Charles F. Keck (1913-2003)

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1940s watercolor on paper depicting a peaceful California farm scene with old wood storage & corral buildings, and cows grazing in a yellow field flanked left & right by sunflowers.
Charles F. Keck
A Quiet Moment on the Farm
c. 1940s
15" x 22"
Watercolor

1940s Caliornia watercolor on paper depicting the old California Saltworks near San Francisco; this scene shows about seven industrial buildings of various sizes flanked by a placid body of saltwater; hues throughout are muted shades of pink & sky blue.
Charles F. Keck
California Saltworks
c. 1940s
15" x 22"
Watercolor

Charles F. Keck - Chavez Ravine, Los Angeles - Watercolor - 15" x 22"
Charles F. Keck
Chavez Ravine, Los Angeles
c. 1940s
15" x 22"
Watercolor

Charles F. Keck - Haying, Ventura - Watercolor - 15" x 22"
Charles F. Keck
Haying, Ventura
15" x 22"
Watercolor

1940s California watercolor on paper depicting an old house flanked by palm trees & an old car, located in or near Bunker Hill, with downtown Los Angeles skyscrapers in the background; painted in subdued & earthy hues of terra cotta, burgundy & dark green
Charles F. Keck
Near Bunker Hill, Los Angeles
circa 1940
14" x 22"
Watercolor

1940s gouache on board depicting an old farmhouse in a mountain-flanked landscape with two young boys in the foreground playing a game in the dirt. Vibrant shades of yellow-green, aqua, red, blue, peach, brown, and light blue.
Charles F. Keck
Playing Marbles, Ojai
c. 1940s
20 x 27"
Gouache on board

Charles F. Keck - Playtime on the California Coast - Watercolor - 15" x 22"
Charles F. Keck
Playtime on the California Coast
15" x 22"
Watercolor

1940s California watercolor on paper, looking from the rooftop of an industrial building toward the Sears Stores neon sign, a well-known Boyle Heights landmark. Painted predominantly in both saturated and muted hues of gray, yellow-green, and orange.
Charles F. Keck
Sears, Boyle Heights
1940s
14 x 22"
Watercolor

1940s california watercolor on paper depicting a rural Ventura County farming scene with two old farmhouses and a man on a tractor plowing a field, trailed by seagulls.Painted in muted & saturated hues of pink, gray, black, blue, yellow, and green.
Charles F. Keck
The Salt of the Land
1940s
14 x 22"
Watercolor

1940s California watercolor depicting a rainy day street scene in an old Northern California mining town; two figures, one with an open umbrella, are walking along a sidewalk; painted in a spectrum of muted hues including yellow, pink, blue, green, orange
Charles F. Keck
Walking in the Rain, Northern California
14" x 22"
Watercolor