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 Swimmers on the Beach- Original Drawing by Alfred Grévin - Late 19th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Swimmers on the Beach is an original drawing in pencil realized by Alfred Grévin in the Late-19 Century.
Hand signed in pencil on the lower right margin. All around an inscrip...
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Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Pencil
Figures of Women - Original Drawing by C. L. Moulin - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures of Women is an original pencil drawing realized by Charles Lucien Moulin in the early 20th Century.
Good conditions on a brown paper, except for worn paper on the lower and ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
The Standing Men - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Standing Men is an original Drawing in pencil on ivory-colored paper realized by an anonymous artist in the early 20th century.
Good conditions.
The artwork is represented men ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Nude - Original Pencil Drawing by Jeanne Daour - 1950s
By Jeanne Daour
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Jeanne Daour in 1950s.
The state of preservation is good.
Sheet dimension:32 x 24 cm
The artwork represents a standing n...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Study of a Seated Woman and Body Part in profile by Georges Gôbo - Early 1900
By Georges Gobo
Located in Roma, IT
Study of a seated woman and body part in profile is an original sanguine drawing on sheet, realized at the beginning of the 20th Century by the artist Georges Gôbo (Saint Francisco, ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil
Standing Naked Woman - Original Drawing by G.-H. Tribout - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Standing Naked Woman is an original artwork realized by George Henri Tribout.
Original pencil drawing on paper.
Signed G.T.
This interesting drawing shows a beautiful nude of woma...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Satiric Scene for L'Asino - Original Drawing by G. Galantara -Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Satiric Scene For l’Asino is an original drawing in pencil and pen on the wooden panel realized by Gabriele Galantara.
The state of preservation of the artwork is good.
The artwork...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Pen
The lonely man - Original China Ink by Gabriele Galantara - 1910s
Located in Roma, IT
The lonely man, in 1910s, is an original drawing in china ink on creamy paper realized by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937).
In good conditions.
This is an...
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1910s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink
The Painter - China Ink - Mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
The painter is an original china ink drawing on ivory-colorated paper, realized by Anonymous Artist of 20th Century.
In very good conditions.
Illegible signature on the lower margin.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
The Magician - Original Drawing by Jean Effel - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Magician is an original drawing pencil on paper realized by Jean Effel (1908-1982) in the mid-20th Century. Stamp signed on the lower right.
The Person...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Figure of Man Pencil Drawing By Maurice Chabas - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure of Man is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Maurice Chabas (1862-1947).
The artwork is in good condition, included a white cardboard passpartout (37.5x55 cm).
Monogramm...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Figure - Original Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original Drawing in watercolor on creamy-colored paper realized by an anonymous artist in the Mid 20th century.
Good conditions.
The artwork is represented posing nude...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The Seated Woman - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Seated Woman is an original Drawing on ivory-colored paper realized by an anonymous artist in the early 20th century.
Good conditions.
The artwork is represented a seated woman...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Landscape - Charcoal Drawing on Paper by R. Santerne-Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a beautiful original drawing on paper realized by Robert Santerne between the 1930s and 1940s.
Stamped on the rear "Atelier R.Santerne"
Aged conditions with repaired r...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Landscape with Trees - Original Drawing - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape with trees is an original china ink drawing realized by Unknown Artist in 1950s.
The artwork represent a beautiful landscape.
Good condition, so signature, mounted on a w...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
View of the Lagoon in Venice - Drawing by Carlo Ravagnan - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1977.
Hand signed lower right. Dated on rear.
Excellent condition.
Carlo Ravagnan was born in Udine on September 4, 1911, d...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Porcelain Lamp - Original Watercolor and Ink drawing - 1880s
Located in Roma, IT
"Porcelain Lamp" is an original watercolor and ink drawing on ivory-colored paper realized in 1880ca. by Anonymous french Artist of 19th Century.
In very good conditions.
The artw...
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1880s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Model - Original Drawing in Pencil and Ink on Paper by Lise Fleuroy - 1900
By Lise Fleuroy
Located in Roma, IT
Model is an original drawing in pencil and ink on paper realized by Lise Fleuroy.
Hand-signed on the lower left
The state of preservation is very good.
The artwork represents a model woman happily stands with a big fashionable hat...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pencil
Man Portrait - Original China Ink Drawing by Flor David - 1950s
By Flor David
Located in Roma, IT
Man Portrait is an original black China ink drawing on ivory glossy paper realized by Flor David in 1950.
Hand-signed and dated on lower center. The paper is attached on a paper (62...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Le Manteau - Original China Ink Drawing by Flor David - 1952
By Flor David
Located in Roma, IT
Le manteau is an original black China ink and pencil drawing on paper glued on ivory-colored cardboard, signed and dated by Flor David (1891-1958).
Realized in 1952, as it is report...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Untitled, Nude drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled, 1984 by Enrique Grau
Graphite on paper
Signed in the lower right corner. Great condition.
Provenance: Private collection.
Image size: 12 in H x ...
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1980s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
A Compelling 1951 Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man by Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Compelling, 1951 Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man by Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Artwork size: 12 x 9 1/2 inches. Artwork is unframed, matted/...
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Mid-19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Costume for Aida - Tempera and Watercolor - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Costume for Aida is a drawing in tempera and watercolor on brownish paper realized in 1920 ca. by an Anonymous Italian artist of the early 20th Century.
In very good condition.
The...
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1920s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Tempera, Watercolor
Costume for Aida - Tempera and Watercolor - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Costume for Aida is an original painting in tempera and watercolor on brownish paper realized in 1920 ca. by an Anonymous Italian artist of the 20th Century.
In very good condition....
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1920s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor
Internal Nude - Original China Ink by Tibor Gertler - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Internal Nude is an original china ink drawing on ivory paper, realized by Tibor Gertler, in 1950s.
In good conditions.
This artwork represents a figure of a nude woman.
Not signed.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Camp of Soldiers - Original Pencil on Paper - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Camp of soldiers" is an original pencil drawing on ivory paper by Anonymous Artist of the 19th Century.
Very good condition.
Not signed.
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19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
headwind, female figure w beach umbrella beach blue ocean sand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on canvas
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2010s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Wedding - II, Modern Ink and Pastel on Paper by Ira Moskowitz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ira Moskowitz, Polish/American (1912 - 2001) - Wedding - II, Year: 1989, Medium: Ink and Pastel on Paper, signed, Size: 13 in. x 10 in. (33.02 cm x 25.4 cm), Description: This soft...
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1980s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Sunset - Original Watercolor - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
"Sunset" is an original drawing in watercolor on paper, realized by anonymous artist of the XX century. date in 1951, hand-signed not readable.
The state of preservation of the artw...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of Arab - Original Charcoal Drawing by Jean Plumet - Early 20th Century
By Jean Louis Plumet
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Arab is an interesting drawing realized by the French artist Jean Louis Plumet. It is in very good conditions, except for some tiny stains and a fold on the lower part of...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
'Women And Brown Cat' Acrylic And Ink Original Drawing On Paper By Devie
Located in Carmel, CA
Inspired by the theatre world, Devi had retained her own unique drawing strokes. Her works reflect an approachable other-worldliness. She paints a story to be told and answered.
The...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Young Woman Sitting - Charcoal Drawing by Gio Colucci - 20th Century
By Gio Colucci
Located in Roma, IT
Young Woman Sitting is a charcoal drawing on brown paper. Unsigned. Good conditions except for some folds on the corners.
Prolific and eclectic, the Italian Gio Colucci (Florence, 1892 – Paris, 1974), also known in France as Geo Colucci, was a painter, engraver, illustrator, ceramist, and sculptor. From 1921, he exhibited his engravings in various salons. He worked with French publishers specialized in the illustrated books of high bibliophilia, and delivered series of remarkable prints for texts by Barbey d'Aurevilly, Pierre Loti, Guy Maupassant...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Charcoal
Kiss of Death, night scene, interior, black and white, dramatic narrative
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dramatic imagery from FILM NOIR series of black and white monotypes, blending surrealistic mindscapes with stark realism
About Tom Bennett:
With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett crea...
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2010s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Monotype
Lacy Grey, semi nude mixed media muted tones lace charcoal
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charcoal, pastel lace
Audrey Anastasi states:
"The paper doll series was created first in the presence of a live model, working quickly, in charcoal an...
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2010s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Fabric, Archival Paper
"Seated Blonde" Modern Cubist Colorful Seated Female Portrait Against Blue
Located in Houston, TX
Modern Cubist inspired portrait painting by the iconic Houston based artist David Adickes. The work features a seated female figure dressed in aqua against a bright blue background. ...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
"Downtown Lakefront" original conte cubist drawing by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The present work, drawn with black Conté crayon on a calendar sheet, Sylvia Spicuzza presents the viewer with a rhythmic vision of an urban lakefront. The beach scene is dominated by...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté
Costume di San Giovanni - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour on ivory colored paper stuck on ivory colored cardboard, 1820 c.a. Hand-signed and hand-titled "Costume di S.Giovanni", with autograph caption black ink "Vicino Napoli" ...
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1820s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Adolf Dehn, Haitian Scene A, signed painting, Associated American Artists, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Adolf Arthur Dehn
Haitian Scene A, ca. 1951
Watercolor gouache on board
Signed on the front
Frame included: held in vintage modern frame
Measurements:
Framed:
11 inches vertical by 13 inches horizontal by .75
Painting
4.5 inches by 6 inches
Watercolor gouache, hand signed; framed with AAA Gallery label verso
Signed on the front bearing the original label on the verso of Dehn's longtime gallery, the prestigious Associated American Artists Gallery, New York City.
Provenance
Associated American Artists
Frame included: held in vintage frame with original label as provenance
Dehn, an influential artist and teacher (and author of the definitive textbook of his era on watercolor painting) joined Associated American Artists gallery in 1941. Although this painting is undated, it is likely circa early 1950s, as in 1951 Dehn won a Guggenheim Fellowship, which enabled him to travel to Haiti -- the subject of this work. It was part of a series inspired by Dehn's visit to Haiti.
Dehn, an influential artist and teacher (and author of the definitive textbook of his era on watercolor painting) joined Associated American Artists gallery in 1941. Although this painting is undated, it is likely circa early 1950s, as in 1951 Dehn won a Guggenheim Fellowship, which enabled him to travel to Haiti.
ADLOF DEHN
Adolf Dehn, American Watercolorist and Printmaker, 1895-1968
Adolf Dehn was an artist who achieved extraordinary artistic heights, but in a very particular artistic sphere - not so much in oil painting as in watercolor and lithography. Long recognized as a master by serious print collectors, he is gradually gaining recognition as a notable and influential figure in the overall history of American art.
In the 19th century, with the invention of the rotary press, which made possible enormous print runs, and the development of the popular, mass-market magazines, newspaper and magazine illustration developed into an artistic realm of its own, often surprisingly divorced from the world of museums and art exhibitions, and today remains surprisingly overlooked by most art historians. Dehn in many regards was an outgrowth of this world, although in an unusual way, since as a young man he produced most of his illustrative work not for popular magazines, such as The Saturday Evening Post, but rather for radical journals, such as The Masses or The Liberator, or artistic "little magazines" such as The Dial. This background established the foundation of his outlook, and led later to his unique and distinctive contribution to American graphic art.
If there’s a distinctive quality to his work, it was his skill in introducing unusual tonal and textural effects into his work, particularly in printmaking but also in watercolor. Jackson Pollock seems to have been one of many notable artists who were influenced by his techniques.
Early Years, 1895 - 1922
For an artist largely remembered for scenes of Vienna and Paris, Adolf Dehn’s background was a surprising one. Born in Waterville, Minnesota, on November 22, 1895, Dehn was the descendent of farmers who had emigrated from Germany and homesteaded in the region, initially in a one-room log cabin with a dirt floor. Adolf’s father, Arthur Clark Dehn, was a hunter and trapper who took pride that he had no boss but himself, and who had little use for art. Indeed, during Adolf’s boyhood the walls of his bedroom and the space under his bed were filled with the pelts of mink, muskrats and skunks that his father had killed, skinned and stretched on drying boards. It was Adolf’s mother, Emilie Haas Dehn, a faithful member of the German Lutheran Evangelical Church, who encouraged his interest in art, which became apparent early in childhood. Both parents were ardent socialists, and supporters of Eugene Debs...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor, Gouache, Board
"Portrait of a woman" Ink & Acrylic on paper framed by Devie
Located in Carmel, CA
Inspired by the theatre world, Devie had retained her own unique drawing strokes. Her works reflect an approachable other-worldliness. She paints a story to be told and answered.
Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
$3,000 Sale Price
58% Off
Odalisque at the menagerie - Original Watercolor Lithograph - 1848 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Odalisque at the menagerie (Odalisco al serraglio) is an original water-colored lithograph on paper realized in 1848 ca. by Anonymous Artist of 19th Century.
In very good conditions...
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19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Lithograph
A Winter - Seeming Summers Night
By June Wayne
Located in Santa Monica, CA
JUNE WAYNE (1918 - 2011)
A WINTER - SEEMING SUMMER'S NIGHT, 1957 From the John Donne Series. (Conway 122, Basket 106: Gilmour 50)
Lithograph signed, title...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Lithograph
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Landscape - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1979
Located in Roma, IT
Countryscape is a pencil drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980).
Good condition.
Signature, dated and titled on the lower right corner..
Reynold Arnou...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
"Times Square" Mid 20th Century 1937 Modernism Broadway Drawing NYC Cityscape
Located in New York, NY
"Times Square" Mid 20th Century 1937 Modernism Broadway Drawing NYC Cityscape
Philip Goodwin (20th Century) "Times Square," 23 ½ x 17 ¼ inches. Gouache...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Santa Cruz Boardwalk Railroad Trestle Bridge, Vintage Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage mid-1970's landscape watercolor of small figures on the famous Santa Cruz Boardwalk Railroad Bridge by Laura Manss Matarazzo (American, b...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Watercolor
Original Black and White Graphite Sketch for Mural: Figure on Horseback Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
This compelling graphite drawing on paper by Verona Burkhard (1910–2004) showcases a dynamic figure on horseback, rendered with expressive linework and a keen sense of movement. Likely created as a preliminary study for a larger mural, this untitled composition reveals Burkhard’s skill in capturing form, gesture, and energy through the subtle control of graphite.
Executed with a confident hand, the sketch offers insight into the creative process of one of America’s notable WPA muralists, making it a rare and collectible piece of American art history.
The drawing is presented in a custom archival frame for long-term preservation and elegant display. Framed dimensions: 29 ¾ x 22 ¾ inches, image size: 23 ½ x 16 ¼ inches
About the Artist: Verona Lorraine Burkhard
Verona Burkhard was an accomplished American artist, muralist, and educator, best known for her vibrant contributions to the WPA (Works Progress Administration) mural program and for shaping the Western Colorado art community.
Born in 1910, Burkhard studied at the Art Students League in New York under Boardman Robinson and at Columbia University with Frank Mechau...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Graphite
At the stop. 2022, paper, acrylic, 25x25 cm
Located in Riga, LV
At the stop
2022, paper, acrylic, 25x25 cm
Ansis Butnors (1977)
Education:
J. Rozentals Art School in Riga – 1989. – 1996.
Latvian Academy of Art, Painting Department – 1996. – 2...
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2010s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
A Handsome 1930s Modern Portrait Figure Study of a Young Male Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Very Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Portrait Figure Study of a Young Male Model by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An early charcoal drawing by Haydon sh...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Houses in Paris - Drawing by Orfeo Tamburi - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Ink and Watercolor on paper realized by Orfeo Tamburi in 1950s.
Hand signed lower right.
Includes a wooden frame cm. 37x43.
Very good condition.
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Moby Dick 4 original mid century illustrations for Herman Melville's masterpiece
Located in Norwich, GB
A stunning ensemble of fiour original mid century illustrations for Herman Melville's "Moby Dick" . Whilst sharing the modernist, stylis...
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
French Gouache Portrait Study of Navajo Hopi and Apache Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Gouache Portrait Study of Navajo Hopi and Apache Figures
by Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965, French)
Signed: Yes
Medium: Original gouache painting on thick unframed paper,
Siz...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
French Modern Drawing by Jean Hélion - Veil Homme
By Jean Hélion
Located in Paris, IDF
Veil Homme
1947
drawing
26,9 x 21 x 0,1 cm
Registered on the catalogue raisonné with inventory number : N°0252 cat. B
sold without frame
about Jean Hélion (April 21, 1904 – October ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Sculpture Motives
By Henry Moore
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A drawing by Henry Moore. "Sculpture Motives" is a semi-abstract, figurative drawing, ink, watercolor, and wax crayon on paper in beige, white, and black platte by British modern art...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Wax Crayon, Ink, Watercolor
$18,000 Sale Price
40% Off
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Standing Male Model (Back)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Seated Male Nude Model (Back) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed early 1930s...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Untitled, Figurative, Watercolour on Paper by Modern Artist "In Stock"
By Sakti Burman
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sakti Burman - Untitled
Watercolour on Paper
30 x 20 inches
Born : 1935 Kolkata
Education : 1956 Government College of Arts and Crafts in Kolkata and the Ecole Nationale des Beaux ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Standing Male Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Standing Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed early 1930s char...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
A Fine 1930s, Art Deco Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Seated Male Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Art Deco Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Male Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed early 193...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
A Fine 1930s, Art Deco Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Standing Male Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Art Deco Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed ea...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Portrait de Jean Desbordes - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1929
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on vélin pur fil des Papeteries du Marais, realized by Cocteau in 1929.
Belongs to the suite "25 Dessins d'Un Dormeur", published by H. L. Mermod, Lausanne.
Edition of 2...
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1920s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Lithograph
Figures - Pen on Paper by Mogniat-Duclos Bertrand - 1950
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an original black and white drawing in pen on ivory-colored paper, realized by the French painter Mogniat-Duclos Bertrand.
In very good conditions.
This artwork is a ver...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Woman in Blue
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. In the 1950s, he was an in-demand and celebrated illustrator working for New York's toniest publications (like Harper's Bazaar) and elegant shops (such as Bonwit Teller), in addition to many smaller independent fashion companies.
In the mid-1950s Warhol became synonymous with shoes after creating a successful campaign for shoe retailer Miller & Sons. Although Warhol had a parallel art practice, primarily focused on drawing, surpassing the designation of “commercial artist” proved difficult. Consider that this era was the height of popularity for the Abstract Expressionist painters. Despite the prevailing aesthetic, Warhol continued to be dedicated to making elegant or playful line drawings.
This untitled illustration is an intimate example of Warhol at his best in the 1950's. It is ambiguous whether this was created for a client, or whether Warhol was inspired by an encounter in real life. With the lightest touch, the artist renders a glamorous woman's profile as she holds a young child in her arms.
Unique to this drawing is the subtle presence of the child, who rests gently against the woman's chest in a tender embrace yet is almost entirely abstract. This maternal exchange represents an unexpected deviation from Warhol's typical subject matter, possibly serving as a tribute to his own mother, Julia Warhola, whom he admired deeply.
This elegant drawing is a marvellous precursor to Warhol's Pop Art era when he became transfixed by images and representation of women.
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Untitled "Woman in Blue...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
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