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Period: Mid-20th Century
A Fine 1950s, Surrealist Portrayal of a Summer Symphony
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1954 Surrealist portrayal of a summer symphony by Harold Haydon. Images size: 16 1/2" x 14. Unframed, mounted / floated to a custom Holly Hunt designed gray toned wallpaper board...
Category

American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

A Fine 1950s, Surrealist Portrayal of a Summer Symphony
A Fine 1950s, Surrealist Portrayal of a Summer Symphony

Harold Haydon
A Fine 1950s, Surrealist Portrayal of a Summer Symphony, 1954

$385
Theatrical Costumes - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Some minor folds, otherwise ver good condition.
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Theatrical Costumes - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s

Mino Maccari
Theatrical Costumes - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s, 1950s

$1,660
A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study (Seated Male, Torso)
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine, 1930s Modern Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Model (Torso) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well exe...
Category

American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Paper

A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study (Seated Male, Torso)
A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study (Seated Male, Torso)

Harold Haydon
A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study (Seated Male, Torso), Circa 1930

$235
A Whimsical 1950s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Portrait Study, Composite Drawings
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Whimsical 1950s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Portrait Study (Composite Drawings) by Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A humorous and visually striking sheet of a...
Category

American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

A Whimsical 1950s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Portrait Study, Composite Drawings
A Whimsical 1950s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Portrait Study, Composite Drawings

Harold Haydon
A Whimsical 1950s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Portrait Study, Composite Drawings, 1951

$135
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Pastel Figure Study of a Seated Male Nude Model
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Pastel Figure Study of a Seated Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed, early 1930s p...
Category

American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Paper

A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Pastel Figure Study of a Seated Male Nude Model
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Pastel Figure Study of a Seated Male Nude Model

Harold Haydon
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Pastel Figure Study of a Seated Male Nude Model, Circa 1930

$265
Mid Century French Black Haired Nude Figure Bowed Into Her Knees
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait Signed by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil/ charcoal/ink on artists paper, double sided Size: 9 (height) x 6.75 (width) Stamped Verso Con...
Category

Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Pencil, Ink

Mid Century French Black Haired Nude Figure Bowed Into Her Knees
Mid Century French Black Haired Nude Figure Bowed Into Her Knees

Josine Vignon
Mid Century French Black Haired Nude Figure Bowed Into Her Knees, 1944

$158 Sale Price
30% Off
Modernist Nude Figures
By Emanuel Glicenstein Romano
Located in Indianapolis, IN
Born in Rome, Italy, Emanuel Romano became a painter, illustrator, muralist and teacher in New York City where from 1944 to 1945 he taught at the City College of New York. One of his...
Category

Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Modernist Nude Figures
Modernist Nude Figures

Emanuel Glicenstein Romano
Modernist Nude Figures, 1948

$1,800
A Striking 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Reclining Female Nude
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Striking 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Reclining Female Nude by Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Exhibiting a spare and exceptional use of brushwor...
Category

American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

A Striking 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Reclining Female Nude
A Striking 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Reclining Female Nude

Harold Haydon
A Striking 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Reclining Female Nude

$165
Mid Century French Pencil Sketch Fashionable Sketches of Figures and Accessories
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil/ charcoal /watercolour on artists paper, double sided Size: 9.5 height) x 6.25 (width) Stamped Verso Con...
Category

Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Pencil, Watercolor

Mid Century French Pencil Sketch Fashionable Sketches of Figures and Accessories
Mid Century French Pencil Sketch Fashionable Sketches of Figures and Accessories

Josine Vignon
Mid Century French Pencil Sketch Fashionable Sketches of Figures and Accessories, 1944

$105 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid Century French Portrait Drawing of a Seated Man in Thought
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Drawing of a Seated Man in Thought Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: signed black pen on artists paper stuck on board, glass covered Dated 1946 Size: 12 (hei...
Category

Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ballpoint Pen

Mid Century French Portrait Drawing of a Seated Man in Thought
Mid Century French Portrait Drawing of a Seated Man in Thought

Josine Vignon
Mid Century French Portrait Drawing of a Seated Man in Thought, 1946

$144 Sale Price
30% Off
A Very Finely Drawn 1930s Figure Study of a Young Male Nude- Shoulder & Arm
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Very Finely Drawn 1930s Figure Study of a Young Male Nude Model (Shoulder, Arm & Torso) by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An early charcoal drawing...
Category

American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

A Very Finely Drawn 1930s Figure Study of a Young Male Nude- Shoulder & Arm
A Very Finely Drawn 1930s Figure Study of a Young Male Nude- Shoulder & Arm

Harold Haydon
A Very Finely Drawn 1930s Figure Study of a Young Male Nude- Shoulder & Arm, Circa 1930s

$385
Inspiration - Drawing by Mino Maccari - mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Inspiration - Drawing by Mino Maccari - mid-20th Century

Mino Maccari
Inspiration - Drawing by Mino Maccari - mid-20th Century, mid-20th Century

$569
A Stylish, 1940s Art Deco Cubist Drawing of a Seated Female- The Telephone Call
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Stylish, 1940s Art Deco Cubist Drawing of a Seated Female, "The Telephone Call", by Note Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-19940. A striking charcoal drawing executed...
Category

American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Newsprint

A Stylish, 1940s Art Deco Cubist Drawing of a Seated Female- The Telephone Call
A Stylish, 1940s Art Deco Cubist Drawing of a Seated Female- The Telephone Call

Harold Haydon
A Stylish, 1940s Art Deco Cubist Drawing of a Seated Female- The Telephone Call, circa 1940s

$135
French Gouache Painting of Native American Antelope Hunt in Utah
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Gouache Painting of Native American Antelope Hunt in Utah by Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965, French) Signed: Yes Medium: Original gouache painting on thick unframed paper, Si...
Category

American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

French Gouache Painting of Native American Antelope Hunt in Utah
French Gouache Painting of Native American Antelope Hunt in Utah

Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965)
French Gouache Painting of Native American Antelope Hunt in Utah

$499 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid Century French Elegant Ink Drawing of Women in Various Poses
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Elegant Ink Drawing of Women in Various Poses Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Ink on paper Size: 8.25 (height) x 5.25 (width) Stamped: ...
Category

Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Mid Century French Elegant Ink Drawing of Women in Various Poses
Mid Century French Elegant Ink Drawing of Women in Various Poses

Josine Vignon
Mid Century French Elegant Ink Drawing of Women in Various Poses, 1950's

$95 Sale Price
87% Off
Mid Century French Ink Portrait of a Man in Profile
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Ink Portrait of a Woman Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Ink on paper Size: 11 (height) x 7.5 (width) Stamped: Verso Condition: Good P...
Category

Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Mid Century French Ink Portrait of a Man in Profile
Mid Century French Ink Portrait of a Man in Profile

Josine Vignon
Mid Century French Ink Portrait of a Man in Profile, 1950's

$95 Sale Price
82% Off
Mid Century French Pencil Drawing Study of a Dog in Various Poses
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Pencil Drawing Study of a Dog in Various Poses Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil on paper Size: 9.75 (height) x 6.75 (width) Stamp...
Category

Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Mid Century French Pencil Drawing Study of a Dog in Various Poses
Mid Century French Pencil Drawing Study of a Dog in Various Poses

Josine Vignon
Mid Century French Pencil Drawing Study of a Dog in Various Poses, 1950's

$95 Sale Price
80% Off
French Gouache Painting of Pueblo Bread Baking in Taos New Mexico
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Gouache Painting of Pueblo Bread Baking in Taos New Mexico by Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965, French) Signed: Yes Medium: Original gouache painting on thick unframed paper, S...
Category

American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

French Gouache Painting of Pueblo Bread Baking in Taos New Mexico
French Gouache Painting of Pueblo Bread Baking in Taos New Mexico

Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965)
French Gouache Painting of Pueblo Bread Baking in Taos New Mexico

$518 Sale Price
30% Off
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study; Composite- Standing Male Nude Model
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed, early 1930...
Category

American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study; Composite- Standing Male Nude Model
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study; Composite- Standing Male Nude Model

Harold Haydon
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study; Composite- Standing Male Nude Model, Circa. 1930

$265
A Striking 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Standing Female Nude
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Striking 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Standing Female Nude by Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Exhibiting a spare and exceptional use of brushwork...
Category

American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

A Striking 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Standing Female Nude
A Striking 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Standing Female Nude

Harold Haydon
A Striking 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Standing Female Nude, 1950

$165
Crowd in Barcelona spanish modernism watercolor drawing Spain
By Ricard Opisso Sala
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ricard Opisso - Crowd in Barcelona - Watercolor drawing Drawing measurements 19x24 cm. Frame measurements 30x35 cm. Son of Alfredo Opisso y Viñas, journalist, historian and critic, and of Antonia Sala y Gil, his sister Regina Opisso, was also a writer. He comes from an enlightened family full of artists. His paternal grandfather was Josep Opisso y Roig, journalist and director of the Diari de Tarragona, father of the also writers Antonia Opisso y Viña and Antoni Opisso y Viña. His maternal great-grandfather was the painter Pere Pau Montaña, his maternal grandfather the fabulist Felipe Jacinto Sala and his maternal uncle, the painter Emilio Sala y Francés. His nephew was Arturo Llorens y Opisso, a writer better known under his pseudonym Arturo Llopis. Although he was born in Tarragona, his family moved to Barcelona when Opisso was only two years old. In modernist Barcelona at the end of the 19th century, Opisso worked as an assistant to Antonio Gaudí in the works of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona since 1892. He was linked to the group Els Quatre Gats, along with Ramón Casas, Manuel Hugué, Isidre Nonell...
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Crowd in Barcelona spanish modernism watercolor drawing Spain
Crowd in Barcelona spanish modernism watercolor drawing Spain

Ricard Opisso Sala
Crowd in Barcelona spanish modernism watercolor drawing Spain, c.1930

$1,304 Sale Price
38% Off
Buongiorno Professore! - Mixed Media by Sirio Pellegrini - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Pastel and watercolor drawing on paper realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Very good condition. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Includes a contemporary wooden frame 108.5x84....
Category

Contemporary Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Watercolor

Buongiorno Professore! - Mixed Media by Sirio Pellegrini - 1969
Buongiorno Professore! - Mixed Media by Sirio Pellegrini - 1969

Sirio Pellegrini
Buongiorno Professore! - Mixed Media by Sirio Pellegrini - 1969, 1969

$2,845
'The Agony in the Garden', Paris, Salon d’Automne, Section d'Or, Gethsemane
By Jais Nielsen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'The Agony in the Garden' by Jais Nielsen, 1938. Paris, Salon d’Automne, Section d'Or, Gethsemane ----- Signed lower left, 'Jais' for Johannes Knud Ove Jais-Nielsen (Danish, 1885-19...
Category

Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor, Gouache, Graphite

'The Agony in the Garden', Paris, Salon d’Automne, Section d'Or, Gethsemane
'The Agony in the Garden', Paris, Salon d’Automne, Section d'Or, Gethsemane

Jais Nielsen
'The Agony in the Garden', Paris, Salon d’Automne, Section d'Or, Gethsemane, 1938

$4,800
Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Cartoon sketch, ca. 1955. Pencil on paper, sheet measures 8.5 x 11 inches. Unsigned with editor's notations. From a group of sketches meant to be preliminary drafts for editor appro...
Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon

Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon, ca. 1955

$125 Sale Price
50% Off
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Seated Male Model, Young Man
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Seated Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed early 1930s charco...
Category

American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Paper

A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Seated Male Model, Young Man
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Seated Male Model, Young Man

Harold Haydon
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Seated Male Model, Young Man, Circa. 1930

$385
A Fine 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Young Male Nude Model
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine, 1930s Modern Academic Figure Study of a Standing Young Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed early 1930s c...
Category

American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

A Fine 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Young Male Nude Model
A Fine 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Young Male Nude Model

Harold Haydon
A Fine 1930s Modern Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Young Male Nude Model, Circa 1930

$265
Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon Oil Wells
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Cartoon sketch, ca. 1955. Pencil on paper, sheet measures 8.5 x 11 inches. Unsigned with editor's notations. From a group of sketches meant to be preliminary drafts for editor appro...
Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon Oil Wells
Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon Oil Wells

Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon Oil Wells, ca. 1955

$125 Sale Price
50% Off
At Isleta, New Mexico Western Landscape Painting, 20th Century Cleveland School
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887–1964) At Isleta, New Mexico, c. 1937 Watercolor on paper Signed lower right, titled verso 15 x 20 inches Frank Nelson Wilcox (October 3, 1887 – A...
Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

At Isleta, New Mexico Western Landscape Painting, 20th Century Cleveland School
At Isleta, New Mexico Western Landscape Painting, 20th Century Cleveland School

Frank Wilcox
At Isleta, New Mexico Western Landscape Painting, 20th Century Cleveland School, c. 1937

$5,000
A Fine 1930's, Depiction of a Boxing Match
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930's, Depiction of a Boxing Match by Francis Chapin. This dynamic drawing captures overlapping human forms rendered in expressive, gestural lines. There is a clear sense of ...
Category

American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Paper, Pastel

A Fine 1930's, Depiction of a Boxing Match
A Fine 1930's, Depiction of a Boxing Match

Francis Chapin
A Fine 1930's, Depiction of a Boxing Match, 1930

$285
A Fine 1940s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Standing Male Nude Model
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine, 1940s Mid-Cenrury Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed...
Category

American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

A Fine 1940s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Standing Male Nude Model
A Fine 1940s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Standing Male Nude Model

Harold Haydon
A Fine 1940s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Standing Male Nude Model, Circa 1945

$235
The Endeavour.
By Arthur John Trevor Briscoe
Located in Storrs, CT
The Endeavour. c.1935. Pencil and watercolor on watercolor board. 14 3/8 x 20 7/8. Signed in pencil, lower right; titled in pencil, verso. Housed in a subtle 23 1/2 x 36-inch light ...
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Watercolor

The Endeavour.
The Endeavour.

Arthur John Trevor Briscoe
The Endeavour., c.1935

$2,000 Sale Price
50% Off
A Fine 1930s, Art Deco Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Standing Male Model
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Art Deco Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed ea...
Category

American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

A Fine 1930s, Art Deco Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Standing Male Model
A Fine 1930s, Art Deco Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Standing Male Model

Harold Haydon
A Fine 1930s, Art Deco Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Standing Male Model, Circa. 1930

$385
Mid Century French Pencil Drawings of a Woman Cooking in a Kitchen
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Pencil Drawings of a Woman Cooking in a Kitchen Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil on paper Size: 9.75 (height) x 6.5 (width) Stamp...
Category

Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Mid Century French Pencil Drawings of a Woman Cooking in a Kitchen
Mid Century French Pencil Drawings of a Woman Cooking in a Kitchen

Josine Vignon
Mid Century French Pencil Drawings of a Woman Cooking in a Kitchen, 1950's

$115 Sale Price
76% Off
Clinton Hill, (Nude #5), 1951, drawing, figure/abstraction
By Clinton Hill
Located in New York, NY
Clinton Hill (1922-2003), created quintessential mid-century images, but figures are unusual in his work. This is from a very early period. From 1949 to 1951 Hill attended the Brookl...
Category

American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Clinton Hill, (Nude #5), 1951, drawing, figure/abstraction
Clinton Hill, (Nude #5), 1951, drawing, figure/abstraction

Clinton Hill
Clinton Hill, (Nude #5), 1951, drawing, figure/abstraction, 1951

$900
Hairdresser — vintage drawing, original 'Superman' artist
By Leonard Nowak
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Leonard Nowak, 'Hairdresser', conté crayon and India ink, c. 1940s. Signed in ink, lower left. Original cartoon drawing, on textured, off-white wove draw...
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Conté, India Ink

Hairdresser — vintage drawing, original 'Superman' artist

Leonard Nowak
Hairdresser — vintage drawing, original 'Superman' artist, c. 1940s

$450
1950's Big Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Figures Gathered
By Bernard Labbe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on paper mounted on card size: 18.75 x 24 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance...
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

1950's Big Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Figures Gathered
1950's Big Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Figures Gathered

Bernard Labbe
1950's Big Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Figures Gathered, 1950's

$720 Sale Price
30% Off
Man Smoking Pipe, Modern Watercolor and Graphite by Paul Kohn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Paul Kohn - Man Smoking Pipe, Year: 1969, Medium: Watercolor and Graphite, signed and dated in pencil lower right, Size: 11 x 8.5 x 3 in. (27.94 x 21.59 x 7.62 cm), Frame Size: 1...
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Graphite

Man Smoking Pipe, Modern Watercolor and Graphite by Paul Kohn
Man Smoking Pipe, Modern Watercolor and Graphite by Paul Kohn

Paul Kohn
Man Smoking Pipe, Modern Watercolor and Graphite by Paul Kohn, 1960-1969

$750
A Vintage Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man with Long Hair, Beatnik Era
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vintage, Mid-Century Modern, Beatnik-era portrait study of a young male model with long hair by notable Chicago artist, Harold Haydon. The drawing is charcoal on paper dating circ...
Category

American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

A Vintage Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man with Long Hair, Beatnik Era
A Vintage Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man with Long Hair, Beatnik Era

Harold Haydon
A Vintage Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man with Long Hair, Beatnik Era, Circa 1960s

$165
20th Century French Modernist Painting Set of Four Dark Watercolour Scenes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Set of 4 by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting : 8.75 x 6.5 inches stamped verso provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good an...
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

20th Century French Modernist Painting Set of Four Dark Watercolour Scenes
20th Century French Modernist Painting Set of Four Dark Watercolour Scenes

Guy Nicod
20th Century French Modernist Painting Set of Four Dark Watercolour Scenes

$164
A Fabulous, 1951 Mid-Century Modern Abstract Portrait of a Man by Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fabulous, 1951 Mid-Century Modern Abstract Portrait of a Man by Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Artwork Size: 12 x 9 1/2 inches. Artwork is unframed, matted ...
Category

American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

A Fabulous, 1951 Mid-Century Modern Abstract Portrait of a Man by Harold Haydon
A Fabulous, 1951 Mid-Century Modern Abstract Portrait of a Man by Harold Haydon

Harold Haydon
A Fabulous, 1951 Mid-Century Modern Abstract Portrait of a Man by Harold Haydon, 1951

$385
Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Cartoon sketch, ca. 1955. Pencil on paper, sheet measures 8.5 x 11 inches. Unsigned with editor's notations. From a group of sketches meant to be preliminary drafts for editor appro...
Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon
Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon

Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon, ca. 1955

$125 Sale Price
50% Off
A Striking 1945 Mid-Century Modern Figure Study of a Standing Black Female Nude
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Striking, 1945 Mid-Century Modern Figure Study of a Standing Female Nude African-American Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A beautifully drawn and i...
Category

American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

A Striking 1945 Mid-Century Modern Figure Study of a Standing Black Female Nude
A Striking 1945 Mid-Century Modern Figure Study of a Standing Black Female Nude

Harold Haydon
A Striking 1945 Mid-Century Modern Figure Study of a Standing Black Female Nude, 1945

$165
Mid Century French Stylized Deer in a Birch Forest Mixed Media Drawing
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Stylized Deer in a Birch Forest Mixed Media Drawing Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil, Acrylic and Tracing Paper Size: 10.75 (heigh...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Acrylic, Pencil

Mid Century French Stylized Deer in a Birch Forest Mixed Media Drawing
Mid Century French Stylized Deer in a Birch Forest Mixed Media Drawing

Josine Vignon
Mid Century French Stylized Deer in a Birch Forest Mixed Media Drawing, 1950's

$95 Sale Price
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“Montmartre”
By Fernand Guignier
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautifully executed original watercolor by French artist Fernand Guignier of a street scene in Montmartre, Paris. Signed lower right and dated 1949. Titled lower left, “Montmartre”. Fernand Guignier was a student of the sculptors Emil Derré and Jean-Antoine Injalbert at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris . Between 1926 and 1960 he took part in the Salon des Artistes Français in the Palais de Tokyo. The watercolor is housed in its original off white wood frame. Under glass. Condition is very good. Overall framed measurements are 18.25 by 16.5 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida collector. Fernand Guignier Born: 1902 Died: 1972 Known for: Paris street scene watercolor...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

“Montmartre”
“Montmartre”

Fernand Guignier
“Montmartre”, 1949

$716 Sale Price
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A Distinctive, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Cubist Portrait Study of Two Young Men
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Distinctive, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Cubist Portrait Study of Two Young Men by Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A visually striking charcoal male portrait stu...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

A Distinctive, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Cubist Portrait Study of Two Young Men
A Distinctive, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Cubist Portrait Study of Two Young Men

Harold Haydon
A Distinctive, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Cubist Portrait Study of Two Young Men, circa 1950

$135
Sitges beach Barcelona Spain charcoal drawing
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Francesc Ferret Farreras ”Bruno” (1921-2000) - Sitges Beach - charcoal Measurements drawing 44x59 cm. Frame measures 65x79 cm.
Category

Realist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Sitges beach Barcelona Spain charcoal drawing
Sitges beach Barcelona Spain charcoal drawing

Francesc Ferrer Farreras BRUNO
Sitges beach Barcelona Spain charcoal drawing, c.1950

$664 Sale Price
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1950's Big Modernist/ Cubist Painting - French Building
By Bernard Labbe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on artist paper, mounted in a card frame size: 25.5 x 21 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjo...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

1950's Big Modernist/ Cubist Painting - French Building
1950's Big Modernist/ Cubist Painting - French Building

Bernard Labbe
1950's Big Modernist/ Cubist Painting - French Building, 1950's

$823
An Avant-Garde, Mid-Century Modern Abstract Female Figure Study by Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Dynamic, Avant-Garde, Mid-Century Modern Abstract Female Figure Study by Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A striking, black & white figural studio ink drawing on paper depicting an...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

An Avant-Garde, Mid-Century Modern Abstract Female Figure Study by Harold Haydon
An Avant-Garde, Mid-Century Modern Abstract Female Figure Study by Harold Haydon

Harold Haydon
An Avant-Garde, Mid-Century Modern Abstract Female Figure Study by Harold Haydon, 1956

$385
Devant le Chateau - China Ink Drawing by Salvador Dalì - 1945
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Roma, IT
Devant le Chateau une Carrosse Passait is a modern artwork realized by Salvador Dalì in 1945. China Ink drawing on paper. Signed and dated on the lower right recto. Outstanding dr...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Devant le Chateau - China Ink Drawing by Salvador Dalì - 1945
Devant le Chateau - China Ink Drawing by Salvador Dalì - 1945

Salvador Dalí­
Devant le Chateau - China Ink Drawing by Salvador Dalì - 1945, 1945

$104,349
Que Font Ces Gens - Ink Drawing by Salvador Dalì - 1945
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Roma, IT
Que font ces gens is a beautiful modern artwork realized by Salvador Dalì in 1945. China Ink Drawing on paper. Original outstanding drawing realized to illustrate the book "The Labyrinth" by Maurice Sandoz, published in 1945. Signed and dated on the lower right recto. Executed on thick cream wove paper, not laid down and taped to the mount along the upper edge. The upper, right and lower edges are slightly unevenly cut. There are two pinholes towards the upper right and upper left corners. The sheet is time stained and there is a spot of foxing beneath the lower edge of the drawing. There are some remnants from previous mounting at the upper two corners not visible when framed. There are handling marks to the perimeter of the sheet. The ink is strong and well preserved. The artwork is accompanied by authentication of Robert P. Descharnes, Paris 2003, reference archive: D-3461. Prov. Sotheby's Impressionist & Modern Art Sale...
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Surrealist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Que Font Ces Gens - Ink Drawing by Salvador Dalì - 1945
Que Font Ces Gens - Ink Drawing by Salvador Dalì - 1945

Salvador Dalí­
Que Font Ces Gens - Ink Drawing by Salvador Dalì - 1945, 1945

$97,234
Amate Bark Painting - Harvest Dance with Giant Rabbits
Located in Soquel, CA
Amate Bark Painting - Harvest Dance with Giant Rabbits In this scene, people are carrying baskets to the village, through dense foliage. There are...
Category

Folk Art Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Handmade Paper

Amate Bark Painting - Harvest Dance with Giant Rabbits
Amate Bark Painting - Harvest Dance with Giant Rabbits

Amate Bark Painting - Harvest Dance with Giant Rabbits, 1900s

$1,250
Flamenco Dancer with Fan
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning French ink drawing of flamenco dancer poised with fan extended, circa 1960. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plastic sleeve...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Flamenco Dancer with Fan
Flamenco Dancer with Fan

Flamenco Dancer with Fan, 1960

$270
Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Cartoon sketch, ca. 1955. Pencil on paper, sheet measures 8.5 x 11 inches. Unsigned with editor's notations. From a group of sketches meant to be preliminary drafts for editor appro...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon
Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon

Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon, ca. 1955

$125 Sale Price
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A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing (Male Model, Back)
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing of a Nude Male Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed early 193...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing (Male Model, Back)
A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing (Male Model, Back)

Harold Haydon
A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing (Male Model, Back), Circa. 1930

$135
Antique French Study Sheet of Eye and Nose Sketches
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Antique French Study Sheet signed pencil sketch on artist paper painting: 20.75 x 15 inches provenance: private collection condition: good and sound condition with some damages to age.( Shown in photos.) Description: This fascinating antique sketch...
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French School Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Color Pencil

Antique French Study Sheet of Eye and Nose Sketches
Antique French Study Sheet of Eye and Nose Sketches

French School
Antique French Study Sheet of Eye and Nose Sketches

$95 Sale Price
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Strike Breakers — social realism, Great Depression
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Daniel Ralph Celentano, Untitled (Strike Breakers) pencil, c. 1934. Signed, lower right. A fine, social-realist drawing, on cream wove paper, with margins (1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches), in...
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American Realist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Strike Breakers — social realism, Great Depression
Strike Breakers — social realism, Great Depression

Daniel Ralph Celentano
Strike Breakers — social realism, Great Depression, c. 1934

$2,200
Clinton Hill, (Nude #8), 1952, drawing, figure/abstraction
By Clinton Hill
Located in New York, NY
Clinton Hill (1922-2003), created quintessential mid-century images, but figures are unusual in his work. This is from a very early period. In 1951 Hill studied at the Academie de la...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Clinton Hill, (Nude #8), 1952, drawing, figure/abstraction
Clinton Hill, (Nude #8), 1952, drawing, figure/abstraction

Clinton Hill
Clinton Hill, (Nude #8), 1952, drawing, figure/abstraction, 1952

$900
A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing, Female Model
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Anatomical Pastel Figure Study Drawing of a Female Nude Model (Study of Shoulder, Arm & Legs) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). ...
Category

American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing, Female Model
A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing, Female Model

Harold Haydon
A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing, Female Model, Circa. 1930

$235
A Striking 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Reclining Female Nude
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Striking 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Reclining Female Nude by Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Exhibiting a spare and exceptional use of brushwor...
Category

American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

A Striking 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Reclining Female Nude
A Striking 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Reclining Female Nude

Harold Haydon
A Striking 1950s Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Reclining Female Nude, 1950

$165
Dante and Beatrice - Original WATERCOLOR, Signed (Descharnes #d6970_1951)
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali Divine Comedy : Dante and Beatrice, 1952 Original watercolor Signed in lower center Dated 1952 On vellum lined on thin board 42 x 30 cm (c. 17 x 12in) REFERENCES : Th...
Category

Surrealist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Dante and Beatrice - Original WATERCOLOR, Signed (Descharnes #d6970_1951)
Dante and Beatrice - Original WATERCOLOR, Signed (Descharnes #d6970_1951)

Salvador Dalí­
Dante and Beatrice - Original WATERCOLOR, Signed (Descharnes #d6970_1951), 1952

$71,147

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