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Medium: Pen
American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - The Future of Children
Located in Paris, IDF
Pen, ink, marker, pencil, watercolor & colored pencils on paper Michael Alan is an American artist born in 1977 who lives & works in New York, USA. As a multidisciplinary artist. Hi...
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2010s Contemporary Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Permanent Marker, Color Pencil, Pen

Minimalist Figurative Drawing by Cuban artist Juan Carlos Vazquez Lima
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Minimalist Figurative Drawing by Cuban artist Juan Carlos Vazquez Lima. Original Unique Piece. Juan Carlos was born in Havana Cuba June 30th 1986. He Studied at Eduardo Garcia Delg...
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2010s Modern Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen

PINKHAS - MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER - UNIQUE PIECE - POETRY - CHAGALL SPIRIT
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Mixed media on paper Hand signed Titled Unique piece
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2010s French School Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Gouache, Felt Pen

Armenian Contemporary Art by Kamsar Ohanyan - Bikes under the Snow
Located in Paris, IDF
White pen on grey paper Size without passe-partout: 23 x 17 cm
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2010s Contemporary Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pen

Armenian Contemporary Art by Kamsar Ohanyan - Under the Snow
Located in Paris, IDF
White pen on grey paper Size without passe-partout: 23 x 17 cm
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2010s Contemporary Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pen

Street Life New York - Haunting Faces Windows Expressionism Mid-Century
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-century artist Lawrence Kupferman paints a madly eerie New York street scene. An exaggerated upward view of two 19th-century walk-ups is split by a forced perspective of a downwa...
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1940s Expressionist Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Rooftop Favelas, an illustration by Guillaume Cornet white framed
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful intricate, Rotring pen and markers on paper, on 350gsm Colorset white paper. This piece is framed on a white wood frame, uv glass and all archival materials. GUILLAUM...
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2010s Pop Art Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pen, Permanent Marker

Everything Must Go, an intricate illustration by Guillaume Cornet white framed
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful intricate, Rotring pen and markers on paper, on 350gsm Colorset white paper. This piece is framed on a white wood frame, uv glass and all archival materials. GUILLAUM...
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2010s Pop Art Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pen, Permanent Marker

Traffic Jam, a fantastic intricate illustration by Guillaume Cornet white framed
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful intricate, Rotring pen and markers on paper, on 350gsm Colorset white paper. This piece is framed on a white wood frame, uv glass and all archival materials. GUILLAUM...
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2010s Pop Art Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pen, Permanent Marker

All the Cheese in NYC, fantastic illustration by Guillaume Cornet white framed
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful intricate, Rotring pen and markers on paper, on 350gsm Colorset white paper. This piece is framed on a white wood frame, uv glass and all archival materials. GUILLAUM...
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2010s Pop Art Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pen, Permanent Marker

Jungle Metropolis, an illustration by Guillaume Cornet white framed
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful intricate, Rotring pen and markers on paper, on 350gsm Colorset white paper. This piece is framed on a white wood frame, uv glass and all archival materials. GUILLAUM...
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2010s Pop Art Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pen, Permanent Marker

Original ink drawings "Trois Portraits" by Steinlen
Located in Hinsdale, IL
STEINLEN, THEOPHILE ALEXANDRE (1859 -1923) "Trois Portraits" (Three Portraits) Original ink drawings, c. 1900 Initialed in ink by the artist Bears artist monogram stamp in black in...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

American Contemporary Art by Michael Alan - Review Board
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink wash & technical pen on paper Michael Alan is an American artist born in 1977 who lives & works in New York, USA. As a multidisciplinary artist. His work has been featured in ma...
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2010s Contemporary Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen, Paper

19th century ink drawing seated female figure with book sketch signed
By Hannah de Rothschild
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The New Year" is a pen and ink on paper portrait signed by Hannah de Rothschild. A girl sits quietly in a corner with a cap. Her focus is on a book in her lap, she is about to rip a...
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1860s Victorian Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pen

French Horse Trainer Original Pen & Ink Drawing by "Peb" (b.1926-)
Located in Bristol, CT
Pen & ink illustration depicting a famous French horse trainer by Peb c1960s Art Sz: 11"H x 7"W Frame Sz: 15"H x 11"W Pierre Camille Lucien Hilaire J...
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1960s Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

Pencil drawing of a staircase on a forest path by skillful italian artist
Located in Milan, IT
Drawing size: 50 x 37.5 cm Paper size: 74 x 58 cm Sara Menon was born in 1985 in Palmanova and lives and works in Aquileia, in the province of Udine. She specialized in the restoration of paintings and wooden sculptures in Mantua, a profession she still pursues today, while continuing to experiment with other art forms such as painting, sculpture and illustration. Her passion and activity as a naturalistic and scientific illustrator began in 2002, when she collaborated with medical examiner Gianpiero Ceci, producing a series of anatomical-surgical plates to accompany her publications, mainly related to the field of obstetrics and gynecology. In 2010, through the European Institute of Design in Milan, she had the opportunity to meet and get to know the illustrator Massimo Demma, who allowed her to refine the method and painting techniques used in scientific investigation and the rendering of natural data, as well as further knowledge in the field of naturalistic illustration. She had the opportunity to publish some naturalistic plates for the publishing house Il Prato...
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2010s Realist Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pen

Coliseum Ice, fantastical cityscape by Guillaume Cornet, handcoloured silkscreen
Located in Dallas, TX
GUILLAUME CORNET (b. 1987, Paris, France) Guillaume Cornet is an artist working with illustration and painting, exploring notions of abstract geometry, influenced by surreal perspec...
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2010s Contemporary Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Permanent Marker, Screen

Salomon Guillaume Counis (1785-1859) - 19th Century Pen & Ink, The Puppeteer
Located in Corsham, GB
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...
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19th Century Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Foot with Strawberries
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. He not only defined Pop Art but had an unparalleled influence on artists and visual cultur...
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1950s American Modern Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ballpoint Pen

Royal Academy Series-7, Conte on Paper, Modern Artist Atul Bose "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Atul Bose - Royal Academy Series-6 Pencil on Paper, 15 x 11.2 inches (Unframed Size) 1924-26 (Delivered Unframed in as is condition) Atul Bose was a master artist whose creative journey spanned several decades and left an indelible mark on the Indian art scene. He was born in 1898 in a small village in Bengal and showed an early aptitude for art. Despite facing financial difficulties, he pursued his passion and enrolled in the Government School of Art in Calcutta. Bose's early works were influenced by the Bengal School of Art, which was a movement that sought to revive traditional Indian art forms. However, over time, Bose developed his own unique style that blended elements of Indian art with European modernism. He was particularly influenced by the works of artists like Paul Cezanne and Georges Braque. Bose spent two years, 1924-6, at the Royal Academy. He was heavily influenced there by the post-impressionist Walter Sickert. He refused an invitation to help decorate the pavilion at the British Empire Exhibition in 1924 with Mukul Dey...
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1920s Modern Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Conté, Ink, Pen, Pencil

Royal Academy Series-6, Pencil on Paper, Modern Artist Atul Bose "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Atul Bose - Royal Academy Series-6 Pencil on Paper, 15 x 11.2 inches (Unframed Size) 1924-26 (Delivered Unframed in as is condition) Atul Bose was a master artist whose creative journey spanned several decades and left an indelible mark on the Indian art scene. He was born in 1898 in a small village in Bengal and showed an early aptitude for art. Despite facing financial difficulties, he pursued his passion and enrolled in the Government School of Art in Calcutta. Bose's early works were influenced by the Bengal School of Art, which was a movement that sought to revive traditional Indian art forms. However, over time, Bose developed his own unique style that blended elements of Indian art with European modernism. He was particularly influenced by the works of artists like Paul Cezanne and Georges Braque. Bose spent two years, 1924-6, at the Royal Academy. He was heavily influenced there by the post-impressionist Walter Sickert. He refused an invitation to help decorate the pavilion at the British Empire Exhibition in 1924 with Mukul Dey...
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1920s Modern Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pen, Conté, Pencil

Royal Academy Series-4, Conte on Paper, Modern Artist Atul Bose "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Atul Bose - Royal Academy Series-4 Conte on Paper, 15 x 11.2 inches (Unframed Size) 1924-26 (Delivered Unframed in as is condition) Atul Bose was a master artist whose creative journey spanned several decades and left an indelible mark on the Indian art scene. He was born in 1898 in a small village in Bengal and showed an early aptitude for art. Despite facing financial difficulties, he pursued his passion and enrolled in the Government School of Art in Calcutta. Bose's early works were influenced by the Bengal School of Art, which was a movement that sought to revive traditional Indian art forms. However, over time, Bose developed his own unique style that blended elements of Indian art with European modernism. He was particularly influenced by the works of artists like Paul Cezanne and Georges Braque. Bose spent two years, 1924-6, at the Royal Academy. He was heavily influenced there by the post-impressionist Walter Sickert. He refused an invitation to help decorate the pavilion at the British Empire Exhibition in 1924 with Mukul Dey...
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1920s Modern Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pen, Conté

Mr. Pipp
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed Lower Left The label on the back of the frame dates this drawing to 1929 and indicates that it was published in LIFE magazine on March 1, 1929. The Mr. Pipp series of Gibson ...
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1920s Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Pen

Hanukkah and dove
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Mixed media on paper by the french street artist KLG Combining acrylic and Posca felt pen Unique piece Hand signed
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2010s Street Art Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Felt Pen

Tahitian woman
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Mixed media on paper by the french street artist KLG Combining acrylic and Posca felt pen Unique piece Hand signed
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2010s Street Art Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Felt Pen

Black and white
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Mixed media on paper by the french street artist KLG Combining acrylic and Posca felt pen Unique piece Hand signed
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2010s Street Art Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Felt Pen

Tribute to Lichtenstein
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Mixed media on paper by the french street artist KLG Combining acrylic and Posca felt pen Unique piece Hand signed
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2010s Street Art Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Felt Pen

Blond hair woman
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Mixed media on paper by the french street artist KLG Combining acrylic and Posca felt pen Unique piece Hand signed
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2010s Street Art Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Felt Pen

Singing woman
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Mixed media on paper by the french street artist KLG Combining acrylic and Posca felt pen Unique piece Hand signed
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2010s Street Art Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Felt Pen

Black hair woman
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Mixed media on paper by the french street artist KLG Combining acrylic and Posca felt pen Unique piece Hand signed
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2010s Street Art Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Felt Pen

Blond hair woman
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Mixed media on paper by the french street artist KLG Combining acrylic and Posca felt pen Unique piece Hand signed
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2010s Street Art Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Felt Pen

Flamenco
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Mixed media on paper by the french street artist KLG Combining acrylic and Posca felt pen Unique piece Hand signed
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2010s Street Art Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Felt Pen

Black hair woman
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Mixed media on paper by the french street artist KLG Combining acrylic and Posca felt pen Unique piece Hand signed
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2010s Street Art Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Felt Pen

Pastoral Drawing of a Young Man Resting by the Roadside
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jacques-Laurent Agasse (Swiss, 1767-1849) Young Man Resting by the Roadside, 1819 Pen and ink and wash on paper, 5 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches Framed: 13 x 11 3/4 inches (approx.) Signed and ...
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1810s Realist Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pen

The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, a preparatory drawing by Alessandro Casolani
Located in PARIS, FR
This powerful pen and brown ink wash drawing is a study for an altarpiece depicting The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew. Signed and dated 1604, it was painted at the end of his life b...
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Early 1600s Old Masters Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

No title
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Original drawing with flet pen on paper Handsigned by the artist Unique piece Mint condition
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21st Century and Contemporary Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Felt Pen

No title
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Original drawing with flet pen on paper Handsigned by the artist Unique piece Mint condition
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Felt Pen

No title
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Original mixed media on paper Handsigned Unique piece PINKHAS (Born in 1975) SOLOS EXHIBITIONS 2022 Gallery 55 TLV Tel Aviv Israël 2021 Gallery 55 TL...
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21st Century and Contemporary French School Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Acrylic, Felt Pen

No title
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Original drawing with Posca felt pens on former stock exchange paper Handsigned Unique piece Biography of the Artist : About me I was born in Brussels in the 80's. I have always...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Felt Pen

No title
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Original drawing with Posca felt pens on former stock exchange paper Handsigned Unique piece Biography of the Artist : About me I was born in Brussels in the 80's. I have always...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Felt Pen

No title
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Original drawing with Posca felt pens on former stock exchange paper Handsigned Unique piece Biography of the Artist : About me I was born in Brussels in the 80's. I have always...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Felt Pen

Lettre à Elise
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Mixed media on thick paper combining acrylic paint, Posca felt pen and collage Handsigned lower left Unique piece Mint condition
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Felt Pen

Head Series, Pen & Ink on Paper (Set of 2) by Modern Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Untitled - 9 x 7 inches (unframed size) Pen and Ink on Paper, 2010 & 2012 (Set of 2) Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. The exceptions are the faces such as th...
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2010s Modern Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pen

Drawings, Figurative, Ink on Paper, Two sided work by Indra Dugar "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Indra Dugar - Untitled - 8 x 10.5 inches (unframed size) & 16 x 18.5 inches ( framed size ) This is a two sided works, Recto & Verso. Set of 4 art works. Ink on Paper. Inclusive of shipment in framed form. Style : Dugar was known for his paintings of rustic scenes en plein air, painted in a non-academic style, yet retaining colour harmony to reflect the tranquillity of his subject matter. He learnt how to structure his landscapes from Nirode Mazumdar and Rathin Moitra, and from his father, he inherited the tradition of painting on silk. Watercolour and tempera were his preferred media. Dugar's earlier works leaned heavily on his observations, but he gradually began paring down detail. Dugar soon outgrew the Bengal School...
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1960s Modern Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, India Ink, Ballpoint Pen

Figurative, Drawings, Ink on Paper, Two sided work by Indra Dugar "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Indra Dugar - Untitled - 8 x 10.5 inches (unframed size) & 16 x 18.5 inches ( framed size ) This is a two sided works, Recto & Verso. Set of 5 art works. Ink on Paper. Inclusive of shipment in framed form. Style : Dugar was known for his paintings of rustic scenes en plein air, painted in a non-academic style, yet retaining colour harmony to reflect the tranquillity of his subject matter. He learnt how to structure his landscapes from Nirode Mazumdar and Rathin Moitra, and from his father, he inherited the tradition of painting on silk. Watercolour and tempera were his preferred media. Dugar's earlier works leaned heavily on his observations, but he gradually began paring down detail. Dugar soon outgrew the Bengal School...
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1960s Modern Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, India Ink, Ballpoint Pen

Fly Over New York City Illustration - Optimism - Empire State Building
Located in Miami, FL
If people don't swat you . . . then something else happens." Illustration for Blechman's popular book Franklin the Fly (Mankato, MN: Creative Editions, 2007). Watercolor, pen and ink...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Glamour Fashion Portrait of Model Sara Thom - Mid Century
By Richard Stone
Located in Miami, FL
Dick Stone was a top mid-century illustrator who worked for the most famous brands. He was an assignment artist hired by such esteemed Ad Agencies as BBDO ...
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1950s Modern Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Casein, Board, Pen

Six Soviet Gymnasts
Located in London, GB
Watercolour, felt tip pen, and pencil on paper, titled (lower left), 48cm x 37cm, (70cm x 58cm framed). It is in its original frame, although the glass and mount have been replaced. Patrick Procktor was part of an influential group of British artists in the 1960s. His early paintings were dynamic, abstract depictions of the male nude, before he established himself as one of the leading watercolourists of his generation from the 1970s His work is held in many major public collections. This work is after the soviet painting...
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1960s Post-War Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Felt Pen, Pencil

Riga 2022. Paper/pen/mixed media, 14.8x19.4 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Riga 2022. Paper/pen/mixed media, 14.8x19.4 cm Liga Kalnina Artist Liga Kalnina(1990) is born in Riga, Latvia. Her artist interests is mainly realistically based -landscapes, ar...
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2010s Contemporary Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media, Pen

Eighteenth century Old Master drawing - Apollo destroying Niobe's children
Located in London, GB
Pen, ink and wash Framed dimensions: 13 x 11 ¼ inches Drawn c.1765 Verso: a study of a hanged man Mortimer has filled this small sheet with action, depicting in the top right, Apollo and Artemis...
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18th Century Old Masters Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

Bottoms up! by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro - Work on paper
Located in London, GB
Bottoms up! by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878-1952) Pen and ink on paper 14.5 x 10.3 cm (5 ³/₄ x 4 inches) Signed with artist’s initials lower left This work is accompanied by a certif...
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20th Century Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pen

Winged Figure
Located in Miami, FL
Lynn Chadwick (1914-2003) Title: Winged Figure Signed and dated 'Chadwick 68' (lower right) Pen, ink, watercolor and pencil on paper 19 1/8” x 25 3/8” (48.5 x 64.5 cm) Provenance: Sotheby's, London, 25 February 1987, lot 352; Alwin Galleries, London; Private Collection, U.K. Lynn Chadwick (British, born November 24, 1914–died April 25, 2003) found international recognition when he became the youngest person ever to win the Venice Biennale’s prized sculptor award. His career spanned over 50 years, but he did not always plan on being an artist. He was born in London, and studied at the Merchant Taylor School in France. After moving back to England, he worked for several architects in London during the 1930s. Working as an architectural draughtsman helped Chadwick to hone his drawing and compositional skills. After serving in the British army during World War II, Chadwick returned to the architectural business, this time working with famed architect, Rodney Thomas. While creating these transformative...
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1960s Contemporary Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Pen

'Princess Herminie and the Tapestry Prince - Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
An original pen and ink by Barbara Macdonald 1892-1969, that was published on page 70 of the 1922 book, 'Princess Herminie and the Tapestry Prince,' written by Lee Ivatt. The second ...
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1920s Art Nouveau Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

Disegno figurativo toscano del novecento autoritratto maschile su carta
Located in Florence, IT
Il disegno, matita e penna su carta, è firmato a metà sulla destra G. Ceracchini, in grafia corsiva. è un autoritratto dell'artista, come si può notare confrontandolo con le foto e l...
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Early 20th Century Other Art Style Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pen, Pencil

The Abattoir
Located in London, GB
Philip Byrne 20th Century The Abattoir Ink on paper, signed bottom left Image size: 11 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches (29.5 x 21 cm) Hand made frame Philip Byrne, an artist who studied at the W...
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20th Century Post-War Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pen

Abstract Silhouette Hat Portraits - Female Illustrator of Golden Age
Located in Miami, FL
115 years after they were created, one can view these silhouettes differently than the artist’s intent. After all, the genesis of this work was an editorial illustration for Life Magazine to showcase elaborate women’s hats. They were done for a commercial assignment with a deadline, and picky editors were overseeing the final work. Today, they have a dual meaning. These charming silhouettes are abstractions as much as they are representations. Moreover, each one is a compact little gem stuffed with observational detail. Golden Age female illustrator Jesse Gillespie's mastery of technical skill, is apparent in minute details and composition. Young women, old women, pendants, necklaces, feathers, and laced vails all contribute to the works understated complexity. The identity of the subjects are revealed by small areas of exposed neck and chin. As the viewers eyes goes from left to right - all six silhouettes read as fashion hieroglyphs in a sentence with a visual rhythm and cadence. . Initialed JG lower right., Matted but not framed. Published: Life Magazine, March 17th, 1910. Provenance: Honey and Wax Bookstore ________________________________ From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jessie Gillespie Willing (March 28, 1888 – August 1, 1972) was an American illustrator during the Golden Age of illustration. She was considered the foremost silhouette illustrator of her time, although she did traditional illustration as well. Willing illustrated for books and magazines including Life, The Ladies' Home Journal, Woman's Home Companion, Mother and Child, McClure's Magazine, Childhood Education, the Sunday Magazine, Association Men (the magazine of the YMCA), Farm and Fireside, Every Week, Children: The Magazine for Parents (which became Parents Magazine), and the American Magazine. She is perhaps most well known for her work for the Girl Scouts. Early life Willing was born in Brooklyn on March 28, 1888 to John Thomson Willing (August 4, 1860 – July 8, 1947)[1][2] and Charlotte Elizabeth Van Der Veer Willing (December 1, 1859 – March 4, 1930).[3] Thomson Willing was a noted illustrator and art editor. He was also well known for finding new artistic talent. Jessie Willing was the eldest of three children. Her brother Van Der Veer (November 30, 1889 – January 14, 1919), who died of pneumonia at the age of 29, was an advertising agent.[4] Her sister Elizabeth Hunnewell Willing (July 26, 1908 – August 15, 1991) was one of the first women to graduate from the Philadelphia Divinity School.[5][6] Elizabeth married the Rev. Orrin Judd, rector of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, on September 22, 1931, and was active in church work.[citation needed] The Willing family moved to the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia in 1901 or 1902. Jessie Willing attended the Stevens School, from which she graduated in 1905. She then went on to attend the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts from 1906 to 1907.[7][8] Career Willing used her middle name Gillespie as her professional surname. She also often signed her illustrations J.G.[9] The story goes that the art editor of Life magazine was in Thomson Willing's office when he was the art editor of the Associated Sunday Magazine syndicate. Thomson Willing had some of Jessie's artwork on his desk, which the Life editor saw and admired. He asked for the artist's information so that he could give her freelance work. Thomson Willing did not want to be accused of nepotism so he persuaded Jessie to use Jessie Gillespie as her professional name, which she did.[10][11] In addition to her extensive illustration work, Willing was also the editor of Heirlooms and Masterpieces from 1922 to 1931 and the art editor of Jewelers' Circular-Keystone from 1933 to 1939.[12] She specialized in jewelry publicity and advertising. In 1966 she won the Gold medal of the Printing Week Graphic Arts Exhibit in Philadelphia for her Christmas catalog for J.E. Caldwell Co., Philadelphia. Willing was a member of the Plastic Club of Philadelphia,[13] the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) and the National Arts Club of New York.[14] She was an honorary life member of the National Arts Club[15] and served on its Board of Governors from 1941-1970. In 1963, she received the Gold Medal of the National Arts Club in recognition of 32 years of selfless devotion.[15] Additionally, she was the national director of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) from 1943 to 1946.[15] Previous to this she served as the Program Chairman of the AIGA and in that position she put together a travelling exhibit on the "history of narrative art from the first recorded picture story to the comic book of the twentieth century."[16][17] Illustrations in books With Tongue and Pen--Frederick Bair, et al. (MacMillan, 1940) Masoud the Bedouin--Alfred Post Carhart (Missionary Education Movement, 1915) The Path of the Gopatis--Zilpha Carruthers (National Dairy Council, 1926) The Schoolmaster and His Son: A Narrative of the Thirty Years War--Karl Heinrich Caspari (Lutheran Publication Society, 1917) On a Rainy Day--Dorothy Canfield Fisher and Sarah Scott Fisher (A.S. Barnes and Co., 1938) Book of Games for Home, School and Playground--William B. Forbush and Harry R Allen...
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1910s Victorian Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Desire No. 69 (I want someone to cuddle with)
Located in Buffalo, NY
A contemporary drawing by American artist Tina Dillman from her recent "Our Desires" series. Drawings from this series are being offered for sale to benefit Dillman's residency progr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Ink, Pen

Desire No. 85 (I want to learn to say no)
Located in Buffalo, NY
A contemporary drawing by American artist Tina Dillman from her recent "Our Desires" series. Drawings from this series are being offered for sale to benefit Dillman's residency progr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pen Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Ink, Pen

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