Watercolor
1877-1970, American A Mountain Cabin in the Great Smokies Watercolor, image size 11 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches, pencil signed and titled l.r. "A Mountain Cabin in the Great Smokies-HARRISON CADY", framed. Harrison Cady was born in Gardner, Massachusetts, where his family owned a general store. As a teenager he began working as a magazine artist, cartoonist, and illustrator; becoming best known for his long running comic, 'Peter Rabbit'.
1924-, American Debussy's Clouds Watercolor on paper, image size 13 1/4 x 18 1/8 inches, 1950, signed and titled in pencil, l.r. This is a study for the painting, "Debussy's Clouds," which was featured on the program for the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra's concert in December 1950.
20th C., American Factory Buildings at Night Watercolor, image size 15 x 22 1/4 inches, signed l.r. "B. Witthoff 1961".
1825-1900, French Three Cats Watercolor on paper, 10 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches, signed, framed. Eugene Lambert was a 19th century French painter known for his images of cats. He studied under Delacroix and Delarache and made his debut at the 1847 Salon. In 1874 he became a member of the Legion of Honor. His painting "Cats and Kittens" is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
19th C, American By River's Edge Watercolor, sight size 14 x 9 1/4 inches, signed l.r. "Alfred A. Matthews", period rosewood frame.
Cascade de Glandieu Watercolor on paper, image size 14 1/4 x 18 1/4 inches, laid down on board, unsigned but information on back in French denotes location.
Cascade de Flumen Watercolor, image size 14 1/4 x 18 1/4 inches, laid down on board, unsigned but identification of location on back in French which indicates it's Cascade Flumen near Saint Claude, a small town in France.
active 1799-1801, French Miniature Portrait of a Young Woman Watercolor on ivory, sight size 2 3/8 x 2 inches, oval, c. 1800, signed "LeBrun", in the original frame.
1916-2004, British End of the Day, Bride, Isle of Man Watercolor, sight size 5 x 7 inches, 1977, signed "Lauder" l.r., identified on labels from Ruskin Gallery, Stratford-on-Avon, England, affixed to their backings. Lauder painted in the minimalist style of watercolor stating that "the scale of the work is appropriate to the medium of water color, for within this compass extreme subtleties can be made. What was anticipated in a painting was the "unseen", the "unexpected"."
1916-2004, British Cambrians Watercolor, sight size 5 1/8 x 9 1/8 inches, 1972, signed by the artist l.r., identified on labels from Ruskin Gallery, Stratford-on-Avon, England, affixed to their backings. Cambrians is a largely unspoiled area of Mid Wales. Lauder painted in the minimalist style of watercolor stating that "the scale of the work is appropriate to the medium of water color, for within this compass extreme subtleties can be made. What was anticipated in a painting was the "unseen", the "unexpected"."
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