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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
The Mirror - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Mirror is a Watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 1...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Figure of Man - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Figure of Man is a Colored lithograph on japan paper realized by Jean Cocteau (1889 -1963) in 1930 ca. French draftsman, poet, essayist, playwright, librettist, film director. Exc...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Lithograph

King of the Hearts - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
King of the Hearts is a pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) w...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

The Talking Cards - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
The Talking Cardws is a Watercolour Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1948s. Hand signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a little paper. Mino Maccari (Siena,...
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Orpheus and Eurydice - Drawing by Andre Leroux - 1927
Located in Roma, IT
Orpheus and Eurydice is a Pencil Drawing realized by André Leroux in 1927. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Signed and dated on the lower ri...
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1920s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper

Woman On Bicycle - Drawing by Adolphe Léon Willette - 1890s
Located in Roma, IT
Woman On Bicycle is a Blue Pencil Drawing realized by Adolphe Léon Willette in 1890s. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Monogrammed, included a wh...
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1890s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Color Pencil

"Sons and Lovers" Drill Drawing, #5
Located in Dallas, TX
Signed by artist "M. O'KEEFE 2013" at lower left. Media is graphite on clay-coated panel. Overall dimensions including the frame are 18 x 15 inches.
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2010s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Clay, Panel, Graphite

Portraits - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1950s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions with small holes on the left and aged margins on the left. ...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Figure - Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is a drawing realized n the early 20th Century and attributed to Augusto Monari. Good conditions but aged. The artwork is depicted through soft strokes and perfect hatchings.
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Portrait of Christ - Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Christ is an artwork realized in the early 20th century and attributed to Augusto Monari. Pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper, gl...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Portraits - Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original drawing in pen realized in the Early 20th Century and attributed to Augusto Monari. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted by perfect hatching with stron...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

The Lesson - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Lesson is a pen and Pastel Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Pen

Sketch for a Portrait - Drawing by Flor David - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch for a Portrait is a drawing on paper realized in the Mid-20th Century by Flor David. Good conditions. Flor David (1891-1958) ): pseudonym of David Florence. Pastel painter....
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

The Garden Of Eden - Pencil and Watercolor Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Garden Of Eden is a Drawing in watercolor and pencil on ivory-colored paper realized by Gustave Bourgogne in the early 20th century. Good conditions. The artwork has represente...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Watercolor

Pharaoh - Drawing - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Pharaoh is an artwork realized by an unknown in mid-20th Century. Tempera on Papyrus. 33 x 87 cm ; 49 x 103 cm with frame. Good conditions!
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera

The German in the Brewery - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1945
Located in Roma, IT
The German in the Brewery is a watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1945s. Hand signed and titled on the lower margin. Good condition on a little yellowed pa...
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Women - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Women is a Pencil and Watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pencil

Nude of Woman - Original Pencil and Pastel by René Lorrain - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman is an original pencil and pastel realized by René Lorrain (1873-?) The artwork in good condition except for some torn paper on the margins....
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Pastel

Proposal for St John's Smith Square architectural design by Louis Osman FRIBA
Located in London, GB
Louis Osman was an English artist, architect, goldsmith, silversmith and medallist. He is notable for the gold coronet he designed and made for the investiture in 1969 of Charles, Pr...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Woman with a Black Ribbon - Original Charcoal Drawing, Handsigned
Located in Paris, FR
Jean Gabriel DOMERGUE (1889-1962) Woman with a Black Ribbon, 1916 Original charcoal drawing Handsigned bottom left Dated 1916 On light board 80 x 51 cm (c. 32 x 20 in) Very good co...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

The Visit - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1965
Located in Roma, IT
The Visit is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1965. Hand signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Mino Maccari...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Frau mit blauem Kleid
Located in Wien, 9
August Dressler is one of the painters of the New Objectivity. He is one of the lesser-known artists of the Weimar era, but he too, like his famous contemporaries Georg Grosz, John H...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

Men in Bottle - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Men in Bottle is a Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

The Tamer - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Tamer is a Charcoal and watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Charcoal

The Dance - Drawing - 1920
Located in Roma, IT
The Dance is a pencil drawing realized in 1920 and attributed to Augusto Monari. Good condition, no signature. Mounted on a grey cardboard passpartout ( 23.5x18.5).
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1920s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Proposal for St John's Smith Square architectural designs by Louis Osman FRIBA
Located in London, GB
Louis Osman was an English artist, architect, goldsmith, silversmith and medallist. He is notable for the gold coronet he designed and made for the investiture in 1969 of Charles, Pr...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Hopeless - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1930 ca
Located in Roma, IT
Hopeless is a Colored lithograph realized on japan paper by Jean Cocteau (1889 -1963) in 1930 ca. French draftsman, poet, essayist, playwright, librettist, ...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Lithograph

Sketch for a Portrait - Drawing by Flor David - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch for a Portrait is a drawing on paper realized in the Mid-20th Century by Flor David. Good conditions. Flor David (1891-1958) ): pseudonym of David Florence. Pastel painter....
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

The Architecture - Pencil Drawing - Mid- 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Architecture is an original Drawing in charcoal and pencil on paper realized by Hermine David in the mid-20th century. Good conditions. The artwork is represented through rapid...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Charcoal

The Cry - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Cry is a pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) w...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Proposal for St John's Smith Square architectural design by Louis Osman FRIBA
Located in London, GB
Louis Osman was an English artist, architect, goldsmith, silversmith and medallist. He is notable for the gold coronet he designed and made for the investiture in 1969 of Charles, Pr...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Portrait - Drawing by Serge Fotisnky - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an artwork realized by Serge Fotinsky (1887-1971). Drawing in pencil, 1947. 27 x 20 cm. Good conditions except some yellowing due by time.
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Untitled, Lonely Abstract Landscape Italian Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Expressionist Subject: Landscape Medium: oil Surface: board Country: Italy Dimensions: 14.25X8.25 unsigned Ivan Kurach (1909 – 1968) Ukranian-Italian lived and studied in Ita...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Sketch for a Portrait - Drawing by Flor David - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch for a Portrait is a drawing on paper realized in the Mid-20th Century by Flor David. Good conditions. Flor David (1891-1958) ): pseudonym of David Florence. Pastel painter...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

The Potter - Drawing by Serge Fotisnky - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
The potter is an artwork realized by Serge Fotisnky (1887-1971) , in 1947 ca. Drawing in pencil. Pad signature in the lower right. Good conditions except some yellowing due by ti...
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

The Kitten - Drawing by Augusto Monari - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Kitten is a Drawing in pencil realized by Augusto Monari in the Early-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions, including a creamy-colored Passepartout. The art...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Sketch for a Portrait - Drawing by Flor David - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch for a Portrait is a drawing on paper realized in the Mid-20th Century by Flor David. Good conditions. Flor David (1891-1958) ): pseudonym of David Florence. Pastel painte...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

The Sun - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Sun is a pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) w...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Godfather - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Godfather is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was an Ital...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

To The Painter - Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - 1904
Located in Roma, IT
To the Painter is an ink and Watercolor realized by Pierre Georges Jeanniot in 1904, for the magazine "Rire". Good condition on a yellowed paper. Stamp signed on the lower riht cor...
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Early 1900s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Strange Thoughts - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Strange Thoughts is a pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Cups/Couples - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cups/Couples is a charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

The Equilibrist - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Equilibrist is a Watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, J...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Composition - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is a Pastel Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Still Life - Drawing by Serge Fotisnky - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Still life is an artwork realized by Serge Fotinsky in 1947. Drawing in pencil. Pad signature lower left. Good conditions except for some yellowing ...
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Sketch for a Portrait - Drawing by Flor David - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch for a Portrait is a drawing on paper realized in the Mid-20th Century by Flor David. Good conditions. Flor David (1891-1958) ): pseudonym of David Florence. Pastel painter...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Sketch for a Portrait - Drawing by Flor David - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch for a Portrait is a drawing on paper realized in the Mid-20th Century by Flor David. Good conditions. Flor David (1891-1958) ): pseudonym of David Florence. Pastel painter...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

The Jab - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Jab is a black marker Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Permanent Marker

The Magician - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Magician is a pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

The Baby - Drawing by Augusto Monari - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Baby is a Drawing in pencil, watercolor, and white lead realized by Augusto Monari in the Early-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions, including a ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pencil

Composition - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is a pen and watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rom...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pen

Learning Tennis - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Learning Tennis is a Charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed in the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, Jun...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Erotic Scene - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Scene is a pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower, with another drawing on the rear. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

It happened ... Paper, ink, pencil, 20x26 cm
Located in Riga, LV
It happened ... Paper, ink, pencil, 20x26 cm As a black and white comic, the absence of color allows the artist to focus on using shading, line work, and contrast to convey the narrative and emotions effectively. Black and white comics creates a distinct and dramatic atmosphere, emphasizing the story's mood and capturing the readers' attention. Ivars Poikans 1952. Riga Ivars Poikāns works in painting, graphics, book illustration, cinema art...
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1980s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pencil

Caged Bird - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Caged Bird is a pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was an It...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is a pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) w...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Sketch for a Portrait - Drawing by Flor David - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch for a Portrait is a drawing on paper realized in the Mid-20th Century by Flor David. Pencil on Creamy-colored paper. Good conditions. Flor David (1891-1958) ): pseudonym of...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

The Couple - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Couple is a Watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 1...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Modern figurative drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Modern figurative drawings and watercolors available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add figurative drawings and watercolors created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of orange, blue, yellow, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Mino Maccari, Flor David, Gabriele Galantara, and Alberto Ziveri. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Watercolor and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Modern figurative drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 0.25 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative drawings and watercolors made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $11 and tops out at $648,500, while the average work sells for $409.

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