Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Compositions is an Ink and Watercolor Drawing realized by Jean Gabriel Daragnès (1886-1950). Good condition of 5 little artwork included a grey cardboard passpartout. Signed on pla...

Portrait of Woman is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Hand-Signed by the artist on the lower right corner. Good condition included a whi...

Figures is an Original China Ink Drawing realized by Charles Dufresne (1876-1938). The artwork is in good condition on a yellowed paper, included a white cardboard passpartout (51x35 cm). No signature. Georges-Charles Dufresne (23 November 1876, Millemont - 8 August 1938, La Seyne-sur-Mer) was a French painter, engraver, sculptor and decorator. He was more attracted to painting, however, and began making pastels at Café-chantants and circuses and guinguettes, in the manner of Toulouse-Lautrec. His first exhibition came at the Salon of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1903. Following that, he and his close friend, the American engraver Herbert Lespinasse...

Two Figures is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Henri Epstein (1892-1944). Good condition on a yellowed paper, included a white cardboard (35x51 cm). Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right corner. Henri Epstein born in Lódz ( Russian Empire ) on January 14 , 1891 where theJune 20 , 18922 , 3 and died in deportation to Auschwitz ( Third Reich...

There is no More Religion is an original watercolored ink drawing on ivory-colored paper, in the 1920s realized by Luigi Bompard (1879-1953). Hand-signed in pen on the lower margin...

Contrasts is an Original China Ink Drawing realized by Hermann Paul (1864-1940). Good condition on a white paper. Hand-signed and titled on the lower margin. Hermann René Georges...

Jesus Christ is an Original Ink and Watercolour realized by Gaston Touissant (1872-1946). Good condition on a little paper, included a white cardboard passpartout (51x35 cm). No Signature, stamp of the Atelier Touissant, Vendome on the lower right corner. Gaston Toussaint...

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The Fall is an original artwork realized by Gabriele Galantara in the Early 20th Century. Drawing in ink, tempera and pencil. The status of preservation is good, aged with cutting ...

Man in Mirror is a drawing artwork realized by Alfredo Furiga in the mid-20th century. Pastel and watercolor on paper. Hand-signed by the artist. Good conditions.

Woman at Rest is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in Pencil. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Pierre-George...

Love is an original modern artwork realized by Gino Bonichi (February 25, 1904 – November 9, 1933), known as Scipione. Mixed colored china ink drawing. In...

Original watercolor of a waterfall with birch trees on illustration board by the well known American artist, William Paskell. Signed lower left. Condi...

Early modern original watercolor and gouache ad layout for Foley's by Houston portraitist Robert C. Joy. The work features a German military aircraft flying over a pile of tin cans t...

Women of the Eastern Village. Andrée Karpelès (Paris, 1885 - Grasse, 1956). A charcoal drawing on paper, from the beginning of the 20th century, representing 3 peasant women dresse...

Alphaeus Philemon Cole (American, 1876 - 1988) Signed: Alphaeus P. Cole 1926 (Lower, Left) " My Reverie ", 1926 Watercolor on Paper 20" x 24" Housed in a 2 3/4" Carved Period F...

A sculptor of animals, Sirio Tofanari (Florence 1886 – Milan 1969) is not inclined to the school discipline, he decides to learn and train as self-taught by travelling around Europe ...

A charming watercolour study by Wilfred Knox, depicting ships lining Amsterdam's main port. Signed to the lower left. Smartly mounted in a gilt-effect frame. On paper.

The Windows is an original Drawing on paper realized by French painter Norbert Meyre in the mid-20 century. Drawing in pastel. Good conditions. The ar...

Self Portrait is an original drawing in pencil, realized by the British artist Victor Prout, signed on the lower left. The state of preservation is good except a hole on top center,...

Woman is an original Drawing on paper realized by the painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in charcoal. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions except for aged m...

The Church is an original modern artwork realized in France by Hermann-Paul (1879 - 1969). Original China Ink Drawing on a yellowed paper. Excellent conditions, no signature. R...

Portrait is an Original drawing in China Ink realized by Georges Gobo in 1903. Good conditions with some foxings. The delicate and dynamic strokes created in a harmonious manner.

La Promenade is an Ink and watercolor Drawing realized by Hermann Paul in the early 20th century. Good condition on a yellowed cardboard. René Georges Hermann-Paul (27 December 18...

Landscape is an original drawing in pencil on paper, realized by the French artist Marcel Mangin. With the stamp of the artist on the lower right and a drawing of figures and trees ...

The Smith is an original drawing in pencil and watercolor realized by Rémy Hetreau in the mid-20th Century. In good conditions. The artwork is presented through expressive and deft...

The Bottle is a drawing artwork in Black Marker on paper realized by Italian Artist Giuseppe Scalarini (Mantova, 29 Gennaio 1873 – Milano, 30 December 1948). The state of preservati...

FRANK DOBSON, R.A. (1886-1963) Study Towards Cornucopia Pencil, watercolour and gouache Framed 51 by 35.5 cm., 20 by 14 in. (frame size 71 by 55 cm., 28 by 21 ½ in. Provenance: T...

Portrait of Virgin Mary is an original artwork realized by the Unknown Artist in the early 20th Century. Original colored pencil and pastel drawing on ivory-colored paper, glued o...

Portrait is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Bernard Milleret (1904-1957) Hand-signed on the lower right. The state of preservation is good. except for small foxi...

Marie Laurencin (French, 1885 – 1956) Portrait of Pauline Laurencin, the artist’s mother, circa 1903 Black crayon on paper Inscribed ‘Despair and die / not die’ (upper right) 6.5/8 x...

Roman countryside is an original modern artwork realized by Robert Werner in the early 20th Century. Mixed colored ink and watercolor on paper. Hand signed on the lower margin. In...

Female Nudes are two very interesting drawings, one on the recto, the other on the verso of a piece of paper drawn by an author of the first half of the 20th century. On the lower right of the recto, in blue ink, the unreadable signature of the author. The main drawing, on the recto, represents a full nude of a woman on one side, with her face covered by her hand. It is gorgeous, drawn with a swift stroke in a style that could be defined Expressionist for the strength and intensity of the sign even when it is just sketched on the surface of the paper. On the verso, there is a nude frontal...

Man Lying is a Pencil Drawing realized by Georges Desvallieres (1861-1950). Good condition on a grey paper, included a cream colored cardboard passpartout (32.5x50 cm). Monogrammed...

Young Woman Reading is an Original China Ink and Watercolour realized by Charles Guerin (1875-1939). Good condition on a yellowed paper included a whit...

Abraham Walkowitz (March 28, 1878 - January 27, 1965) was an American painter grouped in with early American Modernists working in the Modernist style. Walkowitz was born in Tyumen, Siberia to Jewish parents. He emigrated with his mother to the United States in his early childhood. He studied at the National Academy of Design in New York City and the Académie Julian in Paris under Jean-Paul Laurens. Walkowitz and his contemporaries later gravitated around photographer Alfred Stieglitz's 291 Gallery, originally titled the Little Galleries...

Interior During A Concert is an original drawing in pencil realized by Hermine David in the Early 20th Century. In good condition with foxing. The artwork is depicted skilfully thr...

The General is an original drawing on paper realized by Edouard Detaille ( 1848-1912). Applied on a white Passepartout. Hand-signed on the lower righ...

Woman in Red is a beautiful pastel and charcoal original drawing on paper glued on cardboard, realized by an unknown master around 1900, very likely a French Post-Impressionist maste...

The Old Man is an original drawing in pencil realized in 1913 by Bernard Bécan (1890-1943), applied on a White Passepartout. Hand-Signed and dated on th...

Intimate Talk is a watercolor and ink drawing on ivory-colored paper, in the 1920s realized by Luigi Bompard (1879-1953). Hand-signed in pen on the lower margin. In good condition,...

The Tree is an drawing realized Henry Lerolle in the Early-20th Century. Watercolor. Good condition. Hand-signed.

Landscape is an artwork realized by Henry Lerolle in the Mid-20th Century. Watercolor. Good condition. hand-signed.

115 years after they were created, one can view these silhouettes differently than the artist’s intent. After all, the genesis of this work was an editorial illustration for Life Magazine to showcase elaborate women’s hats. They were done for a commercial assignment with a deadline, and picky editors were overseeing the final work. Today, they have a dual meaning. These charming silhouettes are abstractions as much as they are representations. Moreover, each one is a compact little gem stuffed with observational detail. Golden Age female illustrator Jesse Gillespie's mastery of technical skill, is apparent in minute details and composition. Young women, old women, pendants, necklaces, feathers, and laced vails all contribute to the works understated complexity. The identity of the subjects are revealed by small areas of exposed neck and chin. As the viewers eyes goes from left to right - all six silhouettes read as fashion hieroglyphs in a sentence with a visual rhythm and cadence. . Initialed JG lower right., Matted but not framed. Published: Life Magazine, March 17th, 1910. Provenance: Honey and Wax Bookstore ________________________________ From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jessie Gillespie Willing (March 28, 1888 – August 1, 1972) was an American illustrator during the Golden Age of illustration. She was considered the foremost silhouette illustrator of her time, although she did traditional illustration as well. Willing illustrated for books and magazines including Life, The Ladies' Home Journal, Woman's Home Companion, Mother and Child, McClure's Magazine, Childhood Education, the Sunday Magazine, Association Men (the magazine of the YMCA), Farm and Fireside, Every Week, Children: The Magazine for Parents (which became Parents Magazine), and the American Magazine. She is perhaps most well known for her work for the Girl Scouts. Early life Willing was born in Brooklyn on March 28, 1888 to John Thomson Willing (August 4, 1860 – July 8, 1947)[1][2] and Charlotte Elizabeth Van Der Veer Willing (December 1, 1859 – March 4, 1930).[3] Thomson Willing was a noted illustrator and art editor. He was also well known for finding new artistic talent. Jessie Willing was the eldest of three children. Her brother Van Der Veer (November 30, 1889 – January 14, 1919), who died of pneumonia at the age of 29, was an advertising agent.[4] Her sister Elizabeth Hunnewell Willing (July 26, 1908 – August 15, 1991) was one of the first women to graduate from the Philadelphia Divinity School.[5][6] Elizabeth married the Rev. Orrin Judd, rector of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, on September 22, 1931, and was active in church work.[citation needed] The Willing family moved to the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia in 1901 or 1902. Jessie Willing attended the Stevens School, from which she graduated in 1905. She then went on to attend the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts from 1906 to 1907.[7][8] Career Willing used her middle name Gillespie as her professional surname. She also often signed her illustrations J.G.[9] The story goes that the art editor of Life magazine was in Thomson Willing's office when he was the art editor of the Associated Sunday Magazine syndicate. Thomson Willing had some of Jessie's artwork on his desk, which the Life editor saw and admired. He asked for the artist's information so that he could give her freelance work. Thomson Willing did not want to be accused of nepotism so he persuaded Jessie to use Jessie Gillespie as her professional name, which she did.[10][11] In addition to her extensive illustration work, Willing was also the editor of Heirlooms and Masterpieces from 1922 to 1931 and the art editor of Jewelers' Circular-Keystone from 1933 to 1939.[12] She specialized in jewelry publicity and advertising. In 1966 she won the Gold medal of the Printing Week Graphic Arts Exhibit in Philadelphia for her Christmas catalog for J.E. Caldwell Co., Philadelphia. Willing was a member of the Plastic Club of Philadelphia,[13] the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) and the National Arts Club of New York.[14] She was an honorary life member of the National Arts Club[15] and served on its Board of Governors from 1941-1970. In 1963, she received the Gold Medal of the National Arts Club in recognition of 32 years of selfless devotion.[15] Additionally, she was the national director of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) from 1943 to 1946.[15] Previous to this she served as the Program Chairman of the AIGA and in that position she put together a travelling exhibit on the "history of narrative art from the first recorded picture story to the comic book of the twentieth century."[16][17] Illustrations in books With Tongue and Pen--Frederick Bair, et al. (MacMillan, 1940) Masoud the Bedouin--Alfred Post Carhart (Missionary Education Movement, 1915) The Path of the Gopatis--Zilpha Carruthers (National Dairy Council, 1926) The Schoolmaster and His Son: A Narrative of the Thirty Years War--Karl Heinrich Caspari (Lutheran Publication Society, 1917) On a Rainy Day--Dorothy Canfield Fisher and Sarah Scott Fisher (A.S. Barnes and Co., 1938) Book of Games for Home, School and Playground--William B. Forbush and Harry R Allen...

Standing Figure with Arms Upward is an original artwork attributed to Paul Grain and realized in the first years of the 20th Century. Cardboard passepartout included (cm 49 x 34). Ve...

Artemis with the Harp is an original drawing in pen on paper applied on a brown paper Passepartout realized by an anonymous artist in the early 20th Century. ...

Into the Wood is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Maurice Chabas (1862-1947). The artwork is in good condition. Maurice Chabas (21 September 1862, Nantes – 11 December 1947, ...

Sketch Of a Hand is a Drawing in pencil on paper realized by Gaspard Maillol in the early 20th century. Good conditions. The artwork is represented through deft and rapid strokes b...

Sketches for female nudes is an original artwork realized by Jean Dreyfus-Stern in 1916. Pencil of paper. Hand-signed in pencil by the artist on the lower margin. Dated in pencil...

The drawing is signed at lower left "G. Fraschetti," or Giuseppe Fraschetti, a Florence-born artist who was a pupil of Giacomo Lolli, active mainly in Tuscany at the turn of the 19th...

Pieve di Cadore - Titian's House is an original modern artwork realized in 1940 by an unknown artist. Ink drawing on paper. Hand signed and titled on the lower margin. Fair condit...

Landscape is a modern artwork realized by Achille Lega in 1928. Black and white charcoal drawing. Published on the Art Review "Il Selvaggio". Hand signed and dated on the lower ma...

City of Florence is a pencil drawing on brown paper by Charles Landelle (1812-1908). The state of preservation is very good. The sheet is mounted on ...

Lovers is an original artwork realized in 1927 by Andre Leroux. Original drawing in in black point. The artwork represents a couple of lovers who wear c...

Austro-Hungarian Soldiers is an original mixed media drawing in pencil and pen realized by Gabriele Galantara, the state of preservation of the artwork is good. The artworks represe...

Portrait of a Noblewoman is a black market Drawing realized by Hermann Paul. Hand signed on the lower left corner. Good condition. René Georges Hermann-Paul (27 December 1864 – 2...

"Sacred Scene" is an original drawing in ink on paper, realized by an Anonymous Artist of the early 20th Century . The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet d...

Portrait of Woman is an original black marker drawing realized by and Unknown artist and signed in pencil "Borély". Hand signed, good condition. Included a white cardboard passpart...