Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Pioneering Woman Illustrator Margery Stocking Hart draws a pen-and-ink story depicting a round table of predators encircling a vulnerable bunny rabbit. ...

Female Portrait. Paper, watercolors. 38x27 cm., 1949. Published in the book Latvian Soviet Watercolor, 1961, LV Publishing House

Title and artist name inscribed on the gilt mount. Beautifully presented in a gilt frame with ornate pierced details. On paper.

André Eugène Costilhes (1865-1940) Two studies of women bears the stamp of the studio of André Eugène Costilhes in the lower right-hand corner pencil on paper 23 x 36 cm In good c...

Nude Sketch is an original artwork realized by Michel Simonidy in the first years of the XX Century. China ink on paper. Passepartout is included (cm 19 x 26). Mint conditions. ...

Sketched portrait is an original drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 ...

Portraits is a drawing in China ink on paper realized in the late 19th Century by Félix-Joseph Barrias. Monogrammed on the lower center. Included a Passepartout: 33 x 50 cm Good c...

Portraits of Woman is an original Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Hand-signed by the artist with pencil. Mino Macc...

French Romantic school, circa 1840 Portrait of a young man, charcoal on paper 22.5 x 17 cm In good condition, however, there is a restoration of the paper in the upper right-hand qu...

Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - George Wagner (P5.53), Year: 1947, Medium: Ink on Paper, Size: 5.5 x 4.5 in. (13.97 x 11.43 cm), Description: Eve Nethercott's portra...

Portrait of Woman is Black Marker and Watercolour realized by an unknown artist of 20th century in 1950. Good condition on a grey paper, included a white cardboard (60x40 cm). No s...

Portrait of a Child is an original Ink and Watercolour realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition on a yellowed paper, another drawing on the back. Hand-signed by...

Stages II Watercolor on Arches paper, 2021 Signed with the artist's initials lower right (see photo) Signed with the artist's Yummy blindstamp lower right Signed, titled and dated in...

Jean-Henri Cless (1774-1812) Portrait of a young woman in a landscape signed "Cless fec" for fecit on the lower left Brown ink and brown ink wash on paper Size of the sheet : 31.5 x 22 cm Size of the motive : 24.5 x 17 cm very simply framed under glass without actual frame 32 x 22.5 cm This pre...

Coffee Peloton XXXVI by Eliza Southwood [2022] original and hand signed by the artist Coffee on Paper Image size: H:42 cm x W:59.5 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:42 cm x W:59.5 cm x D:0.1cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look Coffee Peloton XXXVI is an original drawing in coffee on paper by artist Eliza Southwood. Featuring a pack of cyclists racing, the artist has noted a link between cycling culture and the love of a good coffee break. Eliza Southwood cycling prints...

C. 20th Century Edgar Chahine Etching of a Woman

Juventus Football Player, Champions League Final vs Ajax, 1996 - 101 x 72 cm Technique: Charcoal on paper, signed and dated '96 Author: Marco Silombria (Savona, 1936 - Albissola, 20...

Unknown Swedish Artist Composition with Reading Girl inkl on paper indistinctly signed and dated Eric Eric SON? 1922 frame included

Georges Clairin Sarah Bernhardt with Flowers Original watercolor with tempera Signed bottom right On paper 47 x 25 cm at view (c. 19 x 10 in) Presente...

Graphite on paper Signed, c.l. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now live...

Attribuetd to Eugène Devéria (1805-1865) La Famille heureuse (The Happy Family) Watercolor on paper 23 x 18 cm In quite good condition : a small tear i...

Theatrical Costume is an original pencil drawing realized by Alfredo Edel in 1895. Good condition, the artwork is with watercolor and biacca. Hand signed with pencil by the artis. Alfredo Leonardo Edel (1856–1912), sometimes credited as Alfredo Edel Colorno, was an Italian costume designer popular during the late 19th and early 20th century. He worked at the La Scala opera...

Portrait is an original Drawing on paper realized by the painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in Pencil. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions except for aged ...

La Traviata - Clara - 1st Act is a modern artwork realized in 1951 Century by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff). Mixed colored gouache on paper. Hand signed on th...

Signed lower left, 'M. Kestor' for Mary Peterson Kestor (American, 1948-2021) and painted circa 1965. Born in Iowa, Mary Kestor first studied at the University of Northern Iowa, whe...

Black Woman's Beauty by Lu Haskew Watercolor Portrait 10x8" image size 20x18" framed (behind glass) Shipping price includes the custom packing necessary for safe transport of fine art. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Lu Haskew 1921-2009 "Life is good to me. Being able to go to my studio five days weekly and paint for several hours, living in a supportive community, having family and friends who encourage me--all have contributed to helping me become an artist. Being fortunate to study with some of the artists I admire has kept me painting from the garden, people and my favorite things. With the support of galleries, teaching and doing demos, how could I do anything else? My goal is to try to be the best I can be by always being a student, looking for new ideas and stretching my horizons." Upon retirement from a 33-year teaching career, Lu rented a studio in Loveland and began concentrating on her oil and watercolor painting. Learning from artists she had followed and admired throughout the years her painting became a full time career that lasted 17-years. Beginning in 1992, she studied with renowned painters Richard Schmid, Clyde Aspevig, Joyce Pike...

Wolf Kahn Emily & The Baby II (Grace Borgenicht Gallery), 1960 Pastel on Paper. Hand signed on the front. Grace Borgenicht gallery label on the back Vintage frame included Provenance...

EX COLL.: the artist; to I. David Orr (1904–1997), Long Island, New York; to his estate, 1997 until the present Originally trained as a figurative painter, Kline was an exceptional ...

Woman Portrait is a beautiful drawing in pencil realized by Adolphe-Félix Cals (1810-1880) The state of preservation of the artwork is good. Included a Pa...

Portrait of a Man is an original artwork realized in the second half of the 19th century by Édouard Detaille. China ink on paper. Passpartout cm 65...

Rudolf Schlichter (1890-1955) Man sitting with a cigarette Black stone on paper Signed "R. Schlichter" at the bottom right 51 x 30 cm Small damages o...

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...

A striking early 19th Century portrait in charcoal, showing an elegant young woman. Her dress and the style of her hair date this portrait around 1830. Her soft, sloping shoulders an...

Framed Cuban Artist/Caricaturist Conrado Walter Massaguer presents Hollywood star Adolphe Menjou in a satirical dual portrait. In the foreground, the subject is seen in a dapper top hat, tux, fashionable cigarette and boutonnière, and is shown as being the epitome of being stylishly debonair. To make a larger point about this subject, Massaguer paints a cast shadow of Menjou as a burning red devil who studies his alter ego from above. Keeping with the artist's sarcasm, we see the good and bad in one image. Works by Massaguer are rare and this work is in keeping with his signature style. This work was most likely done on assignment for Life Magazine, Cosmopolitan, The New Yorker or Vanity Fair. Signed upper right. Inscribe lower right. Titled on verso. Unframed, Slight bend to board; toning to board; scattered faint foxing; pin point abrasions to margins, not affecting image. 19-1/2 x 15-1/8 inches board size. Conrado Walter Massaguer y Diaz was a Cuban artist, political satirist, and magazine publisher. He is considered a student of the Art Nouveau. He was the first caricaturist in the world to broadcast his art on television.He was first caricaturist to exhibit on Fifth Avenue. He was the first caricaturist in the world to exhibit his caricatures on wood. He, and his brother Oscar, were the first magazine publishers in the world to use photolithographic printing. Self portrait of Conrado Walter Massaguer, depicted on a carrousel ride, with the devil over his left shoulder and an angel over his right. (1945) He created the magazine Social with his brother Oscar to showcase Cuban artistic talent. The duo later created the magazine Carteles, which became for a period the most popular magazine in Cuba, which was purchased by Miguel Ángel Quevedo in 1953. In his life, he met and drew caricatures of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Walt Disney, Albert Einstein, the King of Spain, and many others.[ In sum total, he was the author of more than 28 thousand caricatures and drawings.Ernest Hemingway once had to refrain himself from punching Massaguer in the face after the artist drew an unflattering caricature of him. The dictator Gerardo Machado, however, did not punch Massaguer for his own unflattering caricature - he had the artist deported. He was one of the most internationally renowned Cuban artists of his day, and his art is still regularly featured in galleries across the Western Hemisphere and Europe. Early life Massaguer was born on October 18, 1889, in Cárdenas, Cuba.[In 1892, his family moved to Havana. When the Cuban War of Independence broke out, Massaguer's family escaped the country. From 1896 to 1908, he lived in Mérida, Mexico. However, during this time, his parents enrolled him in the New York Military Academy, where he stayed during school years. In 1905, after graduating the military academy, he briefly attended the San Fernando school in Havana, where he was tutored by Ricardo de la Torriente and Leopoldo Romañach. In 1906, less than a year later, he returned to the family home in Mexico. Career as artist Early career While living in Yucatán, Mexico, Massaguer published his first caricatures in local newspapers and magazines. These included La Campana, La Arcadia, and the Diario Yucateco. In 1908, he moved back to Havana. After returning to the island in 1908, Massaguer began mingling with Havana's aristocratic circles, forming close friendships with some of the city's most powerful and influential men, as well as winning the favor of many women who were quickly charmed by him. Massaguer, largely self-taught, honed his style using the avant-garde techniques he studied from the European and American magazines that were widely available in Cuba at the time. Cover of the immensely popular Cuban magazine El Figaro, drawn by Massaguer in 1909. This cover depicts two bumbling, incompetent American tourists to the island. He started drawing for El Fígaro, and was featured prominently on the cover in 1909. After two years of refining his craft, Havana announced a poster contest aimed at attracting North American tourists to stay in the city during the winter months. Notable figures like Leopoldo Romañach, Armando Menocal, Rodríguez Morey, Jaime Valls, and others also entered the competition. The jury was particularly impressed by the modern execution and creative solution of one piece, signed by Massaguer, who was relatively unknown at the time. The jury deliberations caused a great controversy.[5] The prize was ultimately awarded to the Galician painter Mariano Miguel, who had recently married the daughter of Nicolás Rivero, the wealthy owner of the conservative newspaper Diario de la Marina. Although Massaguer received only an honorable mention, the fraud scandal caused such an uproar that his name quickly entered the public spotlight, and he became an overnight sensation. In 1910, he became co-owner of the advertising agency Mercurio, with Laureano Rodríguez Castells. At Mercurio, he led the Susini cigar campaign, and earned substantial wealth. Massaguer has been described as a restless man, in both mind and body.After earning enough money from his art to begin traveling, he was almost always doing so. He constantly traveled between New York City and Havana, Mexico and France, Europe and the Americas. In 1911, his reputation among the Havana socialites solidified when he organized his own first public caricature exhibit, and also the first Caricature Salon ever held in the Americas, hosted at Athenaeum of Havana (the Ateneo), and the Círculo de La Habana. Other exhibitors here included Maribona, Riverón, Portell Vilá, Valer, Botet, Barsó, García Cabrera, Carlos Fernández, Rafael Blanco, and Hamilton de Grau. "Messaguer Visits Broadway." Caricatures of theatrical and literary figures. Elsie Janis, Raymond Hitchcock, S. Jay Kaufman (columnist), Ibanez, author of The Four Horsemen, and Frances White In 1912, in the New York American Journal, he published his first Broadway drawings. From 1913 to 1918, he was an editor for Gráfico. Social Main article: Social (magazine) Cover of the magazine Social, July 7, 1923 In 1916, he created the magazine Social with his brother, Oscar H. Massaguer. Social's contributors included Guillén Carpentier, Chacón y Calvo, Enrique José Varona and others.Social has been described as Massaguer's great love in the magazine industry, and was the property that historians say he cared the most about. Social was an innovative magazine, being the first magazine in the world to use a modern printing process called photolithographic printing. Social set cultural trends, not only in the fashion of Cuba, but in art, politics, and Cuban identity.[11] Social catered to a certain aesthetic in Cuba - that of the sophisticated elite socialite - but Massaguer would also use this magazine to ridicule and jibe against that same class of society when he found their personalities worthy of his contempt. In Social, readers could find a variety of content, including short stories, avant-garde poetry, art reviews, philosophical essays, and serialized novels, as well as articles on interior design, haute couture, and fashion. Occasionally, the magazine also featured reports on sports such as motor racing, rowing, tennis, and horse riding.The cultural promotion efforts of both Massaguer and Emilio Roig de Leuchsenring are evident in the magazine. Notably, this period overlaps with their involvement in the Minorista Group, which was then at the forefront of the country's intellectual life.[5] Many contributors were devoted members of the group, leading some experts to consider Social as the cultural voice of the Minoristas. One of the features of Social magazine was its section called "Massa Girls," which was a play on his own name, and pronounced with a glottal 'g' in a similar fashion to the letter in Massaguer.[12] Massaguer drew women as independent and free-thinking, and never drew the woman celebrity as a caricature of herself, but as a free agent surrounded by caricatures.[11] However, Massaguer himself has been described as a womanizer in his personal life, and hesitant to fully embrace every facet of women's liberation. In 1916, he also established la Unión de Artes Gráficas and the advertising agency Kesevén Anuncios.[9] The art critic Bernardo González Barroa wrote: “Massaguer has solved the problem of working hard, living comfortably off what his art produces and not missing any artistic, sporting or social event. His broad, childish laugh, of a carefree individual who carries his luck hidden in a pocket, appears everywhere for the moment, disguising the pranks of pupils that lurk, mock and, finally, flash with satisfaction at finding the characteristic point after having analyzed a soul... Massaguer's personality is beginning to solidify now. He has been the best-known and most popular caricaturist for a long time, but his technique had not reached the security, the mastery of values that he presents in his latest works, which is very natural and explainable”[5] Carteles Main article: Carteles Cover of the magazine Carteles, November 29, 1931 In 1919, Massaguer and his brother created the magazine Carteles.[9] Carteles gained the widest circulation of any magazine in Latin America, and the most popular magazine in Cuba for a time, until that title was claimed by Revista Bohemia. Carteles remained in print until July 1960.This magazine showcased Cuban commerce, art, sports, and social life before the revolution. In 1924, Carteles took a more political turn, with articles criticizing Gerardo Machado's government. it became a prime example of the humor and graphic design employed by artists like Horacio Rodríguez Suria and Andrés García...

Ancient Persian Miniature is an original China Ink and Watercolour realized by an artist of 19th Century. Good condition for a little brown ...

Nude is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in China Ink, Charcoal and Watercolor on paper. Go...

Watercolor portrait. Presented in a gilt-effect frame. Unsigned. On paper.

The Young Girl is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in Charcoal. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions with some fo...

Le Croates is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s. Good condition except for being aged. The artwork is depicted through strong lines i...

#2209B is an original drawing by David Jones. David Jones frequently draws the human form in a signature meditative drawing style which produces minimal lines and an interesting cont...

Grimace is a beautiful brown and black China ink drawing and watercolor on wire rod paper, made by an anonymous artist of the late 18th century. A precious old master's original dra...

Biography from Battledore Ltd Gallery: Paul Muller (Russian/American) was born in Estonia. At the age of 16 he joined the Russian Army where he was a musician with the "Labe Guard", ...

Portrait of Child is an original artwork attributed to Marcellin Desboutin. Original Drawing, monogrammaed in pencil on the lower left margin and dat...

A fine oval portrait of a well groomed Victorian gentleman with handsome features and piercing blue eyes. The artist has used directional hatching and fine line to create plumpness i...

The Crusades is a drawing realized by Alfred de Richemont (1857-1911) in the late 19th Century. Pencil, Ink, and Watercolor on paper. Hand-signed. In good conditions. Including a...

This delightful scene depicts a woman perched on a rock looking intently at her knitting. In the background waves crash against the sandy shoreline. The artist pays particular attent...

Study of a young man with his golf clubs by listed artist Margaret Neilson Armstrong (American, 1867-1944). Image, 14"H x 20"W. Displayed in vintage mat. S...

Theodor Hosemann (1807 Brandenburg - 1875 Berlin), The actor Karl Seydelmann as soldier, around 1840. Watercolor in pencil, 22 cm (height) x 14.7 cm (width), signed “Th.[eodor] Hosem...

Untitled, 1894 Graphite on paper Sight: 13 1/2 x 17 in. Framed: 20 x 24 x 1 in. Signed and dated lower right, inscribed lower left

Male portrait Sketched is an original drawing on paper, realized around the 1960s by the great Italian artist and journalist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Black Permanent Marke...

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...

Native American Pop Art "Snake Priest - Hopi" Original Watercolor by D. Collins C.1971 Outstanding original Pop Art style watercolor by D. Collins...

Lubin de Beauvais (1873-1917) L'anse de Launay, a woman at the beach, 1911 signed, dated and titled "Anse de Launay, Loguivy Ploubazlanec, Bretagne,...

This beautiful Victorian pencil drawing dates to around 1890 and is by an unknown hand. It is a bust length seated portrait of a young girl gazing to her right. Her long hair is bac...

A delightful watercolour scene depicting a woman picking flowers in a walled garden with peacocks in the foreground. Signed to the lower right. Presented in a gilt frame and wash lin...

Paul César Helleu is regarded among the most sought-after society portraitists of his era, and his Belle Époque works rival those of his contemporaries John Singer Sargent and Giovanni Boldini. He is best remembered for capturing the era's most beautiful socialites, including Consuelo Vanderbilt, the Duchess of Marlborough, the Comtesse de Loriol Chandieu and the Comtesse Mathieu de Noailles, among others. This work, however, stands out in that it captures the charming likeness of one of his art world cohorts, Mathilde See, a Parisian-born decorator and painter of floral still lifes. She is the essence of the modern woman, captured in her fashionable dress as she strolls along the flower-lined streets of Paris. Commanding in size, Portrait de Mathilde See fully displays Helleu's mastery over the medium of pastel. The muted palette of greys and blues is typical of the artist, bringing a harmony and cohesiveness to the composition. Furthermore, Helleu cleverly alludes to See's own artistic output with a backdrop of vibrant floral blooms, enlivening the canvas and complementing the greens and blues of the peacock feather adorning her hat. The portrait is all the more significant thanks to its provenance. It was previously in the collection of A. Alfred Taubman, one of America's most successful entrepreneurs and one-time owner of Sotheby's. Considering Taubman encountered some of the most noteworthy and beautiful works of art ever made through his auction house, the fact that he chose this portrait by Helleu to grace his collection is a testament to its import. Born in Brittany in 1859, Helleu moved to Paris in 1876 in order to study at the École des Beaux-Arts. Like so many other artists of his generation, he was trained there under the Academic master Jean-Léon Gérôme. That same year, he also attended the Second Impressionist Exhibition...

Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents. Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...

Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents. Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...

A charming pastel study depicting the bust of a lady in a fine dress and lace collar. Unsigned. On paper laid to board.

A splendid depiction of a New Orleans jazz funeral (sorry for the reflection on the glass). Typically a crowd of mourners will follow the band, walking and swaying slowly at first to...