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Drawings and Watercolor Paintings For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: Early 1900s
The Decoration of Monte Carlo
Located in Dallas, TX
This late 19th century French pen and ink drawing depicts the decoration of Monte Carlo by Lucas and George Clairin (French, 1843-1919). The price inc...
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Late 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Eduard Vitali - 19th Century Watercolour, The Oil Lamp
By Eduard Vitali
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming study of an Italian woman replacing the oil lamp outside of her home. She wears traditional, brightly coloured clothing with a red headpiece. Signed with initials and insc...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Jules-Eugène Lenepveu (1819-1898) Portrait of a man in profile, signed drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Jules-Eugène Lenepveu (1819-1898)
Portrait of a man in profile
signed on the lower right
Pencil and heightenings of white gouache on paper
19.5 x 13 cm
Framed : 29 x 22.7 cm
Jules-Eugène Lenepveu is of course particularly well known for his large-scale paintings, such as the one on the ceiling of the Paris Opera, but his work here is much more delicate and intimate. We recognise the artist's mastery of talent, but the play of textures, with its highlights of white that enliven and illuminate the model's face, is also very subtle.
There's a particularly charming sense of life and impression of light.
Jules-Eugène Lenepveu was born in Angers on 12 December 1819, on the site of the street that now bears his name, into a family of small shopkeepers. The painter showed a deep attachment to his family throughout his life through his correspondence and the many portraits of his relatives.
He entered the drawing school in Angers in 1833, where he was a pupil of Jean-Michel Mercier. There he rubbed shoulders with the sculptor Ferdinand Taluet. He arrived in Paris in 1837 and entered the Beaux-Arts, where he was officially admitted to François-Édouard Picot's studio in 1838. He exhibited his work "L'Idylle" at the Salon of 1843 and, that same year, left for his first visit to Italy. He was awarded the Second Prix de Rome in 1843 for "Cincinnatus recevant les députés du Sénat" (Cincinnatus receiving the deputies of the Senate), then the First Prize in 1847 for "La Mort de Vitellius" (The Death of Vitellius).
A resident at the Villa Médicis from 1848, he was surrounded by painters Alexandre Cabanel, Léon Benouville, Gustave Boulanger, Félix Barrias...
Category
1860s Romantic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Pencil
Woman - Drawing - Late-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is a drawing realized in the Late-19th Century.
Red pencil on ivory-colored paper.
Good conditions with slight foxing.
The artwork is realized through deft expressive strokes.
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
LUXEMBOURG GARDENS PARIS.Jean Franck Baudoin (1870-1961) post impressionist
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
Jean-Franck Baudoin (1870 - 1961) was one of the last great French post impressionist painters."Jean-Franck Baudoin was one of the last great French post-impressionist painters. He g...
Category
Late 19th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
19th Century Maritime Seascape, USS Steam Frigate Niagara
Located in Soquel, CA
19th century maritime seascape of a naval ship similar to those used in the war of 1812, by William B. Hoff (American, 1846-1903). This miniature wat...
Category
19th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
Recruits on a March
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Recruits on a March
Ink and watercolor on paper, mounted on support
Unsigned
Condition: watercolor sheet laid down on paper, moderately faded
Original Ackermann frame and matting
Ima...
Category
Early 1800s Romantic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Attributed to Eugene Deully (1866-1933) A woman, study, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Attributed to Eugene Deully (1866-1933)
A woman , study,
Pencil and heightenings of white gouache on blue grey paper in two parts, the left part added
...
Category
1890s French School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Eugène Devéria (1805-1865) The Children of the painter Drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Eugène Devéria (1805-1865)
The children of the painter
Portrait in an oval, study for a portrait
Black pencil on paper
23 x 19 cm
Stamp of the worksh...
Category
1840s Romantic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
John R. Ballantyne (1815-1897) - Framed Watercolour, The Arquebusier
By John Ballantyne
Located in Corsham, GB
Original watercolour by John R. Ballantyne (1815-1897). The Arquebusier. Signed with monogram to the lower left and dated 1876. Presented in a wash-line mount and gilt-effect frame. ...
Category
Late 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Double-sided Horse Studies by Théodore Géricault
Located in PARIS, FR
Recto: two horses, preparatory study for the lithograph "Les Boueux" ("The Muddy Ones")
Verso: four studies of horse heads (including two preparatory studies for the watercolor "Plowing in England"), a study of a life guard with the rump of his horse (preparatory to the lithograph "A Party of Life...
Category
1820s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Madame F.C. Byrne (1789-1876) - Framed Watercolour, Bigonia Discolor
Located in Corsham, GB
Fine early 19th-century botanical study. Presented in a gilt frame. Signed and inscribed in pencil. On paper.
Category
Early 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
French school 19th century, Court scene in front of a palace, watercolor
Located in Paris, FR
French school 19th century,
Court scene in front of a palace
watercolor on paper
16.4 x 13.3 cm
In good condition, some foxings
Framed : 30 x 26.5 cm
This enigmatic yet charming s...
Category
1850s Romantic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Whalers Shack on the Northern California Coast - Watercolor Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Serene depiction of a Whaling shack circa 1900 near Davenport, California attributed to Lillian Josephine (Dake) Heath (19th century). Monogram on Verso "J. H. 1900".
Dated and initialed on verso "J. H. Feb. 1900"
Presented in a new white mat with foam core backing.
Mat size: 14"H x 18"W
Paper size: 9.25"H x 13.25"W
Lillian Heath was one of the Jolly Daubers at the turn of the 19th-century and as a young student, married the senior artist and instructor, Frank Heath...
Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
German 19th century watercolor of children flying in a plane over a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
Karl Feiertag (c.1874-1944) was an Austrian painter. He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna with Franz Rumpler, Kasimir Pochwalski, and Josef Mathias Trenkwald. He wo...
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Neoclassical Architecture - Ink, Pastel and Watercolor - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Architecture" is an original drawing in mixed media on cardboard, by Anonymous Artist of XIX Century.
In aged conditions.
Sheet dimension: 73 x 54 cm
This is an original drawing ...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Pastel, Ink, Watercolor
1840 Watercolour - Madonna and Child
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine watercolour depiction on the Madonna and Child with adoring Maji and a boar. Painted in Paris 1940. Inscribed to the lower left. Presented in a gilt frame with a foliate motif...
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Mid-19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait - Original Pencil on Paper - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Portrait" is an original pencil drawing on ivory paper by Anonymous Artist of the 19th Century.
Very good condition.
Not signed.
Category
19th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Untitled
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled
Watercolor on paper, c,. 1890
Unsigned
Provenance: Estate of the artist
Image/Sheet size: 3 1/4 x 4 1/8 inches
From Wikipedia
"Francis Augustus Lathrop (June 22, 1849 – Oct...
Category
1890s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
French school of the nineteenth century, LW (?) Harbor scene, drawing signed
Located in Paris, FR
French school of the nineteenth century, LW (?)
Harbor scene, animation around a skiff
Pencil on paper Signed LW (?) Bottom right
15 x 21 cm
Framed : 27 x 34.5 cm
This very fine ...
Category
1840s Romantic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Carbon Pencil
The actor Karl Seydelmann as soldier / - The expressiveness of a simple pose -
Located in Berlin, DE
Theodor Hosemann (1807 Brandenburg - 1875 Berlin), The actor Karl Seydelmann as soldier, around 1840. Watercolor in pencil, 22 cm (height) x 14.7 cm (width), signed “Th.[eodor] Hosem...
Category
1840s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
Henry Schafer (1833-1916) - Early 19th Century Watercolour, Utrecht, Holland
Located in Corsham, GB
An intricate watercolour scene by highly collectable artist Henry Schafer (1833-1916). Signed and titled to the lower right. Presented in a gilt frame with a ribbon and stick running...
Category
Early 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Windsor Castle - By Pre-Raphaelite Landscape Artist Alfred William Hunt
By Alfred William Hunt RWS
Located in London, GB
ALFRED WILLIAM HUNT, RWS
(1830-1896)
Windsor Castle - Morning
Watercolour heightened with scratching out (not signed)
26 by 36.5 cm., 10 ¼ by 14 ¼ in.
(frame size 45 by 55.5 cm., ...
Category
1880s Pre-Raphaelite Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Family - Original Pencil Drawing Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions 14.5 x 12 cm.
Family is an original pencil drawing on thick cream-colored paper, realized by an anonymous French artist of the end of the XIX century.
A nice drawi...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Miniature Late 19th Century Watercolour - Victorian Woman in Black
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming miniature study of a Victorian woman dressed in a black ruffled dress and a hat. Presented in an oval brass frame. On a white bone-like substrate.
Category
Late 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Les Demoiselles - Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Les Demoiselles is a modern artwork realized by Pierre- Georges Jeanniot in the Late 19th Century
Charcoal drawing.
Hand signaed on the lower margin.
The artwork is depicted throu...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Late 19th Century Boats at San Francisco Port Seascape Drawing
By Raymond Dabb Yelland
Located in Soquel, CA
San Francisco moorings, a late 19th century double-sided pencil sketch by Raymond Dabb Yelland (American, 1848 - 1900), 1987. Signed "R.D. Yelland" lower right. Dated "87" lower left. Drawing on both sides of paper. Wood frame. Image size, 8.5"H x 12"L.
A master marine painter, Yelland painted in Gloucester Harbor. He sailed to San Francisco in 1874 to take a teaching position in art at Mills College in Oakland. From 1877 to 1894, he taught at the California School of Design. He was a decisive influence on a younger generation of California artists.
Full Bio:
Raymond Dabb Yelland was born in London, England on February 2, 1848. At the age of three, he immigrated with his family to New York City where he was raised and attended public schools. By the age of twelve, he had settled on art as a career.
He was born as Raymond Dabb, but due to the negative connotation of his name, his mother's maiden name, Yelland, was added. After serving under Sheridan in the Federal Army during the Civil War, Yelland attended Pennington Seminary in New Jersey. He studied art at the National Academy of Design from 1869 to 1871 with Page and Brevoort, and then taught at the Academy for one year.
With his new bride, he sailed around the Horn in 1874 to San Francisco where he would assume the position of an art instructor at Mills College in Oakland. In 1877, he traveled to England, and later continued his studies in Paris with Luc Oliver Merson. Upon his return to California, Yelland became assistant director of the San Francisco School of Design, and in 1888, assumed its directorship. While at that school, he also taught at the University of California, Berkeley, for many years. His many pupils included Homer Davenport, Alexander Harrison...
Category
1880s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
19th Century Watercolour - The River Gorge
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming watercolour study depicting two figures preparing a boat at the mouth of a river. Unsigned. Presented in a gilt frame. On paper.
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Framed 19th Century Watercolour - A Rocky Viewpoint
Located in Corsham, GB
A serene rural landscape with a winding river cutting through rolling hills and distant mountains. The composition draws the eye from the foreground details of trees and figures to a...
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Nailsmith Houses, Late 19th Century Rattenberg Austria Historical Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
The Nailsmith Houses, Late 19th Century Rattenberg Austria Historical Landscape
Exquisitely detailed 1888 watercolor of The Nailsmith Houses, a historical building in Rattenberg, A...
Category
1880s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Illustration Board
G. Davidson - Framed Late 19th Century Watercolour, On the Woodland Boundary
Located in Corsham, GB
Original watercolor landscape. Presented in a beautiful gilt frame with delicate running patterns and acanthus ornamentation at the corners. Initialed 'G.D.' to the lower left and in...
Category
Late 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Beauty
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MAXIMILIENNE GUYON
"BEAUTY"
PASTEL AND WATERCOLOR, SIGNED
FRANCE, C.1895
18 X 10.5 INCHES
FRAMED 27 X 19 INCHES
Maximilienne Guyon was born in Paris...
Category
1880s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
W. Bolt - Framed Late 19th Century Watercolour, Ships Off a Choppy Coastline
Located in Corsham, GB
Fine late 19th-century nautical watercolour. Ships off a choppy coastline. The buoy has been inscribed 'Shambles', and the watercolour has been heightened with white. Well presented ...
Category
Late 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Paul Marny (1829-1914) - 19th Century Watercolour, Nideck, Alsace
By Paul Marny
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming 19th Century view of Nideck, Alsace in France. The artist has wonderfully captured the complex architecture and bustling nature of the town. The artist has signed to the l...
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Arthur Wilde Parsons (1847-1920) - Framed Watercolour, A Gothic Country Manor
Located in Corsham, GB
An original watercolour by Arthur Wilde Parsons (1847-1920) depicting a Gothic Regency manor set in private grounds. Well presented in a gilt-effect frame with delicate running patte...
Category
Late 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"The Arms Collector" An Exceptional Orientalist Watercolor by Filippo Indoni
Located in New York, NY
"The Arms Collector" - An Exceptional Orientalist Watercolor by Filippo Indoni
This captivating watercolor, titled The Arms Collector, is an exceptional work by the renowned Italian...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Misty Dunkeld Scotland Hills w. Sheep, Late 19th Century Scottish Landscape W/C
By H. L. Radford
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning late 19th century landscape of misty purple hills dotted with small sheep in the Scottish highlands near Dunkeld by Boston artist Miss H. L. Radford (19th Century). Signed a...
Category
1890s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Late 19th Century Watercolour - Crashing Estuary Waves
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine late 19th century watercolour by an unknown hand, evocative of tidal waters and the coastline of the British Isles. Unsigned. Well presented in a cream card mount and antique ...
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Late 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Allegorical Engravings
By Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Neoclassical allegorical engravings. Pair of Italian neoclassical allegorical engravings after Raphael from "The Hours of the Night" in antique Italian mahogany frame...
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Early 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
“The Nest”
Located in Southampton, NY
Wonderful original watercolor on archival paper by the well known British artist, Vincent Clare. Signed lower right. Signed and titled verso. Circa 1890. Condition is excellent. Beau...
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1890s Victorian Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
GIRL WADING
Located in Portland, ME
Potthast, Edward H. GIRL WADING. Colored pencil drawing on paper, not dated. Signed recto, lower right "E. Potthast," lower right, and inscribed "Holiday Greetings" and signed "Edw. ...
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Late 19th Century American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
Nude Man - Original Drawing by Félix Barrias - Late-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude Man is an original pencil Drawing realized by Félix Barrias (1822-1907).
The little artwork is in good condition on a brown paper.
No Signature, i...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Flora Scottish Female Illustrator Glasgow Girls Pre-Raphaelites
Located in Miami, FL
Annie French was part of the Glasgow Girls group of artists and illustrators who worked in a delicate, feminine, and detailed Art Nouveau and Pre-Raphaelite style. This work, "Flora," is masterfully rendered and decorated with sumptuous floral patterns in the most detailed way. It is signed twice in the upper right quadrant. The mat has a hand-painted decorative border. The work presents better in person, and the viewer can marvel at the minute detail.
The Video is overexposed and light and not representative of color. Use still...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Pencil
Woman Figure - Original Pencil Drawing by Paul Baudry - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman Figure is an original pencil drawing artwork on paper realized by Paul Baudry.
Good condition and aged.
The artwork represents a beautiful figure ...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Eugène Cicéri (1813-1890) The Mill, original signed drawing
By Eugène Ciceri
Located in Paris, FR
Eugène Cicéri (1813 - 1890)
The Mill
Signed lower right
Monogrammed AE, probably a collector's mark as it appears on numerous drawings by Cicéri
30.5 x 22.5 cm
In good condition : ...
Category
1860s Romantic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
19th Century Watercolour - Fetching Water
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming watercolor portrait depicting a mother and child fetching water. Presented in a pierced gilt frame with scrolling acanthus details. On paper.
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Woman Dancing - Drawing by Andrea Preger - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman dancing is al drawing realized by Andrea Preger in 19th Century.
Beautiful watercolour and tempera drawing on ivory-colored paper. Included passport...
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19th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor
"Moroccan Market" Emily Sargent, Luminous Bazaar, Impressionist Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Emily Sargent
Moroccan Market, circa 1900
Watercolor on paper
9 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches
Provenance
The artist
Family of the artist by descent
Adelson Galleries Inc., New York
Collection...
Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
BIRDS
Located in Portland, ME
Anonymous. BIRDS. Ink and watercolor on tissue thin Japanese laid paper. Not dated, unsigned. A lovely drawing showing 9 birds and heads of two others. 10 5/8 x 14 1/2 inches (sheet)...
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of a Bear
Located in Buffalo, NY
A fantastic original painting on paper by an unknown but highly talented artist.
This work is signed lower right what appears to be Chappell, although the exact artist has not been ...
Category
Early 1900s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
French School Mid 19th Century Watercolour - Pretty Maiden
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate study of a pretty young woman with a floral hat. With touches of body colour, this study is intricately painted, with great attention given to the facial features and fold...
Category
Mid-19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Lady with Hat and Fan
By William Lee
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Signed lower left
Category
Mid-19th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
The Chess Game (antique drawing by leader of "Southern Art Renaissance")
Located in New Orleans, LA
Despite the tears and repairs, this remains an absolutely wonderful drawing, by a famous Southern artist. Many of you clicking on this are probably doing so because you know of Ellsworth Woodward, who with his brother William Woodward around the turn of the 20th century sparked an arts renaissance in the South, the arts and culture in general having been mostly moribund since the dispiriting defeat experienced in the Civil War. I won't bog you down with lots of detail here since all you have to do is Google his name to bring up a wealth of information about him. He is most famous for his leadership of the arts program at Newcomb College in New Orleans, and its famous Newcomb Pottery...
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1890s Romantic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
A Morning Concert - Victorian British art w/c painting black entertainers beach
By Owen Dalziel
Located in London, GB
A superb British Victorian watercolour by Owen Dalziel which is titled A Morning Concert and is dated 1883. A fine large painting, it is a super historical record of a Victorian beach...
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19th Century Victorian Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Reclining female nudes with an umbrella
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
HENRI LEBASQUE
(Champigné 1865 - 1937 Le Cannet)
Reclining female nudes with an umbrella
Pencil, stumping and heightened with watercolor
27 x 24 cm
Stamp lower right « H. Lebasque ...
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19th Century Art Nouveau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Watercolor
Early 20th century German or Austrian children playing a piano and flute
Located in Woodbury, CT
Karl Feiertag (c.1874-1944) was an Austrian painter. He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna with Franz Rumpler, Kasimir Pochwalski, and Josef Mathias Trenkwald. He wo...
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Early 1900s Victorian Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Pre-Raphaelite, British turn of the 20th C 'Study of a tree' by Evelyn de Morgan
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Evelyn De Morgan (British, 1855 – 1919)
Study of a tree
pencil on paper
19 x 11.3/4 in. (48.2 x 30 cm.)
Provenance: The Clayton-Stamm Collection.
Dom...
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Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Edward Nevil (fl.1880-1900) - Late 19th Century Watercolour, Leuven, Belgium
By Edward Nevil
Located in Corsham, GB
Inscribed with artist name and title. Presented in a gilt frame and double card mount. On paper.
Category
Late 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Drawings and Watercolor Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs
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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.
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