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Drawings and Watercolor Paintings For Sale
Style: Art Deco
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
Balthasar by Erté
Located in New Orleans, LA
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
1892-1990 Russian-French
Balthasar
Signed "Erté" (lower right)
Inscribed "Les Rois des Légendes / No. 15 / Costume pour Balthasar / 1919" (en verso)
Gouach...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
L'Esclave porteuse d'éventail by Erté
Located in New Orleans, LA
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
1892-1990 Russian-French
L'Esclave porteuse d'éventailThe fan-carrying slave
Signed "Erté" (lower right)
Inscribed "Les Rois des Légendes / N°23 / L'Esclav...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Ailerons de Requin by Erté
Located in New Orleans, LA
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
1892-1990 Russian-French
Ailerons de Requin(Shark Fins)
Inscribed "n°1.491" (en verso)
Gouache on paper
In 1928, Erté undertook the creation of stage desi...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Boucles D'oreilles En Corail By Erté
Located in New Orleans, LA
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
1892-1990 | Russian-French
Boucles d'oreilles en corail
(Coral Earrings)
Signed “Erté” (lower right)
Inscribed “n°3544 / Boucles d'oreilles en corail et tu...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
L'hiver by Erté
Located in New Orleans, LA
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
1892-1990 Russian-French
L'hiver
(The winter)
Signed "Erté" (lower right)
Inscribed "No. 356" (en verso)
Gouache and gold on paper
Erté crafts an elegant...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gold
La Prêtresse by Erté
By Erté
Located in New Orleans, LA
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
1892-1990 Russian-French
La Prêtresse - Danseuse sacréeThe Priestess - Sacred Dancer
Signed "Erté" (lower right)
Inscribed "Les Rois des Légendes / N°3 / L...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Silver
Eunuque by Erté
Located in New Orleans, LA
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
1892-1990 Russian-French
Eunuque
Signed "Erté"(lower right)
Inscribed "No. 13" (en verso)
Gouache and silver on paper
< br>This costume was designed for th...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Silver
Female Sexual Nude
Located in Miami, FL
Sotheby's New York . work is elegantly matted and framed with the Sotheby's sticker on verso
Category
1920s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Pigeon, by Gustave Miklos, Animals, Drawing, Work on paper, Sculpture study
By Gustave Miklos 1
Located in Geneva, CH
Pigeon, by Gustave Miklos, Animals, Drawing, Work on paper, Sculpture study
Pigeon
Circa 1957
Pencil, watercolor and gouache on paper
26 x 38.5 cm / 60...
Category
1950s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Glamorous Nude with Red Coat emerging from Curtain, Golden Age of Hollywood
By Jaro Fabry
Located in Miami, FL
Fabry's captures the hight of elegance in his loose style. Conte crayon, watercolor on watercolor paper Signed lower right Private collection Other works by this artist:
ca. 1940 - ...
Category
1940s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon, 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
Erte original furniture art deco designs in ink, gold paint and watercolour
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Romain de Tirtoff, called ERTE (Russian/French, 1892-1990)
Meuble a Courrier
Ink, gold paint and watercolour
Inscribed with details (upper left) and signed with studio stamp (lower right)
11.1/2 x 15.1/8 in. (29.3 x 38.5 cm.)
Provenance: The personal collection of the artist
Gifted to Serge Leeman and thence by descent
Romain de Tirtoff, commonly known as Erté, is widely recognized as the most influential artist of the Art Deco movement. His distinguished career spanned over 80 years and crossed over into several mediums including fashion illustration, stage and costume design and bronze sculpture.
Erté was born on November 23, 1892 in St. Petersburg, Russia. His father was a military man...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Les Filles Final By Erté
Located in New Orleans, LA
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
1892-1990 | Russian-French
Les filles final
(The Final Girls)
Signed “Erté” (lower right)
Inscribed No. 18.340 (en verso)
Gouache on paper
An elaborate de...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Etude De Décor, Don Pasquale By Erté
Located in New Orleans, LA
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
1892-1990 | Russian-French
Etude de décor (Study of decor)
Signed “Erté”(lower right)
Inscribed "Don Pasquale" (en verso)
Gouache on paper
Erté reimagines...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
L'Aurore boréale by Erté
Located in New Orleans, LA
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
1892-1990 Russian-French
L'Aurore boréale(The Aurora Borealis)
Signed "Erté" (lower right)
Inscribed ---- (en verso)
Gouache on paper
In this colorful gouache, Erté draws an enticing and unique fashion design on his model's elegantly elongated figure. Crowned by an elaborate headdress, the woman wears a daring gauzy caftan that drapes dangerously low, celebrating her nude form. EntitledL'Aurore Boréale" or The Aurora Borealis, this work embodies the Art Deco glamour for which the artist's designs are so beloved. This ensemble was inspired by Les Fleurs du mal, the famed volume of poems from iconic French writer Charles Baudelaire. As the name suggests, this creative design links the celebrated "fleur" orchids with one of nature's other great marvels, the Aurora Borealis. This refined piece of art radiates the essential luxury and theatricality that could only be accomplished by Erté, oft referred to as the "Father of Art Deco."
First published in 1857, Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal was controversial for its suggestive content and themes of decadence and eroticism. The volume provided a wealth of inspiration for Erté and he drew from several themes to create original fashion sketches...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Le fiancé by Erté
Located in New Orleans, LA
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
1892-1990 | Russian-French
Le fiancé
Signed “Erté” (lower right)
Inscribed "Les Rois des Légendes / No. 13 / Le Fiancé / 28 févr...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Original Erte Art Deco table watercolour and ink designs, 20th Century
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Romain de Tirtoff called ERTE (Russian/French, 1892-1990)
Les emotions: La Tristesse et l’Indifference
Ink and watercolour
Inscribed with details and signed with studio stamp (lower...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Matreshka
Located in London, GB
Abstract composition
Abstract brush strokes
Red lips
Blue eyes
Dark hair
Tall dark and handsome
artist: Anastasia Kurakina
Title: “Matreshka”
original watercolour on paper
One of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Tempera
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 cosmetic & perfume. Provenance: Cornelia Steckl-Jurin, Founder of the Fashion Departm...
Category
1940s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
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
Early 1940s Fashion Study for Elizabeth Arden's Nail Polish at Marshall Field
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 1940s fashion study featuring an advertisement for Elizabeth Arden's "Safari" nail polish at Marshall Field & Co. Provenance: Cornelia Steckl-Jurin, Founder of the Fashion ...
Category
1940s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Watercolor
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
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
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
"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
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
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
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
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
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, Pencil, Gouache, 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
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
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, Charcoal, Chalk
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
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
Graphite on Paper Architectural Study by artist Frances Poe
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful Art Deco drawing by Illinois woman artist and illustrator Frances Poe.
Category
1930s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Head of a Deco Woman (recto) Standing Male Model (verso)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Head of a Deco Woman (recto) Standing Male Model (verso)
Graphite on paper, 1925
Signed with the artist's initials "PW" and dated 1925
Created while the artist was studying at the ...
Category
1920s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
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
Pencil, Watercolor
The Road to Cliff, Fowey, Cornwall 1926. Lamorna Valley Colony.Cornish Plein Air
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Stanley Horace Gardiner.
English ( b.1887 - d.1952 ).
The Road to Cliff, Nr Fowey, Cornwall 1926
Watercolor
Signed & dated 1926 lower left.
Image size 13.4 inches x 11.4 inches ( 34c...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Astral Plaining: Contemporary Figurative Pastel
By Paula Humphris
Located in Brecon, Powys
Stunning pastel work by Paula Humphris a Cornish artist more well known now for her pottery. Signed and dated 1985.
Very evocative of the Art Deco Period. very pretty !
Image size ...
Category
1980s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
figurative drawing "Naked squatting three-quarter face" Indian ink and brushes
Located in Roscoff, FR
figurative "Naked squatting three-quarter face" Indian ink and brushes on paper
a nude in the great classical tradition
the voluptuous forms are there, the place is missing on the e...
Category
2010s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
figurative drawing "portrait of woman, see from 3/4 " indian ink and brushes
Located in Roscoff, FR
figurative "Portrait of a woman, see from 3/4 " indian ink and brushes on paper 50x65cm
a portrait in the Matisse tradition inspired by a woman proudly adorned with her jewels. Alway...
Category
2010s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
"Woman sitting in red s" figurative drawing water colour, ink on paper 65x50 cm
Located in Roscoff, FR
This captivating piece, titled 'Woman Sitting in Red,' offers an intimate exploration of relaxation and tranquility. Precisely executed in figurative drawing with watercolor and ink ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
figurative drawing "Three-quarter standing naked " Indian ink and brushes nude
Located in Roscoff, FR
figurative "Three-quarter standing naked " Indian ink and brushes on paper nude
un nu hiératique, façon Maillol, dressé dans la splendeur des ses formes pleines contrastant étrangeme...
Category
2010s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Marie Palmer-Smith - 1930s British Art Deco gouache design
Located in London, GB
MARIE PALMER-SMITH
(1899-1997)
Silver Cloud
Bears artist’s studio stamp on the reverse
Gouache on silver paper
Unframed in mount
15 by 22.5 cm., 6 by 8 ¾ in.
(mount size 29.5 by 3...
Category
1930s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Dans La Loge
By Dimitri Bouchene
Located in London, GB
Pastel on paper, signed (lower left), 63cm x 49cm (framed 75cm x 60cm).
Bouchéne was a Russian artist and costume and set designer for theatre, opera and ballet. Primarily working ...
Category
1920s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Paper
The WHO original 1970 TOMMY concept drawing
Located in Southampton, NY
This is the original rare concept drawing created 54 years ago in 1970 by the legendary artist David Edward Byrd. It was presented to Bill Graham and the Rock group "The Who" showing...
Category
1970s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Vellum
Henri Rapin, Gouache on Paper "Fructidor", 1924-1928
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
This gouache is a museal and historical piece. Gouache and charcoal on paper stuck on panel by Henri Rapin, France, 1924-1928. "Fructidor". With frame: 80x114x3 cm - 31.5x44.9x1.2, w...
Category
1920s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Art Deco Girl with Car Mid-20th Century American Modernism Pin-Up Illustration
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Girl with Car Mid-20th Century American Modernism Pin-Up Illustration
Arthur Rosenman Ross (1913 - 1981)
Deco Girl with Car, 1936
30 x 20 inches
Oil on Canvas Board
Signed Arthur ‘36 lower right
Provenance: Estate of the artist.
BIO
Arthur Rosenman Ross was a key figure in automotive design at General Motors during America's "Golden Age" of auto design, the 1930's through the 1950s.
He attended the Art Institute of Chicago from age 17, exhibiting a special interest for automotive renderings and the female figure.
In 1934, he changed his name from Rosenman to Ross, fearing his Jewish ancestry could prejudice his career prospects. At age 20, he turned down job offers from MGM Studios in Hollywood
and Duesenberg to work at General Motors alongside the Legendary Harley Earl in 1935.
He was hand picked by Mr. Earl and assigned to GM's War and Camouflage Division in 1937 through WW2.
It was during this pivotal period in which he executed some extraordinary military aircraft artworks, likely used between GM and America's military aeronautics companies in design preparation for WW2. General Motors played an important role in helping America's aircraft manufacturers preceding and during the war.
Just after the war in 1945, Mr. Ross was rewarded by GM, being made Chief Designer of Cadillac, then two years later becoming Chief at Oldsmobile until his retirement in 1959.
He was in large part responsible for some of GM's classic Cadillac designs such as the Cadillac Sixty Special, Fleetwood, LaSalle and GM's first concept car, the extraordinary Buick Y-Job.
Mr. Ross was an exceptionally charismatic and vivacious man who quite by chance, befriended His idol, Salvador Dali at GM in 1955.
They talked about art, cars and girls late into the evening, according to his son, Carter Ross.
He had a gift in rendering the erotic arts...
Category
1930s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Oriental Woman, Charcoal Painting by Georges Manzana Pissarro
Located in London, GB
SOLD UNFRAMED
Oriental Woman by Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871-1961)
Charcoal on paper
48 x 32 cm (18 ⅞ x 12 ⅝ inches)
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity fr...
Category
1910s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
“Dime a Dance” American Art Deco 20th Century Modernism Pin-Up Social Realism
Located in New York, NY
“Dime a Dance” American Art Deco 20th Century Modernism Pin-Up Social Realism
Arthur Rosenman Ross (1913 - 1981)
“Dime a Dance”, 1933
Watercolor and Ink on Illustration Board
18” x 10 1/2 inches (sight)
Signed Arthur Rosenman, ‘33 L/R
29 1/2”H x 25 1/2 inches ( Framed)
Provenance: Estate of the artist.
The Drawing is in very good condition. The period frame is solid, but could use some restoration.
BIO
Arthur Rosenman Ross was a key figure in automotive design at General Motors during America's "Golden Age" of auto design, the 1930's through the 1950s.
He attended the Art Institute of Chicago from age 17, exhibiting a special interest for automotive renderings and the female figure.
In 1934, he changed his name from Rosenman to Ross, fearing his Jewish ancestry could prejudice his career prospects. At age 20, he turned down job offers from MGM Studios in Hollywood
and Duesenberg to work at General Motors alongside the Legendary Harley Earl in 1935.
He was hand picked by Mr. Earl and assigned to GM's War and Camouflage Division in 1937 through WW2.
It was during this pivotal period in which he executed some extraordinary military aircraft artworks, likely used between GM and America's military aeronautics companies in design preparation for WW2. General Motors played an important role in helping America's aircraft manufacturers preceding and during the war.
Just after the war in 1945, Mr. Ross was rewarded by GM, being made Chief Designer of Cadillac, then two years later becoming Chief at Oldsmobile until his retirement in 1959.
He was in large part responsible for some of GM's classic Cadillac designs such as the Cadillac Sixty Special, Fleetwood, LaSalle and GM's first concept car, the extraordinary Buick Y-Job.
Mr. Ross was an exceptionally charismatic and vivacious man who quite by chance, befriended His idol, Salvador Dali at GM in 1955.
They talked about art, cars and girls late into the evening, according to his son, Carter Ross.
He had a gift in rendering the erotic arts...
Category
1930s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Board
Berthomme Saint-André, Before Bathing, 1926
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Watercolor by Louis BERTHOMME SAINT-ANDRE, France, 1926. Befor bathing. With frame: 74x63.5 cm - 29.1x25 inches ; without frame, just the watercolor: 50x36 cm - 19.7x14.2 inches. Si...
Category
1920s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Ombros, Drawing, Pen & Ink on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Ombros is a modern and classy piece perfect for home and office decor. :: Drawing :: Art Deco/Art Nouveau :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by t...
Category
2010s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen
French Art Deco watercolour of Mademoiselle Valentine by Jean Isy de Botton
By Jean Isy de Botton
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A very striking Art Deco watercolour painting of 3 nudes by Jean Isy de Botton, the prolific French painter Jean Isy de Botton. Jean Isy de Botton had a long and prolific career as ...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor
Sofisticada, Drawing, Pen & Ink on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Sofisticada is a great classy and modern piece for home and office decor. :: Drawing :: Art Deco/Art Nouveau :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed b...
Category
2010s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen
Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Revitalize your interiors — introduce drawings and watercolor paintings to your home to evoke emotions, stir conversation and show off your personality and elevated taste.
Drawing is often considered one of the world’s oldest art forms, with historians pointing to cave art as evidence. In fact, a cave in South Africa, home to Stone Age–era artists, houses artwork that is believed to be around 73,000 years old. It has indeed been argued that cave walls were the canvases for early watercolorists as well as for landscape painters in general, who endeavor to depict and elevate natural scenery through their works of art.
The supplies and methods used by artists and illustrators to create drawings and paintings have evolved over the years, and so too have the intentions. Artists can use their drawing and painting talents to observe and capture a moment, to explore or communicate ideas and convey or evoke emotion. No matter if an artist is working in charcoal or in watercolor and has chosen to portray the marvels of the pure human form, to create realistic depictions of animals in their natural habitats or perhaps to forge a new path that references the long history of abstract visual art, adding a drawing or watercolor painting to your living room or dining room that speaks to you will in turn speak to your guests and conjure stimulating energy in your space.
When you introduce a new piece of art into a common area of your home — a figurative painting by Italian watercolorist Mino Maccari or a colorful still life, such as a detailed botanical work by Deborah Eddy — you’re bringing in textures that can add visual weight to your interior design. You’ll also be creating a much-needed focal point that can instantly guide an eye toward a designated space, particularly in a room that sees a lot of foot traffic.
When you’re shopping for new visual art, whether it’s for your apartment or weekend house, remember to choose something that resonates. It doesn’t always need to make you happy, but you should at least enjoy its energy. On 1stDibs, browse a wide-ranging collection of drawings and watercolor paintings and find out how to arrange wall art when you’re ready to hang your new works.
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Thousand Of Nights
Basquiat Green
Russian Interior Watercolors
New Zealand Watercolor
Santa Fe Chairs
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Joan Miro Watercolor