These two original watercolor paintings on are painted on both sides of one piece of heavy water color paper.
Each one measures 15 by 22 inches.
They dates circa 1940-1950 from a regional school of watercolor painting found in, but not limited to California in both location and subject matter.
They are in excellent condition and ready to be matted and framed.
The subject of both paintings is the San Diego Mission. Both paintings are signed by the artist, Robert Landry and one side has the title, "Mission San Diego De Alcala".
These are original paintings and NOT glycees or prints of any kind.
This is only one double painting that we acquired as part of a collection of original California watercolors.
A portion of the collection are signed watercolors by Robert Landry. A few others, unsigned or with different names appear to have been painted by students of Robert Landry.
Check our other listings for additional offerings of similar signed and unsigned period watercolor paintings.
(NOTE) We are also keeping some of both the signed and unsigned paintings from this collection for ourselves. In a weak economy, with a falling dollar, they are investments that can be hung on a wall and enjoyed, nursing 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 auctions over the years,such as Morans in Pasadena, California. He is also listed on Askart.com and other art websites.
