Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

John Rattenbury Skeaping. English ( b.1901 - d.1980 ). A Three Horse Race, 1963. Gouache & Watercolor. Signed & dated 1963. Image size 15.6 inches x 21.5 inches ( 39.5cm x 54.5cm )....

The Horses is a satiric drawing realized by an Anonymous artist in the mid-20th century. Pen drawing on paper.  Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is created through ...

French Expressionist by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting : 12.5 x 9.5 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and ...

Elin Siân Blake. Welsh ( b.1981). Welsh Section A Stallion. Ink on paper. Signed lower right. Image size 8.5 inches x 10.4 inches ( 21.5cm x 26.5cm ). Frame size 16.5 inches x 18.1 ...

Malcolm Edwards. Welsh ( b.1934 ). Welsh Sheepdog, Shepherd and Sheep Watercolor. Signed. Image size 8.9 inches x 19.7 inches ( 22.5cm x 50cm ). Frame size 16.7 inches x 27.2 inches...

Original drawing on Lithograph cover sheet printed by Chez Daniel Jacomet, Paris, France 1960 on on Arches deckle edged paper. hand signed with inscription. Reuven Rubin 1893 -1974...

John Rattenbury Skeaping. English ( b.1901 - d.1990 ). A Tight Finish, 1970. Gouache and Watercolor. Signed & Dated Lower Right. Image size 21.5 inches x 29.1 inches ( 54.5cm x 7...

Horse Race - Hand Colored Lithograph in Gouache Dynamic hand-colored lithograph by Eugene Pechaubes (French, 1890-1967). Five horses and their riders are racing directly towards the...

John Rattenbury Skeaping. English ( b.1901 - d.1980 ). Guardian, Cowboy and Horseman of the Camargue,1970. Pastel on Paper. Signed and dated. Paper size 15.2 inches x 20.9 inches (...

Dame Elisabeth Frink. English ( b.1930 - d.1993 ). Hawk, 1969. Watercolor. Image size 25.4 inches x 19.5 inches ( 64.5cm x 49.5cm ). Frame size 34.4 inches x 28.1 inches ( 87.5cm x 71.5cm ). Available for sale; this original painting is by Dame Elisabeth Frink and is dated 1969. The painting is presented and supplied in a glazed frame and mount dating from June 1997. This vintage watercolor is in very good condition, commensurate with its age. The watercolor is signed and dated lower right. Previously with Beaux Arts, London and Bath in 1999. Dame Elisabeth Frink was one of Britain’s most important post-war sculptors, an accomplished draughtsman, illustrator and teacher. She was part of the post-war school of expressionist British sculptors dubbed the Geometry of Fear, and enjoyed a highly acclaimed career that was commercially successful, broke boundaries and contributed greatly to bringing wonderful sculpture to public places. She was born on 14 November 1930 in Thurlow, the daughter of a cavalry officer, and brought up in rural Suffolk near to an active airbase. She was brought up a Catholic and educated at the Convent of the Holy Family, Exmouth. She then studied at the Guildford School of Art from 1947-1949 under Willi Soukop and Henry Moore’s assistant, Bernard Meadows, and then at the Chelsea School in London 1949-1953. She taught at Chelsea School of Art 1951-61, St. Martin’s School of Art 1954-62 and was a visiting instructor at the Royal College of Art 1965-1967, after which she lived in France until 1973. Frink first came to the attention of the public in 1951 at an exhibition at the Beaux Arts Gallery, London. In 1952 she represented Britain at the Venice Biennale, being described by Herbert Read as “the most vital, the most brilliant and the most promising of the whole Biennale”. The same year the Tate bought its first work by her, and she began to enjoy commercial success. Thereafter she exhibited regularly and was for 27 years associated with Waddington’s, London. The subjects which Frink was most concerned with were man, dog and horses, with and without riders. Interestingly she seldom sculpted the female form, drawing on archetypes of masculine strength, struggle and aggression. Her work has the recurring themes of the vulnerable and the predatory, in the spirit of an authentic post-war artist. It has been said that she was more concerned with representing mankind that portraits of individuals. The appeal of her work lies in its directness, provoking a frank statement of feeling. The anatomy is often exaggerated or incorrect; the impact growing more out of her interest in the spirit of the subject. Her animals and birds may be drawn from nature but verge on the abstract, conveying raw emotion and character rather than a realistic depiction. Her unique style is characterised by a rough treatment of the surface which embeds each piece with vitality and her personal impression. In her later work even the distinction between human and bird figures becomes blurred. Commentators have noted that the often rugged, brutal and contorted surfaces of her work reflect the destruction and terror of the six-year world-wide conflict that she witnessed as a child. Frink was an active supporter of Amnesty International. In the 1960s and early 1970s Frink produced a notable series of falling figures and winged men. Later, living in France during the Algerian war, she began making heads, blinded by goggles which had a threatening facelessness. Frink produced many notable public commissions, including Wild Boar for Harlow New Town, Blind Beggar and Dog for Bethnal Green, Noble Horse and Rider for Piccadilly, London, a lectern for Coventry Cathedral, Shepherd for Paternoster Square beside St. Paul’s Cathedral and a Walking Madonna for Salisbury Cathedral. In the early 1980s she produced a set of three larger than life figures The Dorset Martyrs which stand on the edge of the old walled town of Dorchester on the site of the old gallows, as a memorial to those who had been executed there ‘for conscience sake’. Frink’s Canterbury Tales was a collection of 19 etchings drawn directly on to copper plates and etched by her. The ‘book’ was issued in three limited editions. Her illustrations have been praised as “amongst the most successful illustrations of the century, encompassing the mood of the text in concise delineations and disarmingly ribald humour”. She illustrated other books with colored lithographs or drawings. Frink was on the Board of Trustees, British Museum from 1976, and was a member of the Royal Fine Art Commission 1976-81. CBR (1969), DBE ((1982), Associate of the Royal Academy (1971), Royal Academy (1977). She was made a Companion of Honour in 1992. She died on 18 April 1993, but not before completing her last commission, a monumental but unusual figure of Christ for the front of the Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool, unveiled a week before her death. For several decades Frink exhibited widely in the UK and abroad. In her later years she lived and worked in Dorset where her home and garden became an arena for her work. In 1985 she had a retrospective at the Royal Academy. She died on 18 April 1993, but not before completing her last commission, a monumental but unusual figure of Christ for the front of the Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool, unveiled a week before her death. There was a memorial show at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Bretton Hall in 1994. Today Frink is venerated as one of the great twentieth century British sculptors. Her unique work is represented in the Tate Gallery and major public and private collections world-wide. © Big Sky Fine Art This original watercolor on paper painting of a hawk by Dame Elizabeth Frink...

Enter the whimsical world of famed children's book illustrators husband and wife team Alice and Martin Provensen. On top of a heavy tree trunk sits a...

John Rattenbury Skeaping. English ( b.1901 - d.1990 ). On the Gallops, 1976. Gouache and Watercolor. Signed & Dated Lower Right. Image size 18.5 inches x 26.8 inches ( 47cm x 68cm )...

John Rattenbury Skeaping. English ( b.1901 - d.1980 ). Into the Final Furlong, 1965. Pastel on Colored Paper. Signed & Dated 1965. Image size 18.9 inches x 27.6 inches ( 48cm x 70cm ). Frame size 31.9 inches x 41.1 inches ( 81cm x 104.5cm ). Available for sale is this original pastel on paper drawing by John Rattenbury Skeaping dated 1965. The artwork is presented and supplied in its original frame that has been painted in chalk paint and its original mount (which is shown in these photographs) and original premium anti-reflective glass with 92% UV protection (ARTGLASS AR92™). This vintage pastel drawing...

Set of 2 Offset lithographs 20.87 x 25.20 in 53.0 x 64.0 cm Acquired directly from the publisher.

Bull engaging the muleta (Bull Fight) Signed with the Estate stamp lower left (See photo) Provenance: Estate of the Artist Marbella Gallery Inc., NYC Refer...

The Donkey is an artwok realized by the French Artist Paul Emile Colin . Pencil Drawing on paper. Signed on plate "Atelier P.E. Colin" on the right corner. ...

'Landscape with Man and Goats', gouache on paper, by Raymond Guerrier (circa 1960s). After the artist moved from Paris to the South of France, he started painting landscapes illumina...

Chef Lobster - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor A charming illustration, by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999), shows a pink lobster behind ...

Cats Watching a Witch on a Broomstick - Vintage Halloween Illustration in Ink Halloween scene with cats and a witch in India ink pen by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999). A blac...

Pigs on a Trolley - Vintage Picture Book Two-Page Spread Illustration A two-page spread in India ink pen and watercolor by Irene Pattinson (Ameri...

Walasse Ting 丁雄泉 Original three parrots drawing, 1984 Original parrots drawing done in ink with inscription held inside elegant hardback monograph with du...

Pigs on a San Francisco Trolley - Vintage Illustration A two-page spread in India ink pen and watercolor by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-199...

Sunil Das - Horse - 8 x 5 inches (unframed size) Ink on Paper Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das was one of India's most important postmodernist painters and ros...

Laszlo TIBAY Trumpet Cat Original India ink and lavish drawing Handsigned Bearing the stamp of the artist On light board 30 x 20cm (c. 11.8 x 7.8 inch) Excellent condition

The Carriage is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in 1930s Ink and Watercolor on paper. Hand-signed. In good condition with slight foxing. The artwork is represented through d...

"The Driver" by Karo Mkrtchryan, 20,4cm x 27,2cm Nicely Framed, Signed and dated,, 1976 Provenance : Estate and Family of the Artist, Glendale, California. Sold with COA signed by the administrator of the estate and certificate of Export from Armenia. A catalog of the artist with the actual painting will be provided to the buyer. Karo Mkrtchyan...

Laszlo TIBAY Mother Cat and her Two Kittens Original India ink and lavish drawing Handsigned Bearing the stamp of the artist On light board 20 x 30cm (c. 7.8 x 11.8 inch) Excellent...

Joan Gardy Artigas Intimacy Original Lithograph Handsigned in Pencil Justified H.C (Hors Commerce) On Velum 65x 50cm (c. 25.5x 19.6inch) Excellent C...

Study on a Mouse is a Drawing in pencil realized by Augusto Monari in 1935. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through confident strokes in a well-balanced composition.

Frog is a drawing in pencil realized in the early 1930s by Emmanuel Gondouin, (Versailles, 1883 - Parigi, 1934) The artwork is depicted through strong strokes. Emmanuel Gondouin is a French Cubist...

Laszlo TIBAY The Musician: Funny Grey Cat Original India ink and lavish drawing Handsigned Bearing the stamp of the artist On light board 20 x 25cm (c. 7.8 x...

Laszlo TIBAY Guitarist Cat Original India ink and lavish drawing Handsigned Bearing the stamp of the artist On light board 30 x 20cm (c. 11.8 x 7.8 inch) Excellent condition

Laszlo TIBAY Blue Cat with Big Whiskers Original India ink and lavish drawing Handsigned Bearing the stamp of the artist On light board 25 x 40 cm (c. 9.8 x 15.8 inch) Excellent co...

Menashe Kadishman Untitled Sheep Drawing, ca. 1985 Unique Graphite Drawing Hand signed and inscribed on the front Frame Included Unique whimsical drawing...

Gorilla is a Pencil and watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1970s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good conditions with some folding. Mino Maccari (Si...

Lioness is an artwork realized by Marino Lenci (Naples 1874 - 1939). Pastel on paper. Signed at the bottom to the left. 36 x 36 cm, not framed. Good conditions.

Bird is a drawing in pastel on paper realized by Benn (Bencjon Rabinowicz) in 1970. Hand signed on the lower, dated. Good conditions. Benn (Bencj...

"Antenna Birds" New Yorker Mag Cover Proposal Mid-Century American Scene Modern Antonio Petruccelli (1907 – 1994) Antenna Birds New Yorker cover proposal, c. 1950s 12 1/2 X 9 1/4 in...

Birds design. Sealed on the back with the design studio name and number 98 We offer a small number of these original illustration designs by this design studio based in Alcoy (Spain)...

John Whorf captures one of the thrilling moments of fishing in this watercolor – when the fish is on the line, but still trying to escape. One of the fastest fish in the world, marlin fishing...

A sculptor of animals, Sirio Tofanari (Florence 1886 – Milan 1969) is not inclined to the school discipline, he decides to learn and train as self-taught by travelling around Europe ...

A sculptor of animals, Sirio Tofanari (Florence 1886 – Milan 1969) is not inclined to the school discipline, he decides to learn and train as self-taught by travelling around Europe ...

A sculptor of animals, Sirio Tofanari (Florence 1886 – Milan 1969) is not inclined to the school discipline, he decides to learn and train as self-taught by travelling around Europe ...

The March Hare by Paddy McCormack (Irish, contemporary) signed to the reverse watercolour on artist paper 15 x 18 inches unframed provenance: private collec...

Dog is a Black Marker Drawing and Watercolour realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980). Good condition on a little sheet of a notebook. No Signature. Reynold Ar...

Cat is a Watercolor Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980). Good condition on a little sheet of a notebook. Signature by pencil. Reynold Arnould was bo...

Pioneering Woman Illustrator Margery Stocking Hart draws a pen-and-ink story depicting a round table of predators encircling a vulnerable bunny rabbit. ...

Original gouache and watercolor on brown archival paper of a standing crow in profile. Signed and dated lower right. Condition is good to very good. Colors of the bird are strong a...

Owl is a pencil drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980). Good condition on a yellowed paper, monogrammed by the artist on the lower right corner. The dra...

Birds is a Color Markers Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Paris 1980). Good condition on a little sheet of a notebook. No signature. Reynold Arnould was born...

Boar is a Watercolor Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980). Good condition on white paper. No Signature. Reynold Arnould was born in Le Havre, France...

Animal is a Color Marker Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980). Good condition on a white sheet of a notebook No Signature. Reynold Arnould was born i...

Animal is a Black Marker Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980). Good condition on a yellowed paper. Monogrammed and dated on the lower margin. Reynol...

Peace Birds is a series of 5 pieces depicting abstract birds. Rich mix media on paper with vibrant colors and strong pigments , mixing Occidental and orient...

Animal is a Color 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 in Le ...

'Forever Love'' by Paddy McCormack (Irish, contemporary) signed on front and to the reverse watercolour/acrylic/oil on canvas 15 x 18 inches unframed provenance: private collector, U...

The Tiger is original drawing in charcoal on paper realized by an unknown artist in mid-20th Century. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through quick deft strokes in interes...

Bradley Walker Tomlin Bird, circa 1927 Signed upper center Oil on brown paper 22 1/2 x 18 3/4 inches Provenance: Miss Dorothy MacTeague, Chester...