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Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

MODERN STYLE

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Style: Modern
Nude of Woman - Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman is a contemporary artwork realized by an italian artist in the mid-20th Century. Mixed colored watercolor. Signature and dedication on the lower left margin. Include...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

Seated Nude with Mirror /// Figurative Chair Lady Woman Byron Browne Drawing Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Byron Browne (American, 1907-1961) Title: "Seated Nude with Mirror" *Signed and dated by Browne in pencil lower right Year: 1957 Medium: Original Graphite Pencil Drawing on u...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Graphite

Nude Woman Profile Drawing by Radoczy
Located in Pasadena, CA
Reclining Female figure, original signed line drawing, in pencil and ink by Albert Radoczy. Albert Radoczy was a master at exploring the female form. Throughout his career, his draw...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pencil

Vintage Israel Bezalel School Watercolor Painting Artist with Model Kibbutz Life
Located in Surfside, FL
Moshe Avni was born in 1937, in Kibbutz Kfar Blum in the Upper Galilee in Israel. Presently, he lives and paints in Jerusalem. During the years 1956-1957, he studied Painting and Gra...
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1960s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pen

Nude Figure Study - Ink and Watercolor- Signed and Dated
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jean Negulesco Nude Figure Study - Ink and Watercolor on paper. Signed and dated 1962 Painted on delicate paper. slight creases and irregular edges. Best mounted and framed. Proven...
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1960s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink, Watercolor

Couple - Original Drawing in Mixed Media - 1940 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Couple is an original drawing in mixed media realized in 1940 ca. by an unknown artist of the XX century. Sheet dimension: 33.5 x 39 cm. In very good conditions with small tearing ...
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1930s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Tempera, Watercolor

I Can’t Stay Away From You. 1980s Vintage.A Mature Lady Wearing Open Pink Shirt
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
John Emanuel . English ( b.1930 ). I Can’t Stay Away From You. Watercolor & Ink. Signed lower right. Image size 28.3 inches x 19.9 inches ( 72cm x 50.5cm ). Frame size 35.2 inches x...
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Late 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Nude of Woman - Mixed Media by Achille Funi - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman nude is a modern artwork realized by Achille Funi in the early 20th Century. Mixed media on plywood. Hand signed on the lower margin. Includes frame.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media

1968 gouache by British artist Hans Feibush 'A study for the four seasons'
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A very magnificent work by 20th Century British artist Hans Feibusch of a nude classical figure posed for a study for the four seasons Escaping the grip of Nazi Germany in 1933, Han...
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20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Aristide Maillol Charcoal Drawing “Nu De Dos”
Located in Dallas, TX
Aristide Maillol (Fr, 1861-1944) A very large original charcoal drawing by Aristide Maillol verified by Olivier Lorquin, Director of Galerie Dina Vierny at the Musee Maillol in Par...
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1930s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

MB 053 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing of a Muscular Male Nude on Arches Paper)
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative male nude drawing made of graphite, charcoal, and conte crayon on Arches paper 30 x 20 inches, unframed This unique life study drawing of a standing male nude was made...
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2010s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon, Charcoal, Graphite

Eros - Drawing by Maurice Vertès - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Eros is a pencil drawing realized by Maurice Vertès in the 1930s. Good conditions with slight folding.
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1930s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

1962 Rubenesque Nude Pastel, titled "Black Flemish Leather"
Located in Larchmont, NY
Flemish Black Leather, 1962 Pastel on paper 16 x 18 in. Framed: 21 1/2 x 23 3/4 x 1 in. Signed and dated lower right Inscribed verso
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1960s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

MB 821 A (Contemporary Male Nude Figurative Drawing, Charcoal on Paper)
Located in Hudson, NY
graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 20.5 inches unframed Signed 'Beard 2006' lower left corner Atelier stamp in lower left, next to signature Unique figurative life study drawing of a standing male nude in graphite and conte crayon on Arches paper in a style that is at once traditional yet contemporary. Strong facial features and upper body muscles are evidence of the artist's excellent drafting skills. The handsome nude...
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Early 2000s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Conté, Paper, Charcoal

Chicago Modernist Line Drawing Reclining Nude WPA Artist. Exhibited Work
Located in Surfside, FL
Reclining Nude.Early modernist line drawing, by American artist William S. Schwartz, c. 1940, gouache painting, signed with initials, framed. (size includes frame). Work is reminisce...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Reclining Female Nude
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Reclining Female Nude Charcoal and colored chalks with white highlights on tan laid paper, c. 1948 Signed and monogrammed by the artist lower right (see photo) A masterpiece dr...
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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

Standing Female Nude watercolor by Philadelphia Artist Adolphe Borie
Located in Philadelphia, PA
ADOLPHE BORIE (American, 1877-1934) Standing Female Nude Wash & charcoal on gray laid paper, 12 x 9 inches Framed: 16 x 13 inches Estate stamp lower right Born in Philadelphia, Adol...
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Early 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Paper, Watercolor

MB 005 (Modern, Traditional Style Figurative Life Drawing of Muscular Male Nude)
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative nude drawing on Arches paper graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 22 x 15 inches unframed Contemporary figurative life study drawing of a reclining male nu...
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2010s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite, Conté

Timeless Body Art
Located in Boxholm, SE
Timeless Body Art – Jolanta Johnsson, experienced Polish artist, graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, PhD of fine arts, university teacher. She currently lives in Sweden. ...
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Early 2000s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

Untitled, Nude drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled, 1984 by Enrique Grau Graphite on paper Signed in the lower right corner. Great condition. Provenance: Private collection. Image size: 12 in H x 9 in W Unframed ____ Enriq...
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1980s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite, Archival Paper

Untitled II, Nude drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled II, 1984 by Enrique Grau Graphite on paper Signed in the lower right corner. Great condition. Provenance: Private collection. Image size: 12 in H x 9 in W Unframed ____ En...
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1980s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Graphite

Study for Fallen Angel III
By Daniel Barkley
Located in London, GB
Watercolour, signed and dated (lower right), 76cm x 56cm, (93cm x 69cm framed). Daniel Barkley is known for his nude figurative work alluding to myths, legends and art history, whi...
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2010s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Para Celso, Nude drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Para Celso, 1984 by Enrique Grau Graphite on paper Image size: 23 in H x 18 in W Signed in the lower right corner. Great condition with flaws. Provenance: Private collection. Unfram...
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1980s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite, Archival Paper

Untitled III, Nude drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled III, 1984 by Enrique Grau Graphite on paper Signed in the top right corner. Great condition. Provenance: Private collection. Image size: 12 in H x 9 in W Unframed ____ Enr...
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1980s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Graphite

Untitled IV, Nude drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled IV, 1992 by Enrique Grau Graphite on ight cardboard Image size: 17 in H x 14 in W Signed and dated in the top right corner. Great condition with flaws. Provenance: Private ...
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1980s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Cardboard, Graphite

Two in One
Located in Boxholm, SE
Jolanta Johnsson, experienced Polish artist, graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, PhD of fine arts, university teacher. She currently lives in Sweden. This is how she writ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

In Arms Angel
Located in Boxholm, SE
Jolanta Johnsson, experienced Polish artist, graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, PhD of fine arts, university teacher. She currently lives in Sweden. This is how she writ...
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1990s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Seated Female Nude (Devora)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Seated Female Nude (Devora) Watercolor on paper, c. 1970 Signed in pencil lower right (see photo) A folio from the artist's sketchbook. Done while the artist was in Florida. Conditio...
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1970s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Female Nude - Watercolor by Luca Venna - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Female Nude is a modern artwork realized by Luca Venna in the half of 20th Century. Black and white watercolor on paper. Hand signed on the lower marign. Includes frame.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

MB 809 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing on Paper of Two Seated Male Nude Models)
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative drawing made with graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 21.5 x 28 inches, unframed This unique life study drawing of two seated male nude models was made ...
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2010s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite

Nudes - Drawing by Paul Emile Colin - Early-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Nudes is a pencil drawing realized by Paul Emile Colin (1867-1949). Good condition. Stamped signature. Passepartout. Paul-Émile Colin born onAugust 16, 1867 in Lunéville ( Meurth...
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Early 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Reclined Nude from the Back - Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Reclined Nude from the Back is a drawing realized in the Early 20th Century. Charcoal on paper. In good conditions. The artwork is represented through deft strokes masterly.
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Early 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Pencil

Nude Studies in Brown and Grey - Original signed charcoals drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Gaston COPPENS (1909 - 2002) Nude Studies in Brown and Grey Original charcoal drawing Stamp signature of the artist in the bottom right corner On wove paper 48 x 37 cm (c 19 x 15 in...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Personnages - Pencil and Pen Drawing by Paul Garin - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Personnages is a drawing pen realized by the French artist Paul Garin (Nice, 1898-1963). Black-ink stamp on the lower right corner: "Catherine Charbonneux Commissaire Priseur - Atel...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Pen

Naked Woman - Drawing by André Meaux Saint-Marc - Early-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Naked Woman is an artwork, realized in early 20th Century, by the French Artist André Meaux Saint-Marc (1885-1941). Drawing pencil on paper. Hand Signed on back. The artist wants t...
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Early 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Portrait of a Woman  - Drawing by  Enzo Benedetto- 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a Woman is an Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Enzo Benedetto. Pencil, ink and Tempera on paper. Hand signed on the right margin. The work is glued on cardboard. ...
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1930s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Ink, Tempera

Nude of Woman - Drawing by Emile André Leroy - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman is an artwok realized by the French Artist Emile André Leroy. Pastel Drawing on paper. Hand Signed in the left margin. Good conditions except fo a small tear in the r...
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1930s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Nude - Pencil Drawing by Paul Garin - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an drawing realized by the French artist Paul Garin (Nice, 1898-1963) in the 1950s . Pencil on paper, Hand Signed on back. Black-ink stamp on the lower right corner: " Cathe...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Personnages - Pencil Drawing by Paul Garin - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Personnages is a drawing realized by the French artist Paul Garin (Nice, 1898-1963) in the 1950s . Pencil on paper, Hand Signed on the left corner. Black-ink stamp on the lower righ...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Drying Off
Located in London, GB
Charcoal, sanguine and white chalk on paper, initialled ‘F.B.’ (lower right), 48cm x 38cm (69cm x 57cm framed). British painter, printmaker, draughtsman, and designer, the son of a...
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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk, Charcoal

Eye catching Roger Hilton drawing of a Man and Woman, ink on paper, modern brit
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A very eye catching and fun abstract of two nude figures by the Modern British artist Roger Hilton. Roger Hilton CBE (1911–1975) was a pioneer of abstract art in post-Second World W...
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20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Eye catching Roger Hilton drawing of a Man and Woman, ink on paper, modern brit
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A very eye catching and fun abstract of two nude figures by the Modern British artist Roger Hilton. Roger Hilton CBE (1911–1975) was a pioneer of abstract art in post-Second World W...
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20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Nude, 1959, Ink and Watercolor, Figure, Mid-Century, American
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in Barranquilla, Colombia in 1923, Knox Martin moved with his family to New York City in 1927. He attended The Art Students League of New York from 1946 to 1950 under the GI Bil...
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20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Figure Study (Standing Male- Torso)
Located in Chicago, IL
A black and white figure study of a nude male, from 1951, by artist Harold Haydon. Matted to 24" x 20". Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Estate stamped on reverse. Harold Emers...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Reclining Nude Studies of Andrea ink drawing by Peter Collins ARCA
Located in London, GB
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1990s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Standing Male Nude, Arms Upraised (Kouros)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Standing Male Nude, Arms upraised (Kouros) Graphite on wove paper, c. 1930 Signed lower right (see photo) Possibly exhibited in May 8-June 1,1973 at Alan Stone Gallery entitled Eroti...
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1930s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Figure Drawing of a standing Male Nude by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A black and white figure study of a standing nude male, from 1951, by artist Harold Haydon. Matted to 24" x 20". Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Estate stamped on reverse. Har...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Self-Portrait in Two Mirrors with Nude ink drawing by Peter Collins ARCA
Located in London, GB
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1990s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Figure Study (Standing Male)
Located in Chicago, IL
A black and white figure study of a nude male, from 1951, by artist Harold Haydon. Matted to 24" x 20". Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Estate stamped on reverse. Harold Emers...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Figure Study (Standing Male- Torso)
Located in Chicago, IL
A black and white figure study of a nude male, from 1951, by artist Harold Haydon. Matted to 24" x 20". Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Estate stamped on reverse. Harold Emers...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Modern Dancers
By Mick Micheyl
Located in London, GB
'Modern Dancers', pastel, ink and gouache on fine art paper by French artist, singer and sculptor, Mick Micheyl (1964). Two elegant young men are depicted in a graceful dancing pose, arms outstretched, their lithe bodies so agile and limber. Perhaps one of the dancers was her friend, Philippe, to whom the painting is dedicated on the bottom. The dedication says: 'For you Philippe, all my friendship'. Signed: 'Mick Micheyl'. The work has been newly framed and glazed after having been acquired in the S. of France. It is in fair vintage condition commensurate with age showing minor blemishing on the paper. Upon request a video of the piece can be provided. Dimensions with Frame: H 75 cm / 29.5" W 61 cm / 24" Dimensions without Frame: H 56 cm / 22" W 42 cm / 16.5" About the Artist: Mick Micheyl (1922 - 2019) was born in Lyon and had a busy and rewarding artistic career as a singer, producer, reviewer, metal sculptor, artist. After having received training at the School of Fine Arts in Lyon she became a painter and decorator in the theatre but then commenced a career in the musical activities of a theatrical troupe. She won the ABC competition in Paris in 1949 with a song, Le Marchand de Poésie, which she composed herself. She then performed in many cabarets: L'Échelle de Jacob, Harlequin and Liberty's. In the 1950s she was one of the most important French cabaret singers of that period. One of her titles, 'Un Gamin de Paris', became one of the French standards and also performed by Yves Montand and Robert Clary...
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1960s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Paper, Pastel, Ink

L'Apres-midi - Drawing by D. Delapierre - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and titled. Matting included. Good conditions.
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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

Figure Study (Standing Male)
Located in Chicago, IL
A black and white figure study of a nude male, from 1951, by artist Harold Haydon. Matted to 24" x 20". Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Estate stamped on reverse. Harold Emers...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Figure study of a Standing Male Nude by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A black and white figure study of a standing nude male, from 1951, by artist Harold Haydon. Matted to 24" x 20". Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Estate stamped on reverse. Har...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Voici ma Soeur - Drawing by D. Delapierre - 1939
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed, dated and titled. Matting included. Very good condition.
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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

Black and White Figure Study of a Male Nude by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A black and white figure study of a seated nude male, from 1951, by artist Harold Haydon. Matted to 24" x 20". Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Estate stamped on reverse. Harol...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Abstract Figure Study of a Nude Woman Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Jamie, is an American artist born in Washington, D.C. in 1970. He was educated in the Metropolitan Washington D.C. area and received his art instruction from the prestigious Corcoran...
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Late 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil

Nude Picnic Virgin Islands
Located in Buffalo, NY
Robert Noel Blair (American, 1912-2003) was an American artist, painter, sculptor, printmaker and teacher. He is best known for his rural life & desert landscapes and World War II sc...
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1960s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

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