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Period: 19th Century
Chinese Craft on the Pearl River.
Located in London, GB
[CHINESE SCHOOL].
Chinese Craft on the Pearl River.
Canton, circa 1810.
A pencil, water colour and body colour drawing of craft, heightened with white on paper watermarked ‘J Whatm...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Scientific Accuracy - British 19th Century ink illustration by George du Maurier
Located in London, GB
GEORGE DU MAURIER, ARWS
(1834-1896)
Scientific Accuracy
Ada: “What horrid things black-beetles are, Miss Grimm!
The kitchen is full of t...
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Realist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Chinese Craft on the Pearl River.
Located in London, GB
[CHINESE SCHOOL].
Chinese Craft on the Pearl River.
Canton, circa 1810.
A pencil, water colour and body colour drawing of craft, heightened with white on paper watermarked ‘J Whatm...
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Other Art Style 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Oscar Andreae: Schlossgarten, Baden Baden, Germany - 1861 drawing
Located in London, GB
This is from a series of Andreae's sketches of European tourist destinations from the 1860s, to see some others, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller."
Oscar Andreae (fl.1860-1880)
Pencil drawing
Inscribed 'Schlossgarten - Juli 1861/ Baden Baden...
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Impressionist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Denis Auguste Raffet (1804-1860) Studies of a Tiroler Kaiserjäger, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Denis Auguste Raffet (1804-1860)
Studies of a Tiroler Kaiserjäger,
Signed and dated 1849 lower right
Ink on paper
16.5 x 25.5 cm
In a nice period frame : 33 x 42 cm
Raffet had the occasion to draw studies of austrian soldiers as he took part as observer to the first Italian Independance War (1848-1849). It was the the first of many conflicts between the Kingdom of Sardinia , which later became the Kingdom of Italy , and the Austrian Empire.
The Kaiserjäger (imperial hunters) were founded in 1815 by Emperor Franz I. It was a great honor to enter the Kaiserjäger as they were the only ones to be honored with the term "imperial". However, only Tyrolese, Voralbergers and Welschtirolers were allowed.
They wore this characteristic hat as a parade headdress, it was made of matte black, waterproof felt. It consisted of a crown and brim adorned with a circular, green cord, the Jäger emblem and a plume of black rooster feathers. The hat cord was made of sheep's wool, and had a button and an acorn covered with a green wool.
These two studies clearly evoke the interest of the artist for this part of their uniform.
Denis Auguste Marie Raffet (2 March 1804 – 16 February 1860) was a French illustrator and lithographer. He was a student of Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, and was a retrospective painter of the Empire.
At an early age he was apprenticed to a wood turner, but took up the study of art at evening classes. At the age of 18 he entered the workshop of Cabanel, where he applied his skill to the decoration of china, and where he met Rudor, from whom he received instruction in lithography, in the practice of which he was to rise to fame. He then entered the École des Beaux-Arts, but returned to lithography in 1830 when he produced on stone his famous designs of Lützen, Waterloo, Le bal, La revue, and Les adieux de la garrison, by which his reputation became immediately established.
Raffet's chief works were his lithographs of the Napoleonic campaigns, from Egypt to Waterloo, vigorous designs inspired by ardent patriotic enthusiasm. In this endeavor he was a contemporary of other French artist-lithographers of Napoleon and the French army including Hippolyte Bellangé, Horace Vernet, and Nicolas Toussaint Charlet. As an illustrator his activity was prodigious, the list of works illustrated by his crayon amounting to about forty-five, among which are Béranger's poems, the History of the Revolution by Adolphe Thiers, the History of Napoleon by de Norvins, the great Walter Scott by Auguste Defauconpret, the French Plutarch and Frédéric Bérat's Songs.
He went to Rome in 1849, and was present at the siege of Rome, which he made the subject of some lithographs, and followed the Italian campaign of 1859, of which he left a record in his Episodes de la campagne d'Italie de 1859. His portraits in pencil...
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Romantic 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Miniatures with Text from the "Legend of Phra Malai"
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Unknown Artist, Thailand, 19th century
Miniatures with Text from the "Legend of Phra Malai"
Double folio; ink, color and gold leaf, c. 1900
Unsigned
Script: Khmer (Cambodian) These texts are written in Khom script, a variant of Khmer script often used in Central Thai religious manuscripts.
Paired devas (lesser gods) on throne-like plinths addorse Khmer (Cambodian) script containing tales of Phra Malai, a Sri Lankan arhat or Buddhist saint known for his travels to hell. There, the compassionate monk gave teachings and comfort to sufferers. Phra Malai stories taught the karmic effects of human actions to the faithful as well as conveying Maitreya's message of hope for attaining nirvana.
Though known in neighboring countries, the stories of Phra Malai achieved their greatest popularity and influence in Siam (present day Thailand)
Condition: Very good
Sight window) size: 11-1/8 x 27 inches
Frame size: 19-5/8 x 34-7/8 x 3/4 inches
The legend of Phra Malai, a Buddhist monk of the Theravada tradition said to have attained supernatural powers through his accumulated merit and meditation, is the main text in this 19th-century Thai samut khoi (folding book) held in the Thai, Lao, and Cambodian Collections of the British Library. Phra Malai figures prominently in Thai art...
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Other Art Style 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pigment
Romantic landscape, View of an imaginary palace by the water, Pastel, Signed
Located in PARIS, FR
Camille ROQUEPLAN
Mallemort 1803 - 1855 Paris
Romantic landscape, View of an imaginary palace on the banks of a river
Pastel on strong paper
Signed lower left
26.5 x 38 cm
38 x...
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Romantic 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Giant's Head Farm, Cerne Abbas - 1930s British drawing by Randolph Schwabe
Located in London, GB
RANDOLPH SCHWABE, RWS, NEAC
(1885-1948)
Giant’s Head Farm, Cerne Abbas
Signed with initials, inscribed Giant’s Head Farm, Cerne Abbas and dated 193...
Category
Realist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Summer - Chalk Drawing Design for Minton charger by Herbert Wilson Foster
Located in London, GB
HERBERT WILSON FOSTER
(1846-1929)
Summer
Inscribed with title beneath the mount
Chalk, circular
Framed
Diameter 42 cm., 16 ½ in.
(frame size 61 by 58 cm., 24 by 22 ¾ in.)
Herbert Wilson Foster was born in Endon, Staffordshire. He attended Hanley School of Art before continuing his studies in London, Belgium and France. His paintings of rural and domestic subjects were exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1873 and 1899. In 1893 he accepted a teaching position at the Nottingham School of Art, where his pupils included Laura Knight and Harold Knight. Works by him are in the collections of the Minton archives; the Wisbech & Fenland Museum; Leicester Art Gallery; Rushcliffe Council and Nottingham Castle Museum.
In addition to his work as a painter he worked as a porcelain painter, working at one point on the tile panels in the Victoria & Albert Museum. He is known to have worked at Mintons from 1872 where he specialized in portraits of contemporary personalities, including members of the Royal Family. This head of a girl was probably intended for a painted ceramic wall charger...
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Realist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Pencil
Louis Charles Auguste Couder (1789-1873) The Widower and the Orphan, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Louis Charles Auguste Couder (1789-1873)
The Widower and the Orphan
Lead pencil on paper
29 x 20 cm
In good condition: some superficial creases, diffuse foxings
Framed (losses, ...
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Academic 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Le Vengeur
Located in BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, FR
Après une formation à l’École des beaux-arts de Paris auprès de Jean-Léon Gérôme et Édouard Detaille, Gustave Bourgain se spécialise dans les marines ...
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Academic 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
A Scene from Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night
Located in Spokane, WA
Measures
Painting 13.125 x 10.125 inches sight
Framed 23.5 x 19.5 inches
Matted and framed in a gold wood molding.
Hubert von Herkomer (1849 - 1914) was a German-born British art...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$7,600 Sale Price
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Two Miniatures and text from the "Legend of Phra Malai"
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Unknown Artist, Thailand, 19th century
Two Miniatures and text from the "Legend of Phra Malai"
Ink and color on paper, c, 1900
Unsigned as usual
Script: Aksar Chrieng or Khmer These texts are written in Khom script, a variant of Khmer script often used in Central Thai religious manuscripts.
Phra Malai was a Budhist monk whose meditations permitted him to travel to heaven and hell.
Condition: Good, with minor staining to text
Sight (window) size: 11-1/8 x 27 inches
Frame size: 19-3/4 x 35 x 3/4 inches
Framed in solid cherry wood with archival, acid free materials
The legend of Phra Malai, a Buddhist monk of the Theravada tradition said to have attained supernatural powers through his accumulated merit and meditation, is the main text in this 19th-century Thai samut khoi (folding book) held in the Thai, Lao, and Cambodian Collections of the British Library. Phra Malai figures prominently in Thai art...
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Other Art Style 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pigment
Portrait of a Young Man, Charcoal 1800 French School, Romanticism
Located in London, GB
Charcoal and grey wash on paper
Image size: 14 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches (37.5 x 36 cm)
Hand made gilt frame
Provenance
Private collection, Washington DC.
C.G. Sloan & Co., Sept. 1980.
T...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
Southern Landscape, Ships, Old Master Drawing, 19th Century, by Von Stengel
Located in Greven, DE
Southern Landscape with View of a Castle and Ships passing by
Pen and brush in brown and black over pencil, brown and grey wash, 17,5 x 22,7cm
Plain black moulding with golden pearl ...
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Romantic 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Return From The Masked Ball at The Opera, Victorian Era, Portrait of a Lady
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Margaret Mary Virdet (American)
Signed: Virdet, Paris (Lower, Right)
" Return From The Masked Ball at The Opera ", circa 1880s
Watercolor with Gouache on Board
21" x 14"
Housed ...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Throw of flowers, nasturtiums
Located in PARIS, FR
Blanche ODIN
Troyes 1865 - Bagnères-de-Bigorre 1957
Throw of flowers, nasturtiums
Watercolor on paper
Signed lower right
25 x 16.5 cm sheet
37 x 30.5 cm frame
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French School 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Two Warriors on Horseback, Foot Soldier, and Civilians, " Persian Book Page
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Two Warriors on Horseback, Foot Soldier, and Civilians" is an original gold and tempera painting by an unknown Persian artist from the late 19th ...
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Rajput 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Portrait of a Young Man by Victorian artist George Elgar Hicks
By George Elgar Hicks
Located in London, GB
GEORGE ELGAR HICKS
(1824-1914)
Portrait of a Young Gentleman
Signed and dated 1858
Watercolour and bodycolour, oval
30 by 25 cm., 11 ¾ by 9 ¾ in.
(frame size 50 by 41 cm., 19 ¾ b...
Category
Realist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Chinese Pith Painting of Fish
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare framed and matted antique Chinese painting of fish. Painted on pith paper with gouache in bold colors in a scholastic style. Having the expected ...
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Other Art Style 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Man sitting in the studio - Thinking about art -
Located in Berlin, DE
Adolph Eduard Otto von Faber du Faur (1828 Ludwigsburg - 1901 Munich). Man sitting in the studio. Watercolour painting, 43 x 27 cm (visible size), 73 x 53 cm (frame), monogrammed at lower right, estate stamp.
Upper right corner neatly repaired, small tear in the wall to the left of the sitter.
- Thinking about art -
About the artwork
The sitter, an elderly man, is seated in a studio on a pedestal reminiscent of an academy hall. The earthy, dark tones give the scene a weighty quality. The lightest tones are found in the incarnate parts of the figure, which do not stand out from the other colours of the picture, but are linked to them. As a result, the sitter's face is both part of and the highlight of the colour references in the picture. The colour of the sitter's skin is reflected in his pink coat, while his white-grey hair matches the colour of the wall next to him. This almost monochrome wall surface, in turn, is connected across the portrait to the framed picture standing on the floor, which seems to have been erased by this correspondence with the empty wall surface. Through the palette, which is positioned directly behind the sitter's head, the reference to painting, which is already given by the studio space, is explicitly linked to the sitter, who thus seems to be contemplating the question of the meaning of art.
This raises the question of whether Faber Du Faur, who had become lonely in his old age, might have painted a self-portrait here in his later years. In addition to the studio setting, the sitter's explicit reference to the palette and the fact that the picture was part of his estate, the only summary elaboration of the body suggests a self-portrait, while the representation of the face is concretised with the wide-open eyes typical of a self-portrait. This concentration on the face gives the impression of the artist's melancholy introspection, captured by the palette and related to the meaning of painting, whose dark character is reinforced by the concealment of the palette hanging on the right of the picture in the light tones so characteristic of Faber Du Faur. In the course of this resignation, Faber du Faur advises his son Hans, who has also become a painter: "Promise me one thing: never move to Munich, they'll kill you here!"
Whoever the sitter may be, the references to painting make the portrait a resigned self-contemplation by Faber Du Faur, focused on art.
About the artist
After leaving school, Otto Faber du Faur entered the service of the Württemberg army, at the same time cultivating his artistic talent. In 1851, on the recommendation of his father Christian Wilhelm, who was himself a battle painter, he spent six months in Munich as an apprentice to Alexander von Kotzebue. In 1852 he was granted a year's leave of absence from military service to study battle painting in the studio of Adolphe Yvon...
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Realist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$901 Sale Price
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Profile of Lady - Drawing by R.X. Frinet - Late 19th century
Located in Roma, IT
Profile of Lady is a drawing realized by R.X. Frinet (1861-1946) in the late 19th century.
Charcoal, pastel and white lead on paper.
Monogrammed on the lower right.
Good condition...
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Modern 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Charcoal
The Sportsmen - Early 20th Century British illustration
Located in London, GB
STEPHEN BAGHOT DE LA BERE
(1877-1927)
The Sportsmen
Signed
Watercolour and pencil
Framed
36 by 30.5 cm., 14 ¼ by 12 in.
(frame size 48.5 by 43 cm., 19 by 17 in.)
Baghot de la Ber...
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Realist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Firefight
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
"Firefighting" is a dramatic monotone watercolor painting by William Thomas Smedley, depicting the intense efforts of firefighters battling a high-rise building fire. The unique L-shaped composition draws the viewer's eye from the scene of action below to the perilous situation above.
At the base of the painting, firefighters are shown bravely combating the flames, with water hoses...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Japanese Hotei Buddha Ink on Paper, 19th C.
Located in Astoria, NY
Japanese School, Hotei Buddha Composition, Ink on Paper, 19th century, calligraphy and chop seal mark upper right, mounted to panel. Image: 45.5" H x 22.25" W; panel: 60" H x 27.5" W...
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Other Art Style 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Restaurant de nuit
Located in Nice, FR
Beautiful watercolor by Alcide Teophile ROBAUDI, french painter and illustrator. Born in 1850 in Nice and dead in 1928 in Paris.
Framed. Take also a look at the other watercolors of ...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Statue - Drawing by Henri Felix Philippoteaux - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Statue is a drawing realized by Henri Felix Philippoteaux in the Mid-19th Century.
Tempera and watercolor on paper.
Good conditions with slight foxing.
The artwork is realized thr...
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Modern 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Tempera
Sketch - Drawing by Henri Pierre Jamet - Late-19th Century
By Henri Pierre Jamet
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil drawing by H. P. James, realized in the ed of 19th Century.
Good condition.
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Modern 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
"A Kind Suggestion" Life magazine interior illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Life magazine interior illustration, June 15, 1893
The full caption reads:
“The Stout One: There is nothing left now but a final separation, I fear, with no likelihood of a reconc...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Chinese Pith Painting of Fish
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare framed and matted antique Chinese painting of fish. Painted on pith paper with gouache in bold colors in a scholastic style. Having the expected ...
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Other Art Style 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Figure - Drawing by Edouard de Beaumont - Late-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is a Pastel and pencil drawing realized by Edouard de Beaumont in Late-19th Century.
The Artwork id represented through strong strokes.
Good conditions with slight foxing.
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Modern 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Pastel
Seated Nude
By August Gerasch
Located in Buffalo, NY
You are viewing one of a pair of stunning antique realist drawings by well listed Viennese artist August Gerasch.
This piece was created with superb...
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Realist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Board, Graphite
Study for Battledore & Shuttlecock - British Aesthetic Movement drawing
By Albert Joseph Moore
Located in London, GB
ALBERT JOSEPH MOORE, ARWS
(1841-1893)
Study for Battledore & Shuttlecock
Signed with anthemion
Chalk on brown paper
27 by 13 cm., 10 ½ by 5 in.
(frame size 49 by 34.5 cm., 19 ¼ b...
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Aesthetic Movement 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk
Naturalistic Watercolor European Harbor Scene
Located in Houston, TX
Naturalistic European harbor scene with boats and figures preparing the boats of sailing. The work is signed and dated by the artist in the bottom corner. The paper comes with a blac...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Chinese Lunar New Year Painted Scroll
Located in Chicago, IL
In celebration of the lunar new year festival, it was traditional all over China to hang special decorations. In a city called Wuqiang, local artists made lacquer scroll paintings laden with symbolism. This framed and finely rendered 19th century folk painting from Wuqiang features an imperial court official and his family dressed in their best silks. The young boy is dressed in a wonderfully patterned yellow robe to offer Shou Xing...
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Qing 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Lacquer, Paper, Pigment
Geocentric Universe - Drawing - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Geocentric Universe is a China ink drawing realized by Anonymous in the late 19th century
Good conditions.
Good condition with aged margins
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Modern 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Studies of seated figures
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
GIUSEPPE BOSSI
(1777-1815)
Studies of seated figures
Pen and ink on paper
18 x 14 cm
Provenance:
Private collection, France
Giuseppe Bossi was an Italian Neoclassical painter, dra...
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Old Masters 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Last View of a Great Departure - Original whandsigned watercolor - c. 1899
By Edmond Pellisson
Located in Paris, IDF
Edmond PELLISSON
Last View of a Great Departure, c. 1899
Original watercolor painting
Handsigned bottom right
On vellum 18 x 26 cm (c. 7 x 10.5in)
Excell...
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Realist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Flat Iron, New York City
Located in Booklyn, NY
The eerie timeless Flat Iron building stands silhouetted against a winter sky one day in NYC. Tom was struck by the severe geometry of an historic b...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, Qing-dynasty
Located in Chicago, IL
Despite its explicit content, this intimate scene conveys a sense of tenderness and romantic love characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “sp...
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Qing 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Figurative Study of a Women and Man
Located in Houston, TX
Figurative study of a woman in her undergarments and elderly men's profile. The work is stamped by the artist. The paper is not framed.
Many others are available. Please inquire to buy the entire collection.
Artist Biography: Emile Lejeune...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Windsor Castle and Eton College with Punting Scholars, 19th Century drawing
Located in London, GB
S.R.E
Windsor Castle and Eton College with a Punt of Scholars Beforehand
Pencil drawing
25 x 42 cm
Signed and dated to the bottom right.
Nineteenth-century pencil drawing of Wind...
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Realist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Fantaisies Aquatiques
Located in PARIS, FR
Jules Habert Dys (1850-1930)
Aquatic fantasies
Around 1885
Watercolor and ink on paper, heightened with "gold" gouache
27 x 20 cm
Signed lower left J. Habert-Dys
Bibliography: Decor...
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Art Nouveau 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Regency portrait drawing of Lady Nugent
By John Downman
Located in London, GB
Collections:
With Ellis Smith, London;
Private collection, to 2015.
Literature:
G.C. Williamson, John Downman A.R.A., his Life and Works,
p. lviii no...
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Old Masters 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Watercolor
Roman Landscape - Drawing - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Landscape is an artwork of the 19th century.
Watercolour on paper. The artwork is attached on passepartout: 27.5 x 34.5 cm.
The evocative representation of a scenic view of t...
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Modern 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Pair of Framed Chinese Ancestor Portraits, Ink and Pigment on Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
Believing that the departed continue to hold influence over the lives of the living, many Chinese households honor their ancestors in private family rituals, invoking their spirits for long life, health, and prosperity. Commemorative portraits, which came into vogue in the late Ming and Qing dynasties, were commissioned specifically for ancestor worship and were believed to house the spirits of the deceased. When properly cared for, one's ancestors were believed to be a powerful source of honor, protection, and good luck.
This pair of ancestor portraits was hand-painted in the 19th century and beautifully depicts a Qing-dynasty couple. While some ancestral portraits offer a more stylized representation of one's ancestors, this particular pair is painted with incredible realism and life-like expressions. Rather than depict the pair in a regal hall wearing elaborate finery, the couple is shown in a quiet home environment, seated at either end of a square tea table. Their surroundings are minimal, practically undecorated, and they wear simple, matching blue silk robes...
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Qing 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pigment, Ink, Paper
Charcoal Study of a Woman Reading
Located in Houston, TX
Charcoal study of a woman reading. The work is attached to a matte backing. It is signed by the artist in the bottom corner. The dimensions are of the p...
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Impressionist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
"View of Chequers Court, " Pencil & Ink by F. Trotman from Rothschild estate
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"View of Chequers Court" is an original pencil, pen, and ink drawing by Fiennes Trotman. This drawing was part of the Rothschild collection, and it fea...
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Academic 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Pen, Pencil
Fresh Flowers
By Ferenc Lohr
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Hungarian artist. Possibly, by the Hungarian "Sculptor" Lohr Franz, 1874-1918. Measures: 26"H x 35" W, tempera and watercolor on paper. Overall size is 30" x 39". Signed...
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Other Art Style 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor
$1,520 Sale Price
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Portrait of Men - Original - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Men is an Artwork realized by the French Artist Gaston Charles Vuillier.
Drawing-ink on paper.
The artist wants to define a well-balanced composition, through precis...
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Modern 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Swans /// Antique Female Artist Bird Ornithology Animal Landscape Watercolor Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Catherine Board (English, Active Early 19th Century)
Title: "Swans"
*Signed by Board lower right. It is also signed and dated by Board at lower right on verso
Circa: 1820
Med...
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Romantic 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of a Child -Drawing by G.C. Vuillier - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a Child is an Artwork realized by the French Artist Gaston Charles Vuillier.
Gouache on paper.
Category
Modern 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Charles Cooper Henderson (1803-1874), 19th Century Watercolour, Tyrolean Posting
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming watercolour depicting military figures on horseback. Inscribed verso: Tyrolean Posting. Charles Cooper Henderson (1803-1877), student of Samuel Prout. Provenance: sold at ...
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Sketch of a head - Carved in stone -
Located in Berlin, DE
Emil Faesch (1865 Basel - 1915 Basel). Sketch of a head. Charcoal on painting cardboard, 60 x 47.5 cm (folio size), signed and dated at lower right "E. Faesch. 1888.".
Minor browning.
- Carved in stone -
About the artwork
The life-size head has an immensely present presence. This effect is due to the fact that Faesch took his cue from academic classical...
Category
Realist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk
$427 Sale Price
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19th century Italian religious figurative drawing on paper
Located in Florence, IT
This drawing, bistro on paper, depicts a typical Renaissance-style Majesty, thus the Virgin enthroned with Jesus on her lap. The echoes are clearly referable to the school of Filippo...
Category
Renaissance 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Fernando De Noronha, Brazil.
Located in Douglas, Isle of Man
French School picture circa 1790-1810, the landscape depicts a group of fishermen and appear to be preparing for the journey out to sea, there are fishing boats with nets suggesting ...
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Shady hollow way - Into the heart of the forest -
By Hans Dvoràk
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Dvořák (19th century). Shady hollow way in a sunny forest. Watercolour and pen-and-ink drawing, 58.5 x 43 cm (visible size), 70 x 55.5 cm (frame), signed and dated "Hans Dvořák ...
Category
Realist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
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View Of The Admiralty Of The Port Of Algiers, Large Watercolor Triptych
Located in PARIS, FR
Alphonse REY
Avignon 1864 - Nice 1938
View of the Admiralty of the port of Algiers
Triptych of watercolors
Signed lower right (each)
35 x 124 cm
Very good condition.
Painter, water...
Category
French School 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Woman On Bicycle - Drawing by Adolphe Léon Willette - 1890s
Located in Roma, IT
Woman On Bicycle is a Blue Pencil Drawing realized by Adolphe Léon Willette in 1890s.
Good condition on a yellowed paper.
Monogrammed, included a wh...
Category
Modern 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
Early 20th Century Neo-Impressionist Portrait Drawing on Paper - Figural Studies
Located in London, GB
Henri-Edmond Cross
Figural Studies
Graphite and charcoal on paper
18 7/8 x 14 1/4 inches; 47.5 x 35 cm
26.5 x 31 inches; 67.3 x 78.7 cm inc. frame
Henri Edmond Cross (May 20, 1856 -...
Category
Post-Impressionist 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Carbon Pencil
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