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Portrait Drawings and Watercolors For Sale
W.G.H - Framed Early 20th Century Watercolour, Girl Wearing Hat with Blue Ribbon
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful depiction of a young girl wearing a yellow straw hat with blue ribbon, admiring the last of the yellow dahlias as the garden turns to autumn. The watercolour has been in...
Category
20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Freedom
Located in Burlingame, CA
Chikako Okada’s autobiographical works of art bridge traditional realism with magical realism and surrealism. The artist uniquely addresses questions of the human condition through h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper, Graphite
"Historia" (FRAMED) Painting 38" x 32" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Historia" (FRAMED) Painting 38" x 32" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Medium: Acrylic Ink & Paint on Animation
Artist Antonio Pelayo, born in Glendale, Califo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Acrylic
Original French Art Deco Gouache Illustration Drawing by J. Hilly
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original Art Deco illustration hand-painted with ink and gouache on paper. The drawing features two elegant women with large windows and drapery in the background. This illustrati...
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1930s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
19th Century Watercolour - Regency Lady in a Headscarf
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming watercolour study of a Regency lady in an elegant dress and headscarf. The artist captures the woman's delicate features in a soft palette showing the fine details of her ...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Morceaux Choisis
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau ( 1889-1963 )
" Morceaux Choisis " est un dessin à l'encre brune et légère estompe au crayon noir , exécuté en 1932 , il représente un profil de femme .
19 x 11 cm . si...
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1930s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Love & Peace & Sisterhood
Located in Burlingame, CA
Chikako Okada’s autobiographical works of art bridge traditional realism with magical realism and surrealism. The artist uniquely addresses questions of the human condition through h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper, Graphite
Circle of George Chinnery - Early 19th Century Watercolour, Mother and Child
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine watercolour portrait depicting a mother and her infant child seated in armchair. The composition takes inspiration from the delicate portraiture work of early 19th century art...
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Early 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Aquarius
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Aquarius' features the face of a young woman with flowering succulents, thorns and a turbulent sky surrounding her body and is a complex graphite drawing on Kent paper. From Japanes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper, Graphite
Self Portrait, Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho)
Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Ink on Paper
Year: 2023
Style: Abstract
Subject: Self Portrait,
Size: 12" x 9" x ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
African Mama - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
African Mama - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
A charming illustration, by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999), shows a woman with a...
Category
1950s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Pen
The Village Maids - British Victorian art exhibited RA 1880 watercolour painting
By Marcella M Walker
Located in London, GB
This stunning exhibited Pre-Raphaelite 19th century watercolour painting is by British Victorian female artist Marcella M Walker. The painting was painted in 1880 and exhibited at th...
Category
19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Growing Pains
Located in Burlingame, CA
Chikako Okada’s autobiographical works of art bridge traditional realism with magical realism and surrealism. The artist uniquely addresses questions of the human condition through her meticulously detailed, and patterned imagery. The work is mesmerizing, rich in symbolism, and reference feminine power, vulnerability, sadness, longing, and desire. Often featuring adolescent girls and boys that are mysteriously posed, the artist leaves the circumstances of her subjects to the viewer's interpretation. Chikako Okada is inspired by the paintings of European masters, Mexico's Frida Kahlo, and the American surrealists.
The drawing is 23 1/4 X 18 1/4 inches. Professionally matted and framed in a museum quality rose gold wood...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper, Graphite
Infanta Primavera, 2019
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Infanta Primavera' features the face of a young woman's head with a flowering cactus in an intricately patterned and a succulent coated body. It is complex graphite drawing on Kent ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper, Graphite
Infanta de la Resistencia
Located in Burlingame, CA
Chikako Okada’s autobiographical works of art bridge traditional realism with magical realism and surrealism. The artist uniquely addresses questions of the human condition through her meticulously detailed, and patterned imagery. The work is mesmerizing, rich in symbolism, and reference feminine power, vulnerability, sadness, longing, and desire. Often featuring adolescent girls and boys that are mysteriously posed, the artist leaves the circumstances of her subjects to the viewer's interpretation. Chikako Okada is inspired by the paintings of European masters, Mexico's Frida Kahlo, and the American surrealists.
The drawing is 16 x 12 inches. Professionally matted and framed in a museum quality rose gold...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
Lydia Sudall - Early 19th Century Watercolour, At the Gate
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming study of a young boy in a landscape. He opens a wooden gate, hat in his right hand as he invites the viewer through. Unsigned. Acquired with a signed piece by the same han...
Category
Early 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Infante & Infanta Mellizos
Located in Burlingame, CA
Chikako Okada’s autobiographical works of art bridge traditional realism with magical realism and surrealism. The artist uniquely addresses questions of the human condition through h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper, Graphite
KIOWA WOMAN
Located in Tallahassee, FL
Portrait of Kiowa American Indian Tribal Elder.
Part of Artist's Personal Collection.
Category
20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Infanta de la Verdad
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Infanta de la Verdad' features the face of a young woman with cactus surrounding her head and a bird and flowering cactus (bottom) representing life, death and the struggles in betw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper, Graphite
After Holbein - 19th Century Watercolour, Anne Bullen (Boleyn)
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine watercolour miniature depicting Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII. Inscriptions to the reverse show that the original painting by Hans Holbein was, at the time, in t...
Category
19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of Juliana - British Art Deco pencil charcoal drawing of a woman
Located in London, GB
A fine large charcoal and pencil drawing by British listed artist James Stroudley. Executed in 1930, it is a stunning example of a 1930s Art Deco portrait. Very strong and bold, it d...
Category
1930s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Color Pencil
Indian Dancer - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Indian Dancer - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
A stoic, dark-haired woman in elaborate dress is sitting cross-legged in this illustration by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999). Pattinson uses fine ink line detail and a vibrant pink watercolor for a splash of color.
Signed at the bottom, "Irene Pattinson."
Provenance: The Artist, Estate of Irene Pattinson: David Carlson; Estate of Larry Miller Fine Art, Robert Azensky Fine Art.
Presented in a new white mat with foam core backing.
Mat size: 16"H x 12"W
Paper size: 11.75"H x 8.5"W
Image size: 7.5"H x 6.5"W
Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999) studied at the California School of Fine Art (now The San Francisco Art Institute), San Francisco State College and The Marion Hartwell School of Design. She was President of the San Francisco Woman Artists Association 1955-56.
Provenance: The Artist, Estate of Irene Pattinson: David Carlson; Estate of Larry Miller Fine Art, Robert Azensky Fine Art.
Solo Exhibitions: Lucien Labaudt Gallery 1955; San Francisco Museum of Art, 1961 (39 works).
Selected Group Exhibitions: San Francisco Art Association Annual 1948, 54, 55; San Francisco Woman Artists, 1957-1960; Oakland Art Museum Annual, 1951, 58; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1960; Richmond Art Center, 1955, 56, 57, 58; San Francisco Art Institute 1959, 60. The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, 1958, 59, 60, 62, 63; Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1960; Fourth Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1963.
Awards: First Place, San Francisco Woman Artists Assoc., 1957, 1959; San Francisco Art Festival 1957;Literature: San Francisco Art Institute - A catalog of the Art Ban 1962/63; San Francisco and the Second Wave: The Blair Collection
Exhibitions:
1963 The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA
1963 California Palace of The Legion of Honor: Forth Winter Invitational, San Francisco, CA
1962 The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA
1961 San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA
1960 California...
Category
1950s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Paper, Watercolor, Pen
Portrait of a Woman - British Art Deco 1930's painting young lady red lipstick
Located in London, GB
A fine detailed watercolour on paper by Royal Academician William Dring who was a noted portrait artist of the 20th century. This portrait depicts a young woman in profile - and was painted circa 1937. A very evocative Art Deco portrait. In excellent condition and framed in gallery frame. A fine example of mid 20th century British portraiture...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi Painting WPA Era Artist, Social Realist
Located in Surfside, FL
Bernard Gussow 1881 -1957
Bernard Gussow was active/lived in New York, New Jersey / Russian Federation. Bernard Gussow is known for genre, landscape, figure, interior paintings.
Ber...
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1940s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
Lounge Chair Nap - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Lounge Chair Nap - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
A man lazes in a lounge chair, book still in hand, as he dozes off with a content e...
Category
1950s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Pen, Paper
Fine 19th Century Chinese School Watercolour - The Emperor
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine 19th century Chinese School portrait of a regal Emperor, beautifully executed in watercolour with details carefully picked out in body colour. The portrait was acquired b...
Category
19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Street Costumes, Gay Nineties Fashion - Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
Street Costumes by Ruth Kreps.
Signed lower right.
Most likely for a book published in the 1930's about turn of the century women's fashion. "Costume Design of the Gay Nineties" T...
Category
1930s Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Board, Ink
Auguste Gardanne (1840-1890) Soldiers at rest, War of 1870, wartercolor
Located in Paris, FR
Auguste Gardanne (circa 1840- circa 1890)
Soldiers at rest during the franco-prussian war of 1870
Watercolor on paper
On the reverse Study of a battlefield (?)
Pencil on paper
Mark o...
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1870s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Fine 19th Century Chinese School Watercolour - The Empress
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine 19th century Chinese School portrait of a regal Empress, beautifully executed in watercolour with details carefully picked out body colour. The portrait was acquired by S...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Mid 19th Century Pastel - Two John Oddys, Father and Son
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming pastel study of two blacksmiths who are father and son, both of the name of John Oddys. The artist capture them both outside of the smithy forge. Unsigned. Presented in an...
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Auguste Gardanne (1840-1890) Carriages and horses, War of 1870, double sided
Located in Paris, FR
Auguste Gardanne (circa 1840- circa 1890)
Carriages and horses during the franco-prussian war of 1870
Pencil and watercolor on paper
On the reverse Studies of horses
Pencil and water...
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1870s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Early 19th Century Regency Watercolour - Portrait of Three Siblings
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine watercolour portrait of a child and two infants, sitting on a velvet chair and cushion on a rose covered terrace. Dating to the Regency period, this remarkable work is be...
Category
Early 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
E. Saracco - Italian School Early 20th Century Watercolour, The Fiddler
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming watercolour study of a smiling Italian man playing the fiddle. Signed to the lower left. Presented in a sept gilt frame with pierce details, hatching and shell ornamentati...
Category
20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
M.H. - Early 20th Century Watercolour, Portrait of a Nurse Sewing
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine portrait in watercolour depicting a nurse wearing a traditional nurse's cap, sewing a piece of cloth. Handsomely presented in an antique oak frame. Monogrammed to the upper le...
Category
20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Mending, Graphite Portrait, 20th Century Modern British, Signed Artwork
Located in London, GB
Graphite on paper, signed lower right
Image size: 17 x 21 inches (43.25 x 53.25 cm)
Contemporary frame
James Stroudley
Stroudley was born in London on 17 June 1906, the son of Jam...
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20th Century English School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Nude Female - Italian British art Edwardian nude portrait drawing female artist
Located in London, GB
This is a fine detailed and superbly executed Edwardian drawing by Estella Canziani which dated to circa 1911. Drawn by one of the leading artists of the day, it is a very striking a...
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1910s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Edward Sylvester Hynes (1897-1982) - Mid 20th Century Gouache, Smokin'
Located in Corsham, GB
A close up depicting of a woman with blonde hair and a cigarette in her mouth. The artist uses his signature bold style to create a charismatic and alluring portrait study. Signed to...
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Erotic French painter - 19th century figure drawings - Nudes - Ink on paper
Located in Varmo, IT
French painter (19th century) - Four erotic scenes.
17 x 24 cm without frames, 21.5 x 28.5 cm with frames.
Antique ink drawings on paper, in wood...
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Late 19th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
19th Century Watercolour - The Cloth Maker
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine portrait of a North African gentleman making cloth. Captured in exquisite detail, the artist perfectly portrays the cloth makers delicate touch with the textiles as he looks d...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Chinese School Late 19th Century Watercolour - Seated Dignitary & his Consort
Located in Corsham, GB
A particularly fine Chinese School portrait with body colour, depicting a seated dignitary with his young consort. Well-presented in a wonderful reeded oak frame with gilt card mount...
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Late 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Winged character Geneviève Seillé Contemporary art drawing outsider art portrait
Located in Paris, FR
Mixed media drawing on paper
Dated and signed on the back
In the plastic work of Geneviève Seillé, the word, like a sign, reigns supreme. An object o...
Category
Early 2000s Outsider Art Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
Tuscan Florentine Female Nude Portrait Drawing 20th century pencil paper
Located in Florence, IT
Pencil on paper 32.5 x 23.5 cm.
The subject is a double study of a female nude.
It's signed at the bottom right, "U. Capocchini".
Ugo Capocchini was an Italian artist. He won many ...
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1930s Other Art Style Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Industrial Working Man WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Industrial Working Man WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene
Jo Cain (1904 - 2003)
Man with a Tool
39 ¾ x 38 ¼ inches
Gouache...
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1930s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Frederick Cruickshank (1800-1868) - 1855 Watercolour, Children Berry Picking
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine watercolour scene depicting three children picking berries from a bush. Signed and dated to the lower right. Presented in a gilt frame and washline mount. On paper.
Category
Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Translucent Boy, 20th Century British Artist, Pastel Portrait
Located in London, GB
Pastel on paper
Image size: 6 x 7 inches (15.25 x 17.75 cm)
Mounted
Peter Gardner
Peter Gardner was born in London in 1921. He studied at the Hammersmith School of Art between 193...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Paper
Portrait of a Lady, Drawing Signed and Dated by Augustin de Saint-Aubin
Located in PARIS, FR
This drawing full of freshness presents us with the profile of an elegant lady, drawn by Augustin de Saint-Aubin on a beautiful summer day in 1776, during the early months of Louis X...
Category
1770s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Pencil
Tom Jones. Brilliant and popular as ever and is truly The Voice! Team Tom.
By Andrew Read
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Available for sale is this original watercolour by Andrew Read. It is mounted within a glazed frame (which is shown in these photographs).
The frame dimensions are 62.5cm high x 51cm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Male Nude - Drawing by Alberto Ziveri - 1938
Located in Roma, IT
Male Nude is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in 1938.
Charcoal on paper.
Hand-signed on the lower and dated.
In good conditions
The artwork is represented through deft strok...
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1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
Untitled Geneviève Seillé Contemporary art outsider art drawing colour character
Located in Paris, FR
Mixed media drawing on paper
Dated and signed on the back
In the plastic work of Geneviève Seillé, the word, like a sign, reigns supreme. An object o...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
Alexandre Bida (1813-1895) A Young Woman in profile, Signed drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Alexandre Bida (1813-1895)
A Young Woman in Profile
Signed with the monogram lower right
Pencil on grey-blue paper
17.7 x 11.5 cm
Framed : 36.5 x 27 cm
This drawing shows Bida's tec...
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1880s Romantic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
George Morris - 1866 Charcoal Drawing, Girl in a Shawl
By George Morrison
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming charcoal study of a young girl wrapped in a shawl. The artist uses white chalk to heighten the delicate folds in the girl's clothing. Signed and dated to the lower right. ...
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
"Näspetus" from Zacharias Topelius book series "Reading for Children"
Located in Stockholm, SE
Here is a delicate ink drawing by the Swedish artist, J.A.G. Acke. Evoking a world of wonder straight from Zacharias Topelius' beloved book series "Reading for Children", this artwor...
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Memento mori - A study of a Skull
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
E. Rusch (late 19th century)
Memento mori - Study of a skull
Pencil drawing
Drawing Size - 11 x 18 in
Framed Size - 17 1/2 x 24 1/2 in
Memento mori is an artistic or symbolic trope acting as a reminder of the inevitability of death. The concept has its roots in the philosophers of classical antiquity and Christianity, and appeared in funerary art and architecture from the medieval period...
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19th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Tattoed character Geneviève Seillé Contemporary art outsider art drawing colour
Located in Paris, FR
Mixed media drawing on paper
Dated and signed on the back
In the plastic work of Geneviève Seillé, the word, like a sign, reigns supreme. An object o...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
Clemente Pujol de Gustavino An orientalist Arab Guardsman
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Clemente Pujol de Guastavino (1850-1905)
Origin: Spanish
Signature: signed C. Pujol (lower right)
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimension: 25 1/2 in x 19 3/4 in. Framed 34 by 2...
Category
19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Studies of the Head of a Young Girl by Georges Manzana Pissarro - Drawing
Located in London, GB
Studies of the Head of a Young Girl by Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871-1961)
Charcoal and colour crayon on paper
26.3 x 20.3 cm (10 ⅜ x 8 inches)
Signed lower right, manzana. Pissarro...
Category
1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil, Paper, Charcoal
Stardust
Located in Toronto, ON
10" x 8" Unframed
Original - Ballpoint Pen and Watercolour Paint on Board
Hand Signed by Johnathan Ball
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Board, Ballpoint Pen
Levels
Located in Toronto, ON
12" x 9" Unframed
Original - Watercolour & Inks on Paper
Hand Signed by Johnathan Ball
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
