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Period: Early 20th Century
1930s French Impressionist Watercolour of Children in an Idyllic Country Scene
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Impressionist watercolour on paper view of children in an idyllic country scene by Henri Clamen. Signed bottom right. Acquired from the atelier of the artist with other signed works. Pencil annotation top right and to the back of the paper.
A charming view of two children waiting in the shade of a beautiful summers day by the side of a country lane. An archway through to a farmyard and a farmhouse beyond. Dappled light through the overhead leaves and branches. In the lane to the left a hay wain...
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Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Miniature Landscape Called Birch Trees Reflected in a Stream by Oskar Bergman
Located in Stockholm, SE
We are delighted to present this rare miniature landscape by the artist Oskar Bergman. Measuring just 5.5 x 4 cm, this exquisite piece comes with its original frame and gold passepar...
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Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Pair of watercolours. Possibly Views From The Santa Fe Railroad
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th century crayon and watercolour on paper views by American artist Edgar Alwin Payne, both signed A.E.Payne bottom right, one dated '18. Und...
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Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Watercolor
Twilight at Öland Heath – Swedish Pastoral by Nils Kreuger
Located in Stockholm, SE
This tranquil view shows Öland’s rolling green heath at dusk, with grazing sheep and a lone windmill on the far horizon. The broad sky streaked with soft gold and blue underscores Kr...
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Post-Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Capri" Emily Sargent, Impressionist Sunlight, Southern Italian Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Emily Sargent
Capri, circa 1900
Watercolor on paper
18 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches
Provenance
The artist
Family of the artist by descent
Adelson Galleries Inc., New York
Collection of John ...
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American Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
19th C. American Impressionist Gouache of Colorado Mountains in Spring
Located in Denver, CO
This original circa 1910s plein air field study by renowned Colorado landscape artist Charles Partridge Adams captures the serene beauty of the Rocky Mountains in a masterful display...
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American Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
French Village Landscape Scene w/ Trees & Buggy, Early 20th Century
Located in Beachwood, OH
Auguste-Louis Lepère (French, 1849-1918)
Untitled Landscape, c. 1910
Watercolor
Signed lower right
14 x 16.5 inches
20 x 22.5 inches, framed
Auguste-Louis Lepère was a French painte...
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Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
1930s French Impressionist Watercolour of Children in an Idyllic Country Scene
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Impressionist watercolour on paper view of children in an idyllic country scene by Henri Clamen. Signed bottom right. Acquired from the atelier of the artist with other signed works. Pencil annotation top right and to the back of the paper.
A charming view of two children waiting in the shade of a beautiful summers day by the side of a country lane. An archway through to a farmyard and a farmhouse beyond. Dappled light through the overhead leaves and branches. In the lane to the left a hay wain...
Category
Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Positano
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ink and watercolor drawing by Carl Palme, dated 1921 and signed "CP," captures the narrow alleys of Positano. According to a note on the reverse, it is a study for an oil painting measuring 70x60 cm. Works from the early 20th century by Carl Palme are rare, making this piece particularly significant.
Drawing 20x24cm. With frame 34x36cm
Carl Adolf Palme (1879 – 1960) was a Swedish painter, draftsman, printmaker, and author. Born in Stockholm to bank director Henrik Palme and Anna Lavonius, he grew up on the Svalnäs estate, which is now a guest home and senior residence.
Palme's artistic education began in London at the Slade School of Fine Art (1900–1901). He then studied at Wassily Kandinsky's art school in Munich from 1902 to 1904. In 1907, he moved to Paris and became the first Swedish student of Henri Matisse. Palme was instrumental in founding the Académie Matisse, a collective of young Swedish and Norwegian artists who rented a large studio in Paris. Matisse visited weekly to critique their work. This group included notable artists such as Isaac Grünewald, Sigrid Hjertén, and Einar Jolin...
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Other Art Style Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
St. Ives Harbor, Cornwall, England — British Post-Impressionism
By Hayley Lever
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
An early 20th-century Hayley Lever watercolor depicting fishing boats docked at the St. Ives Harbor, Cornwall, England. A fine, spontaneous rendering on watercolor paper, with fresh ...
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Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Miniature Landscape Called Birch Trees Reflected in a Stream by Oskar Bergman
Located in Stockholm, SE
We are delighted to present this rare miniature landscape by the artist Oskar Bergman. Measuring just 5.5 x 4 cm, this exquisite piece comes with its original frame and gold passepar...
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Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's Beautiful
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
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Victorian Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Victor PROUVÉ (1858-1943), Study of a cat, charcoal on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Victor PROUVÉ (1858-1943)
Study of a cat
Charcoal on paper
15 × 14 cm
frame 30 x 30 cm
Provenance : artist’s family
A major figure of the Nancy School, Victor Prouvé is the father o...
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Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
'Theatre Du Chatelet, Paris' a framed gouache painting
Located in St. Albans, GB
Theatre Du Chatelet
A stunning gouache by one of France's premier artists specialising in Parisian scenes.
Eugene Galien LALOUE
(1854 - 1941)
Eugène Galien Laloue was particularly...
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Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Haystacks, Eragny by Lucien Pissarro - Landscape, Work on paper
Located in London, GB
Haystacks, Eragny by Lucien Pissarro (1863-1944)
Ink and coloured crayon on paper
11 x 19.5 cm (4 ³/₈ x 7 ⁵/₈ inches)
Signed with the monogram and dated lower left, Eragny 1921
This...
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Post-Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Color Pencil
Rue Étienne Marcel, Paris, France
Located in Atlanta, GA
One of my favorite French Fauvist painters, Henri Grenier (1882 - 1940), masterfully captures the energy of the turn-of-the-century Boulevard Saint-Germain in this exciting work on p...
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Fauvist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Moss Beach, California, San Francisco, West Coast Landscape, Ocean Shore
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Ernest William Christmas (Australian, 1863-1918)
Signed: E. W. Christmas (Lower, Left)
" Moss Beach, Ocean Shore, Cal. ", 1915
(California)
Watercolor on Paper
20" x 25 3/4"
Hou...
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Realist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Woman - Drawing by Maximilien Luce - Early-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is an artwork realized by Maximilien Luce in the Early 20th Century.
Pencil drawing.
In good conditions.
Hand-Signed.
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Modern Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Early 1900's French Impressionist Signed Flower Watercolour by Marie Carreau
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Flowers"
by Marie-Amelie Chautard-Carreau (French, 19th/20th century)
signed bottom right
watercolour on paper, unframed
painting: 10 x 15 inches
Delightful early 20th century Fre...
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Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait de Jean Desbordes - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1929
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on vélin pur fil des Papeteries du Marais, realized by Cocteau in 1929.
Belongs to the suite "25 Dessins d'Un Dormeur", published by H. L. Mermod, Lausanne.
Edition of 2...
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Modern Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
The Windows - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Windows 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.
The work h...
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Modern Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Male Nude Pencil Drawing by Bernard Sleigh RBSA (circa 1900-1920)
Located in London, GB
Male Nude pencil drawing on wove paper (circa 1900-1920), by Bernard Sleigh, RBSA (Provenance: from the artist's studio). An exquisite drawing which is possibly a study for a larger ...
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Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Antique Impressionist Painting "Spanish Peaks" Colorado Mountain Landscape 1900
Located in Portland, OR
A very attractive American Impressionist watercolor & gouache painting, "The Spanish Peaks" Colorado mountain landscape scene, by Charles Partridge Adams (1858-1942), circa 1900.
Thi...
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American Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Arizona Landscape – Dramatic Skies and Desert Light by Carl Oscar Borg
Located in Stockholm, SE
In this expressive gouache study, Carl Oscar Borg captures the dramatic sweep of the Arizona highlands, where storm clouds gather over layered mesas and valleys bathed in shifting li...
Category
Romantic Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Early 1900's French Impressionist Signed Flower Watercolour by Marie Carreau
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Flowers"
by Marie-Amelie Chautard-Carreau (French, 19th/20th century)
signed bottom right
watercolour on paper, unframed
painting: 10 x 14 inches
Delightful early 20th century Fre...
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Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
India Taj Mahal Original Watercolour for Iconic Churchman's Cigarette Card c1910
Located in Norfolk, GB
Original Watercolour for the iconic Churchman's
Cigarette Card of The Taj Mahal
Watercolour on Paper
c 1910
Image size: 7 x 14 cm
Provenance: Private UK Collection
A beautifully d...
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Other Art Style Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Horse sketch by Otto Vautier - Drawing on paper 31x37 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on cardboard
Otto Vautier is a renowned Swiss painter, born in 1863 in Düsseldorf. He was influenced by a family of artists and developed his style ...
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Academic Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Color Pencil
Young Lovers - Original Drawing by George-Henri Tribout - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Young Lovers is an original artwork realized by Georges Henri Tribout in about 1940. Pencil Drawing.
Good Conditions.
Georges Henri Tribout (1884-1962)
...
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Modern Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Blue Mountains, New Mexico
Located in Stockholm, SE
In this luminous landscape study, Carl Oscar Borg captures the serene beauty of the New Mexican high desert, likely looking toward Mount Taylor, a sacred peak that rises above the su...
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Romantic Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Three Setters on Point
By Edmund Henry Osthaus
Located in Missouri, MO
Three Setters on Point
Edmund Henry Osthaus (German, 1858-1928)
Watercolor on Paper
Signed Lower Right
18 x 27 inches
24.5 x 33.5 inches with frame
Born in Hildesheim, Germany, Edmu...
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Realist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Standing Nude with Smiling Face - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Standing Nude with Smiling Face is an original artwork realized by a French artist in the beginning of the 20th Century. Pencil on paper. Cardboard passepartout included (cm 49 x 34)...
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Modern Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Venice, Piazza San Marco - Watercolor by A. Guidotti
Located in Roma, IT
Venice is an amazing colored watercolor on paper realized in the early years of the XX century by the Italian artist, Antonio Guidotti (1881-1958).
Signed in black ink on lower left margin.
This modern artwork representing the most famous square of Venice Piazza San Marco...
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Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Art Nouveau : Nude with Crystal Ball - Original Watercolor and Gouache, Signed
Located in Paris, IDF
Georges BARBIER
Art Nouveau : Nude with Crystal Ball
Original India Ink, Watercolor and Gouache painting
Signed in the bottom middle
On paper 32 x 50 cm (c. 13 x 20 in)
Presented i...
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Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
1929 "Nude with Cubist Sculpture" Charcoal Female Nude Drawing UCBerkeley Artist
Located in Arp, TX
John Bowers Collection
Nude With Cubist Sculpture
1929
Charcoal on Paper
18.75"x24.75", unframed
Dated in charcoal lower right
Came from a portfolio owned by artist John Bowers
John was awarded a Master of Fine Arts degree by the University of California, at Berkeley.
His collection included pieces by fellow student artists and professors at UC Berkeley including Fred Reichman...
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Cubist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
1910 Colorado Plein Air Landscape Sketch – Mountains, Valley & Field Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
This original circa 1910 graphite landscape drawing is a rare and intimate work by renowned Colorado artist Charles Partridge Adams (1858–1942), celebrated for his mastery of the Ame...
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American Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
'Monterey Coast', California Impressionist, Paris, St. Ives, Laguna Beach, AIC
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A fresh and breezy view of the much-loved Pinnacle Point in Monterey painted with the artist's characteristic freshness and vigor and dating to the 1920's. Initialed lower right, 'G....
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Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Fox Terrier (2) - Drawing by Sirio Tofanari - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
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 ...
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Modern Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
“Arc de Triomphe Paris”
Located in Southampton, NY
Watercolor and gouache on archival paper by French artist, Henri Grenier. Signed lower right. Circa 1925. Condition is excellent. The artwork is housed in its original ornate carv...
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Fauvist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Archival Paper, Watercolor
Figure of a Woman - Original Pencil Drawing by Jean Bernard - 1910 ca
Located in Roma, IT
Figure of a woman is a pencil drawing realized by Jean Bernard on 1910 ca.
In good condition, worn paper on the marginal line, and traces of old scotch on the back.
Atelier's stamp...
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Modern Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
A 1926 Watercolor of Ships at a Dock, Chicago River by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1926 watercolor of ships at a dock by artist Harold Haydon. Image size: 9" x 12". Framed size: 14" x 18". Provenance: Estate of the artist.
Harold Emerson Haydon was born in...
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Post-Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Maurice De Vlaminck House and Path
Located in San Francisco, CA
Maurice De Vlaminck: 1876-1958. Very important French artist. One of the key members of the Fauvist School. He has auction results for paintings well into the millions of dollars. A ...
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Fauvist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Oriental Landscapes With Palm Trees And Arab Houses. 1 Half Of The 20th Century.
Located in Firenze, IT
Fauve landscape with palm trees and Arab houses.
1 half of the 20th century.
Gouache paintings on cardboard.
Paintings is signed with monogram.
Dimensions with Passepartout 45.5cm x ...
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Fauvist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Cardboard
“India, 1912”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor and gouache on paper of a busy street scene in India done in 1912 by the American artist, William Henry Drake. Copyrighted signed and dated 1912 lower left. Condition is good. Recently professionally matted. Unframed. Overall matte size is 12 by 16 inches. Provenance: A Long Island, New York estate.
William Henry Drake
Born: 1856 New York
Died: 1926 Los Angeles
Nationality: American
Education: Académie Julian, Art Students League of New York
Known for: Painting, illustration
Awards: National Academy
Biography:
Drake studied at the Académie Julian in Paris, with Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant and Henri Lucien Doucet.
Back from Europe, he studied at the Cincinnati School of Design, and would often go to the zoo, where he could draw the animals. He was then employed by the Museum of Natural History. He continued to study at the Art Students League of New York. In 1878 he worked as a freelance pen-and-ink artist for such periodicals as Century or Harper’s with animal studies...
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Academic Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
1900s Original French Atelier Life Drawing Posed Man Head in Hands
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Life study drawing
original atelier drawing
by the French artist, Jeanne Nachat (1898-1984)
Nachat attended the prestigious Académie des Beaux-Arts in Pa...
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Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
L V Guirand de Scevola (1871-1950) A Man writing at his desk , Signed pastel
Located in Paris, FR
Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scevola (1871-1950)
A Man writing at his desk, 18th century interior scene
Pastel on paper
Signed upper right
20.5 x 15.8 cm
Framed under glass : 37 x 31.5 cm
It is known that Guirand de Scevola was very interested in the Palace of Versailles and its Old Regime atmosphere, that he often painted it and that he participated in the Versailles Revival movement at the beginning of the century. This probably led him to paint scenes in the 18th century style, for which he was particularly well known and which are still sought after.
What is striking is the modernity of the execution of our pastel, which obviously contrasts with its subject in the style of the 18th century. Guirand de Scevoal is a great colourist and he proves it here with eclat, by building up his composition with white pastel highlights, contrasting with brown and black. There is something of the northern painters in this treatment of light. All this, as always with him, is very subtle. The light radiating from the window is almost an abstract notation, but it gives meaning to this interior scene.
Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola ( 1871 – 1950) was a French painter.
He was student of Fernand Cormon and Pierre Dupuis...
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Art Deco Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Vintage English Dog Watercolor Painting Naive Folk Art Portrait Pekingese Dog
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Pekingese Dog
English Folk Art painting, circa 1930's
watercolour painting on artist paper, framed
Glass covering
framed: 9 x 11.5 inches...
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Folk Art Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Gondolas on the Grand Canal in Venice
Located in Genève, GE
Work on paper
Gilded wooden frame with glass window
25 x 33.5 x 2.5 cm
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Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Portraits - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits is an original drawing in pen realized by an anonymous artist in the Early 20th Century.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted by perfect hatching with strong strokes.
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Modern Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
"Drawing Study" Charles Burchfield, American Modernism Design
Located in New York, NY
Charles Burchfield
Drawing Study
Graphite on paper
5 1/2 x 8 inches
Charles Ephraim Burchfield (1893–1967) was an American painter, best known for his watercolor landscapes. Burchfi...
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Abstract Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Boats on the Thames - Original Drawing by Robert Louis Antral - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Boats is an original drawing in charcoal and pencil realized by Robert Louis Antral (1895-1939).
This Artwork is depicted through strong and confident strokes in a well-balanced com...
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Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
Hermes 1929
Located in Stockholm, SE
An interesting and highly decorative chalk drawing by Edvard Andersson, 1929. Drawn on a quite large scale. Signed and dated EA, 1929. A tergo written "Hermes".
The drawing is exec...
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Cubist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk
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...
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Futurist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Tempera
Woman in a Fur Wrap
By Rudolf Bauer
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Woman in a Fur Wrap
Pen and ink heightened with white, c. 1920
Signed in ink lower right (see photo)
Estate stamp verso (see photo)
Provenance: estate of the artist
...
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Art Deco Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Nu tenant un miroir by Pablo Picasso
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pablo Picasso
1881-1973 Spanish
Nu tenant un miroir
(Nude holding a mirror)
Signed "Picasso" (lower right)
Pen and ink on paper
Pablo Picasso's Rose Period is among the most icon...
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Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen
Giovanni Boldini drawing of a lady, Italian 19th Century
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Giovanni Boldini (Italian, 1842-1931)
Etude de femme au ruban noir
Signed with atelier stamp (lower left), further inscribed, signed and dated by Emilia Boldini (the artist’s wife) `no 77 le_ atelier Boldini. Emilia Boldini Carbona 1931’ (on the reverse)
Black crayon on paper
11.7/8 x 8.7/8 in. (30 x 22.5 cm.)
Emilia’s inscription on the reverse from the year of his death.
Giovanni Boldini was an Italian genre and portrait painter who lived and worked in Paris for most of his career. According to Time magazine, he was known as the "Master of Swish" because of his flowing style, exemplified by the confident strokes in this fine example.
Boldini was born in Ferrara, the son of a painter of religious subjects, and in 1862 went to Florence for six years to study and pursue painting. He only infrequently attended classes at the Academy of Fine Arts, but in Florence, met other realist painters known as the Macchiaioli, who were Italian precursors to Impressionism. Their influence is seen in Boldini's landscapes which show his spontaneous response to nature, although it is for his portraits that he became best known.
Moving to London, Boldini attained success as a portraitist, painting notable members of society including Lady Holland and the Duchess of Westminster...
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Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon
Fauvist Painting View of Trees in Valley Landscape, Circle of Henri Edmond Cross
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th Century Fauvist painting probably of the South of France. The painting is unsigned but clearly influenced by the works of Henri Edmond Cross, Paul Seurat and his contempor...
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Tonalist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Early 20th Century French Military Portrait, The Brave Soldier
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th Century French pastel portrait of a military officer by Marie Laforge. The painting is signed dated and dedicated bottom right. The subject's name is written but as yet un...
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Realist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Three Robbers - Original Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Three Robbers is an original drawing in watercolor on paper realized by Gabriele Galantara.
The state of preservation of the artwork is good.
Titled on the lower in Italian.
The a...
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Modern Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Preliminary drawing for Remy de Gourmont, Couleurs, (Colors, new tales follow...
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Preliminary drawing for Remy de Gourmont, Couleurs, published in Le Mercure de France
(Colors, new tales follow old things), 1908
Graphite and colored pencil, 1926
Signed in pencil l...
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Art Deco Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
Fine Antique British Botanical Painting Single Daffodil
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...
Category
Victorian Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
1924 Colored Pencil Drawing by George E Burr, Arizona Desert Storm Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
This vintage, original colored pencil drawing titled Untitled (Storm over Desert Landscape, Arizona) was created in 1924 by celebrated American artist George ...
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American Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
Arizona Landscape – Dramatic Skies and Desert Light by Carl Oscar Borg
Located in Stockholm, SE
In this expressive gouache study, Carl Oscar Borg captures the dramatic sweep of the Arizona highlands, where storm clouds gather over layered mesas and valleys bathed in shifting li...
Category
Romantic Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Early Twentieth Century Impressionist Pastel Landscape of Canal, Leydon Holland
Located in ludlow, GB
Early Twentieth Century Impressionist Pastel Drawing of a Landscape depicting a Canal, Landscape and Buildings at Leydon Holland.
A wonderful Oil pastel drawing by the artist Terr...
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Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
1930s French Impressionist Watercolour of A Village, River & Mountain Landscape
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Impressionist watercolour on paper view of a colourful village, spanning a river and mountain landscape by Henri Clamen. The painting is unsigned but was acquired from the art...
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Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
1910's Art Deco Erte Gouache Painting Original Hand Signed Rare French Costume
By Erté
Located in Buffalo, NY
A rare original signed Art Deco gouache on paper by Erte (Romain de Tirtoff)
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This stunning theatrical costume design is signed Erte at the lower right.
The piece is 20 by 18 fram...
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Art Deco Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil
King's College Cambridge River Cam 1920s Art Deco Jazz Age watercolour art
Located in London, GB
Anonymous
King's College Cambridge with the River Cam and Bridge to foreground
51x63.5cm
Watercolour
c. 1920s
A fine, and large, view of King's College. The...
Category
Art Deco Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Cows Graze in a Meadow, Pencil, 1907
Located in Stockholm, SE
This drawing by Nils Kreuger, a Swedish artist born on October 11, 1858, in Kalmar and who passed away on May 11, 1930, in Stockholm, showcases a quintess...
Category
Naturalistic Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Commedia dell'arte – Four Character Studies in Watercolor, 1920s
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Unidentified artist, 'Commedia dell’arte' – four character studies (Arlecchino, Pantalone, Pantalone giovane, Tartaglia), watercolor and pencil, c. 192...
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Realist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
'Study for a Stained Glass Window', Devotional, Ecclesiastical, Pre-Raphaelite
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A sensitively drawn and highly-detailed study for a three-panel set of stained glass windows showing the ascension of Jesus by angels and mortals.
Initialed, lower right, 'EB-J', an...
Category
Academic Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
1900s French Atelier Life Drawing Academic Sculpture of Male Nude Figure
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Life study drawing
original atelier drawing
by the French artist, Jeanne Nachat (1898-1984)
Nachat attended the prestigious Académie des Beaux-Arts in Pa...
Category
Academic Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
Thomas Tayler Ireland (1876-1931) - Watercolour, Swans on the Lake
By Thomas Tayler Ireland
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming autumnal scene depicting two swans swimming on a woodland lake. The birds are captured in an early morning mist floating amongst the water reeds. Signed to the lower right...
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Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Pair of watercolours. Possibly Views From The Santa Fe Railroad
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th century crayon and watercolour on paper views by American artist Edgar Alwin Payne, both signed A.E.Payne bottom right, one dated '18. Und...
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Watercolor
Portrait of a Lady /// Impressionism British Augustus Edwin John Drawing Red
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Augustus Edwin John (Welsh, 1878-1961)
Title: "Portrait of a Lady"
*Signed by John lower right
Circa: 1910
Medium: Original red and black Chalk Drawi...
Category
Post-Impressionist Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Charcoal
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