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Art Subject: People
Preliminary Study for the painting Rose and Gold, 1913
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Preliminary Study for the painting Rose and Gold, 1913
Graphite on paper, 1913
Signed in pencil lower left (see photo)
Titlted "Lizzy Young" in pencil upper left (see photo)
Lizzy was a modle that Paxton depicts numerous times.
The painting that this drawing is related to, is illustrated in Lee & Krause, William McGregor Paxton, 1869-1941, Plate 32, text on page 132. The painting was formerly in the collection of Victor Spark and the Honorable Paul Buchanan. It is currently in a Texas Collection.
Provenance: Private Collection, Florida
William McGregor Paxton (June 22, 1869 – 1941) was an American painter and instructor who embraced the Boston School paradigm and was a co-founder of The Guild of Boston Artists. He taught briefly while a student at Cowles Art School, where he met his wife Elizabeth Okie Paxton, and at the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. Paxton is known for his portraits, including those of two presidents—Grover Cleveland and Calvin Coolidge—and interior scenes with women, including his wife. His works are in many museums in the United States.
Early life
He was born on June 22, 1869, in Baltimore to James and Rose Doherty Paxton. William's father moved the Paxton family and established a catering business in Newton Corner, Massachusetts, in the mid-1870s.
Education
Paxton attended Cowles Art School on a scholarship he attained at the age of 18. He studied with Dennis Miller Bunker...
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1910s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Large Surrealist Painting Royal of College Art LGBTQ+ Woman artist Blue Bicycles
By Isabel Rock
Located in Norfolk, GB
IIsabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative tak...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Pen
Jonathan Winters, Old Cross Dresser, unique drawing in pen
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is a unique drawing created by Jonathan Winters in 2001 using pen and ink. It is hand signed and dated, "May 22, 2001." Winters was an iconic American comedian, actor, aut...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Portrait of a Slave Ship: 'Le Negrito à l’ancre. Dans le port de la havanne'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
FRANÇOIS MATHURIN ADALBERT, BARON DE COURCY (1805-1839)
'Le Negrito à l’ancre. Dans le port de la havanne'
Indistinctly signed lower left
Titled on the mount
Pencil and watercolour, heightened with white, on paper, 24.8 x 34.6 cm
Literature:
The present watercolour will be illustrated in:
- Prof. Manuel Garcia’s projected book on the disease and the slave trade provisionally titled “Fighting the Yellow Demon of Fever: The Struggle against Disease in the Illegal Slave Trade”.
- Prof. Micael Zeuske’s forthcoming Global history of slave trade.
Exhibited:
Mexico City, 1998, Palacio Virreinal, El Barón de Courcy, illustrationes de un viaje, 1831-1833, no. 108
Note:
Baron de Courcy was in the Caribbean in late 1832 and early 1833, following his tour of Mexico in 1832, on the last leg of his “Grand Voyage...
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
8 Original Nude Pen, Pencil and China Ink Drawings by French Master 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude Women is a series of eight original drawings in pen and pencil on paper, some of which double sided, realized by an Anonymous artist of the XX century, some of them with a sketch of women...
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Mid-20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Men While Drawing a Posing Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Men while Drawing a posing nude is an original artwork realized in the 1970s. by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original drawing in China ink and waterco...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
"Portrait of Woman II" Watercolor Painting 24" x 18" inch by Kawkab Youssef
Located in Culver City, CA
"Portrait of Woman II" Watercolor Painting 24" x 18" inch by Kawkab Youssef
Signed and dated 1959
A short history of Kawkab Youssef El-Assal:
With a...
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20th Century Post-War Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
A Handsome 1930s Modern Portrait Figure Study of a Young Male Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Very Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Portrait Figure Study of a Young Male Model by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An early charcoal drawing by Haydon sh...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Auto Portrait
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A rare, early original self portrait by American artist Robert McIntosh(1916-2010)
Robert McIntosh was extremely prolific and exhibited throu...
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pastel
View of Santa Maria della Salute in Venice - Drawing by Carlo Ravagnan - 1991
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1991.
Hand signed lower left.
Excellent condition.
Carlo Ravagnan was born in Udine on September 4, 1911, died in Venice in...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Still Life - Drawing by Carlo Ravagnan - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1969.
Hand signed and dated lower left.
Excellent condition.
Carlo Ravagnan was born in Udine on September 4, 1911, died in...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Early Indian Mithila Folk Art Painting
By Sita Devi
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Early Indian Mithila Folk Art Painting
Traditional Indian Mithila Painting artist signed verso.
Pencil, ink, natural dye watercolor, on handmade paper 22x30 framed under glass 26x36...
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1970s Folk Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
"Lake Michigan Bathers, " Pencil, Reverse, & Photo signed by Francesco Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Lake Michigan Bathers" is an original pencil sketch by Francesco Spicuzza. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. On the reverse is a silver gelatin photo print...
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1910s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil, Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Large Watercolour Painting Depicting Turkish Scholars by A. Rosati
Located in London, GB
Large watercolour painting depicting Turkish scholars by A. Rosati
Italian, Early 20th Century
Panel: Height 36cm, width 52cm
Frame: Height 72cm, width 89cm, depth 4.5cm
This sensational watercolour painting depicts two Turkish scholars, who recline in a typical Orientalist interior as they study and discuss the Quran. The figures are beautifully rendered in a sketched, painterly style that harks back to Impressionism, dressed in bright Orientalist robes with ornate detailing. The two men are imbued with contrasting characters, the left-hand figure engaged and leaning forward in discussion, whilst the right reclines in thought.
Their setting is marked with Orientalist signifiers, such as the incense lamp and palm plant in the top right-hand corner. Particularly fine detail has been given to the Persian-style rug, which catches the viewer’s eye with its vibrant hues and repeating geometric motif border. Further geometric designs can be seen on the back wall, which utilises circular and zig-zag mosaic patterning. These motifs are replicated in the beautiful frame. A later addition, the frame complements not only the colour palette of the painting with a bright red base, but also the intricate motifs of the painting with gilt foliate decoration.
The painting is by the Italian artist Alberto Rosati...
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Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Cottages in Devon
By Samuel Prout
Located in Middletown, NY
An early Devonshire landscape, ex-collection West Collection of British Watercolors & the Fine Art Society, London.
Circa 1800
Ink and brown wash on paper, 7 1/8 x 10 1/4 inches (...
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Early 1800s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Graphite
A woman in jewels and a gossamer sari – Rajasthani School, 19th century
Located in Middletown, NY
A woman in jewels and a gossamer sari churns butter for ghee.
Ink and gouache with gold heightening on fibrous, brown laid paper, with a Jaipur Court Fee tax stamp in purple ink on ...
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19th Century Rajput Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
India Naga Tribe Watercolour 19th Century Company School Painting Indian
Located in Norfolk, GB
Untitled - Rongmei Naga Tribe India
Watercolour on Paper
c 1860
Mounted Unframed: 38 x 45 cm
Image size: 24.5 x 31 cm
Provenance: Private UK Collection
This is a fabulous and rare 19th century watercolour from India in a style that is often referred to as Company School Painting...
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Nude of Woman - Drawing by Carlo Ravagnan - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1960s.
Hand signed in the lower right.
Excellent condition.
Carlo Ravagnan was born in Udine on September 4, 1911, died in ...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Bouquet of Flowers - Drawing by Carlo Ravagnan - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1960s.
Hand signed and dated lower right.
Excellent condition.
Carlo Ravagnan was born in Udine on September 4, 1911, died ...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
View of Piccadilly in London - Drawing by Carlo Ravagnan - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1975.
Hand signed and dated lower left.
Hand signed, titled and dated on rear.
Excellent condition.
Carlo Ravagnan was bor...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
View of Paris - Drawing by Carlo Ravagnan - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1975.
Hand signed and dated lower left.
Excellent condition.
Carlo Ravagnan was born in Udine on September 4, 1911, died in...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Cherry Dancer
Located in Miami, FL
Cherry Dancer
Marcel Vertes
French, 1895-1961
Beautiful girl juggling cherries
Work is round but is shown in a square frame and some of the artworks edge is exposed
Description: ...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Lounging II - Figurative Watercolor Nude Portrait Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ama Liyanage, a contemporary artist and printmaker, creates whimsical paintings from her home studio in Ontario, Canada. Each piece holds minuscule painted details waiting to be disc...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Watercolor
Portrait. 1966. watercolor on paper, 35.5x30 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Portrait. 1966. watercolor on paper, 35.5x30 cm
Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013)
Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside...
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1960s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Buttonhole By Charles Spencelayh
Located in New Orleans, LA
Charles Spencelayh
1865-1958 British
The Buttonhole
Signed “C.SPENCELAYH” (lower left) and inscribed “This Drawing was accepted into the Royal Academy but crowded out for want of ...
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20th Century Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Godi Godi - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Godi Godi is a charcoal drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century.
Hand-signed.
Good conditions with slight foxing.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, Jun...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Nocturne in C- sharp Minor- 21st Century Contemporary Charcoal Drawing, Nude
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Rosanna Gaddoni (Italian artist)
Nocturne in C- sharp Minor
65 x 50 cm ( framed in wood frame with museum glass)
Measurement with included frame: 80 x 65 x 3 cm
Charcoal on Paper
Th...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Years In Your Years - Abstract Feminine Colorful Figurative Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian painter Silvia Pavarini is known for her distinctly feminine artworks that resonate with the quiet whispers of nature. Each piece she creates embodies an ongoing dialogue wit...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Fight - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Fight is a china ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century.
Hand-signed.
Good conditions with slight foxing.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 1...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
contemporary figurative black and white charcoal drawing pop art interior female
Located in New York, NY
This is a hand drawn original artwork on heavyweight paper by internet sensation mad charcoal
He is represented by Krause Gallery NYC
Ships rolled in a ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Dressing Up
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Norman Meredith was British painter and illustrator, born in Liverpool (1909 - 1985) England. He studied at the Liverpool College of Art. He subsequently won a scholarship to the Ro...
Category
1980s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Play" (2013), Original Pastel Abstracted Figurative Portrait on Archival Paper
Located in Denver, CO
"Play" (2013) Is a thought-provoking original pastel piece by American realist painter Jane Radstrom, depicting a woman in multiple poses overlaid amongst eachother, dictating the mo...
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2010s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Passageway North Africa, street scene
Located in Greenwich, CT
Passageway North Africa was executed during Walter’s extensive travels throughout Spain, Northern Africa, and the Dalmatian coast. These works are magnificent snapshots –pictorial po...
Category
1920s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
"Self Portrait In NY, 20th St., " Gouache, Ink & Pastel signed by Dan Muller
By Dan Muller
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Self Portrait in N.Y., 20th St." is an original gouache, ink, and pastel drawing by Dan Muller. The artist signed the piece lower right. This artwork features a seated, abstracted f...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Ink, Gouache
Man with Cylinder - Drawing by Léon Morel-Fatio - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Man with Cylinder is a drawing in pencil on creamy colored paper, realized by French painter Léon Morel-Fatio (1810-1871) in the 19th Century.
Monogrammed in red on the lower.
appl...
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19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Design for a theatre fresco with fancy plasterwork - early 18th century French S
Located in Middletown, NY
Pen and sepia ink on cream laid paper, 8 3/4 x 5 3/8 inches (222 x 136 mm). Scattered paper tape repairs on the verso in the area of the upper left corner, and along the right sheet...
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Early 18th Century French School Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Laid Paper
Yves Saint Laurent, Portrait
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist has covered New York collections for over 16 years and has interviewed, as a journalist, several fashion designers and personalities for different publications. He loves t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Gouache, Paper
Night People, Original Mixed Media Painting by Giancarlo Impiglia
Located in Long Island City, NY
"Night People - Study #3" is an original mixed media painting and drawing on board by American Pop Art Deco artist, Giancarlo Impiglia (1940 - ). This work is a study for the paint...
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1980s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Acrylic, Pencil
The Death of Attis, 18th Century French Red Chalk Drawing, Greek Mythology
Located in London, GB
Red chalk on paper
Image size: 9 x 7 inches (23 x 17.75 cm)
Acid free mount
The Greek god Attis was the spouse of Cybele, the fertility goddess. He was from Phrygia, a kingdom in c...
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18th Century French School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
View of Venice - Drawing by Carlo Ravagnan - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1970s.
Hand signed lower left.
Excellent condition.
Carlo Ravagnan was born in Udine on September 4, 1911, died in Venice i...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Venice, Il Molo - Drawing by Carlo Ravagnan - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1981.
Hand signed and dated lower left.
Excellent condition.
Carlo Ravagnan was born in Udine on September 4, 1911, died in...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Nude of Woman - Drawing by Carlo Ravagnan - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on heavy paper realized by Carlo Ravagnan in 1970s.
Hand signed in the top right corner.
Excellent condition.
Carlo Ravagnan was born in Udine on September 4, 1911, die...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Monsters - Drawing by Albert Decaris - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Monsters is an original china ink drawing realized by Albert Decaris in the mid-20th Century.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted through strong strokes in a well-balanced com...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Daphne and Chloe - Lithograph by Pierre Bonnard - 1930 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Daphne and Chloe is a beautiful black and white lithograph on paper by Pierre Bonnard in 1930s.
Not signed, as issued.
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Lithograph
Spring - American Cubism
By Max Weber
Located in Miami, FL
Cubist influence mixed with soft warm colors is on full display in this charming work.
Signed twice.
6 Gallery Tags on verso
Sotheby's
Kennedy Galleries
Barbara Mathes Gallery
Sid Deutsch Gallery
The Downtown Gallery
University of Arizona Art...
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1910s Cubist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
The Memorial of Vivienne Westwood Series. Set of 6 drawings
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Pencil, Permanent Marker, Ink, Paper
Profile Portrait of a Woman Sitting on a Chair
Located in Stockholm, SE
A finely tuned oval drawing by the Finnish artist Ester Helenius depicting a young woman in profile seated on a chair. The room is suggested only by a diffuse background. Signed and ...
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1910s Jugendstil Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Gouache
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
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Charcoal
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Georgian Contemporary Art by Nino Tolomashvili - Untitled 2
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on Bristol paper + frame
Nino Tolomashvili is a Georgian painter born in 2003 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. After completing her schooling, she pursued her studies at...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Paper
Aeron's Gift
Located in Columbia, MO
Aeron’s Gift
Oil on panel
24 x 18 inches
Framed: 32.5 x 26.5 inches
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Pastel
17th Century French sanguine drawing of maiden's harvesting flowers
By (Circle of) Nicolas Poussin
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Circle of Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594-1665)
Maiden’s harvesting flowers
Sanguine on paper
8. ¾ in. (22 cm.) tondo
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
A Fine Orientalist Pencil and Watercolor Reclining Middle Eastern Beauty
By Francesco Ballesio 2
Located in LA, CA
Francesco Ballesio (Italian, 1860-1923). A fine orientalist pencil and watercolor heightened with gum Arabic on paper figure of "A Middle-Eastern Beauty at Rest" depicting a young ma...
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Early 1900s Academic Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Soldier begging for Mercy a preparatory study by Jean-Marc Nattier (1685 - 1766)
Located in PARIS, FR
This rare drawing by Nattier is part of a set of preparatory studies executed in 1717 for one of the painter's first commissions, the painting commissioned by Tsar Peter I of Russia ...
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1710s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Seated Nude - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Seated Nude is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original drawings in china ink and Watercolor on paper.
Good ...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Large Watercolor Painting John Groth, Men Wrestling, Esquire Magazine WPA Artist
By John Groth
Located in Surfside, FL
John August Groth (American, 1908-1988)
"Wrestling Match,"
Watercolor painting, hand signed upper right and inscribed upper left, "Las Palmas Canary Islands Lucha Canary Wrestling".
Framed Size: 21'' x 29'', 53 x 74 cm (sight); 28.5'' x 36.25'', 72 x 92 cm (frame).
Depiction of a wrestling match in a city square.
John August Groth (1908 - 1988) was an illustrator and art teacher. He gained recognition as a war correspondent-illustrator. He studies at the Art Institute of Chicago and at Art Students League with Todros Geller, Robert Brackman, Arnold Blanch and George Grosz.
He was a member: Society of American Etchers; American Newspaper Guild; Society of Illustrators; Associate Member of the National Academy of Design; American Water Color Society.
Positions : Art Director at Esquire 1933 - 1937, Parade Publications 1941 - 1944; War Correspondent for Chicago Sun 1944; American Legion Magazine 1945; Artist-Correspondent in Vietnam 1967.Teacher at Art Students LeagueHe was the first art director of Esquire Magazine and taught at the Art Students League, the Pratt Institute, and the Parsons School of Design.
In 1940, he was included in an exhibition at MOMA, titled, "PM Competition: The Artist as Reporter." The exhibition included Philip Guston, Reginald Marsh, John Tworkov, John Heliker, Adolf Dehn, and Chet La More.
Groth began sketching intently during the Great Depression after studying at the Art Institute of Chicago. Following the advice of an editor, he penned 100 sketches a day for years. He learned to increase his speed by listening to sports on the radio and sketching the action as fast as he could. "I would listen to the games on the radio at night, and sketch the plays. It made me very quick." His break came when Arnold Gingrich, an editor for Esquire magazine, approached him at an art show in Chicago and offered him a position. "The way (Arnold Gingrich) told it," John Groth says, "he found this barefoot, bearded kid in the park, and the next day made him art director of the world's leading men's fashion magazine. But I swear I was wearing shoes." Groth went on to work as a correspondent and illustrator for the Chicago Sun, Collier's, Sports Illustrated, and The Saturday Evening Post.
He developed a passion for war zones. He covered six different wars and was one of the first correspondents in Paris after its liberation. "It is only at war that I feel complete... There, you meet all sort of men -- farmers, mechanics, college professors. It rains on them and it rains on you. The shells burst in the air, and you are there, too." He would make a splash when he beat out friend and rival, Ernest Hemingway, into Paris in 1944. Hemingway was writing for the Chicago Tribune and Groth for the Chicago Sun. Groth was in the first jeep into Paris and got the scoop. His headline read, "Yanks are in Paris!" Hemingway would later write about Groth's technique. “None of us understood the sort of shorthand he sketched in. The men would look at the sketches and see just a lot of lines. It was a great pleasure to find what fine drawings they were when we got to see them.
Groth went on to illustrate such classic books as: A Christmas Carol, All Quiet on the Western Front, The Grapes of Wrath, The War Prayer, and Gone with the Wind.
Deborah Churchman described Groth's work in a 1980 Washington Post article: "Groth's pictures center on the day-to-day life of people caught in terrifying circumstances -- armies occupying cities, soldiers sweeping roads for land mines, bullfighters facing death." Bernie Schonfeld, a photographer for Life Magazine said of Groth, "John is one of the gentlest people in the world, and he always gets himself into the wildest hell hole." He joined the First Congress of American Artists Against War and Fascism in 1936, along with Stuart Davis, Peter Blume...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Geometric Palace Interior - Mughal School, 20th Century
Located in Middletown, NY
A fascinating orientalist art deco composition.
Pen and brownish brown ink with gouache on cream wove paper, 9 5/8 x 7 1/2 inches (245 x 190 mm), the full sheet. In good condition w...
Category
Early 20th Century Rajput Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, India Ink, Gouache, Handmade Paper
Woman in thought and Child: the page boy intriguing 19th Century Master drawing
Located in Norwich, GB
A virtuoso charcoal sketch by the Frech 19th Century master Gustave Jean Jacquet (1846-1904). It depicts a thoughtful woman (or woman in thought?) with her face resting on her hand...
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Late 19th Century French School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Laid Paper
Fashion Model full figure in profile
Located in Miami, FL
Fashion Illustration. Work is unframed. Free standing heavy watercolor paper loosely hinged to board. Excellent condition.
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Bride - Scottish Female Glasgow School Art Nouveau, Aubrey Beardsley
Located in Miami, FL
Scottish female illustrator Annie French renders a charming cropped portrait of a bride in an Art Nouveau / Aubrey Beardsley style with curved theme borde...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Woman Cradling Man - Expressionistic Figure Pastel Drawing
Located in Soquel, CA
Woman Cradling Man - Expressionistic Figure Pastel Drawing
Dynamic and intriguing drawing of two figures, a woman in red and a man in blue, by Louis Nadalini (American, 1927-1995)....
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20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Laid Paper
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Vintage Pin Up Girl Posters
Vintage Sad Clown Painting
Vintage Travel Poster Plm
Vintage Verandah
Waterbury Watch
William Mcclure Painting
Wolf Kahn Barn
Wyeth Chairs
Yorkshire Terrier Painting
Air France Afrique
Alan Thompson