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Medium: Watercolor
Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1960.
Watercolor on yellowed paper. Monogrammed on the lower right margin.
Good conditions.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 192...
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1960s Modern Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Gerard Charriere, Set Of Five Sketches
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Gerard CHARRIERE (1935)
Suite of five sketches.
Ink and watercolor on paper.
A single signed sketch.
Folds, stains, small tears depending on the sheets.
...
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1980s Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Ink
Mughal School, 19th century Empress Nur Jahan hunting an Indian Gazelle.
Located in Middletown, NY
Circa 1890. Pencil and black ink on cream laid paper with a border drawn in light blue ink, 6 x 5 1/8 inches (153 x 130 mm). Scattered light surface soiling and multiple soft horizontal folds.
Nur Jahan was fond of hunting and often went on hunting tours with her husband and was known for her boldness in hunting ferocious tigers. She is reported to have slain four tigers with six bullets during one hunt. According to Sir Syed Ahmad Khan this feat, inspired a poet to declaim a spontaneous couplet in her honor: "Though Nur Jahan be in form a woman, In the ranks of men she...
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19th Century Rajput Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Mughal School, 18th century – Emperor Jahangir in his harem in flagrante delicto
Located in Middletown, NY
Emperor Jahangir in his harem surrounded by lotus blossoms; symbols of paradise itself.
Circa 1690. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on cream laid paper, 8 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches (...
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17th Century Rajput Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Jules-Eugène Lenepveu (1819-1898) Portrait of a man in profile, signed drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Jules-Eugène Lenepveu (1819-1898)
Portrait of a man in profile
signed on the lower right
Pencil and heightenings of white gouache on paper
19.5 x 13 cm
Framed : 29 x 22.7 cm
Jules-Eugène Lenepveu is of course particularly well known for his large-scale paintings, such as the one on the ceiling of the Paris Opera, but his work here is much more delicate and intimate. We recognise the artist's mastery of talent, but the play of textures, with its highlights of white that enliven and illuminate the model's face, is also very subtle.
There's a particularly charming sense of life and impression of light.
Jules-Eugène Lenepveu was born in Angers on 12 December 1819, on the site of the street that now bears his name, into a family of small shopkeepers. The painter showed a deep attachment to his family throughout his life through his correspondence and the many portraits of his relatives.
He entered the drawing school in Angers in 1833, where he was a pupil of Jean-Michel Mercier. There he rubbed shoulders with the sculptor Ferdinand Taluet. He arrived in Paris in 1837 and entered the Beaux-Arts, where he was officially admitted to François-Édouard Picot's studio in 1838. He exhibited his work "L'Idylle" at the Salon of 1843 and, that same year, left for his first visit to Italy. He was awarded the Second Prix de Rome in 1843 for "Cincinnatus recevant les députés du Sénat" (Cincinnatus receiving the deputies of the Senate), then the First Prize in 1847 for "La Mort de Vitellius" (The Death of Vitellius).
A resident at the Villa Médicis from 1848, he was surrounded by painters Alexandre Cabanel, Léon Benouville, Gustave Boulanger, Félix Barrias...
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1860s Romantic Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Pencil
“Dime a Dance” American Art Deco 20th Century Modernism Pin-Up Social Realism
Located in New York, NY
“Dime a Dance” American Art Deco 20th Century Modernism Pin-Up Social Realism
Arthur Rosenman Ross (1913 - 1981)
“Dime a Dance”, 1933
Watercolor and Ink on Illustration Board
18” x 10 1/2 inches (sight)
Signed Arthur Rosenman, ‘33 L/R
29 1/2”H x 25 1/2 inches ( Framed)
Provenance: Estate of the artist.
The Drawing is in very good condition. The period frame is solid, but could use some restoration.
BIO
Arthur Rosenman Ross was a key figure in automotive design at General Motors during America's "Golden Age" of auto design, the 1930's through the 1950s.
He attended the Art Institute of Chicago from age 17, exhibiting a special interest for automotive renderings and the female figure.
In 1934, he changed his name from Rosenman to Ross, fearing his Jewish ancestry could prejudice his career prospects. At age 20, he turned down job offers from MGM Studios in Hollywood
and Duesenberg to work at General Motors alongside the Legendary Harley Earl in 1935.
He was hand picked by Mr. Earl and assigned to GM's War and Camouflage Division in 1937 through WW2.
It was during this pivotal period in which he executed some extraordinary military aircraft artworks, likely used between GM and America's military aeronautics companies in design preparation for WW2. General Motors played an important role in helping America's aircraft manufacturers preceding and during the war.
Just after the war in 1945, Mr. Ross was rewarded by GM, being made Chief Designer of Cadillac, then two years later becoming Chief at Oldsmobile until his retirement in 1959.
He was in large part responsible for some of GM's classic Cadillac designs such as the Cadillac Sixty Special, Fleetwood, LaSalle and GM's first concept car, the extraordinary Buick Y-Job.
Mr. Ross was an exceptionally charismatic and vivacious man who quite by chance, befriended His idol, Salvador Dali at GM in 1955.
They talked about art, cars and girls late into the evening, according to his son, Carter Ross.
He had a gift in rendering the erotic arts...
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1930s Art Deco Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Board
Portrait Of A Young Woman Attributed To Frank Weston Benson
Located in New Orleans, LA
Attributed to Frank Weston Benson
American 1862-1951
Portrait of a Young Woman
Watercolor on paper
Signed “F.W. Benson 1912” (lower right)
This watercolor painting, entitled Port...
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20th Century Impressionist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Chita Rivera BYE BYE BIRDIE Original 1960 Broadway Costume Drawing Tony Awards
Located in New York, NY
Chita Rivera BYE BYE BIRDIE Original 1960 Broadway Costume Drawing Tony Awards
Miles White (1915 – 2000)
ChITA RIVERA in BYE BYE BIRDIE
11 x 8 inches
M...
Category
1960s American Modern Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
PINKHAS - MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER - UNIQUE PIECE - POETRY - CHAGALL SPIRIT
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Mixed media on paper
Hand signed
Titled
Unique piece
Category
2010s French School Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache, Felt Pen
Fond Memories. Original Gordon King Watercolor. Modern British. Lady. Flowers.
By Gordon King
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Gordon King.
English ( b.1939 ).
Fond Memories.
Watercolor. Signed.
Image size 13.6 inches x 21 inches ( 34.5cm x 53.5cm ).
Frame size 22.4 inches x 29.9 inches ( 57cm x 76cm ).
Av...
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Late 20th Century Modern Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Cecilia Lake Orta - Naked model in beautiful Villa Italy original watercolour
Located in ludlow, GB
I have long since been a fan of William Russell Flint's watercolours, he is a master of the "economical" touch and in particular his landscapes can be sublime!
This painting seems to...
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
PINKHAS - MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER - UNIQUE PIECE - POETRY - CHAGALL SPIRIT
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Mixed media on paper
Hand signed
Titled
Unique piece
Category
2010s French School Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache, Felt Pen
BYE BYE BIRDIE Original 1960 Broadway Musical Costume Drawing Tony Award Elvis
Located in New York, NY
BYE BYE BIRDIE Original 1960 Broadway Musical Costume Drawing Tony Award Elvis
Miles White (1915 – 2000)
BYE BYE BIRDIE
11 x 8 inches
Mixed Media on Paper
Signed Lower Right
Framed by Bark
Affixed to the back are original gold lame fabric swatches.
This drawing is available, along with two other original costume drawings from BIRDIE by Miles White, another of Conrad Birdie and one of Chita Rivera.
Miles White, a leading Broadway and Hollywood costume designer for decades. created costumes for the original Broadway productions of OKLAHOMA CAROUSEL, BYE BYE BIRDIE and many others.
In film he worked on "Around the World in 80 Days" and "The Greatest Show on Earth." He designed Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and the Ice Capades for many years.
Miles was a close friend for the last 20 years of his life. We live with one of his two Tony Awards and a dozen drawings.
BYE BYE BIRDIE is a stage musical with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams, based upon a book by Michael Stewart...
Category
1960s American Modern Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
Young Child Picking Spring Blossom. Victorian West Country Original Watercolor.
By Edwin Harris
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Edwin Harris.
English ( b.1855 - d.1906 ).
Young Girl Picking Spring Blossom
Watercolor. Signed.
Image size 9.8 inches x 4.9 inches ( 25cm x 12.5cm ).
Frame size 14.8 inches x 10 in...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
The Flower Seller - French Realist Figurative Watercolor by Victor Gilbert
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figurative watercolour on board by French realist painter Victor Gabriel Gilbert. The work depicts a flower seller at her market stall selling beautifully coloured bouquets of...
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Early 1900s Realist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Board
Mughal School, 18th cent – Emperor Jahangir & Empress Nur Jahan on a Tiger Hunt
Located in Middletown, NY
A beautiful composition depicting Empress Nur Jahan on a tiger hunt, an act of feminism.
Circa 1750. Gouache and ink with heightening in gold on brown laid paper, 12 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches (317 x 210 mm), with a floral-motif border painted in blue and oxblood, the full sheet. With extensive inscriptions in Persian written in black ink on the verso. In good condition with overall toning and minor creasing, all consistent with age. The color is rich and and fresh with bright yellow illumination. In the distance we see the Jahangir Mahal Agra, as well as a sage meditating in his hut. A beautiful composition.
Nur Jahan was fond of hunting and often went on hunting tours with her husband and was known for her boldness in hunting ferocious tigers. She is reported to have slain four tigers with six bullets during one hunt. According to Sir Syed Ahmad Khan this feat, inspired a poet to declaim a spontaneous couplet in her honor: "Though Nur Jahan be in form a woman, In the ranks of men she...
Category
18th Century Rajput Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
1964 Original Pastel Watercolor Drawing Construction Workers SF Red Green Black
Located in Arp, TX
Gloria Dudfield
Construction Workers and Red Truck
6-16-64
Pastel and Watercolor
41 1/2" x 36" unframed
Signed and dated in pastel lower right
Gloria (Fischer) Dudfield
July 12, 192...
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Late 20th Century Modern Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pastel
Such Young Love. The Anticipation of a Kiss. Last of the Pre-Raphaelites.
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Noel Laura Nisbet.
English ( b.1887 - d.1956 ).
Such Young Love. The Anticipation of a Kiss.
Watercolor. Signed.
Image size 17.3 inches x 13.8 inches ( 44cm x 35cm ).
Frame size 25.4 inches x 20.9 inches ( 64.5cm x 53cm ).
Available for sale; this original painting is by Noel Laura Nisbet and dates from around 1930.
The watercolor is presented and supplied in its original frame that has an Arts and Crafts aesthetic.
This antique painting is in very good condition, commensurate with its age. It wants for nothing and is ready to hang and display.
The watercolor is signed lower right.
Noel Laura Nisbet was an English oil and watercolor artist, who painted figures, landscape, fantasy and romantic scenes. She created some wonderful original Pre-Raphaelite-influenced works which are now much sought-after.
She was the youngest daughter of Hume Nisbet, a Scottish artist, author and traveller, whose support and generosity enabled her talent to flourish. The family moved from Scotland to London in 1887 and Noel was born in Harrow on 30 December that year. Noel attended the Notre Dame Convent school in Clapham, then studied art at South Kensington, under L.C. Nightingale, where she won three gold medals and the Princess of Wales Scholarship (established on 1863 to reward the most distinguished female art student in the UK and what is now the Republic of Ireland). Noel’s elder sister Margaret also became an artist.
In 1910 Noel married Harry Bush, who she had met as a fellow art student. They went on to have two daughters. Harry was away for most of the Great War, and Noel stayed with her daughter Hazel in Bath Cottage in Speen. A few years later her father set up his artistic daughters in two matching houses, with purpose-built attic studios, on an estate then being built in south west London. The address of Noel Nisbet and Harry Bush was 19 Queensland Avenue, Merton Part, Wimbledon, SW19 and they lived there for the rest of their lives. Harry Bush was to immortalise their world in his pictures of suburban London.
Nisbet illustrated five books of fairy tales and legends, including Russian Fairy...
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Early 20th Century Pre-Raphaelite Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Mughal School, 17th century – Emperor Jahangir reclining in his harem
Located in Middletown, NY
An illuminated page from a book likely in reference to palace life during Emperor Jahangir's reign over the Mughal Empire.
Circa 1690. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on light...
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18th Century Rajput Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Ontological I
Located in London, GB
Prepare to delve into the captivating allure of this ontological gem, a rare and unique find that traverses the realms of conceptual art, American folk art, and contemporary expressions. Through its remarkable fusion, the boundaries between these genres blur, creating an enthralling and elusive artistic experience.
Meticulously crafted on small brown cardstock, using meticulously hand-mixed watercolor paints in a mesmerizing blue oxide hue, this exceptional artwork defies conventional labels and redefines the very essence of artistic expression. Its intricate symbolism intricately weaves together the interplay of reality and imagination, captivating seasoned collectors and emerging enthusiasts alike.
As you embark on a journey through its depths, your senses will be immediately captivated by the enchanting presence of a human-like blue creature...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Mughal School, 18th century – Tiger Hunt
Located in Middletown, NY
An unusual horizontal composition with extensive marginalia.
Circa 1750. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on light weight cream laid paper, 5 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches (140 x 298 mm...
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18th Century Rajput Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Waiting for Father, Scottish seaside circa 1900
Located in Hillsborough, NC
‘Waiting for Father’ is a charming painting depicting a 19th century child waiting by the sea for her Scottish fisherman father to return. Robert Gemmel Hutchison (1860-1936), is renowned for his delightful paintings of children. His watercolors are often in the pastel blues of beaches and the sea, set primarily in Scotland. Gemmel Hutchison was highly successful (Royal Scottish Academy, Royal Society of Watercolor, Royal Oil...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Watercolor
Sea Serpent
Located in Toronto, ON
6" x 9" Unframed
Original - Watercolour
Hand Signed by Joe Lasker
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Alexander the Great Breaking the Stallion
Located in Toronto, ON
6" x 14.5" Unframed
Original - Watercolour
Hand Signed by Joe Lasker
The original illustration from Joe Lasker’s book named The Great Alexander the Great, published by Viking Press ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Ontological II
Located in London, GB
Embark on a journey through the captivating allure of "Ontological II" (2023), a small artwork that radiates a powerful presence. Blurring the boundaries between conceptual art, Amer...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Ernest Lessieux (1848 - 1925) The sea in calm weather, watercolor signed
Located in Paris, FR
Ernest Lessieux (1848 - 1925)
The sea in calm weather,
signed lower left
watercolor on paper
16.5 x 24 cm
Framed : 35 x 41 cm
This rather atypical work is a remarkable addition to...
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1890s Impressionist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Sea Maidens
Located in Toronto, ON
6" x 9" Unframed
Original - Watercolour
Hand Signed by Joe Lasker
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
19th C. French Provincial Watercolor & Collage-Figures in a Pastoral Landscape
Located in Chicago, IL
A fine 19th Century, Continental watercolor and textile fabric collage, depicting an erotic figural group at leisure in a pastoral landscape. ...
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19th Century French School Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Fabric, Paper, Watercolor
Mughal School, 18th century Emperor Jahangir with Empress Nur Jahan on a Tiger
Located in Middletown, NY
circa 1750. Gouache and ink with heightening in gold on brown laid paper, 12 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches (317 x 210 mm), with a floral-motif border painted in blue and gold, the full sheet. With extensive inscriptions in Persian written in black ink on the verso. In good condition with extraordinary color. We see Empress Nur Jahan making an offering to a sage in his hut, as Emperor Jahangir looks on from a tree stand.
Nur Jahan was fond of hunting and often went on hunting tours with her husband and was known for her boldness in hunting ferocious tigers. She is reported to have slain four tigers with six bullets during one hunt. According to Sir Syed Ahmad Khan this feat, inspired a poet to declaim a spontaneous couplet in her honor: "Though Nur Jahan be in form a woman, In the ranks of men she...
Category
18th Century Rajput Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Amal, George Clooney and Julia Roberts, Watercolor Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Amal, George Clooney and Julia Roberts, by Manuel Santelices
Watercolor on paper
Image size: 9 in. H x 12 in. W
Unframed
2016
The worlds of fashion, society, and pop culture are ex...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
John Kennedy and Caroline Bessette NY Daily News Cover, Watercolor Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
John Kennedy and Caroline Bessette NY Daily News Cover, by Manuel Santelices
Watercolor on paper
Image size: 12 in. H x 9 in. W
Unframed
2016
The worlds of fashion, society, and po...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
“Untitled”
Located in Southampton, NY
Wonderful figurative watercolor on Strathmore tinted paper by the well known Florida artist, Gerald “Jerry” Franklin McClish. Signed lower right. Condition is excellent. The artwor...
Category
1980s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Watercolor
Vikings
Located in Toronto, ON
5" x 9" Unframed
Original - Watercolour
Hand Signed by Joe Lasker
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Two Nights
Located in Toronto, ON
8" x 15" Unframed
Original - Watercolour
Hand Signed by Joe Lasker
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Achtung
Located in Toronto, ON
11" x 14" Unframed
Original - Watercolour, Pen & Ink
Hand Signed by Joe Lasker
Joe Lasker painted this piece while reflecting on his memories from Europe, where he was in the
army d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Pen
Orthodox Boys Williamsburg I Brooklyn
Located in Toronto, ON
10" x 10" Unframed
Original - Watercolour on Paper
Hand Signed by Joe Lasker
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Orthodox Boys Williamsburg II Brooklyn
Located in Toronto, ON
11" x 8.5" Unframed
Original - Watercolour on Paper
Hand Signed by Joe Lasker
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
A Tournament of Knights
Located in Toronto, ON
8.5" x 15" Unframed
Original - Watercolour
Hand Signed by Joe Lasker
1986
Original illustration, pencil and watercolour, for the book he wrote and illustrated which was
published by...
Category
1980s Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Juan San Miguel Allende
Located in Toronto, ON
11" x 6.5" Unframed
Original - Watercolour
Hand Signed by Joe Lasker
1948
Lasker painted this piece in 1948, while he was staying at San Miguel de Allende, Mexico,
where he used to ...
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1940s Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
By Moonlight, E.E. Walton, Watercolor and Gouache, Figural, Landscape
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Eralso Errol Walton, known largely by his initials, E.E. Walton, during his professional life, was born in Cross Plains, Tennessee, around 1871. Walton's whereabouts from the 1880s i...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Long Life & Happiness.Queen Victoria's Daughter, Princess Alice. Royal Family
By HRH Princess Alice Maud Mary Hanover
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Queen Victoria’s Daughter, Princess Alice Maud Mary, of the House of Hanover.
English ( b.1843 - d.1878 ).
Long Life and Happiness – June 11th 1860
Watercolor. Signed and Dated.
Image size 12.4 inches x 7.7 inches ( 31.5cm x 24cm ).
Frame size 18.5 inches x 15.2 inches ( 47cm x 38.5cm ).
Available for sale; this charming and delicate watercolor is by the second eldest daughter of Queen Victoria, Princess Alice Maud Mary of the House of Hanover, and is dated 1860.
This original watercolor is presented and supplied in a sympathetic contemporary frame (which is shown in these photographs), mounted using conservation materials and non-reflective Tru Vue UltraVue® UV70 glass.
This intriguing and gentle piece will be of specific interest to those who have an interest in the Of the British royal family and its history.
This antique piece is in very good condition, commensurate with its age. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display.
This intriguing and gentle piece will be of specific interest to those who have an interest in the British royal family and its history.
A unique and very special painting, this charming delicate watercolour was painted by Princess Alice Mary Maud, of the House of Hanover, the second daughter of Queen Victoria. This is very significant because the artist is now the great- great grandmother of the current monarch, HM King Charles III. The artist herself was an extraordinary woman, the painting was created at a special time and place, and the subject of the painting is a mystery.
The painting depicts a winged angel looking down at a small baby lying in a cradle. The angel holds a scroll, emblazoned with “Long life and happiness” A date, “June 8th, 1860”, is written clearly and prominently above the child, signifying a date of birth. The painting is signed simply “Alice” and the date of its completion is recorded as “June 11th, 1860.”
The painting demonstrates that the young Princess, just 17 at the time, was an accomplished and sensitive artist. The work commemorates the birth 3 days earlier of a baby whose arrival must have been personally celebrated by the Princess. The identity of this child is a mystery. The fact that the cradle is decorated with blue ribbons and trimmings does not necessarily suggest that this is a male child as the custom of blue for a boy had not yet been adopted at this time.
Princess Alice of the United Kingdom became Princess Louis and Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine by marriage. She was born on 25th April 1843 and was the third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Like her siblings she spent her early childhood in the company of her parents and siblings, travelling between the British royal residences. Her birth prompted her parents to purchase Osbourne House on the Isle of Wight, and for Alice this was very much her family home. Here, at her father’s insistence, she and her siblings learnt family values and practical skills such as housekeeping, cooking, gardening and carpentry.
During the Crimean War Alice, aged just eleven, toured London hospitals with her mother and elder sister. This triggered her interest in health and public welfare which continued all her life. Alice was considered the most emotionally sensitive of her siblings and was genuinely sympathetic to the burdens of others. Her compassion meant that she took on the role of the family caregiver. She nursed her grandmother, Victoria, Duchess of Kent, mother to Queen Victoria, throughout her final illness, and provided emotional support for all the family after her death.
As Alice reached adulthood Queen Victoria made plans for her to be married. Queen Victoria wanted her children to marry for love, but the choice of suitors was nevertheless severely restricted by protocol. After Alice rejected the first two potential suitors her mother and elder sister suggested Prince Louis of Hesse, a minor German royal who was heir to the Grand Duchy of Hesse. He and his brother were invited to Windsor Castle in 1860, ostensibly so that they could watch the Ascot Races in the company of the royal family. In reality, the visit was an opportunity for the Queen to inspect her potential son-in-law. Louis and Alice got on together well, and Alice made it clear that she was attracted to him. They became engaged the following year.
The visit to Windsor Castle by the German Princes...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Pencil
It never hurt me - 21st Century Figurative Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Located in Wien, Wien
It never hurt me - 21st Century Figurative Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Unique copy
Quote: "I also always cried a lot in ski kindergarten. It never hurt me."
In German: "Ich h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite, Gouache
The Breeze, Nude, Figure, Watercolor, Salmagundi Club
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in Clinton, Missouri, in 1876, Louis Frederick Berneker was a painter, illustrator and graphic designer. Berneker’s early art training was at the St. Louis School and Museum of ...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
'The Agony in the Garden', Paris, Salon d’Automne, Section d'Or, Gethsemane
By Jais Nielsen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Jais' for Johannes Knud Ove Jais-Nielsen (Danish, 1885-1961) and dated 1938.
A powerful figural work showing a view of Jesus kneeling in the Garden of Gethsemane on the evening before his trial and execution.
Born in Denmark, Jais Nielsen initially studied at Kunstnernes Frie Studieskoler under Kristian Zahrtmann and exhibited for the first time at the 1907 Autumn Salon at the Charlottenborg Palace. Nielsen participated in the early and groundbreaking, “Group of Thirteen" Modernist show, where his focus on dynamic figural painting and his bold use of color set him dramatically apart from his contemporaries. From 1907-11, Nielsen's use of 'primitive' Fauve colors would continue to reinforce his break with traditional Danish painting. During this period, he made study excursions to important art centres, including, in 1909, to Berlin. In 1911, he moved to Paris where he settled in the Latin Quarter near the Musée Cluny. His first formal Paris exhibition was at the Salon d’Automne of 1912. During this first Paris period, Nielsen attended meetings of the Section d’Or at the studio of Jacques Villon and, as a result, began to incorporate subtle, yet distinct, Cubist elements into his work.
With the outbreak of World War One, Nielsen returned to Copenhagen, taking with him both his increasing compositional sophistication and a thorough understanding of the principles of Modernism. During this period, ports, dance and circus life became subjects of interest and he painted many canvases in the style of Analytic Cubism, of which he became the earliest and, arguably, the finest Danish exponent. From 1915 onwards, Nielsen also created Cubist sculptures and, from 1922-28, was employed as a sculptor by the Royal Copenhagen porcelain factory. Here, he produced a series of ceramic sculptures on Biblical themes which included the Good Samaritan and several versions of Jacob Wrestling with the Angel...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Charcoal, Paper, Gouache, Watercolor
Berthomme Saint-André, Before Bathing, 1926
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Watercolor by Louis BERTHOMME SAINT-ANDRE, France, 1926. Befor bathing. With frame: 74x63.5 cm - 29.1x25 inches ; without frame, just the watercolor: 50x36 cm - 19.7x14.2 inches. Si...
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1920s Art Deco Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
American Woman Artist Society Doyenne Polly Kraft Large Watercolor Painting
By Polly Kraft
Located in Surfside, FL
Polly Kraft
American (1928-2017)
Umbrella Still Life (1984)
watercolor on paper
signed lower right
29 1/2 x 41 1/2 inches
frame dimensions: 33 x 45 1/4 x 1 1/2 inches, wood frame with acrylic glazing
Provenance: East Hampton Collection
Fischbach Art Gallery New York, NY label affixed verso
Polly Kraft, Known for painting portraits, landscapes, and still-lifes, realist artist Polly Kraft worked in both watercolor and oil. She had the ability to translate a split second glance into a memorable painting.a painter who turned quotidian objects and scenes — a sliced red apple still bearing its seeds, an unmade bed cluttered with mail, a filleted fish vibrant even in death — into works of art resonant with meaning, Her son, Mark Stevens is an art critic who with his wife, Annalyn Swan, co-authored the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography “de Kooning: An American Master”
Mrs. Kraft spent a half-century at the center of the Washington establishment as the wife of Joseph Kraft, the syndicated newspaper columnist, and later, after Kraft's death in 1986, of Lloyd Cutler, the high-powered lawyer who was White House counsel to Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. Her marriages took her into the thick and thicket of social life in the capital — a world, she once remarked, where "politicians were mixed in with intellectuals, mixed in with academics, mixed in with movie stars." She counted among her friends members of the Kennedy family, former Washington Post chairman and publisher Katharine Graham, former Post executive editor Benjamin C. Bradlee and diplomats W. Averell and Pamela Harriman.
Although oft cited as a doyenne of Georgetown hostesses, Mrs. Kraft professed that she relished neither politics nor Washington’s breed of socializing, which at times approached the intensity of a competitive sport.
“When it comes to the poetry of dishevelment, Polly Kraft is one of our more rewarding practitioners,” art critic John Russell wrote in the New York Times in 1981. “She specializes in the domestic pileup — cushions knocked out of shape, books and magazines left askew, hasty departures acted out in verismo style. The point of the paintings lies in the contrast between this archetypal havoc and the order that Mrs. Kraft has imposed upon it.” Classic Americana.
Her paintings, mainly watercolors and oil paintings, appeared at venues including the Corcoran Gallery of Art and Addison/Ripley Fine Art in Washington (she was part of their 40 year retrospective along with
Lou Stovall, Diana Walker...
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20th Century Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Chicago Jewish Modernist Judaica Painting Simchat Torah WPA Artist Israeli Flags
Located in Surfside, FL
This has young ISraeli pioneers dancing with the flag as typical of works of the late British mandate Palestine era early state of Israel.
Genre: Modern
Subject: Figurative (stained glass style)
Medium: Mixed media gouache on paper
Hand signed lower left
Alexander Raymond Katz, Hungarian / American (1895 – 1974)
Alexander Raymond Katz was born in Kassa, Hungary, and came to the United States in 1909. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. In the late 1920s, he worked as a director of the Poster Department at Paramount Studios. He was appointed the Director of Posters for the Chicago Civic Opera in 1930.
During the Great Depression, notable architect Frank Lloyd Wright urged Katz to become a muralist. In 1933, he was commissioned to paint a mural for the Century of Progress exposition in Chicago. In 1936, he painted the mural History of the Immigrant for the Madison, Ill., post office. Katz’s works were included in various exhibitions and now are part of several museum collections, including those of the Art Institute of Chicago; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; and the Jewish Museum, New York. His murals, bas-reliefs and stained glass designs adorn more than 200 Jewish synagogues in the United States.
Katz and other Jewish artists in Chicago who expressed Jewish and Biblical themes were inspired by the artist Abel Pann (1883-1963). Pann, who is regarded as the leading painter of the Land of Israel, exhibited in the Art Institute of Chicago in 1920.
Early in his career, Katz began to explore the artistic possibilities inherent in the characters of the Hebrew alphabet. He developed aesthetic and philosophical interpretations of each letter and became the leading innovator and pioneer in the field of Hebraic art.
Katz applies this concept in the woodcut Moses and the Burning Bush. Hebrew letters appears in Moses’ head, his cane and inside the flame. The initial of Moses’ name crowns his head. The letter in the flame is the first letter of the name of God. A combination of images and Hebrew letters appeared commonly in illustrations of the scene Moses and the Burning Bush in the Haggadah, the book of Passover.
The symbolism of the burning bush corresponds to the motifs of A Gift to Biro-Bidjan. Among the fourteen participating artists were notable Chicago modernists Todros Geller, Mitchell Siporin...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
“Montmartre”
By Fernand Guignier
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautifully executed original watercolor by French artist Fernand Guignier of a street scene in Montmartre, Paris. Signed lower right and dated 1949. Titled lower left, “Montmartre”. Fernand Guignier was a student of the sculptors Emil Derré and Jean-Antoine Injalbert at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris . Between 1926 and 1960 he took part in the Salon des Artistes Français in the Palais de Tokyo. The watercolor is housed in its original off white wood frame. Under glass. Condition is very good. Overall framed measurements are 18.25 by 16.5 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida collector.
Fernand Guignier
Born: 1902
Died: 1972
Known for: Paris street scene watercolor...
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1940s Modern Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Watercolor
Maori - Contemporary Figurative Watercolor Painting, New Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
The Aquarele is in a simple Ikea frame behind Plexiglas
Grażyna Rigall is a painter, illustrator, author of stage designs and music videos. - The artist is interested in the merging...
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Mother - Figurative Ink, Ecoline Painting, New Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Grażyna Rigall is a painter, illustrator, author of stage designs and music videos. - The artist is interested in the merging of the world of fauna and ...
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Prada Men's Fall Fashion show, Watercolor Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Prada Men's Fall Fashion showt, by Manuel Santelices
Watercolor on paper
Image size: 9 in. H x 12 in. W
Unframed
2016
The worlds of fashion, society, and pop culture are explored t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Empatica - Original Ink on Paper Artwork with Playful Figures Black and White
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Juana Céspedes specializes in original art that draws inspiration from the infectious exuberance of dance. Her captivating artwork features individuals gracefully suspended in ethereal white space, forming mesmerizing semi-abstract compositions of shapes, clusters, and lines. Drawing from her beloved hometown of Barcelona, Céspedes envisions the harmonious mingling of souls as city squares overflow with jubilant dancers rejoicing in the arrival of sun-drenched days. Through the medium of watercolor, the artist skillfully captures the fluidity of human movement, while her meticulously crafted handmade paper adds depth and evokes the essence of the urban landscapes that fuel Céspedes' creativity.
This one-of-a-kind framed 32-inch high by 24-inch wide artwork is painted on handmade paper. It is unframed. Céspedes uses watercolor to display the splendor of movement. Convenient local Los Angeles delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping are also available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included with this original work.
Provenance: Artplex Gallery
The artist’s journey spans 21 years during which Céspedes has developed a unique style always revolving around two major themes: urban space and human bodies. “Dance inspires me. I love its contagious joy. I’m often carried away by the image of swing dancers...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
A Lonely Angel - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Un Angelo solitario is a drawing on paper, realized around the Sixties by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989).
Black ink drawing (watercolor)...
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1960s Modern Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Olivier Rousteing and His Balmain HM Collection, Fashion, Watercolor Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Olivier Rousteing and His Balmain HM Collection, by Manuel Santelices
Watercolor on paper
Image size: 9 in. H x 12 in. W
Unframed
2015
The worlds of fashion, society, and pop cultu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Wilfred Knox (1884-1966) - Early 20th Century Watercolour, On the Scent
Located in Corsham, GB
A well-painted watercolour study of the hunt in action by the British artist Wilfred Knox. Signed with his well-known pseudonym 'Arthur D. Bell'. On watercolour paper.
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20th Century Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
La Campagne de Rome - Roman Countryside - Drawing by J. P. Verdussen - 1740ca
Located in Roma, IT
China ink and watercolour on paper.
Realized in 1740 ca.
Very good conditions.
Includes passepartout.
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1740s Old Masters Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Framed Chinese Late 19th Century Watercolour - Empress with Attendant
Located in Corsham, GB
A particularly fine Chinese School watercolour of an empress seated with her attendee in a regal interior. Well-presented in a fine oak frame with card mount. Unsigned. On pith paper.
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Late 19th Century Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Buena Vida - Original Ink on Paper Artwork with Playful Figures Black and White
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Juana Céspedes specializes in original art that draws inspiration from the infectious exuberance of dance. Her captivating artwork features individuals gracefully suspended in ethereal white space, forming mesmerizing semi-abstract compositions of shapes, clusters, and lines. Drawing from her beloved hometown of Barcelona, Céspedes envisions the harmonious mingling of souls as city squares overflow with jubilant dancers rejoicing in the arrival of sun-drenched days. Through the medium of watercolor, the artist skillfully captures the fluidity of human movement, while her meticulously crafted handmade paper adds depth and evokes the essence of the urban landscapes that fuel Céspedes' creativity.
This one-of-a-kind framed 32-inch high by 24-inch wide artwork is painted on handmade paper. It is unframed. Céspedes uses watercolor to display the splendor of movement. Convenient local Los Angeles delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping are also available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included with this original work.
Provenance: Artplex Gallery
The artist’s journey spans 21 years during which Céspedes has developed a unique style always revolving around two major themes: urban space and human bodies. “Dance inspires me. I love its contagious joy. I’m often carried away by the image of swing dancers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
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