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Art Subject: Baby
Angry Man - Drawing - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Angry Man is an artwork realized by an anonymous artist in the 1950s.
Pencil drawing on paper. With another drawing on the rear.
Good conditions.
The artwork is created through ...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
JAK cartoon I think we should let the Germans Keep France Next Time watercolour
Located in London, GB
JAK (Raymond Allen Jackson) 1927-1997
"I Think we Should Let the Germans Keep it Next Time" (1992)
Visitez La Belle France, Fly Air France
51x59cm
Pen, i...
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1980s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Model - Pencil Drawing by Eugène Berman - 1944
Located in Roma, IT
Drawing on paper, 1944.
Dimensions: 43 x 35 cm
Hand signed.
This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 years ago by an arti...
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Feeling Faint - Charcoal Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Feeling Faint is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari in the second half of XX century.
Black and white carchoal drawing. Hand signed on the lower margin.
Hand-signed by th...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
'Woman Seated', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, LACMA, SFAA, Salon d'Automne
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Woman Seated', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, LACMA, SFAA, Salon d'Automne
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Created circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped, verso, with Victor d...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Peasant - Drawing by Alessandro Kokocinski - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Peasant is an artwork realized by the Contemporary artist Alessandro Kokocinski in the 1970s.
China Ink drawing on paper.
Good conditions.
Hand Signed on the lower
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Eugène Carrière (1849-1906) Studies of a baby's head, drawing signed
Located in Paris, FR
Eugène Carrière (1849-1906)
Studies of a baby's head,
signed lower right
Pencil on paper
18.5 x 29.5 cm
In good condition, some stains in the lower right
Framed : 34 x 45 cm
This...
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1880s Symbolist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
1950s "Lounge" Mid Century Figurative Ink Drawing NYC Artist
By Donald Stacy
Located in Arp, TX
Donald Stacy
"Lounge"
c. 1950s
Ink on paper
14" x 16.5" unframed
Unsigned
Came from artist estate
Donald Stacy (1925-2011) New Jersey
Studied: Newark School of Fine Art
The Art Students League
Pratt Graphic Arts Center
University of Paris 1953-54
University of Aix-en-Provence 1954-55
Faculty: Art Department of the New School
Museum of Modern Art
School of Visual Arts
Stacy Studio Workshop
Exhibitions: Grand Central Moderns
George Wittenborn
The New School
Print Exhibitions, Chicago
University of Oklahoma
Honolulu Museum
Monclair Museum
Wisconsin State College
Louisiana Art...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Half-lying young woman
Located in Genève, GE
Stamp of the workshop lower right
Work on paper
Golden wood frame with glass pane
35.5 x 41 x 3.5 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon
"Pan" Original Watercolor & Ink Storyboard by Walter Schnackenberg
Located in Chicago, IL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
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1940s Art Nouveau Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Pencil
Children Games - Drawing - Late 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Children games is an original artwor realized by French artist in the late 20th century.
Mixed colored china and watercolor.
Hand signed on the lower amrgin. Unreadable signature.
...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Renaissance Male Nude Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Renaissance Male Nude Figure Study
Year: circa 1963
Medium: Original drawing on vélin paper
Size: 23 x 18 inches
Condition: Good
Provenance: Est...
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1960s Renaissance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1945
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1945.
Watercolor on paper.
Signed by the artist, dated "1945".
Good conditions.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, Jun...
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor
Covid Nights, Neruda. Drawings From the covid diaries series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This set of drawings has been like a Covid-19 diary of one woman and her domestic realm. Simone de Beauvoir, the century's most iconic feminist scholar, called the burden of women's ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Mixed Media
Royal Academy Series-1. Vivisection, Figurative, Pencil on Paper "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Atul Bose - Royal Academy Series-1, Vivisection
Pencil on Paper
12.2 x 8.1 inches
(Unframed & Delivered)
In this academic study from his Royal Academy series, he masterfully explore...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen, Pencil
Alfred Bendiner, (Supper at the Oak Room, Plaza Hotel, NYC)
Located in New York, NY
Bendiner always took drawing materials with him when he traveled. And a beautiful piece of 'found' paper was never wasted. (Once in Greece on a bus trip he had to acquire paper from ...
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1960s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Naked woman Lying stretching out her hand - Pencil by M. Mangin - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Naked woman lying stretching out her hand is an original pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper by Marcel Mangin (1852-1915), with artist's stamp on the lower right.
In very good con...
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19th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Erotic Drawing n. 17 - 1930s - Marcel Vertès - Ink - Modern
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Drawing n. 17 is an original black China ink drawing on "British" ivory-colored paper. Hand-signed "Vertés" in black China ink on the lower righ...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Still Life - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life is a Pencil Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980) in 1970.
Good condition included a white cardboard passpartout (50x35 cm).
Monogrammed by ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
'Reclining Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Ac. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Created circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended th...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
Peasants - Drawing by Alessandro Kokocinski - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Peasants is an artwork realized by the Contemporary artist Alessandro Kokocinski in the 1970s.
China Ink drawing on paper.
Good conditions.
Hand Signed on the lower
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Figure - Original Ink Drawing - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Figure" is an original brown marker pen drawing on ivory-colorated paper by Anonymous Artist of XX Century.
In very good conditions.
Sheet dimension: 49.5x 35.5 cm. Image Dimensi...
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19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Nude - Original China Ink Drawing by Tibor Gertler - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is a beautiful drawing in China ink applied on paper realized by Tibor Gertler in 1948
In good condition except for some foldings.
Hand-signed on the lower right.
the artwor...
Category
1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
4 November - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
4 November is a modern artwork by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937) in the early 20th century.
Pen on paper.
Good conditions and aged with foxing and cutting.
The work has been reali...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Nude woman lying - In Celebration of Pride Month
By Tom Leveritt
Located in New Orleans, LA
Stone and Press Gallery is excited to offer several works in celebration of the LGBTQ community.
A pencil drawing with ink wash
Tom Leveritt (1976) was ...
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2010s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pencil
Mother with Child Under a Tree
Located in London, GB
'Mother with Child Under a Tree', pencil on art paper, by French artist, Guillaume Dulac (circa 1920s). An artist known for his exquisite drawings - many are sketches for his larger ...
Category
1920s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Figures - Charcoal and Watercolor by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an original modern artwork realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century.
Mixed colored charcoal and watercolor drawing.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Includes fr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Couple - Original Drawing in Pencil - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Couple is an original drawing in pencil realized by an unknown artist of the XX century.
Sheet dimension: 39 x 38 cm
Very good conditions except with small tearing on the margins.
...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Londres - Original China Ink Drawing by J. Cocteau - 1920
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Londres (Smoking in the Tub) is an original, rare and important realized by the great Surrealist artist Jean Cocteau in 1920.
Realized for the book "Dessins" and published in the s...
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1920s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Artist Cindy Sherman discovers Instagram - Watercolor on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him.
The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Drawing For Sculpture - Original Drawing by Raymond Veysset - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Drawing For Sculpture is an Original Carbon Pencil Drawing realized by Rymond Veysset (1913-1967).
The artwork is in very good condition on a white cardboard, included a brown cardb...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Bath, Figurative Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho)
Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Ink on Paper
Year: 2023
Style: Abstract Figurative
Subject: Bath
Size: 9" x 12" x ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Infanta Futura- graphite pencil drawing - woman with cactus and succulents
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Infanta Futura,' features the face of a young woman with succulents and cactus in an intricately patterned and complex graphite drawing on Kent paper. from Japanese artist Chikako O...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
The Enigma - Original Etching - Christopher Ganz
Located in Chicago, IL
Christopher Ganz
The Enigma
2011
lithograph
15h x 20.50w in
38.10h x 52.07w cm
CG0037
-ARTIST STATEMENT-
I depict my person in multiplicity with different selves representing dram...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Lithograph
Party, Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho)
Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Ink on Paper
Year: 2023
Style: Abstract Figurative
Subject: Party,
Size: 12" x 9" ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Fashion, Figurative Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho)
Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Ink on Paper
Year: 2023
Style: Abstract Figurative...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Portrait of Woman - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1941
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is a modern artwork realized by Reynold Arnould in 1941.
Charcoal drawing.
Good conditions.
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Party, Figurative Art Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho)
Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Ink on Paper
Year: 2023
Style: Abstract Figurative
Subject: Party,
Size: 12" x 9" ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Portrait de Jean Desbordes - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1929
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on vélin pur fil des Papeteries du Marais, realized by Cocteau in 1929.
Belongs to the suite "25 Dessins d'Un Dormeur", published by H. L. Mermod, Lausanne.
Edition of 2...
Category
1920s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Lithograph
Feminine Figure - Drawing in Pen realized by Giovanni Nicolini - Early 1900
Located in Roma, IT
Feminine Figure is an original drawing in pen realized by Giovanni Nicolini (1872-1956).
Hand-signed on the lower right, with the dedication to the a...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Hats, 1930s art deco poster design by A. E. Halliwell
Located in London, GB
A. E. Halliwell (1905-1987)
Hats
Airbrush and pen
50 x 32 cm
c.1930
Stamped signature
Provenance: Family of the artist
A.E. Halliwell (1905–1986) was a British artist, illustrator...
Category
1930s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Lacrimella - Original Illustrate tale by Italo Orsi - 1930s
By Italo Orsi
Located in Roma, IT
Lacrimella is an original artwork realized by Italo Orsi in the 1930s.
Tempera on paper. The artwork consists of four sheets numbered on the back; the sheets represent the artist's ...
Category
1930s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera
Journey, Abstract Figurative, Original Painting, Ink on Paper, Black and White
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho)
Work: Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Ink on Paper
Year: 2023
Style: Abstract Figurative
Subject: Journey
Size: 11" x 14...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Cubist Composition - Drawing by Gianpaolo Berto - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Drawing in pencil and black market pens realized by Berto in 1967.
Hand signed and dated.
In very good condition, includes a coeval wooden frame.
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Etching - Lady Animal, Pastel Watercolor and Acrylic Anthropomorphic Bunny
By Ana May
Located in Houston, TX
Bold in color and whimsy etching colored with watercolor, pastel and acrylics features an anthropomorphized female bunny, posing in Playboy style. Signature at bottom right by artist...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pastel, Acrylic, Etching
The Seduce - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Seduce is an original china ink drawing on creamy paper realized by Mino Maccari in mid 20th century.
Good conditions with aged margins.
Mino Maccari...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Mid Century Modernist Seated Nude Figure Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract nude figurative drawing by George Giusti, (Italian 1908-1990). India ink on gesso patterned drawing paper created in 1949. Signed “George Giusti 1949” in the lower right corner. Presented in a distressed giltwood frame with glass and a light pink and grey mat. Image size: 15.75”H x 10”W
This extraordinary artist was born in 1908 in Milan, Italy, of a Swiss father and an Italian mother. He studied at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan and did graphic design there before deciding to move to Zürich, Switzerland, where he opened a design studio, which he operated for seven years.
While on a visit to the United States in 1938, Giusti was induced to stay by the several excellent commissions that were offered to him, including the opportunity to collaborate with Herbert Matter on the design of the Swiss pavilion at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Giusti is well known in Europe and America for his architecture and sculpture, as well as his graphics. He studied architecture in Milan and worked at it from time to time, producing stunning examples of contemporary design.
For more than four decades in America, and before that in Italy and Switzerland, George Giusti’s graphic designs have graced the covers of Time, Fortune, Holiday and other major magazines, as well as most of the publications of the United States Information Agency, and Giusti had a twelve-year design association with Geigy Pharmaceuticals.
He has done advertising and graphic designs, illustrations, trademarks, client and employee publications, package designs for major corporations, and drawings. He has succeeded to the extent that his designs are consistently ahead of their time. It is Giusti’s expressed intention to build a bridge between fine art and art for commercial use. He disdains the terms “fine” and “commercial” as defining a distinction which should not exist. Art is art, he believes, whatever its purported use.
Exhibitions:
George Giusti’s work has been exhibited in America’s large cities and in most of the capitals of the world. His portfolio has been published in Graphis, Switzerland, Idea, Japan, Gebrauschsgraphik, Germany, Pagina Art, Italy, and Communication Art, and The United States.
Awards and Affiliations:
Over the years, Giusti has garnered more than ten gold and silver medals and eighty other awards and citations.
He is a member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, Alliance Graphique Internationale, International Center for Graphic Art (Typographic Art...
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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gesso, Paper, India Ink
Girls - China Ink on Paper by Erhard Klepper - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Girls is an original artwork realized by Erhard Klepper in the early 20th Century.
Original black and white china ink drawing.
The artwork repr...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Leftovers No. 5
Located in Columbia, MO
Grace Ramsey (American, b. 1985)
Grace Ramsey is a self-taught painter based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Before establishing herself as a visual artist, she spent over a decade as ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Oil Crayon
Untitled, Figurative, Ink on Paper by Modern Artist "In Stock"
By Sakti Burman
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sakti Burman - Untitled
Ink on Paper
4.5 x 5.5 inches
( Framed and delivered )
Born : 1935 Kolkata
Education : 1956 Government College of Arts and Crafts in Kolkata and the Ecole N...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
POLITICAL CARTOONS - Vignette by Vauro Senesi, Italy 1970
Located in Napoli, IT
Vauro Senesi, known simply as Vauro (Pistoia, March 24, 1955), is an Italian cartoonist, editor, television personality and actor. He is among the best-known satirical cartoonists in...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Nude of Woman - Original Pencil and Pastel by René Lorrain - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman is an original pencil and pastel realized by René Lorrain (1873-?)
The artwork in good condition except for some torn paper on the margins....
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Pencil
Mid Century French Mother Holding Her Baby with Her Children Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil/ink on artists paper, double sided
Size: 9.5 height) x 7.5 (width)
Stamped Verso
Condition: Good
Provena...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Pencil
Untitled, Mixed Media on Paper, Black, Yellow colour by Modern Artist "In Stock"
By Sakti Burman
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sakti Burman
(a) Untitled - 7.5 x 9.5 inches (Unframed size)
Watercolour on Paper
(b) Untitled - 3 x 6 inches (Unframed size)
Pen on Paper , 1992
(c) Untitled - 4.5 x 9 inc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen, Mixed Media
Enchanted Love - Original Watercolor Etching by B. Nocchi - 1821
Located in Roma, IT
Enchanted Love is an original water colored etching realized by artist Bernardino Nocchi in 1821.
Signed on the plate on the lower left.
The state ...
Category
1820s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Etching
NYC Park Scene American Scene Social Realism WPA Woman Artist Ashcan Realism
Located in New York, NY
NYC Park Scene American Scene Social Realism WPA Woman Artist Ashcan Realism
Isabel Bishop (American, 1902-1988)
"NYC Park Scene"
Pencil on paper
Sight: 5 x 7-1/8 inches
Signed l...
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Original German Expressionist Drawing Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Women Dancing
Located in Surfside, FL
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner ( Germany 1880-1938 )
Expressionist Female Women Dancing Mixed Media on Paper Drawing or Painting Expressionism
Dimensions: 20" L 16" H in
This bore a sticker from Christies auction house and another collection sticker verso but they have been inadvertently removed. I do have the photo.
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880 – 1938) was a German expressionist painter and printmaker and one of the founders of the artists group Die Brücke or "The Bridge", a key group leading to the foundation of Expressionism in 20th-century art. He volunteered for army service in the First World War, but soon suffered a breakdown and was discharged. His work was branded as "Entartete Kunst" or "degenerate" by the Nazis in 1933, and in 1937 more than 600 of his works were sold or destroyed.
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was born in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria. His parents were of Prussian descent and his mother was a descendant of the Huguenots, a fact to which Kirchner often referred. As Kirchner's father searched for a job, the family moved frequently and Kirchner attended schools in Frankfurt and Perlen until his father earned the position of Professor of Paper Sciences at the College of technology in Chemnitz, where Kirchner attended secondary school. Although Kirchner's parents encouraged his artistic career they also wanted him to complete his formal education so in 1901, he began studying architecture at the Königliche Technische Hochschule (royal technical university) of Dresden. The institution provided a wide range of studies in addition to architecture, such as freehand drawing, perspective drawing and the historical study of art. While in attendance, he became close friends with Fritz Bleyl, whom Kirchner met during the first term. They discussed art together and also studied nature, having a radical outlook in common. Kirchner continued studies in Munich from 1903 to 1904, returning to Dresden in 1905 to complete his degree.
In 1905, Kirchner, along with Bleyl and two other architecture students, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and Erich Heckel, founded the artists group Die Brücke ("The Bridge") later to include Emil Nolde, Max Pechstein and Otto Mueller. From then on, he committed himself to art. The group aimed to eschew the prevalent traditional academic style and find a new mode of artistic expression, which would form a bridge (hence the name) between the past and the present. They responded both to past artists such as Albrecht Dürer, Matthias Grünewald and Lucas Cranach the Elder, as well as contemporary international avant-garde movements. As part of the affirmation of their national heritage, they revived older media, particularly woodcut or woodblock prints.
Kirchner's studio became a venue which overthrew social conventions to allow casual love-making and frequent nudity. Group life-drawing sessions took place using nude models from the social circle, rather than professionals, and choosing quarter-hour poses to encourage spontaneity. In 1911, he moved to Berlin, where he founded a private art school, MIUM-Institut, in collaboration with Max Pechstein with the aim of promulgating "Moderner Unterricht im Malen" (modern teaching of painting). This was not a success and closed the following year, when he also began a relationship with Erna Schilling that lasted the rest of his life. In 1917, at the suggestion of Eberhard Grisebach [de], Helene Spengler invited Kirchner to Davos where he viewed an exhibition of Ferdinand Hodler paintings. "When I was leaving, I thought of Vincent Van Gogh's fate and thought that it would be his as well, sooner or later. Only later will people understand and see how much he has contributed to painting".
In 1921 Kirchner visited Zurich at the beginning of May and met the dancer, Nina Hard, whom he invited back to Frauenkirch (despite Erna's objections). Nina Hard would become an important model for Kirchner and would be featured in many of his works. Kirchner began creating designs for carpets which were then woven by Lise Gujer.
In 1925, Kirchner became close friends with fellow artist, Albert Müller...
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Early 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Young woman and cupid
By Henri Fehr
Located in Genève, GE
Work on tracing paper
Workshop stamp on the back of the work
Green mat size : 39 x 31 x 0.3 cm
Category
20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon