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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
Naked of Boy - Original Pen Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Naked of Boy is an original pen drawing realized by an artist of the early 20th Century. Good condition, no signature. Mounted on a light blue cardboard passpartout ( 24x21.5 cm).
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Sketch for Il Selvaggio - Original Drawing on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1933
Located in Roma, IT
Bozzetto per Il Selvaggio (Sketch for Il Selvaggio) is an original drawing on paper, realized around by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989) in ...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Figure - Original Drawing in Pencil - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original drawing in pencil realized by an anonymous artist in the late 19th Century. Good conditions but aged. Hand-signed but illigible. The artwork is depicted thr...
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Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Figures and Houses in Morocco - Original Pencil by Helen Vogt - 1930
Located in Roma, IT
Figures and houses in Marocco is an original pencil drawing realized by Helen Vogt in 1930. The state of preservation is very good. Not signed. Stamp of the artist on the back.
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Hugh Casson: Corpus Christi College, Cambridge watercolour 1985
Located in London, GB
To see our other views of Oxford and Cambridge, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the view you want. Hugh Casson (1910 - 1999) Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Watercolour 11 x 21 A beautiful original water of Corpus. Casson juxtaposes the sparely painted figures of undergraduates and academics with the majesty of the pale stone used to build much of the college. This watercolour was used in Casson's book "Hugh Casson's Cambridge." Sir Hugh Casson was educated at Eastbourne College; St John’s College, Cambridge; and the Bartlett School of Architecture. Trained in the 1930s in the early modernist style, he taught at the Cambridge School of Architecture. After employment as a camoufleur during World War 2 by the Air Ministry, in 1948 he was appointed as director of architecture for the Festival of Britain. A close friend of the Royal Family, he undertook designs for the 1953 coronation...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Portrait of a Woman - Original Charcoal Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a Woman is an original artwork realized by an Unknown Artist. Gray point drawing and unsigned watercolor, written behind CH.L. Paper pasted on cardboard. Image Dimensio...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Figure - Original Etching and Drypoint - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original print in etching and drypoint on white paper realized by an anonymous artist of the Mid-20th Century. In very good conditions. The artwork created through conf...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen, Pencil

Wagon with Neapolitans - Gouache by Michela De Vito - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Wagon with Neapolitans is a splendid gouache drawing on paper engraved by the Italian artist Anonymous Artist of 20th Century. The state of preservation of the artwork is excellent. Not signed. Not numbered. Sheet Dimension: 27 x 38.8 cm. Image Dimensions: 25 x 28.3 cm. On the lower center an inscription written in China ink. Michela De Vito must have been the sister or daughter of Camillo De Vito...
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19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Morocco - Original Pastel Drawing by Helen Vogt - 1944
Located in Roma, IT
Morocco is an original pastel drawing realized by Helen Vogt, in 1944. Dated on the lower right. Included a Passepartout: 35 x 50.5 cm The state of pres...
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Nude - Original India Ink Drawing by Herta Hausmann - 1940 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in China ink realized in 1940 ca, by Herta Hausmann. With the stamp of the artist's atelier on the rear. Very good conditi...
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Confidential Look - Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Confidential Look is an original drawing on paper, realized around the mid of the Century by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989,. Black china ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Woman Silhouette - Original Pencil Drawing - 1900s
Located in Roma, IT
Woman Silhouette is an original modern artwork realized in the 20th Century. Original drawing in pencil on paper. Excellent conditions. Woman Sil...
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Early 1900s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

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

Snowy Weather - Original Mixed Media Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Snowy Weather is an original drawing in mixed media on cardboard realized by the French artist of the first half of 20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower in pencil, illegible. In ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Thinking Man - Original Charcoal Drawing by Georges Gôbo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
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...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Welcome - Charcoal and Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1945
Located in Roma, IT
Welcome is an original charcoal drawing and watercolor realized by Mino Maccari in 1945. The beautiful artwork is in good conditions on a brown paper, mounted on a black cardboard p...
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pencil

Portrait of Woman - China Ink and Watercolor by Leo Guida - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1968 by the italian artist Leo Guida. Original China Ink ans watercolor on paper. The sheet is glued on cardboard. ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Female Silhouette - Watercolor Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Silhouette is an original drawing on paper, realized around the 1970s by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Nude 1947 - Original China Ink by Tibor Gertler - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Nude 1947 is an original China ink realized by Tibor Gertler in 1947. Good conditions, mounted on a white cardboard. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right corner. Tibor Ger...
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Garibaldi to Aspromonte - Oleography by V. Malinverno - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Garibaldi to Aspromonte is an original artwork realized by V. Malinverno in the 1930s. Original Oleography. Good condition. The artist represented a scene in which Garibaldi, afte...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Color

Food from Switzerland - Original Pen Drawing by Giuseppe Scalarini - 1918
Located in Roma, IT
Food from Switzerland is an original drawing artwork in pen on paper realized by Italian Artist Giuseppe Scalarini (Mantova, 29 Gennaio 1873 – Milano, 30 December 1948). The state o...
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1910s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

The Drinkers - Pencil and Blue Pastel Drawing - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
The Drinkers is an original modern artwork realized in the 1920s by a French artist. Original Pencil and Blue Pastel Drawing on tissue ivory paper. Passepartout is included (dime...
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1920s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Pastel

Porcelain Inkwell - Original Ink and Watercolor Drawing - 1890 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Porcelain Inkwell is an original china ink and watercolor drawing on ivory-colorated paper by realized in 1890 ca. Anonymous Artist of the late 19th Century. In very good conditions...
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Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Fate la Guerra! - China Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Fate la Guerra ( Let's do the war!" is an original drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Blu...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

On the Street - Pen Drawing on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Per strada (On the Street) is an original pen drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Black Ch...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Sketched Portrait - Charcoal by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Sketched portrait is an original drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Catching a Shadow - Charcoal by Mino Maccari - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Catching a Shadow is an original drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Original Charcoal and...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Watercolor, Pen

Family Scene - China Ink and Watercolor - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Familiar Scene is an original China ink drawing and watercolour realized by an artist of the mid-20th Century. Good conditions, on a white cardboard, irregular lower margin of sheet...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Study for The Donkey - Original Pencil and China Ink by G. Galantara - 1905
Located in Roma, IT
Studio per l’asino is an original drawing in pencil and china ink realized by Gabriele Galantara, the state of preservation of the artwork is good and aged. The drawing in on the re...
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Early 1900s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pencil

Fashionable Women - Original Ink Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Fashionable Women is an original drawing in china ink by an Anonymous artist in the early 20th Century. This modern artwork represents a standing women dressed-up and with a sophist...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Boats - Original Pencil Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Boats is an original modern painting in pencil realized by Anonymous Artist of the early 20th Century. Good conditions except for being aged...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Three Profiles - China Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Three profiles is an original drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Black China (fountain pe...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Figures of Women - Original Pencil Drawing by C. L. Moulin - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures of Women is an original pencil drawing realized by the french painter Charles Lucien Moulin in the early 20th Century. Good conditions on a brown paper, except for worn pape...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Porcelain Box - China Ink and Watercolor - 1890s
Located in Roma, IT
Porcelain Box, 1890s, is a china ink and watercolor drawing on ivory-colorated paper by Anonymous French Artist of the end of 19th Century. In excellent conditions: As good as new. ...
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Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Otium - China Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Otium is an original china ink drawing on paper, realized in the 1960s by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). China ink drawing on ivory-col...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

The Serenade of La Malfa - Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1965
Located in Roma, IT
The Serenade of La Malfa is an original China ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1965. The artwork is in good conditions except for small yellow stains. Hand-signed by the art...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Figure - Drawing in Charcoal on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original modern artwork realized by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original drawing in pencil on Ivory paper. Hand-signed in pencil n by ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Woman - Watercolor Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is an original modern artwork realized the 1950s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original drawing in watercolor on paper Hand-signed on the low...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

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 the french painter Charles Lucien Moulin in the early 20th century. Good conditions on a brown paper, except for worn pape...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

The Useless Attempts - Original Charcoal Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The useless attempts is an original charcoal drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s. The artwork is hand-signed by the artist in the center of the lower margin of the worn paper....
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

The Scientist - Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Lo Scienziato (The scientist) is an original black China ink drawing on laid paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 189...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Female Nude - Pencil on Paper by Herta Hausmann - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Female Nude is a drawing in pencil realized in the early 20th Century by Herta Hausmann. Stamped on the rear. Good conditions, except for stains and aged margins. This interesting...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, 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

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Paper, Pencil

Big Canvas Apron - Original Ink by Chas Laborde - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Big Canvas Apron is an original drawing in China ink with gray tip on ivory paper, realized by Chas Laborde (1886-1941). Good conditions except for minor cosmetic wear. Unsigned. Noted "tablier grosse toile". Chas Laborde, born in 1886, of Béarnese origin, he was at the same time a reporter, painter, engraver, humorous draftsman, book illustrator and poet. He was one of the great artists of the early 20th century. He was open to the world and to life. Colette says of him, after having illustrated "Claudine", "He made twenty of these villages bloom, with their colors of a fresh green, of a tulle rose. One has its bell tower, the others who a train, some a row of pioffi, some a house, some a group of girls...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Satyric Scene - Charcoal Drawing by Mino Maccari - circa 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Satyric scene is an original charcoal drawing realized by Mino Maccari circa 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower centre margin on a yellowed worn paper. Mino Maccari was an Italian wri...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

New Yorker - Ink- watercolor and Pencil Drawing by A. R. Hallman - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
New Yorker is original artwork in China ink and tempera on ivory-colored paper, made by the Swedish illustrator and reporter Adolf Reinhold Hallman in 1956. Hand-signed on the lower...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Ink, Watercolor

Roman Landscape - Pencil on Paper by E. Coleman - Early 20th Century
By Enrico Coleman
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Landscape is an original drawing in pencil on paper by the artist Enrico Coleman (1846-1911). Good conditions. Enrico Coleman (1846 – 1911) was an Italian painter of British ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Sleeping Girl - Lithograph - 19th century
Located in Roma, IT
Sleeping Girl is original lithograph realized by Anonymous Artist of the 19th Century. Good conditions. The artwork represents a sleeping girl in a wel...
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19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Lithograph

Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a cavewoman, 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

Figures - Original Pastel Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an original modern drawing in Pastel on cardboard realized by an Anonymous artist of the early 20th Century. Good conditions except for being aged. The artwork represent...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Portrait - Original Pencil Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original drawing artwork realized by an unknown artist of the early 20th Century in pencil and white chalk. Hand-signed on the lower right (illegible) The state of ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Towards the Agreement - Pencil and Charcoal by Mino Maccari - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Towards the Agreement (Original Italian title "Verso l'accordo") is an original modern artwork realized 1937 by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original ...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Charcoal

Study of Lion - Original Drawing by Wilhelm Lorenz - 1932
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 righ...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi - Drawing - 1850
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi is an original mixed media drawing on ivory-colorated paper by realized in 1850 ca. Anonymous Artist of the 19th Cent...
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1850s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media

Figure in the Wood - Original Pen by Bertrand Mogniat-Duclos - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure in the Woods is an original colored drawing in pen on ivory-colored paper, realized by the French painter Bertrand Mogniat-Duclos. In very good conditions. Image Dimensions: ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Portrait of a Man - Original Pencil on Paper - Early 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Portrait of a man" is an original pencil drawing on ivory paper by Anonymous Artist of the 19th Century. Very good condition. Monogrammed C.M and dated 1860 on the left side.
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19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Pastel

Porcelain Lamp - Original Watercolor and Ink drawing - 1890s
Located in Roma, IT
"Porcelain Lamp" is an original watercolor and ink drawing on ivory-colored paper realized in 1890 ca. by Anonymous french Artist of the 19th Century. In very good conditions, exce...
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1890s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Three Nudes - Original Pastel - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Three Nudes is an original artwork realized by an anonymous artist of the early 20th Century. Pastel on paper. With sketches on the rear. Very good conditions. Interesting artwork...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

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

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