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Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

MODERN STYLE

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Style: Modern
Rivulets Etretat
Located in Astoria, NY
Manfred Schwartz (American, b. Poland, 1909-1970), Rivulets Etretat, Pastel on Paper, apparently unsigned, with artist's estate stamp to verso, in mat, unframed. Image: 9" H x 10.25"...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel

Abstract Composition - Original Drawing by Maurice André - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an original Ink and Watercolor drawing on paper applied realized by Maurice André in the Mid-20th Century. Good conditions. Han...
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1950s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Watercolor

Landscape - Ink drawing and Chacography on Paper - 1980
Located in Roma, IT
Black And White Landscape is an original artwork realized by Michel Gigon in 1980. Mixed media on cardboard (chalcography and ink). Hand-signed by the artist on the upper left corner. Very good conditions except for some foxing on the back. Totally black Surrealist composition realized by Michel Gigon at the end of his artistic career. During this period, the artist realized several black artworks...
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1980s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Original California Figurative Abstract Still Life Ink Drawing Joyce Treiman
By Joyce Treiman
Located in Surfside, FL
Joyce Treiman Ink on paper, framed under glass; signed in pencil lower right; Dimensions: 16 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches; 18 3/4 x 14 3/4 inches frame. Joyce Wahl Treiman was an American painter, printmaker, sculptor and teacher. Her work ranged from "the impishly perverse and humorously paradoxical to the brilliant and profound." She was known as an excellent draftsperson throughout her career. She made several trips to Europe to study the old masters, and the human figure is central in her work. In her later paintings she is known to have inserted self-portraits. She attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, and then studied at the State University of Iowa (today the University of Iowa) under the influential painter Philip Guston. During World War II she worked as a commercial artist but resigned when she began to have success with exhibitions of her work in Chicago and New York. In 1945 she married Kenneth Treiman, and son Donald, now an Architect, was born in 1950. The Treimans, along with Rene and Rose Wahl, moved to Los Angeles in 1960. She was in an exhibit of Tamarind prints...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink, Paper

Composition I
Located in Kansas City, MO
"Composition I", 1984 (India) ink Signed and dated by hand Edition: Unique Size: 15.2 × 21.5 on 18.7 × 25.2 inches COA provided *Black Frame made from Composite Wood WITHOUT plex inc...
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1980s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink

Composition
Located in Zug, CH
Abstract composition on paper by Karl Peter Röhl.
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20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink, Watercolor

Lucifer Mephistopheles - Drawing by Maurice Walter Edmond de Lambert - 1900s
Located in Roma, IT
Lucifer Mephistopheles is an original drawing in China ink on paper realized by Maurice Walter Edmond de Lambert. Monogrammed on the lower right. Good conditions. The artwork repr...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Composition - Original Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original Drawing in Pencil and watercolor realized by an anonymous artist in the mid-20th Century. Good Conditions. The artwork is depicted through strong strokes...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Watercolor

Abstract Figurative Nude Gouache Painting of Red Haired Female
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful figurative drawing by Texas artist William Anzalone. The drawing depicts a nude woman in solitude taking off her robe. Signed by the artist at the bottom right. Framed in a beautiful black modern frame. Dimensions Without Frame: H 16 in. x W 13 in. Artist Biography: William Anzalone was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1935. He was educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1953-1958) in Boston, earning a B.A., M.A. and the Rotch Prize in architecture. In 1956 he attended Pratt Institute, in Brooklyn, studying architectural design. In 1958 he also attended the Museum School at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Anzalone married his wife, Louise, in 1956 and they had one daughter, Toni. The Anzalone’s moved from the East Coast to Houston, Texas in 1959. Soon after arriving in Texas, Anzalone began lecturing at the University of Houston, and also began an association with the gallery Meredith Long...
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Figure - Original Mixed Media Drawing by Sergio Barletta - 1962
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original drawing in mixed media (ink, tempera and white lead) on cardboard, realized by Sergio Barletta in 1962. Hand-signed on the lower right and dated. Image Dimens...
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1960s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

1950s "Rectangle" Mid Century Abstract Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Opper Estate Maroon Abstract c. 1940-1950's Gouache on Paper 15" x 18" Unframed From the estate of Ruth Friedmann Opper & Jerry Opper. Ruth was the daughter of Bauhaus artist, Gustav Friedmann. San Francisco Abstract Expression A free-spirited wave of creative energy swept through the San Francisco art community after World War II. Challenging accepted modes of painting, Abstract Expressionists produced highly experimental works that jolted the public out of its postwar complacency. Abstract Expressionism resulted from a broad collective impulse rather than the inspiration of a small band of New York artists. Documenting the interchanges between the East and West Coasts, she cites areas of mutual influence and shows the impact of San Francisco on the New York School, including artists such as Mark Rothko and Ad Reinhardt. San Francisco's Beat poets...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

The Sea - Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Sea is an original drawing in tempera on Canvas, realized by an anonymous artist in the mid-20th Century. The status of preservation Good. The artwork is depicted skillfully th...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera

Witness
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Thomas Guise – Scottish (1916- 1984) Title: Witness Year: 1965 Medium: Watercolor, pen Size: 14.75 x 17.75 inches Signature: Signed, dated lower right. Titled en verso Condition: Good Frame: Unframed This watercolor and ink painting is by the noted Scottish artist, Thomas Gladstone Middleton (TGM) Guise (1916-1984). He received instruction at the Edinburgh Academy and went on to study art at Edinburgh College of Art under Thomson Adam Bruce, Royal Scottish Academy (1947-1949). Guise also traveled and exhibited in the U.S. This particular work was exhibited at the Los Robles Gallery in Palo Alto, CA in 1968. The painting is unframed on artist's board. It is in very good condition with no flaws to note. Biography 1916 - Born on Davidston Farm near Cromarty, Black Isle, Ross-shire, Scotland. 1921 - 1938 Educated Inverness and Edinburgh, Scotland. 1939 - 1946 Served with the Royal Artillery. 1946 - 1980 Worked in painting, process engraving, printing, lithography and commercial art with Featherhal Press. 1947 - Award for Life Drawing. 1984 - Died, Edinburgh, Scotland. Mixed Shows 1948 - 1984 RBA, RSA, RI, RSW, RGI, SSA, NEAC. Trends Arun Art Centre The Bath Festival Exhibition by FPS (Modern Art) Solo Shows 1966 - Randolph Gallery, Edinburgh Festival 1967 - Encina Gallery Stanford University, California, United States 1968 - Los Robles Gallery, Palo Alto, California, United States 1968 - Randolph Gallery Edinburgh Festival 1970 - Clarkson Gallery, Victoria Street...
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1960s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Castle - Drawing By Reynold Arnould -Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Castle is a Watercolour artwork realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980). Good condition on a yellowed paper. No signature. Reynold Arnould was born in Le Havre...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Untitled #2
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled #2" c.1970 is a colors pastel and crayon on thick paper by American artist Jerry Opper, 1924-2014. It is hand signed with initial in pencil at the lower right corner by the artist. The image size is 23 x 18 inches, sheet size is 24 x 19 inches. It is in excellent condition, there are pastel marks on the margin all around the artwork and also on the back, see picture #1. About the artist: Jerry Opper was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 5, 1924. He moved to Los Angeles with his family in 1933. After graduating from Hollywood High School, he worked in movie studios and attended art classes at Chouinard Art Institute. In May 1942, Opper was drafted into the army and was then able to study at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center while his outfit was stationed in Colorado. Later he was sent to Guam and was discharged in December 1945. Opper returned to Chouinard and his work in movie studios until 1947, when he moved to San Francisco. He enrolled as a full-time student at the California School of Fine Arts (now SFAI) and received his diploma in June of 1950. In 1948, Opper met his wife Gertrud Ruth Friedmann, daughter of artist Gustav Friedmann, whose works are also in the Lost Art Salon collection. It was love at first sight and a few weeks after their first encounter at the Black Cat in San Francisco's North Beach, they got married and enjoyed a passionate, life-long romance. Shortly after he finished school, Opper worked briefly as a decorator’s assistant and then started his career as a commercial artist, working for several firms such as Fibreboard, Beatrix Food and Precision. Working full-time and dedicating himself to having a rich family life occupied most of Opper's time, but he continued to be creative. He was above all a family man with the pride of having raised two exceptional daughters, Erika and Jody. Year after year, Opper would painstakingly craft their Halloween costumes...
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Landscape (Crawford Notch, New Hampshire)
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original watercolor painting by Westley "Wes" Olmsted. This work is currently featured in the exhibition Man of Extremes at Benjaman Gallery in Buffalo, NY. Westley G. Olmsted (1934-2011) was a painter and sculptor. He was born in Buffalo, New York, and was a distant relative Frederick Law Olmsted...
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1970s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Biomorphic Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Flowing, organic abstract by Unger (20th Century). Several biomorphic shapes are flowing around each other, rendered in high-contrast shading. Signed and dated "Unger, 1975" on vers...
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1970s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Postcard

Biomorphic Abstract
Biomorphic Abstract
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Charles Ragland Bunnell 1938 Ink Drawing of Church in Rocky Mountains, Colorado
Located in Denver, CO
This vintage 1938 ink drawing by Charles Ragland Bunnell (1897–1968) beautifully depicts a church nestled amid the dramatic Rocky Mountains of Georgetown, Colorado. Executed in bold ...
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1930s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

The Eiffel - Drawing in Watercolor by Yves Alix - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Eiffel in Colors is an Original drawing in watercolor realized by Yves Alix (1899-1971). Hand- signed on the lower left. Good conditions.
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Early 20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Abstract composition - Drawing by Pascal - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition is an artwork realized by Pascal, in 1960.  Watercolour, 13 x 10 cm. Handsigned in the lower right margin. Good conditions
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Early 20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Modernist Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Painting Bauhaus Weimar Pawel Kontny
Located in Surfside, FL
Abstract watercolor composition bearing the influence of the earlier color-block compositions of Paul Klee. Pawel August Kontny, (Polish-German-American artist) He was born in Laurahuette, Poland, in 1923, the son of a wealthy pastry shop owner. In 1939 he began studying architecture in Breslau where he was introduced to the European masters and to the work of some of the German Expressionists, soon afterward banned as "degenerate artists" and removed from museums throughout Germany by the Nazi regime. His studies were interrupted by World War II. Drafted into the German army, traveling in many countries as a soldier, he sketched various landscapes but in 1945, he was captured and held as a prisoner of war in Italy. After the war, he studied at the Union of Nuremberg Architects to help design buildings to replace ones destroyed in the war. He recorded his impressions of the local population and the landscapes through his watercolors and drawings. Pawel Kontny thereafter moved to Nuremberg, Germany, becoming a member of the Union of Nuremberg Architects and helping to rebuild the city's historic center. He soon decided to concentrate on his professional art career. He married Irmgard Laurer, a dancer with the Nuremberg Opera. Pavel Kontny 's career as an artist was launched with his participation in an all German exhibition, held at the Dusseldorf Museum in 1952. He held one-man shows in Germany, Switzerland and the United States. During his trip to the United States in 1960, Kontny became instantly enamored with Colorado, and decided to relocate to Cherry Hills with his wife and two children. He quickly established himself in the local art community, being affiliated for a time with Denver Art Galleries and Saks Galleries. His subject matter became the Southwest. During this time he received the Prestigious Gold Medal of the Art Academy of Rome. His extensive travel provided material for the paintings he did using his hallmark marble dust technique. he also worked equally in pastel, watercolor, charcoal and pencil-and-ink. in a style which merged abstraction and realist styles, influenced by Abstract Expressionist painting and South Western American landscapes. This one bears the influence of Sam Francis. In the early 1960s he was one of only a few European-born professional artists in the state, a select group that included Herbert Bayer (1900-1985), a member of the prewar Bauhaus in Weimar and Dessau, Germany, and Roland Detre...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Bourrée Fantasque #5 Pastel on Paper Mid 20th Century Modern as seen on 'Étoile'
Located in Glenford, NY
"Bourrée Fantasque #5", Pastel on Paper by Artist Francisco Moncion, is a Mid-20th Century fantasy image inspired by George Balanchine's 1949 ballet ...
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1980s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Pencil

A 1950s Red, White & Blue Textile Design by Artist Andre Delfau
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1950s bright, geometric textile design (In red, white & blue) by stage and costume designer Andre Delfau. Born in Paris, France in 1914, Andre Delf...
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1950s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Gouache, Graphite, Paper

Roman Landscape - Drawing - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Landscape is an artwork of the 19th century. Watercolour on paper. The artwork is attached on passepartout: 27.5 x 34.5 cm. The evocative representation of a scenic view of t...
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19th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Bourrée Fantasque #10 Pastel on Paper Mid 20th Century Modern as seen on Étoile
Located in Glenford, NY
"Bourrée Fantasque #10 Blue", Pastel on Paper by Artist Francisco Moncion, is a Mid-20th Century fantasy image inspired by George Balanchine's 1949 ballet of the same name for the Ne...
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1980s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Pencil

Sand Flow
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "San Flow" 1986 is an original watercolor on Arches watermarked paper by noted American artist Anne Popperwell, born 1948. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork size is 22 x 30 inches, framed is 30.25 x 36.25 inches. It is custom framed in a metal bronze color frame. It is in very good condition. About the artist. Anne Popperwell was born in Oakland, California, in 1948 and studied art at the San Francisco Art Institute from 1968-1970 with a major in painting and a minor in photography. She has been painting and exhibiting her work in both private and public galleries, primarily in Canada, since 1981. She paints in watercolour on paper and acrylic on canvas, though not exclusively, using nature-based imagery. Shortly after her arrival in Canada in 1976, Anne moved to an island off the West Coast to paint a particular landscape, the eroded sandstone shoreline. In the course of this eight-year series of paintings, she experimented with point of view, scale and colour, developing a method of working that creates the effect of light coming from within the subject itself. Her paintings are included in private, corporate and public collections in Canada and in private collections in the United States, Mexico and Europe. Solo Exhibitions: 2016 "Shades of Saturna", Artlink Canada, Jaydon Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia 2009 “Beauty” Casa Dahlia Galeria, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico 2008 “Tropical Flowers” Casa Dahlia Galeria, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico 996- "Why Don't You Just Leave?" paintings and video installation 1998 tour to 11 British Columbia regional galleries, originating at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Victoria, British Columbia 1993 Fran Willis Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia 1991 Fran Willis North Park Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia 1990 Fran Willis North Park Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia 1986 Robert Vanderleelie Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia Thomas Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba 1984 Grace Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia Winchester Galleries, Victoria, British Columbia 1982 Kyle's Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia 1981 Kyle's Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, British Columbi1980 Kamloops Public Art Gallery, Kamloops, British Columbia Selected Group Exhibitions: 2014 Insight Art Gallery, Galiano, B.C 2012 The Field Gallery, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico 2002 “European Media Arts Festival”, Osnabruck, Germany 1997 “Open House”, Canadian Cultural Centre, Paris, France 1994 "Spring Run", Baux-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia 1994-1996 Government House, Victoria, B.C. 1992 "Hanging Gardens", Fran Willis Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia 1990 "Bumbershoot Festival 1990", Seattle, Washington 1986 "Images B.C." The British Columbia Pavilion, Expo 86 Vancouver, British Columbia 1985 "Hot Water Colour", Harbourfront, Toronto, Ontario "B.C. Women Artists" Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia 1983 "National Watercolour Exhibition" Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia 1981 “Painter’s Day”, Kyle’s Gallery, Victoria, B.C. Public Collections British Columbia Art Collection, Victoria, British Columbia Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia Maltwood Art Museum, Victoria, British Columbia City of Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia Esso Resources Canada, Ltd., Calgary, Alberta Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, Ontario Grants and Awards 1995 British Columbia Cultural Services Branch grant 1973 City of Vancouver Purchase Grant Exhibition Reviews, Catalogues and Articles "A Sense of Place", Aqua magazine, Salt Spring Island, B.C. (Summer 2014) illus. “Why Don’t You Just Leave?”, Exhibition Catalogue, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, B.C. (April, 1996) illus. Cover, Preview Magazine, Vancouver, B.C., (May/June 1990) Waterman, Jennifer A. “Planetary Visions, Sacred Images of the Earth” Herizons, Winnipeg, Manitoba (Volume 4 #8, December, 1986) p. 44, illus. “B.C. Women Artists”,Exhibition Catalogue, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, B.C. (October, 1985) illus. Orford, Emily Jane, “Anne Popperwell’s Intimate Earth”, Victoria Times-Colonist, Victoria, B.C. (October 7, 1984) p. 8 Hartog, Diana, “Body Landscapes...
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Rare Israeli Modernist Judaica Watercolor Painting on Lithograph Naftali Bezem
Located in Surfside, FL
Naftali Bezem (Hebrew: נפתלי בזם‎‎; born November 27, 1924) is an Israeli painter, muralist, and sculptor. Bezem was born in Essen, Germany, in 1924. His early adolescence was spent ...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Lithograph

"I Think I Will" Modern Oval Drawing of a Nude Woman with Wings and Boots
Located in Houston, TX
Modern oval figurative drawing of a nude, tattooed woman with wings and cowboy boots by Houston, TX artist Charles Pebworth. Signed by the artist next to the figure's right hip. Hung...
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1970s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

Still Life of Bar Table
Located in Astoria, NY
Manfred Schwartz (American, b. Poland, 1909-1970), Still Life of Bar Table, Charcoal on Paper, with the artist's signature stamped lower right, unframed. 20" H x 25.75" W. Provenance...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Composition 23 - Original Tempera by Clément Kons - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Composition 23 is an original drawing in tempera realized by Clément Kons (1879-1956). Very good conditions and mounted on a cardboard (46x49). Image Di...
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1920s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera

L'Ange - Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
L'Ange is an original Drawing in Charcoal realized by an anonymous artist in the 20th Century. Good Conditions. The artwork is depicted through strong strokes with perfect Hatchings.
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Early 20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A ca. 1935 tonal, watercolor of a steel mill by artist Harold Haydon. Artwork size: 8 3/4" x 11 3/4". Archivally matted to 14" x 18". Provenance: Estate of the artist. Harold E...
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1930s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

Abduction
Located in Paris, FR
Pastel (modern), 1932 62.00 cm. x 46.50 cm. 24.41 in. x 18.31 in. (paper) Charcoal drawing enhanced with pastel A charcoal drawing on one of art history's major themes. Here, the...
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1930s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Abstract Composition - Watercolor drawing by Paul Ackerman - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is a watercolor drawing realized by Paul Ackerman (1908-1981). Hand-signed by the artist in the lower left corner. Included a Pass...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Riverwash
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Riverwash" 1985 is an original watercolor on Arches watermarked paper by noted American artist Anne Popperwell, born 1948. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork size is 22 x 30 inches, framed is 28.25 x 36.25 inches. It is custom framed in a metal bronze color frame. It is in very good condition. About the artist. Anne Popperwell was born in Oakland, California, in 1948 and studied art at the San Francisco Art Institute from 1968-1970 with a major in painting and a minor in photography. She has been painting and exhibiting her work in both private and public galleries, primarily in Canada, since 1981. She paints in watercolour on paper and acrylic on canvas, though not exclusively, using nature-based imagery. Shortly after her arrival in Canada in 1976, Anne moved to an island off the West Coast to paint a particular landscape, the eroded sandstone shoreline. In the course of this eight-year series of paintings, she experimented with point of view, scale and colour, developing a method of working that creates the effect of light coming from within the subject itself. Her paintings are included in private, corporate and public collections in Canada and in private collections in the United States, Mexico and Europe. Solo Exhibitions: 2016 "Shades of Saturna", Artlink Canada, Jaydon Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia 2009 “Beauty” Casa Dahlia Galeria, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico 2008 “Tropical Flowers” Casa Dahlia Galeria, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico 996- "Why Don't You Just Leave?" paintings and video installation 1998 tour to 11 British Columbia regional galleries, originating at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Victoria, British Columbia 1993 Fran Willis Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia 1991 Fran Willis North Park Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia 1990 Fran Willis North Park Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia 1986 Robert Vanderleelie Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia Thomas Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba 1984 Grace Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia Winchester Galleries, Victoria, British Columbia 1982 Kyle's Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia 1981 Kyle's Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, British Columbi1980 Kamloops Public Art Gallery, Kamloops, British Columbia Selected Group Exhibitions: 2014 Insight Art Gallery, Galiano, B.C 2012 The Field Gallery, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico 2002 “European Media Arts Festival”, Osnabruck, Germany 1997 “Open House”, Canadian Cultural Centre, Paris, France 1994 "Spring Run", Baux-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia 1994-1996 Government House, Victoria, B.C. 1992 "Hanging Gardens", Fran Willis Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia 1990 "Bumbershoot Festival 1990", Seattle, Washington 1986 "Images B.C." The British Columbia Pavilion, Expo 86 Vancouver, British Columbia 1985 "Hot Water Colour", Harbourfront, Toronto, Ontario "B.C. Women Artists" Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia 1983 "National Watercolour Exhibition" Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia 1981 “Painter’s Day”, Kyle’s Gallery, Victoria, B.C. Public Collections British Columbia Art Collection, Victoria, British Columbia Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia Maltwood Art Museum, Victoria, British Columbia City of Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia Esso Resources Canada, Ltd., Calgary, Alberta Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, Ontario Grants and Awards 1995 British Columbia Cultural Services Branch grant 1973 City of Vancouver Purchase Grant Exhibition Reviews, Catalogues and Articles "A Sense of Place", Aqua magazine, Salt Spring Island, B.C. (Summer 2014) illus. “Why Don’t You Just Leave?”, Exhibition Catalogue, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, B.C. (April, 1996) illus. Cover, Preview Magazine, Vancouver, B.C., (May/June 1990) Waterman, Jennifer A. “Planetary Visions, Sacred Images of the Earth” Herizons, Winnipeg, Manitoba (Volume 4 #8, December, 1986) p. 44, illus. “B.C. Women Artists”,Exhibition Catalogue, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, B.C. (October, 1985) illus. Orford, Emily Jane, “Anne Popperwell’s Intimate Earth”, Victoria Times-Colonist, Victoria, B.C. (October 7, 1984) p. 8 Hartog, Diana, “Body Landscapes...
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

1967 "Abstract 4 Pink, Blue and Yellow" Mid Century Watercolor Abstract
Located in Arp, TX
Michael Knigin Abstract 4 Pink, Blue and Yellow 1967 Ink brush and watercolor on paper 8.25"x11" unframed $675 Signed and dated in ink lower right Came from artist's estate *Custom f...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Polish French Judaica Watercolor Gouache Painting Original Bauhaus Yiddish Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Moses Bahelfer BAGEL (1908-1995) Moses Bagel (born Moshe Bahelfer) was a Polish-born Jewish artist and graphic designer associated with the original Bauhaus and then the School of Pa...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, ABS

“Floating Forms”
Located in Southampton, NY
Mid century modern gouache on paper by the well known Canadian/American artist, Rolph Scarlett. Signed and dated in blue pen lower left, 1947. Condition: Good. Framed in thin black matte painted frame with acid free white mat. Not examined out of frame. Overall framed 14.25 by 17 inches. ROLPH SCARLETT (1889-1984) Rolph Scarlett was born 1889 in Guelph, Ontario. His long life as an artist began in his teens as a jewelry designer and fabricator. At the age of fourteen he began to design jewelry professionally, a craft which he continued off and on for the rest of his life. His desire to learn more about art took him to New York in 1908, when American artists were just beginning to experience strong influences from major modern European artists of the day such as Cezanne and Picasso. Throughout his long career he produced, oil paintings, many works on paper, unique sculptured jewelry, modernist style industrial and furniture designs. Currently there are over 800 of his designs at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Design Collection. In 1928 he moved to Hollywood, California where he became a very successful stage and set designer. In the mid-1930s he met the director of the Museum of Non-objective Art in New York ( Hilla Rebay). He became her close associate and advisor in organizing and running the museum. He was Chief lecturer at the museum (1939 -1946) teaching the new modernism and abstraction to the new generation of artists in the New York art community. Hilla Rebay would introduce him as “Rolph Scarlett, my great find”. So considerable was her enthusiasm for Scarlett, that she and Solomon Guggenheim bought over sixty of his paintings and monotypes for the museum. After Kandinsky and Bauer, there was more of Scarlett’s work in the collection than any other artists. He participated in many of the museum exhibitions and galleries and was regularly exhibiting his work in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Art Museum, the Art Institute in Chicago, the Modern Age Gallery in N.Y., the Metropolitan Museum, the Whitney Museum and the Museum of Modern Art. He studied for a time at the Art Student League with William Merrit...
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1940s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Sans titre
Located in PARIS, FR
Magnificent abstract work on paper by Swiss artist Albert Chubac measuring 65 x 82 x 3 cm
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20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

La Rocca di Spoleto - Ink and Watercolor by Nevio De Zolt -20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"La Rocca di Spoleto" is an original watercolor drawing on ivory-colorated paper by Nevio De Zolt. In very good conditions. Sheet dimension: 32 x 24 cm. T...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

In The Restaurant - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
In the Restaurant is a Colors Markers Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Paris 1980). Good condition on a sheet of a notebook. No signature,titled and dated on ...
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1970s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Permanent Marker

1950s Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Drawing
Located in Arp, TX
From the estate of Jerry and Ruth Opper Abstract Expressionism Drawing c.1950s Ink and Pastel Drawing 18" x 12" Unframed Unsigned *Custom framing available ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel, Ink

Bourrée Fantasque #14 Pastel on Paper Mid 20th Century Modern as seen on Étoile
Located in Glenford, NY
"Bourrée Fantasque #14", Pastel on Paper by Artist Francisco Moncion, is a Mid-20th Century fantasy image inspired by George Balanchine's 1949 ballet of the same name for the New Yor...
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1980s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Pencil

Trust Light - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Trust Light is a Black Marker Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980). Good condition on a sheet of a notebook. No signature. Reynold Arnould was born ...
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1970s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Permanent Marker

View of Luxor - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1967
Located in Roma, IT
View of Luxor is a Colors Markers Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Paris 1980). Good condition on a sheet of a notebook. No signature,titled and dated on the ...
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1960s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Permanent Marker

Japanese Iris Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant Japanese Irises Still Life by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). From the estate of Les Anderson in Monterey, California. Signed twice "Les Anderson" lower ...
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1980s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Modern Abstract Figurative Charcoal Drawing of a Woman in a Peacock Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative charcoal drawing of a woman by Texas-born artist Eugene Massin. The work features a central loosely rendered female figure seated in a high-backed peacock ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Black Flower - Original Drawing by Mario Surbone - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
Black flower is an original contemporary artwork realized in 1987 by Mario Surbone. Colored mixed media (watercolor and carchoal) on paper. Hand signe...
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1980s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Homage to Klee - Tempera and Watercolor by Sergio Barletta - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Homage to Klee is an original tempera and watercolor artwork, realized by Sergio Barletta in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower right. In very good conditions. The artwork repres...
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1960s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Tempera

Abstract Composition - Original Mixed Media Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an original artwork realized by Anonymous artist in mid-20th century. A colored mixed media (pencil, tempera and white lead) artwork on paper. Includes gil...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Abstract Composition - Watercolor on paper - 1957
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an original watercolored drawing on paper realized by a French Anonymous artist in 1957. Dated on the lower. Good conditions. The delicate poetic expressio...
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1950s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Composition - Original drawing in Ink and Watercolor by Vedan - Mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original drawing in Ink and watercolor by Vedan in the mid 20th century. Good condition Hand-signed. The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a well-balan...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Rare Leonard Baskin Watercolor Illustration "Five Scrolls" Judaica Hebrew
Located in Surfside, FL
Original Illustration for Five Scrolls. Leonard Baskin (August 15, 1922 – June 3, 2000) was an American sculptor, illustrator, wood-engraver, printmaker, graphic artist, writer and ...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Untitled - Drawing by Francesco Trunfio - 2018
Located in Roma, IT
This abstract calligraphy, Untitled, was realized by Francesco Trunfio in 2018 as a sign study. This tempera drawing is part of a series based on the analysis of calligraphy signs. ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera

Matin - Ink drawing and Chacography on Paper - 1978
Located in Roma, IT
Matin is an original artwork realized by Michel Gigon in 1978. Mixed media on cardboard (chalcography and ink). Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right. Very good conditions e...
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1970s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Untitled - Drawing by Francesco Trunfio - 2018
Located in Roma, IT
This abstract calligraphy, Untitled, was realized by Francesco Trunfio in 2018 as a sign study. This tempera drawing is part of a series based on the analysis of calligraphy signs. ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera

Surrealist Composition - Mixed Media Drawing- 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Surrealist Composition" is a drawing in mixed media on paper, ink and watercolor, realized by Anonymous Artist of the XX Century. The state of preservation of the artwork is very ...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Ink, Watercolor

Lucifer Mephistopheles - Drawing by Maurice Walter Edmond de Lambert - 1900s
Located in Roma, IT
Lucifer Mephistopheles is an original drawing in China ink on paper realized by Maurice Walter Edmond de Lambert. Good conditions. The artwork represents figures through deft and q...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Composition - Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original modern artwork realized in 1970 by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original drawing in watercolor on paper. Hand-signed by th...
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1970s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Red Square, Green Square, Modern Gouache on Paper on Fabriano Cotton Paper
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Pinchbeck, English (1931 - 2000) - Red Square, Green Square, Year: 1981, Medium: Gouache on Paper on Fabriano Cotton Paper, signed, and dated in pencil, Image Size: 18 x 25.5...
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1980s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

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