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Figurative Drawings and Watercolors For Sale
Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Cartoon sketch, ca. 1955. Pencil on paper, sheet measures 8.5 x 11 inches. Unsigned with editor's notations.
From a group of sketches meant to be preliminary drafts for editor appro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Untitled #13-1995-22
Located in New Orleans, LA
This work was part of "Body Politics", the August/September 2022 exhibition marked the debut of this work in the region (New Orleans), and the first time any of these works have been made available for purchase. This work is part of what remained among his sketchbooks and drawings, after his death.
This work is framed in white as shown in the installation shot, and is a unique and original work by the artist. All sales from this auction benefit the Ardeshir Mohasses...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Paper Mill - Black, Yellow, Blue, Orange, Collage
Located in Berlin, DE
Paper Mill, 2022
collage on paper
50 H x 35 W cm
Raluca Arnăutu dreams the world through collages. A collage, dreamlike and surreal, populated by thousands of pieces of paper, textiles, pieces of plastic, found or made objects, which intertwine on the paper support and as in a well-controlled and thought puzzle give birth to a new universe.
The new series of collages...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Untitled #20-0000-22
Located in New Orleans, LA
This work was part of "Body Politics", the August/September 2022 exhibition marked the debut of this work in the region (New Orleans), and the first time any of these works have been...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Untitled #8-0000-22
Located in New Orleans, LA
This work was part of "Body Politics", the August/September 2022 exhibition marked the debut of this work in the region (New Orleans), and the first time any of these works have been made available for purchase. This work is part of what remained among his sketchbooks and drawings, after his death.
This work is framed in white as shown in the installation shot, and is a unique and original work by the artist. All sales from this auction benefit the Ardeshir Mohasses...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
The Merchant Abundant Orientalist Watercolor Painting by Gustavo Simoni
Located in New York, NY
Merchant Abundant
A merchant walks through a covered marketplace draped in rugs and holding intricately decorated knives.
Signed lower right : Gustavo Simoni
Medium: Watercolor ...
Category
19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
J. Hubbard - 1993 Gouache, Lester Piggott on Teenoso
Located in Corsham, GB
A dynamic study of jockey Lester Piggott on the American thoroughbred racehorse Teenoso. The pair were winners of the British Classic several times duri...
Category
20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Untitled #10-0000-22
Located in New Orleans, LA
This work was part of "Body Politics", the August/September 2022 exhibition marked the debut of this work in the region (New Orleans), and the first time any of these works have been made available for purchase. This work is part of what remained among his sketchbooks and drawings, after his death.
This work is framed in white as shown in the installation shot, and is a unique and original work by the artist. All sales from this auction benefit the Ardeshir Mohasses...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Untitled #24-1997-22-R-V
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ardeshir Mohassess (1938-2008) was a prolific, influential and internationally renowned Iranian artists. He graduated from the University of Tehran ...
Category
1990s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Untitled #14-1995-22
Located in New Orleans, LA
This work was part of "Body Politics", the August/September 2022 exhibition marked the debut of this work in the region (New Orleans), and the first time any of these works have been...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
#11-0000-22
Located in New Orleans, LA
This work was part of "Body Politics", the August/September 2022 exhibition marked the debut of this work in the region (New Orleans), and the first time any of these works have been made available for purchase. This work is part of what remained among his sketchbooks and drawings, after his death.
This work is framed in white as shown in the installation shot, and is a unique and original work by the artist. All sales from this auction benefit the Ardeshir Mohasses...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Untitled #1-1985-22
Located in New Orleans, LA
This work was part of "Body Politics", the August/September 2022 exhibition marked the debut of this work in the region (New Orleans), and the first time any of these works have been made available for purchase. This work is part of what remained among his sketchbooks and drawings, after his death.
This work is framed in white as shown in the installation shot, and is a unique and original work by the artist. All sales from this auction benefit the Ardeshir Mohasses...
Category
1980s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Color Pencil
Untitled #28-1998-22
Located in New Orleans, LA
This work was part of "Body Politics", the August/September 2022 exhibition marked the debut of this work in the region (New Orleans), and the first time any of these works have been made available for purchase. This work is part of what remained among his sketchbooks and drawings, after his death.
This work is framed in white as shown in the installation shot, and is a unique and original work by the artist. All sales from this auction benefit the Ardeshir Mohasses...
Category
1990s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
The Nude - Drawing by Alberto Ziveri - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
The Nude is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in 1930s.
Charcoal on paper
Hand-signed.
In good conditions.
The artwork is represented through deft strokes masterly.
Alberto ...
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Sacred Scene - Original Ink and Watercolor - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sacred Scene is an original watercolor, realized by an Anonymous artist of the XIX century. There is The state of preservation of the artwork is very good.
Sheet dimension :32x31.5 ...
Category
18th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
"A KAJUAL DAY IN TAIPEI", Figurative, Watercolor, Embroidery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "A KAJUAL DAY IN TAIPEI" is an original piece by Danielle Clough and is made by watercolor, cotton thread, wool, etoile on cotton, in solid kiaat. This piece measur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Wool, Watercolor, Thread, Cotton
Untitled #12-1995-22
Located in New Orleans, LA
This work was part of "Body Politics", the August/September 2022 exhibition marked the debut of this work in the region (New Orleans), and the first time any of these works have been made available for purchase. This work is part of what remained among his sketchbooks and drawings, after his death.
This work is framed in white as shown in the installation shot, and is a unique and original work by the artist. All sales from this auction benefit the Ardeshir Mohasses...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
#19-1995-22-R/#19-1996-22-V
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ardeshir Mohassess (1938-2008) was a prolific, influential and internationally renowned Iranian artists. He graduated from the University of Tehran ...
Category
1990s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Portrait Drawing of a Man at a Desk in India Ink on Tan Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait Drawing of a Man at a Desk in India Ink on Tan Paper
Figurative drawing of a man at a desk by Jerry O'Day (American, 1912). The man is seated, about to pick up a pen. His features are somewhat exaggerated, showing foreshortening in the arms and legs. This piece is executed with confident strokes but nonetheless feels loose and playful.
Signed in the bottom right corner, "Jerry O'Day."
Mat size: 20"H x 16"W
Paper size: 12"H x 8"W
Image window size: 11.25"H x 7.25"W
Jerry O'Day is also known as Geraldine Heib. Born in Oakland, California, on June 17, 1912. Geraldine Heib assumed the name Jerry O'Day at an early age. She grew up in Washington and studied in Seattle at the Cornish School of Fine Arts. Upon moving to the San Francisco Bay area in 1938, she further studied with Bufano as a muralist for two years. O'Day wed sculptor David Lemon and had a gallery in a converted cod fishery in Belvedere from 1942 until 1963. At that time, the couple moved to a houseboat in Sausalito, where she remained until her demise on March 30, 1986.
Post War California artist, Jerry O'Day studied at the Cornish School of Fine Arts in Seattle; studied with Beniamino Bufano for two years. She lived in the artist's colony at the Cod fishery with artist David Lemon on Belvedere Island in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1942 - 1963.
Solo Exhibitions: City of Paris, Rotunda Gallery; Lucien Labaudt Gallery, 1963; Torrance Gallery, San Anselmo, 1955; Marin Art Gallery, Sausalito, 1956; Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1962; East & West Gallery, Fillmore Street, San Francisco; Landmarks Gallery, Marin County, 1991.
Selected Group Exhibitions: 65th Annual Painting and Sculpture Exhibition of the San Francisco Art Association at the San Francisco Museum of Art, 1945; Fourth Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1963.
Source:
David J Carlson...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Paper
Horseshoe Cloisters, Windsor Castle, Original Signed Watercolor, c. 1910
Located in New Orleans, LA
A lovely watercolor of the Horseshoe Cloisters at Windsor Castle, with three Edwardian figures having a chat near the stairway. There's an inscription and the signature "Herbert" but...
Category
Early 1900s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Untitled (Coastal Scene)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled (Coastal Scene)" c.1990, is a watercolor on paper by noted Canadian/Japanese artist Suezan Aikins, b.1952. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork (image) size is 10 x 28 inches, framed size is 17.25 x 35.25 inches. Custom framed in a silver metal frame, with double off white matting. It is in excellent condition, the frame have some minor rubs and scratches.
About the artist:
Born in Montreal in 1952, Suezan was influenced early in her life by the works of modern Japanese woodblock printmakers which hung throughout her parents’ home. She attended the Fine Arts programme at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick (1969 - 1971), The Ontario College of Art (1971-73), L’ ecole du Musee des Beaux Arts (1974), Nova Scotia College of Art and Design -BFA (1975) as well as a very intensive year of study with Toshi Yoshida in Tokyo (1984-85).
She has exhibited extensively in both public and private galleries throughout North America and Japan. Recent exhibitions include solo shows in Tokyo, Osaka, Okinawa, and Boston with group exhibitions at the Wenniger Gallery, Boston, Royal Canadian Academy in Toronto and the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa.
Her paintings and woodblock prints are found in many collections such as The Canada Council Art Bank, The Nickle Art Museum, The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, The Royal Bank of Canada, Prince Takamanonamiya Norihito, the Embassy of Canada in Tokyo, The Thomas Moore Institute as well as private collections.
Suezan Aikins was awarded the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant in 1983, Nova Scotia Department of Culture - Development Grants in 1980, 1987 and 1988. She was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Art in 1990 and received the Canadian Progress Club- Women of Excellence Award for Culture in 1993. Her work has been featured in a number of television documentaries as well as many Canadian magazines.
STUDIES:
Yoshida Woodblock Print Studio Tokyo, 84-85
Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, Halifax, 74-75 BFA
Ecole du Musee des Beaux Arts, Montreal, 74
Ontario College of Art, Toronto, 71-73
Mt. Allison University, 69-72
SELECTED SOLO SHOWS:
25 Year Retrospective of Woodblock Prints traveled to three Public Galleries in Germany: Dornum Castle; Tollhousverein, Leer; Rastede Palace, Oldenberg 2000-2001 color catalog and reviews.
Private Exhibitions, Falmouth, Mass., July 1996; Montreal, November 1996; Gibson Island, Md., April 1999.
Gold Paintings and Woodblock Retrospective, travelling: Kabutoya Gallery, Tokyo; Genkan Gallery, Tokyo American Club; Blue Nile Gallery, Osaka; Kanda's Gallery BOQ, Okinawa; May 1994 (color catalogue)
Edo Gallery, Boston, November 1992, Private Exhibitions, Chatham, Mass, July 1992, Toronto, Oct. 1991
New Paintings and Woodblocks Kabutoya Gallery, Tokyo, May 1991, and also in 1987.
Japanese Garden and Pavilion Foundation, Montreal, September 1990, Ownens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University 1988
Zwickers Gallery, Halifax, NS, 1979; Gallery 78; Fredericton, November, 1983; Robertson Galleries, Ottawa, November, 1982
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS:
"A New Leaf" 30 foot instalation of mixed media/ goldleaf reliefs, Artsplace, Annapolis Royal, N.S., 2000 color catalog
"Far and Wide" Juried Bienials, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia; 1996 to '99, travelling, catalogs
"Moku Hanga Travelling Exhibition: Contemporary Japanese...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Untitled #17-1996-22
Located in New Orleans, LA
This work was part of "Body Politics", the August/September 2022 exhibition marked the debut of this work in the region (New Orleans), and the first time any of these works have been...
Category
1990s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Edmond Albert Joseph Tyrel de Poix, Landscape With Pub & Signpost
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming 19th-century drawing by British artist Edmond Albert Joseph Tyrel de Poix (1840-1916) depicts a timber-framed public house, figures, horses and a leaning signpost.
De ...
Category
1870s English School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Chemists American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Science Mural
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Chemists American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Science Mural
Jo Cain (1904 - 2003)
Chemists
40 ½ x 31 ¾ inches
Oil on paper, c. 1930s
Signed lower right
49 x 40 ...
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Les Travestis By Erté
Located in New Orleans, LA
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
1892-1990 Russian-French
Les travestis (The Transvestites)
Signed “Erté” (lower right)
Inscribed "No. 18.363 / Moi, j'aime le music-hall / Les Travestis" (en verso)
Gouache on paper
Erté’s costume...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Original Flower Drawing inscribed signed twice bound in Whitney Museum monograph
By Jeff Koons
Located in New York, NY
Jeff Koons
Original Flower Drawing (signed twice), 2016
Original, hand signed drawing inscribed to Nadine, done with silver sharpie, and held in hardback monograph with dust jacket, ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset
Edmond Albert Joseph Tyrel de Poix, Landscape With Watermill, Mother & Child
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming 19th-century drawing by British artist Edmond Albert Joseph Tyrel de Poix (1840-1916) depicts a mother and child standing by a mill pond before a rustic watermill.
De Poix was a gentleman artist descended from French nobility...
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1870s English School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Salade de Fleurs de Lotus by Erté
Located in New Orleans, LA
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
1892-1990 | Russian-French
Salade de fleurs de lotus
(Lotus Flower Salad)
Inscribed “n°1.497” (en verso)
Gouache on paper
In 1929, Erté embarked on the cr...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Untitled #4-0000-22
Located in New Orleans, LA
This work was part of "Body Politics", the August/September 2022 exhibition marked the debut of this work in the region (New Orleans), and the first time any of these works have been...
Category
1990s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Untitled #18-1996-22
Located in New Orleans, LA
This work was part of "Body Politics", the August/September 2022 exhibition marked the debut of this work in the region (New Orleans), and the first time any of these works have been...
Category
1990s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Sketch for a Portrait - Drawing by Flor David - Mid 20th Century
By Flor David
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch for a Portrait is a drawing on paper realized in the Mid-20th Century by Flor David.
Pencil on Creamy-colored paper.
Good conditions.
Flor David (1891-1958) ): pseudonym of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Le roi de Lahore by Erté
By Erté
Located in New Orleans, LA
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
1892-1990 | Russian-French
Le roi de Lahore
(The King of Lahore)
Signed “Erté” (lower right)
Inscribed "Les Rois des Légendes / No. 11 / Le Roi de Lahore /...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Raising the wreck of the steamer Flushing at Hampton Roads, Virginia
Located in Middletown, NY
Likely a study for an illustration for Harper's Weekly, for which Wiser was a Civil War-era illustrator, focusing on shipwrecks and battles occurring along the mid-Atlantic coast.
...
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Mid-19th Century American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Portrait of Joan Didion, Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Portrait o Joan Didion, by Manuel Santelices
Acrylic on gesso panel
Image size: 14 in. H x 11 in. W
Unframed
2023
The worlds of fashion, society, and pop culture are explored throu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Panel, Acrylic, Gesso
'Woman Seated', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Estate stamp, verso, for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1955.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Center and t...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Paper
Untitled (Renaissance Male Figure Study), 1964, Ian Hornak — Drawing
By Ian Hornak
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1964. Paper Size: 14 x 11 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...
Category
1960s Renaissance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Archival Paper
Theophile Alexandre Steinlen (1859-1923) Men at the Pont du Carrousel, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Theophile Alexandre Steinlen (1859-1923)
Men at the Pont du Carrousel,
Signed "St" on the lower right
pencil on paper
9 x 15 cm
framed : 24,5 x 30 cm
In good condition, slightly ye...
Category
1890s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Portrait of an Italian Peasant - Victorian art watercolour painting
Located in London, GB
This beautiful 19th century Italian watercolour portrait painting is by noted artist Frederico Bartolini. It was painted circa 1890 in Rome and is signed and in good condition behind...
Category
19th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Collaborative Contemporary Surrealist Cartoon Drawing Humphrey + Coates
Located in Surfside, FL
signed by both in pencil verso. dated.
Surrealist cartoon drawing. Actual drawing size is 5.75 X 5.75.
Their collaborative works on paper emerge out of an ongoing relationship where...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA Era
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Mid- 20th Century WPA Era
Jo Cain (1904 – 2003)
Good Health Week – b/w
10 ½ x 15 1/2 inches
I...
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Drawing - Love and the Minotaur by Cuban Artist Jesus Nodarse
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For the Love and the Minotaur.
Figurative Pencil Drawing on archival paper. Cuban Artist Jesus Nodarse
11 x 8 inches unframed
THE MAN: Jesús Nodarse Valdés was born in Sagua la ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Pencil
Les fleurs by Erté
Located in New Orleans, LA
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
1892-1990 Russian-French
Les Fleurs
(The flowers)
Signed "Erté" (lower right)
Inscribed "No. 362" (en verso)
Gouache on paper
Erté masterfully designs an...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
John Sutton (b.1935) - Framed 20th Century Watercolour, Loading the Ships
By John Sutton
Located in Corsham, GB
A dramatic harbour scene by the British marine and landscape artist John Sutton. Many hands can be seen along the cobbled sidewalk, loading and unloading a multitude of ships at low ...
Category
20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Female Portrait - Drawing - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Female portrait is an artwork realized by an artist of XX century.
L 55 x 64 with frame; image 23 x 32 cm.
Ink and watercolour on paper.
Unreadable signature in the lower margin...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
Untitled #26-0000-22
Located in New Orleans, LA
This work was part of "Body Politics", the August/September 2022 exhibition marked the debut of this work in the region (New Orleans), and the first time any of these works have been...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Gianni - Early 20th Century Gouache, Mediterranean Coastal Town
By Gianni
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming gouache scene depicting a mother and child walking a walled terrace. The views looks out over a peaceful Mediterranean sea with mountains in the distance. Signed to the lo...
Category
20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Untitled Geneviève Seillé Contemporary art outsider art drawing animal color map
Located in Paris, FR
Mixed media drawing on paper
Dated and signed on the back
In the plastic work of Geneviève Seillé, the word, like a sign, reigns supreme. An object o...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
Fine 18th Century Italian Old Master Drawing Mother & Children
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Giovanni Battista Cipriani, RA,
Italian 1727-1785
Sketch of a mother with three children;
black and red chalk on laid paper with watermark '© TAYLOR', 22.4 x 17.5 cm.
Provenanc...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
"Couple Under Red Trees" Watercolor Painting Jack Hooper
By Jack Hooper
Located in Arp, TX
Jack Hooper
"Couple Under Red Trees
September 1986
Watercolor on Arches
4.75"x6.25" unframed
Signed and dated in pencil lower right
A couple, rendered in rich brown tones, embraces beneath a canopy of magenta trees set against a vivid blue sky. The non-realistic forms and vibrant colors create a dreamlike atmosphere.
Jack Meredith Hooper (August 26, 1928 - January 24, 2014) was an American painter, muralist, sculptor, printmaker and art educator. Hooper was a major figure on the Southern California art scene, belonging to that generation of Los Angeles painters...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Costume Oriental by Erté
Located in New Orleans, LA
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
1892-1990 | Russian-French
Costume Oriental
Signed “Erté”(lower right)
Inscribed "No. 19" (en verso)
Gouache on paper
Titled Costume Oriental, this ensemble epitomizes Erté's signature fusion of Eastern and Western aesthetic elements. The attire features grey pantaloons enveloped by a vivid red skirt adorned with intricate white Orientalist motifs. The bodice, a geometric tapestry of black and white stripes, is composed of narrow horizontal black bands juxtaposed with glittering gemstones. This visual harmony is accentuated by a trio of diamond shapes vertically aligned on the chest. The crowning element is a gem-encrusted turban, surmounted by three red fan shapes, lending the headpiece the appearance of a striking medallion.
This sartorial masterpiece is an authentic Erté creation for the 1926 rendition of George White's Scandals, staged at the Heilig Theatre in Portland, Oregon. The revue initially debuted at the Apollo Theatre in New York City on June 30, 1924, enjoying a run of 196 performances before embarking on a tour. Orchestrated by George White from 1919 to 1939, the Scandals series distinguished itself through its timely comedy and exceptional choreography, a testament to White's expertise as a dancer. In contrast to the more lavish Ziegfeld Follies,Scandals offered a streamlined yet sophisticated experience. The Sixth Edition was particularly remarkable for its artistic collaborations: Erté designed the scenery and curtains, while George Gershwin composed the musical score, which included the classic "Somebody Loves Me." The production featured an ensemble of notable performers, including Nyra Brown and the Leeland Sisters.
The artist, Russian-French visionary Romain de Tirtoff (1892-1990), popularly known as Erté, began his artistic journey in the culturally rich city of St. Petersburg, where he developed an early fondness for ballet and theatrical performances. He moved to Paris in 1912 to study architecture, and quickly found his creative niche in crafting fantastical costumes for the city’s bustling nightlife. Erté‘s expertise, refined under the guidance of the famed Paul Poiret, captured the attention of Harper’s Bazaar, marking the beginning of a significant partnership that spanned from 1915 to 1936. The artist also designed sets for notable cinematic masterpieces including Ben Hur and La Bohème, and created sets and costumes for cabarets, operas and other performances at the Folies-Bergères, Bal Tabarin, the Théâtre du Bataclan and Le Casino de Paris. Often remembered as the “Father of Art Deco,” Erté was a trailblazer whose colorful creations shaped the groundbreaking Art Deco era more than any other, leaving an indelible mark on the history of art and design. His artworks reside in prestigious museum collections worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Painted 1926
Paper: 12“ high x 9 wide
Frame: 19 1/4“ high x 16 1/8” wide x 5/8" deep
Exhibitions:
M.S. Rau, New Orleans, Erté and the Era of Art Deco, October 14, 2023 - January 3, 2024
Provenance:
Private collection, Paris
Christie's South Kensington: Sale, 2014
Bouret Gonzalez Collection
Sydney and Sibyl Colefax...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Festival of Two Worlds - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Festival of two worlds is an artwork realized by Mino Maccari, in 1960s.
Watercolour, draft number 195.
Handsigned in pencil, lower right margin.
35 x 28 cm, it includes passepa...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Erotic Composition - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Composition is a charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century.
Hand-signed on the lower.
Good conditions.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Nude. Contemporary Realistic Figurative Mixed Media Drawing Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary realistic figurative mixed media drawing on cardboard by Polish artist Andrzej Szypluk. Monochromatic drawing of a female in nude.
PROVE...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Pastel, Cardboard, Pencil
Chorizo
By Todd White
Located in Toronto, ON
12" x 9" Unframed
Original Sketch
Hand Signed by Todd White
Todd white captures restaurant, night and Hollywood scenes with contrasting colors serving the viewer’s eyes as those in ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Also, Not The Point
Located in New York, NY
Also, Not The Point
Acrylic ink on paper
6.75 x 6.75 inches
15.5 x 14.5 inches framed
2022
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Cartoon sketch, ca. 1955. Pencil on paper, sheet measures 8.5 x 11 inches. Unsigned with editor's notations.
From a group of sketches meant to be preliminary drafts for editor appro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
E
Located in Fairlawn, OH
E
Watercolor on Yupo paper, 2018
Signed with the artist's initials (see photo)
Condition: Excellent
Archival framing with OP3 Acrylic
Sheet/Image size: 30 x 38 inch...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
#31-1999-22
Located in New Orleans, LA
This work was part of "Body Politics", the August/September 2022 exhibition marked the debut of this work in the region (New Orleans), and the first time any of these works have been...
Category
1990s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Synthetic Paper
