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
Nude Woman Profile Drawing by Radoczy
Located in Pasadena, CA
Reclining Female figure, original signed line drawing, in pencil and ink by Albert Radoczy.
Albert Radoczy was a master at exploring the female form. Throughout his career, his draw...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pencil
I Can’t Stay Away From You. 1980s Vintage.A Mature Lady Wearing Open Pink Shirt
By John Emanuel
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
John Emanuel .
English ( b.1930 ).
I Can’t Stay Away From You.
Watercolor & Ink.
Signed lower right.
Image size 28.3 inches x 19.9 inches ( 72cm x 50.5cm ).
Frame size 35.2 inches x...
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Late 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Nude of Woman - Mixed Media by Achille Funi - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman nude is a modern artwork realized by Achille Funi in the early 20th Century.
Mixed media on plywood.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Includes frame.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Mixed Media
1968 gouache by British artist Hans Feibush 'A study for the four seasons'
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A very magnificent work by 20th Century British artist Hans Feibusch of a nude classical figure posed for a study for the four seasons
Escaping the grip of Nazi Germany in 1933, Han...
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20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Gouache
Aristide Maillol Charcoal Drawing “Nu De Dos”
Located in Dallas, TX
Aristide Maillol (Fr, 1861-1944)
A very large original charcoal drawing by Aristide Maillol verified by Olivier Lorquin, Director of Galerie Dina Vierny at the Musee Maillol in Par...
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1930s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Eros - Drawing by Maurice Vertès - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Eros is a pencil drawing realized by Maurice Vertès in the 1930s.
Good conditions with slight folding.
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1930s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
1962 Rubenesque Nude Pastel, titled "Black Flemish Leather"
Located in Larchmont, NY
Flemish Black Leather, 1962
Pastel on paper
16 x 18 in.
Framed: 21 1/2 x 23 3/4 x 1 in.
Signed and dated lower right
Inscribed verso
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1960s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Chicago Modernist Line Drawing Reclining Nude WPA Artist. Exhibited Work
Located in Surfside, FL
Reclining Nude.Early modernist line drawing, by American artist William S. Schwartz, c. 1940, gouache painting, signed with initials, framed. (size includes frame). Work is reminisce...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Charcoal
MB 053 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing of a Muscular Male Nude on Arches Paper)
By Mark Beard
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
Materials
Crayon, Charcoal, Graphite
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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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
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Chalk
Standing Female Nude watercolor by Philadelphia Artist Adolphe Borie
Located in Philadelphia, PA
ADOLPHE BORIE
(American, 1877-1934)
Standing Female Nude
Wash & charcoal on gray laid paper, 12 x 9 inches
Framed: 16 x 13 inches
Estate stamp lower right
Born in Philadelphia, Adol...
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Early 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Paper, Watercolor
Timeless Body Art
Located in Boxholm, SE
Timeless Body Art – Jolanta Johnsson, experienced Polish artist, graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, PhD of fine arts, university teacher. She currently lives in Sweden. ...
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Early 2000s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
Untitled, Nude drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled, 1984 by Enrique Grau
Graphite on paper
Signed in the lower right corner. Great condition.
Provenance: Private collection.
Image size: 12 in H x 9 in W
Unframed
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Enriq...
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1980s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Archival Paper
Untitled II, Nude drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled II, 1984 by Enrique Grau
Graphite on paper
Signed in the lower right corner. Great condition.
Provenance: Private collection.
Image size: 12 in H x 9 in W
Unframed
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En...
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1980s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Para Celso, Nude drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Para Celso, 1984 by Enrique Grau
Graphite on paper
Image size: 23 in H x 18 in W
Signed in the lower right corner. Great condition with flaws.
Provenance: Private collection.
Unfram...
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1980s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Archival Paper
Untitled III, Nude drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled III, 1984 by Enrique Grau
Graphite on paper
Signed in the top right corner. Great condition.
Provenance: Private collection.
Image size: 12 in H x 9 in W
Unframed
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Enr...
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1980s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Untitled IV, Nude drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled IV, 1992 by Enrique Grau
Graphite on ight cardboard
Image size: 17 in H x 14 in W
Signed and dated in the top right corner. Great condition with flaws. Provenance: Private ...
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1980s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Cardboard, Graphite
Study for Fallen Angel III
By Daniel Barkley
Located in London, GB
Watercolour, signed and dated (lower right), 76cm x 56cm, (93cm x 69cm framed).
Daniel Barkley is known for his nude figurative work alluding to myths, legends and art history, whi...
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2010s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Two in One
Located in Boxholm, SE
Jolanta Johnsson, experienced Polish artist, graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, PhD of fine arts, university teacher. She currently lives in Sweden. This is how she writ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
In Arms Angel
Located in Boxholm, SE
Jolanta Johnsson, experienced Polish artist, graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, PhD of fine arts, university teacher. She currently lives in Sweden. This is how she writ...
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1990s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Seated Female Nude (Devora)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Seated Female Nude (Devora)
Watercolor on paper, c. 1970
Signed in pencil lower right (see photo)
A folio from the artist's sketchbook. Done while the artist was in Florida.
Conditio...
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1970s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Female Nude - Watercolor by Luca Venna - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Female Nude is a modern artwork realized by Luca Venna in the half of 20th Century.
Black and white watercolor on paper.
Hand signed on the lower marign.
Includes frame.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
MB 821 A (Contemporary Male Nude Figurative Drawing, Charcoal on Paper)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30 x 20.5 inches unframed
Signed 'Beard 2006' lower left corner
Atelier stamp in lower left, next to signature
Unique figurative life study drawing of a standing male nude in graphite and conte crayon on Arches paper in a style that is at once traditional yet contemporary. Strong facial features and upper body muscles are evidence of the artist's excellent drafting skills. The handsome nude...
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Early 2000s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Paper, Charcoal
Nude - Original Drawing - Mid 20th Century
By Jean Delpech
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
Materials
Watercolor, Mixed Media
MB 005 (Modern, Traditional Style Figurative Life Drawing of Muscular Male Nude)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative nude drawing on Arches paper
graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
22 x 15 inches unframed
Contemporary figurative life study drawing of a reclining male nu...
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2010s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Conté
Nudes - Drawing by Paul Emile Colin - Early-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Nudes is a pencil drawing realized by Paul Emile Colin (1867-1949).
Good condition.
Stamped signature.
Passepartout.
Paul-Émile Colin born onAugust 16, 1867 in Lunéville ( Meurth...
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Early 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
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
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
Personnages - Pencil and Pen Drawing by Paul Garin - Mid 20th Century
By Paul Garin
Located in Roma, IT
Personnages is a drawing pen realized by the French artist Paul Garin (Nice, 1898-1963).
Black-ink stamp on the lower right corner: "Catherine Charbonneux Commissaire Priseur - Atel...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Pen
Nude Studies in Brown and Grey - Original signed charcoals drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Gaston COPPENS (1909 - 2002)
Nude Studies in Brown and Grey
Original charcoal drawing
Stamp signature of the artist in the bottom right corner
On wove paper 48 x 37 cm (c 19 x 15 in...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Naked Woman - Drawing by André Meaux Saint-Marc - Early-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Naked Woman is an artwork, realized in early 20th Century, by the French Artist André Meaux Saint-Marc (1885-1941).
Drawing pencil on paper. Hand Signed on back.
The artist wants t...
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Early 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Portrait of a Woman - Drawing by Enzo Benedetto- 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a Woman is an Artwork realized by the Italian Artist Enzo Benedetto.
Pencil, ink and Tempera on paper. Hand signed on the right margin. The work is glued on cardboard.
...
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1930s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Ink, Tempera
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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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Chalk, Charcoal
Nude of Woman - Drawing by Emile André Leroy - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman is an artwok realized by the French Artist Emile André Leroy.
Pastel Drawing on paper. Hand Signed in the left margin.
Good conditions except fo a small tear in the r...
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1930s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Pastel
Nude - Pencil Drawing by Paul Garin - 1950s
By Paul Garin
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an drawing realized by the French artist Paul Garin (Nice, 1898-1963) in the 1950s .
Pencil on paper, Hand Signed on back. Black-ink stamp on the lower right corner: " Cathe...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Personnages - Pencil Drawing by Paul Garin - 1950s
By Paul Garin
Located in Roma, IT
Personnages is a drawing realized by the French artist Paul Garin (Nice, 1898-1963) in the 1950s .
Pencil on paper, Hand Signed on the left corner. Black-ink stamp on the lower righ...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
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Pencil
Eye catching Roger Hilton drawing of a Man and Woman, ink on paper, modern brit
By Roger Hilton
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A very eye catching and fun abstract of two nude figures by the Modern British artist Roger Hilton.
Roger Hilton CBE (1911–1975) was a pioneer of abstract art in post-Second World W...
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20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Ink
Eye catching Roger Hilton drawing of a Man and Woman, ink on paper, modern brit
By Roger Hilton
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A very eye catching and fun abstract of two nude figures by the Modern British artist Roger Hilton.
Roger Hilton CBE (1911–1975) was a pioneer of abstract art in post-Second World W...
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20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Ink
MB 809 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing on Paper of Two Seated Male Nude Models)
By Mark Beard
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
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
Nude, 1959, Ink and Watercolor, Figure, Mid-Century, American
By Knox Martin
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in Barranquilla, Colombia in 1923, Knox Martin moved with his family to New York City in 1927. He attended The Art Students League of New York from 1946 to 1950 under the GI Bil...
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20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink, Watercolor
Figure Study (Standing Male)
Located in Chicago, IL
A black and white figure study of a nude male, from 1951, by artist Harold Haydon. Matted to 24" x 20". Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Estate stamped on reverse.
Harold Emers...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Figure Study (Standing Male- Torso)
Located in Chicago, IL
A black and white figure study of a nude male, from 1951, by artist Harold Haydon. Matted to 24" x 20". Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Estate stamped on reverse.
Harold Emers...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Reclining Nude Studies of Andrea ink drawing by Peter Collins ARCA
Located in London, GB
To see our other Modern British Art, and our other Peter Collins works, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message...
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1990s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink
Figure Study (Standing Male- Torso)
Located in Chicago, IL
A black and white figure study of a nude male, from 1951, by artist Harold Haydon. Matted to 24" x 20". Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Estate stamped on reverse.
Harold Emers...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
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Graphite
Figure study of a Standing Male Nude 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. Matted to 24" x 20". Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Estate stamped on reverse.
Har...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
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Graphite
Standing Male Nude, Arms Upraised (Kouros)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Standing Male Nude, Arms upraised (Kouros)
Graphite on wove paper, c. 1930
Signed lower right (see photo)
Possibly exhibited in May 8-June 1,1973 at Alan Stone Gallery entitled Eroti...
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1930s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Self-Portrait in Two Mirrors with Nude ink drawing by Peter Collins ARCA
Located in London, GB
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1990s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink
L'Apres-midi - Drawing by D. Delapierre - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and titled. Matting included. Good conditions.
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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor, Paper
Figure Drawing of a standing Male Nude 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. Matted to 24" x 20". Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Estate stamped on reverse.
Har...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
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Graphite
Figure Study (Standing Male)
Located in Chicago, IL
A black and white figure study of a nude male, from 1951, by artist Harold Haydon. Matted to 24" x 20". Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Estate stamped on reverse.
Harold Emers...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
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Graphite
Black and White Figure Study of a Male Nude 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. Matted to 24" x 20". Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Estate stamped on reverse.
Harol...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
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Graphite
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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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor, Paper
Abstract Figure Study of a Nude Woman Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Jamie, is an American artist born in Washington, D.C. in 1970. He was educated in the Metropolitan Washington D.C. area and received his art instruction from the prestigious Corcoran...
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Late 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Oil
Untitled (Abstract Female Nude), 1963, Ian Hornak — Painting
By Ian Hornak
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original painting on archival paper, circa 1963. Paper Size: 29.5 x 21 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate...
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1960s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
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Archival Paper, Watercolor
Modern Dancers
By Mick Micheyl
Located in London, GB
'Modern Dancers', pastel, ink and gouache on fine art paper by French artist, singer and sculptor, Mick Micheyl (1964). Two elegant young men are depicted in a graceful dancing pose, arms outstretched, their lithe bodies so agile and limber. Perhaps one of the dancers was her friend, Philippe, to whom the painting is dedicated on the bottom. The dedication says: 'For you Philippe, all my friendship'. Signed: 'Mick Micheyl'. The work has been newly framed and glazed after having been acquired in the S. of France. It is in fair vintage condition commensurate with age showing minor blemishing on the paper. Upon request a video of the piece can be provided.
Dimensions with Frame:
H 75 cm / 29.5"
W 61 cm / 24"
Dimensions without Frame:
H 56 cm / 22"
W 42 cm / 16.5"
About the Artist: Mick Micheyl (1922 - 2019) was born in Lyon and had a busy and rewarding artistic career as a singer, producer, reviewer, metal sculptor, artist. After having received training at the School of Fine Arts in Lyon she became a painter and decorator in the theatre but then commenced a career in the musical activities of a theatrical troupe. She won the ABC competition in Paris in 1949 with a song, Le Marchand de Poésie, which she composed herself. She then performed in many cabarets: L'Échelle de Jacob, Harlequin and Liberty's. In the 1950s she was one of the most important French cabaret singers of that period. One of her titles, 'Un Gamin de Paris', became one of the French standards and also performed by Yves Montand and Robert Clary...
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1960s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
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Gouache, Paper, Pastel, Ink
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
(Abstract Mythological Landscape) Untitled, 1965, Ian Hornak — Drawing
By Ian Hornak
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1965. Paper Size: 11 x 14 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s graduate studies...
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1960s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
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Archival Paper, Charcoal
"Nude with Hand on Hip Leaning Against Chair" Joseph Delaney, African-American
Located in New York, NY
Joseph Delaney
Nude with Hand on Hip Leaning Against Chair, circa 1935
Signed lower right
Watercolor on paper
Sight 12 x 8 inches
Provenance:
Sacks Fine Art, New York
Private Collection, New York
African-American artist Joseph Delaney was a folk-expressionist painter who loved New York City, both as a subject for painting and the spectacle and experience of ever-changing life and vitality. Of the city, he said: "The curtain goes up on the stage of life every time we walk into the street. In spite of New York's being the most congested city I have been in, and know about, by and large, it's just people on the move. I have enjoyed more than I can say seeing people and hearing them speak about things they love and enjoy."
Delaney, the son of a Methodist minister, was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1904, the ninth of ten children. It was in church that Delaney and his older brother, Beauford, began to express their art talent by drawing on Sunday School cards. He attended school there, leaving the Knoxville Colored High School at the end of the ninth grade. The next few years were spent doing odd jobs around town (caddy at the Cherokee Country Club, bell hop at the Farragut Hotel) until leaving for Chicago around 1924, where he served three years with the National Guard. He returned to Knoxville in 1929, selling insurance and helping found the city's first black Boy Scout unit.
In 1930, Delaney went to New York City, studying at the Art Students League with Thomas Hart Benton, George Bridgman and Alexander Brooke. Other students there at the time included Jackson Pollock, Henry Stair, and Bruce Mitchell.
In 1932, he exhibited in the first Washington Square Outdoor Art Show. He would continue to do so for the next forty years, working as a sketch artist there, drawing such celebrities as Eartha Kitt, Arlene Francis, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Tallulah Bankhead. Delaney would spend fifty-six years living and painting in the area of lower Manhattan, SoHo and Union Square.
From 1934-1940, Delaney worked for the WPA (Works' Progress Administration) on projects in New York City including the Index of Design for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Pier 72 mural, and the Story of the Recorded Word mural at the Public Library. He also taught at Harlem and Brooklyn settlement houses and the Art Students League while exhibiting his paintings in his studio, art galleries and other exhibitions.
In 1942, Delaney received a Julius Rosenwald grant of $1200.00 to travel, sketch and later paint the Eastern seaboard. In 1964, he was a sketch artist for the New Orleans exhibit and later the Ghana exhibit at the New York City World's Fair. From 1978-1980, he worked for CETA, the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, as an artist in residence at the Henry Street Settlement.
In 1979, Delaney's brother, Beauford, died in Paris at St. Anne's Hospital, an insane asylum. Delaney paid over $6,000 to the French government for taxes, storage, and shipping, to have Beauford's art and personal effects shipped to the U.S.
The University of Tennessee would figure strongly in Delaney's life. In 1970, the artist had an exhibition there, and his painting, "V-J Day, Times Square", was added to their collection. In 1986, the Ewing Gallery exhibited, "Joseph Delaney: A Retrospective," as part of the Homecoming '86 Festival. In that year, author Alex Haley...
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1930s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Flowers never dye
Located in THOMERY, FR
Linda Clerget is a French artist known internationally for her paintings with classical and expressionist influences. She works to create a personal language based on the solid found...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Archival Paper
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