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Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

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Style: Contemporary
Period: 1970s
The Hobby - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
The Hobby is an original drawing in china ink realized by Leo Guida in 1972. Good condition. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movements and historica...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Bird - Original Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Juggler is an original drawing in China ink realized by Leo Guida in 1972. Good condition. Hand-signed. The artwork is depicted through strong strokes.
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

The Rest - Original Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
The Rest is an original drawing in watercolor and ink realized by Leo Guida in 1970. Good condition. Hand-signed. The artwork is depicted through strong strokes with perfect hatch...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

The Melting Mask - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Melting Mask is an original Original Ink and Watercolor realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s. Good condition except for some foxings and a rip on the lower-left. The artwork is d...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

The Sleeping Sybil - Etching by Leo Guida - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
The Sleeping Sybil is an original etching print realized by Leo Guida in 1970. Hand-signed on the lower right and dated in pencil. titled on the lower center. Artist's proof. Good ...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Etching

Female Portrait - Watercolor by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Portrait is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in Watercolor on paper. Good conditions...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Portrait - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s. Good condition. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movements and histor...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

The Knife - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
The Knife is an original drawing in pencil realized by Leo Guida in the 1972. Good condition. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movements and historic...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Sybil - Original Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Sybil is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in pencil on paper. Good conditions but aged. Th...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Portrait - Watercolor by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in Watercolor on paper. Good conditions but ag...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

China Drawing by Alfredo Chiappori - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
China Drawing is an original drawing in china ink realized by Alfredo Chiappori (14/07/1977). The artwork is in very good conditions on white cardboard, on the back, there is the ar...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Bathers on the Tiber - Oil Pastels on Paper by N. Gattamelata - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Bathers is an original Contemporary artwork realized by Nazareno Gattamelata in the 1970s. Original colored oil pastels on paper. Hand signed by the artist on the lower right margin: Gattamelata. The work is glued on a black cardboard. Dimensions: 29.5 x 0.1 x 42 cm. Good conditions. Bathers is an original work depicting a tyical urban Roman landscape realized by the Italian artist Nazareno Gattamelata. He frequented the Roman artistic environment that revolves around the "trident" between the poles of the Caffè Rosati and Canova in Piazza del Popolo and the Osterie of the "Bottaro" and the "King of friends" around Via Ripetta. He makes friends in particular with the poet Sandro Penna and the sculptors Francesco Coccia and Pietro de Laurentiis.
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel

Portrait - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized in 1970 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original pen and watercolor drawing on ivory-colored paper. Hand-sig...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pen

The Owl - Mixed Media Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
The Owl is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1970 by the italian artist Leo Guida. Hand-signed and dated in pencil on the lower left corner: Leo Guida '70. Mixed media:...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Tempera, Watercolor

Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original artwork realized in 1970 by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original pencil and green china ink drawing on grey-colored paper. Hand-sig...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pencil

The Structure - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
The Structure is an original artwork realized in 1977 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawing pencil on ivory-colored paper. Hand-signed a...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

The Collapse - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
The Collapse is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1977 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawing pencil on ivory-colored paper. Han...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1970 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawing in watercolor and China ink on ivory-color...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Portrait - Original Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in China ink and watercolor on paper. Good con...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Crouched Nude - Artwork by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Crouched Nude is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original watercolor drawing on paper. Good conditions. Leo...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

The Hobby - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
The Hobby is an original drawing in china ink realized by Leo Guida in 1972. Good condition. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movements and historica...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Bird - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Bird is a drawing in China ink realized by Leo Guida in 1972. Good condition. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movements and historical techniques, L...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Nudes - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Nudes is an original drawing realized by Leo Guida in the 1980s. Drawing in pen and Charcoal. Good conditions. Included a Passepartout: 60 x 40 cm Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensi...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Pen

The Bird - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Bird is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s. Good condition with some sign of stick on the lower. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to c...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Study for the Staton - Watercolor Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Study for the Staton is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original watercolor and ink on paper. Good condition...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Female Portrait - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Portrait is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in Watercolor on paper. Good conditions...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Female Figure - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Figure is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in china ink and Watercolor on paper. Goo...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Female Figure - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Figure is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in china ink and Watercolor on paper. Goo...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

The Butterfly Killer - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Butterfly Killer is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original pencil and watercolor on paper. Good condit...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pencil

The Fall of the Knight - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Fall of the Knight is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original ink and watercolor on paper. Good conditi...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original ink and watercolor on paper. Good conditions. Hand-signed....
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

The Nude and the Black Storm - Original Drawing by Leo Guida - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
The Nude and the Black Storm is an original contemporary artwork realized in the 1980s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawing in mixed media ...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Permanent Marker

Reclined Nude - Mixed Media Artwork by Leo Guida - 1970 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Reclined Nude is an original contemporary artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in Oil Pastel and Watercolor ...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Oil Pastel

Sybil and Knight - Drawings by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Sybil and Knight is an original contemporary artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in pencil on paper. Good ...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Adam and Eve - Original Mixed Media Artwork by Leo Guida - 1970 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Adam and Eve is an original contemporary artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in pencil on paper. Good cond...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Loneliness - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Loneliness is an original drawing in china ink, watercolor, and pastel realized by Leo Guida in 1971. Good condition. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artisti...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Woman - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is an original drawing in china ink realized by Leo Guida in 1972. Good condition. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movements and historical te...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original Contemporary artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawing in watercolor and China ink on ivory-c...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Seated Woman and Surreal Scene - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Seated woman and Surreal Scene are two original drawings in ink and watercolor on the front and the rear realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s. Good condition. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

The Nightmare - Pencil Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Nightmare is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original pencil on paper. Good conditions. Leo Guida (199...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Female Portrait - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Portrait is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in pencil on paper. Good conditions but...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Seated Sybil and Exhausted Knight - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Seated Sybil and Exhausted Knight is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original pencil drawing on paper. Good ...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Knight - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Knight is an original drawing in pencil realized by Leo Guida in 1970. Good condition. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movements and historical tech...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

The Sunset - Watercolor by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Sunset is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original watercolor drawing on paper. Good conditions. the ar...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Nonna Rosina - Original Etching by Leo Guida - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Nonna Rosina is an original etching print realized by Leo Guida in 1975. Hand-signed on the lower right in pencil and dated. Artist's proof. Titled on the lower center. with the po...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Etching

Female Figure - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Figure is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in Oil Pastel on paper. Good conditions b...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel

Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original artwork realized in 1970 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper, glued on cardboard (35 x 50...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original artwork realized in 1970 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper, glued on cardboard (50 x ...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Female Figure - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Figure is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in china ink and Watercolor on paper. Goo...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

China Drawing by Alfredo Chiappori - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
China Drawing is an original drawing in china ink realized by Alfredo Chiappori (17/05/1977). The artwork is in very good conditions on white cardboard, on the back, there is the ar...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Female Nude - Charcoal Drawing - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Nude is an original Contemporary artwork realized in the 1970s. Original Charcoal drawing on paper. Mint conditions. Female Nude is an original Contemporary artwork realiz...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Composition - Original Watercolor on Paper by Caroline Hill - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is a beautiful artwork realized by Caroline Hill (1935-1983) in 1971. Watercolour technicque. In very good condition except for some tains on the back. Signed on the lower right margin; This realistic drawing...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Gli Anni Del Dolore - Original Etching by Leo Guida - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Gli Anni Del Dolore is an originalartwork realized by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017), in 1975s. Original black and white etching on paper. Excellent cond...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Etching

Gli Anni Del Dolore - Original Etching by Leo Guida - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Gli Anni Del Dolore is an original artwork realized by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017), in 1975s. Original black and white etching on paper. Excellent cond...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Etching

Monster Bird - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Monster Bird is an original drawing in china ink and watercolor realized by Leo Guida in 1970. Good condition. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movem...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Standing Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Standing Nude is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s. Good condition. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movement...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Loneliness - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Loneliness is an original drawing in china ink, pencil and oil pastel and watercolor realized by Leo Guida in 1972. Good condition. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current i...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Ink, Watercolor, Pencil

Loneliness - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Loneliness is an original drawing in china ink, watercolor, and pastel realized by Leo Guida in 1971. Good condition. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artisti...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Pastel

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