Modern Figurative 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
Decorative Motif - Drawing by Aurelio Mistruzzi - 1905
Located in Roma, IT
Decorative motif is an Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Aurelio Mistruzzi in 1905.
Pencil Drawing on paper.
Good conditions.
Aurelio Mistruzzi (1880-1960) studied at the Ud...
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Early 1900s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Lily - Drawing by Aurelio Mistruzzi - 1905
Located in Roma, IT
Lily is an Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Aurelio Mistruzzi in 1905.
Pencil Drawing on paper .
Good conditions.
Aurelio Mistruzzi (1880-1960) studied at the Udine Art Scho...
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Early 1900s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Pencil
Laurel (Lauro) - Drawing by Aurelio Mistruzzi - 1905
Located in Roma, IT
Laurel (Lauro) is an Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Aurelio Mistruzzi in 1905.
Pencil Drawing on paper, titled "Lauro" and stamp "P.M.F. Tiziano" on the left corner .
Goo...
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Early 1900s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Pencil
Leaf - Drawing by Aurelio Mistruzzi - 1905
Located in Roma, IT
Leaf is an Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Aurelio Mistruzzi in 1905.
Pencil Drawing on paper .
Good conditions.
Aurelio Mistruzzi (1880-1960) studied at the Udine Art Scho...
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Early 1900s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Jonquils - Drawing by Aurelio Mistruzzi - 1905
Located in Roma, IT
Jonquils is an Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Aurelio Mistruzzi in 1905.
Pencil Drawing on paper .
Good conditions.
Aurelio Mistruzzi (1880-1960) studied at the Udine Art ...
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Early 1900s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Decorative Motif - Drawing by Aurelio Mistruzzi - 1905
Located in Roma, IT
Decorative motif is an Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Aurelio Mistruzzi in 1905.
Pencil Drawing on paper.
Good conditions.
Aurelio Mistruzzi (1880-1960) studied at the Ud...
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Early 1900s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
PINK BUG - Ink drawing by Robert Clarence, 1989
Located in Napoli, IT
Ink drawing Title "Pink Bug" made by Robert Clarence, framed signed and numbered.
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1980s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink
Untitled (Fishermen and Sailboat)
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming Modernist watercolor by notable artist Flora Schofield, depicting fishermen and a sail boat. Archivally matted to 16" x 20".
A painter, print maker and sculptor, Flora Schofield (Schoenfield), was born in Lanark, Illinois. She studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and taught Saturday classes there until 1904. Schoenfield also studied with Charles Hawthorne, B.J.O Nordfeldt and William Zorach in Provincetown, Massachusetts. She studied with Albert Gleizes, Fernand Leger and Natalia Goncharova in Paris, France.
In 1923, Schofield’s abstractions caused a split at the venerable Chicago Society of Artists. When her artwork was was accepted by the jury, the notable Impressionist painter Pauline Palmer and the notable Modernist painter Carl Hoeckner got into a row that ended-up splitting the group. The Impressionists then broke away into their own organization called the ”Association of Chicago Painters and Sculptors”.
Paintings by Flora Schofield have been exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia; the Salon d’Automne and Salon de Independants, Paris; the Salons of America; the Society of Independent Artists, New York; the Wichita Museum of Art, Wichita; Gallery Carmine, Paris; the National Arts Club Galleries, New York; Marshall Fields Galleries...
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1920s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
1950's Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Red Roof Green Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original gouache on board unframed
size: 9.5 x 13 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: the art...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
HORSE AND RIDER - Ink drawing signed Marino
Located in Napoli, IT
Indian ink drawing on paper inspired by the works of Marino Marini, embellished with a beautiful frame, mis. est. cm. h.37x32x2.
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Paper
Cityscape Modern Dark Cold Tones Winter Urban Everyday Life Watercolor Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Free Press-Composition" is a watercolor street scene created by Joseph Ferrara. The street is dark, evoking the feeling of night and cold. There are white rings expanding from t...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Rose - Drawing by Aurelio Mistruzzi - 1905
Located in Roma, IT
Rose is an Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Aurelio Mistruzzi in 1905.
Drawing on paper.
Good conditions.
Aurelio Mistruzzi (1880-1960) studied at the Udine Art School, having classes with the Sculptor De Paoli...
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Early 1900s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Ideal Decoration - Drawing by Carlo Parisi - 1935
Located in Roma, IT
Ideal Decoration is an Artwork realized by the artist Carlo Parisi (1922-2007) in 1935.
Black and white drawing on paper.
Good conditions.
Carlo Parisi...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Villa Giardino, 20th Century Charcoal Drawing by Cleveland School Female Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clara Deike (American, 1881-1964)
Villa Giardino
Charcoal on paper
Signed and titled verso
17.75 x 12.5 inches
A graduate of the Cleveland School of Art in 1912, Clara Deike was pa...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Die Moralische Eifersucht - Drawing by Friedrich Schröder Sonnenstern - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Die moralische Eifersucht is a contemporary artwork realized by Friedrich Schröder Sonnenstern in 1964.
Pencil and colored chalks on Schoellershammer cardboard.
Signed "F. S. SONN...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Pencil
At Long Last - Paint by Ryan Mendoza - 2009
Located in Roma, IT
At long last is a contemporary artwork realized by Ryan Mendoza in 2009.
Oil painting on canvas.
Hand signed and dated on the back.
Provenance: Galleria Massimo Minini, Brescia
Born in 1971 in New York, Mendoza's personal story is subsequently intertwined with the two extremes of Europe, Naples and Berlin, the two cities in which he has lived and worked up to now. In his works he represents complex theatricality, models anatomies, doses colours, calibrates lights, draws on a rich archive of memories, confusing ancient pictorial wisdom and contemporary risks. The artist's attention is particularly focused on portraits in which he carries out distortions and alterations: he exhibits perspective disproportions, reveals anatomical dissonances, manifests dystonias between the characters in the foreground and the backgrounds. His characters appear "possessed", it is no coincidence that the title of the 2010 solo show at the Muse d'Arte Contemporanea Donna Regina in Naples is "The possessed...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ryan - Drawing by Ryan Mendoza - 2000
Located in Roma, IT
Ryan is a contemporary artwork realized by Ryan Mendoza in 2000.
Pencil and charcoal on paper.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Provenance: Galleria Massimo Minini, Brescia
Born in 1971 in New York, Mendoza's personal story is subsequently intertwined with the two extremes of Europe, Naples and Berlin, the two cities in which he has lived and worked up to now. In his works he represents complex theatricality, models anatomies, doses colours, calibrates lights, draws on a rich archive of memories, confusing ancient pictorial wisdom and contemporary risks. The artist's attention is particularly focused on portraits in which he carries out distortions and alterations: he exhibits perspective disproportions, reveals anatomical dissonances, manifests dystonias between the characters in the foreground and the backgrounds. His characters appear "possessed", it is no coincidence that the title of the 2010 solo show at the Muse d'Arte Contemporanea Donna Regina in Naples is "The possessed...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Marital Portrait - Drawing by Alberto Savinio - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Marital portrait is a modern artwork realized by Alberto Savinio in 1948.
Pencil on paper.
Hand signed by the artist and dedicated to Raffaele Carrieri.
Certificate of authenticity by Ruggero Savinio...
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Glamour Fashion Portrait of Model Sara Thom - Mid Century
By Richard Stone
Located in Miami, FL
Dick Stone was a top mid-century illustrator who worked for the most famous brands. He was an assignment artist hired by such esteemed Ad Agencies as BBDO ...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Casein, Board, Pen
Where the Fuck is Jimini? - Drawing by Ryan Mendoza - 2012
Located in Roma, IT
Where the fuck is Jimini? is a contemporary artwork realized by Mircea Suciu in 2012.
Charcoal on drawing paper.
Signed on the back – Origin Aeroplastics Brussels
Mircea Suciu Bo...
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2010s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
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 Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
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...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
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 Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
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 Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pastel
Untitled-019 pastel on paper of three nude models by Hans Burkhardt
Located in Hudson, NY
Hand-signed and dated "H Burkhardt 1972" lower right.
Provenance: The artist to his daughter Elsa. By descent to her son.
Chronology of the artist:
1904 Hans Burkhardt was born in...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Beach Series, Ink on Paper by Modern Artist Prokash Karmakar "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Prakash Karmakar - Beach Series
14.5 x 11 inches (unframed size)
Ink on Paper
2006
( Framed and Delivered )
Style : Legendary master artist Lt. Prokash Karmakar from Bengal was sole...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
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 Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
San Tubisco (Season's Greetings) Holiday Drawing Artwork Poseidon Trident Bridge
Located in Surfside, FL
Gottfried Salzmann , born on 26 March 1943 In Saalfelden near Salzburg in Austria is an Austrian painter. He lives and works in France (between Paris and Vence) since 1965.
He studi...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Mediterranean Flora - Original Pencil Drawing - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Mediterranean Flora is an original watercolored pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper, realized by Anonymous French Artist of the mid-20th Century..
In very good conditions.
Not si...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
BAMBINI CON PALLONE - Disegno su carta, firma illegibile 1970s
Located in Napoli, IT
Vivace disegno su carta titolo " Bambini con pallone", con cornice in legno, firmato in basso a destra
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Paper
Spielende Kinder vor Schönbrunn
Located in Wien, 9
Sergius Pauser (1896 - 1970) is recognized as a significant figure in the artistic movement known as "New Objectivity" and was a longstanding member of the Vienna Secession. Througho...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Paper
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 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 Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Watercolor
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 Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
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 Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
On the Road - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Per strada (On the Road) is a drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989).
Black China ink (foun...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Sex Appeal - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Sex Appeal is adrawing on paper, realized around the Sixties by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989).
Blue ink drawing on paper.
Signed "M...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Flore - Drawing by Marcel Dupont - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Flore is a beautiful drawing on paper, realized by the French artist Marcel Dupont (1898-1974).
Hand-signed on back.
The artwork represents a minimalistic, clean design, through p...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Portrait of Guelfo Bianchini - Drawing by Sergio Barletta - 1959
Located in Roma, IT
Ritratto di Guelfo Bianchini is a pen and watercolor drawing on paper realized by Sergio Barletta in 1959.
Hand-signed and dated on the lower margin.
In very good conditions.
S...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Felt Pen
The Alchimist (Portrait of Giorgio Morandi) - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
L'Alchimista (The Alchimist, Portrait of Giorgio Morandi) is a drawing on paper, realized around the Sixties by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
Piazza Navona - Drawing by Nicola Simbari - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Piazza Navona is a drawing in pencil and watercolor on paper realized by Nicola Simbari in 1964.
Hand-signed on the lower right in pencil
In good conditions except for some soft ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Watercolor
Portrait of Carlo Forte
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Carlo Forte is a drawing on paper, realized in the Mid-20th Century by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989).
Charcoal and pencil ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
Two Sketched Portraits - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Two Sketched Portraits is a drawing on paper, realized around the Sixties by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989).
China ink (fountain pen)...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Portrait of Carlo Forte - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Carlo Forte is a drawing on paper, realized in the Mid-20th Century by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989).
Charcoal and pencil ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
Wrestlers, monochromatic sports dramatic black and white
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monotype on paper
Dramatic imagery from Tom Bennett’s series of black and white monotypes, blending surrealistic mindscapes with stark realism
About Tom Bennett:
With quick brushstr...
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2010s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Monotype, Paper
Interior Design - Drawing by Victor Courtray - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Interior Design is a beautiful drawing on paper, realized in 1948 by the French architect Victor Courtray (1897-1971). Ink and watercolor on paper.
Hand-signed and dated on the low...
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Women Nudes - Drawing by G. Riegler. - 1932
Located in Roma, IT
Women Nudes is an Artwork realized by the Artist G. Riegler.
Drawing in ink on paper, Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right corner.
Th...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
American Veterans Remembrance Day Poster Study (National Poppy Day, Am. Legion)
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful study for an American Veterans Remembrance Day Poster Study (National Poppy Day, American Legion) by Elaine Jeanne Glickman (Ginsburg), created at Ferry Hall in Lake Fore...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Board, Watercolor
Personnages - Pencil and Pen Drawing by Paul Garin - Mid 20th Century
By Paul Garin
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 Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Pen
Girl Sitting - Drawing by Suzie Bernardeau - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Girl Sitting is an artwork made by Suzie Bernardeau (1875-1970) during the 20th century.
Good condition.
Signed on the back.
Drawing made with crayons.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Man Sitting - Drawing by Suzie Bernardeau - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Man Sitting is an artwork made by Suzie Bernardeau in the mid-20th century.
Good condition.
Drawing made with crayons.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Woman Sitting - Drawing by Suzie Bernardeau - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman Sitting is an artwork made by Suzie Bernardeau in the mid-20th century.
Good condition.
Drawing made with crayons on blue paper.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Figure Study (Conversation)
Located in Chicago, IL
A ink on paper figure study by artist Harold Haydon depicting a conversation.
Harold Emerson Haydon was born in Fort William, Ontario, Canada in 1909. Haydon came to Chicago with ...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Self Portrait - Drawing by Pierre Lagénie - 1993
Located in Roma, IT
Self portrait is a beautiful pen drawing on paper, realized in 1993 by the French artist Pierre Lagénie (1938-2020).
Hand-signed and dedicated on the lower right margin.
The work ...
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1990s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, 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 Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Famous Raincoat
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. In the 1950s, he was an in-demand and celebrated illustrator working for New York's toniest publicatio...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Rainman - Drawing by Angelo Griscelli - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rainman is an artwork realized by Angelo Griscelli (1893-1978) during the 20th century.
Signed on the center left.
The drawing is glued on a white cardboard.
Good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
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