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Period: Mid-20th Century
Balinese Scene - Tempera and Watercolor - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Balinese scene is a contemporary artwork realized by Balinese Artist active in Ubud in the Mid-20th century.
Mixed colored tempera and watercolor on canvas.
Hand signed by the arti...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Tempera
Couple - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal and watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century.
Hand signed in pencil lower right.
Very good condition.
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor
Houses - Drawing by Emile Philippe - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Houses is a drawing in Tempera and watercolor realized by Emile Philippe in the Mid-20th Century.
Good conditions with slight foxing.
The artwork is represented in well-balance com...
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Symbolist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Adolf Dehn, Haitian Scene A, signed painting, Associated American Artists, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Adolf Arthur Dehn
Haitian Scene A, ca. 1951
Watercolor gouache on board
Signed on the front
Frame included: held in vintage modern frame
Measurements:
Framed:
11 inches vertical by 13 inches horizontal by .75
Painting
4.5 inches by 6 inches
Watercolor gouache, hand signed; framed with AAA Gallery label verso
Signed on the front bearing the original label on the verso of Dehn's longtime gallery, the prestigious Associated American Artists Gallery, New York City.
Provenance
Associated American Artists
Frame included: held in vintage frame with original label as provenance
Dehn, an influential artist and teacher (and author of the definitive textbook of his era on watercolor painting) joined Associated American Artists gallery in 1941. Although this painting is undated, it is likely circa early 1950s, as in 1951 Dehn won a Guggenheim Fellowship, which enabled him to travel to Haiti -- the subject of this work. It was part of a series inspired by Dehn's visit to Haiti.
Dehn, an influential artist and teacher (and author of the definitive textbook of his era on watercolor painting) joined Associated American Artists gallery in 1941. Although this painting is undated, it is likely circa early 1950s, as in 1951 Dehn won a Guggenheim Fellowship, which enabled him to travel to Haiti.
ADLOF DEHN
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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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Board
Untitled (Surrealist rendering of Pyramids at Giza with alligator)
By Beni E. Kosh
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Surrealist rendering of Pyramids at Giza with alligator)
watecolor and gouache on paper, 1960
Unsigned
Beni Kosh estate stamp No. 717 verso, unsigned.
(see photo)
Condition: Minor condition issues
minor folds
Not objectionable
Image/Sheet size: 18 1/4 x 24 inches
Provenance:
Estate of the Artist
Bingham Vance, Shaker Heights...
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Surrealist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Young Love: Walking to School, Four Seasons Calendar Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Illustrated for the 1949 Four Seasons Calendar, published by Brown and Bigelow.
A young girl holds a freshly-picked bouquet of flowers as she strolls alongside a boy who carries he...
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American Realist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
'The Thief from François Villon's Christmas', San Francisco Bay Area Illustrator
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'James March Phillips' (American, 1913-1981) and painted circa 1965.
Displayed in an original card mat decorated by the artist. Signed lower right, in pencil, 'J. M. Phillips' and titled, lower left, ''The Thief' - from Francois Villon's Christmas'. Mat dimensions: 16 x 13 inches.
Born in California, James March Phillips first studied in San Francisco at the Jean Turner Art Academy and, later, under Alfred Owles...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board
Wire Haired Girl and Cat
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Wire Haired Girl and Cat
Pen and ink with watercolor, c. 1930
Signed with the Estate stamp "B"
Provenance: Estate of the Artist
By descent to his son Edward
...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
20th Century French Modernist Figure and Child Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figure and child
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 8 x 5.5 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
"At Home Abroad" 1935 Broadway Play NY Times Published Illustration 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
"At Home Abroad" 1935 Broadway Play NY Times Published Illustration 20th Century
Al Hirschfeld (1903 - 2003)
At Home Abroad
9 1/2 x 17 inches (sight)
Ink on board
Signed upper right...
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Performance Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Board
Paris la Bourse
By Lucien Génin
Located in London, GB
'Paris, la Bourse', gouache on paper, by Lucien Génin (circa 1930s). Created at the beginning of the 19th century by Napoleon, la Bourse, or the Stock Exchange, was intended to assert and encourage France’s prosperity in industry and trade. In 1826 the Stock Exchange was installed in the palace that the architect Brongniart had begun in 1808. Surrounded by a large peristyle of Corinthian columns, the rectangular structure reflects the official neo-classicism of the Empire Period. The artist, Génin, depicts a typically lively 1930s day in front of the building with cars of the period zooming by pedestrians on the walkway and others on the stairs leading to the entrance. He has an extremely charming, almost childlike style particularly the way he renders the people and the vehicles. The building, on the other hand, is accurate in its detail and more seriously presented. Our gallery has held and has sold over a dozen of Genin's paintings but this one stands out for its pure stylish appeal and ability to captivate while inducing a smile in the viewer. The artwork is in good overall condition - there are some minor blemishes not on the artwork itself but on the edges of the mount to which it is attached. The frame is in fair condition showing some nicks and scratches. Please enjoy the many photos accompanying the listing. Upon request a video can be provided. Signed by the artist in the lower right hand.
About the Artist: After the devastation of the First World War, Lucien Génin (1894 - 1953) left his provincial home in the autumn of 1919 to find his fortune among the lively Parisians in the heart of Montmartre. Génin befriended the painters Frank Will, Gen Paul, Émile Boyer...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on thick board
unframed: 8 x 8 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we have fo...
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Abstract Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
Violinist (Portrait of Young Man with Violin)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Outstanding male portrait by 20th-century American artist, Vito Tomasello.
Portrait of a Violinist, 1950.
Charcoal on paper, sheet measures 13 x 19 inches.
Signed lower left.
A ...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
An Afternoon Cafe Scene of Figures Engaged in Conversations French Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Landscape
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Watercolour on artists paper
Size: 7 height) x 9 (width)
Stamped Verso
Condition: Good
Provenance: All the pa...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Desert Flower
By Pierre Roy (b.1880)
Located in London, GB
'Desert Flower', gouache on coloured paper, by Pierre Roy (circa 1930s). The artist has skilfully captured the beautiful white flowers extending from the ma...
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Surrealist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
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
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Landscape - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a Watercolor Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980).
Good condition included a white cardboard passpartout (70x51 cm).
Hand-signed on the l...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Reclined Nude - Drawing by Jean Delpech - Mid 20th century
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
Reclined Nude is a drawing in watercolor realized in the Mid-20th Century by Jean Delpech (1916-1988).
Good conditions except for folding.
The artwork is realized in deft strokes ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Figure - Original Pencil Drawing by Beppe Curzi - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
"Figure" is an original pencil drawing on ivory-colorated cardboard by Beppe Curzi in 1940.
In excellent conditions.
This is an original drawing representing a nude woman.
Not si...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Vibrant Hillside Cityscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: "Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of a Vibrant Hillside Cityscape"
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper
Size: 25(height) x...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Jonas by Marc Chagall - School of Paris, Russian Artist
By Marc Chagall
Located in London, GB
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Jonas by Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Indian ink on paper
35.6 x 26.9 cm (14 x 10 ⅝ inches)
Signed with Estate stamp lower ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Original Painting. Colliers Magazine Cover Published 1933 Wedding Illustration
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting. Colliers Magazine Cover Published 1933 Wedding Illustration
Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994)
The Wedding
Colliers published, June 17, 1933
17 1/4 X 11 1/2 inches (sight)
Framed 23 1/4 X 17 1/2 inches
Gouache on board
Signed lower right
BIOGRAPHY:
Antonio Petruccelli (1907-1994) began his career as a textile designer. He became a freelance illustrator in 1932 after winning several House Beautiful cover illustration contests.
In addition to 24 Fortune magazine covers, four New Yorker covers, several for House Beautiful, Collier’s, and other magazines he did numerous illustrations for Life magazine from the 1930s – 60s.
‘Tony was Mr. Versatility for Fortune. He could do anything, from charts and diagrams to maps, illustrations, covers, and caricatures,’ said Francis Brennan, the former art director for Fortune.
Over the course of his career, Antonio won several important design awards, designing a U.S. Postage Stamp Commemorating the Steel Industry and designing the Bicentennial Medal...
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American Realist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
Mid Century French Charcoal Portrait of a Woman in Profile
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Charcoal Portrait of a Woman in Profile
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: signed black pen/charcoal on artists paper stuck on board, glass covered
Size: 11 (...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Ballpoint Pen
Sketch. 1930's, watercolour, pencil on paper, 42x27 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Romans Suta
Born on April 28, 1896 in the vicinity of Cesis (Latvia), died on July 14, 1944 in Tbilisi (Georgia), rehabilitated posthumously.
Painter, graphic artist, decorative and stage designer, art critic and theoretician. Studied at the J. Madernieks' Art Studio (1913), Riga City Art School (1913-1915), and Penza Art School (1915 -1917). A prominent figure and active protagonist of modernist trends in Latvian art. Travels to Berlin and Paris, where he made the acquaintance of A. Ozanfant, Le Corbusier, and others. The influences of Cubism and Constructivism.
A member of the Riga Artists' Group (1920-1924) and the Riga Graphic Artists' Society. Painter of still lifes and figural compositions. After the first experiments in Modernism, he turned to a more realistic manner of representation. The initiator and developer of a national constructive style, especially in interior design; the founder of Baltars creative workshop for porcelain painting (1924-1928); a designer and painter at Kuznetsov...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Three Studies of Mastaba of Ty - Saqqara, Egypt
Located in PARIS, FR
Lucienne Épron grew up in the Charente Maritime in France, and was awakened to art under the influence of her tutors Felix Lionnet and Victor Richard, painters from Nantes. She follo...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Cartoon sketch, ca. 1955. Pencil on paper, sheet measures 8.5 x 11 inches. Unsigned with editor's notations.
From a group of sketches meant to be preliminary drafts for editor appro...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Bell Tower by Benjamin II Vautier - Graphite on Paper - 17x22 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
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Mid Century French Pencil Sketch of A Blonde Women with Bright Red Lipstick
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait
Signed by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Crayon on artists paper, double sided
Size: 9.5 height) x 7 (width)
Stamped Verso
Condition: Good
Pro...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon
Mid Century French Portrait of A Female in Draping Flowing Dress Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil on artists paper, double sided
Size: 10 height) x 7.5 (width)
Stamped Verso
Condition: Good
Provenan...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
'Woman Seated', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Created circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped verso with certification of authenticity.
An atmospheric and psychologically penetrating figural drawing, sho...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Paper, Graphite
Stonehenge - Mid 20th Century Modern British Landscape Charcoal Drawing
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful charcoal drawing on paper depicting Stonehenge, by modern British artist Vivian Bewick.
Excellent quality study if the mysterious Bronze Age landmark. Inscribed with dat...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Charcoal
Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice)
Located in Genève, GE
The painting *Mer de Glace* by Percival Pernet (1890–1977) is a striking representation of his modern and refined artistic style. It portrays a captivating view of the glacier of Mon...
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Expressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Cardboard
Little witches 1
Located in Genève, GE
Erotic scene
Wooden frame with glass pane
49.5 x 41.5 x 1.3 cm
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Mid 20th Century French Charcoal Drawing - Portrait of a Standing Nude Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Portrait"
by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013)
pencil/ charcoal on thick paper, unframed
paper size: 25 x 19 inches
Beautifully decorative, mid 20th century French origin...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Oil
Romantic Elegantly Dressed Couple Mid Century French Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil/ charcoal on artists paper, double sided
Size: 13 (height) x 10 (width)
Stamped Verso
Condition: Good
Pr...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
French Pointillist Reclining Male Nude Mid 20th Century Painting
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pointillist Reclining Male Nude
by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998)
initialled lower right
gouache painting on paper, unframed
measurements: 5.5 x 10 inches (overall the sheet measures 8.25 x 11.9 inches)
provenance: private collection of the artists work, Provence, France
Condition report: very good, colour strong, thin paper, margins of sheet show light marks but image is clean
Beautiful Neo-Impressionist 1940's French pointillist...
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Pointillist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Tourists — vintage drawing, original 'Superman' artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Leonard Nowak, 'Tourists', conté crayon and India ink, c. 1940s. Signed in ink, lower left. Original cartoon drawing, on textured, off-white wove drawing...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Conté, India Ink
Corn Kachina, by Riley Sunrise, Quoyavema, Hopi, Kachina, Dancer, painting
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Corn Kachina, by Riley Sunrise, Quoyavema, Hopi, Kachina, Dancer, painting
Artist Signature - Riley Sunrise (1914-2006) Quoyavema “Another of the earlier Hopi artists, Riley Sunrise (Quoyavema) worked with Fred Kabotie and Waldo Mootzka in illustrating John Louw Nelson’s Rhythm for Rain. He is also known as Quoyavema or Kwayeshva, according to Nelson. His paintings are comparable to Fred Kabotie’s, with some of them showing more action and most of them revealing less detail. Sunrise is represented in the collections of the Denver Art Museum, Gilcrease Institute (Tulsa), and the Southwest Museum. The Museum of the American Indian in New York has an extensive collection of his paintings of native Hopi dances.” (Clara Lee Tanner: Southwest Indian...
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Tribal Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
"Designer's Interior Rendering" c1950s Watercolour
Located in Bristol, CT
Elegant interior watercolour depicting a stylish sitting room w/ celedon colour palette.
Signed '9 TC 7'
Art Sz: 11 1/4"H x 17"W
Frame Sz: 16 1/4"H x 22 1/4"W
w/ birdseye maple...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 12.75 x 10 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we ha...
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Abstract Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
Grace Martin Taylor (Frame), (Town View), 1930, pastel, signed
Located in New York, NY
West Virginia native Grace Martin Taylor, artist for the brightly colored pastel (TownView), attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the Art S...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Original 1970's French Abstract Surreal Landscape with Geometric Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Claude Lagouche (French 1943-2020)
Claude Lagouche was born January 2, 1943 in Naves, died January 16, 2020.
He quickly gained recognition for his talent and his work, exh...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting Le Mont Chauve & the Hills of Nice
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: "Mid Century French Original Pastel Painting of Le Mont Chauve and the Hills of Nice"
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Oil Pastel on artist paper
Size: 20 (height) x 25.5 (width)
Signed: Inscribed verso
Condition: Good
Provenance: All the paintings we have by this artist have come from the artist's estate
Description: This colorful pastel painting...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
A Colorful Pointillist Landscape by the Cliff, c. 1935
Located in Stockholm, SE
This painting, created around 1935, showcases Axel Olson's experimentation with surrealism during the 1930s. Executed with a technique reminiscent of pointillism, the artwork capture...
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Surrealist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Gouache
'Mid-century Abstract', NYMoMA, Paris, XXXII Venice Biennale, MALI, Lima, Peru
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Midcentury Biomorphic Abstract', NYMoMA, Paris, XXXII Venice Biennale, MALI, Lima, Peru
Signed, lower right, 'E.R. Larrain' for Emilio Rodríguez Larraín (Peruvian, 1928-2015), and inscribed 'Roma, Nov 1963, Enero 1964'. (Rome, Nov 1963-January 1964). Verso titled, "L'Homme C'est Sujet à Errer" (Man Tends to Wander), and bearing the artist's self-portrait in india ink and wash.
Exhibited: XXXII Venice Biennale, 1964. (original exhibition label verso)
Previously with Staempfli Galleries, New York. This painting is registered in the Archives of American Art as 'Staempfli Gallery, inventory #775'.
A monumental and historically distinguished work by this groundbreaking Peruvian Modernist who drew inspiration from Peruvian indigenous and pre-colonial culture. The paintings of Emilio Rodríguez Larraín are held in the permanent collections of museums worldwide including the Musée de la Ville de Paris, Peru's Museo de Arte de Lima and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. This painting was selected by the Peruvian Government for exhibition at the XXXII Venice Biennale in 1964 and is the largest single recorded work by the artist.
Emilio Rodríguez Larraín received his Bachelors of Architecture in 1949 from Peru's Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería and held his first solo exhibition in Lima after visiting Europe in 1950. In 1951, he returned to Europe in the company of the artists Alfredo Ruiz Rosas and Joaquín Roca Rey...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Fiberboard, Laid Paper, Oil
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 8.5 x 5.75inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we hav...
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Abstract Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
“Rushing Forest Stream”
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is a very well executed watercolor on archival paper of a rushing stream in a sunlit forest. Strong, vibrant colors. Double sided with a seascape on a roc...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Babette the Cat, Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
A stylized cat named Babette is depicted licking her paw. It is rendered in black and white, which bears the influence of Asian art in its simplicity of line, use of wash, and bleedi...
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American Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Watercolor, Pencil
Maine, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Maine (P6.41), Year: 1947, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 15 x 19 in. (38.1 x 48.26 cm), Description: Looking out over a group of...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Watercolor
Finely Detailed British Watercolor of an Eid El Fitri Celebration in Lagos
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed
Size: 14 inches (height) x 10 inches (width)
Signed: Yes
Condition: Sound condition, with some minor signs of foxing visible
Provenance: Privat...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Matador
By Julian Levi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Born in New York, Julian Levi spent his early years in Philadelphia. He began his art studies art at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under Arthur B. Carles, Daniel Garber, and Henry McCarter. On graduation, Levi was awarded a scholarship which he used to travel to Italy and Paris. During his stay in Europe, which lasted five years, from 1920 to 1925, Levi was influenced by Cubism. He was especially drawn to the art of Juan Gris, adopting the gentle color harmonies and precise linear treatments of forms found in Gris's works. In 1924, Levi participated in an important show of Philadelphia modern artists which included works by Charles Demuth, Hugh Breckinridge, Franklin Watkins...
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Art Deco Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Finely Detailed British Watercolor of Southern End of Lake Tanganyika
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed
Size: 14 inches (height) x 10 inches (width)
Signed: Yes
Condition: Sound condition, with some minor signs of foxing visible
Provenance: Privat...
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Blue Ships
By Tom Lewis
Located in Los Angeles, CA
(Note: This work is part of our exhibition Connected by Creativity: WPA Era Works from the Collection of Leata and Edward Beatty Rowan)
Watercolor on paper, 14 x 21 inches unframed sheet, 24 x 30 inches framed, signed and dated lower right
About the Artist:
Born in 1909, Tom E. Lewis studied architecture at the University of Southern California. Beyond that training, Lewis was largely self-taught as an artist. He began watercolor painting during the late 1920s and focused on scenes of California. Lewis was an active organizer of the arts and exhibitor and aided the formation of the Progressive Painters of Southern California. Prior to World War II, the Treasury Section of Fine Arts awarded two commissions to Lewis, the first completed in 1938 for the Hayward California Post Office and the second completed in 1941 for the El Dorado County California District Attorney’s Office...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Man Smoking Shisha in Istanbul
By Yves Brayer
Located in London, GB
'Man Smoking Shisha in Istanbul', watercolour on art paper, by Yves Brayer (1933). So many historic elements grace this stunning depiction by celebrated French artist and world trave...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Blue and Red Composition, Modern Watercolor by G Sinclair
Located in Long Island City, NY
G Sinclair - Blue and Red Composition, Year: 1969, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, signed and dated in pencil, Image Size: 14 x 11 inches, Size: 15 x 12 in. (38.1 x 30.48 cm)
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Indian Miniature watercolour on paper Mid 20th c fine detail playful Krishna
Located in Norfolk, GB
Indian miniature showing Krishna, cows and the gopis (girls)
Watercolour on paper, c mid 20th century
Size Mounted: 33 x 22 cm
Image Size: 24.2 x 13.4 cm
Signed bottom right with a...
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Other Art Style Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Octave Denis Victor Guillonnet (1872 - 1967) A naked woman seated, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Octave Denis Victor Guillonnet (1872 - 1967)
A naked young woman seated
Charcoal and red chalk on thin paper transfered on cardboard
49 x 39 cm
Framed : 55.5 x 45.5 cm
Octave Denis...
Category
Art Deco Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Charcoal
"Offering, " Morris Graves, American Modernism, Owl, Bird, Gift, Present
Located in New York, NY
Morris Graves
Offering, 1957
Signed and dated lower right
Sumi ink wash and gold leaf on paper
18 x 13 3/8 inches
Born in Fox Valley, Oregon in 1910, Morris Graves was a leading proponent of the Northwest School...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Brother Gilbert Taylor (1916-2004) - Watercolour, Sunset Over Venice
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful watercolour scene showing the setting sun casting a warm pink glow over Venice. In the foreground narrow boats make their way towards the city's distinctive skyline, gli...
Category
Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Design for a large wooden confessional from the Fantoni Workshop
Located in Middletown, NY
A beautiful 17th century design for a confessional from the most important woodshop in Bergamo.
Pen and grayish black ink on cream laid paper, 11 1/8 x 7 1/4 inches (283 x 185 mm), ...
Category
Old Masters Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Laid Paper
Houses in Paris - Drawing by Orfeo Tamburi - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Ink and Watercolor on paper realized by Orfeo Tamburi in 1950s.
Hand signed lower right.
Includes a wooden frame cm. 37x43.
Very good condition.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
1960's Original French Pastel Sketch Elegant Nude Lady Model
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Nude Lady
French School, circa 1960's
chalk and pastel on artists paper, unframed
stamped
size: 18.5 x 11.5 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provena...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Pastel
The Dancer - Drawing - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Dancer is a drawing realized by an anonymous in the mid-20th century.
Charcoal drawing on paper.
Written on the lower "EN DEUXIEME"
Good conditions.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
1951 Graphite on Paper Figure Study-Standing Male- Torso by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1951 black and white figure study of a nude male, by artist Harold Haydon. Artwork size: 19" x 12 1/2". Archivally matted to: 24" x 30". Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Es...
Category
American Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite, Paper
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