Vertical Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

WILLIAM EDWARD FROST, RA (1810-1877) Echo Signed l.r.: W E Frost RA Watercolour and pen and ink Unframed 16.5 by 10.5 cm., 6 ½ by 4 ¼ in. (mount size 29.5 by 22.5 cm., 11 ½ by 9 i...

Artist: Leroy Neiman (1921 - 2012) Title: Femling - Happy New Years Type: Original Material: Ink & Paper Year Produced: 1992 Medium: ink on paper Size: 8.25" x 13" Framed approx.: 20...

Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Pearl Hill Worthington (American, 1884-1949) Marking(s); notes: signed Materials: pastel on paper Dimensions (H, W, D): 38.5"...

Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Pearl Hill Worthington (American, 1884-1949) Marking(s); notes: signed Materials: pastel on paper Dimensions (H, W, D): 38.5"...

Composition  is a drawing in pen on paper, realized by Alfredo Mezio in 1934 for the magazine "Il Selvaggio", Year XI, p. 46. The artwork is depicted skillfully through confident an...

German School 19th Century, Portrait of a boy, pencil on paper 25.7 x 16 cm (view) Framed : 41.8 x 31.5 cm The style and execution are v...

A dream landscape, this piece is ethereal and subtle. It would make a lovely addition to a bedroom or study. A figurative piece that's currently very on trend; the technique hints at...

Charcoal on paper, signed (verso), and signed and dated ‘20th July 1878’, by R.A invigilator, E.B. Stephen A.R.A. (bottom left), 73cm x 46cm, (88cm x 60cm framed). The work is framed...

Chiesa di S. Giovanni A. Maderno is an Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Aurelio Mistruzzi in 1905. Pencil Drawing on paper. Good conditions. Aurelio Mistruzzi (1880-1960) st...

Eileen Lake Crayon on paper, early1930's Initialed in pencil lower right (see photo) Titled and annotated verso "Eileen Lake, early 1930s girlfriend" Note: Eileen Hall Lake was an American poet and Adolf Dehn's girlfriend in the early 1930s. Provenance: Estate of the artist By descent Adolf Dehn, American Watercolorist and Printmaker, 1895-1968 Adolf Dehn was an artist who achieved extraordinary artistic heights, but in a very particular artistic sphere—not so much in oil painting as in watercolor and lithography. Long recognized as a master by serious print collectors, he is gradually gaining recognition as a notable and influential figure in the overall history of American art. In the 19th century, with the invention of the rotary press, which made possible enormous print runs, and the development of the popular, mass-market magazines, newspaper and magazine illustration developed into an artistic realm of its own, often surprisingly divorced from the world of museums and art exhibitions, and today remains surprisingly overlooked by most art historians. Dehn in many regards was an outgrowth of this world, although in an unusual way, since as a young man he produced most of his illustrative work not for popular magazines, such as The Saturday Evening Post, but rather for radical journals, such as The Masses or The Liberator, or artistic “little magazines” such as The Dial. This background established the foundation of his outlook, and led later to his unique and distinctive contribution to American graphic art. If there’s a distinctive quality to his work, it was his skill in introducing unusual tonal and textural effects into his work, particularly in printmaking but also in watercolor. Jackson Pollock seems to have been one of many notable artists who were influenced by his techniques. Early Years, 1895-1922 For an artist largely remembered for scenes of Vienna and Paris, Adolf Dehn’s background was a surprising one. Born in Waterville, Minnesota, on November 22, 1895, Dehn was the descendent of farmers who had emigrated from Germany and homesteaded in the region, initially in a one-room log cabin with a dirt floor. Adolf’s father, Arthur Clark Dehn, was a hunter and trapper who took pride that he had no boss but himself, and who had little use for art. Indeed, during Adolf’s boyhood the walls of his bedroom and the space under his bed were filled with the pelts of mink, muskrats and skunks that his father had killed, skinned and stretched on drying boards. It was Adolf’s mother, Emilie Haas Dehn, a faithful member of the German Lutheran Evangelical Church, who encouraged his interest in art, which became apparent early in childhood. Both parents were ardent socialists, and supporters of Eugene Debs. In many ways Dehn’s later artistic achievement was clearly a reaction against the grinding rural poverty of his childhood. After graduating from high school in 1914 at the age of 19—an age not unusual in farming communities at the time, where school attendance was often irregular—Dehn attended the Minneapolis School of Art from 1914 to 1917, whose character followed strongly reflected that of its director, Munich-trained Robert Kohler, an artistic conservative but a social radical. There Dehn joined a group of students who went on to nationally significant careers, including Wanda Gag (later author of best-selling children’s books); John Flanagan (a sculptor notable for his use of direct carving) Harry Gottlieb (a notable social realist and member of the Woodstock Art Colony), Elizabeth Olds (a printmaker and administrator for the WPA), Arnold Blanch (landscape, still-life and figure painter, and member of the Woodstock group), Lucille Lunquist, later Lucille Blanch (also a gifted painter and founder of the Woodstock art colony), and Johan Egilrud (who stayed in Minneapolis and became a journalist and poet). Adolf became particularly close to Wanda Gag (1893-1946), with whom he established an intense but platonic relationship. Two years older than he, Gag was the daughter of a Bohemian artist and decorator, Anton Gag, who had died in 1908. After her husband died, Wanda’s mother, Lizzi Gag, became a helpless invalid, so Wanda was entrusted with the task of raising and financially supporting her six younger siblings. This endowed her with toughness and an independent streak, but nonetheless, when she met Dehn, Wanda was Victorian and conventional in her artistic taste and social values. Dehn was more socially radical, and introduced her to radical ideas about politics and free love, as well as to socialist publications such as The Masses and The Appeal to Reason. Never very interested in oil painting, in Minneapolis Dehn focused on caricature and illustration--often of a humorous or politically radical character. In 1917 both Dehn and Wanda won scholarships to attend the Art Students League, and consequently, in the fall of that year both moved to New York. Dehn’s art education, however, ended in the summer of 1918, shortly after the United States entered World War I, when he was drafted to serve in the U. S. Army. Unwilling to fight, he applied for status as a conscientious objector, but was first imprisoned, then segregated in semi-imprisonment with other Pacifists, until the war ended. The abuse he suffered at this time may well explain his later withdrawal from taking political stands or making art of an overtly political nature. After his release from the army, Dehn returned to New York where he fell under the spell of the radical cartoonist Boardman Robinson and produced his first lithographs. He also finally consummated his sexual relationship with Wanda Gag. The Years in Europe: 1922-1929 In September of 1921, however, he abruptly departed for Europe, arriving in Paris and then moving on to Vienna. There in the winter of 1922 he fell in love with a Russian dancer, Mura Zipperovitch, ending his seven-year relationship with Wanda Gag. He and Mura were married in 1926. It was also in Vienna that he produced his first notable artistic work. Influenced by European artists such as Jules Pascin and Georg Grosz, Dehn began producing drawings of people in cafes, streets, and parks, which while mostly executed in his studio, were based on spontaneous life studies and have an expressive, sometimes almost childishly wandering quality of line. The mixture of sophistication and naiveté in these drawings was new to American audiences, as was the raciness of their subject matter, which often featured pleasure-seekers, prostitutes or scenes of sexual dalliance, presented with a strong element of caricature. Some of these drawings contain an element of social criticism, reminiscent of that found in the work of George Grosz, although Dehn’s work tended to focus on humorous commentary rather than savagely attacking his subjects or making a partisan political statement. Many Americans, including some who had originally been supporters of Dehn such as Boardman Robinson, were shocked by these European drawings, although George Grocz (who became a friend of the artist in this period) admired them, and recognized that Dehn could also bring a new vision to America subject matter. As he told Dehn: “You will do things in America which haven’t been done, which need to be done, which only you can do—as far at least as I know America.” A key factor in Dehn’s artistic evolution at this time was his association with Scofield Thayer...

Duomo di Bovino (Secolo XIV) is an Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Aurelio Mistruzzi in 1905. Pencil Drawing on paper. Good conditions. Aurelio Mistruzzi (1880-1960) studie...

"Arrows of St Sebastian" diptych 2 sepia ink drawings by Paula Craioveanu This is a set of 2ink drawings, showing in a modern vision the martyrdom of St Sebastian. These 2 drawings ...

French school circa 1880 Portrait of a boy holding a book graphite and white gouache on paper 39.5 x 32 cm oval view in good condition, slightly yellowed with age In its original ova...

Alena NADVORNIKOVA (née en 1942) Zoomorphic composition, 1979 India ink on paper Signed and dated "1979" lower left 50 x 32 cm Frame : 60 x 40 cm A Czech artist born in 1942 in Lipn...

Leaves is an Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Aurelio Mistruzzi in 1905. Pencil Drawing on paper.  Good conditions. Aurelio Mistruzzi (1880-1960) studied at the Udine Art Sc...

Lily is an Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Aurelio Mistruzzi in 1905. Pencil Drawing on paper . Good conditions. Aurelio Mistruzzi (1880-1960) studied at the Udine Art Scho...

Leaf is an Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Aurelio Mistruzzi in 1905. Pencil Drawing on paper . Good conditions. Aurelio Mistruzzi (1880-1960) studied at the Udine Art Scho...

This intensely expressive figure is a preparatory study for "Arab Market on the Tocria Plain", a painting exhibited at the 1865 Salon and now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Lille. 1...

Laurel (Lauro)  is an Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Aurelio Mistruzzi in 1905. Pencil Drawing on paper, titled "Lauro" and stamp "P.M.F. Tiziano" on the left corner  . Goo...

Pioneering English Female Illustrator Helen Stratton masterfully renders in pen and ink a scene from "The Little Mermaid" in George Newnes's 1899 editi...

Portrait. 1966. watercolor on paper, 35.5x30 cm Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013) Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside...

A fine 19th century watercolour depicting a musician playing the guitar. The male figure sits on a beautiful carved stool, reading music from a wooden stand to his right. Unsigned. T...

Ink drawing Title "Pink Bug" made by Robert Clarence, framed signed and numbered.

3942 Antique gouache and watercolor on paper set in a period 19th century frame Image size 10x5.5"

Seymour Rosenthal (American 1921-2007) "Untitled: Rabbi Scholar", Figurative Pen/Watercolor on Paper signed in bottom right hand corner, 10.50 x 8 (24 x 20.50 In Frame), Late 20th Ce...

Angelic boy with a devil figure. Gary Hansmann (1947-2008) was active/lived in California. He is known for abstract, Surrealism figure painting. Gary William Hansmann was born Dec. 4, 1940, in San Diego to Ethel May Williams and Lester Hughes Hansmann. He grew up in Encinitas and served in the Army in the early 1960s. Gary Hansmann, San Diego artist, teacher and gallery owner, was known for his Surrealist drawings and graphics. He spent time working in Paris and exhibiting his art throughout Europe, but San Diego was home until he moved to Washington state. His life partner was fellow artist, Jill Hosmer. Mr. Hansmann, a respected printmaker and prolific artist, created thousands of drawings, prints and paintings as well as hundreds of poems. His interest in bullfighting led to a book of poetry and illustrations on the subject, “La Corrida, The Run”, a collection of poetry & artwork written as he was preparing for his first bullfight. Prologue written by famous Mexican Matador Antonio Lomelin. The book is written in English and translated into Spanish on opposing pages and was published in 1983. Mr. Hansmann taught intaglio and monotype at the Academy of Fine Arts in San Diego from 1977 to 1980 and at the San Diego Museum of Art in 1980. He also gave lectures and demonstrations throughout the art community, including at the San Diego Art Guild in Del Mar and Artist Equity in San Diego. Although he attended Palomar College in San Marcos and studied lithography at the San Diego Academy of Fine Arts, Mr. Hansmann was mostly self-taught and self-educated. Mr. Hansmann had shows in several art-world capitals, including Paris; Lisbon, Portugal; Cologne, Germany; Brussels, Belgium; and New York. he had one-person exhibits at the Loft Gallery in Clarkston, the Lewis-Clark State College Center of Arts & History, the Carnegie Art Center in Walla Walla and the Valley Art Center in Clarkston. During his long, distinguished career as an artist he had numerous one-person exhibits all over the world and the United States. His group shows are too numerous to mention, but his one-person exhibits were in Koln, Germany; Bruxelles, Belgium; Paris, France; Viana do Castelo, Portugal; Lisbon, Portugal; Tecate, Mexico; and British Columbia, Canada; and many states at home. Palomar College, San Marcos, Calif. San Diego Academy of Fine Arts Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, N.Y. University of Southern California, Idyllwild (ISOMATA) University of San Diego San Diego Museum of Art James Copley Library, La Jolla, Calif. Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice, Italy Centre de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal Museo Taurino de la Communidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain Atelier Lacouriere et Frelaut, Paris, France Gordon Gilkey Collection Portland Art Museum, Portland, Or. Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay...

Portrait. Watercolor on paper, 42x37 cm Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013) Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside. In 194...

A sketch by Salomon Guillaume Counis (1785-1859)depicting a pretty young girl being propositioned by a rogue looking young man. Finished with white gouache. Inscribed in French the t...

Alena NADVORNIKOVA (née en 1942) Dva svety (Two Worlds), 1979 India ink on paper Titled "Dva svety", signed and dated "79" lower left 50 x 32 cm Frame : 60 x 40 cm A Czech artist bo...

An original watercolour painting heightened with body colour by the British artist Rose Douglas (fl.1893-1898). The scene depicts a couple walking by a lakeside, heading home togethe...

A charming watercolour in the manner of Francis Wheatley depicting a courting couple sat beneath a tree. The pair appear to be in the midst of an argument with the woman wiping tears...

Sir William Russell Flint. Scottish ( b.1880 - d.1969 ). Sir Lancelot and the Young Squire, 1911. Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte Darthur. Watercolor. Sig...

This delightful watercolour by Henry Benjamin Roberts RBA (1832-1915) depicts a young boy play his penny whilst to a tuneful canary. Wooden furniture, a large key and glassware compl...

Mixed media on paper Hand signed Unique piece

"Judy Garland" Legendary Film and Recording Star. Gay Icon. 20th Century Litho Al Hirschfeld (1903 - 2003) Judy Garland 20 x 15 inches (sight) Etching 26 1/2 x 14 3/4 inches Framed...

This artwork "Untitled (Religious Scene)" c.1990 is a colored pencil drawing on paper by noted African American artist Roger Rice, b.1958. It is signed...

Original colored light green pencil and permanent black marker political cartoon artwork for the San Francisco Examiner newspaper. John F. Kennedy and Charles de Gaulle on NATO and Nationalism. Signed lower right by the artist, Jim Ivey with dedication to his fellow illustrator artist, Bruce Shanks bottom middle. Condition is good. Circa 1961. Presently professionally matted but unframed. Overall mat size 16 by 12 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida James (Jim) Burnett Ivey was born on April 15, 1925 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Jim attended the University of Louisville, George Washington University, the National Art School in D.C. and also took correspondence courses through the Landon School of Illustration and Cartooning. Jim served as a US Navy submariner from 1943 to 1946. After the war, Jim was a Reid Fellowship recipient to study political cartooning in Europe. Jim worked...

Farmhands by Yvon Pissarro (b. 1937) Conté chalk on paper 76 x 56.5 cm (30 x 22 ½ inches) Signed lower middle Yvon Vey Executed in 1983 Provenance Studio of the artist, Montpellier ...

Emperor Jahangir and Empress Nur Jahan exchanging lotus blossoms; a symbol of beauty, purity, honesty, rebirth, self-regeneration, and enlightenment....

Pastel on paper, signed (lower left), 63cm x 49cm (framed 75cm x 60cm). Bouchéne was a Russian artist and costume and set designer for theatre, opera and ballet. Primarily working ...

Oil Pastel and pencil drawing on heavyweight printmaking paper. This is a bargain, one of those works that you might say in the future: "Oh, I bought it for almost nothing, and now i...

Oil Pastel and pencil drawing on heavyweight printmaking paper. This is a bargain, one of those works that you might say in the future: "Oh, I bought it for almost nothing, and now i...

Bette Midler Legendary Film and Recording Star. Gay Icon. 20th Century Litho Al Hirschfeld (1903 - 2003) Bette Midler 15 x 11 inches (sight) Etching 22 x 18 inches Framed Signed an...

Oil Pastel and pencil drawing on heavyweight printmaking paper. This is a bargain, one of those works that you might say in the future: "Oh, I bought it for almost nothing, and now i...

Oil Pastel and pencil drawing on heavyweight printmaking paper. This is a bargain, one of those works that you might say in the future: "Oh, I bought it for almost nothing, and now i...

Read the Signs, No. 13 Watercolor on Yupo paper, 2013 Signed lower right corner (see photo) Series: Read the Signs (22 watercolors) Exhibited: William Busta Gallery, Read the Signs, ...

Oil Pastel and pencil drawing on heavyweight printmaking paper. This is a bargain, one of those works that you might say in the future: "Oh, I bought it for almost nothing, and now i...

Oil Pastel and pencil drawing on heavyweight printmaking paper. This is a bargain, one of those works that you might say in the future: "Oh, I bought it for almost nothing, and now i...

Oil Pastel and pencil drawing on heavyweight printmaking paper. This is a bargain, one of those works that you might say in the future: "Oh, I bought it for almost nothing, and now i...

Oil Pastel and pencil drawing on heavyweight printmaking paper. This is a bargain, one of those works that you might say in the future: "Oh, I bought it for almost nothing, and now i...

Untitled- Penis by Celso Castro-Daza Aquacolor Crayon on archival paper Image size: 48 in. H x 39.5 in. W Sheet size: 59.5 in. H x 44 in. W Unique 1996 Drawing on paper is his bas...

This is the original rare concept drawing created 54 years ago in 1970 by the legendary artist David Edward Byrd. It was presented to Bill Graham and the Rock group "The Who" showing...

This artwork "Otavalo Andean Flute Player" C.1970, is a pastel on paper by Ecuadorian artist Arturo Nieto Checa, 1933-1995. It is signed at the lower le...

Jerry Berneche (1932 - 2016) was a painter and draftsman of representational scenes and portraits featuring extraordinary color work and extremely detailed mark-making. Locally he is...

Jerry Berneche (1932 - 2016) was a painter and draftsman of representational scenes and portraits featuring extraordinary color work and extremely detailed mark-making. Locally he is...

Jerry Berneche (1932 - 2016) was a painter and draftsman of representational scenes and portraits featuring extraordinary color work and extremely detailed mark-making. Locally he is...

Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938) Study for "Le Cocher" carbon pencil on thin paper 14.5 x 13 cm In good condition Framed : 36.7 x 31 cm Provenance: Estate of the artist and...

Charcoal on paper, signed and dated (lower right), 33cm x 24cm, (66cm x 56cm framed). The work is framed behind UV glass and stepped gilded frame. Bortnyik was a painter and graphi...