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Drawings and Watercolor Paintings For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Post-Impressionist
Into the Final Furlong. 1965.Race Horses. Equine.Jockeys.Horse Racing.Racetrack.
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
John Rattenbury Skeaping. English ( b.1901 - d.1980 ). Into the Final Furlong, 1965. Pastel on Colored Paper. Signed & Dated 1965. Image size 18.9 inches x 27.6 inches ( 48cm x 70cm ). Frame size 31.9 inches x 41.1 inches ( 81cm x 104.5cm ). Available for sale is this original pastel on paper drawing by John Rattenbury Skeaping dated 1965. The artwork is presented and supplied in its original frame that has been painted in chalk paint and its original mount (which is shown in these photographs) and original premium anti-reflective glass with 92% UV protection (ARTGLASS AR92™). This vintage pastel drawing...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

A Pair of Mid-Century, Pen & Ink Interior Drawings by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of delightful, Mid-Century interior scenes in pen & ink by artist Harold Haydon. Harold Emerson Haydon was born in Fort William, Ontario, Canada in 1909. Haydon came to Chi...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pen, Ink

Clearing Skies, Chrysler Building, New York City, Pastel, Art Deco
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in Vienna, Austria in 1892, Leon Dolice spent his late teens and early twenties traveling through the capital cities of Europe studying the works of the Masters. He immigrated t...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Flore - Drawing by Marcel Dupont - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Flore is a beautiful drawing on paper, realized by the French artist  Marcel Dupont (1898-1974). Hand-signed on back. The artwork represents a minimalistic, clean design, through p...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Sex Appeal - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Sex Appeal is adrawing on paper, realized around the Sixties by the great Italian artist and journalist,  Mino Maccari  (Siena, 1898 - 1989).  Blue ink drawing on paper.  Signed "M...
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1970s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

“The Dress Rehearsal”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor on archival paper of a ballet rehearsal by the American artist Grace Haverty signed lower left with Transparent Watercolor Society of American to the right of sig...
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1990s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Watercolor

Mother and Child. Bold Very Accomplished 20th Century Stand Out Modern Artwork.
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Unknown School. Second half of the mid-20th Century. Charcoal, Oil Paint & Spray Paint on Plywood Panel. Signed Indistinctly. Image size 26.8 inches x 21.7 inches ( 68cm x 55cm ). ...
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20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Plywood, Charcoal, Oil, Spray Paint

Male Profile - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Profilo maschile (Male profile)   is al drawing on paper, realized around the Sixties by the great Italian artist and journalist,  Mino Maccari  (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Pencil drawing...
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Portrait of Guelfo Bianchini - Drawing by Sergio Barletta - 1959
Located in Roma, IT
Ritratto di Guelfo Bianchini  is a pen and watercolor drawing on paper realized by  Sergio Barletta  in 1959. Hand-signed and dated on the lower margin. In very good conditions. S...
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Felt Pen, Watercolor

Landscape watercolor by Jeannine Wahl - 18x30 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Watercolor on paper Sold with frame Total size with frame 30x42 cm Jeannine Wahl was born in Geneva in 1930 into a family of papermakers who very early on passed on to her the lov...
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Late 20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Dog 38 and Dog 43 (set of 2) by David Hockney
Located in London, GB
Set of 2 Offset lithographs 20.87 x 25.20 in 53.0 x 64.0 cm Acquired directly from the publisher.
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1990s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Lithograph

Untitled (Still Life, Interior)
Located in Chicago, IL
A detailed ink on paper drawing of a still-life in an interior by artist Harold Haydon. Harold Emerson Haydon was born in Fort William, Ontario, Canada in 1909. Haydon came to Chi...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Medieval Concert - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Medieval Concert is an ink and watercolour drawing on llaid and ivory-colored paper, realized around the Sixties by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Ink

The Alchimist (Portrait of Giorgio Morandi) - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
L'Alchimista (The Alchimist, Portrait of Giorgio Morandi)  is a drawing on paper, realized around the Sixties by the great Italian artist and journalist,  Mino Maccari  (Siena, 1898 ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Charcoal

Piazza Navona - Drawing by Nicola Simbari - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Piazza Navona is a drawing in pencil and watercolor on paper realized by  Nicola Simbari  in 1964. Hand-signed on the lower right in pencil In good conditions except for some soft ...
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1960s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Pencil

Portrait of Carlo Forte
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Carlo Forte is a drawing on paper, realized in the Mid-20th Century by the great Italian artist and journalist,  Mino Maccari  (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Charcoal and pencil ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Charcoal

Connemara in Ireland Eire. White Cottage.Homestead.Mountains. Hibernian. Celtic.
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
R. Savalle. French ( 20th Century ) Connemara, 2001. Watercolor. Signed, dated & titled. Image size 16.3 inches x 22.2 inches ( 41.5cm x 56.5cm ). Frame size 24 inches x 30 inches (...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Two Sketched Portraits - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Two Sketched Portraits  is a drawing on paper, realized around the Sixties by the great Italian artist and journalist,  Mino Maccari  (Siena, 1898 - 1989).  China ink (fountain pen)...
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1960s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Portrait of Carlo Forte - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Carlo Forte is a drawing on paper, realized in the Mid-20th Century by the great Italian artist and journalist,  Mino Maccari  (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Charcoal and pencil ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Charcoal

“New England Homestead”
Located in Southampton, NY
Very well executed watercolor on archival paper of a New England homestead nestled in a picturesque valley. Early fall with the tress just starting to change colors. The watercolor was done by the American artist Hilton Leech...
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper, Graphite

Junction of Woodland and Esopus Creek
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Born in New York City, Reynolds Beal's year of birth is reported as being 1866 as well as 1867. If one follows the most extensively researched source produced in consultation with t...
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1910s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

“Strolling along the Seine, Paris”
By Guy de Neyrac
Located in Southampton, NY
The artwork is double matted with an antique style contemporary gold leaf gallery frame in fine condition. Overall framed measurements are 24 by 31 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida collector. Guy de Neyrac was born in France in 1900 and is widely known for his impressionistic watercolor and pen drawings of Paris...
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1940s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Ink, Archival Paper

Girl and Horse - Watercolor by Marie Laurencin - 1924
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed. Sketch realized in 1924 for the invitation to "Ballets Russes de Serge Diaghilev". Published in the same invitation in June 26th, 1924. Ref. Mimì, Anna Laetitia Pecci...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Watercolor, Paper

Interior Design - Drawing by Victor Courtray - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Interior Design is a beautiful drawing on paper, realized in 1948 by the French architect  Victor Courtray (1897-1971). Ink and watercolor on paper. Hand-signed and dated on the low...
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1940s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Ink, Paper

Family of Flowers
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. In the 1950s, he was an in-demand and celebrated illustrator working for New York's toniest publicatio...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Flood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This drawing is part of our exhibition Charles Goeller: A Wistful Loneliness. Crayon on paper, 10 ½ x 9 inches (image), 14 x 11 inches (sheet), Signed...
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1930s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Crayon, Paper

American Veterans Remembrance Day Poster Study (National Poppy Day, Am. Legion)
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful study for an American Veterans Remembrance Day Poster Study (National Poppy Day, American Legion) by Elaine Jeanne Glickman (Ginsburg), created at Ferry Hall in Lake Fore...
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1930s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Board, Watercolor

Man Sitting - Drawing by Suzie Bernardeau - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Man Sitting is an artwork made by Suzie Bernardeau in the mid-20th century. Good condition. Drawing made with crayons.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel, Paper

Girl Sitting - Drawing by Suzie Bernardeau - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Girl Sitting is an artwork made by Suzie Bernardeau (1875-1970) during the 20th century. Good condition. Signed on the back. Drawing made with crayons. 
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel, Paper

The Inlet, Mohegan Island
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Inlet is an expressive and vibrant depiction of a quieter inlet on Monhegan Island. The artist did a series of works here, all body depicted with energy and expressionist color....
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Watercolour Design for 'Ave Maria' Stained Glass Window in a Church, Jane Gray
Located in London, GB
We acquired a series of watercolour stained glass designs from Jane Gray's studio. To find more scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller." Jane Gray (b.1931) Stained Glass Design 'Ave Maria' Watercolour 8 x 7 cm Signed and dated verso Provenance: the artist's studio sale A rare example of Gray’s early work, this design shows a more traditional approach to stained glass window design, something that Gray came to eschew in favour of a more modern style in much of her later work. It’s intended location is unknown. Jane Gray A.R.C.A. (b.1931) is a British stained glass art...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Figure Study (Conversation)
Located in Chicago, IL
A ink on paper figure study by artist Harold Haydon depicting a conversation. Harold Emerson Haydon was born in Fort William, Ontario, Canada in 1909. Haydon came to Chicago with ...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Woman Sitting - Drawing by Suzie Bernardeau - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman Sitting is an artwork made by Suzie Bernardeau in the mid-20th century. Good condition. Drawing made with crayons on blue paper.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel, Paper

Naked Woman - Drawing by André Meaux Saint-Marc - Early-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Naked Woman is an artwork, realized in early 20th Century, by the French Artist André Meaux Saint-Marc (1885-1941). Drawing pencil on paper. Hand Signed on back. The artist wants t...
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Early 20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Paper

Monhegan Path
Located in Greenwich, CT
Really all about color and Rhythm! Wein was a master artist at anything he put his hand to. He did a series of works on Monhegan Island and captured the feel of the island with his...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Famous Raincoat
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. In the 1950s, he was an in-demand and celebrated illustrator working for New York's toniest publicatio...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ballpoint Pen

African American Woman artist Mailou Jones Cezannian Cote d'Azur cubist village
Located in Norwich, GB
If you are interested in African American Art and in Women in the Arts, I will certainly not need to introduce Lois Mailou Jones (1905-1988). Often associated with the Harlem Renaiss...
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Mid-19th Century American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper

Personnages - Pencil and Pen Drawing by Paul Garin - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Personnages is a drawing pen realized by the French artist Paul Garin (Nice, 1898-1963). Black-ink stamp on the lower right corner: "Catherine Charbonneux Commissaire Priseur - Atel...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pen, Pencil

Portrait of Dr. Auguste Soins
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Portrait of Dr. Auguste Soins Black chalk on paper, c. 1883 Signed with the artist’s estate stamp, Lugt 1305a lower right (see photo) Note: This possibly is the preliminary drawing f...
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1880s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite

Self Portrait - Drawing by Pierre Lagénie - 1993
Located in Roma, IT
Self portrait is a beautiful pen drawing on paper, realized in 1993 by the French artist  Pierre Lagénie (1938-2020). Hand-signed and dedicated on the lower right margin. The work ...
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1990s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pen, Paper

Rainman - Drawing by Angelo Griscelli - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rainman is an artwork realized by Angelo Griscelli (1893-1978) during the 20th century. Signed on the center left. The drawing is glued on a white cardboard. Good condition.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Ink

Laurence Dunn, Drawing of Coastal Tramp Eastleigh, Kent (c.1925) T A Soliffe
Located in London, GB
To see our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the artist you ...
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1920s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Ink

Young Man with Flower
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. In recent years there has been new scholarship and increasing commercial interest in Andy Warhol's early works, material created prior to Pop Art. During the 1950's Warhol established himself in New York City as a trendy illustrator contributing to a wide number of fashion publications and retailers. His simple line drawings were modern and gentle, with a subtle but unmistakably gay touch. In a short period of time, he created an aesthetic that was both versatile and distinctively his. Like the consummate artist that he was, Warhol was frequently drawing. The images he created during this era, independent from his fashion commissions, were romantic, hopeful, and unabashedly gay. It is worth emphasizing that Warhol was almost exclusively dedicated to drawing during this period, only creating a handful of paintings - which were intended to be used for window displays. Taschen, the legendary art book publisher, recently released the book Andy Warhol: Love, Sex, and Desire 1950-1962 which celebrates his drawings of the male form from the pre-Pop era. This portrait is a paradigm of Warhol's mastery of line and visionary framing. A man's profile commands the composition as he gazes forward with his hand raised towards his mouth, holding a delicate flower. With the lightest touch, Warhol masterly portrays this male ideal with the details of his chiseled jawline, softened gaze, and timeless elegance. Warhol drawings from the 1950s are marked by a gentle whimsy that embodies Warhol's vivid imagination. With fanciful details such as exaggerated lips and eyebrows, "Young Man with Flower...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ballpoint Pen

Final Study for Atalanta, Girl with Apple
Located in Greenwich, CT
Will Barnet is one of America's best loved and known artists of the Post War era. He is highly distinctive for his figurative and narrative work and in some ways he is the Edgar All...
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1970s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Graphite, Color Pencil, Vellum

Monhegan House (Fisherman’s Shack)
Located in Greenwich, CT
A classically American modernist work depicting the fisherman's shack on Monhegan Island. Great for a beach house or New England home. Along the lines of an Edward Hopper or Winslo...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Mediterranean Flora - Original Pencil Drawing - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Mediterranean Flora is an original watercolored pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper, realized by Anonymous French Artist of the mid-20th Century.. In very good conditions. Not si...
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Capri, sunset
Located in Greenwich, CT
A dynamic and stunning watercolor, saturated in color and invigorated by strong brushstrokes. Albert Wein's artistic prowess in painting is a testament to his deep-seated academic tr...
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1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Landscape - Drawing by Michel Cornille - Mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an Artwork  realized by  the Artist Michel Cornille. Drawing on  paper, Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right corner. The artwork is glued on cardboard. Total d...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Rocky Formation; Monhegan (Red Rocks)
Located in Greenwich, CT
The genius of any work by Wein is in his interpretation. This study of rocks, is an exercise in abstraction. Of taking strong amorphous shapes and playing with color and form. Won...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Women Nudes - Drawing by G. Riegler. - 1932
Located in Roma, IT
Women Nudes is an Artwork  realized by  the Artist G. Riegler. Drawing in ink on paper, Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right corner. Th...
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20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Unknown
Located in Norwich, GB
Maurice de Vlaminck was a French painter, best known as one of the spearheads of the Fauvism movement at the start of the 20th century. His reputation rests predominantly on his land...
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Early 20th Century Fauvist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Paradise Lost Collection
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This collection of drawings is part of our exhibition Charles Goeller: A Wistful Loneliness. 1. Paradise Lost (But His Doom) Crayon on paper, 17 ½ x 12 ½ inches (image), 22 x 15 inc...
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1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Crayon

Man Trimming Tree
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This drawing is part of our exhibition Charles Goeller: A Wistful Loneliness. Crayon on paper, 11 5/8 x 9 inches (image), 14 x 11 inches (sheet), Signed lower right, Matted, but no...
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1930s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Crayon, Paper

Figure Study (Conversation)
Located in Chicago, IL
An ink on paper figure study by artist Harold Haydon that depicts a conversation. Harold Emerson Haydon was born in Fort William, Ontario, Canada in 1909. Haydon came to Chicago w...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Church of the Holy Nativity, Bristol, Watercolour Window Design, Jane Gray
Located in London, GB
We acquired a series of watercolour stained glass designs from Jane Gray's studio. To find more scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller...
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Late 20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Paris modernist scene mixed media drawimg
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joan Cardona Lladós (1877-1957) - Modernist Paris scene - Mixed media Drawing measurements 40x29 cm. Frame measurements 66x54 cm. He was born in Barcelona on June 30, 1877, he was registered with the name of Juan Bautista José Pedro. His parents Josep Cardona i Farré (Sant Salvador, 1852-Barcelona, ​​?) and Maria Lladós i Vidal (Isona, 1855-Barcelona, ​​1935) came from Sant Salvador de Toló and Isona, respectively, two towns very close to Tremp, in the Pallars Jussà region, close to the Lleida Pyrenees. The Cardona Lladós family was of humble origins, linked to the rural and peasant world. José Cardona and María Lladós married around 1876, when they were twenty-five and twenty-one years old respectively. The couple decided to improve their precarious situation by moving to live in Barcelona. In 1877 Joan Cardona was born in the family home, at 62 Mediana de San Pedro Street, in the Ribera neighborhood of Barcelona and very close to the Rec Comtal. Joan Cardona was the firstborn of three brothers. When he was six years old, his sister Consuelo was born (1883) and later his younger sister, María (1888), was born. Josep Cardona i Farré was a day laborer and lived at least until the birth of his third daughter, María, in 1888. Her death, for reasons unknown to us, would occur shortly after. After the death of Josep Cardona, León Farré i Duró (Isona, 1867-Barcelona, ​​1932) became part of the family nucleus with his mother María Lladós, who took care of the child Cardona and his sisters Consuelo and María. Farré learned to play the guitar and was the most extraordinary disciple of the composer and guitarist Francesc Tàrrega i Eixea (Vila-real, 1852-Barcelona, ​​1909). Joan Cardona had in her stepfather the man who instilled in her a special musical and artistic sensitivity. The young Cardona took classes at the Academia Baixas, inaugurated in 1892 by the painter Joan Baixas i Carreter and installed on Carrer del Pi, a private center where a good batch of leading Catalan Modernisme artists were trained. Cardona married Clemencia Parade Cazabat at the beginning of the century. Daughter of Carles Parade and Amara Cazabat, she was born in 1870 in Bagnères de Bigorre...
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1890s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media

Portrait of a Woman  - Drawing by  Enzo Benedetto- 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a Woman is an Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Enzo Benedetto. Pencil, ink and Tempera on paper. Hand signed on the right margin. The work is glued on cardboard. ...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Tempera, Ink

Fisherman's Island, Boothbay, Maine, early 20th century landscape watercolor
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964) Fisherman's Island, Boothbay, Maine, c. 1925 Watercolor on paper Signed lower left 15 x 20 inches 20.75 x 25.75 inches, framed Frank Nelson Wilcox (October 3, 1887 – April 17, 1964) was a modernist American artist and a master of watercolor. Wilcox is described as the "Dean of Cleveland School painters," though some sources give this appellation to Henry Keller or Frederick Gottwald. Wilcox was born on October 3, 1887 to Frank Nelson Wilcox, Sr. and Jessie Fremont Snow Wilcox at 61 Linwood Street in Cleveland, Ohio. His father, a prominent lawyer, died at home in 1904 shortly before Wilcox' 17th birthday. His brother, lawyer and publisher Owen N. Wilcox, was president of the Gates Legal Publishing Company or The Gates Press. His sister Ruth Wilcox...
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1920s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

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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