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Art Subject: Head
Female Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Female Figure Study
Year: circa 1963
Medium: Original drawing on vélin paper
Size: 23 x 18 inches
Condition: Good
Provenance: Estate of Ian Horn...
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1960s Renaissance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Nude, Figurative, Lithograph on Paper by Modern Artist F. N Souza "In Stock"
By F.N. Souza
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
F. N. Souza - Untitled
Lithograph on Paper, 21.75 x 15.25 inches, 1963, Inscribed 3/100
(Unframed Delivered)
Francis Newton Souza was born in 1924 in Saligao, Goa. After losing his father at a very young age and being afflicted by a serious bout of small pox, he vowed to go about life his own way. Souza was expelled for participating in the Quit India Movement while studying at the Sir J J School of Art in Mumbai. In 1947, he founded the Progressive Artists' Group along with S H Raza...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
“Reclining Female Nude”
By Byron Browne
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil pastel on archival paper by the well known American artist, Byron Browne. Signed lower right and dated 1956. Condition is excellent. Recently professionally rematted. Original frame in very good condition. Overall framed measurements are 23.75 by 31.75 inches. Provenance: A Long Island, New York estate.
Byron Browne: American (1907-1961)
Byron Browne was a leader of the American Avante Garde art movement in the 1930’s and 40’s along with Bolotowsky, Greene, Gorky, and de Kooning. These artists helped pave the way for America, New York in particular, to be seen as a center for art innovation after decades of France being the art center of the world. He had more than 70 solo exhibitions during his lifetime.
Browne's early artistic training was conventional, and little about his time at the National Academy of Design (1924-1928) suggested he would depart from the traditional methods in which he was being schooled. Several experiences are identified as being important to his transformation to an abstract artist. In 1927, he and his friend Arshille Gorky visited Albert Gallatin...
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Archival Paper
Seated Nude No. 2
Located in Columbia, MO
Seated Nude No. 2
2016
Charcoal on paper
14 x 11 inches
Jessica Keiser currently resides in New Haven, Connecticut. Keiser's style is Naturalistic, concerned with the intimacy of t...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Drawings and W...
Materials
Charcoal
Nude Woman - Pencil Drawing - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude woman is an artwork, pencil and charcoal on paper, realized by Albert Fernand-Renault. It Is not signed nor dated.
The artist depicts a portrait of a seated woman under an in...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
Renaissance Male Nude Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Renaissance Male Nude Figure Study
Year: circa 1963
Medium: Original drawing on vélin paper
Size: 23 x 18 inches
Condition: Good
Provenance: Est...
Category
1960s Renaissance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Renaissance Female Nude Study
Year: circa 1963
Medium: Original drawing on vélin Strathmore paper
Size: 23 x 18 inches
Condition: Good
Provenanc...
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1960s Renaissance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Renaissance Female Nude Study
Year: circa 1963
Medium: Original drawing on vélin Strathmore paper
Size: 23 x 18 inches
Condition: Good
Provenanc...
Category
1960s Renaissance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
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 Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study
Year: circa 1963
Medium: Original drawing on vélin paper
Size: 18 x 23 inches
Condition: Good
Provenance: E...
Category
1960s Renaissance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study
Year: circa 1963
Medium: Charcoal on vélin paper
Size: 23 x 18 inches
Condition: Good
Provenance: Estate of...
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1960s Renaissance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Seated Nude, Modern Charcoal on Paper by Sidney Simon
Located in Long Island City, NY
Sidney Simon, American (1917 - 1997) - Seated Nude, Year: circa 1960, Medium: Charcoal on Paper, signed lower right, Size: 18.75 x 23.75 in. (47.63 x 60.33 cm)
Category
1960s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
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 Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
Untitled: Front Nude Watercolor
Located in New York, NY
Unidentified/ Unknown Artist," Untitled: Front Nude Watercolor", Figurative Nude Academic Watercolor Painting on Paper, 18 x 13, Late 20th Century
Colors: Black and White
A 18 x 13...
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Late 20th Century Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Natural Beauty, Five Studies of Nude - Original Signed Charcoals Drawing
Located in Paris, IDF
Gaston COPPENS (1909 - 2002)
Natural Beauty, Five Studies of Nude
Original charcoal drawing
Handsigned on the back of the sheet (see photo)
On black paper 65 x 50 cm (c. 25,5 x 19,6 inch)
Very good condition, a few small surface defects on the edge
Gaston Coppens studied sculpture in the prestigious Ecoule Boulle (Paris). Working in Boulogne Billancourt, just near Paris, his drawings keep the influence of his first formation : modeling volumes, subliming with harmony light and shadow. He was also influenced by the first cubist painters...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
'Reclining Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Ac. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Created circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended th...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
Reclining Naturalistic Nude Woman Study
Located in Houston, TX
Reclining nude study of a woman with her leg up on the bed and her eyes closed. The work is signed by the artist. The paper is not framed.
Many others are available. Please inquire ...
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1950s Naturalistic Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
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.
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Couple - Original Watercolour by Jean Delpech - Mid 20th century
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
Couple 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 painte...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Nude Man - Original Pen and Pencil on Paper - 1930 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Nude Man is an original modern drawing in pen and pencil on paper realized in 1930 ca. by a French Anonymous artist of the early 20th Century.
With the blue stamp of " Collezione Con...
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1930s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen, Pencil
Erotic Scene - Charcoal Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Figure is a charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1970.
Hand-signed on the lower margin.
Good condition on a white cardboard.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Study for Catenary, III
Located in Dallas, TX
A professor of painting at Southern Methodist University since 1984, Barnaby Fitzgerald spent his childhood in Italy where he earned a printmaking degree in Urbino. He received a BFA...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Child - Drawing by Joseph Alexander Colin - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Child is a drawing realized by Joseph Colin in the Mid-20th Century.
Pencil on ivory-colored paper
Good conditions with slight foxing.
The artwork is realized through deft express...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Pencil Study #20
Located in Columbia, MO
Pencil Study #20
2016
Graphite on paper
11 x 7
Jessica Keiser currently resides in New Haven, Connecticut. Keiser's style is Naturalistic, concerned with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Drawings and W...
Materials
Graphite
Nude on Green I, Gouache on Paper by George Zachary Constant
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: George Zachary Constant, Greek/American (1892 - 1978)
Title: Nude on Green I
Year: 1954
Medium: Gouache on Paper, signed
Size: 11 x 7.5 in. (27.94 x 19.05 cm)
Frame Size: 17 ...
Category
1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Naked Woman Lying Back - Original Watercolor by Anna Bass - Early 20th Century
By Anna Bass
Located in Roma, IT
Naked woman lying back is an original painted with original watercolor realized by Anna Bass (Strasbourg 1876 - Paris 1961) in the First Half of 20th Century.
The artwork represent...
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Early 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Model Looking at the Sea - Original charcoals drawing
Located in Paris, IDF
Gaston COPPENS (1909 - 2002)
Model Looking at the Sea
Original charcoal drawing
Stamp signature
Stamp of the artist on the back
On wove paper 37 x 31 cm (...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Three Studies of a Woman in Movement - Charcoal by G. Gôbo - Early 20th Century
By Georges Gobo
Located in Roma, IT
Three studies of a woman in movement is an original black charcoal drawing on thick serrated sheet on the left side, realized at the beginning o...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
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
Seated Nude in Charcoal on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Seated Nude in Charcoal on Paper
Figurative piece with a nude model by Santa Cruz and San Francisco artist Heather Speck (American, b. 1978). The model is seated, with one leg bent ...
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Early 2000s American Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Woman at Rest, Nude Female, Pastel and Charcoal Drawing on Green Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
The loose style of this drawing comes together quickly to convey the relaxed state of this nude female. The pastel accents bring a beautiful warmth to this drawing.
Christopher Ganz
Woman at Rest, 2013
pastel and charcoal on green paper
23h x 18w in
58.42h x 45.72w cm
CG0062
-ARTIST STATEMENT-
I depict my person in multiplicity with different selves representing dramatis
personae. My likeness is both implicit and symbolic in the portrayal of my
narrative; the drama involved in creating art and the artist’s role in society. I
use realism to invite the viewer into mysterious inner worlds that are layered
reflections of the outer. Dehumanizing environments are imbued with art
historical references as a critique of power structures. The artist is an
Everyman who is at odds with society and his self.
Visually my work is a celebration of society’s dark undercurrents and its
overlooked absurdities. I use charcoal and printmaking media as their
tenebrous values add a fitting metaphor. The nuances of light and shadow
seduce viewers into a world their better judgment would have them avoid.
This provokes a sense of disquietude that causes viewers to assess our world
through the austerity of a colorless, yet not humorless, light.
-BIO-
Christopher Ganz grew up in Northeast Ohio and from early on had a fertile imagination and an interest in art. Christopher's artistic education truly began at the University of Missouri, where his love of the human form led to many figure drawing classes and his exposure to the wonders of printmaking. Christopher's then went onto graduate school at Indiana University and a summer abroad program in Italy was a dream realized. Christopher then grasped charcoal with a renewed vigor and large, sfumato-laden drawings ensued. Christopher's artistic influences are many; from a seminal exposure to Dore's engravings of the Divine Comedy, to Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Goya, and up to Lucian Freud, Mark Tansey...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel
Nude - Pen on Ivory Paper by Fausto Ghia - 1955
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in pen on ivory paper realized by Fausto Ghia.
Hand-signed on the lower left with dedication.
The state of preservation is very good.
Included a Passep...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pen
Woman - Original Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is an original modern artwork realized in the half of 20th century by Marguerite Bordet.
Pastel and ink drawing.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Includes frame (fair condit...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Ink
"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...
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper, Pastel
'Nude', Musee d'Art Moderne, Paris, SFAA, LACMA, California Woman Artist, Carmel
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity for Jane Ament De La Roche (American, 1916-2000) and created circa 1950.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Ament first studied at the Chouinard Art Institute and, subsequently, in Paris with André L’Hote...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite, Watercolor
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 War Britain. Often associated with the 'middle generation' of St Ives painters – Terry Frost, Patrick Heron, Peter Lanyon & Bryan Wynter...
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20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Untitled #187
By John Button
Located in New York, NY
Graphite on paper
Dated in pencil, l.r.
Numbered 187 in pencil, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
John Button (1929-1982) was a fine draftsman an...
Category
1960s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Paper
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
Materials
Gesso, Paper, India Ink
At the Beach - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
At the Beach is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century.
Hand-signed on the lower.
Good conditions.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 19...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
The Boy at the Sea - Drawing by Anthony Roaland - 1980
Located in Roma, IT
The boy at the sea is an original drawing pen realized by Anthony Roaland in 1980. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin.
The artwork represents a fresh a...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Boy Lying Down - Drawing by Anthony Roaland - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Boy lying down is an original drawing on pencil realized by Anthony Roaland in 1981. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin.
I...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
The Boy on the Motorcycle - Original Drawing by Anthony Roaland - 1982
Located in Roma, IT
The boy on the motorcycle is an original drawing on pencil realized by Anthony Roaland in 1982. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin.
The man is depicted ...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
The Boy at the Sea - Drawing by Anthony Roaland - 1980
Located in Roma, IT
The boy at the sea is a drawing on pencil realized by Anthony Roaland in 1980. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin.
The artwork represents a fresh and be...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
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 Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
D.J. Long - 2006 Pastel, Female Nude
Located in Corsham, GB
A large female nude in pastel with a pink background. Presented glazed in a brown and cream double mount and a wooden frame. Signed and dated to the l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Love - Drawing by Jean Delpech - Mid 20th century
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
Love is a drawing in watercolor and pastel realized in the Mid-20th Century by Jean Delpech (1916-1988).
Good conditions with minor folding.
The artwork is realized in harmonious ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Watercolor
Nude - Drawing by Jean Delpech - Mid 20th century
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is a drawing in watercolor and ink realized in the Mid-20th Century by Jean Delpech (1916-1988).
Good conditions except for folding and cuts and missing piece of paper due to ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Figure - Original Ink Drawing by Jean Le Guennec - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original drawing in black ink on paper, realized by Jean Le Guennec (1924-1986).
Good conditions except for minor cosmetic wear.
Hand-signed. Noted on drawing "May 196...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Posing Nude - Drawing by Jean Chapin- 1950s
By Jean Chapin
Located in Roma, IT
Posing Nude is a charcoal drawing realized by Jean Chapin in the 1950s.
Good condition and aged with slight folding on the margins.
Jean Chapin is a French painter and lithographer...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Pencil Study #10
Located in Columbia, MO
Pencil Study #10
2016
Graphite on paper
13 x 6 inches
Jessica Keiser currently resides in New Haven, Connecticut. Keiser's style is Naturalistic, concerned with the intimacy of th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Drawings and W...
Materials
Charcoal
Concert #VI
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Concert #6" 1974 is a 2 colors ink drawing on beige Canson et Montgolfier paper by noted Polish artist Barbara Gawdzik Brzozowska,...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Reclined Nude - Drawing by Jean Delpech - Mid 20th century
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
Reclined Nude is a drawing in watercolor realized in the Mid-20th Century by Jean Delpech (1916-1988).
Good conditions except for folding.
The artwork is realized in deft strokes ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Study of a Fate at mid-body, a red chalk attributed to Giovanni da San Giovanni
Located in PARIS, FR
This spectacular red chalk drawing depicts an elderly woman, her eyes bulging, her hand stretched out towards the sky. This disturbing character, who seems close to dementia, and the elongation of her arm with its Mannerist overtones, plunge us into the Florentine artistic milieu of the first half of the 17th century. The proximity of this drawing to some characters in the fresco in the Pitti Palace representing The Muses, Poets and Philosophers chased from Parnassus, the last masterpiece of Giovanni da San Giovanni, leads us to propose an attribution to this artist and a dating of around 1635-1636.
1. Giovanni da San Giovanni, the painter of contradiction
We take here the title of the monography dedicated to the artist by Anna Banti in 1977, which remains the reference book for this artist. The son of a notary, Giovanni Mannozzi, known as Giovanni da San Giovanni, abandoned his studies to go to Florence at the age of sixteen, where he entered the studio of Matteo Rosselli (1578 - 1650) around 1609 and enrolled in the Academy of Drawing Arts in 1612. Around 1615 he produced his first known works, mainly frescoes for the city's tabernacles. He became famous in Florence for his originality, combining an obsessive application to the study of drawing and the reading of poetry and history with a disheveled appearance. Between 1619 and 1620 he decorated the facade of the Antella Palace in Piazza Santa Croce, a decoration that still partly survives today.
The death of Cosimo II in 1621 put an end to the Florentine building activity and Giovanni da San Giovanni left for Rome to find other sponsors with the painter Francesco Furini...
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17th Century Old Masters Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Diana
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Diana" 1974 is a color ink drawing on light grey Canson et Mongolfier paper by noted Polish artist Barbara Gawdzik Brzozowska, 192...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Nude - Ink and Tempera Drawing - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original mixed media drawing, ink and tempera, on ivory-colored paper realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s.
The state of preservation of the artwork is good. Not signed.
I...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Nude from the Back - China Ink Drawing by E. Greco - 1972
By Emilio Greco
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and dated by the Artist lower right "Emilio Greco. Roma, Dic. 1972".
Very good conditions.
Emilio Greco (Catania, 1913 - Roma, 1995) was a popular Italian artist, engra...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Nude - Mixed Media on Paper by J.-R. Delpech - 1942
By Jean Delpech
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...
Category
1940s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Tempera
Lying Female Nude - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Lying Female Nude is an original artwork realized by an Anonymous French artist in the first half of the 20th Century. Pencil on paper. Cardboard passepartout included (cm 34 x 49). ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
