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Portrait Drawings and Watercolors For Sale
Color: Gray
Color: Pink
Ron Santo and Ernie Banks - Original Painting of "Mr. Cub" and "Mr. Sunshine"
Located in Chicago, IL
Ron Santo was an American Major League Baseball third baseman who played for the Chicago Cubs from 1960 through 1973 and the Chicago White Sox in 1974 Hall of fame induction: 2012
Ernest Banks, nicknamed "Mr. Cub" and "Mr. Sunshine", was an American professional baseball player who starred in Major League Baseball as a shortstop and first baseman for the Chicago Cubs between 1953 and 1971 Hall of fame induction: 1977
This artwork is framed in a simple black frame measuring 24.5 x 28 inches.
Margie Lawrence
Ron Santo and Ernie Banks...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Acrylic, Paper
1940's French Fashion Illustration - The Elegant Lady With The Red Features
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design signed by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas.
The painting, executed in gouache and pencil.
The sketch is original, vintage...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Performance I, realistic charcoal & ink monotone drawing, woman in striped dress
Located in Dallas, TX
"Performance I & II" are thoughtful and dynamic charcoal drawings on paper by Patsy McArthur. They are monotone, black and white, and show a woman wearing a fashionable striped skirt...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Ink, Archival Paper
Boissier, Portrait of a Young Man, 1802, Pastel signed and dated
By Boissier
Located in Paris, FR
Boissier (painter and portraitist active at the end of the 18th century)
Portrait of a young man
Signed and dated "Boissier f(ecit) 1802" on the lower right
Pastel on paper transfere...
Category
Early 1800s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Portrait - Pencil Drawing By Maurice Chabas - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Maurice Chabas (1862-1947).
The artwork is in good condition.
Maurice Chabas (21 September 1862, Nantes – 11 December 1947, Versa...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Sketch - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1984
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch is an original artwork realized in 1984 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original pencil and blue pen drawing on ivory-colored paper, included a c...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen, Pencil
Summer - Chalk Drawing Design for Minton charger by Herbert Wilson Foster
Located in London, GB
HERBERT WILSON FOSTER
(1846-1929)
Summer
Inscribed with title beneath the mount
Chalk, circular
Framed
Diameter 42 cm., 16 ½ in.
(frame size 61 by 58 cm., 24 by 22 ¾ in.)
Herbert Wilson Foster was born in Endon, Staffordshire. He attended Hanley School of Art before continuing his studies in London, Belgium and France. His paintings of rural and domestic subjects were exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1873 and 1899. In 1893 he accepted a teaching position at the Nottingham School of Art, where his pupils included Laura Knight and Harold Knight. Works by him are in the collections of the Minton archives; the Wisbech & Fenland Museum; Leicester Art Gallery; Rushcliffe Council and Nottingham Castle Museum.
In addition to his work as a painter he worked as a porcelain painter, working at one point on the tile panels in the Victoria & Albert Museum. He is known to have worked at Mintons from 1872 where he specialized in portraits of contemporary personalities, including members of the Royal Family. This head of a girl was probably intended for a painted ceramic wall charger...
Category
1870s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Pencil
Framed Mid 19th Century Graphite Drawing - Old Man with an Organ
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine and detailed graphite drawing of an old man with an organ. His clothes are dishevelled and he wears a very creased tri-cornered hat. Well presented in a contemporary blac...
Category
19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Reflective Sands
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Watercolour on paper
Paper size: 14 x 22.5 inches
Framed size: 27 x 35.5 inches
Signed lower left
Category
20th Century Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Infanta Madre Tierra (Mother Earth)
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Infanta Madre Tierra (Mother Earth)' features the face of a young woman with flora motif (top) and series of birds and flora motif (bottom) representing ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper, Graphite
20th Century Ink Wash Drawing - Seated Nude Figure
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Presented in a double blue card mount and in a dark wooden frame. On wove.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
The Secret - China Ink by Sergio Barletta - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Secret is an original China Ink drawing on paper realized by Sergio Barletta in the 1970s.
In good conditions, with some sign of humidity.
Sergio Barletta (1934) is an Italian ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Sketches - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sketches is an original artwork realized by the Unknown Artist, early 20th century.
Original pen drawing on ivory-colored paper.
Not signed.
This artwork represents two sketches ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Female Nude, Seated
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English Graphite Sketch of a Female Nude, Seated
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on pale grey artists paper, unframed
measurements: sheet 18.75 x 10.25 inches (width measure...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Portrait of Woman - Drawing by G. Jeanniot - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934).
Hand-Signed by the artist on the lower right corner.
Good condition included a whi...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Jules Monge (1855-1934) French soldiers, six watercolors
By Jules Monge
Located in Paris, FR
Jules Monge (1855-1934)
French soldiers, six different watercolors in a same mount
Each one signed (4 on lower right, 2 on lower left)
Each one 9.5 x 14...
Category
Early 1900s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
In full swing n°2 by John Torcapel - Gouache on paper 37x25 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
'Talking With Bird' Portrait Original Drawing On Paper by Devie
Located in Carmel, CA
Inspired by the theatre world, Devie had retained her own unique drawing strokes. Her works reflect an approachable other-worldliness. She paints a story to be told and answered.
Wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Ink, Handmade Paper
Infanta La Danza de la Muerte no. 1
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Infanta La Danza de la Muerte no. 1' features the face of a young woman with flora motif (top) and series of birds and flora motif (bottom) representing lif...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper, Graphite
Grotesque Portrait - Original Drawing - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Grotesque Portrait is an Original Drawing in China Ink realized in the Early 20th Century.
The artwork is in good condition.
The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a well-...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
"Almost There" Graphite Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
Bryanna Marie's "Almost There" is an original, handmade graphite drawing on Bristol paper that depicts a portrait of a female model.
About the Artist:
Bryanna Marie draws her inspi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Archival Paper
20th Century Charcoal Drawing - Pensive Female Portrait
Located in Corsham, GB
An intense charcoal portrait of a striking young woman in a headscarf.
The drawing is unsigned and presented in a glazed, black frame with a white mount.
On wove.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Louis Charles Auguste Couder (1789-1873) Portrait of a young man, signed pastel
Located in Paris, FR
Louis Charles Auguste Couder (1789-1873)
Portrait of a young man
signed on the right border
Pastel on paper
28.5 x 21 cm
In good condition
In a modern frame : 48 x 40.5 cm
Augu...
Category
1860s Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Portrait of Gabriele D'Annunzio by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Gabriele D'Annunzio is an original drawing in Charcoal realized by Mino Maccari in 1930s.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted through soft strokes and represents t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Leon Kroll Original Graphite Male Portrait in Profile C.1940
By Leon Kroll
Located in San Francisco, CA
Leon Kroll Original Graphite Male Portrait in Profile C.1940
Outstanding portrait by listed American artist Leon Kroll
Graphite on paper
Dimensi...
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
1976 Pastel - Seductive Stare
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine portrait in pastel showing a beautiful woman with a seductive gaze. The artist has initialed and dated in the lower right corner. The drawing has been presented in a contempor...
Category
20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Framed Contemporary Gouache - Nude Figures
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed illegibly. Well presented in a contemporary wood frame. On watercolour paper.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
1859 Pastel - Joyful Siblings
Located in Corsham, GB
A remarkably vibrant mid 19th Century portrait of three young children, seated on the grass under a bright blue sky. The two older children sit behind the younger who wears a white d...
Category
19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Scorn
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
David Becker b. 1937
David H. Becker, painter, printmaker and educator, was born on August 16, 1937 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He studied at the Milwaukee State Teachers College, the L...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
Ballerina - Original Drawing by Helène Neveur - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Ballerin View is an original drawing in pen realized by Helène Neveur in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted through confident strokes ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Monaco Pasqualino in campagna - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour stuck on a pink cardboard, 1820 c.a.
Very good quality watercolour representing a monk.
Hand-titled "Monaco Pasqualino che va alla circa in Campagnia, Napoli" (Monk Pas...
Category
1820s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Femmes, Marie Laurencin, 1950's, Ink on Paper, Post-Impressionism, Woman Art
Located in Geneva, CH
Femmes, Marie Laurencin, 1950's, Ink on Paper, Post-Impressionism, Woman Art
1952
Indian ink and watercolor on paper
13.5 x 14.3 cm, 13.5 x 14.5, 13.8 x 12.5, 13.4 x 14.5 cm
Signed ...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper, Watercolor
"Porcupine Quill Jacket" Abstract Minimalist Portrait of a Man
By Lisa Qualls
Located in Houston, TX
Graphite and watercolor drawing on mylar of a figure dressed in a quill jacket made by the Cameroon grass fields people in Africa by Florida artist Lisa Qualls. Titled “Porcupine Quill Jacket,” the work was created as part of a series titled “Strawmen and Sugarbones” made for the "RAW" exhibition at O'Kane Gallery in 2009.
In her artist statement for this series Qualls states: “I have isolated pieces of costumes and placed them on a person who is naked in order to emphasize the relationship between the object and person, the materials and skin, the symbol and the living being. The garments and ritual objects relate to the body in specific ways and are used to explore gender roles, societal and cultural ideas, aesthetics and spirituality. The voyeuristic element of the audience to the subjects in the drawings further emphasizes the vulnerability of the figures and their introspective and intimate poses. The figures, part soft and vulnerable, part concealed and protected, live in these ambiguous spaces as they would in a vision.”
Dimensions Without Frame: H 36 in. x W 24 in.
Artist Biography: Lisa received her BFA and BA from the University of Texas at Austin. She continued her studies in Fine Art and Design at Parsons and FIT in New York, NY and CISIM in Ravenna, Italy. Her work is currently represented by Ann Connelly...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Mixed Media, Graphite
"Ear of Corn, Sioux", Mid Century Native American Portrait
By Robert Floodstrand
Located in Soquel, CA
"Ear of Corn, Sioux", Mid Century Native American Portrait
Beautiful mid century portrait titled "Ear of Corn, Sioux" by Robert Floodstrand (American, 19...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Felt, Paper, Pastel
Young Woman with a Parasol and a Bouquet of Flowers- attr to R. Tissot-1950/60s
Located in Roma, IT
Young woman with a parasol and a bouquet of flowers is an original contemporary artwork realized by Roland Tissot in the 1950s/60s.
Oil on Canvas.
Signed Tissot on the lower right ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Man - Original Pencil Drawing - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Man Portrait is an original artwork realized in the late 19th Century by a french artist.
Original Pencil Drawing on paper.
Hand-signed on the lower left corner in pencil by the a...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
'Portrait Of A Woman' Pen & Ink & Acrylic Original Drawing By Devie
Located in Carmel, CA
Inspired by the theatre world, Devie had retained her own unique drawing strokes. Her works reflect an approachable other-worldliness. She paints a story to be told and answered.
Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Ink, Handmade Paper
Sketch of man in suit by Otto Vautier - Drawing on paper 12x20 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
Stamp of the workshop of O. Vautier
Dimension of the passe-partout framing 52.5 x 38 cm
Category
Early 19th Century Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon
Christ on the Cross - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Christ on the Cross is an original artwork realized by the Unknown Artist in the early 20th century.
Original pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper, glued on colored cardboard (22 x...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Flock 3
By Nigel Bird
Located in Deddington, GB
Flock 3 by Nigel Bird [2021]
original
Pencil on paper
Image size: H:70 cm x W:70 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:70 cm x W:70 cm x D:0.1cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that insitu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Happy 1985 - Etching by Mino Maccari - 1985
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Happy 1985 is an original print realized by Mino Maccari in 1985.
Beautiful black and white etching on ivory-colored paper.
Good condition on a yellowed paper.
Hand-signed by the...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Etching
Flock 2
By Nigel Bird
Located in Deddington, GB
Flock 2 by Nigel Bird [2021]
original
Pencil on paper
Image size: H:69 cm x W:69 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:69 cm x W:69 cm x D:0.1cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that insitu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Born on a Boat, black and white work on paper, woman on lake, stripes
Located in New York, NY
"Born on a Boat and Trying to Get to Land", Acrylic ink on paper.
Paper size: 10.75" x 15.75"
Frame size: 18.5" x 23.5"
Charles Buckley lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. His current ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Revenge - Original Drawing by Abel de Pujol - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Revenge is an original Drawing in pencil realized Abel de Pujol in mid-19th Century.
In good condition.
The artwork is depicted skillfully through confident and short strokes with...
Category
Mid-19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
French school, circa 1900, Studies of characters, four drawings
Located in Paris, FR
French School circa 1900
Studies of characters, four drawings in a same frame
Pencil on paper
Sizes of the drawings (from left to right and from top to bottom)
A couple at a table ...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Portrait of a Man drawing WPA era
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Portrait of a young woman, ca. 1935. Signed lower right. Unframed. No damage or conservation.
Birth place: Cinc...
Category
1930s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
Pierpaolo Piccioli for Moncler, Watercolor fashion illustration on paper.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Pierpaolo Piccioli for Moncler, by Manuel Santelices
One of a kind, ink and acrylic on paper
Signed by the artist.
Image size: 15 in. H x 11 in. W
U...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Paper
The Train - China Ink by Sergio Barletta - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
The Train is an original China Ink Drawing realized by Sergio Barletta in 1980s.
Good Condition included a white passpartout (2x35 cm).
No signature.
Sergio Barletta is a cartooni...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
The Violinist (Antique Ellsworth Woodward Figurative Graphite Sketch Drawing)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Many of you clicking on this are probably doing so because you know of Ellsworth Woodward, who with his brother William Woodward around the turn of the 20th century sparked an arts renaissance in the South, the arts and culture in general having been mostly moribund since the dispiriting defeat experienced in the Civil War. I won't bog you down with lots of detail here since all you have to do is Google his name to bring up a wealth of information about him. He is most famous for his leadership of the arts program at Newcomb College in New Orleans, and its famous Newcomb Pottery...
Category
1890s Romantic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Female Nude, Standing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English Graphite Sketch of a Female Nude, Standing
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on off-white artists paper, unframed
measurements: sheet 14.5 x 11 inches
provenance: fr...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Portrait - Original Drawing by Helène Neveur - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait View is an original drawing in pen realized by Helène Neveur in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted through confident strokes ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Portrait of Matt Latham - Large Scale Portrait, Original Charcoal on Mylar
By Mary Borgman
Located in Chicago, IL
Mary Borgman’s work captivates the viewer in several ways. First is their scale. They hang like medieval tapestries, with figures standing as tall as eight feet. There is also their texture – created by using charcoal on Mylar, and the results are richly gestural, with distinct charcoal strokes and eraser marks animating the figure and ground alike. With a flat surface, she creates volume and life. And perhaps the most powerful of all, the viewer is caught be the gazes of the models, who stare forcefully out of the picture. They seem to be examining us every bit as much as we are examining them.
These larger-than-life portraits stem from chance encounters that grow into meaningful connections between the artist and her subject. Most are strangers that she approaches on the street. They capture her attention with expressive eyes that show experience and wisdom, distinctive shapes and a casual body language. “I try to honor the people I am drawing by centering them in the format and shooting from slightly below their eye level. I choose an expression that exudes intelligence, self-awareness and complexity. I try to convey their humanness. I want the viewer to feel this person might be someone interesting to know”, says Borgman of her subjects. The intensity with which she conveys the eyes may stem from her many years of communicating in sign language, which is based on sustained eye contact.
Borgman loves the directness of drawing. It is immediate, there is no lag time. There is no time waiting for the paint to dry. She works solely in charcoal which she can manipulate to achieve varying degrees of darkness and opacity. It is messy and the artist loves that.
Mary Borgman
Portrait of Matt Latham
charcoal on mylar
60h x 40w in
152.40h x 101.60w cm
MBG011
FRAMED DIMENSIONS
62h x 42w x 2.25d in
157.48h x 106.68w x 5.71d cm
[This work is custom framed in shadow box style with non-reflective Tru-Vue Museum Glass]
Mary Borgman
b. October 4, 1959 St. Louis, MO
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2017 Grand Opening: Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
2013 SOFA Chicago 2013, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Portraiture Now: Drawing on the Edge, National Portrait Gallery, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
2012 Portraiture Now: Drawing on the Edge, National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C.
SOFA Chicago 2012, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
SOFA NY, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York, NY
2011 Gallery Group Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
SOFA NY, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York, NY
2010 SOFA Chicago 2010: Special Installation at SOFA Café, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
What’s the Buzz on the Playground: Art of Today from St. Louis curated by Mary Sprague...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mylar, Charcoal
Female Figure - Drawing by Sergio Barletta - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Figure is an original drawing artwork, realized by Sergio Barletta in 1960s.
Hand-signed and dated on the lower margin.
Good conditions (some stains and light yellowing of paper).
Included passport, 49 x 34 cm.
Sergio Barletta (1934) is an Italian cartoonist and illustrator, who has also published some humorous and political satire books.From the age of 22 is active in Rome, where he worked as an illustrator and art director in some monthly magazines like “Costume”, Diners Club house organ, BP Review, IBM, and others.In 1965 started the joint-working with Marino Gallery in Rome, and in 1966 in Milan with Humour Graphic’s group, at Levi Gallery and others in the following years.In these years graphic work and illustration are mixed with painting and photography, also with satirical drawings...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Amanda
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Watercolour on paper
Paper size: 16 x 22 inches
Framed size: 30 x 26 inches
Signed lower left
Category
20th Century Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Dearly Beloved #37
Located in London, GB
Mixed media on Fabriano
Signed lower right
This work includes a certificate of authenticity.
Framed (matte black wooden frame, black raised float mount on foam core, UV anti-reflect...
Category
2010s Expressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
Portrait of Justin Shanitkvich - Large Scale Charcoal on Mylar Original, Framed
By Mary Borgman
Located in Chicago, IL
Mary Borgman’s work captivates the viewer in several ways. First is their scale. They hang like medieval tapestries, with figures standing as tall as eight feet. There is also their texture – created by using charcoal on Mylar, and the results are richly gestural, with distinct charcoal strokes and eraser marks animating the figure and ground alike. With a flat surface, she creates volume and life. And perhaps the most powerful of all, the viewer is caught be the gazes of the models, who stare forcefully out of the picture. They seem to be examining us every bit as much as we are examining them.
These larger-than-life portraits stem from chance encounters that grow into meaningful connections between the artist and her subject. Most are strangers that she approaches on the street. They capture her attention with expressive eyes that show experience and wisdom, distinctive shapes and a casual body language. “I try to honor the people I am drawing by centering them in the format and shooting from slightly below their eye level. I choose an expression that exudes intelligence, self-awareness and complexity. I try to convey their humanness. I want the viewer to feel this person might be someone interesting to know”, says Borgman of her subjects. The intensity with which she conveys the eyes may stem from her many years of communicating in sign language, which is based on sustained eye contact.
Borgman loves the directness of drawing. It is immediate, there is no lag time. There is no time waiting for the paint to dry. She works solely in charcoal which she can manipulate to achieve varying degrees of darkness and opacity. It is messy and the artist loves that.
Mary Borgman
Portrait of Justin Shanitkvich, 2022
charcoal on mylar
53h x 40w in
134.62h x 101.60w cm
MBG009
[This work is custom framed in shadow box style with non-reflective Tru-Vue Museum Glass]
FRAMED DIMENSIONS
55.25h x 42.50w x 2.25d in
140.34h x 107.95w x 5.71d cm
Mary Borgman
b. October 4, 1959 St. Louis, MO
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2017 Grand Opening: Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
2013 SOFA Chicago 2013, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Portraiture Now: Drawing on the Edge, National Portrait Gallery, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
2012 Portraiture Now: Drawing on the Edge, National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C.
SOFA Chicago 2012, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
SOFA NY, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York, NY
2011 Gallery Group Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
SOFA NY, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York, NY
2010 SOFA Chicago 2010: Special Installation at SOFA Café, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
What’s the Buzz on the Playground: Art of Today from St. Louis curated by Mary Sprague...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mylar, Charcoal
Japanese Art Ukiyo-e Figurative painting, Reflective Love, Edo period
Located in Segovia, ES
Bijing-Ga Series XII (Nº 12)
Title: Reflective Love.
Lovely portrait of a beauty looking over her shoulder.
In Reflective Love (from the Utamaro...
Category
2010s Edo Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Paper, Oil Crayon, Graphite
'Study of a Woman', Danish Modernist Grisaille, Greek Mythology, Roskilde
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Peter Brandes' (Danish, born 1944), dated 1969 and stamped, lower right, with the artist's chop mark. Bearing artist dedication to 'K...
Category
1960s Cubist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
