Probably unrivaled as an architectural perspectivist working after the Second World War, John Dean Monroe Harvey trained as an architect but after 1944 worked almost solely on drawing architectural perspectives for other architects. “The architectural draughtsman who is equally competent at drawing such incidentals [as landscape and figures] is as rare as the landscape or figure painter who is equally competent at architecture. Harvey was one of those rare men. He would draw a building with a slightly freer hand than an architect would, and his landscape in a slightly more architectural manner than that of a painter.” Perspective in Perspective, Lawrence Wright (Routledge 1983) p234. Harvey was born in Newfoundland, where his father was a railway engineer, and came to England aged 17, studying at St Paul’s School, London and the School of Architecture, University College London 1914–18, being awarded the Donaldson medal. In 1920 he went into practice on his own, designing several interiors with J A Bowden. Amongst his works were the reconstruction and interior decoration of 4 Cleveland Place, London (1936–37), and a house – including all furnishings – in Herne Hill for Dr. M I Elliot (1938). After 1944, he primarily worked as a perspective artist and illustrator, a role to which he was particularly well suited. During the war, he was a member of St Paul’s Watch, a group of over 100 architects and surveyors and artists who kept watch over St Paul’s Cathedral during the blitz, extinguishing fires and helping St Paul’s to survive the war virtually unscathed. The Watch was described as the Best dining club in London on account of its influential members. Harvey later retired to Italy, living on the shore of Lake Como, and enjoying the local red wine.
Barclays Bank 1964 architectural drawing. Design by JDM Harvey, London, England
By John Dean Monroe Harvey
Located in London, GB
John Dean Monroe Harvey (1895-1978) A design for Barclays Bank, Walthamstow, London, England, UK (1964) Gouache 41 x 60 cm Signed and dated 1964. A very fine architectural perspe...
Gouache, Pencil
$15,000
H 16.85 in W 12.25 in
Children Snow Sledding in Central Park - New Yorker Cover Study
Located in Miami, FL
Hungarian/American artist/illustrator depicts a charming scene of sledding in the snow in Central Park. The work is abstract in its design as it's functional in its narrative - Unpublished New Yorker...
Charcoal, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
$125,000
H 18.5 in W 22 in D 1 in
"NY Street Signs" Mid-20th Century WPA 1938 Modernist Abstract Realism Pop Art
By Stuart Davis
Located in New York, NY
"NY Street Signs" Mid-20th Century WPA 1938 Modernist Abstract Realism Pop Art Stuart Davis (American, 1892-1964) "Street Signs" Modernist gouache and traces of pencil on paper in the proto-pop art style Davis is celebrated for, 1938, signed to lower right, framed. Image: 11 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches. Frame by Bark: 18 1/2 x 22 inches. LITERATURE: A, Boyajian, M. Rutkowski, Stuart Davis, A Catalogue Raisonne, Vol. 2, New Haven, Connecticut, 2007, vol. II, p. 632, no. 1232, illustrated. EXHIBITIONS: ACA Galleries, New York American Artists' Congress: Group Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, Dec. 3-16, 1939 (SDAB I, 12/3/39, p. 129). Outlines Gallery, Pittsburgh, Stuart Davis, Mar. 3-16, 1946. Coleman Art Gallery, Philadelphia, 5 Prodigal Sons: Former Philadelphia Artists: Ralston Crawford, Stuart Davis, Charles Demuth, Julian Levi, Charles Sheeler, Oct 4 - 30, 1947 (pamphlet), no. 12. PROVENANCE: The artist; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bowles, New York, Apr. 3, 1956; thence by descent, Private Collection, New York. NOTES: According to the Catalogue Raissonne, "the title 'Street Signs' is recorded in the artist's account books...
Paper, Gouache, Pencil
$7,250
H 20.25 in W 20.25 in
Houses in Zoar, Ohio Landscape, Early 20th Century Cleveland School
By August F. Biehle
Located in Beachwood, OH
August Frederick Biehle (1885-1979) Houses in Zoar, c. 1921 Gouache, litho crayon, colored pencil and graphite on paper Signed lower right 14 x 19 inches 20.25 x 25.25 inches, framed...
Crayon, Gouache, Color Pencil, Graphite
$3,000
H 17 in W 23 in
Farm Landscape, Zoar, Ohio, American Modern, Gouache on Paper, Signed, C. 1923
By August F. Biehle
Located in Beachwood, OH
August Frederick Biehle (1885-1979) Farm Landscape, Zoar, c. 1923 Gouache, litho crayon and graphite on paper Signed lower right 14 x 19 inches 17 x 23 inches, framed A versatile pa...
Crayon, Gouache, Graphite
Latent
By Sandy Litchfield
Located in New York, NY
Sandy Litchfield’s "Latent" reflects her signature approach of transforming landscapes into lyrical, abstracted visions. Drawing from memory, walking, and direct observation, Litchfi...
Pastel, Gouache, Archival Paper, Color Pencil
October 3:30 PM sketch
By Edward Minoff
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sketch for Minoff's painting October 3:30 PM.
Gouache, Graphite, Paper
$4,800
H 33 in W 25.5 in D 2 in
Lingerlin, Contemporary Impressionist Reflective Landscape, 33 x 26 in., framed
By Sandy Litchfield
Located in New York, NY
Sandy Litchfield’s “Lingerlin” (mixed media on paper, 30 x 22 in.) reflects her signature practice of transforming landscapes into lyrical, layered compositions. Drawing inspiration ...
Pastel, Gouache, Archival Paper, Color Pencil
$5,231
H 8.44 in W 11 in
View of Ariccia, a preparatory drawing by Achille Bénouville (1815 - 1891)
Located in PARIS, FR
This very modern drawing presents a view of Ariccia, a small town 25 kilometres south-east of Rome. The Palazzo Chigi (in which the film-maker Luchino Visconti would film a large part of The Leopard a century later) and the adjoining church are seen from the bottom of the ravine that surrounds the town. This drawing is a moving testimony to the attraction of the city for artists of the Romantic period, who established in Ariccia a vivid artists' colony. 1. Achille Bénouville...
Ink, Gouache, Pencil
$850
H 10 in W 13.5 in
'The Enduring Attractions of the Open Market', Capitalism Satire
By Antonio Manganaro
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'A. Manganaro' for 'Antonio Manganaro (Italian, 20th Century), and titled lower center, 'The Enduring Attractions of the Open Market'. Matted Dimensions: 16 x 20
Paper, Ink, Gouache, Pen, Graphite
$7,500
H 13.5 in W 18.375 in
Dream of Gauguin: 1970s Post-Impressionist Gouache on Board
By Mario Zamparelli
Located in Miami, FL
Dream of Gauguin Initialed in the lower right corner: Z; faintly titled and inscribed "tropical" in pencil in the blank portion of the board at right; estate stamped verso Board size...
Gouache, Pencil, Illustration Board, Watercolor
$1,375
H 12.25 in W 16.38 in
Pencil and Gouache Drawing of Fontainebleau Forest, France 19th century
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Drawing of Fontainebleau Forest Barbizon, France Pierre Auguste Brunet Houard (1829 - 1922) 19th century Pencil, colored pencil, gouache, paper 8 x 4 1/2 (16 3/8 x 12 1/4 frame) inc...
Gouache, Laid Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
Lake Ling
By Sandy Litchfield
Located in New York, NY
Sandy Litchfield’s "Lake Ling" reflects her signature approach of transforming landscapes into lyrical, abstracted visions. Drawing from memory, walking, and direct observation, Litc...
Pastel, Gouache, Archival Paper, Color Pencil
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H 14.57 in W 18.51 in
JDM Harvey, 'Design for a bank interior' (1965) Architectural Perspective Art
By John Dean Monroe Harvey
Located in London, GB
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Paper, Charcoal, Pencil