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Period: 1920s
Lanvin of Paris c1920s Original Fashion Illustration in Gouache
Located in Bristol, CT
9 3/4"H x 6 3/4"W
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Lanvin of Paris c1920s Original Fashion Illustration in Gouache
Located in Bristol, CT
9 3/4"H x 6 3/4"W
Category
1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Lanvin of Paris c1920s Original Fashion Illustration in Gouache
Located in Bristol, CT
9 3/4"H x 6 3/4"W
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Dining - Pencil Drawing by Paul Emile Colin - 1924
Located in Roma, IT
Dining is a drawing realized by Paul Emile Colin in 1924.
Carbon Pencil on ivory-colored paper
Good conditions with slight foxing.
The artwork is realized through deft expressive ...
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Modern 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Jacques Stettiner
Located in New York, NY
This work by Pavel Tchelitchew (1898-1957) is offered by CLAMP In New York City.
Jacques Stettiner
c. 1927
Signature stamp in purple ink, verso; Also titled in pencil, verso
Ink o...
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Contemporary 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
"Costume teatrale costruttivista" acquerello e china cm. 26 x 38 1920 ca
Located in Torino, IT
Bellissimo studio costruttivista per costume teatrale
Kostantin Vialov
Pittore, grafico, scenografo, artista di arti decorative e applicate. Uno dei principali artisti sovietici deg...
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Constructivist 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Watercolor
Portrait of a woman, 1929, red chalk on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Erich HERMES (1881-1971)
Portrait of a Woman, 1929
Sanguine on paper
Signed "E. Hermès" and dated "29" lower left
29.5 x 22.5 cm
original frame
Erich Hermès, a Geneva artist of German origin, was born in Ludwigshafen-am-Rhein in 1881 of Huguenot parents. He trained as a painter-decorator before entering the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Geneva. Awarded a Swiss Confederation scholarship, he spent his first year in Paris in 1909, before continuing his training in Munich, Italy and Spain.
Erich Hermès was an important figure in Geneva figurative painting in the first half of the 20th century. He produced numerous monumental works integrated into architecture. They adorned official and sacred public buildings such as the Protestant temple in Carouge (ill.1), as well as private edifices. The easel painting of his early years was strongly influenced by the work of Ferdinand Hodler (1853-1918), whom he met around 1903. Like Hodler, he painted Switzerland and its heroic figures and battles, while maintaining a strong empathy for the common people. He later moved towards New Objectivity, developing a more personal style.
The artist is also renowned in the world of graphic arts, particularly for his work as a poster artist in the 1930s and 1940s. He used his art to promote the Alps and winter sports (ill.2), as well as products such as wine and cigars.
The red chalk portrait of a woman is dated 1929. We seem to find the model's physiognomy in some of the artist's paintings (ill.3) depicting intimate subjects. Our figure, who wears a Huguenot cross...
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk
Portrait of Seated Nude
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of Seated Nude', pencil on art paper, by French artist, Guillaume Dulac (circa 1920s). An artist known for his exquisite drawings - many are sketches for his larger oil pai...
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Consequences - Ink and Watercolor Drawing by Luigi Bompard - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Consequences is an ink and watercolor drawing on ivory-colored paper, in the 1920s realized by Luigi Bompard (1879-1953).
Hand-signed in pen on the lower margin.
In good condition...
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Art Deco 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Mother with Child Under a Tree
Located in London, GB
'Mother with Child Under a Tree', pencil on art paper, by French artist, Guillaume Dulac (circa 1920s). An artist known for his exquisite drawings - many are sketches for his larger ...
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
French Watercolor Painting - Bay of Cannes
By Gaston Coursaget
Located in Houston, TX
Delightful watercolor and pencil painting of sailboats in the bay of Cannes by French artist Gaston Coursaget, 1927. Signed lower left.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a wh...
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Portrait of a Young Girl Writing
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Young Girl Writing', pencil on art paper, by French artist, Guillaume Dulac (circa 1920s). An artist known for his exquisite drawings - man...
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Nu (Standing Female Nude)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Nu (Standing Female Nude)
Red chalk on wove paper, c. 1925
Signed lower right: C Despaiu (see photo)
Sheet size (folded format): 12 1/8 x 8 5/16 inches
Condition: Very good
Sheet fol...
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Post-Impressionist 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk
Chicago Skyline
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Unsigned
Provenance:
Estate of the artist
c. 1929/30
Sheet: 9 7/8 x 14 1/8"
Mat: 15 1/4 x 19 3/4"
Category
1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon
Portrait of Two Sisters
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of Two Sisters', pencil on art paper, by French artist, Guillaume Dulac (circa 1920s). An artist known for his exquisite drawings - many are sketches for his larger oil pai...
Category
1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Portrait of a Young Child
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Young Child', pencil on art paper, by French artist, Guillaume Dulac (circa 1920s). An artist known for his exquisite drawings - many are sketches for his larger oil p...
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Portrait de Jean Desbordes - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1929
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on vélin pur fil des Papeteries du Marais, realized by Cocteau in 1929.
Belongs to the suite "25 Dessins d'Un Dormeur", published by H. L. Mermod, Lausanne.
Edition of 2...
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Modern 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
Fanciulla con il Cane - Drawing by Massimo Campigli - 1928
Located in Roma, IT
ink and watercolor on paper.
Prov. Locarno, Collection Nesto Jacometti; Rome Art Center.
Exhibitions:
- Pescara, 2002
Ref. Cat. Raisonné, Electa Editore, Milano 2023, n. 28/021, ...
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Modern 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
A ca. 1920s Caricature of Irish Politician Alexander Green
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1920s caricature of Irish politician George Russell by artist Isa M. Macnie. Inscription on drawing reads: "For Richard Madden, George Russell "AE". Image size: 8 7/8" x 6 7/8"...
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Modern 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Vintage French Pen & ink Drawing - French Courtyard
Located in Houston, TX
Playful pen and ink line drawing of a small garden courtyard by artist Jean Charles Lauthe, circa 1930.
Original artwork on paper displayed o...
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper, Pen
Portrait of a Young Girl
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Young Girl', pencil on art paper, by French artist, Guillaume Dulac (circa 1920s). An artist known for his exquisite drawings - many are sketches for his larger oil pa...
Category
1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
French Pencil Drawing of Tree
Located in Houston, TX
French pencil drawing of tree, circa 1920. The artist's perspective lends a sense of upward movement to this piece, as the tree's branches seem t...
Category
1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Vintage Italian Watercolor Landscape - Tuscan Coast
Located in Houston, TX
Exceptional watercolor painting of a sunlit scene of the inviting Tuscany coast, circa 1930. Unsigned.
Original one-of-a-kind artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold b...
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Fisherman's Island, Boothbay, Maine, early 20th century landscape watercolor
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964)
Fisherman's Island, Boothbay, Maine, c. 1925
Watercolor on paper
Signed lower left
15 x 20 inches
20.75 x 25.75 inches, framed
Frank Nelson Wilcox (October 3, 1887 – April 17, 1964) was a modernist American artist and a master of watercolor. Wilcox is described as the "Dean of Cleveland School painters," though some sources give this appellation to Henry Keller or Frederick Gottwald. Wilcox was born on October 3, 1887 to Frank Nelson Wilcox, Sr. and Jessie Fremont Snow Wilcox at 61 Linwood Street in Cleveland, Ohio. His father, a prominent lawyer, died at home in 1904 shortly before Wilcox' 17th birthday. His brother, lawyer and publisher Owen N. Wilcox, was president of the Gates Legal Publishing Company or The Gates Press. His sister Ruth Wilcox...
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American Modern 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Generals - Original China Ink by Filiberto Scarpelli - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Generals is an original modern artwork realized in the first half of the 20th Century by the Italian artist Filiberto Scarpelli (Naples, 1870 - Rome, 1933).
Original drawing realize...
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Modern 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Politician - Watercolor and Ink - 1923
Located in Roma, IT
Politician is an original china ink and drawing watercolor realized in 1923 by an Artist of expressionist school.
Fair conditions (yellowing of paper and tears).
Unreadible signat...
Category
Expressionist 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Ink
L V Guirand de Scevola (1871-1950) A young naked woman standing , Signed pastel
Located in Paris, FR
Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scevola (1871-1950)
A young naked woman standing
Pastel on paper
Signed lower right and dedicated, "à JM Fournol (?)"
63 x 40 cm
In fairly good condition:...
Category
Art Deco 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Portrait de Jean Desbordes - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1929
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on vélin pur fil des Papeteries du Marais, realized by Cocteau in 1929.
Belongs to the suite "25 Dessins d'Un Dormeur", published by H. L. Mermod, Lausanne.
Edition of 2...
Category
Modern 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
Study of an Indian Model
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Study of an Indian Model
Unsigned
Pastel and chalk on blue paper, mounted to support
Provenance:
Estate of the artist (per Graham and Sons, agent for the estate)
James Graham & Sons,...
Category
Ashcan School 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Pastel
Wisdom - Original Pen Drawing by Filiberto Scarpelli - 1920 ca
Located in Roma, IT
Wisdom is an original drawing in pen on paper, realized in 1920 ca. by Filiberto Scarpelli (Naples, 1870 - Rome, 1933).
Published on Italian magazine "la guerra dell’asino".
Includ...
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Modern 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen
Early 20th Century Young Golfer Figurative
By Margaret Neilson
Located in Soquel, CA
Study of a young man with his golf clubs by listed artist Margaret Neilson Armstrong (American, 1867-1944). Image, 14"H x 20"W. Displayed in vintage mat. S...
Category
Realist 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Watercolor Antiquities Ruins
Located in Houston, TX
Pleasing watercolor of antiquities ruins, circa 1920. Artist unknown.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-sized frame. Archiva...
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait de Jean Desbordes - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1929
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on vélin pur fil des Papeteries du Marais, realized by Cocteau in 1929.
Belongs to the suite "25 Dessins d'Un Dormeur", published by H. L. Mermod, Lausanne.
Edition of 2...
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Modern 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
“Mother and Children”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor on archival paper of a mother and her children by the Japanese artist, Takashi Nakayama. Signed in watercolor lower left...
Category
Academic 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Vintage Watercolor Landscape - Charentonneau
By M. Balastié
Located in Houston, TX
Serene watercolor of a figure headed down a winding path leading to a small farmstead in the distance by M. Balastié, 1925. Titled, "Charentonneau", dated and signed lower...
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Roman Remains : Bridge in Provence - Original Ink Drawing, Signed
By André Lhote
Located in Paris, IDF
André LHOTE (1885-1962)
Roman Remains : Bridge in Provence (Le Pont du Gard), c. 1925
Original Indian ink drawing
Signed in the bottom right corner
On paper 16 x 26 cm at sight
Pre...
Category
Cubist 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Watercolor and Gouache on Paper, by Charles Burchfield, circa 1925
Located in New York, NY
Charles Burchfield, 1893-1967
Wallpaper Design No.2, 1922-28
Watercolor and gouache on paper
Category
1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
“Summertime”
Located in Southampton, NY
Great example of the the artistic excellence of William J. Kayla and his mastery of the watercolor. Circa 1925. Signed lower left. Condition is very go...
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Post-Impressionist 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
"The opium smoker", Léa Lafugie (1890-1972)
Located in Paris, FR
Léa Lafugie (1890–1972) was a painter who traveled extensively across Asia. She was renowned for her portraits. She studied at the School of Decorative Arts, followed by the École de...
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Modern 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Red Dress
Located in Fairlawn, OH
The Red Dress
Watercolor on paper, mounted on board by the artist, 1926
Signed and dated, 1926 lower left (see photo)
Condition: Mounted on support board by the artist
...
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American Impressionist 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
'Childhood', Paris, Salon d'Automne, New York, ASL, Corcoran, PAFA, Art Deco
By Nura Ulreich
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right 'Nura' for Nura Woodson Ulreich (American, 1899–1950). Titled, verso, 'Childhood', signed with artist's Paris address and dated 1926.
This early twentieth-century...
Category
Surrealist 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Illustration Board, Watercolor, Gouache
Letters to Sardinia - Drawing by Filiberto Scarpelli - 1925
Located in Roma, IT
Letters to Sardinia is a modern artwork realized by Italian artist Filiberto Scarpelli (Naples, 1870 - Rome, 1933).Four Separate artworks in one frame. Original drawings realized i...
Category
Modern 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pen
Stevedores, Ohio River, Early 20th Century Cleveland School Artist
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964)
Stevedores, Ohio River, c. 1920
Watercolor on paper
Signed lower right
21.5 x 29. 5 inches
"The trip Otto Ege and I made from Pittsburgh to Marietta by riverboat and then by train to Mammoth Cave, was the next high spot in my artistic explorations. We saw something of the Old Southern river life on the way - the roustabouts, the showboat and river town life at Point Pleasant, and then to the sombre tonal mysteries of the Cave. These sights added much to my pictorial vocabulary..." - Frank Wilcox
Frank Nelson Wilcox (October 3, 1887 – April 17, 1964) was a modernist American artist and a master of watercolor. Wilcox is described as the "Dean of Cleveland School...
Category
American Modern 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Vintage Parisian Theater Sketch - Bonnet Beauty
Located in Houston, TX
Darling gouache and pencil sketch of a feminine stage costume complete with matching bonnet for a Paris theater by Willie & Co., circa 1930.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a...
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1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper, Pencil
Roger VAN GINDERTAEL. Paris street view. Charcoal drawing. Signed / dated 1928.
By Roger Van Gindertaal
Located in Paris, FR
Paris street view. Charcoal drawing. Signed and dated 1928.
This drawing is from the best period of this interesting artist.
Roger van Gindertael was a...
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Expressionist 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
1920s Big Sur "Coastal Scene"- "John O'Shea and Friends" Exhibition, 1993
By John O'Shea
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid-century watercolor seascape of the Carmel coast by California artist John O'Shea (American, 1876-1956), c.1940s. Signed "John O'Shea" lower left corner. Exhibition label on verso from 1993 Carmel Art Association Exhibition, John O'Shea and Friends, with artist name and title "Coastal Scene". Displayed in custom giltwood frame. Image, 18.50"L x 24"W.
Provenance: John O'Shea estate; Gerry Byrne Collection; Steven Hawk Gallery Collection; Robert Azensky Fine Art Collection.
This piece is listed in the 1993 exhibition catalog, "John O'Shea and Friends" (not pictured) and will be included gratis in purchase. (A note about the catalog: there is a typo in the catalog which in error states the size of the piece is 16" x 20").
Artist Bio:
John O’Shea was born in Ireland and immigrated to New York at the age of 16 where he studied at the Adelphi Academy and the Art Students League. O’Shea moved to the Monterey Peninsula circa 1917 where he was busy in the local art community, serving as the President of the Carmel Art Association. O'Shea was a versatile artist painting in oil, watercolor and charcoal, his bold, vibrant paintings...
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American Impressionist 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
CLAES-THOBOIS Albert. Roof view. Pastel. Signed and dated 1929.
Located in Paris, FR
CLAES-THOBOIS Albert
Statue. Pastel. Signed and dated 1929.
Provenance : Collection of the mistress of the artist.
Born in Ixelles in 1883, Claes-Thobois studied at the Academy of Brussels under Constant Montald...
Category
Cubist 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Sketch Idea for Metropolis - German Expressionism - 1926
By Otto Dix
Located in London, GB
OTTO DIX 1891-1969
Gera 1891-1969 Singen (German)
Title: Sketch Idea for Metropolis Ideenskizze zu einem Großstadtbild, 1926
Technique: Coloured Pencil and Pencil Drawing on Wov...
Category
Expressionist 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
The "Hair Pin" Road, and Studies of a Well Head and Candleholder, Capri
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Annotated with title under the landscape
Provenance:
James Bakker, Boston
James Bergquist, Boston
Two images on one sheet: horizontal "Hair Pin" Road; vertical: studies
Category
1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Provence : the Shepherds' refuge - Original Ink Drawing, Signed
By André Lhote
Located in Paris, IDF
André LHOTE (1885-1962)
Provence: the shepherds' refuge, c. 1925
Original drawing in brown ink
Signed in the bottom right corner
On paper 16 x 26 cm at sight
Presented in a lacquere...
Category
Cubist 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
“A Norman Peasant’s Home”
Located in Southampton, NY
"A Norman Peasant's Home," (Near Caudebec -en-Caux, Seine, France); and also identified as, "Peasant's Doorway." by Hezekiah Anthony Dyer. This area would be considered Normandy hence the title. Watercolor and gouache on archival paper. Signed lower left by the artist. Condition is very good. Included with the purchase is dated 1925 correspondence between the artist and purchaser of the painting with apologies from the artist for the painting not being shipped from Newport on time. Recently professionally custom double matted and framed under glass. Overall framed measurements are 19.25 by 15.5 inches. Provenance: Rhode Island collector.
H. A. Dyer
1872 - 1943 Historical Rhode Island artist Hezekiah Anthony Dyer, son of Elisha and Nancy Anthony Dyer , was born into a prominent Rhode Island family, having both his grandfather and father serve as governor of the state. A descendent of the Hoppin family, known for their own artistic inclination, Dyer inherited both an interest in the arts as well as his father’s interest in public affairs. He fulfilled his destiny by becoming a notable figure in Rhode Island politics and public service as well as an accomplished artist.
Dyer attended boarding school at St. Paul’s Church in Concord, New Hampshire and then went on to attend Brown University. Following his graduation from Brown in 1894, Dyer became serious about pursuing an art career and made the decision to travel abroad to Holland, Italy and France where he focused on refining his watercolor technique. Following his initial trip to Europe, Dyer returned to Providence and attended classes at the Rhode Island School of Design. By 1919 he received an Honorary Masters of Arts Degree from Brown University.
Throughout his life, Dyer traveled to Europe for several months of each year to paint. He had a particular affinity for European seascapes and landscapes, as well as for picturesque scenes of old European villages. Dyer’s travels took him throughout the continent including Belgium, Brittany, Normandy, England and both the Swiss and Italian Alpine regions. Hezekiah was heavily influenced by the English School of painting, and in the early years of his career as a painter, worked exclusively in a deliberately realistic style. During this time, Dyer also began showcasing his paintings in exhibits that consisted of only his own work and which were very successful. As his painting progressed, Dyer allowed himself to experiment more in the field of watercolor. He developed a technique of painting on grey or tan paper and would paint everything lighter than the paper using an opaque gouache, and everything darker than the paper in transparent washes of color. This technique allowed Dyer to represent a great deal of detail not usually found in watercolor paintings. It also resulted in wonderfully vibrant colors that would not fade when dry.
H. A. Dyer was a prominent member of both the art community and of Rhode Island public life. While he never held an office, Dyer became very involved in politics and from 1916 to 1919 was president of the Republican Club of Rhode Island. At the beginning of the First World War, Hezekiah was made chairman of the speaker’s bureau for the Food Administration of Rhode Island, and was later made chairman of the speaker’s bureau for the Council of Defense. Dyer also became a chairman for a philanthropic organization called Rhode Island of the Fatherless Children of France. In 1922, France presented both Hezekiah Dyer...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Confederate Soldiers' Cemetery, Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio Watercolor
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000)
Confederate Soldiers' Cemetery, Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio, 1929
Watercolor on paper
Signed and dated lowe...
Category
American Modern 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Study for Medal and Bas-Relief - Drawing by Aurelio Mistruzzi - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Study for Medal and Bas-Relief is an original drawing in pencil realized by Aurelio Mistruzzi in the 1920s.
Good condition except for being aged with diffused foxings.
The artwork ...
Category
Modern 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Card Players, Spain - English Pencil & Watercolor Figurative Interior Drawing
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful c.1927 watercolour and pencil interior depicting card players in Spain by Robert Sargent Austin RA.
Fine quality work by this noted English Royal Academician. Signed lower right and presented in an oak wash frame.
Exceptional provenance having previously been exhibited at The Fine Art Society and sold through Abbott & Holder. Label verso.
Artist: Robert Sargent Austin RA (British, 1895-1973)
Title: Card Players, Spain
Medium: Watercolour & pencil
Size: 15 x 16.5 inches (38 x 42 cm) including the frame
Robert Sargent Austin RA PPRWS PPRE (23 June 1895 – 18 September 1973) was a noted artist, illustrator, engraver and currency designer and widely considered to be one of Britain's leading mid-twentieth century printmakers.
Austin studied at Leicester Municipal School of Art from 1909 to 1913 then at the Royal College of Art in London where his studies were interrupted by the First World War. He returned to the College in 1919 when he studied etching under Sir Frank Short and was awarded a scholarship in engraving to study in Italy. During the last 10 years of the etching revival between 1920 and 1930 he produced etchings from copper plates worked in very fine detail in an almost Pre-Raphaelite style.
During the Second World War Austin worked as a war artist recording the efforts of women in the Royal Air Force and in the nursing services for the War Artists' Advisory Committee. During that period he produced a portrait of Lord Nelson as one of a series commissioned by London Transport called 'Our Heritage' and which also included portraits of William Pitt, Francis Drake, Earl Haig and Winston Churchill.
He then returned to teaching at the Royal College of Art as Professor of Engraving from 1946. Austin acted as an advisor on the design of banknotes to the Bank of England between 1956 and 1961 and designed the ten shillings and one pound notes issued in the early 1960s.
Austin was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers (R.E.) in 1927 and succeeded Malcolm Osborne to become the Society's President from 1962 to 1970. He was elected a full member of the Royal Watercolour Society (R.W.S.) in 1934 and served as President from 1957 to 1973. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1939 and to the full membership (R.A.) in 1949 as an engraver.
Austin was married to the writer Ada May Harrison for whom he illustrated a number of books. Ada's sister Rose was married to the sculptor and Royal Academician James_Woodford. Robert and Ada had a son, also Robert, and two daughters, Rachel and Clare. In 1936 the artist purchased...
Category
1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
View - Drawing by Claude Maillard - 1926
Located in Roma, IT
View is an original Pastel en Gravure realized by Claude Maillard in 1926.
The beautiful little artwork represents a small sailboat on the sea.
Good condition on a cream colored pa...
Category
Modern 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
“View of Bay of Naples”
Located in Southampton, NY
Very well executed original gouache on archival paper of a group of figures on an overlook viewing the Bay of Naples by the Italian artist, Maria Ada Gianni...
Category
Academic 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Archival Paper
Tiffany Vase Designs
Located in London, GB
Tiffany Vase Designs
Group of Three Porcelain Vase designs.
Paris, [1920’s].
Group of three original watercolour designs on paper, with marginal stamps “Planche d’aquarelle” with...
Category
Art Deco 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
“Aiguebelette, Savoie”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original early modernist india ink drawing with brushwork by the well known American artist, Adolf Arthur Dehn. Signed by the artist, titled and dated 1925 lower right. Dehn spent his early career traveling and working in Europe during the three year time period 1922 to 1925 when this drawing was done in France. The Chateau d’Auguebelette build in the fourteen century as a fort sits high on the mountain range to the left. Condition is very good. Light toning of paper consistent with age. Under glass, not examined out of frame. The artwork is housed in a antique style silver leaf contemporary frame 16.25 by 22 inches.
Adolf Dehn, painter, printmaker, author, illustrator and teacher, was born Adolph Arthur Dehn in Waterville, Minnesota on November 22, 1895. He was valedictorian of his graduating class at Waterville High School and attended the Minneapolis School of Art between 1914 and 1917. Dehn studied for a year at the Art Students League in New York beginning in 1919. While in New York he met Boardman Robinson who introduced him to the master printer, George Miller. The first exhibition of Dehn's lithographs was held at the Weyhe Gallery in New York City in 1921 and the Weyhe Gallery mounted his first solo exhibition in 1923.
Throughout is life Dehn was a frequent visitor to Europe, staying for various periods of time. Upon his return from a three-year stay in Europe in 1925, he changed the spelling of his first name to Adolf.
In 1934, Dehn established the Adolf Dehn Print Club and was one of the founder-member artists of Associated American Artists in New York. He was selected by Prints magazine as one of the ten best printmakers in the United States in 1936 and the following year he worked in the graphic arts division of the Federal Art Project. He taught summers at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri (1938) and the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center (1940-1942).
For his lithographs, Dehn worked with the finest printers including Meister Schulz in Berlin, Edmond Desjobert in Paris, and George Miller, Grant Arnold...
Category
Modern 1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Archival Paper
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