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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
Le Croates en Allemagne - 1813 - Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Le Croates is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s. Good condition except for being aged. The artwork is depicted through strong lines i...
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Sketch - Original Pencil by Serge Fontinsky - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch is an original sketch pencil drawing realized by Serge Fontinsky (1887-1971) in the half of the 20th Century. Good conditions, minor cosmetic wear. Hand-signed on the lower...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

"Chorus Girl"
Located in Southampton, NY
Watercolor on paper of a chorus or show girl by Ruth Adele Mysel. Mysel grew up in Boston and attended the New England School of Art. She was both a artist and sculptor as well as ...
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Landscape - Original Drawing in Marker, Felt Tip Pen on Paper - 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original drawing in marker, felt tip pen on paper realized by an Anonymous artist of the XX century. The State of preservation is very good with some folding on the...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Felt Pen, Permanent Marker

Landscape with Trees - Original Drawing - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape with trees is an original china ink drawing realized by Unknown Artist in 1950s. The artwork represent a beautiful landscape. Good condition, so signature, mounted on a w...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Figure - Original Etching on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1950
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original modern artwork realized the half of the XX Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original Etching on paper. Hand-signed in p...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Etching

The Meeting - Original Pen and Watercolor- by Gustave Bourgogne - 1933
Located in Roma, IT
The Meeting is an original drawing in pen and watercolor realized in 1933 by Gustave Bourgogne (1888-1968). Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower center. The artwork re...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pen

Birds in Morocco - Original Drawing by Helen Vogt - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Birds in Morocco is an original drawing realized by Helen Vogt in mid-20th Century. Watercolored pen drawing on paper. Fair conditions. Foxings. Includes frame (fair condition) :...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pencil

Male Portrait Sketched - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Male portrait Sketched is an original drawing on paper, realized around the 1960s by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Black fountain pen ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Girl - Original Pencil Drawing by J.L. Rey Vila - 1959
Located in Roma, IT
Girl is an original artwork realized by José Luis Rey Vila in 1959. Pencil drawing on paper. Hand-signed and dated by José Luis Rey Vila on the bac...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Woman and Tree - Original Pencil Drawing - 20th Century
By Gabriel Guèrin.
Located in Roma, IT
"Woman and Tree" is an original drawing in tempera on paper, realized by Gabriel Guèrin. The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet dimension: 19 x 14.8 cm. Image Dimensions: 15.2 x 6.5 cm The artwork represents beautiful a figure of Woman and Tree. Hand-signed "G.G", on the lower left. GUERIN GABRIEL (1869 - 1916, Paris): Born in 1869 in Boubonne-les-Bains (Haute-Marne). Died in 1916 in Paris XIX-XX centuries. French. Painter. He was educated by Bouguereau, Gabriel Ferrier...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

The Birds - Original Ink Drawing by Louis Touchagues - Mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Birds is an Original Drawing realized by Louis Touchagues in the mid 20th Century. Drawing in ink and pen. Hand-signed on the lower by the artist. Good conditions. The delica...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Woman - Original Ink Drawing on Paper by H. Somm - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is an original artwork realized between the XIX century and the XX century by Henry Somm. Original black and white pencil drawings on paper. The artwork represents a portrait...
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Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

The Interior Architectural by Roger Clamagirand - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Interior Architectural is an original Drawing in pencil on ivory-colored paper realized by Roger Clamagirand in the early 20th century. Good conditions. The artwork has represe...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

America's Demons Have Gathered - China Ink Drawing - Late 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
America's Demons Have Gathered is a china ink drawing realized in the late 20th Century by Albert Decaris, sketch for "Essais d'histoire politique des etats - unis de Rogin Michael ...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Men In The Outdoor - Original Drawing by Alfred Grevin - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Men In The Outdoor is an original drawing in Pencil realized by Alfred Grévin in the Late-19 Century. Applied on a Passepartout: 50 x 33 cm. In good conditions. Alfred Grévin (18...
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Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

The Storm - Original Ink and Watercolor by Henri Espinouze - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The tempest is an original drawing artwork realized by Henri Espinouze (1915-1982). China ink and watercolor. Hand-signed on the lower center. With the stamp of the artist's atelie...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Le Croates en Allemagne (French Army)-Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Le Croates en Allemagne is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s. Good condition except for being aged. The artwork is depicted through strong lines in well-balanced conditions. Herbert Knotel was a german artist, son and pupil of the famous uniformologist and military historian Richard Knotel. He served as officer under Marshal Hindenburg in the Prussian Army...
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

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

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Watercolor, Ink

Figure in an Interior - Original Pen Drawing by H. Hausmann - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure in an Interior is an original pen drawing realized by Herta Hausmann. Good condition on a yellowed paper, tear hatching paper on the right margin. On the back of the paper t...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Le Croates en Allemagne - Grenadier 1813 - Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Le Croates en Allemagne is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s. Good condition except for being aged. The artwork is depicted through s...
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

The Tree and Cat - Original Ink Drawing by Louis Touchagues - Mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Tree and Cat is an Original Drawing applied on a white Passepartout, realized by Louis Touchagues in the mid 20th century. Drawing in ink and pen. Hand-signed on the lower by t...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Interior Navajo Trading Post, Modern Lithograph by Ira Moskowitz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ira Moskowitz, Polish/American (1912 - 2001) - Interior Navajo Trading Post, Year: 1946, Medium: Lithograph, Signed in Pencil, Size: 12 in. x 15 in. (30.48 cm x 38.1 cm), Frame Size: 18 x 21 inches, Description: This greyscale depiction of the interior space of a Navajo trading post features an Old Western...
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Lithograph

Nude - Pencil on Paper by André Meaux-Saint-Marc - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude woman is an original pencil drawing realized by André Meaux-Saint-Marc in the early 1900. Pencil and pastel drawing on brown paper in very good conditions. Hand-signed on the ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Les Croates (French Army in 1812-13)- Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Les Croates is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s. Good condition except for being aged. The artwork is depicted through strong lines ...
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Fruit Basket - Original Pencil by Serge Fontinsky - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Fruit basket is an original sketch pencil drawing realized by Serge Fontinsky (1887-1971) in the half of the 20th Century. Good conditions, minor cosmetic wear. Hand-signed on the...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

The Seduce of City - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Seduce of City is an original watercolor drawing on creamy paper realized by Mino Maccari in mid 20th century. Monogrammed on the lower "M". Good con...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Sketches of Bullfight - Original Drawing by Unknown - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sketches of Bullfight 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

Moroccan Female Players - Original Ink by Helen Vogt - 1930
Located in Roma, IT
Moroccan female players is an original blue china ink drawing realized by Helen Vogt, in 1930. The state of preservation is very good. Not signed. Sta...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Christ Crucifixion - Original Pencil - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Christ Crucifixion is an original drawing on paper in pencil mounted on greyish cardboard Passepartout: 28.9 x 19 cm, realized by an anonymous Italian artist of the Early 20th Centu...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Young Woman Sitting - Charcoal Drawing by Gio Colucci - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Young Woman Sitting is a charcoal drawing on brown paper. Unsigned. Good conditions except for some folds on the corners. Prolific and eclectic, the Italian Gio Colucci (Florence, 1892 – Paris, 1974), also known in France as Geo Colucci, was a painter, engraver, illustrator, ceramist, and sculptor. From 1921, he exhibited his engravings in various salons. He worked with French publishers specialized in the illustrated books of high bibliophilia, and delivered series of remarkable prints for texts by Barbey d'Aurevilly, Pierre Loti, Guy Maupassant...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Interior of a House - Original Mixed Media Drawing - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Interior of a House" is an original pencil, china ink and pastels drawing on ivory paper by Anonymous Artist of XIX Century. In very good condit...
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19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Pastel, Ink

Figure of Man Pencil Drawing By Maurice Chabas - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure of Man is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Maurice Chabas (1862-1947). The artwork is in good condition, included a white cardboard passpartout (37.5x55 cm). Monogramm...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Tree - Original Pastel Drawing by Marcel Guillard - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Tree is an original pastels drawing artwork, realized by Marcel Guillard (1896 -?). The state of preservation is very good. The artist masterly created a pleasurable dreamlike scen...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Temple in the Garden - Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Temple in the Garden is an original artwork, pencil, watercolor and charcoal on paper. Is not signed and dated but we can attribute the period early 20th Century. It's an evocative...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Porcelain Vase - China Ink and Watercolor
Located in Roma, IT
"Porcelain Vase" is a china ink and watercolor drawing on ivory-colorated paper by the ceramist Gabriel Fourmaintraux (1886-1084) Not signed. ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Composition - Mixed Media on Cardboard by Mario Martini - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original artwork realized by the Italian contemporary artist Mario Martini in 1973. Mixed media colored painting on cardboard Hand-signed and dated on the lower r...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Cardboard

Portrait of an Old Man - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of an Old Man is a black marker Drawing realized by Hermann Paul. Good condition except for some ripples along the edges. René Georges Hermann-Paul (27 December 1864 – 23 ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

The Visit - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Visit is a black marker drawing realized by Hermann Paul . Hand signed on the lower left corner. Good condition except for some foxing and yellowed paper . René Georges Herman...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Permanent Marker

Untitled, Lonely Abstract Landscape Italian Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Expressionist Subject: Landscape Medium: oil Surface: board Country: Italy unsigned Ivan Kurach (1909 – 1968) Ukranian-Italian lived and studied in Italy. Born in the Ukraine...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil, Board

Nude - Drawing in Pencil by Jeanne Daour - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Jeanne Daour. The state of preservation good except for aged margins. Sheet dimension:4 0 x 28 cm. The artwork represent...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Reclined Nude - China Ink and Watercolor 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 except for crumpled cream colored paper. Monogrammed by...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Embrace - Pencil Drawing on Paper - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
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 ...
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Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Autumn - Original Drawing by Jean-Raymond Delpech - 1958
Located in Roma, IT
Autumn is an original is an original drawing in watercolor on cardboard realized by Jean-Raymond Delpech (1916-1988) in 1958. Hand-signed and dated on the lower right. The state of...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Night Noise - Original Ink and Watercolor - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Night Noise is an original China ink and watercolor realized by an artist of the early 20th century. The little picture is ona yellowed paper, with some spots and stains. Sigled on...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Czarisme - China Ink and Watercolor by Gabriele Galantara - 1910s
Located in Roma, IT
Czarisme is an original Drawing in pencil and pen realized by Gabriele Galantara. Good conditions except for diffused foxings and two rippings at the bottom margin. The artwork is ...
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1910s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Landscape - Original Pencil Drawing by J. P. Verdussen - Mid-18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original drawing in pencil on ivory-colored paper realized by Jan Peter Verdussen. The artwork has some folds rips and foxings and is repaired on the middle line. T...
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Mid-18th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Masquerade - Pencil Drawing - Mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Masquerade is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1970s by the italian artist Leo Guida. Original Pencil Drawing on paper. The work is in very good conditions.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Female Nude - Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Nudo femminile (Female Nude) is an original watercolor drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Archeologists - Original Pen Drawing by Brunello Ulloa Seren - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Archeologists is an original pen drawing realized by Brunello Ulloa Serena. Good condition on a brown paper, glued on a black cardboard. Mounted on a white cardboard passpartout (2...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Landscape in Lagny - Original Drawing by Paul Alouard-Carny - 1936
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape in Lagny is an Original Pastel and Watercolour realized by Paul Alouard-Carny (1884-1961) in 1936. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Hand-signed by the artist on the lo...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Watercolor

Satiric Scene For l’Asino - Pen and Pencil Drawing by G. Galantara - 1910s
Located in Roma, IT
Satiric Scene For l’asino is an original drawing in pencil and pen realized in 1910 ca. by Gabriele Galantara. The state of preservation of the artwork is good. The artwork with a ...
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1910s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen, Pencil

Study of Nudes - Original Pencil Drawing on Paper - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Study of Nudes is an Original Pencil Drawing on Paper realized by an Unknown Artist in mid-20th century. No signature. The artwork is depicted skillfully through confident and sugge...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Strawberries - Painting by Zhang Wei Guang - 2007
Located in Roma, IT
Strawberries is an original oil painting realized in 2007 by Zhang Wei Guang (Mirror). Includes frame Oil painting on canvas Hand-signed and dated on the back Good conditions. Z...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Oil

People and Animals - Drawing in Pencil on Paper - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
People and Animals is an original drawing in pencil on paper, realized by an Anonymous artist of the XIX century. With a drawing of a cat and its kitt...
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19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

"Manhattan Bridge" NYC American Scene Modernism Watercolor WPA Urban Realism
Located in New York, NY
Reginald Marsh "Manhattan Bridge" NYC American Scene Modernism Watercolor WPA Urban Realism, 20 x 14 inches. Watercolor and pencil on paper, 1938. Signed...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Into the Woods - China Ink and Watercolor by G. Kayser - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Into the Woods is an original modern artwork realized by the French artist Gabrielle Kayser in 1948. Original watercolored and china ink on paper. Hand-signed and dated by the ar...
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Seated Woman and Bull Figure, Modern Drawing by Jose Ortega
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jose Ortega, Spanish (1921 - 1991) Title: Seated Woman and Bull Figure Year: 1962 Medium: Watercolor on BFK Rives, signed and dated l.l. Size: 20 x 25...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

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