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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
Period: 1940s
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

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

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

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

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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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil

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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Pastel

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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Carbon Pencil, Watercolor

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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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

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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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

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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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Paste

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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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

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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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Watercolor, Tempera

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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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

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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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

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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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

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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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper

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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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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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

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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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

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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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

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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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

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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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

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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1940s Modern 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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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

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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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Beautiful French Watercolor 1940's " Désir à la Française"
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful drawing gouache signed Helen, French artist of the 40's representing a couple in a love affair near a river in the countryside. The artist has perfectly translated the sexy...
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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Watercolor

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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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Figure in Interior - Original Pencil Drawing by Jeanne Daour - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Figure in Interior is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Jeanne Daour in 1940, Hand-signed and dated on the left inside of drawing. The state of preservation is good...
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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Beautiful French Watercolor 1940's " Désir à la Française"
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful drawing gouache signed Helen, French artist of the 40's representing a couple in a love affair near a river in the countryside. The artist has perfectly translated the sexy...
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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Watercolor

Mid Century Modernist Seated Nude Figure Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract nude figurative drawing by George Giusti, (Italian 1908-1990). India ink on gesso patterned drawing paper created in 1949. Signed “George Giusti 1949” in the lower right corner. Presented in a distressed giltwood frame with glass and a light pink and grey mat. Image size: 15.75”H x 10”W This extraordinary artist was born in 1908 in Milan, Italy, of a Swiss father and an Italian mother. He studied at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan and did graphic design there before deciding to move to Zürich, Switzerland, where he opened a design studio, which he operated for seven years. While on a visit to the United States in 1938, Giusti was induced to stay by the several excellent commissions that were offered to him, including the opportunity to collaborate with Herbert Matter on the design of the Swiss pavilion at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Giusti is well known in Europe and America for his architecture and sculpture, as well as his graphics. He studied architecture in Milan and worked at it from time to time, producing stunning examples of contemporary design. For more than four decades in America, and before that in Italy and Switzerland, George Giusti’s graphic designs have graced the covers of Time, Fortune, Holiday and other major magazines, as well as most of the publications of the United States Information Agency, and Giusti had a twelve-year design association with Geigy Pharmaceuticals. He has done advertising and graphic designs, illustrations, trademarks, client and employee publications, package designs for major corporations, and drawings. He has succeeded to the extent that his designs are consistently ahead of their time. It is Giusti’s expressed intention to build a bridge between fine art and art for commercial use. He disdains the terms “fine” and “commercial” as defining a distinction which should not exist. Art is art, he believes, whatever its purported use. Exhibitions: George Giusti’s work has been exhibited in America’s large cities and in most of the capitals of the world. His portfolio has been published in Graphis, Switzerland, Idea, Japan, Gebrauschsgraphik, Germany, Pagina Art, Italy, and Communication Art, and The United States. Awards and Affiliations: Over the years, Giusti has garnered more than ten gold and silver medals and eighty other awards and citations. He is a member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, Alliance Graphique Internationale, International Center for Graphic Art (Typographic Art...
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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink, Gesso, Paper

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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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

"Admired"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Gershon Benjamin (1899-1985) An American Modernist of portraits, landscapes, still lives, and the urban scene, Gershon Ben...
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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

"After the Bath"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Gershon Benjamin (1899-1985) An American Modernist of portraits, landscapes, still lives, and the urban scene, Gershon Ben...
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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Mid Century Life Study Nude Figurative
By Emily Farnham
Located in Soquel, CA
Modernist life study drawing by Emily Farnham (American, 1912-2004). Signed and dated lower right corner. 1949. Image, 22”H x 16”W. Measures 32" H x 24" W x 2" D. Shipped without gl...
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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Paper

Modern nude drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Modern nude drawings and watercolors available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add nude drawings and watercolors created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of orange, blue, yellow, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Mino Maccari, Gaston Coppens, Jeanne Daour, and Prakash Karmarkar. Frequently made by artists working with Pencil, and Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Modern nude drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 0.25 inches across are also available. Prices for nude drawings and watercolors made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $55 and tops out at $648,500, while the average work sells for $393.

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