Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Lovers is an original drawing in mixed media on ivory paper realized in 1940 ca. by an unknown artist of the XX century. In very good conditions, except for some folding and very sm...

Man Portrait is a beautiful original pencil drawing on cream-colored paper made by the Italian artist Ildebrando Urbani (1901 - 1985). Realized by a skilled hand, this rapid sketch ...

Silhouettes is an original drawing on ivory paper realized by Flor David in the 1950s This is an original pen and watercolored drawing representin...

Portrait of Woman is an original drawing in china and water color on paper by Carlo Caroli in the 1940s. Hand-signed at the bottom of the image. Sheet dimension: 31 x 24 cm The st...

Paris is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by an anonymous artist of the XX century. The State of preservation is very good. Sheet dime...

Nude is an original drawing in tempera and watercolor a on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1988-1916). Sheet dimension: 13 x 29.7 cm. The artwork represents a nude woman lying d...

"Landscape" is a drawing in watercolor on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet dimension: 15 x 23.5 cm. The ar...

Male Portrait is an original pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper, realized by the French artist Paul Garin (Nice, 1898-1963) in the 1960s. Black-ink stamp on the lower right corne...

Children in the Garden is an original Modern Artwork realized in 1949 by the Italian artist Renzo Vespignani (Rome, 1924 - Rome, 2001). Original China Ink and black pencil on ivory paper. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right corner in pencil: Vespignani 1949. Excellent conditions. Interesting Neorealistic china ink drawing on ivory paper depicting two children in a garden. The strokes of the work are very intense and there is a very high chiaroscuro. The couple is surrounded by plants and palms in vases and the little girl in the foreground wears a nice hat...

Lawyer is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by an Anonymous artist of the XX century. In good condition except for some folding and small missing of paper on the marg...

Nude is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Simon Goldberg (1913-1985), with the stamp of “ Delavenne Lafarg- Atelier Simon Goldberg” on the lower right. The state of...

Forest is an original drawing in mixed media on paper realized by Simon Goldberg (1913-1985). Hand-signed on the lower left. The state of preservation is very good. Sheet dimension...

Vulture is an original drawing in pencil and pastel realized Jane Le Soudier (1885-1976). with the monogram of the artist's name on the lower right. The state of preservation of the ...

Park is an original drawing in charcoal on paper realized by Simon Goldberg (1913-1985). Hand-signed on the lower left. The state of preservation is good with marks of sticks on the...

"Composition" is an original drawing in watercolor on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1988-1916). The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet dimension: 18.5x27 ...

This striking mixed media work, entitled "Maya the Wonderful" was realized in the United States during the mid 20th Century. It offers an austere composition, whose effect is far gre...

Marriage is an original drawing in pencil on paper, realized by an Anonymous artist of the XX century, signed on the rear, unreadable. The State of preservation is good. Sheet dime...

London Harbor is an original drawing on paper realized in the 1930s by Robert Louis Antral. This is an original black and white drawing representing a v...

Banana is an original drawing in pen on paper realized by Mick Michel, in 1962, Hand-signed on the lower left, not readable. In good condition. Sheet dimension: 22x 27 cm.

City View is an original Watercolour on paper realized by an artist of the XX century. The state of preservation of the artwork is very good hand-signed on the bottom left. the sign ...

Nude is an original drawing in watercolor on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1988-1916). The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet dimension: 15 x 15 cm. The ...

The Inn is an original artwork realized by Jean Albert Grand-Carteret in the XX Century. China Ink on paper. Passepartout included (cm 27 x 23). Mint conditions. Very beautiful...

Family Scene is an original modern artwork realized in the middle of the XX Century by a French artist. Original china ink and watercolor. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower le...

Nude is an original drawing in pen on paper realized by Italian artist Angelo Sabbatani in 1965 ca, hand-signed in pen on the lower-right. In good condition with some foxes and stai...

Paysanne d’Egypte (Portrait of Egyptian Woman) is a beautiful drawing realized by the French artist Simone Leclercq-Beuvart, active in the second half of the 20th century. The artwo...

This artwork titled "Olga Nikistens dans Athena" 1949 is a watercolor, pastel and black stone on paper by noted French artist Jean Target, 1910-1997 I...

Woman with chicken is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari in the 1960's. Watercolor and pastel drawing. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower margin. Includes frame (87...

The Saint and the Animal is an original drawing in pencil and tempera realized by Paul Henri Bony, French artist, active in the first half of 20th century, with three color study on ...

Rural Cottage is an original painting in watercolor by an anonymous French artist of the XX century. The state of preservation is good and aged with signs of time on it, with two sma...

Figure In The Room is an original drawing on paper realized by an artist of the XX century. The state of preservation of the artwork is very good 30.5x22.5cm The artwork represent...

Portrait of Woman is an original drawing in pencil and charcoal on paper, realized Hubert Yencesse in 1951, Hand-signed, dated. The state of preservat...

SUSIE Q. SMITH Medium: Newspaper comics Distributed by: King Features Syndicate First Appeared: 1945 Creators: Linda and Jerry Walter 5.5 X 19.5 Dated August 13, 1954 in top right corner. Like her contemporaries, Aggie Mack, Candy and Patsy Walker (before her conversion to a superhero), Susie Q. Smith was a female Archie-type — not exactly an imitator, because Archie, who had started only four years earlier, hadn't yet become popular enough to spawn imitators, but part of his genre. She attended high school, where her teachers often seemed unreasonable to her, interacted with the opposite gender in a typically adolescent way, and her parents didn't completely understand her. And she was cute and perky as only a teenage girl can be. Susie was the star of a comic strip distributed by King Features, the biggest of the comic strip syndicates, whose other offerings have ranged from Jackys Diary to Prince Valiant. King launched the strip in both daily and Sunday form in 1945. Daily, she was only in a panel at first, but it expanded into a full, multi-panel strip on February 7, 1953. In a very odd turn of events, in 1953 the Walters chose to leave King Features behind and hitch their wagon at the McNaught Syndicate. The creators were Harold "Jerry" Walter and his wife, Linda. Jerry was also responsible for Jellybean Jones, who has nothing to do with Jughead Jones's young sister, a modern-day addition to the Archie cast of characters. Together, they did The Lively Ones during the 1960s. Though each was capable of doing both major jobs in comic strip production, their usual working method was for Jerry to dream up the ideas and write the dialog, while Linda did the artwork. The Walters also collaborated on a series of Susie Q. Smith comic books for Dell Comics. Instead of reprinting newspaper strips, these ran new stories by the Walters. Between 1951 and '54, four issues were published as part of the Four Color Comics series, where many minor comic strips, including Dotty Dripple, Timmy and Rusty Riley had found a home. It had no other media spin-offs. Susie Q. Smith had a respectable run in the newspapers, but it ended in 1959. Jerry Walter (1915 - 2007) was an abstract expressionist artist whose output of energetic and colorful paintings were the products of the rich artistic milieu of post-war New York City. He was born Harold Frank Walter in Mount Pleasant, Iowa on November 25, 1915. After graduating from Colgate University in 1937, Walter moved to New York City, where he studied drawing and painting at the New School and the Art Students’ League. Before concentrating seriously on his art, he spent several years as a successful copywriter and idea man for the advertising agencies of J. Walter Thompson, McCann Ericson, and BBDO. During this time, he also worked as a syndicated cartoonist. Collaborating with his wife, Linda, his best-known series was Susie Q. Smith, which first appeared in 1945 and described as a “female Archie type.” Very popular, the cartoon was later the subject of a series of comic books published from 1951 to 1954. After serving in the United States Army for three years during World War II, Walter began to paint seriously. He ascribed his earliest artistic influence to Joan Miró, whose Dog Barking at the Moon (1926) he viewed when he was twelve, the year he published his first cartoon. Walter later wrote that jazz, “the first native expression of so-called modernism” was a strong influence on his work. During the later 1940s, Walters spent time at the Research Studio in Maitland, Florida. Founded in 1937 by artist and architect J. André Smith and supported by the philanthropist Mary Curtis Bok, the Research Studio was a lively colony that hosted prominent artists, including Milton Avery, Ralston Crawford, and Doris Lee. While at the Studio, Walter’s work was purchased by Frank Crowninshield. A founding trustee of the Museum of Modern Art and editor of Vanity Fair, Crowinshield was a noted collector; his collection included important works by Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, Edgar Degas, George Bellows, and Pierre Bonnard. Returning to New York after his time at the Studio, Walter became an active member of the New York school of the abstract expressionist movement, and in the summer of 1956, Walter exhibited 13 paintings and a selection of drawings at New York’s Chase Gallery. The adroit manipulation of both color and composition evident in his work shows the influence of Abstract Expressionism, particularly Willem de Kooning, Arshile Gorky, and Hans Hofmann. illustrator and female cartoonist Linda Walter was the talented female mind behind the beloved "Susie Q. Smith" comic strip. She played an instrumental role in shaping the cultural landscape through her vibrant illustrations. Known for the timeless charm of the "Susie Q. Smith" comic strip, Linda's artistry brought joy and laughter to countless readers during the 1950s and continues to resonate with fans across generations. She was part of the Woodstock artists community. from Women in Comics: Linda Walter was the artist of newspaper strip Susie Q. Smith, which was written by her husband, Jerry. It was syndicated by King Features Syndicate and ran from 1945 to 1959. The Walters also contributed original Susie Q. Smith stories to Dell's Four Color comic books from 1951 to 1954. From 1964-1965, they created a singled panel comic called The Lively Ones. Vintage Golden Age of Comics era. The Golden Age of Comic Books describes an era in the history of American comic books from 1938 to 1956. During this time, modern comic books were first published and rapidly increased in popularity. The superhero archetype was created. Between 1939 and 1941 Detective Comics (DC) and its sister company, All-American Publications, introduced popular superheroes such as Batman and Robin, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Doctor Fate, the Atom, Hawkman, Green Arrow and Aquaman. Timely Comics, the 1940s predecessor of Marvel Comics, had million-selling titles featuring the Human Torch, the Sub-Mariner, and Captain America. Another notable series was The Spirit by Will Eisner. Dell Comics' non-superhero characters (particularly the licensed Walt Disney animated-character comics) outsold the superhero comics of the day. The publisher featured licensed movie and literary characters such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Roy Rogers and Tarzan. Additionally, MLJ's introduction of Archie Andrews in Pep Comics #22 (December 1941) gave rise to teen humor comics, with the Archie Comics...

Hand signed lower right. Very good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Roma, 1989) was a popular Italian artist and engraver. He realized a lot of graphic artworks, especially ...

Sleeping Woman is a black and white charcoal drawing realized by Serge Fontinsky (1887-1971) in the half of the 20th Century. Good conditions but top left of sheet missing. Hand-s...

Woman with a Hat is an original drawing in pencil, realized by Cesare Breveglieri, in the 1930', hand-signed and, dated, with the stamp of collezione culturale d'artre Milano " Azur ...

Theatrical Costume is an original drawing in China ink, realized by Russian scenographer Eugène Berman, hand-signed. Image Dimension: 23x 10.5 cm Included a Passepartout. In good ...

The Tree is an original drawing in pencil, realized by an anonymous artist of the XX century. Image Dimension: 21 x 30 cm Included a Passepartout. In good conditions. Here the a...

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 ...

This artwork "View of the Bay of Naples" c.1935 is a watercolor on paper by noted impressionist Italian artist Maria Ada Gianni, 1873-1956. It is si...

Artist: Margaret.S Johnson (American, 1893-1964) Title: Man and Dog on the Front Porch Year: Circa 1930 Medium: Ink drawing Signature: Signed on the ...

Jean Poulain 1884-1967 Jean Poulain was born in 1884 in Katanga (formerly Belgian Congo). The self-taught artist from an early age, he will be in search of all the emotions and beau...

Carnet de Voyage is a wonderful original illustrated album by the Russian artist Ivan Sermoski (1889?-1963?). A beautiful manuscript with original blue ink and marker sketches representing the uses and customs of the native Americans, the Sioux Indians. This ancient sketchbook of 46 pages includes a final watercolored sketch concerning the history of the Indian Sioux...

After the hunt is a beautiful pencil original drawing on ivory-colored paper, realized by the German artist Wilhelm Lorenz, best know as Willi Lorenz. Signed in pencil on lower right...

This artwork "Banana Market" c.1960 is a watercolor on paper by noted British/American artist Jonathan Hartley Folliot Scott, 1914-1995 It is signed at the lower left corner by the a...

Louis Osman was an English artist, architect, goldsmith, silversmith and medallist. He is notable for the gold coronet he designed and made for the investiture in 1969 of Charles, Pr...

This artwork titled "Taking a Rest" is a watercolor on paper by noted California artist Nat Levy 1896-1984. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork size is ...

Woman Portrait is an original watercolor drawing realized by Paul Bonet in 1930. Hand-signed and dated on the lower margin. Dedication handwritten by the artist "pour mon ami Lévrie...

Woman is an original pen drawing on ivory paper, realized by the French artist Paul Garin (Nice, 1898-1963) in the 1950s. The artwork represents a portrait of a standing woman with...

Provocative watercolor, gouache on paper Balinese tribal artwork. Not signed. Circa 1950. Condition is very good. No issues. Finely painted and meticulously detailed artwork of a ta...

Lunapark is a wonderful blue ink original drawing realized on an accounting paper by the artist Jeanne Daour (1914-?). With the typical rapidity of a sketched drawing, this modern a...

This artwork "Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia Scenery" c.1950 is a watercolor on paper by Finns/Canadian artist William Edward De Garthe, 1907-1983. It is signed a...

Florence - Certosa is an original watercolored drawing on paper, realized by the French artist André Maire (1898 - 1985). Unsigned. With autograph pencil...

This artwork "Flowers Bouquet" c.1950 is a watercolor on paper by noted British/Canadian artist Lawrence Arthur Colley Panton, 1894-1954. It is signed a...

Schoolgirls is a beautiful watercolored ink drawing of the first half of the 20th century, around 1940. The drawing shows an inscription in pencil on the lower right that is hard to...

In Good Company is an original pencil drawing on paper, realized by the French artist Paul Garin (Nice, 1898-1963) in the 1950s. Black ink stamp on t...

This artwork "Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia Scenery" c.1950 is an ink drawing on paper by Finns/Canadian artist William Edward De Garthe, 1907-1983. It is signed...

Donald Stacy "Mark" c.1950s Oil pastel and gouache paint on paper 14x17" unframed Unsigned Came from artist's estate Donald Stacy (1925-2011) New Jersey Studied: Newark School of ...

Image dimensions: 23.5 x 16 cm. Les Sepulcres Secrets is an original artwork realized by Jean Torthe in the XX Century. Original ink and watercolor on paper. Hand-signed on the ...

Image dimensions: 16 x 20 cm Vautour pape is beautiful original charcoal drawing on ivory-colored paper, realized by the French Artist and Illustrator Ray Lambert (1889-1976). Of shoulders with its powerful spread wings and its characteristic beak the vautour pape is portrayed with a very fresh and fluid line, sign of a talented hand. The title is hand-written in pencil on higher right margin, the signature is printed with a black ink stamp under the image on the lower left. In excellent conditions, except for two ring holes on the higher margin and some pencil stains on the edges, this modern artworks preserves his beauty. The subject of this original drawing is the royal vulture, also known as Sarcoramphus papa, a great bird of Central and South America. This bird lives mainly in the lowland tropical forests that extend from southern Mexico to northern Argentina, although some think that the "painted vulture" described by William Bartram...

Portrait of a Man is a beautiful original pencil drawing on cream-colored paper made by the Italian artist Ildebrando Urbani (1901 - 1985). Realized by a skilled hand, this double-sided sheet composed by a male profile with hat on the recto and on the verso two male portraits with hats...