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Period: 1940s
Portrait - Original Pencil Drawing - 1949
Located in Roma, IT
"Portrait" 1949's is an original drawing in pencil on paper, realized by Jean Roch Collon (1894-1951) The state of preservation of the artwork is very...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Two Vases - Original Mixed Media - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Two Vases is an original modern artwork realized in the first half of the Early XX Century by the French artist Gabriel Fourmaintraux (Desvres, 1886 - 1984). Original mixed media on...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Farmer - Original Watercolor on Paper by J. Delpech after Millet - 1943
Located in Roma, IT
"Farmer" is an original drawing in mixed media on cardboard, realized by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet dimension: 17.3 x 17...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Decorated Vase - Original Mixed Media on Paper by G. Fourmaintraux - Early 1900
Located in Roma, IT
Decorated Vase is an original modern artwork realized in the first half of the XX Century by the French artist Gabriel Fourmaintraux (Desvres, 18...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Interior - Drawing In Pencil- 1943
Located in Roma, IT
Interior is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Jeanne Daour. The state of preservation is good except for some foxings and stains. Hand-signed and dated 1943 on the...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Beach - Original Pencil on Paper by Jeanne Daour - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Beach is an original drawing in pencil and pen on paper realized by Jeanne Daour. The state of preservation is good except for some diffused foxings and stains. Hand-signed and dat...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Nude - Original Pencil on Paper by Jeanne Daour - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in pen on paper realized by Jeanne Daour. The state of preservation is good except for some foxings and stains. Hand-signed and dated 1940 on the lower ...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Madam Rundera - Original Pencil on Paper by Jeanne Daour - 1949
Located in Roma, IT
Madam Rundera is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Jeanne Daour. The state of preservation is good and aged. Han-signed and titled on the lower left. Sheet dimens...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Portrait of Man - Drawing in China Ink by Umberto Casotti - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Man is an original drawing in Cina ink realized by Umberto Casotti in 1947. signed on lower . sheet dimension: 30 x 22 cm. The state of preservation is good except for...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

CIM Glass Palace in Rome - Original Watercolor by A. Ciarrocchi - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
CIM Glass Palace in Rome is an original drawing artwork in watercolor on ivory paper realized by the Italian artist Arnoldo Ciarrocchi in 1948 ca.. Hand-signed on the lower right. ...
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Contemporary 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Lovers - Original Drawing in Mixed Media - 1940 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Lovers is an original drawing in mixed media on ivory paper realized in 1940 ca. by an Anonymous artist of the XX century. In very good conditions. The artwork represents embracing...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Vegetation - Original Watercolor on Paper by Jean Delpech - 1944
Located in Roma, IT
"Vegetation" is an original drawing in watercolor on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet dimension: 26.3 x 17 ...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Portrait of Jacques - Tempera and Watercolor on Paper by Jean Delpech - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
"Portrait of Jacques" is an original drawing in tempera and watercolor on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet ...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Landscape - Pencil on Paper - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a drawing in pencil on paper realized in 1948 by an anonymous artist of the 20th Century. Hand-signed barely illegible, on the lower lef...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

1945 Broadway Show, "State of the Union"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board and Cardstock Signature: Signed Upper Right Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for the 1945 Broadway show...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Illustration Board, Ink, Pen

Walking Women - Original Tempera on Paper by Andres Osterlind - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Walking Women is an original drawing in tempera realized by Andres Osterlind (1887 - 1960). The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Hand-signed on the lower right....
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera

Alfred Drake in the Lead Role of Barnaby Goodchild in "Sing Out, Sweet Land
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Upper Left Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Alfred Drake in the lead role of Barnaby Goodchild for 1944 Broadway musical revue `Sing Out, Sweet Land`. Directed by Walter Kerr & Leon Leonidoff, designed by Albert R. Johnson & Lucinda Ballard, the show ran 12/27/44 - 3/24/45, for 102 performances at the International Theatre...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Illustration Board, Ink, Pen

Portrait - Pencil and Pastels on Paper - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits is a drawing in pencil and pastels on paper realized in about 1940 0 by an Anonymous french Artist . Sheet dimentrion:28 x 25 cm The state of preservation is very good . ...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Pastel

Lovers - Original Drawing in Mixed Media - 1940 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Lovers is an original drawing in mixed media on ivory paper realized in 1940 ca. by an unknown artist of the XX century. In very good conditions, except for some folding and very sm...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Last Supper - Original Ink Drawing on Paper by Renzo Vespignani - 1945
Located in Roma, IT
Last Supper is an original china ink drawing on paper realized in 1945 by the Italian artist Renzo Vespignani (Rome, 1924 - Rome, 2001). Hand-signed on the lower right. Very good ...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Nude - Ink Drawing on Paper - 1942
Located in Roma, IT
Nude Woman is an original drawing on paper applied on hard cardboard realized in 1942 by an Anonymous artist of the XX century. The state of preserva...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Sam Jaffe and Ruth Ford in the Broadway Drama, "This Time Tomorrow"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Upper Left Drawing by George Wachsteter (1911-2004), of Sam Jaffe & Ruth Ford in the Broadway dr...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Illustration Board, Ink, Pen

Children in the Garden - China Ink Drawing by Renzo Vespignani - 1949
Located in Roma, IT
Children in the Garden is an original Modern Artwork realized in 1949 by the Italian artist Renzo Vespignani (Rome, 1924 - Rome, 2001). Original China Ink and black pencil on ivory paper. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right corner in pencil: Vespignani 1949. Excellent conditions. Interesting Neorealistic china ink drawing on ivory paper depicting two children in a garden. The strokes of the work are very intense and there is a very high chiaroscuro. The couple is surrounded by plants and palms in vases and the little girl in the foreground wears a nice hat...
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Contemporary 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Caricature of the Cast of the Broadway Production of "Another Part of the F
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Ink on Illustration Board Caricature of the cast of the Broadway production of `Another Part of the Forest` by Lillian Hellman, including (l to r) Mildred Dunnock, Percy Waram, Leo Genn, Patricia Neal...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Illustration Board, Ink, Pen

1948 Broadway Revival of "Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's Show Boat"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Drawing by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for 1948 Broadway revival of `Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II`s Show Boat`, starring Billy House as Cap`n Andy Hawks and Carol Bruce as Julie Dozier, City Center Theatre, directed by Hassard Short, produced by Richard Rodgers...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Illustration Board, Ink, Pen

Mary Martin in the Broadway Production of "Lute Song"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004), of Mary Martin in the Broadway product...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Illustration Board, Ink, Pen

Toll of the Rocks
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed and dated 'Frederick/Blakeslee/43' bottom left; also signed, inscrib
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil, Canvas

Beautiful French Watercolor 1940's " Désir à la Française"
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful drawing gouache signed Helen, French artist of the 40's representing a couple in a love affair near a river in the countryside. The artist has perfectly translated the sexy...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Watercolor

Caricatures of Charles Waldron and Edwin Jerome
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board and Cardstock Signature: Signed Lower Right (On Left) Sizes: 1.00" x 7.00"; 6.00" x 8.00" Caricatures by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Charles Waldron and Edwin Jerome, the two actors who played Senator Ellsworth Langdon in `Deep are the Roots`. The Broadway production, co-starring Gordon Heath as a returning veteran and Jacqueline Andre as his mother, was directed by Elia Kazan, designed by Howard Bay and Emeline Roche, ran at the Fulton Theatre 9...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Illustration Board, Ink, Pen

1948 Broadway Show "Me and Molly"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Drawing by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for 1948 Broadway show `Me and Molly` by Gertrude Berg, based on her radio show `The Goldbergs`, but set in the year 1919. Berg appears first on left. The other actors (l to r) are Joan Lazer as daughter Rosalie, Eli Mintz as Uncle David (also on radio & TV), David Opatoshu as Mr. Mendel, Margaret Feury as Vera, Philip Loeb as husband Jake (also on radio & TV) & Lester Carr as son Sammy. Directed by Ezra Stone, designed by Harry Horner...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Illustration Board, Ink, Pen

Ethel Merman "Annie Get Your Gun" original Mid Century Broadway theatre drawing
Located in New York, NY
Ethel Merman "Annie Get Your Gun" original Mid Century Broadway theatre drawing Ethel Merman in the pre-Broadway tour of ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, 18 ½ ...
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Performance 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Board

Couple of Figures in the Nature - China Ink Drawing by Renzo Vespignani - 1949
Located in Roma, IT
Couple of Figures in the Nature is an original Modern Artwork realized in 1949 by the Italian artist Renzo Vespignani (Rome, 1924 - Rome, 2001). Original black China ink and pen on...
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Contemporary 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Girl Playing Golf
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink with White Gouache Signature: Signed Lower Right A pin-up study
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Pen, Ink

Portrait - Original Pencil Drawing by T. Gertner - 1941
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper, realized by Tibor Gertner in 1941. The signature of the artist and the date is present in pencil on the lower right c...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Lion - Original Charcoal Drawing by Willy Lorenz - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Lion is a beautiful charcoal original drawing on ivory-colored paper, realized by the German artist Wilhelm Lorenz, best know as Willi Lorenz (German, 1901–1981), in 1971. Signed and...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Broadway Production of "Strange Bedfellows"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Cardstock Signature: Signed Lower Right Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for 1948 Broadway production `Strange Bedfellows` with Ruth Amos, Nydia We...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen, Ink

Leo G. Carroll and company for "You Never Can Tell" (3)
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right on one Sizes 8.00" x 6.00" & 9.00" x 14.00" Caricatures by George Wachsteter 1911-2004) of Leo G. Carroll & c...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Illustration Board, Ink, Pen

1947 Broadway Drama, "The Whole World Over"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for 1947 Broadway drama, `The Whole World Over`, starring Uta Hag...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Illustration Board, Ink, Pen

Bertolt Brecht's 1947 Biographical Study, "Galileo"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Drawing by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for Bertolt Brecht`s 1947 biographical ...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Illustration Board, Ink, Pen

1943 Broadway production of "The Voice of the Turtle"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Cardstock Signature: Signed Lower Left Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004), for the long running 1943 Broadway production of `The Voice of the Turtle`, starring Peggy...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen, Ink

1940 American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Pushcart Tenements
Located in Surfside, FL
Samuel Grunvald was a Hungarian born American WPA artist known for abstract, landscape and seascape paintings. Arrived in the USA from Hungary in 1921 and settled in New York City where he studied at the Art Students League. Grunvald worked for the Federal Art Project, taught at Colony House in NYC. Member: Art Guild, Watercolor Society, New York Watercolor Club. exhibited at Montross Gallery, NYC, World House Galleries, NYC, Leonard Hutton Gallery, NYC, Associated American Artists Gallery and the A.C.A. Gallery. Gunvald's work spanned many modern American movements from the WPA to Abstract Expressionist painting. He was a member of the American Watercolor Society and the Brooklyn Society of Artists. He exhibited with both of these organizations and at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. He was involved the the WPA being a Federal Arts Project artist. A number of prominent Jewish artists participated in this New Deal program among them Ben Shahn, Joseph Solman, William Gropper, Philip Guston Adolph Gottlieb, Mark Rothko, Milton Avery, Ben Shahn, the Soyers (Isaac, Moses, and Raphael), and many others Grunwald exhibited alongside other popular artists such as Paul Klee, Jean Arp, Max Ernst and Charles Burchfield. He also taught and lectured on art and easel painting, Federal Art Project, NYC. His work is included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and The Jewish Museum, New York. Select Exhibitions A.C.A. Gallery Associated American Artists Gallery, 1936-1955 American Watercolor Society, 1932-1942 New York Watercolor Club, 1935-1937 Humanist Art...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Nude - Original Pencil Drawing by Jeanne Daour - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Jeanne Daour in 1940, Hand-signed and dated on the lower left. The state of preservation is good and aged with some small ...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Lady and The Mirror
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Color Pencil on Paper Signature: Signed Lower Right A pin-up study.
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Color Pencil, Paper

Figure in Interior - Original Pencil Drawing by Jeanne Daour - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Figure in Interior is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Jeanne Daour in 1940, Hand-signed and dated on the left inside of drawing. The state of preservation is good...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Sleeping Girl - Charcoal Drawing and watercolor by S. Fontinsky - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Sleeping Girl is a black and white charcoal drawing realized by Serge Fontinsky (1887-1971) in the half of the 20th Century. The artwork represents a p...
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Contemporary 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Drawing for 1948-49 "Anne of the Thousand Days"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right This piece is on 15.00" x 20.00" illustration board, with an image that measures to 12.00" x 14.50." Drawing by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for 1948-49 Broadway production of Maxwell Anderson`s `Anne of the Thousand Days`, with Rex Harrison and Joyce Redman as King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, flanked by Wendell K. Phillips as Cromwell, Frederic G. Worlock as Wolsey and John Williams as the Duke of Norfolk...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Illustration Board, Ink, Pen

Hopeless - China Ink and Watercolor Drawing by E. Klepper - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Hopeless is an original drawing in china ink on paper realized in 1948 by Erhard Klepper(1906-1980). hand-signed on the lower left and dated. The state of preservation is good with ...
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Modern 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Pin-Up Study
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Graphite Pencil on Paper Signature: Signed Lower Right A pin-up study
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite, Paper

Naturalistic Seated Nude Study
Located in Houston, TX
Seated nude study of a woman looking towards the viewer. The work is signed by the artist and dated. The paper is not framed. Many others are available. Please inquire to buy the en...
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Naturalistic 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite, Color Pencil

Portrait - Original Charcoal Drawing by Serge Fotinsky - 1943
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a black and white charcoal drawing realized by Serge Fontinsky (1887-1971) in 1943. Hand-signed and dated on the lower margin. The sheet is glued on passepartout (light...
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Contemporary 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Nude - Mixed Media on Paper by J.-R. Delpech - 1942
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in tempera and watercolor a on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1988-1916). Hand-signed and date 1942, on the lower right. The state of preservation of t...
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Contemporary 1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Tempera

"The Virginian"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Cardstock Signature: Signed Upper Right, Upper Left and Lower Right On 14.00" x 11.25" cardstock, with images that all measure to 8.00" x 10.00." Includes copy of flyer with Washington portrait...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper, Pen

Dapper Gent in White Dinner Jacket
Located in Bristol, CT
Classic pen & ink on paper drawing depicting a sartorially resplendent/ dapper gent sporting a peak lapel/ white dinner jacket c1940s Art Sz: 12 ...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pen

1948 Broadway Production of Tennessee Williams' "Summer and Smoke"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Cardstock Signature: Signed Lower Right This piece is on 14.25" x 12.50" cardstock, with an image that measures to 10.00" x 10.25." The illustration was used for the New York Herald Tribune. Drawing by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for the 1948 Broadway production of Tennessee Williams` `Summer and Smoke` starring Margaret Phillips & Tod Andrews. The production ran from 10/6/48 - 1/1/49, for 102 performances, at the Music Box Theatre, directed by Margo Jones, designed by Jo Mielziner...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen, Ink

Pinning Up Eisenhower, Liberty Magazine Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1943 Medium: Watercolor on Board Dimensions: 17.20" x 13.20" Signature: Signed Lower Left Cover for Liberty magazine, November 20, 1943
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Board, Watercolor

"Finian's Rainbow"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board, blue indicating halftone. Signature: Signed Lower Right This piece is on 15.00" x 20.00" illustration board with an image that measures to 11.50" x 17.50." Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for 1947 landmark Broadway Musical `Finian`s Rainbow`, starring Albert Sharpe and Ella Logan. Directed by Bretaigne Windust, choreographed by Michael Kidd, designed by Jo Mielziner...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Illustration Board, Ink, Pen

The 1947 Broadway Production of Terence Rattigan's "The Winslow Boy"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Cardstock Signature: Signed Lower Right Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of the supporting players in 1947 Broadway production of Terence Rattigan`s `The Winslow Boy` at the Empire Theatre. The engaging drama, based on a true incident in Edwardian-era England, was directed by Glen Byam Shaw, starred Frank Allenby & Madge Compton (not shown) and ran 10/29/47 - 05/01/48, for 214 performances. The four depicted are Michael Kingsley, George Benson...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper, Pen

Broadway Show, "The Assassin, " 1945
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Upper Right Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Broadway show `The Assassin with Frank Sundstrom and Lesley Woods, at the National Theatre. Written by Irwin Shaw, directed by Martin Gabel, directed by Boris Aronson...
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1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

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