1880s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

JOHN GEORGE SOWERBY (1849-1914) Tailpiece for “A Rainy Day” Watercolour heightened with white, circular Unframed, in mount only Diameter 7 cm., 2 ¼ in. (mount size 25.5 by 20 cm., 10 by 8 in.) Reproduced: J G Sowerby & Thomas Crane, At Home, Marcus Ward & Co, 1881, p.17. The current work was reproduced in Sowerby and Crane’s 1881 children’s book...

Boboli Garden is an original black and white drawing realized by Anonymous artist in 1889. In good conditions. Includes passepartout: 33.5 x 25 cm The ...

Wonderful original orientalist gouache by the well known French artist, Paul B. Pascal. Signed lower right. Circa 1885. Condition is excellent. The scene depicts figures on camelback along the Nile with pyramids in the background. Newly professionally matted and framed in antique style frame. Under glass. Overall framed measurements are 11 by 13 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida estate. Paul B. Pascal (1839–1905) was a French landscape painter. He did landscape paintings of the Middle East and the Mediterranean coast with gouache. After he emigrated to the United States in 1893, he did paintings of the American wilderness...

Beautiful orientalist original gouache by the well known French artist, Paul B. Pascal. Circa 1885. Signed lower right. Condition is excellent. The scene is of a Bedouin encampment at sunset. Newly professionally matted and framed in antique style frame. Under glass. Overall measurements are 11 by 13 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida estate. Paul B. Pascal (1839–1905) was a French landscape painter. He did landscape paintings of the Middle East and the Mediterranean coast with gouache. After he emigrated to the United States in 1893, he did paintings of the American wilderness...

French School 19th Century, Studies of horses, two drawings in the same frame 7 x 11 cm (oval) and 7 x 9.8 cm pencil on paper Condition : The oval one on the left with foxings (see...

Garibaldi is a wonderful colored original drawing (chalk, charcoal and oil pastels) by an anonymous artist in 1880. A superb drawing representing the Italian hero of the unification...

Arab Soldier is an original pen drawing realized by R. Legrand in 1880. Good conditions on a yellow thick cardboard. Hand-signed by the artist with a d...

L'Orestie d'Eschyle is a pencil Drawing realized by Georges Antoine Rochegrosse in 1889. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (Versailles, 1859- Albiar, ...

Portrait of Young Boy is an original drawing in pen on paper realized by Edouard Dufeu in the 1880s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions and aged. The artwork is represente...

Le Caveau is an original drawing realized by Gustave Jean Jacquet in 1880 (1846-1909). The little artwork is a pencil. China Ink, Biacca and watercolor. Good condition included a c...

Richard. Phene-Spiers (1838 – 1916) Tom Tower, Christ Church, Oxford Signed and inscribed and dated 1880 Watercolour on paper 37x25cm (14.5×9.8 in.) Spi...

Portrait is an original modern artwork realized in France in the 1880s by a French artist. Original pencil drawing and white lead on paper. The signature is present on the lower rig...

Still Life with Musical Instruments is an original design artwork realized by Giuseppe Romagnoli in 1888. Black and white pencil on Paper. S...

The Satyr is an original modern artwork realized between the end of the XIX and the beginning of the XX Century. Original drawing on paper. China ink on paper. The sheet is glued ...

"Porcelain Vase" is an original drawing in watercolor and China ink, on ivory-colored paper by realized in 1880 ca. Anonymous Artist of XIX Century. In very good conditions, except...

Venus in Furs is a modern artwork realized in the second half of the 19th Century in France. Original pastel and sanguine drawing on watermarked paper....

Figure of Women is an original modern artwork realized in France in the 1880s circa. Original Black Pencil Drawing on paper. Passepartout is included (total dimensions cm 39 x 30)...

Interior of kitchen is a beautiful drawing on brown-colored paper, realized during the XIX century by an architect. Pencil drawing. This drawing rapresents an interior of a kitchen ...

The Carillon is an original modern artwork realized in the 19th Century. Original colored china ink and watercolor on paper. Excellent conditions. The Carillon is a small format...

Uniform of the Municipal Music Band (Figurino della Divisa della Banda musicale Comunale) is a watercolored drawing on ivory-colored paper realized around 1885 by Comune di Sulmona. ...

Firenze - Visita agli Uffizi is an original china ink drawing on ivory-colored paper, realized by an unknown artist, whose signature is not readable, in 1880s. On the bottom right m...

Man with Headdress is a modern artwork realized in the 19th Century. Original drawing in pencil on paper. The signature of the drawer is present on the mantle of the man. Some fox...

Portrait is a drawing in pencil on paper realized in about 1880 by an Anonymous Artist of the 19th Century. Sheet dimentrion: 36.5 x 25 cm The state of preservation is very good e...

H. Fluiss Charles Payne, Huntsman to the Pytchley Hounds on Redtape with the hound Trueman (1862) Watercolour with body colour 36 x 43 cm A late-nineteenth century watercolour depic...

FRANK LEWIS EMANUEL (1865-1948) Portrait of Archibald Hartrick Signed, inscribed and dated l.l.: A S HARTRICK (artist) by F L EMANUEL 1884 Black chalk heightened with white chalk on blue paper...

Portrait of Dr. Auguste Soins Black chalk on paper, c. 1883 Signed with the artist’s estate stamp, Lugt 1305a lower right (see photo) Note: This possibly is the preliminary drawing f...

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Hermann Prell (1854 Leipzig - 1922 Dresden-Loschwitz). Half-length portrait of a Pharisee, 1885. Sketch for the right-hand figure in the painting Judas Iscariot, 1886. Pencil drawing heightened with opaque white and black chalk on beige-grey wove paper (papier vélin), 34 x 27.8 cm (visible size), 52 x 45 cm (mount), signed, dated and inscribed "H. PRELL 1885 zu 'Judas'". Minor browning, collection stamp on the reverse. - In the shadow of betrayal - About the artwork This painting is the sketch for the head of the Pharisee offering the coins to Judas in one of Herrmann Prell's major works, the painting Betrayal of Judas, completed in 1886. The painting belongs to the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden and is illustrated in Adolf Rosenberg: Prell, Bielefeld and Leipzig 1901, p. 21 (Fig. 19). It is especially highlighted in Thieme-Becker (vol. 27, p. 376). Hermann Prell, Betrayal of Judas, 1886 The monumental head, which fills the picture and is distinguished by its ornamented robe, is almost a lost profile, which in the executed painting is justified by the Pharisee's turning towards Judas. Despite the fact that the sitter withdraws from the viewer by turning away, it was necessary to artistically elaborate the motivation for the purchase of one of Christ's disciples, which is why the drawing focuses on the expression of the face, while the 'accessories' are treated in a more summary manner. In characterising the face, Hermann Prell performs a balancing act: since the Pharisee, despite his destructive actions, is an actor in the history of salvation, the head must show a dignity appropriate to the event, but at the same time the physiognomy must also bear witness to the scheming attitude that led to the betrayal. To solve this dilemma, Prell draws on the traditional depictions of the heads of the apostles, shading the face to indicate the obdurate darkness of the spirit and moving the base of the nose slightly upwards while the mouth falls away, thus giving a physiognomic expression to the motivation of the action. The fatal drama of the betrayal is expressed in the monumentalisation of the head and in the thunderous white highlights that contrast with the darkness of the chalk. As a study, considered by the artist to be a work in itself, this drawing reveals the pictorial problems and brainstorming of monumental painting. About the artist In 1872 Prell, who was one of the most important exponents of monumental painting of his time, began studying painting with Theodor Grosse at the Dresden Academy of Art and continued with Carl Gussow at the Berlin Academy in 1876. Hans von Marées taught him in Rome in 1878. More influential on his work, however, were Arnold Böcklin and Max Klinger, with whom Prell had been friends since his student days and with whom he worked together on several occasions. Prell's first major work, which established his reputation as a monumental painter, were the frescoes in the banqueting hall of the Architektenhaus in Berlin in 1881/82, commissioned by the state and depicting the different periods of architecture. Prell then went to Italy for two years to study fresco painting. Other major commissions followed. These included monumental frescoes in the town halls of Worms (1884), Hildesheim (1882-92), Gdansk (1895) and Dresden, the staircase of the Silesian Museum of Fine Arts in Breslau (1893/94), the throne room of the German Embassy in Rome (1896-99) and the staircase of the Albertinum in Dresden (1900-1904). From 1886 Prell taught at the academy of arts in Berlin and in 1892 he was appointed professor at the academy of arts in Dresden. His students included Osmar Schindler and Hans Unger...

[CHINESE SCHOOL]. Group of Eight Exotic Fruit. 19th century, c.1880. Group of eight watercolour and gouache pith papers of Exotic Fruits, edged in turquoise silk ribbon and laid ...

Frank Charles Peyraud (1858-1948) Coastal landscape, 1882 Charcoal and shading on paper Signed "C. Peyraud", dated "82" and dedicated "à l'ami Baradat" ? lower right 29.5 x 56 cm Slightly oiled A French-born artist born in Switzerland in 1858, Frank Charles Peyraud showed an early interest in drawing and painting. He grew up in a rural environment before studying architecture at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, encouraged by his father. In 1877, he entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1881, Frank Peyraud...

Emil Faesch (1865 Basel - 1915 Basel). Sketch of a head. Charcoal on painting cardboard, 60 x 47.5 cm (folio size), signed and dated at lower right "E. Faesch. 1888.". Minor browning. - Carved in stone - About the artwork The life-size head has an immensely present presence. This effect is due to the fact that Faesch took his cue from academic classical...

Frederic Charles Vipond Ede was born in 1865 in Nottawa in Ontario, Canada. He began his studies in America before traveling to Paris, where he studied at the Académie Julian under T...

Hans Dvořák (19th century). Shady hollow way in a sunny forest. Watercolour and pen-and-ink drawing, 58.5 x 43 cm (visible size), 70 x 55.5 cm (frame), signed and dated "Hans Dvořák ...

Edmund Darch Lewis (American, 1835–1910) Atlantic City Beach Scene with Elephant, 1884 Watercolor on grey paper, 8 x 18 1/2 inches(sight); Framed: 16 x 26 inches This view of the beach near Atlantic City features Lucy the Elephant...

Franz Xaver Graessel (1861 Oberasbach/Baden - 1948 Emmering). In the forest of Durlach. 1881. Pencil drawing, heightened with white, on grey-green paper. 33 x 41.7 cm. Signed, dated and inscribed by the artist himself: 'Franz Graessel. Durlach, 12 April 1881". About the artwork The drawing depicts a view of the woods which, as if sharpening the visual focus, remains diffuse at the edges and does not allow the viewer to locate himself in the picture. As a result, the landscape appears to be an apparition, but at the same time it is given real substance by the solidity of the massive arched bridge made of quarry stone. As the main motif of the painting, the bridge, which blends in with nature like an archaic relic, also acts as a visual guide, drawing attention to the white, raised waters of the stream and the surrounding vegetation. The diffusion of perception that takes place there, however, draws the eye back to the bridge and thus to the overall view. This movement initiating a constant alternation of diffusion and concretion, which is the specific tension of the painting that brings the landscape to life. The materialisation and dematerialisation, however, does not take place solely through the eye's wandering through the picture; it is simultaneously linked to the viewer's approach to and distance from the picture, which loses its richness of detail precisely in the close-up, only to reconfigure itself with increasing distance. In this work, which dates from Graessel's studies in Karlsruhe, the artist reflects on the emergence of pictorial objectivity. Here, however, nature is more than a mere motif. The real connection between culture and nature is symbolically expressed by the choice of green paper. The drawing is an impressive testimony to Graessel's mastery of the sprezzatura with which he skilfully applies the most abstract of strokes, which visibly merge towards the centre of the picture. The signature and the exact date prove that Graessel gave this work more than the character of a mere sketch. About the artist Franz Graessel grew up in an environment that was to nourish his later key motifs: his parents' house was a mill. After attending the Karlsruhe Academy of Art from 1878 to 1884, where he studied under Carl Hoff, Graessel continued his training at the Munich Academy from 1886 to 1890 as a pupil of Wilhelm von Lindenschmidt. Trained primarily in genre and portrait painting, he initially portrayed the life of Black Forest farmers. From 1894 he turned increasingly to animal painting, concentrating on the depiction of ducks and geese, which earned him the nickname 'Enten-Graessel'. Graessel's work thus parallels that of Alexander Koester...

Portrait of Man is a Charcoal Drawing realized by Edouard-Jacques Dufeu. Hand signed in pencil on the lower right margin. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Edouard-Jacques Dufeu ...

Pilgrim is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Edouard Dufeu in 1880s. Hand-signed on the lower. Included a white Passepartout: 37 x30 cm Good conditions and aged. ...

Men of Church is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Edouard Dufeu in 1886. Hand-signed on the lower. Dated. Included a white Passeparto...

Bishop is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Edouard Dufeu in the 1880s. Hand-signed on the lower. Included a white Passepartout: 37 x...

Le Bi à Villerville is a Modern Artwork realized by Albert Bernard (Paris, 1849 - 1934) in 1884 ca. Original Etching on paper. Titled and dated on pl...

The Japanese is an original modern artwork realized in 1880s by a french artist. Original drawing realized wth black pencil and sanguine. On the lower right corner: Musèe du Louvre...

"Figurino della Banda Municipale di Amatrice di Popoli" 1881 is an original ink and watercolor drawing on ivory-colorated paper by Anonymous Italian Artist of XIX Century. In excel...

"Studies" 1880s is an original china ink drawing and white lead on brown-colorated paper by Anonymous Artist of 19th Century. In very good condition. Not signed.

"Figurino della divisa della Guardia Municipale di Amatrice" 1881 is an original watercolor drawing on ivory-colorated paper by Anonymous Italian Artist of XIX Century. In very goo...

The Secret Ladder is an original modern artwork realized in the Second half of the XIX Century by a French Artist. Original pencil drawing and colore pastels on ivory paper. Passep...

Watercolour on paper, signed and dated '1880' bottom left Image size: 9 x 13 inches (23 x 30 cm) Hand made gilt frame Sir Alfred East Sir Alfred East was born in Kettering, Northa...

Stunning late 19th century landscape watercolor painting of a farm scene by an unknown artist. Presented in a giltwood frame. Image size, 16"H x 20"L.

Charcoal on paper, signed and dated '1888' bottom right Image size: 9 x 7 1/2 inches (22.75 x 19 cm) Period frame The half-length portrait depicts the subject sat, wearing a white s...

This charming scene depicts a woman dreamily looking upon a resting musketeer who does not seem to recognise her presence. The artist show the man looking unto the distance, resting ...

JAMES UWINS EL PATIO DE LOS NARANJOS, SEVILLA titled, located, signed and dated "La Giralda Sevilla. / James Uwins 1882" (lower right) watercolor on paper on wood panel 37 x 29 inche...

Edouard Dufeu (1836-1900) A Fantastic scene by a lake Charcoal on paper Signed lower right 23 x 30,5 cm Framed under glass : 42.5 x 51 cm This fantastic scene, the subject of which remains a mystery, reveals an aspect of Edouard Dufeu's personality in which he is more influenced by Romanticism. We can recognise his nervous, painterly style, which lends itself particularly well to this fantastic scene. Edouard Jacques Dufeu was born in Marseilles on 27 march 1836, and he died in Grasse on December 1 , 1900. He was a French painter and engraver . Coming from a family originally from Egypt, Dufeu moved to Paris in 1860 and frequented the studio of Charles Gleyre...

Jules Habert Dys (1850-1930) Aquatic fantasies Around 1885 Watercolor and ink on paper, heightened with "gold" gouache 27 x 20 cm Signed lower left J. Habert-Dys Bibliography: Decor...

Frame Sz: 15 1/2"H x 11 3/4"W Art Sz: 10"H x 6"W Raced as Mr. Abington Derby Winner

Medium: Ink, Graphite, and Watercolor on Paper Mounted Signature: Signed Lower Right circa 1881 Exhibited: Kennedy Galleries, with their label suggesting the creation date of 1881.

Art Sz: 9 3/4"H x 6"W Frame Sz: 16"H x 12 1/2"W

Date: 1888 Medium: Watercolor on Paper Dimensions: 19.00" x 23.00" Signature: "IS" Monogram and Date of 1888 lower left a colloquial scene of newsboys arguing on a street, with "IS"...

Medium: Watercolor on Paper Signature: Signed Lower Right Dimensions: Diameter 10.00" Harper's Young People magazine cover, published November 30, 1886. The image features two chil...