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Medium: Paper
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern 1930s
Located in New York, NY
NYC Subway Riders Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern 1930s
Daniel Celentano (1902 - 1980)
Subway Scene, 1930s
8 x 9 inches
Ink and wash on paper
Singed lower ...
Category
1930s American Realist Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Boris Sporykhin, Interior With Girls Reading, Drawing
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This mid-20th-century drawing by Russian artist Boris Sporykhin (1928-2020) depicts two girls reading within an interior. They also appear in an earlier oil painting, so it’s plausib...
Category
1950s Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
"Masha's fairy tales" watercolor cm. 17 x 22 1970
Located in Torino, IT
Children, illustrations, tales
Marina Evgenevna USPENSKAYA (Moscow, 1925 – 2007)
Marina Evgenevna Uspenskaya was born in Moscow. She graduated from the 1905 Art College, where she ...
Category
1970s Realist Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Saturday - Figurative Watercolor Portrait Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ama Liyanage, a contemporary artist and printmaker, creates whimsical paintings from her home studio in Ontario, Canada. Each piece holds minuscule painted details waiting to be disc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
"Capri" Emily Sargent, Impressionist Sunlight, Southern Italian Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Emily Sargent
Capri, circa 1900
Watercolor on paper
18 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches
Provenance
The artist
Family of the artist by descent
Adelson Galleries Inc., New York
Collection of John ...
Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Study of a horse lying on its right side seen from the front
By Adam Frans van der Meulen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Provenance:
Jean-Marc Du Pan (1785–1838), Geneva (L. 1440), passed to his brother
Alexandre-Louis Du Pan (1787–1846);
his sale, Geneva, March 26–28, 1840, included in lots 913–917;
...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon
Women at Leisure II - Figurative Watercolor Interior Portrait Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ama Liyanage, a contemporary artist and printmaker, creates whimsical paintings from her home studio in Ontario, Canada. Each piece holds minuscule painted details waiting to be discovered, narrating stories or invoking a touch of humor for perceptive observers.
This enchanting watercolor artwork on paper, featuring two women in a library, measures 22.75 inches high by 26 inches wide. The delicate brushstrokes and ethereal hues evoke a sense of whimsy. This artwork is not framed. The artist signed it on the front and back and it comes with a certificate of authenticity from the art gallery. Convenient delivery is available for those in the local Los Angeles area, and affordable worldwide shipping is available for US and international art collectors.
Through her artwork, Liyanage proudly amplifies the voices of women of color, reclaiming spaces historically devoid of their representation. Drawing from her experiences as a Sri Lankan navigating colonial spaces in Canada, her art challenges one-dimensional portrayals of women of color often centered around labor. Inspired by French and Dutch Impressionist art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Rare on the Art Market, A Drawing by Moitte, A Fashionable Couple, 1766
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pierre Etienne Moitte studied in Paris under Jacques-Firmin Beauvarlet and Pierre-François Beaumont (1719–1769). In 1771, he was accepted (agréé) by the Académie Royale de Peinture e...
Category
1760s Old Masters Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
BLUE SUN original art Paula Craioveanu Nude inspired by Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Blue Sun” Tempera pencil charcoal on blue paper
Shipped rolled in a tube 25x3x3in. Drawing was originally in mat, that covered the right corner!! The lines are the result of the pre...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Ink, Archival Paper
Mughal School, 18th Century Emperor Jahangir with Empress Nur Jahan
Located in Middletown, NY
Emperor Jahangir and Empress Nur Jahan exchanging lotus blossoms; a symbol of beauty, purity, honesty, rebirth, self-regeneration, and enlightenment....
Category
18th Century Rajput Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Rajput School, 17th century Krishna with his beloved, Radha; from Mahabharata
Located in Middletown, NY
Vishnu in the form of Krishna being serenaded with his beloved Radha. An illuminated page from the epic of Mahabharata
circa 1690. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on cream lai...
Category
18th Century Rajput Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Mughal School, 17th century – Emperor Jahangir reclining 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 1690. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on light...
Category
18th Century Rajput Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
St. John the Baptist in the wilderness , Ecce Agnus Dei (Behold the Lamb of God)
By Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Il Guercino)
Located in Middletown, NY
Pen and sepia ink and wash on vellum, 8 7/8 x 10 1/2 inches (225 x 267 mm). In very good condition with some modern notations in pencil on the verso, minor cockling, and a 1-inch hor...
Category
Mid-17th Century Old Masters Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Vellum, Pencil
MB 023 (Figurative Life Drawing of Handsome Male Nude by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 023"
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30.5 x 17.5 inches unframed
Signed, lower le...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
Mughal School, 18th century Emperor Jahangir with Empress Nur Jahan & concubine
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
17th Century Rajput Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
"Spring at Window" 18th Century Antique realism Watercolor painting on Paper
Located in Jacksonville, FL
The painting is signed and dated 1858
Felix Schlesinger (1833-1910) was a German painter known for his charming and detailed portrayals of domestic ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Realist Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Flemish School, Portrait Young Boy, Old Master Drawing, Baroque, 17th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Old Master Drawing, Flemish School, Portrait or Sketch of a standing young boy. Condition : see photos
The drawing is on paper.
Category
17th Century Baroque Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Paper
George H Hay, Spinning Wool, Watercolour
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 19th-century watercolour by Scottish artist George H Hay RSA (1831-1912) depicts four young ladies, wearing outfits synonymous with the 1820s, spinning wool within a simple...
Category
1890s Romantic Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Expressionist Cafe Scene, Bagnoles, Au Casino, Circle of Fikret Saygi Moualla
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 20th Century French Expressionist gouache and watercolour on paper of a café scene. The painting is signed bottom right but as yet undeciphered. The work is titled to the back of the framing 'Bagnoles. Au Casino' and numbered. Presented in plain wood frame under glass, probably the artist's original framing.
A lively and colourful scene of waiters serving their patrons in the bar of a casino. The servers are dressed in crisp linen jackets, black trousers, bow ties whilst balancing their trays of drinks. The customers are dressed in all their colourful finery for an evening at the tables. The artist has captured the feeling of the scene, noise, bustle, conversations and excitement. Bold splashes of colour animate the scene and create an almost Fauvist perspective. The painting in style, execution and subject matter is very much like the work of Fikret Muallâ who was painting at this period.
Fikret Muallâ Saygı ) was a 20th-century avant-garde painter of Turkish descent. His work reflects influences from Expressionism and Fauvism, with subject matter focusing on Paris street life, social gatherings such as cafés and circuses. Though born in Istanbul he spent much of his career painting in Paris...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Penny Stars and Clouds (Matisse Inspired Drawing on Collaged Vintage Book Pages)
Located in Hudson, NY
Penny Stars and Clouds (Matisse-like Drawing on Collaged Vintage Book Pages) by Louise Laplante
2024
pastel and collaged vintage Penny Magazines and chalk
23.75 x 24.50 inches unfram...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Pastel
Elsa Peretti goes out for a drink. From the Art, culture & society series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him.
The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Ink
Marcita by African American Artist Bai, Colorful Painting on Paper
Located in New york, NY
A colorful acrylic and oil pastel Picassoesque portrait of a woman with a daisy tiara, Marcita, 2025 by African American artist Bai is 15” x 11” drawing/painting on watercolor paper...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Rag Paper
MB 085A (Contemporary Life Drawing of Nude Male by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 085A"
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30 x 18.5 inches unframed
Signed, lower rig...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
Figure Drawing by Mark Beard (Stoic, Muscular Male Nude Charcoal Life Drawing)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30 x 19.5 inches unframed
Signed, lower left
Strong f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
Mughal School, 18th century – Emperor Jahangir in his harem in flagrante delicto
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 gold heightening on cre...
Category
18th Century Rajput Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Figures - Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a modern artwork realized by in the Mid-20th century
Charcoal.
Good conditions
Category
Mid-19th Century Modern Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
How To Capture This Feeling - Whimsical Figurative Watercolor Graphite Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amanda Immurs, an artist hailing from Hamilton, Canada, creates enchanting watercolor artworks that bring whimsical scenes of children, animals, and flora to life. Immurs' art is gro...
Category
2010s Modern Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
Fine 1700's Italian Old Master Ink & Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Providenza
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Providenza'
Italian School, 18th century
ink and wash drawing on paper, framed within a light oak wood frame (behind glass)
image size: 10.5 x 7 inches
overall framed: 17 x 13 inche...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
MB 702 (Contemporary Life Drawing of Male Nude by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
MB 702 (Contemporary Life Drawing of Male Nude by Mark Beard)
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30 x 19 inches unframed
Con...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
Fogón
Located in New York, NY
Fogón, 2015
Acrylic, chalk and pencil on paper
67.30h x 59w in
Valeria Vilar received her Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture from the University of Buenos Aires in 2009. In 2011, Vilar was selected to be part of the Artist Program of the University of Torcuato Di Tella, which was led by the artist Jorge Macchi. Vilar has attended multiple visual arts workshops, and in 2013, Vilar worked with the artists Elisa Estrada and Florencia Lenzi to co-found CasaPlaza – a visual arts school for children. Among her solo exhibitions are the "Fairies' Powder" at Central Gallery of Bs As Projects, 2012; “Pinopark” at Central Gallery of Projects, 2010. She has participated in several group exhibitions including “Pictorial Fantasies” at Artemisa Gallery...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Acrylic, Pencil
"My Fair Lady" 1958 West End Theatre Costume Drawing Mid 20th Century Modern
By Cecil Beaton
Located in New York, NY
"My Fair Lady" 1958 West End Theatre Costume Drawing Mid 20th Century Modern
Cecil Beaton (1904 – 1980) "My Fair Lady," Pen and ink on paper. ...
Category
1950s Performance Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen
"Bathers" American Scene Social Realism 20th Century Modernism Ashcan Fauvism
Located in New York, NY
"Bathers" American Scene Social Realism 20th Century Modernism Ashcan Fauvism
Charles Demuth (1883-1935)
"Bathers"
10 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
watercolor on paper, c. 1930
Signed lower le...
Category
1930s American Modern Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
One Two KO, America Martin, Ink on Paper, Black + White/ Figurative, Boxer
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Notre Dame de Paris
By Lucien Génin
Located in London, GB
'Notre Dame de Paris', gouache on paper, by Lucien Génin (circa 1930s). An absolutely charming and now, historic depiction from the 1930s, of the most famous cathedral in France. It is one of the most widely recognised symbols of the city of Paris and the French nation. As the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Paris, Notre-Dame contains the cathedra of the Archbishop of Paris. Approximately 12 million people visit Notre-Dame annually, making it the most visited monument in Paris. While undergoing renovation and restoration, the roof of Notre-Dame caught fire on the evening of 15 April 2019. Burning for around 15 hours, the cathedral sustained serious damage. The government of France hopes the reconstruction can be completed by Spring 2024, in time for the opening of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Unlike the actual cathedral, this artwork is in good condition, is newly framed and glazed and signed by the artist in the lower left hand corner. Upon request a video may be provided.
About the Artist: After the devastation of the First World War, Lucien Génin (1894 - 1953) left his provincial home in the autumn of 1919 to find his fortune among the lively Parisians in the heart of Montmartre. Génin befriended the painters Frank Will, Gen Paul, Émile Boyer, Marcel Leprin...
Category
1930s Expressionist Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Rajput Ragamala miniature of woman with bell&rattle. Rajasthani School, 19th C.
Located in Middletown, NY
Ink and gouache with gold heightening on fibrous, brown laid paper with a Jaipur Court Fee tax stamp in gray ink, and the 1889 Jaipur State Council stamp in black ink, 13 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches (335 x 222 mm). Toning, handling creases and minor scattered surface soiling throughout. There are scattered coeval Hindi inscriptions in ink on the recto.
"A ragamala, translated from Sanskrit as "garland of ragas," is a series of paintings depicting a range of musical melodies known as ragas. Its root word, raga, means color, mood, and delight, and the depiction of these moods was a favored subject in later Indian court paintings...
Category
19th Century Rajput Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
MB 018 (Figurative Life Drawing of Handsome Male Nude by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 018"
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30 x 19 inches unframed
Signed, lower right
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
MB 827 (Contemporary Life Drawing of Two Nude Males by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of two nude males with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 827"
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
29.75 x 21.75 inches unframed
Signed, l...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
Mughal School, 18th century – Emperor Jahangir in his harem in flagrante delicto
Located in Middletown, NY
Emperor Jahangir in his harem surrounded by lotus blossoms; symbols of paradise itself.
Circa 1690. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on cream laid paper, 8 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches (...
Category
17th Century Rajput Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
MB 076 A&B (Double Sided Figurative Charcoal Drawing of Male Nudes)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative drawing of male nudes made with graphite, charcoal, and conte crayon on Arches paper
30 x 22 inches, unframed
One piece of 30 x 22 inch Arches. Two drawings, one on either...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
Within- 21st Century Contemporary Charcoal Drawing of a girl with braids
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Rosanna Gaddoni
'Within'
66 x 48 cm
Charcoal and graphite on Rives Arches Paper 175 gm2 crème white
Framed the size is 80 x 60 cm ( Frame is included...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Laid Paper
The Port of Le Havre
By Fred Pailhès
Located in London, GB
'The Port of Le Havre', pencil on art paper, by French artist Fred Pailhès (circa 1950s). Le Havre was only a fishing village until 1517, when Francis I h...
Category
1950s Expressionist Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Parisian Street Scene
By Roland Dubuc
Located in London, GB
'Parisian Street Scene', watercolour on art paper, by Roland DuBuc (circa 1970s). This artwork is a delightful depiction of a Parisian street which scales the hill to the neighbourhood of Montmartre, the home of the basilica of Sacré-Cœur. DuBuc's artworks serve as a love letter to the city of Paris and are recognised by his incredibly charming style. The signed artwork is in good overall condition and has been newly framed with anti-reflective glass. Please enjoy the many photos accompanying this listing. Upon request a video of the piece may be provided.
About the Artist: Roland DuBuc (1924-1998), French artist, the sixth of 13 children and son of a construction worker. The very precariousness of the family's financial situation forced him to go to work at the age of 14. In extreme poverty, he moved to Rouen where he was lodged by the Salvation Army. During that time he struck up friendships with several artists who gave him advice and taught him techniques of drawing. He moved to other cities later where he met painters including, among others, Fred Pailhès...
Category
1970s Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Surrealist Painting Royal College Art LGBTQ+ Female Artist Banana Blue Heads
By Isabel Rock
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative takes the audience on a journey into the imagination.
In October 2023 Isabel won the Evelyn Williams Drawing Award at the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize. Known as the UK’s most prestigious annual open exhibition for drawing; part of the prize is a solo show at Hastings Contemporary, scheduled for 2024.
Whilst Isabel always has a tale to tell for each of her images, you may or may not choose to go on the journey with her or you may indeed have a different story, one of your own that jumps off the page at you, that that you decide to follow.
Artwork Details:
(A), 48x60cm, acrylic ink and acrylic paint on paper, 2011
Artwork Provenance: from the Artist Studio
photo credits, Isabel working, black and white shots, James Brown
In Isabel's own words:
Banana Boat...
Category
2010s Surrealist Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen
MB 809 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing on Paper of Two Seated Male Nude Models)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative drawing made with graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
21.5 x 28 inches, unframed
This unique life study drawing of two seated male nude models was made ...
Category
2010s Modern Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Charcoal, Graphite
"Some far away speech" Still life, Ink and watercolor
By Brian Spolans
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Treesong (Contemporary, Realist Charcoal Landscape Drawing by Sue Bryan)
By Sue Bryan
Located in Hudson, NY
Treesong (Contemporary, Realist Charcoal Landscape Drawing by Sue Bryan)
18 x 24 x 2 inches
Charcoal and acrylic on Primed Arches Paper Mounted on Wood Panel
Excellent condition, Ready to hang as is
This contemporary charcoal landscape drawing on arches paper was completed in 2021 by Sue Bryan. Born in Ireland, the artist uses landscapes from her childhood as inspiration for her current work primarily consisting of beautifully detailed charcoal drawings of trees and wooded landscapes. The artist captures exquisite detail and luminous light with the mere use of black and white charcoal and carbon pencil. The artist creates this tree through a blend of light and shadow that demonstrates the artist's masterful technique. Dark leaves and winding branches in black charcoal contrast elegantly against a light filled sky. There is sturdy wire installed on the back for easy hanging.
Artist Statement:
"My work is drawing based. As a native of Ireland, the landscape there has certainly shaped and influenced my own history. Many of my drawings are of places that have a deep personal association for me; an endeavor perhaps to stay connected to my roots. My aim is not only to convey a sense of place and belonging, but also an attempt to capture the ineffable, to evoke a feeling or a memory, to invite the viewer to look beyond and beneath what they see. My process is one of building up tones and textures using a combination of charcoal, carbon and graphite, all of which yield a wonderful range of blacks and grays that vary in density and transparency as much as in tonality. Much of drawing’s appeal to me lies in its very constraint, in its simplification, in the reduction of nature’s macrocosm to the coal-black char of organic matter. For me, the act of drawing is an end in itself."
About the work:
A native of Ireland, Sue Bryan explores the memories of youth rooted in her homeland's landscape. Employing charcoal on both paper and panel, these moody and misty studies reminds us that the water-locked terrain is not always sunny and green. Exquisite detail found in each tree branch or mass of tall grasses lining the horizon dominates the foreground. Light emulates from the background attempting to penetrate the density of opaque cloud cover. Bryan's small scale drawings convey an intimate and highly personal sense of place and belonging.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2019 'A Quiet Respite", Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2018 'DRAWN',5th Annual International Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, Manifest Gallery, OH
2018 'On Paper - An Exhibition of Drawings', Florence Academy of Art, NJ
2018 'MONOCHROME', Bo.Lee Gallery, London
2017 'Arboreal', Manifest Gallery, OH
2017 'Hudson Valley Landscapes', Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2017 'Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London, October
2017 'A Long Way from Home', Bo.Lee Gallery, London
2017 187th Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland
2017 'Palette', Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
2017 'Summer Exhibit', Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York
2017 'Exquisite Abandon : Contemporary Miniature Works', Laguna College of Art & Design
2017 8th Annual Drawing Discourse, University of North Carolina Ashville
2017 'Small is Beautiful', Le Salon Vert, Geneva Switzerland
2016 'Smart Dust', Group Show, Sla307, 307 West 30th Street, New York, NY
2016 'Inside Outside', Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2016 7th Annual Drawing Discourse, S Tucker Cooke Gallery, University of North Carolina Asheville
2016 186th Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland
2016 DRAWN, 3rd Annual International Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, Manifest Gallery, OH
2016 'Summer Group Invitational', George Billis Gallery, NYC
2015 'Radical Inventions', Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2015 'Strange Paradise', First Street Gallery's National Juried Exhibition, Juror Steven Harvey
2015 185th Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland
2015 'DRAWN' 2nd Annual International Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, Manifest Gallery
2015 7th Annual Juried Exhibition, Prince Street Gallery, NYC, Juror Robert Berlind
2015 Bradley International Print & Drawing Exhibition, Heuser Art Center, IL, Juror Beth Grabowski
2015 'Interactive Lines' Small Group Invitational, Cabarrus Arts Council, Condor, NC
2014 ‘Regarding the Sublime’, Small Group Invitational, North Park University, IL
2014 27th Northern National Art Competition, Nicolet College Art Gallery
2014 184th Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland
2014 'DRAWN’ 1st Annual International Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing, Manifest Gallery
2014 POP-UP : On and Off the Wall, Series 2, Invited Artist, First Street Gallery, NYC
2014 5th Drawing Discourse, University of North Carolina, Asheville, Juror Tim Lowly
2013 VISTA [landscape in contemporary art], National Juried Show, Manifest Gallery
2013 Marks, A National Juried Drawing Exhibition, Madelon Powers Art Gallery, East Stroudsburg University, PA
2013 American Art Today : Figures, The Bascom, A Center for Visual Art, Juror Jonathan Stuhlman
2013 First Street Gallery's National Juried Exhibition, Juror Donald Kuspit
2013 4th Annual Drawing Discourse, S Tucker Cooke Gallery, University of North Carolina, Asheville, Juror Susan Hauptman
2012 Fort Wayne Museum of Art Contemporary Realism Biennial, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Juror Frank Bernarducci
2012 25th Northern National Art Competition, Nicolet College Art Gallery, Juror Sarah McKenzie
2011 Salmagundi Annual Non-Member Open Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NYC
2011 33rd Bradley International Print & Drawing Exhibition, Juror Robert E Marx
Category
2010s Contemporary Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Archival Paper
Rare on the Art Market, A Drawing by Moitte, A Fashionable Couple, 1766
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pierre Etienne Moitte studied in Paris under Jacques-Firmin Beauvarlet and Pierre-François Beaumont (1719–1769). In 1771, he was accepted (agréé) by the Académie Royale de Peinture e...
Category
1760s Old Masters Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Old Master Drawing, View of Naples, 18th Century, Italian School
Located in Greven, DE
Italian Artist; Detailled and impressive old master drawing with the view Naples. Very fine Drawing with white heighting.
Category
19th Century Romantic Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
The Carpet Seller 19th Century Orientalist Antique Watercolor Painting on Paper
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Provenance
John Welles Hollenback, New York
The Painting is Signed FBartolini Lower Right
Federico Bartolini (Italian, 1861 - 1908)
Description:
Federico Bartolini was a renowned ...
Category
19th Century Academic Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
A Fabulous 1945 Mid-Century Modern Cubist Drawing of a Standing Female Nude
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fabulous Mid-Century Modern Cubist Drawing of a Standing Female Nude by Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). This visually striking figure study depicts a standing...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
MB 807 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing on Arches Paper of Two Male Nude Models)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative drawing of two male nudes made with graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30 x 18.5 inches, unframed
This unique life study drawing of two standing male n...
Category
2010s Modern Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Charcoal, Graphite
Devant le Chateau - China Ink Drawing by Salvador Dalì - 1945
Located in Roma, IT
Devant le Chateau une Carrosse Passait is a modern artwork realized by Salvador Dalì in 1945.
China Ink drawing on paper.
Signed and dated on the lower right recto.
Outstanding dr...
Category
1940s Modern Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Spiritual angel oil pastel painting on heavyweight paper "Angel of Light"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Angel of Light" is a deeply spiritual artwork that carries a profound personal meaning. During times of crisis or difficult challenges, we often seek comfort in the invisible forces...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Paper
Que Font Ces Gens - Ink Drawing by Salvador Dalì - 1945
Located in Roma, IT
Que font ces gens is a beautiful modern artwork realized by Salvador Dalì in 1945.
China Ink Drawing on paper.
Original outstanding drawing realized to illustrate the book "The Labyrinth" by Maurice Sandoz, published in 1945.
Signed and dated on the lower right recto.
Executed on thick cream wove paper, not laid down and taped to the mount along the upper edge. The upper, right and lower edges are slightly unevenly cut. There are two pinholes towards the upper right and upper left corners. The sheet is time stained and there is a spot of foxing beneath the lower edge of the drawing. There are some remnants from previous mounting at the upper two corners not visible when framed. There are handling marks to the perimeter of the sheet. The ink is strong and well preserved.
The artwork is accompanied by authentication of Robert P. Descharnes, Paris 2003, reference archive: D-3461.
Prov. Sotheby's Impressionist & Modern Art Sale...
Category
1940s Surrealist Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Seated Female Nude
By Roger Hilton
Located in Astoria, NY
Roger Hilton (British, 1911-1975), Seated Female Nude, Charcoal on Paper, apparently unsigned, cerused wood frame. Image: 10" H x 8" W; frame: 16.5" H x 14" W. Provenance: Jonathan C...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Worker - Watercolor by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s.
Hand signed.
Includes a tailor made frame realized by the Artist, 108.5x84.5 cm.
Very good condition.
Sirio Pellegrini,...
Category
1960s Contemporary Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
HORSE AND RIDER - Ink drawing signed Marino
Located in Napoli, IT
Indian ink drawing on paper inspired by the works of Marino Marini, embellished with a beautiful frame, mis. est. cm. h.37x32x2.
Category
1970s Modern Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Untitled- Penis. Aquacolor Crayon on archival paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Crayon, Watercolor
Pat Buckley leaving town. From The Art, culture & society Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him.
The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
“Montmartre”
By Fernand Guignier
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautifully executed original watercolor by French artist Fernand Guignier of a street scene in Montmartre, Paris. Signed lower right and dated 1949. Titled lower left, “Montmartre”. Fernand Guignier was a student of the sculptors Emil Derré and Jean-Antoine Injalbert at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris . Between 1926 and 1960 he took part in the Salon des Artistes Français in the Palais de Tokyo. The watercolor is housed in its original off white wood frame. Under glass. Condition is very good. Overall framed measurements are 18.25 by 16.5 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida collector.
Fernand Guignier
Born: 1902
Died: 1972
Known for: Paris street scene watercolor...
Category
1940s Modern Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
The Windows - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Windows is a modern artwork by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937) in the early 20th century.
Watercolor, ink. and pencil on paper.
Good conditions and aged with foxing.
The work h...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Drawing, Acrylic, Ink And Colored Pencils On Paper. "Old love, new love"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
“Old love, new love” Drawing, acrylic, ink and colored pencils on paper. I developed a drawing technique based on natural pigments from leaves, flowers and bark with which I intend t...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil
Contemporary Pastel Drawing on Paper - From the Series "Visual Diaries"
Located in Vilnius, LT
The series of works "Visual Diaries" represents drawings on paper, featuring expressive abstractions or figurations created daily by the artist. Each work’s title includes the creati...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Paper
By the lake. 1992. Paper/watercolor. 84x59.5 cm.
Located in Riga, LV
By the lake. 1992. Paper/watercolor. 84x59.5 cm.
Malda Muizule
Malda Muižule was born in 1937 in the family of a blacksmith. Graduated from Liepāja Applied Arts High School (1957)....
Category
1990s Post-Modern Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
MB 808 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing on Paper of Two Male Nudes Models)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative drawing made with graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30 x 13 inches, unframed
This unique life study drawing of two standing male nudes was made by Mar...
Category
2010s Modern Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Charcoal, Graphite
An Extensive Landscape with Trees From The De La Gardie and Sparre Collection
Located in Stockholm, SE
The Sparre/De la Gardie collection is one of Sweden’s most important collections of drawings. In 1969, upon the death of Pontus de la Gardie, the collection—comprising approximately ...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pen
Pensando & recordando a Luis Caballero, Nude Watercolor on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
"Pensando & recordando a Luis Caballero" by Celso Castro-Daza
From the Duchándome Series
Watercolor, pastel, and ink on archival paper
Sheet size: 19.5 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Duchándome en Cuerpo Ajeno May 30th. Watercolor and ink on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Duchándome en cuerpo Ajeno May 30th, by Celso Castro-Daza
From the Duchándome Series
Watercolor and ink on paper
Image size: 19.5 in. H x 13.75 in. W
Unframed
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Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry the presence of the artist’s hand through the transparency of their process. Castro’s oeuvre is strongly divided between his photomontage assemblies and watercolor paintings: the prior is marked by the labor-intensive deconstruction of portrait photographs and the latter, by the seemingly frenzied recreation of a past encounter rendered in the drips and scribbles of paint and ink. Both discriminating in what they reveal of the subject, his photomontage and watercolor portraits exude raw sexuality through the combination of Castro’s mark-making and gaze. Celso Castro’s work is a bare-bulb erotic photo foray into the underbelly of Colombia’s drug world. Castro’s labor-intensive, photo-collage works of drug kingpins, smugglers, hitmen, countrymen, street vendors, soldiers, paramilitaries, kidnappers, and pimps pose showing with pride their erect penises...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Gouache Fashion Sketch - Paris Street Fashion
Located in Houston, TX
French gouache fashion sketch of a casual day outfit, circa 1980.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plastic sleeve and Certificate of ...
Category
1970s Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Paper
Paris Night 2 by Guillaume Chansarel - Urban landscape painting, Paris, city
Located in Paris, FR
Paris Night 2 is a unique drawing by French contemporary artist Guillaume Chansarel. The drawing is made with ink and acrylic on kraft paper, dimensions are 28 × 36 cm (11 × 14.2 in)...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Paper
Shah Jahan taking tea with a concubine. Rajasthani School, 19th century
Located in Middletown, NY
Ink and gouache with gold heightening on brown laid paper with a Jaipur Court Fee tax stamp in black ink, 13 3/8 x 8 3/4 inches (340 x 222 mm). Toning, handling creases and minor sca...
Category
19th Century Rajput Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Young Lovers - Original Drawing by George-Henri Tribout - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Young Lovers is an original artwork realized by Georges Henri Tribout in about 1940. Pencil Drawing.
Good Conditions.
Georges Henri Tribout (1884-1962)
...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Lounging III - Figurative Watercolor Nude Portrait Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ama Liyanage, a contemporary artist and printmaker, creates whimsical paintings from her home studio in Ontario, Canada. Each piece holds minuscule painted details waiting to be disc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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