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Period: 19th Century
Rheims Cathedral
By Henri Schäfer
Located in Middletown, NY
Watercolor and gouache on cream wove paper. Signed and titled in watercolor in the lower right image area. Small circular pea-sized damp stain in the top center image area (visible in the are of the sky), and some additional small spots of unobtrusive foxing in the upper left sheet area. Otherwise in very good condition with fresh colors and intricate brushwork. Henri Schäfer...
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Realist 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

Portrait - Drawing - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a drawing realized by an anonymous artist in 1872. Pencil drawing on paper. Hand-signed by the artist, illegible. Good conditions, aged with foxing. The artwork is re...
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Modern 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Louis Tinayre (1861-1942) An encampment of journalists, signed drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Louis Tinayre (1861-1942) An encampment of journalists in Chambéry, signed and titled lower left "Campement de journalistes à Chambéry" Ink on paper In quite good condition, a a visible vertical fold in the centre, some stains and foxings 21 x 29 cm Framed : 33.7 x 45.5 cm Louis Tinayre's background and adventurous life obviously inform this humorous and detailed scene. He demonstrates a remarkable sense of observation, capturing this scene of extraordinary life like a journalistic illustrator. A contributor, to whom I'd like to express my sincere thanks, sheds important light on the nature of this scene. It appears that this drawing is the draft for an illustration published in “Le Monde illustré” of August 4, 1888 (page 77), to accompany the article “Épilogue du voyage présidentiel” (Epilogue to the presidential trip) - president Sadi Carnot- en Savoie et en Dauphiné (p. 74), which ends with: “As a picturesque note, we enclose an improvised journalists' dormitory in Chambéry, where our colleagues deeply regretted the comfort of the special train”. As a quasi-ethnographic observer, Tinayre's interest lies in the journalists' camp, which he turns into a tender, comical scene. We understand him better when we know that he may have been similarly fascinated by the territories of Madagascar, the North Pole or the Far West that he painted and drew. Louis Tinayre was born on 14 March 1861 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. His mother, Victoire Tinayre, was a teacher and a member of the International Workers' Association. Louis was the son of a Communard couple. His father, Jean Joseph, known as Jules Tinayre (Issoire 1821 - Paris 1871) was shot during the Bloody Week. His mother, Victoire Tinayre, fled with her children. Louis was the first to be sent to Hungary, and the rest of the family (including his brother Julien) joined him there later. He studied Fine Arts at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts in Budapest. Returning to Paris in 1880 (after the amnesty), Louis Tinayre assiduously frequented Le Chat noir, where he met the positivists and Adèle Jacomet (Buenos Aires 1867-1946), whom he married in 1888. He became an animal painter and press illustrator and was sent by Le Monde Illustré to cover the second expedition to Madagascar (then under French protectorate) in 1895. He stayed there, fascinated, for six months and produced numerous drawings and photographs. Back in France, he created eight 5 x 4 meters dioramas presented at the National and Colonial Exhibition in Rouen in 1896. He returned to Madagascar in 1898 to prepare the creation of a giant panorama representing the surrender of Antananarivo in 1895. The Malagasy pavilion at the 1900 Universal Exhibition in Paris allowed him to admire the dioramas (on the ground floor) and the panorama (on the first floor). On his second trip, Tinayre took a Lumière cinematograph with him to document the daily life of the Malagasy people, no doubt to facilitate the design of the vast panorama. These short films were donated to the Cinémathèque française in 2009 by his grandson, Alain Tinayre. One of the admirers of Tinayre's drawings, watercolours, paintings and photographs at the Universal Exhibition was Prince Albert I of Monaco: from 1901 onwards, Tinayre accompanied him on his hunts, painting scenes in North Africa, Russia, the Far West (Wyoming) and the North Pole. Tinayre, the official painter of the Prince's scientific expeditions, left his name to a glacier. Together with the painter Alexandre Jean-Baptiste Brun, he painted the four murals in the large amphitheatre of the Oceanographic Institute in Paris. Louis Tinayre painted the figures while Alexandre Brun...
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Realist 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Ruins of the Ancient Aqueducts by Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner - 1872
Located in Roma, IT
Ruins of the Ancient Aqueducts is an original artwork realized by Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner (Weimar, 4 October 1808 – Leipzig, 10 January 1894) in 1872. Watercolour and pencil on paper. Hand-signed and dated on the lower left corner: C. Werner 1872. Good conditions. Prov. Collection Dr. Peter Nicolaus (1940-2020). Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner (4 October 1808 – 10 January 1894) was a German...
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Modern 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pencil

Gustave Fraipont (1849-1923) A peasant girl with her flock of Turkeys, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Gustave Fraipont (1849-1923) A Peasant girl with her flock of Turkeys, Ink and heightenings of blue watercolor on paper 23 x 15 cm Signed on the lower left and titled on lower righ...
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Realist 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink, Watercolor

Orientalist Watercolor Painting a Carpet Merchant by Eugene Louis Lami
By Eugène Louis Lami
Located in New York, NY
The Carpet Seller depicts a man in a domed Fez hat as he is approached by three women and a child. Middle eastern architecture floods the scene. The way the pa...
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19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Henry Pierce Bone (1779-1855) - Early 19th Century Watercolour, Look of Love
Located in Corsham, GB
"This monochromatic artwork depicts a classical scene with multiple figures arranged in a cave-like setting, creating a sense of drama and narrative. The composition is centred aroun...
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19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Maternité, XIX c. - watercolor, 17x12 cm., framed
Located in Nice, FR
Beautiful watercolor by Alcide Teophile ROBAUDI, french painter and illustrator. Born in 1850 in Nice and dead in 1928 in Paris. Framed. Take also a look at the other watercolors of ...
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19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

" Studio per ritratto di Philip Bedingfeld" 1870 ca cm. 25 x 36
Located in Torino, IT
Studio a matita e pastelli per lo splendido ritratto di Philip Bedingfeld proprietà del Museo del Norfolk Frederick Sandys, (Norwich, 1º maggio1829 ...
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Pre-Raphaelite 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon, Graphite, Paper

The Retreat of Constantine - Lithograph by Auguste Raffet - 1836
Located in Roma, IT
The Retreat of Constantine is a Lithograph realized by Auguste Raffet in 1836. Signed on the plate. Good condition with foxing.
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Modern 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pencil

French School, Academic Study (Male Nude)
Located in London, GB
Charcoal on paper, 60cm x 42cm, (74cm x 60cm framed). The picture is framed behind museum quality non-reflective UV glass. Drawings and paintings of the nude were central to academ...
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Old Masters 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Carbon Pencil

"Ignorance Endeavoring to Prevent Inquiry from Reading the Book of Truth"
Located in Astoria, NY
Thomas Stothard (English, 1775-1834), "Ignorance Endeavoring to Prevent Inquiry from Reading the Book of Truth", Watercolor on Paper, early 19th century, ink wash, signed in pencil l...
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Romantic 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Leaves - Drawing - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Leaves is a modern artwork realized by in the 19 th century Ink and Pencil. Good conditions 
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Modern 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pencil

Figure - Drawing by Felix Barrias - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is a Pencil drawing realized by Felix Barrias (1822 - 1907) in the Late 19th Century. Good condition on a yellowed paper.
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Modern 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Neapolitan Fisherman - Original Gouache by Michela De Vito - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Neapolitan Fisherman (Original Italian title "Pescatore Napoletano") is an original modern artwork realized by the famous Italian artist Michela De Vito in the 19thCentury. Origina...
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Modern 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

The Board - Lithograph by Auguste Raffet - 1836
Located in Roma, IT
The Board is a Lithograph realized by Auguste Raffet in 1836. Beautiful proof on chine appliqué. Signed in the plate. Good condition
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Modern 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pencil

The Thinker - Drawing - Late 19th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Thinker is a drawing artwork realized by an Anonymous artist in late 19th century Ink and watercolor on paper Good condition.
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Modern 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Lake landscape – Swiss School early 19th century
Located in Middletown, NY
Brush and brown ink and wash with graphite on cream wove paper, 6 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches (165 x 232mm). Inscribed "Fahlerant, No. 9754, Paisaje--Orillas de un lago" in ink on the verso. ...
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Realist 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Handmade Paper, Graphite

Pair of Kate Greenaway original watercolour artworks 'Under the Window', 1879
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Kate Greenaway (British, 1846 – 1901) ‘Prince Finikin and his Mamma sat sipping their bohea..’; and ‘You see, merry Phyllis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea..’ Penc...
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Academic 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pencil

A Seraph (no. 2)
Located in Atlanta, GA
Framed dimensions 18.5 x 17.5 inches One of two original drawings of seraphim created for the British firm of stained-glass designers Shrigley and Hunt. The drawings are by the cele...
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Victorian 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Watercolor

"Medieval Thoughts, Prague, " Alphonse Mucha, Czech Art Nouveau Illustration
Located in New York, NY
Alphonse Mucha (Czech, 1860 - 1939) Medieval Thoughts, circa 1890 Wash, ink, and watercolor on paper 11 x 9 inches Signed lower right Provenance: Phillips New York, 19th and 20th ce...
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Art Nouveau 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Flower - Drawing - 1967
Located in Roma, IT
Flower is a drawing in mixed media with hand-dedication on the left, realized in 1967. Hand-signed on the lower, illegible. Good conditions with slight folding.
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Modern 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Carretto Siciliano (Sicilian Carriage) - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour on ivory colored and watermarked paper"J. Whatm Turkey M.", 1820 c.a. Beautiful watercolour representing a typical Italian scene of ordinary life in XIX century: people...
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Old Masters 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

English School watercolour, Figures on a country track with a castle beyond
Located in Harkstead, GB
A lovely rural scene with figures walking on a country track, pausing for a moment to chat and gaze over towards the castle in the woods. Circle of William Leighton Leitch (1804-188...
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English School 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

The Shambles, York, with Yorkminster in the background
Located in Middletown, NY
Black crayon on white wove paper, 4 3/8 x 5 3/8 (110 x 135 mm), signed in pencil on the verso. Adhered to an archival laid-paper mount at each of the four corners on the verso. With ...
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English School 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon, Handmade Paper

Contemplation
Located in Middletown, NY
This is an engaging work with masterful detail that will unfold for an intent viewer, particularly in the area of the figure's well-worn hands, and her traditional clothing. The image depicts a Bavarian woman deep in thought while winding a skein of wool. She is seated outside of her home, where she has brought her yarn swift...
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English School 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Handmade Paper

Chinese School 19th Century Gouache - Serving Elders
Located in Corsham, GB
This traditional Chinese painting depicts a formal scene with three figures in elaborate robes, centred around a seated elder in ornate navy attire. Unsigned. Presented in a gilt fra...
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19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Two figures amongst some ruins – English School 19th Century
Located in Middletown, NY
Pen and ink and watercolor on mid-weight, cream wove paper, 8 3/4 x 12 1/4 inches (222 x 312 mm). Scattered light wear along the sheet perimeter, as well as a dog-eared lower right c...
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English School 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Handmade Paper, Pencil

George Cattermole (1800-1868) - Framed Watercolour, In the Palace Gardens
Located in Corsham, GB
This charming genre scene depicts the arrival of an eagerly anticipated guest to the royal gardens. The owners of this grand residence can be seen greeting the flamboyant individual ...
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19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

The Itinerant Fiddler
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1890 Medium: Watercolor en Grisaille Dimensions: 18.00" x 26.75" Signature: Signed Lower Left Editorial illustration, image of a man playing a violin with other men looking on...
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19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Alphonse and Cherry in the Barn
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1891 Medium: Watercolor on Board Dimensions: 13.50" x 12.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left
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19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Board, Watercolor

Siebe Johannes Ten Cate (1858-1908) Bruges, windmill canal, 1894, pastel signed
Located in Paris, FR
Siebe Johannes Ten Cate (1858-1908) Bruges, windmill canal, 1894, Signed, located and dated 94 lower right Pastel on paper 27 x 41 cm in good condition, very fresh, Framed under g...
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Impressionist 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Landscape - Drawing - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a modern artwork realized by in the 19th Century. Charcoal drawing. Good conditions.
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Modern 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Portrait of Old Giuseppe Garibaldi - Chalk, Charcoal and Oil Pastels - 1880
Located in Roma, IT
Garibaldi is a wonderful colored original drawing (chalk, charcoal and oil pastels) by an anonymous artist in 1880. A superb drawing representing the Italian hero of the unification...
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19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Charcoal, Oil Pastel

Waiting by the Hearth
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed Lower Left The handwritten card on the back of the frame states that this picture is an illustration for "The Squirrel Inn" by Frank R. Stocktonn which appeared in The Centur...
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19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

American ships being re-supplied possibly off the coast of Brazil or Barbados
Located in Woodbury, CT
American ships off either the coast of Brazil or Barbados from the 1860's
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Victorian 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Carbon Pencil

Landscape - Drawing - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a modern artwork realized by in the 19th Century. Charcoal drawing. Good conditions.
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Modern 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

French School 19th Century, Portrait of a young man, drawing signed
Located in Paris, FR
French School 19 th Century Portrait of a young man Signed (signature not deciphered) on the lower right Pencil, black chalk and heightenings of white and red chalks on paper Oval vi...
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Romantic 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Acrylic Polymer, Pencil

Costume - Drawing By Arnold Sheffer - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Costume is an artwork realized in the Mid-19th Century by Arnold Sheffer (1809-1873). Ink and watercolor. Dedicated and hand signed. Good conditions.
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Modern 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Young Girl Studying at the Table - Original Signed Pencil Drawing
Located in Paris, IDF
Gustave Poetzsch (1870-1950) Young Girl Studying at the Table Original grey and blue pencil drawing Signed bottom right Stamp of the Estate auct...
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Realist 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

[CHINESE EXPORT WATERCOLOURS ON PITH PAPER]. - Botanical Studies
Located in London, GB
[CHINESE EXPORT WATERCOLOURS ON PITH PAPER]. A Group of 10 Flowers and Butterflies. mid to late nineteeenth century. A fine group of Chines...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache, Rice Paper

Academic Study for the Head of an Apostle or Saint
Located in Firenze, IT
Study for the Head of an Apostle or Saint Artist: Enrico Reffo (1831-1917) Medium: Charcoal and white chalk on colored paper Dimensions: [To be specified] Date: Late 19th - Early 20...
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Academic 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Carbon Pencil

Follower of Paul Marny (1829-1914) - Watercolour, Boats at Saint. Etienne
Located in Corsham, GB
Fishing boats at Saint Etienne. Signed 'E. A. Hare' to the lower left and inscribed 'Paul Marny, Saint Etienne' to the lower right. Presented in a gilt fram...
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19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

J. G - Framed Mid 19th Century Watercolour, The Merchant of Shoreham
Located in Corsham, GB
Fine mid 19th century watercolour. Merchant ship in choppy waters. Presented in a heavy oak frame with card mount. Initialled J. G to the lower right and dated 1869. On watercolour p...
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19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Landscape - Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a modern artwork realized by in the Mid-20th century Charcoal. Good conditions 
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Modern 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

W.J. Leslie Simmonds - 19th Century Pen and Ink Drawing, The Landlord & Farmer
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine pen and ink drawing depicting a peasant farmer with his family conversing with the landlord. The characters are dressed in 17th-century attire. Signed to the upper left-h...
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19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Collection of Watercolour Designs for Silverware.
Located in London, GB
[ANON.] Collection of Watercolour Designs for Silverware. South Germany, [Late 19th century]. A series of 9 watercolours, each framed and glazed, ...
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19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

A Study for the Angel of Saint-Severin church in Paris, by Paul Flandrin
Located in PARIS, FR
After the restoration of the Saint-John chapel’s frescoes at the Saint-Severin church in Paris in 2022, the drawing presented here is a moving testimony to their creative process. It...
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Old Masters 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

Everyday Life Scene From Sevilla, 1893, Watercolor by Allan Österlind
Located in Stockholm, SE
Allan Österlind, a Swedish artist who became a well known figure in French art circles, beautifully captures the essence of Andalusian culture in his 1893 watercolor painting, "Sevil...
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19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Thomas L. Rowbotham (1823-1875) - Framed Watercolour, Italian Coastal Track
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine watercolour study of a coastal landscape with horse drawn cart and figures to the foreground. Well presented in a gilt frame. Signed and dated below the mount. On paper.
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19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Raising the wreck of the steamer Flushing at Hampton Roads, Virginia
Located in Middletown, NY
Likely a study for an illustration for Harper's Weekly, for which Wiser was a Civil War-era illustrator, focusing on shipwrecks and battles occurring along the mid-Atlantic coast. ...
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American Realist 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Graphite

Worplesdon Lodge – English School 19th Century
Located in Middletown, NY
This charming landscape features the structure now known as the Worplesdon Place Hotel, near Guildford, Surrey. The house is of notable historical significance, and it is registered ...
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English School 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Handmade Paper, Pencil

Early 19th Century Watercolour - Saint George And The Dragon
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming 19th Century watercolour depiction of the dramatic slaying of the dragon by Saint George. The artist's use of vibrant colour and delicate line work make this a true feast ...
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19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Emile Rene Menard (1862-1930), Study, charcoal
Located in PARIS, FR
Emile Rene MENARD (1862-1930) Study of a female nude and a male head Charcoal on paper Signed with stamp lower left 21 x 26.5 cm Good condition, ti...
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19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Despite its explicit content, this intimate scene conveys a sense of tenderness and romantic love characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “spring palace paintings,” these ink and watercolor illustrations imagined the sensual delights of courtly life. Taken from an album of erotic paintings, this framed leaf departs from a tradition of depicting lovers in risqué outdoor settings by picturing an amorous coupling in a distinctly Qing-dynasty interior. The uniquely detailed surroundings shed light on the prevailing aesthetic tastes in decor and furniture of 19th-century China. Note the carved wooden headrest, blue and white censer...
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Qing 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

George Goodwin Kilburne (1839-1924) - 1867 Watercolour, Mother and Baby
Located in Corsham, GB
A touching scene depicting a mother sitting with her baby outside a cottage. Signed and dated in the lower left. Presented in a gilt frame with a beaded running pattern. On paper.
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Abstract Impressionist 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

North Cornwall Coast line, United Kingdom
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Cornwall Coast Line, United Kingdom" c.1880 is a watercolor on paper by British artist Edward Nevil, 1813-1901. It is signed at the lower left corner by the arti...
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Impressionist 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Chinese Erotic Album Leaf
Located in Chicago, IL
Despite its explicit content, this intimate scene conveys a sense of tenderness and romantic love characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “sp...
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Qing 19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

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