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Primitive drawings on paper, hand-drawn Chinese ink, three thousand portraits
Located in Carballo, ES
Obsessive, meticulous, almost monastic, Kramer immerses us in a universe of graphic and sculptural repetitions. His drawings on kraft paper glued with rabbit glue recall both ancient...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
"Ivelle" Contemporary Drawing w/Gold & White Gold Leaf by Alessandra Maria
Located in Chicago, IL
Working with a palette of graphite, charcoal, ink, and gold leaf, Alessandra Maria masterfully weaves together elements of the earthly and ethereal. She is part sorceress, part alche...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Gold Leaf
Untitled Nude. Pencil drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
"Estrada-Duran combines realism and surrealism in his work, the artists paintings are often monochromatic pencil drawings with overlays of gold paint that depict goddess-like women ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Poncho Jueves 26 de Mayo, Framed Drawing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Paper
Posdata Admiración and Apreciación, Diptych. From the Posdata series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist is inspired by the relationships between the past and the present, creating works that function as archaeological finds. His pieces, which include floors and toys, reconst...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Chinese ink painting made with thousands of numbers, natural black, brown
Located in Carballo, ES
Obsessive, meticulous, almost monastic, Kramer immerses us in a universe of graphic and sculptural repetitions. His drawings on kraft paper glued with rabbit glue recall both ancient...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Suppose
Located in Buffalo, NY
This large scale charcoal on paper is from the artist's series "These fragile truths".
This body of work explores the limitations and aesthetics of human memory through portraitu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Archival Paper, Charcoal
contemporary figurative color oil charcoal pop art interior surreal
Located in New York, NY
This is a hand painted oil and mixed media artwork on canvas by internet sensation mad charcoal
He is represented by Krause Gallery NYC
Ships rolled in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Canvas, Archival Ink, Oil
Self Portrait 02 - Modern Figurative Watercolor Painting, New Expressionism
Located in Salzburg, AT
The artwork on paper will be sent unframed to you.
Maciej Olekszy was born in 1982, Poland. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland in 2007. Faculty of Painting i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Untitled- Portrait. Pencil or archival paper drawing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents.
Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalt...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Carlos. Martes 24 de Mayo, Drawing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Paper
Jairo- Portrait. Watercolor and ink on archival paper drawing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents.
Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil, Paper, Ink
Untitled Poodle by Susumu Kamijo
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Rare and huge work by Susumu Kamijo!
Untitled
oil pastel and pastel pencil on paper
72 x 94”
2019
signed
framed
EDUCATION
2000
BFA in Painting and Drawing, University of Oregon
2002
MFA in Painting and Drawing, University of Washington
SOLO SHOWS
2024
When You Come Home, Maki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2023
The Motherland, Venus over Manhattan, New York, USA
The Sun Inside, Perrotin, Paris, France
2022
Jack and Venus, Jack Hanley Gallery, New York, USA
Jack and Venus, Venus Over Manhattan, New York, USA
Alone with Everybody, Perrotin, Seoul, South Korea
I will tell you later, Stems Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2021
How was your summer? , Harper’s Gallery, East Hampton, USA
Beyond The Hills, Maki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2020
Lick Me Till Dawn, Jack Hanley Gallery, New York, USA
Lick Me Till Dawn, Marvin Gardens, New York, USA
2019
I Will Follow You To The Sunset, GNYP Gallery, Berlin, Germany
When You Came At Dawn, Stems Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2018
Walk With Me To The Sea, Sakurado Fine Arts, Tokyo, Japan
I Will Walk You Tomorrow, Harpers Books, New York, USA
Poodles, Tortoise, Los Angeles, USA
2017
Poodles, Sotheby’s S2, New York, USA
2016
I Think So, Marvin Gardens, Queens, USA
GROUP SHOWS
2022
Koichi Sato...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Pencil
Mickey Mantle, Yankees, Original Pastel Drawing by Jack Lane
By Jack Lane
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pastel drawing of Mickey Mantle by Jack Lane from 1986. A classic sports illustration of the legendary Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees at bat. Fr...
Category
1980s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Spurious
Located in Buffalo, NY
This large scale charcoal on paper is from the artist's series "These fragile truths". This body of work explores the limitations and aesthetics of human memory through portraiture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Archival Paper, Charcoal
Angelic Ruth Cobb Watercolor, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Ruth Cobb (American, 1914-2008)
Untitled, c. 20th century
Watercolor and mixed media on paper
Sight: 19 3/4 x 28 1/2 in.
Framed: 33 1/2 x 41 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.
Signed lower right
Born ...
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Native American Pop Art "Snake Priest - Hopi" Original Watercolor by D. Collins
Located in San Francisco, CA
Native American Pop Art "Snake Priest - Hopi" Original Watercolor by D. Collins C.1971
Outstanding original Pop Art style watercolor by D. Collins...
Category
Mid-20th Century Pop Art Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
La femme aux fleurs (Portrait de Mathilde See)
Located in New Orleans, LA
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...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Pastel
DS Mirror Blue
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Tigran Tsitoghdzyan is especially interested in how people interact in this era of technology and social media. His “Mirrors” series suggest a close examination of self, and yet hand...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Rosalee Sondheimer I
By Winold Reiss
Located in New York, NY
Winold Reiss (1886-1953), who scholars increasingly recognize as a pivotal figure in early 20th-century American art, is known for his evocative portraits that capture the spirit and...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Board
Portrait of Justin Shanitkvich - Large Scale Charcoal on Mylar Original, Framed
By Mary Borgman
Located in Chicago, IL
Mary Borgman’s work captivates the viewer in several ways. First is their scale. They hang like medieval tapestries, with figures standing as tall as eight feet. There is also their texture – created by using charcoal on Mylar, and the results are richly gestural, with distinct charcoal strokes and eraser marks animating the figure and ground alike. With a flat surface, she creates volume and life. And perhaps the most powerful of all, the viewer is caught be the gazes of the models, who stare forcefully out of the picture. They seem to be examining us every bit as much as we are examining them.
These larger-than-life portraits stem from chance encounters that grow into meaningful connections between the artist and her subject. Most are strangers that she approaches on the street. They capture her attention with expressive eyes that show experience and wisdom, distinctive shapes and a casual body language. “I try to honor the people I am drawing by centering them in the format and shooting from slightly below their eye level. I choose an expression that exudes intelligence, self-awareness and complexity. I try to convey their humanness. I want the viewer to feel this person might be someone interesting to know”, says Borgman of her subjects. The intensity with which she conveys the eyes may stem from her many years of communicating in sign language, which is based on sustained eye contact.
Borgman loves the directness of drawing. It is immediate, there is no lag time. There is no time waiting for the paint to dry. She works solely in charcoal which she can manipulate to achieve varying degrees of darkness and opacity. It is messy and the artist loves that.
Mary Borgman
Portrait of Justin Shanitkvich, 2022
charcoal on mylar
53h x 40w in
134.62h x 101.60w cm
MBG009
[This work is custom framed in shadow box style with non-reflective Tru-Vue Museum Glass]
FRAMED DIMENSIONS
55.25h x 42.50w x 2.25d in
140.34h x 107.95w x 5.71d cm
Mary Borgman
b. October 4, 1959 St. Louis, MO
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2017 Grand Opening: Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
2013 SOFA Chicago 2013, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Portraiture Now: Drawing on the Edge, National Portrait Gallery, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
2012 Portraiture Now: Drawing on the Edge, National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C.
SOFA Chicago 2012, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
SOFA NY, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York, NY
2011 Gallery Group Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
SOFA NY, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York, NY
2010 SOFA Chicago 2010: Special Installation at SOFA Café, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
What’s the Buzz on the Playground: Art of Today from St. Louis curated by Mary Sprague...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mylar, Charcoal
contemporary figurative color oil charcoal pop art interior surreal
Located in New York, NY
This is a hand painted oil and mixed media artwork on canvas by internet sensation mad charcoal
He is represented by Krause Gallery NYC
Ships rolled in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Oil
Otredad [Triptych] (1/5)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a triptych: there are three individually framed acrylic on canvas panels in this artwork. Each framed panel is 35.4 x 23.6 inches.
Rocca Luis César (b. 1986, Guadalajara, Me...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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Tattoed character Geneviève Seillé Contemporary art outsider art drawing colour
Located in Paris, FR
Mixed media drawing on paper
Dated and signed on the back
In the plastic work of Geneviève Seillé, the word, like a sign, reigns supreme. An object o...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
Gustavo Simoni Merchant Abundant Orientalist Watercolor
Located in New York, NY
Merchant Abundant
A merchant walks through a covered marketplace draped in rugs and holding intricately decorated knives.
Signed lower right : Gustavo Simoni
Medium: Watercolor ...
Category
19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
"Portrait of Goar" (2024) By Bunyod Suvonov, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Portrait of Goar" (2024) by Bunyod Suvonov is original handmade oil painting done on canvas. This piece depicts a portrait of a woman sitting outdoors on a small flight of stairs.
...
Category
20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1.0 M (DETECTIVE COMICS), 3.2 M (ACTION COMICS) and 1.2M BAT MAN, Triptych
Located in Miami Beach, FL
As a reflection on the value we give to objects, this series exposes examples of objects that we use daily and for different reasons ended up gaining very high prices. By redrawing t...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Different But Not Less
Located in Burlingame, CA
Stephen Namara's work is a testament to technical mastery and emotional depth. His artistic execution showcases a level of skill that is both rare and commanding. His ability to rend...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Archival Paper, Crayon
Set of Vogue Covers, Watercolor fashion drawings on archive paper.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist has covered New York collections for over 16 years and has interviewed, as a journalist, several fashion designers and personalities for different publications. He loves t...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Marella Agnelli and Gianni Agnelli in Marrakesh. Diptych
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Untitled (Callas)
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Untitled (Callas)' is an original work of art from Kenyan born African-American artist. Stephen Namara's work is a testament to technical mastery and emotional depth. His artistic e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Archival Paper, Pigment, Ink
LiLu, (You chose to look)
Located in Burlingame, CA
'LiLu, (You chose to look)' is an original work of art from Kenyan born African-American artist. Stephen Namara's work is a testament to technical mastery and emotional depth. His ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Archival Paper, Pigment, Watercolor
Stalemate
Located in Kansas City, MO
Due to the current situation related to the Novel Coronavirus pandemic, our gallery will donate 10% of our commission from this sale to the Kansas City Artists Coalition, which has been supporting local Kansas City Artists for the past 40 years. The Kansas City Artists Coalition (KCAC), is a non-profit, artist-centered, artist-run alternative space, supporting artists at every level in their career through exhibitions, continuing education and artist studios.
Artist: Joseph Broghammer
Title: “Stalemate”
Materials : Chalk pastel and pencil on Arches Paper
Date : 2018
Dimensions : 7 x 11 ft.
Omaha based artist Joseph Broghammer is as much of a storyteller as he is an artist. His one-of-a-kind pastel drawings in “Animals” are chronicles of his life. The creatures Broghammer creates are vehicles to uncover the varying characteristics of the artist’s personal identity.
Hence, Broghammer’s “Animals” translates as a flowing stream of consciousness. The different birds and livestock staring back at the viewer are ornamented with iconographic symbols – small surprises along the way. These trinkets are keys to understanding the stories Broghammer is sharing.
Broghammer began mastering his “dry painting” technique during his B.F.A. in Visual Art at the University of South Dakota. He graduated in 1986 and a year later went on to study his M.F.A. at the University of Wisconsin. In 2009, he studied at Creative Capital in Omaha, Nebraska.
As storytellers often do, Broghammer later went on to become an educator himself, teaching at WhyArts? and becoming an Artist Assistant at Vera Mercer in Omaha – both of which he still practices at today.
It’s apparent that Broghammer’s work has resonated with so many people around the world. Only a few years after his formal education, he began exhibiting his work through various International group shows in Italy, Germany, Holland, Mexico, and even Kansas City.
Although Broghammer’s portraits depict downy creatures, his work is very much about the human experience. They are honest and full of life, evoking a sincere exchange between artist and viewer. “Animals” is for the animal lovers, students, teachers, collectors, writers, the young or old, and art historians alike.
Dry Painting, Pastel, Drawing, Chalk Pastel, Oil Pastel, Painting, Contemporary Drawing, Contemporary Painting, Animal Drawings, Animal Paintings, colored pencil, pencil, large-scale drawings, portrait, portrait drawing, contemporary art, contemporary artists, Joan Miro, Max Ernst, Leonora Carrington, Vladimir Kush...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Pastel, Archival Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
$8,900 Sale Price
57% Off
contemporary figurative color oil charcoal pop art interior surreal
Located in New York, NY
This is a hand painted oil and mixed media artwork on canvas by internet sensation mad charcoal professionally framed
He is represented by Krause Gallery...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Canvas, Oil, Panel
Geronimo, Contemporary Charcoal & Pencil Drawing with Collage by Tomás Lasansky
By Tomas Lasansky
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large, unique pencil drawing and collage by Tomas Lasansky from circa 1990. A portrait of the Apache leader who fought against Mexico in the historic Apache wars. Signed in lower r...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Poli Negri III, Poli Negri and Louise Brooks II, Triptych.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist has always liked divas and femmes-fatales. "My grandmothers spoke often of these actresses and admired them openly as if they were real. They created a collective imaginat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
"Lady in White" (2024) By Bunyod Suvonov, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Lady in White" (2024) by Bunyod Suvonov is original handmade oil painting done on canvas. This piece depicts a portrait of a woman with long brown hair wearing a white dress on an a...
Category
20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bremen #2 - Black and white figurative drawing on paper
By Andy Mister
Located in East Quogue, NY
Photorealistic black and white drawing of rock concert goers - Graphite on paper by Andy Mister. Offered framed.
The work of Andy Mister explores the boundary between mechanical and manual reproduction. Working with images appropriated from vintage photographs and deftly mimicking the Xerox aesthetic of punk zines and album covers, removing their specific historical context. Mister’s drawings question how meaning is created or lost through the act of “copying.” Mister says of the arrangement of his images, “It's something like my bedroom as a teenager, filled with images clipped from magazines: bands or writers that I admired interspersed with random images I found aesthetically interesting. I am interested in the relationship between images and connections that the viewer creates when encountering them, connections that I cannot control.”
Andy Mister received a BA in English Literature and Philosophy from Loyola University of New Orleans, and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Montana. His artwork has been exhibited at Hirschl & Adler Modern, Turn Gallery, Joshua Liner Gallery, Morgan Lehman Gallery...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
$5,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Pharaoh - Drawing - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Pharaoh is an artwork realized by an unknown in mid-20th Century.
Tempera on Papyrus.
33 x 87 cm ; 49 x 103 cm with frame.
Good conditions!
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Pigment, Tea
Silent Gestures
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Silent Gestures' is a brilliant and original work of art from Kenyan born African-American artist Stephen Namara who is widely known for creating paintings and masterful drawings cr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Pigment, Tea
Sex Worker
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Charcoal drawing
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
$2,112 Sale Price
20% Off
Openings (Catherine) / figurative work, contemporary woman
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Openings (Catherine)' is a brilliant and original work of art from Kenyan born African-American artist Stephen Namara who is widely known for creating paintings and masterful drawin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Pigment
Apple and Evelyn / figurative work on paper - gorgeous
Located in Burlingame, CA
Apple and Evelyn is a stunningly gorgeous original work of art from Kenyan born American artist Stephen Namara who is widely known for creating paintings and masterful drawings creat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Pigment
Portrait of Matt Latham - Large Scale Portrait, Original Charcoal on Mylar
By Mary Borgman
Located in Chicago, IL
Mary Borgman’s work captivates the viewer in several ways. First is their scale. They hang like medieval tapestries, with figures standing as tall as eight feet. There is also their texture – created by using charcoal on Mylar, and the results are richly gestural, with distinct charcoal strokes and eraser marks animating the figure and ground alike. With a flat surface, she creates volume and life. And perhaps the most powerful of all, the viewer is caught be the gazes of the models, who stare forcefully out of the picture. They seem to be examining us every bit as much as we are examining them.
These larger-than-life portraits stem from chance encounters that grow into meaningful connections between the artist and her subject. Most are strangers that she approaches on the street. They capture her attention with expressive eyes that show experience and wisdom, distinctive shapes and a casual body language. “I try to honor the people I am drawing by centering them in the format and shooting from slightly below their eye level. I choose an expression that exudes intelligence, self-awareness and complexity. I try to convey their humanness. I want the viewer to feel this person might be someone interesting to know”, says Borgman of her subjects. The intensity with which she conveys the eyes may stem from her many years of communicating in sign language, which is based on sustained eye contact.
Borgman loves the directness of drawing. It is immediate, there is no lag time. There is no time waiting for the paint to dry. She works solely in charcoal which she can manipulate to achieve varying degrees of darkness and opacity. It is messy and the artist loves that.
Mary Borgman
Portrait of Matt Latham
charcoal on mylar
60h x 40w in
152.40h x 101.60w cm
MBG011
FRAMED DIMENSIONS
62h x 42w x 2.25d in
157.48h x 106.68w x 5.71d cm
[This work is custom framed in shadow box style with non-reflective Tru-Vue Museum Glass]
Mary Borgman
b. October 4, 1959 St. Louis, MO
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2017 Grand Opening: Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
2013 SOFA Chicago 2013, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Portraiture Now: Drawing on the Edge, National Portrait Gallery, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
2012 Portraiture Now: Drawing on the Edge, National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C.
SOFA Chicago 2012, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
SOFA NY, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York, NY
2011 Gallery Group Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
SOFA NY, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York, NY
2010 SOFA Chicago 2010: Special Installation at SOFA Café, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
What’s the Buzz on the Playground: Art of Today from St. Louis curated by Mary Sprague...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mylar, Charcoal
Snip
Located in Burlingame, CA
Stephen Namara's work is a testament to technical mastery and emotional depth. His artistic execution showcases a level of skill that is both rare and commanding. His ability to rend...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Crayon, Archival Paper
$6,800
Face and Body / figurative work, woman in a museum
Located in Burlingame, CA
Face and Body is a stunningly gorgeous original work of art from Kenyan born American artist Stephen Namara who is widely known for creating paintings and masterful drawings created ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Pigment
Contemporary female artist figure pastel self-portrait bathtub dramatic
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Cream (Self-Portrait)" is an original pastel drawing signed in the lower left by the artist Alicia Czechowski. This drawing depicts the artist sitting on the edge of her bathtub app...
Category
1980s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Lola Carnaval, Charcoal and Pastel on Paper by Enrique Grau
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lola Carnaval
Enrique Grau, Colombian (1920–2004)
Date: 1992
Charcoal and Pastel, signed, titled and dated
Size: 43.25 x 39.5 in. (109.86 x 100.33 cm)
Fra...
Category
1990s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel
Disparate III - Contemporary, Figurative, Ananas, Green, Red, Portrait, Male
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Disparate III, 2014
Tempera on paper (Signed, Framed)
27 3/5 H × 39 2/5 W in.
70 H x 100 W cm
On the subject of his new works the artist stated:
“There is not enough orange, yellow ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Tempera
Specious
Located in Buffalo, NY
This large scale charcoal on paper is from the artist's series "These fragile truths". This body of work explores the limitations and aesthetics of human memory through portraiture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Archival Paper, Charcoal
Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Colorful Ink on Paper Drawing - Profile Notation 418.017
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Notation 418.017 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Colorful Ink, Color Pencil, and Graphite on Paper Drawing
Profile Notation 418.017 is from Linda Stein's Profiles ser...
Category
2010s Feminist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Graphite, Color Pencil
Fragmented
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Fagmented', A sublime d drawing. A brilliant and original work of art from Kenyan born African-American artist Stephen Namara who is widely known for creating paintings and masterful drawings with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Pigment
Performance II realistic charcoal & ink monotone drawing, woman in striped dress
Located in Dallas, TX
"Performance I & II" are thoughtful and dynamic charcoal drawings on paper by Patsy McArthur. They are monotone, black and white, and show a woman wearing a fashionable striped skirt...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Ink, Archival Paper
Performance I, realistic charcoal & ink monotone drawing, woman in striped dress
Located in Dallas, TX
"Performance I & II" are thoughtful and dynamic charcoal drawings on paper by Patsy McArthur. They are monotone, black and white, and show a woman wearing a fashionable striped skirt...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Charcoal, Ink
Disegno figurativo ritratto nudo femminile italiano del XX secolo su carta
Located in Florence, IT
Il disegno, firmato in basso a destra a matita in corsivo Colacicchi, è uno studio per i vari dipinti dedicati alla figura della Sibilla, nello specifico quello esposto nella Galleri...
Category
1950s Other Art Style Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Chinese Lunar New Year Painted Scroll
Located in Chicago, IL
In celebration of the lunar new year festival, it was traditional all over China to hang special decorations. In a city called Wuqiang, local artists made lacquer scroll paintings laden with symbolism. This framed and finely rendered 19th century folk painting from Wuqiang features an imperial court official and his family dressed in their best silks. The young boy is dressed in a wonderfully patterned yellow robe to offer Shou Xing...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Lacquer, Paper, Pigment
Contemporary Surrealism Acrylic Portrait, Christopher Polentz, "Princess II"
Located in San Diego, CA
A 17"x 64" x 3" Magical Realism Acrylic Portrait Painting executed on Wood Panel with Custom Framing by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the p...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Come back Julien Wolf Contemporary art drawing expressionnist outsider colour
By Julien Wolf
Located in Paris, FR
Pastel on paper pasted on canvas
Hand-signed on the back by the artist
“At first glance, we are invited to a colorful carnival. Everything is movement here! As if Julien Wolf had tr...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Pastel
Tattoed character Geneviève Seillé Contemporary art outsider art drawing colour
Located in Paris, FR
Mixed media drawing on paper
Dated and signed on the back
In the plastic work of Geneviève Seillé, the word, like a sign, reigns supreme. An object o...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
