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Nude Drawings and Watercolors For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 18th Century
Nude Study, Graphite on Paper, 20th Century British Artwork
Located in London, GB
Graphite on paper Image size: 22 x 26 inches (56 x 66 cm) Mounted and framed William Dring Dring was born with the forenames Dennis William, but was known colloquially as John. He...
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20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Seated Figure
Located in London, GB
Pencil on paper, initialled (lower right), 23cm x 17cm, (38cm x 32cm framed). (Provenance: from the collection of the artist Michael Leonard (British 1933-2023). The picture is frame...
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Mid-20th Century Post-War Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Carbon Pencil

Running Men
Located in London, GB
Graphite and coloured pencil on paper, signed and dated (lower right), 36cm x 44cm, (45cm x 53cm framed). The picture is behind museum quality non-reflective UV glass. Throughout h...
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1990s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil

Standing Female Nude
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Standing Female Nude Colored chalks on tan Strathmore paper, c. 1975 Signed in chalk upper right (see photo) Condition: Excellent Housed in an 8 play acid free rag matting S...
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1970s American Realist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

Woman in profile, watercolor and pencil on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Raphael DELORME (1886-1962) Study of a woman in profile Watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper Illegible annotation in the lower right corner 31 x 20 cm Small needle holes at the to...
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1930s Art Deco Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pencil

Seated Female Nude (Devora)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Seated Female Nude (Devora) Watercolor on paper, c. 1970 Signed in pencil lower right (see photo) A folio from the artist's sketchbook. Done while the artist was in Florida. Conditio...
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1970s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Change into White
Located in London, GB
Graphite pencil on paper, signed and dated (middle right), 22cm x 20cm, (51cm x 46cm framed). (This work was kept by the artist for his personal collection. This was the only tonal d...
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1990s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Carbon Pencil

1900s French Atelier Life Drawing Academic Sculpture of Male Nude Figure
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Life study drawing original atelier drawing by the French artist, Jeanne Nachat (1898-1984) Nachat attended the prestigious Académie des Beaux-Arts in Pa...
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Early 20th Century Academic Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Pencil

Untitled Nude Male Diptych, Charcoal/ Graphite on Parchment by Henrik Kóbor
Located in New York, NY
This refined art nouveau diptych was realized in Hungary in 1908/1909 by the famed artist of the Austro-Hungarian artist Henrik Kóbor. It features two rectangular panels each offerin...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Parchment Paper, Charcoal, Graphite

Study, preparatory work for “La Princesse”, watercolor and pencil on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Raphael DELORME (1886-1962) Study, preparatory work for “La Princesse” Watercolor and pencil on paper Annotated “La Princesse” 30,5 x 22,5 cm Small folds and small stains Born in 18...
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1930s Art Deco Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Watercolor

Ritratto di nudo femminile matita su carta firmato e datato
Located in Florence, IT
Figura femminile nuda con i capelli lunghi sciolti, seduta frontale, con accanto un vaso di fiori (matita su carta, 31 x 22 cm) firmato e datato a penna "G. Peyron 1947" . Guido Peyr...
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1940s Other Art Style Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper

Nude By Albert Marquet
Located in Pasadena, CA
Ink drawing on paper mounted on a panel by Albert Marquet ;. He was a French painter. He initially became one of the Fauve painters and a lifelong friend of Henri Matisse. Marquet su...
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Early 20th Century Fauvist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Carbon Pencil

Moonlight Embrace. Colorwash & Ink.En Grisaille.Male & Female Nude.Picasso like.
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Keith Bayliss. Welsh ( b.1954 ). Moonlight Embrace. Color Wash and Ink. Signed. Image size 10.4 inches x 14.4 inches ( 26.5cm x 36.5cm ). Frame size 16.7 inches x 20.1 inches ( 42.5...
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Late 20th Century Constructivist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Nude Drawings On Red Paper
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Standing Nude, Pencil signed and dated March 25, 21. in beautiful vintage frame. George Kenneth Hartwell painter and illustrator was born in Fitchburg 1891-1949, Massachusetts. He studied at the Art Students' League in New York City under Kenneth Hayes Miller, Edward Hopper, and George Bellows. His work was exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago (1923), the Society of Independent Artists (1923), Salons of America (1928 and 1934), Library of Congress (1944-46), the Laguna Beach Art...
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1920s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Pencil, Paper

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Located in Columbus, OH
Original gouache and oil pastel figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Crouching nude man with a mustache...
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1980s Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Gouache

Béla Kádár "Weiblicher Akt" ( Female Nudes ), Ink on Paper 1920's
Located in Berlin, DE
Ink on paper, about 1920s, by Béla Kádár ( 1877-1956 ), one of the most important Hungarian artists of the 20th century. Signed lower right: Kádár Béla. Me...
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1920s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Located in Columbus, OH
Original gouache and oil pastel figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Nude woman laying sideways with washes of tea...
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1980s Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Oil Pastel

John.Modern British Portrait.Mid-20th Century.Original Ink Drawing. Flower Power
By John Kingerlee
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
John Kingerlee. Irish ( b.1936 ). John, 1967. Ink & Paper. Signed & Dated. Image size 11 inches x 8.5 inches ( 28cm x 21.5cm ). Frame size 15 inches x 12.4 inches ( 38cm x 31.5cm )....
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Mid-20th Century Symbolist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Male Nude Pencil Drawing by Bernard Sleigh RBSA (circa 1900-1920)
Located in London, GB
Male Nude pencil drawing on wove paper (circa 1900-1920), by Bernard Sleigh, RBSA (Provenance: from the artist's studio). An exquisite drawing which is possibly a study for a larger ...
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Early 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Located in Columbus, OH
Original oil pastel, ink and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of nude woman reclining in a turban in washes o...
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1980s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Ink, Gouache

Male Nude Recling Seen From Rear by Alex Devlin
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5067 Male nude recling seen from rear by Alex Devlin Image size 9.5x 13.5"
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1980s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Watercolor

Untitled Female Nude with Male, Original Drawing by Surrealist Painter
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Untitled Female Nude and Male" is a 22 x 17 inches, ink on paper drawing by American Surrealist painter Leon Kelly. The drawing is signed and dated in the lower right, it is matted ...
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1960s Surrealist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Clay Saunders (b.1971) - 20th Century Watercolour, Seated Nude
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming watercolour study depicting a seated life model posing with a large red hat. Signed to the lower left. presented in a rustic gilt frame and double card mount. On paper.
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20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Female nude, circa 1940, pencil on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Jean MARTIN (1911-1996) Female nude, circa 1940 Pencil on paper Signed on the left 25 x 38 cm frame : 40 x 50 cm A self-taught painter born in Lyon in 1911, Jean Martin developed a ...
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Early 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Located in Columbus, OH
Original ink, gouache and oil pastel figure painting by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of nude woman standing in washes of neon pink,...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Gouache, Ink

Nudes - Drawing by Paul Emile Colin - Early-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Nudes is a pencil drawing realized by Paul Emile Colin (1867-1949). Good condition. Stamped signature. Passepartout. Paul-Émile Colin born onAugust 16, 1867 in Lunéville ( Meurth...
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Early 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Nude with green accents
Located in Columbus, OH
"Nude with green accents" is an original gouache and ink drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Nude woman turning her back...
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1980s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Gouache

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Located in Columbus, OH
Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Chaotic, rock n roll sketch of nude woman rec...
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1980s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Gouache

Mid 20th Century Nude Figure Posed Away Pencil Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School watercolour/pen drawing on artist paper painting: 10.5 x 8 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: very good and sound condition
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20th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pencil

The Potter's House, Jeremiah 18: 1-6
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "The Potter's House, Jeremiah 18: 1-6" c.1990 is a colored pencil drawing on paper by noted African American artist Roger Rice, b.1958. It is signed at the lower ...
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Late 20th Century Folk Art Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Color Pencil

Untitled (Religious scene)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled (Religious Scene)" c.1990 is a colored pencil drawing on paper by noted African American artist Roger Rice, b.1958. It is signed...
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Late 20th Century Folk Art Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Color Pencil

Untitled 2
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled" c.1990 is a colored pencil drawing on paper by noted African American artist Roger Rice, b.1958. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The artw...
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Late 20th Century Folk Art Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Color Pencil

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Located in Columbus, OH
Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Enigmatic doubl...
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1980s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Oil Pastel

Untitled-048 nude pastel by Hans Burkhardt
Located in Hudson, NY
Hans Burkhardt regularly created pastels from life models, and this is a lovely example of that. He regularly maintained an interest in figural work throughout his long and diverse c...
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1970s Abstract Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Afternoon Light
Located in Columbus, OH
"Afternoon Light" is an original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sublime sketch of a n...
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1990s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Oil Pastel

Berthomme Saint-André, Before Bathing, 1926
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Watercolor by Louis BERTHOMME SAINT-ANDRE, France, 1926. Befor bathing. With frame: 74x63.5 cm - 29.1x25 inches ; without frame, just the watercolor: 50x36 cm - 19.7x14.2 inches. Si...
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1920s Art Deco Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Jose antonio, Martes 7 de julio, Figurative painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Jose antonio, Martes 7 de julio 2016, by Celso Castro Crayon Pastel on archival paper Image size: 60 H in. x 38 in. W Unframed On The back of the painting: Abstract, 1986 Pencil a...
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1990s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Crayon, Archival Paper

French Art Deco watercolour of Mademoiselle Valentine by Jean Isy de Botton
By Jean Isy de Botton
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A very striking Art Deco watercolour painting of 3 nudes by Jean Isy de Botton, the prolific French painter Jean Isy de Botton. Jean Isy de Botton had a long and prolific career as ...
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20th Century Art Deco Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Watercolor

"Reclining Nude"
Located in Austin, TX
This drawing by Charles Umlauf depicts a woman's body in the nude. The piece is executed in conté crayon on paper and measures 9" x 12.5". It comes framed and ready to hang in a 19.2...
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20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Conté, Archival Paper

Snow White
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Snow White pen and ink with watercolor, 1999 Signed with the artist's initials and dated along the bottom edge (see photo) Sheet size: 6 x 6 inches Peregrine Honig (born 1976 in San Francisco, CA) is an American artist whose work is concerned with the relationship between pop culture, sexual vulnerability, social anxieties, the ethics of luxury and trends in consumerism. Honig appeared on season one of Bravo’s artist reality television show, Work of Art: The Next Great Artist, which aired from June 9–August 11, 2010, finishing in second place. Career Born in San Francisco and raised in The Castro and in Project Artaud, Honig moved to Kansas City, Missouri, at 17 to attend the Kansas City Art Institute. At age 22, Honig was the youngest living artist to have work acquired by the Whitney Museum of Art’s permanent collection. Honig’s work is included in private and public collections, including: The Art Institute of Chicago, Yale University Art Gallery, The Fogg Art Museum, Milwaukee Art Museum...
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1990s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Shower
Located in Columbus, OH
"Shower" is an original oil pastel, ink and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald S...
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1980s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Gouache, Ink

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Located in Columbus, OH
Original oil pastel and gouache figure drawing by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Sketch of nude ...
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1980s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Gouache

Reclined Nude from the Back - Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Reclined Nude from the Back is a drawing realized in the Early 20th Century. Charcoal on paper. In good conditions. The artwork is represented through deft strokes masterly.
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Early 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Charcoal

Standing Nude, Pastel, Figure, Illustrator for Vanity Fair and the New Yorker
Located in Wiscasset, ME
William Henry Cotton was born in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1880. He studied painting with Joseph DeCamp and Andreas Anderson at the Cowles Art School in Boston, and then at the Académie Julian in Paris with Jean-Paul Laurens. Cotton was a founder of the National Association of Portrait Painters and a member of the Newport Art Association. He exhibited at the National Academy of Design, New York City; the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; the Art Institute of Chicago; the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Saint Louis Art Museum. He was among a number of American artists invited by the government of France to exhibit at the Musée du Luxembourg. After a successful career as a portrait painter, Cotton worked for Vanity Fair from 1931 to 1936 as an illustrator. Eleanor Roosevelt called his drawing of her for Vanity Fair, "her favorite character picture." Beginning in 1932, he was an illustrator for the New Yorker. In 1931 the New York Repertory Company produced a comedy Cotton wrote, "The Bride the Sun Shines On." He also painted mural decorations for New York City theaters...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

The Breeze, Nude, Figure, Watercolor, Salmagundi Club
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in Clinton, Missouri, in 1876, Louis Frederick Berneker was a painter, illustrator and graphic designer. Berneker’s early art training was at the St. Louis School and Museum of ...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Personnages - Pencil and Pen Drawing by Paul Garin - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Personnages is a drawing pen realized by the French artist Paul Garin (Nice, 1898-1963). Black-ink stamp on the lower right corner: "Catherine Charbonneux Commissaire Priseur - Atel...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen, Pencil

Female Torso, Nude
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Nude Female Torso Charcoal on paper, c. 1920 Stamped and initialed in pencil "Asa Cheffetz/A.D.C" Estate signature by wife, A.D.C. Exhibited: Museum of F...
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1920s American Realist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Portrait of a Woman  - Drawing by  Enzo Benedetto- 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a Woman is an Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Enzo Benedetto. Pencil, ink and Tempera on paper. Hand signed on the right margin. The work is glued on cardboard. ...
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1930s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Tempera, Ink

“Reclining Female Nude”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original conte crayon drawing of a reclining female nude on tinted archival paper by the American artist, Renate Duncan. Signed lower left. Artist full name and address verso. Circa ...
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1980s Academic Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Conté

Naked Woman - Drawing by André Meaux Saint-Marc - Early-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Naked Woman is an artwork, realized in early 20th Century, by the French Artist André Meaux Saint-Marc (1885-1941). Drawing pencil on paper. Hand Signed on back. The artist wants t...
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Early 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper

Female nude, 1956, ink on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Marcel GROMAIRE (1892-1971) Female nude, 1956 Black ink on paper Signed and dated upper left Dimensions of the work : 25 x 32,5 cm frame : 40 x 50 cm Born in 1892 in the Nord region...
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1950s French School Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink, Paper, Ink

Female Nude, India Ink, Monogram To Identify
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Female nude. India ink. Monogram to identify. Sunstroke. 26 x 20 cm
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20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink

Nude of Woman - Drawing by Emile André Leroy - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman is an artwok realized by the French Artist Emile André Leroy. Pastel Drawing on paper. Hand Signed in the left margin. Good conditions except fo a small tear in the r...
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1930s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Academic Nude Study
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Academic Nude Study by E. Rantz Charcoal on laid paper signed in charcoal Lalanne Watermark, c. 1880-1900 Image: 24 3/4 x 18 3/4"
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Early 1900s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

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

Eye catching Roger Hilton drawing of a Man and Woman, ink on paper, modern brit
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A very eye catching and fun abstract of two nude figures by the Modern British artist Roger Hilton. Roger Hilton CBE (1911–1975) was a pioneer of abstract art in post-Second World W...
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20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

"Mighty Resignation" Black and White Contemporary Drawing by Mac Mechem
Located in Pasadena, CA
This Mac Mechem's drawing features a seated nude man draped in a small loincloth. Sitting in a wood-crafted chair, his gaze fixed downward as though he were brooding over some bad news. Despite the defeatist posture, his physique radiates a stark contrast—the sculpted body exudes strength and athleticism through pronounced abdominal lines, robust thighs, and defined biceps. Both hands rest passively on his knees, amplifying the sense of resignation portrayed in the artwork. The artist signed in the lower right part of the artwork. Mac Mechem, a figurative contemporary painter...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Carbon Pencil

Drying Off
Located in London, GB
Charcoal, sanguine and white chalk on paper, initialled ‘F.B.’ (lower right), 48cm x 38cm (69cm x 57cm framed). British painter, printmaker, draughtsman, and designer, the son of a...
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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk, Charcoal

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The human body has long been a favorite subject for artists throughout history. Nude drawings and watercolor paintings reveal the human figure but also the social ideals, traditions and cultural beliefs around people and bodies at the time they were created.

Nude drawings and watercolors offer a unique way to illustrate the human body. Drawings in pencil or ink can quickly capture movement or poses while watercolor is more expressive of a moment. Different cultures utilize the same materials differently, and each piece provides a singular glimpse into the perspectives and expectations around people’s bodies.

Artists like Francisco Goya, Gustav Klimt and Lucian Freud — who painted his friends, his lovers and his children — found acclaim and success by creatively depicting the human body. More recently, as contemporary artists have followed the figurative muse, many painters are exploring the nude as a subject for their drawings and works in watercolors.

If you’re thinking about bringing this kind of work into your space, there are many ways to consider how to arrange wall art in your living room or elsewhere in your home. Creating a wall of art is a wonderful way to enhance your space, showcase beautiful pieces and tie an interior design vision together. It allows you to evoke emotions in a room while also showing off your tastes and interests.

On 1stDibs, find a collection of nude drawings and watercolor paintings for diverse views and attitudes toward the human form through a range of cultures and times.

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