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Art Subject: Men
A Couple - Contemporary drawing, Young art, Minimalism, Social commentary
Located in Warsaw, PL
ANNA WARDĘGA-CZAJA Studies at Painting Departament at Academy of Fine Art in Cracow, Poland. She's dealing with easel painting, wall painting as well as drawing. Finalist of Competit...
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2010s Minimalist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

Mother
Located in Dallas, TX
"This work was inspired by a true family story of a good friend of mine. It follows a complex relationship between a mom, a daughter, and a grandmother. It deals with the deep emotio...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Panel

Soviet Union socialist irrigation Bulgarian propaganda poster design
Located in London, GB
To see more, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller." Soviet Union socialist irrigation Bulgarian propaganda poster design (circa 1950s) Gouache on board 18 x 11 cm After a Communist takeover in 1945, Bulgaria was a Soviet ally during the Cold War, and maintained good relationships with Russia until the Revolutions of 1989. From 1945 to 1948, the country became entrenched within the Soviet sphere of influence under the control of the Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP) which oversaw a program of Stalinization in the late 1940s and 1950s. Both countries are Slavic nations, and are bound together by a common Orthodox Christian...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Board

Man and Horse, Charcoal Drawing, Black, White by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Debabrata Basu - Man and a Horse - 26 x 20 inches (unframed size) Charcoal on Fabriano Paper. Style : Debabrata derives his style and theme by introspecting within himself. The fear...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Auguste Gardanne (1840-1890) Soldiers at rest, War of 1870, wartercolor
Located in Paris, FR
Auguste Gardanne (circa 1840- circa 1890) Soldiers at rest during the franco-prussian war of 1870 Watercolor on paper On the reverse Study of a battlefield (?) Pencil on paper Mark o...
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1870s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Graffiti, Neo-expressionist black and white figurative artwork on paper
Located in Atlanta, GA
Welcome to Heritage, our carefully curated collection of French vintage and antique paintings. We scour the flea markets and fairs for these gems: poignant portraits of long-gone Me...
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Mid-20th Century Fauvist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media

"Mothers and Children, North Africa" Martha Walter, Impressionist Watercolor
Located in New York, NY
Martha Walter Mothers and Children, North Africa Signed lower right Watercolor on paper 6 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches Martha Walter was best known as a painter of colorful beach scenes and ...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Modernist Drawing, Portrait of a Man
Located in Surfside, FL
Abraham Walkowitz (March 28, 1878 - January 27, 1965) was an American painter grouped in with early American Modernists working in the Modernist style. Walkowitz was born in Tyumen, Siberia to Jewish parents. He emigrated with his mother to the United States in his early childhood. He studied at the National Academy of Design in New York City and the Académie Julian in Paris under Jean-Paul Laurens. Walkowitz and his contemporaries later gravitated around photographer Alfred Stieglitz's 291 Gallery, originally titled the Little Galleries...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

The Boxing Match
Located in London, GB
Pencil, pen and ink and watercolour on laid paper Image size: 12 ¾ x 16 inches (33 x 40.5 cm) Wash mount and period frame Boxing was a subject that Rowlandson depicted on a number ...
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Late 18th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Laid Paper, Pencil

Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Original vintage gouache painting on poster board by Emma Heinzelmann (Hungarian, born 1930). Hungarian Peasant art, children fairytale themes, in psychedelic pop colors of the era.This painting that depicts figures including a crowned pig, and a princess in a bed. Artist signature above bed. Housed in chrome mid century frame. Framed: 19.5 X 25.5 image is 14.75 X 21.25. Emma Heinzelmann ( Nyírbátor , March 14 , 1930 - ) Munkácsy Prize-winning Hungarian graphic designer and illustrator. Heinzelmann is a Hungarian children's book illustrator and graphic poster artist, who started her career during the 1950’s. She has a very unique drawing style that resembles children’s book illustrations. Working in psychedelic pop colors of the era. She Initially she studied to be a costume designer but she soon turned to graphic design. She graduated in 1950 from the clothing design department at the Junior High School in Török Pál Street which operated under the name Szépmíves Lyceum from 1946 to 1950. His master was György Farkas, a ceramicist, painter and sculptor. She creates her compositions using mainly watercolor and gouache paint. She often worked on illustrations for children’s books, since her style fits their themes. Her posters show the same playful Hungarian Folk Art style. She has produced artwork in almost all areas of applied graphics. posters, commemorative cards, designed album covers, postcards, advertising graphics, slide films, animation and cartoons. Her drawings were published in Dörmögő Dömötör and Kisdobos among others as well as in children's magazines. An entire generation of children grew up with her book illustrations, reading the fairy tales of Wilhelm Hauff or Hans Christian Andersen. Her story books and drawings are known well beyond our borders. She illustrated nearly 80 storybooks. She is a contemporary of Maurice Sendak and William Steig. Her work is of the same genre as the iconic Polish Cyrk poster artists. In her original fine art graphics grotesque and bitter elements often prevail, her figures are playfully ironic. Her drawings are made in a variety of ways, from pencil drawings to watercolor painting to collage techniques, from decorative spot effects to lace-like line drawings. She is no stranger to a kind of Art Nouveau influence, but it is always individual. It was never beautiful, but over the years its color scheme changed, thus confirming the lines of József Somogyi quoted earlier. She had several individual exhibitions, and for more than 10 years as a member of the Papp-Gábor group, her works could be seen in Dorottya Street. In 2009 , the book of art historian András Székely was published by Holnap Könyvkiadó under the title Emma Heinzelmann: fairy tales in the drawing. Awards and recognitions Lot Prize (International Poster Biennale, Warsaw) (1972) Ministry of Culture Award (1977, 1979) Brno Graphic Biennale (Bronze Award) (1980) Worker's Award (1984) Children's Book of the Year Award (1984) IBBY Andersen Diploma (1988) Hamburg Lifetime Achievement Award (1990) Albert Star Award (1992) Noémi Ferenczy Award (2005) Munkácsy Award (1984) Solo Exhibitions: Thought Bookstore, Budapest (1965) Cultural Center, Nyíregyháza (1974) Little Gallery, Komárom (1982) Art Gallery, Budapest. (1990) Vác (2010) Selected group exhibitions: International Children's Book Fair and Exhibition, Bologna (1971-1975) International Graphic Biennale, Brno (1966-1985) BIB (Children's book illustration biennial), Bratislava (1970-1985) XXXVI. Venice Biennale, Venice (1972) ARC. International Poster Biennale, Warsaw (1972) International Poster Triennale (B) (1972-1974) Weekdays, graphic exhibition, (1975) Calligraphy and typography, Institute of Cultural Relations, Budapest (1977) "Falrahányt pea", graphic exhibition, Institute of Cultural Relations, Budapest.(1978) International Poster Triennale (B) (1978) National Poster Exhibitions, Art Gallery, Budapest (1978)(1980) International Poster Exhibition (IR) (1979) Slide films: Fairy tales with Emma Heinzelmann's drawings: Under the Shore (1981) Goose Party (1981) Take a Little Trumpet (1982) The Bremen Town...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

Morris Carnovsky "Counterattack" 1943 Broadway Play Theatre Caricature Drawing
Located in New York, NY
Sam Norkin's original illustration for COUNTERATTACK, 1943, featuring Morris Carnovsky; ink on paper, dimensions: 19 ¾” x 15 ½”. Unframed. Samuel Norkin (1917-2011) was a Brooklyn, New York-born cartoonist who specialized in theatre caricatures for more than seven decades. His drawings of theatre, opera, ballet and film celebrities appeared in Variety, Backstage, The Philadelphia Enquirer, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe and many other publications. Norkin learned composition and anatomy from the muralist Mordi Gassner...
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1940s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Board

Chemistry 2
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Chemistry 2," 2019. Acrylic on paper. Chemistry set, cartoon, offset, sign painting, orange, black, and white.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Untitled, Figurative, Wash on Imported Hard Paper by Contemporary "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sekhar Baran Karmakar Untitled - Wash on Imported Hard Paper 8 x 8 inches , 2006 ( ALL IN DOOR DELIVERED FRAMED AND READY TO HANG ) Style : His work relates to an exploratio...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Seated Nude, Figurative, Pencil on Paper, Modern Artist Atul Bose "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Atul Bose - Seated Nude Pencil on Paper 11 x 7.3 inches (Unframed & Delivered) In this delicate pencil study, he captures the quiet grace of a seated female nude with minimal lines ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper, Pencil, Pen

Skull and Ornament - Vanitas, Still Life, Color Pencil Drawing, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawings of skulls are often called vanitas, which often contain collections of objects symbolic of the inevitability of death and the transience and vanity of earthly achievements and pleasures; it exhorts the viewer to consider mortality and to repent. This still life vanitas drawing is matted with a heavy white mat and framed in a bronze toned wooden frame measuring 15.75 x 16.25 inches. John Hrehov Skull and Ornament colored pencil on paper 7h x 8w in 17.78h x 20.32w cm JHR006 John Hrehov Education 1985 MFA-Painting, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1981 BFA-Painting, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH. Solo Exhibitions 2017 John Hrehov, Paintings and Drawings. Tom Thomas...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Color Pencil

Georgian Contemporary Art by Ilia Balavadze - In the Field
Located in Paris, IDF
Gouache, pastel & oil on paper Ilia Balavadze is a Georgian artist born in 1968 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. From 1987 to 1993, he studied the painting at the Tbilisi St...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Paper, Oil, Gouache

A Coachman - 18th Century British Figure watercolour drawing by Paul Sandby
Located in London, GB
PAUL SANDBY (1731-1809) Study of a Coachman Pencil and brown wash, shaped Framed 16.5 by 9 cm., 6 ½ by 3 ½ in. (frame size 32 by 22.5 cm., 12 ½ by 9 in.) Provenance: Iolo Williams; Private collection. Exhibited: Sudbury, Gainsborough House, 1979. Sandby was born in Nottingham and moved to London in 1745. He and his brother Thomas first worked in the military drawing department at the Tower of London, later working on a military survey of new roads and bridges in the Highlands. On leaving this post in 1751 he spent some time living with his brother who had been appointed Deputy Ranger of Windsor Great Park. There he assisted his brother, and made a series of drawings of the castle, town and neighbourhood. In 1760 he settled in London where he contributed to the first exhibition of the Society of Artists where he regularly exhibited until the foundation of the Royal Academy in 1768, becoming one of its founder members. In same year he was appointed chief drawing...
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Late 18th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Restaurant Scene
Located in Austin, TX
A piece from Bartolome Sastre's mixed media on paper collection. 8.5 x 11.25 inches Pastel and pencil on paper
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Archival Paper, Pencil

Nude Figure
Located in Astoria, NY
Roger Hilton (British, 1911-1975), Nude Figure, Ballpoint Pen on Paper, apparently unsigned, cerused wood frame. Image: 10" H x 8" W; frame: 16.5" H x 14" W. Provenance: Jonathan Cla...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ballpoint Pen

Portrait of a man with glasses. 1960s. Paper, watercolor, 35.5x24.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Portrait of a man with glasses. 1960s. Paper, watercolor, 35.5x24.5 cm Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013) Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside. In 1947...
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1960s Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Descent
Located in Chicago, IL
-ARTIST STATEMENT- I depict my person in multiplicity with different selves representing dramatis personae. My likeness is both implicit and symbolic in the portrayal of my narrative; the drama involved in creating art and the artist’s role in society. I use realism to invite the viewer into mysterious inner worlds that are layered reflections of the outer. Dehumanizing environments are imbued with art historical references as a critique of power structures. The artist is an Everyman who is at odds with society and his self. Visually my work is a celebration of society’s dark undercurrents and its overlooked absurdities. I use charcoal and printmaking media as their tenebrous values add a fitting metaphor. The nuances of light and shadow seduce viewers into a world their better judgment would have them avoid. This provokes a sense of disquietude that causes viewers to assess our world through the austerity of a colorless, yet not humorless, light. -BIO- Christopher Ganz grew up in Northeast Ohio and from early on had a fertile imagination and an interest in art. Christopher's artistic education truly began at the University of Missouri, where his love of the human form led to many figure drawing classes and his exposure to the wonders of printmaking. Christopher's then went onto graduate school at Indiana University and a summer abroad program in Italy was a dream realized. Christopher then grasped charcoal with a renewed vigor and large, sfumato-laden drawings ensued. Christopher's artistic influences are many; from a seminal exposure to Dore's engravings of the Divine Comedy, to Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Goya, and up to Lucian Freud, Mark Tansey...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Naturalistic Study of a Standing Nude Woman
Located in Houston, TX
A naturalistic study of a nude woman standing with her back to the viewer. She appears to be gripping the corner of something. The work is signed and dated by the artist. The paper is not framed. Many others are available. Please inquire to buy the entire collection. Artist Biography: Emile Lejeune...
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1950s Naturalistic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Portrait of a Man
Located in Astoria, NY
Manfred Schwartz (American, b. Poland, 1909-1970), Portrait of a Man, Charcoal on Paper, with the artist's signature stamped lower right, unframed. 20" H x 25.75" W. Provenance: From...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

France 18th Century, The Surprised Lovers, original drawing
Located in Paris, FR
France circa 1770 Two lovers surprised in bed Black chalk on paper 13 x 17 cm Modern frame : 34 x 38 cm This drawing had been attributed to Gabriel de Saint Aubin (1724-1780). It's...
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1760s Old Masters Interior Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

" Maurice Chevalier " à la Bocca
Located in CANNES, FR
James Rassiat ( 1909 -1998 ) « Vacances à la Bocca » pastel and gouache on paper 38 x 28 cm
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1970s French School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper

Atlas - Graphite Drawing on Paper of Impossible Body Pose, Original
Located in Chicago, IL
This study in human contortion represents and impossible pose. By capturing twists and poses of the figure which could not be performed in real life, the artists tests his knowledge ...
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2010s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Day of the Painter - Allegorical Drawing with the Artist and Multiple Figures
Located in Chicago, IL
"Descriptions I have heard or read of my work, most of which either delight or offend me, are: allegorical, apocalyptic, provocative, prophetic, dream-like, surreal, fantastic, weird, frightening, disturbing, demanding, despairing, disgusting, irrelevant, inspiring, old, new-old, fascinating, morbid, medieval, bizarre, cathartic, mystery-plays (I like that), and well drawn." - David Becker David Becker Day of the Painter graphite on paper 22h x 34w in 55.88h x 86.36w cm DB0017 David Becker Exhibitions 2017 Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2012 Eye Teeth Group Show, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI 2011 Art Chicago 2011, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2010 Art Chicago 2010, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2009 David Becker Retrospective, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2009, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL The 184th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Art, National Academy Museum, NYC Selections, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2008 Art Chicago 2008, Represented by Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2007 Unruly Muse, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL SOFA NY (Sculptural Objects Functional Art), Ann Nathan Gallery, 7th Regiment Armory, NY, NY Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2006 Palm Beach³, Ann Nathan Gallery, Palm Beach, FL 2005 SOFA NY (Sculptural Objects Functional Art), Ann Nathan Gallery, 7th Regiment Armory, NY, NY Art Chicago in the Park, Butler Field, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Palm Beach³, Ann Nathan Gallery, Palm Beach, FL 2004 Contemporary Prints: National Academy Museum Collection, National Academy of Design, NYC Art Chicago 2004, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Fantastic & Visionary Art, touring exhibit: Orange, Manning, Riddoch, & Ballart Gallery, Australia Return of the Men, Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2003 Art Chicago 2003, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Fantastic & Visionary Art, touring exhibit: Orange Regional Gallery, New South Wales, Australia National Academy of Design 178th Annual Exhibition, NY, NY 2002 Art Chicago 2002, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art of the 20th Century, Ann Nathan Gallery, Park Ave. Armory, NY, NY Outsider Art Fair, The Puck Building @ Houston & Lafayette Sts., NYC Self and Other Portraits, Wisconsin Artists, Charles Allis Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI Return of the Men, Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2001  Beyond the 50's, May 4 - July 1, Exhibit A, A Gallery of Art & Design, Birmingham, Michigan Outsider Art Fair, January 26-28, The Puck Building @ Houston & Lafayette Sts., NYC "FANTASTIC ART", April/May, Orange Regional Gallery, Orange NSW, Australia. David Becker: Etchings and Engravings, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, solo exhibition of prints, February. 2000  Four person exhibition, Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia, Oct. 31 - Nov. 27, 2000. 1999 National Academy 174th Annual Exhibition, NY University of Wisconsin-Madison Faculty, Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison, WI Treasures Revealed: 19th and 20th Century American Works on Paper, National Academy, NY 1995 Bharat Bhavan International Biennial of Prints, Bhopal, India Contemporary Prints, Selections from John Szoke Gallery, NYC, Drew University, Madison, NJ Collection Update, 1994, National Academy of Design Museum, NY 1994 David Becker and Robert Sholties, Peconic Gallery, Suffolk Community College, Riverhead, NY In Black and White: Works by Four Printmakers, Atrium Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs Aesthetics of Athletics: Sports, Games, and Exercise, Charles A. Wustum Musem, Racine, WI GMI IX Award Winners, Art Center Gallery, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg 1993 Take Home a Nude benefit auction, NY Academy of Art Graduate School Of Figurative Art, NY 1993 American Prints: Last Half 20th Century, Jane Haslem Gallery, Washingtion, DC Outstanding American Prints, Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha,WI National Academy of Design 168th Annual Exhibition, NY David Becker: Etchings, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA Portraits, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA 1992 The Print Fair, 7th Regiment Armory, NY 1991 166th Annual Exhibition, National Academy of Design, NY Alma College Collection, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan Modes of Expression, Potsdam College, SUNY, Potsdam, NY 1990 With Nothing On, Prints and Drawings of the Nude, New Orleans Museum of Art, LA Prints by Printmakers, Staller Art Center, SUNY-Stonybrook, NY Publications/Reviews 2007 November 60 Years of North American Prints: 1947-2007, Boston U. Art Gallery, Boston, MA 2003 July 11 Isthmus, Madison, “Welcome to My Nightmare,” by Robert Cozzolino. 2001 March 14 The Wall Street Journal, "Time Off: A Week of Diversions." Review of Progressive Printmakers (LVM) exhibition. 2001 February Isthmus, Madison, "America's Printland," by Jennifer Smith. 2001 February Capital Times, "The Crowned Prints," by Kevin Lynch. 1999 July Progressive Printmakers: Wisconsin Artists & the Print Renaissance. 1995 – 1999 Who’s Who in America. 1993 Summer The Journal of the Print World, review. March 14 The New York Times, review. March 12 The Daily Oklahoman, review. 1990 Dec. 13 The Capital Times, review. April 28 The Washingtion Post, review. March 25 The New York Times, review. Summer The Journal of the Print World, review. Selected Collections - additional collections available on request Arkansas Arts Center Foundation, Little Rock, AR Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL Brooklyn Museum, NYC Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, MI Elvehjem Museum of Art, U of Wisconsin-Madison Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI Library of Congress, Washington, DC Metropolitan Museum, Miami, FL Museo de Arte Moderno, Cali, Columbia National Academy, NY, NY National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC New York Public Library, NY Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, MA United States Information Agency, Prague, Czech. Alberta College of Art, Alberta, Canada Albion College, Albion, MI Alma College, Alma, MI Art Center, South Bend, IN AT&T Corporate HQ, Plainfield, NJ Boston Printmakers, Boston, MA Bradley University, Peoria, IL Columbia Green Community College, Hudson, NY Columbus State University, Columbus, GA Davidson College, Davidson, NC Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA Georgia State University – Atlanta Hope College, Holland, MI Hunterdon Art Center, Clinton, NJ Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS Madison Art Center, Madison, WI Marui Imai Inc., Sapporo, Japan Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, WI Minot Art Association, Minot, ND North Carolina Print/Drawing Society, Charlotte, NC North Texas State University – Denton Ohio University – Athens Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State University, OK Quad Graphics, Milwaukee, WI Silvermine Guild of Arts, New Canaan, CT Springfield College, Springfield, MA St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY State University of New York – Fredonia State University of New York – Potsdam Trenton State College, Trenton, NJ University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ University of Colorado-Boulder University of Dallas, TX University of Louisville, Louisville, KN University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada University of North Dakota – Grand Forks University of South Dakota – Vermillion University of Tennessee – Knoxville West Chester State College, West Chester, PA Western Kentucky University – Bowling Green Private Collections Carla Leighton, New York, NY Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer, Chicago, IL Drs. Mark & Helene Connolly, River Forest, IL Jamie Kalikow, New York, NY Dianne & Jim Blanco, Chicago, IL Denise Roberge, Palm Desert, CA Tish & Philip Messinger, Creskill, NJ Brian Wesphal & Michael McVicker, Chicago, IL Ralph Privoznik, Lafayette, IN Candice Groot, Evanston, IL Shoemaker/Ruud Collection, Chicago, IL Braden Berkey and Robert Bartlett, Chicago, IL Bill and Karyn Silverstein, Highland Park, IL Steve Weitz, Lovettsville, VA Mary Allice Wimmer, Madison, WI Ann & Robert Avery...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Graphite

Flayed Wax-Cast Figure - Original Ink Drawing, Matted and Signed
Located in Chicago, IL
Hash marks come together in this colored pen study of a flayed figure. The quick and loose style evoke studies done in preparation for a larger piece. They often appear unfinished yet in reality, the artist reached a point with the study has served its purpose and he can then move on to producing the main work. This particular study is a copy of one that is hanging in La Speccola Museo in Florence, Italy. This piece is matted but unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. Christopher Ganz Flayed Wax-Cast Figure colored pens 10h x 13.50w in 25.40h x 34.29w cm CG0020 -ARTIST STATEMENT- I depict my person in multiplicity with different selves representing dramatis personae. My likeness is both implicit and symbolic in the portrayal of my narrative; the drama involved in creating art and the artist’s role in society. I use realism to invite the viewer into mysterious inner worlds that are layered reflections of the outer. Dehumanizing environments are imbued with art historical references as a critique of power structures. The artist is an Everyman who is at odds with society and his self. Visually my work is a celebration of society’s dark undercurrents and its overlooked absurdities. I use charcoal and printmaking media as their tenebrous values add a fitting metaphor. The nuances of light and shadow seduce viewers into a world their better judgment would have them avoid. This provokes a sense of disquietude that causes viewers to assess our world through the austerity of a colorless, yet not humorless, light. -BIO- Christopher Ganz grew up in Northeast Ohio and from early on had a fertile imagination and an interest in art. Christopher's artistic education truly began at the University of Missouri, where his love of the human form led to many figure drawing classes and his exposure to the wonders of printmaking. Christopher's then went onto graduate school at Indiana University and a summer abroad program in Italy was a dream realized. Christopher then grasped charcoal with a renewed vigor and large, sfumato-laden drawings ensued. Christopher's artistic influences are many; from a seminal exposure to Dore's engravings of the Divine Comedy, to Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Goya, and up to Lucian Freud, Mark Tansey, and Michael Mazur. Christopher is now an associate professor of printmaking and drawing at Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne. Christopher drawings are represented by Ann Nathan Gallery in Chicago, and he shows his prints across the nation. -CV- EDUCATION MFA 2001 Printmaking Indiana University-Bloomington BFA 1995 Drawing and Printmaking University of Missouri-Columbia TEACHING/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2002-13 Associate Professor, Printmaking and Drawing Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), Fort Wayne, IN 2002 Adjunct Professor: Lithography (instructor of record) Indiana University-Bloomington 1998-00 Associate Instructor: Beginning Drawing (instructor of record) Indiana University-Bloomington 1998 Artist’s Assistant, Assisted Distinguished Professor Emeritus Rudy Pozzatti in the production of an intaglio edition, Bloomington, IN SOLO OR SMALL GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2013 Multiplicities: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz, Franklin College, Franklin, IN Feb. 5 – Feb. 21 2012 Dramatis Personae: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz, University of South Carolina-Columbia, Jan 16. – Feb. 16, 2012 2011 Christopher Ganz; Prints and Drawing Hendrix College, Hendrix, Arkansas, March 5 - 18 2009 Fall Season Exhibition, six drawings displayed Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago. Oct 16 – Nov. 24 South Bend Museum of Art Biennial 25 - regional juried exhibition for artists in all media, six large drawings displayed; 14 artists selected from over 200 submissions; May 30-Aug. 23 Juror: William Lieberman, Director of Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago 2007 Christopher Ganz: Drawings, The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center Covington, KY, March 9 - April 6 Alter Egos: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz Trisolini Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, OH, Jan. 9 - Feb.17 2005 The Two-Way Mirror: Self - Portraits by Christopher Ganz Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN, Aug.20 - Oct. 23 2004 Works on Paper: Christopher Ganz and Paul Schumann Robert E. Wilson Gallery, Huntington College, Huntington, IN, Sept. 2 - 25 2002 Images by Christopher Ganz - Visual Arts Gallery Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN, Sept. 3 – Oct. 11 2001 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition - School of Fine Arts Gallery Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, March 27 - April 7 SELECTED ADJUDICATED OR INVITATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2012 International Expositions of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA) Chicago, Drawing, “The Initiation” on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, Nov. 2-4 Reverse Watching...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

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Paper, Pen

Rousselet, Portrait of an officer, 1915, wax crayon on paper
Located in Paris, FR
Rousselet, French School early 20th century Portrait of an officier, 1915 Wax crayon on paper signed "E Rousselet" and dated 1915 lower right 51.5 x 31.5 cm In quite good condition, ...
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1910s Symbolist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Wax Crayon

La Alemania - Drawing by Brunet - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ink and watercolor drawing realized in the early 20th century. Hand signed lower left. Very good condition.
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

"Boat on the lake" Pastel cm. 29 x 21 1950
Located in Torino, IT
Boat, lake, russia, impressionism, 1950,blue, GLEB SAVINOV (Charkev, 1915 – St. Petersburg, 2000) Works by Gleb Savinov can be found in various private collections in Europe, Japa...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Figure 5
Located in Denver, CO
Figures crouches amid pink flowers
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2010s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Figure 5
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Head, Ink & Watercolour on Paper by Indian Artist Sunil Das "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Head, Ink & Watercolour on paper - 11 x 17.25 inches (unframed size) Free Shipping Without Frame Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian Artist from Bengal. Ex...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Charcoal, Watercolor

ACROBATS
Located in Portland, ME
Marsh, Reginald. ACROBATS. Ink, gouache, and pastel on paper, 1922. Signed, lower right. c. 18 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches; framed to 28 x 23 1/2 x 1 1/4 inches. In excellent condition.
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1920s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Ink, Gouache

Hot. Monochromatic figurative watercolor drawing, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative watercolor on paper painting by Polish artist living in Belgium Hanna Ilczyszyn. Artwork depicts woman in swimsuit leaning on a tree. It evokes hot summer day...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Hot. Monochromatic figurative watercolor drawing, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative watercolor on paper painting by Polish artist living in Belgium Hanna Ilczyszyn. Artwork depicts woman laying on a ground in a swimsuit. It evokes hot summer ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

Straw Man
Located in Chicago, IL
David Becker Exhibitions 2017 Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Cicago, IL 2012 Eye Teeth Group Show, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI 2011 Art Chicago 2011, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2010 Art Chicago 2010, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2009 David Becker Retrospective, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2009, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL The 184th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Art, National Academy Museum, NYC Selections, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2008 Art Chicago 2008, Represented by Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2007 Unruly Muse, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL SOFA NY (Sculptural Objects Functional Art), Ann Nathan Gallery, 7th Regiment Armory, NY, NY Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2006 Palm Beach³, Ann Nathan Gallery, Palm Beach, FL 2005 SOFA NY (Sculptural Objects Functional Art), Ann Nathan Gallery, 7th Regiment Armory, NY, NY Art Chicago in the Park, Butler Field, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Palm Beach³, Ann Nathan Gallery, Palm Beach, FL 2004 Contemporary Prints: National Academy Museum Collection, National Academy of Design, NYC Art Chicago 2004, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Fantastic & Visionary Art, touring exhibit: Orange, Manning, Riddoch, & Ballart Gallery, Australia Return of the Men, Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2003 Art Chicago 2003, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Fantastic & Visionary Art, touring exhibit: Orange Regional Gallery, New South Wales, Australia National Academy of Design 178th Annual Exhibition, NY, NY 2002 Art Chicago 2002, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art of the 20th Century, Ann Nathan Gallery, Park Ave. Armory, NY, NY Outsider Art Fair, The Puck Building @ Houston & Lafayette Sts., NYC Self and Other Portraits, Wisconsin Artists, Charles Allis Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI Return of the Men, Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2001  Beyond the 50's, May 4 - July 1, Exhibit A, A Gallery of Art & Design, Birmingham, Michigan Outsider Art Fair, January 26-28, The Puck Building @ Houston & Lafayette Sts., NYC "FANTASTIC ART", April/May, Orange Regional Gallery, Orange NSW, Australia. David Becker: Etchings and Engravings, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, solo exhibition of prints, February. 2000  Four person exhibition, Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia, Oct. 31 - Nov. 27, 2000. 1999 National Academy 174th Annual Exhibition, NY University of Wisconsin-Madison Faculty, Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison, WI Treasures Revealed: 19th and 20th Century American Works on Paper, National Academy, NY 1995 Bharat Bhavan International Biennial of Prints, Bhopal, India Contemporary Prints, Selections from John Szoke Gallery, NYC, Drew University, Madison, NJ Collection Update, 1994, National Academy of Design Museum, NY 1994 David Becker and Robert Sholties, Peconic Gallery, Suffolk Community College, Riverhead, NY In Black and White: Works by Four Printmakers, Atrium Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs Aesthetics of Athletics: Sports, Games, and Exercise, Charles A. Wustum Musem, Racine, WI GMI IX Award Winners, Art Center Gallery, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg 1993 Take Home a Nude benefit auction, NY Academy of Art Graduate School Of Figurative Art, NY 1993 American Prints: Last Half 20th Century, Jane Haslem Gallery, Washingtion, DC Outstanding American Prints, Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha,WI National Academy of Design 168th Annual Exhibition, NY David Becker: Etchings, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA Portraits, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA 1992 The Print Fair, 7th Regiment Armory, NY 1991 166th Annual Exhibition, National Academy of Design, NY Alma College Collection, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan Modes of Expression, Potsdam College, SUNY, Potsdam, NY 1990 With Nothing On, Prints and Drawings of the Nude, New Orleans Museum of Art, LA Prints by Printmakers, Staller Art Center, SUNY-Stonybrook, NY Publications/Reviews 2007 November 60 Years of North American Prints: 1947-2007, Boston U. Art Gallery, Boston, MA 2003 July 11 Isthmus, Madison, “Welcome to My Nightmare,” by Robert Cozzolino. 2001 March 14 The Wall Street Journal, "Time Off: A Week of Diversions." Review of Progressive Printmakers (LVM) exhibition. 2001 February Isthmus, Madison, "America's Printland," by Jennifer Smith. 2001 February Capital Times, "The Crowned Prints," by Kevin Lynch. 1999 July Progressive Printmakers: Wisconsin Artists & the Print Renaissance. 1995 – 1999 Who’s Who in America. 1993 Summer The Journal of the Print World, review. March 14 The New York Times, review. March 12 The Daily Oklahoman, review. 1990 Dec. 13 The Capital Times, review. April 28 The Washingtion Post, review. March 25 The New York Times, review. Summer The Journal of the Print World, review. Selected Collections - additional collections available on requestArkansas Arts Center Foundation, Little Rock, AR Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL Brooklyn Museum, NYC Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, MI Elvehjem Museum of Art, U of Wisconson-Madison Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI Library of Congress, Washington, DC Metropolitan Museum, Miami, FL Museo de Arte Moderno, Cali, Columbia National Academy, NY, NY National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC New York Public Library, NY Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, MA United States Information Agency, Prague, Czech. Alberta College of Art, Alberta, Canada Albion College, Albion, MI Alma College, Alma, MI Art Center, South Bend, IN AT&T Corporate HQ, Plainfield, NJ Boston Printmakers, Boston, MA Bradley University, Peoria, IL Columbia Green Community College, Hudson, NY Columbus State University, Columbus, GA Davidson College, Davidson, NC Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA Georgia State University – Atlanta Hope College, Holland, MI Hunterdon Art Center, Clinton, NJ Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS Madison Art Center, Madison, WI Marui Imai Inc., Sapporo, Japan Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, WI Minot Art Association, Minot, ND North Carolina Print/Drawing Society, Charlotte, NC North Texas State University – Denton Ohio University – Athens Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State University, OK Quad Graphics, Milwaukee, WI Silvermine Guild of Arts, New Canaan, CT Springfield College, Springfield, MA St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY State University of New York – Fredonia State University of New York – Potsdam Trenton State College, Trenton, NJ University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ University of Colorado-Boulder University of Dallas, TX University of Louisville, Louisville, KN University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada University of North Dakota – Grand Forks University of South Dakota – Vermillion University of Tennesse – Knoxville West Chester State College, West Chester, PA Western Kentucky University – Bowling Green Private Collections Carla Leighton, New York, NY Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer, Chicago, IL Drs. Mark & Helene Connolly, River Forest, IL Jamie Kalikow, New York, NY Dianne & Jim Blanco, Chicago, IL Denise Roberge, Palm Desert, CA Tish & Philip Messinger, Creskill, NJ Brian Wesphal & Michael McVicker, Chicago, IL Ralph Privoznik, Lafayette, IN Candice Groot, Evanston, IL Shomaker/Ruud Collection, Chicago, IL Braden Berkey and Robert Bartlett, Chicago, IL Bill and Karyn Silverstein, Highland Park, IL Steve Weitz, Lovettsville, VA Mary Allice Wimmer, Madison, WI Ann & Robert Avery...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Contemplating old man / - The View into Life -
Located in Berlin, DE
Ruth Schloss (1922 Nuremberg - 2013 Kfar Shmaryahu), Contemplating old man, around 1990. Mixed media on watercolor paper, 33 cm x 40 cm, signed “Schloss” lower left and again in Hebr...
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1990s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Two sitting old people / - Familiar Strangeness -
Located in Berlin, DE
Ruth Schloss (1922 Nuremberg - 2013 Kfar Shmaryahu), Two sitting old people, around 1990. Mixed media on watercolor paper, 24 cm x 32 cm, signed “Schloss” lower left and again in Heb...
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1990s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Orientalist - gouache on paper, 65x50 cm., framed
Located in Nice, FR
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...
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1950s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Jazz Panel #2 - gouache, 102x186 cm.
Located in Nice, FR
This is a panel painted with gouache on paper that was painted by Paul de Cayeux. He was a french painter and decorator. This suite comes from an old restaurant and ball room in Nice...
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1950s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Gabriel Grün (1978) - Oil on canvas - 2017
Located in Varese, IT
“Allégorie du trou noir”. Oil on canvas, 2017.

 Unique work, in which the artist adopts a figurative language characterised by strong realism and references to the Renaissance. Si...
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21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Figurative Drawings and Waterc...

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Canvas

Being one with Nature I, Charcoal on Paper Black & White painting "In Stock
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Debabrata Basu - Being one with Nature I - 26 x 20 inches (unframed size) Charcoal on Fabriano Paper Style : Debabrata derives his style and theme by introspecting within himself. T...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Face I, Painting, Chinese Ink, Portrait of Man by PadmaBhushan Artist "In Stock"
By Akbar Padamsee
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
In this case an ordinary working Man, This alluring work in a 15 x 11 inches ( Unframed ) and 23 x 19 inches (framed) in Ink on paper is a signature work by the master artist Akbar P...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Women, Ink Drawing, Black, White by the recipient of Padma Vibhushan "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
K. G. Subramanyan - Untitled - 17 x 15 inches ( unframed size) Ink on paper Inclusive of shipment in roll form. The artist gave the human figure a new dimension. Drawing upon the rich resources of myth, memory and tradition, Subramanyan tempers romanticism with wit and eroticism. Critic Geeta Kapur has stated that Subramanyan was deeply influenced by popular, modern, classical and indigenous traditions. No matter what the medium, be it handmade paper or acrylic sheet, his artistic practice has integrated fluid traditions so as to create a new lingua franca. The strokes that shape the faces and the little blobs, the vertical and horizontal drama all become like a choreographed symbolism that has a sense of play in line and length. Nothing is in excess, nothing is obnoxious but each stroke forms the finesse of versatile ventures. Style : K G Subramanyan was one of the leading artists who was part of India’s post-Independence search for identity through art. A writer, scholar, teacher and art historian, K G Subramanyan was prolific in his art, spanning the spectrum of mediums from painting to pottery, weaving, and glass painting. He believed in the value of Indian traditions and incorporated folklore, myth and local techniques and stories into his work. About the Artist and his work : Born : K G Subramanyan (1924-2016) was born in Kerala. Education : He completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the Presidency College in Chennai. In 1948, he graduated from Kala Bhavan in Santiniketan, where he studied under the tutelage of Benode Behari Mukherjee, Nandalal Bose and Ramkinkar Baij. In 1955, he received a British Council Research Fellowship to the Slade School of Art at the University of London. He was an inspiration to generations of students as a member of the Baroda M S Fine Arts Faculty. His focus there in later years was on terracotta and pottery. Shows : In a career spanning nearly seven decades, K G Subramanyan’s work has been exhibited in over fifty solo shows. Some of the solo shows are given below : 2014 - The Government Museum & Arts Gallery, Chandigarh. 2014 - Red Earth Gallery, Vadodara. 2018 - Art Musings, Mumbai, KG Subramanyan...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

David Hardy (ex.1855-1870) - 19th Century Watercolour, Summer Evening
Located in Corsham, GB
This charming watercolour depicts a rustic rural scene, with figures gathered outside a cottage door in a warm, sunlit atmosphere. Signed to the lower right. Presented in a gilt fram...
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19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Baranasi Ghat, lady sitting on the steps of the Tulsighat byBengal School Artist
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Indra Dugar - Baranasi & Tulsi Ghat - 10.5 x 8 inches (unframed size) Ink on paper Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Baranasi Ghat : Exemplary rare drawings by Shri Indra Dugar fr...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink, Ballpoint Pen, Paper, Ink

François Boitard (1670-1715) Abraham and the Three Angels, original drawing
Located in Paris, FR
François Boitard (1670-1715) Abraham and the Three Angels, Signed lower left "F Boitard (...) fecit (...)" 28 x 44 cm Pen and ink on yellow prepared paper...
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Early 1700s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Jazz Panel #1 - gouache, 102x186 cm.
Located in Nice, FR
This is a panel painted with gouache on paper that was painted by Paul de Cayeux. He was a french painter and decorator. This suite comes from an old restaurant and ball room in Nice...
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1950s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Study for an allegory of victory / - A virtuoso victory -
Located in Berlin, DE
Arthur Kampf (1864 Aachen - 1950 Castorp-Rauxel), Study to an allegory of victory, around 1900. Pencil on paper, 21 cm x 18 cm, signed lower left "A. Kampf". - slightly darkened, otherwise in good condition - A virtuoso victory - About the artwork The vertical-format sketch illustrates a plateau to which a staircase leads up from the right. Arthur Kampf thus takes up a typical baroque disposition for the depiction of allegories. And indeed, a female figure climbs the steps to hand the palm of victory to a figure that is probably also female. Other persons standing on the plateau pay homage to her, whereby the figure on the left edge of the picture may represent a warrior. The scene is framed by an ornamentally decorated arch field, which additionally emphasizes the allegorical-historical content of the depiction. An arch can also be seen under the staircase, suggesting that this may be a design for a supraport. The sheet could have been created in the wake of Arthur Kampf's appointment in 1899 as head of the studio for history painting at the Berlin Art Academy. The drawing style, which only outlines the idea of the picture and yet is determined by concise lines, corresponds to the sketchiness of the Baroque and testifies to Arthur Kampfs intensive study of this heyday of history painting. About the artist Arthur Kampf was the son of the Aachen painter and imperial court photographer August Kampf. His older brother Eugen and his son Herbert were also painters. Arthur Kampf studied at the Düsseldorf Academy of Art from 1879 under Eduard von Gebhardt and Peter Janssen the Elder, whose master pupil he was from 1883 to 1891. Influenced by the naturalistic paintings of Jules Bastien-Lepage, which Kampf saw on a trip to Paris in 1885, he created the painting "The Last Statement" in 1886, which was based on a personal experience. It shows a man mortally wounded by knife wounds. The oppressive drasticness of the almost life-size depiction caused a sensation and controversial criticism. The first successes were achieved: At the Berlin Jubilee Exhibition of 1886, Kampf received an honorable mention, and at the Munich Annual Exhibition of 1890, he was awarded a gold medal. Between 1886 and 1936, Kampf participated in all the major German exhibitions. In 1887 the artist painted his first fresco, which was the beginning of a series of monumental compositions. With the highly successful painting "The Burial of the Corpse of Kaiser Wilhelm I in the Berlin Cathedral" (1888), Kampf established himself as a painter of contemporary history, following in the footsteps of Adolph von Menzel, whose oeuvre he immediately took up with the painting "Speech by Frederick the Great to His Generals in Koeben" (1893). The pictures of his Liberation War cycle were included in school textbooks and distributed in large editions as postcards. As for his academic career, Kampf became an assistant professor at the Düsseldorf Academy of Art in 1887, and in 1894 he was appointed professor of the class for antiquities and nature, and in 1897 he became head of the painting class. In 1899 Kampf was appointed director of the history painting studio at the Berlin Academy of Art. In 1901 he became a full member of the academy and was its president from 1907 to 1912. As Anton von Werner's successor, Kampf directed the Academy of Fine Arts in Charlottenburg from 1915 to 1925. Among his monumental works is the painting of the assembly hall of the Aachen town hall, done between 1898 and 1902. It focuses on the social welfare of the state and the work of the people. Important subsequent commissions include the painting of the reading room of the new Royal Library in Berlin and the new auditorium of the University of Berlin with "Fichte's Speech to the German Nation". During World War I, at the request of General Ewald von Lochow, Kampf traveled to the Western theaters of war, including Warsaw in 1916. In addition to painting, Kampf was also intensively involved in printmaking and, together with his brother Eugen and artist friends such as Alexander Frenz and Olof Jernberg, was considered an innovator of lithography in Düsseldorf. From 1913 on, he worked continuously as an illustrator of historical works and literary classics such as Shakespeare and Goethe. Kampf remained a recognized artist after 1933. On the occasion of the retrospective of his complete works at the "Great German Art Exhibition", he was awarded the "Eagle Shield of the German Reich". During the final phase of World War II, Kampf was placed on Hitler's "Gottbegnadetenliste," which protected him from military service. After World War II, Kampf, whose work was largely destroyed, fell into obscurity. Arthur Kampf belonged to numerous artists' associations. He was a member of the "Rheinisch-Westfälischer Künstlerbund", the "Society of German Watercolorists", the "Association of German Illustrators", the "Malkasten", the "Künstlerclub St. Lucas", the "Düsseldorfer Künstlerbund", the "Freie Vereinigung Düsseldorfer Künstler" and the "Berliner Künstlerbund". Arthur Kampf's sister was married to the painter Alexander Frenz. "Kampf's public recognition in the German Empire later led to his being one-sidedly labeled as a history painter and representative of the Wilhelmine era. This classification does not do justice to the artist's oeuvre as a whole. His early talent did not experience a rapid development later on, but it reached an ever greater mastery in the sense of an impressively relaxed realism and extended thematically beyond history. Kampf was also an excellent draughtsman, etcher and lithographer. Many of his works have been destroyed or lost, and some lead a shadowy existence in museum storerooms." - Otto Zirk "His importance as a Wilhelminian painter and cultural politician has been forgotten in favor of an exaggerated reception of his work during the Third Reich. - Andreas Schroyen Selection of public collections that own works by Arthur Kampf: Altonaer Museum Hamburg, Berlinische Galerie, Burg Frankenberg Aachen, Busch-Reisinger Museum Cambridge/Mass., Deutsches Historisches Museum Berlin, Government Art Collection London, Kulturhistorisches Museum Magdeburg, Kunsthalle Hamburg, Museum für Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte Dortmund, Museum Kunstpalast Düsseldorf, Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin, Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum Aachen, Van der Heydt-Museum Wuppertal. Selected Bibliography Hans W...
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Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Lowell Houser Watercolor, circa 1940's, Cuban Promenade
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Original watercolor, circa late 1940's by Lowell D. Houser (1902-1971). Subject: Cuba. Framed and in excellent condition. Measures 10 x 17 inches. Frame measures 22 1/4 x 29 1//4 inc...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paint

TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 3
Located in New York, NY
TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 3 10 1/2 x 6 (sight), Signed David Fredenthal lower right. Framed by Lowy. Offered here is one of several original drawings by WPA artist David Fredenthal that were first published in the 1940 illustrated edition of the novel TOBACCO ROAD by Erskine Caldwell. Background on the Drawing Erskine Caldwell remarked, on seeing the work of David Fredenthal, 26-year-old painter: "That boy could draw my Tobacco Road people." A casual comment, it was enormously productive. The young painter was just finishing a two-year Guggenhcim Fellowship, preceded by a year's study in Paris, two one-man shows at New York's Downtown Gallery, and a fellowship at the Cranbrook Academy near Detroit. He was out in Colorado Springs when he heard what Caldwell had said about him. Fredenthal hadn't read Tobacco Road. He had not even seen the play - now breaking all records in its seventh year on Broadway. But he swapped a portrait for a second-hand Ford and headed East. In New York he learned that Dnell, Sloan & Pearce were bringing out a deluxe edition of Tobacco Road. But he had no entrée to the publishers, and Caldwell, to his disappointment, was out of town. So he drove on to Georgia to have a look at the Tobacco Road people. He found Dr. I. C. Caldwell, the author's father, in Wrens, Ga., going on his ministerial rounds among people like the Lesters. Fredenthal got a room from a couple who ran a 1-pump filling station...
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1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Read the Signs, No. 7
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Read the Signs, No. 7 Watercolor on Yupo paper, 2013 Signed with the artist's signature lower right (see photo) Series: Read the Signs (22 watercolors) Exhib...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Jazz Panel #5 - gouache, 111x283 cm.
Located in Nice, FR
This is a panel painted with gouache on paper that was painted by Paul de Cayeux. He was a french painter and decorator. This suite comes from an old restaurant and ball room in Nice...
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1950s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Greg G - Stylized Baseball Card of Chicago Cub Greg Gross, Original, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Patrick Vale Greg G acrylic, ink, colored pencil on paper 24h x 19w in 60.96h x 48.26w cm PKV015 See What I See Why are Chicago and baseball so perfect f...
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2010s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper

It's Easier Said Than Done
Located in Bozeman, MT
David Rathman is known for his sensitively rendered paintings of stereotypically male motifs from American history and contemporary culture. He was the recipient of a Bush Foundatio...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

German Expressionist Bakers, colorful painting with food cakes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pastel on toned paper Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagina...
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2010s Expressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Georgian Contemporary Art by Nina Narimanishvili - Country Man
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink & pencil on paper Nina Narimanishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1999 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. Nina has been painting since childhood and over time her interes...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Ink, Paper

Edouard Chevret (1835-1874), Napoleon and his soldiers, Studies, 1860, drawing
By Edouard Chevret
Located in Paris, FR
Edouard Chevret (1835-1864) Napoleon and his soldiers, different studies Signed on the lower right and dated 1860 28 x 45 cm In a modern mount covering the original mount. In quite g...
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1860s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Naturalistic Study of a Reclining Nude Woman
Located in Houston, TX
A naturalistic study of a reclining woman. The woman is highlighted with color pencil. The work is signed and dated by the artist. The paper is not framed. Many others are available. Please inquire to buy the entire collection. Artist Biography: Emile Lejeune...
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1950s Naturalistic Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Color Pencil, Graphite

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