1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

CAMILLE BRYEN 1907-1977 [CAMILLE BRIAND] Nantes 1907 – 1977 Paris (French) Title: Surrealist composition with Arm (Graphite), circa 1935 ...

ALEXANDER EVGENEVICH IACOVLEFF (YAKOVLEV) 1887-1938 Saint Petersburg 1887-1938 Paris (Russian) Title: Portrait of a Girl, 1934 Technique: Ori...

A variation is a common term in various performing styles meant to refer to a planned or choreographed routine. In this original gouache, pastel, and graphite work on paper by French...

Untitled - Still Life 2 Benjamin Benno, American (1901–1980) Date: 1936 Ink on paper, signed and dated Size: 3.63 x 5.25 in. (9.21 x 13.34 cm) Frame Size: 10.75 x 12.25 inches

Untitled - Child Sleeping on Desk Benjamin Benno, American (1901–1980) Date: circa 1930 Gouache On Paper Size: 13.75 x 10.63 in. (34.93 x 26.99 cm) Frame Size: 18.75 x 16 inches

Mountain Range Benjamin Benno, American (1901–1980) Date: 1938 Watercolor and ink on paper, signed and dated lower left Size: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.64 cm)

Set against a deep green background of layered paint and wavy lines, Benjamin Benno’s textured composition features an array of unidentifiable figures of varying sizes and shapes. Th...

Colored ink drawing of an abstract blue shape by British born American artist Benjamin Benno. Birth Benjamin Benno, American (1901–1980) Date: 1938 Colored ink on paper, signed lowe...

Cubist artist Benjamin Benno depicts the famed Greek figure Atlas supporting on his shoulders a more angular version of our world. On his face is a strai...

Benjamin Benno was a British-born American artist, best known for his Cubist and abstract works. This artwork is signed and dated. Abstract Structure with Cup Benjamin Benno, Americ...

Abstract Composition 2 Benjamin Benno, American (1901–1980) Date: 1934 Gouache on paper, signed and dated Size: 11 x 8 in. (27.94 x 20.32 cm) Frame Size: 19.5 x 16.25 inches

Ink on paper, signed and dated '34 lower left Image size: 9 3/4 x 15 inches (24.75 x 24.5 cm) Mounted and framed A unique drawing, this work is typical of Brodzky's early nudes with its economy in the use of the line and the seemingly relaxed, informal pose of the model. The spontaneous feel of many of Brodsky's drawings does in a way indicate that the works, such as the present drawing, are purely sketches and studies. In fact, Brodsky was known for making perhaps twenty or thirty drawings at a sitting and of those he preserved perhaps only a handful, only those that 'pass his rigorous censorship sum up qualities resulting from the perfect collaboration of hand and eye and sensibility' (Forty Drawings by Horace Brodsky, by James Laver, 1935, p.15). Laver continued to write that 'Brodsky preferred a pose that showed the body from an unexpected angle, daringly foreshortened or with the weight of the various parts freed from the monotony of the standing pose. He liked to see his models from above, the limbs relaxed, and.... he made many of his drawings from a step-ladder drawn up close to the platform on which the model is lying'. Horace Brodsky Horace Ascher Brodzky (30 January 1885 – 11 February 1969) was an Australian-born artist and writer most of whose work was created in London and New York. His work included paintings, drawings and linocuts, of which he was an early pioneer. An associate in his early career of many leading artists working in Britain of his period, including Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, Mark Gertler, and members of the Vorticism movement, he ended his life relatively neglected. Brodzky was born in Kew, Melbourne in 1885 to the Australian journalist Maurice Brodzky (a Jewish immigrant to Australia from Poland), and his wife Flora, née Leon. In his youth he assisted his father in the production of the magazine Table Talk. Brodzky studied initially at the National Gallery School in Melbourne. In 1904 his father was bankrupted after exposing corruption, and Horace moved with his family to San Francisco. In 1908, Brodzky went to London where he studied during 1911 at the City and Guilds South London Technical Art School. He became an acquaintance and follower of Walter Sickert. Amongst his friends was Henri Gaudier-Brzeska who created in 1913 a portrait bust of Brodzky (now in the Tate Gallery, London), and whose biography he wrote in 1933. Brodzky is said to have been so engrossed in talk when he visited Gaudier-Brzeska's studio in the King's Road, that he missed the last bus to Herne Hill where he lived. Brodzky travelled to Italy with the poet John Gould Fletcher and this led to his first London exhibition, "Paintings and Sketches of Italian and Sicilian Scenes" (c. 1911), of which one painting was selected for the 1912 Venice Biennale. He was in fact the first Australian to be exhibited at the Biennale. In 1914 his work was exhibited along with that of other Jewish artists, including Mark Gertler and David Bomberg, in the Whitechapel Gallery. Brodzky became a member of The London Group. During this period he was a pioneer of the technique of linocut, in which medium he has been said to have "excelled". His early oils reveal the influence of both Gertler and Bomberg. Among his works of this period are portraits of Jacob Epstein and Jacob Kramer. In 1915 Brodzky moved to New York, with an introduction to the art patron John Quinn. There he worked as a poster artist and an arts journalist, and in 1917 helped Quinn organize a New York exhibition of Vorticist artists. In 1919 he married Bertha Greenfield; they were to have three sons. In 1920 Egmont Arens...

EDWARD HAGEDORN (AMERICAN 1902 – 1982) DEBRIS, ca. 1930 Large Ink Drawing - Study for the Print. Image 16 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches, sheet 17 1/2 x 28 inches. Ink wash, on blank side of...

EDWARD HAGEDORN (AMERICAN 1902 – 1982) UNTITLED MOUNTAINS, ca 1935 Tempera, Unsigned. Image 18 x 24 inches. See also 1stdibs item LU411312750272 for another example form the follow...

EDWARD HAGEDORN (AMERICAN 1902 – 1982) PLUNGING COMET - Large Ink and graphite drawing. Signed, titled and dated in pencil. Image, 16 x 22, Sheet 22 1/2 x 28 1/2 inches See also ...

EDWARD HAGEDORN (AMERICAN 1902 – 1982) VOLCANO c. 1935 Thick tempera, SIGNED at the upper right corner,. Sheet & image 18 1/2 x 25 inches. Provenance: Hagedorn estate, Around the...

This reclining nude portrait of a woman on a picnic makes several different art historical references. The bold, almost neon colors are reminiscent of the tropical paintings rendered by Gauguin at the end of the 19th century. The setting harkens back to "Luncheon in the Grass" by Manetl. And the pose is historically associated with sex workers and the goddess Venus, in paintings like "Olympia" by Manet, "Grande Odalisque" by Inges, and even further back like "Venus of Urbino...

This cubist work on paper in bold monochrome pastel is almost a piece of optical art thanks to the series of geometric shapes that build out the bodies of the two figures. In the for...

HANS HOFMANN California House (VI), c. 1930-31 Ink on paper 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches 26.7 x 34.3 cm Signed, lower right: H Hofmann -- Hans Hofmann (...

HANS HOFMANN Mechanical Life (XXIV), c. 1930-31 Ink on paper 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches 26.7 x 34.3 cm Signed, lower right: H Hofmann -- Hans Hofmann (b. 1800, Weissenburg, Bavaria, G...

HANS HOFMANN Oil Tanks from Richmond (XXXIV), 1931 Ink on paper 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches 26.7 x 34.3 cm Signed, lower left: H Hofmann -- Hans Hofmann (b. 180...

HANS HOFMANN Untitled (California Landscape)(XXI), 1931 Ink on paper 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches 26.7 x 34.3 cm Signed, lower right: H Hofmann -- Hans Hofmann (b. 1800, Weissenburg, Ba...

HANS HOFMANN The Wind Mill (XXV), c. 1930-31 Ink on paper 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches 26.7 x 34.3 cm Signed, lower right: H Hofmann -- Hans Hofmann (b. 1800, ...

A black and white charcoal drawing on paper by cubist and surrealist artist Benjamin Benno.Rather than depicting fruit or flowers on a table like a tra...

The piece is mounted in an archival white mat, with an overall mat size of 30 x 24 inches. Fritz Bultman set himself apart from other Abstract Expressionists with his meticulously o...

The piece is mounted in an archival white mat, with an overall mat size of 30 x 24 inches. Fritz Bultman set himself apart from other Abstract Expressionists with his meticulously o...

The piece is mounted in an archival white mat, with an overall mat size of 30 x 24 inches. Fritz Bultman set himself apart from other Abstract Expressionists with his meticulously o...

The piece is mounted in an archival white mat, with an overall mat size of 30 x 24 inches. Fritz Bultman set himself apart from other Abstract Expressionists with his meticulously o...

The piece is mounted in an archival white mat, with an overall mat size of 30 x 24 inches. Fritz Bultman set himself apart from other Abstract Expressionists with his meticulously o...

The piece is mounted in an archival white mat, with an overall mat size of 30 x 24 inches. Fritz Bultman set himself apart from other Abstract Expressionists with his meticulously o...

Enea e Didone (per Raffaele Carrieri) is a pencil drawing on paper, realized by Alberto Savinio in 1931, hand-signed and inscribed. Hand signed dedication to the italian writer and poet Raffaele Carrieri. Certificate of authenticity by Ruggero Savinio...

Invention of the Human Eye is an original modern artwork realized by Alberto Martini in 1935. Original China ink on paper. Wood frame included (cm 40 x 28.5); passepartout included (cm 37.5 x 26). Hand-signed in China ink on the lower left corner: Alberto Martini; hand-signed on the lower right: Martini A XIII. Mint conditions. Beautiful black China ink on paper representing several ambiguous images between a metaphysical and esoteric style. Inscriptions in capital letters are present in the center and at the top. This work was realized by Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 - Milan, 1954). Incredible Italian draftsman, engraver, painter and illustrator, he was a forerunner of the Surrealist movement. In 1895, Martini started his graphic activity as illustrator of literary works, a supporting activity for his artistic production. The youthful satirical inspiration was replaced by the most macabre and morbid vein, present in the chine. He was a friend of eccentric persons, such as Luisa Amman Casati, a well-known animator of artistic life who became his precious patron of several portraits and who welcomed him to her various residences: the Venetian palace, the castle of Soncino and, between 1928 and 1930, the French residence of Vesinet. Thanks to the Marchesa Casati...

Presenting a magnificent early watercolor by American artist Robert McIntosh(1916-2010.) Lillies, is an original watercolor on paper, signed, painted in 1936, currently unframed with an image dimension of 10.5 x 15 inches, excellent original condition, acquired directly from the personal collection of the artist. Please contact our West Hollywood gallery...

1,000 piece Museum Quality Collection of Art & Objects from NYC 1939 Worlds Fair. Ilya Bolotowsky (1907-1981) "1939 World’s Fair Mural Study for the Hall of Medical Sciences...

A wonderful example of Czobel’s most expressive drawing. Signed, lower right

Aristide Maillol "Femme de Torse" 1930 Charcoal on Paper Monogrammed Lower Right with Photo Certificate of Authenticity Paper Size: approx 12 x 8 7/8 inches Framed Size: approx 15.25...

ANDRE LHOTE "LA PLAGE" PASTEL, SIGNED FRANCE, C.1927 17.75 X 24 INCHES André Lhote 1885-1962 Lhote was born in Bordeaux, France in 1885. H...

A rare, early original figurative charcoal by American artist Robert McIntosh(1916-2010) Robert McIntosh was extremely prolific and exhibited throughout his lifetime, including fi...

Ron Blumberg was classically trained at La Grande Academie Chaumiere in Paris, 1932, before moving to New York where he became a National Academy artist and a member of the Art Stude...

We are proud to present a just arrived series of original pen and ink and ink wash drawings by Austrian/American artist Gustav Rehberger. These works were acquired directly from the ...

Presenting a monumental original graphite drawing by American artist Alexander Rosenfeld. Rosenfeld was classically trained in Poland before set...

Presenting an original California Modernist charcoal drawing by American artist Dorothy Sklar(1906-1996) "Cubist Dancer" is an original charcoal on paper, signed, c.1935. There is some waving within...

Presenting an original very early ink and charcoal drawing by American artist Ron Blumberg. "Her Hand" is an original ink and charcoal drawing, signed, c. 1932, some minor "burn" ...

Presenting a rare, early pen and ink drawing by American artist Ron Blumberg. "Henry" was created in New York; an original pen and ink drawing, signed, titled, c.1932.

Our Gallery acquired the estate of a Northern California artist, Thelma Terrell. Terrell lived in Oakland and was an illustrator and professional graphic artist. "The Pink Dress...

Presenting an original large pen and ink drawing by Hungarian/American artist Karoly Fulop. "Bell Ringers", is an original pen and ink d...

American artist Ron Blumberg was classically trained at La Grande Academie Chaumiere in Paris, 1932, before moving to New York where he became a National Academy artist and a member of the Art Students League. "Elevated Train Tracks...

An original Pastel by French artist Jean Jannel, known for his figurative, genre portraits. Fleurs, is an original pastel on paper, signed, c.1930, offered superbly framed.

A rare, early original drawing by American artist Robert McIntosh(1916-2010) McIntosh was extremely prolific and exhibited throughout his lifetime, including first prize awarded a...

A number of years ago, we acquired the balance of a Northern California estate of artist Thelma Terrell. Terrell lived in Oakland and was an illustator and commercial graphic artist. This male...