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Period: Early 20th Century
Giovanni Boldini drawing of a lady, Italian 19th Century
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Giovanni Boldini (Italian, 1842-1931)
Etude de femme au ruban noir
Signed with atelier stamp (lower left), further inscribed, signed and dated by Emilia Boldini (the artist’s wife) `no 77 le_ atelier Boldini. Emilia Boldini Carbona 1931’ (on the reverse)
Black crayon on paper
11.7/8 x 8.7/8 in. (30 x 22.5 cm.)
Emilia’s inscription on the reverse from the year of his death.
Giovanni Boldini was an Italian genre and portrait painter who lived and worked in Paris for most of his career. According to Time magazine, he was known as the "Master of Swish" because of his flowing style, exemplified by the confident strokes in this fine example.
Boldini was born in Ferrara, the son of a painter of religious subjects, and in 1862 went to Florence for six years to study and pursue painting. He only infrequently attended classes at the Academy of Fine Arts, but in Florence, met other realist painters known as the Macchiaioli, who were Italian precursors to Impressionism. Their influence is seen in Boldini's landscapes which show his spontaneous response to nature, although it is for his portraits that he became best known.
Moving to London, Boldini attained success as a portraitist, painting notable members of society including Lady Holland and the Duchess of Westminster...
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Impressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Paper
Portrait of Woman in Pearl Necklace
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of Woman in Pearl Necklace', pastel on fine art paper (see information below), by Charles Camoin (circa 1920s) dedicated to Marie-Louise Tavernier. Regrettably, research on...
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Expressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Pastel
1903 portrait drawing by Marie Laurencin of her mother
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Marie Laurencin (French, 1885 – 1956)
Portraits of Pauline Laurencin, the artist’s mother with a further study of a child on the reverse
Pencil and pastel on paper
Signed and dated ‘...
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Post-Impressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Paper, Pencil
untitled Woman by the Windows
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Woman by the Windows)
Unsigned.
Pastel on board, c. 1915
Created while the artist was in Giverny, France
Provenance:
Gift of the artist to his wife, Mary Hess Buehr
by Descent to the artist's niece, daughter of Will Hess.
David Salzman
Robert Henry Adams Fine Art, Chicago
Ronald C. Sloter, Columbus
One of the early Chicago artists to adopt Impressionism, Karl Buehr became a figure and landscape painter. As a figure painter, his specialty became "gorgeously colored images of young women on porches overlooking brilliant summertime gardens." (Kennedy 98) His later work often showed a female figure with serious expression engaging the viewer with a direct stare. In his landscapes, he was noted for his strong coloration. In a December 1896 student exhibition at the Art Institute, a reviewer for the "Chicago Times Herald" described Buehr's landscapes as "blithe and joyous" with "country roads brilliant in sunlight . . . fields rich in summer verdure, under soft skies painted in a high, musical key." (Gerdts 68)
Buehr was born as one of seven sons to a prosperous German family who immigrated to America and settled in Chicago in 1869. He was first exposed to his signature style of Impressionism in 1888 when he enrolled in night classes at the Art Institute while working in the shipping department of a lithographic firm near the Institute. He remained a student there until 1897 and was recognized in a "Chicago Times Herald" editorial of June 13, 1897 as one of the Institute's most outstanding pupils.
The next year, his art career was temporarily put on hold when he briefly enlisted with the U.S. Army in the Spanish American War. In 1899, he resumed his art studies, this time with Frank Duveneck. He exhibited a painting at the Paris Salon of 1900. In 1905, thanks to a wealthy Chicago patron, Buehr and his family moved to France. They spent the following year in Taormina, Sicily, and spent time in Venice as well. In Paris, Buehr studied at the Academy Julian with Raphael Collin for two years. Then he went to England, enrolling in the London Art School but had returned to Paris by 1908. During this time, he began painting at Giverny, the home of Impressionist leader Claude Monet (1840-1926, and by 1912, Buehr was listing that village as his home address. One of his good friends and associates at Giverny was Frederick Frieseke.
One of Buehr's paintings from that time, "News from Home", was exhibited in 1913 at the French Salon in Paris and at the annual exhibit of the Chicago Art Institute. It shows a woman in floral dress sitting on a porch with a background with potted flowers and lush greenery background. Of his painting done at Giverny, Buehr wrote in 1912 to William Macbeth of Macbeth Galleries in New York: "My figures painted in and around Giverny are costumed and in appropriate out door settings." (Gerdts 68)
In 1914, he returned to the United States and took a teaching position in Chicago at the Art Institute, which he held for the remainder of his life. He was married to Mary Hess, a painter of miniatures and decorative works.
In 1928-29, he was a guest artist at Stanford University.
Courtesy: AskArt
“Karl Albert Buehr (1866–1952) was a painter born in Germany.
Buehr was born in Feuerbach - near Stuttgart. He was the son of Frederick Buehr and Henrietta Doh (Dohna?). He moved to Chicago with his parents and siblings in the 1880s. In Chicago, young Karl worked at various jobs until he was employed by a lithograph company near the Art Institute of Chicago. Introduced to art at work, Karl paid regular visits to the Art Institute, where he found part-time employment, enabling him to enroll in night classes. Later, working at the Institute as a night watchman, he had a unique opportunity to study the masters and actually posted sketchings that blended in favorably with student's work. Having studied under John H. Vanderpoel, Buehr graduated with honors, while his work aroused such admiration that he was offered a teaching post there, which he maintained for many years thereafter. He graduated from the Art Inst. of Chicago and served in the IL Cav in the Spanish–American War. Mary Hess became Karl's wife—she was a student of his and an accomplished artist in her own right. In 1922, he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member.
Art Studies in Europe
In 1904, Buehr received a bronze medal at the St. Louis Universal Exposition, then, in 1905, Buehr and his family moved to France, thanks to a wealthy Chicago patron, and they spent the following year in Taormina, Sicily, where the artist painted local subjects, executing both genre subjects and landscapes as well as time in Venice. Buehr spent at least some time in Paris, where he worked with Raphaël Collin at the Académie Julian.
Giverny and American Impressionism
Prior to this time, Buehr had developed a quasi-impressionistic style, but after 1909, when he began spending summers near Monet in Giverny, his work became decidedly characteristic of that plein-air style but he began focusing on female subjects posed out-of-doors. He remained for some time in Giverny, and here he became well-acquainted with other well known expatriate America impressionists such as Richard Miller, Theodore Earl Butler, Frederick Frieseke, and Lawton Parker. It seems likely that Buehr met Monet, since his own daughter Kathleen and Monet’s granddaughter, Lili Butler, were playmates, according to George Buehr, the painter’s son. His other daughter Lydia died before adulthood due to diabetes. He returned to Chicago at the onset of World War I and taught at The Art Inst for many years. One of his noted pupils at the Art Institute was Archibald Motley...
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Abstract Impressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Memento Mori - Drawing attr. to Franz Biedermann - 1902
Located in Roma, IT
Memento Mori is a modern artwork realized by Franz Biedermann (attr.) in 1902.
Large-format drawing depicting a skull lying on an open book, in front of a large crucifix...
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Symbolist Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Theater : Sarah Bernhardt in Blue - Original Charcoal Drawing, Handsigned
Located in Paris, FR
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 ...
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Art Deco Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor
Theater : Sarah Bernhardt with Flowers - Original Watercolor, Handsigned
Located in Paris, FR
Georges Clairin
Sarah Bernhardt with Flowers
Original watercolor with tempera
Signed bottom right
On paper 47 x 25 cm at view (c. 19 x 10 in)
Presente...
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Art Deco Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Tempera
Bubu de Montparnasse - China Ink drawing - 1928/29
Located in Roma, IT
Original China Ink drawing realized by Dunoyer de Segonzac as a sketch for the illustrations of the book "Bubu de Montparnasse" by Charles-Louis Philippe published in 1929 by Societé...
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Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Woman
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed in pencil lower left
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Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Harlequin - Watercolor by Alfredo Edel - 1904
By Alfredo Edel
Located in Roma, IT
Harlequin is an original watercolor realized by Alfredo Edel in 1904.
Good condition, included a white cardboard passpartout ( 69x49 cm).
Hand signed by the artist.
Alfredo Leonardo Edel (1856–1912), sometimes credited as Alfredo Edel Colorno, was an Italian costume designer popular during the late 19th and early 20th century. He worked at the La Scala opera...
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Modern Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Watercolor
Portrait of Ettore Petrolini - Mixed Media Drawing by G. Galantara
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original drawing in mixed media, ink, pastel and watercolor on cardboard, realized by Gabriele Galantara in 1905 ca.
The state of preservation of the artwork is very ...
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Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Pastel, Cardboard
Two women - l Drawing by Mario Mafai - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
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...
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Modern Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Sketch - Drawing by Jules Marie Auguste Leroux - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is a modern artwork realized by the French artist, Jules Marie Auguste Leroux ( Paris 1871-1954) painter and illustrator.
A pencil ...
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Modern Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Grotesque Portrait - Original Drawing - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Grotesque Portrait is an Original Drawing in China Ink realized in the Early 20th Century.
The artwork is in good condition.
The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a well-...
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Modern Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Georges MANZANA-PISSARRO (1871-1961) Son of Camille
Located in Holywell, GB
A delightful pencil sketch on watermarked laid paper by Camille Pissarro’s son, George Manzana Pissarro. Signed by means of his studio stamp and with auct...
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Post-Impressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Deux Baigneuses - Pencil Drawing by Michel Simonidy - 1910s
Located in Roma, IT
Deux Baigneuses is an original artwork realized by Michel Simonidy in the first years of the XX Century.
Pencil on paper. Passepartout included (cm 26.5 x 19).
Mint conditions.
V...
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Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Portrait de femme
Located in London, GB
Pastel on paper, undated [1928-30], signed lower left. Dimensions: 44×37.5 cm. Provenance: Collection Georges Couturat, Paris, c.1930; by descent; sale Geneva, Hotel Piguet, 14.03.20...
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Modern Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Leopold Morsing, Portrait Study Of A Woman
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 20th-century drawing by Swedish artist Leopold Morsing (1887-1971) depicts a model with head turned.
As a young man, Morsing was thrust into an ever-advancing art scene w...
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Academic Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
"Original Joseph Stella Drawing" - 20th Century Portrait Pencil Drawing
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pencil sketch by famed American Modernist Joseph Stella, who burst on to the American scene at the epochal Armory Show of 1913 and whose work is today in the collections of every m...
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Modern Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Portrait - Drawing by Nicolai Sarguir - Early-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Mirror is a drawing realized by Nicolai Sarguir in the Early-20th Century.
Charcoal ivory-colored paper.
Good conditions with slight foxing.
The artwork is realized through de...
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Modern Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Sketch - Drawing by Jean Bernardin - Early-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch is a drawing realized by Jean Bernardin the Early-20th Century.
Pencil on ivory-colored paper.
Good conditions with slight foxing.
The artwork is realized through deft expr...
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Modern Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Portrait of Hulda in a Room at Ruds Säteri
Located in Stockholm, SE
Hilding Werner (1880-1944) Sweden
Hulda in a Room at Ruds Säteri
mixed media on paper
unframed 27 x 22.5 cm (10.63 x 8.86 inches)
framed 38 x 33.5 cm (14.96 x 13.19 inches)
Prov...
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Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Ritratto di Attrice Parigi Belle Epoque Pastello Firmato Art Nouveau
Located in Pistoia, IT
Pierre Carrier-Belleuse (Parigi, 1851-1931).
“Ritratto di attrice nella Parigi della Belle Epoque” pastello su tela firmato in alto a destra e datato 1921 nella sua cornice originale in legno dorato.
Bellissimo ritratto che evoca l'atmosfera brillante della Parigi di inizio Novecento; la giovane e affascinante donna che posa di tre quarti, con una fascia che le adorna i capelli ed un abito scollato, ricorda moltissimo le splendide attrici che popolavano le notti parigine che il pittore amava frequentare. Carrier-Belleuse era un contemporaneo di Edgar Degas e i due esposero contemporaneamente nei principali Salon di Parigi.
Biografia:
Pierre Gérard Albert Carrier de...
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Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon
PORTRAIT OF HAROLD STERNER
Located in Portland, ME
Sterner, Albert (American. 1863-1946). PORTRAIT OF HAROLD STERNER. Charcoal and pastel on paper, not dated, but 1912, as the subject is stated to be aged 17. Signed, lower right. 16 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches, framed to 26 1/8 x 20 1/8 inches. In very good condition.
Albert Sterner was born in England, and studied in Paris. He worked as a magazine illustrator, but is best known for his paintings and prints.
Harold Sterner (American, 1895-1976). Architect, painter; New York, N.Y. Born 1895, died 1976...
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Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel
Woman - Drawing by Jules Marie Auguste Leroux - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is a modern artwork realized by the French artist, Jules Marie Auguste Leroux ( Paris 1871-1954) painter and illustrator.
A pencil ...
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Modern Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Portrait of Lois B. Murphy, Little Girl, Blue Dress, 1920s Portrait
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Elinor M. Barnard (English/American, 1871 - 1942)
Signed: Elinor M. Barnard 27 (Lower, Right)
Portrait of Lois B. Murphy, 1927
Watercolor on Paper
23" x 17"
Housed in a 2" Peri...
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Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Ancient Woman - Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient woman is a modern artwork realized by an Artist of the early 20th century.
Pencil drawing on paper.
Diffused foxings on paper.
Includes frame.
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Modern Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Portrait of Benito Mussolini - Drawing by Alberto Manetti - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Duce Portrait is a modern artwork realized by the artist Alberto Manetti (known also as Brivido).
Pencil and charcoal on paper.
Hand signed on the higher right margin.
Inscription...
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Modern Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pencil
Portrait Of An Indian Soldier, Signed, Large Pastel
By Willem Delsaux
Located in PARIS, FR
Willem DELSAUX
Ixelles 1862 - 1954 Gimbergen
Profile portrait of « Allah Dita »,Indian soldier of the British Indian colonial army
Pastel on p...
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Post-Impressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Marcel-Lenoir, Portrait of a bearded man, supposed self-portrait, pencil
Located in PARIS, FR
Jules OURY dit MARCEL-LENOIR (1872-1931)
Portrait of a bearded man, supposed self-portrait
Pencil and stump on paper
Signed "Marcel-Lenoir" lower right
63 x 48.5 cm
Sold in its ori...
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Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
Study Of Seated Woman
Located in PARIS, FR
Henri ROYER
Nancy 1869 - 1938 Paris
Study of Seated Woman
Watercolor, gouache and charcoal on beige paper
Circa 1900-1910
Unsigned
34 x 31 cm sheet
48 x 45 cm frame
Provenance: Esta...
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French School Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor, Gouache
Letters to Sardinia - Drawing by Filiberto Scarpelli - 1925
Located in Roma, IT
Letters to Sardinia is a modern artwork realized by Italian artist Filiberto Scarpelli (Naples, 1870 - Rome, 1933).Four Separate artworks in one frame. Original drawings realized i...
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Modern Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pen
Chinese Company/Export School Fisherman Portrait
Located in Larchmont, NY
Mystery Artist
Untitled (Chinese Company/Export School Portrait), c. 1900
Watercolor on paper
Sight: 19 x 9 1/4 in.
Framed: 22 5/8 x 12 1/4 x 3/4 in.
Portraits such as this were cre...
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Folk Art Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
1902 Pastel - Edwardian Girl
Located in Corsham, GB
Dated to the lower right. Presented in a gilt frame. On paper.
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Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Neville Stephen Lytton (1879-1951) - Watercolour, Flower Girl 82
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Presented in a gilt frame with an acanthus running course and washline mount. On paper.
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Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Early 20th C. Watercolor and Pencil Orientalist by Tito Della Fralte
Located in New York, NY
Title: Rug Merchant
Artist: Tito Della Fralte (20th C.)
Origin: French
Medium: Watercolor and pencil on paper
Dimension: 19 x 26 inches
Signed Tito Della Fralte and inscribed Roma (lr)
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Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
After William Cossens Way (1833-1905) - Watercolour, Spanish Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
Bears initials of William Cossens Way to the lower left. On paper laid to card .
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Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Bride - Scottish Female Glasgow School Art Nouveau, Aubrey Beardsley
Located in Miami, FL
Scottish female illustrator Annie French renders a charming cropped portrait of a bride in an Art Nouveau / Aubrey Beardsley style with curved theme borde...
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Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Flora Scottish Female Illustrator Glasgow Girls Pre-Raphaelites
Located in Miami, FL
Annie French was part of the Glasgow Girls group of artists and illustrators who worked in a delicate, feminine, and detailed Art Nouveau and Pre-Raphaelite style. This work, "Flora," is masterfully rendered and decorated with sumptuous floral patterns in the most detailed way. It is signed twice in the upper right quadrant. The mat has a hand-painted decorative border. The work presents better in person, and the viewer can marvel at the minute detail.
The Video is overexposed and light and not representative of color. Use still...
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Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Pencil
The Man with Cigarette - Original China ink - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The man with cigarette is an original drawing in China ink on creamy-colored paper realized by Anonymous Artist of the Early 20th Century.
The state of preservation of the artwork i...
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Modern Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
Young boy with carafe by Heinrich Rettig - Watercolor on paper 60x76 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Watercolor on paper sold with frame
Total size with frame 73x89 cm
Heinrich RETTIG is an artist born in Germany in 1859 and died in 1921. His works have been sold at public auction ...
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Academic Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
G. A. Rochegrosse (1859-1938) A zither player, small signed drawingdrawing
Located in Paris, FR
Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938)
A zither player
carbon pencil on thin paper
8.5 x 3.3 cm
In good condition
Framed : 35 x 24 cm
Provenance: Estate of the artist and by Inher...
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Symbolist Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Hand-Me-Downs - Street Children - Waif - Cockney Gutter Imps.
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century Street Art - British children's book author and illustrator Edith Farmiloe depicts a waif-like girl - Cockney Gutter Imp - who is disheveled. The artist draws her i...
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Romantic Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen
Set of 9 Figure Illustrations Egyptian Classical Characters Listed American
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Set of x9 figures
original watercolour painting on artist paper
signed by Marjorie Schiele (1913-2008) *see notes below
piece of paper is 14 x 10 inches
In good condition
provenance:...
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American Impressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Set of 6 Figure Illustrations Egyptian Classical Characters Listed American
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Set of x6 figures
original watercolour painting on artist paper
signed by Marjorie Schiele (1913-2008) *see notes below
piece of paper is 14 x 10 inches
In good condition
provenance:...
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American Impressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Attrib. Herbert J. Day (1875-1950) - Watercolour, Head Study of an Actress
Located in Corsham, GB
A charismatic watercolour portrait of an actress in costume. Presented in a fine gilt-effect frame with the artist name inscribed to the reverse. On paper.
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Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Autoportrait, circa 1940, Graphite pencil and charcoal on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Henry MIRANDE (1877-1955)
Self-portrait, circa 1940
Graphite pencil and charcoal on paper
Anotated "L'Indien du haut Orénoque qui me réclame 4 femmes blanches pour lui seul" upper ri...
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Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
Portrait of Elegant Young Society Lady In Purple Stripey Top Exquisite Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elegant Lady
original watercolour painting on paper
by Marjorie Schiele (1913-2008) *see notes below
piece of paper is 14 x 10 inches
In good condition, though with mi...
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American Impressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Pencil
Portrait of Elegant Young Society Lady In A Pink Blouse Exquisite Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elegant Lady
original watercolour painting on paper
by Marjorie Schiele (1913-2008) *see notes below
piece of paper is 14 x 10 inches
I...
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American Impressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Pencil
Frederick James Mcnamara Evans (1859-1929) - Framed Watercolour, Make Do & Mend
By Frederick James McNamara Evans
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful portrait of an elderly women sat comfortable in a wooden armchair. The figure holds a look of contemplation, quietly working out how to tackle the broken garment placed i...
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Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of a woman, 1929, red chalk on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Erich HERMES (1881-1971)
Portrait of a Woman, 1929
Sanguine on paper
Signed "E. Hermès" and dated "29" lower left
29.5 x 22.5 cm
original frame
Erich Hermès, a Geneva artist of German origin, was born in Ludwigshafen-am-Rhein in 1881 of Huguenot parents. He trained as a painter-decorator before entering the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Geneva. Awarded a Swiss Confederation scholarship, he spent his first year in Paris in 1909, before continuing his training in Munich, Italy and Spain.
Erich Hermès was an important figure in Geneva figurative painting in the first half of the 20th century. He produced numerous monumental works integrated into architecture. They adorned official and sacred public buildings such as the Protestant temple in Carouge (ill.1), as well as private edifices. The easel painting of his early years was strongly influenced by the work of Ferdinand Hodler (1853-1918), whom he met around 1903. Like Hodler, he painted Switzerland and its heroic figures and battles, while maintaining a strong empathy for the common people. He later moved towards New Objectivity, developing a more personal style.
The artist is also renowned in the world of graphic arts, particularly for his work as a poster artist in the 1930s and 1940s. He used his art to promote the Alps and winter sports (ill.2), as well as products such as wine and cigars.
The red chalk portrait of a woman is dated 1929. We seem to find the model's physiognomy in some of the artist's paintings (ill.3) depicting intimate subjects. Our figure, who wears a Huguenot cross...
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Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Male Nude Pencil Drawing by Bernard Sleigh RBSA (circa 1900-1920)
Located in London, GB
Male Nude pencil drawing on wove paper (circa 1900-1920), by Bernard Sleigh, RBSA (Provenance: from the artist's studio). An exquisite drawing which is possibly a study for a larger ...
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Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Cafe Society: The Smoker, male portait Closerie des Lilas, Lost Generation Paris
By John Wentworth Russell
Located in Norwich, GB
A strong portrait, and a piece of history. It was confidently sketched in 1923, during the heyday of the "Lost Generation" in Paris, at the Closerie des Lilas - Ernest Hemingway's favourite haunt and home-from-home in the City. This historical café is where Hemingway first read The Great Gatsby with his friend F. Scott Fitzgerald and where he wrote most of The Sun Also Rises...
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American Modern Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Portrait of Raphaël Fumet ; preparatory study for "La Famille mystique", 1914
Located in PARIS, FR
Jules OURY dit MARCEL-LENOIR (1872-1931)
Portrait of Raphaël Fumet (1898-1979) ; preparatory study for "La Famille mystique", 1914
Charcoal and pencil on paper
Signed "Marcel-Lenoi...
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
G. A. Rochegrosse (1859-1938) , Study for "Le Cocher" original drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938)
Study for "Le Cocher"
carbon pencil on thin paper
14.5 x 13 cm
In good condition
Framed : 36.7 x 31 cm
Provenance: Estate of the artist and...
Category
Symbolist Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Angel
Located in Boston, MA
From the estate of the artist.
Frederick Bosley was an Impressionist painter of the Boston School who most often depicted portraits, figures and still-lifes. The artist was born in Lebanon, New Hampshire in 1881. He studied at the Museum School in Boston from 1900-1906 with Edmund C. Tarbell (1862-1938) and Frank W. Benson (1862-1951), and then in Europe from 1906-1908. Bosley returned to Boston in 1909, obtaining a studio at the Fenway Studios from 1909-1918. He was to become a teacher in his own right, settling as Director at the Museum School from 1913-1931. His many awards include First prize in the 1920 Concord Art Academy Exhibition and a Gold Medal in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Exhibition, 1925. His work may be found in the collections of several institutions, including the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Farnsworth Museum, the National Academy of Design and the Concord Academy...
Category
American Impressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
[Woman at a Table]
Located in Boston, MA
Frederick Bosley was an Impressionist painter of the Boston School who most often depicted portraits, figures and still-lifes. The artist was born in Lebanon, New Hampshire in 1881. He studied at the Museum School in Boston from 1900-1906 with Edmund C. Tarbell (1862-1938) and Frank W. Benson (1862-1951), and then in Europe from 1906-1908. Bosley returned to Boston in 1909, obtaining a studio at the Fenway Studios from 1909-1918. He was to become a teacher in his own right, settling as Director at the Museum School from 1913-1931. His many awards include First prize in the 1920 Concord Art Academy Exhibition and a Gold Medal in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Exhibition, 1925. His work may be found in the collections of several institutions, including the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Farnsworth Museum, the National Academy of Design and the Concord Academy...
Category
American Impressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Albert Paul Guilmet (1879-1922) Portrait of a man, signed drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Albert Paul Guilmet (1879-1922)
Portrait of a man,
signed upper left
charcoal on paper
26.5 x 33,8 cm
Framed : 43.5 x 52 cm
Little is known about Abert Paul Guilmet, apart from th...
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
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