Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Femme Nue is a superb original drawing on paper, realized by the French artist Marcel Roche (1890-1959). A beautiful and sensual standing woman is portrayed with a sanguine and oil pastel of the same color. For the rendering of anatomical volumes, the artist wisely uses the smudge. Considering the subject, the artist chose one of his favorite one, together withe the still life: the female nude. With a monogrammed logo printed in black ink as a stamp on lower right margin. Original Title: Femme nue main derrière le dos In excellent condition, this amazing realist portray is drawn on a sheet glued on a cutting paper. Marcel Roche (Paris, 1890-1959) French artist best-known as a painter of nudes, portrays, still life, landscape and illustrator, marcel Roche attended the Académie Julian et l'Ecole Nationale des Beaux-arts in Cormon. He exhibited at the Salons des Indépendants and at the Salon d'Automne, where he bacame a membre of the organization. His best known artworks still today are: La pastorale normande, Baigneuses, idylle, le nu au paravent, Le nu à la tapissierie, nu au moulin, Le déhjeuner des baigneuses, la liseuse...

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A fine watercolour scene by genre artist George Sheridan Knowles (1863-1931), depicting a warm hearted moment between a mother and daughter. The young gir...

A bit of a mystery scholarly sanguine drawing. Very well executed portrait of a Lady dated either 1904, 1907, or 1909 in Venice. It is signed but I cannot make it out. The paper meas...

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...

VII prise de mon bureau is a wonderful original pencil drawing watercolored on ivory-colored paper, realized in 1914 by a French artist whose signature seems to be J. Denis. Title, ...

Soldiers is an original artwork realized by an Anonymous French artist in the first decades of the XX Century. Original pencil drawing. The sheet is drawed also on the back. Mint conditions. This work is a representation of several soldiers: a fresh and rapid sketch representing two male figures with the typical military clothes...

Composition with nude woman is a pleasant pencil drawing on a piece of paper from a sketchbook, realized by an anonymous artist in the early XX century. At the bottom, two monograms ...

Nude in Profile is an original artwork realized by an Anonymous French artist in the first years of the XX century. Pencil on paper. Passepartout included. Good conditions except fo...

Typical Costumes is an original artwork realized in pastel by Jean Dreyfus-Stern in the first decades of the 20th Century. Pencil on paper. The signature of the artist appears on ...

Deux Baigneuses is an original artwork realized by Michel Simonidy in the first years of the XX Century. Pencil on paper. Passepartout included (cm 26.5 x 19). Mint conditions. V...

Bertha Corbett Melcher's The Sunbonnet Babies, with their flat, minimalist, semi-abstract, and symbolic style, are an early example of American Modernism/Surrealism by a lesser-known female artist/illustrator. The present work demonstrates a delicate balance between abstraction and representation and between the commonplace and the mysterious. Her signature use of a hat or sunbonnet to hide the identity of her subjects is a big conceptual and visual idea that has been overlooked in the fine art canon. The exact meaning of this is unknown, but 120 years after they were done, it resonates as somewhat surrealistic. Her work is a contradiction. She shows innocent children engaging in everyday activity but are depicted in vail of mystery. Why does she not show the faces of her subjects? Watercolor on paper (each) Six drawings in all on one board. 6-1/8 x 5 inches (15.6 x 12.7 cm) (each) One signed; two initialed; three not signed. Six drawing in all on one board. 6-1/8 x 5 inches (15.6 x 12.7 cm) (each) One signed; two initialed; three not signed The Sunbonnet Babies characters were created by illustration Bertha L. Corbett when she was challenged to create a faceless character who nonetheless was engaging and appealing. The characters were a wild hit and appeared in books, comics, and popular collectibles. They also became a popular motif in quilting. Few of Corbett's original drawings for the babies are known to survive, making this a rare offering. From: Wikipedia Sunbonnet Babies are characters created by commercial artist Bertha Corbett Melcher (1872–1950). Sunbonnet Babies featured two girls in pastel colored dresses with their faces covered by sunbonnets. Sunbonnet Babies appeared in books, illustrations and advertisements between the years of 1900 and 1930. Sunbonnet Babies were later used as a popular quilting pattern also known as Sunbonnet Sue.[1] Melcher created a male version of the Sunbonnet Babies, named the 'Overall Boys' in 1905.[2][3] History Bertha L. Corbett Melcher Sunbonnet Babies were created by Bertha Corbett Melcher (1872–1950).[4] Melcher was born in Denver and moved with her family to Minneapolis in the 1880s. Melcher attended art school in Minneapolis with plans to become a commercial artist.[5] She may have also studied with Howard Pyle.[6] By the 1920s, Melcher had moved to Topanga, California.[7][4] Melcher started drawing the Sunbonnet Babies in 1897. The origin of the signature style of the faces being covered by sunbonnets is contested by different members of Melcher's family and by Melcher herself. In an interview, Melcher's brother said their mother suggested Bertha avoid the difficulty of drawing faces by covering them with sunbonnets.[4] Melcher herself said that covering faces allowed her to communicate with body position.[4] Melcher has also said that the design came about in "answer to a friend’s challenge to convey emotion without a face."[2] Melcher published her first book, The Sun-Bonnet Babies in 1900.[3] Later, she shopped her illustrations to publisher Rand McNally of Chicago, and nine subsequent books were written by Eulalie Osgood Grover and illustrated by Bertha Corbett. In 1905, Melcher wrote The Overall Boys.[3] Many of these books were used as primers and used widely in primary schools in the midwest. Melcher used the sunbonnet babies in advertising and later established the Sunbonnet Babies Company. She started a studio to illustrate and create merchandise of the Sunbonnet Babies.[2] The characters also appeared in a comic strip.[2] Quilting Melcher herself did not originate the use of the sunbonnet babies as quilting pattern. The Sunbonnet Babies quilting pattern appeared in textile art 1910's in the Ladies Home Journal 1911–1912 in a quilt stitched by Marie Webster. The pattern was popular during the Great Depression. In the American South, it was often known as "Dutch Doll" until the 1970s.[3] There was also a quilt pattern based on the "Overall Boys," known by the various names including “Overall Bill, “Overall Andy,” “Sunbonnet Sam,” “Suspender Sam,” “Fisherman Jim."[3] Many patterns for quilts and sewing were designed by Ruby Short McKim and published in nationally syndicated newspapers.[8] Sunbonnet Sue became symbolic of 'female innocence and docility'.[9] Linda Pershing collected accounts from women quilters who depicted 'Sues' doing activities such as smoking, wearing more revealing clothing, and subverting feminine stereotypes.[10] In 1979, the “Seamsters Union Local #500," a group of quilters from Lawrence, Kansas, created “The Sun Sets on Sunbonnet Sue," a quilt depicting the character murdered in a variety of ways.[3] Collectibles Sunbonnet Babies merchandise includes school books, valentines cards, postcards, china, and quilts.[2][5][11] Sunbonnet Babies were adapted into three dimensional porcelain collectibles and pottery made by Royal Bayreuth Company in the early 1900s. The Royal Bayreuth China...

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...

Landscape is an original artwork realized by the French artist Henry Verger-Sarrat in the first decades of the XX Century. Watercolor on paper. Hand-signed on the lower left corner...

To see more, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller." Reginald Hallward (1858 - 1948) Stained glass memorial design for Chelford Chu...

Kaiser is a modern artwork by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937) in the early 20th century. Watercolor, ink. and pencil on paper. Good conditions and aged with foxing. Gabriele Galant...

This fantastic 1920's oil crayon drawing is by Dutch artist Adriaan Lubbers. It shows a birds eye view of New York. The view is of the river and boats towards Manhattan. A really ic...

To see more, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller." Leslie Carr (1891 - 1969) 1440 Great Northern Railway...

Signed to the lower right. Presented in a gilt frame with a fluted cove. On paper.

William Edwards Croxford (1852-1926). Original Watercolour. Cornish farmstead with women feeding the ducks. Signed & dated (1906) lower left. Presented in a silver-effect frame with ...

An original watercolour by Thomas King Yalland (1845-1934). Inscribed to the reverse "Near Dordrecht". Signed lower right. Presented in a wash-line mount and gilt frame. On paper.

From a series of designs by Robert Bonfils for Bianchini Ferrier, to see some others, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller." Rober...

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This charming early 20th-century watercolour by eminent British artist William Kay Blacklock ARCA (1872-1924) depicts an elderly lady carrying a basket and parasol before a farmhouse...

Jules Cheret (1836-1932) A couple, 1909 signed and dated in the lower right Charcoal and heightenings of white chalk 23 x 23 cm Framed under glass : 33.8 x 33.8 cm This work is hi...

A delicate watercolour study of Temple Bar Gate in Theobalds Park by Alfred Henry Hart. Well presented in a wash-line mount and gilt effect frame. Unsigned. Acquired with a number of...

A delicate watercolour study of a grand garden fountain with white water lilies. Well presented in a wash line mount and gilt-effect frame. Signed lower right. On watercolour paper.

A fine and delicate study of a street scene in Dorchester by Alfred Henry Hart. Well presented in a wash-line mount and gilt effect frame. Signed to the lower left. Label fixed to th...

A charming watercolour study by Alfred Henry Hart. Well presented in a wash-line mount and gilt-effect frame. Signed to the lower left. On watercolour paper.

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Jean-Pierre Laurens (1875-1932) Study of a reading monk Pencil on paper 29.5 x 19 cm Stamp of the Jean-Pierre Laurens Estate on the lower right In quite good condition : crease and ...

Jules Cheret (1836-1932) La Confidence (The confidence) 1909 signed and dated in the lower right Charcoal and heightenings of white chalk 22.7 x 22.7 cm Framed under glass : 33.8 x...

Antoine Calbet presents his works, mainly portraits and genre scenes, at the Salons of the Société des artistes français from 1881 until 1940, as well as at the international exhibit...

This is a beautiful sanguine chalk drawing portrait of a young woman, by Count Mario Grixoni, dated 1922. Executed by one of the leading artists of the day, it is a very striking and...

This accomplished nautical study depicts the HMS Northampton which was a Nelson-class armoured cruiser built for the Royal Navy in 1876. She was built by Napier and Sons in their yar...

Original drawing by Jean Cocteau . 1920 . Framed . certified by Expert Mr Martin . 30,7 cm x 20 cm . vintage Framed .

A stunning vibrant post-Impressionist watercolour by French listed artist Ernest Courtois de Bonnencontre. The watercolour is in excellent condition, painted circa 1900 and sublime ...

A charming ca. 1925 Modernist watercolor by notable artist Flora Schofield, depicting fishermen and a sail boat. Artwork size: 10" x 13 1/2". Archivally matted to 16" x 20". A painter, print maker and sculptor, Flora Schofield (Schoenfield), was born in Lanark, Illinois. She studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and taught Saturday classes there until 1904. Schoenfield also studied with Charles Hawthorne, B.J.O Nordfeldt and William Zorach in Provincetown, Massachusetts. She studied with Albert Gleizes, Fernand Leger and Natalia Goncharova in Paris, France. In 1923, Schofield’s abstractions caused a split at the venerable Chicago Society of Artists. When her artwork was was accepted by the jury, the notable Impressionist painter Pauline Palmer and the notable Modernist painter Carl Hoeckner got into a row that ended-up splitting the group. The Impressionists then broke away into their own organization called the ”Association of Chicago Painters and Sculptors”. Paintings by Flora Schofield have been exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia; the Salon d’Automne and Salon de Independants, Paris; the Salons of America; the Society of Independent Artists, New York; the Wichita Museum of Art, Wichita; Gallery Carmine, Paris; the National Arts Club Galleries, New York; Marshall Fields Galleries...

Seated Nude Female Signed in pencil, u.l. Ink wash and graphite on paper 11 x 8.5 inches This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.

Extremely rare work of art from the early Bezalel School of Boris Schatz in Ottoman Palestine. it depicts an Orientalist Arab Sheik in traditional Headwear. YITSKHOK LIKHTENSHTEYN ...

A charming watercolour scene of a quiet village street in the early morning, The only sign of life we can see are two chickens walking across the road. S...

A fine watercolour by well listed artist Oscar Ricciardi. The scene depicts figures gathering at a village fountain on a continental street. Women pump water into pails and converse ...

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Here for your consideration is a beautiful watercolor still life on heavy paper by the German artist, E. Riehle. Signed and dated lower right, 1903. In good condition with it's orig...

Staten Island Watercolor on paper, c. 1928 Signed with the Estate stamp lower left Sheet size: 19 1/8 x 23 7/8 inches Titled on verso Part of small series of watercolors done of the ...

An idyllic watercolour with body colour depicting a shepherd herding sheep down a quiet country lane. Presented in a beautiful gilt and swept frame with floral and acanthus ornamenta...

George Frederick Nicholls (1850-1935) Magdalen College from the Cherwell, Oxford Watercolour 37 x 24 cm Many of Nicholls' paintings are of the Cotswolds and Oxford. He painted the i...

Eccezionale disegno dei primi anni 20 stile Simbolista ,Orientalista Anche il Passepartout attorno all'opera è stato realizzato dall'artista. Louise JANIN nasce nel 1893, a Durham...

Mary S. Hagarty (1857-1938). Original watercolour. Signed lower right. Presented in a gilt-effect frame with card mount. On paper.

Etude pour la Pologne is a modern artwork realized by Alfred Plauzeau in the Early-20th Century. Pencil Drawing. Good conditions.

A lovely watercolor of the Horseshoe Cloisters at Windsor Castle, with three Edwardian figures having a chat near the stairway. There's an inscription and the signature "Herbert" but...

Joseph Stella Tropical Flower with Azalea, circa 1919 Signed lower right Silverpoint and crayon on paper Image 10 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches Sheet 11 x 12 1/4 inches Stella was born June 1...

WILLIAM WALCOT (1874-1943) The Pool of London Signed and dated l.r.: W Walcot 1924 Watercolour and bodycolour over traces of pencil Framed 40.5 by 71.5 cm., 16 by 28 ¼ in. (frame...

A striking, unidentified Biblical scene in pencil and watercolour, showing a man with a dagger in his sheath at his side, aggressively approaching an older man who hides his face. A ...

A charming watercolours scene of a boat sailing just off the coast. Signed to the lower left and well presented in a wash line mount and simple gilt frame. On wove.

A charismatic watercolour portrait of an actress in costume. Presented in a fine gilt-effect frame with the artist name inscribed to the reverse. On paper.

Hammond (British, fl. 1920s) Original artwork for Design for Shakespeare Twelfth Night programme to be held in Bath 26x21 cm Gouache, 1937 Sadly nothing...

Alphonse Legros 1837-1911, was a French painter and sculptor, who lived in London from 1863 until his death in 1911. He was a teacher of etching and drawing and became Slade Professo...