with one collector's seal.
The subject is two Chinese horses grazing in a brightly colored landscape.
It is in excellent condition and has very fine and subtle details. This is an outstanding example of how some Contemporary Chinese Art is influenced by Western Art as much as traditional Chinese styles.
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California Autumn Colors Landscape: Robert Landry
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Pre 1960 item# 797685
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Ancient Eyes
$1200.00
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This original watercolor painting on water color paper measures 15 by 22 inches.
It dates circa 1940-1960 from a regional school of watercolor painting found in, but not limited to California.
It is in excellent condition and ready to be matted and framed.
This is an original watercolor painting and NOT a glycee or print of any kind.
This is one painting from a collection of original California watercolors.
A portion of the collection is represented by signed watercolors by Robert Landry. A few others, unsigned or with different names appear to have been painted by his students.
Check our other listings for additional offerings of similar signed and unsigned period watercolor paintings. We will be adding more as time permits.
(NOTE) We will be keeping some of both the signed and unsigned paintings from this collection for ourselves. In a weak economy, with a falling dollar, they are great investments that can be hung on a wall and enjoyed, feeding both one's soul and pocketbook at the same time.
Biographical information: Robert Landry (1921-1991) ... Born: Washington, D.C.
Studied: Abbott Art School, Art Instruction, Inc. Member: San Diego Watercolor Society, Watercolor West.
Robert Landry attended high school on the East Coast then went into the military service during World War 11. After the war, he studied art in Washington, D.C. and Minneapolis on the G.I. Bill.
He became a commercial illustrator for the United States Air Force Graphic Arts Division at the Pentagon, and art director for the Federal Aviation Agency and Convair Astronautics.
After the late 1940s, Landry began a serious painting career and started exhibiting fine art watercolors. His paintings often depicted regional subjects with buildings, boats or coastline structures. Creating a mood was important to him and gives his works a narrative quality.
Robert Landry's watercolors were primarily sold through art galleries in San Diego and Dallas. He also taught at watercolor workshops near his home in San Diego and in traveling workshops held in Oregon, Arizona and Hawaii.
He is listed in numerous artist's biographical publications. His works have also sold at various auction houses over the years including John Moran Auctions in Pasadena, California.
He is also listed on Askart.com and other art websites.
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California Watercolor Landscape -Early 20th Century
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Pre 1950 item# 795513
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Ancient Eyes
$450.00
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This original watercolor painting measures 15 by 22 inches.
It dates circa 1930-1950. It is from a regional style of painting found primarily in California, but not limited to California in both location and subject matter.
It is painted on heavy stamp watermarked French watercolor paper (see enlarged photo of a similar page stamp).
It is in excellent condition, unsigned and unframed.
This original painting (it is NOT a glycee or print of any kind) is in the style of the early 20th Century painters such as Rex Brandt or Herbert Vincent Olsen. It may have been done by a student or follower of Brandt or Olsen. Both were prolific art teachers and, as such, influenced many new artists at the time.
This is one painting from a small collection of early 20th century watercolor paintings, some of which are also being offered at this time.
Check our other listings for additional offerings of similar period watercolor paintings.
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Misty Morn: California Landscape (c. 1940-50)
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Pre 1950 item# 795524
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Ancient Eyes
$350.00
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This original watercolor painting measures 15 by 22 inches.
It dates circa 1940-1950. It is from a regional style of painting found primarily in California, but not limited to California in both location and subject matter.
It is painted on heavy stamp watermarked French watercolor paper (see enlarged photo of a similar page stamp).
It is in excellent condition, unsigned and unframed.
This original painting (it is NOT a glycee or print of any kind) is in the style of the early 20th Century painters such as Rex Brandt or Herbert Vincent Olsen. It may have been done by a student or follower of Brandt or Olsen. Both were prolific art teachers and, as such, influenced many new artists at the time.
This is one painting from a small collection of early 20th century watercolor paintings, some of which are also being offered at this time.
Check our other listings for additional offerings of similar period watercolor paintings.
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Koi in Lotus Pond: 20th Century Chinese Painting
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Pre 2000 item# 730598
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Ancient Eyes
$895.00
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This original contemporary Chinese ink and watercolor painting measures 23 by 49 inches (painting only) and 28 by 66 inches, including the silk brocaded scroll it is mounted on.
It has two seals and the signature of the artist (Yang Ruifen) along the lower right edge. It also has an additional collector's seal (lower left corner).
Yang Ruifen (1950- ) is a contemporary Chinese artist working in China today. She is a member of the Beijing Art Academy and the Chinese Artist's Association. Her works are curently held in the collection of the Chinese National Art Museum. Her works have been sold at auction houses in both Europe and China.
The subject of the painting are three red and orange koi swimming among the lush foliage of a lotus pond.
It has an interesting speckled appearance in a few areas where the painting has been sprinkled with what looks like mica specks: presumably to give the effect of sparkling water.
It is in excellent condition. The brocade border surrounding the painting has a few loose threads along the outside edge: not really worth mentioning, but otherwise in outstanding condition.
This original ink and watercolor painting dates to the late 20th Century in China.
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Angel or Beatle: 1964 Watercolor by Gene Gill
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Pre 1970 item# 696911
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Ancient Eyes
$1600.00
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This original watercolor painting measures 18 by 26 inches, including the mat and frame (under glass) that it is set in.
The subject is a young man resembling Ringo Starr of the Beatles rock group, wearing a robe and sash with stylized angel wings.
It is in excellent condition.
It is signed: g.gill 1964, middle to lower right.
It appears to be part of the "Christ Today " series of paintings by the artist Gene Gill in 1964. See photo enlargement #6.
Artist Biography;
Gene Gill was an established artist in the Los Angeles area. Born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1933, he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from The Chouinard Art Institute (California Institute of the Arts) and has exhibited widely in the Los Angeles area since 1970. He spent most of his career as both an artist and an art teacher. In 1975 Reseda High became the first school in the LA City School District to offer Advanced Placement, Studio Art with Gene Gill as the teacher. He started teaching Art at Reseda in 1968 after spending five years teaching art at Gardena High School. He would remain at Reseda until his retirement in 1988. At Reseda, Gill developed his own art program where "select" senior art students were able to work more independently and use materials not available to an entire class. When the "Gifted" adviser at Reseda came to him in 1974, about the possibility of offering a new Advanced Placement class in art, he immediately put the program into the art curriculum.
His work has ranged from paintings to mixed media and three dimensional architectural renderings or models.
He is listed in Davenports Art Reference and Price Guide, Who Was Who in American Art. He is also listed on the Askart.com and Artprice.com websites.
His paintings and graphics are included in the permanent collections of The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Palm Springs Desert Museum, and the Container Corporation of America, Atlantic Richfield Corporation, the Northrop Corporation, Home Savings, and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
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Huge NY Artist WC Seascape: Ruth Hudson Lee
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Pre 1930 item# 87839 (stock# TR0136)
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Ancient Eyes
$1695.00
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THIS LARGE ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR PAINTING ON HEAVY WATERCOLOR PAPER IS SIGNED RUTH LEE(LR) IT MEASURES 22 BY 29 INCHES (UNFRAMED). RUTH HUDSON LEE (1885-?) was born in Syracuse, New York. She studied with Hawthorne, Adams, George Pearce Ennis, Eliot O'Hara & Paul Ludwig Gill. She also was a member of and exhibited at: the American Watercolor Society in NY, the Washington Watercolor Club and the National Association of Women Artists in New York City. In addition, she was associated with the SYRACUSE EIGHT watercolorists. Her works were shown at the Philadelphia and Baltimore Watercolor Societies, Argent Gallery, Rochester Memorial Art Gallery, Munson Williams Proctor Institute, Binghampton Art Gallery (1 WOMAN SHOW), Auburn Art Museum, ETC, ETC. She is well listed in numerous artist's biographies and price guides. This MUSEUM QUALITY WATERCOLOR is in OUTSTANDING CONDITION !! This unframed work will be shipped ROLLED IN A WIDE TUBE to protect it.
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