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Period: 20th Century
'Abstracted Figure', Sydney, Museum of Modern Art in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Bonorat' and painted circa 1980
An elegant, modernist figural painting and early work by this Sydney-based Mexican artist who studied at the National School of Fine Arts in Mexico City (1982-84) and, subsequently, at the Museum of Modern Art in Sao Paulo, Brazil (1986).
STUDIES
1982-1984 Painting and Drawing Ateliers – National School of Fine Arts, Mexico City
1985-1986 Artistic Experimentation – Carrillo Hill Museum, Mexico City
1986 Metal Engraving – Museum of Modern Art Sao Paulo Brazil
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1986 Art Gallery of Santos Municipal Cultural Centre, Sao Paulo, Brazil
1988 Art Gallery of Porto Alegre Municipal centre, R.S. Brazil
1991 Gallery Casa de la Cultura, Morelia Mexico
1994 The Beatty Gallery, Sydney
1996 The Beatty Gallery, Sydney
1996 Michael Burke Gallery, Brisbane
1997 The Beatty Gallery, Sydney
2019 ‘Golden Trinity’, Thienny Lee Gallery, Sydney
2019 ‘Continuous Thread, GAFFA Gallery, Sydney
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1985 Mail Art Network Kyoto City Museum, Kyoto Japan
1987 Banespa Cultural Centre, Sao Paulo Brazil
1988 IV National Contest of Fine Arts, Cubatao Brazil
1992 NCA Gallery, Sydney
1994 The Beatty Gallery, Sydney
1994/5/6 Selected for the “Fisher’s Ghost” Art...
Category
Modern 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Antique Pencil Study of a Classical Female Bust Portrait
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Antique Pencil Study
pencil sketch on artist paper
painting: 20.75 x 15 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: good and sound conditio...
Category
French School 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil
Mid Century French Ink Studies of Study of Female Faces
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Ink Studies of Study of Female Faces
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Ink on paper
Size: 7 (height) x 5.75 (width)
Stamped: Verso
Condi...
Category
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
'Reclining Nude', Académie Grande Chaumière, Musee d'Art Moderne, LACMA SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity for Janet Ament De La Roche (American, 1916-2000) and painted circa 1965.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Janet Ament studied at the Chouinard Art Institute, the Los Angeles Art Center, and at the Otis Art Institute. After World War II, she traveled abroad and continued her studies first with André L’Hote at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière (Paris) and, subsequently, at the Accademia di Belle Arte (Rome) and the Academie des Belles Artes de San Jorge (Barcelona). Ament exhibited internationally with success, including at The Salon d'Automne (1954), The Salon Des Artes Decoratifs (1955), the Museum of Modern Art, Paris (1955), the Gallier Charpentier (1955), the San Francisco Museum of Art and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. A long-time member of the Carmel Art Association, she is listed in all relevant art reference works.
Reference:
Art & Artists: Carmel – Monterey...
Category
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
Track Star - Figurative Portrait of an African American Man in Pastel on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Track Star - Abstracted Portrait of an African American Man in Pastel on Paper
Bold and imaginative pastel drawing of a man in a track suit by an unknown artist (20th Century). An A...
Category
Expressionist 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Raymond Pettibon drawing 1995 (Raymond Pettibon drawings)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Raymond Pettibon (untitled) Clock drawing 1995:
Medium: ink and graphite on paper. 1995.
Dimensions: 121⁄4 x 12 7/8 inches (31 x 33 cm.)
Dimensions including frame: 16x16 inches.
Very good overall vintage condition; floated in a wood glass frame.
Hand signed and dated 'Raymond Pettibon 95' (on the reverse).
Provenance:
Private collection, acquired directly from the artist; Phillips, London 2014; Christie’s 2023.
Raymond Pettibon emerged from Southern California DIY culture and its punk-rock sensibility, and his work still embraces a youthful edginess and sense of political engagement. Drawing from disparate cultural sources—which range from Marcel Proust and William Blake to the Bible—the artist makes cartoon-inspired ink drawings on paper which evoke the aesthetics of fanzines and concert flyers...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Jugglers and Horse Giocolieri e Cavallo
Located in London, GB
MARINO MARINI 1901-1980
Pistoia, Italy 1901-1980 Viareggio, Italy (Italian)
Title: Jugglers and Horse Giocolieri e Cavallo, 1943
Technique: Double-sided Hand Signed and Dated Pencil, Watercolour and Gouache on Thin Card
Paper size: 49 x 34.5 cm. / 19.3 x 13.6 in.
Additional information: This pencil, watercolour and gouache work is hand signed and dated in pencil by the artist "Locarno 1943 Marino" in the lower left image.
It is also signed in ink "Marino" in the lower right image.
The drawing was created in Locarno in 1943.
Furthermore, there is a sketch of Horse...
Category
20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
Mid Century French Elegant Ink Drawing of a Riverside Scene with a Barge
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Elegant Ink Drawing of a Riverside Scene with a Barge
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Ink on paper
Size: 7.25 (height) x 9.75 (width)
S...
Category
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
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.
Category
Modern 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Mid Century French Original Charcoal Portrait of a Seated Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Original Charcoal Portrait of a Seated Woman
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Charcoal on artist paper
Size: 24.25 (height) x 19 (width)
...
Category
Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
"Lady in White" (2024) By Bunyod Suvonov, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Lady in White" (2024) by Bunyod Suvonov is original handmade oil painting done on canvas. This piece depicts a portrait of a woman with long brown hair wearing a white dress on an a...
Category
Realist 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a child
Located in Genève, GE
Work on paper
Wooden frame with glass pane
35 x 36 x 2 cm
Category
20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon
(Male Nude) Untitled, 1977, Original Drawing—Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933-1993)
Title: (Male Nude) Untitled
Year: 1977
Medium: Graphite on Artist's Board
Size: 48.5 x 38.75 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: Signed & date...
Category
Photorealist 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
"Zoltan" - 1990 Male Nude Study
Located in Soquel, CA
"Zoltan" - 1990 Male Nude Study
Watercolor painting depicting a nude male figure. The brunette male figure is posing, seated on a purple cloth, his left hand gripping a table net to him, while he leans on his right elbow, his face looking straight ahead. The background is made up of hues of green.
Signed "AG" lower left.
Signed, titled and dated on verso.
"Arnold Grossman, 'Zoltan' November 1990"
Presented in a white mat.
Image with mat: 19"H x 22"W
Image: 10.5"H x 14.5"W
Sheet: 12"H x 16"W
Arnold A...
Category
American Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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...
Category
Pop Art 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Portrait of a Young Man
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Vito Tomasello. Portrait of Wayne Herman, 1971. Pasel on paper, 18 x 24 inches. Signed and dated upper left.
A lifetime NYC resident, Tomasello is best known for his male nude draw...
Category
Realist 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Native Mexican Woman (Cuban Miami artist pastel)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Alex (Cuban, b.1949). Indigenous Mexican Woman, 1982. Pastel and charcoal on wove paper, sheet measures 23 x 33 inches. 31.5 x 41 inches framed. Excellen...
Category
Modern 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel
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...
Category
Fauvist 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Antonio Monasterio – Woman with a Large Hat and Table with Vase. Nr.2
Located in Firenze, IT
Antonio Monasterio – Woman with a Large Hat and Table with Vase. Nr.2
• Technique: Mixed media on paper (pastels, wax, and red pen)
• Dimensions: 56 x 44 cm
• Signature: Lower ri...
Category
Surrealist 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Wax Crayon, Wax, Pen
Landscape with Village
By Irene Fowler
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...
Category
American Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Renaissance Male and Female Nude Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Renaissance Male and Female Nude Study
Year: circa 1963
Medium: Original drawing on vélin Strathmore paper
Size: 23 x 18 inches
Condition: Good
...
Category
Renaissance 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
The Three Graces Fantasy Fashion Illustration - Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
For your consideration, we have a pen and ink drawing of an interpretation of The Three Graces, who strike a pose for a 1930s fashion ad. In Greek mythology, they were goddesses w...
Category
American Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Board
'Horizon Rise', American Figurative Abstraction, Native American
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'V. Vigil' for Veloy Vigil (American, 1931-1997).
Previously with: Los Robles Gallery, Palo Alto, California
Born in Denver, Colorado,...
Category
Abstract 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Male Lying Nude - In Celebration of Pride Month
Located in New Orleans, LA
Stone and Press Gallery is excited to offer several works in celebration of the LGBTQ community.
This is a drawing from the artist's sketchbooks. This pencil drawing shows a nude male in repose, The drawing is dated November 30 '36 (1936). Clearly the works are authentic and this sketch is signed "Jackson Lee Nesbitt...
Category
American Modern 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
The Couple - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1930s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Couple is a pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1935 ca.
Hand-signed on the lower margin.
Good condition.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was a...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Cat - Original Drawing by Giselle Halff - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cat is a charcoal drawing realized by Giselle Halff (1899-1971).
Good conditions.
Giselle Halff (1899-1971) born in Hanoi, student of R.X. Prinet, R. Ménard, L. Simon, B. Boutet de...
Category
Modern 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Renaissance Hand Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Renaissance Hand Figure Study
Year: circa 1963
Medium: Original drawing on vélin Strathmore paper
Size: 18 x 23 inches
Condition: Good
Provenanc...
Category
Renaissance 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Poncho Jueves 26 de Mayo, Framed Drawing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Poncho Jueves 26 de Mayo, "Requiem por la condesa Nubia Brashi", 2016
Pencil on archival paper
Image size: 59 H in. x 40 in. W
Frame size: 63 H x 42.5 W x 2 D in.
On The back of th...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper, Pencil
Large Drawing, Study Of Dancers
Located in PARIS, FR
Henri ROYER
Nancy 1869 - 1938 Paris
Study of dancers
Sanguine pastel and charcoal on cream white paper
Circa 1900-1910
Unsigned
47 x 62.5 cm sheet
67 x 83 cm cm frame
Provenance: Es...
Category
French School 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Charcoal, Pastel, Mixed Media
Three Women
Located in Fresno, CA
“Three Women” is an early work of Artist F. John Sierra whose career spans over four decades. He has produced images of the people, lifestyles and challeng...
Category
Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil
"Three Ribbon Heads", Art Deco Hand Colored Lithograph by John Luke Eastman 1984
Located in Soquel, CA
"Three Ribbon Heads", Art Deco Female Figurative by John Luke Eastman. 1984
Beautiful mid-1980's hand colored Art Deco style lithograph by Southern California artist John Luke Eastman (American, b.1929). In this 1984 version of Eastman's "Three Ribbon Heads", a delicate flowing line drawing of three consecutive women's faces in profile are framed by ribbons in a circular composition. As in many of the artist's works, Eastman captions the piece with the following phrase: " In this life we have three lasting qualities...faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of them is love."
Hand signed and dated in pencil lower right, "John L. Eastman 84" artists proof.
Displayed in a light grey mat and new art deco-style giltwood frame.
Paper size: 20"H x 16"W.
Framed size: 19.5"H x 23.25"W x 1"D.
John Luke Eastman is a Southern California artist with a unique style.
A graduate of UCLA with a degree in graphic arts, he was successful fashion illustrator and art director for prestigious department store in L. A. before turning his full attention to fine art. Over the part decade he has created and mastered the unique style that is currently found in his limited edition silk-screen graphics. A versatile artist, who has illustrated many record and book covers he refers to his style as "the 5th dimension" or "beautiful distortion". The qualities he seeks to impart through his works are fluidity of movement, a feeling of spatiality, weightlessness and beautiful color.
His artworks have been in a lot of shows across the country. He recently had show at Celux (Louis Vuitton membership...
Category
Art Deco 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Lithograph
The Parade of Fairground Wrestlers, Modern French School
Located in London, GB
'The Parade of Fairground Wrestlers', India ink on art paper, Modern French School (early 1900s). Traveling shows often held promotional events before opening in local areas to generate enthusiasm for the spectacle. This is an intriguing depiction of the various acts on stage strutting their stuff before an audience of potential customers. On the platform, fairground wrestlers mix with clowns, dancers, a percussionist in bolero hat...
Category
Modern 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Blanche Grambs, (Young Owl)
Located in New York, NY
Blanche Grambs, whose career started with the WPA, was an extremely skilled draftsperson.
Her birds are masterful. Although we use the word 'pencil' fo...
Category
American Modern 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
PROFIL DE FEMME
Located in Aventura, FL
Original pencil and crayon drawing on paper. Hand signed and dated on front by the artist. Visible image size 25.6 x 19.7 in. Frame size approx 32.25 x 27 in. Artwork is in excellen...
Category
Expressionist 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Pencil
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...
Category
Surrealist 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache
1960s American Pop Art hyperrealist drawing Lucky Strike
Located in Norwich, GB
A striking pop art drawing, dating from the 1960s, featuring lettering and a packet of Lucky Strike cigarettes. Pop art as art movement emerged in the 1950s and flourished in the 196...
Category
Pop Art 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Fighter Boxing Woodstock American Scene WPA Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism
Located in New York, NY
Fighter Boxing Woodstock American Scene WPA Era Mid 20th Century Social
John Ruggles (1907-1991)
Sight: 17 1/2 x 13 1/3 inches.
Framed: 22 x 18 inches...
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American Realist 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Board
Fresh Sketch - Red Ink Drawing by Wifredo Lam - 1970
By Wifredo Lam
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful fresh sketch in red ink on an ivory-colored paper, with an autograph dedication "Per Pino Fasio amicia Pittore Wifredo Lam Albissola 1970" . Dated and signed in red ink. V...
Category
Surrealist 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
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...
Category
Academic 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Watercolor
Mid Century French Pencil Drawing Sleeping Dog on Checkered Floor
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Pencil Drawing Sleeping Dog on Checkered Floor
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil on paper
Size: 3.75 (height) x 6 (width)
Stamped:...
Category
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
1951 Ink on Paper Figure Study of a Conversation by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1951 ink on paper figure study by artist Harold Haydon depicting a conversation.
Artwork size: 12" x 9 1/2". Archivally matted to 14" x 16". Provenance: Estate of the artist....
Category
American Modern 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
Young woman
By Henri Fehr
Located in Genève, GE
Work on paper
Workshop stamp on the back of the work
Category
20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon
Portrait - Original Drawing in Pencil by Paul Charles Delaroche - 1910
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Paul Charles Delaroche (1886-1914).
Hand-signed and dated on the lower left in pencil.
The state of preservation is v...
Category
Modern 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
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.
Category
Modern 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Soviet Ukraine Three Generations Of Steel Worker Framed Drawing
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Mid-20th Century 1950s/1960s Soviet Ukraine - Khrushchev & Brezhnev Era.
Three Generations Of Steel Factory Workers.
Framed Charcoal On Paper Period Drawing.
Image size 24.4 inches x...
Category
Futurist 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Lovers - Drawing - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Lovers is a modern artwork realized in the Mid-20th Century.
Charcoal drawings.
Good conditions.
Category
Modern 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
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.
Category
Modern 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Theatrical Costume - Drawing by Simone Vaulpré - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Theatrical Costume is a drawing made by Simone Vaulpré during the 20th century.
Charcoal, white lead and watercolor. Hand signed.
Good condition apart from some tears in the lower ...
Category
Modern 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Female Nude, Pastel and Chalk Study for a Sculpture
Located in Cotignac, FR
A chalk and crayon study for a scuplture by French female artist Marie-Josèphe Bourron. Presented in modern frame with mount under glass. Though not signed the drawing was acquired d...
Category
Realist 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Crayon, Pastel
Getting Ready for the Revolution - Learning How to Ride in the Subway
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Getting Ready for the Revolution - Learning How to Ride in the Subway
Litho crayons on illustrator’s board, c. 1932
Signed: Adolf Dehn (VED) lower right corner (signed by Virginia Dehn, the artist’s widow)
Tilted along the upper edge of the recto in pencil by the artist
Verso inscriptions: “VF 3168.D” in a circle, also annotated in red pencil “32” in a circle and “699
Provenance:
Mary Ryan Gallery, exhibition entitled Adolf Dehn Lithographs, 1927-1940, Nov. 16 to Dec. 12, 1982. The original exhibition notice us affixed to the backing board of the frame
Note: A drawing intended or used in the publication Vanity Fair, for whom Dehn worked in the mid 1920’s to the 1930’s.
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...
Category
American Modern 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Crayon
Original Fashion Design Illustration Watercolor Painting Laura Ashley Designer
By Roz Jennings
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...
Category
Pop Art 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
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....
Category
Modern 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Lourdes - Watercolor and Tempera - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Lourdes is al watercolor and tempera drawing on ivory-colorated paper, realized by Anonymous Artist of the 20th Century.
In very good conditions.
Illegible signature on the back of...
Category
Modern 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor
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...
Category
20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Thomas Sidney - Framed Early 20th Century Watercolour, Seascape off Dordrecht
Located in Corsham, GB
This delightful panoramic scene depict figures on a beach near the city of Dordrecht in the Netherlands. A couple converse on the sands, while boats sailing on the horizon behind. Th...
Category
20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"Waiting" (2023) By Bunyod Suvonov, Original Charcoal and Graphite Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
"Waiting" (2023) by Bunyod Suvonov is original handmade drawing made with charcoal and graphite on toned paper. This piece depicts a portrait of a woman with long flowing hair laying...
Category
Realist 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Graphite
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.
Category
20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
The Thinker? —vintage drawing, original 'Superman' artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Leonard Nowak, 'The Thinker?', conté crayon and India ink, c. 1940s. Signed in ink, lower left. Original cartoon drawing, on textured, off-white wove dra...
Category
Modern 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, India Ink
