Early 20th Century Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Drawing Artist is a sketch in pencil realized by the French artist Louis Emile Adan. The state of preservation is good, except for a rip on the upper ...

Concertino is a graceful sketch in pencil realized by the French painter, illustrator, designer, and cartoonist Auguste Jean Baptiste Roubille. The monogr...

A thoroughly charming interior scene in watercolour, by early 20th century artist A. Chambers. Here, an elderly man is pictured enjoying a generous cup of tea and a slice of cake in ...

A thoroughly charming interior scene in gouache, by early 20th century artist A. Chambers. Here, an elderly women is pictured at her kitchen table, reading today's paper in the morning light. Chambers has managed to capture a wonderful life...

"Playing Dress Up in the Attic" is an original graphite drawing by Sylvia Spicuzza. The artist signed the piece. This artwork features two children playing dress-up. 8" x 5" art 19...

Adolfs Zardins (1890 08 II Riga, Latvia – 1967 07 II Jurmala, Latvia), painter. Only in 1990 his relatives give his artistic heritage to publicity. “I am 58, and in five Years my c...

Henry Mayo Bateman English, 1887–1970 Lady at her Vanity Watercolor on paper 9 ½ by 10 ½ in. W/frame 18 ½ by 19 ½ in. Signed & dated 1904 lower on left H. M. Bateman was noted for his "The Man Who..." series of cartoons, featuring comically exaggerated reactions to minor and usually upper-class social gaffes, such as "The Man Who Lit His Cigar Before the Loyal Toast", "The Man Who Threw a Snowball at St. Moritz" and "The Boy Who Breathed on the Glass at the British Museum." He was born in the small village of Sutton Forest in New South Wales, Australia. His parents were Henry Charles Bateman and Rose Mayo. His father had left England for Australia in 1878 at the age of 21 to seek his fortune, then returned to England briefly in 1885 before going back with an English wife. Soon after Henry was born, his strong-willed mother insisted that they return to London 'and civilisation'. He had one sister, Phyllis, three years younger. Henry remained in England for the remainder of his life except for one disappointing visit to his birthplace.[citation needed] Henry was always drawing from an early age, consistently producing funny drawings...

Medium: Charcoal Drawing Signature: Signed Lower Right Framed 40.00" x 32.00" Bad glare in photos taken. Piece is in perfect condition. Please let me know if you would like to see a...

Medium: Watercolor on Paper Signature: Signed Lower Left "Alice Barber" Men in Discussion Fireside

Signed "Violet Moore Higgins" in right-center image. Taped to board and matted. Story illustration for unknown publication. Though unconfirmed, it is possible this illustration was produced for The Little Lame Prince by Miss Mulock (Dinah Maria Mulock Craik) (Chicago: Albert Whitman Co., 1927, chapter VII). Violet Moore Higgins, born Violet Idelle Moore, attended the Art Institute of Chicago in the early 1900s, and then settled in New York as an illustrator for children's books and magazines. She has illustrated books like 'Pinocchio', 'Heidi', 'Hans Brinker' and 'The Three Bears'. In the 1910s she made 'Picture Puzzle...

Medium: Watercolor on Board Signature: Signed and Dated Lower Left

Story illustration for Janet: Her winter in Quebec by Anna Chapin Ray, published in 1906 by Little, Brown, and Company, facing page 200 The full caption reads: “Now that her chance ...

Inscribed at lower left/lower right: B . 10 . 100 / 10 . 10 . A Framed Dimensions: 14 x 16 1/4 inches Provenance: private collection, Boston To produce his murals, Sargent painte...

To produce his murals, Sargent painted monumental canvases in his studios in London and Boston, adhering them to the building walls (rather than creating them as frescoes). Along wit...

Medium: Mixed Media on Paperboard Signature: Signed Lower Right This mixed media art by Jesssie Willcox Smith, entitled “Pease-Porridge Hot, Pease-Porridge Cold,” was executed in 19...