Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Children games is an original artwor realized by French artist in the late 20th century. Mixed colored china and watercolor. Hand signed on the lower amrgin. Unreadable signature. ...

Landscape is a drawing realized in the Mid-20th Century. Watercolor on paper. Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through deft expressive strokes.

Nude of Woman is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Jean-Hyppolyte Flandrin. The little artwork is in good condition on a yellowed paper. Signature by pencil on the back of the drawing, included a white cardboard passpartout (33.2x21 cm). Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin (23 March 1809 – 21 March 1864) was a 19th-century French painter. His celebrated 1836 work Jeune Homme Nu...

Watercolor on ivory colored paper, 1820 c.a. Hand-titled "Costume di Carafa" with a caption "Provincia di Calabria nel Regno di Napoli" in black ink on lower margin at the center. H...

Figures is an original drawing in pen on brownish paper, realized by Jacques Hirtz With the stamp of "Atelier Jacques Hirtz" on the lower right. Good condition. The artwork repres...

Figurative chalk drawing of a woman's silhouette and flying black birds Artwork measures 48 x 36 inches 52 x 40 inches framed, deckle edge paper is floated in natural wood moulding w...

View of Canal in Venice is an original drawing in watercolor on cardboard realized by an anonymous artist in the mid-20th Century. Good conditions. The artwork represents the color...

Study for Festival di Spoleto is a Watercolor Sketch realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1950s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a little paper. Mino Maccar...

Portrait is a Color Markers Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980). Good condition on a white sheet of a notebook. No signature. Reynold Arnould was bo...

Flowers is a drawing realized in 1950s by Albert Fernand-Renault. Watercolour and ink on paper. Hand-signed. Good condition with diffused foxing and a cutting at the top left margi...

Ink drawing Title "Pink Bug" made by Robert Clarence, framed signed and numbered.

Embrace is an original drawing in pencil on paper, realized by the Anonymous artist of the XIX century. From an illustration with an inscription on the rear related to the school of ...

The Villa is a drawing realized by an unknown french artist  and signed A. Jodet, in the early 20th century. Pencil on paper. Good conditions. Beautiful drawing with soft pencil s...

This pencil drawing by master draughtsman Edward Laning has religious over tones. Perhaps it's a study for a deposition. There are male figures, both nude...

Anita Kreituse(1954) Winter, Zīlīte Magazine 2/82, drawing, paper/watercolor, 37x24cm

Composition is an original drawing in china ink and watercolor on cardboard realized by Bertrand Mogniat-Duclos in 1940. This Artwork is depicted through strong and confident stroke...

Ink and watercolor drawing realized in the early 20th century. Hand signed lower left. Very good condition.

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...

Suzanne LALIQUE Long Blue Dress : Antique Greek Costume (Antigone) Original carbon pencil and watercolor drawing Signed with the stamp of atelier on the back On vellum 37.5 x 26 (c...

To see more, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller." Bulgarian pro-natalist propaganda poster design (circa 1950s) Gouache on board 20 x 11.5 cm After a Communist takeover in 1945, Bulgaria was a Soviet ally during the Cold War, and maintained good relationships with Russia until the Revolutions of 1989. From 1945 to 1948, the country became entrenched within the Soviet sphere of influence...

Sacred Scene is a modern artwork realized by Artist of the early 20th Century. Mixed colored ink and watercolor. Includes frame:36.5 x 28 cm

Facial Expressions Seen at the Cinema is an original China Ink Drawing realized by an artist in 1940s. Signature unreadable. Good condition on a white little paper.

Maquette for L'Asino is an original mixed media drawing in pencil and pen realized by Gabriele Galantara, the state of preservation of the artwork is good. The artworks represent a ...

Child is a China Ink Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980). Good condition on a white sheet. No Signature. Reynold Arnould was born in Le Havre, Fran...

Arno Breker is an artist supported by the Nazi regime and a German sculptor whose neoclassical works meet the military aesthetic of the regime. Breker was ...

Bertha Corbett Melcher's The Sunbonnet Babies, with their flat, minimalist, semi-abstract, and symbolic style, are an early example of American Modernism/Surrealism by a lesser-known female artist/illustrator. The present work demonstrates a delicate balance between abstraction and representation and between the commonplace and the mysterious. Her signature use of a hat or sunbonnet to hide the identity of her subjects is a big conceptual and visual idea that has been overlooked in the fine art canon. The exact meaning of this is unknown, but 120 years after they were done, it resonates as somewhat surrealistic. Her work is a contradiction. She shows innocent children engaging in everyday activity but are depicted in vail of mystery. Why does she not show the faces of her subjects? Watercolor on paper (each) Six drawings in all on one board. 6-1/8 x 5 inches (15.6 x 12.7 cm) (each) One signed; two initialed; three not signed. Six drawing in all on one board. 6-1/8 x 5 inches (15.6 x 12.7 cm) (each) One signed; two initialed; three not signed The Sunbonnet Babies characters were created by illustration Bertha L. Corbett when she was challenged to create a faceless character who nonetheless was engaging and appealing. The characters were a wild hit and appeared in books, comics, and popular collectibles. They also became a popular motif in quilting. Few of Corbett's original drawings for the babies are known to survive, making this a rare offering. From: Wikipedia Sunbonnet Babies are characters created by commercial artist Bertha Corbett Melcher (1872–1950). Sunbonnet Babies featured two girls in pastel colored dresses with their faces covered by sunbonnets. Sunbonnet Babies appeared in books, illustrations and advertisements between the years of 1900 and 1930. Sunbonnet Babies were later used as a popular quilting pattern also known as Sunbonnet Sue.[1] Melcher created a male version of the Sunbonnet Babies, named the 'Overall Boys' in 1905.[2][3] History Bertha L. Corbett Melcher Sunbonnet Babies were created by Bertha Corbett Melcher (1872–1950).[4] Melcher was born in Denver and moved with her family to Minneapolis in the 1880s. Melcher attended art school in Minneapolis with plans to become a commercial artist.[5] She may have also studied with Howard Pyle.[6] By the 1920s, Melcher had moved to Topanga, California.[7][4] Melcher started drawing the Sunbonnet Babies in 1897. The origin of the signature style of the faces being covered by sunbonnets is contested by different members of Melcher's family and by Melcher herself. In an interview, Melcher's brother said their mother suggested Bertha avoid the difficulty of drawing faces by covering them with sunbonnets.[4] Melcher herself said that covering faces allowed her to communicate with body position.[4] Melcher has also said that the design came about in "answer to a friend’s challenge to convey emotion without a face."[2] Melcher published her first book, The Sun-Bonnet Babies in 1900.[3] Later, she shopped her illustrations to publisher Rand McNally of Chicago, and nine subsequent books were written by Eulalie Osgood Grover and illustrated by Bertha Corbett. In 1905, Melcher wrote The Overall Boys.[3] Many of these books were used as primers and used widely in primary schools in the midwest. Melcher used the sunbonnet babies in advertising and later established the Sunbonnet Babies Company. She started a studio to illustrate and create merchandise of the Sunbonnet Babies.[2] The characters also appeared in a comic strip.[2] Quilting Melcher herself did not originate the use of the sunbonnet babies as quilting pattern. The Sunbonnet Babies quilting pattern appeared in textile art 1910's in the Ladies Home Journal 1911–1912 in a quilt stitched by Marie Webster. The pattern was popular during the Great Depression. In the American South, it was often known as "Dutch Doll" until the 1970s.[3] There was also a quilt pattern based on the "Overall Boys," known by the various names including “Overall Bill, “Overall Andy,” “Sunbonnet Sam,” “Suspender Sam,” “Fisherman Jim."[3] Many patterns for quilts and sewing were designed by Ruby Short McKim and published in nationally syndicated newspapers.[8] Sunbonnet Sue became symbolic of 'female innocence and docility'.[9] Linda Pershing collected accounts from women quilters who depicted 'Sues' doing activities such as smoking, wearing more revealing clothing, and subverting feminine stereotypes.[10] In 1979, the “Seamsters Union Local #500," a group of quilters from Lawrence, Kansas, created “The Sun Sets on Sunbonnet Sue," a quilt depicting the character murdered in a variety of ways.[3] Collectibles Sunbonnet Babies merchandise includes school books, valentines cards, postcards, china, and quilts.[2][5][11] Sunbonnet Babies were adapted into three dimensional porcelain collectibles and pottery made by Royal Bayreuth Company in the early 1900s. The Royal Bayreuth China...

Character holding his head with reflection in mirror is an original black chalk drawing on drawing sheet, torn at the top, realized at the beginning of the 19th Century by the artist...

The Window is a drawing in pastel on paper realized in the mid-20th century by an unknown french artist. The state of preservation is good. The artwork represents an open window be...

The Harbor in London is an original drawing on paper realized in the early 20th century by Robert Louis Antral . This is an original black and white drawing representing a view of a London harbor...

Possibility is a china ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1970. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a white paper. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 198...

An original pencil and indian ink drawing by listed Swedish Artist. Adolfo Rasmussum. He specialized in the movement of the human body when seeing a performance. His works are conce...

Je suis une détenue - Chap. XII is an original china ink and charcoal drawing realized during the 1950s by Theodore van Elsen. Hand-signed and titled on the back: "Je suis une déten...

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.

The Sacred Flying Chariot is an Original pen and pencil drawing on paper realized by an unknown french artist in 1937. Monogrammed "P.B." on the lower and dated and hand-note on the...

West Window - Georges Windsor Castle is a modern artwork realized by Paul Fischer in 19th Century Hand signed on the lower margin. Tempera artwork. Incl...

Three Poses - Original Male Nude Figurative Drawing on Paper Original male figurative drawing on paper depicting a nude male posing in three diff...

New Orleans Sportin House Pen and ink on paper, 1951 Signed in ink, titled and dated in pencil (see photos) Condition: Corners are pasted to support sheet, some staining in image. Im...

These recently discovered 1984 oversize pastels on archival papers were created with a live model, working quickly, in pastel. The series shows the l...

Reclined Nude is a drawing in watercolor realized in the Mid-20th Century by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). Good conditions except for folding. The artwork is realized in deft strokes ...

Figure of Woman is an original Modern Artwork realized by Pericle Fazzini (Grottammare, 4 May 1913 - Rome, 4 December 1987) in 1949. Original drawing in china ink on paper. Hand-...

PEDRO BARRIOS "CARDS" MIXED MEDIA, SIGNED CUBAN-AMERICAN, C.1980 23.5 X 19 INCHES Born in 1947 in Cuba, Pedro Barrios was a staff illustrator for Women’s Wear Daily and illustrat...

Profile of M.me du Vivien is a drawing in watercolor on paper realized in the early 20th century by a French Anonymous artist. The state of preservation is good. The artwork repres...

Woman at Rest is an original artwork realized by Emmanuel Gondouin (Versailles, 1883 - Parigi, 1934) in 1930s. This charcoal drawing is a study for the graphic collection entitled "...

Girls at the bar is an original mixed-media drawing realized in the 1940s by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). The state of preservation of the artwork is good with very light foxings on the lower margin. The artwork represents two girls drinking...

Woman laughing is an original artwork by Michel Simonidy. Mixed media, pastel drawing, and tempera on paper. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right. Includes passepartout. St...

Standing Male Nude is an original pencil drawing on invory colored paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989)....

Welcome ... 1994. Paper, ink. 18x25.3 cm Illustrated in the magazine "School and Family" in 1994.

Portrait is an original Pen Drawing realized by an unknown artist in 1929. Good condition on a yellowed paper, another sketch of a nude woman on the...

The Fall is an original artwork realized by Gabriele Galantara in the Early 20th Century. Drawing in ink, tempera and pencil. The status of preservation is good, aged with cutting ...

Frank Campanella (American, 1922-2016), "Untitled: Girl in Green", Figurative Portrait done in Charcoal on Brown Charcoal Paper Unsigned, 20 x 14, Late 20th Century, 1980 Colors: White, Red, Blue, Brown, Black, Violet, Purple "Untitled: Portrait Of A Boy" is a Modern Figurative Portrait capturing a three quarter side profile of a young male subject. He's dressed in a purple/ violet sleeveless tank top with black trim. His hair is a dark brown with lighter beige highlight with light blue (turquoise) gazing eyes. Small nose and mouth depicted with a haze of Pink and White as figure separation backdrop. Frank Campanella is a listed artist known for New Jersey landscapes...

Figures is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in Pencil. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Pierre-Georges Jean...

Nudes is a beautiful double-sided sheet with two full page original pantings on cardboard, realized by an anonymous artist in the early 20th Century. On the recto a wonderful origin...

Roman countryside is an original modern artwork realized by Robert Werner in the early 20th Century. Mixed colored ink and watercolor on paper. Hand signed on the lower margin. In...

Signed lower right, "Louis La Barbera" and tilted lower left, "Mother and Child". Louis La Barbera first studied at San Jose State University, receiving his Master’s Degree in Fine ...

Ritratto maschile (Male portrait) is an original drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Charc...

Sketch in The Garden is an original drawing in Ink and Watercolor in the first half of the 20th Century. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through strong strokes and harmoni...

Studies of Figures is a pencil drawing on cream-colored paper, realized by the artist Pierre Segogne. Hand-signed on the lower left. The state of preservation is good.

Frank Campanella (American, 1922-2016), "Untitled: Portrait of A Blond Male", Figurative Portrait done in Charcoal on Brown Charcoal Paper Unsigned, 20 x 14, Late 20th Century Colors: Black, Red, White, Gray, Blue, Brown, Yellow "Untitled: Portrait Of A Blonde Male" is a Modern Figurative Portrait capturing a side profile of a young but mature male subject with a distinctive mustache. He's dressed in a red shirt with white pinstripe on the shoulder. His hair is a light dirty blond with lighter beige highlight with light bluish-grayish eyes, pointed nose with fuller lips. Frank Campanella is a listed artist known for New Jersey landscapes...

Nude On The Train is a charcoal Drawing on creamy colored paper realized in 1960 by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Hand-signed on the lower in pencil. Good condition on yell...

Marital portrait is a modern artwork realized by Alberto Savinio in 1948. Pencil on paper. Hand signed by the artist and dedicated to Raffaele Carrieri. Certificate of authenticity by Ruggero Savinio...