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Medium: Watercolor
Angle Playing Harp with Circled by Doves, Cherubs - Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
Katie Blackmore, R.B.A., A.S.W.A. (fl.1913-1950) She was a female illustrator and artist who painted fantastic scenes of fairies and Angles and Doves floating in celestial space. Blackmore exhibited at the RBA, and also at RA, RI, RHA, Ridley Art Club, Carfax Gallery, Royal Glasgow Institute...
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1920s Symbolist Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Class Struggle - Fay the Maid Dusts Henry Moore - New Yorker Magazine?
Located in Miami, FL
Mary Petty gained fame as a cover artist for The New Yorker, illustrating a fictional upper-class Manhattan family called the Peabodys. One of the main char...
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1940s Modern Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Isabelle Mulvany - 2022 Gouache, Mother Meadow
Located in Corsham, GB
An exquisite, contemporary portrait with influences of Art Nouveau and medieval illumination. The scene shows a A beautiful, yet menacing woman in a star covered dress, standing over a vast landscape of rolling hills under a foreboding red sky. A crow sits to the right, with a bloody eyeball in its beak. The writing below reads "Heed Her smile should the sky be red. The Meadow burns to fuel your dread. Bless...
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21st Century and Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Man in a blue and brown coat. Watercolor fashion drawing on archival paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Man in a blue and brown coat by Manuel Santelices Ink and watercolor on paper Image size: 15" H x 11" W inches. Unframed 2023 Manuel Santelices explores...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink, Archival Paper

Framed Early 20th Century Watercolour - Traditional Geisha
Located in Corsham, GB
This early 20th century watercolour & gouache study depicts a beautiful Japanese Geisha wearing a luxurious silk kimono, adorned with delicate embroidery and hand-painting. Every par...
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Early 20th Century Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

William Henry Barribal - 1920s British watercolour of a Girl in a Fancy Bonnet
Located in London, GB
WILLIAM HENRY BARRIBAL (1873-1956) Her Best Bonnet Watercolour and bodycolour over traces of pencil Framed 23.5 by 18.5 cm., 9 ¼ by 7 ¼ in. (frame size 42 by 36 cm., 16 ½ by 14 ¼...
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1920s Realist Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Orange Vests
Located in London, GB
Gouache and charcoal on paper, 53cm x 37cm (74cm x 55cm framed). Provenance: the Artist’s estate (stamped verso). Stonehouse had an extraordinary life. As a young art student studying fashion illustration, he joined the Royal Artillery at the beginning of WWII but soon became a part of the Special Operations Executive (SOE). He was sent to France as a radio operator but three and a half months later was caught by the Gestapo, tortured, given a death sentence and then selected for slave labour. He spent the subsequent war years in three French prisons and five concentration and labour camps, including Dachau. He still managed to continue to draw in some of the camps. Following the war, Stonehouse went to the US and continued his career as a fashion artist painting for magazines...
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1970s Post-War Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache, Charcoal

Romantic Couple In Wartime Paris on Rainy Parisian Night
Located in Miami, FL
The technique and subject matter work well together in this loosely but masterfully rendered World War 1 romantic illustration of a Soldier and a Parisian woman. Even though this wo...
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1930s Romantic Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Pencil

Samuel Wood Gaylor American Modernist Watercolor
Located in Larchmont, NY
Samuel Wood Gaylor (American, 1883 - 1957) Untitled (Woman in Mirror), 1930 Watercolor on paper Sight size: 14 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. Framed: 20 3/4 x 16 1/4 in...
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1930s American Modern Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Frederick Cruickshank (Attributed), Portrait Of A Family, Watercolour
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This beautiful mid-19th-century group portrait by British artist Frederick Cruickshank (1800-1868) depicts a father, mother and their two daughters within an interior setting. It’s a...
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19th Century English School Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Framed Early 20th Century Watercolour - Study of a Geisha
Located in Corsham, GB
This early 20th century watercolour & gouache study depicts a beautiful Japanese Geisha wearing a luxurious silk kimono, adorned with delicate embroidery and hand-painting. Every par...
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Early 20th Century Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Orientalist Portrait of an Arab Man, circa 1830s Jean-Horace Vernet (1789-1863)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Orientalist Portrait of an Arab Man Half-length, turned to the left, oval, Jean-Horace Vernet (French 1789-1863) Circa 1830s Watercolor heightened with touches of white on paper Sign...
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1830s French School Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Attrib. Eve Disher (1894-1991) - Gouache, Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming portrait of a gentleman wearing a suit. he is painted in Disher's signature dry brush technique giving the portrait a slightly hazy appearance. Unsigned. Presented in a wh...
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Mid-20th Century Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

G. Norman Tapp - 1909 Watercolour, The Artist's Mother
Located in Corsham, GB
A very delicate watercolour portrait of a woman wearing a black lace shawl. Her hair and appearance are typical of an Edwardian lady. Well presented i...
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Early 20th Century Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

E.G - Framed Late 19th Century Watercolour, The Card Player
Located in Corsham, GB
Well presented in an ornate gilt affect frame. Signed with a monogram to the lower right. On paper.
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Late 19th Century Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Jerusalemite Yeshiva Scholar, Judaica Watercolor
Located in Surfside, FL
Judaica watercolor portrait, Israel, signed l.r.
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20th Century Modern Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Achille Buzzi - Framed Italian School 19th Century Watercolour, A Moment's Rest
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful 19th century watercolor by Italian artist Achille Buzzi, depicting a woman resting on stone steps after an impressive morning harvest. The wome...
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19th Century Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Isabelle Mulvany - 2022 Gouache, Beware A Woman's Blade
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking contemporary gouache portrait, showing a beautiful woman, holding a golden dagger over her eye. The phases of the moon arc over her head with two mischievous demons in the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

La Montera
Located in London, GB
'La Montera', gouache, watercolour and ink on art paper, by Pierre Ambrogiani (circa 1960s). The artist created many artworks with bullfighting as theme. In this case, a single torer...
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1960s Expressionist Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Torcapel Family att. to Alexandre Blanchet - Drawing 14x20 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Watercolor on paper without frame
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Early 20th Century French School Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Carbon Pencil

1940's Fashion Illustration - Three Elegant Women Walking Through The Park
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas. The painting, executed in gouache and pencil. The sketch is original, vintage and me...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Hasidic Boy, Judaica Portrait, Ink and Watercolor
Located in Surfside, FL
Mane-Katz (1894-1962) composes an ink and watercolor portrait of a Hasidic young lad. Signed upper right Mané-Katz, circa 1929. Mane-Katz was a Litvak painter born in Ukraine best known for his depictions of the Jewish shtetl in Eastern Europe. Emmanuel Mané-Katz (Hebrew:מאנה כץ), born Mane Leyzerovich Kats (1894–1962), was a Litvak painter born in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, best known for his depictions of the Jewish shtetl in Eastern Europe. Mane-Katz moved to Paris at the age of 19 to study art, although his father wanted him to be a rabbi. During the First World War he returned to Russia, at first working and exhibiting in Petrograd; following the October revolution, he traveled back to Kremenchuk, where he taught art. In 1921, due to the ongoing fighting in his hometown during the civil war, he moved once again to Paris. There he became friends with Pablo Picasso and other important artists, and was affiliated with the art movement known as the School of Paris; together with other outstanding Jewish artists of that milieu, he is sometimes considered to be part of a group referred to specifically as the Jewish School of Paris. Includes painters Jankel Adler, Arbit Blatas, Marc Chagall, Jacques Chapiro, Michel Kikoine...
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20th Century Modern Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Gustave Riquet (1866-1938) Les Œillets de la vie, 1898 watercolor signed
Located in Paris, FR
Gustave Riquet (1866-1938) Les Œillets de la vie, 1898 (Carnations of life) Signed and dated on the lower right, The text on the lower left is the following "Cueille dès aujourd'hui les oeillets de la vie" , which can be translated as "Pick today the carnations of life" watercolor on paper 37.5 x 51.5 cm In good condition In a modern frame : 53 x 67 cm The text clearly gives the meaning of this allegorical portrait...
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1890s Symbolist Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Tomorrow Afternoon - Drawing by Erté - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Tomorrow afternoon is a contemporary artwork realized in 1951 by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff). Mixed colored gouache on paper. Hand signed on the lower margin. Titled and numbered "1...
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1950s Art Deco Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

"Untitled 10, " Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Clyde Steadman's "Untitled 10" is an original, handmade watercolor painting that depicts an impasto portrait of a feminine face.
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2010s American Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Simonetti - Late 19th Century Watercolour, Minstrel by a Balcony
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful watercolour study of a medieval minstrel playing the lute. The artist captures the costume of the musician in fine detail. Presented in a simple gilt frame. On paper.
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Late 19th Century Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Elegant - Drawing by Erté - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Elegant is a modern artwork realized in the mid-20th Century by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff). Mixed colored gouache on paper. Stamp of the artist Includes frame Provenance : - Erté p...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

French school circa 1840, Portrait of a Lady, watercolor
Located in Paris, FR
French school circa 1840 Portrait of a Lady watercolor on Bristol paper 25.5 x 20 cm oval in quite good condition : slightly yellowed by time, multiple little scratches, stains (see ...
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1840s Old Masters Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Delia Robins (fl. 1856-1858) - 1854 Watercolour, Knitting by the Sea
Located in Corsham, GB
This delightful scene depicts a woman perched on a rock looking intently at her knitting. In the background waves crash against the sandy shoreline. The artist pays particular attent...
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Mid-19th Century Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Delia Robins (fl.1856-1858) - 1854 Watercolour, Supper Time
Located in Corsham, GB
This delightful scene depicts a maid enjoying her dinner at the end of a long day. She has kicked her shoes to the side and stretches her legs out, long skirts falling around her sid...
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Mid-19th Century Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Costume Design - Gouache by Erté - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Costume Design is an original modern artwork realized in 1970s by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff). Mixed colored gouache on paper. Hand signed on the lower m...
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20th Century Art Deco Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Scaramouche - Pierrette - Drawing by Erté - 1979
Located in Roma, IT
Scaramouche - Pierrette is a contemporary artwork realized in 1979 century by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff). Mixed colored gouache on paper. Hand signed on the lower margin. Titled an...
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1970s Art Deco Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

THE ENDURING SPIRIT NEW YORK
Located in Aventura, FL
Original graphite, watercolor on paper. Hand signed top left front by Richard Lindner. Artwork size 14 x 12.25 inches. Frame size approx 22.75 x 20.75 inches. Artwork is in ov...
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Mid-20th Century Pop Art Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite, Paper, Watercolor

Spanish and Dutch Soldiers - Original drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Spanish and Dutch Soldiers is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s. Good condition except for being aged. The artwork is depicted through strong lines in well-balanced conditions. Herbert Knotel was a german artist, son and pupil of the famous uniformologist and military historian Richard Knotel...
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1940s Modern Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

"Untitled 11, " Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Clyde Steadman's "Untitled 11" is an original, handmade watercolor painting that depicts an impasto portrait of a feminine face.
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2010s American Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Girl. Paper/watercolor. 64x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Girl. Paper/watercolor. 64x50 cm Malda Muizule Malda Muižule was born in 1937 in the family of a blacksmith. Graduated from Liepāja Applied Arts High School (1957). She continued he...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

James Mitchell Cox (1815-1883) - 1839 Watercolour, A Promising Young Man
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine early Victorian miniature watercolour portrait of a confident young man in his late teens, with neatly styled hair and crisp white collar. The artist has used gum arabic to pick out and give depth to areas of clothing and hair. The artist has signed and dated to the reverse and the painting is presented in a handsome 19th Century papier mache frame with brass oval window, glass dome and original brass hanger featuring a clover, thistle and rose...
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Early 19th Century Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

La Traviata - Clara - 1st Act - Drawing by Erté - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
La Traviata - Clara - 1st Act is a modern artwork realized in 1951 Century by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff). Mixed colored gouache on paper. Hand signed on th...
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1950s Art Deco Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

"Untitled 18, " Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Clyde Steadman's "Untitled 18" is an original, handmade watercolor painting that depicts an impasto painting of a nude female model.
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2010s American Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Les Mamelles de Tirésias - Drawing by Erté - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Les Mamelles de Tirésias is an original modern artwork realized in 1948 century by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff). Mixed colored gouache on paper. Hand signed on the lower margin. Includes frame Provenance : - Erté personal collection. - Serge Leeman collection. Erté is in charge for the costumes and sets for Les Mamelles de Tirésias. This opera bouffe in two acts by Francis Poulenc based on a play by Guillaume Apollinaire...
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1940s Art Deco Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Country villa
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper without frame
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1940s Modern Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Les Mamelles de Tirésias - Choriste - 2nd act - Drawing by Erté - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Les Mamelles de Tirésias - Choriste - 2nd act is a modern artwork realized in 1947 century by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff). Mixed colored gouache on paper. Hand signed on the lower mar...
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1940s Art Deco Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

"Untitled 17, " Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Clyde Steadman's "Untitled 17" is an original, handmade watercolor painting that depicts an impasto painting of a nude female model.
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2010s American Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

"Untitled 16, " Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Clyde Steadman's "Untitled 16" is an original, handmade watercolor painting that depicts an impasto painting of a nude female model.
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2010s American Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Vellum

La Traviata - Rodolphe - 4th act - Drawing by Erté - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
La Traviata - Rodolphe - 4th act is a modern artwork realized in 1948 century by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff). Mixed colored gouache on paper. Hand signed on...
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1940s Art Deco Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Old Rabbi Holding a Cane
Located in Surfside, FL
David Gilboa (1910-1976). David Gilboa was born in Romania in 1910. He studied at Academy of Fine Art, Bucharest, Romania, during the years of 1927-29. He immigrated to Israel in 193...
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20th Century Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

At evening. Paper/watercolor. 76x55 cm
Located in Riga, LV
At evening. Paper/watercolor. 76x55 cm Malda Muizule Malda Muižule was born in 1937 in the family of a blacksmith. Graduated from Liepāja Applied Arts High School (1957). She conti...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Man Smoking Shisha in Istanbul
Located in London, GB
'Man Smoking Shisha in Istanbul', watercolour on art paper, by Yves Brayer (1933). So many historic elements grace this stunning depiction by celebrated French artist and world trave...
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1930s Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

"Untitled 8, " Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Clyde Steadman's "Untitled 8" is an original, handmade watercolor painting that depicts an impasto portrait of a feminine face.
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2010s American Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Traviata - Rodolphe - 2nd act - Drawing by Erté - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Traviata - Rodolphe - 2nd act is a modern artwork realized in 1948 century by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff). Mixed colored gouache on paper. Hand signed on the lower margin. Titled and numbered "9893" on the back. Includes frame Provenance : - Erté personal collection. - Serge Leeman collection. Erté is responsible for the costumes and sets for Les Mamelles de Tirésias. This opera bouffe in two acts by Francis Poulenc based on a play by Guillaume Apollinaire...
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1940s Art Deco Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

French School Mid 19th Century Watercolour - Pretty Maiden
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate study of a pretty young woman with a floral hat. With touches of body colour, this study is intricately painted, with great attention given to the facial features and fold...
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Mid-19th Century Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"Untitled 19, " Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Clyde Steadman's "Untitled 19" is an original, handmade watercolor painting that depicts an impasto painting of a nude female model in an interior setting.
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2010s American Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

"Untitled 15, " Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Clyde Steadman's "Untitled 15" is an original, handmade watercolor painting that depicts an impasto scene of artists with their easels.
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2010s American Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

"Untitled 7, " Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Clyde Steadman's "Untitled 7" is an original, handmade watercolor painting that depicts an impasto portrait of a feminine face with a blue background.
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2010s American Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Mrs. Scott - Miniature c.1856 Watercolour, Mary Knottesford Fortescue
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine miniature portrait of Mary Knottesford Fortescue (1841-1879). Mary was the daughter of Edward Bowles Knottesford Fortescue (1816-1877), who was an English Anglican priest...
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Mid-19th Century Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Manner of Jean-Frédéric Schall (1752-1825)- Mid 19thC Watercolour, Flower Seller
Located in Corsham, GB
A beautiful mid 19th Century watercolour,showing a pretty young flower seller with dark hair and a corseted dress with linen undershirt. She is carrying a basket of delicate pink ros...
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Mid-19th Century Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"The little inhabitants" n°3 by Gilbert Pauli - Watercolor on paper 50x66 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on fine art paper with c-us frame. The frame is black and gold and measures 69x53x4 cm
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2010s Minimalist Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Contemplation
Located in Middletown, NY
This is an engaging work with masterful detail that will unfold for an intent viewer, particularly in the area of the figure's well-worn hands, and her traditional clothing. The image depicts a Bavarian woman deep in thought while winding a skein of wool. She is seated outside of her home, where she has brought her yarn swift...
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1870s English School Watercolor Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Handmade Paper

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