Medium Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Nude in the Afternoon Sun, pencil and tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse. Part of Nude in Interior series. Shipped rolled in a tube. Free shipping for item over $ 500 with 1stDibs code FREESHIP. In mat and framed as they were in the February exhibition, for display purposes. "In the Afternoon Sun" is an evocative and skillful piece that captures the interplay between light, shadow, and the human form with remarkable sensitivity. The artist’s use of ultramarine tempera on ochre paper transforms a simple moment—sunlight filtering through a window—into an artwork filled with vitality, sensuality, and rhythm. The subject's upward-reaching gesture, with one arm stretched behind her head, creates an elegant, sinuous line that imbues the piece with energy and a sense of motion. Her relaxed expression contrasts with the dynamism of her pose, creating a balance between activity and repose. The figure’s directness, combined with the slight tilt of her head and the open nature of the pose, draws the viewer in, making her seem both vulnerable and self-assured. The intimacy of the moment is heightened by the interplay of light and shadow. The striped patterns of light and shadow play a leading role, emphasizing the contours and textures of the body. These light effects are not only realistic but also deeply expressive, almost creating an abstract overlay that adds rhythm to the composition. The stripes of sunlight create a sense of dimensionality, as if the viewer is peering into a real scene. The interplay of warm ochre and vibrant ultramarine enhances this layered effect, making the shadows feel alive. The artist’s loose, fluid lines lend the piece a sense of immediacy and spontaneity, suggesting that this is a fleeting, captured moment. The gestural strokes used to delineate the figure and the shadows allow the piece to feel natural and unrestrained. The figure is the undeniable focal point, with the bold ultramarine providing sharp contrast against the warm ochre. The background elements, though faintly suggested, remain unobtrusive, allowing the shadows on the body to take center stage. The work’s focus on sunlight playing across the nude figure evokes a sense of warmth, intimacy, and sensuality. There is a tactile quality to the shadows, as if the viewer can feel the heat of the afternoon sun. The relaxed pose, combined with the tranquil mood of the sunlight, suggests a private moment of reflection or contentment. The piece feels deeply personal yet universally relatable. The emphasis on light and its interaction with the human form recalls the Impressionist movement, particularly the works of artists like Degas and Renoir. However, the gestural modernity of the brushwork gives this piece a contemporary flair. Throughout art history, the relationship between light and the human body has fascinated artists, from Caravaggio's dramatic chiaroscuro to Matisse’s lyrical nudes. This piece situates itself within that rich tradition while bringing a fresh and immediate perspective. "In the Afternoon Sun" is a masterful exploration of the interaction between light, shadow, and the human form, capturing both the physical and emotional warmth of a sunlit afternoon. The artist's ability to balance naturalistic detail with expressive abstraction makes this piece both visually stunning and deeply resonant. It’s a celebration of the human figure in its purest, most natural state—bathed in sunlight and alive with the rhythms of nature. Artist Statement "I started by painting interiors, being interested in space and perspective through my studies. These scenes evolved, when I added the human figure. I focused more on the human figure and its relation to the background. The human figure is more present than ever in my paintings now. As a woman artist I’ve been preoccupied with the female form and its imagery. One of my goals was to capture the solitary moments and the nude’s relation to the surrounding space. My interest turned from depicting the space to rendering the atmosphere and the scene as a whole, the feeling a woman adds to the environment: warmth, desire, joy, a feeling of power and control, or the opposite – sadness, despair. Here is a collection of figurative paintings, exploring the nudes in interior spaces, seeing the nudes from my perspective, as a woman artist, considering the physical and spiritual realities of a woman’s body, in a new level of intimacy. My paintings are the opposite of objectifying a woman’s or a man’s anatomy. Painted works, featuring female nudes and a also men nudes...

Brightly colored floral landscape by unknown artist Duane Reid (American, 20th Century). Bold red and orange flowers with green foliage contrast nicely against a blue sky with puffy ...

This evocative pastel painting by Victor Jernbergh, dated 1917, captures the serene and enchanting scene of a river at dusk. The central composition is dominated by a lone pine tree ...

6th Avenue El at 8th St NYC Cityscape American Scene Social Realism Mid-Century Max Arthur Cohn (1903-1998) 6th Avenue El at 8th Street 13 x 18 inches Watercolor on paper, c. 1930 ...

Title: "Mid Century French Original Ink Drawing of a Hillside Village Landscape" Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Ink on artist paper Size: 19.75 (height) x 25.75 ...

"Nude in Blue" Part of my Nude in Interior series. Female nude, ultramarine blue tempera on blue gray paper, inspired by Matisse. 70x50cm / 27.5x1...

Wonderfully vivid winter landscape painting, attributed to Ingeborg Christensen (Danish/American, 20th Century), c.1940. Signed "Ingeborg" lower left. Presented in a light orange/tan...

The Model Watercolor on paper, c. 1930 signed lower right (see photo) Condition: Excellent A few bits of adhesive residue verso Colors fresh and unfaded Housed in a Marin style meta...

Katarzyna LIBROWICZ Polish French painter studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and arrived in France in 1937 . She studied with André Lhote in Montparnasse Paris and exhibi...

Work on paper without frame

Title: Mid Century French Original Pastel Drawing of Mountainous Landscape Scene Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper Size: 19.75 (height) x...

Auguste DURAND-ROSE (1887-1962) Sleeping female nude Charcoal on paper Signed "A Durand-Rosé" lower right 48 x 62 cm Sold in an original frame : 66 x 80 cm...

A vibrant 1970's vintage autumn watercolor landscape scene of an aspen tree with fall foliage by Lewis Suzuki (American, 1920-2016). Artist's signatu...

A charming watercolour scene depicting beached fishing boats in the early evening. Figures to the distance can be seen untangling nets on the shoreline. Signed and dated to the lower...

'Marigolds in a tall vase' watercolor on paper. Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and s...

This James Childs artwork is offered by CLAMP in New York City.

Oil on archival paper Juliane Hundertmark is a German artist born in 1971 who lives and works in Berlin, Germany. She is considered one of Berlin's most original and inventive emerg...

Bernard Myers (British, 1925 – 2007) Red Peonies Pastel on paper Signed ‘B. Myers’ (lower left) 24 x 31.3/4 in. (61 x 80.7 cm.) (including frame) From the estate of Bernard Myers Be...

Title: Mid Century French Original Pastel Drawing of Mountain View Overlooking Village Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper Size: 24.75 (hei...

"The Artists Model" French School, circa 1920's charcoal drawing on paper, unframed paper: 24.5 x 17.5 inches Condition report: The painting is in good and sound condition

The artist has always liked divas and femmes-fatales. "My grandmothers spoke often of these actresses and admired them openly as if they were real. They created a collective imaginat...

Serene depiction of a country house with ducks milling around in the grass by Josh Fisher (British, 1859-1930). Signed "JOSH FISHER" in the lower-left corne...

A fine portrait study of an elegant woman with a loyal border collie by her side. The artist captures the woman's delicate clothing in excellent detail, painting her fine lace gloves and ruffled satin...

Julian Schnabel Hand Painted Leather Jacket 1991: Julian Schnabel hand-painted this timeless, vintage leather motorcycle jacket in ...

JACEK SOWICKI (1948-2022) He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow and graduated from the Academy Of Fine Arts in Warsaw in 1973. In 1984-89 he run the graphics atelier at th...

Original Painting Undersea Whale Life Mag Published 1953 Illustration Ocean Sea Antonio Petruccelli (1907 – 1994) Underwater Whale Life Illustration published, c. November 7, 1953 1...

Masterful Scottish watercolor landscape of Loch Tay with boats and small figures on the short by Aaron Edwin Penley (English, 1826-1897)....

Landscape BW Mineral Oxide on Paper ( Canson Paper 300gr) 30x40 cm 2024 one of a kind the painting can be shipped with the frame ready to hang, or on a rigid support with passparto...

This captivating Victorian sanguine portrait drawing of a young girl is by Pre-Raphaelite British artist Edward Robert Hughes. The red chalk portrait dated 1885 is of Mildred, her name inscribed upper left. She is seated, hands in lap, her long hair flowing over her shoulders in typical Pre-Raphaelite manner. Great detail has gone into depicting the smocking on her dress and the artist has perfectly captured her sweet innocent nature. Signed and dated lower left. Provenance. Cambridge collection. Condition. Red chalk on paper, image size 22 inches by 18 inches and in good condition. Housed in a complimentary frame and glazed, 28 inches by 24 inches framed and in very good condition. Edward Robert Hughes - Not to be confused with Edward Hughes (1832 - 1908), who specialised in portrait painting. Edward Robert Hughes RWS (1851 – 1914) was an English painter who worked prominently in watercolours, but also produced a number of significant oil paintings. He was influenced by his uncle and eminent artist, Arthur Hughes who was associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, and worked closely with one of the Brotherhood's founders, William Holman Hunt. Having settled on his career choice, Edward Robert Hughes attended Heatherley's in London to prepare himself for the chance of auditioning for the Royal Academy School. Hughes became a student at the Royal Academy School in 1868. While Pre-Raphaelitism played an influential part in shaping Hughes work, Aestheticism is also seen in his paintings. E.R.Hughes is widely known for his works Midsummer Eve and Night With Her Train of Stars yet he built a career as a portrait painter to the upper classes. In addition to being an accomplished artist himself, E.R.Hughes was also a studio assistant to the elder artist and Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood founding member William Holman Hunt when Hunt suffered from glaucoma. Two of the paintings that Hughes worked on with Hunt were The Light of the World, which is displayed in St Paul's Cathedral, and The Lady of Shalott, which is exhibited at the Wadsworth Atheneum. On his own he experimented with ambitious techniques and was a perfectionist; he did numerous studies for many of his paintings, some of which turned out to be good enough for exhibition. Hughes held several important offices within the artistic community over his lifetime such as becoming a member of the Art Workers Guild in 1888, and was on their committee from 1895 to 1897. He was elected to Associate Membership of The Royal Water Colour Society (ARWS) on 18 February 1891, and he chose as his diploma work for election to full membership a mystical piece (Oh, What's That in the Hollow?) inspired by a verse by Christina Rossetti entitled Amor Mundi. His painting A Witch was given by the Royal Watercolour Society to King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra to mark the coronation in 1902. In later years Hughes served as the Vice-President of the RWS before leaving in 1903. Throughout his career, E.R.Hughes exhibited his works in several galleries around London: Dudley Gallery, Grosvenor Gallery, New Gallery, The Royal Academy, and toward the end of his career he exhibited with The Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours (RWS). His works can be seen in public collections including Cartwright Hall, Bradford, Cambridge & County Folk Museum, Maidstone Museum & Art Gallery, Bruce Castle...

Blue Swans Scottie Wilson, (1891-1972) Creation Date: circa 1960 Color Pencil on Paper, mounted to board, signed lower right Size: 25.75 x 17.75 in. (65.41 x 45.09 cm) Frame Size: 27...

Nancy Charak Title: Bonitas Canciones Series 8509 Materials: Drawing on 90# Stonehenge Date: 2017 Dimensions: 11"x30" Nancy Charak makes paintings and drawings in her studio in Tucs...

"Some far away speech" is an original ink and watercolor work on paper by Brian Spolans. The piece ships framed as pictured and measures 20.5in x 28.5in. Alternative custom framing...

Lithograph with hand-cut central slash incision by Fontana limited edition, numbered as 57/150. paper size: 47 x 35 cm framed size: 67 x 65 cm very good conditions, with deep strong ...

Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents. Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalt...

Mid Century Island in the San Francisco Bay Landscape by Alexander Nepote Lovely late 1930's Impressionist watercolor of a Bay Area island by listed California artist Alexander Nepo...

America Martin "One Two KO" Ink and Acrylic on Paper 26" x 19" 32" x 25” Framed In a distinct style that is both figurative and abstract, gestural and deliberate, America Martin rev...

Sandi Gehring (1957), American artist living and working in Amsterdam. Education; Art Students League, NY and Wackers Academie, Amsterdam. Currently repr...

Carmel Mission in Early Spring - Original Watercolor Painting 1983 A vantage point from the backside of Camel Mission's cupola, this watercolor is brightly painted with spring flowe...

This multicolored drawing has a beautiful, soft mottled texture created with Judge's unique powered pigment technique. Pop Flower 46 is a predominately orange mandala shape with a gr...

Original china ink drawing on paper by George Grosz, representing a typical subject of social and family issues. Provenance: Grosz Foundation (Regist...

Title: Frammento Technique: Mineral oxide (pure pigment) on paper Dimensions: 50x70 cm Description: A unique artwork on paper, created with mineral oxide, a natural material that rep...

Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents. Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalt...

Augustus Jules Bouvier (1827–1881) was a French-born English painter active in London. He exhibited at the British Institution and the Royal Academy. He is best known for oil paintin...

Robert Strati is an American artist who creates multimedia artworks using broken plates. His recent series “Fragmented” started when he accidentally dropped and broke a porcelain pla...

Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani Fish and Cat, 1998 Signed and dated lower left Crayon on paper Sight 17 x 23 inches When Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani, a native of California, returned to the ...

A ca. 1937 watercolor Titled "Sad Girl" by Institute of Design artist Eugene Dana. Image size: 19 3/4" x 12 1/2". Matted to 24 1/4" x 18 1/4". Provenance: Estate of the artist. ...

This is part of an ongoing series of mermaids a subject that has interested the artist for years. He is consistently searching for contemporary observations on a mythical subject tha...

Theophile Alexandre Steinlen "Trois Portraits" Original ink drawing, c. 1900 Initialed in ink by artist Bears artist monogram stamp in black image (with signature cat's tail) From...

This artwork (California Landscape with House" c.1950 is a watercolor on paper by California artist James March Phillips, 1896-1977. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork size is 14.85 x 11.85 inches, framed size is 24.25 x 20.15 inches. Custom framed in a wood frame, with beige matting. The artwork is in excellent condition, the frame is in very good condition, it have very minor scratches. About the artist: James March Phillips (1913-1981) Born: Fresno, California; Studied: Turner Art Center (San Francisco). James March Phillips studied art in San Francisco. His intructors were Alfred Owles...

series "Non-standard configurations", 70x50 cm, acrylic on cardboard The work is sold without a frame and mat

A wonderful architectural study by British artist Benjamin J. M. Donne (1831-1928), depicting the magnificent theatre of Marcellus with peasant gathere...

34.5 X 35 Inches framed This piece is featured in A’Court’’s 2024 solo exhibition at Susan Eley Fine Art titled, “Keeping Memories”. Artist Biography: A...

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 ...

A delicate portrait depicting Lizzie Ornsby, daughter of Captain Dalgairns. The artist depicts her in the grounds of a grand house. She leans on a stone pillar as she sketches a flow...

Study for Scenography is a painting in watercolor realized in the 1920s by Erminio Loy. Hand-signed on the lower right. Good conditions. The artwork represented through harmonious...

A drawing by Alexander Calder. "Tornado in Space" is a Post-War abstract drawing, ink on paper in black and white by artist Alexander Calder. The artwork is s...

PHILIPPE NOYER "AU BAR" WATERCOLOR, SIGNED FRANCE, C.1960S 25.5 X 19.5 INCHES Philippe Henri Noyer 1917-1985 Philippe Henri Noyer was born on June 28, 1917 in Lyons, France. After a traditional education at the elite Ecole des Roches, Noyer enrolled in the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Lyon. Next he moved to Paris, where he worked in decorative arts and advertising. It was during this time, he discovered his talent for oil painting, officially starting his painting career in 1943. That same year, Noyer met the famed Parisian art deal, Emmanuel David, who would promote his work and career. Noyer produced many portraits, for which he quickly gained an international reputation, but he also painted dream figures in rural or maritime settings, compositions that were classical in technique but surreal in concept. In 1947, Noyer held his first one-man show at the prestigious Drouant-David Gallery in Paris. In 1949 the gallery consigned twenty of Noyer’s paintings to an American art dealer who had agreed to organize an exhibition of them in the United States. However the American dealer sold the paintings at cost, in order cover a gambling debt, to Robert Goldstein...

Signed lower right. Lawrence Edwin Blazey studied under the painter Frank Wilcox at the Cleveland School of Art*, and also studied at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan and th...

Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in orange, salmon red, turquoise, ice ocean color on Yupo paper. The work is 20 by 26 inches in size, framed in fine-qua...