Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
POSTIMPRESSIONIST STYLE
In the revolutionary wake of Impressionism, artists like Vincent van Gogh, Georges Seurat, Paul Cézanne and Paul Gauguin advanced the style further while firmly rejecting its limitations. Although the artists now associated with Postimpressionist art did not work as part of a group, they collectively employed an approach to expressing moments in time that was even more abstract than that of the Impressionists, and they shared an interest in moving away from naturalistic depictions to more subjective uses of vivid colors and light in their paintings.
The eighth and final Impressionist exhibition was held in Paris in 1886, and Postimpressionism — also spelled Post-Impressionism — is usually dated between then and 1905. The term “Postimpressionism” was coined by British curator and art critic Roger Fry in 1910 at the “Manet and the Postimpressionists” exhibition in London that connected their practices to the pioneering modernist art of Édouard Manet. Many Postimpressionist artists — most of whom lived in France — utilized thickly applied, vibrant pigments that emphasized the brushstrokes on the canvas.
The Postimpressionist movement’s iconic works of art include van Gogh’s The Starry Night (1889) and Seurat’s A Sunday on La Grande Jatte (1884). Seurat’s approach reflected the experimental spirit of Postimpressionism, as he used Pointillist dots of color that were mixed by the eye of the viewer rather than the hand of the artist. Van Gogh, meanwhile, often based his paintings on observation, yet instilled them with an emotional and personal perspective in which colors and forms did not mirror reality. Alongside Mary Cassatt, Cézanne, Henri Matisse and Gauguin, the Dutch painter was a pupil of Camille Pissarro, the groundbreaking Impressionist artist who boldly organized the first independent painting exhibitions in late-19th-century Paris.
The boundary-expanding work of the Postimpressionist painters, which focused on real-life subject matter and featured a prioritization of geometric forms, would inspire the Nabis, German Expressionism, Cubism and other modern art movements to continue to explore abstraction and challenge expectations for art.
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Style: Post-Impressionist
Paul Emile Lecomte (1877-1950) Entre Cannes et Grasse, signed watercolor
Located in Paris, FR
Paul-Emile lecomte (1877-1950)
Landscape of a valley between Cannes and Grasse (South of France)
Signed lower right
watercolor on paper
25.8 x 33.9 cm
in a vintage frame : 33 x 41.4 ...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
“In the Dressing Room”
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautifully executed oil pastel on archival paper by the renowned American artist Louis Kronberg. Signed lower left with the artist’s trademark Star of David symbol after his signat...
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1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Oil Pastel, Archival Paper
Le marché aux bestiaux by Paulémile Pissarro - Watercolour and ink on paper
Located in London, GB
Le marché aux bestiaux by Paulémile Pissarro (1884-1972)
Watercolour and ink on paper
23.7 x 31.2 cm (9 ³/₈ x 12 ¹/₄ inches)
Signed lower right, Paul-Émile Pissarro
This work is acc...
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1910s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Lunch on the Beach - 20th Century Watercolor of Dining on the Seafront
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
This piece was created using watercolour and is in a swept composite frame under glass.
Keywords: Beach, art, arch, arches, sea, ocean, waiter, lunch, waiting, food, flag, boats, bl...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) A Seascape, Brittany, watercolor signed
Located in Paris, FR
Maurice Asselin (1882-1947)
A Seascape, Brittany,
signed lower right
watercolor on paper
19.7 x 25.2 cm
Framed : 35 x 40.5 cm
Maurice Asselin was particularly attached to Britta...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Musiciens Sur Fond Multicolore By Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in New Orleans, LA
Marc Chagall
1887-1985 Russian
Musiciens sur fond multicolore
(Musicians on a multicolored background)
Signed 'Chag' (on the sleeve of the right figure); stamped with the signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
Tempera, gouache, colored ink and India ink and pastel on paper
“The fact that I made use of cows, milkmaids, roosters and provincial Russian architecture as my source forms is because they are part of the environment from which I spring and which undoubtedly left the deepest impression on my visual memory of the experiences I have." - Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall’s 1981...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Pastel, Ink, India Ink, Tempera, Gouache
Pêcheurs by Paulémile Pissarro - Drawing of fishermen
Located in London, GB
Pêcheurs by Paulémile Pissarro (1884-1972)
Pencil on paper
23.1cm x 30.9
Stamped lower left, Paulémile-Pissarro-
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity by Lélia P...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Pencil
"Two Villages" - Black and White Ink Landscape Drawing By Joan Carl Strauss
Located in Pasadena, CA
"Two Villages" is a black and white landscape ink drawing by Joan Carl Strauss that unfolds a narrative of hidden rivalry within a picturesque valley.
In the heart of a flat-floore...
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1980s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor, Ink
La Grande Place (Bruxelles) by H. Claude Pissarro - Pastel work on paper
Located in London, GB
La Grande Place Brussels (Bruxelles) by H. Claude Pissarro (b. 1935)
Pastel on card
37 x 51 cm (14 ⁵/₈ x 20 ¹/₈ inches)
Signed lower right, H. Claude Pissarro
This work is accompani...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
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 Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Girl and Horse - Watercolor by Marie Laurencin - 1924
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed.
Sketch realized in 1924 for the invitation to "Ballets Russes de Serge Diaghilev".
Published in the same invitation in June 26th, 1924.
Ref. Mimì, Anna Laetitia Pecci...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Pencil, Watercolor, Paper
'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 Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Charcoal, Paper, Gouache, Watercolor
“The Dress Rehearsal”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor on archival paper of a ballet rehearsal by the American artist Grace Haverty signed lower left with Transparent Watercolor Society of American to the right of sig...
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1990s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Archival Paper, Watercolor
Les Équipages de l'Allée Acacias by H. Claude Pissarro - Pastel
Located in London, GB
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Les Équipages de l'Allée Acacias by H. Claude Pissarro (b. 1935)
Pastel on card
37 x 51 cm (14 ⁵/₈ x 20 ¹/₈ inche...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Pastel
Yvonne debout by Paulémile Pissarro - Nude drawing of the artist's wife
Located in London, GB
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Yvonne debout by Paulémile Pissarro (1884-1972)
Pencil on paper
30.5 x 26 cm (12 x 10 ¹/₄ inches)
Signed lower centre, P...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Pencil
Uxbridge Road, London by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro - City scene watercolour
Located in London, GB
Uxbridge Road, London by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878-1952)
Watercolour on paper
23.5 x 31 cm (9 ¹/₄ x 12 ¹/₄ inches)
Titled and dated lower left; initialled and inscribed lower right...
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Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Watercolor
Les Parasols Blancs - Montmartre by H. Claude Pissarro - Pastel on Card
Located in London, GB
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Les Parasols Blancs - Montmartre by H. Claude Pissarro (b. 1935)
Pastel on card
51 x 37 cm (20 ⅛ x 14 ⅝ inches)
S...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Pastel
Yvonne Jouant au Tennis by Paulémile Pissarro, 1972 - graphite on paper
Located in London, GB
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Yvonne Jouant au Tennis by Paulémile Pissarro (1884 - 1972)
Graphite on paper
20.2 x 27 cm (8 x 10 ⁵/₈ inches)
Signed lower left, Paulémile-Pissarro-
Pa...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Graphite
'Seated Nude', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, Carmel, California, LACMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Estate stamped, verso, for VIctor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1955.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Center and...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Graphite
'The Garden, Mandelieu-la-Napoule', Academy of Fine Arts of Rouen, Benezit, Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Picot' for Jean-Claude Picot (French, born 1933), and painted circa 1985; additionally titled, verso, on old label, 'L'escalier du Jardin (Mandelie '.
From 1947,...
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1980s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Canvas, Oil
'Woman Smoking a Pipe', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne et Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1955.
A cabinet-sized, Post-Impressionist figural drawing of a young woman smoking a pip...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Graphite, Paper
'Cap Ferrat', Academy of Fine Arts of Rouen, Mandelieu-la-Napoule, Benezit, Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Picot' for Jean-Claude Picot (French, born 1933), and painted circa 1985; additionally titled, verso, 'La Route Vers St Jean Cap Ferr'...
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1980s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Oil, Canvas
“The Pink Parasol”
Located in Southampton, NY
Very well executed oil pastel on archival paper done in the style of the French Impressionists. Circa 1985. Condition is excellent. Illegible signed lower left. Possibly the arti...
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1980s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Archival Paper, Oil Pastel
Summer Trees, 20th Century Landscape Watercolor Painting by Cleveland Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Work sold to benefit the CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART
Joseph B. O’Sickey (American, 1918–2013)
Summer Trees
Watercolor on paper
Signed lower right
11.5 x 15.5 inches
Joseph O'Sickey...
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Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Kelpie of Snooziepool - English Romantic Whimsical Fantasy Ink Watercolor
Located in Miami, FL
The Kelpie of Snooziepool - William Heath Robinson illustrated this whimsical fantasy work featuring a semi-nude beauty in a pool of water with children.
Based on the Metropolitan ...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink, Watercolor
Largo
Located in New York, NY
Maurice Denis' extravagant charcoal drawing of a romantic draped figure with outstretched arms is a rare work from the post impressionist period.
Signed with monogram (lower left) a...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Charcoal
Coastal landscape, 1882
Located in PARIS, FR
Frank Charles Peyraud (1858-1948)
Coastal landscape, 1882
Charcoal and shading on paper
Signed "C. Peyraud", dated "82" and dedicated "à l'ami Baradat" ? lower right
29.5 x 56 cm
Slightly oiled
A French-born artist born in Switzerland in 1858, Frank Charles Peyraud showed an early interest in drawing and painting. He grew up in a rural environment before studying architecture at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, encouraged by his father. In 1877, he entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1881, Frank Peyraud...
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1880s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Charcoal
Stable Scene, 20th century horse and barn watercolor by Cleveland School artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Work sold to benefit the CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART
Joseph B. O’Sickey (American, 1918–2013)
Stable Scene
Watercolor and graphite on paper
Signed lower right
9 x 12.25 inches
Josep...
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Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Watercolor
Henri Ottmann (1877-1927) A forest in the mist, pastel signed
Located in Paris, FR
Henri Ottmann (1877-1927)
"Orée du bois par brume", A forest in the mist
signed lower right
pastel on paper
24 x 32 cm
In good condition
In a vintage frame : 43.5 x 53 cm The gilding on the frame is missing in many places
Henri Ottmann particularly excelled in the pastel technique, as can be seen here.
This is due to the fact that this delicate material obviously lends itself very well to the artist's characteristic vaporous style and manner.
We should also note the great modernity of this landscape and its fades, which go almost as far as abstraction.
Henry Ottmann was born on 10 April 1877 in Ancenis.
He made his debut at the Salon La Libre Esthétique in Brussels in 1904 and took part in the Salon des Indépendants in Paris from 1905, the Salon d'Automne, the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts and the Salon des Tuileries.
In 1911 and 1912, Ottmann exhibited at the Artistes de la Société Moderne at the Gallery Paul Durand-Ruel together with Armand Guillaumin, Henri Lebasque and others. In 1912, he exhibited at the gallery Eugène Druet.
In 1920, Ottmann exhibited at the gallery Marcel...
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1910s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Pastel
Colorful Lake Reflections, Large-Scale Pastel Landscape with Ducks
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant large-scale pastel landscape of colorful reflections rippling on a calm lake with three small ducks and a boat by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Signed with the ...
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Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Pastel, Paper
Two Drawings
By Louis Valtat
Located in New York, NY
Group of two drawings. "Femme assise sur une Chaise," circa 1910. Brush and ink on wove paper, 8 1/2x8 inches. With the artist's initials ink stamp, lower right recto.
"Femme avec ...
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1910s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink, Pen
Place Vendôme by H. Claude Pissarro - Pastel on card, Post-Impressionist
Located in London, GB
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Place Vendôme by H. Claude Pissarro (b. 1935)
Pastel on card
37 x 51 cm (14 ⁵/₈ x 20 ¹/₈ inches)
Signed lower rig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Pastel
Rue de la Mer by H. Claude Pissarro - Pastel, Post-Impressionist
Located in London, GB
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Rue de la Mer by H. Claude Pissarro (b. 1935)
Pastel on card
37 x 51 cm (14 ⁵/₈ x 20 ¹/₈ inches)
Signed lower rig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Pastel
L'Aloés de la Calanque - Bréhat by H. Claude Pissarro - Post-Impressionist
Located in London, GB
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L' Aloés de la Calanque - Bréhat by H. Claude Pissarro (b. 1935)
Pastel on card
51 x 37 cm (20 ¹/₈ x 14 ⁵/₈ inche...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Pastel
'Woman Seated', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Estate stamp, verso, for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1955.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Center and t...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Graphite, Paper
Men Working on Kibbutz Palestine, Israeli Judaica Pastel Drawing
Located in Surfside, FL
From The British mandate Pre State of Israel Palestine Period.
Eliahu Sigad (Eliyahu Sigard), painter, born 1901, Lithuania. Founder of Israeli Painters' Association. Educated in Eur...
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1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Oil Crayon, Pastel
'Standing Nude', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière et Etrangères, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950.
A bold figural study of a nude in contrapposto, shown posing with drapery and cont...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Gouache, Graphite
La Plage à Trouville by H. Claude Pissarro - Pastel, Post-Impressionist
Located in London, GB
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La Plage à Trouville by H. Claude Pissarro (b. 1935)
Pastel on card
37 x 51 cm (14 5/8 x 20 1/8 inches)
Signed l...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Pastel
Graffiti, Neo-expressionist black and white figurative artwork on paper
Located in Atlanta, GA
Welcome to Heritage, our carefully curated collection of French vintage and antique paintings. We scour the flea markets and fairs for these gems: poignant portraits of long-gone Me...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Mixed Media
Portrait of a Mother and Child by Tsuguharu Foujita
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tsuguharu Foujita
1886-1968 | Japanese-French
Portrait of a Mother and Child
Signed “Foujita / Paris” (lower left)
Ink and watercolor on paper
An artistic luminary well ahead of his time, Tsuguharu Foujita burst onto the international art scene in the early 20th century as one of the most important artists in early Japanese modernism...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Les Tilleuls de L'Avenue de la Mer by H. Claude Pissarro - Post-Impressionism
Located in London, GB
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Les Tilleuls de L'Avenue de la Mer by H. Claude Pissarro (b. 1935)
Pastel on card
37 x 51 cm (14 ⁵/₈ x 20 ¹/₈ inc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Pastel
Jean Launois (1898-1942) North African landscape, A Port, watercolor signed
Located in Paris, FR
Jean Launois (1898-1942)
A North African landscape, A Port (Essaouira ?)
signed lower right
Watercolor on paper
14 x 41.5 cm
Framed : 30 x 57 cm
It is most likely a view of the por...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Berthomme Saint-André, The Nap, Watercolor, 1925
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Watercolor by Louis BERTHOMME SAINT-ANDRE, France, ca.1925. The nap. With frame: 75x60.5 cm - 29.5x23.8 inches, without frame, just the watercolor: 53x39 cm - 20.9x15.35 inches. Signed lower left "Berthomme St André" (see photo).
Louis Berthommé Saint-André is a figurative painter, fresco painter, decorator, illustrator, engraver, ceramist and French lithographer born in 1905. He comes from rural and commercial France: his father ran a wine and grocery business. In his youth, Louis Berthommé Saint-André was injured by a kick, which left him with a stiff leg, preventing him from driving, among other things. The family left Oise to settle in Saintes, where the artist studied at La Recouvrance. He entered as a student architect with Georges Naud, responsible for the historical monuments of Charente then, in 1921, he entered the School of Fine Arts in Paris.
Louis Berthommé Saint-André is one of the great representatives of French figurative painting in the 20th century. He was trained at the School of Fine Arts by two very old masters who died during his training: Fernand Cormon (1845-1924) and Jean-Paul Laurens (1838-1921). He retains from their training the taste for well-learnt techniques, but from his first works, he is part of modernity. His constructions show decomposed forms inspired by Cézanne, while maintaining a keen sense of rigour. He never strayed from realism, but his very colourful, sometimes incisive palette and his freedom in representation gave his painting a bite and an acidity that placed Louis Berthommé Saint-André among the great talents of his time.
Silver medal at the Salon of French Artists where he exhibited from 1924 to 1929, he won the Abd-el-Tif Prise in 1925 and was then the youngest resident of the villa in Algiers. Friend of Jean Launois, in addition to his recognised portraits, he painted Algiers and the Kasbah. His studies of women recall those of Eugène Delacroix, but if his luminous inspiration is due to the Algerian sun, his touch is more Cézanne than purely orientalist. He left Algeria in 1928, to return there in 1931.
Before the war, Berthommé Saint-André exhibited regularly in all the major Salons: from 1928 at the Salon d'Automne, at the Salon des Beaux-Arts (1934 to 1936) at the Salon des Tuileries since 1935. His inspiration is close to surrealism .
During the Occupation, he became very "fauve", in reaction to the darkness of the war. He joined the Resistance, and collaborated with Vaincre (Resistance newspaper).
After the war, he developed a style close to poetic reality (Brianchon, Legueult, Oudot, Terechkovitch, Cavaillès. Caillard, Limouse, and Planson), without however ever being part of the group so called. He is present at the Salon Comparaison, at the Salon of painters Witnesses of our time, is president of the Salon of drawing and water-based painting. He has exhibited solo internationally, in Europe, the USA and Japan in particular. In 1977, he received just before his death, the grand prise of Painters Witnesses of their Time.
He died on October 1, 1977 in Paris.
Bibliography
- Michel Droit. Berthommé Saint-André. Éditions de la revue moderne, 1981
Wall frescoes
Entrance to the Direction, National School of Fine Arts, Paris
Lycée Charlemagne, Paris, Notre-Dame and the banks of the Seine, 1952
Staircase of the Staff of Poitiers
Personal exhibitions
Villa Abd-el-Tif, Alger, 1922
Galerie Armand Drouant, Paris, 1928
Galerie Marcel Bernheim...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Watercolor
'Girl in Red', Guggenheim, LACMA, Rome, Academy of Fine Arts, Venice Biennale
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed upper right, 'C. Mariani' for Carlo Maria Mariani (Italian, 1931-2021) and dated 1959.
A native of Rome, Carlo Mariani first studied there at the Academy of Fine Arts where h...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Gouache
Urban Edge, Neo-expressionist black and white figurative artwork on paper
Located in Atlanta, GA
Welcome to Heritage, our carefully curated collection of French vintage and antique paintings. We scour the flea markets and fairs for these gems: poignant portraits of long-gone Me...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Mixed Media
Battage à la Taillerie by H. Claude Pissarro - Pastel, Post-Impressionist
Located in London, GB
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Battage à la Taillerie by H. Claude Pissarro (b. 1935)
Pastel on card
37 x 51 cm (14 ⁵/₈ x 20 ¹/₈ inches)
Signed ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
'Woman Standing', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière et Etrangères, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950.
A dynamic and loose figural showing a woman in contrapposto, draped in a shawl and...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
"Young Girl (Jenue Fille)" Louis Valtat, French Drawing
By Louis Valtat
Located in New York, NY
Louis Valtat
Young Girl
Stamped with initials lower right
Pencil on brown paper
Sight 7 x 6 inches
Provenance:
Mrs. Ernest M. Werner, New York
Private Collection, Rhode Island
Loui...
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
'Woman Standing', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière et Etrangères, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950.
A loosely drawn and and dynamic figural showing a woman standing in contrapposto, ...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Paper
Watercolor Painting Three Black Men
Located in Surfside, FL
This does not appear to be signed but was framed with her biography verso.
Irene Hodes Newman, an Impressionist painter, was known for her watercolors of black people, African American Gullah and Creole people and their culture in New Orleans. born in Cameron, Missouri. Newman was well known for her images of birds, atmospheric scenes of the Georgia Atlantic coast, and cityscapes from Savannah to New York City. A member of the Baltimore Water Color Club, the American Artists Professional League, the National Arts Club in New York City and the Audubon Artists Society. Active from the late 1930s until the mid-1950s, her work hung in exhibitions at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. (1939); The American Water Color Society, New York (1939, 1941, 1942); the Morton Gallery, New York (1939, 1940); the Allied Artists of America, New York (1939-1942); the Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland (1939, 1940, 1948-52); the Art Institute of Chicago (1940, 1941, 1949); the Kansas City Art Institute, Missouri (1940); the Brooklyn Museum (1941); the San Diego Fine Arts Society, California (1941); the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (1942); the Springfield Museum of Art, Massachusetts (1945); the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio (1950); the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia (1950); and the National Gallery of Art, Washington (1955).
From 1948 until 1955, Newman showed at the Milch Gallery in New York City. In 1949 she was featured there in a show called "Six Watercolorists." During this period she was based in New York City, showing paintings of birds as well as New York views...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Paris - Porte Saint Martin by H. Claude Pissarro - Pastel, Post-Impressionist
Located in London, GB
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Paris - Porte Saint Martin by H. Claude Pissarro (b. 1935)
Pastel on card
37 x 51 cm (14 ⁵/₈ x 20 ¹/₈ inches)
Sig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
'Woman Seated', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière et Etrangères, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950.
A mid-century graphite drawing of a fashionably-dressed woman shown seated and re...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Paper
Montsouris, Watercolour and charcoal on Paper by Paulémile Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Montsouris by Paulémile Pissarro (1884 - 1972)
Watercolour and charcoal on paper
33 x 25 cm (13 x 9 ⁷/₈ inches)
Signed lower right, Paulémile- Pissarro. and titled lower left
Execu...
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Paper, Watercolor
Paul Emile Lecomte (1877-1950) A landscape, signed watercolor
Located in Paris, FR
Paul Emile Lecomte (1877-1950)
A Landscape
Signed lower left
Watercolor on paper
22.5 x 30.5cm
In good condition
Framed: 37.5 x 46 cm
Paul Emile Lecomte (1877– 1950). Painter of wat...
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Dimanche à Robinson by H. Claude Pissarro - Pastel, Post-Impressionist
Located in London, GB
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Dimanche à Robinson by H. Claude Pissarro (b. 1935)
Pastel on card
37 x 51 cm (14 ⁵/₈ x 20 ¹/₈ inches)
Signed low...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
'Black Tie and Tail', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA, Carmel
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped verso for estate of Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and painted circa 1955.
A Post-Impressionist figural watercolor showing a young woman partially-clothed in evening w...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper, Graphite
'Flamenco Dancer', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA, California
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950.
An expressive sketch of a woman wearing a scarlet flamenco dress and a mantilla an...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite, Wax Crayon
'Man Stretching', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière et Etrangères, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Gouache, Paper
Post-impressionist figurative drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.
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