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Portrait Drawings and Watercolors For Sale
Brian Midlane - Framed Mid 20th Century Pastel, Mysterious Woman
Located in Corsham, GB
Bold magentas and vivid viridians are finished with charcoal and gouache to render a portrait full of mystic expression in Midlane's nuanced style. The artwork is unsigned and well p...
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Joseph Mathias Negelen (1792-1870) - 1833 Charcoal Drawing, Lady in a Bonnet
By Joseph Mathias Negelen
Located in Corsham, GB
An exquisite charcoal half length portrait of a lady in a bonnet by prolific Swiss artist Joseph Mathias Negelen. The sitter's facial features have been carefully completed with incr...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Erskine Nicol RSA ARA (1825–1904) - Late 19thC Watercolour, A Cheeky Propositi
By Erskine Nicol RSA ARA
Located in Corsham, GB
A truly exquisite late 19th Century watercolour by the renowned and skilled painter, Erskine Nicol RSA ARA (1825–1904. The painting is filled with humo...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
M. Moreschi - Signed Contemporary Pastel, Harlequin
Located in Corsham, GB
M. Moreschi - Signed Original Contemporary Pastel. In pastel, charcoal and gold paint. Provenance: The Eagle Gallery, 25 High Street, Epsom, Surrey. In a double mount and gilt frame....
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Face of Bearded Men, Pen and Ink on Paper by Modern Indian Artist "In Stock"
By Sunil Das
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Untitled - 9 x 7 inches (unframed size)
Pen and Ink on Paper
Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form.
The exceptions are the faces such as the profiles of bearded men...
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2010s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen
Mid 19th Century Charcoal Drawing - Sir Henry Roddam Calder (1790-1868)
Located in Corsham, GB
A charcoal and white chalk portrait of Sir Henry Roddam Calder, 5th Baronet of Muirtown (1790-1868). There are some touches of blue chalk to the subject's eyes. Presented glazed in a...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
F.H.R. - 1851 Watercolour, Man Smoking a Pipe
Located in Corsham, GB
A portrait of a seated man smoking a pipe with a tankard of ale in his other hand. Presented glazed in a wash line mount with gold detailing and a distressed gilt-effect wooden frame...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Fedorov Oleg (b.1959) - Signed 1996 Watercolour, Farmer of the Saratov Province
Located in Corsham, GB
An inscription on the reverse reads 'Peasant girl in costume of the Saratov Province, late 19th century.' The artwork is also neatly monogrammed, signed, and dated. Well presented in...
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Romolo Tessari (1868-1947) - Early 20th Century Watercolour, Venetian Woman
By Romolo Tessari
Located in Corsham, GB
A portrait of a young Italian woman. Presented glazed in a grained wooden mount and a dark wooden frame. Signed to the lower right corner and inscribed 'Venezia'. On wove.
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Susan Paine - 20th Century Watercolour, Ancient Figures
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking composition in watercolour with pastel elements, showing two figures, one some sort of Egyptian deity and the other an old fashioned soldier.
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
George Gatcombe (fl.1887-1897) - Late 19th Century Watercolour, French Beauty
Located in Corsham, GB
A turn-of-the-century portrait of a woman in stylised French 18th-century dress, a fleur-de-lis proudly emblazoned on her blue cloak. Presented in an arched gold card mount and an or...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Peter Collins ARCA - 20th Century Charcoal Drawing, Figure Head Study
Located in Corsham, GB
An expressive charcoal drawing with pen and ink details by the artist Peter Collins, depicting a figure head study. Unsigned. Well-presented in a white on ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Samouil Grigorievich Nevelshtein (1903-1983) - 1975 Charcoal Drawing, A Girl
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking charcoal drawing by the Russian artist Samouil Nevelshtein, depicting a portrait of a girl with a hair bow. Signed and dated to the lower right-han...
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Joseph Kirkpatrick(1872-1936) Watercolour, The Firewood Gatherer
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful study of a woman collecting firewood in a pastoral setting with blossom trees and a thatched cottage. The scene is painted in fine detail, particularly demonstrated in t...
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Wendy Trinder FSBA SWA - 1999 Watercolour, Portrait of Debbie
By Wendy Trinder FSBA SWA
Located in Corsham, GB
A large portrait of an elegant woman sat in a chair. Very well presented glazed in a white mount and a wooden frame. Inscribed with the date and name of the sitter to the lower-right...
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Eve Disher (1894-1991) Early 20th Century Gouache - A Pensive Portrait With Pipe
Located in Corsham, GB
An accomplished portrait in an unusual style of dry brush worked gouache over graphite underdrawing finished with watercolour wash. The painting shows a portrait of a young man smoki...
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Face, Ink on Paper Black and Brown by PadmaShree Artist Sunil Das "In Stock"
By Sunil Das
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - 7.25 x 8.5 inches (unframed size)
Ink on Paper
Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form.
Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian Artist from Bengal. Extremel...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
James Lewis - 1985 Watercolour, Patroclus' Blood II
By James Lewis
Located in Corsham, GB
A very precise watercolour painting with gouache and graphite, depicting a surreal scene with two figures, possibly alluding to the Greek mythological story of Patroclus and Achilles...
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Peter Collins ARCA - 20th Century Pen and Ink Drawing, Figure and Armchair
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine pen and ink drawing by the artist Peter Collins, depicting two studies of the same figure seated on an armchair. Unsigned. Well-presented in a white on black card mount and in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Peter Collins ARCA - Signed 1980 Graphite Drawing
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful portrait of a young woman by the listed British artist Peter Collins. With pastel detail. Very well presented in a contemporary black frame with double card mount. Signed...
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Jules Nogues (b.1809) - Signed & Framed 1839 Pastel, Mother and Child
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine pastel study of a mother and her child, finished with delicate graphite detail.
Well presented in a glazed wood frame with a gilded inner window and a washline mount.Signed a...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Fedorov Oleg (b.1959) - Signed 1996 Watercolour, Archangel Province Peasants
Located in Corsham, GB
Inscription on the reverse reads 'Peasant girl and boy in 'hay-moving' costumes. Archangel Province, northern Russia, late 19th century.' The artwork is also neatly monogrammed, sign...
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Peter Collins ARCA - 20th Century Charcoal Drawing, Study of a Woman II
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming charcoal drawing by the artist Peter Collins, depicting a study of a short-haired woman. Unsigned. Well-presented in a white on black double card mount and in a simple con...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Peter Collins ARCA - Framed 20th Century Charcoal Drawing, Sitting Woman
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful portrait of a young woman by the listed British artist Peter Collins. Very well presented in a contemporary black frame with double card mount. Unsigned. On wove.
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Robert Luard Selby (1800-1880) - 19th Century Graphite Drawing, Dutch Peasant
Located in Corsham, GB
A finely drawn graphite study of a portly lady sitting on a bench in the style of David Teniers the Younger. She holds a large jug and wears ragged clothing, with an unusual hat. The...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Late 19th Century Watercolour - Portrait of a Victorian Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine watercolour study of a Victorian gentleman with a large beard. The artist has meticulously captured every detail of the sitter, with gr...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of an unknown sitter thought to be American
Located in Douglas, Isle of Man
Alphonse Legros 1837-1911, was a French painter and sculptor, who lived in London from 1863 until his death in 1911. He was a teacher of etching and drawing and became Slade Professo...
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Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
France early 20th century, Head of a faun, original drawing
Located in Paris, FR
France, early 20th century
Head of a faun
bears a monogram "P H" on the lower right
Pencil on paper
24.5 x 13 cm
In a period frame (in good condition except a small loss on the upper...
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1910s Art Nouveau Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
French Watercolor
Located in Houston, TX
Pencil and watercolor portrait of a person in loose period clothing displaying nervous energy and vibrant demeanor by P.B. Faurnier, 1833. Signed lowe...
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1830s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Modern Realistic Black and White Pencil Drawing Study of Smiling Mouths and Lips
Located in Houston, TX
Modern realistic black and white pencil drawing study by American artist Scott Martin. The work features six meticulously rendered studi...
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20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Watercolor & ink Portrait - The Gardner
Located in Houston, TX
Cheerful watercolor and ink painting of a person tending to their garden chores, 1990s.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plastic sl...
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1980s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper, Watercolor
The Evolution of a Portrait, no. 2
Located in Burlingame, CA
'The Evolution of a Portrait, no. 2' is a brilliant and original work of art from Kenyan born African-American artist Stephen Namara who is widely known for creating paintings and ma...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Pigment, Tea
Astral Planing: Contemporary Figurative Pastel
By Paula Humphris
Located in Brecon, Powys
Stunning pastel work by Paula Humphris a Cornish artist more well known now for her pottery. Signed and dated 1985.
Very evocative of the Art Deco Period. very pretty !
Image size ...
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1980s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Boris Sporykhin, Interior With Girls Reading, Drawing
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This mid-20th-century drawing by Russian artist Boris Sporykhin (1928-2020) depicts two girls reading within an interior. They also appear in an earlier oil painting, so it’s plausib...
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1950s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Portrait with Striped Background
Located in Houston, TX
Bold portrait monotype with striped blue background by American artist Kismine Varner, 1990. Signed in pencil lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with ...
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1990s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Monotype
20th Century drawing of William Docker Drysdale by Gilbert Spencer
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Gilbert Spencer RA, RWS, NEAC (British, 1892-1959)
Portrait of William Dockar Drysdale
pencil
Signed and dated `Gilbert Spencer/ 1949’ (lower right)
15...
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20th Century Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
STUDENT
Located in Portland, ME
Hirsch, Joseph (American, 1910-1980). STUDENT. Charcoal drawing on paper, not dated, but before 1980. Signed lower left, "J Hirsch." 17 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches (framed to 25 x 19 inches)...
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1970s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Woman in Red Hat
Located in Houston, TX
French ink drawing of woman in red hat by artist Chedelly, circa 1960.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archiva...
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1960s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Japanese Art Ukiyo-e Figurative Painting, Bijin Ôkubi, Edo Period
Located in Segovia, ES
Bijin-ga series XXIX (Nº 29)
Title: Bijin Ôkubi
Upper torso portrait of a Japanese beauty, depicted with a graceful hand gesture and an ornate headdress. Her soft round features contrast with the colourful sharp angles of the collars of her kimono.
Her elongated oval face, straight nose and red butterfly lips are typical of the prototype of a beautiful woman, Bijin-ga. Her upper torso and face occupying the central section of the picture show a composition type that became known in time as Large-head pictures, or Okubi-e; compositions with which Utamaro became a model for generations of woodblock artists.
This image is part of the Bijin-ga series (“Pretty women”) drawn by Mario BGil, based in the Kitigawa Utamaro woodblock print...
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2010s Edo Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Paper, Oil Crayon, Graphite
Patrick Proctor at Le Nid Du Duc, 2018, Ink on Paper portrait
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him.
The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Archival Paper
Vintage Charcoal Portrait of a Sleeping Man in an Overcoat c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Charcoal Portrait of a Sleeping Man in an Overcoat c.1940
Charcoal on paper - Signed illegibly in the lower right corner
Dimensions...
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
1940's Fashion Illustration - Beautiful Bride & Child Portrait Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas.
The painting, executed in gouache and pencil, double sided.
The sketch is original, ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
French School 18th Century, Le Mépris et la Haine, form of expression, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French School 18th Century,
Le Mépris et la Haine, Contempt and Hate as a form of expression,
Titled on the lower right "Le mépris et la haine N°7"
Black c...
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1750s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Portrait of a Man
Located in Houston, TX
Enigmatic portrait watercolor in warm autumn hues, circa 1930. Signed lower right.
Original one-of-a-kind artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a s...
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1920s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Untitled #1 Zahra Zeinali Contemporary drawing Iranian woman artist art charcoal
Located in Paris, FR
Charcoal on paper
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist on the back
THE IMAGINARY LAND OF ZAHRA ZEINALI
“Over time Zahra Zeinali develops her universe, which evolves slowly accordi...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Late 19th Century Pastel - Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
An oval portrait of a late-Victorian or Edwardian man with a slight scowl. Presented glazed in a cream mount and an ornate gold-painted wooden frame with substantial floral and folia...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Pont de Paris by Aurèle Barraud - Gouache on paper 36x52 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper with frame + glass; total size 52 x 68.2 cm
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Taxi Driver, June 13, Figurative Watercolor and ink on archival paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
"Taxi Driver, June 13th" by Celso Castro-Daza
One of a kind
Watercolor and ink on and archival paper.
Sheet Size: 13.75 in. H x 9.75 in. W
2018
Unframed
Drawing on paper is his basi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Pedro. Figurative Watercolor and ink on archival paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
"Pedro" by Celso Castro-Daza
One of a kind
Watercolor and ink on and archival paper.
Sheet Size: 13.75 in. H x 9.75 in. W
2018
Unframed
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, som...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
At the table. Paper, watercolor, 55x75 cm
Located in Riga, LV
At the table. Paper, watercolor, 55x75 cm
Malda Muižule was born in 1937 in the family of a blacksmith. Graduated from Liepaja Applied Arts High School (1957). She continued her stu...
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1970s Post-Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Yellow Bird Akimbo, contemporary realist gouache miniature animal portrait
By Dina Brodsky
Located in New York, NY
Dina Brodsky's realist miniature gouache painting, Yellow Bird Akimbo, is kinetic and visceral. Clinging to diverging branches, the little yellow shock of a bird is caught betwixt an...
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2010s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Half-length portrait of a Pharisee - In the shadow of betrayal -
Located in Berlin, DE
Hermann Prell (1854 Leipzig - 1922 Dresden-Loschwitz). Half-length portrait of a Pharisee, 1885. Sketch for the right-hand figure in the painting Judas Iscariot, 1886. Pencil drawing heightened with opaque white and black chalk on beige-grey wove paper (papier vélin), 34 x 27.8 cm (visible size), 52 x 45 cm (mount), signed, dated and inscribed "H. PRELL 1885 zu 'Judas'".
Minor browning, collection stamp on the reverse.
- In the shadow of betrayal -
About the artwork
This painting is the sketch for the head of the Pharisee offering the coins to Judas in one of Herrmann Prell's major works, the painting Betrayal of Judas, completed in 1886. The painting belongs to the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden and is illustrated in Adolf Rosenberg: Prell, Bielefeld and Leipzig 1901, p. 21 (Fig. 19). It is especially highlighted in Thieme-Becker (vol. 27, p. 376).
Hermann Prell, Betrayal of Judas, 1886
The monumental head, which fills the picture and is distinguished by its ornamented robe, is almost a lost profile, which in the executed painting is justified by the Pharisee's turning towards Judas. Despite the fact that the sitter withdraws from the viewer by turning away, it was necessary to artistically elaborate the motivation for the purchase of one of Christ's disciples, which is why the drawing focuses on the expression of the face, while the 'accessories' are treated in a more summary manner.
In characterising the face, Hermann Prell performs a balancing act: since the Pharisee, despite his destructive actions, is an actor in the history of salvation, the head must show a dignity appropriate to the event, but at the same time the physiognomy must also bear witness to the scheming attitude that led to the betrayal. To solve this dilemma, Prell draws on the traditional depictions of the heads of the apostles, shading the face to indicate the obdurate darkness of the spirit and moving the base of the nose slightly upwards while the mouth falls away, thus giving a physiognomic expression to the motivation of the action. The fatal drama of the betrayal is expressed in the monumentalisation of the head and in the thunderous white highlights that contrast with the darkness of the chalk.
As a study, considered by the artist to be a work in itself, this drawing reveals the pictorial problems and brainstorming of monumental painting.
About the artist
In 1872 Prell, who was one of the most important exponents of monumental painting of his time, began studying painting with Theodor Grosse at the Dresden Academy of Art and continued with Carl Gussow at the Berlin Academy in 1876. Hans von Marées taught him in Rome in 1878. More influential on his work, however, were Arnold Böcklin and Max Klinger, with whom Prell had been friends since his student days and with whom he worked together on several occasions.
Prell's first major work, which established his reputation as a monumental painter, were the frescoes in the banqueting hall of the Architektenhaus in Berlin in 1881/82, commissioned by the state and depicting the different periods of architecture. Prell then went to Italy for two years to study fresco painting. Other major commissions followed. These included monumental frescoes in the town halls of Worms (1884), Hildesheim (1882-92), Gdansk (1895) and Dresden, the staircase of the Silesian Museum of Fine Arts in Breslau (1893/94), the throne room of the German Embassy in Rome (1896-99) and the staircase of the Albertinum in Dresden (1900-1904).
From 1886 Prell taught at the academy of arts in Berlin and in 1892 he was appointed professor at the academy of arts in Dresden. His students included Osmar Schindler and Hans Unger...
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1880s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Winged Putti
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. In the 1950s, he was an in-demand and celebrated illustrator working for New York's toniest publicatio...
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1950s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Sketch of woman by Stephanie Guerzoni - Drawing 31x48 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper with a white wooden frame and glass. The total size with frame is 45,5 x 54,5 cm
Stéphanie Guerzoni is a Swiss and Italian painter born April 15, 1887 in Vienna (Aust...
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Early 20th Century Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon
Black & White Sketch of Leonard
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 20th Century - Graphite Character Drawing of Leonard Brezhnev done by Ben Blum
Category
20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Glass, Graphite
Coffee Espresso #4
Located in Deddington, GB
Coffee Espresso #4 by Eliza Southwood [2022]
original
Coffee on Paper
Image size: H:42 cm x W:59 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:42 cm x W:59 cm x D:0.1cm
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2010s Minimalist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Coffee
Eugène Burnand (1850-1921) - Framed Pastel, Portrait of a Friar
Located in Corsham, GB
Eugène Burnand (Swiss 1850-1921), Pastel Portrait of a Friar. Signed. Well presented in a gilt-effect frame. On laid.
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Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
French School, dated 1907 Portrait of a Young Girl with a White Headscarf
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
French School, dated 1907
Portrait of a Young Girl with a White Headscarf
Charcoal on laid paper with watermark "CF" in a shield with caduceus (Canson Frères)
45 × 35 cm
Signed and d...
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
