Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Drawings and Watercolor Paintings For Sale
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Magnolia - Vibrant Floral Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Xiao Wen Xu is a Chinese-born Canadian artist based in Toronto, Canada, Her artistic practice is deeply influenced by her profound appreciation for the natural world. In her series, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Powder Coating, Watercolor
Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Painting Lemon Tree Branch Robert Freimark
Located in Surfside, FL
Robert Freimark (1922 - 2010),
Watercolor painting of a lemon tree branch
Hand signed and dated 1963 upper right,
Dimensions: 24.5 inches x 30.25 inches, image is 17 X 22.5
Robert...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
W. S. S. - 19th Century Watercolour, Farm by the Stream
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed with a monogram W. W. S. to the lower left. Well presented in a decorative gilt frame and wash line mount. On paper.
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Early 20th Century Watercolour - Tulip Study II
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate study of a red and yellow tulip. This piece was acquired alongside another tulip study, which is also listed on our website (qd708). Presented in a vintage black frame. Un...
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20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Love Star Of David (original gouache on paper)
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Aventura, FL
Original gouache painting on paper. Hand signed lower front by Yaacov Agam. Image size 20.25 x 18.5 inches. Sheet size 29 x 22.2 inches. Frame size approx 33 x 31 inches.
Cert...
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1970s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
'Bacchanal', Mid-century Pompeii, Roman Mythology, Bacchus, Neo-classical
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Gallo Giovanni' for Giovanni Gallo (Italian, 20th century) and dated 1954.
Titled lower left, 'Eseguito a Pompei, 'Trionfo di Bacco'' (Done in Pompeii, 'Triumph...
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Caricature of Luciano Pavarotti - Drawing by Emilio Giannelli - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Caricature of Luciano Pavarotti is a modern artwork realized by the Artist Emilio Giannelli.
Black and white drawing
Hand signed on the lower margin
Includes frame: 34 x 24 cm
Category
1980s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Early 20th Century French Fauvist drawing of a nude by Andre Derain
By André Derain
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Andre Derain (French, 1880 – 1954)
A nude looking right
Pencil on paper
Signed with atelier stamp (lower right)
16.1/4 x 8.1/4 in. (41.1 x 21 cm.)
André Derain (10 June 1880 – 8 Sep...
Category
Early 20th Century Fauvist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Figural Compositions, 4
Located in Astoria, NY
Robert O'Meara (American, 1957-2024) Four Figural Compositions, Pencil on paper, each signed "R O'Meara" lower right, including: "Woman at the Window" with National Arts Club Exhibit...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
A Delightful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing Cartoon, Cat and Mouse Trap
Located in Chicago, IL
A Delightful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing Cartoon Illustration of a Cat Resting by a Mouse Trap by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994).
Artwork size: 8 ...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
A Fabulous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Standing Female Nude Figure Study
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fabulous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Standing Female Nude Figure Study by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Artwork Size: 18 x 12, unframed, mounted / floated t...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Henry W. Stock (1825-1909) - Framed 1873 Watercolour, Saint Mary de Haura
Located in Corsham, GB
A finely executed watercolour study of the bell quarters at Saint Mary de Haura, Shoreham. Painted by 19th-century painter Henry Stock. Well presented in a beautiful wash-line mount ...
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Late 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Contemporary Miniature Natural Pigment Tantric Egg Minimalist orange blue yellow
Located in Norfolk, GB
Rahul Kumar
Untitled
Natural Pigment on Paper
35.5cm x 26.5cm
Rahul Kumar is from a family of traditional miniature painters working in Jaipur. The atelier where his family learnt t...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Fine 19th Century Coloured Pencil - Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine oval portrait of a well groomed Victorian gentleman with handsome features and piercing blue eyes. The artist has used directional hatching and fine line to create plumpness i...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Flowers 2 — Hopei Folk Art, Mid-Century Chinese Cut Paper and Watercolor
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
'Flowers', Chinese Hopei Folk Art, 1956. Paper-cut with watercolor, mounted on cream, wove backing paper, with fresh, vivid colors, in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
John Sennhauser Geometric Abstract Pen and Ink Drawing, 1944
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Original pen and ink drawing by New York Abstract Artist, John Sennhauser (1907-1978)
Signed lower right "J. Sennhauser" and dated '44.
Titled and dated on the verso: "Line in Motion...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
Spider Flower - Dramatic Abstract Pink Botanical Floral Still Life Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Xiao Wen Xu is a Chinese-born Canadian artist based in Toronto, Canada, Her artistic practice is deeply influenced by her profound appreciation for the nat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Powder Coating, Watercolor
Erotic Drawing n. 17 - 1930s - Marcel Vertès - Ink - Modern
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Drawing n. 17 is an original black China ink drawing on "British" ivory-colored paper. Hand-signed "Vertés" in black China ink on the lower righ...
Category
1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Rainbowland Valley - Abstract Colorful Dreamy Still Life Watercolor Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Xiao Wen Xu's artistic practice is deeply influenced by her profound appreciation for the natural world. This artwork is part of her "Rainbowland Land" ser...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Flamingo Lily - Dramatic Abstract Pink Botanical Floral Still Life Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Xiao Wen Xu is a Chinese-born Canadian artist based in Toronto, Canada, Her artistic practice is deeply influenced by her profound appreciation for the nat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Powder Coating, Watercolor
Rocio Rodriguez "25-Feb-13" Abstract Oil Pastel on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Rocio Rodriguez
February 25, 2013, 2013
pastel, oil pastel and charcoal on paper
18 x 24 in.
This original oil oil pastel drawing on paper by Rocio Rodriguez features abstracted rec...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Paper, Pastel
Butterfly & Flowers 1 — Hopei Folk Art, Mid-Century Chinese Cut Paper Watercolor
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
'Butterfly & Flowers', Chinese Hopei Folk Art, 1956. Paper-cut with watercolor, mounted on cream, wove backing paper, with fresh, vivid colors, in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards, unframed.
Image size 4 5/8 x 3 1/8 inches; sheet size 8 7/8 x 6 1/4 inches; mat size 14 x 11 inches.
ABOUT THIS WORK
Hopei or Hebei is a province of North East China, on the Gulf of Chihli near Beijing that is home to Chengde Mountain Resort, the imperial summer residence of the Qing-dynasty emperors. Chengde contains 18th-century palaces, gardens, and pagodas ringed...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Dogwood Flower - Dramatic Abstract Purple Botanical Floral Still Life Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Xiao Wen Xu is a Chinese-born Canadian artist based in Toronto, Canada, Her artistic practice is deeply influenced by her profound appreciation for the nat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Powder Coating, Watercolor
Composition III Sasha - abstraction art, made in black, orange, yellow and white
By Lena Cher
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. Abstraction art, made in black, orange, yellow on white foam board.
Also, you can read name Sasha in Russian at the middle of the painting.
Can be as a s...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Foam Board
Frog - Drawing in pencil by Emmanuel Gondouin - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Frog is a drawing in pencil realized in the early 1930s by Emmanuel Gondouin, (Versailles, 1883 - Parigi, 1934)
The artwork is depicted through strong strokes.
Emmanuel Gondouin is a French Cubist...
Category
1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
TETE DE LION MARYAN UNIQUE PIECE DRAWING PARIS SIGNED
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
ORIGINAL DRAWING ON PAPER
Hand signed and dated
Unique piece
Category
Late 20th Century French School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Carbon Pencil
'Seated Nude' Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950.
A graphite study of a young woman shown nude and seated in an armchair.
Winner of...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Birds & Flowers — Hopei Folk Art, Mid-Century Chinese Cut paper and Watercolor
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
'Birds & Flowers', Chinese Hopei Folk Art, 1956. Paper-cut with watercolor, mounted on cream, wove backing paper, with fresh, vivid colors, in excellent condition. Matted to museum s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Lt Gen Archibald Ingles Lockhart (1810-1880) - Watercolour, Ruins of Quin Abbey
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming view of the Ruins of Quin Abbey in County Clare in the South West of Ireland.
Artist name inscribed to the mount. Label verso with provenance details: by family descent t...
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mid Century French Pencil Study of a Seated Female Nude
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Pencil Study of a Seated Female Nude
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil and Paper
Size: 10.75 (height) x 8.25 (width)
Stamped: No
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Flowers 1 — Hopei Folk Art, Mid-Century Chinese Cut Paper and Watercolor
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
'Flowers', Chinese Hopei Folk Art, 1956. Paper-cut with watercolor, mounted on cream, wove backing paper, with fresh, vivid colors, in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting Sports Basketball Arena Coca Cola Sign
Located in Surfside, FL
MALCAH ZELDIS
''Basketball'', 1988, gouache on paper
Hand signed and dated bottom right, titled in pencil on paper verso
Malcah Zeldis (born Mildred Brightman; 1931) is an Americ...
Category
1980s Folk Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Headland & Rocks, White Island, Maine, early 20th century watercolor
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964)
Headland & Rocks, White Island, Maine, c. 1923
Watercolor on paper
Signed lower left
15 x 19.5 inches
Frank Nelson Wilcox (October 3, 1887 – April 17, 1964) was a modernist American artist and a master of watercolor. Wilcox is described as the "Dean of Cleveland School painters," though some sources give this appellation to Henry Keller or Frederick Gottwald. Wilcox was born on October 3, 1887 to Frank Nelson Wilcox, Sr. and Jessie Fremont Snow Wilcox at 61 Linwood Street in Cleveland, Ohio. His father, a prominent lawyer, died at home in 1904 shortly before Wilcox' 17th birthday. His brother, lawyer and publisher Owen N. Wilcox, was president of the Gates Legal Publishing Company or The Gates Press. His sister Ruth Wilcox...
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1920s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Framed 18th Century Pen and Ink Drawings - Designs for Capital & Base Supports
Located in Corsham, GB
Framed 18th-century pen and ink drawings of elaborate capital and base supports, inspired by Ancient Greek architecture and design. Well presented in a fluted gilt-effect frame. Unsi...
Category
Early 18th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen
Lanvin Of Paris Original Advertising Watercolor Christmas Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 14 3/8"H x 23"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Fashion illustrator for House of Lanvin Paris in the 1950s featured in Harper's Bazaar
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Indian Dance", Multicolor Abstract Geometric Composition
Located in Soquel, CA
Bright and colorful abstract geometric watercolor with multicolor connected forms cascading in a dynamic vertical composition by Ellwood Graham (American, 1911-2007). Signed "GRAHAM" in the upper right corner, and "Ellwood Graham" on verso. Circa 1961-1966. The title "Indian Dance...
Category
1960s Abstract Geometric Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pen, Pencil
Henri Vincent-Anglade (1876-1956) - Graphite Drawing, Venus of Arles
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate study of 'Venus of Arles' by the artist Henri Vincent-Anglade (1876-1956). Additional light sketches noted across the page. Signed. On laid.
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Early 20th Century Pastel - Statuesque Nude
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking life study depicting a nude life model in statuesque pose. The artist captures the strong forms of her body in layers of pastel colours. Unsigned. Presented in a white car...
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20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
A Finely Drawn, 1946 Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman by Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Finely Drawn, 1946 Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman by Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A beautifully executed and introspective charcoal portrait drawing o...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Study of a horse lying on its right side seen from the front
By Adam Frans van der Meulen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Provenance:
Jean-Marc Du Pan (1785–1838), Geneva (L. 1440), passed to his brother
Alexandre-Louis Du Pan (1787–1846);
his sale, Geneva, March 26–28, 1840, included in lots 913–917;
...
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17th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon
Bellflower - Colorful Abstract Floral Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Xiao Wen Xu is a Chinese-born Canadian artist based in Toronto, Canada, Her artistic practice is deeply influenced by her profound appreciation for the natural world. In her series, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Powder Coating
By Alessandro Michele for Valentino. From the Fashion series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist has covered New York collections for over 16 years and has interviewed, as a journalist, several fashion designers and personalities for different publications. He loves t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Dances - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Dances is a watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s.
Hand-signed on the lower.
Good condition.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was an ...
Category
1960s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Nudes - Drawing by Mino Maccari - mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century.
On recto and verso.
Not signed.
Very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Mid Century French Pencil Study of Various Animals
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Pencil Study of Various Animals
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil and Paper
Size: 6.25 (height) x 9.75 (width)
Stamped: Verso
Con...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Monaca della Sapienza - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
The original artwork Monaca della Sapienza is a beautiful watercolour on ivory-colored paper made by the virtuous artist Michela De Vito in 1820 ca.
Hand-titled "Monaca della Sapien...
Category
1820s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Abstract Watercolor - Woven
By Spe
Located in Houston, TX
Fluid abstract watercolor using metallic and terracotta shades swirled together in free flowing shape by British artist Spe, 2012. Signed in pencil lower right.
Original artwork on ...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
December 4
Located in New York, NY
Rocio Rodriguez
December 4, 2020
Pastel and charcoal on paper
11 x 14 in.
(rodr054)
Rocio's work represents an exploration of the transient and temporal and a process of creating a ...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel
Abstract Geometric Illusory Line Art in Ink on Paper by Geraldine Heib
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Geometric Illusory Line Art in Ink on Paper by Geraldine Heib
In this line abstract by Jerry O'Day (American, 1912), lines intersect and layer in straight and rounded ways giving a sense of movement to the piece. O'Day uses simple ink on paper and pure geometric form in the Minimalist style of the 1960s.
Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of the artist's work.
Mat size: 39"H x 27"W
Paper size: 30"H x 20"W
Image size: 27"H x 16"W
Jerry O'Day is also known as Geraldine Heib. Born in Oakland, California, on June 17, 1912. Geraldine Heib assumed the name Jerry O'Day at an early age. She grew up in Washington and studied in Seattle at the Cornish School of Fine Arts. Upon moving to the San Francisco Bay area in 1938, she further studied with Bufano as a muralist for two years. O'Day wed sculptor David Lemon and had a gallery in a converted cod fishery in Belvedere from 1942 until 1963. At that time, the couple moved to a houseboat in Sausalito, where she remained until her demise on March 30, 1986.
Post War California artist, Jerry O'Day studied at the Cornish School of Fine Arts in Seattle; studied with Beniamino Bufano for two years. She lived in the artist's colony at the Cod fishery with artist David Lemon on Belvedere Island in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1942 - 1963.
Solo Exhibitions: City of Paris, Rotunda Gallery; Lucien Labaudt Gallery, 1963; Torrance Gallery, San Anselmo, 1955; Marin Art Gallery, Sausalito, 1956; Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1962; East & West Gallery, Fillmore Street, San Francisco; Landmarks Gallery, Marin County, 1991.
Selected Group Exhibitions: 65th Annual Painting and Sculpture Exhibition of the San Francisco Art Association at the San Francisco Museum of Art, 1945; Fourth Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1963.
Source:
David J Carlson...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Male Nude
By M. Lambert
Located in Houston, TX
French pencil drawing of a nude male statue with bronze casting to leg by artist M. Lambert, circa 1930. Signed lower right.
Original artwork on pap...
Category
1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
18th Century Watercolour - Court Scene
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed and dated indistinctly under the mount. Presented in a gilt frame and wash-line mount. On paper.
Category
Early 18th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mid Century French Minimalist Illustration of a Two Women Walking a Dog
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Minimalist Illustration of a Two Women Walking a Dog
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil and Paper
Size:...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Red Tulips in a Tall Vase / watercolor
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Red Tulips in a Tall Vase' original watercolor painted in 2018. in mainly red and green with blue and yellow from Cleveland-born and educated Gary Bukovnik who has lived in Californ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Motherhood - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Motherhood is an Original Drawing in pencil carbon on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century.
Hand-signed by the artist on the lower.
Good condi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Andy Warhol In the Bottom of My Garden (hand colored lithograph)
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol In the Bottom of My Garden c. 1956:
A double-sided hand-colored lithograph from, Andy Warhol In the Bottom of My Garden (F. & S. IV.104A-105A). Executed by Warhol circa...
Category
1960s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Lithograph
Mid Century French Minimalist Ink Study of a Seated Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Ink Drawings of Interior Scene with Woman Resting in Bed
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Ink on paper
Size: 11.25 (height) x 8.5 (width)...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Women - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Women is a watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century.
Hand-signed.
Good conditions with slight foxing.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Drawings and Watercolor Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs
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.
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