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Medium: Ink
"Deaf Prisoner" Inks on Paper Painting 14" x 10" in by Inji Efflatoun
Located in Culver City, CA
"Deaf Prisoner" Inks on Paper Painting 14" x 10" in by Inji Efflatoun Signed and dated Inji Eflatoun pursued free studies in art. Since 1942, she has participated in the exhibitio...
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20th Century Post-War Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Archival Paper

Christus am Oelberg - Christ on the Mount of Olives
Located in Miami, FL
This work is accompanied by a Photo-certificate and essay from Ralph Jentsch who will include it in his forthcoming catalogue raisonné Signed lower right. Estate stamp on v...
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1930s Dada Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Original Ronald Shap figure drawing, signed
Located in Columbus, OH
Original gouache and ink portrait by celebrated, twentieth-century California impressionist landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Man with beard in washes of brown. 23x11 inches on paper. ...
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1990s Contemporary Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Gouache

intimité au bord d'une fleur
Located in New York, NY
India ink and pastel on paper .
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20th Century Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink

Icarus - Lajos Szalay, 20th Century, Figurative drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Ink on paper Unique work This work was executed by the Hungarian artist circa 1970. Pablo Picasso said about Lajos Szalay : "He is the best designer in the world after myself !".
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Head Series, Pen & Ink on Paper (Set of 2) by Modern Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Untitled - 6 x 7 inches & 7 x 7 inches (unframed size) Pen and Ink on Paper, 2012 (Set of 2) Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. for auction : Please Note: The reserve price set is for one work only The exceptions are the faces such as the profiles of bearded men in which the content is a mere excuse for the lines to create a pattern of untrammeled playfulness. Of course the Japanese face...
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2010s Modern Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pen

Couple - Lajos Szalay, 20th Century, Figurative drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Ink on paper Signed lower right by the artist Unique work Framed This work was executed by the Hungarian artist circa 1970. Pablo Picasso said about Lajos Szalay : "He is the best ...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Sally and Her Mustang, work on paper, woman with blue car, vintage
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic ink on paper. Paper size: 12" x 12" Frame size: 20" x 20" Charles Buckley lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. His current work, entitled “Striation Series,” demonstrates a mast...
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2010s Contemporary Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Tsuhugaru Foujita - Fear - Original Drawing
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Tsuhugaru Foujita - Fear - Original Drawing 14 x 11.9 cm Ballpoint pen ink on paper Provenance: Succession Kimiyo Foujita Léonard Foujita (French/Japanese, 1886–1968) Léonard T...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Searching in the Tall Grass - Book Illustration by Woman Illustrator, Americana
Located in Miami, FL
Famed female illustrator and satirical caricaturist depicts a scene of three figures in a landscape, seen searching in the tall grass. It appeared on page 96 of Number 5, Hackberry ...
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1960s American Realist Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

Pen on Paper Drawing by Nakul Mondal, Titled "Amrita She Loves the Rain", 2013
Located in New York, NY
Nakul Mondal (b. 1982 Burdwan, West Bengal India) completed his M.F.A. in painting from the historic art school Kala-Bhavana, founded by Rabindranath Tagore, where he was exposed to ...
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2010s Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Face, Ink on Paper Black and Brown by PadmaShree Artist Sunil Das "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - 7.25 x 8.5 inches (unframed size) Ink on Paper Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian Artist from Bengal. Extremel...
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2010s Modern Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Native American Indian Portrait in Pen and Ink
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning use of cross-hatching. Close up this is an abstract drawing. Ink on Strathmore Bristol Board - Perfect Condition and looks better in person. Elegantly matted but not frame...
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1970s American Realist Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

"Standing Officers II" Inks on Paper Painting 14" x 10" in by Inji Efflatoun
Located in Culver City, CA
"Standing Officers II" Inks on Paper Painting 14" x 10" in by Inji Efflatoun Signed and dated Inji Eflatoun pursued free studies in art. Since 1942, she has participated in the ex...
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20th Century Post-War Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Ink

Jacopo Zanguidi Dit Bertoja (1544 - 1574) - Combat of five figures after Raphael
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Jacopo Zanguidi BERTOJA (1544-1574) Combat of five figures, bas-relief from the School of Athens after Raphael Ink on paper 43×34cm Interesting thing According to Professor David E...
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16th Century Renaissance Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Victor Vasarely - Face - Original Signed Drawing
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Victor Vasarely - Face - Original Signed Drawing Ink and felt pen Drawing Hand-Signed on the lower right Dimensions: 35 x 28 cm Victor Vasare...
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1970s Kinetic Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Black and White Drawing of a Clown by Christopher Mark Brennan
Located in Pasadena, CA
A remarkable piece by Brennan. Clean and thick lines made with ink and gouache, featuring a clown-like figure very different from the usual clowns existing for the kid's fun. The background complements the clown's attire. Christopher Mark Brennan...
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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Wood, Paper, Ink

The wild weeds Caroline Veith Contemporary drawing figurative art red colour
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint and ink on translucent paper Hand-signed and dated lower right
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2010s Contemporary Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Acrylic

The children of fire Haude Bernabé 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Ink and graphite on paper Signed, entitled and dated lower left by the artist
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2010s Outsider Art Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Graphite

Red and grey feathers- Parmis Sayous 21st Century drawing, Iranian artist
Located in Paris, FR
Pastel and acrylic ink on cardboard Created in 2019 in Paris, France Unique work Signed and dated by the artist on the back Parmis Sayous was born in 1982 in Teheran, Iran. Since 20...
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2010s Expressionist Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Cardboard, Ink

The prisoner - Lajos Szalay, 20th Century, Figurative drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Ink on paper Signed lower right by the artist Circa 1965 Unique work Framed This work was executed by the Hungarian artist circa 1965. Pablo Picasso said about Lajos Szalay : "He i...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

He who goes hunting... Caroline Veith Contemporary drawing red hunt war ink art
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint and ink on tracing paper Hand-signed and dated lower left
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2010s Contemporary Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Wake up ! Caroline Veith Contemporary art drawing red acrylic paint 21st Century
Located in Paris, FR
Mixed media on paper Hand-signed and dated lower left
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2010s Contemporary Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper, Acrylic

Metamorphosis III - Haude Bernabé, 21st Century, Contemporary Figurative Drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Ink and graphite on paper Signed, entitled and dated below
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2010s Outsider Art Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Graphite

Polymorphisms II - Haude Bernabé, 21st Century, Contemporary Figurative Drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Ink and graphite on paper Signed, entitled and dated below
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2010s Outsider Art Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Graphite

James Ellroy (Black Dahlia)
Located in Morton Grove, IL
ink and watercolor on paper
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1990s Contemporary Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

18th century ink study for the Leveson-Gower Children
Located in London, GB
Collections: J. Goodfriend, USA. Brown wash and pencil on laid paper Framed dimensions: 13.25 x 11.75 inches This powerful drawing was made at the time that Romney was painting the famous group portrait of the Gower Children now in Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal. Romney was a bold and incisive draughtsman who made numerous rich brown ink studies, principally for historical compositions; by contrast, comparatively few studies linked directly to his portraits survive. The existence of a group of studies for the Gower Children underscores its importance to Romney. The sitters were the five youngest of the eight children of Granville, 2nd Earl Gower who, at the time the portrait was commissioned, was President of the Council in Lord North’s government and one of the best-connected and most influential people in England. The present drawing which is a large scale treatment of the composition in its final form perfectly distils Romney’s conceit: the younger children dancing whilst their elder sister, in the guise of a Bacchante plays the tambourine. The bold and dramatic study underlines both the artistic confidence and classical grandeur Romney gained during his trip to Italy between 1773 and 1775. The commission from Granville, 2nd Earl Gower to paint five of his children came shortly after Romney’s Continental tour. The initial idea, as represented by the present drawing, seems to have been to paint Lady Anne, the figure on the right of the composition playing the tambourine, who was the youngest of Gower’s first four children by his second wife Lady Louisa Egerton and who married the Rev. Edward Vernon Harcourt, later Archbishop of York, with three of her younger half-siblings by Gower’s third wife, Lady Susanna Stewart: at the left Lady Georgina, who became Countess of St Germans following her marriage to the Hon. William Eliot; at the right Lady Charlotte Sophia, later Duchess of Beaufort and in the centre Lady Susanna, later Countess of Harrowby. Romney added a fifth child to the finished portrait, Gower’s son: Lord Granville, later created Viscount Granville and Earl Granville. In Italy Romney had produced a large number of studies of classical antiquities and old master paintings. The commission from Gower offered Romney the opportunity to explore a complex multi-figural group, putting into practice the kind of ambitious classical quotations that Reynolds was currently exploiting. In 1773 Reynolds had completed the remarkable group portrait of the Montgomery Sisters, now in the Tate Gallery, London, which showed them adorning a herm of the Roman god Hymen; the composition used a garland to link the three figures who were shown in classical costume dancing at the foot of a Roman sculpture. Scholars have long pointed to a similar sources for the two compositions: the works of Nicolas Poussin. Whilst the Montgomery Sisters is based, in part, on a Bacchanal now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, the Gower Children has always been associated with Poussin’s Dance to the Music of Time, now in the Wallace Collection, London. It seems more likely that Romney was looking to an antique source in the form of the Borghese Dancers, a Roman relief, then in Palazzo Borghese in Rome. Romney would have seen the relief of interlocking, dancing maidens and would also have known Guido Reni’s Aurora...
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18th Century Old Masters Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pencil

Portrait of Condottière
Located in PARIS, FR
Attributed to Léon COGNIET Paris 1794 -1880 Portrait of Condottière Pen and brown ink 10,5 x 8cm 30 x 25cm framed Period frame
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Mid-19th Century French School Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

Polymorphisms IV - Haude Bernabé, 21st Century, Contemporary figurative drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Ink and graphite on paper Signed, dated and entitled lower left
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2010s Outsider Art Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Graphite

Hind and lion - Lajos Szalay, 20th Century, Figurative drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Ink on paper Unique work Signed lower right by the artist This work was executed by the Hungarian artist circa 1970. Pablo Picasso said about Lajos Szalay : "He is the best designe...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

The guardian of the temple Haude Bernabé 21st Century drawing Africa pastel
Located in Paris, FR
Ink on paper Signed and dated lower left
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2010s Contemporary Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Untitled (Abstract Angel Gabriel)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Untitled (Abstract Angel Gabriel) Year: Circa 1980 Medium: Ink on heavy archival paper Size: 18.5 x 22 inches Condi...
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1980s Surrealist Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

The Moonslayer - Parmis Sayous 21st Century drawing Iranian contemporary painter
Located in Paris, FR
Pastel and India ink on cardboard Created in 2019 in Paris, France Unique work Signed by the artist Parmis Sayous was born in 1982 in Teheran, Iran. Since 2015, She has lived and wo...
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2010s Expressionist Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, India Ink, Cardboard

The evening gold Haude Bernabé 21st Century drawing Africa Contemporary art ocre
Located in Paris, FR
Triptyc : Ink on paper Signed and dated lower right by the artist
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2010s Contemporary Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Untitled - Parmis Sayous 21st Century drawing, Iranian contemporary painter
Located in Paris, FR
Pastel and India ink on cardboard Created in 2019 in Paris, France Unique work Signed by the artist Parmis Sayous was born in 1982 in Teheran, Iran. Since 2015, She has lived and wo...
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2010s Expressionist Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, India Ink, Cardboard

Nude Young Woman Modernist ink drawing
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Portrait of a young woman, ca. 1935. Ink on paper, measuring 8.5 x 11 inches. Signed lower right. Unframed...
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1930s American Realist Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Nude Young Woman Modernist ink drawing
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Portrait of a young woman, ca. 1935. Ink on paper, measuring 8.5 x 11 inches. Signed lower right. Unframed...
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1930s American Realist Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

'Red Lips And Yellow Bird' Portrait Original Drawing On Paper by Devie
Located in Carmel, CA
Inspired by the theatre world, Devie had retained her own unique drawing strokes. Her works reflect an approachable other-worldliness. She paints a story to be told and answered. Wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper

The grand father - Lajos Szalay, 20th Century, Figurative drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Ink on paper Unique work Signed, dated 1973 and situated NY lower right by the artist This work was executed by the Hungarian artist in 1973 while he was living in New York, USA. P...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Odes to the sun - Lajos Szalay, 20th Century, Figurative drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Ink on paper Signed by the artist on the right Unique work Framed This work was executed by the Hungarian artist circa 1970. Pablo Picasso said about Lajos Szalay : "He is the grea...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Martyn Green as Lord Chamberlain in "Iolanthe"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Cardstock Signature: Signed Center Right Approximate Date: Jan. 12, 1948 Drawing by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Martyn Green as the Lord Chamberlain in G...
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1940s Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

'Tweets of my bird' Original Portrait Drawing by Devie
Located in Carmel, CA
Inspired by the theatre world, Devie had retained her own unique drawing strokes. Her works reflect an approachable other-worldliness. She paints a story to be told and answered. Wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper

'Portrait Of A Woman' Pen & Ink & Acrylic Original Drawing By Devie
Located in Carmel, CA
Inspired by the theatre world, Devie had retained her own unique drawing strokes. Her works reflect an approachable other-worldliness. She paints a story to be told and answered. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper

Metamorphosis I - Haude Bernabé, 21st Century, Contemporary Figurative Drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Ink and graphite on paper Signed, entitled and dated below
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2010s Outsider Art Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Graphite

"A Woman With A Dog" Pen And Ink & Acrylic on Handmade Paper, Framed
Located in Carmel, CA
Inspired by the theatre world, Devie had retained her own unique drawing strokes. Her works reflect an approachable other-worldliness. She paints a story to be told and answered. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper

The blue pose - Parmis Sayous 21st Century drawing, Iranian painter
Located in Paris, FR
Pastel and India ink on cardboard Created in 2019 in Paris, France Unique work Signed by the artist Parmis Sayous was born in 1982 in Teheran, Iran. Since 2015, She has lived and wo...
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2010s Expressionist Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, India Ink, Cardboard

Untitled - Parmis Sayous 21st Century drawing, Iranian contemporary painter
Located in Paris, FR
Pastel and India ink on cardboard Created in 2019 in Paris, France Unique work Signed by the artist Parmis Sayous was born in 1982 in Teheran, Iran. Since 2015, She has lived and wo...
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2010s Expressionist Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, India Ink, Cardboard

" Woman & Bird" Acrylic And Ink Portrait Original Drawing On Paper by Devie
Located in Carmel, CA
Inspired by the theatre world, Devie had retained her own unique drawing strokes. Her works reflect an approachable other-worldliness. She paints a story to be told and answered. Wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper

Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Ink on Paper Drawing - Profile Flying 446.003
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Flying 446.003 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Ink on Paper Drawing Profile Flying 446.003 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collages and paintings of...
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1970s Contemporary Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Board

"The Lady With The Sparkling Eyes" by Devie
Located in Carmel, CA
Inspired by the theatre world, Devi had retained her own unique drawing strokes. Her works reflect an approachable other-worldliness. She paints a story to be told and answered. The...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Handmade Paper

Red Lips - Ink & Acrylic Drawing Portrait Women On Paper By Devie
Located in Carmel, CA
Inspired by the theatre world, Devie had retained her own unique drawing strokes. Her works reflect an approachable other-worldliness. She paints a story to be told and answered. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper

"Femme fatale" by Devie
Located in Carmel, CA
Inspired by the theatre world, Devie had retained her own unique drawing strokes. Her works reflect an approachable other-worldliness. She paints a story to be told and answered. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper

"Wavy Hair" by Devie
Located in Carmel, CA
Inspired by the theatre world, Devie had retained her own unique drawing strokes. Her works reflect an approachable other-worldliness. She paints a story to be told and answered. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper

"Gentle soul" by Devie
Located in Carmel, CA
Inspired by the theatre world, Devie had retained her own unique drawing strokes. Her works reflect an approachable other-worldliness. She paints a story to be told and answered. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper

"A Mirror To The Soul" by Devie
Located in Carmel, CA
Inspired by the theatre world, Devie had retained her own unique drawing strokes. Her works reflect an approachable other-worldliness. She paints a story to be told and answered. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper

'Woman With Yellow Bird' Original Drawing Acrylic And Ink On Paper
Located in Carmel, CA
Inspired by the theatre world, Devie had retained her own unique drawing strokes. Her works reflect an approachable other-worldliness. She paints a story to be told and answered. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper

"A Woman With A Dog" Framed
Located in Carmel, CA
Inspired by the theatre world, Devie had retained her own unique drawing strokes. Her works reflect an approachable other-worldliness. She paints a story to be told and answered. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper

"A Woman With A Dog" Framed
"A Woman With A Dog" Framed
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"Dark Eyes Dark Lips" Acrylic and Ink On Paper Framed
Located in Carmel, CA
Inspired by the theatre world, Devie had retained her own unique drawing strokes. Her works reflect an approachable other-worldliness. She paints a story to be told and answered. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Handmade Paper, Acrylic

Abstract Silhouette Hat Portraits - Female Illustrator of Golden Age
Located in Miami, FL
115 years after they were created, one can view these silhouettes differently than the artist’s intent. After all, the genesis of this work was an editorial illustration for Life Magazine to showcase elaborate women’s hats. They were done for a commercial assignment with a deadline, and picky editors were overseeing the final work. Today, they have a dual meaning. These charming silhouettes are abstractions as much as they are representations. Moreover, each one is a compact little gem stuffed with observational detail. Golden Age female illustrator Jesse Gillespie's mastery of technical skill, is apparent in minute details and composition. Young women, old women, pendants, necklaces, feathers, and laced vails all contribute to the works understated complexity. The identity of the subjects are revealed by small areas of exposed neck and chin. As the viewers eyes goes from left to right - all six silhouettes read as fashion hieroglyphs in a sentence with a visual rhythm and cadence. . Initialed JG lower right., Matted but not framed. Published: Life Magazine, March 17th, 1910. Provenance: Honey and Wax Bookstore ________________________________ From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jessie Gillespie Willing (March 28, 1888 – August 1, 1972) was an American illustrator during the Golden Age of illustration. She was considered the foremost silhouette illustrator of her time, although she did traditional illustration as well. Willing illustrated for books and magazines including Life, The Ladies' Home Journal, Woman's Home Companion, Mother and Child, McClure's Magazine, Childhood Education, the Sunday Magazine, Association Men (the magazine of the YMCA), Farm and Fireside, Every Week, Children: The Magazine for Parents (which became Parents Magazine), and the American Magazine. She is perhaps most well known for her work for the Girl Scouts. Early life Willing was born in Brooklyn on March 28, 1888 to John Thomson Willing (August 4, 1860 – July 8, 1947)[1][2] and Charlotte Elizabeth Van Der Veer Willing (December 1, 1859 – March 4, 1930).[3] Thomson Willing was a noted illustrator and art editor. He was also well known for finding new artistic talent. Jessie Willing was the eldest of three children. Her brother Van Der Veer (November 30, 1889 – January 14, 1919), who died of pneumonia at the age of 29, was an advertising agent.[4] Her sister Elizabeth Hunnewell Willing (July 26, 1908 – August 15, 1991) was one of the first women to graduate from the Philadelphia Divinity School.[5][6] Elizabeth married the Rev. Orrin Judd, rector of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, on September 22, 1931, and was active in church work.[citation needed] The Willing family moved to the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia in 1901 or 1902. Jessie Willing attended the Stevens School, from which she graduated in 1905. She then went on to attend the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts from 1906 to 1907.[7][8] Career Willing used her middle name Gillespie as her professional surname. She also often signed her illustrations J.G.[9] The story goes that the art editor of Life magazine was in Thomson Willing's office when he was the art editor of the Associated Sunday Magazine syndicate. Thomson Willing had some of Jessie's artwork on his desk, which the Life editor saw and admired. He asked for the artist's information so that he could give her freelance work. Thomson Willing did not want to be accused of nepotism so he persuaded Jessie to use Jessie Gillespie as her professional name, which she did.[10][11] In addition to her extensive illustration work, Willing was also the editor of Heirlooms and Masterpieces from 1922 to 1931 and the art editor of Jewelers' Circular-Keystone from 1933 to 1939.[12] She specialized in jewelry publicity and advertising. In 1966 she won the Gold medal of the Printing Week Graphic Arts Exhibit in Philadelphia for her Christmas catalog for J.E. Caldwell Co., Philadelphia. Willing was a member of the Plastic Club of Philadelphia,[13] the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) and the National Arts Club of New York.[14] She was an honorary life member of the National Arts Club[15] and served on its Board of Governors from 1941-1970. In 1963, she received the Gold Medal of the National Arts Club in recognition of 32 years of selfless devotion.[15] Additionally, she was the national director of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) from 1943 to 1946.[15] Previous to this she served as the Program Chairman of the AIGA and in that position she put together a travelling exhibit on the "history of narrative art from the first recorded picture story to the comic book of the twentieth century."[16][17] Illustrations in books With Tongue and Pen--Frederick Bair, et al. (MacMillan, 1940) Masoud the Bedouin--Alfred Post Carhart (Missionary Education Movement, 1915) The Path of the Gopatis--Zilpha Carruthers (National Dairy Council, 1926) The Schoolmaster and His Son: A Narrative of the Thirty Years War--Karl Heinrich Caspari (Lutheran Publication Society, 1917) On a Rainy Day--Dorothy Canfield Fisher and Sarah Scott Fisher (A.S. Barnes and Co., 1938) Book of Games for Home, School and Playground--William B. Forbush and Harry R Allen...
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1910s Victorian Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Head of a Young Girl - Kiki de Montparnasse
Located in Miami, FL
Léonard Tsugouharu FoujitaFujita Tsuguharu?, November 27, 1886 – January 29, 1968) was a Japanese–French painter and printmaker born in Tokyo, Japan who applied Japanese ink techniqu...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Ink Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink

Ink portrait drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Ink portrait drawings and watercolors available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add portrait drawings and watercolors created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of orange, blue, purple, yellow and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Mino Maccari, Devie Elzafon, Leo Guida, and Alberto Ziveri. Frequently made by artists working in the Modern, Contemporary, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Ink portrait drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available Prices for portrait drawings and watercolors made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $49 and tops out at $448,500, while the average work can sell for $629.

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