A charming pair of original watercolour paintings attributed to American artist Nellie Augusta Knopf, depicting picturesque rural and industrial scenes rendered in a distinctive impressionistic style. One composition portrays a weathered ship hull resting within a harbour-side village setting, while the second captures a tranquil watermill landscape surrounded by lush vegetation and stone buildings. Executed in transparent watercolour with expressive brushwork and delicate linear accents, both works display Knopf's characteristic sensitivity to colour, atmosphere, and architectural detail. The paintings feature harmonious palettes of soft blues, mauves, greens, and earth tones, creating a sense of quiet nostalgia and timeless rural beauty. The two works appear to form part of a numbered series, with the shipyard scene bearing the pencilled number "44" and the watermill scene numbered "30." The shipyard composition is additionally inscribed "Nellie" on the reverse. Both paintings remain mounted and unframed. These attractive and highly decorative watercolours offer an appealing opportunity for collectors of early twentieth-century American art, regional landscape painting, and original works on paper. Their evocative subject matter and painterly execution make them equally suitable for traditional or contemporary interiors.
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Good vintage condition with expected age-related toning, handling wear, and minor imperfections consistent with early-to-mid 20th century watercolours on paper.
Length 16in, Height 21in, Width 1in
