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Period: Mid-20th Century
In the Bar - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1945
Located in Roma, IT
In the Bar is a China Ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1945 ca. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good conditions with some folding. Mino Maccari (Siena, 19...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Without Identity - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Without Identity is a Watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 198...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Generals' Dream - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Generals' Dream is a China Ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1970s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989)...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

The Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
The Portrait is a Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1940s. Monogrammed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was a...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Mr. Magoo Original Vintage Animation Cel Hand Drawing Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Born in 1918 in Budapest, Hungary, Engel began his professional career in animation as a color designer at the Walt Disney studio. Although his credits include work on such classics as Disney’s Bambi and Fantasia and UPA’s Gerald McBoing-Boing, he is best known as a mentor to literally hundreds of students. Engel was also one of the original members of United Productions of America (UPA), where, during the ’50s, he worked on classics such as Mr. Magoo, Gerald McBoing-Boing and Madeline. According to his biographer, Dr. Janeann Dill, Engel has created more than 33 personal films and received five Golden Eagle awards, an Annie Award, a Winsor McCay Award, the Fritz Award, a Jean Vigo Award, and the Norman McLaren...
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Pop Art Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Magazine Cover Illustration Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre Broadway Realism WPA
Located in New York, NY
Magazine Cover Illustration Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre Broadway Realism WPA Ernest Hamlin Baker (1889 – 1975) “Today Magazine” Cover ...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Japanese culture drawing, Kimono, Japanese dress, traditional clothing.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Title is Fillette en Kimono, 1954 .Drawing by Jean Jansem, 1954. Included the certificate of authentic by Stephanie's gallery. Fillette en Kimono" is a captivating black and white drawing that beautifully captures the essence of Japanese culture and traditional clothing...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Mid Century French Side Profile Portrait of a Lady with a Vintage Hairstyle
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil/ charcoal on artists paper, double sided Size: 13 (height) x 10 (width) Stamped Verso Condition: Good Pr...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Pencil

Nude - Watercolour by Jean Delpech - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in watercolor, realized in the Mid-20th Century by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). Good conditions. Jean-Raymond Delpech (1988...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Reclining Nude Woman Covering Her Face
Located in Houston, TX
Reclining nude woman covering her face from the viewer. The work is signed by the artist. The paper is not framed. Many others are available. Ple...
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Naturalistic Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Portrait - Drawing - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original charcoal drawing on paper, realized by an anonymous artist in the Mid-20th Century. Good conditions with some foxing. The artwork is represented through de...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Happy 1954 - Drawing in Tempera by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Buon 1954 is an Original Drawing in tempera on cream-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Ir represents the popular mascotte of the ENI logo. Hand-signed ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Tempera

French Mid Century Drawing, 'Ligne Claire' after Hergé, Nice, South of France
Located in Cotignac, FR
French mid 20th Century drawing in the style of Georges Remi, dit Hergé. The work is not signed but is titled (La Chapelle) and dated (Sept 1969) bottom left. Presented in modern silvered frame under glass. A charming view of the chapel at the Nice Chateau cemetery on the Cote D'Azur in the South of France. The artist has captured the imposing nature of the fine colourful stone buildings with their arches, cupolas and finials. Surrounding the buildings are trees and bushes and to the foreground cars of typical 1960s design. The style of the artist is clearly inspired by the animations of Georges Remi, dit Hergé which were so popular at this period. Georges Remi, more commonly known as Hergé created his own clean, expressive style of drawings known as ligne claire...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon

The Holy Family - Original Drawing by Giselle Halff - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Holy Family is an Original Drawing in Pastel realized by Giselle Halff (1899-1971). Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right margin. Good conditions. Giselle Halff (1899-...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Shoe
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s. Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visua...
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Pop Art Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Gouache

A 1951 Ink on Paper Figure Study of a Conversation by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A 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. Haro...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

Grand Canyon —vintage drawing, original 'Superman' artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Leonard Nowak, 'Grand Canyon', conté crayon and India ink, c. 1940s. Signed in ink, lower left. Original cartoon drawing, on textured, off-white wove dra...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Conté, India Ink

The Magician - Original Drawing by Jean Effel - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Magician is an original drawing pencil on paper realized by Jean Effel (1908-1982) in the mid-20th Century. Stamp signed on the lower right. The Person...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Young Woman Sitting - Charcoal Drawing by Gio Colucci - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Young Woman Sitting is a charcoal drawing on brown paper. Unsigned. Good conditions except for some folds on the corners. Prolific and eclectic, the Italian Gio Colucci (Florence, 1892 – Paris, 1974), also known in France as Geo Colucci, was a painter, engraver, illustrator, ceramist, and sculptor. From 1921, he exhibited his engravings in various salons. He worked with French publishers specialized in the illustrated books of high bibliophilia, and delivered series of remarkable prints for texts by Barbey d'Aurevilly, Pierre Loti, Guy Maupassant...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

The Fish Boat - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Fish Boat is an original Drawing in watercolor on creamy paper realized by Mino Maccari in mid 20th century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (1898-1989...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

UNTITLED (THREE PEOPLE ON A PARK BENCH)
Located in Portland, ME
Ashton, Ethel V. UNTITLED. Pastel on paper, circa 1930. Unsigned, but with the estate stamp, verso, as is typical for similar works by her. The image shows an African-American coupl...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Nude - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original Charcoal and Watercolour Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Hand-signed by the artist with pencil. Mino ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Watercolor

Original Painting. Vanity Fair Illustration Proposal. Art Deco Modern 1930s
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting. Vanity Fair Illustration Proposal. Art Deco Modern 1930s Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994) Vanity Fair Illustration proposal, c 1930’s 18 X 13 3/4 inches (sight) ...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Board

Untitled (Female Figure)
Located in New York, NY
Literature: Alfonso Panzetta, Jared French by Jared French: 600 Unpublished Works from the Artist's Italian Years (Turin, Italy: Umberto Allemandi & C., 2010), no. 31, p. 60, illus. ...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

"Tobacco Road" Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary
Located in New York, NY
"Tobacco Road" Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 19 1/4 x 11 1/2 (sight), Signed David Fredenthal lower right. Framed by ...
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American Realist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Figures - Labor Study - China ink by Herta Hausmann - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures - Labor Study is a drawing in China ink on paper, realized by Herta Hausmann. Atelier stamp on the lower left corner on the rear. Very good conditions. The artwork represe...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

House in the Countryside - Original Pencil Drawing by A. R. Brudieux - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
House in the Countryside - L'Oise is a original pencil drawing on paper, realized around 1960s by the French artist André Roland Brudieux (1921-1999). Monogrammed in pencil "AB“ on ...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Tale e Quale - China Ink and Pencil - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original artwork realized by an artist of the Mid-20th century. China ink and pencil drawing on ivory paper. Good conditions. Illegible signature in pencil on t...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pencil

Figures in the Landscape - Original Pen by B. Mogniat-Duclos - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures in the Landscape is an original Contemporary artwork realized by the French artist Bertrand Mogniat-Duclos (Sedan, 1903 - 1987) in the half of the XX Century. Original pen d...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

The Prisoner - Original Ink and Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1965
Located in Roma, IT
The Prisoner is an original modern artwork realized the 1965 by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original watercolor drawing on Ivory cardboard. Hand-si...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Landscape - Original Watercolor on Cardboard by Jean Delpech - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
"Landscape" is an original drawing in watercolor on cardboard, realized in 1942 by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). The state of preservation of the artwork is good with some ripping on l...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Cardboard

Renaissance Male Nude Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Renaissance Male Nude Study Year: circa 1963 Medium: Original drawing on vélin Strathmore paper Size: 18 x 23 inches Condition: Good Provenance:...
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Renaissance Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Smoker - Original Pencil Drawing by S. Goldberg - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Smoker is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Simon Goldberg (1913-1985). Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right, with sketches on the rear. The state of preservati...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Sunset - Original Watercolor - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
"Sunset" is an original drawing in watercolor on paper, realized by anonymous artist of the XX century. date in 1951, hand-signed not readable. The state of preservation of the artw...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Un chapeau de Paille d'Italie - Original China Ink Drawing by Flor David - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 55.2 x 32.3 cm. Un Chapeau de Paille d'Italie is a superb original pencil and ink drawing on ivory glossy paper realized by Flor David in 1951, as it is reported i...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Outsider Folk Art American Mid-Century Naive WW2 Self Taught WPA Depression Era
Located in New York, NY
Outsider Folk Art American Mid-Century Naive WW2 Self Taught WPA Depression Era "Victory for Now" Ralph Fasanella (1914-_1997) "Victory and After,” gouache on paper. Signed, titled...
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Outsider Art Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

UNTITLED (ARTISTS AND MODEL)
Located in Portland, ME
Evergood, Philip (American 1901-1973). UNTITLED (ARTISTS AND MODEL). Drawing, pencil on paper, not dated. Signed, lower right. 15 1/4 x 13 inches, 381...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

William by Raymond Debieve, French Cubist Figurative Painting on Carton
Located in Atlanta, GA
Raymond Debieve (1931-2011) Born in northern France as a twin to brother Michel Debieve (who also become an accomplished artist later in life), Raymond painted his entire life. His ...
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Cubist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Cardboard

Male Torso
Located in London, GB
Pencil, coloured pencil and chalk on paper, titled (lower left), signed (lower right), 31cm x 46cm, (51cm x 68cm framed). John Koch was an American painter and teacher, and an impo...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk, Pencil, Color Pencil

Sorcière - Ink on Paper Unique Signed Drawing Surrealist Woman Painter, c. 1960
Located in New York, NY
Leonor Fini La Sorcière, ca. 1960 Ink on paper 21 x 15.5 cm 8 1/4 x 5 7/8 in. 41.5 x 36 cm 16 1/8 x 14 1/8 in. (Frame included) Unique work Exhibition History: Leonor Fini: Small ...
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Surrealist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

‘Cowboy, 1968’
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Richard McLean ‘Cowboy, 1968’ Framed 30 x 27 inches Pencil on paper 27½” x 22½ inches Richard McLean is one of the most highly regarded American photo-realists. His paintings l...
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Photorealist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Graphite

French Charcoal Portrait of an Elderly Man Smoking a Pipe Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Charcoal Portrait of an Elderly Man Smoking a Pipe Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: signed black charcoal on artists paper stuck on board, glass covered Siz...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Pencil

Original Painting Cathedral Interior New Yorker Cover Proposal 1939 Jesus Church
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting Cathedral Interior New Yorker Cover Proposal 1939 Jesus Church Antonio Petruccelli (1907 – 1994) Cathedral New Yorker cover proposa...
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American Realist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Board

Estes Park Colorado American Modernist Watercolor Landscape Painting, WPA 1930s
By James Russell Sherman
Located in Denver, CO
Vintage 1930s watercolor and ink painting of Estes Park, Colorado, by American artist James Russell Sherman (1906-1989). This captivating work features a detailed view of storefronts...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Spanish Girl - Oil Pastel on Paper by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil pastel on paper realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Very good condition. Includes a coeval wooden frame cm. 52x61.5. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of Abr...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel

Portrait - Oil Pastel on Paper by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil pastel on paper realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Includes a coeval wooden frame realized by the Artist cm. 59x68.5. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of Ab...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel

Sick - Drawing by Jean Cocteau - 1934
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch realized for the book "Les Enfants Terribles". Unsigned and undated. Matting included. Very good conditions. Ref. Jean Cocteau, Poesia Grafica - Disegni dal 1921 al 1957. 
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Richard Lindner Marilyn Monroe Was Here, hand signed Pop Art lithograph Framed
Located in New York, NY
This is a rare, pencil signed print based upon the original drawing which is illustrated in the catalogue raisonne of Richard Lindner's Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings, Edited by...
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Pop Art Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Rice Paper, Pencil

Sidney Poitier & Tony Curtis Oscar Winning 1958 film The Defiant Ones Caricature
Located in New York, NY
"The Defiant Ones" Tony Curtis Sidney Poitier Oscar Winning 1958 film Caricature. Two escaped convicts chained together, one white and one black, must l...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Board

Mid 20th century French Original Line Drawing sketch Nude Female- Stamped
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait sketch original drawing by Jean-Paul LE VERRIER (1922-1996) studio stamped pencil drawing on paper, unframed Double sided 10.5 x 8.25 inches provenance: private collection ...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Mid 20th century French Original Line Drawing sketch Portrait Female
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait sketch original drawing by Jean-Paul LE VERRIER (1922-1996) studio stamped ink on paper, unframed Double sided 10.5 x 8.25 inches provenance: private collection of the arti...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Mid Century French Pencil Sketch of a Mother and Child at the Tailors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil/ charcoal on artists paper, double sided Size: 13 (height) x 10 (width) Stamped Verso Condition: Good Pr...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Pencil

"Painter" 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Working Man Modern WPA Era
Located in New York, NY
"Painter" 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Working Man Modern WPA Era Jo Cain (1904 - 2003) Painter 41 ½ x 36 3/4 inches (sight) Gouache on paper c. 1930s Signed lower rig...
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American Realist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Musician, The Lute Player, 1945 circa - Watercolour Painting by Duncan Grant
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Estate of Paul Roche, the Artist's partner. Unsigned. Duncan Grant was a British artist, designer and prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group. His father...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Watercolor, Gouache, Paper

Beachside Village, Maine, 20th century landscape watercolor, Cleveland School
Located in Beachwood, OH
George Gustav Adomeit (American, 1879-1967) Beachside Village, Maine Watercolor on paper Signed lower right 10 x 14 inches 17.75 x 21.75 inches, framed A major painter of American ...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Dessin « helmeted man 3 » pour la NASA - Raymond Loewy et William Snaith
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Helmeted man 3" drawing for NASA - Raymond Loewy and William Snaith Apollo orbital workshop - Habitability study India ink on cardboard Signed and dated Raymond Loewy's initials 1...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

French Gouache Painting of Indigenous Council Gathering in Colorado Nevada
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Gouache Painting of Indigenous Council Gathering in Colorado Nevada by Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965, French) Signed: Yes Medium: Original gouache painting on thick unframed...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Warm-up - Watercolor by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Hand signed. Includes a contemporary wooden frame 106x82.5 cm. Very good condition. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on M...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

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