Duke Windsor Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Lucius Rossi (1846-1913) was an Italian portrait and figurative painter who worked and lived in Paris. He was a friend and painter of many of the High Society people in Paris. A pain...

Edward Dufner (1872 - 1957) Monhegan Island, Maine Watercolor on paper Sight 16 x 20 inches Signed lower right With a long-time career as an art teacher and painter of both 'light' and 'dark', Edward Dufner was one of the first students of the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy to earn an Albright Scholarship to study painting in New York. In Buffalo, he had exchanged odd job work for drawing lessons from architect Charles Sumner. He also earned money as an illustrator of a German-language newspaper, and in 1890 took lessons from George Bridgman at the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy. In 1893, using his scholarship, Dufner moved to Manhattan and enrolled at the Art Students League where he studied with Henry Siddons Mowbray, figure painter and muralist. He also did illustration work for Life, Harper's and Scribner's magazines. Five years later, in 1898, Dufner went to Paris where he studied at the Academy Julian with Jean-Paul Laurens and privately with James McNeill Whistler. Verification of this relationship, which has been debated by art scholars, comes from researcher Nancy Turk who located at the Smithsonian Institution two 1927 interviews given by Dufner. Turk wrote that Dufner "talks in detail about Whistler, about how he prepared his canvasas and about numerous pieces he painted. . . A great read, the interview puts to bed" the ongoing confusion about whether or not he studied with Whistler. During his time in France, Dufner summered in the south at Le Pouleu with artists Richard Emil Miller...

Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) The Tree by the riverbank signed lower left watercolor on paper 33 x 50 cm framed 37 x 54 cm The tree and the river: Paul Lecomte had a particular fondn...

"Winter Sunset" is a dramatic and deeply atmospheric watercolor that captures the brief, intense burst of color that illuminates a cold, quiet winter evening. The painting evokes a m...

"Morning in a Forest" is a serene and masterfully delicate watercolor that captures the first light of dawn filtering through a quiet, snow-covered woodland. The painting evokes a se...

"Alpine Twilight" is a serene watercolor that captures the majestic stillness of snowy mountain peaks as day transitions into night. The painting embodies the crisp, thin air and the...

"Tropical Forest. After the Sunset" captures the intimate and brief period of deep twilight in the Singaporean wilderness. The painting celebrates the quiet stillness and intense col...

"Tropical Coast" is a vibrant and spontaneous original watercolor that captures the lush, immersive atmosphere of a warm coastal setting. The artist uses the flowing and luminous pr...

"Frosty Sky" is a poetic and deeply atmospheric watercolor that captures the ethereal beauty of a winter horizon at dusk. The painting evokes the crisp, biting stillness of the "blue...

A beautifully atmospheric vintage watercolor landscape by American artist Mabel Feucht, depicting a serene Colorado stream surrounded by natural foliage and softly rendered mountain ...

This expressive watercolor captures the iconic, moody atmosphere of East Coast Park in Singapore at sunset. The artist focuses on the fleeting, dramatic moment when the tropical day ...

"Serenity" is a contemplative and highly evocative watercolor that serves as a visual retreat. The artist utilizes the luminous, transparent quality of the watercolor medium to captu...