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Medium: Charcoal
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival 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
Materials
Charcoal
Renaissance Hand Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Renaissance Hand Study
Year: circa 1963
Medium: Original drawing on vélin paper
Size: 18 x 23 inches
Condition: Good...
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1960s Renaissance Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
$1,560 Sale Price
20% Off
John Phillip Kemble as Hamlet, Act V, Scene I
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed and dated (on back) "January 1845/ J.E.J."
Provenance:
Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Rowland, Buckingham, PA
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Abraham, West Chester, PA
Hirschl & Adler Galleries...
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1840s Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
An Intimate 1930s Modern Charcoal Study of a Seated Young Male at a Lake House
Located in Chicago, IL
An Intimate, 1930s Modern Charcoal Study of a Seated Young Male Figure by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Most likely completed circa 1932 at a summer lake ho...
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1930s American Modern Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Gianluca Vialli - Juventus Football Legend, UEFA Champions League 1994-95
Located in Firenze, IT
Gianluca Vialli - Juventus Football Legend, UEFA Champions League 1994-95 - The Roar of Victory.
Technique: Charcoal on paper, Signed and dated ’96
Author: Marco Silombria (Savona, ...
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1990s Pop Art Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pencil
Portrait of African American Woman
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This striking charcoal portrait captures the essence of an African American woman with a unique black and white afro. The monochromatic medium emphasize...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Sweat Band #3, Charcoal Drawing, Bust of a Man Wearing a Sweat Band
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Human facial expressions help convey our stories from one person to another. However, David Becker presents this charcoal drawing with a flair for confusion. Throughout his career,...
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1990s Contemporary Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
Profile Portrait of a Woman Sitting on a Chair
Located in Stockholm, SE
A finely tuned oval drawing by the Finnish artist Ester Helenius depicting a young woman in profile seated on a chair. The room is suggested only by a diffuse background. Signed and ...
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1910s Jugendstil Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Gouache
contemporary figurative black and white charcoal drawing pop art interior female
Located in New York, NY
This is a hand drawn original artwork on heavyweight paper by internet sensation mad charcoal
He is represented by Krause Gallery NYC
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2010s Contemporary Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Sketches - l Charcoal by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Sketches is an original Charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century.
Good condition except for some spots on a white paper.
Hand-signed by the artist with pencil....
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Mid-20th Century Modern Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
$540 Sale Price
25% Off
Man in a blue and brown coat and Fashion for our Future, Diptych
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Gouache, Ink, Watercolor
Portrait - Drawing by Francisco Bores - 1950
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a modern artwork realized by Francisco Bores in 1950.
Charcoal drawings.
Good conditions.
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1950s Modern Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
contemporary figurative black and white charcoal drawing pop art interior female
Located in New York, NY
This is a hand drawn original artwork on heavyweight paper by internet sensation mad charcoal
He is represented by Krause Gallery NYC
Ships rolled in a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Charcoal Nude of African American Woman with Head Scarf
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This captivating charcoal drawing depicts the upper half of a nude African American woman adorned with a wrapped headscarf. The contrast between the delicate curves of her bare shoul...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
Portrait of Arab - Original Charcoal Drawing by Jean Plumet - Early 20th Century
By Jean Louis Plumet
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Arab is an interesting drawing realized by the French artist Jean Louis Plumet. It is in very good conditions, except for some tiny stains and a fold on the lower part of...
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Early 20th Century Modern Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Young Woman Sitting - Charcoal Drawing by Gio Colucci - 20th Century
By Gio Colucci
Located in Roma, IT
Young Woman Sitting is a charcoal drawing on brown paper. Unsigned. Good conditions except for some folds on the corners.
Prolific and eclectic, the Italian Gio Colucci (Florence, 1892 – Paris, 1974), also known in France as Geo Colucci, was a painter, engraver, illustrator, ceramist, and sculptor. From 1921, he exhibited his engravings in various salons. He worked with French publishers specialized in the illustrated books of high bibliophilia, and delivered series of remarkable prints for texts by Barbey d'Aurevilly, Pierre Loti, Guy Maupassant...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Portrait - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original drawing in charcoal and watercolor on paper realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s.
Good condition.
Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artis...
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1970s Contemporary Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Charcoal
$342 Sale Price
25% Off
A 1946 Mid-Century Modern Surrealist Male Portrait Study, Binocular Vision
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1946 Mid-Century Modern Surrealist Male Portrait Study by Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A compelling portrait study, perhaps a self portrait of the artist,...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, 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
Materials
Charcoal, Ink, Archival Paper
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
Materials
Charcoal
German Female Artist, Study or Portrait of a Girl, Expressionism, Realism
Located in Greven, DE
Helene Rutkowski is an artist who was born in 1862. The maker's first piece to be offered at auction was "Baumbestandene Allee im Herbst" at Quentin Auction House in 2021.
She worked in the style of Realism and Expressionism and her works remind one of Käthe Kollwitz.
This beautiful drawing...
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20th Century Realist Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Handmade Paper
A Compelling 1951 Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man by Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Compelling, 1951 Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man by Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Artwork size: 12 x 9 1/2 inches. Artwork is unframed, matted/...
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Mid-19th Century American Modern Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
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 Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Charcoal, Ink
Untitled #1 Zahra Zeinali Contemporary drawing Iranian woman artist art charcoal
Located in Paris, FR
Charcoal on paper
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist on the back
THE IMAGINARY LAND OF ZAHRA ZEINALI
“Over time Zahra Zeinali develops her universe, which evolves slowly accordi...
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2010s Contemporary Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
A Charming, Modern 1930s Portrait Study of a Young Male Bather
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming, 1930s Modernist Portrait Study of a Seated Young Male Bather by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Most likely completed at a summer lake house in Al...
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1930s American Modern Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
An Intimate, 1940s Modern Portrait Drawing of a Young Woman by Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
An Intimate, 1940s Modern Portrait Drawing of a Young Woman by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A finely drawn, introspective portrait in pastel and charcoal o...
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1940s American Modern Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel
Portrait pour Torca by Alexandre Blanchet - Charcoal on paper 44x58 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Charcoal on paper without frame
Category
1950s Academic Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
contemporary figurative black and white charcoal drawing pop art interior female
Located in New York, NY
This is a hand drawn original artwork on heavyweight paper by internet sensation mad charcoal
He is represented by Krause Gallery NYC
Ships rolled in a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Ink, Charcoal, Archival Paper
Charcoal Portrait - The Serene Reader
Located in Houston, TX
Serene charcoal portrait of a young woman, quietly seated and reading, c. 1990.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plastic sleeve and Ce...
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1990s Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
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 paper by internet sensation mad charcoal professionally
He is represented by Krause Gallery NYC
the artwork will be rolled and...
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2010s Contemporary Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Ink, Oil, Archival Paper
Stevedore Barcelona Spain charcoal drawing
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Dionis Baixeras i Verdaguer (1862-1943) - Docker - Charcoal drawing
Drawing measurements 58x43 cm.
Frame measurements 74x59 cm.
Dionisio Baixeras Verdaguer (Barcelona, 1862-1943),...
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Late 19th Century Modern Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
$1,321 Sale Price
44% Off
Disegno ritratto maschile accademico figurativo nudo seduto del XX secolo
Located in Florence, IT
Il disegno, carboncino su carta, è firmato e datato in basso a destra "Colacicchi Firenze 1924".
è un tipico esempio di nudo maschile accademico, come si può notare dalla posizione e...
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1920s Other Art Style Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Woman in thought and Child: the page boy intriguing 19th Century Master drawing
Located in Norwich, GB
A virtuoso charcoal sketch by the Frech 19th Century master Gustave Jean Jacquet (1846-1904). It depicts a thoughtful woman (or woman in thought?) with her face resting on her hand...
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Late 19th Century French School Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Laid Paper
Untitled (Male Portrait)
By George Condo
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Condo, George
Title: Untitled (Male Portrait)
Date: 1986
Medium: Charcoal on paper
Unframed Dimensions: 13.25" x 8.5"
Framed Dimensions: 20.75" x 16"
Signature: Signed...
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1980s Contemporary Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
H.E. Foster - Early 20th Century Charcoal Drawing, Old Scott
Located in Corsham, GB
A characterful sketch portrait of an elderly sea captain, captured in side profile with a flowing white beard. Executed with confident, economical lines, the drawing conveys a strong...
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20th Century Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Girl with Braids
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Charcoal, Pastel, and Watercolor on Board
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Sight Size 18.75" x 15.25;" Framed 27.50" x 15.25"
circa 1920
Girl with Braids...
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1920s Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Watercolor, Board
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
$600 Sale Price
25% Off
Henri Poey, Mask circa 1930, charcoal on paper, mounted on cardboard
Located in PARIS, FR
Henri POEY (1910-1998)
Mask, circa 1930
Charcoal on paper
Mounted on cardboard
Signed lower left
22.5 x 21.5 cm
black lacquered oak frame : 30 x 30 cm
Little biographical informat...
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Mid-20th Century Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
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 professionally framed
He is represented by Krause Gallery...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Canvas, Oil, Panel
Mindy
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Drawing, ca. 1915;
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20th Century Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
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 Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Oil
contemporary figurative black and white charcoal drawing pop art interior female
Located in New York, NY
This is a hand drawn original artwork on heavyweight paper by internet sensation mad charcoal
He is represented by Krause Gallery NYC
Ships rolled in a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Portrait of a Lady - Pre-Raphaelite art Victorian drawing young woman
Located in London, GB
This beautiful Victorian pencil drawing dates to around 1890 and is by an unknown hand. It is a profile head and shoulders portrait of a young lady sat in a chair. Her dark hair is t...
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19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
$4,011 Sale Price
20% Off
Self Portrait, Charcoal on Paper, 20th Century British Drawing
Located in London, GB
Charcoal on paper
Image size: 4 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches (11.5 x 10.75 cm)
Mounted with a contemporary style frame
This is a somewhat haunting self-portrait by William Dring, crafted in charcoal. Here, Dring presents himself through dark shadow and bright highlights, looking out directly at the viewer with a serious gaze.
Although the Dring has been economical in the use of his marks we are still given plenty of information and can identify the energy in which the strokes of charcoal must have been placed onto the surface.
William Dring
Dring was born with the forenames Dennis William, but was known colloquially as John. He was the brother of the artist James Dring. He married the painter Grace Elizabeth...
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20th Century Modern Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Odalisque (figurative drawing, female figure, charcoal, black and white)
By Susan Kiefer
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
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
$1,222 Sale Price
38% Off
French 19th Century Romantic Period 1830s Parisian Lady Portrait Madame Seguin
Located in Norwich, GB
A stunning portrait of a Parisian beauty from the romantic period by Adele Grasset (active ca 1830-1850). With her intelligent eyes and determined look, doesn't this lady bear great resemblance to Chopin's paramour George Sand?
The sitter is Jeanne Marie Vidal, wife of Claude Auguste Seguin, from a prominent family in Avignon, as the family tree attached to the back for the frame indicates. Research in old annals has also revealed that Madame Seguin was a modern and independent lady: she worked in lady's fashion in Paris, and patented wrapping mechanism that protected lady's hats during their transport!
As often with woman artists of the 18th and 19th century, there is little biographical information available on the artist, Adèle Grasset. We do know however, that she had studied with the highly prominent artist François Gérard (1770-1837) , known also as the Baron Gérard...
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1830s Academic Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
"Fragrance" (2024) By Bunyod Suvonov, Original Charcoal and Graphite Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
"Fragrance" (2024) by Bunyod Suvonov is original handmade drawing made with charcoal and graphite on toned paper. This piece depicts a portrait of a woman with long black hair smelli...
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20th Century Realist Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Graphite
"Girl with Flower" (2023) By Bunyod Suvonov, Original Charcoal Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
"Girl with Flower" (2023) by Bunyod Suvonov is original handmade drawing made with charcoal on toned paper. This piece depicts a portrait of a woman with long black hair looking down...
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20th Century Realist Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Robert Goodnough, Seated Girl, original hand signed charcoal drawing
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
Materials
Charcoal
Untitled Baseball Player
Located in New York, NY
Unknown Artist, "Untitled Baseball Player", Figurative Charcoal Drawing, 17.50 x 23.50 (In Frame 25.50 x 31), Late 20th Century
Colors: Blac...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
$2,400
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...
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1990s Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel
Juventus Football Player, UEFA Champions League Triumph, 1996. Cm 72 x 50
Located in Firenze, IT
Juventus Football Player, UEFA Champions League Triumph, 1996. Cm 72 x 50
Technique: Charcoal on paper, signed and dated '96
Author: Marco Silombria (Savona, 1936 - Albissola, 2017...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Illustration Board, Cardboard, Carbon Pencil
HUMAN ATMOSPHERE Retro-study 1 - contemporary artwork, emerging artist
Located in London, GB
In this collection, British painter Michael Pemberton (b. 1974) suggests we each have a personal HUMAN ATMOSPHERE. An ether where we truly exist, unseen by the naked eye but as real ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Charcoal
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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Vintage Charcoal Drawing Woman with Earring 1965
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6018 Vintage charcoal drawing woman with earring
Framed
Signed verso
image 9.5x7.5"
Category
1960s Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
A Striking 1940s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Striking 1940s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exquisite studio portrait study, charcoal on paper, dating...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Red Lashes / Head Study No. 56
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
Red Lashes / Head Study No. 56 , drawing / painting featuring the head portrait of a young woman. The work is created with mixed media on paper, including stabilo pencil, gouache, in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Fashion for our Future
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
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Gouache
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Charcoal Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mylar, Charcoal
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