Watercolor of Civil War Soldier at Encampment; C 1865

Fine Art: Paintings: Watercolor Pre 1900: item #390478
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A very well rendered watercolor painting on paper, of a Union officer; large amount of background detailing, showing camp tents by a river, with the American flag flying; 8 1/4" by 6 1/4"

Henry Maplestone (1810-1884). Neglected Farm

Fine Art: Paintings: Watercolor Pre 1900: item #388401
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Watercolor on paper, 9 x 14 inches (sight), signed lower left, titled on label verso. Nothing definite is known of Maplestone before 1841, when he was elected an Associate of the New Society of Painters in Watercolour. He was raised to full membership in 1848. He exhibited there regularly giving several addresses, mostly in London, where he died Jan. 17, 1884. He left an only son and six daughters, one of whom, Elizabeth, became an artist of some note, specializing in history paintings. F. G... Click for details

ABORIGINAL PAINTING ON CANVAS

Fine Art: Paintings: Watercolor Contemporary: item #386960
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The crocodile "Kinga" is swimming with two freshwater breams and waterlilies. Contemporary work on canvas by Leslie Nawirridj,from Gunbalanya,Oenpelli region,Northern Territory.60x30cm

ABORIGINAL PAINTING ON PAPER

Fine Art: Paintings: Watercolor Contemporary: item #386959
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The snake is asleep.An echidna goes into the snakes burrow.The echidna got a fright,the snake got one too.Contemporary watercolour on paper by Leslie Nawirridj,from Gunbalanya, Oenpelli region,Northern Territory.30x21cm.

ABORIGINAL PAINTING ON PAPER.

Fine Art: Paintings: Watercolor Contemporary: item #386956
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Narmarrkon,the lightning spirit.He comes in the wet season and brings the monsoons.His power comes from between his legs and rotates in a circular fashion back into his head.This is the lightning that sets fire to the wilderness.He has protruding axes from his knees,that make the noise of thunder. Contemporary watercolour by Leslie Nawirridj, from Gunbalanya,Oenpelli region,Northern Territory.42x30cm

ABORIGINAL PAINTING ON PAPER

Fine Art: Paintings: Watercolor Contemporary: item #386954
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2 Mimis going hunting with 2 long deep water spears,1 stone axe,1 long digging stick,2 dillybags and 2 sticks to make fire. Contemporary watercolour on paper by Leslie Nawirridj,from Gunbalanya,Oenpelli region,Northern Territory.21x30cm

W.A.Cheever (1907-1986) Chaplin's Sawmill,Boxford, MA

Fine Art: Paintings: Watercolor Pre 1950: item #385653
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Watercolor on paper, 14 x 20 inches, plus mat and frame, signed "Cheever '49 lower right. Abbott Cheever's long career in art began at the age of 12. At 18, he received his first major commission, a cover for "National Sportsman." For most of his career he taught at the Boston Museum School and Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts. Principally for his own pleasure, he created a small body of exceptional watercolor landscapes depicting the fast-disappearing rurality of Essex County. ... Click for details

Antique Chinese Export Painting of Mandarin on Silk

Fine Art: Paintings: Watercolor Pre 1900: item #385619
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This is a fine 19th century Chinese export painting on pith paper of a seated mandarin with an attendant kneeling in front. He is wearing a peacock feather hat and a civilian rank badge of a crane on his chest, as well as a dragon on his robe. Pretty high up there in rank and also of the reigning Manchu tribe. Image area is 7 1/4 by 10 1/2 inches. Picture is in pretty good condition except for a little missing enamel on the shoulder of the attendant (see close-up). This type of painting is desc... Click for details

James Carling Folk Art Watercolor Circa 1872

Fine Art: Paintings: Watercolor Pre 1900: item #383669
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Folk Art watercolor signed James Carling Circa 1872.James Carling was born in Liverpool in 1857; he moved to Philadelphia when he was 14 with his brother and were street artists. This Painting is from this period in Philadelphia. He is most noted for his illustrations for Edgar Allen Poe's the Raven.The Edgar Allen Poe Museum has an entire room of his illustrations in the museum.

William B. Bennett (British, fl. 1900-1913)

Fine Art: Paintings: Watercolor Pre 1910: item #377641
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Lady in a Garden

William B. Bennett (British, fl. 1900-1913)

Watercolor on paper, signed and dated: “1906”

. Provenance: Taggart, Jorgensen & Putman, Washington, DC.

A painter o... Click for details