“Poppies, Lupine & Oaks”
Type:Painting
Year:c. 1922-1928
Size:20.00" x 28.00"
Medium:Watercolor
Signed:Lower Left
Notes:
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Percy (Henry Percy) Gray ART FOR SALE
1869 San Francisco, California - 1952 San Francisco, California. Known for: Landscape, coastal view, and portrait painting.
Percy Gray was a talented American painter whose career spanned over forty years from 1906 to 1952. During these years of modernist turmoil in American art, Gray adhered to a single artistic goal --... Read full biography
Percy Gray was a talented American painter whose career spanned over forty years from 1906 to 1952. During these years of modernist turmoil in American art, Gray adhered to a single artistic goal -- to extract poetic reverberations from California's natural beauty. Percy Gray was born in San... Read full biography
Percy Gray was a talented American painter whose career spanned over forty years from 1906 to 1952. During these years of modernist turmoil in American art, Gray adhered to a single artistic goal -- to extract poetic reverberations from California's natural beauty. Percy Gray was born in San Francisco in 1869 to a family with a rich artistic and literary heritage. Gray's father emigrated from England to Australia, married and moved to San Francisco, where he thrived in the insurance business.... Read full biography
Percy Gray was a talented American painter whose career spanned over forty years from 1906 to 1952. During these years of modernist turmoil in American art, Gray adhered to a single artistic goal -- to extract poetic reverberations from California's natural beauty. Percy Gray was born in San Francisco in 1869 to a family with a rich artistic and literary heritage. Gray's father emigrated from England to Australia, married and moved to San Francisco, where he thrived in the insurance business. Percy grew up in the young city, which harbored ambitions to become a major cultural center. During a childhood illness, he discovered a talent for art. He attended the California School of Design from 1886 - 1888 and began a career as a newspaper... Read full biography
Percy Gray was a talented American painter whose career spanned over forty years from 1906 to 1952. During these years of modernist turmoil in American art, Gray adhered to a single artistic goal -- to extract poetic reverberations from California's natural beauty. Percy Gray was born in San Francisco in 1869 to a family with a rich artistic and literary heritage. Gray's father emigrated from England to Australia, married and moved to San Francisco, where he thrived in the insurance business. Percy grew up in the young city, which harbored ambitions to become a major cultural center. During a childhood illness, he discovered a talent for art. He attended the California School of Design from 1886 - 1888 and began a career as a newspaper illustrator, ending up with a job at the "New York Journal" in 1895. Gray spent the next eleven years a... Read full biography
Percy (Henry Percy) Gray - Art for Sale (15 available)
Eucalyptus Trees by Water, 1920
Type:Painting
Year:1920
Size:9.50" x 13.40"
Medium:Watercolor
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
Watercolor depicting towering eucalyptus trees overlooking a tranquil body of water. Created in 1920, the composition features luminous atmospheric washes and soft California light characteristic of Percy Gray's celebrated landscape paintings.
Eucalyptus and Lupines
Type:Painting
Size:10.00" x 13.00"
Medium:Watercolor
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
Watercolor landscape featuring eucalyptus trees and blooming lupines before softly rendered California hills. Executed with luminous washes and atmospheric color, the composition exemplifies Percy Gray's celebrated interpretation of the California landscape.
"Oaks of Monterey"
Type:Painting
Year:1939
Size:16.00" x 20.00"
Medium:Watercolor
Signed:Lower Left
Notes:
Retains original exhibition label on reverse: 'Society for Sanity in Art, Inc. San Francisco Branch'/1939. With documentation from Donald C. Whitton, grand nephew of Percy Gray.
Gray Day, Monterey, 1922
Type:Painting
Year:1922
Size:16.00" x 20.00"
Medium:Watercolor
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
Published: Carmel Art Association, It's Legends and Legacies, 1927-2007
Cypress Point, 1929
Type:Painting
Year:1929
Size:20.00" x 14.00"
Medium:Watercolor
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
Watercolor depicting the rugged shoreline of Cypress Point with windswept Monterey cypress trees above crashing surf. Signed and dated 1929, the composition exemplifies Percy Gray's mastery of atmospheric light and California coastal scenery.
Oak Tree Grove, 1924
Type:Painting
Year:1924
Size:12.00" x 16.00"
Medium:Watercolor
Signed:Verso
Notes:
A stately oak rises above an open meadow with distant hills softened by atmospheric light. Percy Gray uses transparent watercolor washes and harmonious earth tones to capture the quiet beauty and enduring character of the Northern California landscape.
Landscape with Eucalyptus
Type:Painting
Size:10.00" x 8.00"
Medium:Watercolor
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
Landscape with eucalyptus trees casting long shadows across a grassy hillside, with a fence line and distant hills in soft atmospheric light.
Monterey Oak
Type:Painting
Size:10.00" x 13.00"
Medium:Watercolor
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
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Mt. Tamalpais with Oaks
Type:Painting
Size:16.75" x 22.00"
Medium:Watercolor
Signed:Lower Left
Notes:
Watercolor depicting Mt. Tamalpais rising beyond rolling California hills and oak-dotted countryside. Executed in luminous atmospheric washes, the composition exemplifies Percy Gray's celebrated interpretation of Northern California landscapes.
Grove of Eucalyptus Trees
Type:Painting
Size:11.50" x 15.00"
Medium:Watercolor
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
Watercolor depicting a sunlit grove of eucalyptus trees in the California countryside. Soft atmospheric washes and dappled light create depth and tranquility, exemplifying Percy Gray's celebrated interpretation of the California landscape.
Eucalyptus Trees with Meadow, 1925
Type:Painting
Year:1925
Size:11.50" x 15.00"
Medium:Watercolor
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
Watercolor depicting a sunlit meadow framed by towering eucalyptus trees. Painted in 1925, the composition features luminous washes, atmospheric color, and the tranquil California scenery that made Percy Gray one of the state's most celebrated watercolorists.
Monterey Oak
Type:Painting
Size:11.50" x 15.50"
Medium:Acrylic
Signed:Lower Left
Notes:
Watercolor depicting a Monterey oak amid rolling California hills. Executed in soft atmospheric washes and subtle earth tones, the composition reflects Percy Gray's mastery of light, form, and the distinctive character of the California landscape.
View of the Bay
Type:Painting
Size:16.00" x 20.00"
Medium:Watercolor
Signed:Lower Right
Northern California Landscape with Oak and Wildflowers
Type:Painting
Size:21.00" x 29.50"
Medium:Watercolor
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
A sunlit Northern California landscape featuring majestic oak trees, rolling foothills, and vibrant wildflowers beneath a luminous sky. Soft atmospheric washes and delicate color harmonies exemplify Percy Gray's celebrated watercolor technique and his enduring appreciation for California's natural beauty.