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Period: Mid-20th Century
J.B. Dolitro? Bedtime Story. Male French WWII Soldiers w. Kepis, Drinks, Cigars
Located in New York, NY
Clearly an ironic title, 'Bedtime Story,' conjures up homey childhood experiences -- not over-sized, cigar-smoking, and alcohol-abusing, French soldiers. The artist who made Bedti...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Le Duc D' Aumale - Lithograph by Auguste Raffet - 1943
Located in Roma, IT
Le Duc D' Aumale is a Lithograph on China paper realized by Auguste Raffet in 1843. Signed in the plate. lithograph on china paper, 1st edition. Good condition with foxing.
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pencil

Renaissance Male Nude Figure Study, 1964, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Renaissance Male Nude Figure Study Year: circa 1964 Medium: Original drawing on vélin paper Size: 23 x 18 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Est...
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Renaissance Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Ideal Decoration - Drawing by Carlo Parisi - 1935
Located in Roma, IT
Ideal Decoration is an Artwork realized by the artist Carlo Parisi (1922-2007) in 1935. Black and white drawing on paper. Good conditions. Carlo Parisi...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Vintage Classical Italian Charcoal Drawing of Michelangelo's David
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3580 Charcoal drawing Set in a vintage giltwood frame Image size 13x9"
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

1950's Big Modernist/ Cubist Painting - The Couple In The Carriage
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on card size: 19 x 25 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: the artists atelie...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Mode Drawing : Three Classical Dresses - Original watercolor & Ink drawing
Located in Paris, IDF
Rosy ANDREASI-VERDIER (1934-2015) Mode drawing : Three Classical Dresses Original ink and watercolor drawing Bears the "Rosy Andreasi Verdier" Archives stamp bottom left O...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Mid Century French Illustration of a Seated Nude Woman Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Illustration of a Seated Nude Woman Drawing Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Ink and Paper on paper Siz...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pencil

Landscape - Original Watercolor on Paper by Jean Delpech - 1946
Located in Roma, IT
"Les Lignes Austères" is an original drawing in watercolor on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). The state of preservation of the artwork is very g...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Mode Drawing : Three Elegant Coats - Original watercolor & Gouache drawing
Located in Paris, IDF
Rosy ANDREASI-VERDIER (1934-2015) Mode drawing : Three Elegant Coats Original gouache and watercolor drawing Bears the "Rosy Andreasi Verdier" Archives ...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Country Lane with Bird of Prey, pencil sketch by George Bissill
Located in London, GB
George Bissill (1896-1973) Country lane with bird of prey Pencil sketch 27 x 33 cm Born in 1896, George Bissill was a British miner, painter and furniture designer. Raised in the ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Allan Rohan Crite Pair of Female nude drawings
Located in San Francisco, CA
Allan Rohan Crite: 1910-2007. Very well listed and important african-American artist. He has Auction results as high as $20,000 for a drawing. He lived and worked most of his life in...
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American Realist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Larry Rivers Modernist Male Figure Original Charcoal Mid 20th C.
Located in San Francisco, CA
Larry Rivers (1923-2002) Modernist Male Figure Original Charcoal Mid 20th C. Rare charcoal portrait by American modernist painter Larry Rivers. Original charcoal on paper. Dimensions 17" x 22". The frame measures 29.5" x 34". Signed lower right. Very good condition. Figurative artist Larry Rivers was born in the Bronx in 1923 to Ukrainian Jewish parents, and was named Yitzak Loiza Grossberg. Rivers belonged to the second generation of the New York School of painters, although unlike most of his contemporaries he stayed away from abstraction instead preferring narrative paintings. Rivers attended Hans Hofmann's school for nearly two years. In 1949, he had his first solo show at the Jane Street Gallery, an artist's co-op in the Village. Rivers received favorable reviews and was invited to join the Tibor de Nagy...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Métal - Projet de rideau. Romain de Tirtoff
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Original one-of-a-kind gouache Hand signed
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Art Deco Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Mid Century French Charcoal Portrait of a Thoughtful Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Portrait Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil/ charcoal on artists paper, double sided Size: 26 (height) x 19 (width) Stamped: Verso...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Pencil

British Mid 20th Century Impressionist Painting London City Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
London Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982) original watercolor painting on thick artist paper, unframed size: 8 x 10.5 inches condition: overall very good, minor wear to the edges as...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Horse - Drawing - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Horse is an original contemporary artwork realized by Artist of the Mid 20th century. A mixed colored tempera and china ink on jute glued on cardboard (with some foxings). Signed o...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera

Conversation - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Conversation is a china ink drawing Artwork realized by Mino Maccari  (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed. Good conditions with slight foxing. Mino Maccari (Siena, 19...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Desnudo de espalda
Located in New York, NY
Brown and black chalks and pencil on cream wove paper. Signed and dated in pencil, lower left recto.
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Realist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Pencil

Seated Nude - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Seated Nude is a Charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition on a yellowed paper, one little missing corner on the paper. Hand-signed by the artis...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Octave Denis Victor Guillonnet (1872 - 1967) A woman seated, drawing signed
Located in Paris, FR
Octave Denis Victor Guillonnet (1872 - 1967) A young woman seated signed lower leftt Charcoal, red and white chalks on thin paper transfered on cardboard 49 x 39 cm Framed : 55.5 x ...
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Art Deco Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Charcoal

"New York Harbor Nocturne" Leon Dolice, Mid-Century New York Nocturnal Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice New York Harbor Nocturne, circa 1930-40 Signed lower right Pastel on paper 12 x 19 inches The romantic backdrop of Vienna at the turn of the century had a life-long inf...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Couple - Drawing - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Couple is a drawing artwork realized by an Anonymous artist in the early 20th century. Monogrammed on the lower right Black China ink on paper. Good conditions and aged with foldi...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

"Times Square" Mid 20th Century 1937 Modernism Broadway Drawing NYC Cityscape
Located in New York, NY
"Times Square" Mid 20th Century 1937 Modernism Broadway Drawing NYC Cityscape Philip Goodwin (20th Century) "Times Square," 23 ½ x 17 ¼ inches. Gouache...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Erotic Drawing n. 17 - 1930s - Marcel Vertès - Ink - Modern
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Drawing n. 17 is an original black China ink drawing on "British" ivory-colored paper. Hand-signed "Vertés" in black China ink on the lower righ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

The Fiddler's Dance, Stunning Watercolor by Swedish Artist Robert Högfeldt
Located in Stockholm, SE
We are delighted to offer a captivating watercolor painting by the artist Robert Högfeldt. This charming piece features a group of joyful figures, affectionately referred to as "gubb...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

1920's Elegant Couple in the Snow - Original handsigned watercolor - 1930
Located in Paris, IDF
Marcel BLOCH 1920's Elegant Couple in the Snow Original watercolor with gouache enhancement Handsigned bottom left c. 1930 On vellum 35 x 24 cm at view (c. 14 x 10 in) Information ...
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Art Nouveau Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Male Portrait Sketched - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Male portrait Sketched is an original drawing on paper, realized around the 1960s by the great Italian artist and journalist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Black Permanent Marke...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Permanent Marker

"Masquerade" Original Watercolor & Ink Storyboard by Walter Schnackenberg
Located in Chicago, IL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
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Art Nouveau Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Pencil

View of the Village Church, pencil sketch by George Bissill
Located in London, GB
George Bissill (1896-1973) View of the village church Pencil sketch 13 x 18 cm Born in 1896, George Bissill was a British miner, painter and furniture designer. Raised in the mini...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Horse - Original China Ink - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Horse is an original drawing in China Ink by an anonymous artist in the mid-20th Century. Good conditions except for foe some decoloring dots. The artwork is depicted through confi...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Men Working on Kibbutz Palestine, Israeli Judaica Pastel Drawing
Located in Surfside, FL
From The British mandate Pre State of Israel Palestine Period. Eliahu Sigad (Eliyahu Sigard), painter, born 1901, Lithuania. Founder of Israeli Painters' Association. Educated in Eur...
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Fauvist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Crayon, Pastel

'Boy with a White Cat', Philadelphia Woman Artist, Moore College of Art
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed upper right, 'Anne Jenkins' (American, 1923-2023) and dated 1958. An elegant and psychologically penetrating study of a young boy, shown seated and holding a white cat. Born...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Gouache, Laid Paper

Nude signed Arno Breker
Located in Pasadena, CA
Arno Breker is an artist supported by the Nazi regime and a German sculptor whose neoclassical works meet the military aesthetic of the regime. Breker was born on July 29, 1900, in E...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Color Pencil

Portrait - Drawing by Joseph Alexander Colin - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a drawing realized in the Mid-20th Century by Joseph Alexandre Colin. Pencil on ivory-colored paper Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper

Mid Century French Ink Illustration of a Shaded Garden View Through a Porch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Ink Illustration of a Shaded Garden View Through a Porch Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Ink and Paper Size: 6.25 (height) x 9.5 (width)...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Regiment Provisoire Croate - Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Regiment Provisoire Croate is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s. Good condition except for being aged. The artwork is depicted through strong lines in well-balanced conditions. Herbert Knotel was a german artist, son and pupil of the famous uniformologist and military historian Richard Knotel. He served as officer under Marshal Hindenburg in the Prussian Army...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Flowers - Original Drawing by Lucien Coutaud - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Flowers is an Original drawing in China Ink realized by Lucien Coutaud in Mid-20th Century. Stamp Signed. Good conditions. The delicate and dynamic strokes created in a harmonious...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Nude - Original Watercolor on Paper by Jean Delpech - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude 1935's is an original drawing in tempera and watercolor a on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1988-1916). On the back of the drawing, a row of trees and a building of a monume...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Exploring the Lake District, watercolour by George Bissill
Located in London, GB
George Bissill (1896-1973) Exploring the Lake District Watercolour 20 x 28 cm Born in 1896, George Bissill was a British miner, painter and furniture designer. Raised in the mini...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ballpoint Pen

Mid Century French Painting of Elephant Riders in a Tropical Setting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Painting of Elephant Riders in a Tropical Setting Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil, Acrylic, and Tracing Paper Size: 8.25 (height)...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Pencil

Surrealist Figure in Space-scape, Surrealist Wax Crayon Drawing by Roberto Matta
Located in Long Island City, NY
Roberto Matta, Chilean (1911 -2002) - Surrealist Figure in Space-scape, Year: 1956, Medium: Wax Crayon on paper, Size: 13 x 10 in. (33.02 x 25.4 cm), Frame Size: 20.5 x 18 inches...
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Surrealist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Wax Crayon

Mid Century French Portrait of a Woman in a Ruffled Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Portrait of a Woman Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Pencil/ charcoal on artists paper Size: 24.5 (height) x 19 (width) Stamped: Verso ...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Pencil

1950's Modernist/ Cubist Painting - town below the mountains
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on artist paper, unframed size: 13 x 10 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Landscape - Pencil Drawing - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by an Anonymous artist of the XX century. The State of preservation is very good with the traces of time and some small...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

1945 Broadway Show, "State of the Union"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board and Cardstock Signature: Signed Upper Right Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for the 1945 Broadway show...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Illustration Board, Ink, Pen

Graffiti, Neo-expressionist black and white figurative artwork on paper
Located in Atlanta, GA
Welcome to Heritage, our carefully curated collection of French vintage and antique paintings. We scour the flea markets and fairs for these gems: poignant portraits of long-gone Me...
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Fauvist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media

20th Century French Modernist Painting Figures At The Outdoor Bar
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Outside French Bar by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) signed pencil on artist paper, unframed painting : 6.25 x 9.5 inches stamped verso provenance: artists estate, France condition: ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Blanche Grambs, (Shell Fish: Lobster, Crab, and Shrimp)
Located in New York, NY
In the 1950s and 60s Grambs worked on many commissions. This ink drawing with a lobster, crab, and a shrimp, was probably for a cookbook; the sheet is cut in a free-form, modernist...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

A Port - Original China Ink by Herta Hausmann - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
A Port is a black China ink drawing realized by Herta Hausmann on 1950 ca. Good conditions, except for same worn paper on the left margins. Atelier stamp on the back of the artwork.
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

The Window - Drawing - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Window is a drawing in pastel on paper realized in the mid-20th century by an unknown french artist. The state of preservation is good. The artwork represents an open window be...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Watercolor

Tony Award Winning Actors, Arthur Kennedy, David Wayne & Sam Wanamaker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Triple Portrait by George Wachsteter (1911-2004), of Tony Award Winning Actor...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Beautiful Pastel Fountain Drawing
Located in New York, NY
Pastel on paper 20 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. Framed: 30 1/2 x 38 1/2 in. Signed lower right: ME...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Rural Landscape - Drawing by Rene Suoest - 1930
Located in Roma, IT
Rural Landscape is a drawing realized by Rene Suoest 1903-1980 in 1930. Marker on a cream-colored paper. Good conditions with folding. The artwork is realized through deft quick s...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Permanent Marker

Seascape - Drawing by Antoine Mayo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Seascape is a drawing in watercolor, attributed to the artist Antoine Mayo (1905-1990) in the 1960s. In good condition. Antoine Mayo  (Port Said, Egypt 1905 - Seine Port 1990). Gre...
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Surrealist Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Female Portrait - Drawing - 1965
Located in Roma, IT
Female Portrait is a modern artwork realized in 1965. Mixed colored drawing on paper. Signature and date on the lower margin.
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Personnages - Pencil and Pen Drawing by Paul Garin - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Personnages is a drawing pen realized by the French artist Paul Garin (Nice, 1898-1963). Black-ink stamp on the lower right corner: "Catherine Charbonneux Commissaire Priseur - Atel...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Pen

Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a charcoal drawing realized by Mino Maccari  (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed. Good conditions with slight foxing. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

'Suzanne', Large Mid Century French Portrait Drawing by Gourdon
Located in Cotignac, FR
French, Mid Century, pastel and crayon portrait of an elegant young lady by Gourdon. Signed and dated bottom left. Trade label to the back board. Presented in period deep 'tray' frame. This seems to be an early work by the artist and hence it carries his name rather than his later more distinctive signature 'Aslan'. Alain Gordon was one of two brothers, his sibling Michel also went on to achieve notable success with his distinctive 'comic' style. Alain Gourdon...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Crayon, Pastel, Watercolor, Pencil

Early 20th Century Watercolor of Marrakech Scene, Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
John Teyral (American, 1912-1999) Marrakech, 1937 Watercolor on paper Signed, dated and titled upper right 12 x 14 inches 19 x 21.5 inches, framed John Teyral was one of Cleveland'...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

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