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Period: Mid-20th Century
UNTITLED SKETCHBOOK DRAWING #15
Located in Portland, ME
Thon, William (American, 1906-2000) UNTITLED SKETCHBOOK DRAWING #15. Ink on paper, not dated, but circa 1960s. Unsigned.The sketchbook identified by an Estate label on its cover. 5 x...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

"Body Hug" 1950s Ink Wash Drawing Don Stacy Mid Century Female Nude
Located in Arp, TX
Don Stacy "Body Hug" c. 1950 Ink wash on Strathmore paper 7.75"x 16.5" site unframed Signed in pencil lower right Came from the estate of the artist in NYC Donald Stacy (1925-2008) ...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Archival Paper

Composition - Original Painting by Claude Guez - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an Original Tempera realized by Claude Guez in the early 20th century. The artwork is in good condition on a yellowed cardboard. No signa...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Tempera

Do Bee Book of Manners
Located in Miami, FL
Grosset & Dunlap, Illustration, Art Seiden was a top children's book illustrator in the 1950' - 1060's Work comes in two parts that are butted together by the artist
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Ink, Paper

Vintage Set of Six Moth Watercolors
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty set of six watercolors on paper depicting the surprising diverse beauty of moth species. Presented in wood frames, matted and under glass.
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Victorian Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Mid Century French Illustration of a Seated Nude Woman Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Illustration of a Seated Nude Woman Drawing Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: Ink and Paper on paper Siz...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Pencil

French Contemporary Art by Francine Ledieu - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Gouache on paper Francine Ledieu is a French artist born in 1931 who lives and works in Paris, France. In the 50s, she was a student of Maurice Rocher who specialized in Sacred art. In the ’80s, Francine was a student of Jean Bertholle from the Saint Roch Academy. The artist had personal exhibitions at Maison Mansart from 1989 to 1993 and at Étienne de Causans Gallery in 1997. In 1998 & 2009 she exhibited at La Petite Galerie. Francien Ledieu had three exhibitions at La Capitale Gallery in 2001, 2004, and 2007. She also showed her paintings at L’Oeil du Huit in 2011, 2013, 2016 & 2019. She participated in many group exhibitions as at Strasbourg Contemporary Art Fair in 2005. She exhibited also at Réalités Nouvelles...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Mid 20th Century Luxembourg Place de la Gare
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Luxembourg: Place de la Gare (Railway Station) by Leonard Machin Rowe (1880-1968) signed lower right watercolour painting on artist's paper, unframed Image: 9.75 x 13.75 inches, she...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Mid 20th century French Original Line Drawing sketch Nude Lady - Stamped
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait sketch original drawing by Jean-Paul LE VERRIER (1922-1996) studio stamped inscribed verso pencil drawing on paper, unframed Double sided 10.5 x 8.25 inches provenance: pri...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

'Standing Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA, Carmel
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Standing Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie de la Grande Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA, Carmel Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and ...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Nude Man - Original Pen and Pencil on Paper - 1930 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Nude Man is an original modern drawing in pen and pencil on paper realized in 1930 ca. by a French Anonymous artist of the early 20th Century. With the blue stamp of " Collezione Con...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pen, Pencil

Reverly by Benjamin II Vautier - Graphite on paper - 13x19 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Benjamin II Vautier (1895–1974) was a Swiss-born artist, known for his contributions to both painting and graphic art. He was born into a family with artistic roots, as the son of Ot...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Art Lovers and Art Critics Analyzing Obscene Painting. Cartoon
Located in Miami, FL
Cartoonist Richard Taylor was trained in academic art. He frequently comments on abstract art which was the new and radical thing at the time. "Curtis sees so much more in these thi...
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Academic Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Board

HMS Newcastle In Sydney Harbor December 1956 Melbourne Olympics Royal Navy Ship
By Eric Erskine Campbell Tufnell
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Commander Eric Erskine Campbell Tufnell Royal Navy. English ( b.1888 - d.1979 ). HMS Newcastle In Sydney Harbor, December 1956. UK Squadron Attending 1956 Olympics, Melbourne, Austra...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Large Watercolor Painting Israeli Modernist Judaica Two Rabbis
Located in Surfside, FL
A large watercolor painting. Moshe Gat was born in Haifa in 1935. in 1952 he began his studies at the Bezalel School, in Jerusalem. In 1955...
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Expressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

1950's Modernist/ Cubist Painting - town below the mountains
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on artist paper, unframed size: 13 x 10 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Mid 20th Century, Belgium, Antwerp Cathedral of our Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Belgium. Antwerp, Cathedral of our Lady by Leonard Machin Rowe (1880-1968) signed front lower left, inscribed to the back watercolour painting on artist's paper, unframed Image 9.75 x 13.75 inches, sheet 11.25 x 14.25 inches Colourful and busy painting by Leon. Rowe, likely to be 1950 in date as we have several on identical artists paper from Belgium by this artist dated that year. It is signed front lower left and inscribed "Antwerp". The artist painted this view of the Cathedral from a position in the large adjacent Grote Markt square, whilst he sat close to the famous 18th century fountain...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

'Green Chair' Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended th...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

1950's Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Autumn Tree Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on artist paper, unframed size: 20 x 12.75 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed. provena...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Divertimento I (Picasso)
By Conger A. Metcalf
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Divertimento I (Picasso) Graphite, color wash and oil paint on coated glossy paper, c. 1940 Signed C. Metcalf lower left (see photo) Inscribed Matisse, Picasso, C. Metcalf lower left...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil

Portrait - Drawing by Jacqueline Barbet - 1938
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an artwork realized by the french Artist Jacqueline Barbet (1902-1975), in 1938. Pencil, pastel and charcoal rawing on paper. Hand-signed and dated in pencil in Roman nu...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Pastel, Pencil

Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study Year: circa 1963 Medium: Original drawing on vélin paper Size: 23 x 18 inches Condition: Good Provenance: E...
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Renaissance Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Char à Foin
Located in Houston, TX
Ink wash or pair of pair of draught animals ready to pull a heavy load by French artist Jean Baptiste Grancher, circa 1950. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Listening N°2 by Benjamin II Vautier - Graphite on paper - 26.5x21 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Benjamin II Vautier (1895–1974) was a Swiss-born artist, known for his contributions to both painting and graphic art. He was born into a family with artistic roots, as the son of Ot...
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Academic Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Landscape with House, California
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Landscape with House, California" is a watercolor on paper by California artist Ralph Ledesma, 1910-1993. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. T...
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American Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

House - Original Pencil Drawing by Claude Bils - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Household is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by an Claude Bils in 1950s The State of preservation is good except for some small foldings. signed on the lower right....
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Exquisite Oval Floral Watercolor with Vibrant Bouquet Botanical
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Oval Floral Watercolor watercolour on artist paper, stuck on black paper painting: 12.75 x 10 inches provenance: private collection condition: very good and sound condition
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

'Views of Madagascar', French School
Located in London, GB
'Views of Madagascar', gouache on paper, French School (circa 1960s). The artist depicts two views of Madagascar in a charming and naive style. The first, a farm and its fields with a significant verdant elevation in the background. The second, a villager sitting in front of his home watching...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Legend meets the Second World War: Allegory of St George Slaying the Dragon
Located in London, GB
Vivan Bewick Allegory of St George slaying the Dragon Gouache 22 x 13 cm Signed to reverse along with the Golden Hinde, probably for publication in Swillbin or similar. This goua...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Pencil

Outdoor Market WPA sketch
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
David Margolis (b.1911). Outdoor Market, ca. 1935. Charcoal on paper, image measures 7 x 9.5 inches. Framed measurement 13 x 15.5 inches. Signed lower right. David Margolis (Septem...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Girl Playing Golf
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink with White Gouache Signature: Signed Lower Right A pin-up study
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Gouache, Pen

Mid 20th Century French Post Impressionist Painting Floral Hill Along The Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975) watercolour on paper, unframed painting: 12 x 17 inches provenance: the artists estate, France condition: very good and so...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Study, preparatory work for “La Princesse”, watercolor and pencil on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Raphael DELORME (1886-1962) Study, preparatory work for “La Princesse” Watercolor and pencil on paper Annotated “La Princesse” 30,5 x 22,5 cm Small folds and small stains Born in 18...
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Art Deco Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Pencil

Young Couple by Benjamin II Vautier - Graphite on paper - 19x13 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Benjamin II Vautier (1895–1974) was a Swiss-born artist, known for his contributions to both painting and graphic art. He was born into a family with artistic roots, as the son of Ot...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Surprised Woman with Cactus 1920s Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
The postman's delivery of a limp cactus creates a big emotional response the female recipient. Most likely an interior illustration for a newsstand magazine. Signed lower right Sus...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Untitled Concert Hall painting Mid Century Surrealistic spiritual unique signed
Located in New York, NY
Agatha Wojciechowsky Untitled Concert Hall Abstraction Watercolor, 1964 Watercolor on thick wove paper (with original label from Cordier & Ekstrom Gallery) Signed and dated by the artist on the lower-right front 19 3/4 × 15 inches Unframed Dazzling 1960s, modern abstraction watercolor piece. This work was acquired from the legendary Cordier & Ekstrom Gallery Agatha Wojciechowsky (1896 -1986) was recognized during her lifetime as a Surrealist. Although not following an art movement, her work reflected the sentiment of Art Informel of the 1950's. She had solo exhibitions from the 1960's to the present in New York, Cologne, Berlin, and Hamburg. Group exhibitions included shows with Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp, Jean Dubuffet, Isamu Noguchi, Francis Picabia, Romare Bearden. Her artwork can be found in numerous public collections including Museum of Modern Art, the Prado, the Menil Collection, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Whitney Museum. Agatha lived her earlier years in Steinach de Saale, and then sailed to the United States in 1923 to be a German-speaking governess in a German baron...
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Surrealist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media, Watercolor

Antique French Sketch Study of Facial Features
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Antique French Sketch Study signed pencil sketch on artist paper painting: 20.75 x 15 inches provenance: private collection condition: good and sound condition with some damages shown due to age Description: "This antique sketch...
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French School Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Color Pencil

Nude - Original Watercolour by Jean Delpech - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in watercolor, realized in the Mid-20th Century by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). Good conditions. Jean-Raymond Delpech (1988-1916) is a French painter,...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Untitled: Portrait of a Woman
Located in New York, NY
Pier Canosa (Italian, b. 1940), "Untitled: Portrait of a Woman", Abstract Figurative/ Portrait Charcoal Drawing Signed and Dated on Paper, 24.50 x 18.50, Late 20th Century, 1969 Col...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

"Sunset in the City"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Gershon Benjamin (1899 - 1985) An American Modernist of portraits, landscapes, still lives, and the urban scene, Gershon ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

View of Montmartre, la place du tertre Paris by Frank Will
Located in PARIS, FR
Painter and Aquarellist. Nanterre (92) March 13th 1900 – Clichy (Seine) Dec 29th 1950. He was the son of Frank Boggs, an American citizen. He started his career with the nickname “Wi...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Tempera, Watercolor

"Falaise d'Aval"
Located in Astoria, NY
Manfred Schwartz (American, b. Poland, 1909-1970), "Falaise d'Aval", Pastel on Paper, 1960, signed lower right, titled to verso, wood frame. Image: 30" H x 22" W; frame: 32" H x 24" ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel

Meeting by Benjamin II Vautier - Graphite on paper - 21x15 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Benjamin II Vautier (1895–1974) was a Swiss-born artist, known for his contributions to both painting and graphic art. He was born into a family with artistic roots, as the son of Ot...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Sketches of People - Original Drawing by Unknown - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sketches of People is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by an Unknown artist in mid-20th century. Good condition on a yellowed paper. No signature.
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Drunk man at party, Golden Age of Hollywood
Located in Miami, FL
During the Golden Age of Hollywood no illustrator chronicled the great stars, pin-ups and good girls better than Jaro Fabry, Work is Framed i...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Original Parisian Vintage Jewelry Design Art by Van Cleef & Boucheron Designer
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Red, Green and White Gemstone ring Jewelry Design circa mid 20th century by Paul Touzet (French b. 1917) original gouache painting, with pencil on tracing paper unframed overall pape...
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French School Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Water Sports - Nude Swimmers and Bathers at Coney Island
Located in Miami, FL
Historically, academic artists have always featured the central figures in their composition in a prominent light with the background figures being darker. In water sports...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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India Ink, Watercolor

Untitled, Still Life of Shell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled, Still Life of Shell Graphite on paper, 1945-1951 Signed lower right in pencil "Bisttram" (see photo) Condition: Excellent Sheet size: 9.63 x 7 .5 inches EMIL BISTTRAM (189...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite

'Still Life, Jade and Gold', Woman Artist, Berkeley, San Francisco Museum of Art
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Millicent Tomkins' for Millicent Hanson Tomkins (American, 1930-2021) and dated 1957. Millicent Tomkins began painting at a young age and, as a child, was award...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Study for Pacific Bird Sculpture, Crayon on paper, signed, Marlborough-Gerson
Located in New York, NY
Seymour Lipton Study for Pacific Bird Sculpture, 1965 Crayon on paper (Hand Signed & Dated, in Kulicke Frame w/Marlborough-Gerson gallery label) Signed and dated on center right rect...
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Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Crayon

A ca 1937 Watercolor Titled "Sad Girl" by Institute of Design Artist Eugene Dana
Located in Chicago, IL
A ca. 1937 watercolor Titled "Sad Girl" by Institute of Design artist Eugene Dana. Image size: 19 3/4" x 12 1/2". Matted to 24 1/4" x 18 1/4". Provenance: Estate of the artist. ...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Jimmy "The Schnoz" Durante, Circa 1939
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor and Charcoal on Board Signature: Unsigned Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004), of Jimmy `The Schnoz` Durante, circa 1939....
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Watercolor, Board

1950's Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Stunning French Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original oil on artist paper, unframed size: 18 x 20.5 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: th...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil

Biddeford Pool, Maine, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Biddeford Pool, Maine, Year: 1958, Medium: Watercolor, Size: 7 in. x 21.5 in. (17.78 cm x 54.61 cm), Description: A New England vacatio...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Camp Northampton, Second World War charcoal sketch
Located in London, GB
Anonymous Camp Northampton Charcoal sketch 34 x 43 cm At first glance, this charcoal sketch seemingly depicts three barns lining a country lane. The scene seems idyllic, trees a...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Original Parisian Vintage Jewelry Design Art by Van Cleef & Boucheron Designer
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Geometric Expressions A Study in Form and Function Jewelry Design circa mid 20th century by Paul Touzet (French b. 1917) original gouache painting, with pencil on tracing paper unfra...
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French School Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Impressionist Beach Scene, Perranporth, Cornwall
Located in Cotignac, FR
Watercolour on paper of a Cornish beach scene by Oliver Bedford. Signed bottom right. Titled and located on a trade label for The Rowley Gallery, Kensington, London. Presented in cus...
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Romantic Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper

Original Parisian Vintage Jewelry Design Art by Van Cleef & Boucheron Designer
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Set of Three Silver Watch Jewelry Designs circa mid 20th century by Paul Touzet (French b. 1917) original gouache painting, with pencil on tracing paper stuck on thin card overall de...
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French School Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

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