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Medium: Watercolor
"The Providers" (2023) by Mo Myra, Original Watercolor Painting of Chickens
Located in Denver, CO
"The Providers" (2023) by Mo Myra is a watercolor painting on paper that depicts two chickens sitting in a coop. Mo Myra, born in 1990, is a Connecticut-based artist celebrated for ...
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2010s Impressionist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

At the Pool - Mid Century Illustration in Watercolor and India Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
At the Pool - Mid Century Illustration in Watercolor and India Ink on Paper Lovely watercolor of a sunny day at a public pool by an unknown artist (20th Century). People are swimmin...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink, Watercolor

“The Hunters”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor with graphite tracings of two hunters in the field by the British artist, George Anderson Short. Signed bottom right. Circa ...
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1940s Academic Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

Gianni Agnelli in Marrakesh
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Chinatown, San Francisco
By Edward Wilson Currier
Located in London, GB
'Chinatown, San Francisco', gouache on fine art paper, by Edward Wilson Currier (1903). Spofford Alley in San Francisco's Chinatown is best known for an address (number 36) where Dr. Sun Yat-Sen plotted the overthrow of China's last dynasty. During Prohibition, it was the site of turf battles over local bootlegging and protection rackets. Today it is lined with seniors' community centres. However, the quiet alley livens up in the evenings when a Chinese orchestra strikes up a tune, mah-jongg games begin with a cascade of clicking tiles, and barbers and florists use the pretence of sweeping their doorsteps to gossip. In this artist's depiction, a man smokes a long-stemmed Chinese pipe under the awning and colourful lanterns hanging from the wooden supports while a child looks on. The artwork is interesting from several standpoints including architectural, cultural and historical. Shortly after this work was painted, the neighbourhood was completely destroyed in the 1906 earthquake that levelled most of the city. From 1910 to 1940, Chinese immigrants were detained at the Angel Island...
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Early 1900s Expressionist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Henri Rapin, Gouache on Paper "Fructidor", 1924-1928
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
This gouache is a museal and historical piece. Gouache and charcoal on paper stuck on panel by Henri Rapin, France, 1924-1928. "Fructidor". With frame: 80x114x3 cm - 31.5x44.9x1.2, w...
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1920s Art Deco Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

French Art Deco Original Gouache Illustration Drawing by Raymonde Hacker
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Art Deco illustrative drawing, hand painted in ink and gouache on blue laid paper. The design includes a collection of fashion accessories, handbags, gloves, hats, and perfu...
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1930s Art Deco Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Gouache

Bathers
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Bathers" is an abstract figurative Impressionist monotype with gouache on paper work by Paul Gauguin in 1902. The artwork is 8 7/8 x 10 3/4 inches and is 17 3/4 x 23 3/4 x 7/8 inche...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache, Monotype

Landscape with Village
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Landscape with Village" c.1940, is a watercolor on paper by noted Colorado artist Irene Fowler, 1884-1967. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The siz...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Harold Hope Read (1881-1959) - Framed Watercolour, Crowds on the Beach
Located in Corsham, GB
A fascinating glimpse of holiday life in the early 20th century, this beach scene features characters of various ages enjoying a day at the seaside. Well presented in a gilt effect f...
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Early 20th Century Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Geometric Palace Interior - Mughal School, 20th Century
Located in Middletown, NY
A fascinating orientalist art deco composition. Pen and brownish brown ink with gouache on cream wove paper, 9 5/8 x 7 1/2 inches (245 x 190 mm), the full sheet. In good condition w...
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Early 20th Century Rajput Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, India Ink, Gouache, Handmade Paper

The Forest - Drawing - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The Forest is a drawing realized by an anonymous french artist in the 1950s. Watercolor on paper. Good condition.  Poetic and beautiful drawing with harmonious colors.
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1950s Modern Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Paul Emile Lecomte (1877-1950) La Grille (The Gate), signed watercolor
Located in Paris, FR
Paul Emile Lecomte (1877-1950) La Grille (The Gate) Signed lower left Watercolor on paper 27 x 37 cm In quite condition: yellowed by time, some stains Framed: 43 x 53 cm Paul Emile ...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Portrait of an Old Lady, 1886
Located in Stockholm, SE
This small and delicate watercolor is believed to depict Madame Papillon, a subject also portrayed by Hanna Pauli in an oil painting dated 1886. The portrait was created during the s...
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1880s Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Flowers 2 — Hopei Folk Art, Mid-Century Chinese Cut Paper and Watercolor
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
'Flowers', Chinese Hopei Folk Art, 1956. Paper-cut with watercolor, mounted on cream, wove backing paper, with fresh, vivid colors, in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Debonair Man Cuts his Mustache in Front of Mirror
Located in Miami, FL
Welcome to the wonderfully delightful mind of Ludwig Bemelmans. With a few quick lines, Bemelmans captures the essence of a subject. In this work, the artist portrays a distinguished...
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1950s Outsider Art Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Green Nude Woman's Torso in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Green Nude Woman's Torso in Watercolor on Paper Vibrant nude torso watercolor by artist David Stephens (American, 20th century). A nude woman with arms raised is shown against a viv...
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1990s Fauvist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Sister Corita Kent, "Love You" Unique signed watercolor painting on paper Framed
Located in New York, NY
Sister Mary Corita Kent Love You, ca. 1975 Original signed watercolor painting on paper Signed in graphite pencil on the recto Floated and framed in white wood frame This is a unique work Measurements: Framed: 5.5" x 5.5" x 1.5" Artwork alone: 4" x 4" Extremely difficult to find unique watercolor works on paper on the market by Sister Corita...
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1970s Pop Art Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

City - Mixed Media by N. Czinober - mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
City is an original drawing in pencil made by the Hungarian artist Nicolas Czinober in the mid-20th century.The state of preservation is good, the paper presents some small stains. ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor, Pencil

"Untitled 2, " Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Clyde Steadman's "Untitled 2" is an original, handmade watercolor painting that depicts a cowboy riding a horse in a rodeo.
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2010s American Impressionist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Vellum

In the Garden, Figurative, Parasols, Watercolor, Gouache, From Artist's Estate
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Gabriel Spat was born in Kishinev, Russia, in 1890. Leaving Russia in 1911, he studied at the Academie des Beaux-Arts in Geneva and at the Academie Colarossi and the Academie de la ...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Mid Century Seated Nude Figure Study (unfinished)
Located in Soquel, CA
Seated nude figure study by Joseph Yeager (American, 20th Century). This piece is unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of Yeager work directly from the estate. This piece is on heavy bond paper with ragged edges and is unfinished. No frame. Joseph "Joe" Yeager (American, 20th Century) was raised in Cleveland Ohio, where he went to art school at night and started his art career at 19. He was a commercial artist for the Cleveland Press...
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1960s American Impressionist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Watercolor and Charcoal on Paper Image of a Boy by Margo Hoff, Titled Sun Child
Located in Chicago, IL
A brightly colored, Mid-Century, watercolor and charcoal on paper image of a boy by notable artist Margo Hoff, titled "Sun Child". Image size: 31" x 22". Framed size: 34" x 25". ...
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1950s American Modern Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor

The Swiss by Otto Vautier - Drawing 31x24 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas Otto Vautier is a renowned Swiss painter, born in 1863 in Düsseldorf. He was influenced by a family of artists and developed his style dur...
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1910s Academic Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon, Watercolor

Attrib. William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854) - Framed Watercolour, Sidmouth
By W. H. Bartlett
Located in Corsham, GB
Attributed to William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854). A coastal landscape near Sidmouth. Inscribed verso 'where his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent expired'. Presented in a simple gilt-e...
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Early 19th Century Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

'Dancing Musician', New York, Kinetic Figural, NYMOMA, LACMA, Whitney Museum
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Mallory' for Ronald Mallory (American, 1932-2021) and dated 1975. A dramatic, disjunct figural study of a man wearing a checked cap, shown dancing and playing ...
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1970s Expressionist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper

Pin Up Girl in Red Dress, Mid-Century, Female Artist
Located in Miami, FL
The Pin-Up of ravishing young beauties in mid-century America was a widely popular art form. The assumption that Pin-Up art was the exclusive domain of men is a misnomer. Female illu...
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1940s American Realist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Illustration Board

Gadda of Florence after Fra Angelico - Watercolour, Coronation of the Virgin
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming early 20th-century watercolour scene depicting a detail from Fra Angelico's Coronation of the Virgin. Delicately captured, the artist strips back from Angelico's vibrant o...
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Early 20th Century Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Girl and Horse - Watercolor by Marie Laurencin - 1924
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed. Sketch realized in 1924 for the invitation to "Ballets Russes de Serge Diaghilev". Published in the same invitation in June 26th, 1924. Ref. Mimì, Anna Laetitia Pecci...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Original Fashion Design Illustration Watercolor Painting Laura Ashley Designer
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original Fashion Design Illustration by Roz Jennings, British watercolor and ink on card, unframed size: 12 x 8.25 inches condition: very good A beautifully colorful and characterfu...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

'The Enduring Attractions of the Open Market', Capitalism Satire
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'A. Manganaro' for 'Antonio Manganaro (Italian, 20th Century), and titled lower center, 'The Enduring Attractions of the Open Market'. Matted Dimensions: 16 x 20
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Mid-20th Century Realist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Gouache, Pen, Graphite

Fred Hughes and Diana Vreeland in New York, Ink and Watercolor on paper
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Ink

Francois Grenier de Saint Martin (1793-1867) Lady on the beach, 1829, watercolor
Located in Paris, FR
Francois Grenier de Saint Martin (1793-1867) A Young Lady on the beach, 1829, signed and dated on the lower left watercolor on paper 17 x 19.5 cm F...
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1820s Romantic Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"L'intrus" - Satirical French Illustration - Hand Colored Lithograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Comical illustration by Gaston Hoffmann (French, 1883-1977). A doctor is giving a shot to a female patient, while a nurse tries to prevent a man from barging in. Pencil signed "G Ho...
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1950s Realist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Lithograph

Seaman in petticoat breeches and slops, smoking a pipe, carrying a carpetbag.
Located in Middletown, NY
English School, 18th century Pen and black ink with gray wash on cream laid paper, 9 1/4 x 5 inches (238 x132 mm). 1/4 inch repaired loss, top center, to the left of the figure’s h...
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18th Century Realist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Laid Paper, Pen

Portrait - Watercolor by Anastasia Kurakina - 2019
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait 2019 is an original and beautiful watercolor realized by Anastasia Kurakina in 2019. The picture is in good conditions, on a brown paper. Hand-signed by the artist on the ...
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Surrealist Painting on Paper, 'Godot', Artefacts of Civilisations Lost
Located in Cotignac, FR
A late 20th century watercolour, gouache and acrylic on paper by British artist Derek Carruthers. Signed to the bottom right and dated 1985 and titled, 'Godot' to the reverse. A charming and slightly satirical painting of thousand year old figures which have been humanised. The Egyptian basalt figures are looking around the space clearly waiting for something or someone (hence the title taken from the play, 'Waiting for Godot' in which someone is expected to arrive but never does). The African tribal figures...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache

Cala Lily, Watercolor on paper. Sill life Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
A new series inspired by architecture, décor and stylish personalities of the world of interior design. The worlds of fashion, society and pop culture are captured in the illustrati...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Adolf Dehn, Haitian Scene A, signed painting, Associated American Artists, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Adolf Arthur Dehn Haitian Scene A, ca. 1951 Watercolor gouache on board Signed on the front Frame included: held in vintage modern frame Measurements: Framed: 11 inches vertical by 13 inches horizontal by .75 Painting 4.5 inches by 6 inches Watercolor gouache, hand signed; framed with AAA Gallery label verso Signed on the front bearing the original label on the verso of Dehn's longtime gallery, the prestigious Associated American Artists Gallery, New York City. Provenance Associated American Artists Frame included: held in vintage frame with original label as provenance Dehn, an influential artist and teacher (and author of the definitive textbook of his era on watercolor painting) joined Associated American Artists gallery in 1941. Although this painting is undated, it is likely circa early 1950s, as in 1951 Dehn won a Guggenheim Fellowship, which enabled him to travel to Haiti -- the subject of this work. It was part of a series inspired by Dehn's visit to Haiti. Dehn, an influential artist and teacher (and author of the definitive textbook of his era on watercolor painting) joined Associated American Artists gallery in 1941. Although this painting is undated, it is likely circa early 1950s, as in 1951 Dehn won a Guggenheim Fellowship, which enabled him to travel to Haiti. ADLOF DEHN Adolf Dehn, American Watercolorist and Printmaker, 1895-1968 Adolf Dehn was an artist who achieved extraordinary artistic heights, but in a very particular artistic sphere - not so much in oil painting as in watercolor and lithography. Long recognized as a master by serious print collectors, he is gradually gaining recognition as a notable and influential figure in the overall history of American art. In the 19th century, with the invention of the rotary press, which made possible enormous print runs, and the development of the popular, mass-market magazines, newspaper and magazine illustration developed into an artistic realm of its own, often surprisingly divorced from the world of museums and art exhibitions, and today remains surprisingly overlooked by most art historians. Dehn in many regards was an outgrowth of this world, although in an unusual way, since as a young man he produced most of his illustrative work not for popular magazines, such as The Saturday Evening Post, but rather for radical journals, such as The Masses or The Liberator, or artistic "little magazines" such as The Dial. This background established the foundation of his outlook, and led later to his unique and distinctive contribution to American graphic art. If there’s a distinctive quality to his work, it was his skill in introducing unusual tonal and textural effects into his work, particularly in printmaking but also in watercolor. Jackson Pollock seems to have been one of many notable artists who were influenced by his techniques. Early Years, 1895 - 1922 For an artist largely remembered for scenes of Vienna and Paris, Adolf Dehn’s background was a surprising one. Born in Waterville, Minnesota, on November 22, 1895, Dehn was the descendent of farmers who had emigrated from Germany and homesteaded in the region, initially in a one-room log cabin with a dirt floor. Adolf’s father, Arthur Clark Dehn, was a hunter and trapper who took pride that he had no boss but himself, and who had little use for art. Indeed, during Adolf’s boyhood the walls of his bedroom and the space under his bed were filled with the pelts of mink, muskrats and skunks that his father had killed, skinned and stretched on drying boards. It was Adolf’s mother, Emilie Haas Dehn, a faithful member of the German Lutheran Evangelical Church, who encouraged his interest in art, which became apparent early in childhood. Both parents were ardent socialists, and supporters of Eugene Debs...
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1950s Modern Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache, Board

Art Class on the Beach, Vintage Bay Area Coast Figural Landscape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
A charming and colorful vintage coastal figurative landscape watercolor by Bay Area artist Sewall Smith (American, 1904-1988), c.1960s-1970s. This coastal scene depicts a plein air art class on the beach, with a group of figures busy working at their easels. Signed "Sewall Smith" lower right. Displayed in a new mat and vintage wood frame. Image size: 10.5"H x 13.25"W Edmund Sewall Smith, known as Sewall Smith or E. Sewall Smith, was a Berkeley, California based architect and artist known for watercolor paintings with nautical themes. A well known architect, Smith moved from Niagara Falls, New York to California in 1944. He flourished as an artist in the Bay Area in the 1970’s, exhibiting extensively in the East Bay throughout this time. Exhibitions included venues such as UC Berkeley, El Cerrito...
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1970s American Impressionist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

'Napoleonic Guard at the Cathedral of Uspensky Sobor', Moscow, French Militaria
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed lower left, 'C.H.' for Charles Constantine Hoffbauer (French, 1875-1957) and painted circa 1900. Accompanied by the original artist-signed mat, original backing with inscription and newspaper clipping from Los Angeles Times' review of Hoffbauer's 1949 Legion of Honor Exhibition. Mat dimensions: 12.75 x 13.5 Inches An exceptionally fine and detailed, cabinet-sized gouache showing members of the Napoleonic guard relaxing in the courtyard of the Cathedral of Uspensky Sobor during France's brief occupation of Moscow during the fall of 1812. Born in Paris in 1875, Charles Hoffbauer studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts under Fernand Cormon and Gustave Moreau and, during his studies, became acquainted with Matisse, Rouault, and Marquet. He was the recipient of numerous prizes, medals and juried awards including an Honorable Mention in the Salon of 1896, and prizes at the Salons of 1898 and 1899. He was awarded a bronze medal at the Paris Universal Exposition of 1900 and, in the same year, a French government scholarship, the Prix National du Salon, that allowed him to travel and study in Italy, Greece and Egypt. In 1902, he won the Prix Rosa Bonheur. At the Salon of 1904, the French government purchased 'Champs de Bataille' for the Musée du Luxembourg and Hoffbauer was elected a member of the Legion of Honor. Hoffbauer served in the French Army as an official war artist during the first world war, winning the Croix de Guerre and acting as liaison officer to the American camouflage section. On the recommendation of the mural painter, James Wall Finn, Hoffbauer received the 1935 commission to paint the murals for Battle Abbey, the Confederate memorial in Richmond, Virginia. He revisited America to accept a commission for the mural in the Missouri State Capitol, and was appointed to membership of the jury of the 1937 International Exposition. Two years later, he became an American citizen and settled in Rockport, Massachusetts. Charles Hoffbauer's work may be found in the permanent collections of numerous national museums including the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. Reference: Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America, Peter Hastings Falk, Sound View Press 1999, Vol. 2, p. 1585; Thieme-Becker Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zu Gengenwart, Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag 1992, Vol. 17/18, p. 246; E. Benezit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs, Jacques Busse, 1999 Nouvelle Édition, Gründ 1911, Vol. 7, p. 105; Biographical Encyclopedia of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers of the U.S.: Colonial to 2002, Bob Creps, Dealer’s Choice Books, Inc. 2002, Vol. 1, p. 643; Steen, James T. "The Story of a Painting," Carnegie Magazine 31/32 (February 1957): 57-59; Charles Hoffbauer (1875-1957). Drawings, Temperas & Oil Paintings. Exh. cat. Somerville, MA: Gropper Art Gallery, 1977; Glueck, Grace. New York: The Painted City. Salt Lake City: Peregrine Smith Books...
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1940s Realist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Siegfried and the Bear
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Exhibitions William Stout: South Pasadena and Nordic Myths at The Raymond, Pasadena, CA, November 2, 20Provenance Acquire...
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2010s Realist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Cat - Drawing by Giselle Halff - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cat is an Drawing in watercolor realized in the Mid-20th Century by Giselle Halff (1899-1971). Good conditions. Hand-Signed. Giselle Halff (1899-1971) born in Hanoi, student of R....
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Mid-20th Century Modern Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"#70 – I AM TIRED", ink, pencil, gouache, collage, vintage, hemingway, poetry
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"#70 – I AM TIRED" is from Amy Williams' series "A Farewell to Arms" – wherein the artist works directly onto page 70 of a found copy of Ernest Hemingway'...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Found Objects, Ink, Gouache, Pencil

Ca. 1950 Standing Male Bather in Red & Orange Tones by Artist Andre Delfau
Located in Chicago, IL
Ca. 1950 watercolor of a standing male bather in red & orange tones by artist Andre Delfau. Born in Paris, France in 1914, Andre Delfau became an internationally acclaimed stage, se...
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1950s American Modern Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

"Alter Ego" - Original Watercolor Hand-Painted Etching on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Alter Ego" - Original Watercolor Hand-Painted Etching on Paper - 35/120 Edition Variable In this highly detailed hand painted etching, artist Claus Sievert (American, 1949-2009) depicts a clown gazing into a handheld brass mirror holding a mask with matching face paint. The clown sits in what appears to be a dressing room surrounded with various costumes. This etching is uniquely hand painted in watercolor and gouache. The clown's eyes are hand drawn with added details throughout the face and hair. Signed, numbered, and titled along the bottom edge of paper, "35/120 E.V. "Alter Ego" Claus Sievert" Presented in a new white mat with foam core backing. Mat size: 24"H x 20"W Paper size: 18.38"H x 15"W Image, Claus Sievert, (American, 1949–2009) nicknamed “The Tree Guy," was a German-born American printmaker and illustrator, who studied etching in an art college in Brunswick, Germany, in 1971. He began his career as an art teacher in Germany, teaching printmaking, art history, advertising design, and visual communication, and became a full-time artist in 1981. Sievert created limited-edition etchings from copper plates and a hand-turned press which he then individually hand-colored. Sievert’s work won awards, illustrated a children’s book by Leo Tolstoy, was commissioned by the Sierra Club and Golden Gate National Recreation Area to illustrate their publications, and he had his images published in several calendars. He was known for his prints highlighting forms and the beauty of nature. His art was also featured in Ansel Adams Gallery, Muir Woods...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Etching

James Ward The Fisherman's Family
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Precious Watercolor attributed to James WARD (1769-1859) - England, 1830-1840. The Fisherman' S Family. Measurements : View : 20"x14.6" (51x37 cm), With frame : 26.6"x21.5" (67.5x54....
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1830s Romantic Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Halston and his Halstonettes, Watercolor fashion portrait on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist has covered New York collections for over 16 years and has interviewed, as a journalist, several fashion designers and personalities for different publications. He loves t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paint, Watercolor

19th Century Silhouette Portrait of Elegant Man
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Silhouette Portrait of Elegant Man Stamped Barret 148 Holborn London 6.75"H x 5.5"W x 1"D
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19th Century Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Nude - Drawing by Paul Emile Colin - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an ink drawing realized by Paul Emile Colin in the Early-20th Century. Ink and watercolor. Good condition. Hand monogrammed.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Headland & Rocks, White Island, Maine, early 20th century watercolor
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964) Headland & Rocks, White Island, Maine, c. 1923 Watercolor on paper Signed lower left 15 x 19.5 inches Frank Nelson Wilcox (October 3, 1887 – April 17, 1964) was a modernist American artist and a master of watercolor. Wilcox is described as the "Dean of Cleveland School painters," though some sources give this appellation to Henry Keller or Frederick Gottwald. Wilcox was born on October 3, 1887 to Frank Nelson Wilcox, Sr. and Jessie Fremont Snow Wilcox at 61 Linwood Street in Cleveland, Ohio. His father, a prominent lawyer, died at home in 1904 shortly before Wilcox' 17th birthday. His brother, lawyer and publisher Owen N. Wilcox, was president of the Gates Legal Publishing Company or The Gates Press. His sister Ruth Wilcox...
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1920s American Modern Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Landscape - Drawing by Louttre Bissière - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a drawing in watercolor realized in 1971 by Louttre Bissière. Hand signed lower right. Good conditions. The artwork is represented through soft pencil strokes.
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1970s Modern Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Anna Kearns - 20th Century Gouache, Pose
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming gouache illustration depicting a model in vibrant floral textiles. Presented in a wooden frame. On paper.
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20th Century Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Landscape - Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a modern artwork realized by a French Artist in the Early 20th Century. Watercolor drawings. Good conditions.
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Early 20th Century Modern Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Macking - Surf Collage Watercolor Purple Black Silver with Swarovski Crystals
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Borrowing its title from surf terminology for ideal wave conditions, "Macking" plunges the viewer into a dynamic watercolor collage landscape sparkling with Swarovski crystals. Simil...
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Duchándome May 28th. Watercolor and ink on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Duchándome May 28th, 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 ____________ 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...
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Antique Russian French Impressionist Watercolor Gouache Painting Romantic Couple
Located in Portland, OR
Important Russian-French Impressionist Gouache & Watercolor paining by Pyotr Alexandrovich Nilus (Пётр Александрович Нилус in French Pierre Nilouss (1869– 1943), signed & dated 1926....
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1920s Impressionist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Pencil, Watercolor

"Possibilities of a New Day" (2024) by Mo Myra, Original Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Possibilities of a New Day" (2023) by Mo Myra is a watercolor painting on paper that depicts a landscape. Mo Myra, born in 1990, is a Connecticut-based artist celebrated for her pl...
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2010s Impressionist Watercolor Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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