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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
Daniel Garber Original Drawing, from Artist's Estate
Located in New York, NY
Daniel Garber (American, 1880-1958) Balderstons, c. Early 20th Century Pencil on paper 7 x 9 in. Framed: 12 x 4 x 1/2 in. Titled and initialed lower right: Balderstons, D.G. Proven...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Landscape with House
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Landscape with House" is a watercolor by noted California artist Earl Thollander, 1923-2001. It is signed at the lower right corner by th...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Java House - Westminster, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist James Nyika captures the inviting interior of the popular Java House café in Nairobi, Kenya. With an impressionist touch, he highlights the warm and w...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Too Soon For Spring, Figurative, Original Painting, Ink Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho) Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Ink on Paper Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Figurative Subject: Too Soon For Spring S...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Rehearsal, "Long Day's Journey Into Night" — Mid-Century American Impressionism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Robert Philipp, 'Rehearsal, "Long Day's Journey Into Night" ', color pastel, c. 1957. Unsigned. A fine, atmospheric rendering, on warm gray charcoal paper; a reinforced crease (1/2 inch) across the bottom left sheet corner; otherwise in very good condition. Image and sheet size 17 1/2 x 21 3/4 inches. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Provenance: Art Students League, from the artist’s personal portfolio. ABOUT THE ARTIST Robert Philipp (1895–1981) was a celebrated American Post-Impressionist painter known for his nudes, still lifes, and portraits. Noted art critic Henry McBride named Philipp one of America's top six painters of his generation. Philipp was an instructor of painting at the Art Students League, New York, for 33 years. Philipp was Secretary of the National Academy of Design, a National Academician, and a Benjamin Franklin Fellow at the Royal Society of Arts in London. His composition and painting style has been compared to the art of Edgar Degas and Pierre Auguste Renoir. In 1940, Philipp was invited to Los Angeles by Hollywood producer Louis B. Mayer to paint portraits of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie stars. The same year, Walter Wanger, producer of ‘The Long Voyage Home’, directed by John Ford and based on plays by Eugene O'Neill, contracted with Reeves Lewenthal, head of the Associated American Artists gallery in Manhattan, to bring nine well-known artists to the set and paint scenes from the movie and portraits of the actors in character. The artists included Robert Philipp, Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood, Ernest Fiene, George Schreiber, Luis Quintanilla...
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1950s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

"Meeting Place" (2024) by Mo Myra, Original Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Meeting Place" (2024) by Mo Myra is a watercolor painting on paper that depicts a landscape with tall trees and a river running through it. Mo Myra, born in 1990, is a Connecticut-...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Seated Female Nude in Charcoal on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Seated Female Nude in Charcoal on Paper Figurative piece with a nude woman by Santa Cruz and San Francisco artist Heather Speck (American, b. 1978). The model is seated, with her he...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

"Vampire" (2024) By Katie Mansfield, Original Embellished Print
Located in Denver, CO
"Vampire" (2024) by Katie Mansfield is an original handmade print, embellished with metallic acrylic on paper. This piece depicts a woman who is shopping at a supermarket for vampire...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

Turn of the 20th Century Portrait of Two Brothers
Located in Soquel, CA
Rare turn of the century portrait of J.O. and T.O. Mason, from a daguerreotype photograph, c.1860, by Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel (American, 1876-1954). Portrait c.1900. Signed "Marion...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

'Picnic in the Shade', Pasadena Art Center, LAAA, Taos, New Mexico, Pittsburgh
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'V. Wilson' for Vernon Wilson (American, 20th century) and created circa 1975. Matted dimensions: 12.75 H x 14 W x .5 D inches Vernon Wilson studied at the Pasadena Art Center College of Design, the University of Miami and Belmont Abbey College. He exhibited widely and with success including at the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh (1923, 1928, 1929), the Pittsburgh Architectural Club (1933) and the Los Angeles Art Association, among others. In the late 1960's, Wilson joined the faculty of the Art Center's College of Design where he would teach for more than 25 years. A well-respected figure drawing teacher and pastelist, he is a noted influence on contemporary artists including Kurt Wenner, Ken Goldman and America Martin, among many others. In 1997, Wilson retired to New Mexico where he continued to draw and paint for the remainder of his life. Reference: Reference Services, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh; Mallett’s Index of Artists, Daniel Trowbridge Mallett, Peter Smith...
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1970s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Ballet Dancer (Young woman)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Rosemary Bothwell (20th century).Ballet Dancer, ca. 1975. Pastel on paper, 19 x 25 inches. Creasing and stray markings in margins and corners. Signed lower right.
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1970s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Figures by River Landscape British Mid 20th Century Impressionist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figures by River Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982) signed original watercolor painting on thick artist paper, unframed size: 10 x...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Night Dance, Figurative Art Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho) Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Ink on Paper Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Figurative Subject: Night Dance, Size: 12"...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

French 19th century Pen and Ink landscapes from a sketch folder
Located in Woodbury, CT
Interesting and well-drawn group of French late 19th-century landscapes sketch, in pen and ink and sepia color. Emile Cagniart was born in Paris where he would remain for his sixty...
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1890s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Dancing, Abstract Figurative, Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho) Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Ink on Paper Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Figurative Subject: Dancing Size: 14" x 11...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Seating Nude
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Arnold Grossman (American, 1923-2016) Title: Seated Nude Year: c.1980 Medium: Watercolor Paper: Watercolor paper Image size: 21.25 x 17.85 i...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Lounge, Abstract Figurative, Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho) Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Ink on Paper Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Figurative Subject: Lounge Size: 14" x 11...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Upon Awakening, Figurative, Original Painting, Ink Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho) Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Ink on Paper Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Figurative Subject: Upon Awakening Size: 1...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

"A Kind of Paradise" (2024) by Mo Myra, Original Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"A Kind of Paradise" (2024) by Mo Myra is a watercolor painting on paper that depicts a landscape in the foothills with the focus being on a river. Mo Myra, born in 1990, is a Conne...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Barn and Carriage
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Barn and Carriage" 1989 is a watercolor by noted Chinese/American artist Jake Lee, 1915-1991 It is inscribed Jake Lee and dated 89 on the back. The image size is 6 x 7.75 inches, framed is 13.35 x 14.65 inches. It is custom framed in a wooden gold frame, with gold color spacer and fabric matting. it is in excellent condition. About the artist. Jake Lee is emerging as the visual chronicler of the Chinese American past, especially the daily life in San Francisco Chinatown. No other artist, of any background, has presented that history as richly and as evocatively as Lee did in his many, striking compositions. Completed over a lifetime of work, Lee's paintings of historical sites, moments, and experiences give us an artistic vision. For much of his life, Lee was known primarily as a commercial artist who completed arresting illustrations for travel magazines, greeting cards, and book jackets. He was an art teacher, with many students who learned the use of water-soluble pigments to depict the many landscapes of mid-20th century California. Less well-known were his representations of the many places historically linked to the Chinese of the state and the West. To this day, few in America know about Chinese work in the fisheries, in the early wine industry, in 19th century urban industry, and in the colorful cultural life of San Francisco in the years before the Great Earthquake. At a time when most Americans thought Chinese Americans had just been laundrymen, houseboys, or Charlie Chan, characters they saw on television. As a visual historian, he connected us with the past, but foremost he was an artist. He presented appealing scenes for the visitor to San Francisco who wanted a visual memento. He mastered Western...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

The Abandoned Train Car
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "The Abandoned Train Car" c. 1960 is a watercolor on paper by noted Californian artist Dan (Daniel Stookey) Lutz, 1906-1978. It is signed at the lower right corner. The artwork size is 14 x 20.75 inches, framed size is 27.35 x 33.5 inches. Custom framed in a wooden gold frame, with off white matting and gold color spacer. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Daniel Stookey Lutz was born in Decatur, Illinois on July 7, 1906 to Florence Stookey and Samuel Milton Lutz, who owned a music store in Decatur. His father was a noted violinist and his mother a fine watercolorist and occasional painter. He came of age in the 20s but he matured, as the country did, under the pressures of the Great Depression. He was twenty-three when the stock market fell in the fall of 1929. Fortunately for Lutz, he had already commenced his studies at Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) when the panic of Black Thursday occurred. After four years of studies at the AIC, Dan Lutz...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"Untitled 11, " Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Clyde Steadman's "Untitled 11" is an original, handmade watercolor painting that depicts an impasto portrait of a feminine face.
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Marathon, Figurative, Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho) Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Ink on Paper Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Figurative Subject: Marathon Size: 11" x 1...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Hoping for One More Cut
Located in Denver, CO
Open field with tree and building
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

British Mid 20th Century Impressionist Painting - man outside tall building
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982) signed original acrylic painting on board, unframed size: 6.75 x 7.5 inches condition: overall very good, minor wear to the edges as is normal for an unframed work provenance: from a large private collection of this artists work in the UK The artist: Born in Warwick in 1901, Duffield came to Bristol at the age of 23 as an artist at the studio of Mardon Son and Hall. He worked as an illustrator producing designs for cigarette cards, remaining with the company for 37 years until his retirement. He was elected an Artist Member of the Bristol Savages in 1946. He was an extremely keen and regular attender not only in the studio but at all other Savage functions. He was noted for his friendly demeanour and seldom seen without a pipe in his mouth. He was a good pianist and would play popular tunes after the Wednesday evenings’ entertainment for members to join in singing and always with his pipe in his mouth. In 1965 he was commissioned by the Gloucester Regiment to paint a portrait of Brigadier Manley Angell James, VC, DSO, MBE, MC, a Bristol man who won his VC during the first World War. The painting is now in the Imperial War Museum. Frank was made a Life Member in 1973 and died in 1982. Frank Duffiled was a member of the artist group, known as "The Bristol Savages": Founded in 1894 by Ernest Ehlers, he invited his fellow Bristol based artists to spend a friendly evening in his studio to work and talk. At first, meetings were held in their private studios, then as their numbers grew, in rented premises. By 1904 this led to the official founding of the Bristol Savages and the holding ever since, of similar weekly meetings between October and May each year. In 1905 the first exhibition of paintings was held at the premises of George Nichols & Co., an auctioneer in Broad Street, Bristol. During the next 14 years exhibitions were held annually in Bristol and their first permanent home was Brandon Cottage which was made available to them through the good offices of fellow member James Fuller Eberle. When the Red Lodge...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

Two Boys Fishing
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Rosemary Bothwell (20th century). Two Boys Fishing, ca. 1975. Pastel on paper, 18.75 x 22.75 inches. Creasing in upper right corner. Signed lower right.
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1970s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Journey, Figurative Art, Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho) Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Ink on Paper Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Figurative Subject: Journey, Size: 12" x 9...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

The Cavalry Drummer on Horseback British Mid 20th Century Impressionist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Cavalry Drummer (thought to be the Household Cavalry wearing the uniform of HM Queen Elizabeth II) Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982) original acrylic painting on board, unframed size: 11 x 16 inches condition: overall very good, minor wear to the edges as is normal for an unframed work provenance: from a large private collection of this artists work in the UK The artist: Born in Warwick in 1901, Duffield came to Bristol at the age of 23 as an artist at the studio of Mardon Son and Hall. He worked as an illustrator producing designs for cigarette cards, remaining with the company for 37 years until his retirement. He was elected an Artist Member of the Bristol Savages in 1946. He was an extremely keen and regular attender not only in the studio but at all other Savage functions. He was noted for his friendly demeanour and seldom seen without a pipe in his mouth. He was a good pianist and would play popular tunes after the Wednesday evenings’ entertainment for members to join in singing and always with his pipe in his mouth. In 1965 he was commissioned by the Gloucester Regiment to paint a portrait of Brigadier Manley Angell James, VC, DSO, MBE, MC, a Bristol man who won his VC during the first World War. The painting is now in the Imperial War Museum. Frank was made a Life Member in 1973 and died in 1982. Frank Duffiled was a member of the artist group, known as "The Bristol Savages": Founded in 1894 by Ernest Ehlers, he invited his fellow Bristol based artists to spend a friendly evening in his studio to work and talk. At first, meetings were held in their private studios, then as their numbers grew, in rented premises. By 1904 this led to the official founding of the Bristol Savages and the holding ever since, of similar weekly meetings between October and May each year. In 1905 the first exhibition of paintings was held at the premises of George Nichols & Co., an auctioneer in Broad Street, Bristol. During the next 14 years exhibitions were held annually in Bristol and their first permanent home was Brandon Cottage which was made available to them through the good offices of fellow member James Fuller Eberle. When the Red Lodge...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

Fashion, Figurative Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho) Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Ink on Paper Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Figurative...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Party, Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho) Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Ink on Paper Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Figurative Subject: Party, Size: 12" x 9" ...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Lucid, Figurative Art Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho) Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Ink on Paper Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Figurative Subject: Lucid, Size: 12" x 9" ...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Casting, Figurative Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho) Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Ink on Paper Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Figurative Subject: Casting, Size: 12" x 9...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Party, Figurative Art Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho) Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Ink on Paper Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Figurative Subject: Party, Size: 12" x 9" ...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Journey, Abstract Figurative, Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho) Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Ink on Paper Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Figurative Subject: Journey Size: 11" x 14...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Celebration, Figurative Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho) Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Ink on Paper Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Figurative Subject: Celebration Size: 9" x...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Early 20th Century Peking Bell Tower
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant scene of visitors arriving by camels at the Peking Bell Tower by William Clothier Watts (American 1967-1961). This piece is unsigned, bu...
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1920s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Casting, Figurative Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho) Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Ink on Paper Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Figurative Subject: Casting, Size: 9" x 12...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Arena, Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho) Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Ink on Paper Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Figurative Subject: Arena, Size: 12" x 9" ...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Party, Figurative Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho) Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Ink on Paper Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Figurative Subject: Party, Size: 12" x 9" ...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

The Triumphal Arch, Leningrad
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "The Triumphal Arch, Leningrad" c.1960 is a watercolor on paper by noted California artist William Jack Laycox, 1921-1984. It is signed at he lower right corner b...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Monterey Wharf - Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Detailed figurative watercolor landscape the Monterey Wharf with figures and boats by Stephen John Skerce (American, 1926-2010). Presented in a wooden frame. Signed "Skerce" lower le...
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1980s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Siebe Johannes Ten Cate (1858-1908) Bruges, windmill canal, 1894, pastel signed
Located in Paris, FR
Siebe Johannes Ten Cate (1858-1908) Bruges, windmill canal, 1894, Signed, located and dated 94 lower right Pastel on paper 27 x 41 cm in good condition, very fresh, Framed under g...
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1890s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

San Carlos, Borromeo Del Carmelo
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "San Carlos, Borromeo Del Carmelo" c.1970 is a watercolor on paper by American impressionist artist Jane Burnham, 1926-2016. It is signed at ...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"Possibilities of a New Day" (2024) by Mo Myra, Original Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Possibilities of a New Day" (2023) by Mo Myra is a watercolor painting on paper that depicts a landscape. Mo Myra, born in 1990, is a Connecticut-based artist celebrated for her pl...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Clown with a Hat (Clown Portrait #9)
Located in Soquel, CA
Watercolor portrait of a clown by Marjorie Blake (American, 1920-1994). Signed "Blake" in the lower right corner. Unframed. Marjorie May Gulley Blake w...
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1960s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

China Town, London, Max Panks, Original Impressionist Watercolour Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
China Town, London By Max Panks [2021] original Watercolour on Paper Image size: H:37 cm x W:28 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:41 cm x W:31 cm x D:0...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

View of Angel Island from Tiburon, California
Located in San Francisco, CA
This Artwork "View of Angel Island from Tiburon, California" c. 1975 is a watercolor on paper by San Francisco Bay Area artist Hilda Kider, 1921-2017. It i...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

The Scarecrow
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "The Scarecrow" 1933 is a watercolor on paper by noted Kansas artist Robert Ivan Lockard. It is signed an dated at the lower right co...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Portrait of a Man in a Flannel Shirt in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Man in a Flannel Shirt in Ink on Paper Expressive line drawing of a man by Shirley Pittman (American, 1929-2013). He is sitting, cross legged, with a drink and an asht...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pen

Watercolor Interpretation of the The Raft of the Medusa After Théodore Géricault
Located in Cotignac, FR
Watercolour on paper interpretation of the Raft of the Medusa by English artist Derek Carruthers. The work is signed and titled to the back of the paper. A vivid and engaging interp...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Carmel Mission Basilica
By Jeanne A. Ocker
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Carmel Mission Basilica" is a watercolor on paper by noted California artist Jeanne Ocker, born 1922. It is signed and dated at the...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

British Mid 20th Century Impressionist Painting Prepping The Rowing Boats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982) signed original gouache painting on board, unframed size: 14 x 17 inches condition: overall very good, minor wear to the edges as is normal for an unframed work, minor staining from age/ light to the surface provenance: from a large private collection of this artists work in the UK. The artist: Born in Warwick in 1901, Duffield came to Bristol at the age of 23 as an artist at the studio of Mardon Son and Hall. He worked as an illustrator producing designs for cigarette cards, remaining with the company for 37 years until his retirement. He was elected an Artist Member of the Bristol Savages...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon, Gouache

19th Century Watercolour Drawing of Autumnal Trees in Northern Ireland Forest
Located in Preston, GB
19th Century Watercolour Drawing of Autumnal Trees in Northern Ireland Forest, by 19th Century Artist, William Hume Art measures 11 x 8 inches Frame measures 17 x 13 inches Pres...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

French Impressionist Portrait Drawing, 'The Art Lesson'
Located in Cotignac, FR
Pencil study portrait drawing of a child painting at an easel by French artist Charles-Jean Agard. The work is signed bottom left and presented in a carved wood and gilt frame with mount under glass. A very charming pencil study of a child sitting at an easel. Agard has beautifully captured the head and face in full, with the light and shade, the rest of the body and surroundings are in sketch form, the contrast between the two making for a very successful composition beautifully capturing the intensity of the sitter. Charles Agard...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Handmade Paper

Pio Semeghini (Italian Impressionistic) - Early 20th century landscape painting
Located in Varmo, IT
Pio Semeghini (Quistello 1878 - Verona 1964) - Falzè di Piave. 25.5 x 34.5 cm without frame, 52 x 61 cm with frame. Charcoal and pastel drawing on paper, within passe-partout in wo...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

'The Artist with her Portfolio', Paris, Ecole des Beaux Arts, Lyon, Young Woman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Ph. Noyer' for Philippe Henri Noyer (French, 1917-1985), inscribed, 'Paris' and dated 1959. After a traditional education at the elite Ecole des Roches, Philipp...
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1950s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper

Portrait of Man with Prize Winning Horse 20thC Impressionist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982) signed original gouache painting on board, unframed size: 16 x 13 inches condition: overall very good, minor wear to the edges as is normal for an...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Le Lever - Impressionist Figures in Interior Pastel by Jean Louis Forain
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed impressionist figurative pastel on board circa 1895 by sought after French impressionist painter Jean Louis Forain. The piece depicts a man asleep in a bed while a woman stands at the foot of the bed getting dressed. The room is dimly lit by the bedside lamp. Signature: Signed upper right Dimensions: Framed: 22"x26" Unframed: 15"x19" Provenance: Galerie Jean-Claude Bellier Jean Forain was the son of a painter and decorator and was apprenticed to a visiting card engraver. He studied briefly under Gérôme and Carpeaux at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and regularly visited the Louvre, where he copied works by the masters. It is said that for a time he made a precarious living by selling small drawings in the style of Grévin. He went on to collaborate on various publications as a draughtsman and columnist, starting in 1876 on La Cravache and then collaborating on the newspapers Le Journal Amusant, Le Figaro and L'Écho de Paris. This introduced him to the diverse worlds of Paris society - the world of the theatre, of shows, and of literature - where he wryly noted the habits and shortcomings particular to each. This led him to follow a route very characteristic of this period, already seen in the work of Steinlen, Caran d'Ache and Toulouse-Lautrec in the journals La Pléiade, La Vogue and La Revue Blanche. His work draws a picture of the society of the period, not in a strictly imitative fashion but in the form of the 'dessin-charge' or mild caricature. In 1880 he illustrated Parisian Sketches...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Board

British Mid 20th Century Impressionist Painting Travellers round the Camp Fire
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Camp Fire Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982) signed original watercolor painting on board, unframed size: 10.75 x 15 inches co...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

THE BERLIN BEAR.Peter Kuhfeld RP, NEAC British contemporary Artist
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
Peter Kuhfeld was born in Cheltenham 1952 and studied painting at Leicester College of Art and The Royal Academy Schools under Peter Greenham. He was created Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Painters/Stainers 1978. He has won a number of art prizes including the David Murray Landscape Prize 1978-79, Royal Academy Silver...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

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