Pencil Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Pencil on paper mounted on cardboard

Andre Derain (French, 1880 – 1954) Personnage de Theatre Pencil on paper Signed with atelier stamp (lower right) 13.3/4 x 11.1/8 in. (35 x 28.3 cm.) André Derain (10 June 1880 – 8 S...

Painted by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) circa 1955 and stamped, verso, with Victor di Gesu estate stamp. A bold, expressionist drawing showing a young woman seated in a chai...

Leopold Survage (French / Finnish 1879- 1968) Les danseuses Signed and dated ‘Survage / 31’ (lower right) Pencil on paper 10.1/2 x 8.5/8 in. (27 x 22.2 cm...

Gordon Phillips, 'Takin' a Break', graphite, c. 1980. Signed and titled in pencil. A fine, spontaneous rendering, on white, wove bristol, the full shee...

sight size is irregular. size includes frame.. In scrawly pencil lines, William Anthony outlines figures that look like sock puppets with oversize heads and sausage-shaped limbs. An...

Feels Like Ink, graphite and oil pastel on paper

Study of a nude woman laying on a bed with her leg up on the bed. She is facing away from the viewer. The work is signed and dated by the artist. The paper is not framed. Many other...

Charles Ware (1921-2005) Mary Magdalene Original Watercolor on Linen c.1969 A superb 1960s original graphite and watercolor painting on linen by listed American artist Charles Ware....

Tammy Liu-Haller's "Ram" is an original, handmade graphite on clayboard, gold leaf and acrylic that depicts a ram with majestic horns. About the artist: Tammy was born in 1975 in Kingston, NY. She is a realism artist, working primarily in graphite and charcoal. After spending 15 years away from the field, she began drawing again in 2011 and went full-time by 2015. She is an avid supporter of organizations that rescue, conserve, and protect domestic and wild animals, and she often donates artwork to these causes each year. Tammy has also created a small niche of golf drawings...

"Dogpatch 2011" is an original graphite on paper drawing by Kevin Cyr. The piece ships ready-to-hang in the pictured wood frame and measures 12”h x 18”w. "In a culture in which pe...

Henri Edmond Cross Woman with an umbrella, ca. 1910 Pencil on paper 5 1/10 × 3 9/10 in l 13 × 10 cm Frame included - 9 x 7 in l 23 x 18 cm Stamped 'HEC' lower left Condition: Excell...

Island for Umberto 06, 2014 Pencil on paper ( Signed and dated front lower-right corner, framed) 11.6 H x 16.5 W in. 29.5 H x 42 W cm "Island for Umberto" has the literary source in...

Island for Umberto 03, 2014 Pencil on paper ( Signed and dated front lower-right corner, framed) 11.6 H x 16,5 W in. 29.5 H x 42 W cm "Island for Umberto" has the literary source in...

Island for Umberto 05, 2014 Pencil on paper ( Signed and dated front lower-right corner, framed) 11.6 H x 16,5 W in. 29.5 H x 42 W cm "Island for Umberto" has the literary source in...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Untitled (My Mother and Her Sister as Children), State I Year: 1973 Medium: Pencil on heavy archival pap...

Island for Umberto 04, 2014 Pencil on paper ( Signed and dated front lower-right corner, framed) 11.6 H x 16.5 W in. 29.5 H x 42 W cm "Island for Umberto" has the literary source in...

Island for Umberto 07, 2014 Colored pencil on paper ( Signed and dated front left upper corner, framed) 11.6 H x 16.5 W in. 29.5 H x 42 W cm "Island for Umberto" has the literary so...

Island for Umberto 10, 2014 Colored pencil on paper ( Signed and dated front right corner, framed) 11.6 H x 16.5 W in. 29.5 H x 42 W cm "Island for Umberto" has the literary source ...

*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE Nude Reading by LUDOVIC-RODO PISSARRO (1878-1952) Black and colour pencil on paper 3...

This artwork showcases an elegant dress on paper, seamlessly blending paint and colour pencil. Delicate detail and intuitive mark-making create an outcome both expressive and refined...

"Caught" is an original oil pastel, ballpoint pen, and graphite on arches paper work by Lauren Rinaldi. This piece ships float-mounted in the pictured white frame. The paper measur...

"Faded" is an original oil pastel, ballpoint pen, and graphite on arches paper work by Lauren Rinaldi. This piece ships float-mounted in the pictured white frame. The paper measure...

Fantastic pair of Peter Max (American b. 1937) V. 3. IX and XII. In the manner of Picasso each color pencil signed lower center and titled low...

Maurice MIOT dit "Melito" (1920-1994) Open window, 1950 Pencil on paper Signed "Melito" and dated "50" lower right 35 x 25 cm Frame 50 x 40 cm Son of a locksmith from the Aube regio...

Horse, 1982 Colored pencil on paper (Signed, front lower left) 27.55 H x 39.37 W in. 70 H x 100 W cm Dinu Rădulescu's drawings illustrate, in their maj...

Trompe l'oeil. [Punch and Judy]. Watercolor and drawing, undated, circa 1830. Paper size 10.25 x 14" (26.1 x 35.6 cm). On "J. Whatman" watermarked paper. Unidentified artist. A 19th-century visual montage of Cruikshank's "Punch & Judy." The images are taken from the book "The Tragical Comedy, or Comical Tragedy of Punch and Judy." As told to John Payne Collier by Giovanni in 1827, illustrated by George Cruikshank and published by S. Prowlett, London 1828. The central circle illustrates a drawing showing two allegorical female figures with two putti. The text under this image: “E Musao Hugonis Howard Armig, from Guercino.” On top of that illustration is a handsome painting of a flintlock pistol. Trompe l’oeil is an art of illustration – the name translates to ‘Trick of the Eye.” The puppet show of Pulcinella or Punch and Judy has a long and fascinating history. “A puppet play that would have featured a version of Punch was first recorded in England in May 1662 by the diarist Samuel Pepys. He noted seeing it in Covent Garden, London, performed by the Italian puppet showman Pietro Gimonde from Bologna, otherwise known as Signor Bologna. The earliest script of a Punch and Judy show...

Roman Lapp (1961. 24. VII Moscow) – painter Artist learned drawing to M. Zuhovickis. He graduated Art Academy of Latvia, department of monumental painting (1988) with diploma work...

"Fading Light" is pencil on paper measuring 12" tall by 9" wide. It's very sound structurally, with a figure composed against a classic pedestal (scrolls suggest a Greek Ionic column...

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...

A 15” x 12” Surrealist Pop Culture Figurative Colored Drawing with White Ink by artist Evgeniya Golik. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchase or del...

Predatory Animals, 2014 acryl, pencil and black fineliner on paper 13.89 H x 19.68 W in 35.3 H x 50 W cm Raluca Arnăutu creates a zoomorphic world, whe...

Christopher Ganz The Burial of Saint Lucy by Caravaggio 2016 colored pencil, pens, chalk, crayon 8.50h x 10.50w in 21.59h x 26.67w cm CG0017 -ARTIST STATEMENT- I depict my person in multiplicity with different selves representing dramatis personae. My likeness is both implicit and symbolic in the portrayal of my narrative; the drama involved in creating art and the artist’s role in society. I use realism to invite the viewer into mysterious inner worlds that are layered reflections of the outer. Dehumanizing environments are imbued with art historical references as a critique of power structures. The artist is an Everyman who is at odds with society and his self. Visually my work is a celebration of society’s dark undercurrents and its overlooked absurdities. I use charcoal and printmaking media as their tenebrous values add a fitting metaphor. The nuances of light and shadow seduce viewers into a world their better judgment would have them avoid. This provokes a sense of disquietude that causes viewers to assess our world through the austerity of a colorless, yet not humorless, light. -BIO- Christopher Ganz grew up in Northeast Ohio and from early on had a fertile imagination and an interest in art. Christopher's artistic education truly began at the University of Missouri, where his love of the human form led to many figure drawing classes and his exposure to the wonders of printmaking. Christopher's then went onto graduate school at Indiana University and a summer abroad program in Italy was a dream realized. Christopher then grasped charcoal with a renewed vigor and large, sfumato-laden drawings ensued. Christopher's artistic influences are many; from a seminal exposure to Dore's engravings of the Divine Comedy, to Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Goya, and up to Lucian Freud, Mark Tansey, and Michael Mazur. Christopher is now an associate professor of printmaking and drawing at Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne. Christopher drawings are represented by Ann Nathan Gallery in Chicago, and he shows his prints across the nation. -CV- EDUCATION MFA 2001 Printmaking Indiana University-Bloomington BFA 1995 Drawing and Printmaking University of Missouri-Columbia TEACHING/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2002-13 Associate Professor, Printmaking and Drawing Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), Fort Wayne, IN 2002 Adjunct Professor: Lithography (instructor of record) Indiana University-Bloomington 1998-00 Associate Instructor: Beginning Drawing (instructor of record) Indiana University-Bloomington 1998 Artist’s Assistant, Assisted Distinguished Professor Emeritus Rudy Pozzatti in the production of an intaglio edition, Bloomington, IN SOLO OR SMALL GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2013 Multiplicities: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz, Franklin College, Franklin, IN Feb. 5 – Feb. 21 2012 Dramatis Personae: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz, University of South Carolina-Columbia, Jan 16. – Feb. 16, 2012 2011 Christopher Ganz; Prints and Drawing Hendrix College, Hendrix, Arkansas, March 5 - 18 2009 Fall Season Exhibition, six drawings displayed Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago. Oct 16 – Nov. 24 South Bend Museum of Art Biennial 25 - regional juried exhibition for artists in all media, six large drawings displayed; 14 artists selected from over 200 submissions; May 30-Aug. 23 Juror: William Lieberman, Director of Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago 2007 Christopher Ganz: Drawings, The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center Covington, KY, March 9 - April 6 Alter Egos: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz Trisolini Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, OH, Jan. 9 - Feb.17 2005 The Two-Way Mirror: Self - Portraits by Christopher Ganz Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN, Aug.20 - Oct. 23 2004 Works on Paper: Christopher Ganz and Paul Schumann Robert E. Wilson Gallery, Huntington College, Huntington, IN, Sept. 2 - 25 2002 Images by Christopher Ganz - Visual Arts Gallery Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN, Sept. 3 – Oct. 11 2001 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition - School of Fine Arts Gallery Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, March 27 - April 7 SELECTED ADJUDICATED OR INVITATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2012 International Expositions of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA) Chicago, Drawing, “The Initiation” on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, Nov. 2-4 Reverse Watching, Invitational Print Portfolio Monoprint, “The Mind’s Eye" displayed at Mid America Print Council’s National Conference, Southeast Missouri State, Cape Girardeau, MO, Nov. 1 – 3 Contemporary American Realism: Fort Wayne Museum of Art 2012 National Biennial, Fort Wayne, IN, Aug.11-Oct. 28 32nd Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, April 13 – May 23 Juror: Ladislav Hanka, internationally exhibiting printmaker International Expositions of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA) New York, Park Avenue Armory, Drawing, “The Enigma” on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, April 20-23 Spring Group Show, drawings, “Checking Out” and “The Enigma” displayed, April – May 2 Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago 2011 Prints U.S.A. 2011 – National Juried Exhibition Springfield Art Museum, Missouri, Nov. 18 – Jan. 8 Juror: Elizabeth Wyckoff, Curator of Prints, Drawings & Photographs, St. Louis Art Museum International expositions of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA) New York, Park Avenue Armory, Drawing, Checking Out on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, April 14-17 2010 Contemporary American Realism: Fort Wayne Museum of Art 2010 National Biennial, Fort Wayne, IN, Sept. 3 – Nov. 7; two pieces accepted Cultural Baggage, Invitational Print Portfolio Intaglio print, Super-Heroes go to Hell, after Dore’ displayed at Mid America Print Council’s National Conference, University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN, Chicago, Oct. 13-16 Art Chicago: International Fair of Contemporary and Modern Art Drawing, The Cyclops on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, April 29 - May 2 30th Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, April 16 – May 26 Juror: Claudia Berlinski, Senior Lecturer of Printmaking at Akron University, Akron, OH 2009 Are you looking at me? Invitational Print Portfolio Color lithograph, Open and Shut, displayed at IMPACT 6: International Print Conference Centre for Fine Print Research, University of the West of England, Bristol, Sept. 16 – 19 Art Chicago: International Fair of Contemporary and Modern Art Drawing, Self-Checkout on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, May 1 – 4 Identification Please, Invitational Print Portfolio Intaglio print, Good Cop/Bad Cop displayed at Southern Graphics Council National Conference, Columbia College, Chicago, March 25 – 29 Boston Printmakers 2009 North American Print Biennial – National juried printmaking exhibition Juror: Rebecca Waddell, Curator of Prints at the New York Public Library Boston University’s 808 Gallery, Boston, MA, Feb. 15 – March 30 22nd Parkside National Small Print Exhibition - National Juried Exhibition University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, Jan.18 - Feb. 19 Juror: Professor of printmaking at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside Portraits and Beyond, Ann Nathan Galley, Chicago, IL, Jan. 9 - Feb 19 2008 Contemporary American Realism: Fort Wayne Museum of Art 2008 National Biennial, Fort Wayne, IN, Sept13 – Nov. 2; two pieces accepted 28th Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition 2008 Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, April 11 – May 21 Juror: Mark Pascale, Printmaking Faculty, School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Curator of Prints and Drawing, Art Institute of Chicago “No Danger” - Invitational Portfolio Folded paper airplane lithograph, “The Dream of Flight” displayed at Richmond International Airport as part of the Southern Graphics Council National Conference Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, March 26 – April 26 21st Parkside National Small Print Exhibition - National Juried Exhibition University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, Jan.20 - Feb. 21 Juror: Karla Hackenmiller, Printmaking Chair and Associate Professor, School of Fine Arts, Ohio University 2007 Singularities – Invitational group exhibit Joan Resnikoff Gallery, Roxbury Community College, Boston, MA Nov. 2 – Dec. 17 Hong Kong Graphics Art Festival 2007: Crossing Boundaries - Invitational international printmaking exchange exhibition School of Design Gallery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China, Nov. 1 – Nov. 16 27th Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, May 26 - July 5; two pieces accepted Award Selector: Brett Colley, Assistant Professor of Art and Design, Grand Valley State University Boston Printmakers 2007 North American Print Biennial – National juried printmaking exhibition Boston University’s 808 Gallery, Boston, MA, Feb. 18 - April 1 Juror: Judith B. Hecker, Assistant Curator, Department of Prints and Illustrated Books, The Museum of Modern Art, New York 2006 The Printed Image: The First Biennial Midwestern Graphics Juried Exhibition National Juried Printmaking Exhibition Alice C. Sabatini Gallery, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, Topeka, KS Aug. 11 - Sept 15 Juror: Karen Kunc, Professor of Printmaking/Book Arts, University of Nebraska- Lincoln 2006 National Contemporary American Realism: Fort Wayne Museum of Art's 2006 Biennial, Fort Wayne, IN, June 10 - Aug. 20; two pieces accepted 26th Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, May 26 - July 5; two pieces accepted Award Selector: Carolyn Autry, artist and Associate Professor of Art and Art History at the University of Toledo 19th University of Dallas Print Invitational - Traveling national invitational exhibition Haggerty Gallery, University of Dallas, Irving TX, Jan. 28 – March 6 three pieces accepted Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, TX, Feb. 1 – March 9, 2007 Juror: Juergen Strunck, Professor of Art, University of Dallas A Mammalian Future? - Invitational Portfolio Intaglio print Jonas Ark displayed at Southern Graphics Council National Conference University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Madison, April 5 – 9 Paper in Particular - National Juried works on paper exhibition Larson Gallery, Columbia College, Columbia, MO, Feb. 5 - March 5; two pieces accepted. Juror: David Morrison, Professor of Printmaking, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN 19th Parkside National SmallPrint Exhibition - National Juried Exhibition University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, Jan.15 - Feb. 16 Juror: Rudy Pozzatti, Professor Emeritus, Indiana University - Bloomington 2005 18th Parkside National Small Print Exhibition - National Juried Exhibition University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, Jan.14 - Feb. 22 Juror: Karen Kunc, Professor of Printmaking/Book Arts, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2004 Exchange! A Survey of International and National Exchange Print Portfolios Visual and Performing Arts Center, Main Gallery, Purdue University, Feb. 1 - 15 Juror: Kathryn Reeves, P rofessor of Art, Purdue University 2003 23rd Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, May 16 - July 2, 2003 Border to Border – National Juried Drawing Exhibition Trahern Gallery, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN, March 3 - 30 Juror: Jim Cantrell, independent studio artist, Bardstown, KY On/Of Paper – National Juried Exhibition Clyde Snook Gallery, Adams State College, Alamosa, CO, March 3 - April 11 Juror: Dale Leys, Professor of Drawing, Murray State University, Murray, KY Emerging Artists 2003 – National Juried Exhibition Limner Gallery, New York, NY, Feb.12 – March 1 Jurors: Tim Slowinski...

Jeffrey Morgan (British, b.1942) EVERYONE Pencil and watercolour with collage 25.1/4 in. (64.2 cm.) circular A 1960s pop art design for a tin tray Jef...

"Watermelon Vendor with Mules" Drawing 12" x 16" inch by Omar Abdel Zaher Abdel Zaher is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Helwan and has been painting for three decades and...

Dennis Oppenheim (1938 - 2011) Pencil and colored pencil drawing on paper, 'Memory Generator Receiver; Transmitter project for ACE Gallery Los Angeles' (possibly with watercolor pai...

Linda Stein, Profile Notation 418.013 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Ink and Graphite on Paper Drawing Profile Notation 418.013 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collages ...

Linda Stein, Profile Notation 418.015 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Colorful Ink, Color Pencil, Graphite on Paper Drawing Profile Notation 418.015 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series-...

Linda Stein, Profile Notation 418.016 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Colorful Ink, Color Pencil, and Graphite on Paper Drawing Profile Notation 418.016 is from Linda Stein's Profiles ser...

Linda Stein, Profile Notation 418.018 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Colorful Ink, Color Pencil, and Graphite on Paper Drawing Profile Notation 418.018 is from Linda Stein's Profiles ser...

Linda Stein, Profile Notation 418.019 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Colorful Ink, Color Pencil, and Graphite on Paper Drawing Profile Notation 418.019 is from Linda Stein's Profiles ser...

"Jeune Femme Assise" is an original pencil drawing by Georges d'Espagnat. The title translates to "young woman sitting" and as indicated a young woman sits facing the viewer with her...

This original artwork on board combines delicate detail with expressive brushwork. The outcome offers a soft, feminine aesthetic, with a flowing pink draped gracefully against a fine...

Artist: Friedlander, Isaac American (1890-1968) Isac Friedlander Latvian-born American Printmaker, 1890-1968 was born in Mitau, Latvia. He studie...

Untitled, by Clemens Briels Pencil on paper 2008 Image size: 11 H cm. x 10.5 W cm. Framed: 20.7 H cm. x 20 W cm. Clemens Briels is a painter born in the Netherlands in 1946. At a yo...

Leonor Fini Portrait, ca. 1960 Ink on paper 14.5 x 10 cm 5 1/2 x 4 in. 37.5 x 33 cm 14 1/2 x 13 in. (Frame included) Unique work Exhibition history: Leonor Fini: Small Faces, Apri...

Joyce Wieland (1931-1998) is one of the most accomplished and versatile Canadian artists. She achieved a level of commercial and critical success in her lifetime that was exceptional for a woman in her era in a male-dominated field. Wieland set new standards for what women artists could accomplish and was the first woman artist to have a solo exhibition at the National Gallery (Ottawa) in 1971. Many of her innovative creations predate similar works by female artists...

New Orleans/Washington State artist Lue Isaac shows off her remarkable draftsmanship with this classical nude figure drawing. Note that this is from her ske...

Artist: Red Grooms Title: Study for Way Down East Year: circa 1965 Medium: Color Pencil and Watercolor on Paper, Signed verso Size: 17.5 x 22 inches Frame: 26 x 32 inches "Way Down East" is best known as a 1920 American silent romantic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish...

Artist: Ben Shahn, American (1898 - 1969) Title: Nurse Medium: Pencil on Paper, signed l.r. Image Size: 7 x 5 inches Frame Size: 15 x 13 inches

Black and white figurative drawing by Texas artist William Anzalone. The drawing depicts a nude woman in solitude taking off her ro...

Alfred DEHODENCQ (1822-1982) Study of a hand; preparatory to the painting Jewish Bride in Morocco, 1867 Pencil on paper Dimensions of work: 15.5 x 17.5 cm Frame size : 30 x 30 cm A...

Balloon is an original Ink and Watercolor Pencil drawing on paper. It is 16x24, unframed. It is an invented flying machine idea imagined by Pastuszka. As the bicycle is pedaled, t...

Pablo Casals Graphite on paper, 1963 Signed in pencil lower right (see photo) Sheet size: 11 5/8 x 8 inches Condition: glue residue in all four corners of the sheet Drawn from life during an appearance at Carnegie Hall with the Cleveland Orchestra...

Raymonde Heudebert 1905-1991) Study of a hand holding a cigarette Pencil on paper Annotated “Jean de Vogué” on the back Dimensions of the drawing : 26 x 27 cm Dimensions of the frame...

Carl Friedrich Deiker (1838 Wetzlar - 1892 Düsseldorf). Vigilant fox. Pencil drawing on brown paper, 18 × 29.5 cm (inside measurement), 31.5 x 43.5 cm (mount), signed and dated "Deiker [18]54" at lower right. - a little bit stained, with a light water stain at lower right About the artwork Carl Friedrich Deiker's consummate ability to depict animals is already evident in this early work. He brought a whole new psychological dimension to animal painting, so that one could literally speak of animal portraits. The naturalistic appearance of the fox alone makes it seem alive. Every strand of muscle, even every hair, is captured, which requires an intensive artistic study of animal anatomy and physiology. But the fox's real liveliness comes not from its natural appearance, but from its internal movement: Stretched out, it has been brought out of rest. It turns around and, with its ears pricked up, looks intently in the direction from which it has seen something. His mouth is slightly open and his pointed teeth are bared, as if he were growling. Tension gradually takes hold of his whole body. While the hind legs were still in a relaxed position, closely observed by Deiker, one front leg was already raised, ready to begin a rising movement. The fox seems so alarmed with all its senses that one gets the impression that, at any moment, its tail will move jerkily and the animal will jump up. While wild animals have traditionally been portrayed as beasts or anthropomorphised, often for caricatural purposes, Deiker explores their inherent nature by attempting to capture their psychic impulses. The wild animal is neither bestial nor human, but a creature in its own right, valued by Deiker for its own sake. In this way, he brought the dignity of the animal into representation and raised animal painting to a whole new artistic level. About the artist Carl Friedrich Deiker was the son of the drawing teacher Christian Friedrich Deiker and the younger brother of the animal painter Johannes Deiker. In addition to the family art lessons, Christian Friedrich shared a studio with his brother Johannes at Braunfels Castle, Deiker attended the drawing academy in Hanau, and from 1858 he was a student at the Karlsruhe Art Academy, where he studied under the landscape painter Johann Wilhelm Schirmer. Carl Friedrich Deiker was already in demand as an artist during his first year: Grand Duke Frederick I of Baden, Margrave Max of Baden and Grand Duke Michael of Russia bought hunting scenes by him. In 1859 he went on a study trip to the Reinhardswald. Just as the Barbizon School had rediscovered the landscape, Deiker opened up the forest for animal painting. From 1861-64 Deiker had his own studio in Karlsruhe, then moved to Düsseldorf, where his brother Johannes followed four years later. Deiker married a daughter of the landscape painter Karl Hilger and remained in Düsseldorf until his death. In 1868 he finally achieved international fame with his painting 'Pursued Noble Deer' and was regarded as a virtuoso new founder of animal painting. "Deiker brought for the first time a truly great artistic quality to animal painting [...]". - Hans Vollmer From 1870 he participated in the academic art exhibitions in Berlin, Dresden, Munich and Hanover. He was also very busy as an illustrator. He drew for the Gartenlaube, the Salon, the Universum, and produced many of the finely illustrated hunting and animal books of the period. He also worked as a printmaker, while his oil paintings circulated as reprints by Franz Dinger. From 1865 to 1892 Deiker was a member of the artists' association Malkasten. Carl Friedrich Deiker's life's work was honoured with a large posthumous memorial exhibition at the Düsseldorf Kunsthalle in 1892. His son Carl Deiker, born in 1879, also became a painter. Selection of art museums that own works by Carl Friedrich Deiker: Hamburger Kunsthalle / Kunsthalle Karlsruhe / Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf / Wallraff Richartz Cologne. Selected Bibliography H. Schmidt: Johannes and...

Max Beerbohm (British, 1872 – 1956) Mr Harry Nicholls (In a life of pleasure), 1893 Signed ‘MAX’ (lower right), inscribed with title in ink Pencil on paper with evidence of some wate...

Ken Aptekar American (b. 1950) Go Know (Study) 1996 Graphite, white pigment, transparency film, and staples on paper Hand signed lower right sheet: 18 x 18 inches frame dimensions: 21 x 21 x 1 3/4 inches, wood frame with acrylic glazing Ken Aptekar is an artist who combines painting with text. He paints new versions of historical paintings and frames, bolting glass with sandblasted words to his painted panels. Aptekar’s work belongs to the tradition of painting, yet he brings to that tradition a recognition that paintings produce meaning only through their interaction with viewers. He investigates the nature of spectatorship. By “recreating” works of art in a painterly but utilitarian manner, Aptekar promotes viewers’ own narratives prompted by the image-text combinations. Born in Detroit, Aptekar received his BFA at the University of Michigan, then moved to Brooklyn to complete an MFA at Pratt Institute. Most recently, his work was featured at the Jewish Museum in Vienna, Austria, and in the Biennale Internationale d’Autun, in Autun, France. A major commissioned solo exhibition, NACHBARN (“NEIGHBORS”), 2016, was on view at the St. Annen Museum in Lübeck, Germany, including paintings with text, silverpoint drawings, and video all based upon medieval altarpieces in the St. Annen Museum’s collection. Previously, his work has been seen in solo exhibitions at the Victoria & Albert Museum in collaboration with the Serpentine Gallery (London), the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington, DC), Memorial Art Gallery (Rochester, NY), Centro da Cultura Judaica (Sao Paolo, Brazil), Musée Robert Dubois-Corneau (Brunoy, France), the New Museum (New York, NY), Douglas Cooley Gallery at Reed College (Portland, OR), Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State (State College, PA), Cummer Museum (Jacksonville, FL), and the Elaine Jacob Gallery at Wayne State University (Detroit, MI). In 2012 Aptekar’s work was the subject of a survey exhibition, ​“Ken Aptekar: Look Again,” at the Beard and Weil Galleries, Wheaton College, Massachusetts. He was in the show Words & Music with John Giorno, Cheonae Kim...

Jeanne-Marie BARBEY (1876-1960) Trees in winter Brown ink wash and graphite pencil on paper Signed lower right 26 x 20 cm frame 46 x 40 cm Born Louise Jeanne Marie Barbée in 1876 in...

Vladimir Pavlovich Nechoumoff (Russian, c. 1900 – 1977) Turkish fruit sellers, Istanbul Pencil and watercolour on paper 9 x 13.5/8 in. (22.8 x 34.5 cm.) Figurative painter, illustra...