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Drawings and Watercolor Paintings For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: 1920s
"Beach at Atlantic City, New Jersey" Amy Londoner, Ashcan School, Figurative
Located in New York, NY
Amy Londoner Beach at Atlantic City, circa 1922 Signed lower right Pastel on paper Sight 23 x 18 inches Amy Londoner (April 12, 1875 – 1951) was an American painter who exhibited at...
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1920s Ashcan School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel, Paper

Couple Embracing
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Couple Embracing Sumi ink drawing, c. 1928 Signed lower right: Shinsui (early variant signature) Most probably an illustration for one of the four volum...
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Family of Flowers
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. In the 1950s, he was an in-demand and celebrated illustrator working for New York's toniest publicatio...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Figure Study (Conversation)
Located in Chicago, IL
A ink on paper figure study by artist Harold Haydon depicting a conversation. Harold Emerson Haydon was born in Fort William, Ontario, Canada in 1909. Haydon came to Chicago with ...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

“New England Homestead”
Located in Southampton, NY
Very well executed watercolor on archival paper of a New England homestead nestled in a picturesque valley. Early fall with the tress just starting to change colors. The watercolor was done by the American artist Hilton Leech...
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper, Graphite

Fisherman's Island, Boothbay, Maine, early 20th century landscape watercolor
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964) Fisherman's Island, Boothbay, Maine, c. 1925 Watercolor on paper Signed lower left 15 x 20 inches 20.75 x 25.75 inches, framed 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

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Watercolor

Female nude, 1956, ink on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Marcel GROMAIRE (1892-1971) Female nude, 1956 Black ink on paper Signed and dated upper left Dimensions of the work : 25 x 32,5 cm frame : 40 x 50 cm Born in 1892 in the Nord region...
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1950s French School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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India Ink, Paper, Ink

Lanvin Paris Arpege Perfume Mirror c1950s Advertising Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 14 1/2"H x 20 3/4"W Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Famous Raincoat
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. In the 1950s, he was an in-demand and celebrated illustrator working for New York's toniest publicatio...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ballpoint Pen

Portrait of Guelfo Bianchini - Drawing by Sergio Barletta - 1959
Located in Roma, IT
Ritratto di Guelfo Bianchini  is a pen and watercolor drawing on paper realized by  Sergio Barletta  in 1959. Hand-signed and dated on the lower margin. In very good conditions. S...
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Felt Pen, Watercolor

Schooner, Boothbay Harbor, Maine, Early 20th Century Seascape Watercolor
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964) Schooner, Boothbay Harbor, Maine, c. 1924 Gouache and watercolor on paper Signed lower right 14 x 20 inches 19.5 x 25.5 inches, as framed 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

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Gouache, Watercolor

The Inlet, Mohegan Island
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Inlet is an expressive and vibrant depiction of a quieter inlet on Monhegan Island. The artist did a series of works here, all body depicted with energy and expressionist color....
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Young Man with Flower
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. He not only defined Pop Art but had an unrivaled influence on artists and image-making. In recent years there has been new scholarship and increasing commercial interest in Andy Warhol's early works, material created prior to Pop Art. During the 1950's Warhol established himself in New York City as a trendy illustrator contributing to a wide number of fashion publications and retailers. His simple line drawings were modern and gentle, with a subtle but unmistakably gay touch. In a short period of time, he created an aesthetic that was both versatile and distinctively his. Like the consummate artist that he was, Warhol was frequently drawing. The images he created during this era, independent from his fashion commissions, were romantic, hopeful, and unabashedly gay. It is worth emphasizing that Warhol was almost exclusively dedicated to drawing during this period, only creating a handful of paintings - which were intended to be used for window displays. Taschen, the legendary art book publisher, recently released the book Andy Warhol: Love, Sex, and Desire 1950-1962 which celebrates his drawings of the male form from the pre-Pop era. This portrait is a paradigm of Warhol's mastery of line and visionary framing. A man's profile commands the composition as he gazes forward with his hand raised towards his mouth, holding a delicate flower. With the lightest touch, Warhol masterly portrays this male ideal with the details of his chiseled jawline, softened gaze, and timeless elegance. Warhol drawings from the 1950s are marked by a gentle whimsy that embodies Warhol's vivid imagination. With fanciful details such as exaggerated lips and eyebrows, "Young Man with Flower...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ballpoint Pen

Male Profile - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Profilo maschile (Male profile)   is al drawing on paper, realized around the Sixties by the great Italian artist and journalist,  Mino Maccari  (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Pencil drawing...
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Girl and Horse - Watercolor by Marie Laurencin - 1924
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed. Sketch realized in 1924 for the invitation to "Ballets Russes de Serge Diaghilev". Published in the same invitation in June 26th, 1924. Ref. Mimì, Anna Laetitia Pecci...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Watercolor, Paper

Figure Study (Conversation)
Located in Chicago, IL
An ink on paper figure study by artist Harold Haydon that depicts a conversation. Harold Emerson Haydon was born in Fort William, Ontario, Canada in 1909. Haydon came to Chicago w...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Nature abstraction
Located in Greenwich, CT
Briggs is s significant Post War artist who can bring substantial prices and interest with his works from the 1950's. His style during this period was "action painting" and expressi...
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1950s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Monhegan Path
Located in Greenwich, CT
Really all about color and Rhythm! Wein was a master artist at anything he put his hand to. He did a series of works on Monhegan Island and captured the feel of the island with his...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Untitled - Drawing by Cristian Uboldi - 1952
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled  is a drawing, realized in  1952,  by the Artist Cristian Uboldi.  Black and white mixed media on paper. Hand Signed and dated on the right corner. The artist wants to def...
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1950s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media

Monhegan House (Fisherman’s Shack)
Located in Greenwich, CT
A classically American modernist work depicting the fisherman's shack on Monhegan Island. Great for a beach house or New England home. Along the lines of an Edward Hopper or Winslo...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Rocky Formation; Monhegan (Red Rocks)
Located in Greenwich, CT
The genius of any work by Wein is in his interpretation. This study of rocks, is an exercise in abstraction. Of taking strong amorphous shapes and playing with color and form. Won...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Head of a Deco Woman (recto) Standing Male Model (verso)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Head of a Deco Woman (recto) Standing Male Model (verso) Graphite on paper, 1925 Signed with the artist's initials "PW" and dated 1925 Created while the artist was studying at the ...
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1920s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite

Untitled - Mixed Media by Ben Shahn - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is an drawing realized by Ben Shahn (Kovno 1898-New York 1969) Pen drawing on paper applied on canvas. Hand-signed lower right: Ben Shahn. Some light folds and discoloring...
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1950s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Paper

Personnages - Pencil Drawing by Paul Garin - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Personnages is a drawing realized by the French artist Paul Garin (Nice, 1898-1963) in the 1950s . Pencil on paper, Hand Signed on the left corner. Black-ink stamp on the lower righ...
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

American Cubist Abstract Art Deco Avant-Garde Constructivism 20th Century Modern
Located in New York, NY
American Cubist Abstract Art Deco Avant-Garde Constructivism 20th Century Modern Florence Henri (American, 1893-1982) Composition 18 1/2 x 12 1/2 in...
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1920s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Preliminary drawing for the sculpture Diadem
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Preliminary drawing for the sculpture Diadem Black Crayon on paper, 1957 Signed and dated lower left The preliminary drawing for the 1957 sculpture of the same name in the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art...
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1950s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Crayon

Nude - Pencil Drawing by Paul Garin - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an drawing realized by the French artist Paul Garin (Nice, 1898-1963) in the 1950s . Pencil on paper, Hand Signed on back. Black-ink stamp on the lower right corner: " Cathe...
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Untitled (Young Man Reading Beside his Dog)
Located in Chicago, IL
A watercolor of a man reading beside his dog by artist Harold Haydon. Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Estate stamped on reverse. Harold Emerson Haydon was born in Fort William,...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Horses - Drawing by Alberto Ziveri - 1926
Located in Roma, IT
Horses is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in the 1926. Ink, pencil and watercolor on paper. Hand-signed and dated. In good conditions.
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1920s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Early 20th Century Peking Bell Tower
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant scene of visitors arriving by camels at the Peking Bell Tower by William Clothier Watts (American 1967-1961). This piece is unsigned, bu...
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1920s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Design for a Country House drawing by H Clark
Located in London, GB
To see our other architectural drawings and watercolours, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all...
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Wedding Procession - Raised Line Woodcut Hand Painted 1924 Betha Lum
By Bertha Boynton Lum
Located in Soquel, CA
Wedding Procession is a colored raised line woodcut, done in 1924 by Bertha Boynton Lum (American, 1869 – 1954) . The image measures 13-7/8 x 10-1/8". Raised line impression and painted by the artist, while living in China. Image 13.25"H x 8.75"W Sheet 14.75"H x 10.75" (approx) Signed Lower center in pencil "Bertha Lum" New acid free mat included. Bertha Lum was fascinated by the legends and mythology of the Orient and wrote extensively about them. These legends provided the subject matter for many of her works in woodcut. Bertha Boynton Lum was an American artist known for helping popularize the Japanese and Chinese woodblock print outside of Asia. In May 1869, Lum was born as Bertha Boynton Bull in Tipton, Iowa. Lum's father was Joseph W. Bull (1841–1923), a lawyer and her mother was Harriet Ann Boynton (1842–1925), a school teacher. Both of Lum's parents were amateur artists. Lum had a sister and two brothers, Clara, Carlton, and Emerson. Education and career: In 1890 she lived in Duluth and listed her occupation as artist. She enrolled in the design department of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1895. A few years later she studied stained glass with Anne Weston and attended the Frank Holme School of Illustration. From November 1901 to March 1902, she studied figure drawing at the Art Institute of Chicago and was influenced by the Japanese techniques of Arthur Wesley Dow in his book Composition, which was published in 1899. Lum married Burt F. Lum, a corporate lawyer from Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1903. They spent their seven-week honeymoon in Japan, where she searched for a print maker who could teach her the traditional ukiyo-e method. Toward the end of her stay in Japan, she found a shop that reproduced old prints. The shop sold her some woodcutting tools...
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1920s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Rice Paper, Gouache

"My Son George" 1921 Pen & Ink Portrait by Paul Brown
Located in Bristol, CT
Very early 1921 pen & ink drawing on board by Paul Brown Sz: 10 3/4"H x 8 1/4"W
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Pen

Paul Brown Cosmoline Military Officers Pencil Drawing
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 13 1/2"H x 11 3/4"W
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

Paul Brown The Company Barber Pencil Drawing
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 12"H x 7 3/4"W
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Paper

Design for 'Bird Cage' Arbour, Melbourne Hall, Derbyshire by Louis Osman FRIBA
Located in London, GB
Louis Osman was an English artist, architect, goldsmith, silversmith and medallist. He is notable for the gold coronet he designed and made for the investiture in 1969 of Charles, Pr...
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Figure Study (Standing Male- Torso)
Located in Chicago, IL
A black and white figure study of a nude male, from 1951, by artist Harold Haydon. Matted to 24" x 20". Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Estate stamped on reverse. Harold Emers...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite

Briefcase - Drawing by Suzie Bernardeau - 1922
Located in Roma, IT
Briefcase is an artwork made by Suzie Bernardeau on 9 January 1922. Pencil drawing. Perfect condition. Signed and dated.
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1920s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Paper

Untitled - Pencil Drawing by André MeauxSaint-Marc - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled  is a drawing, realized in  1920s , by the French Artist  André Meaux-Saint-Marc (1885-1941)   Black and white pencil on paper. Hand Signed on back. The artist wants to de...
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1920s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Pastel

L'eglise de Mézy-Moulins, Pastel 19thC French Landscape, Signed and dated 1921
Located in London, GB
Pastel on mounted canvas, signed and dated '1921' lower right Image size: 20 x 24 inches (51 x 61 cm) Original gilt frame This scene depicts the church of Mézy-Moulins in Northern ...
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel, Laid Paper, Canvas

Lanvin of Paris c1920s Original Fashion Illustration in Gouache
Located in Bristol, CT
9 3/4"H x 6 3/4"W
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Lanvin of Paris c1920s Original Fashion Illustration in Gouache
Located in Bristol, CT
9 3/4"H x 6 3/4"W
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Lanvin of Paris c1920s Original Fashion Illustration in Gouache
Located in Bristol, CT
9 3/4"H x 6 3/4"W
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Figure Study (Standing Male)
Located in Chicago, IL
A black and white figure study of a nude male, from 1951, by artist Harold Haydon. Matted to 24" x 20". Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Estate stamped on reverse. Harold Emers...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite

Lanvin of Paris c1920s Original Fashion Illustration in Gouache
Located in Bristol, CT
9 3/4"H x 6 3/4"W
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Paul Brown A Left Handed Compliment Pencil Drawing
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 11 1/2"H x 6 1/4"W
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Paper

Paul Brown Moving/ Full Pack Military Officers Pencil Drawing
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 15 1/4"W
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Paper

Paul Brown Military Officer Pencil Drawing
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 11 3/4"H x 10 1/4"W
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

Lanvin of Paris c1920s Original Fashion Illustration in Gouache
Located in Bristol, CT
9 3/4"H x 6 3/4"W
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Lanvin of Paris c1920s Original Fashion Illustration in Gouache
Located in Bristol, CT
9 3/4"H x 6 3/4"W
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Lanvin of Paris c1920s Original Fashion Illustration in Gouache
Located in Bristol, CT
9 3/4"H x 6 3/4"W
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Lanvin of Paris c1920s Original Fashion Illustration in Gouache
Located in Bristol, CT
9 3/4"H x 6 3/4"W
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Christian Dior Pavillion Swan
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 17 3/4"H x 23 3/8"W *sheet w/ tears condition noted*
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Lanvin of Paris c1920s Original Fashion Illustration in Gouache
Located in Bristol, CT
9 3/4"H x 6 3/4"W
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Parisian Women's c1920s Fashion Gouache
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 3/4"H x 6 3/4"W
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Lanvin of Paris c1920s Original Fashion Illustration in Gouache
Located in Bristol, CT
9 3/4"H x 6 3/4"W
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Lanvin of Paris c1920s Original Fashion Illustration in Gouache
Located in Bristol, CT
9 3/4"H x 6 3/4"W
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Lanvin of Paris c1920s Original Fashion Illustration in Gouache
Located in Bristol, CT
9 3/4"H x 6 3/4"W
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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.

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