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Medium: Paper
"Joy Of Life" Ink On Paper Original Drawing 2010 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 Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Handmade Paper, Ink

Balloon, Flying Machine, Drawing, Work on Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Tan, Yellow
Located in Riverdale, NY
Balloon is an original Ink and Watercolor Pencil drawing on paper. It is 16x24, unframed. It is an invented flying machine idea imagined by Pastuszka. As the bicycle is pedaled, t...
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2010s Contemporary Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper, Color Pencil

Signed Giovanni Colacicchi Female Portrait 1950s pencil pen on paper
Located in Florence, IT
The drawing, signed at the right Colacicchi, is a pen and pencil on paper portrait of a gloomy lady with vaporous hair. It belongs to the 1950s during the time that Colacicchi had a ...
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1950s Other Art Style Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper, Pen

Iris 5, Ellen William, Original Pencil Drawing, Minimalist Floral Still Life Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Iris 5 [2021] original Coloured pencil on 150gsm paper Image size: H:30 cm x W:20 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:30 cm x W:20 cm x D:0.01cm Sold Unfra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil

Sailors in Marseille
Located in London, GB
'Sailors in Marseille', gouache on art paper, French School (circa 1960s). Ever since the 6th century, there have been fishermen selling their catch in the Old Port of Marseille while sailors from visiting vessels have always enjoyed a night on the town. Today the Old Port is the city’s beating heart, a vital part of Marseille. In this work, the artist depicts a solo French sailor crossing paths with his American counterpart. The Frenchman sports his cap with iconic pom pom rouge while the American sailor is dressed in his white 'Cracker Jack...
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1960s Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Mother and Child - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Mother and Child is an original China Ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th Century. Good condition on a yellowed paper, some sketches on the back. Hand-signed by the ar...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

Woman - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is an original China Ink Drawing and Watercolour realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th Century. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Hand-signed by the artist with pencil. Min...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Nude 1664, David Jones, Original Drawing, Figurative Portraiture Artwork, Black
Located in Deddington, GB
Off white – Daler Rowney best quality cartridge paper. Supplied with mount. Size: H:50 cm x W:40 cm David Jones, artist draws Matisse style life drawings. David Jones framed and un...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pen

Indian Woman, Ink & Wash on Paper, Black and White Sketch “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Gouranga Beshai - Untitled - 11 x 8.5 inches ( unframed size ) Watercolour on Paper ** Shipped in roll form. Style : Drawing inspiration from Hemen Mazumdar, Gouranga too has fash...
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2010s Contemporary Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, India Ink, Paper, Archival Ink

Portrait of an African - Collage
Located in Miami, FL
Mixed media on paper, 1990, signed 'Ivan Chermayeff' and dated lower right, titled lower left. 30 x 22 in. (sheet), 36 x 28 in. (frame). Provenance:The artist, Art Planning Consult...
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1990s Abstract Geometric Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Found Objects, Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Chinese Lunar New Year Painted Scroll
Located in Chicago, IL
In celebration of the lunar new year festival, it was traditional all over China to hang special decorations. In a city called Wuqiang, local artists made lacquer scroll paintings laden with symbolism. This framed and finely rendered 19th century folk painting from Wuqiang features an imperial court official and his family dressed in their best silks. The young boy is dressed in a wonderfully patterned yellow robe to offer Shou Xing...
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Mid-19th Century Qing Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Lacquer, Paper, Pigment

Mother and Child - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Mother and Child is an original Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th Century. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Hand-signed by the artist with pencil. Mino Maccari (...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

Girl - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Girl is an original Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th Century. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Hand-signed by the artist with pencil. Mino Maccari (1898-1989...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

The Girl - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Girl is an original pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Hand-signed by the artist with pencil. Mino Maccari (1898-...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Mother and Child - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Mother and Child is an original China Ink and Charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition on a yellowed check sheed. Hand-signed by the artist wit...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Paper

French 18th Century Pastel Portrait
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 18th Century French pastel portrait on paper of a young lady in period dress in a 'feigned oval'. In gilt wood frame presented under glass. Very much of its period and similar ...
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Late 18th Century French School Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Paper, Crayon

Follower of Francis Wheatley, 19th century portrait of young maiden with flowers
Located in Harkstead, GB
A really charming, early 19th century portrait of a young maiden carrying a basket of flowers. The face is beautifully painted with a slight blush to her cheeks and striking touches ...
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Early 19th Century Romantic Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper, Watercolor

Japanese Art Ukiyo-e Figurative Painting, Karagoto of the Chojiya, Edo period
Located in Segovia, ES
Bijin-ga Series I (Nº1) Title: Karagoto of The Chojiya Head and bust portrait of the beautiful courtesan Karagoto, of the Chojiya House, who appears looking to her left while drying her right ear with the sleeve of her yukata (a fine summer garment, normally made of cotton that was normally used after bathing). The wide sleeve falls from her ear covering her right breast and leaving the left one uncovered. This image is part of the bijin-ga series (“Pretty women”) drawn by Mario BGil, based in the Kitigawa Utamaro woodblock print...
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2010s Edo Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon, Paper, Oil Crayon, Graphite

Signed Giovanni Colacicchi Nude Drawing Mid-20th ink on paper
Located in Florence, IT
The drawing, signed at the right bottom corner Colacicchi, is a ink on paper study of a Nude lady, portrayed while she’s folding on herself, with the head laying down, touching her t...
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Mid-20th Century Other Art Style Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

Japanese Art Ukiyo-e Figurative painting, Reflective Love, Edo period
Located in Segovia, ES
Bijing-Ga Series XII (Nº 12) Title: Reflective Love. Lovely portrait of a beauty looking over her shoulder. In Reflective Love (from the Utamaro...
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2010s Edo Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon, Paper, Oil Crayon, Graphite

UNTITLED (WOMAN THINKING)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original watercolor on paper. Hand signed on front by Tarkay. Sheet size 15 x 11 inches. Frame size approx 21 x 17 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenti...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

Study of a girl sitting and reading a book
By William Hoare
Located in Bath, Somerset
A study in red chalk of a girl sitting and reading a book. Red chalk on paper under glass in a giltwood and gesso frame. This small drawing has a sense of intimacy in the capturing of a moment where the sitter is seemingly unaware of being observed, unlike the feeling of formailty and self-awareness in a staged portrait sitting Provenance: Private collection, Somerset With J. Davey & Sons Ltd, Liverpool William Hoare...
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Late 18th Century English School Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk, Glass

Vinicja - Figurative drawing, Surrealist portrait, Black & white, Minimalism
Located in Warsaw, PL
LESZEK RÓZGA (1924-2015) He studied painting at Maria Skarbek-Kruszewska private atelier in 1945-46. In 1948, he began studies at the art school in Łódź (later: Academy of Fine Arts) in the studios of professors Władysław Strzemiński, Adam Rychtarski, Stefan Wegner and Ludwik Tyrowicz. He graduated with special award from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow in 1954. In 1958 he became a member of the Piąte Koło association ("Fifth Wheel...
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2010s Contemporary Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pencil, Paper

Portrait of a Woman in a Blue Shirt
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate drawing of a woman by Palo Alto artist Marilyn Thompson (American, 1927-2015). Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Acquired with a collection of her work. Presented in a new cream mat with foam-core backing. Paper size: 24.5"H x 19.75"W. A Northern California Artists and Musician. Marilyn Thompson (American, 1927-2015) was born in Santa Paula. California. She received an art degree from San Jose State in 1950, after which she worked for H. M. Gousha, for whom she drew many illustrations of missions and other California sites. From the mid-1970s on, she did freelance drawing and painting, with lots of commercial work (pamphlet illustrations, posters, custom birthday cards...
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1990s Photorealist Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

'The Red Headdress' by W. Worms
Located in London, GB
'The Red Headdress', pastel on art paper, by W. Worms (circa 1960s). A beautiful woman with contemplative expression and tender eyes is exquisitely portrayed by the artist. The treat...
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1960s Modern Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

French Art, Rococo Portrait, Oval, Pastel, Portrait of a Lady, Circle of Vivien
Located in Greven, DE
French School, Portrait of a Lady, Rococo, 18th Century, Fine drawing in Pastel/ Oil Pastel on Paper in the style of Vivien. The Lady might be a woman from Marie Antoinette's Court. It is part of a Pendant (see the other listing with the portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette...
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18th Century Rococo Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Gouache

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

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Paper, Watercolor

Woman - Watercolor by Nicola Simbari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is an original drawing mixed media on paper realized by Nicola Simbari in 1960 ca. With a design of a figure on the rear in pencil. In good conditions Nicola Simbari (San Lu...
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1960s Contemporary Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Profile of Woman - Original Pencil Drawing - 1818
Located in Roma, IT
Profile of a Woman is original drawing realized by unknown artist of the early 19th Century. Dated on the lower 1818 and with description in pencil on the lower left. Pencil drawin...
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1810s Modern Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper

Antique American Portrait Maiden Original Gold Frame Pastel Painting Marlatt
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original pastel painting oof a young maiden by listed American artist Hamilton Irving Marlatt. This beautiful painting comes housed in its original...
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1890s Realist Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Paper

Untitled (Man Undressing)
Located in New York, NY
Graphite on paper Signed, c.l. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now live...
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1970s Realist Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

1950s "Upclose Portrait" Mid Century Ink Portrait Drawing Pratt
Located in Arp, TX
Donald Stacy (1925-2008) New Jersey "Upclose Portrait" 1953 Ink on paper 14" x 16.5" unframed Signed and dated in pencil lower right Came from artist estate *Custom framing available...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Paper 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 Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

Portrait of Aiko
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Seiichi Hara (Japanese). Portrait of Aiko, 1972. Pencil, gouache on paper. Sheet measures 16 x 20 inches. Signed lower right and en verso. Custom frame of hardwood with welded steel ...
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1970s Abstract Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache, Pencil

When gods get involved #2 Haude Bernabé 21st Century drawing Africa mask yellow
Located in Paris, FR
Ink on paper Signed and dated lower right by the artist
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2010s Contemporary Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

Portrait of a Young Man Original Charcoal and Pastel French 18th Century
Located in London, GB
French School 18th Century Portrait of a Young Man Charcoal and pastel on paper Image size: 11 x 7 inches Contemporary gilt frame
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18th Century Rococo Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

When gods get involved #1 Haude Bernabé 21st Century Contemporary drawing Africa
Located in Paris, FR
Ink on paper Signed and dated lower right by the artist
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2010s Contemporary Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

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 Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Pastel Portrait of a Shakespearean Woman with Pearls
Located in Soquel, CA
Intricately detailed realist figurative pastel drawing of a woman in Shakespearean clothing by Palo Alto artist Marilyn Thompson (American, 1927-2015), 1989. The woman's pearl necklace and puffy sleeved garment, as well as each individual strand of her graying hair, are depicted in hyper-realist pastel on half tone paper. Signed and dated "Marylin Thompson 1989" in the lower right corner. Presented in a new cream mat with foam-core backing. Paper size: 24.75"H x 19.75"W Marilyn Thompson (American, 1927-2015) was born in Santa Paula. California. She received an art degree from San Jose State in 1950, after which she worked for H. M. Gousha, for whom she drew many illustrations of missions and other California sites. From the mid-1970s on, she did freelance drawing and painting, with lots of commercial work (pamphlet illustrations, posters, custom birthday cards...
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1980s Photorealist Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Paper

Japanese Art Ukiyo-e Figurative Painting, The courtese Hinakoto, Edo period
Located in Segovia, ES
Bijin-ga series XXI (Nº 21) Title: The courtese Hinakoto of the Hyôgorô House of Edo The courtesan Hinakoto is depicted by smoking tobacco. She takes the pipe delicately in her left hand and, in her right hand, she seems to be holding a “uchiwa” (rigid hand fan) that comes out from the bottom of the drawing, decorated with written calligraphy. Some strands of hair that fall on her temple and her scant clothing show that the painter has surprised her in a relaxed moment in which she does not lose her elegance and slenderness. This image is part of the bijin-ga series (“Pretty women”) drawn by Mario BGil, based in the Kitigawa Utamaro woodblock print...
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2010s Edo Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon, Paper, Oil Crayon, Graphite

Composition with Reading Girl by an Unknown Artist, Ink on Paper, Dated 1922
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unknown Swedish Artist Composition with Reading Girl inkl on paper indistinctly signed and dated Eric Eric SON? 1922 frame included
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1920s Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

Family Portrait - Original Pencil Drawing - 1853
Located in Roma, IT
Family Portrait is an original pencil drawing realized by an artist of 19th century in 1853. Good condition, mounted on a white cardboard passpartout (34x49 cm). Illegible signature.
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Mid-19th Century Modern Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper

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

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Paper, Charcoal

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

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Paper, Charcoal, Carbon Pencil

Portrait of Cecil Day Lewis 20th Century Original Chalk Drawing
Located in London, GB
Sir William Rothenstein 1872 - 1945 Portrait of Cecil Day Lewis Black and white chalk on paper Image size: 13 ½ x 9 inches Period gilt frame
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20th Century Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Paper

"Julius Caesar" original art for Penguin book cover
Located in Miami, FL
An uncanny and unexpected pose characterizes this work as Julius Ceasar warily looks over his shoulder and blood-stained toga. Signed lower right "M. Gl...
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1980s Contemporary Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper, Watercolor

African with Brian's Note
Located in Miami, FL
Mixed media on paper, 1990, signed 'Ivan Chermayeff' and dated lower right, titled lower left. 30 x 22 in. (sheet), 36 x 28 in. (frame). Provenance:The artist, Art Planning Consult...
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1990s Abstract Geometric Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Found Objects, Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Marilyn - Like No Other
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Charcoal and White Pastel on Canson Mitientes Pape Signature: Signed Lower Right Dimensions: 16.50" x 14.00," Unframed
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20th Century Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

"Vanity, " Charcoal Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
Mark Bradley Schwartz's (US based) "Vanity" is an original, handmade charcoal drawing that depicts the monochromatic portrait of a woman with lo...
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2010s Realist Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Vellum, Charcoal

1950s "Purple Head" Mid Century Oil and Pastel Portrait Original Drawing
Located in Arp, TX
Donald Stacy "Purple Head" c.1950s Gouache and oil pastel on paper 13.75" x 17" unframed Unsigned Came from artist's estate Donald Stacy (1925-2008) New Jersey Studied: Newark School of Fine Art The Art Students League Pratt Graphic Arts Center University of Paris 1953-54 University of Aix-en-Provence 1954-55 Faculty: Art Department of the New School Museum of Modern Art School of Visual Arts Stacy Studio Workshop Exhibitions: Grand Central Moderns George Wittenborn The New School Print Exhibitions, Chicago University of Oklahoma Honolulu Museum Monclair Museum Wisconsin State College Louisiana Art Commission Philadelphia Print...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Gouache

Portrait of a Woman in a Green Shirt -San Francisco Bay Area Figurative Movement
Located in Soquel, CA
Study of a woman in profile by San Francisco artist William Kirchner (20th Century). Signed and dated "W. Kirchner 67" in the lower right corner. Presented in a new charcoal grey mat with foam core backing. Paper size: 18"H x 12"W. Exhibitions, San Francisco 28th Annual Arts Festival 1974, Capricorn Asunder Gallery 1974, Nevada City...
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1960s American Impressionist Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Paper

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

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Paper, Watercolor

Boston Abstract Expressionist Hyman Bloom Original Pencil Drawing Martin Sumers
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a unique artwork. This is an original Hyman Bloom drawing of fellow artist and his very good friend Martin Sumers.I believe this was drawn at the “variations of a theme” at Sumers gallery in NYC. The last two photos show a poster and a card from their shows. it is not included in this listing, it is just for provenance. Provenance: Acquired from the Sumers estate collection. Hyman Bloom (March 29, 1913 – August 26, 2009) was a Latvian-born American painter. His work was influenced by his Jewish heritage and Eastern religions as well as by artists including Altdorfer, Grünewald, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Blake, Bresdin, James Ensor and Chaim Soutine. He first came to prominence when his work was included in the 1942 Museum of Modern Art exhibition "Americans 1942 -- 18 Artists from 9 States". MoMA purchased 2 paintings from the exhibition and Time magazine singled him out as a "striking discovery" in their exhibition review. His work was selected for both the 1948 and 1950 Venice Biennale exhibitions and his 1954 retrospective traveled from Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art to the Albright Gallery and the de Young Museum before closing out at The Whitney Museum of American Art in 1955. In a 1954 interview with Yale art professor Bernard Chaet, Willem de Kooning indicated that he and Jackson Pollock both considered Bloom to be “America’s first abstract expressionist”, a label that Bloom would disavow. Starting in the mid 1950s his work began to shift more towards works on paper and he exclusively focused on drawing throughout the 1960s, returning to painting in 1971. He continued both drawing and painting until his death in 2009 at the age of 9 Hyman Bloom (né Melamed) was born into an orthodox Jewish family in the tiny Jewish village of Brunavišķi in what is now Latvia, then part of the Russian Empire At a young age Bloom planned to become a rabbi, but his family could not find a suitable teacher. In the eighth grade he received a scholarship to a program for gifted high school students at the Museum of Fine Arts. He attended the Boston High School of Commerce, which was near the museum. He also took art classes at the West End Community Center, a settlement house. The classes were taught by Harold Zimmerman, a student at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, who also taught the young Jack Levine at another settlement house in Roxbury. When Bloom was fifteen, he and Levine began studying with a well-known Harvard art professor, Denman Ross, who rented a studio for the purpose and paid the boys a weekly stipend to enable them to continue their studies rather than take jobs to support their families. He took Bloom and Levine on a field trip to the Museum of Modern Art in New York, where Bloom was impressed by the work of Rouault and Soutine and began experimenting with their expressive painting styles. In the 1930s Bloom worked sporadically for the Public Works of Art Project and the Federal Art Project (WPA), He shared a studio in the South End with Levine and another artist, Betty Chase. It was during this period that he developed a lifelong interest in Eastern philosophy and music, and in Theosophy. He first received national attention in 1942 when thirteen of his paintings were included in the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) exhibition Americans 1942: 18 Artists from 9 States, curated by Dorothy Miller. MoMA purchased two of his paintings from that exhibition, and he was featured in Time magazine. The titles of his paintings in the exhibition reflect some of his recurring themes. Two were titled The Synagogue, another, Jew with the Torah; Bloom was actually criticized by one reviewer for including "stereotypical" Jewish images. He also had two paintings titled The Christmas Tree, and another titled The Chandelier, both subjects he returned to repeatedly. Another, Skeleton (c. 1936), was followed by a series of cadaver paintings in the forties, and The Fish (c. 1936) was one of many paintings and drawings of fish he created over the course of his career. Bloom was associated at first with the growing Abstract Expressionist movement. Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock, who first saw Bloom's work at the MoMA exhibition, considered Bloom "the first Abstract Expressionist artist in America." In 1950 he was chosen, along with the likes of de Kooning, Pollock, and Arshile Gorky, to represent the United States at the Venice Biennale. That same year Elaine de Kooning wrote about Bloom in ARTnews, noting that in paintings such as The Harpies, his work approached total abstraction: "the whole impact is carried in the boiling action of the pigment". In 1951 Thomas B. Hess reproduced Bloom's Archaeological Treasure in his first book, Abstract Painting: Background and American Phase, along with works by Picasso, Pollock, and others. Both de Kooning and Hess remarked on Bloom's expressive paint handling, a key characteristic of Abstract Expressionist painting. As abstract expressionism dominated the American art world, Bloom became disenchanted with it, calling it "emotional catharsis, with no intellectual basis." In addition, instead of moving to New York to pursue his career, he opted to stay in Boston. As a result he fell out of favor with critics and never achieved the kind of fame that Pollock and others did. He disliked self-promotion and never placed much value on critical acclaim. Many of Bloom's paintings feature rabbis, usually holding the Torah. According to Bloom, his intentions were more artistic than religious. He began questioning his Jewish faith early in life, and painted rabbis, he claimed, because that was what he knew. Over the course of his career he produced dozens of paintings of rabbis...
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20th Century Modern Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

I Love Lucy
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Charcoal and White Pastel on Canson MiTientes Paper Signature: Signed Lower Right Dimensions: 25.00" x 19.00" Unframed
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20th Century Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

Japanese Art Ukiyo-e Figurative Painting, Tomimoto Toyohina, Edo period
Located in Segovia, ES
Bijing-Ga series XXVII (Nº 27) Title: Tomomoto Toyohina Tomimoto Toyohina was a much sought-after geisha (entertainer) who performed narrative ballads accompanied by the shamisen. She was one of several non-prostitute beauties, including teahouse waitresses, whom Utamaro depicted repeatedly in the early to mid 1790s. She appears here with a brush in hand, dressed and combed with simple elegance. This composition is from a six-print series comprising half-length portraits of famous beauties (Famous beauties of Edo). Utamaro elevated Tomimoto Toyohina to the status of one of the three most renowned beauties of her age (together with Okita and Ohisa). She was from a prominent family of musicians that provided entertainment in the Yoshiwara. Toyohina’s appeal undoubtedly was as much due to her appearance as to her skills in singing, and Utamaro’s celebration of her would have further elevated the status of an already well-known lineage. This image is part of the bijin-ga series (“Pretty women”) drawn by Mario BGil, based in the Kitigawa Utamaro woodblock print...
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2010s Edo Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon, Paper, Oil Crayon, Graphite

SEDUCTRESS Signed Watercolor, Erotic Fashion Portrait, Modern Boudoir Art
Located in Union City, NJ
SEDUCTRESS is a unique original mixed media watercolor and graphite on paper, hand drawn and painted by the Dutch artist Nico Vrielink. SEDUCTRESS portrays a dark haired young woman wearing an off-shoulder evening gown and long elegant evening gloves looking sideways over her shoulder, seductively posing on a modern settee, her warm coral pink lipstick, rose lavender eye shadow and warm rose blushed cheeks enhancing her passionate mood. SEDUCTRESS is an erotic fashion portrait of expressive, modern boudoir art...
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1980s Contemporary Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Paper, Graphite, Watercolor

Steve Job, 2017
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

Man, 2017
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paper Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

Paper portrait drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Paper 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 blue, orange, purple, pink 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 Alberto Ziveri, Mino Maccari, Devie Elzafon, and Manuel Santelices. Frequently made by artists working in the Contemporary, Modern, 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 Paper 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 $628.

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