Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Portrait of Woman is an original drawing in Pencil by an anonymous artist in the early 20th Century. Good Conditions. The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a well-balance...

Their Heroism is an original drawing in China ink realized in 1916 by Adolfo Brayas Bruno. Hand-signed and dated on the lower right. With description on the lower and right margin ...

Scene from the Gospel is an original artwork realized by the Unknown Artist, early 20th century. Original pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper. Not signed. This artwork represen...

Woman carrying the burden is an original sanguine drawing on thick serrated sheet on the left side, realized at the beginning of the 20th Century by the artist Georges Gôbo (Saint Fr...

At the Circus is an original China ink drawing realized by Gabriele Galantara. At the top right the description of the drawing "look gentlemen, with the sole force of the teeth I li...

Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) A Seascape, Brittany, signed lower right watercolor on paper 19.7 x 25.2 cm Framed : 35 x 40.5 cm Maurice Asselin was particularly attached to Britta...

Horned Figures is an original modern artwork realized the 1920s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Mixed Media. Original black china ink on paper and wat...

Figures is an original drawing realized by Mino Maccari in the 1930s. Beautiful colored watercolour and tempera drawing on ivory paper. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Hand-si...

I Met Three Captains is an original colored tempera painting realized during the Early 20th century by an Anonymous artist. Titled on the lower right margin. Original title: J'ai re...

Portrait is an original artwork realized by Anonymous artist in early 20th century. Black and white pencil drawing. The artwork depict...

Beautiful ink drawing and white lead by Giuseppe Raggio, probably belonging to his last years of artistic activity. Good conditions. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existi...

The Priest is an original drawing realized by an Italian anonymous artist in the XX Century. China ink on paper. Hand-signed in ink on the lower lefr corn...

A Monk is an original charcoal drawing on paper, realized by Joseph Bernard in early 20th century. Representing a young monk of profile with a chubby face with the typical rapid lin...

Harbor View is an original drawing in pen realized by an artist of the early 20th Century. Good condition except for a cutaway on the top right. The artwork is depicted through sof...

Figures is an original drawing in pencil and pen on paper realized by Gabriele Galantara. the state of preservation of the artwork is good and aged. Image dimension: 21.5 x 17.5 cm...

The Conversation is an original drawing in Ink and Watercolor in the first half of the 20th Century. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through strong strokes and harmonious ...

The Devoted Lady in The Garden is an original drawing in Ink and Watercolor in the first half of the 20th Century. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through strong strokes a...

Portrait is an original drawing in pencil realized by an anonymous artist in the Early 20th Century. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted by perfect hatching with strong strokes.

Portraits is an original drawing in pencil realized by an anonymous artist in the Early 20th Century. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted by perfect hatching with strong strokes.

Knight Shape is a pastel drawing realized by an Anonymous artist in the First Half 20th Century. The artwork represents a male portrait of a knight...

Petite Fille is a wonderful original pencil drawing on ivory-colored cardboard realized in 1905 by a French artist of XX century. This modern artwork represents an anatomical study...

Nude woman is a collection of two original pencil drawings realized by André Meaux-Saint-Marc. Pencil drawing on brown paper in good conditions. Hand-signed on the lower right cor...

Nude is an original drawing in pencil realized by an anonymous artist in the early 20th Century. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted by perfect hatching with strong strokes.

Female Nude is an original modern artwork realized in the 1940s by Georges Isaul (Argenteuil, 1882 - 1963). Original ink drawing on paper. Hand-signed in pen by the artist on the ...

Female Nude is a black China ink and watercolor original drawing on green paper by an unknown artist in Early 20th century. This beautiful original drawing represents a splendid sen...

Pros Cityscape is an original pencil drawing on ivory paper by Anonymous Artist of the early 20th Century. In good conditions except for some small cutaways on margins. Not signed.

Christ Crucifixion is an original drawing on paper in pen and pencil mounted on greyish cardboard Passepartout: 23.5 x 18 cm, realized by an anonymous Italian artist of the Early 20...

Cicks is an original watercolor drawing on cream paper by a French artist of the XX century. Monogrammed on the lower-right corner. Dated in pencil on the lower-right margin. In excellent conditions with a light fold on the right margin. Including white cardboard passepartout, cm 34 x 49. This fine modern artwork representing the henhouse with some chickens and cicks and a big turkey couched...

"Church Interior" is an original drawing in ink and watercolor on paper, realized by Jules Rene Leblanc. Hand-signed on the lower right in pencil. The state of preservation of the ar...

The Official is a very beautifull tempera and watercolor drawing by Gabriele Galantara (1910). The little picture is in good conditions on a yellowed cardboard. Some notes on the b...

Portrait is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Anne-Elizabete de Noailles (1871-1933) Good conditions, except for aged margins. Included ...

Woman in the wind is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by an anonymous artist in the early 20th Century. Good conditions. The artwork...

Le Ministère du Commerce is an artwork realized by the satirical artist Henri-Paul Pecqueriaux (1889-1935) in the XX Century. Black penmark on paper. Signed on the lower left corner. Excellent conditions. Fresh sketch representing a satirical cartoon in b/w. A man is taking a bag full of money...

Madonna is an original drawing on paper in pen and pencil mounted on greenish cardboard Passepartout: 21 x 16 cm, realized by an anonymous Italian arti...

The Writer on the Rocks is an original drawing in watercolor on paper realized by an anonymous artist in the early 20th century. Hand-signed in red on the lower left, illegible. Go...

Male figures is original drawing in china ink on paper applied on a paper Passepartout realized by an anonymous artist in the early 20th Century. Good co...

Naked of Boy is an original pen drawing realized by an artist of the early 20th Century. Good condition, no signature. Mounted on a light blue cardboard passpartout ( 24x21.5 cm).

Guard is an original drawing in watercolor, realized by an Anonymous artist of the early 20th Century. Included a Passepartout: 49 x 34 cm. With the description beside and at the t...

Naked Woman is a pencil drawing realized by the artist André Meaux Saint-Marc (1885-1941). There is another pencil drawing on rear of sheet.

Two Naked Women Including one Kneeling is an original artwork realized by George Henri Tribout. Original pencil drawing on paper. Signed G.T. This interesting drawing shows a beau...

The Man with Cigarette is an original drawing in China ink on creamy-colored paper realized by Anonymous Artist of the early 20th Century. The state of preservation of the artwork i...

Snowy Weather is an original drawing in mixed media on cardboard realized by the French artist of the first half of 20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower in pencil, illegible. In ...

The apparition is an original artwork realized in 1918 and signed and dated "Hinault 1918" Black and white china ink, watercolor and biacca drawing .Hand signed Hinault and dated on...

Portrait is an original drawing in black chalk on unsigned brown sheet by Alfred PICHON (1877-1918). Good conditions except for minor cosmetic wear.

Bertha Corbett Melcher's The Sunbonnet Babies, with their flat, minimalist, semi-abstract, and symbolic style, are an early example of American Modernism/Surrealism by a lesser-known female artist/illustrator. The present work demonstrates a delicate balance between abstraction and representation and between the commonplace and the mysterious. Her signature use of a hat or sunbonnet to hide the identity of her subjects is a big conceptual and visual idea that has been overlooked in the fine art canon. The exact meaning of this is unknown, but 120 years after they were done, it resonates as somewhat surrealistic. Her work is a contradiction. She shows innocent children engaging in everyday activity but are depicted in vail of mystery. Why does she not show the faces of her subjects? Watercolor on paper (each) Six drawings in all on one board. 6-1/8 x 5 inches (15.6 x 12.7 cm) (each) One signed; two initialed; three not signed. Six drawing in all on one board. 6-1/8 x 5 inches (15.6 x 12.7 cm) (each) One signed; two initialed; three not signed The Sunbonnet Babies characters were created by illustration Bertha L. Corbett when she was challenged to create a faceless character who nonetheless was engaging and appealing. The characters were a wild hit and appeared in books, comics, and popular collectibles. They also became a popular motif in quilting. Few of Corbett's original drawings for the babies are known to survive, making this a rare offering. From: Wikipedia Sunbonnet Babies are characters created by commercial artist Bertha Corbett Melcher (1872–1950). Sunbonnet Babies featured two girls in pastel colored dresses with their faces covered by sunbonnets. Sunbonnet Babies appeared in books, illustrations and advertisements between the years of 1900 and 1930. Sunbonnet Babies were later used as a popular quilting pattern also known as Sunbonnet Sue.[1] Melcher created a male version of the Sunbonnet Babies, named the 'Overall Boys' in 1905.[2][3] History Bertha L. Corbett Melcher Sunbonnet Babies were created by Bertha Corbett Melcher (1872–1950).[4] Melcher was born in Denver and moved with her family to Minneapolis in the 1880s. Melcher attended art school in Minneapolis with plans to become a commercial artist.[5] She may have also studied with Howard Pyle.[6] By the 1920s, Melcher had moved to Topanga, California.[7][4] Melcher started drawing the Sunbonnet Babies in 1897. The origin of the signature style of the faces being covered by sunbonnets is contested by different members of Melcher's family and by Melcher herself. In an interview, Melcher's brother said their mother suggested Bertha avoid the difficulty of drawing faces by covering them with sunbonnets.[4] Melcher herself said that covering faces allowed her to communicate with body position.[4] Melcher has also said that the design came about in "answer to a friend’s challenge to convey emotion without a face."[2] Melcher published her first book, The Sun-Bonnet Babies in 1900.[3] Later, she shopped her illustrations to publisher Rand McNally of Chicago, and nine subsequent books were written by Eulalie Osgood Grover and illustrated by Bertha Corbett. In 1905, Melcher wrote The Overall Boys.[3] Many of these books were used as primers and used widely in primary schools in the midwest. Melcher used the sunbonnet babies in advertising and later established the Sunbonnet Babies Company. She started a studio to illustrate and create merchandise of the Sunbonnet Babies.[2] The characters also appeared in a comic strip.[2] Quilting Melcher herself did not originate the use of the sunbonnet babies as quilting pattern. The Sunbonnet Babies quilting pattern appeared in textile art 1910's in the Ladies Home Journal 1911–1912 in a quilt stitched by Marie Webster. The pattern was popular during the Great Depression. In the American South, it was often known as "Dutch Doll" until the 1970s.[3] There was also a quilt pattern based on the "Overall Boys," known by the various names including “Overall Bill, “Overall Andy,” “Sunbonnet Sam,” “Suspender Sam,” “Fisherman Jim."[3] Many patterns for quilts and sewing were designed by Ruby Short McKim and published in nationally syndicated newspapers.[8] Sunbonnet Sue became symbolic of 'female innocence and docility'.[9] Linda Pershing collected accounts from women quilters who depicted 'Sues' doing activities such as smoking, wearing more revealing clothing, and subverting feminine stereotypes.[10] In 1979, the “Seamsters Union Local #500," a group of quilters from Lawrence, Kansas, created “The Sun Sets on Sunbonnet Sue," a quilt depicting the character murdered in a variety of ways.[3] Collectibles Sunbonnet Babies merchandise includes school books, valentines cards, postcards, china, and quilts.[2][5][11] Sunbonnet Babies were adapted into three dimensional porcelain collectibles and pottery made by Royal Bayreuth Company in the early 1900s. The Royal Bayreuth China...

Figures of Women is an original pencil drawing realized by Charles Lucien Moulin in the early 20th Century. Good conditions on a brown paper, except for ome stains. A little stamp ...

Figures of Women is an original pencil drawing realized by the french painter Charles Lucien Moulin in the early 20th Century. Good conditions on a brown paper, except for worn pape...

Farmer is an original China ink drawing by Gabriele Galantara (April 4, 1909). The artwork is in good conditions mounted on a white cardboard passpartout (50x35). Gabriele Galanta...

Portrait of a Woman is an original artwork realized by an Unknown Artist. Gray point drawing and unsigned watercolor, written behind CH.L. Paper pasted on cardboard. Image Dimensio...

Mother and Child is an original drawing artwork in pencil on paper realized by an Anonymous artist of the Early 20th Century. The state of preservation of the artwork is good. The...

Fashionable Women is an original drawing in china ink by an Anonymous artist in the early 20th Century. This modern artwork represents a standing women dressed-up and with a sophist...

Female Nude is a drawing in pencil realized in the early 20th Century by Herta Hausmann. Stamped on the rear. Good conditions, except for stains and aged margins. This interesting...

Soldier is an original drawing in mixed media on cardboard realized by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937). In aged conditions. Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937): He was a journalist and ...

Roman Landscape is an original drawing in pencil on paper by the artist Enrico Coleman (1846-1911). Good conditions. Enrico Coleman (1846 – 1911) was an Italian painter of British ...

Die Schwarze Spinne is an original Rare Book illustrated by René Beeh (1886 − 1922) and written by Jeremias Gotthelf (Morat, 1797 – Lützelflüh, 1854) in 1918...

Naked woman is a pencil drawing by the artist André Meaux Saint-Marc (1885-1941). Good conditions.

Naked woman is a pencil drawing by the artist André Meaux Saint-Marc (1885-1941) Good conditions.

Woman Silhouette is an original modern artwork realized in the 20th Century. Original drawing in pencil on paper. Excellent conditions. Woman Sil...