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Period: 1930s
A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing (Study, Male Legs)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing of a Male Model (Study, Male Legs) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well exe...
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American Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

The Last Fence Glangesia Jumps His 60th National Fence Aintree 1931
Located in Bristol, CT
Glangesia would finish 4th w/ J. Browne jockey aboard Watercolor w/ gouache highlights Art Sz: 9 3/4"H x 15 5/8"W Frame Sz: 18"H x 24"W Preparations for the Grand National Steeple...
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1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Island in the San Francisco Bay, Mid Century Landscape by Alexander Nepote
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Island in the San Francisco Bay Landscape by Alexander Nepote Lovely late 1930's Impressionist watercolor of a Bay Area island by listed California artist Alexander Nepo...
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American Impressionist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed, early 1930...
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American Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Paper

Les Nénuphars à Sorel by Paulémile Pissarro - Watercolour
Located in London, GB
Les Nénuphars à Sorel by Paulémile Pissarro (1884-1972) Watercolour and crayon on paper 32.5 x 50.3 cm (12 ³/₄ x 19 ³/₄ inches) Signed and dated lower right, Sorel le 8 juillet 1931 ...
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1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Crayon, Watercolor

A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing (Male Model, Arms)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing of Male Arms by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed, early 1930s charcoal study (a c...
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American Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing (Male Legs & Feet)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study of a Standing Male Model (Legs & Feet) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed, early 1930s c...
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American Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study (Female Leg, Knee & Foot)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study of a Seated Female Model (Leg, Knee and Foot) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed, early ...
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American Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed, early 1930...
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American Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Paper

"Creation Benevent" Watercolour by E. Maury
Located in Bristol, CT
Stylish watercolour by E. Maury signed (LL) featuring two c1930s dapper gents strolling on the beach in smart French blue attire Art Sz: 17 1/2"H x 11 3/4"W Frame Sz: 18 1/2"H x 13...
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1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Seated Male Nude Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed early 1930s ch...
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American Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Cherry Dancer
Located in Miami, FL
Cherry Dancer Marcel Vertes French, 1895-1961 Beautiful girl juggling cherries Work is round but is shown in a square frame and some of the artworks edge is exposed Description: ...
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Post-Impressionist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Riders Near Camel Rock Monument, Santa Fe, New Mexico Western Landscape
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887–1964) Riders Near Camel Rock Monument, Santa Fe, New Mexico, c. 1937 Watercolor on paper Monogram lower right, titled verso 14.5 x 20 inches 18....
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American Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Canyon at Evening, Early 20th Century Western Landscape, Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887–1964) Canyon at Evening, 1937 Watercolor on paper Signed and dated lower right 14 x 19 inches 18.75 x 24 inches, framed Frank Nelson Wilcox (Oc...
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American Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Wild Horses, Arizona, Early 20th Century Western Landscape, Cleveland School
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887–1964) Wild Horses, Arizona, 1937 Watercolor on paper Signed and dated lower right, titled verso 15 x 20 inches 18 x 24 inches framed Frank Nelso...
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American Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Paysage by Paulémile Pissarro, circa 1934 - graphite on paper
Located in London, GB
ARTWORK SOLD UNFRAMED Paysage by Paulémile Pissarro (1884 - 1972) Graphite on paper 32 x 23.5 cm (12 ⁵/₈ x 9 ¹/₄ inches) Signed lower middle, Paulémile-Pissarro- Executed circa 1934...
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Post-Impressionist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

War Machine — Spanish Civil War, Anti-fascism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Leon Bibel, 'Untitled (War Machine)', brush and ink, c. 1936. Estate stamped, verso. A fine expressionist rendering, on cream wove drawing board, with marg...
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American Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Standing Male Model (Back)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Seated Male Nude Model (Back) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed early 1930s...
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American Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Trio of Nudes
Located in Houston, TX
Nude trio in distinct poses sketched in charcoal by French artist A. Delamaire, circa 1930. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standa...
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1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

The Expectation - Drawing by Angelina Beloff - Early-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
he Expectation is an Artwork  realized by  the Russian Artist  Angelina Beloff. Drawing on paper.  The artist wants to define a well-balanced composi...
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Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Nude Young Woman Modernist ink drawing
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Portrait of a young woman, ca. 1935. Ink on paper, measuring 8.5 x 11 inches. Signed lower right. Unframed...
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American Realist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Art Deco Thistles Still Life Watercolor Painting by Marie Benoit-Levy
Located in Atlanta, GA
Marie Benoit-Levy (France, 20th Century). This stunning watercolor on Arches Vellum paper painting features a still-life with thistles and a blue water pot, an academic design by Mar...
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Academic 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

"Fish"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Ramstonev Co-operative Project (1937 - 1939) In the late 1930s, Charles Ramsey became close friends with Charles Evans and ...
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Abstract 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Nude Young Woman Modernist ink drawing
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Portrait of a young woman, ca. 1935. Ink on paper, measuring 8.5 x 11 inches. Signed lower right. Unframed...
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American Realist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Portrait of Broadway star Dorothy Dionne
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1933 Medium: Pencil on Paper Dimensions: 16.00" x 13.00" Signature: Signed and Titled For the Broadway play "Young Sinners" Dianne starred in the play “Young Sinners” in 1933.
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1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing of a Male Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model (Shoulder and Arm) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exception...
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American Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing of a Male Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Young Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well exe...
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American Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Untitled
Located in Dallas, TX
Francis Chapin was one of the most celebrated painters in Chicago during his lifetime. When he was a young art student, Valley House founder, Donald Vogel, painted with "Chape" on th...
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American Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Sleeping Girl - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil drawing realized by mino Maccari in the 1930s. Not signed. Drystamp "Tiziano" in the lower right corner. Lightly worn in the upper left corner.
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Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

"Golden Miller Winning The 1934 Aintree Grand National" Watercolor by Paul Brown
Located in Bristol, CT
Watercolor w/ gouache highlights Art Sz: 12"H x 18"W Frame Sz: 16"H x 22 1/2"W Inscribed LL: The Freshest thing to win a National in years- and he broke the record at that. Golden Miller wins in 9:20 2/5 1934 Golden Miller (1927–1957) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who is the most successful Cheltenham Gold Cup horse ever, winning the race in five consecutive years between 1932 and 1936. He also is the only horse to win both of the United Kingdom's premier steeplechase races - the Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Grand National - in the same year (1934). Golden Miller was trained by Basil Briscoe in Longstowe, Cambridgeshire and owned by Dorothy Paget, who was the British flat racing Champion Owner in 1943, and the leading National Hunt owner in 1933-34, 1940–41 and 1951-52. In 1931, Golden Miller made his steeplechasing debut at Newbury Racecourse where he finished first, only to be disqualified for carrying incorrect weight. On 30 December, he won the Reading Chase before winning the Sefton Steeplechase on 20 January 1932. In 1933, as a six-year-old and winner of two Cheltenham Gold Cups, he started as the 9/1 favourite in the Grand National but fell at the Canal Turn. In the 1934 Grand National win, he set a new course record of 9 min 20.4s for Aintree. This victory was the middle of five consecutive Gold Cup victories, a Gold Cup record.[2] He retired in 1939 with a record of 29 wins from 52 races. He is buried at Elsenham Stud, a working farm in Elsenham, West Essex. Artist Bio: Paul Desmond Brown (1893-1958) was born in Minnesota and soon moved to New York City with his family. A quote from his biography:"Paul Brown told his host on a radio interview held in September of 1956, 'One day in 1904, I got 50 cents someplace and went over to the National Horse Show at the old Madison Square Garden and saw 'fine leppers,' [a term used for jumpers] as we called them, and Thoroughbreds for the first time.' From then on he appeared to be hooked on drawing horses." At the age of 17, his family relocated again to Garden City on Long Island, where Brown had the opportunity to explore polo grounds...
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Other Art Style 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Sketch for Frescoed Frieze - Pencil and Gouache by Paul Bony - 1932
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch for Frescoed Frieze is an interesting preparatory study realized by the artist Paul Bony, a famous French painter active in the last century. The artwork is in good state of p...
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Cubist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Pencil

Trompe-l'Oeil Study
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Trompe-l'Oeil Study Watercolor on heavy wove paper, 1943 Signed with the artists initials, lower center of image; Dated 1943, lower center of image Provenance: Swann Galleries, 2007, realized $2,640 Condition: Excellent. Fresh colors. Framed with conservation glass. Sheet: 14 3/4 x 11 1/4" Frame size: 20 3/4 x 17 Berman brothers (painters) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eugene Berman in Italy in the 1960s Eugène Berman (Russian: Евгений Густавович Берман; 4 November 1899, Saint Petersburg, Russia – 14 December 1972, Rome) and his brother Leonid Berman...
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Surrealist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

"Two Racehorses" Watercolour by Lockridge
Located in Bristol, CT
Classic watercolour depicting two racehorses neck & neck down the stretch c1930s Art Sz: 12"H x 16"W Frame Sz: 19"H x 23"W
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1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

A Fine 1930s, Art Deco Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Seated Male Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Art Deco Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Male Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed early 193...
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American Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

“The Harbor Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor over graphite under drawing of the harbor with sailboats in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic by the American artist, Wilmot Emerton Heitland. Signed “Heitland” lower right by the artist. Condition is excellent. Circa 1930. Under UV plexiglass. A similar painting of the same harbor done in 1924 by Wilmot Heitland is in the permanent collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. The artwork is housed in a light blue laminate frame with navy blue mat. Overall framed measurements are 25 by 31 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida estate. Born 1893 in Wisconsin, Wilmot Emerton Heitland was an illustrator and painter trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. For a time, he was president of the American Watercolor Society. He also painted numerous illustrations depicting high society that were published in magazines such as: Collier’s, Women’s Home Companion, Cosmopolitan, and McCall’s, throughout the 20s, 30s, and 40s. Later, Heitland moved on to paint and teach at the Art Club. His paintings can be found in the collections of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts; the Brooklyn Museum; the Art Institute of Chicago; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; and locally at the Museum of Fine Arts, William R. Hough and Co., Stetson College of Law Library, and the Poynter Institute. Heitland moved to St. Petersburg because of the active Art Club here. He had a solo show of his work at the Art Club in 1963, and served as the exhibition chairman in 1964. He died in 1969. Overview San Felipe de Puerto Plata is the capital of the Puerto Plata province on the Dominican Republic’s Atlantic north coast. The city is best known for its beaches. Playa Dorada’s lengthy beachfront is backed by resorts and an 18-hole golf course. The city’s old colonial-era center is dominated by the 16th-century Fortaleza San Felipe, a Spanish fortress that now houses historical and military artifacts.
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Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper, Graphite

Whitehall Building, July 1939 - Harbor Seascape with Tugboat in Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Whitehall Building, July 1939 - Harbor Seascape with Tugboat in Watercolor Detailed harbor landscape by Ernest Clegg (British, 1976-1954). The Whitehall Building towers over the sce...
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Impressionist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Cincinnati Cityscape, ca. 1935. Ink on paper measures 9.5 x 12 inches. Signed lower right. Good condition with no...
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American Realist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Emile's Tavern
Located in London, GB
'Emile's Tavern', gouache on paper (circa 1930s), by Lucien Génin. A tavern in French is called a 'guinguette'. With the rise in living standards from the 1860s along with the develo...
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Expressionist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Rural Landscape - Drawing by Rene Suoest - 1930
Located in Roma, IT
Rural Landscape is a drawing realized by Rene Suoest 1903-1980 in 1930. Marker on a cream-colored paper. Good conditions with folding. The artwork is realized through deft quick s...
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Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Permanent Marker

Two Old Pecan Trees, Early 20th Century Landscape, 1st Place May Show Winner
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887–1964) Two Old Pecan Trees, 1932 Watercolor on paper mounted on board Signed lower right 21 x 28.25 inches 27 x 35.25 inches, as framed Exhibited: 1932 May Show (1st Place) Cleveland Museum of Art; Poetics of Place: Charles Burchfield and His Contemporaries, 2001 Cleveland Artist's Foundation. 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 was a respected librarian. In 1906 Wilcox enrolled from the Cleveland School of Art under the tutelage of Henry Keller, Louis Rorimer, and Frederick Gottwald. He also attended Keller's Berlin Heights summer school from 1909. After graduating in 1910, Wilcox traveled and studied in Europe, sometimes dropping by Académie Colarossi in the evening to sketch the model or the other students at their easels, where he was influenced by French impressionism. Wilcox was influenced by Keller's innovative watercolor techniques, and from 1910 to 1916 they experimented together with impressionism and post-impressionism. Wilcox soon developed his own signature style in the American Scene or Regionalist tradition of the early 20th century. He joined the Cleveland School of Art faculty in 1913. Among his students were Lawrence Edwin Blazey, Carl Gaertner, Paul Travis, and Charles E. Burchfield. Around this time Wilcox became associated with Cowan Pottery. In 1916 Wilcox married fellow artist Florence Bard, and they spent most of their honeymoon painting in Berlin Heights with Keller. They had one daughter, Mary. In 1918 he joined the Cleveland Society of Artists, a conservative counter to the Bohemian Kokoon Arts Club, and would later serve as its president. He also began teaching night school at the John Huntington Polytechnic Institute at this time, and taught briefly at Baldwin-Wallace College. Wilcox wrote and illustrated Ohio Indian Trails in 1933, which was favorably reviewed by the New York Times in 1934. This book was edited and reprinted in 1970 by William A. McGill. McGill also edited and reprinted Wilcox' Canals of the Old Northwest in 1969. Wilcox also wrote, illustrated, and published Weather Wisdom in 1949, a limited edition (50 copies) of twenty-four serigraphs (silk screen prints) accompanied by commentary "based upon familiar weather observations commonly made by people living in the country." Wilcox displayed over 250 works at Cleveland's annual May Show. He received numerous awards, including the Penton Medal for The Omnibus, Paris (1920), Fish Tug on Lake Erie (1921), Blacksmith Shop (1922), and The Gravel Pit (1922). Other paintings include The Trailing Fog (1929), Under the Big Top (1930), and Ohio Landscape...
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1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Oil Tanks, Alameda Street, Los Angeles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oil Tanks, Alameda Street, Los Angeles, c. 1930-33, watercolor on paper, 14 ¼ x 21 ¼ inches (image), inscribed verso: “watercolor by Ruth Zimmerman 1912 – 1968 / Practice work for sc...
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American Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Cumulus - Original Ink Drawing - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Cumulusis an original china ink drawing on ivory-colorated paper, realized by an unknown illustrato "Vallée" in the 1930s. In very good conditions. Illustration probably reproduced ...
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Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Nudes - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1934 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil and pastel drawing realized by Mino Maccari, on recto and verso of the sheet, in 1934 ca. Hand signed. Very good condition.
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Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Pastel

Self Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1935 ca
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1935 ca. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
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Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Street Costumes, Gay Nineties Fashion - Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
Street Costumes by Ruth Kreps. Signed lower right. Most likely for a book published in the 1930's about turn of the century women's fashion. "Costume Design of the Gay Nineties" T...
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Academic 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor, Board

Figure of Man - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Figure of Man is a Colored lithograph on japan paper realized by Jean Cocteau (1889 -1963) in 1930 ca. French draftsman, poet, essayist, playwright, librettist, film director. Exc...
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Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Lithograph

Bois de Boulogne, Graphite on Paper by Paulémile Pissarro, 1934
Located in London, GB
SOLD UNFRAMED Bois de Boulogne by Paulémile Pissarro (1884-1972) Graphite on paper 32 x 23.5 cm (12 ⁵/₈ x 9 ¹/₄ inches) Signed lower right, Paulémile-Pissarro-, and titled lower lef...
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Post-Impressionist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Portrait of George Arliss in Conte Crayon on Cardstock 1934
Located in Soquel, CA
Stately portrait of George Arliss by Ivan Opffer (Danish, 1897-1980). Mr. Arliss is depicted wearing his signature monocle, looking directly at the viewer. Although this piece appears to be done rapidly, there is a clear confidence in Opffer's work - he was an accomplished portrait artist - and the resemblance to the subject is unmistakable. George Arliss (born Augustus George Andrews; 10 April 1868 – 5 February 1946) was an English actor, author, playwright, and filmmaker who found success in the United States. He was the first British actor to win an Academy Award – which he won for his performance as Victorian-era British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli in Disraeli (1929) – as well as the earliest-born actor to win the honour. He specialized in successful biopics, such as Disraeli, Voltaire (1933), and Cardinal Richelieu (1935), as well as light comedies, which included The Millionaire (1931) and A Successful Calamity (1932). Signed and dated "Ivan Opffer 1934" in the lower right. Titled "Mr. Arliss" in the lower left. Presented in a new off-white mat with foamcore backing. Mat size: 22"H x 16"W Art size: 17.5"H x 12"W Ivan Opffer (Danish, 1897-1980) was born in Nyborg, Denmark, on June 4, 1897, to a family of Danish scholars and journalists. His brother was Emil Opffer, a Danish merchant seaman and journalist who was known for his relationship with American writer Hart Crane. Ivan was raised in Mexico City and New York, where his anarchist father was the editor of a radical Danish-language newspaper. His involvement in painting and drawing began at an early age. At a summer workshop, he met and studied drawing with Winslow Homer, then went on to study at the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League of New York. When the US entered World War I, Opffer was one of the members of the American Army Camouflage Corps, headed by Homer Saint-Gaudens (whose mother was a relative of Winslow Homer), the son of Augustus Saint-Gaudens. As a camoufleur, Opffer served with other artists and architects, some of whom became well-known, including Barry Faulkner, Sherry Edmundson Fry, Kimon Nicolaides, Robert Lawson, Abraham Rattner, Kerr Eby, and others. It was this same unit, while still in training in at Camp American University in Washington DC, that launched a camp newspaper called The Camoufleur. Only three issues were published before the unit’s deployment to France in late 1917. In the October 31 issue, a satirical portrait by Opffer of Homer Saint-Gaudens (titled “Our Boss”) was published on page 5. After the war, Opffer returned to New York, where he became known for his caricatures of leading Modern writers, among them James Joyce, Edgar Lee Masters, Siegfried Sassoon, George Bernard Shaw, Carl Sandburg, G.K. Chesterton, and Thomas Mann. In the years between the wars, Opffer married Betty à Beckett Chomley, and settled in Paris, where he was a student at the Academie Julliard. He also lived in London and Copenhagen, where his drawings were frequently published in newspapers and magazines. With the outbreak of World War II, he and his family returned to New York and lived in Greenwich Village. Among his friends in that era were William Butler Yeats, F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald...
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American Impressionist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Conté, Postcard, Illustration Board

Mediterranean Landscape
Located in London, GB
'Mediterranean Landscape', ink on art paper, by Pierre Dionisi (circa 1930s). Sepia-toned, original drawing in a compelling style depicts a view of Prov...
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Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Desert Flower
By Pierre Roy (b.1880)
Located in London, GB
'Desert Flower', gouache on coloured paper, by Pierre Roy (circa 1930s). The artist has skilfully captured the beautiful white flowers extending from the ma...
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Surrealist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Untitled
Located in Dallas, TX
Francis Chapin was one of the most celebrated painters in Chicago during his lifetime. When he was a young art student, Valley House founder, Donald Vogel, painted with "Chape" on th...
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Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

'St. Astruell, England' — British Post-Impressionism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Hailey Lever, 'St. Astruell, England', watercolor, 1910. Signed in pencil, lower right. Titled and dated on the original inside mat. A fine spontaneous work, with fresh colors, on cr...
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Post-Impressionist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Portrait - Drawing by Jacqueline Barbet - 1938
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an artwork realized by the french Artist Jacqueline Barbet (1902-1975), in 1938. Pencil, pastel and charcoal rawing on paper. Hand-signed and dated in pencil in Roman nu...
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Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Pastel, Charcoal

Courtyard in Provence
Located in London, GB
'Courtyard in Provence', ink on art paper, by Pierre Dionisi (circa 1930s). Sepia-toned, original drawing in a compelling style depicts a view of a tree...
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Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Outdoor Market WPA sketch
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
David Margolis (b.1911). Outdoor Market, ca. 1935. Charcoal on paper, image measures 7 x 9.5 inches. Framed measurement 13 x 15.5 inches. Signed lower right. David Margolis (Septem...
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Realist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Manhattan Skyline
Located in Sheffield, MA
Leon Dolice American, 1892-1960 Manhattan Skyline Pastel on paper 19 by 12 in. W/frame 25 by 18 in. Signed lower right The romantic backdrop of Vi...
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Post-Impressionist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

"East Gloucester, Massachusetts' — Cape Ann Regionalism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Hailey Lever, 'East Gloucester, Massachusetts', watercolor, c. 1930. Signed 'HL' in pencil, lower left. A fine, spontaneous watercolor with fresh colors on off-white watercolor paper...
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Impressionist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Portrait of a Lady, Charcoal Drawing, 20th Century Russian
Located in London, GB
Charcoal , signed lower right and dated 'Paris 1935' Image size: 25 x 19 inches (63.5 x 48 cm) Original oak frame An accomplished example of Russian art from the mid 20th century. ...
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Art Deco 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Ideal Decoration - Drawing by Carlo Parisi - 1935
Located in Roma, IT
Ideal Decoration is an Artwork realized by the artist Carlo Parisi (1922-2007) in 1935. Black and white drawing on paper. Good conditions. Carlo Parisi...
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Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Hilltop Cows, Zermatt, 1935, circa - Drawing by Stanley Spencer, Farming + Rural
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Painter of imaginative and religious subjects, of landscapes and occasional portraits. Born 30 June 1891 at Cookham, Berkshire, brother of Gilbert Spencer. Studied at the Maidenhead ...
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1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

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