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Medium: Charcoal
Portrait of a Lady /// Impressionism British Augustus Edwin John Drawing Red
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Augustus Edwin John (Welsh, 1878-1961) Title: "Portrait of a Lady" *Signed by John lower right Circa: 1910 Medium: Original red and black Chalk Drawi...
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1910s Post-Impressionist Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Charcoal

Portrait of James Dean
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). James Dean, 1950. Charcoal on textured paper, sheet measures an irregular 11.25 x 18 inches. It has been folded in half a bears a crease along central li...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

PORTRAIT OF HAROLD STERNER
Located in Portland, ME
Sterner, Albert (American. 1863-1946). PORTRAIT OF HAROLD STERNER. Charcoal and pastel on paper, not dated, but 1912, as the subject is stated to be aged 17. Signed, lower right. 16 ...
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1910s Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, 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) Frame Size: 58.25 x 52.5 inches
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1990s Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Charcoal

Mid Century Self Portrait of the Original Drawing on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of the Artist by the Artist Original Charcoal Drawing on Paper 1960 Excellent detailed original drawing of the artist by Eugene Hawkins (American, b. 1933). A realistic dep...
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1960s American Modern Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Klimt Tattoo, disrupted realism charcoal acrylic on Strathmore paper red, tan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charcoal, acrylic mixed media As a feminist artist, Audrey Anastasi's first commitment is to painting other women, the human face, and figure. Whether working with figurative descri...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Rare Modernist Hungarian Rabbi Pastel Drawing Gouache Painting Judaica Art Deco
Located in Surfside, FL
Rabbi in the synagogue at prayer wearing tallit and tefillin. Hugó Scheiber (born 29 September 1873 in Budapest – died there 7 March 1950) was a Hungarian modernist painter. Hugo Scheiber was brought from Budapest to Vienna at the age of eight where his father worked as a sign painter for the Prater Theater. At fifteen, he returned with his family to Budapest and began working during the day to help support them and attending painting classes at the School of Design in the evening, where Henrik Papp was one of his teachers. He completed his studies in 1900. His work was at first in a post-Impressionistic style but from 1910 onward showed his increasing interest in German Expressionism and Futurism. This made it of little interest to the conservative Hungarian art establishment. However, in 1915 he met the great Italian avant-gardist Filippo Tommaso Marinetti and the two painters became close friends. Marinetti invited him to join the Futurist Movement. The uniquely modernist style that he developed was, however, closer to German Expressionism than to Futurism and eventually drifted toward an international art deco manner similar to Erté's. In 1919, he and his friend Béla Kádar held an exhibition at the Hevesy Salon in Vienna. It was a great success and at last caused the Budapest Art Museum to acquire some of Scheiber's drawings. Encouraged, Scheiber came back to live in Vienna in 1920. A turning point in Scheiber's career came a year later, when Herwarth Walden, founder of Germany's leading avant-garde periodical, Der Sturm, and of the Sturm Gallery in Berlin, became interested in Scheiber's work. Scheiber moved to Berlin in 1922, and his paintings soon appeared regularly in Walden's magazine and elsewhere. Exhibitions of his work followed in London, Rome, La Paz, and New York. Scheiber's move to Germany coincided with a significant exodus of Hungarian artists to Berlin, including Laszlo Moholy-Nagy and Sandor Bortnyik. There had been a major split in ideology among the Hungarian avant-garde. The Constructivist and leader of the Hungarian avantgarde, Lajos Kassák (painted by Hugó Scheiber in 1930) believed that art should relate to all the needs of contemporary humankind. Thus he refused to compromise the purity of his style to reflect the demands of either the ruling class or socialists and communists. The other camp believed that an artist should be a figurehead for social and political change. The fall out and factions that resulted from this politicisation resulted in most of the Hungarian avant gardists leaving Vienna for Berlin. Hungarian émigrés made up one of the largest minority groups in the German capital and the influx of their painters had a significant effect on Hungarian and international art. Another turning point of Scheiber's career came in 1926, with the New York exhibition of the Société Anonyme, organized by Katherine Dreier. Scheiber and other important avant garde artists from more than twenty-three countries were represented. In 1933, Scheiber was invited by Marinetti to participate in the great meeting of the Futurists held in Rome in late April 1933, Mostra Nazionale d’Arte Futurista where he was received with great enthusiasm. Gradually, the Hungarian artists began to return home, particularly with the rise of Nazism in Germany. Kádar went back from Berlin in about 1932 and Scheiber followed in 1934. He was then at the peak of his powers and had a special flair in depicting café and cabaret life in vivid colors, sturdily abstracted forms and spontaneous brush strokes. Scheiber depicted cosmopolitan modern life using stylized shapes and expressive colors. His preferred subjects were cabaret and street scenes, jazz musicians, flappers, and a series of self-portraits (usually with a cigar). his principal media being gouache and oil. He was a member of the prestigious New Society of Artists (KUT—Képzőművészek Új Társasága)and seems to have weathered Hungary's post–World War II transition to state-communism without difficulty. He continued to be well regarded, eventually even receiving the posthumous honor of having one of his images used for a Russian Soviet postage stamp (see image above). Hugó Scheiber died in Budapest in 1950. Paintings by Hugó Scheiber form part of permanent museum collections in Budapest (Hungarian National Museum), Pecs (Jannus Pannonius Museum), Vienna, New York, Bern and elsewhere. His work has also been shown in many important exhibitions, including: "The Nell Walden Collection," Kunsthaus Zürich (1945) "Collection of the Société Anonyme," Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut (1950) "Hugó Scheiber: A Commemorative Exhibition," Hungarian National Museum, Budapest (1964) "Ungarische Avantgarde," Galleria del Levante, Munich (1971) "Paris-Berlin 1900-1930," Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (1978) "L’Art en Hongrie, 1905-1920," Musée d’Art et l’Industrie, Saint-Etienne (1980) "Ungarische Avantgarde in der Weimarer Republik," Marburg (1986) "Modernizmus," Eresz & Maklary Gallery, Budapest (2006) "Hugó Scheiber & Béla Kádár," Galerie le Minotaure, Paris and Tel Aviv (2007) Hugó Scheiber's paintings continue to be regularly sold at Sotheby's, Christie's, Gillen's Arts (London), Papillon Gallery (Los Angeles) and other auction houses. He was included in the exhibition The Art Of Modern Hungary 1931 and other exhibitions along with Vilmos Novak Aba, Count Julius Batthyany, Pal Bor, Bela Buky, Denes Csanky, Istvan Csok, Bela Czobel, Peter Di Gabor, Bela Ivanyi Grunwald, Baron Ferenc Hatvany, Lipot Herman, Odon Marffy, C. Pal Molnar...
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Early 20th Century Modern Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Watercolor, Gouache

Lady in a Feathered Hat, Portrait, Figure, Charcoal Drawing, Austrian
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Irene Hölzer-Weineck was born in Prague in 1888 and later worked as a painter primarily in Vienna. After artistic training with the Czech painter Vojtech Hynais, Hölzer-Weineck studi...
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Early 20th Century Realist Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Nebulous
Located in Buffalo, NY
Through drawings rendered in charcoal and ink, my recent work examines issues related to memory by exploring its limitations and aestheticizing the instability inherent in portraitur...
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2010s Photorealist Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Charcoal Drawing "Waiting" Pensive Woman Americana WPA Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
14x11.5 image size , 22.5x17.5 backing size The New-York born artist William Gropper was a painter and cartoonist who, with caricature style, focused on social concerns, and was ac...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Studious Girl Reading a Book - Women's Education - Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
The work represents a carefully rendered and meticulously observed environmental portrait of a young girl absorbed in study in front of a book case. It celebrates the intelligence o...
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1910s Academic Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk, Charcoal

Untitled (Female Figure Study), 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1963. Paper Size: 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...
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1960s Modern Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Charcoal

Untitled (Renaissance Hand Study), 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1963. Paper Size: 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...
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1960s Renaissance Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Untitled (Renaissance Female Figure Study), 1964, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1964. Paper Size: 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...
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1960s Renaissance Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Untitled (Male Figure Study), 1964, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1964. Paper Size: 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...
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1960s Modern Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Untitled (Female and Male Figure Study), 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1963. Paper Size: 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...
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1960s Modern Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Untitled (Renaissance Female Figure Study), 1964, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1964. Paper Size: 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...
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1960s Renaissance Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Untitled (Renaissance Hand Study), 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1963. Paper Size: 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...
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1960s Renaissance Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Untitled (Renaissance Female Figure Study), 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1963. Paper Size: 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...
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1960s Renaissance Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Untitled (Renaissance Female Figure Study), 1964, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1964. Paper Size: 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...
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1960s Renaissance Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Untitled (Female Figure Study), 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1963. Paper Size: 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...
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1960s Modern Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Untitled (Female Figure Study), 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original drawing on archival paper, circa 1963. Paper Size: 18 x 23 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate st...
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1960s Modern Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

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 Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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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 Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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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 Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Self Portrait (original signed drawing)
Located in New York, NY
John Heliker Self Portrait, 1991 Charcoal Pencil on Paper (with original Kraushaar Galleries label verso) Signed on the front bears the original KRAUSHAAR GALLERIES label on the verso on the frame Vintage metal frame included Self portrait done in charcoal pencil by distinguished American artist John Heliker. Hand signed on the front This work is framed - bears the label of the renowned KRAUSHAAR GALLERIES on the verso. Image size: 13 inches by 10 inches; Framed: 18 1/2 inches by 14 1/2 inches About John Heliker from The New York Times Obituary, 2000 (Roberta Smith) John Heliker, a painter and teacher who was a fixture of the New York art world for nearly seven decades, died on Tuesday at the Sonojee Estate, a health center in Bar Harbor, Me. He was 91 and had lived in New York during most of his career, spending summers on Cranberry Island...
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Late 20th Century Modern Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Carbon Pencil, Paper

Old Jewish Shtetl Rabbi Charcoal Judaica Drawing World War II Era
Located in Surfside, FL
Maurycy Trębacz (1861 – 1941) was one of the most popular Jewish painters in Poland in the late 19th and early 20th century. Many of his paintings were lost in the Holocaust, but a r...
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1930s Expressionist Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Graphite

Black and White Charcoal Portrait of a Woman by Max Turner
Located in Pasadena, CA
In this drawing, the background is deliberately neutral to accentuate the prominence of the face. Charcoal is a "free" drawing medium known for its expressive qualities, requiring artists to work within its unique constraints. As an experienced figure work instructor at the California Art Institute, Max Turner...
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1960s Neo-Expressionist Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Portrait of a Girl
Located in Austin, TX
Charcoal portrait drawing of a woman by Miles Mathis. 27.75" x 18.25" About the Artist: Miles Mathis is an American artist known for his nude portrait pa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Odalisque (figurative drawing, female figure, charcoal, black and white)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Susan Kiefer Odalisque Charcoal on paper Year: 1989 Size: 25x19in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1665 Framed charcoal drawing of a crouching faceless female figure on Indi...
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1980s Modern Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Paper

Portrait of a 1920s Woman by Mystery American Artist
Located in Larchmont, NY
Charcoal and pastel on paper Sight: 16 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. Framed: 24 1/2 x 20 1/4 x 1 2/3 in. Signed lower right Inscribed verso
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

Portrait of a Young Handsome Man (Army GI)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful WWII era portrait of a young man by Louis Krupp (1888-1978). Charcoal on paper measures 16.5 x 22.5 inches, 25 X 30 IN MATTING. Signed and dated...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

[Man with cigar]
Located in Boston, MA
Initialed lower right: "M.L.". Estate stamp verso, lower left: Lucille Deming Lewis Collection. Inscribed verso, lower left: "LDL-803". In fine condition.
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1930s American Realist Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

'Rohingya, ' by Chris Brizzard, Charcoal Drawing on Paper, 2020
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This framed 20.25" x 16.25" drawing by artist Chris Brizzard depicts the portrait of a Rohingya man. This grayscale portrait features a male figure with...
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2010s Realist Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Blinded and Dumbed II
Located in Miami, FL
Realism Portrait Drawing
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2010s Photorealist Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Archival Paper, Pencil

Portrait of Matt Latham - Large Scale Portrait, Original Charcoal on Mylar
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Mylar, Charcoal

Portrait of Justin Shanitkvich - Large Scale Charcoal on Mylar Original, Framed
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Mylar, Charcoal

Portrait of Feleg Abraha - Large Scale Original Charcoal on Mylar, Framed
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 Feleg Abraha charcoal on mylar 41h x 56w in 104.14h x 142.24w cm MBG010 [This work is custom framed in shadow box style with non-reflective Tru-Vue Museum Glass] FRAMED DIMENSIONS 44.75h x 58.75w x 2.25d in 113.67h x 149.22w 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Mylar, Charcoal

Hula Study, energetic realistic charcoal drawing on paper, girl and hula hoop
Located in Dallas, TX
"Hula Study" is an energetic and unique charcoal on paper by Patsy McArthur showing a female figure dancing with a hula hoop. It is created using charcoal and pastel on pale pink Mur...
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2010s Realist Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Handmade Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

Impressionist Female Charcoal Portrait Drawing 1940
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3878 Charcoal female portrait on paper Set in a black wood frame image size 12.5x9.5"
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1940s Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Seated Girl
Located in New York, NY
ROBERT GOODNOUGH Seated Girl, 1961 Charcoal Drawing on Paper 23 3/4 × 18 inches Hand signed in charcoal on the front Unframed Unique This is an exquisite, rare poignant early Robert ...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

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...
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2010s Realist Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Ink, Archival Paper

Girl Look Up
Located in Denver, CO
Jenna Ringuette's "Girl Look Up" is an original, handmade charcoal drawing that depicts a female model in a striped robe looking upwards beyond the composition.
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21st Century and Contemporary Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, 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...
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2010s Realist Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Ink, Archival Paper

Study of Job
Located in New York, NY
Signed, dated, and titled, lower left: L Ury/ 1883/ Studie zum Hiob Provenance: Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Berger, New York, until 2005; thence by descent. Literature: Illustrated in...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Board, Charcoal

1940s Charcoal and Pencil Portrait of a Man
Located in Arp, TX
Artist Unknown "Tie and Glasses" c. 1940s Charcoal and pencil on paper 13.5"x17" image 15.5"x19" paper unframed $250 Unsigned *Listed price reflects custom framing selected by seller...
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1940s Modern Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Carbon Pencil

Kurt Scooby AKA @Channel2Scooby, Charcoal drawing, Professional Boxer,
Located in Houston, TX
Kurt Scooby AKA @Channel2Scooby is a charcoal drawing on paper. Kurt Scooby is a professional boxer who started training out of Churchill Boxing Club in Los Angeles. This drawing was taken by prominent boxing photographer Mayumi Cabrera...
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2010s American Impressionist Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Marilyn - Like No Other
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Charcoal and White Pastel on Canson Mitientes Pape Signature: Signed Lower Right Dimensions: 16.50" x 14.00," Unframed
Category

20th Century Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

Dibujo a la manera de Velasquez (Drawing in the Manner of Velasquez)
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A drawing by Fernando Botero. "Dibujo a la Manera de Velasquez" is a portrait, charcoal and pastel on cardboard in an earth-tone palette by Latin American artist Fernando Botero. It is signed upper right, "Sobre Velazquez Botero -1-27-60 Para Rita. el recuerdo de uno payaso". Fernando Botero, best known for his voluptuously rotund human figures, was born in Medellín, Colombia on April 19, 1932. His father died when he was young, and he was raised by his mother, along with his two brothers. He attended a Jesuit school in Medellín and from the age of 12 to 14, he attended a matador training school. The bull fight became a recurring theme in Botero’s early work and while he was in his early teens, he sold his pictures of bull fights in front of the arena. By the time he was 16 years of age, Botero was working as an illustrator for the local magazine El Colombiano. He also began writing articles about art theory, one of which, entitled Picasso and Non-Conformity in Art, led to his expulsion from the Jesuit school for its endorsement of Cubism. One of Botero’s important early works, Woman Crying...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-War Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Pastel, Cardboard

"Vanity, " Charcoal Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
Mark Bradley Schwartz's (US based) "Vanity" is an original, handmade charcoal drawing that depicts the monochromatic portrait of a woman with lo...
Category

2010s Realist Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Vellum, Charcoal

Casablaca
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Charcoal, White Pastel on Canson MiTientes Paper Signature: Signed Lower Right Dimensions: 25.00" x 19.00" Unframed
Category

20th Century Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Paper, Pastel

I Love Lucy
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Charcoal and White Pastel on Canson MiTientes Paper Signature: Signed Lower Right Dimensions: 25.00" x 19.00" Unframed
Category

20th Century Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Paper, Pastel

Star Trek Stars
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Charcoal, White Pastel on Canson MiTientes Paper Signature: Signed Lower Left Dimensions: 25.00" x 19.00" Unframed
Category

20th Century Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

Dorothy and Toto
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Charcoal and White Pastel on Canson MiTientes paper Signature: Signed Lower Right Dimensions: 25.00" x 19.00" Unframed
Category

20th Century Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Paper, Pastel

Marilyn Unzipped
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Charcoal, White Pastel on Canson MiTientes Paper Signature: Signed Lower Right Dimensions: 25.00" x 19.00" Unframed
Category

20th Century Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Paper, Pastel

"N.Z., " Charcoal Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
Mark Bradley Schwartz's (US based) "N.Z." is an original, handmade charcoal drawing that depicts the monochromatic portrait of a woman with long...
Category

2010s Realist Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Paper

Pritzlaff - 1903, Male Wielding an Ax, Wearing an Aviator Hat, Charcoal Drawing
Located in Chicago, IL
While charcoal is naturally a loose drawing medium, David Becker uses it with precision. With a rich range of value and strong darks, Becker captures the fine details with exacting clarity. In his drawing "Pritzlaff - 1903", the subject, a male with a glazed look, is wielding an ax and pointing a finger at the viewer. This drawing is framed in a simple black frame. The artist has signed with his initials and year on the front and signed his full name on the back of the piece. David Becker Pritzlaff - 1903 vine charcoal on paper 32h x 24w in 81.28h x 60.96w cm DB0027 David Becker Exhibitions 2017 Figure8, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Cicago, IL 2012 Eye Teeth Group Show, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI 2011 Art Chicago 2011, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2010 Art Chicago 2010, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2009 David Becker Retrospective, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2009, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL The 184th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Art, National Academy Museum, NYC Selections, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2008 Art Chicago 2008, Represented by Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2007 Unruly Muse, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL SOFA NY (Sculptural Objects Functional Art), Ann Nathan Gallery, 7th Regiment Armory, NY, NY Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2006 Palm Beach³, Ann Nathan Gallery, Palm Beach, FL 2005 SOFA NY (Sculptural Objects Functional Art), Ann Nathan Gallery, 7th Regiment Armory, NY, NY Art Chicago in the Park, Butler Field, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Palm Beach³, Ann Nathan Gallery, Palm Beach, FL 2004 Contemporary Prints: National Academy Museum Collection, National Academy of Design, NYC Art Chicago 2004, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Fantastic & Visionary Art, touring exhibit: Orange, Manning, Riddoch, & Ballart Gallery, Australia Return of the Men, Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2003 Art Chicago 2003, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Fantastic & Visionary Art, touring exhibit: Orange Regional Gallery, New South Wales, Australia National Academy of Design 178th Annual Exhibition, NY, NY 2002 Art Chicago 2002, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art of the 20th Century, Ann Nathan Gallery, Park Ave. Armory, NY, NY Outsider Art Fair, The Puck Building @ Houston & Lafayette Sts., NYC Self and Other Portraits, Wisconsin Artists, Charles Allis Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI Return of the Men, Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2001  Beyond the 50's, May 4 - July 1, Exhibit A, A Gallery of Art & Design, Birmingham, Michigan Outsider Art Fair, January 26-28, The Puck Building @ Houston & Lafayette Sts., NYC "FANTASTIC ART", April/May, Orange Regional Gallery, Orange NSW, Australia. David Becker: Etchings and Engravings, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, solo exhibition of prints, February. 2000  Four person exhibition, Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia, Oct. 31 - Nov. 27, 2000. 1999 National Academy 174th Annual Exhibition, NY University of Wisconsin-Madison Faculty, Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison, WI Treasures Revealed: 19th and 20th Century American Works on Paper, National Academy, NY 1995 Bharat Bhavan International Biennial of Prints, Bhopal, India Contemporary Prints, Selections from John Szoke Gallery, NYC, Drew University, Madison, NJ Collection Update, 1994, National Academy of Design Museum, NY 1994 David Becker and Robert Sholties, Peconic Gallery, Suffolk Community College, Riverhead, NY In Black and White: Works by Four Printmakers, Atrium Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs Aesthetics of Athletics: Sports, Games, and Exercise, Charles A. Wustum Musem, Racine, WI GMI IX Award Winners, Art Center Gallery, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg 1993 Take Home a Nude benefit auction, NY Academy of Art Graduate School Of Figurative Art, NY 1993 American Prints: Last Half 20th Century, Jane Haslem Gallery, Washingtion, DC Outstanding American Prints, Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha,WI National Academy of Design 168th Annual Exhibition, NY David Becker: Etchings, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA Portraits, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA 1992 The Print Fair, 7th Regiment Armory, NY 1991 166th Annual Exhibition, National Academy of Design, NY Alma College Collection, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan Modes of Expression, Potsdam College, SUNY, Potsdam, NY 1990 With Nothing On, Prints and Drawings of the Nude, New Orleans Museum of Art, LA Prints by Printmakers, Staller Art Center, SUNY-Stonybrook, NY Publications/Reviews 2007 November 60 Years of North American Prints: 1947-2007, Boston U. Art Gallery, Boston, MA 2003 July 11 Isthmus, Madison, “Welcome to My Nightmare,” by Robert Cozzolino. 2001 March 14 The Wall Street Journal, "Time Off: A Week of Diversions." Review of Progressive Printmakers (LVM) exhibition. 2001 February Isthmus, Madison, "America's Printland," by Jennifer Smith. 2001 February Capital Times, "The Crowned Prints," by Kevin Lynch. 1999 July Progressive Printmakers: Wisconsin Artists & the Print Renaissance. 1995 – 1999 Who’s Who in America. 1993 Summer The Journal of the Print World, review. March 14 The New York Times, review. March 12 The Daily Oklahoman, review. 1990 Dec. 13 The Capital Times, review. April 28 The Washingtion Post, review. March 25 The New York Times, review. Summer The Journal of the Print World, review. Selected Collections - additional collections available on requestArkansas Arts Center Foundation, Little Rock, AR Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL Brooklyn Museum, NYC Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, MI Elvehjem Museum of Art, U of Wisconson-Madison Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI Library of Congress, Washington, DC Metropolitan Museum, Miami, FL Museo de Arte Moderno, Cali, Columbia National Academy, NY, NY National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC New York Public Library, NY Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, MA United States Information Agency, Prague, Czech. Alberta College of Art, Alberta, Canada Albion College, Albion, MI Alma College, Alma, MI Art Center, South Bend, IN AT&T Corporate HQ, Plainfield, NJ Boston Printmakers, Boston, MA Bradley University, Peoria, IL Columbia Green Community College, Hudson, NY Columbus State University, Columbus, GA Davidson College, Davidson, NC Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA Georgia State University – Atlanta Hope College, Holland, MI Hunterdon Art Center, Clinton, NJ Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS Madison Art Center, Madison, WI Marui Imai Inc., Sapporo, Japan Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, WI Minot Art Association, Minot, ND North Carolina Print/Drawing Society, Charlotte, NC North Texas State University – Denton Ohio University – Athens Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State University, OK Quad Graphics, Milwaukee, WI Silvermine Guild of Arts, New Canaan, CT Springfield College, Springfield, MA St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY State University of New York – Fredonia State University of New York – Potsdam Trenton State College, Trenton, NJ University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ University of Colorado-Boulder University of Dallas, TX University of Louisville, Louisville, KN University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada University of North Dakota – Grand Forks University of South Dakota – Vermillion University of Tennesse – Knoxville West Chester State College, West Chester, PA Western Kentucky University – Bowling Green Private Collections Carla Leighton, New York, NY Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer, Chicago, IL Drs. Mark & Helene Connolly, River Forest, IL Jamie Kalikow, New York, NY Dianne & Jim Blanco, Chicago, IL Denise Roberge, Palm Desert, CA Tish & Philip Messinger, Creskill, NJ Brian Wesphal & Michael McVicker, Chicago, IL Ralph Privoznik, Lafayette, IN Candice Groot, Evanston, IL Shomaker/Ruud Collection, Chicago, IL Braden Berkey and Robert Bartlett, Chicago, IL Bill and Karyn Silverstein, Highland Park, IL Steve Weitz, Lovettsville, VA Mary Allice Wimmer, Madison, WI Ann & Robert Avery...
Category

2010s Contemporary Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Charcoal

Sex Worker
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Charcoal drawing
Category

2010s Contemporary Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

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