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Drawings and Watercolor Paintings For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1920s
George H Hay, Spinning Wool, Watercolour
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 19th-century watercolour by Scottish artist George H Hay RSA (1831-1912) depicts four young ladies, wearing outfits synonymous with the 1820s, spinning wool within a simple...
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1890s Romantic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, 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...
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1890s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

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

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Paper, Pencil

Paul Gauguin Self Portrait
Located in Dallas, TX
Paul Gauguin (French 1848 - 1903) Recto and Verso sketches Self-Portrait Recto with Portrait of a Woman on Verso. (One sheet). Self portrait shows Gauguin’s profile with eyes gazing...
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1870s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper

The Bird - Original Drawing by Henri Lehmann - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Bird is an original Drawing on paper realized by the painter Henri Lehmann (1814-1882). Drawing in Pastel. Stamped on the lower. Good conditions. ...
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19th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Portrait of an Italian Peasant - Victorian art watercolour painting
Located in London, GB
This beautiful 19th century Italian watercolour portrait painting is by noted artist Frederico Bartolini. It was painted circa 1890 in Rome and is signed and in good condition behind...
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19th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Woman in the Street, Expressionist Painting by Irma Stern 1923
Located in Long Island City, NY
Woman in the Street by Irma Stern, South African (1894–1966) Date: 1923 Gouache on Paper, signed and dated lower right Size: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.64 cm) Frame Size: 26.5 x 22 inches
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1920s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

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.
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Late 19th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Color Pencil

French Art Deco c1925 Fabric Design in Gouache Genevieve Moreau Green Triangles
Located in London, GB
Genevive Moreau (French, fl. early Twentieth Century) Design for Fabric - Triangles in Green, Blue and Terracotta (c. 1925) Gouache 22 x 16 cm Signed in pencil; from a small portfol...
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1920s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

French School circa 1880, Portrait of a boy holding a book, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French school circa 1880 Portrait of a boy holding a book graphite and white gouache on paper 39.5 x 32 cm oval view in good condition, slightly yellowed with age In its original ova...
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1880s Academic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, 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. ...
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Late 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Sitting Nude exudes sexuality
Located in Miami, FL
The key element to this work is that it is much larger that most of the other works on paper by Lachaise and somewhat more delineated and refined . The figure exudes sexuality has a...
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1920s American Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

'Reclining Nude', Salon d'Automne, AIC, Art Student's League, Brooklyn Museum
By Jack Sparrow
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Certification of Authenticity verso and painted circa 1920. Provenance: Dualitie Gallery, Larchmont, NY An art deco study of a woman, with her hair in the style of Josephine Baker, ...
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1920s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

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.
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Early 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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

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Watercolor

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...
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Early 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

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

View Of Rome - Watercolor on Paper by C.R. Cockerell - Mid 19th Century
By Charles Robert Cockerell
Located in Roma, IT
View Of Rome is a beautiful artwork realized by Charles Robert Cockerell in the XIX century. Watercolor on paper. Inscribed in pencil on lower left and verso. This charming artwork...
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Mid-19th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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...
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1860s Romantic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Pencil

Watercolor 19th French school flowers hollyhocks large Academic
Located in PARIS, FR
French school of the mid-19th century Watercolor 51 x 37 cm (69 x 55 cm with frame) Signed and dated at the bottom “M. C. / 1857” The hollyhock comes from China, passing through Sy...
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1850s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Female Nude Liberty - Original Lithograph by Ferdinand Bac - 1922
Located in Roma, IT
Female Nude Liberty is an original modern artwork realized by Ferdinand Bac (1859 - 1952) in 1922. Signed and dated on plate on the lower left corner: F. Bac 1922. Original Lith...
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1920s Art Nouveau Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Lithograph

Paul Marny (1829-1914) - 19th Century Watercolour, Nideck, Alsace
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...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

A 1926 Ink on Paper Drawing of a Cedar Tree & Lake by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1926 ink on paper drawing of a Cedar tree and northern lake by artist Harold Haydon. Artwork size: 12" x 9". Archivally matted to 14" x 16". Harold Emerson Haydon was born in F...
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1920s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Anatomy of Man, Signed Graphite Nude Sketch on Paper, 19th Century French Artist
Located in London, GB
Graphite on laid paper, signed verso and paper watermarks and atelier stamp Image size: 23 ¾ x 16 ¾ inches (60.25 x 43.5 cm) Gilt Whistler frame Leon Bellemont Born on August 20, 1866, in the family home on rue du Grand-Cloître, Léon Bellemont studied from 1875 to 1883 at the Diderot college, where he was an excellent student. At the same time, he joined the municipal drawing school, where his exceptional predispositions were very quickly noted. In 1884, at the age of 18, Léon Bellemont left Langres to join Paris and its National School of Decorative Arts, then the prestigious Ecole des Beaux-Arts. There, he followed the teaching of Léon Bonnat, a renowned portraitist, and obtained his first rewards and several prizes. It was in 1892, however, that his artistic career took off, with his first participation in the Salon des artistes français, where he exhibited until 1956. A landscape and impressionist painter, particularly impressing marine worlds, Léon Bellemont stayed more and more regularly in Brittany at the beginning of the 20th century, where he painted numerous paintings. His notoriety grew, as did the profits from his sales, and the State itself ended up placing a few orders with him. His work “The Breton Faith” was, for example, acquired by the museum in Buenos Aires (Argentina). Subsequently, always in search of inspiration, Léon Bellemont travelled extensively. He was in Bruges from 1907 to 1909, then traveled across France for several years participating in exhibitions. During the First World War, he settled in Algiers where he remained for several years. He then returned to Paris, worked extensively there and achieved great fame. A socialite, he frequented salons and regularly received his friends Jules Adler...
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Late 19th Century French School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Laid Paper, Graphite

Henry Ottmann (1877-1927) Bust-length portrait of a woman, pastel signed
Located in Paris, FR
Henry Ottmann (1877-1927) Bust-length portrait of a woman signed lower right pastel on paper 53 x 43 cm Framed 74 x 64 cm This bust portrait of a woman shows us another aspect o...
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1920s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Figure - Original Watercolor on Paper by Cazanove - 1922
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original drawing in watercolor on paper, realized by Raymond Cazanove in 1922. Hand-signed on the lower right. In good conditions, with aged margins. Sheet dimension:...
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1920s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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...
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Late 19th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

St Mark's Square, Venice - China Ink, Watercolor and Tempera by F. Zanin - 1877
Located in Roma, IT
St Mark's Square, Venice is an original drawing realized by Francesco Zanin in the 1877. China ink, watercolor and tempera on cardboard. The art...
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1870s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Tempera, Watercolor

Vintage art portrait - Paris, belle epoque, two elegant ladies - pastel signed
By Paul Hoeniger
Located in PARIS, FR
Currently Under restoration by professionnal. Free US CONTINENTAL shipping, incl Europe and Asia. Presale order accepted. Yes. Paul Hoeniger studied at the art academies in Ber...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel, Pencil

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

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.
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Late 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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...
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1820s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Carbon Pencil

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...
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1880s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Lanvin of Paris c1920s Original Fashion Illustration in Gouache
Located in Bristol, CT
9 3/4"H x 6 3/4"W
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

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...
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1850s Romantic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

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...
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1840s Romantic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

JOSEPHINE BAKER .Original drawing by JEAN COCTEAU . ART DECO .
Located in CANNES, FR
double portrait de Joséphine Baker by Jean Cocteau . Ink on paper . executed in 1925-1927. 27x21cm . Framed : 45x38cm . The authenticity of the work has been confirmed by Annie Gued...
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1920s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

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

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Watercolor

“View of Bay of Naples 2”
Located in Southampton, NY
Very well executed original gouache on archival paper by the Italian artist, Maria Ada Gianni. Signed lower left. Condition is excellent. Circa 192...
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1920s Academic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Archival Paper

Robert Bonfils Bianchini Ferier 1920 art deco scarf design Haiti
Located in London, GB
From a series of designs by Robert Bonfils for Bianchini Ferrier, to see some others, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller." Rober...
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1920s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Pen

Sailing Ship in the Harbour - Watercolor - 1929
Located in Roma, IT
Sailing Ship in the Harbour is an original watercolor and pencil realized by a French artist of 20th Century (1929). The artwork is in good conditions, hand-signed by the artist on ...
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1920s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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...
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Mid-19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Drawing Chalk Portrait of a Lady Renaissance French Romantic 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
Léonie POISSON (XIX) Black chalk and white chalk 56 x 45 cm (66 x 55 cm with frame) Signed and dated lower right "Léonie Poisson / Août 1845"
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1840s Romantic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Chalk

Fashion Expenses - Watercolor and Ink by Luigi Bompard - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Fashion Expenses is an original watercolored ink drawing on ivory-colored paper, in the 1920s realized by Luigi Bompard (1879-1953). Hand-signed in pen on the lower margin. In goo...
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1920s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

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...
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Late 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

The History of Amelia - Rare Book Illustrated by George Cruikshank - 1832
Located in Roma, IT
The History of Amelia is an original modern rare book engraved by George Cruikshank (London, 1792 – London, 1878) and written by Henry Fielding in 1832. Published by James Cochrane ...
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1830s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Etching

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 ...
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1890s French School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

J. Johnson - 1863 Watercolour, Stepping Stones
Located in Corsham, GB
An idyllic rural landscape depicting a mother having just carried her child across the stepping stones on the nearby river. Presented on a cream mount with watercolour detailing and ...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

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 ...
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Late 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Edouard Detaille (1848 1912), A trophy of arms, original signed Drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Edouard Detaille (1848-1912) A trophy of arms 11.5 x 20 cm Pen and ink with heightenings of white gouache on paper Signed and dated 1885 lower right and annotated "Armée française...
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1880s Academic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

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...
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1880s American Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

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...
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Late 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Lanvin of Paris c1920s Original Fashion Illustration in Gouache
Located in Bristol, CT
9 3/4"H x 6 3/4"W
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Disegno figurativo accademia di nudo maschile veneto del XIX secolo
Located in Florence, IT
Il disegno, composto da un unico foglio senza filigrana di 52 x 32 cm, proviene dalla collezione degli eredi di Placido Fabris e mostra, su uno sfondo scurito a tempera, una figura v...
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1830s Other Art Style Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Tempera, Laid Paper, Carbon Pencil

19th Century Watercolour - Portrait of a Spanish Nobleman
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine watercolour portrait painted in the Grand Manner depicting a well-dressed Spanish nobleman in 17th century dress. Well presented in a simple ...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Lanvin of Paris c1920s Original Fashion Illustration in Gouache
Located in Bristol, CT
9 3/4"H x 6 3/4"W
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Two Ducks - Trompe l'Oeil Style in Pastel on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Two Ducks - Trompe l'Oeil Style in Pastel on Paper Two ducks in a realistic style by LV Seely (19th Century). The birds are hanging by their feet, as if they have just been hunted. ...
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1890s Victorian Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel

Venice - Original Watercolor by Friedrich Paul Nerly - 1870s
Located in Roma, IT
Venice is an original artwork realized in the 1870s by Friedrich Paul Nerly (1842-1919). Watercolor. Hand signed on the lower right margin. Includes a beautiful gilded frame.
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1870s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Drawings and Watercolor Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs

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