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Drawings and Watercolor Paintings For Sale
Chickadees
Located in Boston, MA
From the estate of the artist. In fine condition. Frederick Bosley was an Impressionist painter of the Boston School who most often depicted portraits, figures and still-lifes. The artist was born in Lebanon, New Hampshire in 1881. He studied at the Museum School in Boston from 1900-1906 with Edmund C. Tarbell (1862-1938) and Frank W. Benson (1862-1951), and then in Europe from 1906-1908. Bosley returned to Boston in 1909, obtaining a studio at the Fenway Studios from 1909-1918. He was to become a teacher in his own right, and became the Director at the Museum School from 1913-1931. His many awards include First prize in the 1920 Concord Art Academy Exhibition and a Gold Medal in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Exhibition, 1925. His work may be found in the collections of several institutions, including the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Farnsworth Museum, the National Academy of Design and the Concord Academy...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

Georgian Contemporary Art by Nino Devdariani - Gallery of Shoes N3
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media, acrylic and ink on paper Nino Devdariani is a Georgian artist born in 1970 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. Her inspiration is the perception of positive and ne...
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2010s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Abstract Composition
By Julius Hubler
Located in Buffalo, NY
Julius Hubler, American artist. Deans scholar; State University Iowa graduate scholar, 1944; Arthur W. Dow scholar Columbia University, 1947; distinguished se...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Paper

Untitled-048 nude pastel by Hans Burkhardt
Located in Hudson, NY
Hans Burkhardt regularly created pastels from life models, and this is a lovely example of that. He regularly maintained an interest in figural work throughout his long and diverse c...
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1970s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

"Cleromancy II" . Contemporary Ink Painting On 19th Century Paper
Located in Brecon, Powys
Ink on 19th Century Paper If painting, like any other language, can be considered an abstract system of signs, there must be a pictorial vocabulary and syntactical rules which commu...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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India Ink, Archival Paper

Dormant Sap
Located in THOMERY, FR
"Dormant Sap" portrays the essence of winter's embrace, where the tree's bare branches stand as silent sentinels against the pale backdrop of a frost-kissed landscape. Executed with ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

"Dreaming of the south of France"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This acrylic painting makes part of my series dedicated to the scenes of a summer period. This landscape painting called "Dreaming of the South of France" is done in a modern contem...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Afternoon Light
Located in Columbus, OH
"Afternoon Light" is an original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sublime sketch of a n...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Oil Pastel

Ritratto a tempera di nobile sullo sfondo di Firenze del XIX secolo, firmato
Located in Florence, IT
Il piccolo ma dettagliato dipinto a tempera acquerellata su carta, di forma ovale, è firmato in basso a sinistra E. Niccheri, ovvero Egisto Niccheri, un pittore toscano attivo soprat...
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Tempera, Watercolor

Unique signed pastel drawing by important British artist, Rowan Gallery UK 1973
Located in New York, NY
Jeremy Moon Drawing 73/13 (20/5/73), 1973 Pastel on paper Hand-signed by artist, Signed and dated 20/5/73 in graphite on the lower front; the back of the v...
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1970s Abstract Geometric Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Pastel, Mixed Media

Primavera Pop Five, Geometric Flower Mandala, Bright Pink, Yellow, Green, Blue
Located in Kent, CT
This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Primavera Pop 5 is a geometric flower mandala shape with delica...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Rag Paper, Pigment

The Hague Forest – 21-06-18, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
The Hague Forest – 21-06-18 When I ride my bike through The Hague Forest (Haagse Bos) just around the corner I see only beauty. Leafy light and shadow play. But at one time I bi...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Head of Woman
Located in Columbia, MO
Jerry Berneche (1932 - 2016) was a painter and draftsman of representational scenes and portraits featuring extraordinary color work and extremely detailed mark-making. Locally he is...
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20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Blue Bear Waltzes
Located in Austin, TX
This drawing by Lu Ann Barrow depicts two boys and a girl riding tricycles past a tall brick wall covered in poster. The posters read "Blue Bear Waltzes Presents Wolfgang & Strauss"....
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Archival Paper

Untitled (Animals Scene)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled (Animals Scene)" c.1990 is a colored pencil drawing on paper by noted African American artist Roger Rice, b.1958. It is signed at the lower left center by the ...
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Late 20th Century Folk Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Color Pencil

Bare Trees 2, 2024, black-and-white graphite drawing of trees
Located in New York, NY
We are delighted to present the first Mary Reilly drawing of the year. The artist shares her process using graphite below: For my subject matter, I try to find and emphasize the be...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Flower Gardens at Generalife, Granada
Located in London, GB
Watercolour on paper, signed bottom left Image size: 13 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches (35 x 24 cm) Mounted and framed The Generalife was a summer palace and country estate of the Nasrid rulers...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Roundism – 10-09-19, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Roundism – 10-09-19 I saw this great vintage picture of a nude on the roof top of an open van and I liked the styled planes it already showed: the squares in the open door, some...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Standing Male Nude
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Standing Male Nude Graphite on wove paper, c. 1890's Unsigned Sheet size: 9 5/16 x 6 inches Provenance: Rookwood Pottery Factory Collection, Cincinnati Ira Spanierman, New York (labe...
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1890s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite

Rural landscape. Paper, watercolor, 30 x 41. 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Rural landscape. Paper, watercolor, 30x41.5 cm Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013) Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside. In 1947, she began her studies ...
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1970s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Theater study
Located in Genève, GE
Works on paper
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20th Century Italian School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Crayon

Voorschoten – 11-03-19, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Voorschoten – 11-03-19 Last year I was walking through sunny Voorschoten, a town in the north to where I live. I saw an attractive cityscape appearing in one of the streets, too...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Blue Script - Contemporary Abstract Expressive Oil Pastel Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel

Modernist scene ink drawing
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 43x37 cm. Frame with damage.
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Early 1900s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Abstract Gestural Drawing Chalk and Charcoal Drawing, Light Sculpture Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
James O. Clark, American sculptor, art educator. Recipient Sculpture award, Creative Artists Public Service, 1978, award for sculpture, National Endowment for Arts, 1982, Graphics award, 1983; fellow, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1989; grantee, Pollock-Krasner Foundation, 1995, New York Counsel on Arts. Member selection committee Islip (New York ) Museum, 2002; Member of American Abstract Artist (associate; active 1999—2003). ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS 2015 ltd los angeles, Los Angeles, CA 2011 RHV Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY 2010 Mariboe Gallery, Hightstown, NJ 2009 Lesley Heller Gallery, New York, NY 2006 Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY 1998-9 “Tulips, Hysteria, Coordinating”, Nicholas Davies, New York, NY 1997 “James O. Clark”, Ohio University, Athens, OH 1994 The College of Saint Rose Art Gallery, Albany, NY 1991 Max Protetch Gallery, New York, NY 1990 James...
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1980s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Chalk, Charcoal

Mural Study
Located in Chicago, IL
A colorful, period mural study of an interior by artist Edgar Ewing.
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1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Sea Nymph #1
Located in Denver, CO
Created during her artist residency at La Napoule Art Foundation in La Napoule, France, this luminous nude by Kaitlyn Tucek showcases the artist's knowledge and adoration of the fema...
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2010s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Color Pencil

X from The Message Series - Contemporary Abstract Oil Pastel Painting, Framed
Located in Salzburg, AT
The art work is already framed. The size of the unframed artwork: 45x45 cm, framed 47 x 47 cm Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in C...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel

S from The Message Series - Contemporary Abstract Oil Pastel Painting, Framed
Located in Salzburg, AT
The art work is already framed. They are simple silver frames The size of the unframed artwork: 45x45 cm, framed 47 x 47 cm Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at th...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel

The Mississippi River
Located in New York, NY
A collage by New York artist Miranda Maher. Made with Ink, Indian marble paper and Japanese Chiyogami paper on handmade Japanese paper. Miranda Maher’s ...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Berthomme Saint-André, Before Bathing, 1926
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Watercolor by Louis BERTHOMME SAINT-ANDRE, France, 1926. Befor bathing. With frame: 74x63.5 cm - 29.1x25 inches ; without frame, just the watercolor: 50x36 cm - 19.7x14.2 inches. Si...
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1920s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Finely detailed Pair of 19th Century Marine studies of vessels off English Coast
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very finely observed pair of marine watercolours. The artist has meticulously depicted the rigging of the vessels, suggesting a working knowledge of the maritime world. Richmond M...
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19th Century Victorian Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Pencil, Paper

Roundism – 04-06-18, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Roundism – 04-06-18 I was attracted by the musculature of the model’s back and wanted also to map this even more by emphasizing the oblique position of the torso by means of a...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

BYE BYE BIRDIE Original 1960 Broadway Musical Costume Drawing Tony Award Elvis
Located in New York, NY
BYE BYE BIRDIE Original 1960 Broadway Musical Costume Drawing Tony Award Elvis Miles White (1915 – 2000) BYE BYE BIRDIE 11 x 8 inches Mixed Media on Paper Signed Lower Right Framed by Bark Affixed to the back are original gold lame fabric swatches. This drawing is available, along with two other original costume drawings from BIRDIE by Miles White, another of Conrad Birdie and one of Chita Rivera. Miles White, a leading Broadway and Hollywood costume designer for decades. created costumes for the original Broadway productions of OKLAHOMA CAROUSEL, BYE BYE BIRDIE and many others. In film he worked on "Around the World in 80 Days" and "The Greatest Show on Earth." He designed Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and the Ice Capades for many years. Miles was a close friend for the last 20 years of his life. We live with one of his two Tony Awards and a dozen drawings. BYE BYE BIRDIE is a stage musical with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams, based upon a book by Michael Stewart...
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1960s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Mughal School, 18th Century Emperor Jahangir with Empress Nur Jahan
Located in Middletown, NY
Emperor Jahangir and Empress Nur Jahan exchanging lotus blossoms; a symbol of beauty, purity, honesty, rebirth, self-regeneration, and enlightenment....
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18th Century Rajput Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gold

Landscape. Paper, watercolor, 42x30 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Landscape. Paper, watercolor, 42x30 cm Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013) Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside. In 1947...
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1970s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Busollow Trehyllys, Contemporary Welsh Abstract Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Wayne Summers uses traditional materials and marries them with contemporary motifs in his abstract pieces. This unique approach to creating modern works of art places Summers among ...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Chalk, Charcoal

Marlot – 24-09-20, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Marlot – 24-09-20 Marlot Cows And now for something completely different: cows in Marlot. I wanted to change the subject for once and do a drawing similar to the horses in my drawing Laren 30-04-20. I never have been an artist drawing and painting animals frequently but I thought I give it a shot and since I am in the mood after my rediscovery of colored pencils, there you have it. Cubistic Animals I always have loved cows...
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2010s Cubist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Gouda – 11-08-18, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Gouda – 11-08-18 Last week I was walking in the direction of Museum Gouda to visit the exhibition ‘From Gauguin to Toorop’ when I saw this canal adjacent to the museum, oppo...
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2010s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Unique SIGNED Abstract Expressionist drawing major WPA artist, Estate issued COA
Located in New York, NY
WILLIAM BAZIOTES Untitled Abstract Expressionist Mid Century Modern ink drawing with Estate COA, ca. 1955 Ink Drawing on Paper Signed lower right recto. Accompanied by letter of authenticity from Estate. Unique Measurements: Framed: 14.5 inches by 17.5 inches. x .5 inches Artwork 8.5 x 11 inches This work is by the American painter William Baziotes. Baziotes graduated from the National Academy of Design in New York. His interest in the surrealism movement can be seen in the lyrical compositions that comprise a large portion of his work. Baziotes, along with David Hare, Robert Motherwell, and Mark Rothko, founded the Subjects of the Artist School. Baziotes was also one of the first New York artists to experiment with the surrealist technique, automatic drawing. Framed 14.5 inches by 17.5 inches. This work was acquired from the famous Pennypacker auction of the Baziotes Estate, and is accompanied by a letter of authenticity and provenance from the artist's widow Ethel Baziotes. William Baziotes Biography: B. 1912, PITTSBURGH; D. 1963, NEW YORK William Baziotes was born on June 11, 1912, in Pittsburgh, to parents of Greek origin. He grew up in Reading, Pennsylvania, where he worked at the Case Glass company from 1931 to 1933, antiquing glass and running errands. At this time, he took evening sketch classes and met the poet Byron Vazakas, who became a lifelong friend. Vazakas introduced Baziotes to the work of Charles Baudelaire and the Symbolist poets. In 1931, Baziotes saw the Henri Matisse exhibition...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Chipmunk, Animal, Watercolor Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
260 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2024 Style: Classic Art Title: Chipmunk Size: 12 x 16 inch,...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Rotterdam – 01-05-21, Drawing, Pastels on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Rotterdam Revisited After my last drawing of Rotterdam (Het Depot – 15-03-21) I thought it was time to do another drawing. I had something vague in mind: something impressionistic...
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Untitled Women and man. Pencil on archival paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled, 1997 by Celso Castro-Daza Pencil on archival paper Image size: 39 in. H x 48 in. W Sheet size: 45 in. H x 59 in. W Unique Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Archival Paper

Original unique signed Flower Drawing limited edition skateboard Street Pop Art
Located in New York, NY
TAKASHI MURAKAMI Original Flower Drawing on skateboard (Hand signed), 2017 Unique Flower Drawing in Marker on skateboard. Signed by Murakami 31 × 8 inches Flower drawing done in marker and boldly signed by Murakami. The skate deck was issued unsigned, but this one was, exceptionally hand signed with a flower drawing by Murakami at Complexcon in 2017. This limited edition Murakami skate deck was created and sold exclusively at the 2017 Complexcon convention and is already considered a collectors' item. Provenance: Signed in person by the artist at Complexcon in 2017 TAKASHI MURAKAMI BIOGRAPHY Takashi Murakami, who has a PhD in nihonga painting, combines the most cutting-edge techniques with the precision and virtuosity of traditional Japanese art. Inspired by anime and character culture...
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2010s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Wood, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Screen

Jacques Stettiner
Located in New York, NY
This work by Pavel Tchelitchew (1898-1957) is offered by CLAMP In New York City. Jacques Stettiner c. 1927 Signature stamp in purple ink, verso; Also titled in pencil, verso Ink o...
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1920s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Aquatic superbeing – 06-11-18, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Aquatic superbeing – 06-11-18 This drawing is all about the aquatic qualities of the body of a woman. I feel it to be a privilege to look at female buttocks being part of my pro...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Roundism – 10-03-20, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Roundism – 10-03-20 The Corona virus roams around Planet Earth and holds everyone tightly in its grip. Everybody stays put and I almost feel suffering from a locked-in syndrom, ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Roundism – 17-03-18, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Roundism – 17-03-18 Eroticism and art is as old as the Venus of Millendorf but always has been shunned and embraced at the same time. We all love sex, eroticism, nudity and the ...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Gerard Charriere, Set Of Five Sketches
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Gerard CHARRIERE (1935) Suite of five sketches. Ink and watercolor on paper. A single signed sketch. Folds, stains, small tears depending on the sheets. ...
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1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Ink

Watercolor Called "A Värmland Landscape, 1941" Racksta Group Artist Ture Ander
Located in Stockholm, SE
"A Värmland Landscape" is a watercolor painting by Ture Ander, an artist who was a member of the Racken Group. This artwork, incorrectly titled "Vår i Värml...
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1940s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Baldassarre Franceschini, Sleeping Cupid, Valentine's Day Gift
Located in Harkstead, GB
A beautiful 19th century copy by Giuseppe Rocchi of Baldassarre Franceschini's Sleeping Cupid, presented in a very attractive gilt frame with hand carved mouldings. A very peaceful i...
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Sans titre – 01-05-18, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Sans titre – 01-05-18 This is the first art statement on a drawing I wrote before completing it. It is time to express my dissatisfaction with today’s modern art. Having visit...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Sans titre - 09-05-14, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Sans titre - 09-05-14 In my 'sans titre' series it was obvious that eye charmer Audrey Hepburn couldn't be missed so I did her cubistically too. Graphite pencil drawing (Pentel...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Disegno italiano, ritratto di signora con cuffia, matita su carta del XIX secolo
Located in Florence, IT
Il disegno in questione è molto probabilmente uno studio dal vivo per un ritratto da riportare successivamente in pittura, come si può notare dall'intensità dello sguardo e dall'alta...
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Early 19th Century Romantic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Paper

Beautiful, Misty landscape of Loch Earn, Scotland Original Watercolour Framed
Located in ludlow, GB
This is a favourite place of the world famous Scottish Watercolour artist. Possibly more famous for his ever popular depictions of beautiful semi naked models but he himself said of...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Richard Westall (1765-1836) RA Early 19th Century Watercolour, Mother and Child
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine watercolour study depicting a mother embracing her infant child. The artist's accomplished hand captures the fine drapery covery the woman, showing the folds of the material i...
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Early 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

PINKHAS - MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER - UNIQUE PIECE - POETRY - CHAGALL SPIRIT
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Mixed media on paper Hand signed Titled Unique piece
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2010s French School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Acrylic, Gouache, Felt Pen

An archeological memory of Bettie Page – 13-11-18, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pen
Located in Yardley, PA
An archeological memory of Bettie Page – 13-11-18 The reference picture I used was slightly different from the one I used for ‘The revelation of Bettie Page (2018)’. I kept ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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