Tag: 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/

Pictures of young people by Swiss painter Jean-Étienne Liotard. Living from 1702 to 1789, he is best known for his pastel portraits.

Princess Louisa Anne. 1754.
Princess Louisa Anne. 1754. Image © Royal Collection Trust. Fair use license. via https://www.bsecs.org.uk/criticks-reviews/jean-etienne-liotard/

"Avec une Poupee/Marianne Liotard Holding a Doll." 1765.
“Avec une Poupee/Marianne Liotard Holding a Doll.” 1765. Pastel on parchment. Collection of Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://neiljeffares.wordpress.com/2016/01/06/mlle-liotard-playing-with-her-doll-some-puzzles/

Princess Caroline Mathilda. 1754.
Princess Caroline Mathilda. 1754. Pastel on vellum. Royal Collection Trust. In the public domain because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caroline_Matilda_1754_by_Liotard.jpg

Prince Henry Benedict Clement Stuart (1725–1807), Cardinal York and younger brother of Prince Charles Edward Stuart.
Prince Henry Benedict Clement Stuart (1725–1807), Cardinal York and younger brother of Prince Charles Edward Stuart. 18th c. Image and photo credit © National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Fair use license. via https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/prince-henry-benedict-clement-stuart-17251807-cardinal-york-and-younger-brother-of-prince-charles-edward-stuart-212866

"Children Blowing Soap Bubbles." 18th c.
“Children Blowing Soap Bubbles.” 18th c. Collection of Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://elismondom.wordpress.com/2012/04/26/genf-a-szepmuveszeti-muzeum-es-liotard/