Frank Freed was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1906 and, in 1913, he moved to Houston. Like most "folk" artists, it wasn't until middle age or later when he began painting. He studied literature at Harvard and pursued a career in journalism. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, he volunteered to join the army in 1942. After his return from the war in 1947, he began courting an old friend, Eleanor, who later became his wife, and went on a week-long date in Manhattan, where he saw other inspiring exhibits. It was the exhibit of Ben Shahn that "floored" him at the Museum of Modern Art. Two months after the exhibition, he was enrolled in a painting class at the Museum School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. It was through painting rather than writing that he found a way to express himself. "The world of art" is a common theme throughout his paintings during the 1950s, depicting artists, art classes, collectors, auctions, museums and gallery openings.
$2,200
Pastel Blue and Green Toned Abstract Watercolor Mountainous Seaside Landscape
By Frank Freed
Located in Houston, TX
Pastel blue and green toned watercolor painting of a sweeping seaside landscape. In the distance a small town can be seen nestled amongst the mountains at the water's edge. Signed "F...
Watercolor
Sumac, colorful Abstract Impressionist landscape gouache
By Sandy Litchfield
Located in New York, NY
Sandy Litchfield found peace and inspiration in regular solitary walks through nature throughout the pandemic. Her most recent body of work diaristically documents her constitutional...
Paper, Gouache
$1,450
H 14.5 in W 19.75 in D 1.5 in
Abstract Watercolor “Stream Cliff Cascade”
By Alexander Nepote
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a mid-century abstract landscape painting by the prominent Northern California modernist painter Alexander Nepote (1913–1986). The piece showcases Nepote’s signature fasc...
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache, Board
Mountain Reverie Series 11, Abstract Painting
By Siyuan Ma
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A breathtaking panorama of mountains emerges from the mist in artist Siyuan Ma's piece. The abstract imagery takes the viewer into a ...
Watercolor
$2,450
H 17.625 in W 20.25 in
"Landscape with Sand Dune, " Original Abstract Watercolor signed
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Landscape with Sand Dune" is an original watercolor by David Barnett. The artist signed and dated the piece lower left. It depicts an abstracted landscape. 6" x 8 5/8" art 17 5/8"...
Watercolor
$1,485
H 18.875 in W 16.375 in
"Beaver Lake with Reindeer Clouds, " Original Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Beaver Lake with Reindeer Clouds" is an original mixed media watercolor piece by David Barnett, signed in the lower right corner. The piece depicts Beaver Lake in the abstract, a bl...
Ink, Watercolor
$6,750
H 21.75 in W 24.75 in D 1.5 in
Abstract Colorado Landscape Watercolor Painting, Signed Artwork
By Ethel Magafan
Located in Denver, CO
“Above the Plains” is a vibrant original watercolor by renowned Colorado artist Ethel Magafan, showcasing her distinctive modernist approach to the Western landscape. This striking c...
Watercolor
$4,750
H 16 in W 20 in D 1.75 in
Ethel Magafan Abstract Mountain Watercolor, 1970s Colorado Landscape
By Ethel Magafan
Located in Denver, CO
This atmospheric watercolor by Ethel Magafan captures the quiet drama of the Colorado landscape through a refined, semi-abstract lens. Painted in the 1970s, the composition distills ...
Watercolor
$1,500
H 7.25 in W 5.25 in
Clinton Hill, Paris, Oct., 1951 (France), mid-century ab-ex gouache drawing
By Clinton Hill
Located in New York, NY
Clinton Hill (1922-2003), created quintessential mid-century ab-ex images. He lived in SoHo, New York, and was a frequent Gallery visitor. Born in Idaho and raised on a working ...
Gouache
$4,800
H 19.25 in W 23.25 in D 1.25 in
Abstract Colorado Landscape Watercolor Painting, Signed and Framed
By Ethel Magafan
Located in Denver, CO
High Above the Valley, original painting by Colorado artist Ethel Magafan. Abstracted Colorado landscape featuring a large mountain rising from the valley below. Rendered in colors o...
Watercolor
$3,500
H 15.75 in W 19.75 in D 1.75 in
Ethel Magafan "Springtime (Colorado)" Modernist Colorado Watercolor
By Ethel Magafan
Located in Denver, CO
Original watercolor on paper by celebrated Colorado artist Ethel Magafan, titled Springtime (Colorado). This vibrant Modernist landscape captures the renewal and brilliance of spring...
Watercolor
Purple & Yellow Modern Urban Abstract
By Carl E. Schwartz
Located in Soquel, CA
Modern and bright urban abstract in yellow & purple by Carl E. Schwartz (American, 1935-2014), c.1970s. Signed "Schwartz" lower right. Presented in a silver metal frame. Image size: ...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
$575
H 22 in W 30 in
The Leaves of Autumn - Original Abstract Muted Colorful Landscape Painting
By Heidi Lowell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Heidi Lowell is a multidisciplinary artist based in Austin, Texas, whose practice is deeply rooted in the earth itself. Harvesting site-specific soils and plant materials from across...
Paper, Watercolor