Jean Ernst

Nude Charcoal Sketch - Seated Female

Circa 1930

Dynamic French nude figure drawing of pregnant female in charcoal, 2010. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a stan...

Radiant ink and charcoal painting of a nude female figure seated on a stool in a rich rust hue, circa 1960. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. A...

Charcoal drawing of female nude in seated pose by French artist A. Delamaire, circa 1930. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard...

Nude trio in distinct poses sketched in charcoal by French artist A. Delamaire, circa 1930. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standa...

Elegant black and red charcoal sketch of female figure by French artist A. Delamaire, circa 1930. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a ...

Classic nude charcoal sketch of back of figure laying on side by French artist A. Delamaire, circa 1930. Original artwork on paper displayed on ...

Giovanni BOLDINI (Ferrara 1842 - Paris 1931) Nude from behind, presumed portrait of Lina Cavalieri (1874-1944) Paper graphite, H. 280 mm; L. 255 mm. Signed lower right, dated 1901 P...

Charcoal and gouache on paper, titled ‘Phil Richards’ and dated ‘Friday Dec 8 72’ (lower left), 64cm x 48cm (72cm x 56cm framed).(Provenance: the Artist’s estate (stamped verso)). the picture is framed behind UV glass Stonehouse had an extraordinary life. As a young art student studying fashion illustration, he joined the Royal Artillery at the beginning of WWII but soon became a part of the Special Operations Executive (SOE). He was sent to France as a radio operator but three and a half months later was caught by the Gestapo, tortured, given a death sentence and then selected for slave labour. He spent the subsequent war years in three French prisons and five concentration and labour camps, including Dachau. He still managed to continue to draw in some of the camps. Following the war, Stonehouse went to the US and continued his career as a fashion artist painting for magazines like Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and Elizabeth Arden. He was also an accomplished portraitist. His work is celebrated in Brian Stonehouse...

Charcoal on paper, 56cm x 38cm, (79cm x 60cm framed). Provenance: The Artist’s sister. From the mid-1940s to the early 1950s Colquhoun was considered one of the leading artists of his generation. Along with that of Robert MacBryde, another artist and Colquhoun’s partner, his work was regularly shown at the Lefevre Gallery in London. This early work is likely to be a drawing from when Colquhoun was at the Glasgow School of Art in the 1930s. Known as the ‘Two Roberts’, Colquhoun and MacBryde met at the Glasgow School of Art in 1932 and lived together until Colquhoun’s death in 1962. The pair also exhibited in several group shows at the Lefevre Gallery, including one in February 1946, alongside Ben Nicholson, Graham Sutherland, Bacon and Freud. Works were bought by the Arts Council, the British Council, the Contemporary Art Society and the Imperial War Museum. Major art patrons added their work to their collections, including Sir Kenneth Clark...

Charcoal on paper, signed (verso), and signed and dated ‘20th July 1878’, by R.A invigilator, E.B. Stephen A.R.A. (bottom left), 73cm x 46cm, (88cm x 60cm framed). The work is framed...

Black chalk heightened with white chalk on blue paper, 19cm x 15cm, (32cm x 27cm framed). First exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1904, Philpot was elected as an Academician in 19...

Charcoal, ink and ink wash, and collage on paper, signed and dated (lower right), 70cm x 51cm (78cm x 59cm framed). The picture is floated within the frame, behind non-reflective UV glass. Renowned as Australia’s foremost surrealist painter and poet, James Gleeson...