Skip to main content

Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

7
to
125
545
520
464
61
614
433
20
640
231
153
28
16
Overall Height
to
Overall Width
to
7,239
6,433
5,440
2,126
545
498
376
322
222
220
76
72
658
374
236
221
165
148
136
95
78
75
58
45
43
33
33
28
24
23
22
22
1
31
948
88
24
34
124
122
62
142
29
33
24
12
90
40
31
29
23
642
609
497
265
215
Drawings and Watercolor Paintings For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Post-Impressionist
Art deco mixed media on paper - Panther in a forest of bamboos by Gaston Suisse
Located in Carouge GE, GE
Panthère dans les bambous, 1926 Gouache, or et traits de crayon sur papier Signé et daté en bas à droite 15 x 15 cm (sujet) Panther in the bamboos, 1926 Gouache, pencil and gold on paper Signed and dated to the lower right Provenance Collection particulière, France - Private collection, France Bibliographie/Literature : Emmanuel Bréon "Gaston Suisse, splendeur du laque art déco", Somogy Editions d'art, Paris 2013, oeuvre décrite et reproduite page 104. (l’oeuvre décrite et reproduite est la lithographie tirée d'après l’oeuvre originale que nous présentons.) Nous présentons ici l'oeuvre originale à la gouache, or et crayon de la panthère noire. L’artiste en réalisa une gravure sur bois dont il tira lui-même une vingtaine d’épreuve. Ces épreuves ne furent pas commercialisées telles quelles, Gaston Suisse reprit chacune des épreuves en utilisant des lavis d’encre de Chine et des ors de différentes couleurs, afin d’obtenir des effets différents pour chaque épreuve, qui sont donc des œuvres originales uniques. We present here the original work in gouache, gold and pencil of the black panther. From this original, the artist made a wood engraving of which he made about twenty prints himself. These proofs were not marketed as they were, Gaston Suisse reworked each of the proofs using Indian ink washes and golds of different colors, in order to obtain different effects for each proof, which are thus unique original works. Born in 1896 in a family of artists, his father Georges was a close friend of Siegfried Bing and a great lover of Japanese art and a bibliophile. He passed his taste for art to his son whom he often took to draw at the Botanic Garden . Around 1910, Gaston Suisse, who hasn't entered yet the artistic school, met Paul Jouve, then 18 years his elder, who was already famous. In 1911, at the age of 17, he entered the National School of Decorative Art where he followed the teachings of Paul Renouard. Thanks to his knowledge and taste for the Japanese art, he chose lacquer painting as his specialty. His practice of this noble and demanding subject were so much appreciated that he was awarded with two gold medals in 1913 and 1914. Mobilized during the war , he joined the army and go in Salonika where he found his friend Jouve. In 1918, he finished his studies at the School of Applied Arts in order to perfect his training. He learned in particular the techniques of gilding and oxidation of metals. The first productions of Gaston Suisse, furniture and objects in lacquer with geometrical patterns, were an instant success and Suisse was appointed as member of Salon d'Automne in 1924, the very year of his first exhibition. Considered as an artist-decorator, his sincere and deep friendship with Jouve linked him in parallel with the groups of the animaliers of the Jardin des Plantes and became a close friend of Edouard-Marcel Sandoz. When travelling to Maghreb and Middle-East between 1923 and 1925, he produced numerous drawings representing antelopes, apes and fennec foxes...
Category

1920s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gold

L'Allée des Palmiers (Cannes) by H. Claude Pissarro - Pastel, Post-Impressionist
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE L' Allée des Palmiers (Cannes) by H. Claude Pissarro (b. 1935) Pastel on card 37 x 51 cm (14 ⁵/₈ x 20 ¹/₈ inches)...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Musiciens Sur Fond Multicolore By Marc Chagall
Located in New Orleans, LA
Marc Chagall 1887-1985 Russian Musiciens sur fond multicolore (Musicians on a multicolored background) Signed 'Chag' (on the sleeve of the right figure); stamped with the signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower right) Tempera, gouache, colored ink and India ink and pastel on paper “The fact that I made use of cows, milkmaids, roosters and provincial Russian architecture as my source forms is because they are part of the environment from which I spring and which undoubtedly left the deepest impression on my visual memory of the experiences I have." - Marc Chagall Marc Chagall’s 1981...
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Ink, India Ink, Tempera, Gouache

Reclining Female Nude
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Reclining Female Nude Graphite on wove paper, heightened with colors, c. 1930 Signed with the artist's initials BLL lower left (see photo) Sheet size: 8 7/16 x 6 inches Condition: Go...
Category

1930s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Georges MANZANA-PISSARRO (1871-1961) Son of Camille
Located in Holywell, GB
A delightful pencil sketch on watermarked laid paper by Camille Pissarro’s son, George Manzana Pissarro. Signed by means of his studio stamp and with auct...
Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pencil

Vintage French Impressionist Painting Stone Bridge Viaduct in Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975) watercolour on paper, unframed painting: 26.5 x 20 inches provenance: the artists estate, France condition: very good and ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Art Deco Portrait of a Young Blonde
By Franc Root McCreery
Located in Buffalo, NY
A beautiful pastel portrait by American female modern artist Franc Root McCreery Franc Root McCreery (1888-1957) Born: Dodge City, Kansas, US Franc Root M...
Category

1920s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Paper

Marie Palmer-Smith - Honesty - 1930s British Advertising Art Work, watercolour
Located in London, GB
MARIE PALMER-SMITH (1899-1997) Honesty Bears artist’s studio stamp on the reverse Gouache on tinted paper Unframed in mount 22 by 17 cm., 8 ¾ by 6 ¾ in. (mount size 37 by 31 cm., ...
Category

1930s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Fauvist View of A French River and Mountain Landscape, The Verdon, Provence.
Located in Cotignac, FR
A mid century, pastel on card, Fauvist landscape by Marguerite Allar. Signed bottom left, annotated and titled to the back board and presented in plain wood frame. A colourful view ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Fauvist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Oil Pastel, Board

French Modernist Vivid Bright Fauvist Landscape Watercolor Gouache Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
signed lower right. size includes frame. The French artist Claude Hemeret was born on May 23, 1929. After classical studies at the lycée du Parc Imperial in Nice, he started at the l...
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Henry Ottmann (1877-1927) Étal de marché 1925, pastel signed
Located in Paris, FR
Henry Ottmann (1877-1927) "Etal de Marché", A Market stall signed lower leftt pastel on paper 18 x 24.5 cm (view) In good condition Framed : 37 x 42 cm Published under n°580 of t...
Category

1910s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Sketch nude laid woman pencil Art deco 20th
Located in PARIS, FR
Wilhelm GIMMI Zurich, 1886 - Chextres, 1965 Pencil drawing 18 x 25.5 cm Signed lower in dropite "Gimmi" Gimmi studied at the Küssnacht Normal School and at the Kunstgewerbeschule in...
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Carbon Pencil

Cour de Ferme by Paulémile Pissarro - Watercolour, ink, pencil on paper
Located in London, GB
Cour de Ferme by Paulémile Pissarro (1884-1972) Watercolour ink and pencil on paper 24 x 31.5 cm (9 ¹/₂ x 12 ³/₈ inches) Signed lower left, Paul-Emile Pissarro Executed circa 1918 T...
Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pencil

A Painting of Versailles by Henri Le Sidaner, Les Tortues du Bassin Latone
Located in Chicago, IL
A painting of Versailles by important Post-Impressionist painter Henri Le Sidaner, titled "Les Tortues du Bassin Latone, Versailles". Painting includes certificate signed by Yann Fa...
Category

1910s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

A Graphite & Colored PencDrawing by Henri Le Sidaner, "La Barrière, Gerberoy"
Located in Chicago, IL
A graphite & colored pencil drawing of La Barrière, Gerberoy, by important Post-Impressionist painter Henri Le Sidaner, titled "La Barrière, Gerberoy". Drawing accompanied with a ce...
Category

Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Color Pencil, Graphite

'Boy with a White Cat', Philadelphia Woman Artist, Moore College of Art
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed upper right, 'Anne Jenkins' (American, 1923-2023) and dated 1958. An elegant and psychologically penetrating study of a young boy, shown seated and holding a white cat. Born...
Category

1950s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Laid Paper

Louis Icart, French, 1888-1950 Ladies in a Carriage Pastel on Paper
Located in Dallas, TX
Louis Icart (French, 1888-1950). Ladies in a carriage. Pastel on Paper. 20-5/8 x 18-1/2 inches (52.3 x 47.0 cm). Louis Icart (French, 1888-1950). Ladies in a carriage. Pastel on ...
Category

1930s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper

Anton Faistauer Nude, 1913
By Anton
Located in Dallas, TX
Anton Faistauer ( 1887-1930) Female Nude standing 1913 Black chalk on paper Signed upper right and dated 1913, Sheet: 18.9 X 13 Inches (48x33cm) framed: 26.5 X 20.75 Provenance: Re...
Category

1910s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper

Portrait Of An Indian Soldier, Signed, Large Pastel
By Willem Delsaux
Located in PARIS, FR
Willem DELSAUX Ixelles 1862 - 1954 Gimbergen Profile portrait of « Allah Dita »,Indian soldier of the British Indian colonial army Pastel on p...
Category

Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pastel

La Baie des Anges a Nice et le Casino 1928 gouache Palm Trees, Horse & Carriage
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
La Baie des Anges a Nice et le Casino is a lovely gouache on paper from 1928. The work is fully authenticated by Fanny Guillon-Laffaille and is listed in the Raoul Dufy Catalogue Rai...
Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Archival Paper

1930 Art Deco Furniture Study Drawing by French L' Atelier 43 Studio
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning furniture study project drawing was designed by L' Atelier 43 Studio in Lyon, France, in the 1930s. The study features a project for a custom-made interior bar in a typ...
Category

1930s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache, Pencil

Grand Bouquet Et Fruits Devant La Fenêtre À Paris By Marc Chagall
Located in New Orleans, LA
Marc Chagall 1887-1985 Russian Grand bouquet et fruits devant la fenêtre à Paris (Large bouquet and fruits in front of the window in Paris) Stamped with signature “Marc Chagall" (...
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Gouache

An early 1940s fashion study/advertisement for Marshall Field & Company
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 1940s fashion study featuring and advertisement for Marshall Field & Company featuring cosmetics & perfume. Provenance: Cornelia Steckl-Jurin, Founder of the Fashion Depart...
Category

1940s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Art Deco Fashion Illustration Ink Drawing by G. Ferro
Located in Atlanta, GA
Original Art Deco fashion drawing, ink, and wash on Vellum paper by French artist G. Ferro. The artwork features a stylish male model with a typical Art Deco overcoat. The piece is s...
Category

1930s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Geometry (Earrings)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Created in the 1980s for Erté's 'Art to Wear' jewelry collection, this gouache painting on paper is signed 'Erté' on the front and titled and annotated on the back in Erté's hand - "...
Category

1980s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Paper

"Women on scooter" figurative drawing, watercolors ink on paper
Located in Roscoff, FR
A woman with her scooter on the french riviera
Category

2010s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

"Gondolier" figurative drawing, watercolors ink on paper
Located in Roscoff, FR
Gondolier in the canals of Venice
Category

2010s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Mid 20th Century French Post Impressionist Painting Coastal Cottage with Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Coastal Cottage by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) stamped verso watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting : 15 x 16.5 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: ve...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Henri Bendel Coat, 1915
Located in Greenwich, CT
Erté created dress and coat designs for Henri Bendel for several years, beginning in 1914. Erté's artistry had a profound effect on women's fashions, beginning with his stint at Poir...
Category

1910s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Paper

French Interior Decoration Project Study by Maurice Dufrene Studio, 1940s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This attractive French interior decoration study project drawing is attributed to Maurice Dufrene Studio. The project features the interior decoration for a typical 1930/40s upper-cl...
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Paul Emile Lecomte (1877-1950) Entre Cannes et Grasse, signed watercolor
Located in Paris, FR
Paul-Emile lecomte (1877-1950) Landscape of a valley between Cannes and Grasse (South of France) Signed lower right watercolor on paper 25.8 x 33.9 cm in a vintage frame : 33 x 41.4 ...
Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

20th Century French Post Impressionist Painting Skyline View over City & River
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) stamped verso watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting : 7.75 x 9.75 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: ver...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Untitled Fashion Design, 1919
Located in Greenwich, CT
Likely a dress design for Henri Bendel or B. Altman, Untitled Fashion Design from 1919 is an iconic early Erté design. Erté's stylized Villa Excelsior name stamp and the 'Composition...
Category

1910s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Paper

Mid 20th Century French Post-Impressionist Watercolor Provencal Village Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting : 18 x 14.5 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and sound...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Les Fleurs Des Amoureux Sur Fond Multicolore By Marc Chagall
Located in New Orleans, LA
Marc Chagall 1887-1985 Russian Les fleurs des amoureux sur fond multicolore (Lovers’ flowers on a multicolored background) Stamped with signature “Marc Chagall" (lower left) Gouac...
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Tempera, Gouache, Pencil

Nude, arms raised
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Nude Matchstick and ink drawing heightened with conte crayon c. 1925 Signed with the Estate Stamp "B" Provenance: Joseph A. Erdelac (1914 -2005), Cleveland Acqu...
Category

1920s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink

Disegno figurativo allegorico italiano stile Decò della prima metà del XX secolo
Located in Florence, IT
Il disegno in questione rappresenta una figura figura femminile nuda in piedi con le braccia alzate, in una posa solenne come fiero è il suo sguardo, ai cui piedi sta sdraiata una fi...
Category

1930s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Color Pencil

20th Century French Post Impressionist Watercolor View over French City River
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting : 8 x 10 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and sound co...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Mid 20th Century French Post-Impressionist Painting Lady in Interior & Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lady in Interior by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) watercolour on artist paper, unframed stamped verso painting : 15 x 16.75 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

1940's Provence France Painting Landscape - Post Impressionist artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provencal Landscape by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998) Signed and dated 1947 From a batch of similar work where most were dated 1942-1947 watercolour painting on paper, unframed mea...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Port Scene in Brittany by Georges Manzana Pissarro - Charcoal on Board
Located in London, GB
Port Scene in Brittany by Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961) Charcoal on artist's board 50 x 66 cm (19 ³/₄ x 26 inches) Signed on the reverse This work is accompanied by a certi...
Category

1930s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Board

French Art Deco Woman Singing Gouache Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely gouache on cardboard painting featuring an Art Deco singer with a typical stylish outfit. The composition is very vibrant, using the contrast of black and white elements ag...
Category

1930s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board, Cardboard

Romain de Tirtoff, called Erte original theatre set design, gouache on paper
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Erte (Romain de Tirtoff’ (French / Russian 1892 – 1990 La Porte de la Guerre #1 Gouache on paper 8.3/4 x 8.3/4 in. (22.2 x 22.2 cm.) Signed ‘Erte’ (lower right) and numbered ‘8128’ (...
Category

20th Century Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Romain de Tirtoff, called Erte original theatre set design, gouache on paper
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Erte (Romain de Tirtoff’ (French / Russian 1892 – 1990 La Porte de la Guerre #2 Gouache on paper 8.3/4 x 8.3/4 in. (22.2 x 22.2 cm.) Signed ‘Erte’ (lower right) and numbered ‘8128’ (...
Category

20th Century Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Romain de Tirtoff, called Erte original theatre set design, gouache on paper
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Erte (Romain de Tirtoff’ (French / Russian 1892 – 1990) Le Chateau de Cristal Gouache on paper 6.1/2 x 9.1/2 in. (16.5 x 24.2 cm.) Signed ‘Erte’ (lower right) and inscribed with stam...
Category

20th Century Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

1930s French Watercolour of an Early Art Deco Odeon Cinema and a Park
Located in Cotignac, FR
French watercolour on paper view of a park in front of an Odeon cinema by Henri Clamen. Though not signed the painting was acquired from the atelier of the artist with other signed w...
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

The Bathers, Wood-Engraving Drawing Lithograph by John Buckland-Wright
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant wood-engraving charcoal drawing lithograph print was designed by John Buckland-Wright (1897-1954). The piece is signed, dated, titled, and numbered in pencil on the marg...
Category

1930s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Paper

Le marché aux bestiaux by Paulémile Pissarro - Watercolour and ink on paper
Located in London, GB
Le marché aux bestiaux by Paulémile Pissarro (1884-1972) Watercolour and ink on paper 23.7 x 31.2 cm (9 ³/₈ x 12 ¹/₄ inches) Signed lower right, Paul-Émile Pissarro This work is acc...
Category

1910s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

“In the Dressing Room”
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautifully executed oil pastel on archival paper by the renowned American artist Louis Kronberg. Signed lower left with the artist’s trademark Star of David symbol after his signat...
Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

Isis with the tulipes
Located in THOMERY, FR
This delicate watercolor painting captures the serene beauty of springtime in Linda Clerget's garden. In the center of the composition sits Isis, her beloved cat, surrounded by vibra...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Handmade Paper

Study of a Man's Shoulder
By Glyn Philpot
Located in London, GB
Black chalk heightened with white chalk on blue paper, 19cm x 15cm, (32cm x 27cm framed). First exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1904, Philpot was elected as an Academician in 19...
Category

1920s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Charcoal

Lunch on the Beach - 20th Century Watercolor of Dining on the Seafront
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
This piece was created using watercolour and is in a swept composite frame under glass. Keywords: Beach, art, arch, arches, sea, ocean, waiter, lunch, waiting, food, flag, boats, bl...
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Study, preparatory work for “La Princesse”, watercolor and pencil on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Raphael DELORME (1886-1962) Study, preparatory work for “La Princesse” Watercolor and pencil on paper Annotated “La Princesse” 30,5 x 22,5 cm Small folds and small stains Born in 18...
Category

1930s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

François-Maurice Roganeau (1883-1973) Portrait of young man 1947, watercolor
Located in Paris, FR
François-Maurice Roganeau (1883-1973) Portrait of a young man, 1947 signed and dated lower left Titled Guy Ernoult (name of the sitter) on the upper part 27 x 22 cm in a beautiful f...
Category

1940s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Woman in profile, watercolor and pencil on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Raphael DELORME (1886-1962) Study of a woman in profile Watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper Illegible annotation in the lower right corner 31 x 20 cm Small needle holes at the to...
Category

1930s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Dimanche à la campagne by H. Claude Pissarro - Post-Impressionist pastel
Located in London, GB
Dimanche à la campagne by H. Claude Pissarro by H. Claude Pissarro (b. 1935) Pastel on card 37 x 51 cm (14 ⁵/₈ x 20 ¹/₈ inches) Signed lower right, H. Claude Pissarro This work is a...
Category

1990s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Deschmacker, Young Woman Lying By The Sea, Watercolor
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Watercolor by Paul-Alex Deschmacker, France, 1920s. This watercolor is in the classical period populated by mythological characters of Paul-Alex Deschmacker, itself becoming part of ...
Category

1920s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Art Deco British watercolour drawing, William Barribal 'See my coat tails flying
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A delightful art deco watercolour colour painting with a light touch by the British Art Deco designer and illustrator William Henry Barribal. By the turn of the 20th century, Barr...
Category

20th Century Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

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.

Recently Viewed

View All