20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

"Girl Posing" is an original drawing in pencil on paper, realized by an Anonymous Artist of the XX Century . The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet dimension...

"Subject Posing" is an original drawing in pencil on paper, realized by an Anonymous Artist of the XX Century . The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet dimensi...

"Don Quichote/Caricature" is an original pen drawing on cardboard, realized by an Anonymous French Artist of the XX Century . The state of preservation o...

Peter Paone, American (1936 - ) - Woman with Flower, Year: 1953, Medium: Gouache on Laid paper, signed and dated in pencil, Size: 12 x 12 in. (30.48 x 30.48 cm)

"Ear of Corn, Sioux", Mid Century Native American Portrait Beautiful mid century portrait titled "Ear of Corn, Sioux" by Robert Floodstrand (American, 19...

Portrait is a beautiful original pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper, realized by a French artist, Jacques Hirtz (1905-1988). Signed in pencil on the lower right margin. In good ...

Ira Moskowitz, Polish/American (1912 - 2001) - Wedding - I, Year: 1989, Medium: Ink on Paper, signed, Size: 13 in. x 10 in. (33.02 cm x 25.4 cm), Description: Rendered with soft lin...

Portrait is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Simon Goldberg (1913-1985). Hand-signed on the lower left, with sketches on the rear. The state of preservation is ver...

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...

Ira Moskowitz, Polish/American (1912 - 2001) - Artist and Nude Model - IV, Year: 1985, Medium: Ink on Paper, signed, Size: 13 in. x 10 in. (33.02 cm x 25.4 cm), Description: Ira Mo...

Portrait is an original drawing in watercolor on paper realized by Orfeo Tanburi in 1943, Hand-signed on the lower right. The State of preservation is very good Sheet dimension: 27.5x 21cm. Imncluded a Passepartout: 49 x 34 cm. The artwork represents a portrait of a thinking woman, skillfully depicted by quick and confident strokes. the artwork is characterized by well-balanced harmony. Orfeo Tanburi(1910 - 1994) was Italian artist, in 1936 he went for the first time to Paris where he came into contact with some of the most important painters of the time and discovered the painting of Paul Cézanne. Back in Italy he collaborated with Roman theaters and was commissioned to decorate the atrium of the EUR theater; participates in the Rome Quadrennial and the following year at the Venice Biennale where he has the opportunity to meet the writer Curzio Malaparte...

Ira Moskowitz, Polish/American (1912 - 2001) - Rabbi with Book - III, Year: circa 1989, Medium: Ink on Paper, signed, Size: 13 in. x 10 in. (33.02 cm x 25.4 cm), Description: Sitti...

Portrait is an original artwork realized by a French Modern artist in the middle of the XX Century. Original black marker on paper. Mint conditions. Fresh sketch depicting the fig...

Portrait is original pencil drawing on paper realized by Pierre Daboval. In very good condition. Signed in Capital letters on top right edge. Sheet di...

Watercolor portrait of a clown by Marjorie Blake (American, 1920-1994). Signed "Blake" in the lower left corner. Unframed. Marjorie May Gulley Blake wa...

Ira Moskowitz, Polish/American (1912 - 2001) - Trombone Player, Year: circa 1989, Medium: Ink on Paper, signed, Size: 13 in. x 10 in. (33.02 cm x 25.4 cm), Description: Holding the...

Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938) Study for "Le Cocher" carbon pencil on thin paper 14.5 x 13 cm In good condition Framed : 36.7 x 31 cm Provenance: Estate of the artist and...

Man In Profile is an original pencil drawing on ivory paper realized by Flor David in the 1950s. This is an original drawing representing an interesting male portrait. Good conditi...

Skillful and beautifully rendered pastel portrait of a handsome man, smartly dressed by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Textured...

Pencil on cream laid paper, 5 1/2 x 4 5/8 inches (140 x 118 mm). In fair condition with a dog-eared left-top corner, age tone, and some staining in purple ink on the verso (does not...

Ira Moskowitz, Polish/American (1912 - 2001) - Double Bass Player - I, Year: 1989, Medium: Ink on Paper, signed, Size: 13 in. x 10 in. (33.02 cm x 25.4 cm), Description: Playing hi...

David Becker Scorn charcoal on paper 40h x 30w in 101.60h x 76.20w cm DB0011 David Becker b. 1937 David H. Becker, painter, printmaker and educator, was born on August 16, 1937 in M...

Unknown Artist - Nobelman, Medium: Gouache on thin laid paper, Image Size: 3.5 x 2 inches, Size: 4 x 2.5 in. (10.16 x 6.35 cm)

Ira Moskowitz, Polish/American (1912 - 2001) - Couple in Mexico - I, Year: 1989, Medium: Ink on Paper, signed, Size: 13 in. x 10 in. (33.02 cm x 25.4 cm), Description: Ira Moskowit...

Ira Moskowitz, Polish/American (1912 - 2001) - Horn Player - II, Year: 1989, Medium: Ink on Paper, signed, Size: 13 in. x 10 in. (33.02 cm x 25.4 cm), Description: Sitting back and...

Image size is 11.60" by 9" Boris Deutsch (Lithuanian-American Modernist) was born in Krasnogorsk Lithuania june 4 1892 died in Los Angeles 1978. Entered the polytechnic school in rig...

A bit of a mystery scholarly sanguine drawing. Very well executed portrait of a Lady dated either 1904, 1907, or 1909 in Venice. It is signed but I cannot make it out. The paper meas...

Paysanne d’Egypte (Portrait of Egyptian Woman) is a beautiful drawing realized by the French artist Simone Leclercq-Beuvart, active in the second half of the 20th century. The artwo...

Nice charcoal and ink drawing on paper representing the famous italian painter Ottone Rosai smoking a cigarette. Signed in pencil lower right. Good conditions.

Leonor Fini Portrait, ca. 1960 Ink on paper 14.5 x 10 cm 5 1/2 x 4 in. 37.5 x 33 cm 14 1/2 x 13 in. (Frame included) Unique work Exhibition history: Leonor Fini: Small Faces, Apri...

Deux Baigneuses is an original artwork realized by Michel Simonidy in the first years of the XX Century. Pencil on paper. Passepartout included (cm 26.5 x 19). Mint conditions. V...

Self Portrait in Front of Easel Graphite on paper 4 x 9 inches (10.2 x 22.9 cm) $1,525 This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.

Woman laughing is an original artwork by Michel Simonidy. Mixed media, pastel drawing, and tempera on paper. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right. Includes passepartout. St...

Original watercolor on paper. Hand signed on front by Tarkay. Sheet size 12 x 9 inches. Frame size approx 18 x 15 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered. About the Artist: Itzchak Tarkay (Israeli, 1935–2012) was a painter known for his Post-Impressionist portraits done in watercolor and acrylic. Influenced by the work of both Henri Matisse and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Tarkay’s expressive, use of color lent a dream-like quality to his serigraphs, prints, and paintings. Born in 1935 in Subotica, Serbia, Tarkay and family settled in Israel after Allied forces freed them from a Nazi concentration camp during World War II. The artist went on to study at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem and later the Avni Institute of Art and Design in Tel Aviv. Later in life, Tarkay mentored younger Israeli artists, including Yaacov Agam and Yuval Wolfson...

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...

HANNA BAKUŁA (born in 1950) Polish painter, stage designer and writer. Bakuła graduated with honors from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, where she studied under such polish masters as J. Tarasin, E. Eibisch, A. Kobzdej. In 1981 she moved to New York and settled down on Manhattan. She painted, designed scenography and costumes for the avant-garde theatre "The Kitchen". These designs were praised by "The New York Times" as the best of the Off Broadway projects and won the first prize. She received a scholarship from the Guggenheim Foundation. In 1989 she came back to Poland. Since 1996 years Bakuła has organized Franz Schubert...

A fine and detailed Art Deco pencil, black, red and white chalk portrait of a young woman by Hubert Williams. The work dates to circa 1930 and is very skilful in its execution. A bea...

Lina – Pocasset August 6, 1934 Signed in pencil, u.r.; Also titled and dated in pencil, l.r. Graphite on paper 10.25 x 14.5 inches, sheet This work is offered by CLAMP in New Yor...

An expressive watercolour portrait of an elderly Italian man, holding a weathered smile directly at the viewer. Signed by the artist to the lower right. Well-presented in an attracti...

An expressive watercolour portrait of an Italian man, full of personality and fine facial details. Signed by the artist to the lower right. Well presented in an attractive gilt-effec...

Jean-Pierre Laurens (1875-1932) Study of a reading monk Pencil on paper 29.5 x 19 cm Stamp of the Jean-Pierre Laurens Estate on the lower right In quite good condition : crease and ...

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...

This is a beautiful sanguine chalk drawing portrait of a young woman, by Count Mario Grixoni, dated 1922. Executed by one of the leading artists of the day, it is a very striking and...

Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) “Guy au portrait de madame Descazeaux” / Guy (Bardone) in the portrait of Madame Descazeaux. Ink on paper laid down on matt board. Unsigned. Image siz...

An original watercolor painting by Westley "Wes" Olmsted. This work is currently featured in the exhibition Man of Extremes at Benjaman Gallery in Buffalo, NY. Westley G. Olmsted (1934-2011) was a painter and sculptor. He was born in Buffalo, New York, and was a distant relative Frederick Law Olmsted...

This drawing (charcoal pencil on paper, 49 x 62 cm) is definitely a live study of a female figure, depicted nude in a semi-recumbent pose resting on her arm reminiscent of that of an...

A beautiful and skillful pencil drawing by Gail Hodin-Reeves; her subject - watercolor painter and astrologer John Varley (1778-1842), taken from the orginal done by Varley's student...

An unusual scene with mystical narrative, showing a figure resting in a grassy park by trees, under a bright, moonlit sky. Rows of charmingly naive houses are seen beyond the trees. ...

A vibrant full length portrait of a young women, walking her dog through a field of dandelion on a blustery summers day. The artist has signed to the lower right-hand corner. inscrib...

Self Portrait sketching with Vignette in Profile Graphite on thin wove paper, c. 1940's Unsigned Condition: Small nicks in the right margin, not affecting the image Sheet size: 14 1/2 x 10 inches Provenance: Paul Cadmus Jon F. Anderson (1937-2018) Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, Margaret Hoening (1906–1998) was a painter and an etcher perhaps best known for her photographs as part of the PaJaMa photography collective. After attending Smith College, she settled in New York, where she pursued formal artistic training at the Art Students League. There, she met the artist couple Paul Cadmus and Jared French. In 1937, she married French, fifteen years her junior, who had spent the previous decade with Cadmus. The trio formed a tight bond, with Cadmus and French continuing their relationship. Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, Margaret Hoening (1906–1998) was a painter and an etcher perhaps best known for her photographs as part of the PaJaMa photography collective. After attending Smith College, she settled in New York, where she pursued formal artistic training at the Art Students League. There, she met the artist couple Paul Cadmus and Jared French. In 1937, she married French, fifteen years her junior, who had spent the previous decade with Cadmus. The trio formed a tight bond, with Cadmus and French continuing their relationship. Together, the three formed PaJaMa (a mashup of their first names, Paul, Jared, and Margaret). Using Hoening’s Leica, they captured themselves, their artist friends, and members of the gay community posing in artful tableaux on the beaches of Fire Island, Provincetown, and Nantucket over the following eight years. Those captured by their camera include the photographer George Platt Lynes; Cadmus’s sister and artist Fidelma; artist Bernard Perlin; and Monroe Wheeler, director of exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, among others. Though she produced few canvases, Hoening’s paintings demonstrate the influences of French and Cadmus, particularly with her adoption of the time-intensive, traditional medium of egg tempera that they championed. In the 1940s, the Frenches’ social circle continued to expand. They befriended the British author E.M. Forster, who stayed with them on his first trip to New York in 1947, spending a few days with them in Provincetown, and visiting them again in 1949. When Cadmus began a relationship with the young artist George Tooker in 1944, the trio became a foursome, with Tooker regularly vacationing with the group and appearing in PaJaMa’s photographs...

Untitled (Little Girl with an Umbrella), 1998 Watercolor on paper Sight: 19 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. Framed: 19 2/3 x 23 x 3/4 in. Signed lower right: Cecil '98

Figure is a modern artwork realized by Arturo Pagano in the 1980s. Watercolor drawings. Good conditions.

The SwordFish is a modern artwork realized by Arturo Pagano in the 1980s. Watercolor drawings. Good conditions.

HANNA BAKUŁA (born in 1950) Polish painter, stage designer and writer. Bakuła graduated with honors from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, where she studied under such polish maste...

Bernard Gussow 1881 -1957 Bernard Gussow was active/lived in New York, New Jersey / Russian Federation. Bernard Gussow is known for genre, landscape, figure, interior paintings. Ber...

An 80's style Art Deco work on paper of a Fashionable Lady by contemporary artist Erik Freyman. Collage with airbrush on paper, signed lower right.

HANNA BAKUŁA (born in 1950) Polish painter, stage designer and writer. Bakuła graduated with honors from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, where she studied under such polish maste...

Etude pour la Pologne is a modern artwork realized by Alfred Plauzeau in the Early-20th Century. Pencil Drawing. Good conditions.