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Medium: Paint
Ruth Kraker, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Ruth Kraker (P5.46), Year: 1944, Medium: Ink, Watercolor and Crayon on Paper, Size: 12 x 9 in. (30.48 x 22.86 cm), Description: Rende...
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1940s Impressionist Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Woman in Yellow, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Woman in Yellow (P5.26), Year: 1961, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 22 x 15 in. (55.88 x 38.1 cm), Description: Wearing a matchin...
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1960s Impressionist Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Seated Model, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Seated Model (P5.63), Year: 1961, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 14 x 18 in. (35.56 x 45.72 cm), Description: Seated in a folding...
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1960s Impressionist Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

ALEXANDER BEFELEIN San Diego California Crystal Pier Balboa 2021 watercolor ink
By Alexander Befelein
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Alexander Befelein "San Diego" 2021 Watercolor, ink, and pencil on paper 8 ¼ x 4 ¾ Inches Signed, titled, and dated in pencil in the lower margin
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2010s Contemporary Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Cardboard, Pencil

Black Girl Portrait - Gouache by Max Turner
Located in Pasadena, CA
A certain enigma surrounds Max Turner: he possesses both undeniable mastery and the humility of a great artist. Endowed with musicality and vibrancy in his brushwork, he remains a man of unassuming nature, far removed from the realm of trendy art galleries. His experience as an art instructor has sharpened his acuity for studying and capturing the essence of figure models, nurtured by his lifelong fascination with the human visage. In this gouache portrait, one can sense that with each stroke, he repeats a gesture as if it was the very first time, capturing that fleeting fraction of a second, an emotion, a secret of his subject to infuse into his canvases. One can feel the artist’s pleasure...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Ocellated Crake, realist gouache on paper miniature bird portrait, 2020
Located in New York, NY
Dina introduces a sense of movement to her gouache Bird by Bird series with her miniature portrait, Ocellated Crake. Wings spread, beaks open wide, and legs hover in the air. This dy...
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2010s Realist Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Lady, Watercolor and Graphite Painting of a Female in Muted Browns
Located in Chicago, IL
The loose brushstrokes and minimal graphite outline of this unknown female convey a sense of calmness. She is painted in muted browns and matted in a heavy mat measuring 16h x 14w inches. This artwork is unframed. Contact gallery for framing request. Eduardo Alvarado Lady Watercolor and pencil on paper 11.50h x 10.75w in 29.21h x 27.30w cm EDA009 EDUARDO ALVARADO b. Spain, 1972 EDUCATION 1990-95 Licenciado en BB AA La Facultad de BB AA de la UPV, Bilbao La Facultad de BB AA de San Fernando, Madrid SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2018 Casa del Libro, Logroño 2016 Casa de Cultura. Miranda de Ebro 2015 Casa de Cultura. Miranda de Ebro Galería Espiral, Noja 2014 Galerie d´Art Anne Broitman. Biarritz, France 2013 Galería de Arte-Centro Cultural (junto a Vesna Pavlovic). Novi Sad, Serbia Centro Cultural La Vidriera, Maliaño The Gallery of Contemporary Fine Arts (junto a Vesna Pavlovic). Nis, Serbia 2012 Gallery Seasons (junto a Vesna Pavlovic). Sofia, Bulgaria Gallery SKC (junto a Vesna Palovic). Belgrado, Serbia Manos para qué os quiero. Logroño Galería Espiral. Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, Santander Sala Asociación Artistas de Guipuzcoa (junto a Juan Carlos Cardesín), San Sebastian 2011 Galería Espiral, San Miguel de Meruelo Galería Jovan Popovic (junto a Vesna Pavlovic). Opovo, Serbia Galería Veciti Trkac (junto a Vesna Pavlovic). Nis, Serbia Exit Art Gallery (Fundación Adolfo Dominguez...
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2010s Contemporary Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

Portrait. 1960s. Watercolor on paper, 29x25.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Portrait. 1960s. Watercolor on paper, 29x25.5 cm Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013) Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside. In 1947, she began her studi...
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1960s Impressionist Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Portrait. 1960s. Watercolor on paper, 22x20 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Portrait. 1960s. Watercolor on paper, 22x20 cm Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013) Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside. In 1947, she began her studies...
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1960s Impressionist Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Framed Late 19th Century Watercolour - Portrait of a Lady in Mourning
Located in Corsham, GB
A finely painted Victorian watercolour of a young lady in mourning, full length, seated in a chair. Beautifully presented in an elegant gilt-effect frame with rope-twist profile. Uns...
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Late 19th Century Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Davey - Late 19th Century Watercolour, Breton Woman
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderfully detailed study of a Breton woman dressed in a traditional lace cap. Her red shawl is beautifully painted with intricate detail. Well presented in an ornate gilt-effect ...
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Late 19th Century Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Woman sitting and smiling
Located in Genève, GE
Work on paper Gilded wooden frame with glass pane 46 x 37.5 x 2 cm
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic Gouache on Paper Drawing - Profile Solid 383.029
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Solid 383.029 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Colorful Acrylic and Gouache on Paper Drawing Profile Solid 383.029 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, coll...
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1970s Feminist Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Gouache

Portrait. 1960s. Watercolor on paper, 27, 5x20 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Portrait. 1960s. Watercolor on paper, 27,5x20 cm Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013) Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside. In 1947, she began her studi...
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1960s Impressionist Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Colorful Watercolor Portrait of Seated Female in Pink and Orange Striped Dress
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful watercolor portrait of seated female in a pink and orange striped dress by Mexican artist, Nadine Mayes. Signed by the artist in the bottom right corner and currently displ...
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20th Century Abstract Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pen

Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic Gouache on Paper Drawing - Profile Solid 383.044
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Solid 383.044 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Colorful Acrylic and Gouache on Paper Drawing Profile Solid 383.044 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, coll...
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1970s Feminist Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Gouache

Portrait. 1963, watercolor on paper, 26x18 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Portrait. 1963, watercolor on paper, 26x18 cm Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013) Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside. In 1947, she began her studies a...
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1960s Impressionist Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Blond Lady - Drawing by Henri Espinouze - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Blond Lady is a drawing in watercolor on paper realized in the 1950s by Henri Espinouze (1915-1982). The state of preservation is good. The artwork represented delicately a blond c...
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1950s Modern Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Girolamo Tubino After Raffaello, Sanzio Da Urbino La Velata
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This fine mid-19th-century watercolour by Italian artist Girolamo Tubino (1805-1879) is after ‘La Velata’ (Woman with a Veil) by Raphael (1483-1520),...
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1840s Old Masters Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

Muchacha de la Calle Montoro, 1974
Located in Miami, FL
Servando Cabrera Moreno Muchacha de la Calle Montoro, 1974 Plaka (Tempera) on paper 18 x 24 in
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1970s Modern Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Laid Paper, Tempera

Sans titre
Located in PARIS, FR
Oil and acrylic on paper original work circa 1960 H 74,5 x 56 x 3 cm (framed)
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1960s Abstract Geometric Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil, Acrylic

Influences #2
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed with the artist's initials and dated lower right Watercolor on Yupo paper, mounted to board From Steward's Influences Series Darius Steward is establishing himself as a mas...
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2010s Contemporary Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Colorful Watercolor Portrait of Seated Female in Blue and Pink Floral Dress
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful watercolor portrait of seated female in blue and pink floral dress by Mexican artist, Nadine Mayes. Signed by the artist in the bottom right corner and currently displayed ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pen

Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic Gouache on Paper Drawing - Profile Solid 383.072
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Solid 383.072 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Colorful Acrylic and Gouache on Paper Drawing Profile Solid 383.072 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, coll...
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1970s Feminist Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Gouache

Blue background Joanna Flatau Contemporary art portrait watercolor woman nude
Located in Paris, FR
Watercolor on paper Unique work Hand-signed by the artist Joanna Flatau was born in Varsaw, Poland. She graduated from Varsaw History of Arts University and from the Fine Arts Vars...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Siegfried
Located in London, GB
MAXWELL ARMFIELD, RWS. (1882-1972) Siegfried Signed, inscribed and dated l.c.: MAXWELL ARMFIELD/MDCCCCIV [1904] PARIS;SIEGFRIED/ACT III Pencil and watercolour Framed 24 by 16 cm., 9 ½ by 6 ¼ in. (frame size 42.5 by 34.5 cm., 16 ¾ by 13 ½ in.) Provenance: Fine Art Society, London, 1979. Born at Ringwood, Hampshire, of Quaker parents, his father being a milling engineer, Armfield studied at the Birmingham School of Art under Arthur Gaskin and Joseph Southall who taught him the tempera technique he was to practice for the rest of his life. In September 1902, after visiting Italy at the suggestion of Gaskin, he went to Paris, enrolling at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere and sharing a studio with three other students – Norman Wilkinson (also from Birmingham), Keith Henderson and the sculptor Gaston Lachaise. Returning to London the following year, he embarked on the series of one-man exhibitions that were henceforth to mark his career, showing first at Robert Ross...
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Early 1900s Pre-Raphaelite Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Head of a Gentleman sketch, mid modern
Located in Greenwich, CT
A superbly executed work, this work would have been done for reproduction in a book or magazine. Simkhovitch received quite a number of illustration jobs and could adapt his style t...
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Early 20th Century American Realist Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

"Woman in Pink Dress" Watercolor Painting 18" x 12" inch by Inji Efflatoun
Located in Culver City, CA
"Woman in Pink Dress" Watercolor Painting 18" x 12" inch by Inji Efflatoun Rare piece Not signed or dated. Fair condition. Inji Eflatoun pursu...
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20th Century Post-War Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Anthony
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Watercolor on paper
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Halston , Vogue Magazine Illustration, Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Signature: Published Vogue Italy Client Halston Double Signature Signed lower right Antonio Also signed Halston Graphic remarks were written in pencil by Halston. work is elegantly m...
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1980s Post-Impressionist Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Art Deco Woman before a Mirror - Vogue Magazine Artist
Located in Miami, FL
Fabled Vogue Magazine Cover Artist Eduardo Garcia Benito depicts a perfectly posed long-neck flapper with her reflection in a mirror, Her extrav...
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1920s Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Gouache

Great Great Grandpa's Grandpa
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Watercolor
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21st Century and Contemporary Feminist Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Watercolour study of a resting infant, possibly the artist's daughter
Located in Maidenhead, GB
William Henry Hunt OWS (1790-1864) (attrib.) Study of a resting infant Watercolour and graphite heightened with zinc oxide on paper 13.9 x 18.5 cm.; (within frame) 31.1 x 25.6 cm. Un...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Portrait of a Young Man by Victorian artist George Elgar Hicks
By George Elgar Hicks
Located in London, GB
GEORGE ELGAR HICKS (1824-1914) Portrait of a Young Gentleman Signed and dated 1858 Watercolour and bodycolour, oval 30 by 25 cm., 11 ¾ by 9 ¾ in. (frame size 50 by 41 cm., 19 ¾ b...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Great Grandfather's Father As A Baby In The Garden
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Watercolor
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2010s Contemporary Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Eiffel Tower with Maurice Chevalier. PARIS .
Located in CANNES, FR
James Rassiat ( 1909 -1998 ) . " la Tour Eiffel au bras de Maurice Chevalier " gouache on paper : 38 X 28 cm Framed : 51 X 41,5 cm
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Late 20th Century Art Deco Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Red Birch, disrupted realism, nature, woman, muted reds, mystery
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper paint charcoal collage Paper charcoal collage These collages were created first in the presence of a live model, working quickly, in charcoal and pastel, and again, later, alon...
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2010s Assemblage Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Magazine Paper

TYSON WINS BY A KNOCKOUT
Located in Portland, ME
Pollack, Bob (American, born 1936). TYSON WINS BY A KNOCKOUT. Original painting in acrylics on paper, 2023. Signed and dated within the image. 11 X 14 inches. Matted. In excellent c...
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2010s Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic

"Isadora Duncan (Blue), " Pen, Ink, & Watercolor signed by Abraham Walkowitz
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Isadora Duncan (Blue)" is an original mixed media drawing created by Abraham Walkowitz. It is made with pen & ink, graphite, and watercolor piece on cream paper. The artist signed t...
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1920s American Modern Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Graphite

Strange Patient - Drawing by Shokirov - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Strange Patient is a drawing realized by Shokirov in the 1980s. Waterclor and ink drawing on paper. Hand-signed on the lower right. The state of preservation is good. Th artwork...
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1980s Modern Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

The Roman Roots - Drawing by Yus - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
The Roman Roots is a drawing artwork realized by Yus in the 1990s. Waterclor and ink drawing on paper. Hand-signed on the lower right. The state of preservation is good. Th artwo...
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1990s Modern Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Portrait of Men - Original - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Men is an Artwork  realized by  the French Artist Gaston Charles Vuillier. Drawing-ink on paper.  The artist wants to define a well-balanced composition, through precis...
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Late 19th Century Modern Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

K & K Hof Atelier Pietzner, Family Portrait In A Garden Setting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 20th-century mixed media by K & K Hof Atelier Pietzner of Vienna depicts a respectable family within a neoclassical garden setting. With the advent of photography, afflue...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Photographic Paper

Portrait of a Child -Drawing by G.C. Vuillier - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a Child is an Artwork  realized by  the French Artist  Gaston Charles Vuillier. Gouache on paper. 
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Late 19th Century Modern Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Board Painting - Profile Landscape 438.028
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.028 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Colorful Acrylic on Board Painting Profile Landscape 438.028 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collag...
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1970s Feminist Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Board

Inquisitive Man with Long Neck - Giraffe Man. Humor Cartoon
Located in Miami, FL
Giraffe Man. A man's acute inquisitive nature creates an unexpected physical change. Initialed R. T. lower left . Framed under glass. Framed size 13.5 x 10.38 Source: Biography f...
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1950s Surrealist Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Self Portrait #1, colorful gestural abstracted portrait
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on paper About Tom Bennett: With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett creates representational images of human figures and animals, emphasizing movement in a manner reminiscent of Lucien Freud, Edgar Degas and the photographer Eadweard Muybridge. Elongated and blurry, the horse racing up a hill (Canter Fritz, 2002) and the sinister cat landing a leap (Chien Blanc, 1998) elicit a sense of foreboding enhanced by Bennett’s somber palette; his female figures too reflect a grim sense of humor with their distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint. Classically trained as a painter, he initially worked in oil on canvas but discovered that monotype printing enabled him to “literally push the image around,” creating an essential element of motion. To overcome the limited scale of monotypes, however, he switched to painting on slick-surfaced plastic. Tom Bennett’s practice is rooted in the classical tradition where painting and drawing from life is highly regarded. Bennett’s work is heavily influenced by Francis Bacon, Frank Auberbauch and foremost his father, Harry Bennett, who was also an artist. Tom’s time living abroad in Spain and traveling through Eastern Europe and Africa provided the artistic freedom to explore many of the techniques and subject matter that continue to define his practice. Bennett was born and raised in Connecticut. His mediums include monotypes, oil on paper, canvas or styrene board. In a technique that Tom started over 4 years ago, several of his monotypes have been painted over with oil paint using a palette knife, brush, or his fingers to re-purpose the underlying image. These works are a testament to Bennett’s ability to quickly and concisely compose an image with expressive brush strokes, foreshortened figures and expertly rendered light. Tom’s work has been featured in group and solo exhibitions worldwide. Bennett lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. He is currently represented by Tabla Rasa...
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2010s American Modern Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil, Paper, Monotype

Framed 20th Century Watercolour - Portrait of a Young Man
Located in Corsham, GB
Watercolour with gouache. Finished with a thin layer of gum Arabic. Well presented in a decorative 20th century frame with gilt motifs and internal linen slip. Signed with the artist...
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20th Century Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Robert Taylor Pritchett (1828-1907) - Watercolour, Maria Van De Toorn
Located in Corsham, GB
Presented in a painted black frame. Signed and inscribed. On paper.
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Late 19th Century Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Studies - Drawing - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Studies" is an original drawing in tempera and watercolor on paper, realized by an in the early 20th Century and attributed to Augusto Monari . The state of preservation of the a...
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20th Century Modern Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera, Watercolor

Springtime - Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - 1905
Located in Roma, IT
Springtime is an Ink and Watercolor realized by Pierre Georges Jeanniot in 1905, for the magazine "Rire". Good condition on a yllowed paper. Stamp signed on the lower riht corner. ...
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Early 1900s Modern Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

The Baby - Drawing by Augusto Monari - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Baby is a Drawing in pencil, watercolor, and white lead realized by Augusto Monari in the Early-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions, including a ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Watercolor

The Couple - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
The Couple is a watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1940 ca. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989...
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1940s Modern Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Ink

The Shoot - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The Shoot is a watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Monogrammed on the lower margin. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 19...
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20th Century Contemporary Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil, Watercolor

Continental School 19th Century Watercolour - Old Man with A Beret
Located in Corsham, GB
A finely painted portrait depicting a bearded gentleman wearing blue and gold robes. Unsigned. Presented in a light wooden frame. On paper.
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19th Century Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Art Deco Vogue Magazine Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco "Mademoiselle X" story illustration for Vogue February 1, 1934, watercolor and ink, reverse signed in pencil "Benito for Madame X," pencil inscription "Feb.1, 1934 / Page 51 / 316," accompanied by corresponding issue of Vogue magazine...
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1930s Art Deco Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

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

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Paper, Watercolor

English School 19th Century Watercolour - Portrait of the Earl of Strafford
Located in Corsham, GB
Fine English School watercolour of the Earl of Strafford. Inscribed to the lower margin 'El Strafford. C.N (collection number) 1798 Windsor'. Mounted in a distressed black and gilt f...
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19th Century Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

The sentinels Haude Bernabé Contemporary art drawing African art nature animal
Located in Paris, FR
Watercolour and ink on paper Unique work Hand-signed and entitled lower left by the artist
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2010s Contemporary Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Young Elegant Lady In A Hat, Nocturne
Located in PARIS, FR
François Clément SOMMIER, known as Henry SOMM Rouen 1844 - Paris 1907 Young Elegant woman in hat, nocturnal Watercolor Signed lower right 32 x 21 cm 50 x 40 cm framed Very good cond...
Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Paint Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

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