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City scape Watercolor painting Moscow city
Located in Zofingen, AG
Watercolor painting of Moscow is a watercolor painting about the hustle and bustle of a Moscow day, because this city is beautiful in any weather) The watercolor painting with Moscow...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Untilted composition" Hans Hofmann, Abstract Expressionist, Vibrant, Gestural
By Hans Hofmann
Located in New York, NY
Hans Hofmann
Untilted composition, 1956
Signed and dated lower right
Watercolor on paper
10 1/2 x 8 inches
Provenance
Kootz Gallery, New York
Collection of Samuel Kootz New York
Est...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
MB 017 (Figurative Life Drawing of Female Nude by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style life drawing of female nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 017"
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30 x 22 inches unframed
Signed, lowe...
Category
2010s Academic Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
Untitled 557 (Abstract painting)
By Clay Johnson
Located in London, GB
Untitled 557 (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on paper - Unframed.
The technique Johnson employs is extremely rigorous, involving, as he says, “pushing paint around with palette knives ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Felician Myrbach (1853-1940) Poèmes magyars
Located in Paris, FR
Felician Myrbach (1853-1940)
Poèmes magyars, Magyar poems
bears the monogram "M" on the lower left, titled in the upper right
Ink on paper
29,8 x 19,8 cm
in good condition, the sheet is slightly yellowed
In a modern frame : 33 x 23 cm
This is an illustration project by Felician Myrbach for François Coppée's work, "Poèmes magyars". He leaves the space to be occupied by the text blank on the sheet and arranges his composition accordingly. It is interesting to see the artist imagine his drawing with this constraint.
Felician Myrbach (also Felicien de Myrbach, Felician von Myrbach, from 1919 Freiherr von Rheinfeld) was born on 9 February 1853 in Zalishchyky, he died 14 January 1940 in Klagenfurt
He was an Austrian painter, graphic designer and illustrator. He was a founding member of the Vienna Secession and the director of the Applied Arts School in Vienna (now the University of Applied Arts Vienna), and was instrumental in the creation of the Wiener Werkstätte.
Myrbach's father was Franz Myrbach (1818–1882), the Administrator of Bukovina in 1865–70. His older brother Franz Xaver (1850–1919) was an economist and professor at the University of Innsbruck. He attended the Theresian Military Academy in 1868–71, graduating as a Leutnant, then at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna under August Eisenmenger. In 1875, he joined the 19th Feldjäger Battalion, and in 1877 became an Oberleutnant in the Military Geographic Institute, then, after campaigning in Bosnia in 1878, he taught drawing at the Infantry Cadet School in Vienna. He continued his artistic studies under C R Huber. In 1881, he went on military leave and moved to Paris, retiring totally from the military in 1884 as a Hauptmann, 2nd Class. He stayed in Paris until 1897, working as an illustrator, including illustrating the works of Alphonse Daudet, Victor Hugo and Jules Verne.
Myrbach was a founding member of the Vienna Secession in 1897. In the same year, he became the a professor of the Applied Arts School at the Museum of Art and Industry; Arthur von Scala, another reformer Modernist, was made head of the Museum. In 1889, Myrbach became the director of the school. He brought an enthusiastic Modernist attitude and encouraged an integration between art, design and production. He added Koloman Moser and Josef Hoffmann to the staff, amongst other Secession artists. This would lead to the foundation of the Wiener Werkstätte in 1903. Myrbach leant more towards an aesthetic approach than von Scala, but both worked together to bring about their combined vision of successful, popular Austrian applied art. Myrbach was a voice for reform towards Modernist ideals in the School, which was started 1899 with the support of Alfred Roller, and completed by 1901.The reform of the school has been described as his "lasting merit".
Ludwig Hevesi called Myrbach "probably the best [illustrator] in Vienna", partially for his work (with Moser) in the Secession magazine Ver Sacrum.
Myrbach visited America on a state-funded study trip in 1904, part of which was to represent the Applied Arts School at the 1904 World...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
$256 Sale Price
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"Homenaje de Camilla Claudel 5, " Conte Crayon and Pencil on Alcantara, 1992
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roberto Estopiñan, Cuban (1921 - 2015)
Title: Homenaje de Camilla Claudel 5
Year: 1992
Medium: Conte Crayon and Pencil Drawing on Alcantara h...
Category
1990s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Handmade Paper, Pencil
Fig. 9 BASE NARANJA. From The Dibujar el Tiempo Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Fig. 9 BASE NARANJA, 2025 by Rodrigo Spinel
From The Dibujar el Tiempo Series
Indian ink on 350g Strathmore Bristol paper
Frame size: 73.4 H x 58.1 W x 3 D cm.
Image size: 61 H x 45...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 10.75 x 8.5 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil
Untitled (Two Men, Sitting and Standing)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (Two Men, Sitting and Standing)
2017
Signed and dated, l.r.
Charcoal with red and white conté crayon on Rives BFK paper
30 x 21 inches (76.2 x 53.3 cm)
$1,600
This work ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Conté
Mother and Child - Drawing - 1962
Located in Roma, IT
Mother and Child is an artwork realized by an unknown artist in 1962.
Black Marker Pen on Cardboard
27.5 x 22.5 cm ; 60 55 cm with frame.
Unreadable signature in the lower part.
...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Board, Pen
Sky + Sea / Nick's Wharf
Located in London, GB
Toni LaSelle (1901–2002) was a pioneering American modernist and a key figure in shaping
modern art education in the United States. Strongly influenced by European movements such as ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Ink
French Gouache Painting of Sioux Scalp Dance Ritual in South Dakota
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Gouache Painting of Sioux Scalp Dance Ritual in South Dakota
by Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965, French)
Signed: Yes
Medium: Original gouache painting on thick unframed paper,...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 14.75 x 11 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil
"Unfolding #3" pressure printed monotype of unfolded package boxes on paper
By Yoonmi Nam
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Unfolding #3" is an original piece by Yoonmi Nam made from pressure printed monotypes featuring layers of unfolded package outlines, creating dimension and abstraction. This piece m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Found Objects, Sumi Ink
Study of a peasant woman.
Located in Paris, FR
Study of an peasant woman. Red pastel. Signed.
This work will be recorded in the catalogue raisonné of the work of the artist currently in preparation.
...
Category
1930s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
Mughal School, 18th century Emperor Jahangir taking tea in his harem
Located in Middletown, NY
An illuminated page from a book likely in reference to palace life during Emperor Jahangir's reign over the Mughal Empire.
circa 1750. Gouache and ink with heightening in gold on li...
Category
18th Century Rajput Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Portrait of Arab - Original Charcoal Drawing by Jean Plumet - Early 20th Century
By Jean Louis Plumet
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Arab is an interesting drawing realized by the French artist Jean Louis Plumet. It is in very good conditions, except for some tiny stains and a fold on the lower part of...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Contemporary Drawing "The essential". Pastel, Ink And Colored Pencils
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Drawing based on natural pigments from leaves, flowers and bark and Pastel, Pencil, flower petals, Color and Ink on Paper. In my work there is a cross with the gaze of animals, a rem...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Pencil, Color Pencil, Paper
Set of 2 La Roche Laffitte Vintage Botanical watercolor on silk pair
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Stunning set of two botanical watercolors on silk pasted onto Japanese paper by French artist, La Roche Laffitte. Rare signed watercolor duo pasted onto handmade paper by the artist...
Category
Late 20th Century French School Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Spirit of Youth, Watercolor and Pastel Drawing by Will Barnet
By Will Barnet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Will Barnet, American (1911 - 2012)
Title: Spirit of Youth
Year: circa 1980
Medium: Watercolor and Pastel on Paper, signed and dedicated
Size: 11 in. x 7.5 in. (27.94 cm ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Watercolor
Piccolo Archivio - l Artwork by Leo Guida - 1988
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Piccolo Archivio is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1988 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original drawing in beautiful colored tempera o...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Cardboard
Flowers, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Flowers (P5.13), Year: 1960, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 20 x 14.5 in. (50.8 x 36.83 cm), Description: Arranged tightly around...
Category
1960s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Detailed European Landscape in Watercolor and Gouache on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Detailed European Landscape in Watercolor and Gouache on Paper
This finely detailed watercolor painting captures a serene countryside setting with an old stone church, a rustic hous...
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
1900s French Atelier Life Drawing Academic Sculpture of Male Nude Figure
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Life study drawing
original atelier drawing
by the French artist, Jeanne Nachat (1898-1984)
Nachat attended the prestigious Académie des Beaux-Arts in Pa...
Category
Early 20th Century Academic Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
Edward Bawden Nurse Cat With Nine Lives pen and ink Modern British Art drawing
Located in London, GB
From a series of Bawden Cat illustrations we have listed. To see the others and our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" a...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pen
"Roses in flower" (contemporary floral expressive acrylic painting on paper)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This art piece features a bouquet of red roses in a bleu vase. This piece belongs to my “Floral” series which is full of expressive brush strokes where I could experience a floral th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Flowers - Drawing by Albert Fernand-Renault - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Flowers is a drawing realized by Albert Fernand-Renault in the early 20th Century.
Pencil on paper.
Stamped signed.
Good Conditions with diffused foxing.
The artwork is realized ...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Bouquet of Flowers - Drawing by Carlo Ravagnan - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1960s.
Hand signed and dated lower left.
Excellent condition.
Carlo Ravagnan was born in Udine on September 4, 1911, died i...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
“In the Dressing Room”
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautifully executed oil pastel on archival paper by the renowned American artist Louis Kronberg. Signed lower left with the artist’s trademark Star of David symbol after his signat...
Category
1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Archival Paper
$3,800 Sale Price
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A Finely Drawn, 1946 Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman by Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Finely Drawn, 1946 Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman by Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A beautifully executed and introspective charcoal portrait drawing o...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Native Mexican Woman (Cuban Miami artist pastel)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Alex (Cuban, b.1949). Indigenous Mexican Woman, 1982. Pastel and charcoal on wove paper, sheet measures 23 x 33 inches. 31 x 40.5 inches on backing board...
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Paper, Pastel
$630 Sale Price
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Mid 20th century French Original Line Drawing sketch Nude Lady - Stamped
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait sketch
original drawing by Jean-Paul LE VERRIER (1922-1996)
studio stamped
pencil drawing on paper, unframed
Double sided
10.5 x 8.25 inches
provenance: private collection ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Late 19th Century Watercolour - The Old City Walls
Located in Corsham, GB
Well presented in a gilt effect frame. Signed illegibly. On paper.
Category
Late 19th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
$251 Sale Price
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Milton Avery Drawing
By Milton Avery
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Milton Avery (American, 1885-1965)
Marking(s); notes: signed
Materials: graphite on paper
Dimensions (H, W, D): 12.25"h, 10"w; 18"h, 15.5"w frame
Addit...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
1950's Big Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Peaceful Backstreets Of French Village
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original gouache on paper mounted in a card frame
size: 25.5 x 21 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed - wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Morning Glory and Poppy Floral - British art Old Master flower painting W/C
Located in London, GB
This charming Old Master circa 1800 water colour painting is of morning glory flowers and tendrils entwined with a poppy. The foliage has a metallic green tone and the white morning ...
Category
Early 1800s Old Masters Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
$1,731 Sale Price
20% Off
"Triple" Surrealistic painting . Vertical watercolour . Original . Wall decor
Located in Oslo, NO
The picture describes 3 people supporting each other. The figures organically interwine each other.
This motive will refresh any interior. High-quality materials were used for work.
The gallery guarantees the uniqueness and high quality of this work of art, confirmed by purchasing paintings by Sanne...
Category
2010s Futurist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Mid 20th Century French Charcoal Drawing - Portrait of a Standing Nude Women
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Portrait"
by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013)
pencil/ charcoal on thick paper, unframed
paper size: 25 x 19.5 inches
Beautifully decorative, mid 20th century French orig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Oil
Mary Brown - 20th Century Gouache, Dainty Flowers
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine and delicate gouache painting with watercolour by the artist Mary Brown, depicting a bunch of dainty flowers. Signed to the lower right-hand quadrant...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
$318 Sale Price
20% Off
Edward Bawden Mum Cat With Nine Lives pen and ink Modern British Art drawing
Located in London, GB
From a series of Bawden Cat illustrations we have listed. To see the others and our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" a...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pen
Attrib. Gordon Browne RI, RBA (1858-1932) - c.1913 Pen & Ink Drawing, Mr. Craig
Located in Corsham, GB
A pen and ink drawing attributed to the well known British artist Gordon Frederick Browne. Label to the reverse reads 'Gordon Frederick Browne RI, RB (1858-1932) Son of 'Phiz'. Exhib...
Category
20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Deep - abstract painting, made in black, grey color
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with india ink in black and grey color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed with a styrene face on a mat board in w...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Original handwritten Letter of thanks, hand signed by Keith Haring on letterhead
By Keith Haring
Located in New York, NY
Keith Haring
Original Handwritten, hand signed Letter, ca. 1987
Ink on Haring's Private letterhead Stationery, Hand written and hand signed by Keith...
Category
1980s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Permanent Marker
Futile, Original Contemporary Watercolor Painting, Roses, Flowers
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Watercolor Painting, Unique Work. Handmade artwork. Ready to Hang.
Medium : Watercolor on Archival paper
Artist : Deniz Bayav
Subject : Futile (Title)
Signature : T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...
Materials
Watercolor
Labyrinth, Conceptual Ink Drawing by Genichiro Inokuma
Located in Long Island City, NY
Genichiro Inokuma, Japanese (1902 - 1993) - Labyrinth, Year: 1970, Medium: Blue and Black Ink Drawing on Paper, Size: 5 x 3 in. (12.7 x 7.62 cm), ...
Category
1970s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Venice Market Scene With Figures and Canopies Original Watercolour Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Venice Market Scene With Figures and Canopies Original Watercolour Painting
By Tony Herbert (1927-2024)
Signed: Bottom right corner
Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed
Size:...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Venice Street Scene With Figures Market Stalls Tower Original Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Venice Street Scene With Figures Market Stalls Tower Original Watercolour Painting
By Tony Herbert (1927-2024)
Signed: Bottom right corner
Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframe...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
NIGHT BLUES - Female Nude original unique art by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Night Blues" Female Nude, seen from the back, and a second view in the mirror. from another perspective. Part of "Nude in Interior" series, inspired by Matisse. Ultramarine tempera ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Carbon Pencil, Rag Paper
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
'Young lady' on Paper by Pietro Annigoni Painter of Queen Elisabeth 1970
Located in Brescia, IT
This fine and elegant woman portrait in red pastel on paper was drawn by Pietro Annigoni, an Italian artist of the 20th Century called the 'Queen's painter because he realized the Queen Elisabeth...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
1920's Elegant Couple in the Snow - Original handsigned watercolor - 1930
By Marcel Bloch
Located in Paris, IDF
Marcel BLOCH
1920's Elegant Couple in the Snow
Original watercolor with gouache enhancement
Handsigned bottom left
c. 1930
On vellum 35 x 24 cm at view (c. 14 x 10 in)
Information ...
Category
1930s Art Nouveau Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Nude woman charcoal drawing
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
José Luis Fuentetaja (1951) - Nude woman - Charcoal drawing
Drawing measurements 48x32 cm.
Frame measurements 69x53 cm.
Is born in Madrid on the ...
Category
1970s Realist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
$652 Sale Price
30% Off
Malua Rosea Multiplex (drawing paper monochrome Botany girl braids monochrome)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
keywords; surrealism, portrait, oil painting, earth tones, figurative painting, strangeness, contemporary surrealistic, unsettling, contemporary figurative painting, dreams, symbolic...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil, Paper
"Summer figs from the garden" : oil painting on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
I have worked on a new series of small oil paintings. This is the one of them. This series is dedicated to a summer period.
This artwork with figs in a bowl is called "Summer figs f...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Paper
$167 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th C French Watercolor, botanical flowers from an University collection
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful watercolor depicting a plant/flower. These were used at a Belgium University to teach the students about botany. Dating from the early 20th century. They are watercolor on ...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Lyre Bird (Design for the cover of Poetry London), 1943, Ink, gouache and pastel
Located in New York, NY
Ceri Richards
Lyre Bird (Design for the cover of Poetry London), 1943
Ink, gouache and pastel on paper
Bears original Jonathan Clark & Co. label on the back of the frame
Unique
Frame...
Category
1940s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Gouache
Italian School, 17th Century - Study After The Frescoes Of Bernardino Lanino
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Italian School, 17th century
Study after Bernardino Lanino’s Frescoes in Santa Caterina, Milan
Red chalk on paper
297 x 186 mm
Annotated on the verso: “Vani” (otherwise unsigned)
...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Laid Paper
"RED ROBINS" BIRDS
Located in San Antonio, TX
Dianna Aldana
(Born 1950)
Image Size: 10 x 7
Frame Size: 13.5 x 11.75
Medium: Watercolor
2022
"Red Robins"
Dianna is a self-taught artist, whose only training was in her high school ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Drawings and Water...
Materials
Watercolor
"Hydrangeas, " Walter Inglis Anderson, Mississippi Southern Illustrator, Flowers
Located in New York, NY
Walter Anderson ( American, 1903 - 1965)
Hydrangeas, circa 1950
Mixed media on paper
11 x 8 1/2 inches
Provenance:
Luise Ross Gallery, New York
Private Collection, New Jersey
Acquired from the estate of the above, 2021
Walter Anderson firmly believed that quality art was an important part of life and should be made available to everyone. As he said, "There should be simple, good decorations, to be sold at prices to rival the five-and-ten." Noticing that only poor quality art was available in stores and little was available for children, he resolved to make art which could be reproduced easily and sell inexpensively — linoleum block prints. This technique enabled him to provide affordable, quality art.
The technique of linoleum block printing is a simple concept; however, it requires much skill and talent to actually produce memorable art. Anderson purchased surplus "battleship linoleum," thicker than ordinary linoleum with a burlap backing for better support, to create his blocks. During the mid-1940s, he created almost 300 linocuts working in the attic of the sea-side plantation house, Oldfields, his wife's family home in Gautier. Masses of linoleum chips accumulated at the foot of the attic stairs as he often worked night and day. He began with sketching out a design directly on the linoleum. Once he had carved the image into the surface, he used the back of faded, surplus stock wallpaper that a friend sent him, laying long strips on top of the inked linoleum. A roller made of sewer pipe filled with sand served as his press. When the print was completed, he often colored it by hand with bold strokes and vivid colors. The prints were sold at Shearwater Pottery, the family business, for a mere dollar a foot.
But "what about a well-designed fairy tale for a child's room?" he asked himself. Since there was a lack of affordable art for children, much of his work with linoleum blocks focused on subjects for children. He depicted fables and fairy tales ranging from Arabian Nights, to Germany and the Grimm Brothers' Rapunzel, to the French story of The White Cat, to the Greek tales such as Europa and the Bull, and to tales from China, India, and other cultures. Anderson also created "mini" books featuring the alphabet and Robinson Cat. The blocks are not only alive with the story being depicted, but they are also filled with designs taken from Best-Maugard's Method for Creative Design. Swirls, half-circles and zig-zag lines fill every available space on the linoleum block making them come alive and capture their audience.
But fairy tales, children's verses and the "mini" books, consisting of about 90 blocks, were not the sole subject of Anderson's linoleum block prints. In total, he created approximately 300 linoleum blocks with subjects ranging from coastal flora and fauna, coastal animals, and sports and other coastal activities. Anderson even created linoleum blocks to be used to print tablecloths and clothing, some worn by his own children. Color and subjects of the linoleum block prints were not the only things that got them noticed.
In 1945 when Anderson was creating these prints, the standard size of linoleum block prints was only 12 by 18 inches. These small dimensions were due to the common size of the paper available and the restrictions made by national competitions. Since Anderson used wallpaper...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon
A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing (Male Model, Feet)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed, early 1930s charcoal study of crossed legs a...
Category
1930s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
TIME TRAVEL
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by Daria Kusto.
acrIcrylic on wotercolor paper.
The magic flow reality...
Shipped free
well protected
unframed.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
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This Tempting Wayne Thiebaud Watercolor Is the Perfect Summer Treat
Although he also produced pensive portraits and idyllic landscapes, the artist’s best-known images are of ice cream, cakes and other colorful sweets.
In This Surreal Painting, the Pink Foot of Patriarchy Squashes a Pumpkin Worshipped by Women
In ‘Gourd,’ Isabel Rock creates a mythic scene that looks fresh and contemporary but feels as old as Eden.
Mid-Century Americans Didn’t Know Antonio Petruccelli’s Name, but They Sure Knew His Art
The New York artist created covers for the nation’s most illustrious magazines. Now, the originals are on display as fine art.
Cecilia Vicuña Merges Politics, Science and Spirituality in Her Poetic Art
The Chilean creator, who has been living in exile in New York for decades, is having a major moment, receiving the biggest exhibitions, commissions and awards an artist could dream of.
Who Are the Most Popular Artists on 1stDibs?
Learn the stories of some of the world's most recognizable artworks and their makers.
Shantell Martin Finds Wonder in Sharing the Creative Process
The visual artist completed a new work in front of a crowd at the 1stdibs Gallery.