Peggy Hoyt
1920s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Charcoal, Pencil
People Also Browsed
1910s Portrait Paintings
Oil, Board
1950s Interior Paintings
Board, Color Pencil, Oil
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Paintings
Canvas
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Paintings
Paper
1930s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Pastel
Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Paintings
Canvas, Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Paintings
Paint
Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1890s Academic Portrait Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Paintings
Canvas, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Paintings
Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Gesso, Paint, Paper, Parchment Paper, Chalk, Charcoal, Crayon, Oil Crayo...
Early 20th Century Hungarian Belle Époque Paintings
Wood
20th Century Paintings
Board, Pastel
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Oil
1950s Interior Paintings
Oil, Masonite
Charles Sheldon for sale on 1stDibs
Charles Sheldon was a prolific American illustrator, born in 1889. He created many movie magazine covers featuring Golden Age Hollywood icons. The pastels he created for Photoplay, from 1925–30, included glamorous depictions of Hollywood film stars, like Clara Bow, Mae West, Jean Harlow, Greta Garbo, Gilda Gray, Mary Pickford and numerous other Hollywood enchantresses. Unlike many movie magazine illustrators, who primarily worked off publicity photos, many of these stars sat for him. Along with his work for Photoplay, the artist worked for Screenland, Movie Classic and Radio Digest magazines.
Finding the Right Drawings and Watercolor Paintings for You
Revitalize your interiors — introduce drawings and watercolor paintings to your home to evoke emotions, stir conversation and show off your personality and elevated taste.
Drawing is often considered one of the world’s oldest art forms, with historians pointing to cave art as evidence. In fact, a cave in South Africa, home to Stone Age–era artists, houses artwork that is believed to be around 73,000 years old. It has indeed been argued that cave walls were the canvases for early watercolorists as well as for landscape painters in general, who endeavor to depict and elevate natural scenery through their works of art.
The supplies and methods used by artists and illustrators to create drawings and paintings have evolved over the years, and so too have the intentions. Artists can use their drawing and painting talents to observe and capture a moment, to explore or communicate ideas and convey or evoke emotion. No matter if an artist is working in charcoal or in watercolor and has chosen to portray the marvels of the pure human form, to create realistic depictions of animals in their natural habitats or perhaps to forge a new path that references the long history of abstract visual art, adding a drawing or watercolor painting to your living room or dining room that speaks to you will in turn speak to your guests and conjure stimulating energy in your space.
When you introduce a new piece of art into a common area of your home — a figurative painting by Italian watercolorist Mino Maccari or a colorful still life, such as a detailed botanical work by Deborah Eddy — you’re bringing in textures that can add visual weight to your interior design. You’ll also be creating a much-needed focal point that can instantly guide an eye toward a designated space, particularly in a room that sees a lot of foot traffic.
When you’re shopping for new visual art, whether it’s for your apartment or weekend house, remember to choose something that resonates. It doesn’t always need to make you happy, but you should at least enjoy its energy. On 1stDibs, browse a wide-ranging collection of drawings and watercolor paintings and find out how to arrange wall art when you’re ready to hang your new works.