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Medium: Ink
CENTAUR - original large art by Paula Craioveanu - New Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Sea Centaur"
Original art, signed
100x70cm / 30x27in
ink, graphite, tempera on paper
large size, shipped rolled in a tube directly from the artist's studio
Antiquity is an endless ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Pencil, Ink
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Erte furniture design of commode, signed, from Erte's personal collecti
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Romain de Tirtoff, called ERTE (Russian/French, 1892-1990)
Coiffeuse Commode
Ink and watercolour with pencil
Inscribed with details (upper left) and signed with studio stamp (lower right)
11 x 16.1/2 in. (28 x 42 cm.)
Provenance: The personal collection of the artist
Gifted to Serge Leeman and thence by descent
Romain de Tirtoff, commonly known as Erté, is widely recognized as the most influential artist of the Art Deco movement. His distinguished career spanned over 80 years and crossed over into several mediums including fashion illustration, stage and costume design and bronze sculpture.
Erté was born on November 23, 1892 in St. Petersburg, Russia. His father was a military man...
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20th Century Art Deco Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Pencil
Little witches 5
Located in Genève, GE
Erotic scene
Work on paper
Wooden frame with glass pane
46.6 x 37.5 x 1.2 cm
Category
1960s Modern Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Portrait de Mme De Mornand - Ink on Paper by Maurice Lourdey - 1910
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait de Mme de Mornand is an original drawing in ink on paper realized by Maurice Lourdey (1860-1934)
Dated on the upper right 22.02.10
Stamp on the lower right ""CJ"
Good con...
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1910s Art Nouveau Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Kenny Scharf drawing 1998 (Basquiat Keith Haring Kenny Scharf Lio Malca)
By Kenny Scharf
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Kenny Scharf book drawing 1998:
1990's Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Kenny Scharf exhibition catalogue featuring a signed & inscribed Kenny Scharf drawing. Further background: ...
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1990s Pop Art Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Offset, Paper, Ink
Horses and Hay Wagon Ink Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-century pen and ink drawing of horses and hay wagon by artist Irmgarg von Reppert, circa 1960. Signed lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed o...
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1960s Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Leslie Fry_Steep Drape_2018_Acrylic, Ink, Collage on paper_Surrealism
Located in Darien, CT
Leslie's public projects respond to site, history and the body. Figures are female or hermaphroditic, of imaginary descent, often melded with animal, architecture and plant forms. I ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
Northern Light: A Winter Scene from Ljusdal
Located in Stockholm, SE
We are delighted to present this enchanting winter landscape by the Sundsvall-born artist Oscar Lycke. Executed in 1911, Motif from Ljusdal captures the serene beauty of a snow-cover...
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1910s Naturalistic Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Chalk, Ink
Head 03 - Contemporary Figurative Ink Painting, New Expressionism
Located in Salzburg, AT
The artwork on paper will be sent unframed to you.
Maciej Olekszy was born in 1982, Poland. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland in 2007. Faculty of Painting i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Le Prince Alexandre Bibesco - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Le Prince Alexandre Bibesco is an Original ink and watercolor drawing realized by an artist of French School of the early 20th century.
Good condition on a...
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Early 20th Century Modern Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Pair of Horses
Located in Houston, TX
Ink drawing of pair of saddled horses by French artist Jean-Baptiste Grancher (1911-74, circa 1950. Signature stamp lower right.
Original ar...
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1950s Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Elusive Question - Ink and Watercolor Drawing on Paper in Green and Blue Colors
Located in New York, NY
Andrei Petrov's Elusive Question is a 15 x 22 inch abstract ink and watercolor drawing on paper.
It is a lyric abstraction in green with accents of blue. This precious drawing stands...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
The Birds - Original Ink Drawing by Louis Touchagues - Mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Birds is an Original Drawing realized by Louis Touchagues in the mid 20th Century.
Drawing in ink and pen.
Hand-signed on the lower by the artist.
Good conditions.
The delica...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
ENIGMA original art ink on colored paper Paula Craioveanu Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Enigma", original ink and pencil on sepia paper. Part of Neo Mythology series. Shipped rolled in a tube.. Free shipping with 1stDibs code for items over $500.
Like the immortal myth...
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2010s Contemporary Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Tempera, Paper
Gwen Verdon "Redhead" Original Caricature Drawing NY Times Published Tony Awards
Located in New York, NY
Gwen Verdon "Redhead" Original Caricature Drawing NY Times Published Tony Awards
Al Hirschfeld (1903 – 2003)
Gwen Verdon in "Redhead"
Sight: 14 1/2 x 19 inches
Ink on board
Signed l...
Category
1950s Performance Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Board, Ink
Mermaid - Original ink and pencil drawing, 1953
Located in Paris, IDF
Marie LAURENCIN
Mermaid, 1953
Original ink and pencil drawing
Signed by artist stamp
On paper 24.5 x 19.5 cm (c. 9.6 x 7.6 inch)
Very good condition, marks of the manipulation on ...
Category
1950s Modern Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Pencil, Charcoal
Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Salvatore Rosa
(Naples 1615 - 1673 Rome)
Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy
Pen and brown ink, brown wash over black chalk, on paper
7 x 5 cm
Bears the stamps of collections on the...
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17th Century Old Masters Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Little witches 2
Located in Genève, GE
Erotic scene
Work on paper
Wooden frame with glass pane
49.5 x 41.5 x 1.3 cm
Category
1960s Modern Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Mid Century French Ink Illustration of a Happy Walker with Backpack
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Ink Illustration of a Happy Walker with Backpack
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Ink and Paper on paper
Size: 7 (height) x 5.25 (width)
...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
$105 Sale Price
85% Off
Behold, Halsey Chait, Large Abstract India Ink Drawing on Paper, Circle
By Halsey Chait
Located in New York, NY
"Behold" by Halsey Chait
India Ink on 250 Lenox 100 Cotton Rag Paper
Halsey Chait's drawings develop according to the rules and mathematics that govern the growth processes of life ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, India Ink, Rag Paper
1930s French Impressionist Watercolour of Children in an Idyllic Country Scene
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Impressionist watercolour on paper view of children in an idyllic country scene by Henri Clamen. Signed bottom right. Acquired from the atelier of the artist with other signed works. Pencil annotation top right and to the back of the paper.
A charming view of two children waiting in the shade of a beautiful summers day by the side of a country lane. An archway through to a farmyard and a farmhouse beyond. Dappled light through the overhead leaves and branches. In the lane to the left a hay wain...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper, Watercolor
7.10.24 #2 - Jewel Tone Emerald Watercolor Minimalist Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Delicate strokes and natural hues shape Shiri Phillips' watercolor, ink, and colored pencil artworks, showcasing her exploration of minimalism and organic forms. Departing from her u...
Category
2010s Abstract Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil
La Victoire
Located in La Baule-Escoublac, FR
Bergstein grew up in France between Paris and Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. At the age of 18, he flew to Barcelona, Spain where he joined an industrial design school. Back in Paris, he com...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Linen, Ink, Pen
$10,850
Women Nudes - Drawing by G. Riegler. - 1932
Located in Roma, IT
Women Nudes is an Artwork realized by the Artist G. Riegler.
Drawing in ink on paper, Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right corner.
Th...
Category
20th Century Modern Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Bountiful
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This black and white abstract drawing features a beautiful floral.
Framed in a vintage gold frame, wired and ready to hang, 11 in. wide x 13 in. high
Category
2010s Abstract Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink
1937 Academic Female Nude Charcoal Drawing "Head in Hand" UC Berkeley
By John Ayres
Located in Arp, TX
John Ayres
Head in Hand
May 1, 1937
Charcoal on Paper
25"x19", unframed $1250
Signed and dated in charcoal top right
*Custom framing available for additional charge. Please expect fr...
Category
1930s Realist Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, India Ink
The Old Man from the last Expo. Crayon pencil on archival paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents.
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Crayon, Paper, Carbon Pencil
Ephemeral composition VI - abstract painting, made in black, grey color
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with india ink in black and grey color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed with a styrene face on a mat board in w...
Category
2010s Abstract Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Fig. 9 BASE NARANJA. From The Dibujar el Tiempo Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The project is a series of ink drawings on different surfaces, depicting the solstices and equinoxes of the year through the overlapping of shadows at various times of the day. These...
Category
2010s Abstract Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Horses at the Edge of the Pond
By Yves Brayer
Located in London, GB
'Horses at the Edge of the Pond', pencil, ink and watercolour on art paper, by Yves Brayer (1980). Brayer loved the Camargue region of France and painted it widely. The Camargue is a vast, swampy delta near Arles, very exotic, with tall marsh grasses where pink flamingos, black bulls and white horses roam freely. This image depicts three horses in the Camargue near pond's edge. Although there are many horses that still run free in the area, there are cowboys — called gardians — who ride the white horses on the beaches...
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1980s Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pencil
Abstract Drawing
By Jorge Miton
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract ink drawing by Spanish artist Jorge Miton, 2005. Signed lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plastic sleeve and Ce...
Category
Early 2000s Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Mid 20th century French Original Line Drawing sketch Nude Female- Stamped
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait sketch
original drawing by Jean-Paul LE VERRIER (1922-1996)
studio stamped
pencil drawing on paper, unframed
Double sided
10.5 x 8.25 inches
provenance: private collection ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Pink Twigs Side Escape - Dots Line Pattern Drawing Snowflake Branches, 2021
Located in Kent, CT
In carefully drawn dots and lines in soft shades of indigo blue with pink, green, yellow and dark red details, this intricate composition is inspired by patterns in nature. This cont...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
Pity June 4th. Nude watercolor on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalted the figure and genitality of the Latin American man, putting into tension the limits imposed by the sex/gender system that are part of an unquestionable patriarchal and phallocentric order. The majority of those portrayed are inhabitants of the Colombian coast, also constructing alternative ways of conceiving Latin American identity. By breaking taboos about corporality and male sexuality, his work has been censored on numerous occasions due to public accusations of immorality and pornography. Celso Castro’s work is a bare-bulb erotic photo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Watercolor, Paper, Ink
Fig. 8 BASE VERDE and NARANJA, Diptych. From The Dibujar el Tiempo Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The project is a series of ink drawings on different surfaces, depicting the solstices and equinoxes of the year through the overlapping of shadows at various times of the day. These...
Category
2010s Abstract Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink
'Ebren Ha Dor, Tremenus'. Framed contemporary landscape, rural sky blue nature
Located in Penzance, GB
'Ebren Ha Dor, Tremenus'. Contemporary landscape painting, Cornwall
Original Artwork. Framed ready to hang
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The dancing light and rapidly changing skies, hung high a...
Category
2010s Naturalistic Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Handmade Paper
Original ink on Paper, Contemporary Abstract Expressionist
Located in Carballo, ES
Black And White Minimal Painting is an original artwork realized by TUSET in 2020. The painting is unframed, we can frame it in natural wood or black on request.
The title of this w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Orchids, 2021 Ink pen, and watercolor on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
A new series inspired by architecture, décor and stylish personalities of the world of interior design.
The worlds of fashion, society and pop culture are captured in the illustrati...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen
The Parade of Fairground Wrestlers, Modern French School
Located in London, GB
'The Parade of Fairground Wrestlers', India ink on art paper, Modern French School (early 1900s). Traveling shows often held promotional events before opening in local areas to generate enthusiasm for the spectacle. This is an intriguing depiction of the various acts on stage strutting their stuff before an audience of potential customers. On the platform, fairground wrestlers mix with clowns, dancers, a percussionist in bolero hat...
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Early 20th Century Modern Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Mountain Trail, Impressionist Ink and Watercolor Painting by John Wade Hampton
Located in Long Island City, NY
Mountain Trail
John Wade Hampton, American (1918–1999)
Date: 1969
Ink and Watercolor on board, signed lower left
Size: 9 x 13.75 in. (22.86 x 34.93 cm)
Category
1960s American Impressionist Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Little witches 7
Located in Genève, GE
Erotic scene
Work on paper
Wooden frame with glass pane
46.4 x 37 x 1.2 cm
Category
1960s Modern Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
In the Art Gallery, Early 20th Century Watercolor, Women Viewing Painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
Jules Andre Smith (American, 1880-1959)
In the Art Gallery, 1936
Watercolor and pen and ink
Signed Andre Smith, 1936 lower right
10.75 x 8.5 inches
20.25 x 17.25 inches, framed
Jule...
Category
1930s Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen, Ink, Watercolor
French Impressionist Tablescape Still Life Watercolour
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Impressionist watercolour on paper view of a colourful tablescape still life by Henri Clamen. The painting is not signed but was acquired form the atelier of the artist with o...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Iguazu-made in orange, yellow, red, blue, pink, green
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in orange, yellow, red, blue, pink and green color on Yupo paper. The work is 20 by 26 inches in size, framed in fine-qu...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
$980 Sale Price
34% Off
Duchándome. Nude watercolor on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents.
Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalted the figure and genitality of the Latin American man, putting into tension the limits imposed by the sex/gender system that are part of an unquestionable patriarchal and phallocentric order. The majority of those portrayed are inhabitants of the Colombian coast, also constructing alternative ways of conceiving Latin American identity. By breaking taboos about corporality and male sexuality, his work has been censored on numerous occasions due to public accusations of immorality and pornography. Celso Castro’s work is a bare-bulb erotic photo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Paper, Pastel
Horizon - abstract painting, made in black, grey, beige color, 2025
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with india ink in black and grey color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed with a glass on a mat board in white wi...
Category
2010s Abstract Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Sex Appeal - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Sex Appeal is adrawing on paper, realized around the Sixties by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989).
Blue ink drawing on paper.
Signed "M...
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1970s Modern Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Study for a fresco
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Attributed to Francesco PENNI (1488 – 1528)
Study for a fresco
Pen and brown ink, brown wash heightened with white on prepared paper
14 x 12 cm
Unsigned
On the mount, handwriting ...
Category
16th Century Old Masters Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
$11,857
"Let's Make an Opera" Original Drawing NYT Published, Norman Del Mar Conducts
Located in New York, NY
"Let's Make an Opera" Original Drawing NYT Published, Norman Del Mar Conducts
Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003)
"Let's Make An Opera"
Ink on board
13 1/2 x 18 1/2, sight
Framed: 22 1/2 x 27...
Category
1950s Performance Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Board
Promontories, On the Ground Triptych by Yann Bagot - Contemporary ink drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Promontories, On the Ground Triptych are India ink and salt on paper drawings by the French contemporary artist Yann Bagot, dimensions are 420 × 600 cm (165.4 × 236.2 in).
The artwo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Untitled by Jacob El Hanani
Located in New York, NY
Ink on paper, signed in Hebrew and dated.
Category
1960s Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper
Figures - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an Original China Ink Drawing realized by Hermann Paul (1864-1940).
Good condition on a white paper.
Hand-signed and titled on the lower margin.
Hermann René Georges. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Mother and Child - Watercolor and Ink by Luigi Bompard - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Mother and child is an original watercolored ink drawing on ivory-colored paper, in the 1920s realized by Luigi Bompard (1879-1953).
Hand-signed in pen on the lower margin.
In goo...
Category
1920s Art Deco Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
$693 Sale Price
25% Off
1960s Abstract Painting by New Mexico Modernist Artist - Vibrant Yellow, Orange
Located in Denver, CO
This vintage 1960s abstract painting by renowned New Mexico modernist artist Ward Lockwood (1894–1963) is an exceptional example of mid-century modern art. The original artwork, crea...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Ink, Gouache
Lauren in Balenciaga. From the Fashion series
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Raja Mahan Singh Mirpuri – Rajasthani School, 19th century
Located in Middletown, NY
Ink and gouache with yellow heightening on fibrous, brown laid paper with a Jaipur Court Fee tax stamp in blue ink, 13 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches (343 x 222 mm). Toning, handling creases and...
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19th Century Rajput Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gold
Reclining Nude Male Figure, figural expressionist New York artist ink drawing
Located in Beachwood, OH
Joseph Glasco (American, 1925-1996)
Reclining Male Figure (For Nick)
1971
India ink on paper
Inscribed, signed and dated
10.25 x 14 inches
18.5 x 21 inches, framed
Joseph Glasco was...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
India Ink
Glastonbury Abbey
Located in Middletown, NY
Ink wash with watercolor in sepia and black, and blue, on buff wove watercolor paper, 14 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches (360 x 260 mm). 1/4" of the lower right corner is lost, minor crack (doe...
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Mid-19th Century English School Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Handmade Paper
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern 1930s
Located in New York, NY
NYC Subway Riders Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern 1930s
Daniel Celentano (1902 - 1980)
Subway Scene, 1930s
8 x 9 inches
Ink and wash on paper
Singed lower ...
Category
1930s American Realist Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Hesitation Blues (Black Surrealist Artist)
By Roland Ayers
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Surrealist proto-Afropunk drawing by African-American artist, Roland Ayers (1932-2014). Hesitation Blues, 1968. Ink on paper, sheet measures 13 x 23 inches; 14 x 18 inches in archival pH-neutral matting. Signed and dated lower right. Excellent condition with no damage or restoration.
Provenance: Sheila Ayers-Whitelaw
Exhibition History: Roland Ayers: Calligraphy of Dreams, Woodmere Art Museum, 07/10/2021 - 10/24/2021
Artist and art educator, Roland Ayers was born on July 2, 1932, the only child of Alice and Lorenzo Ayers, and grew up in the Germantown district of Philadelphia. Ayers served in the US Army (stationed in Germany) before studying at the Philadelphia College of Art (currently University of the Arts). He graduated with a BFA in Art Education, 1954. He traveled Europe 1966-67, spending time in Amsterdam and Greece in particular. During this period, he drifted away from painting to focus on linear figurative drawings of a surreal nature. His return home inaugurated the artist’s most prolific and inspired period (1968-1975). Shorty before his second major trip abroad in 1971-72 to West Africa, Ayers began to focus on African themes, and African American figures populated his work almost exclusively.
In spite of Ayers’ travel and exploration of the world, he gravitated back to his beloved Germantown, a place he endowed with mythological qualities in his work and literature. His auto-biographical writing focuses on the importance of place during his childhood. Ayers’ journals meticulously document the ethnic and cultural make-up of Germantown, and tell a compelling story of class marginalization that brought together poor families despite racial differences. The distinctive look and design of Germantown inform Ayers’ visual vocabulary. It is a setting with distinctive Gothic Revival architecture and haunting natural beauty. These characteristics are translated and recur in the artist’s imagery.
During his childhood, one of the only books in the Ayers household was an illustrated Bible. The images within had a profound effect on the themes and subjects that would appear in his adult work. Figures in an Ayers’ drawing often seem trapped in a narrative of loss and redemption. Powerful women loom large in the drawings: they suggest the female role models his journals record in early life. The drawings can sometimes convey a strong sense of conflict, and at other times, harmony. Nature and architecture seem to have an antagonistic relationship that is, ironically, symbiotic.
A critical turning point in the artist’s career came in 1971 when he was included in the extremely controversial Whitney Museum show, Contemporary Black Artists in America. The exhibition gave Ayers an international audience and served as a calling card for introductions he would soon make in Europe.
Ayers is a particularly compelling figure in a period when black artists struggled with the idea of authenticity. A questioned often asked was “Is your work too black, or not black enough?” Abstractionists were considered by some peers to be sell-outs, frauds or worse. Figurative* work was accused of being either sentimental or politically radical depending on the critical source. Ayers made the choice early on to be a figurative artist, but considered his work devoid of political content.
Organizations such as Chicago’ s Afri-Cobra in the late 1960‘s asserted that the only true black art of any relevance must depict the black man and woman...
Category
1960s Surrealist Ink Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
$3,000 Sale Price
62% Off
Ink drawings and watercolor paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Ink drawings and watercolor paintings available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add drawings and watercolor paintings created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of orange, yellow, blue, purple and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Mino Maccari, Gabriele Galantara, Sunil Das, and Devie Elzafon. Frequently made by artists working in the Contemporary, Modern, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Ink drawings and watercolor paintings, so small editions measuring 0.25 inches across are also available Prices for drawings and watercolor paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1 and tops out at $950,000, while the average work can sell for $493.
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