Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

The King of Sardinia is a modern artwork realized in 1925 by the Italian artist Filiberto Scarpelli (Naples, 1870 - Rome, 1933). Three drawings rea...

Portrait of Man is a Pencil Drawing realized by Louis Georges Brillouin in 1847. Good condition on a grey paper, included a white cardboard passpartout (...

Young Lady in Profile (Dorothy Gibson) Graphite on paper, c. 1915 Signed lower right (see photo). The sitter for this drawing, along with a huge number of Harrison Fisher’s works, is the model, turned actress, Miss Dorothy Winifred Gibson (1889-1946). She was one of the lucky ones who survived the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. There is an in depth biographical sketch available on Wiki. "Dorothy Winifred Gibson (1889-1946) is arguably one of the most fascinating women of the twentieth century. Her story is more than deserving of its own film or TV show and yet, if it was to ever appear on the screen, it would be in serious danger of being criticised as ‘too unbelievable’ or ‘farfetched’. But believe me, readers, everything I am about to tell you about Dorothy Gibson is true... Early Life Dorothy Winifred Gibson (originally Dorothy Winifred Brown, before her father died when she was three years old and her mother remarried), was born in New Jersey on 17 May 1889. Between 1906 and 1911 (aged 17-22), she appeared on stage as a singer and dancer in a number of theatre and vaudeville productions, and in 1909 she began modelling for Harrison Fisher, a famous commercial artist. Dorothy soon became Fisher’s favourite muse, and her image was seen regularly on postcards, merchandising products and even on the covers of magazines like Cosmopolitan. During this time, Dorothy met and married a pharmacist named George Henry Battier Jr, but the couple soon separated and were divorced by 1913. As early as 1911, Dorothy began appearing in movies, starting out as an extra but soon taking the leading roles in a series of films by Éclair Studios. Praised for her natural acting style and comedic flair, she was a huge hit – and arguably the first actress to be promoted as a star in her own right. Surviving the sinking of the RMS Titanic On 17 March 1912, after starring in a string of movies, Dorothy and her mother, Pauline, took a trip to Europe – but after a few weeks Dorothy was called back to America by the studio to start working on a new series of films. Dorothy and her mother were in Paris when they booked their tickets on the maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic, and boarded at Cherbourg on 10th April. On the night the ship sank, Dorothy had ‘spent a pleasant Sunday evening playing bridge with a couple of friendly New York bankers’ (her words, in an interview with the New York Dramatic Mirror). Despite the request of a steward for them to finish, they carried on with their game and it was not until about 11:40pm that Dorothy returned to the stateroom she shared with her mother. It was at that point that she felt ‘a long drawn, sickening crunch’ and, while not exactly alarmed, she decided nonetheless to investigate. Quickly noticing that the deck was ‘lopsided’, she rushed back to her room to fetch her mother, and the pair returned to the boat deck. Dorothy and her mother escaped from the ship on the first lifeboat launched (number 7), and given how quiet it was on the boat deck at the time, she asked her bridge partners to join them. However, events took a turn for the worst when a hole was found in the bottom of the lifeboat, causing icy cold water to rush in and almost flood the boat. Luckily, though, Dorothy explained, ‘this was remedied by volunteer contributions from the lingerie of the women and the garments of men.’ It is hard for us now to imagine the terrors of that night – and the emotional damage it caused to those who survived. After the event, Dorothy told the Moving Picture World, ‘I will never forget the terrible cry that rang out from people who were thrown into the sea and others who were afraid for their loved ones.’ Unbelievably, though, Dorothy was to re-enact the experience a mere five days after it happened, when she starred in the first film about the disaster. It was a silent movie, called Saved From The Titanic, and was actually hugely successful and the first of many hit films about the sinking. In the movie, Dorothy even wore the same clothes she had been wearing when the ship sank – a white silk dress underneath a cardigan and polo coat. Shortly after the release of Saved from the Titanic Dorothy gave up acting. An affair to remember...

A charming portrait of a milkmaid in a blue dress and white bonnet. She holds an earthenware jug in one hand and places the other on her hip. Painted in fine detail, the artist has c...

Woman is an original modern artwork realized by the french Artist Florane (1871-1939) in the early 20th Century. Pen and pencil drawing on paper. Signature of the artist on the low...

A romantic scene depicting two lovers embracing in a meadow after a day's work. Propping their scythe and rake over their shoulders, the couple brush past wheat crop and poppies as t...

'Portrait of Jean', pencil on art paper, by French artist, Guillaume Dulac (circa 1920s). An artist known for his exquisite drawings - many are sketches for his larger oil paintings ...

A very finely executed early 20th Century double portrait of two pretty young Venetian women wearing colourful shawls with soft smiles. The hazy softness of the skin and hair is typi...

A charming Edwardian portrait of a smiling woman with a black hat and a bunch of daisies. The painting is unsigned, with an inscription at the reverse of the paper. One inscription is in the artist's hand reading...

This captivating watercolour portrait depicts a young man with a haunting stare. The artist captures the man with exceptional attention to detail around the face, leaving the edges o...

A charming full length watercolour portrait of a young boy, scruffily dressed with crumpled trousers and unlaced shoes. the carries a satchel over his shoulder and scratches his head...

This delightful portrait depicts a lady in a floating dress. Painted in a Greek revival manner, the subject is captured in an stone arched entrance, with fair features and flowing ha...

A fine early 20th Century portrait of a woman in a blue gathered headscarf and colourful shawl, gazing into the distance with a world weary stare. The painting is unsigned and inscri...

This captivating watercolour portrait depicts a young man with a haunting stare. The artist captures the man with exceptional attention to detail around the face, leaving the edges o...

The drawing is a self portrait of the tuscan artist Gisberto Ceracchini. Considering the age at the moment and the fact that his birth year was the 1899,...

Georges Clairin Sarah Bernhardt in Yellow and Blue Original charcoal drawing with tempera Signed bottom right On paper 42 x 26 cm at view (c. 17 x 10 ...

This compelling portrait depicts an Edwardian girl against a blue background. The artist captures her soft facial features and long brown hair in fine detail. Her white ruffle dress...

*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE Study of a Dancer and a Lady by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878-1952) Watercolour and pencil on paper 21 x 15.7 cm (8...

A fine early 20th century watercolour portrait of a young girl wearing a delicate yellow dress and red beaded necklaces. The girl has been captured ...

Woman in an Interior is a pencil drawing realized by Claudin Felix in 1890. Good condition on a brown paper included a white cardboard passpartout (25x16 cm). No signature.

The Torture is an original Pastel drawing on paper realized by Gabriel Ferrier (1847-1914) in the 19th Century. Stamped on the lower on the rear.. Go...

'Portrait of a Young Girl Writing', pencil on art paper, by French artist, Guillaume Dulac (circa 1920s). An artist known for his exquisite drawings - man...

The Nude and Full Moon an original Charcoal drawing on paper realized by Gabriel Ferrier (1847-1914) in the 19th Century. Stamped on the lower right. ...

Work on paper Molded frame in gilded wood with glass pane 61 x 51 x 6.5 cm

Original pencil drawing on paper, realized by Paul Renouard in the early 20th Century. Good conditions. The artwork is represented through deft strokse by mastery.

The Landscape By the Lake is an original drawing artwork in pencil and white lead realized by André Ruellan in the early 20th century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. ...

Woman is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Jacques Thévenet (1891-1989). Good condition included a white cardboard passpartout (65x50 cm). Hand...

"Sacred Scene" is an original drawing in ink on paper, realized by an Anonymous Artist of the early 20th Century . The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet d...

The Sacred Flying Chariot is an Original pen and pencil drawing on paper realized by an unknown french artist in 1937. Monogrammed "P.B." on the lower and dated and hand-note on the...

Original pencil drawing on paper, realized by Paul Renouard in the early 20th Century. Good conditions. The artwork is represented through deft strokse by mastery.

Figures of Women is an Original China Ink Drawing and Watercolour realized by Charles Dufresne (1876-1938). Good Condition on a yellowed paper, included a white cardboard passpartou...

Landscape in Lagny is an Original Pastel and Watercolour realized by Paul Alouard-Carny (1884-1961) in 1936. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Hand-signed by the artist on the lo...

Figures is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in charcoal. Signed on the lower. Good conditions. Pierre-Georges Jeannio...

The Lady is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in pencil. Hand-Signed on the lower. Vey Good conditions. Pierre-Georges...

Louise H. "Louie" Burrell (née Luker 1873 – 1971) was an English-born artist who also lived in Canada and the United States. The daughter of William and Ada Luker, both artists, Bur...

A delightful watercolour painting with gouache details, depicting traditional street vendors with their baskets. Well-presented in a washline card mount ...

Portrait d'un homme is an original Drawing in Pencil, realized by the French painter Charles Paul Renouard (Cour, Cheverny, 1845 - Paris,1924). Good conditions. Charles Paul Renoua...

The Memory of the Sea is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934) in the 1900s.. Drawing in charcoal. Hand-signed on the lower. Good co...

Karl Parsons English 1884 - 1934 Head of a Young Woman Graphite on paper Signed and dated '(19)07' lower left Image size: 6 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches (16 x 21.5 cm) Contemporary Pre-Raphae...

Louise H. "Louie" Burrell (née Luker 1873 – 1971) was an English-born artist who also lived in Canada and the United States. The daughter of William and Ada Luker, both artists, Bur...

Mixed media artwork (tempera, watercolor and pencil) on cardboard by Emilio Longoni. Hand signed by the artist on the lower right margin. Includes gilded frame.

Smiling Girl is an original modern artwork realized by Arnaldo De Lisio in 1917. Mixed colored oil pastel o board. Hand signed and dated on the lower ma...

Portrait of man is an original modern artwork realized by Paul Ascan Demmé (Bern 1866 - 1953 Paris) in the early 20th Century. Pastel on board. Hand signed on the lower right marg...

Two women is an original modern artwork realized by Mario Mafai in the early 20th Century. China ink drawings. Some light foxings on paper. Includes frame. Mario Mafai Volpe (Rome, February 12, 1902 - Rome, March 31, 1965) was an Italian painter, initiator, in 1929, with Scipione and Antonietta...

'Mother with Child Under a Tree', pencil on art paper, by French artist, Guillaume Dulac (circa 1920s). An artist known for his exquisite drawings - many are sketches for his larger ...

Poor Family is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in china ink. Hand-signed on the lower right. Good conditions. Pierre...

Dance Party is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in Pencil. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Pierre-Georges ...

Figure is an original drawing in pencil, on creamy-colored paper realized by Norbert Meyre in the early 20th Century. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through deft strokes ...

Gorgeous pair of two 1920's watercolor portraits of Gibson girls, one in blue and one in pink, by Charles Hollman (Dutch, 1877-1953). Each portrait renders...

Trelawney Dayrell Reed Born 1886 Self Portrait Watercolour with bodycolour on card, signed and dated '1912' bottom right Image size: 19 x 25 inches (48.5 x 63.5 cm) Contemporary frame This striking self-portrait by Trelawney Dayrell Reed is undeniably unique. Looking out directly at the viewer, Reed has depicted himself wearing a large dramatic Venetian cape dwarfing his body and taking over the lower half of the picture. The figure is framed with an unusual background of graphic geometric shapes and drapes of fabric that seem to hang off nothing in mid-air. Reed's face and hair is created with, occasionally angular, sweeps of dynamic colour. His use of green shadow employs colour theory to work with the range of flesh tones to create a balanced and coherent palette. Trelawney Dayrell Reed was a historian whose published titles include The Battle for Britain in the Fifth Century. An essay in Dark Age history (1944) and The Rise of Wessex. A further essay in Dark Age history (1947), and worked as a curator at the Pitt Rivers Museum, Farnham, sister to the first Pitt Rivers Museum at Oxford. Reed was also the author of a book about the alehouse game 'Shove Ha'penny', an eccentric volume threaded with peppery asides about urban values ('London is not the centre of Dorset') and the diverse forces considered to be undermining rural life ('cheap press headline, Sunday newspapers and semitic Cinema captions hot from Hollywood'). Artist John Craxton at the age of 17 was picking up antiques...

Portraits is an original drawing in Pencil, on creamy-colored paper realized in the early 20th Century. Good conditions except for some foxings. The artwork is depicted through def...

Warm-up is an original drawing in pencil, on creamy-colored paper realized by Norbert Meyre in the early 20th Century. Good conditions except for being aged and several cuts. The a...

Portrait is an original Drawing on paper realized by the painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in Pencil. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions except for aged ...

Portrait of Child is an original artwork attributed to Marcellin Desboutin. Original Drawing, monogrammaed in pencil on the lower left margin and dat...

Worker is an original Drawing on paper realized by the painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in carbon Pencil. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions except for ...

Portrait is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in Pencil. Hand-signed. Good conditions. Pierre-Georges Jeanniot (1848–1...

Figures is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in Pencil. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Pierre-Georges Jean...

Woman at Rest is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in Pencil. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Pierre-George...