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Drawings and Watercolor Paintings For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: 1990s
MADELEINE (ORIGINAL GOUCHE)
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique, one of a kind original gouache on paper from Harper's Bazar series. Hand signed lower front by Erte; titled top front with studio catalog number on verso. Sheet size 10.7...
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1950s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

"If You're Going to Use My Minnows for Your Fishing, Nothing but the Biggest!"
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"If You're Going to Use My Minnows for Your Fishing, Nothing but the Biggest!" is an original watercolor by Chiang Er-Shih. The artist signed the piece lower right "To John Siedel Yo...
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1950s Other Art Style Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Egyptian Queen - Drawing - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Egyptian Queen is an artwork realized by an unknown in mid-20th Century. Tempera on Papyrus. 77 x 51 cm ; 94 x 48 cm with frame. Good conditions!
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Tempera

'Bowl of Fruit', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière et Etrangères, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950. A still-life of pears and apples with stems and leaves set in a terra-cotta bowl. ...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Crayon, Paper

"Lanvin Paris Starburst c1950s Advertising Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 11 3/4"H x 14"W
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

"Lanvin Paris Jewel Encrusted Perfume Bottle c1950s Advertising Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 11 3/4"H x 14"W
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Lanvin Paris Scandal/ Arpege/ Rumeur/ My Sin Perfume Advertising c1950s Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 11 3/4"H x 17"W
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

"Lanvin Paris Sailor Delivering Perfume Boxes c1950s Advertising Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 20 7/8"H x 14 1/2"W
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

"Lanvin Paris Theatrical Stage Set c1950s Advertising Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 13 3/4"H x 16 7/8"
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

"Lanvin Paris Atelier Mirrored Panel Wall c1950s Original Advertising Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 14 1/2"H x 22 7/8"W
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

"Lanvin Paris Lipstick c1950s Advertising Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 12"H x 15 1/2"W
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

"Lanvin Paris Saphir Mink By Maximilian c1950s Advertising Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 11 3/4"H x 17"W
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

"Lanvin Paris Spheres c1950s Advertising Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 14"H x 11 3/4"W
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Welcome ... 1994. Paper, ink. 18x25.3 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Welcome ... 1994. Paper, ink. 18x25.3 cm Illustrated in the magazine "School and Family" in 1994.
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1990s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Project for Sculpture in Chalon-sur-Saône (unique sculptural drawing for France)
Located in New York, NY
Mark di Suvero Project for Sculpture in Chalon-sur-Saône, 1992 Marker, Watercolor and Ink Wash on Paper. Hand signed and dated by artist on lower right front Frame included The rare ...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor, Permanent Marker

'Woman Seated', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière et Etrangères, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950. A mid-century graphite drawing of a fashionably-dressed woman shown seated and re...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite, Paper

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Located in Columbus, OH
Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of a shirtless man in sun...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Gouache

"D'Orsay Lanvin Paris Perfume c1950s Advertising Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 11 3/4"H x 17"
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Textile Design
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1950s geometric textile design in brown, yellow and pink tones by notable stage and set designer Andre Delfau. Born in Paris, France in 1914, Andre Delfau became an internationally acclaimed stage, set and costume designer who worked world-wide from the 1930s to the 1980s. Delfau was a life long artist and painted independently of his noted design career. His artwork is recognized for it’s vibrant color and form, and a particularly keen use of line. He was highly influenced by the French Modern trends of Cubism and Surrealism, and his artwork is often infused with a dramatic sense of architecture and perspective. Delfau created fashion designs for such major Paris couture houses as Balmain, Jean Patou and Balenciaga. He completed noteworthy set designs and costumes for numerous international operatic and ballet productions, including those at the Royal Danish Ballet, the Royal Ballet of Great Britain, the Paris Opera, the Dance Theater of Harlem, the Ruth Page International Ballet, the Civic Ballet of Chicago, the Chicago Opera Ballet and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, among others. Most notably, Delfau designed the elaborate stage sets and costumes for the 1986 PBS television production of the Viennese operetta, "Die Fledermaus...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Graphite

"Lanvin Paris Candelabra c1950s Advertising Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 17"H x 11 3/4"W
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

"The Most Glamour Sheet In The World "Chantilly" By Wamsutta c1950s Advertising"
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 11 3/4"H x 17" w/ fabric swatches stapled
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Lanvin Paris Scandal/ My Sin/ Arpege/ Rumeur Perfume c1950s Advertising Artwork
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 10 1/2" x 17"
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

"Lanvin Paris Model's Headdress c1950s Advertising Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 17"H x 11 3/4"W
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

"Lanvin Paris Femme Perfume c1950s Advertising Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 11 3/4"H x 17"
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

"Lanvin Paris Theatrical Bedroom Suite c1950s Original Advertising Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 10"H x 15 1/8"W Mat Sz: 14"H x 20 1/4"W
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

"Model Fashioning Lanvin Paris Dress c1950s Advertising Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 14"H x 12"W
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

'A Summer Landscape, ' Original Watercolor Painting, Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This is a small and intimate example of the watercolor paintings of Dan Muller. The image shows an expressive landscape with a saturated blue sky, red rocks, and green and yellow fol...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

"Summertime Fun at Big Cedar Lake" original charcoal drawing
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this drawing, Sylvia Spicuzza presents the viewer with a scene of two young women relaxing on a dock in a lake. A dinghy floats beside them as other boats traverse the water. This drawing is reminiscent of the work done by her father Francesco, who is better known for landscapes in the Impressionist style. 12 x 9 inches, artwork 18.63 x 15.75 inches, frame Stamped with artist's signature, lower right Born in 1908, Sylvia Spicuzza was the daughter of noted painter Francesco Spicuzza. Sylvia devoted herself to teaching art to the students of Lake Bluff...
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1950s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

'Still Life', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA, Carmel, California
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped verso for estate of 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 an...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper, Graphite

Textile Design
Located in Chicago, IL
A bright, geometric textile design (In red, white & blue) by stage and costume designer Andre Delfau.
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Gouache, Graphite

'Black Tie and Tail', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA, Carmel
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped verso for estate of Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and painted circa 1955. A Post-Impressionist figural watercolor showing a young woman partially-clothed in evening w...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper, Graphite

'Still Life', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA, Carmel, California
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Certification of authenticity stamped, 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...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Paper, Graphite

School 1994, paper, ink, 15.2x19 cm
Located in Riga, LV
School 1994, paper, ink, 15,2x19 cm Illustrated in the magazine "School and Family" in 1994.
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1990s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Lily Pond at Giverny, gorgeous signed lithograph with hand coloring unique var.
Located in New York, NY
Diane Burko Lily Pond at Giverny, 1990 Hand colored monoprint (lithograph with hand coloring) Hand signed and numbered 8/95 by the artist and bears publish...
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Monoprint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite, Lithograph

"Lanvin Paris Pink Dress w/ White Swan c1950s Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Sheet Sz: 11 3/4"H x 17"W Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Abstraction
Located in Chicago, IL
A handsome black & white abstraction by artist Jan Matulka. Jan Matulka was an important Modernist that worked with artist Stuart Davis in creating a new form of Cubism, that was ba...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Graphite

Two Women, Erotic Nude Woman - Lesbian Dream - Existential Magic Realism
Located in Miami, FL
Two Women by George Tooker is a psychologically engaging portrait of contrasts. An untidy, older, overweight woman is seen slumped in a chair, asleep and lost in a dream. Her head ti...
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1950s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

Landscape - Painting by Alberto Gillani - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an artwork realized by Alberto Gillani, in 1981. Oil on Canvas. 49 x 69 cm; 79 x 89 cm with frame. Handsigned in the lower margin. Very good conditions
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil

Overboard... 1994. Paper, ink. 17x25 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Overboard... 1994. Paper, ink. 17x25 cm Illustrated in the magazine "School and Family" in 1994.
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1990s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Untitled
Located in Miami, FL
Roberto Fabelo (born in 1951 in Camagüey, Cuba) is a contemporary painter, sculptor, and illustrator. Born in Guáimaro, Camagüey, Fabelo studied at The National Art School and the Superior Art Institute of Havana. He was a professor and a jury member for important national and international visual arts contests. The Cuban state awarded him a medal for National Culture and the Alejo Carpentier medal for his outstanding artistic career. Fabelo’s art consists of nude women, who often appear with bird-like features, including a beak and wings. He drew in textbooks and created figures from the pictures in the book. Another example of his art was watercolor markers used to draw on silk embroidered fabric. His work is exhibited at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana and the Cuban embassy in Mexico. His 2009 sculpture of a group of human-headed cockroaches can be found climbing one of the walls of the Havana Fine Arts Museum, entitled Survival. He also illustrated a 2007 edition of Gabriel García Márquez’s novel Cien años de soledad. He was described by the Dallas Morning News in 2002 as “one of Cuba’s premier artists...
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1990s Baroque Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

'Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA, Carmel
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) Estate Stamp verso; drawn circa 1955. An elegant, figurative drawing showing a view of a young woman seated and gazing candidly towards the view...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite, Paper

Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is a watercolor and white lead Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1950s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June ...
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

"Catching A Fish, " Gouache and Watercolor, Signed
By Tom Rost
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Catching A Fish" is an original gouache and watercolor painting on illustration board. It is signed in the lower left by the artist Tom Rost. 25" x 20 5/8" art 30 5/8" x 24 3/4" framed with museum glass Tom Rost spent most of his life in Wisconsin, graduating from the Milwaukee State Teacher's College (now the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee). He began his artistic career as an illustrator for the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Works Progress Administration, and the Treasury Department. Later, he began illustrating for the Milwaukee Journal and then left to work in New York with the Field...
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1950s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board

Untitled Mid Century Modern abstract sculptural drawing
Located in New York, NY
Dorothy Dehner Untitled Mid Century Modern abstract sculptural drawing, 1955 Marker and graphite on paper Signed and dated by Dorothy Dehner in black felt tip pen on the front Frame ...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Permanent Marker, Graphite, Mixed Media

"Field Study - Notes on the Goddess, " Mixed Media Collage
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Field Study - Notes on the Goddess" is an original mixed media piece by Terri Warpinski. The artist used photographs layered with fragments of her notebook and sketchbook to make th...
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1990s Other Art Style Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media, Photographic Paper, Pencil

Pharaoh - Drawing - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Pharaoh is an artwork realized by an unknown in mid-20th Century. Tempera on Papyrus. 33 x 87 cm ; 49 x 103 cm with frame. Good conditions!
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Tempera

Caged Bird - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Caged Bird is a pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was an It...
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pen

Textile Design
Located in Chicago, IL
A textile design in black and brown ochre tones with wedge star pattern by noted set and costume designer Andre Delfau.
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Gouache, Graphite

Untitled (Abstraction)
Located in Chicago, IL
A black and white, Surrealist watercolor on paper by artist Desmond McLean in a cerused black frame. McLean was born in Sligo, Ireland and raised in Brooklyn, NY. He was a professor...
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1950s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

"The Lulu" - Harbor Seascape in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"The Lulu" - Harbor Seascape in Watercolor on Paper Serene watercolor titled "The Lulu" by Anne Ormsby (American, 20th century). A small commercial fishing boat, the Lulu, is docked...
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1990s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

"Lanvin Paris Christmas w/ Santa's Poodles c1950s Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 23"H x 14 1/2"W Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
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1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Untitled (Abstraction)
Located in Chicago, IL
A black and white, Surrealist watercolor on paper by artist Desmond McLean in a cerused black frame. McLean was born in Sligo, Ireland and raised in Brooklyn, NY. He was a professor...
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1950s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

'Seated Nude', Musee d'Art Moderne, Paris, SFAA, LACMA, California Woman Artist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity for Jane Ament De La Roche (American, 1916-2000) and created circa 1950. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Ament first studied at the Chouinard Art Institute and, subsequently, in Paris with André L’Hote...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite, Watercolor

Lying Boy / - Fragile childlikeness -
Located in Berlin, DE
Alfred Fuchs (1925 Saarbrücken - 2003 Prague), Lying Boy. Charcoal drawing on strong paper, 30 x 41.5 cm, signed A.[lfred] Fuchs and dated [19]96. - smal...
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1990s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Surrealist Portrait Drawing by Philadelphia Artist Leon Kelly
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Leon Kelly (American, born France, 1901-1982) Surrealist Portrait Ink on paper, 11 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches; Framed: 21 3/4 x 18 3/4 inches Signed and dated at lower right: "Leon Kelly 19...
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1950s Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

"Fernando's Sleeve" Black and White Abstract Organic Shape Charcoal Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white abstract charcoal drawing by Houston artist Paul Forsythe. The work features a large, abstract, organic shape in the upper right corner of the composition. Currently ...
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1990s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Pencil

Rockwellian Style Watercolor by WW2 Illustrator Carol Johnson
Located in Larchmont, NY
Carol Johnson (American, c. 1917-2003) Untitled (American Family), c. 1950 Watercolor and paper mounted to board 13 5/8 x 23 inches Signed lower right: C...
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1950s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Board, Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor

Puppy - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Puppy is a China ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1950s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was an I...
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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