Unframed Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Two Sketched Portraits  is a drawing on paper, realized around the Sixties by the great Italian artist and journalist,  Mino Maccari  (Siena, 1898 - 1989).  China ink (fountain pen)...

Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.028 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Colorful Acrylic on Board Painting Profile Landscape 438.028 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collag...

August Dressler is one of the painters of the New Objectivity. He is one of the lesser-known artists of the Weimar era, but he too, like his famous contemporaries Georg Grosz, John H...

Strange Patient is a drawing realized by Shokirov in the 1980s. Waterclor and ink drawing on paper. Hand-signed on the lower right. The state of preservation is good. Th artwork...

The two nude female figures appear to be asleep. The calmness of the piece is accentuated by the fine pencil drawing. The piece is unframed. Contact the gallery for framing option...

Portrait of a Man is an artwork realized by the french Artist Jacqueline Barbet (1902-1975), in 1944. Drawing Charcoal on paper. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil in Roman numerals...

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...

Portrait of Men is an Artwork  realized by  the French Artist Gaston Charles Vuillier. Drawing-ink on paper.  The artist wants to define a well-balanced composition, through precis...

Red Roses is an artwork realized by Ferdinando Codognotto in 2023.  Black and color marker on paper. Hand-signed in the lower right margin and dated Good conditions.

Red Tulip is an artwork realized by Ferdinando Codognotto in 2023.  Black and color marker on paper. Hand-signed in the lower right margin and dated Good conditions.

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...

Portrait of a Child is an Artwork  realized by  the French Artist  Gaston Charles Vuillier. Gouache on paper. 

LESZEK RÓZGA (1924-2015) He studied painting at Maria Skarbek-Kruszewska private atelier in 1945-46. In 1948, he began studies at the art school in Łódź (later: Academy of Fine Arts) in the studios of professors Władysław Strzemiński, Adam Rychtarski, Stefan Wegner and Ludwik Tyrowicz. He graduated with special award from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow in 1954. In 1958 he became a member of the Piąte Koło association ("Fifth Wheel...

Brightly colored portrait by Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). A woman with blond hair is looking directly at the viewer and making a gesture with her hand - her in...

Bertha Corbett Melcher's The Sunbonnet Babies, with their flat, minimalist, semi-abstract, and symbolic style, are an early example of American Modernism/Surrealism by a lesser-known female artist/illustrator. The present work demonstrates a delicate balance between abstraction and representation and between the commonplace and the mysterious. Her signature use of a hat or sunbonnet to hide the identity of her subjects is a big conceptual and visual idea that has been overlooked in the fine art canon. The exact meaning of this is unknown, but 120 years after they were done, it resonates as somewhat surrealistic. Her work is a contradiction. She shows innocent children engaging in everyday activity but are depicted in vail of mystery. Why does she not show the faces of her subjects? Watercolor on paper (each) Six drawings in all on one board. 6-1/8 x 5 inches (15.6 x 12.7 cm) (each) One signed; two initialed; three not signed. Six drawing in all on one board. 6-1/8 x 5 inches (15.6 x 12.7 cm) (each) One signed; two initialed; three not signed The Sunbonnet Babies characters were created by illustration Bertha L. Corbett when she was challenged to create a faceless character who nonetheless was engaging and appealing. The characters were a wild hit and appeared in books, comics, and popular collectibles. They also became a popular motif in quilting. Few of Corbett's original drawings for the babies are known to survive, making this a rare offering. From: Wikipedia Sunbonnet Babies are characters created by commercial artist Bertha Corbett Melcher (1872–1950). Sunbonnet Babies featured two girls in pastel colored dresses with their faces covered by sunbonnets. Sunbonnet Babies appeared in books, illustrations and advertisements between the years of 1900 and 1930. Sunbonnet Babies were later used as a popular quilting pattern also known as Sunbonnet Sue.[1] Melcher created a male version of the Sunbonnet Babies, named the 'Overall Boys' in 1905.[2][3] History Bertha L. Corbett Melcher Sunbonnet Babies were created by Bertha Corbett Melcher (1872–1950).[4] Melcher was born in Denver and moved with her family to Minneapolis in the 1880s. Melcher attended art school in Minneapolis with plans to become a commercial artist.[5] She may have also studied with Howard Pyle.[6] By the 1920s, Melcher had moved to Topanga, California.[7][4] Melcher started drawing the Sunbonnet Babies in 1897. The origin of the signature style of the faces being covered by sunbonnets is contested by different members of Melcher's family and by Melcher herself. In an interview, Melcher's brother said their mother suggested Bertha avoid the difficulty of drawing faces by covering them with sunbonnets.[4] Melcher herself said that covering faces allowed her to communicate with body position.[4] Melcher has also said that the design came about in "answer to a friend’s challenge to convey emotion without a face."[2] Melcher published her first book, The Sun-Bonnet Babies in 1900.[3] Later, she shopped her illustrations to publisher Rand McNally of Chicago, and nine subsequent books were written by Eulalie Osgood Grover and illustrated by Bertha Corbett. In 1905, Melcher wrote The Overall Boys.[3] Many of these books were used as primers and used widely in primary schools in the midwest. Melcher used the sunbonnet babies in advertising and later established the Sunbonnet Babies Company. She started a studio to illustrate and create merchandise of the Sunbonnet Babies.[2] The characters also appeared in a comic strip.[2] Quilting Melcher herself did not originate the use of the sunbonnet babies as quilting pattern. The Sunbonnet Babies quilting pattern appeared in textile art 1910's in the Ladies Home Journal 1911–1912 in a quilt stitched by Marie Webster. The pattern was popular during the Great Depression. In the American South, it was often known as "Dutch Doll" until the 1970s.[3] There was also a quilt pattern based on the "Overall Boys," known by the various names including “Overall Bill, “Overall Andy,” “Sunbonnet Sam,” “Suspender Sam,” “Fisherman Jim."[3] Many patterns for quilts and sewing were designed by Ruby Short McKim and published in nationally syndicated newspapers.[8] Sunbonnet Sue became symbolic of 'female innocence and docility'.[9] Linda Pershing collected accounts from women quilters who depicted 'Sues' doing activities such as smoking, wearing more revealing clothing, and subverting feminine stereotypes.[10] In 1979, the “Seamsters Union Local #500," a group of quilters from Lawrence, Kansas, created “The Sun Sets on Sunbonnet Sue," a quilt depicting the character murdered in a variety of ways.[3] Collectibles Sunbonnet Babies merchandise includes school books, valentines cards, postcards, china, and quilts.[2][5][11] Sunbonnet Babies were adapted into three dimensional porcelain collectibles and pottery made by Royal Bayreuth Company in the early 1900s. The Royal Bayreuth China...

Oil on paper About Tom Bennett: With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett creates representational images of human figures and animals, emphasizing movement in a manner reminiscent of Lucien Freud, Edgar Degas and the photographer Eadweard Muybridge. Elongated and blurry, the horse racing up a hill (Canter Fritz, 2002) and the sinister cat landing a leap (Chien Blanc, 1998) elicit a sense of foreboding enhanced by Bennett’s somber palette; his female figures too reflect a grim sense of humor with their distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint. Classically trained as a painter, he initially worked in oil on canvas but discovered that monotype printing enabled him to “literally push the image around,” creating an essential element of motion. To overcome the limited scale of monotypes, however, he switched to painting on slick-surfaced plastic. Tom Bennett’s practice is rooted in the classical tradition where painting and drawing from life is highly regarded. Bennett’s work is heavily influenced by Francis Bacon, Frank Auberbauch and foremost his father, Harry Bennett, who was also an artist. Tom’s time living abroad in Spain and traveling through Eastern Europe and Africa provided the artistic freedom to explore many of the techniques and subject matter that continue to define his practice. Bennett was born and raised in Connecticut. His mediums include monotypes, oil on paper, canvas or styrene board. In a technique that Tom started over 4 years ago, several of his monotypes have been painted over with oil paint using a palette knife, brush, or his fingers to re-purpose the underlying image. These works are a testament to Bennett’s ability to quickly and concisely compose an image with expressive brush strokes, foreshortened figures and expertly rendered light. Tom’s work has been featured in group and solo exhibitions worldwide. Bennett lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. He is currently represented by Tabla Rasa...

Linda Stein, Profile Notation 418.020 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Colorful Ink, Color Pencil, and Graphite on Paper Drawing Profile Notation 418.020 is from Linda Stein's Profiles ser...

Pastel on toned archival paper signed and dated bottom left. Portrait of a couple with much history between them. Mounted on archival foam board for future framing options

Linda Stein, Profile Notation 418.025 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Colorful Ink, Color Pencil, and Graphite on Paper Drawing Profile Notation 418.025 is from Linda Stein's Profiles ser...

Linda Stein, Profile Notation 418.026 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Colorful Ink, Color Pencil, and Graphite on Paper Drawing Profile Notation 418.026 is from Linda Stein's Profiles ser...

Linda Stein, Profile Notation - 418.028 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Colorful Ink, Color Pencil, and Graphite on Paper Drawing Profile Notation 418.028 is from Linda Stein's Profiles s...

Linda Stein, Fantasia 418.029 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Colorful Ink, Color Pencil, and Graphite on Paper Drawing Fantasia 418.029 is from Linda Stein's Profiles Notation series--d...

Manfred Schwartz (American, b. Poland, 1909-1970), Portrait of a Woman, Charcoal on Paper, with the artist's signature stamped lower right, unframed. 24" H x 19" W. Provenance: From ...

Karol Drzewiecki (born in 1987) He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts (University of Arts) in Poznań (2006-2011) at the department of Graphics and Visual Communication. In 2011 grad...

Portrait of Christ is an artwork realized in the early 20th century and attributed to Augusto Monari. Pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper, gl...

"Studies" is an original drawing in tempera and watercolor on paper, realized by an in the early 20th Century and attributed to Augusto Monari . The state of preservation of the a...

Stage Actors is an original pen and pencil drawing realized in the early 20th century and attributed to Augusto Monari. Good condition, no signature. Little drawing on a yellowed p...

Portrait is an original drawing in pen realized in the Early 20th Century and attributed to Augusto Monari. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted by perfect hatching with stron...

Springtime is an Ink and Watercolor realized by Pierre Georges Jeanniot in 1905, for the magazine "Rire". Good condition on a yllowed paper. Stamp signed on the lower riht corner. ...

Portrait is an artwork realized by Serge Fotinsky (1887-1971). Drawing in pencil, 1947. 27 x 20 cm. Good conditions except some yellowing due by time.

Sketch for a Portrait is a drawing on paper realized in the Mid-20th Century by Flor David. Good conditions. Flor David (1891-1958) ): pseudonym of David Florence. Pastel painter....

Sketch for a Portrait is a drawing on paper realized in the Mid-20th Century by Flor David. Good conditions. Flor David (1891-1958) ): pseudonym of David Florence. Pastel painter...

Sketch for a Portrait is a drawing on paper realized in the Mid-20th Century by Flor David. Good conditions. Flor David (1891-1958) ): pseudonym of David Florence. Pastel painter...

Sketch for a Portrait is a drawing on paper realized in the Mid-20th Century by Flor David. Good conditions. Flor David (1891-1958) ): pseudonym of David Florence. Pastel painter...

Sketch for a Portrait is a drawing on paper realized in the Mid-20th Century by Flor David. Good conditions. Flor David (1891-1958) ): pseudonym of David Florence. Pastel painter....

Paper paint charcoal collage fabric These collages were created first in the presence of a live model, working quickly, in charcoal and pastel, and again, later, alone in the studio...

The Baby is a Drawing in pencil, watercolor, and white lead realized by Augusto Monari in the Early-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions, including a ...

Peasant is a Drawing in pencil realized by Augusto Monari in the Early-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions, including a ivory-colored Passepartout. The artwor...

Portraits is a Drawing in pencil realized by Augusto Monari in the Early-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions, including a creamy-colored Passepartout. The art...

Portrait is a Drawing in pencil realized by Augusto Monari in the Early-20th Century. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through confident stro...

Sketch for a Portrait is a drawing on paper realized in the Mid-20th Century by Flor David. Good conditions. Flor David (1891-1958) ): pseudonym of David Florence. Pastel pain...

Sketch for a Portrait is a drawing on paper realized in the Mid-20th Century by Flor David. Good conditions. Flor David (1891-1958) ): pseudonym of David Florence. Pastel painter...

Sketch for a Portrait is a drawing on paper realized in the Mid-20th Century by Flor David. Good conditions. Flor David (1891-1958) ): pseudonym of David Florence. Pastel painter...

Sketch for a Portrait is a drawing on paper realized in the Mid-20th Century by Flor David. Good conditions. Flor David (1891-1958) ): pseudonym of David Florence. Pastel painte...

Sketch for a Portrait is a drawing on paper realized in the Mid-20th Century by Flor David. Good conditions. Flor David (1891-1958) ): pseudonym of David Florence. Pastel pain...

Sketch for a Portrait is a drawing on paper realized in the Mid-20th Century by Flor David. Good conditions. Flor David (1891-1958) ): pseudonym of David Florence. Pastel painte...

Sketch for a Portrait is a drawing on paper realized in the Mid-20th Century by Flor David. Good conditions. Flor David (1891-1958) ): pseudonym of David Florence. Pastel painter...

Sketch for a Portrait is a drawing on paper realized in the Mid-20th Century by Flor David. Good conditions. Flor David (1891-1958) ): pseudonym of David Florence. Pastel painter...

Sketch for a Portrait is a drawing on paper realized in the Mid-20th Century by Flor David. Good conditions. Flor David (1891-1958) ): pseudonym of David Florence. Pastel painter...

Sketch for a Portrait is a drawing on paper realized in the Mid-20th Century by Flor David. Good conditions. Flor David (1891-1958) ): pseudonym of David Florence. Pastel painter...

Sketch for a Portrait is a drawing on paper realized in the Mid-20th Century by Flor David. Good conditions. Flor David (1891-1958) ): pseudonym of David Florence. Pastel pai...

Sketch for a Portrait is an drawing on paper realized in the Mid-20th Century by Flor David. Good conditions. Flor David (1891-1958) ): pseudonym of David Florence. Pastel painte...

Portraits is a black permanent marker Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1950s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16...

Bird and Melancholy is a Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989...

Snobby is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was an ...

Soldier and Butterflies is a China Ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1965. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June ...

The Couple is a pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1945 ca. Monogrammed on the lower margin. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was ...

The Rage is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was a...

The Couple is a watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1940 ca. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989...

Flowering is a China ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1950s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 198...