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Art Subject: Women
1879 Christmas card envelope depicting Alice, the White King and his messenger
Located in Maidenhead, GB
British, December 1879 After John Tenniel (1820-1914) A philatelic cover depicting Alice, the White King and his messenger, with a ham sandwich An adaption of the illustration to Le...
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1870s Victorian Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Cats - Watercolor on Paper by French Artist Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Chats is a black and white watercolor realized by Anonymous artists in the second half of the XX century. The artwork depicts silhouettes of sinuous cats also on both sides of the ...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

To be visible
Located in Zofingen, AG
To be visible isn't about wanting to be seen, but about the readiness to show up. It's about the inner permission to simply be – without masks, without excuses. Visibility is born wh...
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2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil

Rosemary Ellis Snail XI Watercolour Modern British Art Wildlife Mid Century
Located in London, GB
From a series of paintings by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis. To see them or our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from thi...
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1950s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Let's leave the "Mochi" alone - Paint by Alberto Gallerati - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Alberto Gallerati (b. 1945) in 1970s. Hand signed. Very good condition.
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The King's Camelopard
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Charles Frederick de Brocktorff (1775–1850) ‘Camelopard – a present from the Pacha of Egypt to the King – at Malta on its way to England’ Signed and dated C.F. de Brocktorff. / 1827. lower right, inscribed as titled in the painted margins lower centre. Pencil and watercolour heightened with gold paint and gum arabic on paper, 36.8 x 27.9 cm A gift so majestic, it made kings blush, and a gift so grand, it would startle Europe into a craze. Pasha Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1805-1848) did it in 1827: he sent to Europe three magical spotted, horned creatures, each with a neck reaching the skies and legs as long as a house is high. One giraffe to King Charles X of France, one to Francis I of Austria and the most fabled one to King George IV of England. A curious sight for Europeans, who had not seen such a beast since the Medici giraffe in 1487. Few animals created more of a stir in Europe than these royal...
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1820s Naturalistic Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Gold

Children's Book Illustrator - Mother Goose, Children and Flowers
Located in Miami, FL
Mother Goose is a French fairy tale and later of English nursery rhyme. In this illustration, we see an oversized Goose in a yellow bonnet elevated on a step and engaging with an attentively curious young girl and young boy. Large vases of flowers frame them. Titled in pencil center bottom: "Goosey, Goosey Gander. Where do you wander? Signed Margaret Evans Price...
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1910s Art Nouveau Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

The Rooster, Charcoal Drawing by Etienne Poirier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning charcoal drawing by French artist Etienne Poirier (1919 - 2002). This rare artwork is a charcoal-on-paper composition depicting an interpretation of the proud rooster. Thi...
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1950s Abstract Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

"Arabian Dressage" (double face) Painting 14" x 18" inch (1956) by Ragheb Ayad
Located in Culver City, CA
"Arabian Dressage" (double face) Painting 14" x 18" inch (1956) by Ragheb Ayad signed & dated Ink on Paper Ragheb Ayad was born in Cairo on the 10th of March 1892 and inscribed himself in the School of Fine Arts since its opening in 1908. After graduation, he taught art in the high Coptic school and made several trips on his own to France and Italy to complete his artistic education. He was the first to obtain a governmental scholarship to Rome, where he stayed for five years studying art at the Superior Institute of Fine Arts. Since his return to Cairo in 1930, he was assigned as director of the decorative section of the Faculty of Applied Arts. In 1937, he was named professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts and director of its free section. He was in charge of reorganizing the Coptic museum, and since 1950 became head of the Museum of Modern Art, where he made a special section in it for the great sculpture Mahmoud Mokhtar. Since 1924 and for half a century, he participated in most of the exhibitions of the ‘Cairo Salon’ plus organizing 40 solo exhibitions. Ragheb Ayad is considered one of the pioneers of Egyptian art in the 20th century alongside Mahmoud Mokhtar, Youssef Kamel, Mohamed Hassan, Mahmoud Said, and Mohamed Naghy. Ragheb Ayad is the first to get rid of the western influences and to create Egyptian art with its own solid identity. For the rest of his life, Ragheb Ayad was dedicated to the popular themes of Egyptian life, whether it is the cosmopolitan Cairo or the upper Egyptian villages and the small towns. He visited all these places, recording the pulsating life of the soaks, the moulids, the cafes, and the men and women dancers. Ragheb Ayad remained forever the painter of this true Egyptian universe. Ragheb Ayad is considered to be the first expressionistic painter who influenced the second and third generation of artists. Aside from the popular Ayad was attracted to the religious themes where he portrayed the flight of the holly family in Egypt and the birth of Jesus. Moreover, Ayad is known to be the first Egyptian artist to be influenced by ancient Egyptian art...
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20th Century Post-War Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Georg Philipp I RUGENDAS (1666-1742) - Frederick I of Prussia
By Georg Philipp Rugendas the Elder
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Georg Philipp I RUGENDAS (1666-1742) Frederick I of Prussia Red chalk, ink and brown wash on paper 45x42 cm This drawing has been long considered representative of Charles VI. In r...
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Early 1700s Old Masters Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Moby Dick 4 original mid century illustrations for Herman Melville's masterpiece
Located in Norwich, GB
A stunning ensemble of fiour original mid century illustrations for Herman Melville's "Moby Dick" . Whilst sharing the modernist, stylis...
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1940s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

"Web Carter"
Located in Bristol, CT
Classic horse racing watercolour & gouache by S.J. Anderton 1921 depicting Mr C.L. Appleton (jockey) in the salmon & black colours of Mrs Payne Whitney's Greentree Stables up on 'Web Carter' Art Sz: 14"H x 20 3/4"W Frame Sz: 21 1/2"H x 28"W Whitney was a major figure in thoroughbred horse racing and in 2018 he was voted one of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame's most prestigious honors as an Exemplar of Racing. Harry Whitney inherited a large stable from his father (including the great filly Artful and her sire Hamburg, and in 1915 established a horse breeding farm in Lexington, Kentucky where he developed the American polo pony by breeding American Quarter Horse stallions with his thoroughbred mares. He was thoroughbred racing's leading owner of the year in the United States on eight occasions and the breeder of almost two hundred stakes race winners. His leading sire was first Hamburg and then the great sire Broomstick, by Ben Brush. His Kentucky-bred horse Whisk Broom...
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Early 20th Century Other Art Style Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache

Salvage no. 3, Drawing by Kenneth Craft, 2022
Located in Orange, CA
Salvage no. 3, Drawing by Kenneth Craft, 2022 Additional information: Medium: Pencil, watercolor, and colored pencil Dimension: 10x 14 in About artist: Ken Craft (b. 1967 New Mexic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pencil, Color Pencil

“The Bird”
Located in Southampton, NY
Post Modern experimental artwork of watercolor on handmade paper by the well known Russian/American artist, Nahum Tschacbasov. Signed lower left and dated 1961. Condition is very go...
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1960s Post-Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Handmade Paper

Old Master Drawing, 17th Century, Italian Art, Peace, Allegory, Love, Dove
Located in Greven, DE
Oak Leaf Peace Wreath with Dove and Serpent Around 1700 Black chalk on thin, brownish paper 39,8 x 52,7 cm Inscribed "N" in the centre left This drawing is probably by an Italian Ar...
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17th Century Baroque Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk

Original French Anatomical Study of Horse's Skull and Cervical Vertebrae
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original French Anatomical Study of Horse's Skull and Cervical Vertebrae Artist: Robert Ladou (French, 1929-2014) Medium: Pencil on Paper Size: 19.75 (Height) x 12.75 (Width) Signed: No Condition: Good, with some minor signs of aging. Provenance: From the artist's estate Description: This pencil anatomical study features the horse's skull and cervical vertebrae, emphasizing the structure and relationships of the bones and muscles in the neck and skull area. The skeletal anatomy of the horse is drawn with fine attention to the structure of the vertebrae and the attachment points of the neck ligaments. Clear lines show the defined contours of the bones. This piece would appeal to both horse anatomy enthusiasts and art collectors who appreciate the detailed study of equine physiology. Perfect for educational purposes or as part of a veterinary or anatomical art...
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20th Century Academic Animal Paintings

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Pencil

Chinese Contemporary Art by Qui Shui - Smart Cat
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper Kui Shui is a Chinese artist born in 1970 who lives and works in Shenzhen, China. Over the years, he researched the combination of animal spirit and image spirit to fin...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

To blossom, you must come out of your shell.
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, Iryna Burda captures the moment of inner birth — not of the body, but of the soul. At the intersection of stillness and tension, a delicate, vulnerable flower begins t...
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2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil

Moroccan Woman on a Donkey by Georges Manzana Pissarro - Drawing
Located in London, GB
Moroccan Woman on a Donkey by Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871-1961) Charcoal on paper 26 x 18 cm (6 ¹/₄ x 7 ¹/₈ inches) Signed with Estate stamp lower right Created while Manzana was...
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20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

"Dog & Horse in Landscape on Mountain Top, " Ink on Paper by Miguel Castro Leñero
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Dog & Horse in Landscape on Mountain Top" is an original ink drawing on handmade amate paper by Miguel Castro Leñero. The artist initialed the piece lower right. This piece features...
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1990s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Handmade Paper

"Tigress in Transition" abstract tiger motif, acrylic on canvas
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Tigress in Transition" is a one-of-a-kind original piece by James Oliver and is made from acrylic paint on canvas. This piece measures 24"h x 30"w, and is hand sig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Intimacy
Located in Zofingen, AG
On Intimacy True intimacy is not born from words or touch — it arises in the space where one presence allows another to enter. It is a delicate field of trust, where there is no nee...
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2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil

Dressing Up
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Norman Meredith was British painter and illustrator, born in Liverpool (1909 - 1985) England. He studied at the Liverpool College of Art. He subsequently won a scholarship to the Ro...
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1980s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

'Transcendentalist Figural Oil', Paris, Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Geneva
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Marguerite Bordet' (French, 1909-2014) and painted circa 1940. Additionally signed, verso, titled, 'La Vanite' and inscribed with artist's Paris address in the 16th arrondissement. From an early age, Marguerite Bordet avidly pursued both drawing and painting. In the late 1930's and early '40s, she attended the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris where she studied with the sculptor, Antoniucci Volti (Italian, 1915-1989). After several years, and feeling increasingly disconnected with the academic atmosphere of the Salon, she left to develop her independent artistic style. Bordet's first public exhibition took place at the Galerie Claude (1947) and, for the next forty years, she continued to exhibit widely with success, both throughout France and internationally, including in Cairo (1955), Geneva (1960) and the United States (1966). A 1962 exhibition of her work showed a thematic rejection of the Academy's influence and the artist's shift to a more personal and spiritually driven style. Bordet continued to take frequent study trips to Italy, especially to Florence, where she was inspired by the Renaissance Masters. She also visited England (1975-76) where the works of J.M.W.Turner and John Martin at the Tate Museum had a pronounced impact on her development. In an interview with Hervé Serane, Marguerite Bordet described her artistic process in these words: "I start my painting with spots. Sometimes I cover it completely and everything is dark. But then it's stronger than me, I can't bear that there isn't an opening. Immediately, I place a Light. I need the shadow to bring out the Light. So I start with the shadow to create this Light. I cannot define why I need this Light so much. It's stronger than me. It's something that dominates me without my being able to explain it intellectually. It is for me an absolute necessity to seek the Light in the darkness.. You have to open like you open a window. You have to reveal. I remove the stains that obscure my painting to find the luminous background of the canvas.... I only paint with transparent colors and I apply several layers of glaze to preserve this light." Partial Exhibition Record: 1947 Paris, Galerie Claude 1951 Paris, Galerie Breteau - Cairo, Galerie Adam - Alexandria, l'Atelier 1954 Paris, Galerie Simone Bdinier 1955 Cairo, l'Atelier 1959 Paris, Galerie A. Weil 1960 Geneva, Galerie Motte 1962 Paris, Marignan Gallery 1964 Paris, Ror Volmar Gallery 1966 San Rafael (U.SA) International Museum 1966 Cagnes-sur-Mer, Castle Gallery...
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1940s Symbolist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil, Board

WPA Post Office Mural Study Native American Scene Regionalism Social Realism
Located in New York, NY
WPA Post Office Mural Study Native American Scene Regionalism Social Realism Louise Emerson Ronnebeck (1901 - 1980) Proposal Sketch for Worland Wyoming Post Office WPA Mural Project Image: 7 x 15 inches Board 14 x 22 inches Watercolor on paper, attached to black/gray cardboard/thick paper c. 1937 Signed lower right Written in Louise's hand on mounting paper in white chalk/pencil: "Sketch for Mural...
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1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Cardboard

CAT (original drawing)
Located in New York, NY
Walasse Ting 丁雄泉 CAT (original drawing), 1985 Original Ink and Marker on offset lithograph held in hardback monograph Hand signed and inscribed by the artist This is an absolutely gorgeous drawing of a cat by the pioneering Chinese-American-European artist Walasse Ting, who famously collaborated with Sam Francis and many other Ab Ex, Pop and COBRA artists. (He was the brainchild behind the legendary One Cent Life portfolio). Ting was also, famously, a cat lover, and is renowned for his expressive, colorful and gorgeous drawings of cats...
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1980s Abstract Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Mixed Media, Offset, Permanent Marker

Ink Drawing - Startled in the Stall
By Kaupisch Von Reppert Irmgard
Located in Houston, TX
Amusing black and white ink drawing of a horse being startled by a small figure or vice versa by artist Irmgard Von Reppert, circa 1960. Original artwork on paper displayed on a ...
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1960s Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

Frida Kahlopus: Green Sheet - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making over a playful background of black and white images of Frida Kahlo. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Frida Kahlopus: Gloomy Gus- Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making over a playful background of black and white images of Frida Kahlo. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

The Flight into Egypt
Located in New York, NY
Inscribed: 3. una Madonna che va in Egitto, verso, and Madonna che va in Egitto, recto Provenance: Private Collection, UK, since 1999 This expressive and boldly executed drawing is the work of Luca...
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16th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Ink, Pen, Paper

Anatomy Drawings of a Horse - Original French Artwork Equestrian Anatomy Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Anatomy of a Horse by Robert Ladou (French 1929-2014) original drawing stuck on card in blue folder/ thick paper, unframed top drawing: 7.25 x 9...
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20th Century Academic Animal Paintings

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Charcoal, Crayon, Watercolor, Pencil, Color Pencil

Animal painting of a 'Tamanuâguacû (Ant-eater)' late 17th/18th century, Brazil
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Follower of Zacharias Wagener (1614-1688) Tamanuâguasû (Giant Anteater) On Italian 17th or 18th-century paper, H. 28 x W. 43.5 cm ​The present painting is a copy after Wagener’s painting of the anteater, Tamanduá-bandeira, which is illustrated in his “Thier Buch”, with 109 drawings of Brazilian fish, birds and mammals, published in Amsterdam c. 1641, in German. ​ Zacharias Wagener, or Wagenaer in Dutch, (Dresden 1614 – Amsterdam 1668) was a real adventurer who became Opperhoofd on Deshima and Governor of the Cape of Good Hope in the service of the VOC. During the Thirty-Year War in Germany Wagener tried his luck in Amsterdam where he worked for the map-maker Willem Blaeu. In 1634 he joined the WIC and left for Dutch Brazil where he worked as writer and painter, together with Frans Post...
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink, Gouache

"Untitled" (2023) By Quang Ho, Original Charcoal Illustration
Located in Denver, CO
Quang Ho's "Untitled" (2023) is an original handmade charcoal drawing done on paper. This piece depicts an abstracted portrait of nude women. Artist's Statement "Realism and abstrac...
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20th Century Expressionist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Original French Anatomical Study of a Horse's Hind Legs
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original French Anatomical Study of a Horse's Hind Legs Artist: Robert Ladou (French, 1929-2014) Medium: Pencil on paper Size: 20 (Height) x 13.5 (Width) Signed: No Condition:...
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20th Century Academic Animal Paintings

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Pencil

Dog - Drawing - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The Dog is a drawing on paper realized by an anonymous artist in the 1950s. Pen Drawing Good conditions and aged.
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Fire (Wolf Spirit), 2017, figurative, orange, yellow, drawing, tribal, MarYah
Located in Jersey City, NJ
China marker on smooth bristol paper. Jay Golding’s realistic portrait and figure drawings/paintings are inspired primarily by Indigenous culture and heritage but are not limited to...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Permanent Marker

Umbilical Cord Volcano
Located in New York, NY
22"x30" Watercolor and ink on paper Available unframed Born and raised in Austria, Sascha Mallon studied Art Therapy in Vienna and received her Bachelor of Arts from the University ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Watercolor

"Lion" Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Michele Bajona's (Mexico based) "Lion" is an Watercolor painting that depicts a closeup of a male Lion with a white background. The painting is ...
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2010s American Impressionist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Original French Anatomical Pencil Study of Horse’s Limb
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original French Anatomical Pencil Study of Horse’s Limb Artist: Robert Ladou (French, 1929-2014) Medium: Pencil on Paper Size: 20 (Height) x 13 (Width) Signed: No Condition: G...
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20th Century Academic Animal Paintings

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Pencil

Show Girl with Fantasy Horse, Fashion Illustration in Blue and Black
Located in Miami, FL
This Drawing has a sketch on the reverse as well as handwritten notes, one of which reads "On loan from the Freddy Wittop's private collection." Costume designer Freddy Wittop won a Tony Award for his work on "Hello, Dolly!" and was also the recipient of a TDF Irene Sharaff...
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1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pencil

Paraguayan Ink Drawings from the Chaco #16 Paper Indigenous Osvaldo Pitoe
Located in Houston, TX
Paraguayan Ink Drawings from the Chaco #16 Paper Indigenous Osvaldo Pitoe Cecilia Brunson Projects presents Towards the Past: Memories of the Gran Chaco, the first UK exhibition by...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Original French Anatomical Pencil Study of a Horse's Eye's and Nose
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original French Anatomical Pencil Study of a Horse's Eye's and Nose Artist: Robert Ladou (French, 1929-2014) Medium: Pencil on Paper Size: 20 (Height) x 13.75 (Width) Signed: ...
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20th Century Academic Animal Paintings

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Pencil

Psychodrama
Located in Columbia, MO
Metra Mitchell holds a BFA in Painting and minor in Art History from Western Kentucky University and an MFA in Painting from Fontbonne University. She h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Wax Crayon, Archival Paper

Stable Scene, 20th century horse and barn watercolor by Cleveland School artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Work sold to benefit the CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART Joseph B. O’Sickey (American, 1918–2013) Stable Scene Watercolor and graphite on paper Signed lower right...
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Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Graphite

Pair of Kate Greenaway original watercolour artworks 'Under the Window', 1879
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Kate Greenaway (British, 1846 – 1901) ‘Prince Finikin and his Mamma sat sipping their bohea..’; and ‘You see, merry Phyllis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea..’ Penc...
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19th Century Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pencil

The Final Stretch
Located in London, GB
'The Final Stretch', pastel on weighted art paper, by Maurice Empi (circa 1980s). One can almost feel the excitement of the horse race from this exuberant and colourful work of art. ...
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1980s Expressionist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Witch Hunt Inner Guts
Located in Columbia, MO
Metra Mitchell holds a BFA in Painting and minor in Art History from Western Kentucky University and an MFA in Painting from Fontbonne University. She h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Wax Crayon

20th century graphite pencil animal drawing horse study sketch gestural signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"De La Bataille Vol. I, Homage a Leonard de Vinci" is a graphite drawing by Claude Weisbuch. The artist signed the piece lower right. This piece depicts a jumping horse inspired by L...
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1970s Impressionist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Graphite

A dazzling Venetian Regatta Boat Study attributed to Alessandra Mauro
Located in PARIS, FR
This stunning Baroque study depicts a regatta boat, a type of vessel developed in eighteenth-century Venice for the regattas organized by the Serenissima during visits by royalty and princes. We propose to link this drawing to the work of Alessandro Mauro, an artist who specialized in this type of composition, as illustrated by a drawing from him at the Metropolitan Museum. 1. Description of the boat The greatest decorative fantasy reigns in this preparatory study, which blends mythological and exotic elements with references to ancient Egypt. Our drawing is probably an initial thought, destined to be refined and clarified later in pen and ink (as evidenced by the ink stain in the lower right). A quadriga of seahorses guided by Neptune stands at the stern of the boat, shown well above the waterline (perhaps to outline its empty volume). One of the seahorses is ridden by a newt, while Amphitrite lies at the feet of the sea god. The center of the boat is occupied by a vast baldachin resting on four atlantes and surmounted by a figure riding an animal (a dragon?). Three figures sit beneath the canopy, one of them on a griffin-shaped seat. This allusion to Egyptian antiquity echoes the winged sun (sometimes a symbol of the god Horus, as in the temple of Edfu in Egypt) that adorns the sides of the promontory on which this baldachin rests. Another flag-bearer figure crouches at the stern of the boat on a raised seat, on the reverse of which is a crowned mermaid whose arm, extended backwards, rests on a mascaron decorated with a radiant face (Helios?) and whose torso surmounts an elephant's head. The heads of the rowers and their oars are sketched all along the boat, whose sides are embellished with elongated naiads. 2. The Venetian regatta boats An exhibition held in 2013 at the Ca' Rezzonico (the Venetian eighteenth-century museum) paid tribute to these regatta boats through studies and prints depicting them. The regattas organized by the Serenissima in honor of visiting princes and sovereigns were among the most spectacular ceremonies in Venice. Some important artists of the 18th century contributed to the creation of these extravagant boats which were given exotic names such as bissona, malgarota or peota. The specialists in this field were Andrea Urbani and the brothers Alessandro and Romualdo Mauro. They were born into a family of theater decorators in Piedmont, but little is known about their detailed biography. Alessandro was the architect of the Dresden opera house and of the St. Samuel Theater in Venice (in collaboration with his brother Romualdo), but also worked as stagehand and set designer in Vienna, Rome and Turin. A drawing produced around 1737 from the Metropolitan Museum (7th photo in the gallery) bears witness to his activity as a regatta boat designer. This drawing is a much more elaborate version than the one presented here, having been entirely reworked in brown ink. However, a figure at the bow of the boat, executed solely in black chalk, still bears witness to a technique similar to that of our drawing. It is difficult to know whether the boat depicted in our drawing was a project for an actual boat or whether it remained in the planning stage, but the front of our boat (Neptune and the quadriga of seahorses ridden by a newt) bears several similarities to that of a parade boat depicted in the print published by Michele Marieschi entitled Regatta on the Grand Canal, between the Foscari and Balbi Palaces (last photo in the gallery). This print is dated 1741, which could confirm that our work dates from around 1740. The area between Neptune and the quadriga that precedes him on this strange paddle-boat appears to be partially submerged, confirming that the waterline of our boat was probably intended to be much lower than the one shown in our drawing. The Correr Museum’s collection holds one of the most important collection of engravings and drawings devoted to these specifically Venetian Baroque productions. These boats were intended to last the duration of a festival. Today, they are only documented by preparatory drawings or prints that testify to the sumptuousness of their decoration. This taste for regatta boats lasted throughout the Venetian eighteenth century, and the conception of regatta boats also attracted great masters such as Giambattista Tiepolo, Francesco Guardi or Giambattista Piranesi...
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

The Pedder - Ink Drawing and Watercolor by J.J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed. Original ink watercoloured drawing on paper. Made for the illustration of the volume 'Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux', published by Garner frères in 186...
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1840s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Paper

Fire (Panther Spirit), 2017, figurative, orange, yellow, drawing, tribal, MarYah
Located in Jersey City, NJ
China marker on smooth bristol paper. Jay Golding’s realistic portrait and figure drawings/paintings are inspired primarily by Indigenous culture and heritage but are not limited to...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Permanent Marker

Original French Anatomical Pencil Study of a Horse Being Fitted with a Bridle
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original French Anatomical Pencil Study of a Horse Being Fitted with a Bridle Artist: Robert Ladou (French, 1929-2014) Medium: Pencil and Watercolor on Paper Size: 18.75 (Heig...
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20th Century Academic Animal Paintings

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Pencil, Watercolor

"Perfection is Not The Goal" - Figurative work on paper with text
Located in East Quogue, NY
Original mixed media work on paper by Adam Baranello. Mixed media, acrylic, spray paint on canvas. Size 17 x 14 in. Offered unframed. Ships rolled Multidisciplinary artist Adam Ba...
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Study of the Movement of a Horses Head by Robert Ladou
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Study of the Movement of a Horses Head by Robert Ladou Artist: Robert Ladou (French, 1929-2014) Medium: Charcoal on blue paper Size: 20 (Height) x 13.75 (Width) Signed: No Co...
Category

20th Century Academic Animal Paintings

Materials

Charcoal

"Incantation" Graphite Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
Mary Carroll's (US based) "Incantation" is an original, handmade graphite drawing that depicts a female model sitting at the base of a tree. Artist Biography: Born in 1979 West Vir...
Category

2010s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ballpoint Pen, Graphite

Original French Anatomical Study of a Horse's Shoulder
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original French Anatomical Study of a Horse's Shoulder Artist: Robert Ladou (French, 1929-2014) Medium: Pencil on paper Size: 20 (Height) x 13.5 ...
Category

20th Century Academic Animal Paintings

Materials

Pencil

"How Do You Win" - Figurative work on paper with text
Located in East Quogue, NY
Original mixed media work on paper by Adam Baranello. Mixed media, acrylic, spray paint on canvas. Size 17 x 14 in. Offered unframed. Ships rolled Multidisciplinary artist Adam Ba...
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

The Bull V - expressive line drawing
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
The Bull V - expressive line drawing on 140lb paper. The work is size 12x8 inches framed (black) with a styrene face on a double mat board in grey-beige or white-beige color with siz...
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Birds - Original Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Bird is an original drawing in pen realized by an Anonymous artist of the Mid-20th Century, the state of preservation of the artwork is good and aged with some foldings. Hand-signed on the lower left, unreadable. The artwork represents the study of bird...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pen

Anatomical Study of Horse Legs
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Anatomical Study of Horse Legs Artist: Robert Ladou (French, 1929-2014) Medium: Coloured Pencil and pen on paper Size: 20 (Height) x 13.75 (Width) Signed: No Condition: Good ...
Category

20th Century Academic Animal Paintings

Materials

Gel Pen, Color Pencil

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