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Nude Drawings and Watercolors For Sale
Figure of Woman - Original Tempera and China Ink signed "Avitch" - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Figure of woman is an original artwork realized by an unknown artist and signed "Avitch" in 1980s.
Tempera and china ink drawing in good conditions on a yellow paper.
Hand-signed b...
Category
1980s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Tempera
Studies for Female Nudes - Original Pencil Drawing by D. Ginsbourg - 1918
Located in Roma, IT
Studies for a Female Nude is an original artwork realized by the french artist Ginsbourg in 1918.
Original red pencil on paper.
Hand-signed and dated in pencil on the lower right ...
Category
1910s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Purple Life - Painting - 2020s
Located in Roma, IT
Purple Life is an acrylic pouring painting on canvased cardboard realized by the Italian artist Amanda Ludovisi.
Hand-signed on the back.
The a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic
Lovers - Charcoal Drawing - 1950 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Lovers is a drawing in mixed media on ivory paper realized in 1940 ca. by an Anonymous artist of the 20th century.
In very good conditions except for some small holes on the margins...
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1950s Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
The Posing Nude - Original Drawing by Marthe Delacroix - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Posing Nude is an Original Drawing realised by Marthe Delacroix.
Watercolour and pencil on the paper.
Good conditions.
The delicate and beautiful fine strokes form the artwork...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Figure - Original Ink Drawing by Jean Le Guennec - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original drawing in black ink on paper, realized by Jean Le Guennec (1924-1986).
Good conditions except for minor cosmetic wear.
Hand-signed. Noted on drawing "May 196...
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1960s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Seated Nude, Modern Watercolor with Pastel by Byron Browne
By Byron Browne
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Byron Brown (American 1907 - 1961)
Title: Seated Nude
Year: 1957
Medium: Pastel and Watercolor on Paper, signed and dated l.r.
Size: 25.5 x 19.5 in...
Category
1950s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pastel
The Return of Bella Cuculi - Mixed Media by Pablo Echarruen - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
The Return of Bella Cuculi is an original contemporary artwork realized by Pablo Echarruen in 1974.
Hand Signed and dated on lower right.
Titled on the lower left.
China, watercol...
Category
1970s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Seated Figure - Original Drawing - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Seated Figure is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by an unknown artist in mid-19th century.
The artwork is in good condition included a white cardboard passpartout (32x50 cm).
N...
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19th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
British early 20th Century pastel drawing of Puck, Midsommers Night Dream
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Herbert James Draper (British, 1863-1920)
Puck
Pastel
Inscribed ”PUCK” (middle left) and further inscribed and signed `Study for Puck/ Herbert Dra...
Category
20th Century Academic Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Seated Nude No. 2
Located in Columbia, MO
Seated Nude No. 2
2016
Charcoal on paper
14 x 11 inches
Jessica Keiser currently resides in New Haven, Connecticut. Keiser's style is Naturalistic, concerned with the intimacy of t...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
'Reclining Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Ac. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) Estate Stamp verso; drawn circa 1955.
Figural study of a young woman shown reclining on a draped pedestal.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Vic...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Glitch - Reclining Female Nude, Distorted with Lines, Oil on Canvas
By Shuta Ruelas
Located in Chicago, IL
A female nude reclines on crumpled bedsheets with her hands entwined above her head. The viewer has a "glitch in the system" while gazing at her as her body becomes distorted. Masterfully painting with beautiful realism, this sensual painting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue Life - Painting - 2020s
Located in Roma, IT
Blue Life is an acrylic pouring painting on canvased cardboard realized by the Italian artist Amanda Ludovisi.
Hand-signed on the back.
The ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic
Nude Man - Original Pencil Drawing by George-Henri Tribout - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude Man is an original artwork realized by Georges Henri Tribout in about the 1950s. Pencil Drawing. Applied on a white Passepartout.
Monogrammed on the lower " G.T"
Good Conditio...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
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. Sketch of woman sitting with...
Category
1980s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Gouache
'Seated Nude' Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950.
A graphite study of a young woman shown nude and seated in an armchair.
Winner of...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Female Portrait - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Female Portrait is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original drawings in Watercolor on paper.
Good conditions...
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1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Femme Allongée - Charcoal Drawing on Paper - Late 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Femme allongée is a superb original charcoal drawing on paper, realized by an unknown French artist in the end of XX century.
A beautiful and sensual woman is laying down on a bed a...
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Late 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Woman - Drawing in Watercolor on Paper - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is an original drawing in watercolor on paper, realized by an Anonymous artist of the XX century., with a sketch of a face on the rear.
The state of preservation of the artwor...
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20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Boy and Bird - Original Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970 ca.
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Boy and Bird is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1970 ca. by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original drawing in pencil on ivory-colored paper...
Category
1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Nude - Mixed Media on Paper by J.-R. Delpech - 1942
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in tempera and watercolor a on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1988-1916). Hand-signed and date 1942, on the lower right.
The state of preservation of t...
Category
1940s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Tempera
Grey Life - Painting - 2020s
Located in Roma, IT
Grey Life is an acrylic pouring painting on canvased cardboard realized by the Italian artist Amanda Ludovisi.
Hand-signed on the back.
The ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic
The Lying Down Nude - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Lying Down Nude is an original Drawing in pencil on creamy-colored paper realized by an anonymous artist in the early 20th century.
Good conditions.
The artwork is represented ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Two Nudes - II, Contemporary Ink on Paper by Ira Moskowitz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ira Moskowitz, Polish/American (1912 - 2001) - Two Nudes - II, Year: circa 1989, Medium: Ink on Paper, signed, Size: 13 in. x 10 in. (33.02 cm x 25.4 cm), Description: This sensual...
Category
1980s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Nude - Original Watercolor on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in watercolor on paper realized by the Italian artist Mino Maccari.
Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right in pencil.
Good conditions.
The artwor...
Category
1950s Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Standing Female Nude
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Standing Female Nude
Ink on paper
Signed by the artist with his initials lower left "AB"
Related to numerous drawings of the same model illustrated in: Elliott and Wooden, Aaron Bohr...
Category
1950s American Realist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Landscape - Original Drawing - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original drawing in Black Marker realized in the mid-20th Century by an unknown artist.
Good Conditions except for fo some folding and cut-away.
The artwork is depi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Permanent Marker
Figure - Ink Drawing on Paper - Late 20th Century
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original black ink drawing on ivory-colored paper realized by Leo Guida.
The state of preservation of the artwork is good. Not signed.
INV.12B, on the lower right.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
'Seated Nude' Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Nude Woman - Watercolor by French Master - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude Woman is an original drawing in watercolor on paper, realized by an Anonymous artist of the XX century.
The state of preservation of the artwork is good with the signs of the t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Nude - Original Pen Drawing on Paper - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in pen on ivory-colored paper realized by Anonymous Artist of the mid-20th Century.
The state of preservation of the artwork is good with folding.
The a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pen
Woman's Nude - Watercolor by Anastasia Kurakina - 2018
Located in Roma, IT
Woman's Nude is a watercolour realized by Anastasia Kurakina in 2018.
The artwork is in good condition and with vivid colors.
Hand signed by the artist on the lower left corner.
A...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Nude of Woman - Original Watercolor by Jean Delpech - 1930s
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
"Nude" is an original drawing in sanguine and watercolor on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1916-1988).
The state of preservation of the artwork is very good.
Included Passaport....
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1930s Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Figure - Ink Drawing on Paper - Late 20th Century
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original black marker drawing on ivory-colored paper realized by Leo Guida in the late 20th Century.
The state of preservation of the artwork is good. Not signed.
INV....
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Female Nude Figure in Profile - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Female Nude Figure is an original artwork realized by an Anonymous French artist in the first years of the 20th Century. Cardboard passepartout included (cm 49 x 34). Very good condi...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Pensive Man - Original Pencil Drawing by S. Goldberg - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Man is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Simon Goldberg(1913-1985), with the stamp of “ Delavenne Lafarg- Atelier Simon Goldberg” on the lower right.
The state of p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Studies of Figures - Original China Ink by Danilo Bergamo - 1968s
Located in Roma, IT
Studies of Figures is an original china ink drawing on ivory-colored paper realized by Danilo Bergamo in the second half of the 20th Century, in 1968s.
Not signed.
Good conditions...
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1960s Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Mid Century Figurative Charcoal Line Drawing, "Girl Walking Away"
By Mariellen Ehlers
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century figurative nude charcoal line drawing of a girl walking away by Moni (Mariellen) Ehlers (American, 1926-2007). Charcoal on...
Category
1950s American Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Lying Nude - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Lying Nude is an original artwork realized in the first years of the 20th century by an Anonymous French artist.
Pencil on paper. The initials of the artist are on the lower right. ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Naked Woman - Pencil Drawing by André Meaux Saint-Marc - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Naked Woman is a sanguine drawing by the artist André Meaux Saint-Marc (1885-1941), realized in the early 20th Century.
The little drawing is in good conditions, except for some sta...
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Early 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Sky and Sea - Original Drawing - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sky and sea is an original artwork realized by an Anonymous artist of mid-20th Century.
Charcoal and watercolor.
Includes gilded frame.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Lying Female Nude - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Lying Female Nude is an original drawing realized between the end of the XIX and the beginning of the 20th Century in France by an Anonymous artist . Pencil on paper. Cardboard passe...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Untitled (7) Figural Expressionist Nude Charcoal Drawing
By Steven Harvey
Located in Surfside, FL
Subject: Figures
Medium: Other, Charcoal
Surface: Paper
Country: United States
Dimensions w/Frame: 27 1/4" x 20 1/4"
without frame 15.25" X22.75"
EDUCATION
New York Studio School of Painting , Drawing & Sculpture 1973
Empire State College, B.A., Painting and Curatorial Studies 1999
ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
Mirrors, Gallery Schlesinger, New York, N.Y. 1999
Figures, Gallery Schlesinger, New York, N.Y. 1997
Sexual Monochromes, Gallery Schlesinger, New York, N.Y. 1992
"Paintings", 17th Street Gallery, New York, N.Y. 1976
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Family Line- drawings and paintings by Anne Harvey, Jason Harvey
and Steven Harvey, New York Studio School, New York, NY 2002
Steven Harvey- Paintings and Bruce Gagnier - Sculpture,
Gallery Schlesinger, New York, NY 2000
Woman, Gallery Schlesinger, New York, N.Y. 1999
Water and Light, Mary Gearhart Gallery, New York, N.Y. 1997
Contemporary Figures, M B Modern Gallery 1997
On Air, St. PeterÃs Church, N.Y. 1997
People , Places and Things: An Exploration of the Portrait, 1996-97
New York Studio School
Cafe El Maroc, Jamaica Arts Center 1994
Paintings, Schlesinger Gallery 1993
WFMU Benefit Auction, Germans Van Eck Gallery 1992
Night, Trenkmann Gallery 1991
ACT UP Benefit Auction, Paula Cooper Gallery 1990
Figuring Eros, Director's Annual, Snug Harbor
Cultural Center, Staten Island, N.Y. 1990
Erotic America, Galerie Antoine Candeau, Paris, France 1989
Of Another Nature, Loughelton Gallery, N.Y.C. 1988
New Territories in Art: Europe/America, curated by
Achille Bonito Oliva, Francavilla Al Mare, Italy 1987
Spatial FX, Annina Nosei Gallery 1987
Paint/Film, Bess Cutler Gallery 1987
Melancholy, Anne Plumb Gallery 1987
Group Invitational, Schlesinger Gallery 1986
Thought Objects, Cash/Newhouse Gallery 1985
Saloon/Salon, Bill Rice Gallery 1985
Steven Harvey has worked as an art advisor, art dealer, curator, and writer for over 25 years. He is the director of Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects in NYC, a gallery focused on contemporary painting, which he founded in 2007. SHFAP moved to the lower east side in 2011. It exhibits contemporary artists including Susanna Coffey, Kurt Knobelsdorf, Sangram Majumdar, Stuart Shils, Gideon Bok, Eleanor Ray...
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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Early 20th Century of Two Nude Women in Paris, Cleveland School Artist
By John Teyral
Located in Beachwood, OH
John Teyral (American, 1912-1999)
Nudes, Paris, 1938
Watercolor on paper
Signed, dated and titled lower right
20 x 13 inches
29.5 x 22.5 inches, framed
John Teyral was one of Clev...
Category
1930s Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Studies - Original Pencil and Chacoal Drawing - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Studies" is an original drawing on paper, realized by an Anonymous French Artist of the XX Century .
The state of preservation of the artwork is good; small tears on the side.
She...
Category
20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
'Reclining Nude', Louvre, Académie Chaumière, Paris, SFAA, Carmel, LACMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, "Di Gesu" for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988), dated 1954 and inscribed with Roman numeral "II".
Ink drawing of a woman reclining with knees bent, her head r...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Nude - Original Pencil Drawing by Jeanne Daour - 1940
By Jeanne Daour
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Jeanne Daour in 1940, Hand-signed and dated on the lower left.
The state of preservation is good and aged with some small ...
Category
1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
'Seated Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Created circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended th...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Women - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Women is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari in the 1970s
A mixed colored drawing realized with colored markers.
Initials of the artist on the lower right margin.
Include...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Permanent Marker
1968 gouache by British artist Hans Feibush 'A study for the four seasons'
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A very magnificent work by 20th Century British artist Hans Feibusch of a nude classical figure posed for a study for the four seasons
Escaping the grip of Nazi Germany in 1933, Han...
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20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Sculptor and Model - China Ink By Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Sculptor and Model is an original China Ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th Century.
Good condition on a brown paper.
Hand-signed by the artist with pencil.
Mino Macc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Sitting Nude - Original White Ink on Black Cardboard Drawing - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Sitting Nude is an original drawing realized in the 1970s.
Original white ink drawing on black cardboard.
Good conditions.
This interesting drawing represents a nude sitting woma...
Category
1970s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Woodlands (Double-sided), Impressionist Watercolor on Paper by William Zorach
Located in Long Island City, NY
William Zorach, Lithuanian (1887 - 1966) - Woodlands (Double-sided), Year: 1913, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, signed and dated in pencil, with Graphite Drawing on verso, Size: 8.5 ...
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1910s Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Lying Down Woman - Original Charcoal Drawing - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Lying Down Woman is an original charcoal drawing on cream-colored paper, realized by an anonymous French artist at the end of XIX century.
A superb original drawing representing a ...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Three Nudes - Original Red Pen on Paper by Unknown French Artist Early 1900
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 10.5 x 15 cm.
Three Nudes is an original artwork realized by a French artist.
Original red pen on paper.
Passepartout included (cm 25.5 x 33).
Very good cond...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Seated Nude Woman
Located in Astoria, NY
Manfred Schwartz (American, b. Poland, 1909-1970), Seated Nude Woman, Charcoal on Paper, woman holding ball, with the artist's signature stamped lower left, unframed. 20" H x 14.25" ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Nude - Original Ink on Paper - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original modern drawing in pen on paper realized in 1930 ca. by a French Anonymous artist of the 20th Century.
With the blue stamp of " Collezione Contessa Anna Labtita Pe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Nudes - Original Pencil Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nudes is an original drawing in Pencil realized by an unknown artist in the mid-20th Century.
The status of preservation is Good except for some foxings.
The artwork is depicted sk...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Nude - Marker Drawing on Paper - Late 20th Century
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original black marker drawing on ivory-colored paper realized by Leo Guida in the late XX Century.
The state of preservation of the artwork is good. Not signed.
INV.2B, ...
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Late 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Permanent Marker
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