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Art Subject: Women
"Wild Rosehip" Landscape, Forest, Watercolor, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Painting: Ink and Watercolor on Paper, Framed Dimensions: 16 in x 20 in, Framed 21 in x 27 in Unique Signed on Verso, includes a certificate of authenticity. Elena Chestnykh was bor...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Signed Luigia Orsi Drawing view of the Koln cathedral 19 century pencil paper
Located in Florence, IT
This drawing represents a lateral view over the Cathedral of Koln that doesn't want to be a faithfull copy from real but It's pervaded with a nostalgic and decadent feeling proper of...
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Early 19th Century Romantic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Fly Over New York City Illustration - Optimism - Empire State Building
Located in Miami, FL
If people don't swat you . . . then something else happens." Illustration for Blechman's popular book Franklin the Fly (Mankato, MN: Creative Editions, 2007). Watercolor, pen and ink...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Study for « The Chinese Masquerade » by Jean-Baptiste Pierre (1714 - 1789)
By Jean-Baptiste Pierre
Located in PARIS, FR
Arriving in Rome in June 1735 as a resident at the Royal Academy, Pierre was unable to attend the Winter Carnival festivities of 1735, which he nevertheless immortalised in an engrav...
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1730s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Diagonal I - 21st Century, Contemporary, Architecture, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Watercolor on paper Atmosphere -masses of evaporating water in the air- describes Ekaterina Smirnova's paintings best. Working in watercolour, Smirnova has a unique approach to this ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...

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Paper, Watercolor

"One Summer Day" Figurative Painting, Watercolor, Beach, Landscape, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Painting: Watercolor on Paper, Framed Dimensions: 9 in x 12 in, Framed 12 in x 16 in Unique Signed on Verso, includes a certificate of authenticity. Elena Chestnykh was born in Novo...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Attributed to; Design for the Battle of Brooklyn Heights Scene in 1924 Film
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor and Graphite on Illustration Board Signature: Unsigned, Christies Stamp Verso. In silver molded frame, french-lined mat, glazed. OS: 18 1/2" x 22", SS: 11" x 15". Shinn took over from Joseph Urban as the Art Director on the William Randolph Hearst's Cosmopolitan Pictures film, shot in New York City and Tarrytown, NY. Directed by E. Mason Hopper, starring Marion Davies...
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20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Illustration Board, Graphite

New York Central and Hudson River Railroad
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Ink, Graphite, and Watercolor on Paper Mounted Signature: Signed Lower Right circa 1881 Exhibited: Kennedy Galleries, with their label suggesting the creation date of 1881.
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1880s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Graphite

Vintage French Watercolor - Red Vines
Located in Houston, TX
Eye catching watercolor of bright flowering vines covering a towering column along the serene Riviera, circa 1920. Original one-of-a-kind artwork on paper displayed on a white mat ...
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1910s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

It's Easier Said Than Done
Located in Denver, CO
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

Mid 20th Century French Post Impressionist Painting Coastal Track To Cottage
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting : 15 x 16.75 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and soun...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor

White and Black Flower
Located in Boxholm, SE
White and Black Flower – Jolanta Johnsson, experienced Polish artist, graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, PhD of fine arts, university teacher. She currently lives in Swe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Handmade Paper

Horses - Drawing by Paul Emile Colin - Early-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Horses is a drawing realized by Paul Emile Colin in the Early 20th Century. Carbon Pencil on ivory-colored paper Stamped on the lower. Good conditions with slight foxing. The art...
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Early 20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Dennis Hill - Framed Contemporary Watercolour, Welsh Mountain Village
Located in Corsham, GB
Dennis Hill (British, Contemporary) - original watercolour. Signed to the lower right. Presented in a beautiful oak frame with double card mount. Labelled to the reverse. On watercol...
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21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Mid 20th Century French Post-Impressionist Watercolor Provencal Village Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting : 18 x 14.5 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and sound...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor

Historical figurative drawing of 19th century Italian Romanticism
Located in Florence, IT
The subject illustrated here is one of the moments that mark the centuries-long history of Genoa's glorious Maritime Republic, when the ashes of St. John the Baptist, one of the city...
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1860s Romantic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pen, Pencil

Watercolor Portrait of a Girl with Roses signed Bowman 1906
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unknown Artist (Bowman) (early twentieth century) Girl with Roses Watercolor on paper, 5 x 8 inches Framed: 13 x 16 inches Signed and dated at lower right: “Bowman/.06”
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Early 1900s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Surrealist Gouache on Paper.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Watercolour and gouache on paper painting titled 'Siamese Slaves' by British artist Derek Carruthers, signed to the bottom right and to the reverse and dated 2008 and titled. A colo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Antique Watercolor Landscape - Derbyshire, England
By Edensor Chatsworth
Located in Houston, TX
Dreamy antique watercolor landscape of a picturesque scene of a church steeple rising from the foliage as a female figure rests under the shade of...
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19th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Henry Andrew Harper (1835-1900) - 1872 Watercolour, Deer in the Highlands
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming watercolour study depicting a herd of deer grazing by a highland lake before a dramatic mountain skyline. Signed and dated to the lower right. On paper.
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Late 19th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

1930's French Impressionist Tall Green Cyprus Trees Purple Mountain Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Louise Alix, French 1950's Impressionist watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting: 25 x 16 inches provenance: from a large private collection of this artis...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor

untitled (wildflower)
Located in New York, NY
Focused on wildflowers spotted along rural roads in his native Minnesota, these paintings capture the delicate beauty of these native flowers against deep blue backgrounds. Ranging f...
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1990s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Landschap
Located in BLARICUM, NL
QUIRIJN VAN TIEL Rotterdam 1900-1967 Rhoon LANDSCAPE 1956 Gouache on paper 46,5 x 37 cm. Signed and dated: lower right ‘Quirijn 56’ Provenance: Pri...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

"Chimera" - pastel drawing, figure, skeleton, nude, bright colors, texture
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is framed measuring 17 by 14 inches. Based in Carrollton, Georgia, Erin Dixon is a mixed media artist whose work bridges realism and surrealism. Her work is often heavily...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Pastel

Bethesda Fountain Terrace
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated (at lower right): BROSEN 22 A native New Yorker, Brosen has spent a lifetime wandering its streets, discovering its long history and witnessing its constant metamor...
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2010s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

"Freudian Landscape" - pastel drawing, landscape, figurative, surrealism, skull
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is framed measuring 17 by 14 inches. Based in Carrollton, Georgia, Erin Dixon is a mixed media artist whose work bridges realism and surrealism. Her work is often heavily...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Pastel

Open Shutters, Watercolour Landscape, Signed and Dated 1960, British Artist
Located in London, GB
Watercolour on paper, signed and dated 'Sept '60' bottom right Image size: 26 x 19 inches (66 x 48 cm) Handmade frame In this painting, Banks has managed to effectively convey the s...
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1960s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

"Souvenirs" - pastel drawing, nature, plants, still life, surreal, skull, heart
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is framed measuring 46 by 34 inches. Based in Carrollton, Georgia, Erin Dixon is a mixed media artist whose work bridges realism and surrealism. Her work is often heavily...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Archival Paper

"Merrily, Merrily, Merrily, Merrily" - pastel drawing, figurative, surrealism
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is framed measuring 36.5 by 44.5 inches. Based in Carrollton, Georgia, Erin Dixon is a mixed media artist whose work bridges realism and surrealism. Her work is often hea...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pastel

The Rapids (Maine)
Located in Provincetown, MA
John Whorf, born in 1903, was a talented, opinionated artist who achieved great success at a young age. Encouraged by his artistic father, Whorf studied briefly during his early te...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Waterco...

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Paper, Watercolor

Louis Osman FRIBA Pavilion architectural design
Located in London, GB
Louis Osman was an English artist, architect, goldsmith, silversmith and medallist. He is notable for the gold coronet he designed and made for the investiture in 1969 of Charles, Prince of Wales. We have acquired a large archive of Osman's works form his daughter; to see the other Osman works available, please scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller." Louis Osman (1914 - 1996) A Pavilion in a Private Park Pen, ink and wash 67 x 100 cm Provenance: the family of the artist. Signed lower right. Osman was as much an artist as an architect. This is likely a portfolio piece from his time studying at the Bartlett School of Architecture, and is as such a piece of architectural history as well as a beautiful Osman design. Osman was awarded a First Class degree and the Donaldson Medal of the RIBA (for the best result in his year group) by the Bartlett, and then went on to the Slade School of Art. He subsequently trained with Sir Albert Richardson – we also have several Richardson works in our collection. After the war, Osman busied himself as an architect. His work included contributions to Westminster Abbey, and Lincoln, Exeter, Ely, and Lichfield Cathedrals, Staunton Harold Church in Ashby de la Zouch for the National Trust, and of course his folly: the Grade I listed Elizabethan manor house, Canons Ashby in Northamptonshire, now a National Trust property. At Canons Ashby he established a workshop and had a team of silversmiths and goldsmiths working for him. In 1976 he made the gold enamelled coffin...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Horses & Trees, 20th Century Landscape Scene, Female Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Algesa O'Sickey (American, 1917-2006) Horses and Trees Watercolor on paper Signed lower right 22 x 29.75 inches 25.25 x 33.25 inches, framed Born Algesa D’Agostino on June 4, 1917, ...
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20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

“Mending the Clothes”
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautifully executed original watercolor by the Italian born artist, Cesare Tiratelli. Signed bottom right. Strong, rich vibrant colors. Condition ...
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1890s Academic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Sunset Today
Located in Boxholm, SE
Jolanta Johnsson, experienced Polish artist, graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, PhD of fine arts, university teacher. She currently lives in Sweden. This is how she writes about the drawing: "The sunset today is extraordinary. As the sun sets, its round disc descends towards the horizon to eventually disappear behind it completely. This is when it changes colors, which become more and more intense. This spectacle is always interesting, each time different. No two sunsets are the same. One day it was so beautiful that it inspired me to make this drawing. That day was today, so I titled it Sunset Today. It is a symbolic title. It acts as a kind of reminder – the sun will also be set today. Today is also the day to watch the sun wander over the horizon. Don’t miss it! When we are surrounded by trees, the horizon line is collapsed. As the sun sets, it hides in their branches. Then, for a moment, the trees look as if they are on fire embracing the fiery sun ball...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Ink

German Street Scene
Located in Austin, TX
German street scene by Gustav Likan in a sepia-esque tone. 5" x 8" Watercolor on Paper Framed Size: 15" x 17.75"
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1940s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Woman Painting in Garden Landscape Scene, 20th Century Cleveland School
Located in Beachwood, OH
Algesa O'Sickey (American, 1917-2006) Woman Painting Watercolor and ink on green paper Unsigned 9 x 12 inches 13.75 x 16 inches, framed Born Algesa D’Agostino on June 4, 1917, Alges...
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20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Early 19th Century English watercolour of woodland near Croxdale Hall
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very attractive and meticulously executed view of a rocky landscape within the woods dating to 1823. This would suit a library or study with its muted tones and skifull draughtsmanship. William Nicholson (1781-1844) Near Croxdale Hall Signed with initials and inscribed with title and date 1823 Pen, ink and grey wash 11 x 8 inches, image only 17 x 13 inches without frame The portrait-painter and etcher William Nicholson was born in Ovingham-on-Tyne, Northumberland, on Christmas Day 1781. His family transferred to Newcastle when his father was appointed Headmaster of the city's Grammar School. At an early age, though, Nicholson appears to have moved to Hull where he made his artistic debut, painting miniatures of officers garrisoned there. He was almost entirely self-taught, learning his craft through the close study of artworks in private and public galleries. He subsequently returned to Newcastle where he received many commissions to paint portraits of the old families of Northumberland. In 1808, he began to exhibit at the Royal Academy, continuing to do so until 1822. By 1814, Nicholson, whose mother was a Scot, had moved to Edinburgh where he set up as a miniaturist and painter in oils. Soon, however, he began to specialize in watercolour portraits. Early subjects included the actor Daniel Terry and the poet and novelist James Hogg. In 1818 he began to publish a series of Portraits of Eminent Scotsmen, etched from his own portraits and those of other painters. Besides Scott and Hogg, the subjects included the writers Robert Burns, John Wilson ('Christopher North'), and Lord Jeffrey, the painters Sir Henry Raeburn, the divines Alexander Carlyle and Alexander Cameron, the engineer James Watt, the architect John Playfair, and the song-collector and composer George Thomson...
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Early 19th Century Academic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pen, Ink, Paper

Quiet Contemplation: Rural Serenity in Hagborg's Watercolor
By August Hagborg
Located in Stockholm, SE
The artwork we present is a rare watercolor by the distinguished Swedish artist August Hagborg, painted in the later part of his career between 1910 and 1920. This watercolour is a departure from Hagborg's often-seen beach scenes with mussel pickers and instead offers a glimpse into a serene, pastoral moment. The scene is set against a timber house, with a man and a woman standing alongside, their gazes directed away from the viewer, which invites contemplation about the story behind their distant stares. Watercolors by Hagborg are rare, making this piece particularly special. Its fine details suggest a mastery of the medium, likely honed over the years of his extensive career. A written letter from Göteborgs Konstmuseum, dated to the 1940s, suggests a later date for this piece. August Hagborg, born on May 26, 1852, in Gothenburg and passed away on April 30, 1921, in Paris, was a renowned figure in the art world. His education at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in Stockholm from 1871 to 1874 placed him among peers who would rise to prominence, such as Carl Larsson and Anders Zorn. Moving to Paris in the fall of 1875, Hagborg initially painted within the costume genre before finding his niche in coastal landscapes that garnered him accolades and recognition. Hagborg's success was punctuated by his 1879 painting...
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1910s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Watercolor Interpretation of the The Raft of the Medusa After Théodore Géricault
Located in Cotignac, FR
Watercolour on paper interpretation of the Raft of the Medusa by English artist Derek Carruthers. The work is signed and titled to the back of the paper. A vivid and engaging interp...
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Late 20th Century Romantic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

Intricate Contemporary Ink Drawing - Olivia Kemp - Välkommen
Located in London, GB
Olivia Kemp’s ink drawings are both intricate and expansive, fruit of an intuitive stream-of-consciousness approach to drawing. She works in pen on paper w...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Olivia Kemp Ink Drawing - Agony in the Garden
Located in London, GB
Olivia Kemp’s ink drawings are both intricate and expansive, fruit of an intuitive stream-of-consciousness approach to drawing. She works in pen on paper w...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Trident on the Shore seascape drawing 19th century John Cantiloe Joy William Joy
Located in London, GB
To see more, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller." John Cantiloe Joy (1805 - 1859) / William Joy (1803 - 1865) (attributed) Triden...
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19th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pencil

Rural landscape. Paper, watercolor, 30 x 41. 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Rural landscape. Paper, watercolor, 30x41.5 cm Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013) Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside. In 1947, she began her studies ...
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1970s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Disegno figurativo fiammingo ad acquerello del XVIII secolo, scena di genere
Located in Florence, IT
Sullo sfondo di un paesaggio dai tratti centro-settentrionali europei-in cui si riconoscono una cappella e il profilo di una città dagli alti pinnacoli-si svolge una scena di svago, ...
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18th Century Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

By Moonlight, E.E. Walton, Watercolor and Gouache, Figural, Landscape
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Eralso Errol Walton, known largely by his initials, E.E. Walton, during his professional life, was born in Cross Plains, Tennessee, around 1871. Walton's whereabouts from the 1880s i...
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Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache

"Bloomfield, New Jersey" Oscar Bluemner, American Modernist, Colorist Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Oscar Bluemner Bloomfield, New Jersey, September 13, 1916 Signed, titled, and dated lower left Crayon on paper 5 x 5 3/4 inches Provenance: Fox Gallery, New York Sheldon Ross Galler...
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1910s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Crayon

1964 Original Pastel Watercolor Drawing Construction Workers SF Red Green Black
Located in Arp, TX
Gloria Dudfield Construction Workers and Red Truck 6-16-64 Pastel and Watercolor 41 1/2" x 36" unframed Signed and dated in pastel lower right Gloria (Fischer) Dudfield July 12, 192...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pastel

Nude Picnic Virgin Islands
Located in Buffalo, NY
Robert Noel Blair (American, 1912-2003) was an American artist, painter, sculptor, printmaker and teacher. He is best known for his rural life & desert landscapes and World War II sc...
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1960s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Watercolor

Clearing Skies, Chrysler Building, New York City, Pastel, Art Deco
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in Vienna, Austria in 1892, Leon Dolice spent his late teens and early twenties traveling through the capital cities of Europe studying the works of the Masters. He immigrated t...
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1930s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

"Arquebusiers En Manoeuvre", After Marchetti
Located in Soquel, CA
Figurative landscape of four infantrymen in formation with their long arquebus guns by Adolphe Ancker (Dutch, 19th Century), after Marchetti. Signed and dated "Adolph Ancker 1888" lo...
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1880s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Ruines Romanes - Roman Ruins - Ink and Watercolor by J. P. Verdussen - 1742
Located in Roma, IT
China ink and watercolor on paper. Hand dated. Conditions: Foxing on the top right of the paper
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1740s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Piazza Navona - Drawing by Nicola Simbari - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Piazza Navona is a drawing in pencil and watercolor on paper realized by  Nicola Simbari  in 1964. Hand-signed on the lower right in pencil In good conditions except for some soft ...
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1960s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pencil

The Inlet, Mohegan Island
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Inlet is an expressive and vibrant depiction of a quieter inlet on Monhegan Island. The artist did a series of works here, all body depicted with energy and expressionist color....
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1950s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"Study off Newport, Rhode Island" John Singer Sargent Drawing, Impressionism
Located in New York, NY
John Singer Sargent Study off Newport, Rhode Island, 1876 Signed in pencil "JS265A" lower left Pencil on paper 5 x 10 inches Provenance: Estate of the artist Grand Central Art Galleries, New York, 1959 Mr. William H. Bender Jr Sotheby's New York, September 19, 1987 Private Collection 1987-2000 Mark Borghi Fine Art Inc., circa 2002 Private Collection (acquired from the above), New York Recognized as the leading portraitist in England and the United States at the turn of the century, John Singer Sargent was acclaimed for his elegant and very stylish depictions of high society. Known for his technical precocity, he shunned traditional academic precepts in favor of a modern approach towards technique, color and form, thereby making his own special contribution to the history of grand manner portraiture. A true cosmopolite, he was also a painter of plein air landscapes and genre scenes, drawing his subjects from such diverse locales as England, France, Italy and Switzerland. In so doing, Sargent also played a vital role in the history of British and American Impressionism. Sargent was born in Florence in 1856. He was the first child of Dr. Fitzwilliam Sargent, a surgeon from an old New England family, and Mary Newbold Singer, the daughter of a Philadelphia merchant. His parents were among the many prosperous Americans who adopted an expatriate lifestyle during the later nineteenth century. Indeed, Sargent's family traveled constantly throughout the Continent and in England, a mode of living that enriched Sargent both culturally and socially. He ultimately became fluent in French, Italian and German, in addition to English. Having developed an interest in drawing as a boy, Sargent received his earliest formal instruction in Rome in 1869, where he was taught by the German-American landscape painter Carl Welsch. Following this, he attended the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence during 1873-74. In the spring of 1874, Sargent's family moved to Paris, enabling him to continue his training there. He soon entered the studio of Charles-Emile-Auguste Carolus-Duran. In contrast to most French academic painters, Carolus-Duran taught his students to paint directly on the canvas, capturing the essence of his subject through relaxed brushwork, a tonal palette and strong chiaroscuro. Although Sargent also spent four years studying drawing under Léon Bonnat at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, it was Carolus-Duran's approach that would form the aesthetic basis of his style. Upon his teacher's advice, Sargent also traveled to Spain and Holland to study the work of old master painters such as Diego Velázquez and Frans Hals, both of whom also employed deft, fluid techniques. In 1876, Sargent made his first visit to the United States, claiming his American citizenship and visiting the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. One year later, he spent the summer in Cancale, in France's Brittany region, where he painted outdoors, applying Carolus-Duran's strategies to portrayals of fishing folk on sunlit beaches. His reputation in Paris was established in 1878 when his Oyster Gatherers of Cancale (1878; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.) won an Honorable Mention at that year's Salon. During the early 1880s, Sargent began making painting trips abroad, working in Venice in 1880 and 1882, where he painted street scenes and interiors notable for their brilliant play of light and shadow. He also embarked on what would be a lucrative career as a portraitist, producing such well known works as The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit (1882; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston). His early commissions also included an image of Madame Pierre Gautreau. A renowned beauty and member of Parisian society, Madame Gautreau was known for her bold, unorthodox approach towards fashion. In her portrait, entitled "Madame X" (1884; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York), Sargent effectively captured her distinctive aura. However, his daring realism, coupled with fact that he portrayed a diamond shoulder strap falling off one of her shoulders, caused such an uproar that his career in France was seriously compromised. As a result of the controversy surrounding "Madame X,"Sargent left Paris in 1886, settling permanently in London. He subsequently flourished in the English capital, becoming the leading portrait painter to the upper classes. Those who shared Sargent's sense of refinement and sophistication, as well as his international viewpoint, were especially drawn to his fashionable French style. In addition to patronage from such prominent British families as the Wertheimers and the Marlboroughs, Sargent received an equal number of American commissions, many of them secured by artists and architects he had met during his student days in Paris, among them painters J. Carroll Beckwith and Julian Alden Weir and architect Stanford White. On a painting tour to America during 1887-1888, he portrayed members of notable families from Boston and New York, including Mrs. Jacob Wendell and Elizabeth Allen...
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1870s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil, Graphite

Le Ruisseau - Impressionist Watercolor, Figure by Stream in Landscape by H Duhem
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A lovely watercolour on paper circa 1905 by French Impressionist painter Henri Duhem depicting a woman in a blue dress taking a stroll along the path beside a stream. The trees and f...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

'Flower Seller in Clichy', Parisian Street vendor, French Post Impressionist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A bright and animated Parisian street view with a gendarme poised languidly to survey the street outside the Hotel de Clichy beside a flower vendor tending her colorful stall . A cha...
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1960s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper, Gouache

Street Life New York - Haunting Faces Windows Expressionism Mid-Century
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-century artist Lawrence Kupferman paints a madly eerie New York street scene. An exaggerated upward view of two 19th-century walk-ups is split by a forced perspective of a downwa...
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1940s Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper, Watercolor, Pen

Flood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This drawing is part of our exhibition Charles Goeller: A Wistful Loneliness. Crayon on paper, 10 ½ x 9 inches (image), 14 x 11 inches (sheet), Signed...
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1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Crayon

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