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Period: 1940s
Two Balinese Beauties (Mapeed), circa 1945
By Johan Rudolf Bonnet
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Rudolf Bonnet (1895-1978) 'Mepèèd' (Mapeed) Signed lower right Titled upper right Pastel on gouache pigmented paper, 57 x 34 cm In original carved ebo...
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1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Crayon, Pastel, Gouache, Pencil

Glamorous Nude with Red Coat emerging from Curtain, Golden Age of Hollywood
Located in Miami, FL
Fabry's captures the hight of elegance in his loose style. Conte crayon, watercolor on watercolor paper Signed lower right Private collection Other works by this artist: ca. 1940 - ...
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Art Deco 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Crayon

Reclining Female Nude
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Reclining Female Nude Charcoal and colored chalks with white highlights on tan laid paper, c. 1948 Signed and monogrammed by the artist lower right (see photo) A masterpiece dr...
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American Modern 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

Female Nude Study Black and Blue Pencil Drawing by P. Chem
By Alexandre Pavlovitch Chemetoff
Located in Atlanta, GA
Charming woman nude pencil study by Russian-French painter Alexandre Pavlovitch Chemetoff (or Chemetov,) also known as Chem (1891 - 1981). It is a striking representation in which on...
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Expressionist 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil, Carbon Pencil

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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Other Art Style 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper

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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Modern 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk, Charcoal

L'Apres-midi - Drawing by D. Delapierre - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and titled. Matting included. Good conditions.
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Modern 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

Vintage 3 Figurative Nudes in Conté Crayon on Paper (1946) by Matté‎
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage 3 Figurative Nudes in Conté Crayon on Paper (1946) Matté‎ In an indigo blue and burnt orange color palette by French artist Matté‎ (French, 20t...
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1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Crayon

Voici ma Soeur - Drawing by D. Delapierre - 1939
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed, dated and titled. Matting included. Very good condition.
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Modern 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

Nude - British Art Deco drawing reclining erotic female nude portrait RA artist
Located in London, GB
An original circa 1940 drawing painted by Royal Academy artist Christopher Sanders. A fine example of a Modern British nude drawing by an artist who exhibited hundreds of times at Th...
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Art Deco 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Charcoal, Pencil

Reclining Nude - British 40's art nude female portrait Royal Academician artist
Located in London, GB
An original circa 1940 drawing painted by Royal Academy artist Christopher Sanders. A fine example of a Modern British nude drawing by an artist who exhibited hundreds of times at Th...
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Art Deco 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Pencil

Divertimento I (Picasso)
By Conger A. Metcalf
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Divertimento I (Picasso) Graphite, color wash and oil paint on coated glossy paper, c. 1940 Signed C. Metcalf lower left (see photo) Inscribed Matisse, Picasso, C. Metcalf lower left by the artist (see photo) Condition: Irregular sheet margins Framed in a carved corner, gilt decorated frame with foliate corners. Very complimentary to the work!!! ( See photo) Oil paint transfer on verso Three small bits of masking tape along the upper margin from previous framing Colors fresh, appears to be no fading Photos available upon request Sheet/Image size: 13 x 9 1/4 inches Provenance: Private Collection, Ohio Exhibited: Childs Gallery, Boston, 2013-2023 (see label) Conger Metcalf (1914–1998) was an American painter. "He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and died in Boston, Massachusetts. Metcalf began his art studies in 1932 at the Iowa Stone City Art Colony, headed by American Regionalist painter Grant Wood. Metcalf continued his studies at Coe College in Cedar Rapids with Stone City co-founder Marvin Cone...
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American Modern 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil

Female nude (1948) by Emile Chambon - Watercolor on paper 21x32 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Watercolor and carbon pencil on paper wooden frame with glass Total size with frame is 47x36 cm Émile François Chambon, born January 10, 1905 in Geneva and died October 28, 1993 in...
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Modern 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Carbon Pencil, Watercolor

Simone, Pastel On Paper, Signed Jean-Albert Grand-Carteret
Located in Paris, FR
Portrait of a naked woman, Simone. Pastel signed on the left side J.A.GRAND-CARTERET. Circa 1930-1940. Jean Albert Grand-Cartenet is a painter of nudes and portraits who was the ...
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Modern 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Study for the Spring (preparatory to the Four Seasons) by René-Marie Castaing
Located in PARIS, FR
René-Paris Castaing, winner of the Grand Prix de Rome in 1924, left a large body of work, both sacred and secular. Many churches in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in South-West France still bear witness to the diversity of his talent. In 1942, he began a major decoration project for the Château de Diusse, in the north-east of the county, including an allegory of the four seasons. The vigorous pastel we are presenting here is a study for Spring, depicted as Flore undressing. This commission was a veritable swan song for the artist, who died a year later at the age of 47. 1. René-Marie Castaing, the great inter-war painter in Pau René-Marie Castaing was born in Pau on December 16th 1896. His father, Joseph Castaing, was also a painter: he was the official portraitist of Pau's high society, which was particularly cosmopolitan at the end of the century, when many rich foreigners spent the winter in Pau, taking advantage of the mild weather to enjoy an outdoor lifestyle punctuated by hunting, horse ridings and golf. René-Marie Castaing was admitted to the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris in April 1920 and entered the studio of Paul-Albert Laurens (1870-1934). In 1924, he was awarded the First Grand Prix de Rome for Painting, which earned him a stay at the Villa Médicis for more than three years. He then returned to Pau in 1928, where he lived until his death. Castaing's work is marked by the academic tradition, in which drawing plays as important a role as painting. Although his drawings are often sketches that help to set up large painted compositions, they stand as independent artworks in which the artist fully expresses the vivacity of his talent. Castaing was a fervent Christian and religious painting played an essential part in his work, as shown by the decorations he created for the churches of Bizanos, Borce, Bidache and Salies-de-Béarn. The painter also created several secular decorations, such as that for the dining room of the Villa Saint-Basil's in Pau in 1935, and the Hunting at the Albret’s time commissioned in 1940 by the Prefecture of Pau. The décor created in 1942-1943 for the Château de Diusse, a mansion located north-east of Pau, was his last large-scale décor, as the painter died shortly after its completion on December 8th 1943. 2. Description of the drawing Our pastel depicts an eminently secular theme: Spring is embodied by Flore, crouching on the ground with one knee touching the ground. She reveals her ample bosom by removing her shirt, her arms raised above her shoulders to undress. Given Castaing's classical training at the Beaux-Arts and the influence of ancient statuary...
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Art Deco 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

two drawings colored inks nude
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Pedro Pruna Ocerans (1904-1977) - Two drawings - Ink drawing Two framed drawings, all of them signed and dated. Frame measures 23x28 cm. Pere Pruna Ocerans (Barcelona, ​​1904-1977) ...
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Post-Modern 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

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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Expressionist 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

four drawings colored inks nude
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Pedro Pruna Ocerans (1904-1977) - Four drawings - Ink drawing Four framed drawings, ane of them signed and dated. Frame measures 26x29 cm. Pere Pruna Ocerans (Barcelona, ​​1904-1977...
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Post-Modern 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Pensive little girl
Located in Genève, GE
Work on paper Golden wooden frame with glass pane 43.7 x 56 x 2 cm
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1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon

Nude with a Bird, Eglomisé Mirrored Glass Engraved Panel Painting by Leon Masson
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant eglomisé mirrored glass panel painting by Leon Masson (1911 - 1987). This finely etched plaque features a young naked woman on a balcony with a blackbird. The background's details show a lush landscape with a town or village on the hillside. The engraved signature of the artist is in the bottom right corner. The eglomised mirror panel is encased into two sheets of clear glass, then framed with a contemporary blackened carved wood frame with Renaissance style. Measurements: Overall with frame: 18.19 in. wide (46.5 cm) x 21.44 in. high (54.5 cm). Plaque size: 10 in wide (25.5 cm) x 13.19 in. high (33.5 cm). Please note that all the nuances of colors visible on the mirror panel are due to the reflections of the objects and the environment around the piece. The photos of the plaque taken flat reflect the exact color of the painting. About: Léon Masson (1911-1984) was a painter, illustrator, sculptor, and creator of jewelry and decorative objects. He was born in Simiane near Aix-en-Provence, France. Some of his works were acquired by the Louvre Museum in Paris. He produced sculptures for the Montreal Olympic Games in 1976. He also worked for the Christian Dior house...
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Art Deco 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Glass, Mirror

Nude - Original Black Marker Drawing by Tibor Gertler - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is a beautiful drawing in China ink applied paper realized by Tibor Gertler in the 1940s. In good condition except some foldings. Hand-signed on the lower left. the artwork r...
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1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Permanent Marker

Nude - Drawing by Mario Sironi - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is a modern artwork realized by the Italian Artist Mario Sironi. Charcoal drawing on paper. Hand signed on the lower margin. Includes frame. Good conditions but some ...
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Modern 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

1940s Nude Figure Study II
Located in Soquel, CA
Nude figure study of a female model by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Circa 1940. Unsigned. Unframed. Image size: 25"H x 19"W.
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American Impressionist 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Moroccan Dancer by Georges Manzana Pissarro - Nude drawing
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE Moroccan Dancer by Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871-1961) Watercolour, coloured crayon and pencil 26.3 x 20.2 cm ( ...
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Post-Impressionist 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper, Crayon, Watercolor

Naked woman from behind
Located in Genève, GE
Work on paper Silver wooden frame with glass pane 44 x 33 x 1 cm
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1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon

Seated Woman - Drawing by Moise Kisling - 1930/40s
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an Original drawing in Pen and China Ink realized in 1940 by Paulette Humbert. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a well-balanced composi...
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Modern 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Nude of Lying Girl - Original Mixed Media by Jean-Raymond Delpech - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Lying Girl is an original artwork realized by Jean-Raymond Delpech (Hanoi, 1916 – 1988) in 1940s. Good conditions. This painting was made with tempera and watercolor. The w...
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Modern 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Watercolor, Tempera

Female Figures - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Female Figures is an original artwork, pastel, gouache on paper. Is not signed and dated but we can attribute the period early 20th Century. Two female figures under an intimate vi...
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Modern 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Paste

Nude 1947 - Original China Ink by Tibor Gertler - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Nude 1947 is an original China ink realized by Tibor Gertler in 1947. Good conditions, mounted on a white cardboard. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right corner. Tibor Ger...
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Modern 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Nude of Woman - Original Pen Drawing by Tibor Gertler - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman 1947 is an original pen drawing realized by Tibor Gertler in 1947. Good conditions, mounted on a yellowed cardboard. Hand-signed by the artist on the upper left corne...
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Modern 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

Landscape - Original Drawing by Paulette Humbert - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an Original drawing in Pen and China Ink realized in 1940 by Paulette Humbert. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a well-balanced composi...
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Modern 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Nude - Original China Ink Drawing by Tibor Gertler - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is a beautiful drawing in China ink applied on paper realized by Tibor Gertler in 1948 In good condition except for some foldings. Hand-signed on the lower right. the artwor...
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Modern 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

Nude Study, Diana 1948
By Carlo Tagliabue
Located in Soquel, CA
1948 Nude Study of woman's back with sanquine and charcoal. Titled "Diana" by Carlo Taliabue (Italian/American). Signed and dated lower right corner. Titled upper right corner. Image...
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Post-War 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Paper

1940s Seated Nude Figure Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Nude figure study of a seated female model by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Circa 1940. Unsigned. Unframed. Image size: 25"H x 19"W.
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American Impressionist 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Art Lovers and Art Critics Analyzing Obscene Painting. Cartoon
Located in Miami, FL
Cartoonist Richard Taylor was trained in academic art. He frequently comments on abstract art which was the new and radical thing at the time. "Curtis sees so much more in these thi...
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Academic 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Board

Nude - Original Drawing by Jean Delpech - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in sanguine on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1916-1988) 1940s. The state of preservation of the artwork is good. Passport...
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Modern 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

The Red Shoes (Erotic)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: George Grosz, German (1893 - 1959) Title: Sex Scene in Red Shoes (Erotic) Year: circa 1940 Medium: Watercolor, Pen and Ink on Paper, signed Size: 17...
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Expressionist 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Nude - Original Sanguine on Paper by J. Kaplan - 1940 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in Sanguine pastel on paper realized in 1940 ca. by Joseph Kaplan (1900-1980). Stamp on the lower right. The state of preservation is good except for s...
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1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Naturalistic Seated Nude Study
Located in Houston, TX
Seated nude study of a woman looking towards the viewer. The work is signed by the artist and dated. The paper is not framed. Many others are available. Please inquire to buy the en...
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Naturalistic 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite, Color Pencil

Couple - Original Mixed Media - 1940 ca
Located in Roma, IT
Couple is an original drawing in mixed media realized in 1940 ca. by an unknown artist of the 20 Century. Very good conditions. The artwork represents a hugging lover expressed th...
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Modern 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Nude of Woman 1946 - Original China Ink Drawing by Tibor Gertler - 1946
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman 1946 is an original china ink drawing realized by Tibor Gertler in 1946. Good conditions, mounted on a brown cardboard passpartout (52.7x38). Image Dimensions: 43x26....
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Modern 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Figure - Original Pencil Drawing by Beppe Curzi - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
"Figure" is an original pencil drawing on ivory-colorated cardboard by Beppe Curzi in 1940. In excellent conditions. This is an original drawing representing a nude woman. Not si...
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Modern 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Nude with Crossed Arms - Drawing in Pencil by Beppe Guzzi - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in pencil on paper, realized by the Italian painter Beppe Guzzi. Included a passepartout: 40 x 30 cm. Good conditions and aged except for some ripping ...
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Modern 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Nude - Original Pencil Drawing - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original modern drawing in pencil on creamy paper realized in 1940 ca. by an Anonymous artist of the 19th Century. Good conditions except for being aged and foldings. Th...
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Modern 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper

Nude of Woman - Ink Drawing by Toti Scialoja - 1943
Located in Roma, IT
Nudity of Woman is an original china ink drawing realized by Toti Scialoja, born Antonio Scialoja (Roma, 1914 – 1998) in 1943. The conditions of the painting are excellent apart f...
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Modern 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

Nude Woman - 1940s - Emile Deschler - Charcoal Drawing - Modern
Located in Roma, IT
Nude Woman is an original artwork realized by Emile Deschler between the end of the 1940s and the beginning of the 1950s. Pencil and charcoal on paper. Hand-signed by the artist in p...
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Modern 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Figures - Original Pencil by Herna Hausmann - 1940 ca
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is a little pencil drawing by Herta Hausmann by 1940 ca. Atelier stamp on the lower right corner. Another pencil drawing on the back of the brown paper.
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Modern 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Water Sports - Nude Swimmers and Bathers at Coney Island
Located in Miami, FL
Historically, academic artists have always featured the central figures in their composition in a prominent light with the background figures being darker. In water sports...
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Realist 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, India Ink

Pondering being Naked - Sexy Girl taking off Bikini - Female Cartoonist
Located in Miami, FL
This work clearly has homosexual overtones which in the mid-'40s was as daring as showing nudity. I am not sure if this was the artist's intention but the salesgirl and the model look identical and she signs it twice Shermond. Added to this is a strobe light effect where the model's image is partly replicated giving the impression of 2 figures. She's lost in thought pondering the notion of removing the bows and seeing the consequences. Meanwhile, the sales girls ( perhaps her alta ego - perhaps an admirer ) eggs her on. Caption: "You can always remove the bows if you think they're too fussy." Cover cartoon for unknown publication - Signed "Shermund" twice in the lower right image, dated on verso, and captioned in graphite in the lower margin. Original Matte and not framed - Barbara Shermund...
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Feminist 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Graphite

Nude - Mixed Media on Paper by J.-R. Delpech - 1942
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...
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Contemporary 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Tempera

Figure of Woman - Original Ink Drawing by Pericle Fazzini - 1949
Located in Roma, IT
Figure of Woman is an original Modern Artwork realized by Pericle Fazzini (Grottammare, 4 May 1913 - Rome, 4 December 1987) in 1949. Original drawing in china ink on paper. Hand-...
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Modern 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Lovers - Charcoal Drawing - 1950 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Lovers is an original drawing in mixed media on ivory paper realized in 1940 ca. by an Anonymous artist of the XX century. In very good conditions. The artwork represents embracing...
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1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Nude - Original Pencil Drawing by Jeanne Daour - 1940
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 ...
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Modern 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Naturalistic Nude Laying on Bed Study
Located in Houston, TX
Study of a nude woman laying on a bed with her leg up on the bed. She is facing away from the viewer. The work is signed and dated by the artist. The paper is not framed. Many other...
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Naturalistic 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Lovers - Original Drawing in Mixed Media - 1940 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Lovers is an original drawing in mixed media on ivory paper realized in 1940 ca. by an Anonymous artist of the XX century. In very good conditions. The artwork represents embracing...
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Modern 1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Lovers - Original Drawing in Mixed Media - 1940 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Lovers is an original drawing in mixed media on ivory paper realized in 1940 ca. by an unknown artist of the XX century. In very good conditions, except for some folding and very sm...
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1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Nude - Ink Drawing on Paper - 1942
Located in Roma, IT
Nude Woman is an original drawing on paper applied on hard cardboard realized in 1942 by an Anonymous artist of the XX century. The state of preserva...
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1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Sanguine Nude Female
Located in Houston, TX
Sanguine female nude drawing in reclined pose by French artist P. Balet, 1947. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size frame...
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1940s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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