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Drawings and Watercolor Paintings For Sale
This Week's Listings Only
Jonathan Winters, Old Cross Dresser, unique drawing in pen
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is a unique drawing created by Jonathan Winters in 2001 using pen and ink. It is hand signed and dated, "May 22, 2001." Winters was an iconic American comedian, actor, aut...
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Early 2000s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
In the Garden, Figurative, Parasols, Watercolor, Gouache, From Artist's Estate
By Gabriel Spat
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Gabriel Spat was born in Kishinev, Russia, in 1890. Leaving Russia in 1911, he studied at the Academie des Beaux-Arts in Geneva and at the Academie Colarossi and the Academie de la ...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
1920's Historical Fashion Illustration of Lady in 17th Century Dress
Located in Soquel, CA
Finely detailed historical figurative fashion illustration painted in watercolor in 1921, of a lady in 17th century dress; complete with a full blac...
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1920s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Early 1900's French Impressionist Signed Flower Watercolour by Marie Carreau
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Flowers"
by Marie-Amelie Chautard-Carreau (French, 19th/20th century)
signed bottom right
watercolour on paper, unframed
painting: 7.25 x 9.5inches
Delightful early 20th century F...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Fine Mid 19th Century Watercolour - Side Profile of a Young Woman
Located in Corsham, GB
A beautiful miniature watercolour portrait of a pretty young woman. Dressed in an off the shoulder pink dress with a Forget-Ne-Not brooch, her hair and outfit are synonymous with the...
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Mid-19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Original Radiant Baby drawing (hand signed and inscribed by Keith Haring)
By Keith Haring
Located in New York, NY
Keith Haring
Untitled drawing inscribed to David, 1988
Original drawing on paper bound in historic monograph, inscribed to David Copley
Boldly signed, inscribed and dated in black marker above the drawing
This is a unique work
Provenance: Estate of David Copley
Iconic, unique radiant baby drawing...
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1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Permanent Marker
A Three Horse Race Framed 20th Century Original Horse Racing Watercolor Painting
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
John Rattenbury Skeaping.
English ( b.1901 - d.1980 ).
A Three Horse Race, 1963.
Gouache & Watercolor.
Signed & Dated Lower Left.
Image size 15.6 inches x 21.5 inches ( 39.5cm x 54...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
SATYR and NYMPH Neo Mythology ink by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Satyr and Nymph"
A satyr is a male spirit of nature, always nude, who walks upright on legs usually shown as goat’s legs. Nymphs are female spirits, who rule over rivers and ponds, ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Tempera
Allan Rohan Crite "God and Man"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Allan Rohan Crite: 1910-2007. Well listed and important African American artist. He has auction results over $200,000 and as high as $15,000 for his ...
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1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Haiti Beach, Impressionist Watercolor by James Amos Porter
By James Amos Porter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: James Amos Porter, American (1905 - 1970)
Title: Haiti Beach
Year: circa 1965
Medium: Watercolor, signed l.r.
Size: 15 in. x 12 in. (38.1 cm x 30.48 cm)
Frame Size: 22 x 18 i...
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1960s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Untitled
By Carolyn Bullis Blish
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork is a watercolor on paper by noted artist Carolyn Bullis Blish, born 1928. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork size is 17 x 26 inches, framed is 28 x 37 inches. Framed in his original wooden gold and mahogany color frame. The artwork is in excellent condition, the frame is in very good condition, with very minor small dents and scratches, hardly visible.
About the artist.
A former model, actress, and newscaster, artist Carolyn Blish is known primarily for her watercolor landscapes. She received a very short training in painting under the tutelage of artist Edgar...
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Late 20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Amal, George Clooney and Julia Roberts, Watercolor Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him.
The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Model
Located in Fairlawn, OH
The Model
Watercolor on paper, c. 1930
signed lower right (see photo)
Condition: Excellent
A few bits of adhesive residue verso
Colors fresh and unfaded
Housed in a Marin style meta...
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1930s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Untitled 600, Teal Blue, Olive Green, Indigo Patterns, Abstract Landscape
By Gabe Brown
Located in Kent, CT
Carefully ordered patterns, geometric shapes and delicate lines in indigo, bright blue and olive green complement a teal grayish blue background. Signed on verso.
Exploring a world ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Color Pencil
La Port De Cannes French Riviera Côte d'Azur Original Framed Watercolor Painting
By Paul Delvaux
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Paul Delvaux.
Belgian ( b.1897 - d.1994 ).
La Belle Anna, La Port De Cannes, 1930.
Watercolor, Bodycolor & Pastel On Woven Paper.
Signed & Dated 1930 Lower Left.
Image size 15.7 inc...
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Early 20th Century Romantic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
French school, circa 1900, Studies of characters, four drawings
Located in Paris, FR
French School circa 1900
Studies of characters, four drawings in a same frame
Pencil on paper
Sizes of the drawings (from left to right and from top to bottom)
A couple at a table ...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Sweet Gum (Contemporary Still Life, Graphic Hand-Painted Leaf on Paper)
By Joy Taylor
Located in Hudson, NY
"Sweet Gum" painted by Joy Taylor in 2022
28 x 22 inches, 37 x 29 inches framed
acrylic on paper
Custom Frame with White Wood Molding, Window Mat and Tru Vu AR Glass
Joy Taylor’s paintings transform botany into a personal vision. Her recent series on canvas, playfully titled the “Boo-K” paintings, defy traditional still life depictions that often seek to tame and order the objects of the world. On the contrary, Taylor’s subjects are never still. Her floral forms have the crisp, clean qualities of cut paper; sharp, decisive lines slice through blocks of pure pigment to create defined edges of leaves, vines and blossoms. The colors are constructed as well as the form. Her exuberant palette of oranges, blues, magenta and green echo the complimentary colors favored by the Fauvists. Color is an element in and of itself in her work. This balance of sparkling color and form is irrepressible, at times disconcerting and even dangerous in its boldness.
In a series of original paintings on paper, Joy pairs down the form by focusing on a single bloom or leaf.
As a specimen under a microscope, Taylor dives into the crevices and details of each leaflet on this bright green Sweet...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Cormorant Rock, Gaspé, Canada, Mid 20th Century, Cleveland School Artist
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964)
Cormorant Rock, Gaspé, Canada
Watercolor on Whatman board
Signed lower right
22 x 30 inches
29 x 37.5 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 was a respected librarian.
In 1906 Wilcox enrolled from the Cleveland School of Art under the tutelage of Henry Keller, Louis Rorimer...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 12.75 x 10 inches
condition: excellent
prov...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 14.75 x 11 inches
condition: excellent
prov...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
Countryside - Watercolor by French Master - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Countryside is an original painting in watercolor by an anonymous French artist of the XX century. The state of preservation is good and aged with signs of time on it, with two small...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Contemporary Asian Cartoon Fantasy Art Mixed Media Drawing Tang Wei Hsu Anime
Located in Surfside, FL
Tang-Wei Hsu (1980 born in Changhua, Taiwan) obtained a BA in Architecture at the Shih Chien University and finished an MFA in Visual Arts at the Tainan National University of the Ar...
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2010s Street Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Permanent Marker
'California Coast', San Francisco Art Association, GGIE, Legion of Honor
By Nadine Pizzo
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A vibrant coastal landscape showing a view of a jetty extending into the cove of a beachside town with a view to mountains beyond.
Signed lower right, 'Nadine Pizzo' and painted circa 1960.
Born in San Francisco, Nadine Pizzo was educated at UC Berkeley and the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. After marrying artist Sal Pizzo in the late 1930s, Overpack Pizzo moved to Sonoma County in 1976, where she continued painting until her death in 1985.
Nadine Pizzo exhibited successfully on the West Coast, including a solo exhibition at the California Palace Legion of Honor...
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1960s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Chinese Calligraphy and Bamboo - China Ink - Mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Chinese Calligraphy and Bamboo is a drawing realized in the mid-20th Century.
China Ink on paper.
Good conditions except for small cuts on the margins.
The artworks represent the ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Playful Spirit. Fresh imprint of the impulse, Abstraction by Sve Gri
Located in Zofingen, AG
Shipping in a tube rolled.
This drawing is a fresh imprint of the impulse of the liveliness of the present moment. It is done on white watercolor paper using ink and two pastels.
Wh...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Graphite
The Prince's Room
By Willy Pogany
Located in Buffalo, NY
Born in Szeged, Hungary, he became one of the better known and successful illustrators of the Golden Age of Illustration, completing over 100 books. Among them are "A Treasury of Verse for Little Children," "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam," and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." He is probably best known for pen and ink drawings of mythology subjects geared towards children.
He studied at Budapest Technical University and attended art schools in Munich and Paris before moving to London at age 23. In 1907, he began illustrating children's books and did a series of annual gift books...
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1940s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Graphite, Pen, Watercolor
'Nymph with a Centaur', French School, Academic, Greek Mythological Grisaille
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An exceptionally fine, brush and wash, mythological figural study showing a centaur interrupting the playing of his pan pipes to cast a speculative eye towards a dancing nymph. Datin...
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Early 1900s Academic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Illustration Board
Thomas Leeson Rowbotham, Victorian blacksmith
Located in Harkstead, GB
A really charming study of a blacksmith puffing on a clay pipe at the forge door.
Thomas Charles Leeson Rowbotham Junr (1823-1875)
Village Blacksmith Patterdale, Aug 1848
Signed, in...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Abstract Expressionist Gestural Oil Pastel Drawing Women Figures Anthony Triano
Located in Surfside, FL
Anthony Thomas Triano (1928–1997) was an abstract expressionist painter, sculptor, illustrator and teacher. His works feature natural forms, espe...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Officer Framed Victorian Watercolor Painting
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Orlando Norie.
Scottish ( b.1832 - d.1901 ).
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Officer.
Watercolor.
Signed Lower Right.
Image size: 5.9 inches x 4.1 inches ( 15cm x 10.5cm ).
Frame size: 11.4 inches x 9.3 inches ( 29cm x 23.5cm ).
Available for sale; this original painting is by Orlando Norie and dates from the 1870s.
The watercolor is presented and supplied in a sympathetic contemporary frame (which is shown in these photographs), mounted using conservation materials and behind non-reflective Tru Vue UltraVue® UV70 glass.
This antique painting is in very good condition, commensurate with its age. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display.
The watercolor is signed lower right.
Orlando Norie is considered to have been one of the foremost illustrators of the British army in the 19th century, with thousands of watercolors to his credit in public and private collections. His pictures are highly sought after and command high prices.
He was a descendant of the celebrated Edinburgh family of artists and designers, son of Sir Robert Norie and a descendant of James Norie the Elder. He was born in Bruges, and may have spent time with his family in France and Belgium. From about 1870 he produced works from a rented studio close to the army barracks in Aldershot, but also travelled and was active in Dunkirk. Lithographs were made from his drawings of the battles of the Alma, Balaklava and Inkerman in the Crimean War.
© Big Sky Fine Art
Norie is best known for his prolific output of battle paintings and accurate and detailed illustrations of military...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Landscape - Drawing by Michele Ricciuti - 1984
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a watercolor on paper realized by Michele Ricciuti in 1984.
Hand signed and dated lower left.
Very good condition.
Includes a contemporary wooden frame.
Category
1980s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
La Loire
Located in Middletown, NY
Pen and black ink on watermarked Ingres laid paper, 9 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches (234 x 310 mm), signed, dated and titled in brown ink, and initialed and titled in black ink in the lower right corner. Light to moderate age tone and mat tone, and with the signature and notations in brown ink having become quite attenuated, although legible. Presented in a basic black wood frame with a label from the Country Art...
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper, Pen
1940's Provence Painting French Green Trees - Post Impressionist artist
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provencal Landscape
by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998)
signed and dated 45'
From a batch of similar work where most were dated 1942-1947
watercolour painting on paper, unframed
meas...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Early Twentieth Century Impressionist Pastel Landscape of Canal, Leydon Holland
Located in ludlow, GB
Early Twentieth Century Impressionist Pastel Drawing of a Landscape depicting a Canal, Landscape and Buildings at Leydon Holland.
A wonderful Oil pastel drawing by the artist Terr...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Fine Antique French Impressionist Painting Canal Barge Bridge & Walkers on Path
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The artist:
Henri Aime Duhem (1860-1941) French *see notes below, signed
Title: The Canal Path
Medium:
gouache on paper, loosely laid over card, unframed
card: 9.75 x 12.75 in...
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19th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Adélaide
Located in Chicago, IL
Working with a palette of graphite, charcoal, ink, and gold leaf, Alessandra Maria masterfully weaves together elements of the earthly and ethereal. She is part sorceress, part alche...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ballerina and Bugs
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Melodie Provenzano (b.1974). Ballerina and Bugs, 2006. Graphiye pencil on paper, sheet measures 14.5 x 20.5 inches. 16.5 x 22.5 inches framed. Signed, titled and dated on back of sheet. Excellent condition.
Melodie Provenzano lived and worked in New York City until 2020. After receiving her BFA from Parsons School of Design in 1996, she freelanced for more than a decade painting window displays, showrooms and various commissioned projects for fashion companies including, Saks 5th Avenue, Donna Karan, Louis Vuitton, Ferragamo, Chanel and Hermes. At this time, she sharpened her drawing and painting skills while developing her fine art. Melodie has exhibited in group shows at The Brattleboro Museum, VT, The Chelsea Art Museum, NYC, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA, and solo shows at Lyons Wier Gallery, NYC, Goya Contemporary, Baltimore, MD, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL, The University School of Nashville, TN, and Nancy Margolis Gallery, NYC. She has also written and recorded songs as "Connie Acher", releasing five LPs on Flipped Out Records and her most recent "For Giving" on UK label Golden Lab. Melodie currently lives and works in the countryside near Nashville, TN.
Born in Hudson, NY, 1974
EDUCATION
1996
BFA Parsons School of Design
SOLO & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2020
Seeing Oneself in Others, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY, February 27 - April 11
2015
Stealth Peace, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY, May 14 - June 20
2014
Raw Ribbon, University School of Nashville, Nashville,, January 9 - February 10
2012
Rock Center, Lyons Wier Gallery, New York, NY, November 15 - December 15
Selected Work 2005-2011, 5th Avenue Windows of Saks Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, October 5-12
2011
Drawn Together: Melodie Provenzano & Philippe Simille, The Marketplace Gallery, Albany, NY, May 6-28
2010
Melodie Provenzano & Rachel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Birch Mystery, trees, female figure, neutral tones, collage on archival paper
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper paint charcoal collage
Paper charcoal collage
These collages were created first in the presence of a live model, working quickly, in charcoal and again, later, alone in the stu...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper, Acrylic, Mixed Media
William Sanderson, Fascists
Located in New York, NY
Latvia-born William Sanderson became a contributor to the New Yorker and New Masses magazines during the 1930s. He was drafted into the Army during World Wa...
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1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
India Ink
Iguazu-made in orange, yellow, red, blue, pink, green
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in orange, yellow, red, blue, pink and green color on Yupo paper. The work is 20 by 26 inches in size, framed in fine-qu...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
The Searchers (Figurative Chalk Drawing of a Dog on Vintage Book Pages)
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative chalk drawing of black Greyhound dog and red birds on vintage collaged book pages
'The Searchers' by Louise Laplante in 2022
chalk on vintage collaged book pages
28 x 46 1/2 inches unframed, 32 x 52 inches in natural wood frame with non-glare plexi
This graphic, figurative drawing in black chalk with collaged antique...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 11 x 7.5 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we have...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary Watercolor Painting, 'Untitled', c. 1990's by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
universe 01
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
In this work, I have used acrylic and enamel to capture the vast and mysterious beauty of the universe. Abstract swirls and galaxies represent constant evolution and cosmic dynamism....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Study of a Butterfly, Watercolour on Silk Applied to Handmade Paper.
Located in Cotignac, FR
One from a set of four watercolours of butterflies on silk, applied to handmade paper, with hand cut edges, by French artist La Roche Laffitte. Signed bottom right. (The other 3 items are available separately)
A beautifully observed and detailed study of a butterfly painted...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Silk, Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper, Carbon Pencil
1951 Ink on Paper Figure Study of a Conversation by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1951 ink on paper figure study by artist Harold Haydon depicting a conversation.
Artwork size: 12" x 9 1/2". Archivally matted to 14" x 16". Provenance: Estate of the artist....
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper
Auf dem Lötschpass (1919) by Albert Nyfeler - Watercolor on paper 26x36 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Watercolor on art paper
framed and signed
Total size with frame: 52x40 cm
Albert Nyfeler (September 26, 1883 in Lünisberg, † June 14, 1969 in Burgdo...
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1910s Academic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Reunion - Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting of Koi on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
In Japan they are known as Nishikigoi, or living jewels. These brilliantly colored varieties of the Amur carp have been selectively bred by family owned fisheries for generations. Wh...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper
"#71 – THEN IT'S HOPELESS?", ink, pencil, gouache, found vintage book, poetry
By Amy Williams
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"#71 – THEN IT'S HOPELESS?" is from Amy Williams' series A Farewell to Arms – wherein the artist is working directly onto page 71 of a found copy of Ernest Hemingway's WWII romance novel. The artist selects certain words and phrases from the page to isolate as a poem, and then draws, inks, redacts and paints the rest of the page according to the text of the poem. Here the poem reads: "Then it's hopeless? / But sometimes I cannot hope. / I cannot." Note the poem is outlined in dark red and purple radiating lines, while outside there are lighter violet, blue and white lines.
From Amy Williams – "My recent work is focused on making treated book pages using a found vintage...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Found Objects, Ink, Gouache, Pencil
ACAPULCO
Located in Santa Monica, CA
JOSEPH PENNELL (1857 - 1926)
ACAPULCO 1901-08.
Colored pastel and gouache drawing on blue paper. Signed and titled in pencil in his early signature. Image 10 x 14 inches to just ab...
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Early 1900s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Gouache
Street Scene, Sperlonga Italy - Watercolor Architecture in Browns and Blues
Located in Morgan Hill, CA
"Street Scene, Sperlonga Italy" is a watercolor by award-winning L.A. artist and architect Thomas W. Schaller. The painting depicts layers of steps, walkways, arches, and windows. Peaceful and alive with light, the streets of Sperlonga Italy lend themselves freely to a heart of adventure and exploration. Thomas's attention to immediate detail reminds the viewer to be present and to soak in every moment as something extraordinary. This architectural watercolor is primarily painted in brown, tan, and blue colors. For more works by Thomas Schaller...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Eugène Devéria (1805-1865) Family Portrait, 1826 Drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Eugène Devéria (1805-1865)
A Family Portrait, 1826
pencil on paper
Signed lower right and dated 1826
19.5 x 27 cm
in a beautiful carved oak frame: 4...
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1820s Romantic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Paul emile Lecomte, study of the quais by the river, pencil, signed.
Located in PARIS, FR
Provenance: Family of the artist, studio sale. Signed in pencil lower right.
Born in Paris, the French painter Paul Lecomte, Paul Emile Lecomte's uncle, learned painting in the stud...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Marine Oil Pastel - Wading in the Bay
Located in Houston, TX
Appealing oil pastel painting of a male figure wading in the shallows of a calm bay by Yucatan artist Paulino Medina, 2010. Signed lower right.
Original one-of-a-kind artwork on pap...
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21st Century and Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Paper
View of the Fjord Blick auf die Förde - Landscape Fjord Germany
By Erich Heckel
Located in London, GB
This watercolour is hand signed and dated in pencil by the artist "Heckel 42" [1942] in the lower right image.
It is also hand titled in pencil “Blick auf die Förde” in the lower ri...
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1940s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Golden Entanglement - Contemporary Ink Ecoline Painting, New Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Grażyna Rigall is a painter, illustrator, author of stage designs and music videos. - The artist is interested in the merging of the world of fauna and flora with the world of man, p...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Tough as Nails Brew, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
In this still-life watercolor, a cup of coffee sits perfectly centered on a rustic table. The morning brew evokes a sense of routine and comfort. The rich, da...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Black and White III, Line Drawing. Abstract Works on Paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Clemens Wolf declares himself a champion of sensuality: 'I'm really interested in the process of transforming something trivial into a sensual object. The guided coincidence plays a ...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Paper
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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