1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

"Steps", a highly realistic late 20th century watercolor landscape of a staircase in front of a wooden barn by Verne R. Horton (American, 1941-2020), 1986. Horton's background as a technical artist and draftsman is apparent in the fine details of this piece, such as the crisply rendered planks of wood that comprise the barn, the individual pieces of metal that form the railing, and each block of cement that make up the staircase. Horton's meticulous rendering of shadows enhances the sense of realism. Signed and dated "Verne R. Horton '86" lower right. Signed and titled "Steps" on verso. Displayed in a new off-white mat and rustic wood frame with plexiglass. Image size: 13.75"H x 9.75"W. Born February 1, 1941 in Los Angeles, CA, Verne R. Horton went to Los Angeles State College where he earned a degree in pre-architecture. As a young man Verne joined the US Navy, in 1960 and served as a draftsman until 1965. After leaving the Navy, he ended up as a technical artist for North American Aviation. His charge: illustrating publicity pictures for the Apollo space program. After working on the Apollo program for three and a half years, he was lured into the corporate world as a regional manager for New York Life Insurance. Horton said he did virtually no artwork in the 17 years he worked for the insurance company. He ended up earning another degree in insurance and finance from American College in Bryn Mawr, Penn., in 1978. He moved within the company 14 times in 17 years, living in Los Angeles, Hawaii, Arizona and San Francisco. "Then I had an awareness that I had always wanted to be an artist," he said. "It seemed that if I were going to do it, I needed to just do it." He quit his job and became a fine artist. Horton's paintings and sculptures are truly those of a professional. He specializes in 1800s to 1930s Western Americana, but his love is steam era railroad art. "You must have historical accuracy. The worst thing is to have somebody come by and say, 'That's not right," Horton said. "You can't get involved in the history of the railroad without getting to know a community." It was his insistence on historical accuracy and love of railroads that brought him to Carson City...

Walasse Ting 丁雄泉 CAT (original drawing), 1985 Original Ink and Marker on offset lithograph held in hardback monograph Hand signed and inscribed by the artist This is an absolutely g...

KENNETH NOLAND Untitled, for Trustees of the Honolulu Museum of Art, 1984 Mixed Media collage with silver and colored foil on board. Signed on verso (back) with personal inscriptio...

A bright neon futuristic geometric landscape, depicting a detailed imaginative deconstructive dome structure in a polychrome world, titled "Domus Series" by Anita Margrill (American,...

Polo c1980 watercolour signed (LR ) by Hubert de Watrigant (b1954-) depicting the Hipwood Brothers, Julian & Howard (winning) the U.S. Open Polo Championship Art Sz: 16 1/2"H x 22 1...

"Night People - Study #3" is an original mixed media painting and drawing on board by American Pop Art Deco artist, Giancarlo Impiglia (1940 - ). This work is a study for the paint...

This illustration was commissioned for the 1984 Olympic Games by the US postal service. Signed and dated lower right Work is framed framed under acrylic to an overall size of 31.5 ...

Walasse Ting 丁雄泉 Original three parrots drawing, 1984 Original parrots drawing done in ink with inscription held inside elegant hardback monograph with ...

Miquel Barceló (Felanitx, 1957). Untitled, Trip to Vienna collection. 1982. Ink on paper. 36 x 50 cm. Provenance - Estrany De la Mota Gallery, Barcelona. Publications - Certifi...

Miquel Barceló (Felanitx, 1957). Swimmer, Trip to Vienna collection. 1982. Ink on paper. 36 x 50 cm. Provenance - Estrany De la Mota Gallery, Barcelona. Publications - Certific...

Miquel Barceló (Felanitx, 1957). 5 Mauvais Portraits, Trip to Vienna collection. 1982. Ink on paper. 36 x 50 cm. Provenance - Estrany De la Mota Gallery, Barcelona. Publication...

Miquel Barceló (Felanitx, 1957). Selbstportrait in Wien (Self-portrait in Vienna), collection Journey to Vienna. 1982. Ink on paper. Provenance - Estrany De la Mota Gallery, Barc...

Beautiful watercolor on paper by acclaimed Mexican artist Francisco Zuniga (1912-1998). Framed and in excellent condition. Signed and dated lower right. Image measures: 19 ½” H x 27 ...

Original watercolor on archival paper of a sailboat with a trailing dory heading out to sea. Attributed to the hand of Alexander Yaron. Signed lower right and dated 1980. Condition is excellent. Under glass. The artwork is matted and housed in a rounded front edge solid oak wood frame. Overall framed measurements are 27 by 34 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida gentleman. Alexander A. Yaron was born in Estonia in 1910, lived in China and the Philippines before moving to the United States in the 1950’s. He lived in New York as well as in Anaheim, California where he has a working studio. An autodidact and a versatile commercial artist, Alexander Yaron applied his talent in portraiture, photography, interior design, advertising, layout and illustration. His best known projects were illustrated art...

David Bowes (American, b. 1957), Untitled (Eve), Gouache on Paper, 1983, signed and dated lower left, black frame. Image: 58.75" H x 57" W; frame: 62.5" H...

A rare and original illustrated boxed folio of The Journals of Susanna Moodie, arguably Margaret Atwood’s finest work of poetry. In it, she adopts the ...

Signed lower right, 'E. Brigeois' for Evelyne Brigeois (French, 1946-2016) and dated 1985; additionally signed, verso, dated and titled, 'Troyes #2'. Born in Troyes, France in 1946...

Original gouache and ink nude figure painting by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Torso of man with arm raised in moody washes o...

Untitled III, 1984 by Enrique Grau Graphite on paper Signed in the top right corner. Great condition. Provenance: Private collection. Image size: 12 in H ...

Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Study for Worlds Beyond, 1980 Graphite, collage and white heightening on illustration board Signed and dated lower right 10.75 x 4.5 in...

George Dannatt (1915-2009) Basler Motif Series 1 No.2 1981 Medium: Mixed media on paper Image: 12.0 x 8.0 cm Mount: 27.0 x 21.8 cm Reference no: 0640 George Dannatt’s long career...

La casa delle cose is an original watercolor on paper realized by the Italian artist Giuseppe Uncini in 1980. Hand signed and dated on the lower right margin. Mixed colored waterco...

Signed lower left, 'Carole Barnes AWS' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1985. Carole Barnes has exhibited widely and with success and is the recipient of over 50 prizes, m...

An attractive mid-century coastal scene showing a sailing boat resting in a calm berth on turquoise waters. Signed lower left "Jae Carmichael" (American, 1925-2005) and dated 1987. ...

Green Church Towers by Peter Paul, German (1943) Date: 1980 Drawing with wash, signed and dated middle right Size: 42 x 32 in. (106.68 x 81.28 cm)

Joseph Glasco (American, 1925–1996) For Marie, 1982 Ink on paper Signed and dated lower left 8 x 10 inches 15.75 x 18.75 inches, framed Joseph Glasco was born in Paul’s Valley, Okla...

Abstract Color Field Composition in Watercolor on Paper Bold abstract composition by Ricardo de Silva (Brazilian, 20th Century). Two rectangles of color sit vertically, with gray-pu...

"Nude with green accents" is an original gouache and ink drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Nude woman turning her back...

As a teen, Paul Jenkins worked with ceramicist James Weldon which led to a fascination with glazes; Jenkins cultivated and eventually achieved a similar effect in his paintings by mixing oil and enamel on canvas in the 50s. In 1937, Jenkins attended classes at the Kansas City Art Institute where he painted his first series of watercolors he called interior landscapes inspired by caves in the Ozarks. After serving in the US Naval Air Corps for 2 years, Jenkins moved to New York to study with Yasuo Kuniyoshi and Morris Kantor at the Art Students League from 1948 to 1952. During those years, Jenkins met Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock and Barnett Newman. In 1953 left for Paris where he discovered and was struck by the color density and luminosity in abstract oil works termed ébauches by Gustave Moreau and pastels by Odilon Redon. He began to experiment with poured paints in various thicknesses on canvas and paper and found this technique achieved luminosity of color which in its own way was comparable to that of Moreau and Redon. The next year, Jenkins added Winsor Newton pigments and chrysochrome, a viscous enamel paint, into his poured paintings, further enriching their color density and incandescence. The next major development in technique came in 1959 when he began using an ivory knife to guide the flow of paint. That same year, he also began to title his paintings Phenomena followed by a key word or phrase. A film on Jenkins' technique titled The Ivory Knife: Paul Jenkins at Work was shown at the Museum of Modern Art and received the Golden Eagle Award at the Venice Film Festival in 1966. In 1954 Jenkins had his first solo exhibition in Paris where he met Martha Jackson, whose New York gallery included Jenkins in a group show the following year. In 1956, Martha Jackson Gallery held a solo exhibition of Jenkins’ work at which Divining Rod...

Seymour Lipton (American, 1903-1986), Abstract Expressionist Sculpture Study Sketch, Oil Crayon on Paper, 1980, signed and dated lower right, unframed. 11" H x 8.5" W. Provenance: ...

Seymour Lipton (American, 1903-1986), Abstract Expressionist Sculpture Study Sketch, Oil Crayon on Paper, 1980, signed and dated lower left, unframed. 11" H x 8.5" W. Provenance: F...

Ira Moskowitz, Polish/American (1912 - 2001) - Rabbi with Book - I, Year: circa 1989, Medium: Ink on Paper, signed, Size: 13 in. x 10 in. (33.02 cm x 25.4 cm), Description: Placing ...

Amish Farmscape #2, 1982, gouache, 9 x 12 inches, signed and dated lower right, label verso: “Artist-E. Lewandowski, Title- Amish Farmscape #2 STUDY, Date- 1982, Size- 9”x 12”, Medium- Gouache”, Provenance: Franklin Riehlman, Riverdale, New York, to Herman Zerweck, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1996; Provenance: Richard Hartman, Gallery of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Edmund Lewandowski was among the best of the second-generation Precisionists. He is credited with extending Precisionism to the Midwest and successfully evolving the style into the 1980s and 1990s with his Neo Immaculate works. Lewandowski was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and studied at the Layton School of Art with Garrett Sinclair...

Malda Muizule (1937-2022) - graphic artist, painter. Born in the family of a blacksmith. Ivars Muizhulis husband - painter, the daughter Patricia Muizhule - painter. She graduated f...

Malda Muizule (1937-2022) - graphic artist, painter. Born in the family of a blacksmith. Ivars Muizhulis husband - painter, the daughter Patricia Muizhule - painter. She graduated f...

Malda Muizule (1937-2022) - graphic artist, painter. Born in the family of a blacksmith. Ivars Muizhulis husband - painter, the daughter Patricia Muizhule - painter. She graduated f...

Gorgeous landscape of the edge of a lake with mountains in the background by a California watercolor artist.. Signed in pencil in the lowe...

Original ink and watercolor figure painting by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of a nude woman reclining with washes of orange, peach ...

Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of torso of a nude man. B...

Paul Oberst (1955-2018) Untitled, 1982. 9.5 x 11 inches, image; 16.5 x 18 inches framed. Signed on reverse bottom.

Abstract Still Life with Roses and Coffee Set in Watercolor on Paper Colorful still life with flowers and a coffee pot by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). A brig...

Dimitri Petrov, American (1919 - 1986) - Old and Faithful Dog, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Watercolor and pencil on paper, signed lower right and titled verso, Size: 22.75 x 31 in. ...

Skyscapes Series - Large Scale Landscape in Pastel on Paper Brightly colored Dry Pastel abstract landscape by Aleah Koury (American, b. 1959). ...

Original photorealistic watercolor on archival paper by the American artist, Gregory Strachov. Signed lower right. Circa 1980. Condition is excellent. Beautifully matted and frame...

Vivid, imaginative colors whirl and swirl together to form this whimsical Fauvist abstracted landscape watercolor, featuring a beautiful weeping willow tree...

Original watercolor on archival paper of Accabonac Harbor in East Hampton, Long Island by the regional artist Susan Deutscher. Signed lower left. Circa 1985. Condition is excellent. Professionally matted and framed in a thin natural birch wood frame. Overall framed measurements are 18 by 24...

Portrait of a boy is an original drawing on pencil realized by Anthony Roaland in 1981. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin. The artist depicts a delicat...

Yasse Tabuchi Signed Dedicated and Dated Watercolor Asian Fine Art Painting Yasse Tabuchi’s paintings belongs to the same line as that of the group of painters called COBRA, who prac...

"Crescent Rose" Mixed Media Handmade Paper Watercolor Abstract by Bruce Weinberg Soft lavenders, magentas and gray tones highlighted with purple thread and sheets of gold leaf mingle to create a soft and lovely abstract on handmade paper by California artist Bruce Weinberg (American, 1942-1994). Image is floated on a silk background. Pencil signed and dated "Bruce Weinberg 1980" lower right. Pencil signed title "Crescent Rose" lower left. Displayed in a giltwood frame with spacer. Image size: 24"H x 35"L. Framed size: 31"H x 43"W x 2"D. Bruce Weinberg was a long time resident of the San Francisco Bay Area. He studied Interior Design at the Philadelphia College of Art and Architectural Space Planning at Temple University. During the 1970s he studied printmaking and drawing at San Francisco's Fort Mason...

Ink abstract drawing in tones of blues, black and brown, 1980s. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size frame. Archival...

Katherine Porter Country Music (Nashville is an Enigma), 1986 Mixed media; colored pencil, gouache, and graphite on paper, uniquely signed and inscribed with Nashville dateline Hand ...

Pencil drawing realized by Sigfrido Oliva in 1980s. Hand signed. Includes a contemporary wooden frame cm. 53.5x43.5.

Scenic countryside landscape of a barn and cows in front of Mount Washington by Mark Henthorn (American, 1943-2018), 1980. Signed and dated "Henthorn '80" lower left. Displayed in rustic wood frame. Image size, 12"H x 16"L. Mark Henthorn was an American painter with a love of nature and strong respect for light. His work depicts a mood of peace and serenity seen in the spaciousness of the Western landscape. He spent over thirty years as an award-winning architect and illustrator. His art has been displayed in galleries in Idaho, Montana, Colorado, and in the Port Townsend...

The unique artwork "GF No. 12," dated 1984, is a key piece in the oeuvre of the Spanish artist Lucio Muñoz (1929-1998). It is an etching and aquatint on special handmade paper (Segun...

John Strickland Goodall John Strickland Goodall was born in Heacham, Norfolk on 7 June 1908. He was the son of a famous heart specialist whose boasted seven generations of medics, a...

Robert Cottingham Don't Walk, 1985 Three color Linoleum Cut on Paper Pencil signed, inscribed to Bryan and annotated TP Published Robert Cottingham, printed by Chip Elwell Fine Print...

Bömmels belonged to the co-founders of the Cologne artist group Mülheimer Freiheit , which also included Hans Peter Adamski , Walter Dahn , Jiří Georg Dokoupil , Gerard Kever and Ger...

Original watercolor and ink marine painting of a topsail schooner under full sail. The schooner flies the Betsy Ross flag. Signed lower right. Condition is excellent. Circa 1980...

Outstanding and representative work by Rafael Canogar (Toledo, 1935), entitled “Head”, signed, dated, and marked as an artist's proof. Rafael Canogar's “Heads” represent a key stage...

This very nice drawing is a view of a romantic garden. In the background, we see a high base topped by a statue of a 19th century figure along with other architectural ruins. Central to the composition is a leafy tree with a leaning trunk. The beautiful flowering iris plant in the foreground gave the drawing its title. The iris has a very long history, as it was known even at the time of the ancient Egyptians and other ancient peoples. It is well documented that in Europe the iris's rhizome was used as a linen perfume. It was named for Iris, the Greek messenger of the gods, who according to Greek mythology, had wings of gold shining with dew, which when lit by the sun rays were decked with all the colors of the rainbow. Also according to this legend, Iris was Juno's favourite goddess because she only bore good news. Juno decided to reward her by turning her into the iris (the rainbow) which was said to be the link between heaven and earth. Born on October 27, 1938, in Mostaganem, Gérard Diaz...