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Drawings and Watercolor Paintings For Sale
Mid Century French Stylized Deer in a Birch Forest Mixed Media Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Stylized Deer in a Birch Forest Mixed Media Drawing Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil, Acrylic and Tracing Paper Size: 10.75 (heigh...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Acrylic, Pencil

Autumn Biogram of the Nelson
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Kory Twaddle "Autumn Biogram of the Nelson" Newsprint, graphite, conté crayon pastel, charcoal, beeswax, cardboard, paper, gingko leaves, stickers, and Mixed Media on drawi...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paint, Paper, Conté, Charcoal, India Ink, Acrylic, Tempera, Watercolor, ...

Queen Camilla, Watercolor Portrait 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

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Ink, Gouache, Paper, Watercolor

New York City 8 original work on Japanese paper color pastel collage charcoal
Located in Miami, FL
Bernardo Navarro Tomas (Cuba, 1977) 'Untitled', 2017 mixed media on japanese paper 12.3 x 17 in. (31 x 43 cm.) ID: NAA-308 Hand-signed by author
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Pencil

French Pen & Ink - Two Trees
Located in Houston, TX
Enchanting pen and ink drawing in black of two sturdy trees edging a small pond by artist A. Martin, 1972. Signed and dated lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a wh...
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1970s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Paper, Pen

Bright Seascape in Capri, Nautical Cyanotype Triptych, Mediterranean Blue Waves
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series of cyanotype triptychs showcases the beauty of nature scenes, including stunning beaches and oceans, as well as the intricate textures of water, forests, and skies. These...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Lithograph

Italian Art nouveau Nude Boudoir painting woman warming herself by a stove Paris
By Tito Lessi
Located in Norwich, GB
A very pure and tender rendition of a female nude. Elegant in its simplicity, the artist's model, is warming herself by a large stove! It is a work by Tito Lessi dating from circa 1890. Lessi was born in Florence, Italy and studied at the Florentine Academy of Fine Arts, under Enrico Pollastrini and Antonio Ciseri...
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1890s Academic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

Trois Faunes, 1938 ink on paper beautiful drawing
Located in Jerusalem, IL
Beautiful drawing Trois Faunes, 1938 ink on paper by the French artist Jean Cocteau.
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1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Maine, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Maine (P6.41), Year: 1947, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 15 x 19 in. (38.1 x 48.26 cm), Description: Looking out over a group of...
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1940s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Elsa Schiaparelli, 2018, Portrait. Color Pencil on Paper
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...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil

1960's Original French Pastel Sketch Expressive Dual Seated Nude Models
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Study French School, circa 1960's chalk and pastel on artists paper, unframed size: 12.5 x 19 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: private collectio...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Chalk, Pastel

"Seasons Greetings #1" Drawing by French Painter Marcel Vertes
Located in Pasadena, CA
Season's Greetings 1 is a greeting card featuring an original drawing by the illustrator and artist Marcel Vertès. Vertès defies the usual holiday expectations with his whimsical int...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Wax Crayon

Early 20thC Watercolor and Gouache. 'Gentlemen at the Races, Point to Pointing'.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th century watercolour of a gentleman on horseback with other riders in the background apparently signed or titled 'Count A de Monthaus'. Signed or titled bottom left. Presented in fine period gilt frame under glass. The artist has captured a moment of pause, the gentlemen rider in his fine clothes and bowler hat regarding his surroundings as his fellow riders continue the chase behind him, possibly a 'point to point'. Monthaus has captured the stance of the standing horse as well as the movement of the other horses. He has used white to give light and definition to the costume of the rider and the background. A lovely atmospheric and dynamic watercolour very much of its period and in the spirit of equine portraiture made famous by the likes of Sir Alfred Munnings. Sir Alfred James Munnings, KCVO PRA RI (8 October 1878 – 17 July 1959) was known as one of England's finest painters of horses, and as an outspoken critic of Modernism. Engaged by Lord Beaverbrook's Canadian War...
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Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Abstract Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Light', c. 2000 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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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

French Watercolor of Château de Chenonceau: Perspective from the Northeast
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Watercolor of Château de Chenonceau: Perspective from the Northeast by Robert Lepine (French, 1929 - 2017) Signed: Yes Medium: Watercolor painting on artists paper, unf...
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Late 20th Century French School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Pencil

Debonair Man Cuts his Mustache in Front of Mirror
Located in Miami, FL
Welcome to the wonderfully delightful mind of Ludwig Bemelmans. With a few quick lines, Bemelmans captures the essence of a subject. In this work, the artist portrays a distinguished...
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1950s Outsider Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Duchándome Nude, Series. Set of 4 Watercolors on archival paper.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Set of 4 by Celso Castro-Daza From the Duchándome Series Watercolor and ink on archival paper 1. Duchándome May 22nd 2. Duchándose, May 27th 3. Duchándome May 28th 4. Duchándose, May 27th Overall Size: 39 in. H x 27.5 in. W Individual size: 19.5 in. H x 13.75 in. W Unframed 2018 Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents. ____________ Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry the presence of the artist’s hand through the transparency of their process. Castro’s oeuvre is strongly divided between his photomontage assemblies and watercolor paintings: the prior is marked by the labor-intensive deconstruction of portrait photographs and the latter, by the seemingly frenzied recreation of a past encounter rendered in the drips and scribbles of paint and ink. Both discriminating in what they reveal of the subject, his photomontage and watercolor portraits exude raw sexuality through the combination of Castro’s mark-making and gaze. Celso Castro’s work is a bare-bulb erotic photo...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

"Offering, " Morris Graves, American Modernism, Owl, Bird, Gift, Present
Located in New York, NY
Morris Graves Offering, 1957 Signed and dated lower right Sumi ink wash and gold leaf on paper 18 x 13 3/8 inches Born in Fox Valley, Oregon in 1910, Morris Graves was a leading proponent of the Northwest School...
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Grace Martin Taylor (Frame), (Town View), 1930, pastel, signed
Located in New York, NY
West Virginia native Grace Martin Taylor, artist for the brightly colored pastel (TownView), attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the Art S...
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1930s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Original Painting Steel Workers Fabric Design Industrial Deco American Modernism
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting Steel Workers Fabric Design Industrial Deco American Modernism Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994) Steel Workers Textile design 19 1/4 X ...
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1930s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Board

Animal Capers (Black Surrealist Artist)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Surrealist proto-Afropunk drawing by African-American artist, Roland Ayers (1932-2014). Animal Capers, ca. 1970 . Ink on illustration board, image measures 20 inches. inches; illustration panel measures 21.5 inches. Unsigned. Minor staining evident in detail photos Artist and art educator, Roland Ayers was born on July 2, 1932, the only child of Alice and Lorenzo Ayers, and grew up in the Germantown district of Philadelphia. Ayers served in the US Army (stationed in Germany) before studying at the Philadelphia College of Art (currently University of the Arts). He graduated with a BFA in Art Education, 1954. He traveled Europe 1966-67, spending time in Amsterdam and Greece in particular. During this period, he drifted away from painting to focus on linear figurative drawings of a surreal nature. His return home inaugurated the artist’s most prolific and inspired period (1968-1975). Shorty before his second major trip abroad in 1971-72 to West Africa, Ayers began to focus on African themes, and African American figures populated his work almost exclusively. In spite of Ayers’ travel and exploration of the world, he gravitated back to his beloved Germantown, a place he endowed with mythological qualities in his work and literature. His auto-biographical writing focuses on the importance of place during his childhood. Ayers’ journals meticulously document the ethnic and cultural make-up of Germantown, and tell a compelling story of class marginalization that brought together poor families despite racial differences. The distinctive look and design of Germantown inform Ayers’ visual vocabulary. It is a setting with distinctive Gothic Revival architecture and haunting natural beauty. These characteristics are translated and recur in the artist’s imagery. During his childhood, one of the only books in the Ayers household was an illustrated Bible. The images within had a profound effect on the themes and subjects that would appear in his adult work. Figures in an Ayers’ drawing often seem trapped in a narrative of loss and redemption. Powerful women loom large in the drawings: they suggest the female role models his journals record in early life. The drawings can sometimes convey a strong sense of conflict, and at other times, harmony. Nature and architecture seem to have an antagonistic relationship that is, ironically, symbiotic. A critical turning point in the artist’s career came in 1971 when he was included in the extremely controversial Whitney Museum show, Contemporary Black Artists in America. The exhibition gave Ayers an international audience and served as a calling card for introductions he would soon make in Europe. Ayers is a particularly compelling figure in a period when black artists struggled with the idea of authenticity. A questioned often asked was “Is your work too black, or not black enough?” Abstractionists were considered by some peers to be sell-outs, frauds or worse. Figurative* work was accused of being either sentimental or politically radical depending on the critical source. Ayers made the choice early on to be a figurative artist, but considered his work devoid of political content. Organizations such as Chicago’ s Afri-Cobra in the late 1960‘s asserted that the only true black art of any relevance must depict the black man and woman...
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1970s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Archival Paper

Machu Picchu, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Machu Picchu. The Andes . Peru. Stunning original watercolour on handmade 300 lb 100% rag paper. Presented in a double white bevel cut mount 20 in x16 in, ready for framing. Certific...
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2010s Other Art Style Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

'Storm Clouds (Arizona)' — Early 20th-Century American Impressionism
By Albert Groll
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Albert Lorey Groll, 'Storm Clouds (Arizona)', graphite on paper, c. 1914. Signed in pencil, in the image, lower left. A fine spontaneous rendering on heavy buff, wove paper, with margins (1 1/2 to 2 inches); slight toning at the sheet edges, in good condition. With a pen and ink landscape drawing, verso. Image size 7 5/8 x 10 inches; sheet size 10 3/4 x 13 5/8 inches. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Provenance: Ex. collection Kennedy Galleries, New York. ABOUT THE ARTIST Albert Lorey Groll (1866-1910) was born in New York in 1866, the son of a pharmacist immigrant from Darmstadt, Germany. During his early years, he traveled to Europe to study at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Munich under Nicholas Gysis and Ludwig von Löfftz. He further pursued his studies in London and at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, Belgium. Groll returned to New York in 1895 and moved from figure to landscape painting while expanding his interests to printmaking. In 1904 Groll made the first of several trips to the American Southwest, traveling to Arizona with ethnographer Stewart Culin of the Brooklyn Museum. Later he went to New Mexico with his friend, the artist and illustrator William Robinson Leigh (see our 1stDibs listing no. LU53239015112 ). He focused on impressionistic scenes of Native American lands. The Laguna Pueblo people admired Groll's paintings, honoring him with the name "Chief Bald Head Eagle Eye." Groll kept a studio in the Gainsborough Studios in Manhattan and won several awards for his work in Arizona and New York, including the Salmagundi Club Shaw Prize in 1904 and a gold medal at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1906. He was also awarded the George Inness gold medal from the National Academy of Design in 1912 for his painting of Lake Louise in the Canadian Rockies. In 1910 he was elected into the National Academy of Design and, in 1919, an associate member of the Taos Society...
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1910s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

August Ludwig Schmitt (1882-1936) - Pastel, Abstract Stained Glass I
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Presented in a contemporary white frame. On paper.
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Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Amos Green, Near Ingleton, Yorkshire
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This fine early 19th-century watercolour by British artist Amos Green (1735-1807) depicts an asperous gorge near Ingleton in Yorkshire. On either side of a shallow river, trees clin...
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Early 1800s English School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Ink

Early 20th century English portrait of a young girl, Deborah Blencowe
Located in Woodbury, CT
Louise H. "Louie" Burrell (née Luker 1873 – 1971) was an English-born artist who also lived in Canada and the United States. The daughter of William and Ada Luker, both artists, Bur...
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1920s Victorian Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Located in Columbus, OH
Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of a nude male torso with washes of light aqua/sage green and accents of neon pink oil pastel. This is a part of Shap's '80s Interiors...
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1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Gouache

"Woman in a green dress" (contemporary painting of a woman)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This compelling artwork "Woman in a green dress " is a striking example of modern expressionist portraiture. Dominated by bold, purposeful brushstrokes, the painting depicts a soli...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Charming early 19th century Graphite Portrait of a Young Boy with Birds
Located in San Francisco, CA
Charming early 19th century Graphite Portrait of a Young Boy with Birds A young child sits with a bird on his finger and a nest of birds on his lap A wonderful antique drawing - Po...
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Early 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite

Portrait of a Young Man
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Vito Tomasello. Portrait of Wayne Herman, 1971. Pasel on paper, 18 x 24 inches. Signed and dated upper left. A lifetime NYC resident, Tomasello is best known for his male nude draw...
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1970s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Seated Male Nude in Charcoal on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Seated Male Nude in Charcoal on Paper Figurative piece with a nude male by Santa Cruz and San Francisco artist Heather Speck (American, b. 1978). The...
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Early 2000s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Bronx Park, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Bronx Park (P5.1), Year: circa 1950, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 11.5 x 9 in. (29.21 x 22.86 cm), Description: Eve Nethercott'...
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1950s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Juventus Football Player - Tribute to UEFA Champions League Victory, 1996
Located in Firenze, IT
Juventus Football Player - Tribute to UEFA Champions League Victory, 1996 Charcoal on paper, 50 x 36 cm Signed lower right: Silombria '96 This dynamic drawing by Marco Silombria (19...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Carbon Pencil

Carriage coming from a Small Village - Original Signed Charcoals Drawing
Located in Paris, IDF
Gustave Poetzsch (1870-1950) Carriage coming from a Small Village, c. 1900 Original charcoals and pencil drawing Signed bottom right Stamp of the Estate auction sale on the back On...
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Early 1900s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Pencil

Classic Blue Patterns, Handmade Cyanotype, Abstract Smooth Silk Fabric on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. Details: + Title: Classic Blue Silk Movement nº3 + Year: 2024 + Edition Size: 50 + Stamped and Certificate of Authenticit...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Emulsion, Watercolor, Rag Paper, Lithograph

Rue de Thorigny, signed F. Feuilloy
Located in Middletown, NY
Graphite and crayon in color with white heightening on cream wove paper, 13 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches (343 x 310 mm) (sheet). In good condition with uniform toning, handling creases, and lightly dog-eared corners. The building on the left is a hotel particulier in Paris' Marais neighborhood, the Hôtel Salé, which now houses the Musée Picasso.
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Late 19th Century French School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Crayon, Handmade Paper, Graphite

Vintage Watercolor Seascape - English Coast
Located in Houston, TX
Delightful watercolor seascape of a sweeping view over a rugged cliff off the English coast by artist Tae, circa 1960. Unsigned. Original artwork on pap...
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1960s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

19th century silhouette of a lady
Located in York, GB
19th century silhouette of a female , framed and glazed and in good condition with only minor signs of age as to be expected. 2nd image with flash to show highlights etc.. Apologie...
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19th Century English School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper

Bird - Drawing by Benn - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Bird is a drawing in pastel on paper realized by Benn (Bencjon Rabinowicz) in 1970. Hand signed on the lower, dated. Good conditions. Benn (Bencj...
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1970s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

"Landscape BW" Original Drawing , Abstract Landscape made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape BW Charcoal on papers ( Canson Paper 300gr) Origial drawing ,one of a kind 65x50 cm 2024 The drawing is shipped flat inside a cardboard clip, it is possible to buy the dr...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Hawk Bird Of Prey Framed Original Mid 20th Century Powerful Watercolor Painting
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Dame Elisabeth Frink. English ( b.1930 - d.1993 ). Hawk, 1969. Watercolor. Signed & Dated Lower Right. Image size 25.4 inches x 19.5 inches ( 64.5cm x 49.5cm ). Frame size 34.4 inches x 28.1 inches ( 87.5cm x 71.5cm ). Available for sale; this original painting is by Dame Elisabeth Frink and is dated 1969. The painting is presented and supplied in a glazed frame and mount dating from June 1997. This vintage watercolor is in very good condition, commensurate with its age. The watercolor is signed and dated lower right. Previously with Beaux Arts, London and Bath in 1999. Dame Elisabeth Frink was one of Britain’s most important post-war sculptors, an accomplished draughtsman, illustrator and teacher. She was part of the post-war school of expressionist British sculptors dubbed the Geometry of Fear, and enjoyed a highly acclaimed career that was commercially successful, broke boundaries and contributed greatly to bringing wonderful sculpture to public places. She was born on 14 November 1930 in Thurlow, the daughter of a cavalry officer, and brought up in rural Suffolk near to an active airbase. She was brought up a Catholic and educated at the Convent of the Holy Family, Exmouth. She then studied at the Guildford School of Art from 1947-1949 under Willi Soukop and Henry Moore’s assistant, Bernard Meadows, and then at the Chelsea School in London 1949-1953. She taught at Chelsea School of Art 1951-61, St. Martin’s School of Art 1954-62 and was a visiting instructor at the Royal College of Art 1965-1967, after which she lived in France until 1973. Frink first came to the attention of the public in 1951 at an exhibition at the Beaux Arts Gallery, London. In 1952 she represented Britain at the Venice Biennale, being described by Herbert Read as “the most vital, the most brilliant and the most promising of the whole Biennale”. The same year the Tate bought its first work by her, and she began to enjoy commercial success. Thereafter she exhibited regularly and was for 27 years associated with Waddington’s, London. The subjects which Frink was most concerned with were man, dog and horses, with and without riders. Interestingly she seldom sculpted the female form, drawing on archetypes of masculine strength, struggle and aggression. Her work has the recurring themes of the vulnerable and the predatory, in the spirit of an authentic post-war artist. It has been said that she was more concerned with representing mankind that portraits of individuals. The appeal of her work lies in its directness, provoking a frank statement of feeling. The anatomy is often exaggerated or incorrect; the impact growing more out of her interest in the spirit of the subject. Her animals and birds may be drawn from nature but verge on the abstract, conveying raw emotion and character rather than a realistic depiction. Her unique style is characterised by a rough treatment of the surface which embeds each piece with vitality and her personal impression. In her later work even the distinction between human and bird figures becomes blurred. Commentators have noted that the often rugged, brutal and contorted surfaces of her work reflect the destruction and terror of the six-year world-wide conflict that she witnessed as a child. Frink was an active supporter of Amnesty International. In the 1960s and early 1970s Frink produced a notable series of falling figures and winged men. Later, living in France during the Algerian war, she began making heads, blinded by goggles which had a threatening facelessness. Frink produced many notable public commissions, including Wild Boar for Harlow New Town, Blind Beggar and Dog for Bethnal Green, Noble Horse and Rider for Piccadilly, London, a lectern for Coventry Cathedral, Shepherd for Paternoster Square beside St. Paul’s Cathedral and a Walking Madonna for Salisbury Cathedral. In the early 1980s she produced a set of three larger than life figures The Dorset Martyrs which stand on the edge of the old walled town of Dorchester on the site of the old gallows, as a memorial to those who had been executed there ‘for conscience sake’. Frink’s Canterbury Tales was a collection of 19 etchings drawn directly on to copper plates and etched by her. The ‘book’ was issued in three limited editions. Her illustrations have been praised as “amongst the most successful illustrations of the century, encompassing the mood of the text in concise delineations and disarmingly ribald humour”. She illustrated other books with colored lithographs or drawings. Frink was on the Board of Trustees, British Museum from 1976, and was a member of the Royal Fine Art Commission 1976-81. CBR (1969), DBE ((1982), Associate of the Royal Academy (1971), Royal Academy (1977). She was made a Companion of Honour in 1992. She died on 18 April 1993, but not before completing her last commission, a monumental but unusual figure of Christ for the front of the Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool, unveiled a week before her death. For several decades Frink exhibited widely in the UK and abroad. In her later years she lived and worked in Dorset where her home and garden became an arena for her work. In 1985 she had a retrospective at the Royal Academy. She died on 18 April 1993, but not before completing her last commission, a monumental but unusual figure of Christ for the front of the Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool, unveiled a week before her death. There was a memorial show at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Bretton Hall in 1994. Today Frink is venerated as one of the great twentieth century British sculptors. Her unique work is represented in the Tate Gallery and major public and private collections world-wide. © Big Sky Fine Art This original watercolor on paper painting of a hawk by Dame Elizabeth Frink...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Original Abstract Portrait in Mixed Media on Paper I (1987)
Located in Soquel, CA
Original Abstract Portrait in Mixed Media on Paper I (1987) Example of 1980s vintage Latin American School abstract expressionist art of a minimalist portrait by California-based La...
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1980s Post-War Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Pastel, Watercolor, Pencil

Art Deco British watercolour drawing, William Barribal 'See my coat tails flying
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A delightful art deco watercolour colour painting with a light touch by the British Art Deco designer and illustrator William Henry Barribal. By the turn of the 20th century, Barr...
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20th Century Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Keith Haring drawing 1989 (Keith Haring 1989)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring (untitled) 1989 drawing: This original 1980s Keith Haring drawing was executed by the artist on the occasion of Art Cologne Germany 1989. The w...
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1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Permanent Marker

"I Think I Will" Modern Oval Drawing of a Nude Woman with Wings and Boots
Located in Houston, TX
Modern oval figurative drawing of a nude, tattooed woman with wings and cowboy boots by Houston, TX artist Charles Pebworth. Signed by the artist next to the figure's right hip. Hung...
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1970s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Pen

Pop Flower Eight - Green Blue Red Geometric Flower Contemporary Mandala, 2020
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary geometric abstract drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Pop Flower 008 is a predominately light blue...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Rag Paper, Pigment

L'Allée des Palmiers (Cannes) by H. Claude Pissarro - Pastel, Post-Impressionist
Located in London, GB
L' Allée des Palmiers (Cannes) by H. Claude Pissarro (b. 1935) Pastel on card 37 x 51 cm (14 ⁵/₈ x 20 ¹/₈ inches) Signed lower right, H. Claude Pissarro This work is accompanied by ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Untitled (Figurative Abstraction of Isadora Duncan #7)
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Abraham Walkowitz, Untitled (Figurative Abstraction of Isadora Duncan #7), pencil, 1918. Signed and dated in pencil, bottom center. A fine, spon...
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1910s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Primavera Pop 31 - Contemporary Geometric Abstract Mandala Orange Pink, 2023
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary, geometric abstract drawing on paper has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Primavera Pop 30 is a mandala shap...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Rag Paper, Pigment

Renaissance Male Nude Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Renaissance Male Nude Figure Study Year: circa 1963 Medium: Original drawing on vélin paper Size: 23 x 18 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Est...
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1960s Renaissance Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Male Nude
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) stands as one of the most important artists of the 20th century. She is renowned for her monochromatic sculptural wooden constructions. However it is imp...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Pencil

Jim Dine New York SIGNED poster "Gilbert and Sullivan" hand painted pink copper
Located in New York, NY
This radiant purple pink poster was designed by Jim Dine for a production of Gilbert and Sullivan at New York City Center in 1968. The stripe down...
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1960s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Offset

W. Graham - 19th Century Watercolour, Resting Cattle
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed to the lower left. Presented in a gilt frame. On paper.
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Madras Collection of Watercolour Drawings on Paper and Card India early 20th C
Located in Norfolk, GB
Collection of three large watercolours two of which are framed. With 15 other ink drawings by the fabulous Irish Artist Ismaena R Warren, a prolific book illustrator. All made in Mad...
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Early 20th Century Other Art Style Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, India Ink, Acrylic

Umbilical Filigree Ovum (drawing)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original India ink, graphite, chalk, and pen on paper drawing by Hunter Stabler measuring 14.25”h x 20.25”w framed. The piece ships in the pictured frame. Hunter Stable...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Chalk, India Ink, Ballpoint Pen, Graphite

“Untitled”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil pastel on archival paper by the renowned New York artist, Mary Abbott. Signed lower right. Untitled. Circa 1970. Condition is very good. Presently unframed. Sheet size ...
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1970s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

Forest Watercolor Landscape
Located in Houston, TX
Delightful French watercolor of a lightly wooded scene with depth and mystery from an unknown artist, 1980s. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. ...
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1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Geometric Palace Interior - Mughal School, 20th Century
Located in Middletown, NY
A fascinating orientalist art deco composition. Pen and brownish brown ink with gouache on cream wove paper, 9 5/8 x 7 1/2 inches (245 x 190 mm), the full sheet. In good condition w...
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Early 20th Century Rajput Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, India Ink, Gouache, Handmade 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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