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Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

MODERN STYLE

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Style: Modern
Color:  Gray
Seated Female Nude
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) stands as one of the most important artists of the 20th century. She is renowned for her monochromatic sculptural wooden constructions. However, it is im...
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1930s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

"Pink Cheeks" American Modernist Robert Gilberg 1950 Ink and Pastel Nude Drawing
Located in Arp, TX
Robert Gilberg (1911-1970) "Pink Cheeks" c.1950s Ink and pastel on paper 12"x13.75" unframed Unsigned Good Condition - Wear consistent with age and history. Deep creases on upper le...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper, Pastel

Little witches 5
Located in Genève, GE
Erotic scene Work on paper Wooden frame with glass pane 46.6 x 37.5 x 1.2 cm
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1960s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Possibility - China Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Possibility is a china ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1970. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a white paper. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 198...
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1970s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

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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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Carbon Pencil

Three Graces
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Three Graces Pentel marker on paper, 1965 Signed and dated by the artist lower left (see photo) Part of a series of 100 drawings, this number 97 (annotated lower right corner) Condition: Excellent Sheet/Image size: 20 x 15 inches Provenance: Estate of the Artist Martha A. French Trust Ray H. French: The Evolution of an Artistic Innovator Printmaker, painter, and sculptor Ray H. French was born in Terre Haute, Indiana on May 16, 1919. Terre Haute was a cultural wasteland before the opening of the Sheldon Swope Art Museum in 1942. Thus, with a father as a coal miner and carpenter, art remained a luxury for Ray. Nevertheless, local art teachers Mabel Mikel Williams and Nola E. Williams helped to foster his creativity and unshakable drive to create things of beauty. After high school, Ray attended the John Herron School of Art in Indianapolis. His studies there were interrupted by the outbreak of World War II, during which he developed surveillance photographs for the Army Air Force. After the war, Ray transferred to the University of Iowa on the G.I. Bill, where he received both his BFA and MFA degrees. The University of Iowa during the 1940s was a cultural mecca with many major art historians and artists. While in Iowa, Ray played an important role in this culture by becoming a founding member of the Iowa Print...
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1960s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Permanent Marker

Nude Woman - Drawing by Jean Chapin- 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude Woman is a pencil and charcoal drawing realized by Jean Chapin in the 1950s. Signature stamp on the yellowed paper. Good condition, except for slight folding.
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Pencil

Posing Nude - Pencil Drawing by George-Henri Tribout - 1950
Located in Roma, IT
Posing Nude is a drawing artwork realized by Georges Henri Tribout in the 1950s. Pencil Drawing. Applied on a white Passepartout. Pencil on pap...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Nude from the Back - Original Marker Pen by Tibor Gertler - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original Drawing in marker pen on creamy color paper realized by Tibor Gertler in the mid 20th century. Hand-signed on the lower right. Good conditions.v The artwork is...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

MB 053 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing of a Muscular Male Nude on Arches Paper)
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative male nude drawing made of graphite, charcoal, and conte crayon on Arches paper 30 x 20 inches, unframed This unique life study drawing of a standing male nude was made...
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2010s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Crayon, Graphite

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

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Charcoal

Little witches 4
Located in Genève, GE
Erotic scene Work on paper Wooden frame with glass pane 49.5 x 41.5 x 1.3 cm
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1960s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Portrait - Original Drawing - 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a pencil drawing on paper realized in the early 20th Century Good Conditions. The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a well-balanced compositions.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Woman - Original Watercolour by Jean Delpech - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is an original drawing in watercolor, realized in the Mid-20th Century by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). Good conditions. Jean-Raymond Delpech (1988-1916) is a French painter...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Venus and Cupid - Original Drawing by Louise Abbéma - 1927
Located in Roma, IT
Venus and Cupid is an original artwork realized by French artist Louise Abbéma (1853- 1927). Pencil on paper, on the back there is the stamp of Louise Abbéma's atelier, dated 1927. Passepartout cm 32.5x50 Good condition. Louise Abbéma was a French painter, sculptor, and designer of the Belle Époque. Abbéma was born in Étampes, Essonne. She first received recognition for her work at age 23 when she painted a portrait of Sarah Bernhardt, her lifelong friend and possibly her lover. She was a regular exhibitor at the Paris Salon, where she received an honorable mention for her panels in 1881. Abbéma was also among the female artists whose works were exhibited in the Women's Building at the 1893 World Columbian Exposition in in Chicago. A bust of Sarah Bernhardt sculpted of Abbéma was also exhibited at the exposition. Among her best-known works are The Seasons, April Morning, Place de la Concorde, Among the Flowers, Winter, and portraits of actress Jeanne Samary, Emperor Dom Pedro II...
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Early 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Nude - Pencil on Paper by André Meaux-Saint-Marc - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude woman is an original pencil drawing realized by André Meaux-Saint-Marc in the early 1900. Pencil and pastel drawing on brown paper in very good conditions. Hand-signed on the ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper

Odalisque, Watercolour of a Female Nude
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th Century watercolour on paper of a naked female figure before an open window. Signed bottom right but as yet not deciphered. Presented in carved, white painted wood frame. ...
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Late 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Nude - Original Drawing - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude 1940's is an original drawing in mixed media on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1988-1916). Sheet dimension: 24 x 16.3 cm. The artwork represents a nude woman, skillfully cr...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Mixed Media

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

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Pencil

Nude - Original Watercolour by Jean Delpech - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in watercolor, realized in the Mid-20th Century by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). Good conditions. Jean-Raymond Delpech (1988-1916) is a French painter,...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Standing Nude - Original Pencil Drawing by George-Henri Tribout - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Standing Nude is an original artwork realized by Georges Henri Tribout in 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

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Pencil

Nude Man and Woman (Desire and sexual tension)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Is it lust? Is it love? A pencil drawing shows a nude man and a nude woman on the same page. Sexual tension and desire are paramount in this composition. Tom Leveritt...
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2010s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Sketch of woman by Henri Fehr - Drawing
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper Golden wooden frame with glass pane 85 x 68 x 2,7 cm
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon

Reclined Nude - Original Pencil Drawing by George-Henri Tribout - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Reclined Nude is an original artwork realized by Georges Henri Tribout in the 1950s. Pencil Drawing. Applied on a white Passepartout. Monogrammed on the lower " G.T" Good Condition...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Little witches 7
Located in Genève, GE
Erotic scene Work on paper Wooden frame with glass pane 46.4 x 37 x 1.2 cm
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1960s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Mark Beard 054 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing of Two Male Nudes on Arches Paper)
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative drawing of two male nudes made with graphite, charcoal, and conte crayon on Arches paper 30 x 14 inches, unframed This unique life study drawing of two standing nude m...
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2010s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Graphite, Paper

The Posing Woman - Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot-Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Posing Woman is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in Charcoal. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions with some ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Young naked woman by Emile Chambon - Pencil on paper 43x30 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon

Ink and gouache drawing of a nude woman from behind
Located in Brookville, NY
A nude viewed from behind, with black hair , inscribed on the lower right by the artist John Begg "Mature Nude" c.1953 Outlined in black ink and with som...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Nude - Original Drawing by Tibor Gertler - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original Drawing in pencil on creamy color paper glued on a white Passepartout realized by Tibor Gertler in the mid-20th century. Monogrammed on the lower right. Good co...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

The Lying Down Nude - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Lying Down Nude is an original Drawing in pencil on ivory-colored paper realized by an anonymous artist in the early 20th century. Good conditions. The artwork is represented p...
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Early 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Looking Away (a sensual young woman reflects on her future as she ponders past)
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pencil drawing Tom Leveritt (1976) was raised in Texas, sent to boarding school in the UK, got a first at Cambridge, an Army Scholarship into the 5th Ro...
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2010s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

The Posing Nude - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Posing Nude is an original drawing in pencil on ivory-colored paper realized by An anonymous artist in the early 20th century. Good conditions with some foxing. The artwork is ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Seated Nude with Mirror /// Figurative Chair Lady Woman Byron Browne Drawing Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Byron Browne (American, 1907-1961) Title: "Seated Nude with Mirror" *Signed and dated by Browne in pencil lower right Year: 1957 Medium: Original Graphite Pencil Drawing on u...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Graphite

Pair of Nudes - Drawing in Pencil - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of Nudes is an Pencil Drawing realized by an artist in early 20th century. The artwork is in good condition on a white paper. No signature. Other sketches on the back of the...
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Early 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Mother and child - Original Drawing - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Mother and child is an original pencil drawing realized by a french artist at the end of 19th Century. Good condition.
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Late 19th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Woman in a Chair
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th Century French drawing on Canson paper of a lady in a chair by Gilbert Pastor. Signed bottom left. In his distinctive style with some use of body col...
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Late 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Crayon

Her beautiful vagina. 2009, ink on paper, 26x17 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Her beautiful vagina. 2009, ink on paper, 26x17 cm Erotic ink drawing in black and white colors
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Early 2000s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Woman playing Sitar, Nude, Ink on paper by Modern Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Prakash Karmakar - Untitled - 23 x 20 inches Marker on Paper , 1999 Delivery of shipment in roll form. Style : Legendary master artist Lt. Prokash Karmakar from Bengal was solely re...
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Early 2000s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Permanent Marker, Paper

Figure - Original Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original Drawing in pencil on creamy-colored paper realized by An anonymous artist in the Mid 20th century. Good conditions. The artwork is represented posing nude thr...
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Early 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Station - Original Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Station is an original drawing in china ink realized in the 20th Century. Good conditions except for some foxings and worn margins. The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

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.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Zittend Naakt (Seated Nude) /// Figurative Girl Lady Pencil Drawing Woman Art
By Hendrik Paulides
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Hendrik Paulides (Dutch, 1892-1967) Title: "Zittend Naakt (Seated Nude)" *Monogram signed and dated by Paulides in pencil lower left Year: 1958 Medium: Original Graphite Pencil Drawing on cream wove paper Framing: Recently exquisitely framed in a heavy gold Art Deco moulding...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Graphite

Women - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
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

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Permanent Marker

MB 809 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing on Paper of Two Seated Male Nude Models)
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative drawing made with graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 21.5 x 28 inches, unframed This unique life study drawing of two seated male nude models was made ...
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2010s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Charcoal, Graphite

Erotic Series I, Nude Drawing, Pen & Ink on Paper, Black & White "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Erotic Series I - 9 x 7 inches (unframed size) Pen & Ink on Paper Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Figures, female torsos in frontal nudity, a crouching cow ...
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2010s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen, Paper, Ink

Naked woman Lying stretching out her hand - Pencil by M. Mangin - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Naked woman lying stretching out her hand is an original pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper by Marcel Mangin (1852-1915), with artist's stamp on the lower right. In very good con...
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19th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Colored Man - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Colored Man is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the artist Mino Maccari. Mixed colored watercolor. Hand signed by the artist on the lower ma...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Beach Series, Ink on Paper, Black, White Color by Modern Indian Artist"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Prakash Karmakar - Beach Series - 10 x 14 inches (unframed size) Ink on Paper, 2006 ( Framed and Delivered ) Style : Legendary master artist Lt. Prokash Karmakar from Bengal was sol...
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Early 2000s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

Reclined Nude - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Reclined Nude is an original Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition on checkered yellowed paper. Hand-signed by...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Woman on a Bed
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th Century French drawing on Canson paper by Gilbert Pastor. Signed bottom right. Acquired directly from the artist. Born in Marseille, Gilbert Pastor settled in Aups, the so...
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Late 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Crayon

Sleeping Woman - Pencil on Paper by Leo Guida - 1953
Located in Roma, IT
Sleeping Woman is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1953 by the Italian artist Leo Guida. Original Drawing in pencil on paper. Good conditions except for diffused soft f...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper

Internal Nude - Pencil Drawing by Tibor Gertler - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Internal Nude is an original pencil drawing on ivory paper realized by Tibor Gertler in the 1930s. In good conditions, except for some folds. This artwork represents a figure of a ...
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1930s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Beach Series, Ink on Paper, Black, White Color by Modern Indian Artist"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Prakash Karmakar - Beach Series - 10 x 14 inches (unframed size) Ink on Paper, 2006 UNFRAMED ALL IN DELIVERED PRICE Style : Legendary master artist Lt. Prokash Karmakar from Bengal ...
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1990s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Beach Series, Ink on Paper, Black, White Color by Modern Indian Artist"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Prakash Karmakar - Beach Series - 10 x 14 inches (unframed size) Ink on Paper, 2006 UNFRAMED ALL IN DELIVERED PRICE Style : Legendary master artist Lt. Prokash Karmakar from Bengal ...
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1990s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Standing Nude with Japanese Lanterns
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Standing Nude with Japanese Lanterns Ink drawing on wove paper, mounted on wove paper support, c. 1916 Signed with the estate stamp B Provenance: Esta...
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1910s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Beach Series, Ink on Paper, Black, White Color by Modern Indian Artist"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Prakash Karmakar - Beach Series - 10 x 14 inches (unframed size) Ink on Paper, 2006 UNFRAMED ALL IN DELIVERED PRICE Style : Legendary master artist Lt. Prokash Karmakar from Bengal ...
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1990s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Nude Woman - Original Drawing in Mixed Media on Paper - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude Woman is an original drawing in mixed media on paper, realized by an Anonymous artist of the XX century, with a description at the top, left on the sheet in pencil. The state o...
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20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Modern nude drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.

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