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Period: Mid-20th Century
1930's Original Parisian Fashion Watercolor Burgandy Dress with Green Cape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1930's French fashion design, no doubt of Parisian origin.
The painting, executed in gouache/ watercolor and pencil, is dated to the upper corner ...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
1940's French Fruit Still Life, Post Impressionist Artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life
Signed by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998)
From a batch of similar work where most were dated 1942-1947
watercolour painting on paper, unframed
measurements: 10 x 12.75 in...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage French Signed Impressionist Crayon Drawing Brittany Coastline Boats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Brittant Coastline"
by Camille Meriot (French 1887-1975)
signed
crayon drawing on paper
paper : 5.25 x 8 inches
Fine original French Impressionist painting by the well listed a...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Carlos Carnero, Mother & Child Study, Original Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Mother & Child"
by Carlos Carnero (Uruguay/ French 1922-1980).
watercolour painting, on very thin paper, unframed.
Paper: 10.75 x 8.25 inches.
Provenance: the artists estate, Par...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Carlos Carnero Large Original Painting, Fernand Leger Assistant
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Mother & Child"
by Carlos Carnero (Uruguay/ French 1922-1980)
signed verso
watercolour/ gouache paint on parchment paper
25.5 x 20 inches
provenance: the artists estate, Paris
Fi...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage French Signed Impressionist Crayon Drawing Brittany Coastline Seascape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Coastline"
by Camille Meriot (French 1887-1975)
signed and dated 63'
crayon drawing on paper
paper : 6.5 x 8.75 inches
Fine original French Impressionist painting by the wel...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Brittany Fishing Boats in Harbour, French Signed Impressionist Crayon Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Harbour"
by Camille Meriot (French 1887-1975)
signed and dated 64'
crayon drawing on paper
paper : 6.5 x 9 inches
Fine original French Impressionist painting by the well lis...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Camille Meriot French Signed Impressionist Crayon Drawing Brittany Village
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Le Breton Village"
by Camille Meriot (French 1887-1975)
signed and dated 63'
crayon drawing on paper
paper : 6.5 x 8.75 inches
Fine original French Impressionist painting by the...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Sailing Boats Moored at Sea, French Signed Impressionist Crayon Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Anchored"
by Camille Meriot (French 1887-1975)
signed and dated 63'
crayon drawing on paper
Measures: paper: 6.5 x 8.75 inches
Fine original French Impressionist painting by the...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Camille Meriot French Signed Watercolour Painting, Farmyard Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Farmyard"
by Camille Meriot (French 1887-1975)
signed and dated 42'
watercolour painting on paper
paper : 8 x 11 inches
Fine original French Impressionist painting by the well li...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Provence Hill Top Town French Impressionist Crayon Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Provence"
by Camille Meriot (French 1887-1975)
crayon drawing on paper
Measures: paper: 9 x 6.5 inches
Fine original French Impressionist painting by the well listed and popular ...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Old Provence Town Impressionist Crayon Drawing, Figures Mooching by Cafe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Provencal Town"
by Camille Meriot (French 1887-1975)
signed and dated 55', stamped verso
Crayon drawing on paper.
Paper : 8 x 5.25 inches
Fine original French Impressionist paint...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Camille Meriot French Signed Impressionist Watercolour Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Landscape"
by Camille Meriot (French 1887-1975)
signed and dated 44'
Watercolour painting on paper
Paper : 4.5 x 7 inches
Fine original French Impressionist painting by the well...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vence French Signed Watercolour Painting, Open Bright Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Vence”
by Camille Meriot (French 1887-1975)
signed and stamped verso
watercolour painting on paper
paper : 9.5 x 12.5 inches
Fine original French Impressionist painting by the w...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Tourettes Provence French Signed Impressionist Crayon Drawing, The Old Village
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Tourettes
by Camille Meriot (French 1887-1975)
signed
crayon drawing on paper
paper : 8 x 5 inches
Fine original French Impressionist painting by the well listed and popular Fren...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Camille Meriot French Signed Impressionist Crayon Drawing, Atmospheric Boats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Atmospheric Boats"
by Camille Meriot (French 1887-1975)
signed and dated 63', stamped verso
crayon drawing on paper
paper : 6.5 x 9 inches
Fine original French Impressionist pai...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Mid 20th C. Irish Artist Watercolor Painting of a Continental Marketplace
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Superb original watercolour painting by the well listed and popular Irish painter, Frank Forty (1902-1996). The painting came from a private collection of this artists work.
Frank ...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Mid 20th C. Irish Artist Watercolor Painting of Boats At Vigo Spain
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Superb original watercolour painting by the well listed and popular Irish painter, Frank Forty (1902-1996). The painting came from a private collection of this artists work.
Frank ...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Camille Meriot French Signed Impressionist Crayon Drawing, By The Harbour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"By The Harbour"
by Camille Meriot (French 1887-1975)
signed and dated 63', stamped verso
crayon drawing on paper
paper : 6.5 x 8.75 inches
Fine original French Impressionist pain...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Honfleur French Signed Impressionist Crayon Drawing- Vintage Sailing Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Honfleur"
by Camille Meriot (French 1887-1975)
signed and dated 64'.
Crayon drawing on paper
Paper : 9 x 6.5 inches
Fine original French Impressionist painting by the well liste...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Mid 20th C. Irish Artist Watercolor Painting of Exotic Harbour in Spain
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Superb original watercolour painting by the well listed and popular Irish painter, Frank Forty (1902-1996). The painting came from a private collection of this artists work.
Frank ...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Antique French Signed Impressionist Crayon Drawing Boats in Honfleur Harbour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Harbour - Honfleur"
by Camille Meriot (French 1887-1975)
signed and dated 64'
crayon drawing on paper
paper : 9 x 6.25 inches
Fine original French Impressionist painting by t...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Mother and Child - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Mother and Child is an original China Ink and Charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century.
Good condition on a yellowed check sheed.
Hand-signed by the artist wit...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Abstraction
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Abstraction
Pen and ink on paper, 1932
Signed and dated in ink lower center
Condition: Excellent
Sheet/Image size: 10 3/8 x 6 1/4 inches
Frame size: 16 1/2 x 12 1/2"
Provena...
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Abstract Geometric Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Pen
Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Renaissance Female Nude Study
Year: circa 1963
Medium: Original drawing on vélin paper
Size: 23 x 18 inches
Condition: Good
Provenance: Estate o...
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Renaissance Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
$1,880 Sale Price
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Vintage Israeli Bezalel School Drawing Family Playing, Dogs Puppies Kibbutz Life
By Moshe Avni
Located in Surfside, FL
Moshe Avni was born in 1937, in Kibbutz Kfar Blum in the Upper Galilee in Israel. Presently, he lives and paints in Jerusalem. During the years 1956-1957, he studied Painting and Gra...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen
Mother and Child - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Mother and Child is an original China Ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th Century.
Good condition on a yellowed paper, some sketches on the back.
Hand-signed by the ar...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
War is War, 1930s art deco book cover design by A. E. Halliwell
Located in London, GB
A. E. Halliwell (1905-1987)
War is War
Gouache
21 x 19 cm (full sheet size 38 x 28 cm)
c.1930
With signature and title from applied support paper
Provenance: Family of the artist
...
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Art Deco Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Mountains - Original Drawing by Jean-Raymond Delpech - 1944
Located in Roma, IT
Mountains is an original drawing in watercolor on cardboard realized by Jean-Raymond Delpech (1916-1988) in 1944.
Hand-signed and dated on the lower right. The state of preservatio...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Joan miro (1893-1983) - Ubu Rey (Ubu Roi) - 1966
By Joan Miró
Located in Varese, IT
Colour lithograph on fine Arches paper
Published in 1966
Publisher: Maeght, Paris
Limited Edition
Artist's signature and numbering in pencil
Numbered copy: 13/75
Paper size: 54.5 x 7...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
Giuseppe Migneco(Italian painter) - 20th century figure drawing - Fortune teller
Located in Varmo, IT
Giuseppe Migneco (Messina 1903 - Milan 1997) - The fortune teller.
49.5 x 39.5 cm without frame, 52.5 x 40.5 cm with frame.
Antique mixed technique drawing on paper, in wooden fram...
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Post-War Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Paper
'Merry Christmas' original color woodcut on paper, signed in block
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Art: 5 1/2 x 4 3/8"
Frame: 10 1/8 x 8 1/8"
Original color woodcut on paper, signed in block.
Born in 1908, Sylvia Spicuzza was the daughter of noted painter Francesco Spicuzza. Sylvia devoted herself to teaching art to the students of Lake Bluff...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Woodcut
Wheeler Williams Classical Figure Study for Twilight
Located in New York, NY
Wheeler Williams (American, 1897-1972)
Study for Twilight, 1947
Pencil on paper
9 1/4 x 12 1/4 in.
Signed lower right: Wheeler Williams, 1947
Inscribed: Study for Twilight
A native of Chicago, Wheeler Williams is known for his allegorical, narrative work including "Tablets to Pioneers" on the Michigan Avenue bridge in Chicago, and "Settlers of the Seaboard" in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia.
He graduated with honors from Yale University in 1919 and earned a Master of Architecture degree from Harvard in 1922. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with sculptor Albin Polasek...
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Art Deco Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Flower Pot - Watercolor by Fiorenzo Tomea - 1950s
By Fiorenzo Tomea
Located in Roma, IT
Flowers Pot is an original contemporary artwork realized by Fiorenzo Tomea (1910-1960) in the mid-20th Century.
Mixed colored watercolor.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Includes...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Abstract Composition - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is a Charcoal Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980).
Good condition on a yellowed paper, included a white cardboard passpartout (3...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Female Portrait - Drawing - 1965
Located in Roma, IT
Female Portrait is a modern artwork realized in 1965.
Mixed colored drawing on paper.
Signature and date on the lower margin.
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
Ewart Johns (1923-2013) - c.1979 Pastel, Katrina Face
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed with initials to the lower left corner. Inscribed to the reverse. On paper.
Category
Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
$273 Sale Price
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Non-Objective Drawing (Double sided composition)
By Rudolf Bauer
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Non-Objective Drawing (Double sided composition)
Graphite on paper, 1938
Initialed "B" by the artist lower right corner
Created while the artist was imprisoned in a Gestapo Prison fo...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Maples in Autumn Foliage
By John Marin
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
John Marin’s long and prolific career is best marked by his fervent love of painting and abiding belief that art must relate to lived experiences. His best work strikes a delicate ba...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Mid Century Santa Cruz, California Figurative Vintage Boardwalk Scene, 1944
Located in Soquel, CA
A lively and detailed mid-1940's vintage boardwalk scene of Santa Cruz, California by California artist Cassard (20th Century), 1944. This figurative...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
S. R. - 1964 Watercolour, Across the Mountain Lake
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful watercolour study depicting a continental lake surrounded by mountains. A small island in the centre of the lake holds a church and small dwe...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$251 Sale Price
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Sovek - 1949 Watercolour, Girl With The Red Bow
Located in Corsham, GB
With ink details. Signed and dated to the lower right. Well presented in an oak frame and cotton mount. On paper.
Category
Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$313 Sale Price
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Signed Figure Study by Antoniucci Volti
Located in New York, NY
Antoniucci Volti (French, 1915-1989)
Untitled, 1969
Red chalk on paper
14 3/4 x 11 in.
Signed: Volti
Sculptor, painter, and printmaker Antoniucci Volti was born in Albano, Italy, in 1915. His family lived in there until 1920 when the family moved to France to stay. Volti studied at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs in Nice from 1928 to 1920. By 1932 the young artist had won a gold medal for two polychrome bas-reliefs before going to Paris, where he entered the studio of Jean Boucher at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris at the age of only fifteen.
After serving in the Second World War, when he was interned as a prisoner of war in Bavaria, he returned in poor health to Paris, only to find his studio destroyed. From 1947 he showed work at various Paris Salons and, in 1954 and 1955 at the Brussels and Antwerp Biennales. In 1957 a retrospective of his work was organized at the Museum Rodin in Paris. He died in Paris in 1989
Works by Volti are in leading museums such as the Musee National d'Art Moderne, Paris. Antoniucci Volti is one of the most important Late Modern sculptors...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk
Untitled Minimalist Painting, Signed and Inscribed to renowned curator Gene Baro
Located in New York, NY
Lyman Kipp
Untitled Minimalist Painting, 1964
Ink roller on paper
Hand signed and dated by Lyman Kipp on the front; inscribed on the back to Gene Baro (the distinguished critic and c...
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Minimalist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Horses - Drawing by Domenico Purificato - 1952
Located in Roma, IT
Horses is an original drawing realized by Domenico Purificato in 1952.
Black and white pen drawing.
Hand-signed and dated on the lower right.
Th...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen
“Brooklyn Bridge”
By Leon Dolice
Located in Southampton, NY
View of the Brooklyn Bridge at night. Oil pastel on archival paper by the American artist, Leon Dolice. Signed lower right. Circa 1950. Condition: exc...
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Post-Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Archival Paper
Mid Century French Pencil Portrait of a Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Pencil Portrait of a Woman
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil on paper
Size: 11 (height) x 7.5 (width)
Stamped: Verso
Condition: G...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Mid Century French Elegant Pencil Drawing of Three Figures in Conversation
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Elegant Pencil Drawing of Three Figures in Conversation
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil on paper
Size: 5.25 (height) x 8.25 (widt...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
On the Road - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Per strada (On the Road) is a drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989).
Black China ink (foun...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
'Early Queenstown', New Zealand Plein Air, Queen Elizabeth II Collection
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'D. Badcock' for Douglas Badcock (New Zealander, 1922-2009) and painted circa 1948.
Preferring to paint en plein-air, Douglas earned a reputation as one of New Ze...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Toiler's House Drawing
By George Demont Otis
Located in Soquel, CA
Significant 1940s work titled "Toiler's House" by George Demont Otis (American, 1879-1962). Titled "Toiler's House on the bottom left and signed "George Demont Otis" on the bottom right. Presented in a black wood frame. Image size, 12"H x 18"W.
Otis was born in Memphis, Tennessee where he was orphaned at age six and was raised by his grandmother in Chicago...
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American Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Crayon, Paper
Nude of Woman - Mixed Media by Marino Marini - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
China ink, pastel, tempera and watercolor on paper realized in the 1930s. Hand Signed lower right. Includes certificate of authenticity by the Fondazione Marino Marini signed by Maria Teresa Tosi. Archived in the Marino Marino...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Ink, Tempera, Watercolor
Montmartre - China Ink Drawing by A. Hallman - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Montmartre is a beautiful black China ink drawing on ivory-colored paper, made by the Swedish illustrator and reporter Adolf Reinhold Hallman around the 40s. The state of preservatio...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Satan Dieu du 6 Juin 1957 - Watercolor on Cardboard - 1957
Located in Roma, IT
Satan Dieu du 5 Juin 1957 is an original artwork realized by Éliane Diverly in 1957.
Mixed colored watercolor glued on cardboard.
Include passe-partout: 60 x 41.7 cm
Hand-signed a...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Female and Male Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Female and Male Figure Study
Year: circa 1963
Medium: Original drawing on vélin paper
Size: 23 x 18 inches
Condition: Good
Provenance: Estate of...
Category
Renaissance Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
$2,200 Sale Price
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Getting Ready for the Revolution - Learning How to Ride in the Subway
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Getting Ready for the Revolution - Learning How to Ride in the Subway
Litho crayons on illustrator’s board, c. 1932
Signed: Adolf Dehn (VED) lower right corner (signed by Virginia Dehn, the artist’s widow)
Tilted along the upper edge of the recto in pencil by the artist
Verso inscriptions: “VF 3168.D” in a circle, also annotated in red pencil “32” in a circle and “699
Provenance:
Mary Ryan Gallery, exhibition entitled Adolf Dehn Lithographs, 1927-1940, Nov. 16 to Dec. 12, 1982. The original exhibition notice us affixed to the backing board of the frame
Note: A drawing intended or used in the publication Vanity Fair, for whom Dehn worked in the mid 1920’s to the 1930’s.
Adolf Dehn, American Watercolorist and Printmaker, 1895-1968
Adolf Dehn was an artist who achieved extraordinary artistic heights, but in a very particular artistic sphere—not so much in oil painting as in watercolor and lithography. Long recognized as a master by serious print collectors, he is gradually gaining recognition as a notable and influential figure in the overall history of American art.
In the 19th century, with the invention of the rotary press, which made possible enormous print runs, and the development of the popular, mass-market magazines, newspaper and magazine illustration developed into an artistic realm of its own, often surprisingly divorced from the world of museums and art exhibitions, and today remains surprisingly overlooked by most art historians. Dehn in many regards was an outgrowth of this world, although in an unusual way, since as a young man he produced most of his illustrative work not for popular magazines, such as The Saturday Evening Post, but rather for radical journals, such as The Masses or The Liberator, or artistic “little magazines” such as The Dial. This background established the foundation of his outlook, and led later to his unique and distinctive contribution to American graphic art.
If there’s a distinctive quality to his work, it was his skill in introducing unusual tonal and textural effects into his work, particularly in printmaking but also in watercolor. Jackson Pollock seems to have been one of many notable artists who were influenced by his techniques.
Early Years, 1895-1922
For an artist largely remembered for scenes of Vienna and Paris, Adolf Dehn’s background was a surprising one. Born in Waterville, Minnesota, on November 22, 1895, Dehn was the descendent of farmers who had emigrated from Germany and homesteaded in the region, initially in a one-room log cabin with a dirt floor. Adolf’s father, Arthur Clark Dehn, was a hunter and trapper who took pride that he had no boss but himself, and who had little use for art. Indeed, during Adolf’s boyhood the walls of his bedroom and the space under his bed were filled with the pelts of mink, muskrats and skunks that his father had killed, skinned and stretched on drying boards. It was Adolf’s mother, Emilie Haas Dehn, a faithful member of the German Lutheran Evangelical Church, who encouraged his interest in art, which became apparent early in childhood. Both parents were ardent socialists, and supporters of Eugene Debs...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon
Mid Century Oakland Industrial Landscape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-century Bay Area urban landscape watercolor of an industrial neighborhood in Oakland by California artist Polly Hughett Wagener (American, 1908–1992). This industrial scene of a ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Landscape - Drawing by Michel Cornille - Mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an Artwork realized by the Artist Michel Cornille.
Drawing on paper, Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right corner.
The artwork is glued on cardboard. Total d...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Female nude, 1956, ink on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Marcel GROMAIRE (1892-1971)
Female nude, 1956
Black ink on paper
Signed and dated upper left
Dimensions of the work : 25 x 32,5 cm
frame : 40 x 50 cm
Born in 1892 in the Nord region...
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French School Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, India Ink
$1,418 Sale Price
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Mid Century French Pencil Studies of Women in Various Poses
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Pencil Studies of Women in Various Poses
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil on paper
Size: 9.5 (height) x 6.25 (width)
Stamped: Ver...
Category
Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
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