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 Bedroom - Pen Drawing by Leo Longanesi - 1937
Located in Roma, IT
The Bedroom is an original pen drawing realized by Leo Longanesi in 1937.
The little drawing is in good conditions, sigled and numbered on the lower lef...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
The Portrait - Original Drawing by Lucien Coutaud - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
The Portrait is an Original drawing in pen realized by Lucien Coutaud in the 1935s.
Stamp Signed on the rear.
Good conditions.
The dynamic strokes ar...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Cornette de Crêpe - Etching by Philibert-Louis Debucourt - 1797
Located in Roma, IT
Cornette de Crêpe is an Etching Hand Watercolored series "Costumes Parisiens" published in 1797 by the Journald des Dames et des Modes".
Costume Pari...
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19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Etching
Lui A-T-Il Tout Vendu? - Etching by Philibert-Louis Debucourt - 1797
Located in Roma, IT
Lui A-T-Il Tout Vendu? is an Original Etching Hand Watercolored series "Costumes Parisiens" published in 1797 by the Journald des Dames et des Modes"....
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19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Etching
View of Rome - Watercolor by Herta Hausmann - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
View of Rome is a Watercolor realized by Herta Hausmann in the mid-20th Century.
Good conditions on a yellowed paper, tear hatching paper on the left margin.
On the back of the pap...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Study of lion - Original Pencil Drawing by Wilhelm Lorenz - 1933
Located in Roma, IT
Study of lion is a beautiful original drawing on ivory-colored paper realized in 1932 by the German artist Wilhelm Lorenz, also known as Willi Lorenz.
Hand-signed on the lower left...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Lucky to Be Dead - Ink, Tempera and Watercolor Drawing by G. Galantara - 1910
Located in Roma, IT
Lucky to Be Dead is a very beautiful ink, tempera and watercolor drawing by Gabriele Galantara (1910).
The little artwork is on a yellowed cardboard, in good conditions.
Gabriele ...
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1910s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor
Mountain Village - Original Pencil and Pastel Drawing by Werner Epstein - 1957
Located in Roma, IT
Mountain Village is an original drawing in pencil and pastel on paper realized in 1957 by Werner Epstein.
Hand-signed and dated on the lower left in pencil.
The state of preservation is very good except for a small rip at the top right.
Applied on a white Passepartout: 40 x 30 cm
The artwork represents a beautiful mountain village landscape...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Pastel
Landscapes - Original Drawing by Daniele Macci - 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
Landscapes is an original drawing in mixed media on paper realized by Daniele Macci.
Han-signed on the lower right.
Good conditions.
The artwork represents a landscape. The artwo...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
The Profile of Woman - Original Drawing by Micheline Resco - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Profile of Woman is an Original Drawing in pencil on creamy-colored paper realized by Micheline Resco in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions.
...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
The Dance - Original Pencil Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Dance is an original pencil drawing in pencil realized by an artist of the early 20th century.
Good conditions, small hole on paper on the left margin.
No signature.
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
La Belle au Bois Dormant - Original Pencil Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
La Belle au Bois Dormant (Sleeping Beauty) is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by an Anonymous artist of the early 20th Century.
The state of preservation of the art...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Landscape - Original Watercolor on Paper by Jean Delpech - 1960s
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
"Landscape" (1940) is an original drawing in watercolor on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1916-1988).
The state of preservation of the artwork is very good.
Sheet dimension: 18.5...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Female Nudity - Ink Drawing by Herta Hausmann - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Nudity is an pencil drawing on ivory paper made by Herta Hausmann (1892-1972).
China Ink drawing on paper.
In good condition.This is an origina...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Gender Image - Original China Ink by Henri-Paul Pecquieraux - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Gender Image is an original drawing in China Ink on paper realized by Henri-Paul Pecquieraux (1889-1935) in 1960s.
The artwork is in good condition unlike how you might perceive it from the photo. There’s only one small point...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Study N°3 - Ink Drawing - Late 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Study N°3 is an original china ink drawing and white lead realized by an unknown artist and signed lower right (barely readable).
This artwork represents a Study N°3 for the 40th A...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media
Flowers - Original Drawing by Lucien Coutaud - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Flowers is an Original drawing in China Ink realized by Lucien Coutaud in Mid-20th Century.
Stamp Signed.
Good conditions.
The delicate and dynamic strokes created in a harmonious...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Horse at a Trot - Original Pencil - Late 10th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Horse at a trot is an original pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper, realized by Anonymous French Artist of the late 19th Century.
In very good conditions. Image Dimensions: 26 x 4...
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Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Nell'Alcova - Original Mixed Media on Cardboard by Gabriele Galantara - 1902 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Nell'alcova is an original drawing in mixed media, ink, pencil and white lead on cardboard ,realized in 1902 ca. by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937).
In good conditions except for som...
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Early 1900s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
Homme Main Levée - Original Drawing by Georges Gôbo - Early 20th Century
By Georges Gobo
Located in Roma, IT
Homme Main Levée is an original charcoal drawing on thick sheet, realized at the beginning of the 19th Century by the artist Georges Gôbo (Saint Francisco, 1876 - Nantes 1958).
Sign...
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19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Sketches - Original Drawing by Unknown - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sketches is an Original Pencil, Ink and Watercolor 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
Materials
Pencil
Figure - Original Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original Drawing on paper realized by the painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934).
Drawing in Pencil.
Good conditions except for aged margins.
The artwork is repr...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
The Catholic Glories - China Ink by Bruno Angoletta - 1907
Located in Roma, IT
The Catholic Glories is an original Modern artwork realized in 1907 by the Italian artist Bruno Angoletta (Belluno, 1889 - 1954).
Original China ink on paper. Hand-signed and dated ...
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Early 1900s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Landscape - Original Pencil on Paper by Emile Deschler - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a beautiful drawing in pencil on paper realized in 1987 by Emile Deschler.
Hand-signed and dated on the lower right.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted through ...
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1980s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Man Pants with Side Line - Original Pencil by E. O. Wauquier - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Man pants with side line is an original drawing in pencil point grisen on paper, realized by E.O. Wauquier (1808-1869).
Good conditions except for minor cos...
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Mid-19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Goddess with Horses - Original Drawing by Paul Sieffert - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Goddess with Horses is an original drawing artwork in mixed media on creamy paper, realized by Paul Sieffert.
With the stamp on the rear "Successione Sieffert 2007"
Good conditions...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
Landscape - Pencil Drawing by J. P. Verdussen - Mid-18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a beautiful drawing in pencil on ivory-colored paper realized by Jan Peter Verdussen.
The artwork has some folds and foxings. The artwork represents a landscape.
Inclu...
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Mid-18th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
The Dictator - Ink by Adolf Reinhold Hallman - 1938
Located in Roma, IT
The Dictator is an original black China ink and pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper, made by the Swedish illustrator and reporter Adolf Reinhold Hallm...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
In the dressing room. 2024, acrylic on paper, 25x25 cm
Located in Riga, LV
In the dressing room
2024, acrylic on paper, 25x25 cm
Ansis Butnors (1977)
Education:
J. Rozentals Art School in Riga – 1989. – 1996.
Latvian Academy of Art, Painting Department ...
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2010s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Designs - Original Pencil and Pastel by Carlos Reymond - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Designs is an original drawing in pencil and pastel realized by Carlos Reymond (1844-1970)
With the stamp on the lower right "VENTE CARLOS REYMOND"
Sheet dimension: 52 x 37
In age...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Pencil
Confucius - Original Woodcut by Victor Golubew - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Confucius is an original artwork realized by Victor Golubew (1878-1945). Original woodcut print on paper, realized on early-20th century, hand signed in pencil on the lower right corner. Passepartout included: cm 30x23.
Good conditions.
Victor Golubew (1878-1945)is an orientalist , French of Russian origin, specialized in art history and archaeology. From 1890 to 1892 he studied at the Karl May...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Woodcut
Les Regiments Croates en Illyrie - Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Les Regiments Croates en Illyrie is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s.
Good condition except for being aged.
The artwork is depict...
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Nude of woman - Original Pencil Drawing - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of woman is an original pencil drawing on ivory-colorated paper by Anonymous Italian Artist of 19th Century.
In excellent conditions: As good as new.
Not signed.
Image Dime...
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19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Figures - Ink Drawing by Herta Hausmann - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is a drawing on paper by Herta Hausmann (1916-?).
In good conditions: except for some foldings.
Not signed. The stamp of the atelier on the ba...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
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
Girls at the bar - Mixed Media by Jean Raymond Delpech - 1940s
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
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...
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
Landscape - Original Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934).
Drawing in carbon Pencil.
Hand-signed on the lower.
Good conditions except for a...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Portrait of a Boy - Original Drawing - 1930s
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
"Portrait of a Boy" is an original drawing in sanguine on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1916-1988).
The state of preservation of the artwork is very good.
Included passepartout...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
The Beggar - Charcoal Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Beggar is an original Drawing on paper realized by the painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934).
Drawing in Pencil and china ink.
Hand-signed on the lower.
Good conditions ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Berline Taglebatt - Original China Ink by Gabriele Galantara - Early 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Berliner Tageblatt is an original China ink artwork by Gabriele Galantara
In good conditions, and some pencil notes on the back of the cardboard.
Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937) w...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Shoot Missiles - Original Ink/ Watercolor by G. Galantara - 1910s
Located in Roma, IT
Shoot missiles is an original drawing in China ink and watercolor on creamy cardboard realized by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937).
In good conditions.
This artwotk presents on the ...
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1910s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Monks at the Well - Ink and Watercolor Drawing by André Maire - Mid-20th century
By André Maire
Located in Roma, IT
Monks at the well is an original watercolored drawing in ink on paper, realized by the French artist André Maire (1898-1985). Unsigned.
With autograph pe...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Lamp - Ink and Watercolor - 1880 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
"Lamp" is an original watercolor drawing on ivory-colored paper by realized in 1880 ca. by French Anonymous Artist of the XIX Century.
In very good conditions, with central repaired...
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19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Greening Landscape - Original Drawing by Nazareno Gattamelata - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Greening Landscape is an original Contemporary artwork realized by Nazareno Gattamelata in the 1970s.
Original colored oily pastels on paper.
Hand signed by the artist on the lowe...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
Kurhessisches Corps - Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Kurhessisches Corps is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s.
Good condition except for being aged.
Hand-si...
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Female Figure - Original Drawing by Jean Chapin- 1930s
By Jean Chapin
Located in Roma, IT
Female Figure is an original china ink drawing realized by Jean Chapin in 1930s. Not signed.
Good conditions.
Jean Chapin is a French painter and lithographer born on 21 February ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Ballpoint Pen
Vase of Flowers - Drawing In Pen by Giovanni Omiccioli - 1957
Located in Roma, IT
Vase of Flowers is a beautiful drawing in pen, realized in 1957 by the Italian artist Giovanni Omiccioli (Rome, 1901-1975).
Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right and dated. In v...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Figures - Ink and Watercolor by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an original artwork realized by Leo Guida.
Watercolor drawing on ivory paper.
Good conditions.
Not signed.
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Toward Rest - Original Pen Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Toward Rest is an original drawing in pen realized by Gabriele Galantara, Titled in Italian on the lower right" Verso il Riposo"
The state of preservation of the artwork is good, ex...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Portrait of a Man - Original Drawing by Jules-Elie Delaunay - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a man is an original drawing in pencil on gray paper, realized by Jules-Elie Delaunay (1828-1891).
Illegible annotation.
The state of preservation of the artwork is goo...
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19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Musicians from Abruzzo - Watercolor by Michela De Vito - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Musicians from Abruzzo is an original watercolor drawing on paper realized by Michela De Vito, Naples.
Titled on the lower center.
Good conditions.
Included a Passepartout: 49 x 3...
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19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Regiment Provisoire Croate Officier - Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Regiment Provisoire Croate Officier is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s.
Good condition except for being aged.
The artwork is dep...
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
7e Hussards - Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
7e Hussards is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s.
Good condition except for being aged.
Hand-signed.
T...
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Rome Streets - Original Drawing on Paper by Herta Hausmann - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Rome Streets is a Modern Artwork realized by Herta Hausmann (1916 - 1998) in the first half of the 1940s.
Original drawing on paper.
On the back of the ...
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Pencil
The Young Student - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Young Student is an original drawing in Ink, Watercolor, and pastel by an anonymous artist in the first half of the 20th Century.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted throu...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Ink, Watercolor
Cats and Riders - Original Drawing by Norbert Meyre - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cats and Riders is an original Drawing on paper realized by French painter Norbert Meyre in the mid-20 century.
Drawing in pencil, pen, and ink.
Good conditions.
The artwork is re...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pen, Pencil
Nude of Woman - Pastel Drawing - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman is an original pastels drawing on paper realized in the late 19th Century.
In very good conditions. Image Dimensions: 25 x 20.5 cm
Not signed.
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1850s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris - Original Drawing - 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris is an original drawing in China ink and felt tip pen on cardboard realized in 1950ca. by an Anonymous artist of the XX century.
The State of p...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Felt Pen, Ink
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