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Period: Early 20th Century
Elsa
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Elsa, 1915
Charcoal on paper, 14 x 11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dated lower left: Daniel Garber / 1915
Provenance
The artist;
Estate of the artist, 1958;
Tanis Garber Page,...
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
$14,500
Landscape with fishermen by a lake
By Reginald Smith
Located in PARIS, FR
Conditions : Very good overall Conditions. Framed under glass.
Arthur Reginald Smith (1871-1934)
Though most associated with his fresh and silvery watercolours of his native York...
Category
Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Donna Schuster “Nude Bathers” Watercolor, Pencil and Gouache
Located in LA, CA
Donna Schuster (1893-1953) “Nude Bathers” watercolor, pencil and gouache within a giltwood carved frame and protective glass. Signed ‘Donna Schuster’ (Lower Right), circa 1920-1930.
...
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Abstract Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Le Fondeur De Bronze By Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer
Located in New Orleans, LA
Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer
1865-1953 French
Le fondeur de bronze
Signed "Levy Dhurmer" (lower right)
Pastel on paper
French painter Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer was one of the leading artists of...
Category
Post-Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Vielle Femme en Petite Cape
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Signed with stamp, J.V.
7-5/8" x 4-3/4" art
19" x 15-1/4" frame
Jacques Villon (French, 1875 - 1963) French painter, printmaker and illustrator. The oldest of three brothers who became major 20th-century artists, including Raymond Duchamp-Villon and Marcel Duchamp, he learnt engraving at the age of 16 from his maternal grandfather, Emile-Frédéric Nicolle (1830-94), a ship-broker who was also a much appreciated amateur artist. In January 1894, having completed his studies at the Lycée Corneille in Rouen, he was sent to study at the Faculty of Law of the University of Paris, but within a year he was devoting most of his time to art, already contributing lithographs to Parisian illustrated newspapers such as Assiette au beurre. At this time he chose his pseudonym: Jack (subsequently Jacques) in homage to Alphonse Daudet’s novel Jack (1876) and Villon in appreciation of the 15th-century French poet François Villon...
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Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Gouache
Standing Woman in Profile
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Standing Woman in Profile
Pen and ink drawing, c. 1900
Unsigned
Estate authentication verso by Frances Frieseke Kilmer (Mrs. Kenton Kilmer, 1914-1998) (see photo)
Condition: Excellen...
Category
American Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Fisherman's Island, Boothbay, Maine, early 20th century landscape watercolor
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964)
Fisherman's Island, Boothbay, Maine, c. 1925
Watercolor on paper
Signed lower left
15 x 20 inches
20.75 x 25.75 inches, framed
Frank Nelson Wilcox (October 3, 1887 – April 17, 1964) was a modernist American artist and a master of watercolor. Wilcox is described as the "Dean of Cleveland School painters," though some sources give this appellation to Henry Keller or Frederick Gottwald. Wilcox was born on October 3, 1887 to Frank Nelson Wilcox, Sr. and Jessie Fremont Snow Wilcox at 61 Linwood Street in Cleveland, Ohio. His father, a prominent lawyer, died at home in 1904 shortly before Wilcox' 17th birthday. His brother, lawyer and publisher Owen N. Wilcox, was president of the Gates Legal Publishing Company or The Gates Press. His sister Ruth Wilcox...
Category
American Modern Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Profile Portrait of a Woman Sitting on a Chair
Located in Stockholm, SE
A finely tuned oval drawing by the Finnish artist Ester Helenius depicting a young woman in profile seated on a chair. The room is suggested only by a diffuse background. Signed and ...
Category
Jugendstil Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Gouache
Conversation au salon
Located in PARIS, FR
Watercolor over pencil strokes
Dedicated to Madame Mossler / Respectful memories, signed and dated 188... bottom right.
Provenance:
• France, private collection.
Category
Symbolist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Color Pencil
A Breach of Promise - Hand Colored Etching on Paper 1900 Victorian
By James Dobie
Located in Soquel, CA
Victorian-style drypoint etching by James Dobie (British, 1849-1911), after a painting by Walter Dendy Sadler. Printed in London by J. Brooker & Co. and ha...
Category
Victorian Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Drypoint, Etching
Evening Calm by the Northern River
Located in Stockholm, SE
ink on paper
signed OSC. LYCKE
unframed 24 x 34 cm (9.4 x 13.4 in)
framed 33.5 x 43.5 cm (13.2 x 17.1 in)
Provenance:
Acquired directly from Katarina Gunnarsson, who inherited the ...
Category
Romantic Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Vase de fleurs by Paul Ranson, Pastel on paper, Still life, Drawing
Located in London, GB
Vase de fleurs by Paul Ranson (1864-1909)
Pastel on paper
46.5 x 41.5 cm (18 ¹/₄ x 16 ³/₈ inches)
Signed lower right, P. Ranson
Executed circa 1900
Proven...
Category
Post-Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Giuseppe Casciaro, Ischia, 1929
Located in New York, NY
Giuseppe Casciaro, Ischia, 1929. Giuseppe Casciaro (1861-1941) Amalfi coast landscape with watchtower on the island of Ischia. Pastel and gouache on card. Signed and dated 19 Feb VII...
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
Untitled Fashion Design, 1919
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
Likely a dress design for Henri Bendel or B. Altman, Untitled Fashion Design from 1919 is an iconic early Erté design. Erté's stylized Villa Excelsior name stamp and the 'Composition...
Category
Art Deco Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
[Woman at a Table]
Located in Boston, MA
Frederick Bosley was an Impressionist painter of the Boston School who most often depicted portraits, figures and still-lifes. The artist was born in Lebanon, New Hampshire in 1881. He studied at the Museum School in Boston from 1900-1906 with Edmund C. Tarbell (1862-1938) and Frank W. Benson (1862-1951), and then in Europe from 1906-1908. Bosley returned to Boston in 1909, obtaining a studio at the Fenway Studios from 1909-1918. He was to become a teacher in his own right, settling as Director at the Museum School from 1913-1931. His many awards include First prize in the 1920 Concord Art Academy Exhibition and a Gold Medal in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Exhibition, 1925. His work may be found in the collections of several institutions, including the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Farnsworth Museum, the National Academy of Design and the Concord Academy...
Category
American Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
![[Woman at a Table]](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/a_3973/a_139116321707237315466/CGL54384_40jpg_framed_master.jpg?width=240 "fred bosley")
STUDY OF A MAN WITH A HAT AND OVERCOAT
Located in Portland, ME
Stella, Joseph. STUDY OF A MAN WITH A HAT AND OVERCOAT. Blue, red and black crayon on tan wove paper, c. 1920. 6 7/8 x 4 3/4 inches; 173 x 120 mm. Signe...
Category
American Realist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon
Art Deco Costume Design - Eva
Located in Miami, FL
The paper in some of these photos looks overly textured due to the sharpness of the high-res digital camera.
In person, with the human eye, the paper looks reasonably smooth with out blemishes.
For this fashion illustration, Georges Lepape paints a stunning abstract pattern for the subject dress that is repeated in her hair. The work represents an early use of metallic paint, with silver metallic in the dress and bronze metallic in the blouse. Lepape's highly detailed drawing becomes more evident the closer you look. It's quite amazing how deftly he rendered facial feature on such a small scale. "Eva" 1918 Gouache, watercolor, and ink on paper Signed and dated, lower right: '1918' Inscribed, verso: "Costume for L'enfantement du mort, (miracle en pourpre, et or.). Devised by Marcel L'Herbier and performed at the Théatre Edouard VII and the Comédie des Champs-Elysées, 1919" Provenance: Ex-collection Lucien...
Category
Art Deco Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pencil, Gouache
Bugatti Type 57S Atalante Concept Pencil Illustration
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Medium: Pencil on paper
Size: 7 inches (height) x 14 inches (width)
Signed: No
Condition: Good condition, with minor wear on the edges
Provenance: From the artist's estate
Descript...
Category
Art Deco Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
SMITHEREENS
Located in Portland, ME
Anonymous. "SMITHEREENS" ORIGINAL ART FOR AN ALFRED E. SMITH CAMPAIGN POSTER. Circa 1920. Ink drawing with white highlighting. 20 x 22 inches, in an early fra...
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Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Quebec City, Fauve Landscape
Located in Miami, FL
Wonderful Fauve Landscape with blocky areas of punchy bold reds and yellows. This was done the same year of the Armory Show in which both William Zor...
Category
Expressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Study of a Dancer and a Lady by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro - Watercolour
Located in London, GB
Study of a Dancer and a Lady by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878-1952)
Watercolour and pencil on paper
21 x 15.7 cm (8 ¼ x 6 ¼ inches)
Signed with Estate stamp lower right
Executed circa ...
Category
Fauvist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
River Eure, Lyons la Forêt by Paulémile Pissarro - Landscape watercolour
Located in London, GB
River Eure, Lyons la Forêt by Paulémile Pissarro (1884-1972)
Watercolour and crayon on paper
31.5 x 48.5 cm (12 ³/₈ x 19 ¹/₈ inches)
Titlted, signed and dated lower left, Lyons la Fo...
Category
Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Watercolor
Toodles, Dolly Dingle’s Playful Partner
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor and Ink on Paper
Dimensions: 22.50" x 16.00
Signature: Unsigned
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
"Young woman in evening dress" by Emile Hornung - Drawing 43x57 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
Sketch of Pierrot tuning his guitar on the back of the artwork
Category
Academic Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Graphite
Deschmacker, Young Woman Lying By The Sea, Watercolor
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Watercolor by Paul-Alex Deschmacker, France, 1920s. This watercolor is in the classical period populated by mythological characters of Paul-Alex Deschmacker, itself becoming part of ...
Category
Art Deco Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Fireman Textile Fabric Design 1920s American Scene Modern Working Men Art Deco
Located in New York, NY
Fireman Textile Fabric Design 1920s American Scene Modern Working Men Art Deco
Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994)
Firemen
Textile design, c. 1929
19 1/4 ...
Category
American Modern Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
Art Deco Woman before a Mirror - Vogue Magazine Artist
Located in Miami, FL
Fabled Vogue Magazine Cover Artist Eduardo Garcia Benito depicts a perfectly posed long-neck flapper with her reflection in a mirror, Her extrav...
Category
Art Deco Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Upscale Couple Illustration Puck magazine Interior - Mexican Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
Marius de Zayas was born in Veracruz, Mexico and emigrated to New York with his family in 1907. He joined the art staff of the New York Evening World newspaper and quickly became kno...
Category
Art Deco Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
India Ink
The Child Profile - Drawing by Louis Anquetin - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Child Profile is an ink drawing on paper realized in the early 20th Century by Louis Anquetin (1861-1932).
Hand-signed on the lower.
Good condition.
Louis Émile Anquetin (26 J...
Category
Modern Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
William Glackens Watercolor on Paper, "Criticizing Ernest Lawson’s Art Class"
Located in New York, NY
William Glackens, 1870-1938
Criticizing Ernest Lawson’s Art Class, ca. 1907
Watercolor and pencil on paper
Signed (at lower left): Glackens
Inscribed ...
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Hand-Me-Downs - Street Children - Waif - Cockney Gutter Imps.
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century Street Art - British children's book author and illustrator Edith Farmiloe depicts a waif-like girl - Cockney Gutter Imp - who is disheveled. The artist draws her i...
Category
Romantic Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pen, Ink
Landscape by Lesser Ury - Pastel on paper
By Lesser Ury
Located in London, GB
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Landscape by Lesser Ury (1861-1931)
Pastel on paper
50 x 70 cm (19 ³/₄ x 27 ¹/₂ inches)
Signed lower left
Executed in 1...
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Three Stained Glass Windows Domestic Design Florence Camm Arts & Crafts TW Camm
Located in London, GB
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Florence Camm (1874-1960)
Design for domestic stained glass window...
Category
Modern Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Wise Book Children's Book Illustration- Woman Illustrator - Arts and Crafts
Located in Miami, FL
This little gem of a compact artwork was executed in the Arts and Crafts style for an interior illustration for "The Wise Book," J.M. Dent & Co, London, 1906.
"You can't eat your ca...
Category
Victorian Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Board
Two Women, a watercolour by Paul Helleu reflecting his passion for yatching
Located in PARIS, FR
Provenance: Dr. Maury P. Leibovitz Collection, Connecticut, USA
Private collection, USA, UK and Greece (by descent from previous
owner after 1992)
Private collection, UK (by desce...
Category
Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
New York Street Movement and Figure - Architecture
By John Marin
Located in Miami, FL
This work by John Marin depicts an image of lower Manhattan which was Marin's more iconic subject matter. The work has a stellar provenance as well.
Provenance:
Kennedy Galleries
Richard York Gallery
ACA Galleries...
Category
American Modern Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon
"La sentinelle de Thérèse", c. 1914-1918, drawing and gouache, signed
Located in PARIS, FR
"La sentinelle de Thérèse" (The Sentinel of Therese), two soldiers discussing, bears a handwritten note at the bottom "if you feel like sneezing, you will go under the window of the ...
Category
French School Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Carbon Pencil
Lanvin of Paris c1920s Original Fashion Illustration in Gouache
Located in Bristol, CT
9 3/4"H x 6 3/4"W
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Original ink drawings "Trois Portraits" by Steinlen
Located in Hinsdale, IL
STEINLEN, THEOPHILE ALEXANDRE
(1859 -1923)
"Trois Portraits"
(Three Portraits)
Original ink drawings, c. 1900
Initialed in ink by the artist
Bears artist monogram stamp in black in...
Category
Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen
Antoine Calbet, Femme nue de dos, aquarelle
Located in BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, FR
Antoine Calbet présente ses œuvres, principalement des portraits et scènes de genre, aux Salons de la Société des artistes français à partir de 1881 et jusqu’en 1940, ainsi qu’aux ex...
Category
Symbolist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Figures - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Figures is a drawing artwork realized by Gabriele Galantara artist in early 20th century
Pencil and china ink on paper
Good condition.
Category
Modern Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Lanvin of Paris c1920s Original Fashion Illustration in Gouache
Located in Bristol, CT
9 3/4"H x 6 3/4"W
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Horse and Trap. Gouache and Watercolor.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th century watercolour and gouache of a horse and trap. Signed to the bottom left but artist unknown.
This dynamic artwork showcases a striking horse pulling a two-wheeled c...
Category
Outsider Art Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Paper
Venice
Located in New York, NY
Singed (at lower left): Jane Peterson
Category
American Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
$60,000
Lanvin of Paris c1920s Original Fashion Illustration in Gouache
Located in Bristol, CT
9 3/4"H x 6 3/4"W
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Four Balinese, Bali (1910)
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Four Balinese, 1910
Signed and dated bottom left
Pencil and ink on paper, 15.6 x 23 cm
In ebonized frame with white mount.
Literature:
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp, Zwerftochten op Bali, Amsterdam, 1910, p. 36
WILLEM OTTO WIJNAND NIEUWENKAMP
(1874-1950)
Nieuwenkamp was born on July 27th 1874 in Amsterdam. His father owned sailing ships sailing to Indonesia and hearing the stories of the returning captains evoked in the young Nieuwenkamp an obsession for distant lands and adventure. After a failed attempt by his father to have his son make a career in his business, Nieuwenkamp attended the Academy for Decorative Art in Amsterdam. However, he left within one year to go his own way.
He was an autodidact and a great experimenter with new techniques, particularly in the art of etching. Nieuwenkamp was a very focused man with the discipline of a scientist tempered by the sensitivity of an artist, a lust for adventure, a natural appreciation for ethnic arts and an enormous ambition to tread new paths.
In 1898 he visited Indonesia for the first time and on his second visit in 1903-1904 he went on to Bali and became the first foreign artist to love Bali and the Balinese with a passion. Having secured agreements with several museums in the Netherlands to obtain Balinese art...
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Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Tornado in Space
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A drawing by Alexander Calder. "Tornado in Space" is a Post-War abstract drawing, ink on paper in black and white by artist Alexander Calder. The artwork is s...
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Post-War Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Woman with flower dress
By Leon Bakst
Located in Ottikon, CH
Privat Collection Switzerland
Léon Bakst, born Lev Samoylovich Rosenberg in Grodno, Russia (now Hrodna, Belarus), was a renowned Russian painter and stage and costume designer of ...
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Children's Book Illustrator - Mother Goose, Children and Flowers
Located in Miami, FL
Mother Goose is a French fairy tale and later of English nursery rhyme. In this illustration, we see an oversized Goose in a yellow bonnet elevated on a step and engaging with an attentively curious young girl and young boy. Large vases of flowers frame them. Titled in pencil center bottom: "Goosey, Goosey Gander. Where do you wander? Signed Margaret Evans Price...
Category
Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
'Three Young Beauties', Art Nouveau, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Musée Bordeaux
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, “Ch. Henrida” for Charles Henrida (French, 1854-1924) and painted circa 1900.
Unframed and displayed in a beveled, ivory mat with gilt inner slip.
Matted dimens...
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Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
"Cottage by the Sea" - Framed 19th-Century Antique Watercolor Seascape Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
A lovely original watercolor of a cottage by the sea, showing a fisherman draping his nets over the porch rail to dry. I would guess this to be earl...
Category
Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Study for Batavia (The Woodcutters)
Located in London, GB
SERGE FERAT 1881-1958
(Le Comte Sergueï Yastrebzov) Moscow 1881-1958 Paris (Russian/French)
Title: Study for Batavia (The Woodcutters), circa 1926
Technique: Original Pencil D...
Category
Cubist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
"Lake Michigan Bathers, " Pencil, Reverse, & Photo signed by Francesco Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Lake Michigan Bathers" is an original pencil sketch by Francesco Spicuzza. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. On the reverse is a silver gelatin photo print...
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Carbon Pencil, Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Spring - American Cubism
By Max Weber
Located in Miami, FL
Cubist influence mixed with soft warm colors is on full display in this charming work.
Signed twice.
6 Gallery Tags on verso
Sotheby's
Kennedy Galleries
Barbara Mathes Gallery
Sid Deutsch Gallery
The Downtown Gallery
University of Arizona Art...
Category
Cubist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Evening Stroll, Modern Gouache Painting by Eugene La Foret
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eugene La Foret, American (1884 - 19??) - Evening Stroll, Medium: Gouache On Paper, signed lower right, Size: 9.5 x 12.25 in. (24.13 x 31.12 cm), Frame Size: 16 x 19.25 inches
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Modern Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Early 20th century German watercolor of children dancing in traditional dress
Located in Woodbury, CT
Karl Feiertag (c.1874-1944) was an Austrian painter. He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna with Franz Rumpler, Kasimir Pochwalski, and J...
Category
Victorian Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
Chinatown, San Francisco
By Edward Wilson Currier
Located in London, GB
'Chinatown, San Francisco', gouache on fine art paper, by Edward Wilson Currier (1903). Spofford Alley in San Francisco's Chinatown is best known for an address (number 36) where Dr. Sun Yat-Sen plotted the overthrow of China's last dynasty. During Prohibition, it was the site of turf battles over local bootlegging and protection rackets. Today it is lined with seniors' community centres. However, the quiet alley livens up in the evenings when a Chinese orchestra strikes up a tune, mah-jongg games begin with a cascade of clicking tiles, and barbers and florists use the pretence of sweeping their doorsteps to gossip. In this artist's depiction, a man smokes a long-stemmed Chinese pipe under the awning and colourful lanterns hanging from the wooden supports while a child looks on. The artwork is interesting from several standpoints including architectural, cultural and historical. Shortly after this work was painted, the neighbourhood was completely destroyed in the 1906 earthquake that levelled most of the city. From 1910 to 1940, Chinese immigrants were detained at the Angel Island...
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Expressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
$2,736 Sale Price
20% Off
A Fine Orientalist Pencil and Watercolor Reclining Middle Eastern Beauty
By Francesco Ballesio 2
Located in LA, CA
Francesco Ballesio (Italian, 1860-1923). A fine orientalist pencil and watercolor heightened with gum Arabic on paper figure of "A Middle-Eastern Beauty at Rest" depicting a young ma...
Category
Academic Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
The Best People, Original Promotional Movie Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor and Ink on Board with Collage
Signature: Unsigned
Sight Size 16.25" x 11.75;" Framed 24.00" x 19.00"
Circa 1925
This illustration was utilized as a movie poster a...
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Board
Chapel and houses along a lake, New England Landscape - American School, 19th C
Located in Middletown, NY
Watercolor and pencil on buff wove watercolor paper, 10 x 8 inches (255 x 203 mm). In good condition with overall minor toning. Some watercolor paint splatters on the verso, contem...
Category
American Modern Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
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