Horizontal Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) 'Reclinada-02', 2011 ink on paper Deponte 300 g. 11.5 x 15.4 in. (29 x 39 cm.) ID: 1D201104 Hand-signed by author ____________________________________...

Figurative chalk drawing of grey, black, and teal clouds and birds silhouetted on collaged vintage music pages 'Black Bird Tours Around the World ' by Louise Laplante in 2022 silhouettes made with chalk on vintage collaged music pages 24 x 30 inches unframed, 27.5 x 33.5 inches in natural light wood frame with non-glare plexi Louise Laplante bridges the past and present with mixed media drawings made with figurative charcoal silhouettes juxtaposed on collaged sheets of vintage paper. Finding beauty in forgotten or discarded sheets of ephemera, Laplante uses it as a guide for playful compositions of stenciled birds in mid-flight, drifting feathers, or taxidermized deer heads in rich pastel. A final burst of wistful linework glides over the pastel forms, accentuating her subject’s movement while adding another layer of texture. In this particular work, the artist using a palette of black, grey and shades of blue and teal to compose a balanced graphic of fluffy clouds extending above a single black bird. In certain segments the stenciled images are delicately brushed over with a thin wisp of chalk which adds a delicate textured effect to the drawing. The drawing is framed with a light wood frame and has non-glare plexi glass galzing. About the artist: Interested in blending the old world with the new, mixed media artist Louise Laplante combines her original images with ephemera of the past, enticing a conversation about it’s “relevancy to the present.” Her compositions begin with vintage book pages, personal handwritten letters, sheet music, or instruction from old guides on etiquette or science. While the text itself is weighted with reference to a particular subject, the visual of the typed or handwritten words and printed illustrations establish a unique pattern. These layered backgrounds are superimposed with opaque charcoal drawings that are inspired by the themes read between the lines. Most recently, the artist has opted for larger scale work, combining multiple sheets of vintage paper to expand her unique motifs. Laplante exhibits across the Northeast and has shown with Carrie Haddad for more than ten years. Artist Statement: My work connects the texts, and ideas, in the vintage book, music or correspondence pages, with images those words evoke to comment on how the past still resonates, whether we are aware of it or not. It is informed by my love for old paper, letters, books and images, both as reminders of the past and as bits of pattern, tone, line and shape. The text on them acts as both content and visual device. With each work, I select, arrange and collage these pieces creating both a support and pattern building on it with motifs that are suggested by words on the papers. Although I often start with an agenda I always allow each work to build its own image. Artist Resume: Education MA in Fine Art, State University of New York at Albany, New York BFA, College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, New York Studied, Art Institute of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts Exhibitions 2019 Mediums of Exchange, Lehman College Art Gallery, Lehman College, CUNY, Bronx, New York 2018 Figures We Fancy, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York Shelter, A.P.E. Gallery, Northampton, Massachusetts Material Flow: Rhythm in Collage and Sculpture, Pratt Gallery, Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont 2017 Abstractions in Black and White, Gallery 175 Pawtucket, Rhode Island Blanche Ames National, Borderlands, North Easton, Massachusetts Five Points Biennial, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, Connecticut A Declaration of Sentiments: Reflections on the Centennial of Women’s Right to Vote in NYS, Athens Cultural Center, Athens, New York 2016 Winter Exhibit, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York 2015 Boston Biennial 4, Atlantic Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts Drawing, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York Taking Root: Caniskek and the Meeting of Two Worlds, Athens Cultural Center, Athens, New York North Northeast, Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Brattleboro, Vermont NBMMA 45th Exhibition, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, Connecticut 2014 New Directions ’14, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, New York Connecticut Women Artists – 85th National, Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich, Connecticut New England Collective V, Galatea Fine Art, Boston, Massachusetts Boston Biennial 3, Atlantic Works Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts 2013 Storytellers and Conjurers, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York 2012 Works on Paper, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York Drawing, b.j. spoke gallery, Huntington, New York Strange Glue, Thompson Gallery, Weston, Massachusetts Silhouette, A.P.E., Northampton, Massachusetts The Cadence of Familiarity, Krauss Gallery, Providence, Rhode Island 2011 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York Paperworks, Paper City Studios, Holyoke, Massachusetts Small Works, Towne Gallery, Wheelock College, Boston, Massachusetts 2010 Text/Context, McCoy Gallery, Merrimack College, North Andover, Massachusetts A Community of Artists, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, Massachusetts Here and Gone: Presence, Absence, Memory and Time, Amy H. Carberry Fine Art Gallery, Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield, Massachusetts 2009 Dreamscape, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York 2008 Small ’08, Wunderarts Gallery, Amherst, Massachusetts Interaction: Louise Laplante and Liz Chalfin, Wunderarts Gallery, Amherst Massachusetts Artists and Books, Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, Massachusetts One Night, Pivot Gallery, Florence, Massachusetts 2007 20 Artists X 2 Feet, Wunderarts Gallery, Amherst, Massachusetts Biennial 2007, New Hampshire Art Institute, Manchester, New Hampshire Salon, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, Massachusetts 2006 Small: 20 Artists X 2 Feet, Wunderarts Gallery, Amherst, Massachusetts Salon, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, Massachusetts 2004 On Paper, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York Encaustics, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York New Acquisitions, University Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 2003 Hart Gallery...

Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) 'Linea con cara-1', 2004 ink on paper 11.9 x 13.8 in. (30 x 35 cm.) ID: 1D200404 Hand-signed by author ______________________________________________ ...

Shore is a modern artwork realized by Arturo Pagano in the 1980s. Watercolor drawings. Good conditions.

Soft pastel on toned sanded archival paper signed bottom right. Suitable for framing under glass ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are r...

La obra va firmada con el sello de testamentería en la parte inferior La obra se presenta enmarcada Medidas de la obra: 30 cm. de altura x 41 cm. de ancho Medidas del marco: 52 cm...

French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed size: 8 x 9.5 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed prove...

Flower Market - Original Watercolor on Paper Original watercolor of a flower seller by Ken L. Stephens (American. 20th Century). A flower vendor is wearing a blue apron, standing un...

Landscape is an original drawing in pen and oil on paper realized by Tibor Gertler, one of the most important landscape artists of the XX century. Hand-signed on the lower right. ...

Interesting and well-drawn French late 19th-century River landscape with boat sketch, in pen and ink and sepia color. Emile Cagniart was born in Paris wh...

Artist: Renate Dollinger (German/American, born 1924) Title: The Voyage Year: Circa 1970 Medium: Gouache and watercolor Paper: Watercolor Image size: 15.5 x 21.5 inches Signature: ...

This artwork titled "Landscape with House, California" is a watercolor on paper by California artist Ralph Ledesma, 1910-1993. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. T...

French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on card size: 25 x 25.5 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: the artists atel...

Ruth Schloss (1922 Nuremberg - 2013 Kfar Shmaryahu), Woman eating, around 1990. Mixed media on watercolor paper, 22.2 cm x 26.5 cm, signed “Schloss” lower left and signed again in He...

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...

French watercolor scene of day at the races, circa 1960. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size...

Original watercolour by Thomas Sewell Robins (1810-1880). Fishermen on the Coast. Presented in a distressed gilt-effect frame. Signed. On paper.

The Couple is a drawing realized by RIV (Carlo Rivalta) in the early 20th Century. Ink and pencil on paper. In Six Frame Stories with hand-written notes Good conditions with sligh...

Drawing of slaves grouped into bondage by French artist Fabienne Monestier, 2005. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size fr...

French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on card, mounted on card size: 16.5 x 19.5 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenanc...

Modern watercolor painting including detailed eyes in blue, 2011. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size frame. Archiva...

This artist’s proof (1/1) is a playful homage to the beloved image of a Toronto streetcar. Pop Artist Charlie Pachter was inspired to create a series of prints on streetcars for one of his first exhibitions in the seventies. This serigraph features the detailed outline of a streetcar angled across three panels—the back and front of a streetcar painted green appears on either side—top and bottom. The backdrop is neutral, bordered in gold. Pachter is a much-admired Canadian artistic polymath, his colourful pop artwork merging playful even irreverent elements with deeply iconic imagery. “….a good art critic would compare it with Warhol’s soup cans...

Figures is an artwork realized by Mino Maccari  (1924-1989) in 1945. Watercolor on paper. Signed by the artist, dated "1945". Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, Jun...

Female Portrait is a modern artwork realized in 1965. Mixed colored drawing on paper. Signature and date on the lower margin.

Urban Graffiti Cartoon Manga Art entitled 'Under the Influence' by British Street Artist Chris Pegg. Chris Pegg is a self-taught artist from Lancashire, UK....

George Bissill (1896-1973) Country lane with bird of prey Pencil sketch 27 x 33 cm Born in 1896, George Bissill was a British miner, painter and furniture designer. Raised in the ...

Ruth Schloss (1922 Nuremberg - 2013 Kfar Shmaryahu), Two old people, around 1990. Mixed media on watercolor paper, 33 cm x 38.5 cm, signed “Schloss” lower left and signed again in He...

Double Nude is an original Contemporary artwork realized by the italian artist Leo Guida in 1970s. Original China ink on paper. The work includes two different drawings realized in...

The Carillon is an original modern artwork realized in the 19th Century. Original colored china ink and watercolor on paper. Excellent conditions. The Carillon is a small format...

Study for a Bas-Relief is an original artwork realized by the Unknown Artist, early 20th century. Original pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper, glued on colored cardboard (23.5 x...

Artist: Wifredo Lam, Cuban (1902 - 1982) Title: Untitled - I Year: 1957 Medium: Crayon and Pastel on Paper, signed and dated l.r. Paper Size: 22 in. x 26.5 in. (55.88 cm x 67.31...

Arabic Desert is an original modern artwork realized by A. Roy of the late 20th Century. Mixed colored watercolor. Hand signed on the lower margin. Includes frame.

While working with a model in the studio, it often happens that models get tired and fall asleep - such moments are beautiful in their naturalness and often become the impetus for cr...

Tiger is a beautiful original drawing in pencil on ivory-colored paper realized in 1950 ca. by the German artist Wilhelm Lorenz, also known as Willi Lorenz. Hand-signed in pencil o...

"Landscape" is a pencil drawing on green-colorated paper by Anonymous Artist of the 20th Century. In excellent conditions: As good as new. Sheet dimension: 19 x 28 cm. Illegible ...

French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on card, mounted on card size: 15.5 x 20.5 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenanc...

ink and pencil drawing on transfer paper of two couple enjoying an amorous evening out by Irmgard von Reppert, circa 1960. Initialed lower right. Artist title and comment pasted lowe...

Troop Movement is an original artwork realized by the artist Gaspard Gobaut (1814-1882). Original ink and watercolor drawing on ivory cardboard. Good conditions. Passapourt includ...

The Port is an original drawing in china ink and watercolor realized by Herta Hausmann (1892-1972). Hand-signed on the lower right. Good conditions. This interesting drawing repre...

EWA PELLO (born in 1964) She studied at the Faculty of Graphic Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. She received her diploma in 1989. She specializes in painting and pastel. I...

"Nude of Woman" is an original pencil and pastels drawing on ivory paper by Anonymous Artist of 20th Century. In very good condition. Not signed. Dated, 18/05/1942, on the lower l...

French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on artist paper, unframed size: 8.25 x 10.75 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provena...

French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on artist paper, unframed size: 8.25 x 10.75 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provena...

Village is an original drawing in watercolor and pen realized by the French artist Paul Albert Moras in 1926. Hand-signed on the lower right and dated. The state of preservation is very good. Included a Passepartut: 27.5 x 37.5 cm. The artwork represents a brilliant landscape, created through soft and precise strokes with poetical hatching which made the village picturesque, with delicate coloring and lighting. The artwork characterized by a well-balanced drawing of houses...

Angel is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by an Anonymous artist in the early 20th Century. Good Conditions. The artwork is depicted through free strokes in a well-b...

John Paddy Carstairs (1916-1970). Original work in ink and gouache. Presented in a wash-line mount and gilt frame. Signed lower right. On paper.

Reclined Nude is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original watercolor on paper. Good conditions. The artwork...

The Pub is a China Ink Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980). Good condition on a white paper. No Signature. Reynold Arnould wa...

Billiard Room is a blue ink original drawing realized on an accounting paper by the artist Jeanne Daour (1914-?). With the typical rapidity of a sketche...

The Personality Puzzle is an original artwork realized by Miclea Roxana. It is made on canvas, painted in acrylic and oil in 2021. Signed by the author....

Sakti Burman - Kamdhenu Watercolour on Paper 14 x 20 inches Born : 1935 Kolkata Education : 1956 Government College of Arts and Crafts in Kolkata and the Ecole Nationale des Beaux ...

Cityscape is a China Ink Drawing and Watercolor realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980). Good condition on a cream colored paper. No signature, titled and dated ...

Carriage is an Original Drawing in Charcoal realized by Edouard Dufeu (1840-1900). Good conditions except for diffused foxings. The Artwork is depicted...

Greek Islands is a drawing in mixed media (pencil, ink and watercolor) on cardboard realized by Robert Sauterne. The State of preservation is good, with a small stain along the left...

Dans l'oeil de l'amour il y a une mine de verre is an artwork realized by Maurice Henry (Cambrai 1907 - Milan 1984) in 1975. Watercolor and ink on paper 30.5x39 cm with frame. Si...

Rochelle is an original artwork in pencil realized by Maxime Juan in 1944. Hand-signed on the lower right and dated, titled on the lower left "Rochelle". The state of preservation i...

Drawing in pencil and black market pens realized by Berto in 1967. Hand signed and dated. In very good condition, includes a coeval wooden frame. 

Reclined Nude is a drawing in watercolor, realized in the Mid-20th Century by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). Good conditions with minor folding and cuts on the margins. The artwork is ...

[CHINESE EXPORT WATERCOLOURS ON PITH PAPER]. A Group of 10 Flowers and Butterflies. mid to late nineteeenth century. A fine group of Chines...

Figure is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by an unknown early 20th Century artist after the swiss painter G.H. de Beaumont. Hand-signed on...