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Period: 1930s
Cactus (Mexico), Early 20th Century Cubist Still Life by Woman Cleveland Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clara Deike (American, 1881-1964)
Cactus (Mexico), 1930
Watercolor on paper
Signed lower right, titled and dated on label verso
15.25 x 13.25 inches
25 x 22.5 inches, framed
A gradu...
Category
Cubist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
'Miss Personality' Calendar Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pastel on Board
Signature: Signed Lower Left
"Miss Personality", American Art Works original art for a calendar.
Category
1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
Romantic Couple In Wartime Paris on Rainy Parisian Night
Located in Miami, FL
The technique and subject matter work well together in this loosely but masterfully rendered World War 1 romantic illustration of a Soldier and a Parisian woman. Even though this wo...
Category
Romantic 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Pencil
Oxen on Road, Gaspé, Canada, Early 20th Century Cleveland School
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964)
Oxen on Road, Gaspé, Canada, 1932
Watercolor on board
Signed and dated lower right
15.25 x 21 inches
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 as 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...
Category
American Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
A Galant Welcome - Original handsigned watercolor - 1930
By Marcel Bloch
Located in Paris, IDF
Marcel BLOCH
A Galant Welcome
Original watercolor with gouache enhancement
Handsigned bottom right
c. 1930
On vellum 35 x 24 cm at view (c. 14 x 10 in)
Information : This drawing i...
Category
Art Nouveau 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Place Pigalle
By Lucien Génin
Located in London, GB
'Place Pigalle', oil and gouache on art paper, by Lucien Génin (circa 1930s). Pigalle is well known to tourists who want to experience "Paris by night". It is home to some of Paris' most famous cabarets such as the Moulin Rouge which was immortalised by artist Toulouse-Lautrec. Lautrec's studio was here as was Picasso's, Vincent Van Gogh's and that of Andre Breton. In 1928 Josephine Baker opened her first nightclub next door to Breton's apartment. It is certainly a historical landmark of Paris and well known to so many visitors of this beautiful city. Génin painted Paris and Parisians and this is another one of his charming works among many held by this gallery. Please feel free to peruse them all on this platform. In good overall condition. Newly framed and glazed with anti-reflective glass. Upon request a video may be provided.
About the Artist: After the devastation of the First World War, Lucien Génin (1894 - 1953) left his provincial home in the autumn of 1919 to find his fortune among the lively Parisians in the heart of Montmartre. Génin befriended the painters Frank Will, Gen Paul, Émile Boyer...
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1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Gouache
NYC Park Scene American Scene Social Realism WPA Woman Artist Ashcan Realism
Located in New York, NY
NYC Park Scene American Scene Social Realism WPA Woman Artist Ashcan Realism
Isabel Bishop (American, 1902-1988)
"NYC Park Scene"
Pencil on paper
Sight: 5 x 7-1/8 inches
Signed l...
Category
American Realist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Daphne and Chloe - Lithograph by Pierre Bonnard - 1930 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Daphne and Chloe is a beautiful black and white lithograph on paper by Pierre Bonnard in 1930s.
Not signed, as issued.
Category
Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
French Ink Drawing - In Tow
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Pencil sketch of two figures carrying large billowing fabric by C. Gassier, circa 1930. Signed lower left.
Original artwork on paper dis...
Category
1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper
Seated Nude
By A. Delamaire
Located in Houston, TX
Charcoal drawing of female nude in seated pose by French artist A. Delamaire, circa 1930.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard...
Category
1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
$250 Sale Price
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Grace Martin Taylor (Frame), (Town View), 1930, pastel, signed
Located in New York, NY
West Virginia native Grace Martin Taylor, artist for the brightly colored pastel (TownView), attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the Art S...
Category
American Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
'Theatre in the Park' French School (circa 1930s)
Located in London, GB
'Theatre in the Park' gouache on art paper, French School (circa 1930s, signature unknown). A charming vignette of costumed performers in an open air...
Category
1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
"Sur la rivière (Marne)" - On the River Marne - Hand Colored Lithograph
Located in Soquel, CA
"Sur la rivière (Marne)" - On the River Marne - Hand Colored Lithograph
Serene depiction of a house along the Marne River by unknown artist "Charlot." This piece was commissioned and printed by Camilla Lucas Publishing in New York. A two-story house with a red roof sits on the bank of the river. Lush trees line the banks, some of which are depicted with orange-brown leaves, indicating that autumn has arrived. The color in this piece was added by hand.
Titled "Sur la riviere (Marne)" in the lower left corner.
Signed "Charlot" in the lower right corner.
Presented in a wood frame with a double mat.
Frame size: 20"W x 16"W
Image size: 11.5"H x 9"W
In 1928, Hungarian-born Sidney Zoltan Lucas founded "Camilla Lucas Publishing" which encompassed a wholesale art publishing house and a retail art gallery. This business was both wholesale and retail and dealt in reproductions of antique, modern, and contemporary prints. It also sold original art including etchings, lithographs, and paintings. Starting in the 1930's and continuing into the 1950's, Sydney Lucas traveled to Europe periodically and contracted with French and Flemish artists to publish their work under the banner of the "Paris Etching Society."
During his career, Sydney published many thousands of images. He brought art into the homes of people at all levels of income through his etchings, serigraphs, woodblock prints, restrikes and reproductions. The various subjects included Redouté and Prevost Flowers, Barraband and Gould Birds, Piranesi, French Landscapes, Urban Scenes, Women, Children, Animals, Hunting and much more.
Later on in the 1950s, Sydney and his wife Phyllis Lucas became the first North American publishers of original signed, limited edition lithographs by the famous surrealist artist Salvador Dali. They worked directly with Mr. Dali over several years and the three created such fine images that in 1985 the Lucas’ Collection of limited edition lithographs from Salvador Dali’s paintings were displayed alongside his original paintings at the Salvador Dali Museum...
Category
Impressionist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
$372 Sale Price
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A 1930s Drawing of a Woman Seated at a Lunch Counter by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1930s charcoal on paper drawing of a woman seated at a lunch counter by artist Francis Chapin. Artwork size: 10 3/4" x 14". Archivally matted to 20" x 16". Provenance: Estate ...
Category
American Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
The Olive Tree Behind the Stone Wall
Located in London, GB
'The Olive Tree Behind the Stone Wall', ink on art paper, by Pierre Dionisi (circa 1930s). Sepia-toned, original drawing in a compelling style depicts a...
Category
Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
The Medway, Rochester - Large Modern British Kent Landscape Watercolor Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful large signed and dated 1937 watercolour by Roland Vivian Pitchforth RA depicting the River Medway at Rochester in Kent.
Fine qua...
Category
Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
UNTITLED - SEATED WOMAN WITH TOGA
Located in Santa Monica, CA
GERHARD MARCKS (1889 1981)
(SEATED WOMAN WITH TOGA) 1933. Graphite on wove paper, signed,
dated, 14 ¼” x 7”. Sheet 15” x 10”. S...
Category
Expressionist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
$595 Sale Price
30% Off
'Hamam Rigba'. Oil sketch on cardboard. Signed and titled on back.
Located in Paris, FR
'Hamam Rigba'. Oil sketch on cardboard. Signed and titled on the back.
This work will be recorded in the catalogue raisonné of the work of the artist currently in preparation.
Jules...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
1931 ink poster for the Exposition Coloniale Internationale in Paris
Located in PARIS, FR
This original 1931 ink poster project was created as a concept for the Exposition Coloniale Internationale, held in Paris from May to November 1931. The striking black-and-white composition features a bold, angular depiction of a man in traditional North African attire, set against an architectural backdrop reminiscent of Islamic and colonial influences. The typography, arranged in a dynamic diagonal layout, gives the piece a sense of power and movement.
As a preliminary design, this ink project was likely part of a larger effort to develop the visual identity of the Exposition Coloniale, which was one of the most significant international exhibitions of its time. The exposition, hosted in Bois de Vincennes, aimed to showcase the cultural, economic, and artistic achievements of France’s colonial empire, with pavilions representing territories such as North Africa, Indochina, and West Africa.
The artwork's bold contrasts, dramatic perspective, and modernist style reflect the Art Deco and early 20th-century graphic design trends, emphasizing strong geometric forms and high-impact visuals. As a hand-drawn project, it provides a fascinating glimpse into the creative process behind exhibition advertising, where artists experimented with layouts, typography, and imagery before finalizing a printed poster.
Today, this ink poster project is a historical artifact, offering insight into both colonial-era propaganda and vintage graphic...
Category
1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper
1930s Nude Figure Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous 1930s figure drawing of a seated female nude by student of Lee Fritz Randolph (American, 1880-1956), 1937. Signed "Randolph," "C.S.F.A." for California School of Fine Art and dated "6/28/37" upper right. "C.S.F.A" and "6/28/37" lower right. Unframed. Image size, 25"H x 10"L. We believe a student of Lee Randolph...
Category
American Realist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pencil
Blue Ships
By Tom Lewis
Located in Los Angeles, CA
(Note: This work is part of our exhibition Connected by Creativity: WPA Era Works from the Collection of Leata and Edward Beatty Rowan)
Watercolor on paper, 14 x 21 inches unframed sheet, 24 x 30 inches framed, signed and dated lower right
About the Artist:
Born in 1909, Tom E. Lewis studied architecture at the University of Southern California. Beyond that training, Lewis was largely self-taught as an artist. He began watercolor painting during the late 1920s and focused on scenes of California. Lewis was an active organizer of the arts and exhibitor and aided the formation of the Progressive Painters of Southern California. Prior to World War II, the Treasury Section of Fine Arts awarded two commissions to Lewis, the first completed in 1938 for the Hayward California Post Office and the second completed in 1941 for the El Dorado County California District Attorney’s Office...
Category
American Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1935 ca
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1935 ca.
Hand signed in ink lower right.
Good condition.
Category
Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Chinese Vase - Drawing by Gabriel Fourmantraux - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Ink and watercolor drawing realized by Gabriel Fourmantraux (1886-1984) in 1930s.
Matted, mat dimensions cm. 45x24.
Very good condition.
Gabriel Fourmantraux was an important fren...
Category
Contemporary 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Music Hall Pathos, Cubist Mixed Media Painting by Benjamin Benno 1938
Located in Long Island City, NY
Music Hall Pathos by Benjamin Benno, American (1901–1980)
Date: 1938
Gouache and Colored ink on paper, signed and dated lower left
Size: 14 x 10 in. (35.56 x 25.4 cm)
Frame Size: 23....
Category
Cubist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Gouache
Portraits - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1930s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pen drawing and watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1930s.
Hand signed lower right.
Very good condition.
On the verso: male portrait, charcoal and watercolor on paper.
Category
Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen
Woman with a butterfly in her hat. Colliers Magazine Cover
By Jaro Fabry
Located in Miami, FL
A wonderful and charming cover concept as an attractive young women stares at a beautiful butterfly caught in the netting of her hat. Fabry executes the work with his stylised loos...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Sketch - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1930s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1930s.
Hand signed in the bottom center.
Very good condition.
Category
Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Jerusalem
Located in Storrs, CT
1931. Pencil, ink and watercolor. 9 1/4 x 15 (framed 18 1/2 x 24 1/2). Signed and dated in pencil. Housed in a silk mat and an elegant carved gold leaf frame.
Twelve of the artist'...
Category
Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, India Ink, Watercolor, Pencil
$1,350 Sale Price
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Cecil Beaton - Watercolour Ballet Costume Design for Le Pavillon - 1936
By Cecil Beaton
Located in London, GB
SIR CECIL BEATON, CBE
(1904-1980)
Ballet Costume Design for Le Pavillon - 1936
Signed and bears wardrobe mark l.r.: Beaton
Watercolour and ink
49 by 39 cm., 19 ¼ by 15 ½ in.
(fram...
Category
Realist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Jazz Duet"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by:
Joseph Meierhans (1890 - 1980)
Joseph Meierhans is one of the most important modernist painters associated with Bucks Count...
Category
Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Boats in the Harbour - Seaside Maritime
By Mane Katz
Located in London, GB
MANE KATZ [Katz Emmanuel] 1894-1962
Kremenchug, Ukraine 1894-1962 Tel Aviv (Russian / Ukrainian / French / Israeli)
Title: Boats in the Harbour, circa 1938
Technique: Original...
Category
Expressionist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Study of lion - Original Pencil Drawing by Wilhelm Lorenz - 1933
Located in Roma, IT
Study of lion is a beautiful original drawing on ivory-colored paper realized in 1932 by the German artist Wilhelm Lorenz, also known as Willi Lorenz.
Hand-signed on the lower left...
Category
Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Old charcoal drawing on paper " nude lady with cigarette " Italian school 2Oth
Located in Gavere, BE
Old charcoal drawing on paper " nude lady with cigarette " Italian school 2Oth
This exceptionally beautiful charcoal drawing sits in a brand new frame, and sealed under the authenti...
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Italian School 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Recling Female Nude, seen from the rear
By Emil Ganso
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Recling Female Nude, seen from the rear
Conte crayon on paper. c. 1936
Signed "Ganso" right (see photo)
Illustrated: Esquire Magazine, "Emil Ganso, Handy Artist", July 1938, pages 58...
Category
American Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon
Cincinnati Ohio Ida Street 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 8 x 10 inches. Signed lower right. No damage or conservation.
Birth place: Cincinnati, OH
Addresses: Cincinnati, OH; NYC
Profession: Painter, illustrator, etcher, lithographer, cartoonist, teacher
Studied: Cincinnati Art Acad.; ASL
Exhibited: AIC, 1936, 1938; PAFA Ann., 1936; Corcoran Gal biennial, 1939; GGE, 1939; Paris Salon, 1937; Stockholm, Sweden, 1937-38; Soc. Indep. Artists, 1938; WFNY, 1939; SAE; LOC, 1943-45; Albright-Knox Art Gal., 1951; SAGA, 1951-on; Royal Soc. Painters, Etchers & Engravers, London, England, 1954; Am.-Japan Contemporary Print Exhib., Tokyo, 1967. Awards: first prize in graphics, Cincinnati Mus. Assn., 1939.
Member: Cincinnati Assn. Prof. Art; Cincinnati AC; SAE; SAGA
Work: MMA; NYPL; CI; Penn. State Univ.; Soc. New York Hospitals.
Comments: Contributor: cartoons in Saturday Review, New Yorker. Publications: illustrator, Lamb's Sectional Histories of New York State," Frank E. Richards; illustrator of filmstrips on New York State history produced by Our York State, NY, 1950-; medical illustrator, "A Syllabus for Health Visitors," Navajo Tribal Council, Arizona...
Category
American Realist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Nude Woman in Chair
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Nude Woman in Chair
Watercolor, gouache, ink, and pencil on heavy paper, c. 1930-35
Signed with the artist's Estate stamp lower right (see photo)
Note: "Matchstick" ink drawing of fe...
Category
American Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Eric Blore
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Charcoal on Illustration Board
Signature: Unsigned
Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of 1930s English character actor Eric Blore, best known for his film roles in ...
Category
1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Illustration Board
1930s Surrealist Still Life with Alarm Clock and Mandolin by Artist Jan Matulka
By Jan Matulka
Located in Chicago, IL
A ca. 1930s graphite on pencil drawing of Surrealist still life of an egg beater by notable artist artist Jan Matulka. Artwork size: 8 1/2" x 11". Archiv...
Category
Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Men by Lake
Located in Houston, TX
English watercolor of two males by a lake, circa 1930.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-sized frame. Archival plastic sleev...
Category
1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Elegant Lovers at the Rink - Original handsigned watercolor - 1930
By Marcel Bloch
Located in Paris, IDF
Marcel BLOCH
Elegant Lovers at the Rink
Original watercolor with gouache enhancement
Handsigned bottom right
c. 1930
On vellum 35 x 24 cm at view (c. 14 x 10 in)
Information : This...
Category
Art Nouveau 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Two Women and a Child on the Beach at Provincetown
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Two Women and a Child on the Beach at Provincetown
Unsigned.
Watercolor on paper, c. 1934
A beautiful Provincetown beach scene, included in the catalogue raisonne.
Please see Babcoc...
Category
American Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Woman - Drawing by Lucien Coutaud - 1931
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is an Original drawing in watercolor realized by Lucien Coutaud in 1931.
Hand-signed on the lower by the artist.
Good conditions.
The delicate ...
Category
Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
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, sheet measures 11 x 17 inches. Signed lower right. No da...
Category
American Realist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Untitled (Seated Nude)
Located in Chicago, IL
A figure drawing, created by Leontine Wallace in 1931. The drawing is inscribed, “Paris á l’Atelier L’hote”. Image size: 12 1/2" x 9 1/2". Framed size: ...
Category
American Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
$950 Sale Price
36% Off
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Pastel Figure Study of a Kneeling Male Nude Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Pastel Figure Study of a Kneeling Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed, early 1930...
Category
American Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Study for Mr and Mrs R. H. Butler and Their Daughters
Located in Maidenhead, GB
Bernard Fleetwood-Walker RA RWS (1893-1965)
Study for Mr and Mrs R. H. Butler and Their Daughters, c. 1932
Graphite on paper, mounted to card
Signed centre left
53 x 42.8 cm.; (within frame) 77.6 x 62.8 cm.
Provenance:
The artist’s studio, 1965 (no. 523);
Private Collection, United Kingdom.
Dated to c. 1932, the present drawing belongs to a series of preparatory studies for Mr and Mrs R. H. Butler and Their Daughters (1932), a large family composition...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Standing Male Nude (Back)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model (Back) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed, ear...
Category
American Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Hiawatha's Honeymoon - Heroic Pose at Sunset
Located in Miami, FL
In a heroic standing pose on a cliff, set against the grandeur of nature, female illustrator Adelaide Hiebel depicts an idealized double portrait of Hiawatha and her husband, Minneha...
Category
American Impressionist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel
Untitled (Joe Louis knocking out Max Schmeling in 1938 rematch)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled
(Joe Louis knocking out Max Schmeling in 1938 rematch)
Pen and ink with wash on heavy wove sketchbook paper, 1938
Signed lower right: Fletcher Martin
Directly related to Martin's famous painting of 1942 entitled "Lullaby", which was also used in the lithograph of the same name. (see photo)
The drawing depicts the third and final knockdown of Max Schmeling in their rematch of 1938.
Condition: Mat staining at the edges of the sketchbook page edges
Toning to verso from previous framing.
Does not affect framed presentation
"It was here that Louis first used sport to bridge America's cavernous racial divide. With Hitler on the march in Europe and using Schmeling's victory over Louis as proof of “Aryan supremacy,” anti-Nazi sentiment ran high in the States. Louis had long grown accustomed to the pressures of representing his race but here the burdens were broader and deeper. Now he was shouldering the hopes of an entire nation.
A few weeks before the match Louis visited the White House and U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, whose tenure lasted even longer than Louis' would, told him, “Joe, we need muscles like yours to beat Germany.”
Those muscles certainly beat Schmeling on fight night...
Category
American Realist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Modern Framed Italian Portrait by Tito Corbella
By Tito Corbella
Located in Roma, IT
1930s painting by the important Italian artist Tito Corbella
Beautiful and rare work by the important Italian artist of the first half of the 20th century Tito Corbella. It depicts w...
Category
Art Nouveau 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Early 20th Century Watercolor of Marrakech Scene, Cleveland School Artist
By John Teyral
Located in Beachwood, OH
John Teyral (American, 1912-1999)
Marrakech, 1937
Watercolor on paper
Signed, dated and titled upper right
12 x 14 inches
19 x 21.5 inches, framed
John Teyral was one of Cleveland'...
Category
1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Smithfield Cattle Show, 1930s art deco poster design by A. E. Halliwell
Located in London, GB
A. E. Halliwell (1905-1987)
Smithfield Cattle Show
Airbrush and gouache
26 x 33 cm
c.1930
Provenance: Family of the artist
A.E. Halliwell (1905–1986) was a British artist, illustra...
Category
Realist 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study (Female Legs & Feet)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study of a Standing Female Model (Legs and Feet) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed, early 193...
Category
American Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
A Very Finely Drawn 1930s Modern Figure Study of a Female Nude Model (Back)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Very Finely Drawn, 1930s Modern Figure Study of a Standing Female Nude Model (Back) by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An early composite charcoal d...
Category
American Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
The Archibald Russell.
Located in Storrs, CT
The Archibald Russell. 1935. Pencil and watercolour on watercolour board. 20 7/8 x 28 5/8. Mat line from a previous mount; otherwise excellent condition. Signed and dated in ink, low...
Category
Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Watercolor
$3,000 Sale Price
40% Off
1930s Surrealist Composition of Still Life with Egg Beater by Artist Jan Matulka
By Jan Matulka
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1930s graphite on pencil drawing of Surrealist still life of an egg beater by notable artist Jan Matulka. Artwork size: 8 1/2" x 11". Archivally matted...
Category
Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Vintage French Watercolor Landscape - Côte d'Azur
By M. Kessler
Located in Houston, TX
Serene French watercolor along the banks of the Côte d'Azur by artist M. Kesseler, 1938. Signed and dated lower left.
Original vintage one-of-a-kind artwork on paper displayed on a ...
Category
1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Portrait of a Man from the Rif Region
Located in Stockholm, SE
This watercolour portrait by Finnish artist Hugo Backmansson depicts an Arab man from the Rif region of Morocco. Created during Backmansson’s journey to Morocco in 1939, the work cap...
Category
1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$3,326 Sale Price
20% Off
Queen Street, Exeter watercolour by Louis Osman FRIBA
By Louis Osman
Located in London, GB
Louis Osman was an English artist, architect, goldsmith, silversmith and medallist. He is notable for the gold coronet he designed and made for the investiture in 1969 of Charles, Pr...
Category
Modern 1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Autograph Letter with Sketch - China Ink by Hans Erni - 1938
By Hans Erni
Located in Roma, IT
Autograph Letter Signed with Original Sketch by Hans Erni to Nesto Jacometti. October 26th, 1938. Signed "ton Erni".
One page, double-sided. On ivory colored paper with black paper ...
Category
1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
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