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Drawings and Watercolor Paintings For Sale
Courtyard in Provence
Located in London, GB
'Courtyard in Provence', ink on art paper, by Pierre Dionisi (circa 1930s). Sepia-toned, original drawing in a compelling style depicts a view of a tree...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Horse Racing on Tramore Beach in Southern Ireland with Mountains in the Distance
Located in Preston, GB
Horse Racing on Tramore Beach in Southern Ireland with Mountains in the Distance, an Original Watercolour by Irish Artist, Sean Lorinyenko. Art measures 15 x 7 inches Frame measures...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Acrylic, Watercolor, Board

Set of 2 French antique dog paintings 19th Century watercolour dog paintings
Located in AIGNAN, FR
An authentic pair of watercolours featuring hunting dogs in their original frames, untouched since the 1880's. Very delightful and expertly drawn. The first, larger painting is of ...
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1880s Art Nouveau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Lord Leighton (1830-1896), Studies for Captive Andromache
Located in Oxford, GB
Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton, P.R.A. (1830-1896) Studies for Captive Andromache With the artist studio stamp (Lugt 1741a) (lower left); inscribed 'Andromache' (lower right) ...
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1880s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Chalk, Charcoal

Decomposition, Surrealist Pencil Drawing by Charles Pfahl
Located in Long Island City, NY
Charles Pfahl, American (1946 - 2013) - Decomposition, Medium: Pencil drawing, signed in pencil lower right, Image Size: 8 x 8 inches, Frame Size: 19.75 x 21.25 inches
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite

Urbanovicz - 20th Century Pastel, Male Nude
Located in Corsham, GB
This pastel drawing showcases a nude male figure in a style reminiscent of Modigliani. The elongated forms and muted colour palette create a sense of elegant melancholy. Part of a pa...
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20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Pastel on paper Shtetl Scene
Located in Surfside, FL
Pastel or Tempera on paper. Judaica Shtetl scene of village. Anatoli Lwowitch Kaplan was a Russian painter, sculptor and printmaker, whose works often reflect his Jewish origins. his...
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20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Christmas Winter English watercolor of two Penguins in the Antarctic
Located in Woodbury, CT
An outstanding painting by author and painter Ella Bruce. This watercolor is of the finest quality and shows the skill of the painter to the full. A vibrant and unique piece. The white highlights are painted in gouache or body color, which gives the piece great depth and and added level of quality. This and the others from the collection were Im sure painted for Christmas or Holiday cards...
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1970s Victorian Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Cat Animal Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
480 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2025 Style: Classic Art Title: Cat Size: 12 x 16 inch, (30...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, 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

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Paper, Chalk, Crayon, Carbon Pencil

Pink Carnations (Sketch) (flowers, floral, pink, green, abstract, drawing)
Located in New York, NY
Install images by Em Joseph Artist Statement Rachel Burgess makes autobiographical works on paper of landscapes and domestic scenes. Window-like in scale, her pieces combine elemen...
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2010s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Color Pencil

Boats - Original Pencil on Paper - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Paris is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by an anonymous artist of the XX century. The State of preservation is very good. Sheet dime...
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1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Angeles National Forest - Abstract Muted Colorful Landscape Nature Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Heidi Lowell is a multidisciplinary artist based in Austin, Texas, whose practice is deeply rooted in the earth itself. Harvesting site-specific soils and plant materials from across...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

"Chimneys at Dusk", Small Pastel San Francisco Abstract Urban Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted Bay Area skyline against a pink sunset creates beautiful and soft geometries in this small pastel urban landscape by San Francisco artist Chris...
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1990s Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Watercolor

Composition with Two Kings and Two Franciscans
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Filippo Bellini (Urbino 1550 – Macerata 1603) Composition with Two Kings and Two Franciscans Pen and brown ink over black chalk, 28.1 × 25.5 cm Unsigned Condition: slightly light...
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16th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Pencil

MB 702 (Contemporary Life Drawing of Male Nude by Mark Beard)
Located in Hudson, NY
MB 702 (Contemporary Life Drawing of Male Nude by Mark Beard) graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 19 inches unframed Con...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite

Male Nudes - Original Drawing on Paper by D. Ginsbourg - 1921
Located in Roma, IT
Male Nudes is an original modern artwork realized in 1921 by the French artist Daniel Ginsbourg. Original sanguine drawing on paper. The sheet is gluew on a blue dark sheet. Hand-s...
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on paper/ card unframed: 12.75 x 9.75 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil

An Avant-Garde, Mid-Century Modern Abstract Female Figure Study by Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Dynamic, Avant-Garde, Mid-Century Modern Abstract Female Figure Study by Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A striking, black & white figural studio ink drawing on paper depicting an...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

French Market Stall with Woman Vendor and Colourful Produce Provence Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Market Stall with Woman Vendor and Colourful Produce Provence Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x ...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

'The Enduring Attractions of the Open Market', Capitalism Satire
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'A. Manganaro' for 'Antonio Manganaro (Italian, 20th Century), and titled lower center, 'The Enduring Attractions of the Open Market'. Matted Dimensions: 16 x 20
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Gouache, Pen, Graphite

A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study; Composite- Standing Male Nude Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed, early 1930...
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1930s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

“Boats on the Seine, Paris”
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautiful original gouache of a busy Seine River scene with advertising boats and a figure along the shore with the city of Paris in the background. Signed lower left. Condition is...
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1930s Post-Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Archival Paper, Board

Riverside Village Hills Trees Reflections and Sunlit Fields Watercolor
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Riverside Village Hills Trees Reflections and Sunlit Fields Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.5 x ...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Jaguar E-Type. Figurative acrylic on paper car painting, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Acrylic on paper contemporary figurative painting by Michal Wojtysiak. Artwork depicts Jaguar car in realistic style. MICHAŁ WOJTYSIAK (ur. 1984) Graduated of Academy of Fine Arts ...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Cottages on the Yorkshire Dales
Located in Middletown, NY
Watercolor with white heightening through abrasion with the brush stick on watercolor paper, 7 x 9 7/8 inches (177 x 248 mm), the full sheet. In good condition with scattered light f...
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Mid-19th Century English School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

19th Century Silhouette Portrait of Elegant Man
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Silhouette Portrait of Elegant Man Stamped Barret 148 Holborn London 6.75"H x 5.5"W x 1"D
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Italian Coastal Scene by Giovanni Battista (1860-1925)
Located in New York, NY
Giovanni Battista (Italian, 1860-1925) Untitled (Italian Coast, likely Naples), c. 19th century Watercolor Sight size: 13 1/4 x 20 Framed: 22 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. Signed lower left: G. ...
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19th Century Italian School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

A Space for Two original blue ultramarine nude by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"A Space for Two", Space for love and passion. Part of "Nude in Interior" series. Original work on colored paper, with blue ultramarine tempera on red colored paper, inspired by Mat...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Tempera

Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of Sunlit Provence Countryside
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of Sunlit Provence Countryside Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper Size: 19.25 (height) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel

Abstract Expressionist Ex-Museum of Modern Art Collection, Cold War, Signed 1968
Located in New York, NY
Sam Gilliam Untitled Abstract Expressionist mixed media painting, Ex-Museum of Modern Art Collection, 1968 Watercolor and Aluminum Paint on Fiberglass Paper. (Framed with Museum of M...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Fiberglass, Paint, Watercolor

Historic Miniature Watercolor of St John the Baptist Church Chipping Sodbury
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of St John the Baptist Church Chipping Sodbury by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measureme...
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20th Century English School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Mid Century French Pastel Drawing of Coastal View of Cap Ferret
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Pastel Drawing of Coastal View of Cap Ferret Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper Size: 22.5 (height) x 19.25 (wid...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel

Untitled - abstract painting, made in black, grey color, 2025
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with india ink in black and grey color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed with a glass on a mat board in white wi...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, India Ink

Coffee Break (CB02_nov23), Coffee on paper, Cycling, Sports, Café, Illustration
Located in Deddington, GB
Original Artwork of cyclists, made from specially treated coffee and then submitted to a further setting treatment so the artwork will last Complete size of sheet: 42 x 59.4 cm ADD...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Coffee

Anatomy Drawing of a Horse - Original French Artwork Equestrian Anatomy Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Anatomy of a Horse by Robert Ladou (French 1929-2014) original drawing stuck on card in black folder/ thick paper, unframed drawing: 12 x 17.75 ...
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20th Century Academic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Crayon, Watercolor, Pencil, Color Pencil

Gardens, Exeter
Located in Middletown, NY
Watercolor with graphite on heavy gauge watercolor paper, 9 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches (249 x 185 mm), the full sheet. Titled and dated August 27, 1896 in pencil in the lower right margin. I...
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Late 19th Century English School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Board, Graphite

Consistency and existence. Abstract mixed media painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Traces of lived experiences appear in On Hansen's works, exploring the possibilities of formal abstraction and seeking an organic experience between space and time through painting a...
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2010s Minimalist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Crayon, Ink, Wax, Acrylic, Graphite

Late 19th Century Watercolour - Angler at the Farm
Located in Corsham, GB
This scene sets place on the land of a small farm in late summer. In the foreground an angler casts his line into the river running between the small farm house and the wheat field. ...
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Late 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Pink Twigs Side Escape - Dots Line Pattern Drawing Snowflake Branches, 2021
Located in Kent, CT
In carefully drawn dots and lines in soft shades of indigo blue with pink, green, yellow and dark red details, this intricate composition is inspired by patterns in nature. This cont...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite

Balinese Women - Original Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Balinese women is an original contemporary artwork realized in the second half of 20th century. A mixed colored tempera on paper. Hand signed on the lower right margin: "IMD Gronding Peneszanana Ubud...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Tempera

A girl II - XXI century, Contemporary Realistic Figurative Mixed Media Drawing
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary realistic figurative mixed media drawing PROVENANCE Exhibited at Katarzyna Napiorkowska Gallery. The Gallery is a primary representative for this artist. The Gallery o...
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Early 2000s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Chalk, Pastel, Pencil, Cardboard

Drawing on Paper Colored Pencils and Pastel on Fuchsia. "Journey to Bolivia
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Drawing on paper with colored pencils and ink on a layer of dyes extracted from plants. Created before taking a flight in Bolivia, infused with the magic of the Andes. Shipped unfram...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Color Pencil

Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a charcoal drawing realized by Mino Maccari  (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed. Good conditions with slight foxing. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Daydreaming in Tiger Land, large watercolor and gouache
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Daydreaming in Tiger Land" is a watercolor and gouache on paper by artist Jacquie Marie Vaux. It is signed at the lower right c...
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Late 20th Century American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Figure - Pencil by Auguste Jean Baptiste Roubille - 1925
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is a graceful sketch in pencil realized by the French painter, illustrator, designer, and cartoonist Auguste Jean Baptiste Roubille. The artwork i...
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1920s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Tangerines
Located in Burlingame, CA
Tangerines - sill life composition - exquisite highly contemporary still life drawing / mixed media work, created with watercolor and dry pigment and conte crayon on paper that is 30...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media, Watercolor, Pigment

Expressionist Gouache and Watercolour Study for 'Alexander and His Army'.
Located in Cotignac, FR
French late 20th century watercolour and gouache study for the series 'Alexander and His Army' by Stephane Lovighi-Bourgogne. Presented in plain wood frame. A strong and forceful de...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

"Squares and Strokes (Cadmium_16)" 2025, gouache on handmade paper, 28 x 20 in.
Located in New York, NY
Joanne Freeman Squares and Strokes (Cadmium_16), 2025 gouache on handmade paper 28 x 20 in. image: 16 x 16 in. (freem240) My paintings and drawings incorporate elements found in arc...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Handmade Paper

Old Master French Sanguine Drawing of Hercules
Located in Pasadena, CA
Old Master, French School red chalk drawing on paper is not signed . Done in Sanguine on paper the nude appear like Hercule . The feel and look of the works while academic studies a...
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17th Century Baroque Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper

Figure Drawing by Mark Beard (Stoic, Muscular Male Nude Charcoal Life Drawing)
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 19.5 inches unframed Signed, lower left Strong f...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite

Original From London with Love-British Awarded Artist- Ink+Gold leaf Drawing
Located in London, GB
From London with Love is a drawing series by Shizico Yi, composed of en plein air studies that capture quiet, private moments between the artist and the city—drawn in beloved corners...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Spring in the Mountains by Friedlander 1920s
Located in Soquel, CA
Spring in the Mountains by Friedlander 1920s Expressive gouache painting of possibly the Swiss Alps by Friedlander On paper in a period rustic frame. I...
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1920s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

French Village House Steps Garden Path and Hillside Landscape Watercolor
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village House Steps Garden Path and Hillside Landscape Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 8.75 x 6.5 inches Condition: Good overall, with light handling marks and minor natural toning consistent with age. Provenance: From the artist’s studio sale in France; all works by this artist in our collection originate from the artist’s estate. Description: This lyrical watercolor by Pierre Neveu captures a peaceful French village scene framed by a sunlit garden path, steps, and a cluster of traditional houses set against rolling hills. Neveu’s fluid brushwork and instinctive sense of colour bring instant warmth to the composition. Golden ochres, deep greens, and soft sky blues harmonise to create a vibrant yet intimate view of rural life in France. At the centre of the composition, a set of gently descending steps leads toward a small white house with a sharply peaked roof—one of the characteristic architectural forms found in many historic French villages. Surrounding it, Neveu uses expressive, loosely applied washes to depict dense foliage, casting natural shadows across the walkway. The vegetation, built from layered greens, ochres, and deep blue-greys, frames the scene beautifully and adds depth to the composition. Beyond the houses, the distant hillside glows with warm, earthy tones—suggesting late summer or early autumn light spreading across the fields. Neveu’s characteristic blend of linework and transparency gives the painting a sense of immediacy, as though capturing a moment during a quiet stroll through a village lane. His architectural training subtly informs the structure of the houses, even as the overall work maintains an impressionistic softness. Perfect for collectors of European village landscapes...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

A Fine, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Academic Anatomical Figure Study (Legs & Feet)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Academic Anatomical Figure Study of Arms, Legs and Feet by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed ink composite figu...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Le Casino de Monte-Carlo by Edward Cucuel
Located in New Orleans, LA
Edward Alfred Cucuel 1875-1954 American Le Casino de Monte-Carlo Signed "Cucuel" (lower left) Watercolor on paper American Impressionist Edward Alfred Cucuel was celebrated for h...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Adrian Heath, British, Abstracted Life Study, pencil and watercolour
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Adrian Heath (British, 1920–1992) Abstracted Life Study Pencil and watercolour Signed with initials ‘AH’ (lower right) 8.5 x 10.625 in. (21.7 x 27 cm) This intimate work on paper by...
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20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Pencil

Homenaje de Camilla Claudel 2, Conte Crayon and Pencil on Alcantara
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roberto Estopiñan, Cuban (1921 - 2015) Title: Homenaje de Camilla Claudel 2 Year: 1992 Medium: Conte Crayon and Pencil Drawing on Alcantara h...
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1990s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Conté, Handmade Paper, Pencil

Couple - Original Drawing in Mixed Media - 1940 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Couple is an original drawing in mixed media realized in 1940 ca. by an unknown artist of the XX century. Sheet dimension: 33.5 x 39 cm. In very good conditions with small tearing ...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media, Tempera, Watercolor

Derek Bridgwater (1899-1983) - Framed Charcoal Drawing, Piazza San Marco
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking perspective drawing of St Mark's Square by British artist Derek Bridgwater. Dominating the east end of the scene, St Mark's basilica sits with its grand domes and Romanesq...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

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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