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The delicate watercolor artwork of American artist Ranulph Bye is defined by its sense of realism, depicting the natural landscapes and manmade sights around his home in Pennsylvania. Ranulph Bye's paintings belong to the school of art known as Pennsylvania Impressionism, which was one of several regional Impressionist groups to spring up in the U.S. throughout the first half of the 20th century. Favoring the plein-air style, Bye and his fellow artists ventured outside to paint local landmarks, often finishing their work in one sitting.
Ranulph Bye's paintings and prints can be found in private collections across the globe and in the permanent collections of museums ranging from the Smithsonian to Moore College of Art and Design. A resurgence of interest in these local artists has seen their work soar in popularity. Find rare watercolor paintings for sale at Invaluable, whether you're looking for region-specific pieces, paintings from a particular movement, or artwork of a specific subject.
"After Sunrise, Port Clyde, Maine", signed at the lower left. Dimensions:Sight is 7 1/2" x 14", the frame 15" x 22".
Locati LLCRanulph (De Bayeux) Bye (1916 - 2003) American Watercolor on Paper Measure 9"in H x 12 1/2"in W and 19"in H x 22"in W x 2"in D with frame Known for: Regional scene, buildings, seascape Name variants: Ranulph De Bayeux Biography: Ranulph Bye was born in 1916 in Princeton, NJ. He attended the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art, now Philadelphia College of Art, and the Art Students League in New York. His paintings have received national recognition, and he has exhibited in the National Academy of Design, the American Watercolor Society, and Allied Artists. His work is in the collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Moore College of Art, Temple University School of Pharmacy; Munson-Williams- Proctor Institute, Utica, NY; the Reading Museum; the Smithsonian Institution and the William Penn Memorial Museum in Harrisburg. Mr. Bye's work has appeared in American Heritage and American Artist. His paintings earned him many prizes. Painting Buildings in Watercolor was published by North Light Books in 1994. Other books are Ranulph Bye's Bucks County, published in 1989 and Victorian Sketchbook, which is a pictorial journey of Victorian architecture around the country published in 1980. His newest book is Ranulph Bye's Collection of Old Firehouses. He retired from Moore College of Art where he taught for thirty years. To devote his time to painting in and around his native Bucks County, Pennsylvania home.
Coral Gables AuctionRanulph (De Bayeux) Bye (1916 - 2003) American Watercolor on Paper Measure 9"in H x 12 1/2"in W and 19"in H x 22"in W x 2"in D with frame Known for: Regional scene, buildings, seascape Name variants: Ranulph De Bayeux Biography: Ranulph Bye was born in 1916 in Princeton, NJ. He attended the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art*, now Philadelphia College of Art, and the Art Students League* in New York. His paintings have received national recognition, and he has exhibited in the National Academy of Design*, the American Watercolor Society, and Allied Artists. His work is in the collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Moore College of Art, Temple University School of Pharmacy; Munson-Williams- Proctor Institute, Utica, NY; the Reading Museum; the Smithsonian Institution and the William Penn Memorial Museum in Harrisburg. Mr. Bye's work has appeared in American Heritage and American Artist. His paintings earned him many prizes. Painting Buildings in Watercolor was published by North Light Books in 1994. Other books are Ranulph Bye's Bucks County, published in 1989 and Victorian Sketchbook, which is a pictorial journey of Victorian architecture around the country published in 1980. His newest book is Ranulph Bye's Collection of Old Firehouses. He retired from Moore College of Art where he taught for thirty years. To devote his time to painting in and around his native Bucks County, Pennsylvania home.
Coral Gables AuctionRanulph (De Bayeux) Bye (1916 - 2003) Watercolor on Paper, Signed, Measures (8 x 12 inches) w/frame (18 x 22 inches) Ranulph Bye was born in 1916 in Princeton, NJ. He attended the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art, now Philadelphia College of Art, and the Art Students League in New York. His paintings have received national recognition, and he has exhibited in the National Academy of Design, the American Watercolor Society, and Allied Artists. His work is in the collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Moore College of Art, Temple University School of Pharmacy; Munson-Williams- Proctor Institute, Utica, NY; the Reading Museum; the Smithsonian Institution and the William Penn Memorial Museum in Harrisburg. Mr. Bye's work has appeared in American Heritage and American Artist.
Cutler Bay AuctionsRanulph (De Bayeux) Bye (1916 - 2003) American Watercolor on Paper Measure 6 1/2"in H x 10 1/4"in W and 13 1/4"in H x 17"in W with frame Known for: Regional scene, buildings, seascape Name variants: Ranulph De Bayeux Biography: Ranulph Bye was born in 1916 in Princeton, NJ. He attended the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art*, now Philadelphia College of Art, and the Art Students League* in New York. His paintings have received national recognition, and he has exhibited in the National Academy of Design*, the American Watercolor Society, and Allied Artists. His work is in the collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Moore College of Art, Temple University School of Pharmacy; Munson-Williams- Proctor Institute, Utica, NY; the Reading Museum; the Smithsonian Institution and the William Penn Memorial Museum in Harrisburg. Mr. Bye's work has appeared in American Heritage and American Artist. His paintings earned him many prizes. Painting Buildings in Watercolor was published by North Light Books in 1994. Other books are Ranulph Bye's Bucks County, published in 1989 and Victorian Sketchbook, which is a pictorial journey of Victorian architecture around the country published in 1980. His newest book is Ranulph Bye's Collection of Old Firehouses. He retired from Moore College of Art where he taught for thirty years. To devote his time to painting in and around his native Bucks County, Pennsylvania home.
Coral Gables AuctionRanulph (De Bayeux) Bye (1916 - 2003) American Watercolor on Paper Measure 9"in H x 12 1/2"in W and 19"in H x 22"in W x 2"in D with frame Known for: Regional scene, buildings, seascape Name variants: Ranulph De Bayeux Biography: Ranulph Bye was born in 1916 in Princeton, NJ. He attended the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art*, now Philadelphia College of Art, and the Art Students League* in New York. His paintings have received national recognition, and he has exhibited in the National Academy of Design*, the American Watercolor Society, and Allied Artists. His work is in the collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Moore College of Art, Temple University School of Pharmacy; Munson-Williams- Proctor Institute, Utica, NY; the Reading Museum; the Smithsonian Institution and the William Penn Memorial Museum in Harrisburg. Mr. Bye's work has appeared in American Heritage and American Artist. His paintings earned him many prizes. Painting Buildings in Watercolor was published by North Light Books in 1994. Other books are Ranulph Bye's Bucks County, published in 1989 and Victorian Sketchbook, which is a pictorial journey of Victorian architecture around the country published in 1980. His newest book is Ranulph Bye's Collection of Old Firehouses. He retired from Moore College of Art where he taught for thirty years. To devote his time to painting in and around his native Bucks County, Pennsylvania home.
Coral Gables AuctionRanulph (De Bayeux) Bye (1916 - 2003) Watercolor on Paper, Signed, Measures ( 9.5 x 13.5 inches ) w/frame ( 17.5 x 21.5 inches ) Ranulph Bye was born in 1916 in Princeton, NJ. He attended the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art, now Philadelphia College of Art, and the Art Students League in New York. His paintings have received national recognition, and he has exhibited in the National Academy of Design, the American Watercolor Society, and Allied Artists. His work is in the collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Moore College of Art, Temple University School of Pharmacy; Munson-Williams- Proctor Institute, Utica, NY; the Reading Museum; the Smithsonian Institution and the William Penn Memorial Museum in Harrisburg. Mr. Bye's work has appeared in American Heritage and American Artist. He is a member of the Philadelphia Water Color Club, the American Watercolor Society, Allied Artists of America.
Cutler Bay AuctionsSigned 'Ranulph Bye' lower right, also inscribed with title and date verso, oil on canvas 20 x 30 in. (50.8x76.2cm) Provenance The Coryell Gallery, Lambertville, New Jersey. Estate of Sydney F. Martin, Doylestown, Pennsylvania and Amelia Island, Florida.
Freeman'sSigned 'Ranulph Bye' lower right, oil on canvas 9 x 14 in. (22.9x35.6cm) Provenance The Coryell Gallery, Lambertville, New Jersey. Estate of Sydney F. Martin, Doylestown, Pennsylvania and Amelia Island, Florida.
Freeman'sSigned 'Ranulph Bye' lower right, oil on board 12 x 22 in. (30.5x55.9cm) Provenance The Coryell Gallery, Lambertville, New Jersey. Estate of Sydney F. Martin, Doylestown, Pennsylvania and Amelia Island, Florida.
Freeman'sSigned 'Ranulph Bye' lower left; also inscribed with title and date verso, oil on board 10 x 18 in. (25.4x45.7cm) Provenance Walter Baum Galleries, Sellersville, Pennsylvania. Estate of Sydney F. Martin, Doylestown, Pennsylvania and Amelia Island, Florida.
Freeman'sSigned 'Ranulph Bye' lower right, oil on canvas 12 x 20 in. (30.5x50.8cm) Provenance Estate of Sydney F. Martin, Doylestown, Pennsylvania and Amelia Island, Florida.
Freeman'sSigned 'Ranulph Bye' lower right; also titled and dated 'Mt. Airy Landscape 1991' verso, oil on canvas 14 x 26 in. (35.6x66cm) Provenance Estate of Sydney F. Martin, Doylestown, Pennsylvania and Amelia Island, Florida.
Freeman'sSigned and dated ‘R Bye/1941’ lower right, oil on board 24 x 30 in. (61x76.2cm) Provenance Estate of Sydney F. Martin, Doylestown, Pennsylvania and Amelia Island, Florida.
Freeman'sSigned 'Ranulph Bye' lower right; also inscribed with titled and date verso, oil on canvas 14 x 20 in. (35.6x50.8cm) Provenance The Coryell Gallery, Labertville, New Jersey. Estate of Sydney F. Martin, Doylestown, Pennsylvania and Amelia Island, Florida.
Freeman'sSigned 'Ranulph Bye' lower right, oil on board 8 x 12 ½ in. (20.3x31.75cm) Provenance Coryell Gallery, Lambertville, New Jersey. Estate of Sydney F. Martin, Doylestown, Pennsylvania and Amelia Island, Florida.
Freeman'sSigned 'Ranulph Bye' lower left, oil on board 16 x 20 in. (40.6x50.8cm) Provenance Estate of Sydney F. Martin, Doylestown, Pennsylvania and Amelia Island, Florida.
Freeman'sRanulph (De Bayeux) Bye (1916 - 2003) American Watercolor on Paper Measure 6 1/2"in H x 10 1/4"in W and 13 1/4"in H x 17"in W with frame Known for: Regional scene, buildings, seascape Name variants: Ranulph De Bayeux Biography: Ranulph Bye was born in 1916 in Princeton, NJ. He attended the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art*, now Philadelphia College of Art, and the Art Students League* in New York. His paintings have received national recognition, and he has exhibited in the National Academy of Design*, the American Watercolor Society, and Allied Artists. His work is in the collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Moore College of Art, Temple University School of Pharmacy; Munson-Williams- Proctor Institute, Utica, NY; the Reading Museum; the Smithsonian Institution and the William Penn Memorial Museum in Harrisburg. Mr. Bye's work has appeared in American Heritage and American Artist. His paintings earned him many prizes. Painting Buildings in Watercolor was published by North Light Books in 1994. Other books are Ranulph Bye's Bucks County, published in 1989 and Victorian Sketchbook, which is a pictorial journey of Victorian architecture around the country published in 1980. His newest book is Ranulph Bye's Collection of Old Firehouses. He retired from Moore College of Art where he taught for thirty years. To devote his time to painting in and around his native Bucks County, Pennsylvania home.
Coral Gables AuctionWatercolor on paper, signed lower right, 17 x 23 inches, sight. Framed, 24 x 30 inches.
Casco Bay AuctionsRanulph (De Bayeux) Bye (1916 - 2003) American Watercolor on Paper Measure 9"in H x 12 1/2"in W and 19"in H x 22"in W x 2"in D with frame Known for: Regional scene, buildings, seascape Name variants: Ranulph De Bayeux Biography: Ranulph Bye was born in 1916 in Princeton, NJ. He attended the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art*, now Philadelphia College of Art, and the Art Students League* in New York. His paintings have received national recognition, and he has exhibited in the National Academy of Design*, the American Watercolor Society, and Allied Artists. His work is in the collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Moore College of Art, Temple University School of Pharmacy; Munson-Williams- Proctor Institute, Utica, NY; the Reading Museum; the Smithsonian Institution and the William Penn Memorial Museum in Harrisburg. Mr. Bye's work has appeared in American Heritage and American Artist. His paintings earned him many prizes. Painting Buildings in Watercolor was published by North Light Books in 1994. Other books are Ranulph Bye's Bucks County, published in 1989 and Victorian Sketchbook, which is a pictorial journey of Victorian architecture around the country published in 1980. His newest book is Ranulph Bye's Collection of Old Firehouses. He retired from Moore College of Art where he taught for thirty years. To devote his time to painting in and around his native Bucks County, Pennsylvania home.
Coral Gables AuctionRanulph (De Bayeux) Bye (1916 - 2003) Watercolor on Paper, Signed, Measures (8 x 12 inches) w/frame (18 x 22 inches) Ranulph Bye was born in 1916 in Princeton, NJ. He attended the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art, now Philadelphia College of Art, and the Art Students League in New York. His paintings have received national recognition, and he has exhibited in the National Academy of Design, the American Watercolor Society, and Allied Artists. His work is in the collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Moore College of Art, Temple University School of Pharmacy; Munson-Williams- Proctor Institute, Utica, NY; the Reading Museum; the Smithsonian Institution and the William Penn Memorial Museum in Harrisburg. Mr. Bye's work has appeared in American Heritage and American Artist.
Cutler Bay AuctionsRanulph (De Bayeux) Bye (1916 - 2003) "SNOW SCENE " watercolor on paper 14" x 10.5" , w/frame 18" x 22"
Cutler Bay AuctionsRanulph Bye (American, 1916-2003) Untitled (Fishing by a Bridge), watercolor painting, signed. Framed. Size: 14'' x 21'', 36 x 53 cm (sight); 22.75'' x 29.75'', 58 x 76 cm (frame).
Material CultureRanulph Bye American, 1916-2003 End of Day - Churchtown, PA., 1962 Signed Ranulph Bye (ll); dated Nov. 1962 and inscribed as titled on the reverse Watercolor on heavy paper 21 1/2 x 29 5/8 inches (54.6 x 75.1 cm) C
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