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A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing (Male Model, Foot)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study of a Male Foot by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed, early 1930s charcoal study highlighti...
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1930s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Jose el velezolano, Sabado 25 de junio. Figurative Drawing
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...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon, Pastel, Cardboard

BLUE SUN original art Paula Craioveanu Nude inspired by Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Blue Sun” Tempera pencil charcoal on blue paper Shipped rolled in a tube 25x3x3in. Drawing was originally in mat. This piece, Blue Sun, is a striking and evocative work that captur...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Tempera, Archival Paper

The Boys- Penis. Carbon 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...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Carbon Pencil

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 8.25 x 10.5 inches provenance: private collection ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Standing Male Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Standing Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed early 1930s cha...
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1930s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Original French Pastel Expressive Mid-Century Sketches with Detail
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Sketches French School, circa 1960's chalk and pastel on artists paper, unframed double sided size: 12.5 x 19 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: pri...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

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Chalk, Pastel

Untitled- Penis. Aquacolor Crayon 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...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon, Watercolor, Paper

Willem de Kooning, (Reclining Female Nude) A Special Gift For His Dear Friends
Located in San Francisco, CA
With such fondness, 20th-century artistic titan Willem de Kooning gifted this charcoal sketch on paper to his close East Hampton friends Roger and Lucia Wilcox...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

The body of a slim young man. 1970s. Marco Silombria signed.
Located in Firenze, IT
The body of a slim young man. 1970s. Marco Silombria signed. Marco Silombria, Italian advertising graphic designer, artist and ceramist. charcoal and wax on paper. Signed bottom righ...
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1970s Pop Art Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Wax Crayon

Mid 20th century French Original Line Drawing sketch Nude Lady - 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 Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Pedro Pablo, Figurative Drawing
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...
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1990s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Crayon

Untitled (Standing Nude with Fist)
Located in New York, NY
James Childs (1945-2020) 1975 Inscribed, l.l. Graphite on paper 28 x 17.75 inches  $3,125
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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

ENTANGLED- original large blue love couple by Paula Craioveanu 39x27in
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Entangled", large scale drawing pencil and ultramarine tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse. Couple in love, part of Nude in Interior series. Shipped rolled in a tube, from Florid...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera, Pencil, Archival Paper

Reader, oversize drawing of young woman reading, minimal color
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This work was intentionally torn and mended. It predates the artist's full immersion, years later into torn and re-pasted collages, using ripped previous drawings and paper-based materials from media. These recently discovered 1984 oversize drawings on archival papers were created working quickly, from a live model. The series shows the last existing observational drawings prior to the artist's switch to working with her non- dominant left hand. As a feminist, Anastasi's main focus is presenting other women. Unlike the often objectified male gaze...
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2010s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

Neon Nude: Mixed media painting on paper by Angela Lyle
Located in Brecon, Powys
Bright and vibrant this mixed media on paper is a lovingly created study. Excellent condition Angela was born in 1946 and studied art at Kingston Art College, London. Her early c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing, Female Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Anatomical Pastel Figure Study Drawing of a Female Nude Model (Study of Shoulder, Arm & Legs) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). ...
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1930s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

DREAM - Female Nude - by Paula Craioveanu - original art
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Dream" - original unique female nude drawing. Part of Blue Nude series, inspired by Matisse. Ultramarine tempera on paper. Comes with a certificate of authenticity signed by the ar...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Tempera

Nude Series (Male Nude in Desert with Cacti), Lowell Nesbitt - Drawing
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933-1993) Title: Nude Series (Male Nude in Desert with Cacti) Year: 1989 Medium: Colored pencil on Arches paper Size: 50.25 x 35.5 inches Inscription: Signed...
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1990s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Color Pencil

A Fine 1930s, Art Deco Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Standing Male Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Art Deco Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed ea...
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1930s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Nude. Contemporary Realistic Figurative Mixed Media Drawing Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary realistic figurative mixed media drawing on cardboard by Polish artist Andrzej Szypluk. Monochromatic drawing of a female in nude. PROVE...
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Early 2000s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Chalk, Cardboard, Pencil

Mid-Century "Green & Blue Nude" Oil Pastel Drawing
Located in Arp, TX
Jack Hooper "Green and Blue Nude I" 5/1963 Oil pastel on paper 8.5"x11" unframed Signed and dated in pencil lower right Jack Meredith Hooper (August 26, 1...
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1960s Abstract Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel

Figure Drawing by Mark Beard (Muscular Male Nude Charcoal Life Drawing)
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 19.5 inches unframed Signed, lower left Strong f...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite, Conté

Duchándome en Cuerpo Ajeno. 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...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper, Ink

Female Nude - Contemporary Figurative 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...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Posing Nudes - Charcoal Drawing by George-Henri Tribout - 1950
Located in Roma, IT
Posing Nudes is a drawing realized by an Anonymous artist in the 1950s. Charcoal on paper. Good Conditions. The artworks are represented through strong deft strokes and nudes whil...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

A girl II - XXI century, Contemporary Realistic Figurative Mixed Media Drawing
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary realistic figurative mixed media drawing PROVENANCE Exhibited at Katarzyna Napiorkowska Gallery. The Gallery is a primary representative for this artist. The Gallery o...
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Early 2000s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Pastel, Pencil, Cardboard

A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing (Male Model, Feet)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed, early 1930s charcoal study of crossed legs a...
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1930s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Study for "Lucifer"
Located in New York, NY
This work on paper by James Childs is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
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20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Graphite

Roman School (circa 1590–1620) - Study Of An Executioner
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Roman School (circa 1590–1620) Study of a Male Executioner Black chalk on laid paper, 275 x 199 mm Unsigned Formerly Giancarlo Sestieri Collection This dynamic figure study, exe...
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16th Century Old Masters Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Laid Paper

Open door - line drawing figure
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The artwork was done with white pen on black watercolor paper 360g. The works are 11,5 by 16,5 inches in size, framed (black) with a styrene face on a mat board in black and white with sizes 16 by 20 in. Mila Akopova is New York artist. She graduated from Moscow State University with a degree in History and Theory of Art. Her Artwork got 3rd place at the 2020 American Art Awards, juried by 25 best galleries and museums in America, with artist from 63 countries, in category: minimalism. Also, several works took part in exhibitions of the All-Russian Decorative Art Museum and in the Cube Moscow exhibition space . It was published as the catalog: “The game of tic tac toe, or creating a collection in one year”. Several works by Mila Akopva were created specifically for the collaboration with Vintage Dream...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Felt Pen

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...
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1930s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, India Ink

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

A Striking Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Seated Female Nude by Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A Stunning Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Seated Female Nude by Noted Chicago Artist, Rudolph T. Pen. Completed in the 1960s, this compelling studio ink drawing is executed in ...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Hercules and Deianira Neo Mythology by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Hercules and Deianira", ink on paper, part of Neo Mythology series. Comes with a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist. Shipped rolled in a tube. Legend says Deianira w...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Tempera

Vintage Male Erotica 1951 Figure Study by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A black and white figure study of a standing nude male, from 1951, by artist Harold Haydon. Artwork size: Archivally matted to 24" x 20". Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Esta...
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1950s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite, Paper

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...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Watercolor, Paper, Ink

Duchándome, June 5th, Watercolor Nude, Pastel and Ink on Archival 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 exalt...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink, Paper, Pastel

Untitled (Two Men, Sitting and Standing)
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (Two Men, Sitting and Standing) 2017 Signed and dated, l.r. Charcoal with red and white conté crayon on Rives BFK paper 30 x 21 inches (76.2 x 53.3 cm) $1,600 This work ...
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Conté

The Pleiades-Taygete - nude, female, figurative, charcoal and ink on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Richard Tosczak creates life size paintings and sketches of his models which he then recreates in bronze. This large scale canvas reflects speed, gesture and the effect of capturing ...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic Polymer, Archival Ink, Watercolor

Vintage Male Erotica 1951 Figure Study of a by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1951 graphite on paper, black and white figure study of a nude male, from 1951, by artist Harold Haydon. Artwork size: 19" x 12 1/2". Archivally matted to 24" x 20". Provenance...
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1950s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite, Paper

Jose antonio, Martes 7 de julio, Figurative painting
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...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Pastel, Paper, Crayon

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 Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

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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Charcoal, Pencil

Nude - Pen on Ivory Paper by Fausto Ghia - 1955
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in pen on ivory paper realized by Fausto Ghia. Hand-signed on the lower left with dedication. The state of preservation is very good. Included a Passep...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pen

Flying High - Female Nude in Interior - by Paula Craioveanu - original art
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Flying High - original unique female nude drawing. Part of my Blue Nude series, inspired by Matisse. Ultramarine tempera on paper. Shipped rolled in a tube, directly from the artist's studio. Shipping anywhere in the world, flat rate. Registered airmail. Artist Statement "I started by painting interiors, being interested in space and perspective through my studies. These scenes evolved, when I added the human figure. I focused more on the human figure and its relation to the background. The human figure is more present than ever in my paintings now. As a woman artist I’ve been preoccupied with the female form and its imagery. One of my goals was to capture the solitary moments and the nude’s relation to the surrounding space. My interest turned from depicting the space to rendering the atmosphere and the scene as a whole, the feeling a woman adds to the environment: warmth, desire, joy, a feeling of power and control, or the opposite – sadness, despair. Here is a collection of figurative paintings, exploring the nudes in interior spaces, seeing the nudes from my perspective, as a woman artist, considering the physical and spiritual realities of a woman’s body, in a new level of intimacy. My paintings are the opposite of objectifying a woman’s or a man’s anatomy. Painted works, featuring female nudes and a also men nudes...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Tempera

1900s French Atelier Academic Drawing Portrait of Classical Male Nude Sculpture
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, Figurative Drawing
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...
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1990s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

VENUS RESTAUREE original art Paula Craioveanu Nude inspired by Man Ray
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Venus Restauree”, tempera pencil charcoal on blue paper. Check 1stDibs free shipping code for items over $500. Shipped rolled in a tube, well packed. Artist Statement "I started...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Tempera, Archival Paper

Man and Woman with Lamp
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: George Grosz (1893-1959) Title: Man and Woman with Lamp Year: circa 1940 Medium: Pen and Ink on Paper, signed l.r. Paper Size: 23.5 in. x 18 in. (59.69 cm x 45.72 cm) Frame ...
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1940s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Venus - Original Pencil Drawing Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Venus is an original artwork realized by an Anonymous French artist in the first years of the Twentieth Century. Pencil on paper. Cardboard passepartout included (cm 49 x 34). Very good conditions. The artwork represents a standing Venus figure realized in pencil. The artists uses chiaroscuro to define the volumes of the statue. The lit parts of the statue are realized with a white pencil. The artwork reproduces an ancient classical female sculpture on a base. The artwork is an academic study to represent the female anatomy...
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Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Untitled 1993 Signed and dated, l.r. Charcoal with red and white conté crayon on Rives BFK paper 30 x 18 inches $1,600 This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
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1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Conté, Charcoal

Untitled (Kneeling Male Nude)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Kneeling Male Nude) Graphite on paper, c. 1930 Unsigned Annotated in pencil verso: "This drawing was made by David Smith in the Matulka class at A. S. L. 1931 Signed Doroth...
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1930s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

Ballerina 2 - tempera on paper - by Paula Craioveanu - original art
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Ballerina 2 - original Part of my Blue Nude series, inspired by Matisse. Ultramarine tempera on paper. Shipped rolled in a tube, directly from the artist's studio. Shipping anywher...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Tempera

Self Love - Blue Nude original female nude by Paula Craioveanu inspired Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Self Love", nude, ultramarine tempera on colored paper, inspired by Matisse. Part of Nude in Interior series. An expressive line, revealing the essential of the female sensual body...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Tempera

Untitled (Standing Male Nude)
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (Standing Male Nude) 2017 Signed and dated, recto Charcoal with red and white conté crayon on Rives BFK paper 30 x 20 inches (76.2 x 50....
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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Conté

MB 017 (Figurative Life Drawing of Female Nude by Mark Beard)
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style life drawing of female nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 017" graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 22 inches unframed Signed, lowe...
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2010s Academic Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite

Vintage Male Erotica 1951 Graphite on Paper Figure Study by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A black and white figure study of a seated nude male, from 1951, by artist Harold Haydon. Artwork size: 19" x 12 1/2". Archivally matted to 24" x 20". Provenance: Estate of the ...
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1950s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite, Paper

Young Lovers - Original Drawing by George-Henri Tribout - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Young Lovers is an original artwork realized by Georges Henri Tribout in about 1940. Pencil Drawing. Good Conditions. Georges Henri Tribout (1884-1962) ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Untitled - After Cadmus - Nude Males Embracing, Original Graphite Drawing
Located in Chicago, IL
This untitled work by Rick Sindt was inspired by the works of Paul Cadmus. It is a small graphite drawing of two male nude figures with both of their faces somewhat obscured during an intimate moment. The graph lines often used by artist are still visible to distinguish between the photographic elements of a Polaroid photo and this actual drawing. The piece is framed in a white float frame measuring 12.5h x 10.5w inches. Rick Sindt Untitled - After Cadmus graphite on panel 10h x 8w in 25.40h x 20.32w cm Shifting the historic male gaze into a male-on-male gaze, this body of work anchors its exploration of queer culture in relationships and introspection. Beginning with a survey of several photo archives, I overwhelmingly encountered pictures that fit into two distinct categories: spectacular demonstrations or public displays of sexuality. All of these images were overtly political. Then, I began to find a subset of more intimate images. Typically, these were images submitted by loved ones or donated to foundations after someone’s death. These images depicted common, tender scenes. Working my way through these images, I reflected on D. A. Miller’s assertion that gay identity, to which we have entrusted our politics and ethics, stands in an essentially reductive relation to the queer desires on which it is based. And David Halperin’s argument that, “identity has become the preferred category for thinking about homosexuality. Moreover, it has been promoted at the direct expense of pleasure or feelings or subjectivity.” This left me asking the questions: how is queer culture transmitted if not genealogically? Is there a universal queer experience? What is queer sensibility and subjectivity and can it be visually represented? In the body of work submitted here, black and white graphite drawings maintain a Polaroid scale referencing the found historical photographs on which they are based, oil paintings provide isolated moments of feeling as they investigate questions about queer dispositions in a contemporary setting, and a few key sketches provide insight into how a few individual inquiries began. Rick Sindt b. 1990, Hastings, MN, EDUCATION 2013 North Park University, Chicago, IL - BFA Magna Cum Laude SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2016 Two Countries, Rogue Philanthropy, Chicago, IL 2013 Tides, Erosion or Catch, Pull, Recover; The-One-Right-Now, North Park University; Chicago, IL GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2016 Are We Not of Interest to Each Other, Uptown Arts Center, Chicago, IL Reinventing Ourselves From Another Point-of-View, Contemporary Gallery at Zhou B. Arts Center, Chicago, IL Collective: Process, Beans and Bagels, Chicago, IL 2015 Collective: for(a)ging, Hammond Art Center; Hammond, IN How We Make It, The Arts of Life, Chicago, IL Collective: One, Albany Park...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Panel, Graphite

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