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Period: 1940s
Portrait of Man - Drawing in China Ink by Umberto Casotti - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Man is an original drawing in Cina ink realized by Umberto Casotti in 1947. signed on lower . sheet dimension: 30 x 22 cm. The state of preservation is good except for...
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1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Portrait of Jacques - Tempera and Watercolor on Paper by Jean Delpech - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
"Portrait of Jacques" is an original drawing in tempera and watercolor on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1916-1988). The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet ...
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1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Gloom - Original Pencil Drawing by S. Goldberg - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Gloom is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Simon Goldberg (1913-1985). Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right. The state of preservation is very good. aSheet dim...
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Contemporary 1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Portrait - Original Pencil Drawing by T. Gertner - 1941
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper, realized by Tibor Gertner in 1941. The signature of the artist and the date is present in pencil on the lower right c...
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Modern 1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Sleeping Girl - Charcoal Drawing and watercolor by S. Fontinsky - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Sleeping Girl is a black and white charcoal drawing realized by Serge Fontinsky (1887-1971) in the half of the 20th Century. The artwork represents a p...
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Contemporary 1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Portrait - Original Charcoal Drawing by Serge Fotinsky - 1943
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a black and white charcoal drawing realized by Serge Fontinsky (1887-1971) in 1943. Hand-signed and dated on the lower margin. The sheet is glued on passepartout (light...
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Contemporary 1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Woman with Black Mantel - Ink and Watercolor Drawing by F. David - 1949
Located in Roma, IT
Woman With Mantle is an original drawing on ivory glossy paper realized by Flor David in 1949. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower-left corner. This is an original ink and watercolored drawing representing a very beautiful portrait of a woman wrapped in a black mantel...
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Modern 1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

The Smoker (Portrait of Ottone Rosai) - Charcoal Drawing by M. Maccari - 1940/50
Located in Roma, IT
Nice charcoal and ink drawing on paper representing the famous italian painter Ottone Rosai smoking a cigarette. Signed in pencil lower right. Good conditions.
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Modern 1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Two Men Around a Table - 1940s - Paul-Franz Namur - Drawing - Modern
Located in Roma, IT
Two Men Around a Table is an original artwork realized by Paul-Franz Namur in the 1940s. Pencil on paper. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right margin. Passepartout and wood ...
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Modern 1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Lord David Cecil
Located in Douglas, Isle of Man
Albert Daniel Rutherston 1881-1953, was an English artist who painted, portraits, landscapes, illustrated books and designed stage sets. Two of his brothers were Sir William Rothenst...
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1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper

Portrait of a Man by Philadelphia artist Julius Bloch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Julius Thiengen Bloch (American, born Germany, 1888–1966) Portrait of a Man, c. 1943 Pencil on paper, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches FRAMED: 13 x 11 inches (approx.) This sketch comes direct...
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Realist 1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Glamorous Palm Beach Portrait with Sun Hat - Mid Century Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
The mid-century glamour portrait of an elegant, long-necked woman in silhouette with a straw sun hat. Signed and dated Grafstrom Palm Beach 1947 - Condition is good with some scatter...
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Impressionist 1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pen

Miss Twisty: Back to the City - Mid-Century Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
Miss Twisty is a story of a young girl who leaves the big city to spend time in the country. The book is filled with insight and humor. This work is a deftly rendered black-and-wh...
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Academic 1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Father and Son at the Beach - Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
Generations ahead of the pack, little-known Lorraine Fox developed a simple, charming and flat style that is emulated today but not equaled. Her work is rooted in sound academic trai...
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Feminist 1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Board

Lord Lithgow, Time magazine cover, March 16, 1942
Located in Miami, FL
Lord Lithgow, Time magazine cover, March 16, 1942 matted to 17.75 x 16.75 inches. Not framed. Pencil on paper
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Realist 1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Middle Eastern Man with Turban and Blue Cloak in Profile against Yellow
Located in Miami, FL
Portrait in primary blues and yellow of perhaps a Persian man. He is in profile set against a decorative yellow background with floral elements. The work...
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Modern 1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil

Woman with Head of Soldier in Background
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Possibly unpublished poster illustration, on the theme of ‘Stand by our Soldiers’. Based on the helmet design, this was likely illustrated in early 1940's. This features Mardee Hoff,...
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1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Good Housekeeping Magazine Cover, June 1947
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor on Paper Signature: Signed Lower Left Good Housekeeping Cover Illustration, June 1947
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1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Portrait of Bachoo, Countess Woronzow, 1946
Located in Miami, FL
Powerful pencil study of Bachoo, Countess Woronzow. Tchelitchew exaggerates the sitters features with abnormally large eyes for dramatic effect, Bachoo (Countess Bachoobai Woronzow-D...
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Surrealist 1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Studies of the Head of a Young Girl by Georges Manzana Pissarro - Drawing
Located in London, GB
Studies of the Head of a Young Girl by Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871-1961) Charcoal and colour crayon on paper 26.3 x 20.3 cm (10 ⅜ x 8 inches) Signed lower right, manzana. Pissarro...
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1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Color Pencil

Consolation, Collier's magazine illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Signed upper left
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Academic 1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Paper, Pencil

My Best Girl
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pastel on Board Dimensions: 26.50" x 18.50" Signature: Signed Middle Right Date: 1949
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1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Board, Pastel

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 Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

Ginger Rogers, circa 1948
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right This illustration is on 13.50" x 10.00" illustration board with a 8.00" x 5.00" image. Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Dancer & Actress Ginger Rogers...
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1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Class Struggle - Fay the Maid Dusts Henry Moore - New Yorker Magazine?
Located in Miami, FL
Mary Petty gained fame as a cover artist for The New Yorker, illustrating a fictional upper-class Manhattan family called the Peabodys. One of the main char...
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Modern 1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Drawing of George Kelly's "Craig's Wife"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Drawing by George Wachsteter (1911-2004), for the revival of George Kelly`s ...
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1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Drunk man at party, Golden Age of Hollywood
Located in Miami, FL
During the Golden Age of Hollywood no illustrator chronicled the great stars, pin-ups and good girls better than Jaro Fabry, Work is Framed i...
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Post-Impressionist 1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Portrait of a painter
Located in BLARICUM, NL
QUIRIJN VAN TIEL Rotterdam 1900-1967 Rhoon PORTRAIT OF THE PAINTER 1943 Watercolor on paper 68 x 53 cm. Signed and dated: lower right ‘Quirijn van T...
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Expressionist 1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

George Jessel, circa 1945
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Graphite on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Upper Right On illustration board, matted. The piece measures to 18.00" x 14.00" overall with an 8.00" x 6.00" image. Caricature by George...
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1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Illustration Board, Graphite

Zachary Scott & Musical Director, Harold Levey, (2)
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Center Right and Lower Left This piece is on 15.00" x 11.00" illustration board, each drawing measuring to 7.00" x 9.00." Includes the original invoice. Minor soiling, editors notations. Caricatures by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Zachary Scott...
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1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Walter Pidgeon
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right This piece is on 15.00" x 11.00" illustration board with the drawing measuring to 7.00" x 9.00." Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Walter Pidgeon for `U.S. Steel Hour: The Theatre Guild on the Air` studio audience program guide to promote his appearance as writer William Magee in the radio adaptation of the venerable comedy-mystery, `Seven Keys to Baldpate` (based on George M. Cohan`s play from Earl Derr Bigger`s novel) heard live over ABC Radio on...
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1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Ink, Pen

Arthur Margetson in "The Play's the Thing" & Molly Picon in "For Heaven's S
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Cardstock Signature: Signed Lower Right and Upper Left Each illustration is on 8.50" x 11.00" cardstock. Drawings by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Arthur M...
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1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pen

Frances Starr as Headmistress Sara Cantry in "The Young and Fair"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Cardstock Signature: Signed Lower Right Drawing by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Frances Starr as Headmistress Sara Cantry in the1948 Broadway drama `The Young and Fair` with Julie Harris...
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1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pen

Twins
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Belgian artist Miette Braive(1916-2000), was classically trained in Belgium, before moving to Paris to pursue her art career as first a student and then a contemporary of the French ...
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Cubist 1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite, Paper

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