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Drawings and Watercolor Paintings For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1920s
Composition No. 12
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Composition No. 12
Gouache on paper, c. 1926
Signed lower right: “Urban Weis” (see photo)
Condition: Excellent
Image: 16 5/8 x 10 5/8"
Frame: 21 1/2 x 15 5/8"
Provenance: Dudensing G...
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1920s Cubist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Louis Charles Auguste Couder (1789-1873) Portrait of a young man, signed pastel
Located in Paris, FR
Louis Charles Auguste Couder (1789-1873)
Portrait of a young man
signed on the right border
Pastel on paper
28.5 x 21 cm
In good condition
In a modern frame : 48 x 40.5 cm
Augu...
Category
1860s Academic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Frank Richards, Newlyn School, English Watercolor of figures on a Cornish beach
Located in Harkstead, GB
A wonderfully fluid watercolour capturing the end of the day on a Cornish beach, most probably Newlyn where Richards was painting from the 1890s onwards.
Frank Richards (1863-1935)
...
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1890s Victorian Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
'Flowers on a Window Sill', Royal Provenance, Russia, Queen Elizabeth II
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Olga' for Her Imperial Highness, Olga Alexandrovna, Grand Duchess of Russia and painted circa 1925.
Provenance: Formerly in the ...
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1920s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper
Antique French Signed Watercolor Painting Still Life of Roses
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Roses
French artist, late 19th century
signed watercolour painting on thin board, unframed
painting: 17 x 22 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: ve...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Barque Mary H. Vose
Located in Milford, NH
An exceptional watercolor ship portrait of the Barque Mary H. Vose by French artist Joseph Honore Maxime Pellegrin (1793-1869). Pellegrin worked and lived in Marseilles, France. His ...
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1850s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"West Point from the East Bank of the Hudson" Antique Drawing on Paper Watkinson
Located in Soquel, CA
"West Point from the East Bank of the Hudson" Antique Drawing on Paper
Delicate and detailed drawing by Hartford, Connecticut artist Edward Watkins Wells (1819-1898) The viewer looks out past a gate at the Hudson River, with its characteristic mountain banks. A shepherd is driving a flock of sheep towards the gate and viewer. The scene appears to have been copied from a drawing book published in 1827, based on the inscription at the bottom edge.
Presented in white archival mat
Mat size: 12"H x 12"W
Paper size: 7.5"H x 9.25"W
Notes of interest on Edward Watkinson Wells
Our most significant acquisition this year came from a dealer in Philadelphia. It is a 450-page diary written over 10 years (1841-1851) by Hartford artist and dilettante Edward Watkinson Wells (1819-1898), one of the many nephews of our founder, David Watkinson (1778-1857).
Edward was immersed in Hartford’s cultural life in the 1840s, exhibited his works at local fairs and gave lessons to the locals. He portrays an active involvement with with his large extended family, which often crossed and re-crossed the other prominent families of Hartford (i.e., Barnard, Channing, Dexter, Ely, Gallaudet, Gill, Goodrich, Hudson, Rockwell, Silsbee, Tappan, Terry, Tracy, Trumbull, Van Renselaer, and Wadsworth).
Edward describes dancing and costume parties, soirees, teas, dinners, and receptions in private homes and public venues. He meets Charles Dickens and his wife when they come through Hartford in 1842, and describes brushes with other luminaries, such as Col. Thomas L. McKenney (who lectures on American Indians), and the Unitarian clergyman Rev. Henry Giles, who gave a pro-Irish speech.
Other entertainments included a balloon ascension, exhibitions of mesmerism and hypnotism, parades, and performances by well-known groups. He also chronicles the progression of the construction of the Wadsworth Atheneum, and touches on his father’s far-reaching interests in the business world–canals, railroads, factories, and real estate.
The cost of this valuable document of mid-19thC Hartford was generously underwritten entirely by a member of the Watkinson Trustees.
Trinity College and the Watkinson Virtual Library has content on Edward Watkinson Wells.
Yale College also:
Edward Watkinson Wells also kept a diary, of which three volumes are preserved (folder 32). He describes a trip by steamboat to Florida, ca. 1855-1860, and the social life and customs he observed there. The other two volumes detail his daily life in Hartford during 1856-1860, and record the deaths of his father and David Watkinson in 1857.
Other items contained in the William Wells...
Category
1830s Romantic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Laid Paper, Pencil
One Thousand And One Nights French Orientalism Art Nouveau Decorative Period
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
A. Lesueur
French 19ème siècle
Les Mille Et Une Nuits – One Thousand & One Nights, 1892
Charcoal on paper heightened with white.
Signed & dated 1892 lower right.
Image size 23.6 inc...
Category
Late 19th Century Romantic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Early 19th century French School, Portrait of a man in profile, oval drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Early 19th century French School,
Portrait of a young man in profile
charcoal on cut paper applied to pink tinted paper
Oval 58 x 47 cm (overall size) the portrait itself 41.5 x 28...
Category
Early 1800s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Cliff - Drawing - 1861
Located in Roma, IT
Cliff is a drawing realized in 1861.
Pencil on paper.
Hand-Signed.
Good conditions with slight foxing.
The artwork is realized through deft expressive strokes.
Category
1860s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Rare 19th Century Watercolor and Platinotype -- Coming Home
By Edward Lamson Henry
Located in Soquel, CA
Rare 19th Century Watercolor and Platinotype -- Coming Home
Wonderful and rare 19th Century watercolor and platinotype (Watercolor over Platinum photograph) attributed to Edward Lamson Henry...
Category
Late 19th Century Hudson River School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper, Platinum
Man Of War Cove & Beach In The Purbecks Dorset Coast Framed Watercolor Painting
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
John Bedloe Goddard.
English ( b.1838 – d.1896 ).
Man O’ War Cove, The Purbecks, Dorset, 1875.
Watercolor On Paper.
Signed & Dated Lower Right.
Image size 15.2 inches x 27.4 inches (...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Paul Brown To The Showers Pencil Drawing
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 12"H x 7 3/4"W
Category
1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Fine Antique French Impressionist Painting Canal Barge Bridge & Walkers on Path
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The artist:
Henri Aime Duhem (1860-1941) French *see notes below, signed
Title: The Canal Path
Medium:
gouache on paper, loosely laid over card, unframed
card: 9.75 x 12.75 in...
Category
19th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Cloak and Dagger (Ellsworth Woodward Antique Figurative Graphite Drawing)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Many of you clicking on this drawing are probably doing so because you know of Ellsworth Woodward, who with his brother William Woodward around the turn of the 20th century sparked an arts renaissance in the South, the arts and culture in general having been mostly moribund since the dispiriting defeat experienced in the Civil War. I won't bog you down with lots of detail here since all you have to do is Google his name to bring up a wealth of information about him. He is most famous for his leadership of the arts program at Newcomb College in New Orleans, and its famous Newcomb Pottery...
Category
1890s Romantic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
French 19th century Pen and Ink landscapes from a sketch folder
Located in Woodbury, CT
Interesting and well-drawn French late 19th-century landscape sketch in pen and ink .
Emile Cagniart was born in Paris where he would remain for his sixty years. Like many young asp...
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1890s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Pastel & Pencil on Paper.The Chapel Saint Pierre, Villefranche, South of France.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 19th century pastel drawing view of the Chapel Saint Pierre at Villefranche, with the harbour beyond, by British artist Hercules Brabazon Brabazon...
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Mid-19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Pencil
19th Century Loch Tay Scottish Landscape
By Aaron Edwin Penley
Located in Soquel, CA
Masterful Scottish watercolor landscape of Loch Tay with boats and small figures on the short by Aaron Edwin Penley (English, 1826-1897)....
Category
1870s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Antique Russian French Impressionist Watercolor Gouache Landscape Painting
Located in Portland, OR
Important Russian-French Impressionist Gouache & Watercolor painting by Pyotr Alexandrovich Nilus (Пётр Александрович Нилус in French Pierre Nilouss (1869–1943), signed & dated 1928....
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1920s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Raoul Dufy “ La Baie des Anges a Nice et le Casino” 1928 gouache on paper
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
La Baie des Anges a Nice et le Casino is a lovely gouache on paper from 1928. The work is fully authenticated by Fanny Guillon-Laffaille and is listed in the Raoul Dufy Catalogue Rai...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Archival Paper
Fine Antique French Impressionist Painting Canal Tow Path with Children & Boats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The artist:
Henri Aime Duhem (1860-1941) French *see notes below, signed
Title: The Canal
Medium:
gouache on paper, loosely laid over card, unframed
...
Category
19th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Fine Antique French Impressionist Painting Flower Beds in Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The artist:
Henri Aime Duhem (1860-1941) French *see notes below, signed
Title: The Flower Garden
Medium:
gouache on paper, loosely laid over card, unframed
card: 9.75 x 12.75...
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19th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
French 19th Century Romantic Period 1830s Paris Society Beauty Portrait
Located in Norwich, GB
A astounding portrait of a society beauty by Adele Grasset (active ca 1830-1850). With an open face and and lightly smiling lips, she is wearing a gown typical of the romantic period. Drawn in graphite and heightened with white, the drawing is dated 1836
As often with woman artists of the 18th and 19th century, there is little biographical information available on Adèle Grasset. We do know however, that she had studied with the highly prominent artist François Gérard (1770-1837) , known also as the Baron Gérard...
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1830s Academic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Gouache
1890s Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, Carmel Landscape
By George Hamilton Brodhead
Located in Soquel, CA
Late 19th century watercolor of the Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, in Carmel CA, by George H. Brodhead (American, b. 1860). Signed "G.H. Brodhead" ...
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1890s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
A Cliffside Town With Fisherman In The Bay Below Antique Watercolor Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
William Page, British 1794-1872
watercolor on board mounted
mount: 14 x 15 inches
painting: 6.5 x 8 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: v...
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19th Century Victorian Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of an Old Lady, 1886
Located in Stockholm, SE
This small and delicate watercolor is believed to depict Madame Papillon, a subject also portrayed by Hanna Pauli in an oil painting dated 1886. The portrait was created during the s...
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1880s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Study of the Pergamene Head, or The Dying Alexander
Located in Middletown, NY
Graphite with white heightening on greenish beige wove paper, 17 1/4 x 12 1/2 (437 x 317 mm). Scattered edge wear, tears and losses around the perimeter of the drawing. Margins are wide and the image area is clean and intact. Scattered light soiling and toning, all consistent with age.
A dramatic image by a highly skilled draftsman, this works is likely a life study of the Hellenistic sculptural masterpiece of the same title, which is housed in the Uffizi's collection of ancient statues...
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Early 19th Century Italian School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Handmade Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
Victorian vintage fine art painting by Clare Vincent - fruits and grapes
Located in PARIS, FR
Conditions ; Excellent condition, original canvas frame, no prior retouching or restauration, and no future restauration necessary. Original Victorian gilet frame in perfect conditio...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
James Ward The Fisherman's Family
By James Ward
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Precious Watercolor attributed to James WARD (1769-1859) - England, 1830-1840. The Fisherman' S Family. Measurements : View : 20"x14.6" (51x37 cm), With frame : 26.6"x21.5" (67.5x54....
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1830s Romantic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Attrib. William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854) - Framed Watercolour, Sidmouth
By W. H. Bartlett
Located in Corsham, GB
Attributed to William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854). A coastal landscape near Sidmouth. Inscribed verso 'where his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent expired'. Presented in a simple gilt-e...
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Early 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"San Anton Palace Malta" Early 20th Cent. Garden and Fountain Watercolor Russian
Located in Soquel, CA
A significant early 20th century landscape watercolor of the paradisical gardens at San Anton Palace in Attard, Malta by Nicholas Krasnoff, 1920 (Russian, 1864-1939). This beautiful piece is a wonderful example of the renowned Russian architect's prized watercolors, created while he was exiled to Malta in the early 1920's. Depicting a lush garden full of blooming, colorful flowers and a stately fountain at the San Anton Palace in Malta, one can see the deft hand and attention to detail rendered by the proficient artist and architect's hand.
Signed "N. Krasnoff" lower right. Titled and dated "Malta, St. Antonio 1920".
Unframed.
Measures 10.25"H x 14.25"W.
Right corner has a crease from being bent.
Nikolay Petrovich Krasnov, also known as Nicholas Krasnoff or Peter Nicholas Krasnoff, was a Russian Serbian architect and painter. He served as Chief Architect of Yalta, Crimea (1887-1899). From 1922 he lived and worked in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and was a key figure in the architectural development of Belgrade. Attending the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in 1876, aged 12. As a young artist he received patronage from Sergey Tretyakov, brother of the founder of Moscow's Tretyakov Gallery, and entrepreneur Petar Gubonyin.
In 1887 Krasnov became Chief Architect in Yalta. At the age of 23, Krasnov had large responsibility for the rapid growth of the city. He expanded the promenade, which by 1913 became the city's main street, before creating a new city plan in 1889 (including a new sewer system, planning regulations, new streets, prevention of unregulated construction, a school and children's hospital, and the construction of the Pushkin Boulevard). Two concrete bridges were built over the river, and the embankment strengthened. Krasnov also ran a private practice in Yalta until 1911. Among his most famous work is the Livadia Palace, later the location of the 1945 Yalta Conference. Designed over 60 buildings in Crimea, blending a modernist style with local traditions. Also of note: Dulber Palace, Koreiz (1895-97), Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Yalta (1902), Yusupov Palace, Koreiz (1909), Kokkoz Jami Mosque, Sokolyne (1910).
In 1913, he presented a collection of illustrations he had produced of his works to the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts, where he held the title of academician. An opponent of the Russian Revolution, he left Yalta with his family in 1919 for Malta, alongside the Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna, sister of Queen Alexandra, and over 600 members of the Russian aristocracy. Nikolay was in a group housed in the empty Villa St Ignatius, which had been a Jesuit college and then a hospital during World War I. To earn money, Nikolay painted many scenes of Malta, signing his paintings as N. Krasnoff. He is known as Nicholas Krasnoff in Malta. In May 2016 MaltaPost issued a commemorative set of stamps in his honor.
In 1922 Krasnov moved to Belgrade, then part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, where he became head of the Department of Monumental Architectural Developments and Monuments. His building designs in Serbia number around 60, and were created under the name Nikola Krasnov, as a mark of respect to his adopted homeland.
His key works in Belgrade include: Ministry of Forestry building (now Ministry of Foreign Affairs) (1923) which bears a memorial plaque...
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1920s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Illustration Board
Fine Antique French Impressionist Painting The Diving Board Pontoon at Sea
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The artist:
Henri Aime Duhem (1860-1941) French *see notes below, signed
Title: The Pontoon
Medium:
gouache on paper, loosely laid over card, unframed
card: 9.75 x 12.75 inche...
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19th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Vintage art painting by Camille Delpy - Normandy house
Located in PARIS, FR
Conditions : Excellent overall Conditions.
Free US CONTINENTAL shipping, incl Europe and Asia.
Hippolyte Camille Delpy, born April 16, 1842 in Joigny (Yonne) and died June 5, 1910 i...
Category
19th Century Barbizon School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mountain landscape with an aqueduct and dam - FRENCH SCHOOL
Located in Middletown, NY
Pencil on smooth cream wove paper with a window pane drawn in gold ink, 8 3/8 x 11 3/4 inches (213 x 298 mm). Signed illegibly and dated in ink and again in pencil within the lower m...
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Mid-19th Century French School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gold
Beneath the Birch Drawing by Swedish Artist Christian Berg (1893–1976)
Located in Stockholm, SE
We are proud to present an exquisite drawing by the renowned artist Christian Berg (1893-1976), executed around the 1920s. This captivating artwork port...
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1920s Naturalistic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Board, Pencil
GIRL WADING
Located in Portland, ME
Potthast, Edward H. GIRL WADING. Colored pencil drawing on paper, not dated. Signed recto, lower right "E. Potthast," lower right, and inscribed "Holiday Greetings" and signed "Edw. ...
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Late 19th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
Lady with Flower
Located in Dallas, TX
signed "E.JB." at lower right
21 7/8 x 17 inches including frame
Category
1920s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Louis DAVID (1798-1849) Le Moulin La Butte aux Cailles, Paris, signed drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Louis-Alphonse DAVID (1798-1849)
Le Moulin de la Butte aux Cailles, Paris, (The Mill at la Butte aux Cailles)
signed lower left
Pencil and white chalk on paper
22,5 x 36 cm
Framed : 40,5 x 55 cm
Louis-Alphonse David is known for a relatively small body of work, including portraits and large compositions. In any case, in this work he shows a remarkable mastery of drawing, with particularly suggestive and subtle plays of light and shadow.
The Butte aux Cailles, now part of the 13th arrondissement of Paris, was a hill covered in meadows, vineyards and woods, built with several windmills and overlooking the river Bièvre. It was named after Pierre Caille...
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1830s Romantic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Chalk
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) L'étang à Mortefontaine, signed watercolor
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920)
L'étang à Mortefontaine, an autumn landscape
signed lower left
Watercolor on paper,
29,3 x 22.5 cm
In its original vintage frame : 46 x 39,5 cm
titled on t...
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1880s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait Of A Young Girl In A Lilac Dress With A Black Bow. Circa 1860. SIgned.
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of a young girl in a lilac dress with a black bow.
Circa 1860.
Signature below right, partially visible.
Size with frame 59cm x 49cm
Size without frame 33cm x 24cm
The portrait depicts a young girl with an elegant hairstyle, her hair carefully tied back. Dressed in the fashion of the 1860s, her light lilac dress reflects the synthetic aniline colors, a novelty in fashion at the time.
A black bow at the neck and slightly black straps accentuate her attire.
Represented at mid-length, with a mysterious and melancholic gaze, suggesting a mourning endured over a year ago.
The portrait, executed in pastels, chalks, and charcoals on paper, highlights the mastery and speed of the artist's execution.
Framed in a vintage oval frame...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Crayon, Carbon Pencil
A 1920s Caricature of Author Sean O’Casey by Irish Artist Isa M. Macnie
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1920s caricature of author Sean O'Casey, by artist Isa M. Macnie. Inscription on drawing reads: "Author of 'Juno and the Paycock' etc," Image size: 8 7/8" x 6 7/8". Archivally...
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1920s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
19th Century Portrait Miniature - Watercolour, Lady in a Feathered Hat
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming miniature study of an elegant woman in a wide collared dress and a hat decorated with ostrich feathers. The artist captures the woman in fine watercolour detail with areas...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Persephone, 19th Century Classical French Academy Drawing, Chalk and Pencil.
Located in Cotignac, FR
19th Century French Academy drawing of a classical maiden, signed Xavier Rendeley bottom right, numbered and dated 2nd April 1883. Presented in ...
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1880s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Pencil
Maddern - Late 19th Century Pastel, Soft Stare
Located in Corsham, GB
An unusual pastel portrait of a Victorian lady in a white blouse. Indistinctly signed and dated in the upper right. On canvas on stretchers.
Category
Late 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Edouard Detaille (1848 1912), A Carnival character, original signed Drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Edouard Detaille (1848-1912)
A Carnival character and a Zouave
19.5 x 12.5 cm
Pen and ink on paper
Signed lower left with the initials (faded)
In a modern framing : 35 x 28 cm
T...
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1880s Academic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
"A Shady Runlet" Stream in Fall New Jersey Watercolor 1878
Located in Soquel, CA
"A Shady Runlet" Stream in Fall New Jersey Watercolor 1878
A rare and exceptional watercolor of two ladies viewing a New Jersey stream in fall by William C. Bauer (American, 1856- 1...
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1870s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Simonetti - Late 19th Century Watercolour, Minstrel by a Balcony
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful watercolour study of a medieval minstrel playing the lute. The artist captures the costume of the musician in fine detail. Presented in a simple gilt frame. On paper.
Category
Late 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Siebe Johannes Ten Cate (1858-1908) A Dune Landscape, pastel signed
Located in Paris, FR
Siebe Johannes ten Cate (1858-1908)
A Dune Landscape
Signed lower right
Pastel on paper
25.5 x 39.5 cm
in good condition, very fresh, traces of pinholes in the upper corners barely...
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1890s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Projet de Tissus - Fauvist Still Life Study Gouache by Raoul Dufy
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Botanical gouache on paper circa 1920 by French fauvist painter Raoul Dufy. The work depicts a study of apples and pears. This work was executed by Dufy as a fabric design.
Dimensio...
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1920s Fauvist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Mother Nursing Her Baby
Located in London, GB
'Mother Nursing Her Baby', pencil on art paper, by French artist, Guillaume Dulac (circa 1920s). An artist known for his exquisite drawings - many are sketches for his larger oil pai...
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
A View at Brest - Fine 19th Century France Coastal Landscape Antique Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A fine 19th century coastal lanscape at Brest in Brittany, France by the imprtant British artist Richard Principal Leitch.
The work is signed lower left and further signed, inscribed and dated 1880 on a label verso. Presented in a swept gilt frame and glazed.
Artist: Richard Principal Leitch (British, 1827-1888)
Title: View at Brest
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Size: 19 x 22 inches (48 x 56 cm) including the frame
Richard Principal Leitch was the son of the royal watercolour tutor William Leighton Leitch, who taught Queen Victoria, her daughters and her daughter-in-law Princess (later Queen) Alexandra for almost twenty years.
In September 1857 he was in Normandy painting...
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1880s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of Lucie Gérard by Giovanni Boldini
Located in New Orleans, LA
Giovanni Boldini
1842-1931 Italian
Portrait of Lucie Gérard by Giovanni Boldini
Signed “Boldini” (lower right)
Pastel on canvas
This exceptional portrait was composed by the great Giovanni Boldini, one of the most important portrait painters of the Belle Époque. The charming work captures the young, elegant French...
Category
19th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel
Walter Bothams (1850-1914) - Signed & Framed 19th Century Watercolour, Landscape
Located in Corsham, GB
A peaceful watercolour depicting a luscious spring landscape. Well presented in a gilded wood frame with a gilded mount. Signed. On wove.
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Carpet Seller 19th Century Orientalist Antique Watercolor Painting on Paper
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Provenance
John Welles Hollenback, New York
The Painting is Signed FBartolini Lower Right
Federico Bartolini (Italian, 1861 - 1908)
Description:
Federico Bartolini was a renowned ...
Category
19th Century Academic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Late Autumn, Beautiful Small Landscape Watercolor by Fanny Hjelm
Located in Stockholm, SE
This enchanting watercolor, measuring a mere 4.5 x 8 cm, offers a glimpse into the beauty of a serene autumn landscape overlooking Lake Möckeln, nestled between the municipalities of Degerfors and Karlskoga in the province of Värmland, Sweden.
In this picturesque scene, the horizon reveals the serene outline of the distant shoreline, adorned with several small islands. The tranquil waters mirror the reflection of the trees on the land, creating a harmonious and captivating play of colors. In the foreground, a solitary birch tree stands tall, adding depth and perspective to this miniature watercolor.
The level of precision achieved within this tiny format is truly remarkable, showcasing Fanny Hjelm...
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Circus Rider, Acrobat
Located in Greenwich, CT
Simkhovitch was a celebrated artist in New York City from the 1920's through the 1940's. Life Magazine did a story on him and he was having great success in the New York Galleries. ...
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1920s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Egyptian Buffalo & Farmers 19th Century American Orientalist Framed Watercolor
By Edwin Lord Weeks
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Edwin Lord Weeks.
American ( b.1849 - d.1903 ).
Egyptian Buffalo And Farmers, Egypt.
Watercolor On Paper.
Monogram Lower Right.
Image size 5.1 inches x 8.3 inches ( 13cm x 21cm ).
F...
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Antique Russian French Impressionist Watercolor Gouache Painting Romantic Couple
Located in Portland, OR
Important Russian-French Impressionist Gouache & Watercolor paining by Pyotr Alexandrovich Nilus (Пётр Александрович Нилус in French Pierre Nilouss (1869– 1943), signed & dated 1926....
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1920s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Pencil, Watercolor
Drawings and Watercolor Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs
Revitalize your interiors — introduce drawings and watercolor paintings to your home to evoke emotions, stir conversation and show off your personality and elevated taste.
Drawing is often considered one of the world’s oldest art forms, with historians pointing to cave art as evidence. In fact, a cave in South Africa, home to Stone Age–era artists, houses artwork that is believed to be around 73,000 years old. It has indeed been argued that cave walls were the canvases for early watercolorists as well as for landscape painters in general, who endeavor to depict and elevate natural scenery through their works of art. The supplies and methods used by artists and illustrators to create drawings and paintings have evolved over the years, and so too have the intentions. Artists can use their drawing and painting talents to observe and capture a moment, to explore or communicate ideas and convey or evoke emotion. No matter if an artist is working in charcoal or in watercolor and has chosen to portray the marvels of the pure human form, to create realistic depictions of animals in their natural habitats or perhaps to forge a new path that references the long history of abstract visual art, adding a drawing or watercolor painting to your living room or dining room that speaks to you will in turn speak to your guests and conjure stimulating energy in your space.
When you introduce a new piece of art into a common area of your home — a figurative painting by Italian watercolorist Mino Maccari or a colorful still life, such as a detailed botanical work by Deborah Eddy — you’re bringing in textures that can add visual weight to your interior design. You’ll also be creating a much-needed focal point that can instantly guide an eye toward a designated space, particularly in a room that sees a lot of foot traffic.
When you’re shopping for new visual art, whether it’s for your apartment or weekend house, remember to choose something that resonates. It doesn’t always need to make you happy, but you should at least enjoy its energy. On 1stDibs, browse a wide-ranging collection of drawings and watercolor paintings and find out how to arrange wall art when you’re ready to hang your new works.
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