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Period: Early 20th Century
untitled (polo player on horseback)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
untitled (polo player on horseback)
Chalk on tan paper, c. 1920
Unsigned
Provenance: Gift of the artist
William McGill (Keller's student)
Image size: 4 3/8 x 5 ...
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American Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk
Swiss Nocturne Landscape - British artist 20s watercolour landscape Switzerland
Located in London, GB
This beautiful, atmospheric British 1920’s watercolour landscape painting is by noted artist Albert Goodwin. He was championed by famed art critic John Ruskin who took him on tour in...
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Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"You Little Bears, You!"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Dimensions: 21.00" x 14.00"
Price on Request-
The work was published in Cosmopolitan December 1905 from a story by Annie Hamilton Donnell, "The Expedi...
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Vintage Parisian Theater Sketch - Bonnet Beauty
Located in Houston, TX
Darling gouache and pencil sketch of a feminine stage costume complete with matching bonnet for a Paris theater by Willie & Co., circa 1930.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a...
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Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper, Pencil
$200 Sale Price
33% Off
"A Grandmother's Delight"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by:
Martha Walter (1875-1976)
Born in Philadelphia in 1875, Martha Walter attended Girls’ High School followed by the Pennsylva...
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American Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor
California Lake Landscape Original Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
California Lake Landscape in Watercolor on Paper
Serene landscape by Donna N. Schuster (American, 1883-1953). The viewer stands at the edge of a lake, under a few trees. At the far ...
Category
American Modern Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Portrait of a Woman, Saturday Evening Post Cover, March 1907
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Unknown
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Saturday Evening Post Cover
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paint
20th Century Watercolour Painting - At the Fish Market
Located in London, GB
William LEE-HANKEY (1869-1952, British)
At the Fish Market
1904
pencil, watercolor, bodycolor w/gum arabic
20 x 20 inches, inc. frame
Provenance: The Swan Gallery...
Category
Romantic Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
WINDMILL AND WORKERS (Large Pastel)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
B.J.O. NORDFELDT (Swedish/American 1878 – 1955)
(WINDMILL AND WORKERS). c.1900. Color pastel on colored paper, unsigned. 22 ¼ x 15”. Sheet: 24 ½ x 18 ¼”. In 1900 Nordfeldt studied ...
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Modern Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
$1,600 Sale Price
66% Off
Maximilien Luce Original Drawing “Un Magisin Dans Le Marais”
Located in Dallas, TX
Maximilien Luce (French, 1858-1941) Pencil and charcoal drawing of a shop with goods along the coast line of northern France. A cat can be seen looking at a man far off at the entran...
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Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
Between Hope and Doubt
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1919
Medium: Charcoal on Board
Dimensions: 24.00" x 30.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Story illustration, image of a young woman confiding in elderly religious man.
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Board
The Odes and Epodes of Horace
By Howard Pyle
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Title-page illustration published in The Odes and Epodes of Horace, (Boston: Bibliophile Society, 1901).
A beautiful and detailed image that displays Pyle's exquisite brush work.
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Pen
A 1921 Watercolor on Paper Landscape of Lake Forest, IL by Louis H. Reiss
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1921 Watercolor on Paper late summer landscape of Lake Forest, IL in its original frame by Louis H. Reiss. Image size: 11 1/2" x 22 1/2". Framed size: 21 1/4" x 32".
Reiss was...
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American Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Fine 1900’s English Watercolour Painting Lady by Cottage Steps Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Cottage Steps
By Gunn Gwennet (British early 1900’s)
signed watercolor painting on paper mounted in a frame.
framed: 21 x 18 inches
Image: 14 x 9.75 inches
provenance: private co...
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Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Clifford John E. after Clarkson Stanfield - 1920 Watercolour, The Dogana
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine watercolour copy of the original painting by the artist Clarkson Stanfield. The scene shows a dynamic view of the Punta della Dogana from the water, with large numbers of boat...
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Sea Battle - (Stories from the Edda)
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, "A Rackham" lower right
Sotheby's New York - The work has recently been elegantly framed with a high end frame and archivalled matted and looks wonderful in person.
Arth...
Category
Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Portrait of John Torcapel by Alexandre Blanchet - Pastel on paper 27x35 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
Category
Academic Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Alfred Thomas Fisher (b.1861) - Watercolour, Meandering River
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed to the lower right. Presented in a gilt frame with a fluted cove. On paper.
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$272 Sale Price
20% Off
The Parade of Fairground Wrestlers, Modern French School
Located in London, GB
'The Parade of Fairground Wrestlers', India ink on art paper, Modern French School (early 1900s). Traveling shows often held promotional events before opening in local areas to generate enthusiasm for the spectacle. This is an intriguing depiction of the various acts on stage strutting their stuff before an audience of potential customers. On the platform, fairground wrestlers mix with clowns, dancers, a percussionist in bolero hat...
Category
Modern Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink
$602 Sale Price
20% Off
H.C. Chatfield-Taylor
Located in Bristol, CT
Hand-coloured illustration artwork depicting the writer H.C. Chatfield-Taylor, a top authority on Moliere whose quote: 'Oh That Mine Enemies Would Read A Book'
Hobart Chatfield Chat...
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Lithograph
L'Fffet - Original Drawing by Leka - 1910s
Located in Roma, IT
L'effet is an original satiric artwork realized by the illustrator Leka .
Hand-signed on the lower left. Titled in the center. Dated 1914-1915 on the lower left.
Ink and watercolo...
Category
Modern Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
First Mate, Saturday Evening Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1928
Medium: Pastel on Paper
Dimensions: 25.00" x 20.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, July 7 1928
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Fairy Tale Children's Book Fantasy Illustration in Black and White
Located in Miami, FL
Fantasy illustration for children's book - "Princess Signelill and her brother” from “Sagobok av Elsa Beskow”
Ink on paper, High-end archival matted.
Unsigned
Provenance: The Artis...
Category
Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Piccadilly Circus by Fortunino Matania
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fortunino Matania
1881-1963 Italian
Piccadilly Circus
Signed “Matania” (center, on bus)
Watercolor and gouache on paper
This exceptional watercolor and gouache composition by fam...
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
"Boats at Low Tide", Early 20th Century Coastal Landscape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Idyllic early 20th century seascape of small boats on the shore by Melvena M. Wade, pioneer California watercolor artist (Canadian/America...
Category
American Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Madras Collection of Watercolour Drawings on Paper and Card India early 20th C
Located in Norfolk, GB
Collection of three large watercolours two of which are framed. With 15 other ink drawings by the fabulous Irish Artist Ismaena R Warren, a prolific book illustrator. All made in Mad...
Category
Other Art Style Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, India Ink, Acrylic
Pencil Drawing of an Angel by Eugenie O'Kin
Located in Pasadena, CA
Eugénie O'Kin is one of those personalities whose talent and the rare quality of her works are still too obscure. Today known under the various names of Eugénie Jubin, Eugénie O'Kin...
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Minimalist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
JESPERS Floris. Landscape. Charcoal drawing. Signed.
By Floris Jespers
Located in Paris, FR
JESPERS Floris. Landscape. Charcoal drawing. Signed lower left
Category
Expressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Rare Art deco painting of Jane Marnac in a hat by Gesmar, gouache and ink 1921
By Charles Gesmar
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A rare and exquisite gouache and watercolor painting of Jane Marnac by renowned Art Deco artist Charles Gesmar. The artwork features a topless Jane Marnac in an elegant, oversized ha...
Category
Art Deco Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
"Manhattan"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by:
Gershon Benjamin (1899-1985)
An American Modernist of portraits, landscapes, still lives, and the urban scene, Gershon Benj...
Category
Modern Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Study of a woman in repose - Russian School
Located in Middletown, NY
Pencil on cream wove paper, 9 1/4 x 7 7/8 inches (235 x 200 mm). Overall toning with multiple spots of white discoloration throughout, and a spray of foxing across the image area on ...
Category
Naturalistic Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
'Alpine Landscape in Piedmont', Munich School Professor
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Hans Blum' (German, 1858-1942) and painted circa 1911.
Provenance: Exhibited, 'Jubiläums- Ausstellung der Münchener Künstler-Genossenschaft', München 1911 ('Anniversary Exhibition of the Munich Artists' Cooperative'). Label verso.
Hans Blum studied at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts with Ludwig von Löfftz and Ludwig Lindenschmit the Younger. He first worked as a portraitist in Nuremberg but later turned to genre painting, which he often carried out in the style of plein-air painting. Blum exhibited his Italian alpine...
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Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board
1930s French Barbizon School Watercolour of a Church in a Lansdscape.
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Barbizon School watercolour on paper view of a church and its tower in a landscape by Henri Clamen. The painting is unsigned but was acquired from the artist's atelier with ot...
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Barbizon School Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Coastal Landscape
Located in Cliffside Park, NJ
A painter who has lived amid and loved the subject matter of his art, Jorgensen’s pictures of the Yosemite Valley and the Missions of California are monuments of early art in this co...
Category
American Realist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Gentle Evening - Pencil drawing - circa 1914
Located in Paris, IDF
Georges CONRAD (1874-1936)
Gentle evening
Original pencil and color pencil drawing
Signed with the stamp of atelier
On paper 26.5 x 20 cm (c. 10,4 x 7.8 in)
Very good condition, pa...
Category
Academic Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
$237 Sale Price
42% Off
Antique French Town Watercolor Painting
By Alphonse Soumers
Located in Houston, TX
Mesmerizing one-of-a-kind watercolor of an old town French street scene by artist Alphonse Soumers, circa 1920.
Original one-of-a-kind vintage work of art on paper displayed on a w...
Category
Other Art Style Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Wilfred Robert Coast (1884-1950) - Framed Watercolour, Home Pastures-Pelham Vale
Located in Corsham, GB
An original watercolour landscape by Wilfred Robert Coast (1884-1950), depicting a small flock of sheep grazing a farmer's field. Signed 'W.R. Coast' to the lower left. Well presente...
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Bridge on the River - Charcoal and Pencil by E.-L. Minet - 1919
Located in Roma, IT
Bridge on the River is a beautiful drawing in pencil and charcoal realized by the French painter Emile-Louis Minet in 1919. The state of preservation is very good, except for a small...
Category
Naturalistic Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
Pensatori - Original Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - 1910s
Located in Roma, IT
Pensatori is an original drawing in mixed media on creamy cardboard realized by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937).
In good conditions.
This is an original drawing representing two me...
Category
Modern Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Winter Landscape, 1908, Watercolor
Located in Stockholm, SE
This watercolor by Robert Thegerström, a Swedish painter, draftsman, and graphic artist, captures a serene winter scene from 1908. The artwork presents a frozen lake bathed in warm s...
Category
Naturalistic Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
A 1928 Caricature of Irish Politician Alexander Green by Artist Isa M. Macnie
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1928 caricature of Irish politician Alexander Green by artist Isa M. Macnie. Inscription on drawing reads: "For my Irish friend Richard Madden, Alex Greene, 20 October 1928, Alex...
Category
Modern Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Confederate Soldiers' Cemetery, Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio Watercolor
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000)
Confederate Soldiers' Cemetery, Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio, 1929
Watercolor on paper
Signed and dated lowe...
Category
American Modern Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
'Mother and Child', Académie Julien, Paris Salon, Amsterdam, Maternity, Infant
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Mother and Child' by Carel Eugene Mulertt, circa 1900, Académie Julien, Paris Salon, Amsterdam, Maternity, Infant
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Signed lower left, 'Carel Mulertt' for Carel Eugene Mulertt...
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Naturalistic Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Frederick Hines (fl.1875-1928)- Framed Watercolour, Sheep Grazing the River Bank
Located in Corsham, GB
This idyllic watercolour depicts a gentle flock grazing a quiet river bank. Beautifully Presented in a gilt and swept frame with floral and acanthus ornamentation. Signed lower left....
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Whimsical Watercolour of an Abstract Architectural Scene with Unique Details
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Architectural Scene
original watercolour painting on artist paper
by Marjorie Schiele (1913-2008) *see notes below
piece of paper is 14 x 10 inches
In good condition
provena...
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American Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Pink Bonnet
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1907
Medium: Mixed Media on Board
Dimensions: 18.25" x 15.25"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Provenance- From the Helen Hay Whitney estate (the author of The Bed-Time Book for ...
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Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
La Dame Queteuse
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Jean Cocteau (French, 1889-1963)
La Dame Queteuse
Ink on paper
Signed, inscribed and dated `La Dame Queteuse Jean 1922’ (below)
10.1/4 x 7.7/8 in. (26 x 20 cm...
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Surrealist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
French Painting of Pont Nôtre-Dame, Paris, C. 1915
Located in Houston, TX
French ink wash that blends soft greens, browns, and grays in a charming depiction of the Pont Nôtre-Dame in Paris. Circa 1915, this painting offers a historic view of the Pont Nôtre...
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Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper
Landscape, France (Abstraction)
Located in New York, NY
Watercolor on cream laid paper. Signed by the artist, inscribed "Paris" and dated in lower right in ink.
Framed dimension overall 18 x 24 x 1.5 inches.
Category
Modern Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
September Morning: The First Ferry.
Located in Storrs, CT
September Morning: The First Ferry. 1929. Watercolor. 10 1/8 x 13 (image and sheet). Provenance: The Fine Art Society, London. A misty, impressionist watercolor on French papier ved...
Category
American Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$5,200 Sale Price
25% Off
Portrait of a Young Girl Writing
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Young Girl Writing', pencil on art paper, by French artist, Guillaume Dulac (circa 1920s). An artist known for his exquisite drawings - man...
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
$656 Sale Price
20% Off
Vogue - Original Ink and Tempera by Fortunato Depero - 1929 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed lower left: “Depero”.
Certificate of authenticity by the Archive of Fortunato Depero.
In 1929, Fortunato Depero realized some proposals for internal illustrations of t...
Category
Futurist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Tempera
Fine Antique British Botanical Painting Fish Tail Plant and Spider Lily Plant
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very fine original antique English botanical watercolour paintings depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, Eng...
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Victorian Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Horse Cart"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this piece by Daniel Garber (1880 - 1958).
One of the two most important and, so far, the most valuable of the New Hope Sc...
Category
American Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
In The Kitchen - Drawing by Abel Besnard - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
In The Kitchen is a drawing on ivory-colored paper, realized by Abel Besnard in the early 20th Century.
Pencil and China ink Drawing.
In good conditions
Category
Modern Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Pencil
Portrait of Jean
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of Jean', pencil on art paper, by French artist, Guillaume Dulac (circa 1920s). An artist known for his exquisite drawings - many are sketches for his larger oil paintings ...
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
$875 Sale Price
20% Off
"She stepped to her place and fired without taking her usual careful aim.”
Located in Fort Washington, PA
She stepped to her place and fired without taking her usual careful aim.” Illustration for Under the Lilacs by Louisa May Alcott, for the 1906 editio...
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
Passageway North Africa, street scene
Located in Greenwich, CT
Passageway North Africa was executed during Walter’s extensive travels throughout Spain, Northern Africa, and the Dalmatian coast. These works are magnificent snapshots –pictorial po...
Category
American Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Native American woman portrait
Located in Genève, GE
Work on paper
Molded frame in gilded wood with glass pane
61 x 51 x 6.5 cm
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Crayon, Pastel
Woman Laughing - Original Pastel by Michel Simonidy - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Woman laughing is an original artwork by Michel Simonidy.
Mixed media, pastel drawing, and tempera on paper.
Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right. Includes passepartout. St...
Category
Modern Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
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