Category: Pastels

Pastels in gorgeous blue tones of the City of New York. My late mother’s hometown, too. Leon Dolice, artist. Living from 1892 to 1960, he was born in Vienna but moved to New York City in 1912 where he lived and worked for the rest of his life.

Sunset, New York Harbor. ca. 1930. Austrian/American. Pastel on paper. Leon Dolice, artist (1892-1960). Signed on the lower right. © Estate of the artist. Image © 2025 Swann Galleries. Fair use license. https://www.swanngalleries.com/auction-lot/leon-dolice-sunset-new-york-harbor-pastel-on-pape_26740c586c

Chrysler Building, New York City. 1940s. Austrian/American. Color pastels on stiff gray wove paper. Leon Dolice, artist (1892-1960). Signed on the lower right. © Estate of the artist. Image © Peterborough Auctions. Fair use license. https://bid.peterboroughauctions.us/online-auctions/peterborough-auctions-llc/leon-dolice-1892—1960-chrysler-building-new-york-city-1940s-7171452

Brooklyn Bridge. ca. 1930-1940. Austrian/American. Pastel on paper. Leon Dolice, artist (1892-1960). Signed on the lower right. © Estate of the artist. Image © 2025 Artsy. Fair use license. https://www.artsy.net/artwork/leon-dolice-brooklyn-bridge
New York Harbor Skyline at Twilight (Harmony). ca. 1930-1940. Austrian/American. Pastel on paper. Leon Dolice, artist (1892-1960). Signed on the lower right. © Estate of the artist. Image © Lincoln Glenn. Fair use license. https://www.lincolnglenn.com/artists/64-leon-dolice/works/83-leon-dolice-new-york-harbor-skyline-at-twilight-harmony-circa-1930-40/
New York Harbor Nocturne. Undated, by 1960. Austrian/American. Pastel on paper. Leon Dolice, artist (1892-1960). Signed on the lower right. © Estate of the artist. Image © Lincoln Glenn. Fair use license. https://www.lincolnglenn.com/artists/64-leon-dolice/works/3320-leon-dolice-new-york-harbor-nocturne/

Symbolist ladies all dressed up with beautiful things on their heads. Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola, artist. Living from 1871 to 1950, he worked in pastels and watercolors.

Portrait de femme de la Renaissance. Undated, by 1950. French. Watercolor. Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola, watercolorist. Image ©2023 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age because the artist died over 70 years ago. via https://www.artnet.com/artists/lucien-victor-guirand-de-sc%C3%A9vola/jeune-femme-ooA7zUccGkqcdCFz_yvCoQ2
Portrait of Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and her daughter, Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and Rhine. 1901. French. Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola, artist. Signed on the lower left. Image source http://www.guiranddescevola.nl/liste-des-portraits/liste-des-portraits/. Artwork in the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 70 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Guirand_de_Scevola_-_Victoria_Melita_of_Saxe-Coburg_and_Gotha_and_her_daughter.jpg
Jeune fille de face. 1899. French. Pastel on paper. Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola, artist. Signed and dated Guirand de Scevola 1899 on the lower right. Image source Sotheby’s. Artwork in the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 70 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lucien-Victor_Guirand_de_Sc%C3%A9vola_-_Jeune_fille_de_face.jpg
Head of a Lady in Medieval Costume. 1899. French. Pastel on paper. Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola, artist. Image source softandmadeofsnow.blogspot.com. Artwork in the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 70 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lucien-Victor_Guirand_de_Sc%C3%A9vola_-_Head_of_a_Lady.jpg