Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
ACADEMIC STYLE
During the Renaissance, the first European fine art academies were established in Italy and would guide the style and standards of visual culture in the following centuries. Academic art became dominant across the continent in the 17th century, with artists coming together to offer instruction in this style of painting and sculpture.
The academic art period represented a significant change from the previous era when painters, sculptors and other artists were part of guilds and seen more as artisans than purveyors of culture. While patronage from the elite and the church remained pivotal, young artists were able to support themselves for the first time through academic exhibitions and an independent marketplace. The leading academies included the French Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture founded in Paris in 1648 (which became the Académie des Beaux-Arts after the French Revolution) and the London Royal Academy of Arts formed in 1768 under the inaugural leadership of painter Joshua Reynolds.
Academy students sketched drawings based on prints, sculptures and, finally, live models. Movements including neoclassicism and romanticism were particularly popular in these art schools and institutions where the influence of Raphael and Nicolas Poussin was prominent. Beaux Arts architecture and furniture design drew on these movements, too, and, as they also originated at the Académie des Beaux-Arts, the disciplines share common ground with academic painting and sculpture.
Although academic art was a major shift for artistic status when it began, by the middle of the 19th century it was viewed as stodgy and resistant to new ideas, with the subject matter of artists such as William-Adolphe Bouguereau and Jean-Léon Gérôme generally limited to allegorical or mythological themes. Impressionism, realism and the other movements that engaged with contemporary issues that followed were direct reactions to the academic tradition, although it continued to inform the avant-garde as artists like Gustav Klimt and Pablo Picasso started their practices as academic realists.
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Style: Academic
Returnable Items Only
Gentle Evening - Pencil drawing - circa 1914
Located in Paris, FR
Georges CONRAD (1874-1936)
Gentle evening
Original pencil and color pencil drawing
Signed with the stamp of atelier
On paper 26.5 x 20 cm (c. 10,4 x 7.8 in)
Very good condition, pa...
Category
1910s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
Sexy Gag Cartoon E. Simms Campbell first African American Cartoonist - Black Art
Located in Miami, FL
Elmer Simms Campbell was a brilliant illustrator and cartoon artist and was also the first African American cartoonist to be nationally syndicated in major newsstand magazines such a...
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1940s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Board, Casein
“The Hunter”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor with graphite tracings of a solitary hunter in the field by the British artist, George Anderson Short. Signed bottom right. ...
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1940s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
"Take off" by Otto Vautier - Pencil on paper 11x17 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
Stamp of the O. Vautier workshop
Dimension of the passe partout frame 52.5 x 38 cm
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Early 19th Century Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon
Sketch of women and infant by P.E Vibert - Drawing 41x29 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
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1910s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor
"Young woman in evening dress" by Emile Hornung - Drawing 43x57 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
Sketch of Pierrot tuning his guitar on the back of the artwork
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1910s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Graphite
Stanley Spencer study for The Apotheosis of Hilda, British, 20th Century
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Stanley Spencer (British, 1891-1959)
Study for The Apotheosis of Hilda
Pencil
19.3/4 x 30 in. (50 x 76 cm.)
Provenance: Christie’s South Kensington, Stanley Spencer studio sale, 1998...
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20th Century Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
'Ballerina in Repose #2, ' by James Cobb, Charcoal and Conte Drawing, 2021
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This framed 13.5" x 13.5" charcoal and conte drawing by artist James Cobb captures a ballerina in a seated, relaxed pose. The work is on toned gray drawing...
Category
2010s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Conté, Charcoal
She Ain't Heavy - She's My Lover (Contemporary Figurative Nude Drawing))
Located in New Orleans, LA
New Orleans/Washington State artist Lue Isaac shows off her remarkable draftsmanship with this classical nude figure drawing. Note that this is from her ske...
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2010s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
19th Century drawing attributed to John Flaxman of a classical maiden
By John Flaxman
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Attributed to John Flaxman (British, 1755- 1826)
Study of a classical maiden
Pen and ink on paper
5.1/2 x 3.1/8 in. (14 x 8 cm.)
Category
19th Century Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen
Drawing of Putti in the Clouds by Jean-Jacques le Barbier l'Ainé (1738-1826)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Drawing of Putti in the Clouds
Jean-Jacques le Barbier l'Ainé (France, 1738-1826)
Black pencil on paper
Signed and dated lower left "Le Barbier L'ainé 1816"
10 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches ...
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1810s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Pensive young woman by Emile Hornung - Pastel on paper 37x29 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
Sketch on the back of the work
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1910s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Edouard Detaille (1848 1912), A trophy of arms, original signed Drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Edouard Detaille (1848-1912)
A trophy of arms
11.5 x 20 cm
Pen and ink with heightenings of white gouache on paper
Signed and dated 1885 lower right and annotated "Armée française...
Category
1880s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Two divine women - Pencil drawing - circa 1914
Located in Paris, FR
Georges CONRAD (1874-1936)
Two divine women
Original pencil and color pencil drawing
Signed with the stamp of atelier
On paper 26.5 x 20 cm (c. 10,4 x 7.8 in)
Very good condition, ...
Category
1910s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
Dance school by Benjamin II Vautier - Drawing 33x46 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
Golden wooden frame with glass pane
49,5 x 63 x 2 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
“Tavern Life”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor with graphite tracings of a lively tavern scene. Signed lower right and dated 1942 by the British artist, George Anderson Short...
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1940s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite, Watercolor
Edouard Detaille (1848 1912), The Young Paperboy, signed watercolor
Located in Paris, FR
Edouard Detaille (1848-1912)
The Young Paperboy
16.5 x 20.5 cm
Watercolor and brown ink on paper
Signed lower right
In good condition, the paper is slightly yellowed by time, some o...
Category
1880s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Set of six 19th Century studies or Turkish characters by Maltese artist Preziosi
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Count Amadeo Preziosi (Maltese, 1816 – 1882)
A set of six pencil and watercolour studies or Turkish characters including street vendors, a Turkish sold...
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19th Century Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Drawing of Putti with Anchor by Jean-Jacques le Barbier l'Ainé (1738-1826)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Drawing of Putti with Anchor
Jean-Jacques le Barbier l'Ainé (1738-1826)
Black pencil on paper
Signed and dated lower left "...1822. 12 years l waiting"
Considering that the anchor ...
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1820s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
British turn of the 20th century ink drawing of an allegory of time
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Sidney Herbert Sime (British, 1867 – 1941)
An allegory of lost Time
Ink on paper
Signed ‘S. H. SIME.’ (lower right)
6.5/8 x 5.7/8 in. (17 x 14.5 cm.)
Sidney Sime...
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Early 20th Century Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
“The Hunters”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor with graphite tracings of two hunters in the field by the British artist, George Anderson Short. Signed bottom right. Circa ...
Category
1940s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
Louis Charles Auguste Couder (1789-1873) Portrait of a young man, signed pastel
Located in Paris, FR
Louis Charles Auguste Couder (1789-1873)
Portrait of a young man
signed on the right border
Pastel on paper
28.5 x 21 cm
In good condition
In a modern frame : 48 x 40.5 cm
Augu...
Category
1860s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
“Bringing Home the Game”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor with graphite tracings of a hunter bring home the fresh game by the British artist, George Anderson Short. Signed top right. ...
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1940s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
Study of woman in bathing suit - Ink drawing - circa 1916
Located in Paris, FR
Georges CONRAD (1874-1936)
Study of woman in bathing suit
Original India ink and color pencil drawing
Signed with the stamp of atelier
On paper 26.5 x 20 cm (c. 10.4 x 7.8 in)
Ver...
Category
1910s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Color Pencil
Nude Sketch #2
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A rare work on paper by Ben Fenske. A sketch of a female nude, posing. Drawn from direct observation using a live model. White chalk is used to create highlights. Not framed. Wrapped...
Category
Early 2000s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
1980 Fauno e Ninfa Faun and Nymph Pencil on Paper Figurative Drawing
Located in Brescia, IT
This delicate drawing of the dance between a Faun and the Nimph, looks following the Jean Cocteau clean line drawings.
We can see in this scene, the grace and simplicity of the Neoc...
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1980s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
British, early 20th Century oriental scene by female artist Katie Blackmore
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Katie Blackmore (British, 1890 – 1957)
Oriental fantasy
Ink and gouache on paper
Signed ‘K Blackmore’ (lower right)
9 x 8.3/8in. (22.8 x 21.2 cm.)
A Scottish figurative and decorative artist, Katie Blackmore was closely associated with both Jessie Marion King...
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20th Century Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
George Frederic Watts 'Get thee beyond me, Satan', 19th Century British drawing
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
George Frederic Watts OM RA (British, 1817 – 1904)
Get thee beyond me, Satan
red chalk on paper
10.5/8 x 8.1/2 in. (27 x 21.5 cm.)
Provenance: From the...
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19th Century Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk
18th Century Italian head study of a Roman maiden
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Attributed to Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian, 1727 – 1785)
A head study of a Roman maiden
Sanguine, pencil and pastel on paper
7.1/2 x 5.7/8 in. (19 x 14.8 cm.)
Category
18th Century Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Pencil
Scene of Venetian evenings during the Carnival - Ink drawing - circa 1916
Located in Paris, FR
Georges CONRAD (1874-1936)
Scene of Venetian evenings during the Carnival
Original India ink and color pencil drawing
Signed with the stamp of atelier
On paper 26.5 x 20 cm (c. 10....
Category
1910s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Color Pencil
“After the Hunt”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor with graphite tracings of interior pub scene by the British artist, George Anderson Short. Signed bottom left. Circa 1940. ...
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1940s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
Self Portrait, Graphite Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Self Portrait" is a graphite drawing that depicts the artist.
Elizabeth Zanzinger is an award-winning painter with an enthusiastic international following. She developed her artistic voice through her studies at the Aristides Atelier and Gage Academy of Fine Art in Seattle. Elizabeth finished her education with a fellowship award (Grand Prize, 2nd Annual Utrecht Art...
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2010s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
“British Pub”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor with graphite tracings of interior crowded pub scene by the British artist, George Anderson Short. Signed lower left and date...
Category
1930s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
“Seaside Italian Villa”
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautiful, original watercolor on archival paper of an Italian seaside villa with figures. Executed in 1902 by the American artist, George Washington Nicholson...
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Early 1900s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Watercolor
ACADEMIC MALE NUDE FIGURE STUDIES
Located in Portland, ME
Michallet (attributed). ACADEMIC MALE NUDE FIGURE STUDIES. Four Charcoal drawings, each on heavy wove paper, 19th Century. 24 1/2 x 19 1/8 inches (s...
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Mid-19th Century Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Attributed to Eugène Lami (1800-1890) A Maid feeding rabbits, Watercolor
By Eugène Louis Lami
Located in Paris, FR
Attributed to Eugène Lami (1800-1890)
A maid feeding rabbits
Watercolor on paper
Bears a monogramm E L on the lower right
12.5 x 12.5 cm
In good condition, some foxings in the uppe...
Category
1860s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Edouard Detaille (1848 1912), A Carnival character, original signed Drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Edouard Detaille (1848-1912)
A Carnival character and a Zouave
19.5 x 12.5 cm
Pen and ink on paper
Signed lower left with the initials (faded)
In a modern framing : 35 x 28 cm
T...
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1880s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
France early 20th century View of the Grosbois castle and head study, watercolor
Located in Paris, FR
French school early 20th century
View of the Grosbois castle and a portrait study.
Black ink, black ink wash and watercolor on paper
Signed lower right (indistinct, see photo)
27 x ...
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1910s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Carbon Pencil
Edouard Detaille (1848 1912), A Carnival scene, watercolor signed
Located in Paris, FR
Edouard Detaille (1848-1912)
A carnival scene
21 x 16.5 cm
Watercolor and brown ink on paper
Signed lower right
Period frame : 35 x 30 cm (lacks in...
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1880s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Fishing Party - Pencil drawing - circa 1914
Located in Paris, FR
Georges CONRAD (1874-1936)
Fishing Party
Original pencil and color pencil drawing
Signed with the stamp of atelier
On paper 26.5 x 20 cm (c. 10,4 x 7.8 in)
Very good condition, pap...
Category
1910s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
“British Pub 2”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor with graphite tracings of interior crowded pub scene by the British artist, George Anderson Short. Signed top left and dated ...
Category
1930s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
“Tavern Meeting”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor with graphite tracings of interior crowded pub scene by the British artist, George Anderson Short. Signed bottom left. Circa...
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1940s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
A 1930s drawing of a young girl in a blustery windy day with autumn leaves
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Elsa Carlander (British, circa 1930)
An autumn gust
Watercolour and pencil on paper
Signed and inscribed ‘Best wishes from Elsa Carlander’ (lower right)
6.5/8 x 5.7/8 in. (16.8 x 15 ...
Category
1930s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
1850 American school, Franklin being piloted to Boston, watercolour on paper
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
American school, circa 1850
‘The American steamer Franklin being piloted to Boston’
Pencil and watercolour and body colour
Inscribed ‘Franklin’ on the sail
6.1/4 x 9.1/2 in. (16 x 24...
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19th Century Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Elegant Woman Seen in Cafe de la Paix (Paris) - Pencil drawing - circa 1914
Located in Paris, FR
Georges CONRAD (1874-1936)
Elegant Woman Seen in Cafe de la Paix (Paris)
Original pencil and color pencils drawing
Signed with the stamp of atelier
On paper 26.5 x 20 cm (c. 10,4 x ...
Category
1910s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
French School 19th Century, A Muskeeter, original pencil drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French school 19th Century
A Muskeeter
Pencil on paper
26.5 x 17 cm
Bears a signature "F. Roybet" in the lower right
In quite good condition, bears some visible foxings,
In an old mount (some damages)
(not framed)
Even if the style, execution and of course subject are those of Ferdinand Roybet...
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1890s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Moulin Rouge Dancer - Pencil drawing - circa 1916
Located in Paris, FR
Georges CONRAD (1874-1936)
Moulin Rouge Dancer
Original pencil and color pencil drawing
Signed with the stamp of atelier
On paper 26.5 x 20 cm (c....
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1910s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
Louis Charles Auguste Couder (1789-1873) The Widower and the Orphan, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Louis Charles Auguste Couder (1789-1873)
The Widower and the Orphan
Lead pencil on paper
29 x 20 cm
In good condition: some superficial creases, diffuse foxings
Framed (some loss...
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1860s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
French 19th Century Romantic Period 1830s Paris Society Beauty Portrait
Located in Norwich, GB
A astounding portrait of a society beauty by Adele Grasset (active ca 1830-1850). With an open face and and lightly smiling lips, she is wearing a gown typical of the romantic period. Drawn in graphite and heightened with white, the drawing is dated 1836
As often with woman artists of the 18th and 19th century, there is little biographical information available on Adèle Grasset. We do know however, that she had studied with the highly prominent artist François Gérard (1770-1837) , known also as the Baron Gérard...
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1830s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Gouache
'Napoleonic Guard at the Cathedral of Uspensky Sobor', Moscow, French Militaria
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed lower left, 'C.H.' for Charles Constantine Hoffbauer (French, 1875-1957) and painted circa 1900.
Accompanied by the original artist-signed mat, original backing with inscription and newspaper clipping from Los Angeles Times' review of Hoffbauer's 1949 Legion of Honor Exhibition.
Mat dimensions: 12.75 x 13.5 Inches
An exceptionally fine and detailed, cabinet-sized gouache showing members of the Napoleonic guard relaxing in the courtyard of the Cathedral of Uspensky Sobor during France's brief occupation of Moscow during the fall of 1812.
Born in Paris in 1875, Charles Hoffbauer studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts under Fernand Cormon and Gustave Moreau and, during his studies, became acquainted with Matisse, Rouault, and Marquet. He was the recipient of numerous prizes, medals and juried awards including an Honorable Mention in the Salon of 1896, and prizes at the Salons of 1898 and 1899. He was awarded a bronze medal at the Paris Universal Exposition of 1900 and, in the same year, a French government scholarship, the Prix National du Salon, that allowed him to travel and study in Italy, Greece and Egypt. In 1902, he won the Prix Rosa Bonheur. At the Salon of 1904, the French government purchased 'Champs de Bataille' for the Musée du Luxembourg and Hoffbauer was elected a member of the Legion of Honor.
Hoffbauer served in the French Army as an official war artist during the first world war, winning the Croix de Guerre and acting as liaison officer to the American camouflage section. On the recommendation of the mural painter, James Wall Finn, Hoffbauer received the 1935 commission to paint the murals for Battle Abbey, the Confederate memorial in Richmond, Virginia. He revisited America to accept a commission for the mural in the Missouri State Capitol, and was appointed to membership of the jury of the 1937 International Exposition. Two years later, he became an American citizen and settled in Rockport, Massachusetts. Charles Hoffbauer's work may be found in the permanent collections of numerous national museums including the Museum of Modern Art in Paris.
Reference:
Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America, Peter Hastings Falk, Sound View Press 1999, Vol. 2, p. 1585; Thieme-Becker Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zu Gengenwart, Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag 1992, Vol. 17/18, p. 246; E. Benezit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs, Jacques Busse, 1999 Nouvelle Édition, Gründ 1911, Vol. 7, p. 105; Biographical Encyclopedia of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers of the U.S.: Colonial to 2002, Bob Creps, Dealer’s Choice Books, Inc. 2002, Vol. 1, p. 643; Steen, James T. "The Story of a Painting," Carnegie Magazine 31/32 (February 1957): 57-59; Charles Hoffbauer (1875-1957). Drawings, Temperas & Oil Paintings. Exh. cat. Somerville, MA: Gropper Art Gallery, 1977; Glueck, Grace. New York: The Painted City. Salt Lake City: Peregrine Smith Books...
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1940s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Fernand de Launay (1855-1904) Portrait of a child, 1890, original drawing
By Fernand de Launay
Located in Paris, FR
Fernand de Launay (1838-1904)
Portrait of a child, probably the daughter of the artist
Lead pencil on paper
Signed and dated "4 septembre 1890" on the lower left
27 x 21 cm
In quite ...
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1890s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
“Villagers”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor with graphite tracings by the well known German artist, Peter Von Halm. Signed in pencil lower right. Condition is good. Several tiny foxing spots with small areas of mild wrinkles on the outer corners. Matted but not framed.
He was the son of an innkeeper and brewer. Initially, he wanted to become an architect and, in pursuit of that goal, attended the Technische Universität Darmstadt. After 1875, he studied copper engraving with Johann Leonhard Raab and general art subjects with Ludwig von Löfftz, at the Munich Academy.
From 1883 to 1885, he lived in Berlin at the invitation of his friend, Karl Stauffer-Bern, where he created graphic versions of the Old Masters for Wilhelm von Bode...
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1880s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
Actress June Knight
Located in Miami, FL
Celebrity portrait sketch of
actress June Knight but James Montgomery Flagg on card stock in two colors.
Signed and inscribed lower right. The work is unframed.
There
is a slight cr...
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1930s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Pencil
Theodore Blake Wirgman (1848-1925) Portrait of Ernest Albert Waterlow, drawing
By Theodore Blake Wirgman
Located in Paris, FR
Theodore Blake Wirgman (1848-1925)
Portrait of Sir Ernest Albert Waterlow RA, (1850-1919)
pen and black ink on paper,
inscribed with thename of the sitter on the verso of the sheet, now not visible under the framing
15 x 12 cm
In a modern frame 34.5 x 30 cm
Theodore Blake Wirgman (29 April 1848 – 16 January 1925) was an English painter and etcher who moved to London, studied at the Royal Academy schools, became a painter of history and genre subjects, and worked as a portrait artist for The Graphic. A number of these portraits are held at the National Portrait Gallery. Theodore Blake Wirgman was born in Belgium and died in London.
He worked from a studio at 24 Dawson Place, Notting Hill, London, and joined The Arts Club in 1892.
Wirgman was part of a group of avant-garde young artists who emulated Edward Burne-Jones and Simeon Solomon...
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1880s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
“Portrait of a Head”
Located in Southampton, NY
Late 18th century mixed media portrait of the head of an old man, perhaps the biblical figure Moses. Italian school . Composed of graphite, colored chalk, watercolor and gouache on ...
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1780s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Paper, Chalk, Graphite, Watercolor
Study of female nude and a couple - Pencil drawing - circa 1914
Located in Paris, FR
Georges CONRAD (1874-1936)
Study of female nude and a couple
Original pencil drawing
Signed with the stamp of atelier
On paper 26.5 x 20 cm (c. 10,4 x 7.8 in)
Good condition, paper...
Category
1910s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Sosie
Located in Florham Park, NJ
House of Bernard
Founded 1905.
Pen and ink.
Paris, France.
Coats, 1923.
French fashion has influenced men and women, kings and queen, rich and poor throughout time. Tumultuo...
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1920s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen, Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Archival Tape, Ink, Paper
French Woman with a Officer - Ink drawing - 1916
Located in Paris, FR
Georges CONRAD (1874-1936)
French Woman with a Officer
Original India ink and pencil drawing
Signed with the stamp of atelier
On paper 26.5 x 20 cm (c. 10,4 x 7.8 in)
Very good co...
Category
1910s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil, India Ink
Academic figurative drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Academic figurative drawings and watercolors available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 20th Century, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add figurative drawings and watercolors created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple and other colors. Frequently made by artists working with Archival Paper, and Archival Tape and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Academic figurative drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 2.56 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative drawings and watercolors made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $11 and tops out at $288,500, while the average work sells for $747.