Face Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Henri ROYER Nancy 1869 - 1938 Paris Study of dancers Sanguine pastel and charcoal on cream white paper Circa 1900-1910 Unsigned 47 x 62.5 cm sheet 67 x 83 cm cm frame Provenance: Es...

Famed Puerto Rican Fashion Illustrator Antonio Lopez creates an oversized illustration for Vogue Patterns Magazine 1971. He uses a variety of media whic...

The original "The Gleaners" is an oil painting by Jean-François Millet completed in 1857. It depicts three peasant women gleaning a field of stray stalks of wheat after the harvest. ...

Benjamin Robert Haydon 1786 - 1846 Sketch of Three Figures Pen and ink on paper, Image size: 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches (25 x 20 cm) Acid Free mount, original frame Provenance Private Col...

Collections: Sir Thomas Lawrence, who acquired the contents of Fuseli’s studio; Susan, Countess of Guilford, née Coutts (1771-1837), acquired from the Lawrence estate; Susan, Baroness North (1797-1884), daughter of the above; Mrs A. M. Jaffé, acquired in France, c. 1950 to 2016. Black chalks, on buff-coloured paper Stamped verso: ‘Baroness Norths Collection / of Drawings by H Fuseli Esq.’ Framed dimensions: 26.38 x 20.63 inches This boldly drawn sheet depicting a seated figure was made by Fuseli at an important and highly productive moment in his career. The monumental drawing is closely related to another sheet by Fuseli in the British Museum which Schiff published as subject unknown. Both drawings were made when Fuseli was designing his most important sequence of historical works, including scenes from Shakespeare and Milton, The Nightmare and The Death of Dido which was exhibited at the Royal Academy to great critical acclaim in 1781. The present drawing does not relate directly to any of Fuseli’s finished historical paintings of the period, but evidently the image of a slightly menacing, seated and covered old woman was precisely the sort of motif he was playing with. It is notable that the same figure reappears later in Fuseli’s work as the witch from Ben Jonson’s Witch’s Song which Fuseli produced as both a painting and engraving in 1812. Fuseli returned to London in 1779 from a highly creative and productive period in Rome and established himself as one of the leading history painters of the period. Fuseli re-established contact with his old mentor Sir Joshua Reynolds, becoming a regular guest at his dinner table and visitor to his studio. The earliest and most striking manifestation of this strategy was Fuseli's Death of Dido, exhibited in 1781 at the Royal Academy. Executed on the same scale as Reynolds's version (Royal Collection), Fuseli's vertically oriented picture was hung directly opposite Reynolds's with its horizontal orientation, inevitably inviting comparison between the two works and garnering Fuseli much publicity and favourable reviews in the newspapers. The present, previously unpublished sheet, relates closely to a drawing now in the British Museum. That sheet shows the same seated old woman, drawn on a smaller scale and more schematic in design, seated next to an anatomical drawing of a man. The pose of this figure is related to the pose of Dido in his Death of Dido; the foreshortened torso, arrangement of head, oblique view of Dido’s features and arms all suggest that the study can be viewed as an initial thought for the composition. Fuseli may have initially thought of including the figure of the hunched and covered old woman. Drawn on identical paper to the British Museum sheet, our study is an enlarged depiction of the same figure, more elaborately delineated and developed. The presence of a chain to the right of the figure, suggests that the iconography was related in some way to a scene of imprisonment. Fuseli had first explored the motif of the hooded old woman in an early Roman drawing, 'The Venus Seller'. The idea of a grotesque old woman, hooded and with angular nose and projecting chin seen in profile was most spectacularly used by Fuseli in his sequence of paintings depicting The Three Witches from Macbeth. Fuseli seems to have kept the present sheet and may have returned to it when preparing a painting of The Witch and the Mandrake from Ben Jonson’s Witch’s Song from his Masque of Queens in 1812. Here the same seated figure looks out from under her hood and picks a mandrake by moonlight. Jonson’s drama had been performed at the court of James I in 1609, inspired the subject. To throw the nobility of the queens into relief, the poet added a coven of witches, one of whom declares: ‘I last night lay all alone, On the ground, to hear the mandrake groan; And plucked him up, though he grew full low, And, as I had done, the cock did crow.’ The figure was reversed in the associated etching which was published in 1812. It seems likely that the present drawing remained as part of Fuseli’s working archive of figure studies. The present drawing was presumably purchased with the bulk of Fuseli’s drawings after the artist’s death by Sir Thomas Lawrence. Lawrence’s large group of Fuseli drawings were then acquired by Susan, Countess of Guildford (1771-1837). Lady Guildford was the eldest daughter of the banker Thomas Coutts (1735-1822), who himself had supported Fuseli’s journey to Rome in the 1770s and had remained one of the artist’s key...

Gouache on paper. Stamped. Frame dimensions: 63x78 cm Last painter of the school of Nice. This is an important painter, the first school in nice to have exhibited in New York at t...

Title is Fillette en Kimono, 1954 .Drawing by Jean Jansem, 1954. Included the certificate of authentic by Stephanie's gallery. Fillette en Kimono" is a captivating black and white drawing that beautifully captures the essence of Japanese culture and traditional clothing...

The Visionary is a Black marker Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, J...

In the Bar is a China Ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1945 ca. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good conditions with some folding. Mino Maccari (Siena, 19...

A charcoal portrait drawing of a young woman. "The emotional intensity found in Bauman’s figurative work is astounding. A hallmark of Bauman’s character portraits is that, somehow,...

Generals' Dream is a China Ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1970s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989)...

“TEMPLE OF THE Great BUDDHA.” 50X70 CM. WATERCOLOR, PAPER. SERIES "MANIFESTATIONS OF DIVINE." Once, Siddhartha Gautama was an ordinary man, yet through countless lifetimes of virtue ...

This piece is a unique drawing created by Jonathan Winters in 2001 using pen and ink. It is hand signed and dated, "Nov 18, 2001." Winters was an iconic American comedian, actor, aut...

Woman's Profile is a violet marker Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1970. Hand-signed in the lower margin. Good condition on a little yellowed cardboard. Mino Maccari (Siena, ...

Chemists American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Science Mural Jo Cain (1904 - 2003) Chemists 40 ½ x 31 ¾ inches Oil on paper, c. 1930s Signed lower right 49 x 40 ...

Jairo, 2016 by Celso Castro-Daza Watercolor and ink on archival paper Image size: 53 H in. x 36 in. W Unframed Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents. ____________ Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry the presence of the artist’s hand through the transparency of their process. Castro’s oeuvre is strongly divided between his photomontage assemblies and watercolor paintings: the prior is marked by the labor-intensive deconstruction of portrait photographs and the latter, by the seemingly frenzied recreation of a past encounter rendered in the drips and scribbles of paint and ink. Both discriminating in what they reveal of the subject, his photomontage and watercolor portraits exude raw sexuality through the combination of Castro’s mark-making and gaze. Celso Castro’s work is a bare-bulb erotic photo foray into the underbelly of Colombia’s drug world. Castro’s labor-intensive, photo-collage works of drug kingpins, smugglers, hitmen, countrymen, street vendors, soldiers, paramilitaries, kidnappers, and pimps pose showing with pride their erect penises...

Artist: Arnold Grossman (American, 1923-2016) Title: Seated Nude Year: c.1980 Medium: Watercolor Paper: Watercolor paper Image size: 21.25 x 17.85 i...

Donna Sdraiata is an original drawing realized by the Italian contemporary artist Aurelio Bulzatti in 2009. The drawing is a unique piece pastel on p...

America's greatest female illustrator draws a heartwarming picture of a mother putting to bed her child. Motherly love towards their children is the artist's most iconic theme. This ...

Duncan Grant (British, 1885 – 1978) Hero and Leander, 1954 Watercolour and gouache with crayon Signed with initials and dated ‘DG. / 54’ (lower right) 8.3/4 x 13.7/8 in. (22.3 x 35.3 cm.) Provenance: Paul Roche...

Nude is an original drawing in watercolor, realized in the Mid-20th Century by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). Good conditions. Jean-Raymond Delpech (1988...

Soft pastel on toned sanded archival paper suitable for framing under glass. Signed and dated bottom right.. Part of an ongoing series of mermaid themes by the artist

Portrait of Arab is an interesting drawing realized by the French artist Jean Louis Plumet. It is in very good conditions, except for some tiny stains and a fold on the lower part of...

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...

Boy with glasses is an original drawing on pencil realized by Anthony Roaland in 1981s. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin. The artwork represents a you...

Portrait of a boy is an original drawing pen realized by Anthony Roaland in 1981. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin. In the foreground the figure is de...

Portrait of a boy is an original drawing on pencil realized by Anthony Roaland in 1981. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin. The artist represents the fi...

Portrait is an original charcoal drawing on paper, realized by an anonymous artist in the Mid-20th Century. Good conditions with some foxing. The artwork is represented through de...

Portrait of a boy is an original drawing on pencil and pen realized by Anthony Roaland in 1981. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin. In the foreground th...

The boy at the sea is an original drawing on pencil realized by Anthony Roaland in 1980. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin. In the foreground the boy...

The boy at the sea is an original drawing on pencil realized by Anthony Roaland in 1980. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin. The boy is depicted with a ...

Smiling boy is an original drawing on pencil realized by Anthony Roaland in 1981. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin. The boy isdepicted with a delicate ...

Portrait of a boy is an original drawing on pencil realized by Anthony Roaland in 1981. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin. In the foreground the boy is...

The boy at the mirror is an original drawing pen realized by Anthony Roaland in 1981. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin. The artist represents the figu...

Smiling boy is an original pastel drawing realized by Anthony Roaland in 1980. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin. The boy is depicted with a delicate an...

The Holy Family is an Original Drawing in Pastel realized by Giselle Halff (1899-1971). Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right margin. Good conditions. Giselle Halff (1899-...

Portrait of a boy is an original drawing on pencil realized by Anthony Roaland in 1981. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin. The artist depicts a delicat...

A portion of each sale will be donated to the ACLU + NAACP JoAnne Artman Gallery proudly introduces America Martin’s new series I See Heroes Everywhere. Addressing the theme of her...

Alexander Warshawsky was born in Cleveland, Ohio on March 29, 1887. He studied painting at the Cleveland School of Art and the National Academy of Design in New York City. Warshawsky...

The Seated Woman is an original Drawing on ivory-colored paper realized by an anonymous artist in the early 20th century. Good conditions. The artwork is represented a seated woman...

Figure is an Original China Ink Drawing realized by Robert Luis Nicoidski late 20th Century. The little artwork is in very good condition. Hand-signed. The artwork is depicted thr...

Oil on canvas

Night & Day is a watercolor realized by Anastasia Kurakina in 2016. The little artwork is in good condition and with vivid colors. Hand signed by the artist on the lower margin. A...

Nude is an original Charcoal and Watercolour Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Hand-signed by the artist with pencil. Mino ...

Woman is an original China Ink Drawing and Watercolour realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th Century. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Hand-signed by the artist with pencil. Min...

I am money magnet, Ink on archival paper. Keith Carrington’s experiences have led him to express his talents through the fluid & exacting mediums of watercolor and ink. He has honed his skills, clarified his vision, experimented, explored and expanded his expression steadily over the years, the results of which thus far culminate here. Keith’s extensive travels have roots in the luminous quality of his work, eminently holding the unlimited possibilities of beauty and significance. Keith’s most recent paintings combine original comic book renderings that his mother did for Disney et al. and reinterprets them effectively combining the past with present energies and infuses his enthusiasm into these dynamic pieces that you see here today. GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2017, 2018 Renata Fine Arts, West Palm Beach, FL 2015, 2016 Renata Fine Arts, Hudson, New York 2013 @60inches New York, NY 2012 @60inches New York, NY curated sale with Harry Heisman 2011 KL/Karen Lynne Gallery, Boca Raton, Florida & Beverly Hills, California 2003 Dupont Gallery, Milwaukee Wisconsin 1994 Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, NY 1994 The Roger Smith Gallery, New York, NY 1993 Ambassador Galleries, New York, NY 1992 Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York 1983 Manor House Gallery, Rhinebeck, New York SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2014, 2015 C. Bell, Palm Beach, Florida 2010 Luxe Energy Aesthetics, West Palm Beach, Florida 1995 Time Warner Publishing, New York, NY 1991 Imperial Hotel Gallery, Chestertown, Maryland 1990 National Symphony Show House, Washington, DC 1988, 1987 International Jumping Derby, Jockey Club, Newport, Rhode Island 1986 Elijah Locke House, Rye Beach, New Hampshire 1984 Washington Design Center, Washington, D.C. SELECTED CORPORATE COLLECTIONS Bovis Inc., New York, NY The Kiplinger Collection, Washington, D.C. The International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C. Hopkins & Sutter, Washington, D.C. McKenna, Conner, & Cuneo, Washington, D.C. Oliver T. Carr Company, Alexandria, Virginia SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS RuPaul, Beverly Hills, California Kelly Klein, New York, NY Governor & Mrs. Bruce Sundlun, Providence, Rhode Island Mr. & Mrs. William Aylward...

Tamara de Lempicka 1898-1980 Polish Smiling Nude Signed “Lempicka”(bottom right) Pencil on paper “Everything that I did was never done like the others were doing... I wanted to d...

Irene Hölzer-Weineck was born in Prague in 1888 and later worked as a painter primarily in Vienna. After artistic training with the Czech painter Vojtech Hynais, Hölzer-Weineck studi...

Costume for Aida is a drawing in tempera and watercolor on brownish paper realized in 1920 ca. by an Anonymous Italian artist of the early 20th Century. In very good condition. The...

Costume for Aida is a painting in tempera and watercolor on brownish paper realized in 1920 ca. by an Anonymous Italian artist of the early 20th Century. In very good condition. Th...

Sketch for L’Asino is an original drawing in China ink, whit lead and watercolor realized by Gabriele Galantara in 06.02.1910 The state of preservation of the artwork is good on age...

Edwin, Marzo 14, 2014 by Celso Castro Black Crayon on archival paper Image size: 39.2 H in. x 28 in. W Unframed ____________ Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry the...

Moroccan is an original pencil and china ink drawing realized by Helen Vogt in 1930. The state of preservation is very good. Not signed. Stamp of the ...

Portrait 2014 is an original and beautiful watercolour realized by Anastasia Kurakina in 2014. The picture is in good conditions, on a white paper. Hand-signed by the artist on the...

Portrait of Man 2019 is an original and beautiful watercolour realized by Anastasia Kurakina in 2019. The picture is in good conditions, on a white paper, mounted on a cardboard pas...

America Martin "Woman in Purple, Yellow & Blue" Pastel & Ink on Paper 40” x 26” AMERICA MARTIN is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine artist based in Los Angeles...

Limerick: Henry O'Shea, c1800. Dual process photogravure on cardstock, 4 x 2 1/2 inches (102 x 64 mm), the full sheet. Framed handsomely in the original handmade wood frame with a ...

Innocem V is an original artwork realized by Achille Deveria (1800-1857) . Original pencil drawing on paper. The state of preservation is good. Han...