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California Watercolor School

Geometric Watercolor by David Novros, California School
Geometric Watercolor by David Novros, California School

Geometric Watercolor by David Novros, California School

Located in New York, NY

David Novros (American, b. 1941) Untitled (Home Savings Study), 1986 Watercolor on paper Framed: 35 1/4 x 86 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. Each panel: 30 x 42 in. From Los Angeles and working fro...

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1980s Minimalist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Harvest Time The Hills of Mt Tamalpais near Lake Bon Tempe 1890s
Harvest Time The Hills of Mt Tamalpais near Lake Bon Tempe 1890s

Harvest Time The Hills of Mt Tamalpais near Lake Bon Tempe 1890s

Located in Soquel, CA

Harvest Time The Hills of Mt Tamalpais near Lake Bon Tempe 1890s The Hills around San Rafael in the 19th century were a time of work and play as seen in this watercolor near Lake Bon...

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Late 19th Century American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Waterco...

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Watercolor, Illustration Board, Laid Paper

Colorado River, Needles, California, 1950s Western Landscape, Cleveland School
Colorado River, Needles, California, 1950s Western Landscape, Cleveland School

Colorado River, Needles, California, 1950s Western Landscape, Cleveland School

By Frank Wilcox

Located in Beachwood, OH

Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887–1964) The Colorado At Needles, California, c. 1950 Watercolor on paper Monogram lower right, titled verso 14.5 x 20 inches 18.5 x 24 inches fram...

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1950s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

'Dynamic Figurative', California Post-Impressionist, Ruskin School of Art
'Dynamic Figurative', California Post-Impressionist, Ruskin School of Art

'Dynamic Figurative', California Post-Impressionist, Ruskin School of Art

By Robert Moesle

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

He returned to Northern California in 1965 where he exhibited at various San Francisco establishments including the Triton Museum in San Jose and the Monterey Museum of Art, where he...

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1970s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

'Figural', Carmel, California Post-Impressionist, Ruskin School of Art, Madrid
'Figural', Carmel, California Post-Impressionist, Ruskin School of Art, Madrid

'Figural', Carmel, California Post-Impressionist, Ruskin School of Art, Madrid

By Robert Moesle

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

He returned to Northern California in 1965 where he exhibited at various San Francisco establishments including the Triton Museum in San Jose and the Monterey Museum of Art, where he...

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1970s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Illustration Board

'Saskatchewan Rain', Art Institute of Chicago, California School of Fine Arts
'Saskatchewan Rain', Art Institute of Chicago, California School of Fine Arts

'Saskatchewan Rain', Art Institute of Chicago, California School of Fine Arts

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

After WWII, he worked in San Francisco as a commercial artist and taught at the California School for the Fine Arts. In 1950 he moved north to Mendocino where he continued to teach a...

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1980s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

"Dahlias" Chiura Obata, Japanese American, Red and Blue Delicate Floral Work
"Dahlias" Chiura Obata, Japanese American, Red and Blue Delicate Floral Work

"Dahlias" Chiura Obata, Japanese American, Red and Blue Delicate Floral Work

By Chiura Obata

Located in New York, NY

Obata was a popular professor, and played a pivotal role in introducing Japanese art techniques and aesthetics that became one of the distinctive characteristics of the California Wa...

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1940s Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

"Nasturtiums" Chiura Obata, Japanese American, Red and Blue Delicate Flowers
"Nasturtiums" Chiura Obata, Japanese American, Red and Blue Delicate Flowers

"Nasturtiums" Chiura Obata, Japanese American, Red and Blue Delicate Flowers

By Chiura Obata

Located in New York, NY

Obata was a popular professor, and played a pivotal role in introducing Japanese art techniques and aesthetics that became one of the distinctive characteristics of the California Wa...

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1940s Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

'Reclining Nude', Bay Area Figurative School, CSFA, San Francisco, California
'Reclining Nude', Bay Area Figurative School, CSFA, San Francisco, California

'Reclining Nude', Bay Area Figurative School, CSFA, San Francisco, California

By Elmer Nelson Bischoff

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

'Reclining Nude' by Elmer Bischoff, 1964. Bay Area Figurative School, California School of Fine Art, San Francisco, California ----- Signed lower left, 'E. Bischoff' for Elmer Nelso...

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1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pen

Nude Figure California Figurative School Berkeley San Francisco by Omer Sahingil
Nude Figure California Figurative School Berkeley San Francisco by Omer Sahingil

Nude Figure California Figurative School Berkeley San Francisco by Omer Sahingil

By Omer Ferdi Sahingil

Located in Soquel, CA

A monochrome charcoal Nude Study by Turkish-American artist Ömer Şahingil (Turkish/American, 1915-1976) This striking, mid-century intaglio print beautifully demonstrates Omer Ferdi ...

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1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Laid Paper

California Figurative School Berkeley San Francisco Two Figures by Omer Sahingil
California Figurative School Berkeley San Francisco Two Figures by Omer Sahingil

California Figurative School Berkeley San Francisco Two Figures by Omer Sahingil

By Omer Ferdi Sahingil

Located in Soquel, CA

A commanding monochrome charcoal work, Turkish-American artist Ömer Şahingil (Turkish/American, 1915-1976) delivers a rigorous study of the human physique, cultural identity, and arc...

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1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Laid Paper

“Seaside Cliffs, California”
“Seaside Cliffs, California”

“Seaside Cliffs, California”

By George Douglas Brewerton

Located in Southampton, NY

Beautiful original pastel on archival card stock from Paris of the craggy seaside cliffs of California by the well known Hudson River artist, George Douglas Bremerton. Signed lowe...

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1870s Hudson River School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Archival Paper

“Near Mount Shasta, California”
“Near Mount Shasta, California”

“Near Mount Shasta, California”

By George Douglas Brewerton

Located in Southampton, NY

Original pastel on archival paper by the well known Hudson River artist, George Douglas Brewerton. A Northern California scene near Mount Shasta. Signed lower left and dated 1876....

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1870s Hudson River School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Archival Paper

“View of Mount Shasta, California”
“View of Mount Shasta, California”

“View of Mount Shasta, California”

By George Douglas Brewerton

Located in Southampton, NY

Original pastel on heavy card stock (made in Paris) by the well known Hudson River artist, George Douglas Brewerton. A view of Mount Shasta in Northern California. Signed lower le...

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1870s Hudson River School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Archival Paper

“View of Mount Shasta, California”
“View of Mount Shasta, California”

“View of Mount Shasta, California”

By George Douglas Brewerton

Located in Southampton, NY

Beautiful original pastel on archival paper of Mount Shasta in Northern California by the well known Hudson River artist, George Douglas. Signed and dated 1874 lower right. Condit...

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1870s Hudson River School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Archival Paper

Mid Century California School Cove Landscape
Mid Century California School Cove Landscape

Mid Century California School Cove Landscape

Located in Soquel, CA

First Hundred years member, 1953-57 American Watercolor Society. Brilliant Watercolor artist in the California School Style.

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Circus Wagons
Circus Wagons

Circus Wagons

By Millard Sheets

Located in Los Angeles, CA

During the 1930s, Sheets was invited to exhibit at almost every major American Museum and in many ways, his work came to represent the California watercolor school. This success allo...

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1920s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

1940s Carmel Plein Air Landscape Painting, Sycamore Grove, Signed
1940s Carmel Plein Air Landscape Painting, Sycamore Grove, Signed

1940s Carmel Plein Air Landscape Painting, Sycamore Grove, Signed

By Nell Walker Warner

Located in Soquel, CA

Exhibitions: Laguna Beach Art Association; Pasadena Art Institute; Artists of Southern California, San Diego; Arizona State Fair, Phoenix; Pasadena Society of Artists; Springville Mu...

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1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

'Cape Ann Harbor', Woman Artist, Massachusetts, Rockport, Gloucester, LACMA
'Cape Ann Harbor', Woman Artist, Massachusetts, Rockport, Gloucester, LACMA

'Cape Ann Harbor', Woman Artist, Massachusetts, Rockport, Gloucester, LACMA

By Nell Walker Warner

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Exhibitions: Laguna Beach Art Association; Pasadena Art Institute; Artists of Southern California, San Diego; Arizona State Fair, Phoenix; Pasadena Society of Artists; Springville Mu...

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1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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"Jumping Trout, " Chiura Obata, Fish, Japanese-American Artist, Watercolor
"Jumping Trout, " Chiura Obata, Fish, Japanese-American Artist, Watercolor

"Jumping Trout, " Chiura Obata, Fish, Japanese-American Artist, Watercolor

By Chiura Obata

Located in New York, NY

Obata was a popular professor, and played a pivotal role in introducing Japanese art techniques and aesthetics that became one of the distinctive characteristics of the California Wa...

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1930s American Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Baja California Coast with Mission, Mid Century Landscape by George Booth Post
Baja California Coast with Mission, Mid Century Landscape by George Booth Post

Baja California Coast with Mission, Mid Century Landscape by George Booth Post

Located in Soquel, CA

Wonderful modern California Watercolor School, mid century watercolor landscape of Baja California and mission with shack in foreground by George Booth Post (American 1906-1997).

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1960s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

"Yosemite National Park, California Landscape, " Chiura Obata, Japanese-American
"Yosemite National Park, California Landscape, " Chiura Obata, Japanese-American

"Yosemite National Park, California Landscape, " Chiura Obata, Japanese-American

By Chiura Obata

Located in New York, NY

Obata was a popular professor, and played a pivotal role in introducing Japanese art techniques and aesthetics that became one of the distinctive characteristics of the California Wa...

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Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Silk, Watercolor

Serene California Plein Air Landscape -- Eucalyptus School
Serene California Plein Air Landscape -- Eucalyptus School

Serene California Plein Air Landscape -- Eucalyptus School

Located in Soquel, CA

Beautiful and serene watercolor of Eucalyptus near stream's edge in the style of Percy Gray (American, 1869 - 1952), circa 1930. Unsigned. Bay area gallery/framed on verso. Condition...

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1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

George Booth Post Watercolor of San Fransisco Street Scene
George Booth Post Watercolor of San Fransisco Street Scene

George Booth Post Watercolor of San Fransisco Street Scene

By George Post

Located in Philadelphia, PA

He was an important contributor of the California style watercolor movement (also known as the California School of watercolor, part of the California Scene Painting school of the mi...

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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Paper

Daffodils in the Carmel Valley by Nell Walker Warner
Daffodils in the Carmel Valley by Nell Walker Warner

Daffodils in the Carmel Valley by Nell Walker Warner

By Nell Walker Warner

Located in Soquel, CA

Exhibitions: Laguna Beach Art Association; Pasadena Art Institute; Artists of Southern California, San Diego; Arizona State Fair, Phoenix; Pasadena Society of Artists; Springville M...

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1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Mid Century Birch Trees Abstracted Landscape
Mid Century Birch Trees Abstracted Landscape

Mid Century Birch Trees Abstracted Landscape

By Ed Schlick

Located in Soquel, CA

Prior to his graduation with a B.A. from the University of San Francisco the artist taught painting and watercolor at the California Labor School where he also studied ceramics and ...

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1960s Fauvist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Bickfords Landing, Gloucester Harbor
Bickfords Landing, Gloucester Harbor

Bickfords Landing, Gloucester Harbor

By Nell Walker Warner

Located in Soquel, CA

She exhibited in shows of the Laguna Beach Art Association; Pasadena Art Institute; Artists of Southern California, San Diego; Arizona State Fair, Phoenix; Pasadena Society of Artist...

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1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board, ABS

Original Oil Painting of Cheerful Yellow Roses by Nell Walker Warner
Original Oil Painting of Cheerful Yellow Roses by Nell Walker Warner

Original Oil Painting of Cheerful Yellow Roses by Nell Walker Warner

By Nell Walker Warner

Located in Soquel, CA

She exhibited in shows of the Laguna Beach Art Association; Pasadena Art Institute; Artists of Southern California, San Diego; Arizona State Fair, Phoenix; Pasadena Society of Artist...

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1940s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board

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Schooners on the Coast with Rocks Tide Pools and bird by Howard Garfield Gray
Schooners on the Coast with Rocks Tide Pools and bird by Howard Garfield Gray

Schooners on the Coast with Rocks Tide Pools and bird by Howard Garfield Gray

Located in Soquel, CA

Schooners on the Coast with Rocks Tide Pools and bird by Howard Garfield Gray Schooners in the mist by artist and illustrator Howard Garfield Gray (American, 19th-20th C). Watercolor...

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Early 1900s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

Stream at the Edge of the Forest - Landscape
Stream at the Edge of the Forest - Landscape

Karl bockStream at the Edge of the Forest - Landscape, 1898-1903

$2,800Sale Price|20% Off

H 25.5 in W 36.25 in D 0.75 in

Stream at the Edge of the Forest - Landscape

Located in Soquel, CA

Stunning naturalist landscape by Karl Bock (German, 1873-1940) in the style of and "after" (Paul Franz Flickel German, 1852-1903) . Signed ("K. Bock n. P. Flickel" for Paul Flickel)...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Linen

"Arquebusiers En Manoeuvre", After Marchetti
"Arquebusiers En Manoeuvre", After Marchetti

"Arquebusiers En Manoeuvre", After Marchetti

Located in Soquel, CA

Figurative landscape of four infantrymen in formation with their long arquebus guns by Adolphe Ancker (Dutch, 19th Century), after Marchetti. Signed and dated "Adolph Ancker 1888" lo...

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1880s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Cowboy in the Canyon, Small Contemporary Multicolor Abstract Figural Landscape
Cowboy in the Canyon, Small Contemporary Multicolor Abstract Figural Landscape

Cowboy in the Canyon, Small Contemporary Multicolor Abstract Figural Landscape

By Tiffanie Mang

Located in Soquel, CA

Small-scale yet bold multi-colored abstracted figurative landscape of a horse rider in a canyon (a study after Edgar Payne’s works) by Tiffanie Mang (American, b. 1991). Monogrammed ...

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2010s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Cardboard

"Days End" - Volcano, California 1970's Horizontal Landscape
"Days End" - Volcano, California 1970's Horizontal Landscape

"Days End" - Volcano, California 1970's Horizontal Landscape

By Frederick Colbus

Located in Soquel, CA

A charming scene of a man leading his horse down a country lane near a red barn in Volcano, CA by listed artist Frederick Colbus (American, 1917-1986). Signed and dated "F. Colbus...

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1970s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

"San Anton Palace Malta" Early 20th Cent. Garden and Fountain Watercolor Russian
"San Anton Palace Malta" Early 20th Cent. Garden and Fountain Watercolor Russian

"San Anton Palace Malta" Early 20th Cent. Garden and Fountain Watercolor Russian

Located in Soquel, CA

A significant early 20th century landscape watercolor of the paradisical gardens at San Anton Palace in Attard, Malta by Nicholas Krasnoff, 1920 (Russian, 1864-1939). This beautiful ...

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1920s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Wheat Field Harvest, Early 20th Century Figurative Landscape
Wheat Field Harvest, Early 20th Century Figurative Landscape

Wheat Field Harvest, Early 20th Century Figurative Landscape

Located in Soquel, CA

Early 20th century Italian figurative landscape of a traditional wheat field harvest scene, by S. Frosini (Italian, 20th Century). This figurative landscape in gouache depicts in gre...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Illustration Board

Pine trees in a river valley with the Blue Ridge Mountains - American School
Pine trees in a river valley with the Blue Ridge Mountains - American School

Pine trees in a river valley with the Blue Ridge Mountains - American School

Located in Middletown, NY

An unfinished but spirited plein-air composition of what appears to be the Shenandoah or Potomac River valley with the Blue Ridge Mountains in the distance. Watercolor on board with...

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Early 1900s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon, Watercolor, Board

Mt. Tamalpais and Stream in the Spring circa 1900
Mt. Tamalpais and Stream in the Spring circa 1900

Mt. Tamalpais and Stream in the Spring circa 1900, circa +1900

$2,000Sale Price|20% Off

H 21 in W 27 in D 1 in

Mt. Tamalpais and Stream in the Spring circa 1900

Located in Soquel, CA

Mt. Tamalpais and Stream in the Spring circa 1900 Stream above Lake Bon Tempe with Mt. Tamalpais in the background. A warm spring day in Northern California and the Bay Area. Excell...

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Early 1900s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Illustration Board

"Untitled 1, " Watercolor Painting

"Untitled 1, " Watercolor Painting

By Clyde Steadman

Located in Denver, CO

Clyde Steadman's "Untitled 1" is an original, handmade watercolor painting that depicts an urban landscape with human silhouettes.

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2010s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

1930's Milford, CT Landscape -- First Church of Christ Congregational
1930's Milford, CT Landscape -- First Church of Christ Congregational

1930's Milford, CT Landscape -- First Church of Christ Congregational

Located in Soquel, CA

1930's watercolor figurative landscape depicting the First Church of Christ Congregational in Milford, Connecticut by J. Nolan of Providence, Rhode Island (American, 20th Century). S...

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1920s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

Gold Rush Town Columbia, California Landscape by Lillie Heebner
Gold Rush Town Columbia, California Landscape by Lillie Heebner

Gold Rush Town Columbia, California Landscape by Lillie Heebner

By L. Heebner

Located in Soquel, CA

Colorful figurative landscape watercolor painting of Columbia, California, showing two men in cowboy hats. By Lillie Eesther (Hillman) Heebner, a Monterey Bay area artist. Signed "L....

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1970s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

A Day At The Lake - Original Watercolor on Paper
A Day At The Lake - Original Watercolor on Paper

Ken L. StephensA Day At The Lake - Original Watercolor on Paper

$760Sale Price|20% Off

H 16 in W 20 in D 0.5 in

A Day At The Lake - Original Watercolor on Paper

Located in Soquel, CA

A Day At The Lake - Original Watercolor on Paper Original watercolor on paper depicting a day at the lake by Ken L. Stephens (. The viewer looks on as two women can be seen painting...

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2010s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Felt Pen

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