Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
IMPRESSIONIST STYLE
Emerging in 19th-century France, Impressionist art embraced loose brushwork and plein-air painting to respond to the movement of daily life. Although the pioneers of the Impressionist movement — Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir — are now household names, their work was a radical break with an art scene led and shaped by academic traditions for around two centuries. These academies had oversight of a curriculum that emphasized formal drawing, painting and sculpting techniques and historical themes.
The French Impressionists were influenced by a group of artists known as the Barbizon School, who painted what they witnessed in nature. The rejection of pieces by these artists and the later Impressionists from the salons culminated in a watershed 1874 exhibition in Paris that was staged outside of the juried systems. After a work of Monet’s was derided by a critic as an unfinished “impression,” the term was taken as a celebration of their shared interest in capturing fleeting moments as subject matter, whether the shifting weather on rural landscapes or the frenzy of an urban crowd. Rather than the exacting realism of the academic tradition, Impressionist paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings represented how an artist saw a world in motion.
Many Impressionist painters were inspired by the perspectives in imported Japanese prints alongside these shifts in European painting — Édouard Manet drew on ukiyo-e woodblock prints and depicted Japanese design in his Portrait of Émile Zola, for example. American artists such as Mary Cassatt and William Merritt Chase, who studied abroad, were impacted by the work of the French artists, and by the late 19th century American Impressionism had its own distinct aesthetics with painters responding to the rapid modernization of cities through quickly created works that were vivid with color and light.
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Style: Impressionist
Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia Scenery
Located in San Francisco, CA
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...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Woman Sitting
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Sitting Woman" 1941 is a watercolor on paper by noted California (German/American) artist Ernst Stolz, 1901-1989. It is signed and dated at the lower right corner by th...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
The Voyeur
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "The Voyeur" 1949 is a pastel on light green paper by noted California (German/American) artist Ernst Stolz, 1901-1989. It is signed and dated at the lower right ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Fairy Tales Watercolor on Paper
By Dewitt M. Lockman
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Fairy tales,
Mixed media on paper, from the artist estate.
actual size 19"x23" framed 34"x39"
Impressionistic style watercolor, drawing, pastel on paper, from the artist Estate.
DeWitt Lockman began painting at the age of four in Brooklyn. By the age of seven, his family had moved to New York, where he worked with the animal painter James H. Beard. He later studied with Nelson Bickford and William Sartain. He was in Europe, principally in France, England, and Holland, from 1891 to 1892 and again from 1901 to 1902. In the years between the two European trips, Lockman painted little, suffering from ill-health. Resuming his artistic activities in the early years of the century, Lockman also served in the Office of Naval Intelligence from 1917 to 1918. He married Evelyn Walker in 1946. Although his oeuvre also includes still life and animal pictures, Lockman was most successful as a portraitist, painting over 500 works in that genre. President Calvin Coolidge, General of the Armies John J. Pershing, and Dr. Nicholas Murray...
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1920s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Paper, Watercolor
$2,925 Sale Price
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Oaxaca Playtime
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Arnold Grossman (American, 1923-2016)
Title: Oaxaca Playtime
Year: c.1980
Medium: Watercolor
Paper: Watercolor paper
Image size: 12.25 x 16 ...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Glamorous Palm Beach Portrait with Sun Hat - Mid Century Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
The mid-century glamour portrait of an elegant, long-necked woman in silhouette with a straw sun hat. Signed and dated Grafstrom Palm Beach 1947 - Condition is good with some scatter...
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1940s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pen
Fishing Boat
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Fishing Boat" c. 1950 is a watercolor on paper by California artist Eleanor M. Wilkevich, 1908-1969. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The artwork size is 16 x 19.5 inches, framed size is 24.25 x 27.5 inches. The artwork is in excellent condition, the frame is damaged and will be replaced by a new black frame before shipping. This will bring the over all condition to excellent.
About the artist:
Born in New York City on Aug. 2, 1908. Wilkevich studied at the Art Students League and Grand Central Art School in New York City. By the late 1930s she had settled in San Diego where she taught painting. She died there on May 6, 1969.
Member: San Diego Art Guild; La Jolla Art...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Cadillac Corner, Venice CA
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Arnold Grossman (American, 1923-2016)
Title: Cadillac Corner, Venice CA
Year: 1983
Medium: Watercolor
Paper: Watercolor paper
Size image: 1...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The Old Trestle, San Rafael, California
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "The Old Trestle, San Rafael, California" 1986 is a watercolor on paper by noted California artist Arnold A. Grossman, 1923-2016. It is ...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
L'Ambulante
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in 1852 in Reims, Marne, French Impressionist painter, lithographer, watercolorist and etcher Jean-Louis Forain enrolled at the École des Beaux Arts and studied under Jean-Léo...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Etching
Turfistes et Jockeys
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Pencil on paper
Paper size: 8 x 10.5 inches
Stamped with the artist’s atelier stamp ‘ATELIER/RAOUL DUFY’ lower right
Provenance: Galerie Fanny Guillon-Laffaille, Paris.
Neffe-Dega...
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
"Grooming" (FRAMED) Drawing 14.5" x 20.5" inch by Omar Abdel Zaher
Located in Culver City, CA
"Grooming" (FRAMED) Drawing 14.5" x 20.5" inch by Omar Abdel Zaher
Abdel Zaher is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Helwan and has been painting for three decades and has no...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
"Trampoline-WI State Fair Park" original signed drawing by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this drawing, Sylvia Spicuzza presents the viewer with a view of children jumping on a trampoline near the entrance to the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair...
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1950s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon
"Still Life with Fruit" original charcoal drawing by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this drawing, Sylvia Spicuzza presents the viewer with a dark, subtle view of two apples, still clinging to their leaves. Examples like this show the ability of Spicuzza to draw i...
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1920s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
"Profile of Omda's Wife" (FRAMED) Drawing 14" x 10" inch by Omar Abdel Zaher
Located in Culver City, CA
"Profile of Omda's Wife" (FRAMED) Drawing 14" x 10" inch by Omar Abdel Zaher
Abdel Zaher is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Helwan and has been painting for three decades ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
He Lost His Head Over Her
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Cumming, GA
Original Graphite on Paper
Dimensions 12.5″ x 8″ Viewable
27″ x 22.5″ Framed.
Signed by Artist.
Circa 1962.
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1960s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
La Maison, Normandie by Paulémile Pissarro - Drawing of a countryside house
Located in London, GB
La Maison, Normandie by Paulémile Pissarro (1884-1972)
Pencil on paper
24 x 32 cm (9 ¹/₂ x 12 ⁵/₈ inches)
Signed lower left, Paulémile- Pissarro
This work is accompanied by a certif...
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1940s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Cantepie, Normandy by Paulémile Pissarro - Drawing
Located in London, GB
Cantepie, Normandy by Paulémile Pissarro (1884-1972)
Pencil on paper
21 x 27 cm (8 ¹/₄ x 10 ⁵/₈ inches)
Signed lower right, Paulémile- Pissarro.
This work is accompanied by a certif...
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Sledders - Winter Snow Scene - Kids playing on Sleds, Charcoal drawing c 1950-60
By Alice Kent Stoddard
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Alice Kent Stoddard
1885-1976
Sledders (circa 1950-1960)
Black chalk on card
Image Dimensions: 19.75 x 16 inches (50.2 x 40.6 cm)
Framed Dimensions: 26.5 x 22.3 inches
Signed lower right: Alice Kent Stoddard
Alice Kent Stoddard was born in Connecticut, but spent much of her career as an artist in Philadelphia and on Monhegan Island in Maine. She studied with Thomas Eakins, William Merritt Chase and Thomas Anshutz at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, as well as at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women. While serving with the YMCA in France during World War I, Stoddard executed many drawings and paintings of the battlefield. However, she is most widely recognized for her bold landscapes and marine paintings of Maine...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Cardboard
Céline et Pipo dans le pré
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Accompanied by certificate no. 2772163 from the artist's archives.
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Cardboard
Portrait. 1960s. Watercolor on paper, 22x20 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Portrait. 1960s. Watercolor on paper, 22x20 cm
Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013)
Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside. In 1947, she began her studies...
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1960s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Portrait. 1960s. Watercolor on paper, 29x25.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Portrait. 1960s. Watercolor on paper, 29x25.5 cm
Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013)
Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside. In 1947, she began her studi...
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1960s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Reflections. 1960s. Watercolor on paper, 17, 5x12, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Reflections. 1960s. Watercolor on paper, 17,5x12,5 cm
Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013)
Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside. In 1947, she began her ...
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1960s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Youth. Bilateral. 1960s. Paper, watercolor, 34.5x25 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Youth. Bilateral. 1960s. Paper, watercolor, 34.5x25 cm
Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013)
Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside. In 1947, she began her...
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1960s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Portrait of a man with glasses. 1960s. Paper, watercolor, 35.5x24.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Portrait of a man with glasses. 1960s. Paper, watercolor, 35.5x24.5 cm
Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013)
Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside. In 1947...
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1960s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Pelé Brazilian, footballer, Soccer Star, Illustration
By Bob Peak
Located in Miami, FL
Bob Peak is one of the true giants of post-war American Illustration. He is a virtuoso artist, with a heightened level of skill and talent that very few living artists today possess...
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1980s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Gouache
Man`s study. 1968. Paper, pencil, 35x25 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Man`s study. 1968. Paper, pencil, 35x25 cm
Vladimir Borisovich Glushenkov (May 21, 1948, Riga - December 26, 2009, Riga.) - painter, graphic artist, poet, translator.
Born in Riga in a Russian-Polish-German family.
Vladimir Glushenkov...
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1960s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
$379 Sale Price
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Still life with a woman. Paper, ink, 28.5x40 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life with a woman. Paper, ink, 28.5x40 cm
Vladimir Borisovich Glushenkov (May 21, 1948, Riga - December 26, 2009, Riga.) - painter, graphic artist, poet, translator.
Born in ...
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1990s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
$664 Sale Price
20% Off
Gouache Jardin Au Chien by Paul MASCART
Located in Pasadena, CA
Gouache by Paul Edmond Marie Joseph MASCART
Born in 1874 in Condé-sur-l'Escaut (Nord), died in Paris in 1985. Painter of the 19th-20th centuries. Frenc...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
La Seine à Paris by Georges Manzana Pissarro - Work on Paper, Paris scene
Located in London, GB
La Seine à Paris by Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871-1961)
Pencil on paper
22.5 x 28.3 cm (8 ⁷/₈ x 11 ¹/₈ inches)
Stamped lower right, Manzana-Pissarro
Executed circa 1930
This work i...
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1930s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Sea Battle - (Stories from the Edda)
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, "A Rackham" lower right
Sotheby's New York
Housed in an elegant , hi-end frame with museum glass.
Arthur Rackham is widely regarded as one of the leading illustrators fr...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Le Ramassage des Foins by Paulémile Pissarro - Graphite drawing
Located in London, GB
Le Ramassage des Foins by Paulémile Pissarro (1884-1972)
Graphite on paper
12.9 x 20 cm (5 ¹/₈ x 7 ⁷/₈ inches)
Signed lower left, Paulémile-Pissarro-
Provenance
Estate of the Artist...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Pro Tempore, figure painterly brushwork grey tones
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
From a series of monotypes of the figure with head turned from the viewer. The ambiguous symbolism is both personal yet universal.
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Monotype, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
The Ballerina, An Original Pastel Drawing of a Ballerina
Located in Naples, Florida
Lucien Boulier 1882-1963
Lucien Boulier was born in Verdun, France in 1882. He was a student of Jean Léon Gérôme. He exhibited at the Salon d’Automne from...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
"Milkweed Pod I #528" Original Charcoal Drawing
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this drawing, Sylvia Spicuzza presents the viewer with a dark, subtle view of two milkweed pods, bursting forth with cotton. Examples like this show the ability of Spicuzza to draw in a naturalistic style, where most of her work is usually in a highly stylized, graphic mode. The richness and depth of the black charcoal makes for a moody image.
8 x 5 inches, artwork
18 x 14.5 inches, frame
Born in 1908, Sylvia Spicuzza was the daughter of noted painter Francesco Spicuzza. Sylvia devoted herself to teaching art to the students of Lake Bluff...
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1920s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Zoo New York City with Sea Lions
Located in Miami, FL
A charming and stylized depiction of a day at the Central Park Zoo. with World War Two uniformed visitors front and center. Sea lions put on a show in front o...
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1940s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Torso, Impressionist Watercolor and Graphite Drawing by Lisa Martin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lisa Martin - Torso, Year: circa 1984, Medium: Watercolor and Graphite on Paper, Size: 25 x 19 in. (63.5 x 48.26 cm)
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1980s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Graphite
Figure Study For 'Science'
Located in New York, NY
This charcoal drawing is a preliminary study for the figure of Science, the subject that comprises the far right panel above the entrance to the library at the Museum of Fine Arts, B...
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1920s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Graphite
Price Upon Request
Studies for Medusa
Located in New York, NY
This is a study for the body of Medusa in Perseus on Pegasus Slaying Medusa, 1922-25, the mural panel installed on the ceiling side aisle of the Huntington Avenue stairway at the Mus...
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1920s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Graphite
Price Upon Request
Study for Apollo and the Muses
Located in New York, NY
This is a figure and head study for the extreme right figure depicted in Apollo and the Muses, one of the magnificent ovals decorating the dome of the rotunda of the Museum of Fine A...
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1920s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Price Upon Request
Figure Bending Over / Fixing His Sandal
Located in New York, NY
This drawing is also referred to as Young Boy Adjusting His Sandal, and is illustrated in the catalogue for Sargent's 1928 exhibition of drawings at Grand Central Art Galleries in Ne...
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1870s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Price Upon Request
Preparing the Picnic
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Preparing the picnic" c.1950, is a watercolor on paper by noted American artist John Cuthbert Hare, 1908-1978. It is signed at the lower right corner by the arti...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Price Upon Request
Market Street, San Francisco
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Market Street, San Francisco" c.1960 is a watercolor on paper by noted California artist William Jack Laycox, 1921-1984. It is signed at he lower right corner by...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Price Upon Request
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