Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
MODERN STYLE
The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.
Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.
The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.
Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.
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Style: Modern
Repos du clown avec le bouc vert by Marc Chagall - School of Paris
By Marc Chagall
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 5% IMPORT DUTY ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE
Repos du clown avec le bouc vert by Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Gouache, India ink and pastel on paper
61 x 4...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel, India Ink, Gouache
Landscape - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a Watercolor Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980).
Good condition included a white cardboard passpartout (70x51 cm).
Hand-signed on the l...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Glassblowers WPA American Scene Mid- 20th Century Modern Figurative Workers 1932
Located in New York, NY
Glassblowers WPA American Scene Mid- 20th Century Modern Figurative Workers. Dated and signed "32 Harry Gottlieb" lower right. Sight: 13 1/8" H x 18 1/4" W.
Harry Gottlieb, painter...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Tree - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Tree is a Pencil Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980).
Good condition included a white cardboard passpartout (70x51 cm).
No signature.
Reynold Arnoul...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Venus Goddess - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Venus Goddess is an original Drawing in pencil and watercolor on ivory-colored paper realized by an anonymous artist in the early 20th century.
Good conditions.
The artwork is repr...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
The Bullfighter - Original Drawing by Norbert Meyre - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Bullfighter is an original Drawing on paper realized by French painter Norbert Meyre in the mid-20 century.
Drawing in pencil and pen.
Good conditions with some folding.
Norbe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen, Pencil
Figure - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original drawing in Pencil realized by an anonymous artist in the early 20th Century.
Good condition.
The artwork is depicted through strong strokes in a well-balanced...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Guard - Original Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Guard is an original drawing in Black Marker realized by an anonymous Artist in the mid-20th Century.
Good Conditions.
The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a well-balanc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Permanent Marker
Cup - Original China Ink and Watercolor - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Cup" is an original China ink and watercolor drawing on ivory-colorated paper by Anonymous French Artist of XIX Century.
In very good condition.
Sheet dimension: 28.5 x 42 cm.
N...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Porcelain Lamp - Watercolor and Ink - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Porcelain Lamp" is an original watercolor and ink drawing on ivory-colorated paper realized by an anonymous Artist of the late 19th Century.
With a description in pencil on the lo...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
postwar characters Spanish Civil War crayons drawing
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Alfredo Opisso Cardona (1907-1980) - Post-war characters - Colored crayons
Crayons.
Frame in poor condition.
Measures work 32x20cm.
Frame measures 55x43 cm.
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon
Mon Colonel
Located in London, GB
'Mon Colonel', pencil and crayon on paper, by noted French artist, Auguste Chabaud (circa 1914-1918). A delightfully simple drawing of a French Army colonel in profile along with clo...
Category
1910s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Pencil
The General - Original ink Drawing by Edouard Detaille - 1900s
Located in Roma, IT
The General is an original drawing on paper realized by Edouard Detaille ( 1848-1912). Applied on a white Passepartout.
Hand-signed on the lower r...
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Early 1900s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Moroccan Female Players - Original Ink by Helen Vogt - 1930
By Helen Vogt
Located in Roma, IT
Moroccan female players is an original blue china ink drawing realized by Helen Vogt, in 1930.
The state of preservation is very good.
Not signed.
...
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Stapes Ritz Crackers. From the Invention series. gouache on Arches paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Charlie Scheips continues in the tradition of the impressionists and modernists who rejected the use and rules of monocular perspective and offered a compelling argument that photogr...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Archival Paper
Staples, Marlboros, 2019. From the Invention series. gouache on Arches paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Charlie Scheips continues in the tradition of the impressionists and modernists who rejected the use and rules of monocular perspective and offered a compelling argument that photogr...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Archival Paper
Lovers - Etching by Carlo Levi - Mid-20th Century
By Carlo Levi
Located in Roma, IT
Lovers is an original modern artwork realized by Carlo Levi in the mid-20th Century.
Black and white etching.
Hand-signed and numbered on the lower mar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Etching
Landscape - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1979
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a pencil drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980).
Good condition on a yellowed paper.
No signature.
Reynold Arnould was born in Le Havre, ...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Luxor - Marker Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Luxor is a Color Markers Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980).
Good condition on a sheet of a notebook
No signature, titled and dated on the lower ri...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Permanent Marker
The Couple - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
La coppia is an paper drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s.
Monogrammed on the lower left margin.
magnetic plexiglass frame.
12x9 cm.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Portrait of a Young Man - Drawing by Valentine Hugo - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a Young Man is a Pencil Drawing realized by Valentine Hugo (1890-1968).
Good condition on a yellowed paper included a white cardboard passpartout (37.5x55 cm).
No signa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Trinity College, Oxford watercolour by Hugh Casson
By Hugh Casson
Located in London, GB
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Figure - Drawing by Jean-Léon Gérome - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is a drawing realized by Jean-Léon Gérome (1824-1904).
Good condition on a yellowed paper, included a white cardboard passpartout (37.5x55 cm).
Stamp signed on the back of t...
Category
19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Composition - Drawing by Jean-Léon Gérome - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is a drawing ealized by Jean-Léon Gérome (1824-1904).
Good condition on a yellowed pper, included a white cardboard passpartout (37.5x55 cm).
Stamp signed on the back o...
Category
19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
A-House, Provincetown. From the Invention series. gouache on Arches paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Charlie Scheips continues in the tradition of the impressionists and modernists who rejected the use and rules of monocular perspective and offered a compelling argument that photogr...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Archival Paper
Aquarium 2017. From the Invention series. gouache on Arches paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Charlie Scheips continues in the tradition of the impressionists and modernists who rejected the use and rules of monocular perspective and offered a compelling argument that photogr...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Archival Paper
The Horseman - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Horseman is an original drawing realized by Mino Maccari in the 1960s.
Ink and watercolor on paper.
Monogrammed in the lower left margin and numbered edition above , 33.
Fre...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
“Cupid”
Located in Southampton, NY
Very usually and rare original watercolor on archival by the American artist, Coulton Waugh. Signed bottom right. Condition is very good. Circa 1950. Recently professionally matt...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Cityscape - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Cityscape is a Pencil and Watercolour Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980).
Good condition.
No signature.
Reynold Arnould was born in Le Havre, Franc...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Watercolor
Portrait of Woman - Drawing by Louis-Antoine-Leon Riesener - Mid 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is an ink, pencil and white lead drawing realized by Louis-Antoine-Leon Riesener (Paris 1808-11878).
Good condition on a grey paper, includede a white cardboard pa...
Category
19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Ink
Watercolor Painting Road Signs, Load Limit, Aaron Bohrod WPA Artist Chicago Art
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in Surfside, FL
Aaron Bohrod (1907-1992)
Listed Wisconsin WPA American Artist
Original Watercolor Painting
Hand signed "Load Limit Bridge"
Dimensions: 24"x18" inches
Aaron Bohrod (1907 – 1992) wa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Still Life - Drawing by Suzanne Tourte - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life is a Pencil Drawing realized by Suzanne Tourte (1904-1979).
Good condition on a yellowed paper, included a white cardboard passpartout (37.5x55 cm).
Stamp signed on the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Summer Triclinium - Drawing By Isidore Pils - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Summer Triclinium is a Pencil Drawing realized by Isidore Pils (1813-1875).
Good condition included a white cardboard passpartout (37.5x55 cm).
Stamp Atelier on the lower right cor...
Category
19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Landscape - Etching by Jean-Léon Gérome - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a drawing realized by Jean-Léon Gérome (1824-1904).
Good condition on a yellowed pper, included a white cardboard passpartout (37.5x55 cm).
Stamp signed on the back of...
Category
19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Holy Family - Drawing - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Holy Family is an 18th century drawing by an unknown artist in the late 18th Century.
Jesus in the sleeping center and Mary and Joseph observe him in a very intimate atmosphere....
Category
18th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Cityscape - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Cityscape is a Pencil Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980).
Good condition, except for some spots on paper.
No signature.
Reynold Arnould was born in...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper
House With Garden - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
House With Garden is a Pencil Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980).
Good condition, except for some spots on paper.
No signature.
Reynold Arnould was...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits is an artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1898-1989).
Colored portrait on one side, figure of a woman and two heads in black on the other side.
Pastel and charcoal on pape...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Paper, Charcoal
“Untitled”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor on archival paper attributed to the hand of Coulton Waugh. Purchased along with a second signed piece of artwork by the artist. See listing titled “Cupid”. Circ...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Portrait - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a Pencil Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980).
Good condition included a white cardboard passpartout (70x51 cm).
No Signature, another pen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Cityscape - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Cityscape is a Watercolor Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980).
Good condition.
No signature, dated on the lower right corner.
Reynold Arnould was bo...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Bottle - Drawing by Giuseppe Scalarini - 1918
Located in Roma, IT
The Bottle is a drawing artwork in Black Marker on paper realized by Italian Artist Giuseppe Scalarini (Mantova, 29 Gennaio 1873 – Milano, 30 December 1948).
The state of preservati...
Category
1910s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Permanent Marker
Portrait - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a Watercolor and color Markes Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980).
Good condition included a white cardboard passpartout (49x35 cm).
No si...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Permanent Marker
Dead End, Study for End of the Road
By Andrew Wyeth
Located in New York, NY
Signed lower right: Andrew Wyeth
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Profile of a Man with a Hat
By Julius Bloch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Julius Thiengen Bloch; (American, born Germany, 1888-1966)
Profile of a Man with Hat
Pencil on paper, 6 x 4 1/2 inches; Framed: 14 x 12 1/2 inches
Signed at lower left: "JB/Clermont ...
Category
1910s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Landscape - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a Watercolour artwork realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980).
Good condition on a yellow cardboard.
No signature.
Reynold Arnould was born in Le H...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Landscape - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a Watercolor realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980).
Good condition included a white cardboard passpartout (51x66 cm).
Hand-signed on the lower rig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Landscape - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Cityscape is a Watercolor artwork realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980).
Good condition included a white cardboard passpartout (35x49.5 cm).
Signature and date...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Conversation - Charcoal Drawing on Paper by Paul Garin - 1950s
By Paul Garin
Located in Roma, IT
Conversation is an original charcoal drawing on ivory paper, realized by the French artist Paul Garin (Nice, 1898-1963) in the 1950s.
Black ink stamp on the higher-right corner: "C...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Landscape - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a Watercolour artwork realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980) in 1960.
Good condition included a white cardboard passpartout (35x51 cm).
Hand-signed...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Sketch of a Man Writing or Drawing
By Julius Bloch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Julius Thiengen Bloch; (American, born Germany, 1888-1966)
Man Drawing
Pencil on paper, 6 x 4 1/2 inches; Framed: 13 x 11 1/2 inches
Inscribed at lower right: "Clermont Fd - 1919"
Fr...
Category
1910s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Landscape - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a Watercolor artwork realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980) in 1960.
Good condition included a white cardboard passpartout (35x51 cm).
Hand-signed ...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Still Life - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life is a Pencil Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980) in 1970.
Good condition included a white cardboard passpartout (50x35 cm).
Monogrammed by ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Sicilian Cart - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Sicilian Cart is a Watercolour and Pastel Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980).
Good condition included a white cardboard passpartout (32.5x49 cm).
n...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pastel
Stresa - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1955
Located in Roma, IT
Stresa is a Watercolour artwork realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980) in 1955.
Good condition included a cream colored cardboard passpartout (35x50 cm).
Hand-s...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Masked Head - Drawing In Pencil by Eugène Berman - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Masked Head is an original monogramm drawing in pencil, realized by Russian scenographer Eugène Berman, hand-signed.
Image Dimension: 35 x 25 cm
Image Dimensions: 16.5 x 11 cm
In ...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Gerald Mackenzie Leet - A Day at the Seaside - Design for a Mural
Located in London, GB
GERALD MACKENZIE LEET
(BRITISH 1913-1998)
A Day at the Seaside – Design for a Mural
Watercolour and gouache over pencil, arched top
Framed
26.5 by 49.5 cm., 10 ½ by 19 ½ in.
(fram...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Le Jardin Près du Port de Catania - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Le Jardin Près du Port de Catania is a Watercolour and Color Marker Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980).
Good condition and vivid colors.
No Signatur...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Permanent Marker
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