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Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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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
Animal - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
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 ...
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1970s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Permanent Marker, Paper

March Hares Colorful Irish Contemporary Abstract Painting Pair Of Heart Hares
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'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...
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2010s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil, Watercolor, Canvas

The Tiger - Drawing in Charcoal - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
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...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

March Hares Colorful Irish Contemporary Abstract Painting Pair Of Hares
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Nature Love' by Paddy McCormack (Irish, contemporary) signed to the reverse watercolour/acrylic/oil on canvas 16 x 13 inches unframed provenance: private collector, UK The painting ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil, Canvas, Watercolor

"Bird" Bradley Walker Tomlin, American Modernist, Animal, Dove Illustration LGBT
Located in New York, NY
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...
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1920s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil

In the Land of the Cat - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
In the Land of the Cat is a Pencil Drawing and watercolour realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s. Good condition, no signature, titled on the centre of the artwork in italian language. ...
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1950s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

"Offering, " Morris Graves, American Modernism, Owl, Bird, Gift, Present
Located in New York, NY
Morris Graves Offering, 1957 Signed and dated lower right Sumi ink wash and gold leaf on paper 18 x 13 3/8 inches Born in Fox Valley, Oregon in 1910, Morris Graves was a leading proponent of the Northwest School...
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1950s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Gold Leaf

March Hare Colorful Irish Contemporary Abstract Painting cubist work of a hare
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The March Hare by Paddy McCormack (Irish, contemporary) signed to the reverse watercolour on artist paper 15 x 18 inches unframed provenance: private collec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Rare Leonard Baskin Watercolor Seasons Song: Deer Illus. Ted Hughes Poem
Located in Surfside, FL
Original Illustration for Ted Hughes book of Poetry Seasons Song. color is somewhere in between the two photos a bit towards the lighter side. hard to photograph because it is behind glass. Leonard Baskin (August 15, 1922 – June 3, 2000) was an American sculptor, illustrator, wood-engraver, printmaker, graphic artist, writer and teacher. Baskin was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. While he was a student at Yale University, he founded Gehenna Press, a small private press specializing in fine book production. From 1953 until 1974, he taught printmaking and sculpture at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. Subsequently Baskin also taught at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. He lived most of his life in the U.S., but spent nine years in Devon at Lurley Manor, Lurley, near Tiverton, close to his friend Ted Hughes, for whom he illustrated Crow. Sylvia Plath...
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20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Large Watercolor Painting of a Toucan
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Bold watercolor painting on paper of a toucan or bird on paper with evocative tropicals colors and an amusing presence. Signed Timothy Bailey 86 on the lower right.
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20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Devant le Chateau - China Ink Drawing by Salvador Dalì - 1945
Located in Roma, IT
Devant le Chateau une Carrosse Passait is a modern artwork realized by Salvador Dalì in 1945. China Ink drawing on paper. Signed and dated on the lower right recto. Outstanding dr...
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1940s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

The French Rooster
Located in London, GB
'The French Rooster', gouache on art paper, by Raymond Debiève (circa 1960s). A Mid-Century modern depiction of the French coq, or rooster. The origin o...
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1960s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Paper

Alpaca by Sven Berlin, Modern British artist, St. Ives school, drawing
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Sven Berlin (British, 1911 - 1999) The alpaca herd Pen, ink and bodycolour on paper 14.1/8 x 14.1/8 in. (36 x 36 cm.) (18) Sven Berlin, born in Sydenham, ...
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20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

Modern British artist, Sven Berlin, part of the St. Ives group 'donkey' drawing
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Sven Berlin (British, 1911 - 1999) Bowing donkey Ink on paper Signed and dated `SVEN ‘86’ (lower right) 15x 21.1/4 in. (38 x 54 cm.) (44) Sven Berlin, born in Sydenham, London on 14th September 1911, was an English painter, draughtman and writer. He was a key player in the development of the St. Ives art movement. Having studied at the Beckenham School of Art and after a successful career as an adagio dancer in the music-halls he moved to Cornwall with his first wife Helga in 1938 to study at the Camborne-Redruth School of Art, pre-dating the arrival of Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholsen to Cornwall. As WW2 broke out, Berlin initially remained a conscientious objector. He worked in the market garden...
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20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Mid Century, modern British artist Sven Berlin, a strutting cockerel
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Sven Berlin (British, 1911 - 1999) A strutting cockerell Pen and ink 8 x 4.5/8 in. (20 x 12 cm.) (4) Sven Berlin, born in Sydenham, London on 14th Septemb...
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20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pen

Sven Berlin, Cornish St. Ives artist, 20th Century 'Pegasus' drawing
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Sven Berlin (British, 1911 - 1999) Pegasus Pen and ink on paper laid down on card 11 x 7.7/8 in. (28 x 20 cm.) (16) Sven Berlin, born in Sydenham, London ...
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20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

Horse's Head - Drawing - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Horse's Head is an original pencil drawing on paper, attributed to Luigi Galli and realized in the late 19th Century. With another drawing of hands...
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Late 19th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Sven Berlin, modern British, 'Crazy horse', watercolour and gouache
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Sven Berlin (British, 1911 - 1999) Crazy horse Watercolour and gouache Signed and dated `SVEN ‘1980’ (lower right) 21./14 x 14.7/8 in. (54 x 37.8 cm.) (47)...
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20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

British, St. Ives artist Sven Berlin ink drawing 'Heron Swallowing Fish'
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Sven Berlin (British, 1911 - 1999) Heron Swallowing Fish, a study for a sculpture Pen and ink Signed with monogram, inscribed and dated `HERON SWALLOWING F...
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20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

Cornish, St. Ives artist Sven Berlin drawing 'White bird', pen and ink on paper
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Sven Berlin (British, 1911 - 1999) White bird Pen and ink Signed with monogram, inscribed and dated `WHITE BIRD SclPT MY 87 SB’ (lower middle) 12.3/4 x 7.3/4 in. (32.3 x 19.7 cm.) S...
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20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pen

Animals in the Fields - Ink and Watercolor Drawing - Late 19th century
Located in Roma, IT
Animals in the fields is an original modern artwork realized in the late 19th Century. Mixed colored ink, watercolor and pastels on brown paper glued on paper. Unreadible signature...
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Early 20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Ink, Watercolor

Pappy (Study for Over and Above: Gorilla), Mid-Century Figurative Drawing
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Pappy (Study for Over and Above: Gorilla), c. 1973 Colored pencil on paper Signed and dated lower left 7 x 7 inches 20.75 x 19 inches, framed Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a level of national artistic success that was nearly unprecedented among Cleveland School artists of his day, with representation by major New York dealers...
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1970s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Color Pencil

British drawing by St. Ives artist Sven Berlin 'Jacob's sheep', pencil on paper
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Sven Berlin, (British, 1911 - 1999) Jacobs Sheep Pencil on paper Inscribed with title, signed and dated 'SVEN 99' (lower right) 5.1/4 x 8.5/8 in. (13 x 22 cm.) Sven Berlin, born in ...
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20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

The Bird Lover
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "The Bird Lover" c.1980 is a watercolor on heavy watercolor paper by California artist Charlotte Huntley. It is signed at the lower righ...
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Late 20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Sven Berlin, Cornish St. Ives artist, a drawing of a rabbit
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Sven Berlin (British, 1911 - 1999) Hare Pencil on paper Signed, inscribed and dated `HARE’ (lower left), and ‘SVEN ‘79’ (lower right) 14.7/8 x 22.3/4 in. (37.8 x 57.8 cm.) Sven Berl...
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20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Cornish, St. Ives artist Sven Berlin, 'Strutting cockerel' drawing
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Sven Berlin '(British, 1911 - 1999) Strutting cock Ink on paper 14.1/8 x 10.3/4 in. (36 x 27.3 cm.) Sven Berlin, born in Sydenham, London on 14th Septembe...
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20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

An Organization of Birds: Figurative Drawing of Colorful Birds on Antique Paper
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative chalk drawing of flying bird silhouettes in retro colors on vintage collaged book pages 'An Organization of Birds' by Louise Laplante in 2022 chalk on vintage collaged cranberry cultivation manual pages 48 x 41 inches unframed, 52 x 45 inches in natural wood frame with non-glare plexi Louise Laplante bridges the past and present with mixed media drawings made with figurative charcoal silhouettes juxtaposed on collaged sheets of vintage paper. Finding beauty in forgotten or discarded sheets of ephemera, Laplante uses it as a guide for playful compositions of stenciled birds in mid-flight, drifting feathers, or taxidermized deer heads in rich pastel. A final burst of wistful linework glides over the pastel forms, accentuating her subject’s movement while adding another layer of texture. In this particular work, the artist cleverly draws an organized formation of birds over an almanac of vintage pages of numerical data. A departure from her typical greyscale palette, the artist introduces retro shades of brick red, forest green, cadet blue, and mustard yellow. The vivid silhouettes of flying birds flutter in place and provide colorful contrast against a background of vintage papers. In certain segments the stenciled images are delicately brushed over with a thin wisp of chalk which adds a delicate textured effect to the drawing. The figurative chalk drawing is framed with a light wood frame and has non-glare plexi. About the artist: Interested in blending the old world with the new, mixed media artist Louise Laplante combines her original images with ephemera of the past, enticing a conversation about it’s “relevancy to the present.” Her compositions begin with vintage book pages, personal handwritten letters, sheet music, or instruction from old guides on etiquette or science. While the text itself is weighted with reference to a particular subject, the visual of the typed or handwritten words and printed illustrations establish a unique pattern. These layered backgrounds are superimposed with opaque charcoal drawings that are inspired by the themes read between the lines. Most recently, the artist has opted for larger scale work, combining multiple sheets of vintage paper to expand her unique motifs. Laplante exhibits across the Northeast and has shown with Carrie Haddad for more than ten years. Artist Statement: My work connects the texts, and ideas, in the vintage book, music or correspondence pages, with images those words evoke to comment on how the past still resonates, whether we are aware of it or not. It is informed by my love for old paper, letters, books and images, both as reminders of the past and as bits of pattern, tone, line and shape. The text on them acts as both content and visual device. With each work, I select, arrange and collage these pieces creating both a support and pattern building on it with motifs that are suggested by words on the papers. Although I often start with an agenda I always allow each work to build its own image. Artist Resume: Education MA in Fine Art, State University of New York at Albany, New York BFA, College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, New York Studied, Art Institute of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts Exhibitions 2019 Mediums of Exchange, Lehman College Art Gallery, Lehman College, CUNY, Bronx, New York 2018 Figures We Fancy, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York Shelter, A.P.E. Gallery, Northampton, Massachusetts Material Flow: Rhythm in Collage and Sculpture, Pratt Gallery, Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont 2017 Abstractions in Black and White, Gallery 175 Pawtucket, Rhode Island Blanche Ames National, Borderlands, North Easton, Massachusetts Five Points Biennial, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, Connecticut A Declaration of Sentiments: Reflections on the Centennial of Women’s Right to Vote in NYS, Athens Cultural Center, Athens, New York 2016 Winter Exhibit, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York 2015 Boston Biennial 4, Atlantic Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts Drawing, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York Taking Root: Caniskek and the Meeting of Two Worlds, Athens Cultural Center, Athens, New York North Northeast, Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Brattleboro, Vermont NBMMA 45th Exhibition, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, Connecticut 2014 New Directions ’14, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, New York Connecticut Women Artists – 85th National, Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich, Connecticut New England Collective V, Galatea Fine Art, Boston, Massachusetts Boston Biennial 3, Atlantic Works Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts 2013 Storytellers and Conjurers, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York 2012 Works on Paper, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York Drawing, b.j. spoke gallery, Huntington, New York Strange Glue, Thompson Gallery, Weston, Massachusetts Silhouette, A.P.E., Northampton, Massachusetts The Cadence of Familiarity, Krauss Gallery, Providence, Rhode Island 2011 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York Paperworks, Paper City Studios, Holyoke, Massachusetts Small Works, Towne Gallery, Wheelock College, Boston, Massachusetts 2010 Text/Context, McCoy Gallery, Merrimack College, North Andover, Massachusetts A Community of Artists, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, Massachusetts Here and Gone: Presence, Absence, Memory and Time, Amy H. Carberry Fine Art Gallery, Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield, Massachusetts 2009 Dreamscape, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York 2008 Small ’08, Wunderarts Gallery, Amherst, Massachusetts Interaction: Louise Laplante and Liz Chalfin, Wunderarts Gallery, Amherst Massachusetts Artists and Books, Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, Massachusetts One Night, Pivot Gallery, Florence, Massachusetts 2007 20 Artists X 2 Feet, Wunderarts Gallery, Amherst, Massachusetts Biennial 2007, New Hampshire Art Institute, Manchester, New Hampshire Salon, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, Massachusetts 2006 Small: 20 Artists X 2 Feet, Wunderarts Gallery, Amherst, Massachusetts Salon, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, Massachusetts 2004 On Paper, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York Encaustics, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York New Acquisitions, University Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 2003 Hart Gallery...
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2010s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk

Looking at the Jungle
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Looking at the Jungle" c.1980 is a watercolor on heavy watercolor paper by California artist Charlotte Huntley. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The size is 16.5 x 26.5 inches. It is in excellent condition, the colors are fresh and bright, has never been framed. About the artist: Charlotte Huntley might have been a renowned graffiti artist – her earliest work consisted of drawing on walls. But fate intervened and she learned to control these urges with a formal education at Scripps College, Chouinard School of Art, and the Los Angeles County Art Institute. These early tendencies reemerged not just in painting, but in other artistic ways as well, to the benefit of community theaters in the San Francisco Bay Area and Chicago. She spent years as a professional puppeteer and set designer, and developing her own unique watercolor painting style. Charlotte’s use of pointillism. Charlotte Huntley AWS, June Workshop Instructor “Charlotte Huntley has special insights into color and fresh approaches to cliche subject matter. Her work in watercolor is truly unique. Charlotte adapts the Pointillism of Seurat and other post-Impressionists and makes it her own in watercolor. With Pointillism, distinct points of primary colors create the impression of a wide selection of secondary colors. The technique relies on the perceptive ability of the eye and mind of the viewer to mix the color spots into a fuller range of tones. Charlotte truly makes the most of this style of painting. Over her illustrious career, Huntley has been awarded a signature membership in 29 watercolor societies, including the American Watercolor Society, California Watercolor Association, Transparent Watercolor Soc. of America, Northwest Watercolor Society, and Watercolor West. Overall, Charlotte has received 45 Awards in National Exhibitions since 2000 – an impressive achievement. This imaginative Watercolor Artist has had over 575 paintings accepted in National Juried Art Exhibitions in 46 states, also Canada and Puerto Rico, with 113 Awards. Charlotte has proven to be a popular Juror, knowledgeable Juror, inspiring Workshop Instructor, and an Award-winning Author.The work of Charlotte Huntley is held in collections in the U.S. Canada and Puerto Rico as well as in some European country. In 2016 Charlotte has been accepted in 14 National Exhibitions with 1 Award: Signature American W/C Society (CA), Rockies West National (CO) , Animals in Art (LA) (Judge’s Award) , Georgia W/C Society , Missouri W/C Society, Society of W/C Artists (TX) , Gibson Co. Visual Arts Ass’n (TN) , Illinois W/C Society, W/C Soc. of Alabama, Rocky Mountain Nat’1 W/C (CO), Alaska W/C Soc., Aqueous USA 2016 (KY), Niagara Frontier W/C Soc . (NY) and Northwest W/C Soc. (WA). Elite Awards Sylvan Grouse Guild Award, Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Elite Signature Status , Watercolor Art Society-Houston Master Signature Member, Western Colorado Watercolor Society Received over 100 Awards in National Exhibitions: 2014 3K1 Place, Gibson Co. Visual Arts Ass’n (TN), 4lb Place, Soc. of Watercolor Artists (TX) and 5 other Awards. 2013 !st Place, Gibson Co. Visual Arts Association (TN). Awards Red River W/C Society , West VA W/C Society, Watercolor Wyorning 2012 2nd Place, Gibson Co. Visual Arts Ass’n. (TN). 3’d Place, Cheyenne Artists’ Guild, Awards and 2 others. 2011 lst place Cheyenne Artists Guild, lst place Society of Western Artists, CA 2nd Place Niagara Frontier WS, NY and 6 others. 2010 Best of Watercolor, Arts in Harmony , MN, and First Place, Kentucky W/C Society Aquaventures 2009 Mary Anderson Surnner Award and Gold Medal, Red River Valley, TX 2008 Amy Freeman Award, Texas Watercolor Society, Presidents Award, Arizona Watercolor Association 2007 Founders Award, Watercolor West, CA , Third Place, Red River Valley Museum , TX 2006 AWS Traveling Exhibition 2005 First Place in Painting Division, Girardot, MO 20(A Second Award, Gulf Coast National , TX 2003 Arches Award, Aqueous Open, PA 2002 Best of Show , Visual Arts Center of NW FL, President’s Award, Society of Watercolor Artists , TX 2001 Board Of Directors’ Award, Western Colorado Watercolor Society 2000 Best of Show, Art Wyoming, WY Books and Magazines Together with Judi Betts...
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Late 20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Man Riding a Camel
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Man Riding a Camel" c.1980 is a watercolor on heavy watercolor paper by California artist Charlotte Huntley. It is signed at the lower ...
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Late 20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Bird- Drawing in Tempera - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Bird is an original modern artwork realized by Artist of the mid-20th Century. Mixed colored tempera on board. Includes frame: 33 x 40 cm
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Felt Pen

Sketch for Mural, Figure on Horseback in Black and White Original Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
Untitled graphite on paper drawing by Verona Burkhard (1910-2004) of a figure on horseback. Preliminary sketch for a later completed mural. Presented in a custom frame with all archival materials, outer dimensions measure 29 ¾ x 22 ¾ inches. Image size is 23 ½ x 16 ¼ inches. Expedited and international shipping is available - please contact us for a quote. About the Artist: Verona Lorriane Burkhard was born on June 8, 1910 to of Henri and Verona P. (Turini) Burkhard, both of whom where artists. She was raised in New Jersey and New York where she studied at the Art Students League under Boardman Robinson and Columbia University under Frank Mechau...
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20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Crowded Sky (Chalk and Pastel Birds over Collaged Paper Surface)
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative chalk drawing of flying bird silhouettes on vintage collaged book pages 'Crowded Sky' by Louise Laplante in 2022 chalk on vintage collaged cranberry cultivation manual pages 42 x 48 1/2 inches unframed, 46 x 52.5 inches in natural wood frame with non-glare plexi This graphic, figurative drawing in green, black, orange and blue chalk with collaged pages from an antique cranberry cultivation manual was created by Louise Laplante in 2022. The vivid silhouettes of flying birds and feathers flutter in place and provide colorful contrast against a background of vintage manual pages. In certain segments the stenciled images are delicately brushed over with a thin wisp of chalk which adds a delicate textured effect to the drawing. The figurative chalk drawing is framed with a light wood frame and has non-glare plexi. About the artist: Interested in blending the old world with the new, mixed media artist Louise Laplante combines her original images with ephemera of the past, enticing a conversation about it’s “relevancy to the present.” Her compositions begin with vintage book pages, personal handwritten letters, sheet music, or instruction from old guides on etiquette or science. While the text itself is weighted with reference to a particular subject, the visual of the typed or handwritten words and printed illustrations establish a unique pattern. These layered backgrounds are superimposed with opaque charcoal drawings that are inspired by the themes read between the lines. Most recently, the artist has opted for larger scale work, combining multiple sheets of vintage paper to expand her unique motifs. Laplante exhibits across the Northeast and has shown with Carrie Haddad for more than ten years. Artist Statement: My work connects the texts, and ideas, in the vintage book, music or correspondence pages, with images those words evoke to comment on how the past still resonates, whether we are aware of it or not. It is informed by my love for old paper, letters, books and images, both as reminders of the past and as bits of pattern, tone, line and shape. The text on them acts as both content and visual device. With each work, I select, arrange and collage these pieces creating both a support and pattern building on it with motifs that are suggested by words on the papers. Although I often start with an agenda I always allow each work to build its own image. Artist Resume: Education MA in Fine Art, State University of New York at Albany, New York BFA, College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, New York Studied, Art Institute of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts Exhibitions 2019 Mediums of Exchange, Lehman College Art Gallery, Lehman College, CUNY, Bronx, New York 2018 Figures We Fancy, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York Shelter, A.P.E. Gallery, Northampton, Massachusetts Material Flow: Rhythm in Collage and Sculpture, Pratt Gallery, Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont 2017 Abstractions in Black and White, Gallery 175 Pawtucket, Rhode Island Blanche Ames National, Borderlands, North Easton, Massachusetts Five Points Biennial, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, Connecticut A Declaration of Sentiments: Reflections on the Centennial of Women’s Right to Vote in NYS, Athens Cultural Center, Athens, New York 2016 Winter Exhibit, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York 2015 Boston Biennial 4, Atlantic Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts Drawing, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York Taking Root: Caniskek and the Meeting of Two Worlds, Athens Cultural Center, Athens, New York North Northeast, Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Brattleboro, Vermont NBMMA 45th Exhibition, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, Connecticut 2014 New Directions ’14, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, New York Connecticut Women Artists – 85th National, Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich, Connecticut New England Collective V, Galatea Fine Art, Boston, Massachusetts Boston Biennial 3, Atlantic Works Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts 2013 Storytellers and Conjurers, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York 2012 Works on Paper, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York Drawing, b.j. spoke gallery, Huntington, New York Strange Glue, Thompson Gallery, Weston, Massachusetts Silhouette, A.P.E., Northampton, Massachusetts The Cadence of Familiarity, Krauss Gallery, Providence, Rhode Island 2011 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York Paperworks, Paper City Studios, Holyoke, Massachusetts Small Works, Towne Gallery, Wheelock College, Boston, Massachusetts 2010 Text/Context, McCoy Gallery, Merrimack College, North Andover, Massachusetts A Community of Artists, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, Massachusetts Here and Gone: Presence, Absence, Memory and Time, Amy H. Carberry Fine Art Gallery, Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield, Massachusetts 2009 Dreamscape, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York 2008 Small ’08, Wunderarts Gallery, Amherst, Massachusetts Interaction: Louise Laplante and Liz Chalfin, Wunderarts Gallery, Amherst Massachusetts Artists and Books, Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, Massachusetts One Night, Pivot Gallery, Florence, Massachusetts 2007 20 Artists X 2 Feet, Wunderarts Gallery, Amherst, Massachusetts Biennial 2007, New Hampshire Art Institute, Manchester, New Hampshire Salon, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, Massachusetts 2006 Small: 20 Artists X 2 Feet, Wunderarts Gallery, Amherst, Massachusetts Salon, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, Massachusetts 2004 On Paper, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York Encaustics, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York New Acquisitions, University Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 2003 Hart Gallery...
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2010s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk

Sleeping Cats - Carbon Pencil Drawing by Giselle Halff - 1957
Located in Roma, IT
Sleeping Cats is an original carbon pencil drawing realized by Giselle Halff (1899-1971) in 1957. Not signed, is dated on the lower right margin" 7-12-57 " Good conditions. Giselle...
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1950s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

'Woman With Green Headband And Yellow Bird' Portrait Original Drawing by Devie
Located in Carmel, CA
Inspired by the theatre world, Devie had retained her own unique drawing strokes. Her works reflect an approachable other-worldliness. She paints a story to be told and answered. Wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Ink, Handmade Paper

Felines - Drawing in Pencil - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Felines is an original drawing in Pencil attribute to Norbert Meyre, on creamy-colored paper and realized in the early 20th Century. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted throug...
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Early 20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Happy 1954 - Drawing in Tempera by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Buon 1954 is an Original Drawing in tempera on cream-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Ir represents the popular mascotte of the ENI logo. Hand-signed ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Tempera

Barking at Tower - Drawing in Tempera by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Barking at Tower is an Original Drawing in tempera on cream-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. It represents the popular mascotte of the ENI logo. Inclu...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera, Paper

'Red Lips And Yellow Bird' Portrait Original Drawing On Paper by Devie
Located in Carmel, CA
Inspired by the theatre world, Devie had retained her own unique drawing strokes. Her works reflect an approachable other-worldliness. She paints a story to be told and answered. Wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Ink, Handmade Paper

Cats and Riders - Original Drawing by Norbert Meyre - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cats and Riders is an original Drawing on paper realized by French painter Norbert Meyre in the mid-20 century. Drawing in pencil, pen, and ink. Good conditions. The artwork is re...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen, Pencil, Ink

Yellow Canary - Drawing - Late-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Yellow Canary is an Original Watercolor realized by an unkonw artist in late-20th century. The little artwork is a very beautiful canary on a branch. Signature on the lower right c...
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Late 20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Black Horse - China Ink by Chinese Master Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Black Horse is an original artwork realized in the half of 20th century. Original black ink drawing on paper. On the left side a text in Chinese calligraphy, a red stamp seal and si...
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Early 20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Cat - Original Watercolor by Giselle Halff - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cat is an Original Drawing in watercolorl realized in the Mid-20th Century by Giselle Halff (1899-1971). Good conditions. Giselle Halff (1899-1971) born in Hanoi, student of R.X. P...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Portrait of Dog - Original Pencil Drawing - 1950
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Dog is an original pencil drawing realized by an artist of the mid 20th Century. Good condition, no signature. On a white cardboard.
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1950s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Sleeping Cat - Carbon Pencil and Watercolor by Giselle Halff - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Sleeping Cat is a carbon pencil and watercolor drawing realized by Giselle Halff (1899-1971). Good conditions. Giselle Halff (1899-1971) born in Hanoi, student of R.X. Prinet, R. M...
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1960s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Watercolor

Lovely Cat - Original Watercolour by Giselle Halff - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Lovely Cat is an original watercolour drawing realized by Giselle Halff (1899-1971) . Good conditions except some fixings. Giselle Halff (1899-1971) born in Hanoi, student of R.X...
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1850s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Malicious Red Cat - Handsigned Original Ink Drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Laszlo TIBAY Malicious Red Cat Original India ink and lavish drawing Handsigned Bearing the stamp of the artist On light board 45x 30cm (c. 17.7 x 11.8inch) ...
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2010s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink

Horse, Ink on Paper, Black, Brown Color by Modern Artist Sunil Das "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Horse - 11 X 9 inches (unframed size) Ink on Paper , 2005 Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian Artist from Bengal. Extremely successful right from his college days, Sunil Das has been extremely well lauded by art critics, the press, artists and the art and culture glitterati across the world. Sunil das was the youngest artist to have won the National Award - The Taj Shiromani Kala Puraskar Recipient of the much coveted Govt. of India's 4th Highest Civilian Award: The PadmaShree (2014). Highly talented Sunil Das has done shows all across the world, got fame as early as while he was still in college, youngest recipient of the Lalit Kala Academy Awards and received a scholarship to study at L’Ecole Nationale Superior des Beaux arts, Paris. “There are painters who transform the Sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who, with the help of their art and intelligence, transform a yellow spot into Sun" - Pablo Picasso. Sunil Das was exactly one such artist. Style : Sunil Das' style of work is very original and shows no specific influence. He had risen to fame like MF Hussain...
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Early 2000s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

Birds - Watercolor - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Birds is an Original Watercolour realized by an unknown artist in 1970s. Good condition on a little cardboard. Signature on the lower right corner.
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1970s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Pinto, 1930s Modernist Line Figure Drawing, Native American on Horse, Black Ink
Located in Denver, CO
Original 1933 drawing, "Pinto" by New Mexico modernist, Hilaire Hiler (1898-1966), black and white line drawing of a Native American Indian figure wearing a feather bonnet headdress on horseback. Ink on vellum, signed lower right. Custom framing is available. Expedited and international shipping is available - please contact us for a quote. About the Artist: Hilaire Hiler was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and was raised in Providence, Rhode Island. Hiler took art classes as a child at the Rhode Island School of Design. When he was older, Hiler studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Pennsylvania School of Industrial Art, Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, and William Server’s studio. He also studied at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Denver, Golden State University, and National College in Ontario, Canada. He continued on to France, studying at the University of Paris in 1919. Hiler lived in Paris from 1919-1934, supporting himself as a jazz musician and a piano player for The Jockey Club. Hiler moved back to America in 1934, settling in San Francisco. He was commissioned by the Works Progress Administration to paint murals in the Aquatic Park...
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1930s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Cat - Original Drawing by Giselle Halff - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cat is a charcoal drawing realized by Giselle Halff (1899-1971). Good conditions. Giselle Halff (1899-1971) born in Hanoi, student of R.X. Prinet, R. Ménard, L. Simon, B. Boutet de...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Beach Series, Ink on Paper by Modern Indian Artist Prokash Karmakar "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Prakash Karmakar - Beach Series - 14.5 x 11 inches (unframed size) Ink on Paper Style : Legendary master artist Lt. Prokash Karmakar from Bengal was solely responsible for the Benga...
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Early 2000s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

Cat - Original Drawing by Giselle Halff - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cat is an Original Drawing in Charcoal realized by Giselle Halff (1899-1971). Good conditions. Giselle Halff (1899-1971) born in Hanoi, student of R.X. Prinet, R. Ménard, L. Simon,...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Puppies - Original Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Puppies is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in Pencil. Not signed. Good conditions. Pierre-Georges Jeanniot (1848–193...
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Early 20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Sleeping Cat - Original Pencil Drawing by Giselle Halff - 1965
Located in Roma, IT
Sleeping Cats is an original pencil drawing realized by Giselle Halff (1899-1971). Not signed and dated on 1965 on the lower right margin. Good conditions. Giselle Halff (1899-1971...
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1960s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Sleeping Cat - Original Pencil Drawing by Giselle Halff - 1965
Located in Roma, IT
Sleeping Cat is an original pencil drawing realized by Giselle Halff (1899-1971). Not signed and dated 1965 on the lower right margin. The artwork is depicted skillfully through co...
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1960s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Bird - Original Charcoal Drawing by Giselle Halff - 1959
Located in Roma, IT
Bird is an original charcoal drawing realized by Giselle Halff (1899-1971) in 1959. Hand signed and dated on the lower right margin. Good conditions. Giselle Halff (1899-1971) was ...
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1950s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Cats - Original Watercolor by Giselle Halff - 1965
Located in Roma, IT
Cats is an original pencil drawing realized by Giselle Halff (1899-1971). Not signed and dated 1965 on the lower right margin. The artist want to define a well-balanced composition...
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1960s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Vintage Israeli Bezalel School Drawing Woman Sitting with Cat Kibbutz Life
Located in Surfside, FL
Moshe Avni was born in 1937, in Kibbutz Kfar Blum in the Upper Galilee in Israel. Presently, he lives and paints in Jerusalem. During the years 1956-1957, he studied Painting and Graphic Arts in the Bezalel Art School in Jerusalem, supported by a Betzalel School Scholarship. He studied with and was guided by the painter Leo Roth, z”l (1914-2002), from Kibbutz Afikim. Moshe Avni has participated in Workshops and Courses in the framework of the Kibbutz Movement and the Israeli Artists’ Organization. He has received scholarships from both the Sharett Fund and from the Norman Fund. In 1979, Moshe Avni was accepted to the Israeli Artists’ Organization. Exhibitions 2011 In the Jerusalem House of Quality – 16-22 December 2011 2009 In the Neighborhood Center of Beit haKerem, Jerusalem 2003 In Moshav Batzra, Israel 1984 In the Artists’ Quarter, Rishon leZion, Israel 1979 In the House of Culture for Young People, Kfar Saba, Israel 1977 In the “New Gallery”, Tel Aviv, Israel 1973 In the “New Gallery”, Tel Aviv, Israel 1970 In “The House of Uri and Rami Nechushtan” in Ashdot Yaacov, Israel Horses & People, New Gallery, Tel Aviv 1965 Journalists House - Sokolov House, Tel Aviv, Israel Exhibitions of Young Artists in “House of Helena Rubenstein”, Tel Aviv, Israel Private Exhibitions in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and more. Group Exhibitions Kiryat Shmona 1957 Artists: Noemi Schindler...
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1960s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Modern animal drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Modern animal drawings and watercolors available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add animal drawings and watercolors created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of orange, blue, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Sunil Das, Laszlo Tibay, Giselle Halff, and Wilhelm Lorenz. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Modern animal drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 1.78 inches across are also available. Prices for animal drawings and watercolors made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $66 and tops out at $95,000, while the average work sells for $634.

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