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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
Into the Wood - Original Pencil Drawing By Maurice Chabas - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Into the Wood is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Maurice Chabas (1862-1947). The artwork is in good condition. Maurice Chabas (21 September 1862, Nantes – 11 December 1947, ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

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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Paper, Pencil

Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a caveman, British
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Girl - Original Watercolor by Maurice Van Moppes - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Girl is an original drawing in Pencil and Watercolor realized in the 20th Century by Maurice Van Moppes (1904-1957). Good Conditions. The artwork is depicted through soft strokes i...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Watercolor

Study for Fallen Angel III
By Daniel Barkley
Located in London, GB
Watercolour, signed and dated (lower right), 76cm x 56cm, (93cm x 69cm framed). Daniel Barkley is known for his nude figurative work alluding to myths, legends and art history, whi...
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2010s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Profile of Woman - Original Drawing on Paper by E. Giraud - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Profile of Woman from behind is an Original Drawing in China Ink realized by Eugène Giraud in the Late 19th Century. Good conditions. The delicate a...
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Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Preparatory Sketch - Pencil Drawing by Georges Rochegrosse - 1909
Located in Roma, IT
Preparatory drawing for "Thais" by Anatole France is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Georges Rochegrosse (1859-1938). Good condition on a yellow...
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Early 1900s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Interior During a Concert - Drawing - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Interior During A Concert is an original drawing in pencil realized by Hermine David in the Early 20th Century. In good condition with foxing. The artwork is depicted skilfully thr...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Sketch of a Hand - Drawing - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch Of a Hand is a Drawing in pencil on paper realized by Gaspard Maillol in the early 20th century. Good conditions. The artwork is represented through deft and rapid strokes b...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Architecture - Original Pen Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - 1910s
Located in Roma, IT
Architecture is an original drawing in pen on creamy squared paper realized by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937) in 1910s. In good conditions. This is an original drawing representin...
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1910s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Cumulus - Original Ink Drawing - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Cumulusis an original china ink drawing on ivory-colorated paper, realized by an unknown illustrato "Vallée" in the 1930s. In very good conditions. Illustration probably reproduced ...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

1950s "Mask" Mid Century Nude Ink Figure Drawing NYC Artist
Located in Arp, TX
Donald Stacy "Mask" c.1950s Ink on paper Black dark wood frame 10.25"x17.25" Unsigned Came from artist estate Introducing an original piece by the American artist Donald Stacy title...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

The Horse Rider In The Meadow - Drawing By Norbert Meyre - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Horse Rider In The Meadow is an original Drawing on paper realized by French painter Norbert Meyre in the mid-20 century. Drawing in pencil. Good conditions. The artwork is re...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Lovers in Garden - China ink by Renzo Vespignani - 1959
Located in Roma, IT
Lovers in Garden is an original drawing in China ink on paper realized in 1959 by Renzo Vespignani. Applied on a Passepartout: 22 x 17 cm. Very good conditions. The artwork represents exquisitely lovers lying down on the grass of a garden through...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Portrait of Woman - Original Drawing by L.E. Adan - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is an original drawing in pencil realized in the early 20th Century by Louis Emile Adan (1839-1937). Good Conditions. The artwork ...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Reclined Nude - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Reclined Nude is an original China Ink Drawing and Watercolour realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Hand-signed by the artist with penc...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Sketches of Workers - Original Drawing by Unknown - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sketches of Workers is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by an Unknown artist in mid-20th century. Good condition on a yellowed paper. No signature.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Old Lady - Original Drawing by Edmé Jean Pigal -19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old Lady is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Edmé Jean Pigal (1798-1872). The little artwork is in good condition. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right corner. Edme-...
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19th Century 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

Moulin Rouge - China Ink on Paper - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Moulin Rouge is an original drawing in China ink on paper realized by an unknown artist of the XX century. The State of preservation is very goo...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink

Il va l'apaiser - Original Etching by Philibert-Louis Debucourt-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Il va l'apaiser is an original watercolored etching realized in the first quarter of the 19th century by the French artist Philibert-Louis Debucourt (1755 – 1832). The artwork is...
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19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Etching

Two Figures - Original Drawing by Charles Dufresne - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Two Figures is an Original Pen Drawing realized by Charles Dufresne (1876-1938). The little artwork is in good condition, included a white cardboard passpartout (51x35 cm). No signature. Georges-Charles Dufresne (23 November 1876, Millemont - 8 August 1938, La Seyne-sur-Mer) was a French painter, engraver, sculptor and decorator. He was more attracted to painting, however, and began making pastels at Café-chantants and circuses and guinguettes, in the manner of Toulouse-Lautrec. His first exhibition came at the Salon of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1903. Following that, he and his close friend, the American engraver Herbert Lespinasse...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Felt Pen

The Couples - Original Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
"The Couples" is an original hand colored drawing on ivory-colorated paper by Mino Maccari (1898-1989). In excellent conditions. Sheet dimension: 35 x 50 cm. This is an original ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Attractive Promises - Charcoal by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Attractive Promises is an original Charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition on a yellowed paper. No signature. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Portrait of Young Boy - Original Drawing in Pen By Edouard Dufeu - 1880s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Young Boy is an original drawing in pen on paper realized by Edouard Dufeu in the 1880s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions and aged. The artwork is represente...
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1880s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Felt Pen

The Hyena has replaced the She-Wolf- Drawing by E. Tapissier - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
The Hyena has replaced the She-Wolf (Mussolini) is an original artwork, pen, ink on paper, realized bu the french Artist Edmond Tapissier, so called "TAP". On the lower right appear ...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Musicians - Pencil on paper - 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Musicians is an original drawing in pencil on paper, realized by an Anonymous artist of The early XX century. The State of preservation is good. The artwork represents a joyful sce...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Amphora and Vase - Original Ink and Watercolor by G. Fourmaintraux - Early 1900
Located in Roma, IT
Amphora and Vase is an original modern artwork realized in the first half of the XX Century by the French artist Gabriel Fourmaintraux (Desvres, ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Studies with Landscape - Ink and Pencil on Paper - Early 1800
Located in Roma, IT
This original artwork is a piece of paper with studies drawn on both sides: on the recto, horizontally, there is a landscape with trees in pencil and an inscription in ink partially ...
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Early 19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pencil

Sketch of an Interior - Pencil Drawing - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch of an Interior is a Pencil Drawing attributed to Gustave Bourgogne and realize in the Mid-20th Century. Good condition on a yellowed paper. No signature.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

St Mark's Square, Venice - China Ink, Watercolor and Tempera by F. Zanin - 1877
Located in Roma, IT
St Mark's Square, Venice is an original drawing realized by Francesco Zanin in the 1877. China ink, watercolor and tempera on cardboard. The art...
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1870s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Tempera, Watercolor

The Spaghetti with Politician Sauce - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Spaghetti with Politician Sauce is an original Drawing in pen on paper realized by Mino Maccari in mid 20th century. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an Italian wr...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Fishermen - Original Pencil Drawing by Herta Hausmann - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Fishermen is an original pencil drawing on ivory-colorated cardboard by Herta Hausmann (1916-?). In very good condition. Not signed. Stamp of the atel...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Happy 1985 - Etching by Mino Maccari - 1985
Located in Roma, IT
Happy 1985 is an original print realized by Mino Maccari in 1985. Beautiful black and white etching on ivory-colored paper. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Hand-signed by the...
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1980s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Etching

The Figure- Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Figure is an Original Drawing in ink and watercolor on cream-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an It...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

The Motherhood - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Motherhood is an Original Drawing in pencil carbon on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower. Good condi...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Carbon Pencil

Portrait of Virgin Mary - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Virgin Mary is an original artwork realized by the Unknown Artist in the early 20th Century. Original colored pencil and pastel drawing on ivory-colored paper, glued o...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Pastel

The Musical Band - Drawing By Norbert Meyre - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Musical Band is an original Drawing on paper realized by the French painter Norbert Meyre in the mid-20 century. Drawing in mixed media. The artwork is represented through deft...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Watercolor

Nude - Original Watercolour by Jean Delpech - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Nudes is an original drawing in watercolor, realized in the Mid-20th Century by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). Good conditions except for consumed margins and some foxings. Jean-Raymo...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Religious - Original Ink and Watercolor by Herta Hausmann - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Religious is an original drawing in mixed media, ink and watercolor, by Hetta Hausmann in the mid-20th Century. The artwork is a colored per and watercolor drawing depicting three r...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Ink

“Seated Model in Red Bra”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original graphite and colored pencil drawing on archival paper of a woman seated in a red bra by the well known American artist, Raphael Soyer. Signed lower r...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite

Nude - Original Pen Drawing on Paper - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude Woman is an Original Pen Drawing on Paper realized by an Unknown Artist in mid-20th century. No signature. The artwork is depicts through soft strokes with perfect hatchings i...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

Exode - Original Drawing by Louis Touchages- Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Exode is an original drawing in China Ink Drawing realized in the mid-20th Century by Louis Touchages (1893-1974). Good Conditions. The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

The Conversation - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Conversation is an Original China Ink Drawing realized by Hermann Paul (1864-1940). Good condition on a white paper. Hand-signed and titled on the lower margin. Hermann René ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Horseman - Original Drawing by Raymond Veysset - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Horseman is an Original Carbon Pencil Drawing realized by Rymond Veysset (1913-1967). The artwork is in very good condition on a cream colored cardboard. Monogrammed by the artist ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

La Promenade - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
La Promenade is an Ink and watercolor Drawing realized by Hermann Paul in the early 20th century. Good condition on a yellowed cardboard. René Georges Hermann-Paul (27 December 18...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Couple - Original Drawing by Jean Delpech - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Couple is an original drawing in pencil, realized in the Mid-20th Century by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). Good conditions. Jean-Raymond Delpech (1988-1916) is a French painter, e...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Composition - Original Drawing by Madeleine Scali - Late 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original pencil drawing realized by Madeleine Scali. The artwork is in very good condition. No signature. Madeleine Scali (1911-2000) was a French artist.
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Sorrowful Lady - Original Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - 1890s
Located in Roma, IT
Sorrowful Lady is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934) in the 1890s. Drawing in charcoal. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions...
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1890s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Trojan Horse - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Trojan Horse is an original modern artwork realized in the 1960s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original tempera on paper. Monogram of the artist on...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Venus Goddess - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Venus Goddess 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 through...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

The Audience - Watercolour by Mino Maccari - 1965
Located in Roma, IT
The audience is a very beautiful watercolour painting realized by Mino Maccari on 1965. In good condition, except for worn paper on the margins. Hand-si...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Duck Man - Pen Drawing by Leo Longanesi - 1937
Located in Roma, IT
Duck Man is an original pen drawing realized by Leo Longanesi in 1937. The little drawing is in good conditions, numbered on the lower right corner. Le...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

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...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Thieves - Original Pencil, Watercolor and White Lead - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Thieves is an original drawing in watercolor, white lead and pencil artwork on greenish cardboard realized by an Anonymous artist of the XIX century. The State of preservation is g...
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19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Love - China Ink Drawing by Gino Bonichi - 1924
Located in Roma, IT
Love is an original modern artwork realized by Gino Bonichi (February 25, 1904 – November 9, 1933), known as Scipione. Mixed colored china ink drawing. In...
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1920s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Siiting Man - Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Siiting man is a modern artwork realized by Pierre- Georges Jeanniot in the Late 19th Century Pencil drawing. Includes frame: 30.5 x 3 x...
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Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Man Lying - Drawing by Georges Desvallieres - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Man Lying is a Pencil Drawing realized by Georges Desvallieres (1861-1950). Good condition on a grey paper, included a cream colored cardboard passpartout (32.5x50 cm). Monogrammed...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an original china ink drawing on cardboard realized by Mino Maccari in mid 20th century. With another artwork on the rear. Hand-signed and dated on the rear. Good condi...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Landscape - China ink Drawing by Renzo Vespignani - 1949
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original drawing in China ink on paper realized in 1949 by Renzo Vespignani. Hand-signed on the lower left and date. Applied on a Passepartout: 21 x 15.5 cm. Very...
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

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