Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
4
to
14
179
63
81
94
195
46
2
179
39
22
3
Overall Height
to
Overall Width
to
90
21
18
8
3
1
1
219
128
114
106
95
62
52
31
29
25
7
6
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
89
593
2,258
832
41
61
105
170
153
153
161
207
101
76
73
67
8
5
4
2
138
95
91
80
42
Portrait Drawings and Watercolors For Sale
Period: 18th Century
Period: 1930s
Art Deco Fashion Illustration Ink Drawing by G. Ferro
Located in Atlanta, GA
Original Art Deco fashion drawing, ink, and wash on Vellum paper by French artist G. Ferro. The artwork features a stylish male model with a typical Art Deco overcoat. The piece is s...
Category
1930s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paint, Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Bust Of A Woman In Profile, Sanguine On Paper, Signed And Dated
Located in PARIS, FR
Nicolas-André COURTOIS
Paris 1734-1806
Bust of a woman in profile
1791
Sanguine
Signed and dated lower left on the original mount
43.5 x 37 cm framed
19 x 25 cm
Category
Late 18th Century French School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Cubist Woman Study Black Pencil Drawing by Wouyart
Located in Atlanta, GA
This interesting seated woman pencil study is by French artist Wouyart (20th Century). This unique representation captures the model's expression through trace lines and shadows that...
Category
1930s Cubist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Carbon Pencil
Disegno fronte retro figurativo toscano nudo femminile del XX secolo
Located in Florence, IT
Disegno fronte retro matita su carta, 330 x 240 mm.
Su un lato, in verticale, è raffigurato un nudo femminile seduto in un ambiente domestico, colto nell'atto di voltarsi verso lo s...
Category
1930s Other Art Style Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
French Art Deco Woman Singing Gouache Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely gouache on cardboard painting featuring an Art Deco singer with a typical stylish outfit. The composition is very vibrant, using the contrast of black and white elements ag...
Category
1930s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Board, Cardboard
French school Drawing 18th Portrait Ténor SAINT AUBIN three chalks Paris Opéra
Located in PARIS, FR
French school of the 18th century
Three pencils (pencil, red chalk, white chalk) on paper
27 x 18 cm (45 x 34 cm with frame)
Inscription at bottom “Saint-Aubin de l’Académie de musique”
Dated "1785"
Augustin d'Herbez known as "Saint-Aubin" was a tenor and member of the Royal Academy of Music...
Category
1780s Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil, Paper, Chalk
Portrait of woman
Located in PARIS, FR
French School of the 18th century
Woman portrait
Pastel on paper mounted on canvas
Pastel: 46.5 x 63 cm (18.3 x 24.8 inches)
Frame: 57 x 71 cm (22.4 x 28 inches)
Very good condition
...
Category
1770s Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Study of a Child. Circle of François Boucher (French 1703 - 1770)
By François Boucher
Located in Sydney, NSW
Circle of François Boucher (French 1703 - 1770), Study of a Child.
This charming work is probably a study for a painting, it shows a child with a swathe of billowing fabric over her ...
Category
18th Century Rococo Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Laid Paper
French School, 18th Century, Portrait Of A Man Seen From Three Quarters, chalk
Located in PARIS, FR
French School - 18th century
Paris, Louis XV-Transition period
Portrait of a man seen from three quarters
Mid-18th century
Sanguine
40 x 29 cm
59 x 50 cm framed
Superb Transition pe...
Category
Mid-18th Century French School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Laid Paper
Composition - Drawing by Alfredo Mezio - 1934
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is a drawing in pen on paper, realized by Alfredo Mezio in 1934 for the magazine "Il Selvaggio", Year XI, p. 46.
The artwork is depicted skillfully through confident an...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Mughal School, 18th Century Emperor Jahangir with Empress Nur Jahan
Located in Middletown, NY
Emperor Jahangir and Empress Nur Jahan exchanging lotus blossoms; a symbol of beauty, purity, honesty, rebirth, self-regeneration, and enlightenment....
Category
18th Century Rajput Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Mughal School, 18th century – Emperor Jahangir dancing with his harem attendees
Located in Middletown, NY
A joyful scene of lighthearted merriment in the palace of Jangahir Mahal Agra
Circa 1750. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on light weight cream laid paper, 8 1/4 x 6 inches (2...
Category
18th Century Rajput Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Rajput School, 17th century Krishna with his beloved, Radha; from Mahabharata
Located in Middletown, NY
Vishnu in the form of Krishna being serenaded with his beloved Radha. An illuminated page from the epic of Mahabharata
circa 1690. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on cream lai...
Category
18th Century Rajput Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Mughal School, 18th century – Emperor Jahangir in his harem in flagrante delicto
Located in Middletown, NY
An illuminated page from a book likely in reference to palace life during Emperor Jahangir's reign over the Mughal Empire.
Circa 1750. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on cre...
Category
18th Century Rajput Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Ritratto a matita del pittore Francesco Albani, inizi del XIX secolo
Located in Florence, IT
Il disegno rappresenta, come riportato a penna in basso al centro del foglio, il ritratto del celebre pittore dell'Emilia Romagna Francesco Albani, uno dei massimi rappresentanti del...
Category
Early 18th Century Other Art Style Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Disegno matite su carta ritratto di fanciullo con cappellino del XVIII secolo
Located in Florence, IT
Il disegno a matita grigia e rossa raffigura un intenso ritratto frontale di un fanciullo con cappello, con le braccia incrociate davanti.
Sul retro, in grafia corsiva, è probabilme...
Category
1780s Other Art Style Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
Portrait pencil drawing of a Dutch young boy (1934)
By Willy Sluiter
Located in Oostende, BE
Willy Sluiter (Amersfoort, 1873 – The Hague 1949) was a Dutch painter, draftsman and graphic designer.
The boy's name was Claes Honig from Koog aan Zaan (Dutch village), as can be ...
Category
1930s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
Mughal School, 18th century Emperor Jahangir taking tea in his harem
Located in Middletown, NY
An illuminated page from a book likely in reference to palace life during Emperor Jahangir's reign over the Mughal Empire.
circa 1750. Gouache and ink with heightening in gold on li...
Category
18th Century Rajput Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Mughal School, 18th century Emperor Jangahir on a pleasure boat with his harem a
Located in Middletown, NY
Emperor Jahangir depicted with his harem attendees aboard a pleasure cruise, the water filled with lotus blossoms; symbols of paradise itself.
Circa 1750. Gouache and ink with gold ...
Category
18th Century Rajput Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Art Deco Girl with Car Mid-20th Century American Modernism Pin-Up Illustration
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Girl with Car Mid-20th Century American Modernism Pin-Up Illustration
Arthur Rosenman Ross (1913 - 1981)
Deco Girl with Car, 1936
30 x 20 inches
Oil on Canvas Board
Signed Arthur ‘36 lower right
Provenance: Estate of the artist.
BIO
Arthur Rosenman Ross was a key figure in automotive design at General Motors during America's "Golden Age" of auto design, the 1930's through the 1950s.
He attended the Art Institute of Chicago from age 17, exhibiting a special interest for automotive renderings and the female figure.
In 1934, he changed his name from Rosenman to Ross, fearing his Jewish ancestry could prejudice his career prospects. At age 20, he turned down job offers from MGM Studios in Hollywood
and Duesenberg to work at General Motors alongside the Legendary Harley Earl in 1935.
He was hand picked by Mr. Earl and assigned to GM's War and Camouflage Division in 1937 through WW2.
It was during this pivotal period in which he executed some extraordinary military aircraft artworks, likely used between GM and America's military aeronautics companies in design preparation for WW2. General Motors played an important role in helping America's aircraft manufacturers preceding and during the war.
Just after the war in 1945, Mr. Ross was rewarded by GM, being made Chief Designer of Cadillac, then two years later becoming Chief at Oldsmobile until his retirement in 1959.
He was in large part responsible for some of GM's classic Cadillac designs such as the Cadillac Sixty Special, Fleetwood, LaSalle and GM's first concept car, the extraordinary Buick Y-Job.
Mr. Ross was an exceptionally charismatic and vivacious man who quite by chance, befriended His idol, Salvador Dali at GM in 1955.
They talked about art, cars and girls late into the evening, according to his son, Carter Ross.
He had a gift in rendering the erotic arts...
Category
1930s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Board
Mughal School, 17th century – Emperor Jahangir reclining in his harem
Located in Middletown, NY
An illuminated page from a book likely in reference to palace life during Emperor Jahangir's reign over the Mughal Empire.
Circa 1690. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on light...
Category
18th Century Rajput Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Mughal School, 18th cent – Emperor Jahangir & Empress Nur Jahan on a Tiger Hunt
Located in Middletown, NY
A beautiful composition depicting Empress Nur Jahan on a tiger hunt, an act of feminism.
Circa 1750. Gouache and ink with heightening in gold on brown laid paper, 12 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches (317 x 210 mm), with a floral-motif border painted in blue and oxblood, the full sheet. With extensive inscriptions in Persian written in black ink on the verso. In good condition with overall toning and minor creasing, all consistent with age. The color is rich and and fresh with bright yellow illumination. In the distance we see the Jahangir Mahal Agra, as well as a sage meditating in his hut. A beautiful composition.
Nur Jahan was fond of hunting and often went on hunting tours with her husband and was known for her boldness in hunting ferocious tigers. She is reported to have slain four tigers with six bullets during one hunt. According to Sir Syed Ahmad Khan this feat, inspired a poet to declaim a spontaneous couplet in her honor: "Though Nur Jahan be in form a woman, In the ranks of men she...
Category
18th Century Rajput Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Mughal School, 18th century – Tiger Hunt
Located in Middletown, NY
An unusual horizontal composition with extensive marginalia.
Circa 1750. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on light weight cream laid paper, 5 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches (140 x 298 mm...
Category
18th Century Rajput Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Mughal School, 18th century Emperor Jahangir with Empress Nur Jahan on a Tiger
Located in Middletown, NY
circa 1750. Gouache and ink with heightening in gold on brown laid paper, 12 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches (317 x 210 mm), with a floral-motif border painted in blue and gold, the full sheet. With extensive inscriptions in Persian written in black ink on the verso. In good condition with extraordinary color. We see Empress Nur Jahan making an offering to a sage in his hut, as Emperor Jahangir looks on from a tree stand.
Nur Jahan was fond of hunting and often went on hunting tours with her husband and was known for her boldness in hunting ferocious tigers. She is reported to have slain four tigers with six bullets during one hunt. According to Sir Syed Ahmad Khan this feat, inspired a poet to declaim a spontaneous couplet in her honor: "Though Nur Jahan be in form a woman, In the ranks of men she...
Category
18th Century Rajput Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Painter - Drawing by Alberto Ziveri - 1938
Located in Roma, IT
Painter is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in 1938.
Ink and watercolor on paper.
Hand-signed.
In good condition.
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor, Ink
Church Bell - Drawing by Alberto Ziveri - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Church Bell is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in the 1930s.
Watercolor on paper.
Hand-signed.
In good conditions.
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Green Tree - Painting by Alberto Ziveri - 1935
Located in Roma, IT
Green Tree is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in 1935.
Tempera on paper.
Hand-signed.
In good conditions.
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Tempera, Paper
Cityscape - Drawing by Alberto Ziveri - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Cityscape is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in the 1930s.
Ink and watercolor on paper.
Hand-signed.
In good conditions.
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Figures - Drawing by Alberto Ziveri - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in the 1930s.
Ink and watercolor on paper.
Hand-signed.
In good conditions.
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Teaching Drawing to Children - Drawing by Alexandre Lagrant - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Teaching Drawing to Children is a drawing artwork realized by Alexandre Lagrant in the early 20th Century.
Pencil and ink drawing on paper.
The state of preservation is good with s...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
The Letter F - Drawing by Alexandre Lagrant - The Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Letter F is a drawing artwork realized by Alexandre Lagrant in the early 20th Century
Watercolor drawing on paper.
The state of preservation is good.
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Attrib. Lady Diana Beauclerk (1734-1808) - Watercolour, Shepherdess with Baby
Located in Corsham, GB
A heartwarming sepia study of a shepherdess comforting her young baby. Well-presented in a contemporary gilt-effect frame. Unsigned. On paper.
Category
Early 18th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Attrib. William Hamilton RA (1751-1801) Watercolour, The Little Fortune Teller
By William Hamilton
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful watercolour study depicting a young woman wearing a dress and smock. She points to her left hands showing her palm to the viewer. The artist captures her with a delicate...
Category
Early 18th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
English school, circa 1784 'Mr and Mrs Rogers', pastel on paper, a pair
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A wonderful naive pair of 18th Century portraits of Mr and Mrs Rogers, (A pair).
The details are:
English school, circa 1784
Mr and Mrs Rogers
Pastel on paper
Inscribed with sitter...
Category
18th Century English School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Original French Art Deco Gouache Illustration Drawing by J. Hilly
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original Art Deco illustration hand-painted with ink and gouache on paper. The drawing features two elegant women with large windows and drapery in the background. This illustrati...
Category
1930s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Portrait of a Young Woman - 1930's Art Deco portrait drawing British artist
Located in London, GB
A fine large charcoal and pencil drawing by British listed artist James Stroudley. Executed in 1931, it is a stunning example of a 1930s Art Deco portrait. Very strong and bold, it d...
Category
1930s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Portrait of Juliana - British Art Deco pencil charcoal drawing of a woman
Located in London, GB
A fine large charcoal and pencil drawing by British listed artist James Stroudley. Executed in 1930, it is a stunning example of a 1930s Art Deco portrait. Very strong and bold, it d...
Category
1930s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Color Pencil
Portrait of a Woman by Orovida Pissarro - Portrait painting
Located in London, GB
Portrait of a Woman by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968)
Egg tempera on silk laid down on stretched linen
47.6 x 37 cm (18 ³/₄ x 14 ⁵/₈ inches)
Signed and dated upper right, OROVIDA 1936
Provenance: Christie's London, 1985
Kunstgalerij De Vuyst, Belgium
Private collection, London
Private collection, London, by descent
Artist biography:
Orovida Camille Pissarro...
Category
1930s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Linen, Egg Tempera
Framed 18th Century Watercolour - The Blind Man
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine 18th century portrait in watercolours, depicting a blind man seated in an expansive country landscape. The artist delicate brushwork and monochrome pa...
Category
Early 18th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of a Boy - British Art Deco interior painting seated male female artist
By Anna Airy
Located in London, GB
This large stunning watercolour portrait was painted circa 1930 by noted British female artist Anna Airy. The portrait depicts a full length boy seated in a beautiful Art Deco interi...
Category
1930s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Industrial Working Man WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Industrial Working Man WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene
Jo Cain (1904 - 2003)
Man with a Tool
39 ¾ x 38 ¼ inches
Gouache...
Category
1930s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Morceaux Choisis
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau ( 1889-1963 )
" Morceaux Choisis " est un dessin à l'encre brune et légère estompe au crayon noir , exécuté en 1932 , il représente un profil de femme .
19 x 11 cm . si...
Category
1930s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Tuscan Florentine Female Nude Portrait Drawing 20th century pencil paper
Located in Florence, IT
Pencil on paper 32.5 x 23.5 cm.
The subject is a double study of a female nude.
It's signed at the bottom right, "U. Capocchini".
Ugo Capocchini was an Italian artist. He won many ...
Category
1930s Other Art Style Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Street Costumes, Gay Nineties Fashion - Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
Street Costumes by Ruth Kreps.
Signed lower right.
Most likely for a book published in the 1930's about turn of the century women's fashion. "Costume Design of the Gay Nineties" T...
Category
1930s Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Board, Ink
Portrait of a Lady, Drawing Signed and Dated by Augustin de Saint-Aubin
Located in PARIS, FR
This drawing full of freshness presents us with the profile of an elegant lady, drawn by Augustin de Saint-Aubin on a beautiful summer day in 1776, during the early months of Louis X...
Category
1770s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Pencil
Portrait of a Lady - British Roaring Twenties Art Deco female portrait red chalk
Located in London, GB
This is a very pretty sanguine chalk drawing on paper of a young woman dated 1923 by Count Mario Grixoni. Executed by one of the leading artists of the day it is a very striking and...
Category
1930s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Erotic Scene - Drawing by Alberto Ziveri - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Scene is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in 1930s
Ink on paper
Hand-signed.
In good conditions.
The artwork is represented through deft strokes masterly.
Alberto Zi...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Portrait of a Lady - British Art Deco 30's drawing young woman good provenance
Located in London, GB
A fine and detailed Art Deco pencil, black, red and white chalk portrait of a young woman by Hubert Williams. The work dates to circa 1930 and is very skilful in its execution. A bea...
Category
1930s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Color Pencil
The Nude - Drawing by Alberto Ziveri - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
The Nude is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in the 1930s.
Charcoal and watercolor on paper.
Hand-signed.
In good condition.
The artwork is represented through deft strokes m...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor
The Nude - Drawing by Alberto Ziveri - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
The Nude is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in 1930s.
Charcoal on paper
Hand-signed.
In good conditions.
The artwork is represented through deft strokes masterly.
Alberto ...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
The Nude - Drawing by Alberto Ziveri - 1938
Located in Roma, IT
The Nude is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in 1938.
Hand-signed.
In good conditions.
The artwork is represented through deft strokes masterly.
Alberto Ziveri (Rome,1908 – 1...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
The Nude Man - Drawing by Alberto Ziveri - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
The Nude Man is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in 1930s
Ink on paper.
The artwork is represented through deft strokes masterly.
Alberto Ziveri (Rome,1908 – 1990), the Italia...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
The Portrait - Drawing by Alberto Ziveri - 1938
Located in Roma, IT
The Portrait is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in 1938
Ink and Watercolor on paper.
Hand-signed.
In good condition with slight foxing.
The artwork is represented through de...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
The Reading Man - Drawing by Alberto Ziveri - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
The Reading Man is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in 1930s
Watercolor on paper.
Hand-signed.
In good conditions.
The artwork is represented through deft strokes masterly.
...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Reading Girl - Drawing by Alberto Ziveri - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
The Reading Girl is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in 1939
Charcoal and watercolor on paper.
Hand-signed.
In good condition with slight foxing.
The artwork is represented ...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor
The Nude - Drawing by Alberto Ziveri - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
The Nude is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in 1930s
Ink and watercolor on paper.
Hand-signed.
In good condition with slight foxing.
The artwork is represented through deft ...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
The Nude - Drawing by Alberto Ziveri - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
The Nude is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in 1930s
Ink on paper
Hand-signed.
In good conditions.
The artwork is represented through deft strokes masterly.
Alberto Ziveri...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
The Nude - Drawing by Alberto Ziveri - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
The Nude is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in 1930s.
Charcoal on paper
Hand-signed.
In good conditions.
The artwork is represented through deft strokes masterly.
Alberto ...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
