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Portrait Drawings and Watercolors For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Old Masters
Art Deco Portrait of a Young Blonde
By Franc Root McCreery
Located in Buffalo, NY
A beautiful pastel portrait by American female modern artist Franc Root McCreery
Franc Root McCreery
(1888-1957)
Born: Dodge City, Kansas, US
Franc Root M...
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1920s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Paper
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...
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1930s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paint, Paper, Ink, Watercolor
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...
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1930s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Board, Cardboard
François-Maurice Roganeau (1883-1973) Portrait of young man 1947, watercolor
Located in Paris, FR
François-Maurice Roganeau (1883-1973)
Portrait of a young man, 1947
signed and dated lower left
Titled Guy Ernoult (name of the sitter) on the upper part
27 x 22 cm
in a beautiful f...
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1940s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Astral Plaining: 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
The Arab Butcher, a preparatory drawing by Gustave Guillaumet (1840 - 1887)
Located in PARIS, FR
This intensely expressive figure is a preparatory study for "Arab Market on the Tocria Plain", a painting exhibited at the 1865 Salon and now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Lille.
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1860s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Carbon Pencil
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...
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1930s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Board
Baldassarre Franceschini, Sleeping Cupid, Valentine's Day Gift
Located in Harkstead, GB
A beautiful 19th century copy by Giuseppe Rocchi of Baldassarre Franceschini's Sleeping Cupid, presented in a very attractive gilt frame with hand carved mouldings. A very peaceful i...
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Mythological combat scene with Roman soldiers on horseback.
By Virgil Solis
Located in Middletown, NY
Pen and brownish black ink on grayish-cream laid paper, 6 1/2 x 8 inches (165 x 175 mm), irregular hexagonal sheet with margins. Some archival repairs along the top sheet edge, scatt...
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16th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen, Laid Paper, Ink
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...
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1930s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Portrait of a Newlywed by Casper Casteleyn, an artist of the Dutch Golden Age
Located in PARIS, FR
This marvelous portrait on vellum is the work of a rare Dutch Golden Age artist, Casper Casteleyn, who has also drawn a closely related portrait now at the Fondation Custodia in Pari...
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Vellum
Mid-Century Art Deco Minimalism Black & White Female Figure Latin Artist Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'1920s Flapper Fashion Rendition' is an original drawing by the American artist Jorge Ruiz-Martinez. The artist works in an art deco style, imagining graceful figures in historic cos...
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2010s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Mid-Century Art Deco Minimalism Black & White Female Figure Latin Artist Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Lucille (1940s Female Bust Fashion Rendition)' is an original drawing by Jorge Ruiz-Martinez. The artist works in a pared-down style with a nod to Art Deco fashion images while neve...
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2010s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Mid-Century Art Deco Minimalism Black & White Female Figure Latin Artist Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"1950s French Female Fashion Rendition" is an original drawing by Jorge Ruiz-Martinez. In this drawing, the artist clearly features the strong shoulders and the nipped-in waist silho...
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2010s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
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...
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1930s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Color Pencil
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...
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1930s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of a Woman - British Art Deco 1930's painting young lady red lipstick
Located in London, GB
A fine detailed watercolour on paper by Royal Academician William Dring who was a noted portrait artist of the 20th century. This portrait depicts a young woman in profile - and was painted circa 1937. A very evocative Art Deco portrait. In excellent condition and framed in gallery frame. A fine example of mid 20th century British portraiture...
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20th Century Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Art Deco Woman before a Mirror - Vogue Magazine Artist
Located in Miami, FL
Fabled Vogue Magazine Cover Artist Eduardo Garcia Benito depicts a perfectly posed long-neck flapper with her reflection in a mirror, Her extrav...
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1920s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
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...
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1930s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
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...
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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...
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1930s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
St. John the Baptist in the wilderness , Ecce Agnus Dei (Behold the Lamb of God)
Located in Middletown, NY
Pen and sepia ink and wash on vellum, 8 7/8 x 10 1/2 inches (225 x 267 mm). In very good condition with some modern notations in pencil on the verso, minor cockling, and a 1-inch hor...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Vellum, Pencil
Portrait of a Lady - Roaring twenties art female portrait chalk drawing
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful sanguine chalk drawing portrait of a young woman, by Count Mario Grixoni, dated 1922. Executed by one of the leading artists of the day, it is a very striking and...
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1920s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
L V Guirand de Scevola (1871-1950) Portrait of a young woman, 1928, oval pastel
Located in Paris, FR
Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scevola (1871-1950)
Portrait of a young woman
Pastel on paper
38 x 28 cm (oval)
Framed under glass in a vintage framing : 45 x 35 cm
A label on the back "1928 Portrait de femme Etude au pastel de Guirand de Scévola" (see photographs please)
This pastel study is of course not signed, as the label on the back of the frame gives its attribution to Guirand de Scévola and, equally interestingly, the date 1928, but in fact the artist's style and execution are immediately recognisable without the need for a signature.
This type of woman with a bun is typical of the models the artist loved. Her mysterious air recalls his Symbolist period, and pastel is hisr preferred medium because it lends itself to all the characteristics typical of his art.
Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola ( 1871 – 1950) was a French painter.
He was student of Fernand Cormon and Pierre Dupuis...
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1920s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Art Deco Fashion Illustration Ink and Gouache Drawing by Edouard Halouze
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an Art Deco original illustration drawing, hand-painted with ink and gouache on paper, designed by French artist Edouard Halouze. The artwork features two stylish female mode...
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1920s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Gouache
Portrait of a Woman - British Art Deco style female portrait
By Stefani Melton Fisher
Located in London, GB
A really lovely early 20th century British watercolour and chalks portrait on paper by Stefani Melton Fisher. It depicts in a realistic palette a beautiful young woman and was painte...
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20th Century Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Watercolor
Erotic French painter - 19th century figure drawings - Nudes - Ink on paper
Located in Varmo, IT
French painter (19th century) - Four erotic scenes.
17 x 24 cm without frames, 21.5 x 28.5 cm with frames.
Antique ink drawings on paper, in wood...
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Late 19th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
Portrait of a Young Woman - Art Deco charcoal pencil drawing
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...
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1930s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Carbon Pencil
Memento mori - A study of a Skull
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
E. Rusch (late 19th century)
Memento mori - Study of a skull
Pencil drawing
Drawing Size - 11 x 18 in
Framed Size - 17 1/2 x 24 1/2 in
Memento mori is an artistic or symbolic trope acting as a reminder of the inevitability of death. The concept has its roots in the philosophers of classical antiquity and Christianity, and appeared in funerary art and architecture from the medieval period...
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19th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Antique French Miniature Portrait of Lady Biographical details with painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Miniature Portrait
French School, late 18th/ early 19th century
framed: 5.5 x 5.5 inches
board: 2 x 2 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: very good and sound c...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
French Art Deco Society Portrait, Beauty in a Hat
Located in Cotignac, FR
A French art deco pastel portrait by Louis-Jean Beaupuy. The work is signed and dated bottom right. Presented in carved and gilded wood frame.
Beaupuy has captured all the charm and...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Pastel
Portrait of a Lady, Charcoal Drawing, 20th Century Russian
Located in London, GB
Charcoal , signed lower right and dated 'Paris 1935'
Image size: 25 x 19 inches (63.5 x 48 cm)
Original oak frame
An accomplished example of Russian art from the mid 20th century.
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1930s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
French School 18th Century, L'étonnement, form of expression, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French School 18th Century,
L'étonnement, Astonishment as a form of expression,
Titled on the lower right "L'étonnement N°9"
Black chalk on paper
43 x 29 cm
In good condition, a sta...
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1750s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
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
Original The WHO 1970 Tommy Fillmore East drawing for their Tommy Poster art
Located in Southampton, NY
A new coffee table book has just been released titled "Poster Child" The Psychedelic Art & Technicolor Life of David Edward Byrd. This original drawing is featured on page 89 of the book. An image of the book cover can be seen in this listing.
This beautifully matted & framed original art...
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1970s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Vellum
French School 18th Century, Le Rire, Laughter as a form of expression, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French School 18th Century,
Le Rire, Laughter as a form of expression,
Titled on the lower right "Le rire N°12"
Black chalk on paper
43 x 29 cm
In quite good condition, stains vsibl...
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1750s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Costume drawings for ‘Ambassadeur de Siam’ and ‘La Sultana Reine’
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Joseph-Marie Vien (1716-1809)
‘Ambassadeur de Siam’ and ‘La Sultana Reine’
Both titled lower centre, the drawing of the ambassador inscribed with colours intended for the prints, e...
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Pair of antique portraits women period clothes framed drawing red hats 19th
Located in Buffalo, NY
A pair of original red conte crayon drawings in their original frames featuring two young women in period clothing.
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1910s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Conté
Portrait Miniature c1765 Letitia Preston Vallancey
Located in Holywell, GB
A fine sanguine chalk drawing on paper of Letitia aged about ten dating to around 1765. Unsigned, inscribed verso and presented in a 19th century mount and frame.
“When Letitia Pres...
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1760s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Portrait of a Merchant
Located in London, GB
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri Guercino
Italian 1591-1666
Portrait of a Merchant
Sanguine on laid paper
Image size: 12 ¾ x 16 inches (32 x 40....
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
La Traviata - Dancer of the Bohemian Ballet - 3rd Act - Drawing by Erté - 1948
By Erté
Located in Roma, IT
La Traviata - Dancer of the Bohemian Ballet - 3rd Act is a modern artwork realized in 1948 century by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff).
Mixed colored gouache on ...
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1940s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
White Cat, Fashion Art Oil Painting by Erik Freyman
By Erik Freyman
Located in Long Island City, NY
An 80's style Art Deco oil painting of a fashionable lady petting her precious cat by contemporary artist Erik Freyman. The work is signed lower left, unframed.
White Cat
Erik Freym...
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1980s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Board, Oil
Maurice Chevalier dancing with tuxedo .PARIS Mon Amour
Located in CANNES, FR
James Rassiat ( 1909 -1998 ) . PARIS Mon AMOUR .
" Maurice Chevalier dansant en smoking "
gouache on paper : 39 x29 cm
framed : 51 x 41,5 cm
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Edward Ridley, 1920s Portrait Of A Woman, Watercolour
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This stylish 1920s portrait by English artist Edward Ridley (1883-1946) depicts a woman wearing a hat and coat with a fur collar. It’s a fascinating piece produced during Ridley’s time as Headmaster of the Dress Department at the Central School of Art in Birmingham.
Edward Ridley dedicated his life to developing the artistic skills and enthusiasm of others. This piece, from around 1925, serves as an important marker of his greatest accomplishment - the creation of Britain’s first dedicated School of Dress Design. In 1924, it began with a small group of girls...
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1920s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Board, Watercolor
Eiffel Tower with Maurice Chevalier. PARIS .
Located in CANNES, FR
James Rassiat ( 1909 -1998 ) .
" la Tour Eiffel au bras de Maurice Chevalier "
gouache on paper : 38 X 28 cm
Framed : 51 X 41,5 cm
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Late 20th Century Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Maurice Chevalier's farewell . Champs Elysées Theater. PARIS
Located in CANNES, FR
James Rassiat ( 1909 - 1998 ). PARIS Mon Amour .
"les adieux de Maurice Chevalier " . Théâtre des Champs Elysées .
20 Octobre 1968 .
Gouache on pape...
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Late 20th Century Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Study of a Sleeping Girl in a Cap
By Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Located in Middletown, NY
Graphite on greenish gray wove paper. 15 1/4 x 11 5/8 inches (390 x 295 mm). Initialed "G. B." in pencil on the lower right recto. In generally good condition with some minor scattered surface soiling. Condition is consistent with age.
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This drawing is closely related to two known mid 18th century oils...
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Handmade Paper, Graphite
Art Deco 1940s High Fashion Illustration Woman with Fan and Screen
Located in Miami, FL
French female illustrator Geneviève Thomas renders a highly stylized fashion illustration set against a seamless red background, The model is wearin...
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1940s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
CHILD - Alfonso Grassi Pastel on paper Portrait italian Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
CHILD - Pastel on paper cm.51x41 signed lower right by Alfonso Grassi, Italy.
Wooden frame with passeportout cm.94x73
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Late 20th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Paper
Art Deco Flapper Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Original Vintage 1920's Ink and Watercolor Fashion Illustration by listed New England artist Harriette (Nutting) Cooper (1901 - 2002).
The illustration depicts a lovely young flappe...
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1920s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Costume Design - Gouache by Erté - 1970
By Erté
Located in Roma, IT
Costume Design is an original modern artwork realized in 1970s by Erté (Romain de Tirtoff).
Mixed colored gouache on paper.
Hand signed on the lower m...
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20th Century Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Study of a Franciscan Saint, probably San Diego de Alcalá
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: Ivan E. Phillips, Montreal and New York, until 2023.
The brothers Bartolomé Carducho and Vicente Carducho, both born and trained in Florence, settled in Spain where they made their careers. Vicente worked on numerous commissions for both the church and the Spanish court...
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Ink, Pen
Portrait d'homme à lunettes by Tamara De Lempicka
By Tamara de Lempicka
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tamara De Lempicka
1898-1980 Polish
Portrait d'homme à lunettes
(Portrait of a Man Wearing Glasses)
Signed “Lempicka” (bottom right)
Pencil on paper
Th...
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20th Century Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Self Portrait
Located in London, GB
Pen and ink, ink wash and pencil on paper, signed and dated (lower right), 38cm x 29cm (65cm x 55cm framed).
This penetrating and wonderfully executed self-portrait, is all the mor...
Category
1910s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Carbon Pencil, Ink
Costume of an envoy of Venice, a drawing by Francesco Galimberti (1755 - 1803)
Located in PARIS, FR
We thank Mrs. Bożena Anna Kowalczyk who suggested the attribution to Francesco Galimberti based on a photograph of the artwork.
This engaging drawing, finely executed in black and red chalks, depicts a Venetian diplomat in his 'new clothes...
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1780s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Harp Player - Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Harp Player is a drawing in Charcoal on paper realized by in the Mid-20th Century.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a wel...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Profil lauré
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Original ink drawing by Jean Cocteau signed and dated 1951 .
framed under museum quality glass .
drawing : 22.6 x 14.2 cm .
" profil lauré " is cer...
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1950s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink
"Profil aux étoiles ". original drawing by Jean Cocteau certified
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Original drawing certified by Madame Annie Guedras .
black ink on paper from 1930-1932 .
dedicated to Germaine Krull (photographer ) .
signed Jean Cocteau and with the star .
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1920s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
