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Drawings and Watercolor Paintings For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: 1980s
Black and White Figure Study of a Male Nude by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A black and white figure study of a seated nude male, from 1951, by artist Harold Haydon. Matted to 24" x 20". Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Estate stamped on reverse.
Harol...
Category
1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Near and Far Acuity, Mid Century Modern Op Art painting from historic exhibition
Located in New York, NY
Richard Anuszkiewicz
Near and Far Acuity, 1957
Gouache and watercolor painting
Hand signed and dated 1957 by Richard Anuszkiewicz on the right front
Frame included
Anuszkiewicz' artworks from the late 1950s are rarely found on the market. This historic painting is one of the works that helped launch the artist's career. It was done in 1957 - the year the artist arrived in New York.
Near and Far Acuity has been removed from its original frame, and re-framed in an elegant wood frame with conservation materials and UV plexiglass. The original gallery label from The Contemporaries has been preserved and affixed to the new backing, and the collector who acquires this work will also be provided with a copy of the original receipt - signed by Karl Lunde (director of the Contemporaries and author of a major monograph on the artist).
Measurements:
Frame:
32 x 28 x 2 inches
Artwork:
21 x 25 inches
This work was first exhibited in the groundbreaking, and career-making 1960 exhibition at The Contemporaries gallery (New York, February 29, 1960 - March 19, 1960) and was featured in the exhibition catalogue, shown in the images here.
In his essay entitled "Richard Anuszkiewicz: Color Precisionist" by art historian John T. Spike, he writes, "In the spring of '57, Richard Anuszkiewicz left Ohio for good. "I was ready. I came to New York with a substantial amount of work. I was ready to go around to the galleries and I was prepared because I really had something. I had an idea. I had a series of paintings that showed this idea and I felt good about it and I felt now that's the only place for me to be." A friend helped him get a job touching up the plaster models of classical temples and statues in the Junior Museum of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He took off six months the next year to travel around Europe in a Volkswagen, also seeing some places in North Africa. "When I came back, I remember taking my work around to the galleries and receiving interesting comments — positive comments from the various people. But Abstract Expressionism was very popular. My things were very hard-edged, very strong in color — a use of color that nobody was using. Everybody would say. 'Oh, they are nice, but so hard to look at. They hurt my eyes". Leo Castelli considered him seriously but the gallery was developing a specialization in pop artists like Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg. "I can remember going to Martha Jackson and having her look at the work and she would put her hands straight out in front of her and block out parts of the painting with her hand and she'd say, mmm no rest areas." He finally caught on with The Contemporaries Gallery in the fall of 1959. The gallery at 992 Madison Avenue mainly represented new European talent. Karl Lunde, the gallery director, saw some of his canvases hanging...
Category
1950s Op Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Mixed Media
Seated Man, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937)
Title: Seated Man
Year: 1980
Medium: Ink on archival paper
Size: 9 x 11.5 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: Signed by the artist
PETER MAX (1937- ) P...
Category
1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Lounge Chair Nap - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Lounge Chair Nap - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
A man lazes in a lounge chair, book still in hand, as he dozes off with a content e...
Category
1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Pen, Paper
Home in the Desert - Painting by Mario Asnago - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Home in the desert is an artwork realized by Mario Asnago (Barlassina, 25 March 1896 – Monza, 28 January 1981).
Oil paiting on canvas.
107 x 85 cm; framed.
Hand signed in the lo...
Category
1950s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Clip or Broach (No.18.843)
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
This beautiful painting in gouache and gold paint was created as a brooch design in the 1980s.The artwork is signed 'Erté' on the front, and numbered and titled in Erté's hand verso ...
Category
1980s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
Chef Pasta - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Chef Pasta - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
A charming illustration, by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999), shows a chef in an 1800's toque blanche, pouring oil from an ornate bottle over a bowl. His face, with spectacles, a moustache and goatee in fine line work, is painted in vibrant pink watercolor for an added splash of color.
Signed in the bottom right corner, "i.p."
Presented in a new white mat with foam core backing.
Mat size: 8.5"H x 11"W
Paper size: 6.75"H x 6.75"W
Image size: 4.13"H x 3.63"W
Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999) studied at the California School of Fine Art (now The San Francisco Art Institute), San Francisco State College and The Marion Hartwell School of Design. She was President of the San Francisco Woman Artists Association 1955-56.
Provenance: The Artist, Estate of Irene Pattinson: David Carlson; Estate of Larry Miller Fine Art, Robert Azensky Fine Art.
Solo Exhibitions: Lucien Labaudt Gallery 1955; San Francisco Museum of Art, 1961 (39 works).
Selected Group Exhibitions: San Francisco Art Association Annual 1948, 54, 55; San Francisco Woman Artists, 1957-1960; Oakland Art Museum Annual, 1951, 58; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1960; Richmond Art Center, 1955, 56, 57, 58; San Francisco Art Institute 1959, 60. The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, 1958, 59, 60, 62, 63; Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1960; Fourth Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1963.
Awards: First Place, San Francisco Woman Artists Assoc., 1957, 1959; San Francisco Art Festival 1957;Literature: San Francisco Art Institute - A catalog of the Art Ban 1962/63; San Francisco and the Second Wave: The Blair Collection
Exhibitions:
1963 The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA
1963 California Palace of The Legion of Honor: Forth Winter Invitational, San Francisco, CA
1962 The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA
1961 San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA
1960 California...
Category
1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Pen
Art Deco Style Watercolour - Mid 20th Century Painting of Cafe by Howard Bowen
By Howard Bowen
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Howard Bowen is a Postwar & Contemporary artist.
This piece was created using watercolour and is in a wooden frame under glass.
Keywords: Art deco, interior, watercolor, landscape,...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Geometry (Earrings)
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
Created in the 1980s for Erté's 'Art to Wear' jewelry collection, this gouache painting on paper is signed 'Erté' on the front and titled and annotated on the back in Erté's hand - "...
Category
1980s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
“The Pink Parasol”
Located in Southampton, NY
Very well executed oil pastel on archival paper done in the style of the French Impressionists. Circa 1985. Condition is excellent. Illegible signed lower left. Possibly the arti...
Category
1980s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Archival Paper
Untitled (Kneeling Male Bather)
By Andre Delfau
Located in Chicago, IL
A Mid-Century watercolor of a male bather kneeling on a beach in the Côte d' Azur by artist Andre Delfau.
Born in Paris, France in 1914, Andre Delfau became an internationally accla...
Category
1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
African Mama - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
African Mama - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
A charming illustration, by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999), shows a woman with a...
Category
1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Pen
Over Head
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. He not only defined Pop Art but had an unrivaled influence on artists and image-making.
...
Category
1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
"Flower Stand S.F. 1954" - Vintage Illustration
Located in Soquel, CA
"Flower Stand S.F. 1954" - Vintage Illustration
This detailed ink drawing by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999), shows a charming San Francisc...
Category
1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Pen
Chef Lobster - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Chef Lobster - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
A charming illustration, by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999), shows a pink lobster behind ...
Category
1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper, India Ink, Pen
Original Radiant Baby drawing (hand signed and inscribed by Keith Haring)
By Keith Haring
Located in New York, NY
Keith Haring
Untitled drawing inscribed to David, 1988
Original drawing on paper bound in historic monograph, inscribed to David Copley
Boldly signed, inscribed and dated in black marker above the drawing
This is a unique work
Iconic, unique radiant baby drawing...
Category
1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Permanent Marker, Offset
Indian Dancer - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Indian Dancer - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
A stoic, dark-haired woman in elaborate dress is sitting cross-legged in this illustration by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999). Pattinson uses fine ink line detail and a vibrant pink watercolor for a splash of color.
Signed at the bottom, "Irene Pattinson."
Provenance: The Artist, Estate of Irene Pattinson: David Carlson; Estate of Larry Miller Fine Art, Robert Azensky Fine Art.
Presented in a new white mat with foam core backing.
Mat size: 16"H x 12"W
Paper size: 11.75"H x 8.5"W
Image size: 7.5"H x 6.5"W
Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999) studied at the California School of Fine Art (now The San Francisco Art Institute), San Francisco State College and The Marion Hartwell School of Design. She was President of the San Francisco Woman Artists Association 1955-56.
Provenance: The Artist, Estate of Irene Pattinson: David Carlson; Estate of Larry Miller Fine Art, Robert Azensky Fine Art.
Solo Exhibitions: Lucien Labaudt Gallery 1955; San Francisco Museum of Art, 1961 (39 works).
Selected Group Exhibitions: San Francisco Art Association Annual 1948, 54, 55; San Francisco Woman Artists, 1957-1960; Oakland Art Museum Annual, 1951, 58; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1960; Richmond Art Center, 1955, 56, 57, 58; San Francisco Art Institute 1959, 60. The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, 1958, 59, 60, 62, 63; Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1960; Fourth Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1963.
Awards: First Place, San Francisco Woman Artists Assoc., 1957, 1959; San Francisco Art Festival 1957;Literature: San Francisco Art Institute - A catalog of the Art Ban 1962/63; San Francisco and the Second Wave: The Blair Collection
Exhibitions:
1963 The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA
1963 California Palace of The Legion of Honor: Forth Winter Invitational, San Francisco, CA
1962 The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA
1961 San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA
1960 California...
Category
1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Paper, Watercolor, Pen
Keith Haring Drawing 1983 (Keith World Tour hat)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
1983 Keith Haring Dancing Figures drawing on Keith Haring World Tour hat:
A rare, historic Keith Haring collectible featuring a sharply executed black mar...
Category
1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Cotton, Ink
Cats Watching a Witch on a Broomstick - Vintage Halloween Illustration in Ink
Located in Soquel, CA
Cats Watching a Witch on a Broomstick - Vintage Halloween Illustration in Ink
Halloween scene with cats and a witch in India ink pen by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999). A blac...
Category
1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pen, India Ink
'Woman Smoking a Pipe', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne et Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1955.
A cabinet-sized, Post-Impressionist figural drawing of a young woman smoking a pip...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite, Paper
Gated Courtyard
Located in Bristol, CT
Pastel watercolour depicting a gated courtyard signed Henry L? & dated March 16, (19)84 LR & 'Pour David Noakes qui anime cette maison accueillante' who makes this house welcoming
A...
Category
1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Monotype with hand painting geometric abstraction by renowned color field artist
Located in New York, NY
Kenneth Noland
Untitled, 1987
Monotype with hand painting on wove paper
Hand signed and dated with artist's copyright in pencil on the back; also with the blind stamp/chop mark lower...
Category
1980s Color-Field Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Monotype, Pencil, Screen
Pigs on a Trolley - Vintage Picture Book Two-Page Spread Illustration
Located in Soquel, CA
Pigs on a Trolley - Vintage Picture Book Two-Page Spread Illustration
A two-page spread in India ink pen and watercolor by Irene Pattinson (Ameri...
Category
1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Pen
"Bravo- Old Chap- Bravo!"
Located in Bristol, CT
Original watercolour illustration art by Clair Forster (19)55 depicting a trio of eccentric British aristocrats indulging in delightful conversation
Art...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
'Seated Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, SFAA, LACMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Estate stamp, verso, for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and painted circa 1955.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Center and t...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite, Watercolor, Gouache, Paper
Lanvin of Paris Five Gloves c1950s Watercolor
Located in Bristol, CT
Original advert watercolor for Lanvin of Paris depicting five gloves surrealistically displayed in a boutique window signed Alexander Warren "Montel" (...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mid Century River Birches Landscape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century River Birches Landscape Watercolor
Gorgeous vibrant mid century watercolor on paper painting of river birch trees by artist Eva Collins Marks (American, 20th century),19...
Category
1950s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Male Bathers, Morocco
By Andre Delfau
Located in Chicago, IL
A Mid-Century watercolor in muted tones of a male bather in Morocco by artist Andre Delfau.
Born in Paris, France in 1914, Andre Delfau became an internationally acclaimed stage, se...
Category
1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Untitled #31, original pastel by Washington Color School and Color Field painter
By Paul Reed
Located in New York, NY
Paul Allen Reed
Untitled #31, 1982
Oil pastel on paper
Pencil signed dated and annotated "7 10 79 1" by Paul Reed on the lower front
Frame included: Th...
Category
1980s Color-Field Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
"Rearing Colt" 1955
Located in Bristol, CT
Classic equine watercolour & gouache signed M.S. Houghton '55 (LR)
Art Sz: 8 5/8"x 11 3/8"W
Frame Sz: 15"H x 17"W
w/ turf green mat & gilt bamboo...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Esquisse pour "Commedia dell'arte" by Marc Chagall - Drawing
By Marc Chagall
Located in London, GB
*THIS PRICE INCLUDES 5% IMPORT DUTY APPLICABLE IF THE WORK REMAINS IN THE UK ONLY.
Esquisse pour "Commedia dell'arte" by Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
India ink, pen and pencil on paper...
Category
1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Pen, Pencil
Original unique drawing of three parrots in monograph by renowned Chinese artist
By Walasse Ting
Located in New York, NY
Walasse Ting 丁雄泉
Original three parrots drawing, 1984
Original parrots drawing done in ink with inscription held inside elegant hardback monograph with du...
Category
1980s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
"Miss Parlow [as] The Blue Boy Act II Of Landscape w/ Figures" by Cecil Beaton
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Bristol, CT
Original Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) c1950 watercolour 'The Blue Boy' Miss Paulow (UL) signed 'Beaton' (LR)
Art Sz: 14 1/2"H x 11"W
Frame Sz: 27"H x 22"W
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
!["Miss Parlow [as] The Blue Boy Act II Of Landscape w/ Figures" by Cecil Beaton](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/a_12601/1698158546008/Untitled_master.jpg?width=240 "Cecil Beaton - \"Miss Parlow [as] The Blue Boy Act II Of Landscape w/ Figures\" by Cecil Beaton")
"Desparate Davnew" 1955 Watercolor
Located in Bristol, CT
Charming golden retriever portrait w/ remarque profile in LL
1955
Art Sz: 13 3/8"H x 13 1/2"W
Frame Sz: 22 1/2"H x 22 1/2"W
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Playful Colt
Located in Bristol, CT
Charming watercolour w/ gouache highlights depicting a playful colt signed M.S. Houghton & dated (19)55 (LR)
Art Sz: 8 3/4"H x 11 1/2"W
Frame Sz: 15"H x 18"W
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
General Merch Way Down in Chinatown - Vintage Illustration in Ink
Located in Soquel, CA
General Merch Way Down in Chinatown - Vintage Illustration in Ink
This illustration, inked in intricate detail by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999), shows two men with long brai...
Category
1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Pen
“Rocky Mountain Meadow”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor on archival paper of a Rocky Mountain Meadow by the well known American artist, Werner Drewes. Signed lower right. Titled and dated 1956 on verso of sheet. Con...
Category
1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
"Lady At Turf Race" Original Pen & Ink Drawing by "Peb" (b.1926-)
Located in Bristol, CT
Original pen & ink on paper signed "Peb" aka Pierre Bellocq (b 1926-) LR & dated June 1, 1955 depicting a fashionable Parisien lady at Longchamp
Art Sz: 13"H x 9 1/2"W
Frame: 19 1/...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Pen
"Horse Heads Pencil Drawing"
Located in Bristol, CT
Classic Munnings-esque study of horse horseheads
c1950
Art Sz: 12"H x 8"W
Frame Sz: 16 3/4"H x 12 3/4"W
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Untitled #1-1985-22
Located in New Orleans, LA
This work was part of "Body Politics", the August/September 2022 exhibition marked the debut of this work in the region (New Orleans), and the first time any of these works have been made available for purchase. This work is part of what remained among his sketchbooks and drawings, after his death.
This work is framed in white as shown in the installation shot, and is a unique and original work by the artist. All sales from this auction benefit the Ardeshir Mohasses...
Category
1980s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Color Pencil
Untitled #2-1987-22
Located in New Orleans, LA
This work was part of "Body Politics", the August/September 2022 exhibition marked the debut of this work in the region (New Orleans), and the first time any of these works have been made available for purchase. This work is part of what remained among his sketchbooks and drawings, after his death.
This work is framed in white as shown in the installation shot, and is a unique and original work by the artist. All sales from this auction benefit the Ardeshir Mohasses...
Category
1980s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Watercolor
Abstract Face - Mid 20th Century Mixed Media Piece by George De Goya
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Professor George De Goya. PhD. MA. FRSA. Born In Budapest, 1915-1992, related to the Spanish artist Goya on his mother’s side. Educated in Budapest and France where he received a de...
Category
1950s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media
Edward A Swan, Turbulent Marine Scene, Watercolour
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This fine late 20th-century watercolour by British artist Edward A Swan (b.1935) depicts two sailboats buffeted by turbulent conditions. Beyond, the hazy form of a frigate under full...
Category
1980s English School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
"Piglet Family"
Located in Bristol, CT
Delightful c1980s oil on canvas depicting a happy 'piglet' family of (8) by (Bobby) Livingston (Broadway producer)
Art Sz: 10 1/2"H x 13 1/2"W
Frame Sz: 12"H x 15"W
w/ gilt bamboo...
Category
1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Old Yishuv, Israel, Watercolor Painting Israeli Modernist Kibbutz Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Aharon Giladi, Israeli painter, born in Russian Empire, 1907-1993
Aharon Golodetz (later Giladi) was born in Belarus, Russia to a wealthy family. In 1923-1926, he studied at the Leningrad Academy of Art. In 1926, he was exiled to Siberia for Zionist activity. In 1929, he immigrated to the Land of Israel, then Palestine, and helped to found Kibbutz Afikim in the Jordan valley. In 1934, he married Dvora Sifelman and worked as a builder and plasterer. He began to draw sketches of kibbutz life and taught art locally. His dynamic lines link subject to subject and figure to figure, displaying the magical nexus between objects and figures while reserving the characteristic elements of each. Everything accords with the invisible spirit which hovers over all. In 1942, he published a book of sketches...
Category
1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
(Apple Study) Untitled, 1985, Ian Hornak — Drawing
By Ian Hornak
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1985. Paper Size: 12 x 10 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York.
IAN HORNAK (January 9, 1944 – December 9, 2002...
Category
1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite, Archival Paper
"Palm Tree Outside Cottage Window" 1950 Watercolor by Reynaldo Luza
Located in Bristol, CT
Original illustration commissioned for Town & Country Magazine c1950 by noted Peruvian artist, Reynaldo Luza (1893-1978)
Art Sz: 6"H x 5"W
Frame Sz: 14"H x 11"W
w/ gilt bamboo fra...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
"Palm Trees" 1950 Watercolor by Reynaldo Luza
Located in Bristol, CT
Original watercolour for Town & Country magazine c.1950 by Peruvian fashion illustrator, Reynaldo Luza (1893-1978)
Art Sz: 5 3/4"H x 4 1/2"W
Frame Sz: ...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Untitled (Beach Scene, Standing Male Bather)
By Andre Delfau
Located in Chicago, IL
A Modernist and Mid-Century and colorful watercolor of a standing figure by artist Andre Delfau.
Born in Paris, France in 1914, Andre Delfau became an internationally acclaimed stag...
Category
1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Fairy tale. 1950. Paper, watercolor, 26, 5 x 19, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Fairy tale. 1950. Paper, watercolor, 26,5x19,5 cm
Category
1950s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Pigs on a San Francisco Trolley at Powell Street - Vintage Illustration
Located in Soquel, CA
Pigs on a San Francisco Trolley - Vintage Illustration
A two-page spread in India ink pen and watercolor by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-199...
Category
1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Pen
Italy. Paper, mixed media, 33х24 сm
Located in Riga, LV
Italy. Paper, mixed media, 33х24 сm
Category
1950s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Color Pencil
"Grove of Palms" 1950 Watercolor for Town & Country Magazine
Located in Bristol, CT
Original watercolour for Town & Country Magazine c1950 by Peruvian born, fashion illustrator, Reynaldo Luza (1893-1978)
Art Sz: 6"H x 4 1/2"W
Frame Sz: 14"H x 11"W
w/ gilt bamboo...
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Givenchy Glam
Located in Bristol, CT
Givenchy Haute couture fashion plate for New York society client, Nan Kempner (1930-2005)
Art Sz: 12"H x 8"W
Frame Sz: 17"H x 13"W
w/ lavender mat & yellow lacquer frame
Category
1980s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Dum Vivo Vivo Heraldic Crest" Watercolor
Located in Bristol, CT
Watercolour depicting a coat-of-arms w/ playing cards, golf bag, & fine food & drink
c1950s
Art Sz: 10 3/4"H x 8"W
Frame Sz: 11 3/4"H x 9 1/4"W
w/ hunter green wood frame
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Lanvin of Paris Arpege Perfume" c1950s Watercolour
Located in Bristol, CT
Original advert artwork "Arpege Perfume" for Lanvin of Paris
c1950s
Art Sz: 13 1/2"H x 10"W
Frame Sz: 18 3/4"H x 15 1/2"W
w/ gilt bamboo frame
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Turrey Armorial Coat-of-Arms"
Located in Bristol, CT
Classic Turrey "With God I Shall" coat-of-arms in gouache
c1950s
Art Sz: 11 3/4"H x 9 3/4"W
Frame Sz: 13"H x 11"W
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
ABSTRACT American Woman Abstract Non-objective Mid 20th Century Modern Drawing
Located in New York, NY
ABSTRACT American Woman Abstract Non-objective Mid 20th Century Modern Drawing
Irene Rice Pereira (1902-1971)
Abstract
8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches
Watercolor, gouache, and ink on black pap...
Category
1950s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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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