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Period: 20th Century
ART
Located in Buffalo, NY
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...
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Modern 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Erté, "Phi-Phi, les Modeles de Phidias, " unique gouache, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is a unique gouache on paper by Erté, also known as Romain de Tirtoff. This piece was created in 1940 as a costume design for a cabaret show entitled Phi-Phi. It is from t...
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Modern 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Project Boy Illustration by Female Illustrator of the Golden Age
Located in Miami, FL
Children's Book Illustrator Lois Lenski draws a complex figural narrative in a style that is reminiscent of how her subject would draw it. She deliberately uses black and white nai...
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Minimalist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Ink, Board, Pencil

Nudes - Profile Sketches II
Located in Houston, TX
Pencil drawing of human profile in anterior view by artist Werner Bell, circa 1960. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-s...
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Allan Rohan Crite Portrait of an African American Woman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Allan Rohan Crite: 1910-2007. Well listed and important African American artist. He was born in Ne Jersey but moved at a young age to Massachusetts....
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American Realist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Portrait with Striped Background
Located in Houston, TX
Bold portrait monotype with striped blue background by American artist Kismine Varner, 1990. Signed in pencil lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with ...
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Monotype

Seated Nude Woman in Yellow Hat, Pastel Drawing by Robert Philipp
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Philipp, American (1895 - 1981) Title: Nude in a Yellow Hat Year: circa 1970 Medium: Pastel on paper, signed Image Size: 25.5 x 18.5 inches Frame Size: 38 x 31 inches
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American Impressionist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Watercolor & Ink - A Gentlemen's Portrait
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful watercolor and ink portrait of a male figure donning a suit and tie by Irmgard von Reppert, 1966. Signed and dated lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a whi...
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

"Näspetus" from Zacharias Topelius book series "Reading for Children"
Located in Stockholm, SE
Here is a delicate ink drawing by the Swedish artist, J.A.G. Acke. Evoking a world of wonder straight from Zacharias Topelius' beloved book series "Reading for Children", this artwor...
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Portrait of a Man
Located in Houston, TX
Enigmatic portrait watercolor in warm autumn hues, circa 1930. Signed lower right. Original one-of-a-kind artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a s...
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Peter Collins ARCA - Signed 1966 Charcoal Drawing, Portrait of a Woman
Located in Corsham, GB
Peter Collins ARCA - Signed Original 1966 Charcoal Drawing. In a blue card mount and gilt frame. Signed and dated. On wove. Condition is typical for a picture of this age including s...
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Portrait of a woman, 1929, red chalk on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Erich HERMES (1881-1971) Portrait of a Woman, 1929 Sanguine on paper Signed "E. Hermès" and dated "29" lower left 29.5 x 22.5 cm original frame Erich Hermès, a Geneva artist of German origin, was born in Ludwigshafen-am-Rhein in 1881 of Huguenot parents. He trained as a painter-decorator before entering the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Geneva. Awarded a Swiss Confederation scholarship, he spent his first year in Paris in 1909, before continuing his training in Munich, Italy and Spain. Erich Hermès was an important figure in Geneva figurative painting in the first half of the 20th century. He produced numerous monumental works integrated into architecture. They adorned official and sacred public buildings such as the Protestant temple in Carouge (ill.1), as well as private edifices. The easel painting of his early years was strongly influenced by the work of Ferdinand Hodler (1853-1918), whom he met around 1903. Like Hodler, he painted Switzerland and its heroic figures and battles, while maintaining a strong empathy for the common people. He later moved towards New Objectivity, developing a more personal style. The artist is also renowned in the world of graphic arts, particularly for his work as a poster artist in the 1930s and 1940s. He used his art to promote the Alps and winter sports (ill.2), as well as products such as wine and cigars. The red chalk portrait of a woman is dated 1929. We seem to find the model's physiognomy in some of the artist's paintings (ill.3) depicting intimate subjects. Our figure, who wears a Huguenot cross...
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

'October's Now, Hendu' Watercolor Portrait of Oakland A's Dave Henderson
Located in San Rafael, CA
Caitlin Mitchell-Dayton (American, b. 1956) 'October's Now, Hendu', 1990 Watercolor portrait of Oakland A's player Dave Henderson Signed, titled and dated verso Unframed. 35 1/4in H ...
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Contemporary 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Early 20th C Portrait Attractive Female Watercolour Listed Artist K B Curtis
Located in York, GB
A lady at her dressing table Signed and indistinctly dated 190*, watercolour, Miss K* B* Curtis (ex.1917 -1919) framed and glazed(modern frame) ready to hang in very good condition size overall 30 x 24 inches approx. size of painting 20 x 14 inches approx. Miss K* B* Curtis exhibited 1917-1919 portrait...
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English School 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

1940's Fashion Illustration - Beautiful Bride & Child Portrait Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas. The painting, executed in gouache and pencil, double sided. The sketch is original, ...
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Impressionist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

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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Abstract Geometric 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil, Acrylic

Seated nude
Located in Douglas, Isle of Man
Bernard Meninsky 1891-1950, was a British painter, draughtsman and teacher. He painted figures, landscapes in oil and watercolour, he attended the Royal College of Art and the Acade...
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Monument to Denzil Holles, Dorchester - 1950s drawing by British Artist
Located in London, GB
NEVILLE HICKMAN (20th Century) Monument to Denzil Holles, Dorchester Signed, inscribed and dated: Holles Monument, St Peter’s Church, Dorchester, 16 April 1958. Chalks heightened ...
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Realist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

Gianni - Framed Italian School 20th Century Watercolour, Portrait of a Man
Located in Corsham, GB
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...
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

My Husbands Former Girl Friends - First Black Illustrator/ Black Cartoonist
Located in Miami, FL
Cuties Cartoon Strip - E. Simms Campbell My Husband Former Girl Friends - First Black Illustrator/ Cartoonist,
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Contemporary 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Board

Portrait of Samuel Beckett, Charcoal Drawing by Miguel Herrera
By Miguel Herrera
Located in Long Island City, NY
A powerful portrait of the writer Samuel Beckett by Miguel Herrera, Chilean/American (1935). unframed. Graphite on Paper, signed Size: 31 x 23 in. (78...
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Modern 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Jules Cheret (1836-1932) Two studies of a woman, 1921 charcoal drawing, signed
Located in Paris, FR
Jules Cheret (1836-1932) Two studies of a woman, 1921 charcoal on grey paper signed and dated 24 10 (19)21 on the bottom right 39.5 x 24 cm A varnish stain in the lower middle of t...
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Art Nouveau 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

The Plain Gangster - Early 20th Century British Illustration by Rex Whistler
Located in London, GB
REX JOHN WHISTLER (British 1905-1944) The Plain Gangster Inscribed with title Pen, brush and ink Framed 20 by 16.5 cm., 8 by 10 ½ in. (frame size 39 b...
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Realist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Style of Matisse Drawing
Located in San Francisco, CA
Very interesting portrait of a woman done in the style of Matisse. I believe most of it was done by chalk and just the red earrings are oil paint. Image itself measures 10 1/2 inches...
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

Autoportrait, circa 1940, Graphite pencil and charcoal on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Henry MIRANDE (1877-1955) Self-portrait, circa 1940 Graphite pencil and charcoal on paper Anotated "L'Indien du haut Orénoque qui me réclame 4 femmes blanches pour lui seul" upper ri...
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Charcoal

Proffesor Nevill Coghill
Located in Douglas, Isle of Man
Albert Rutherston 1881-1953, was an English artist, who painted portraits, landscapes, illustrated books and designed stage sets. Two of his brothers were Sir William Rothenstein and...
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

"In surprise" by Henri Fehr - Drawing 36x27 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
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Academic 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Crayon

Couple at a Table, Pastel Drawing by Thomas Strickland
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Thomas Strickland Title: Couple at Table (Self-Portrait) Year: circa 1970 Medium: Pastel on Paper, signed u.l. Size: 19.75 in. x 25.5 in. (50.17 cm x 64.77 cm)
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American Realist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

"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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American Modern 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Graphite

Portrait, woman's head, 1959, pencil on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Marc DAUTRY (1930-2008) Woman’s head, 1959 ? Pencil on paper Signed and dated "1959" ? lower left 14 x 10.5 cm Frame (antique glass) : 36 x 30 cm Born in Nime (south of France), Mar...
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Bird on a Basket, Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - ) Title: Bird on a Basket (P6.25) Year: 1957 Medium: Watercolor on Paper Size: 22.5 x 29.5 in. (57.15 x 74.93 cm)
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Expressionist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Woman with Red Jacket, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - ) Title: Woman with Red Jacket (P6.52) Year: 1948 Medium: Watercolor on Paper Size: 22 x 15 in. (55.88 x 38.1 cm)
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Expressionist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Portrait of a Woman - Lourdes, Drawing by Thomas Strickland
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Thomas Strickland, American (1923 - 1999) Title: Portrait of a Woman - Lourdes Year: circa 1970 Medium: Pastel on Paper, signed Size: 24 in. x 19.75 in. (60.96 cm x 50.17 cm)
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American Realist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Meryl Streep & Cher, Caricature Watercolor Painting by Marshall Goodman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Marshall Goodman, American XXth Title: Meryl Streep and Cher Year: circa 1980 Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Signed Image Size: 20 x 25.5 inches
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American Modern 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

The Rabbis, Judaica portraits
Located in Surfside, FL
the piece without the original frame measures 18X7.5 inchesThis is a wonderful watercolor by one of America's most treasured artists, Chaim Gross. Throughout his lifetime Gross has gone through tragedy and a real test of faith however, he has the unique ability to focus and direct his expression to the most joyful and beautiful works of art, such as the present lot. For more than sixty years Chaim Gross's art has expressed optimistic, affirming themes. His acrobats, cyclists, and mothers and children convey joyfulness, exuberance, love, and intimacy. This aspect of his work remained consistent with his Hasidic heritage, which teaches that "only in his childlike happiness is man nearest to God." Chaim Gross, born in Wolowa, Austria in 1904, was educated at the Beaux Arts Institute of Design and at the Art Student's League in New York. Chaim Gross's work was greatly influenced by his experiences during a period of international conflict, World War II. He had moved to Kolomyya from Wolowa to get a better education, but the Germans came to occupy, killing, raping, and looting. Gross and his family were chased from one village to the next. He wrote, "We were sleeping on roofs and in the fields, with the sound of cannon fire...
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Modern 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Original Watercolour by Delovincourt portrait Signed
Located in Pasadena, CA
Delovincourt: biography Delovincourt, is a poster artist. Delovincourt was an art nouveau artist. He was mainly active during the modern period. Delovincourt: his main works Delovinc...
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Art Nouveau 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper

Portrait. 1961. Watercolor on paper, 29, 5x21 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Portrait. 1961. Watercolor on paper, 29,5x21 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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Impressionist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Original Watercolour by Delovincourt Fashion Signed
Located in Pasadena, CA
Delovincourt: biography Delovincourt, is a poster artist. Delovincourt was an art nouveau artist. He was mainly active during the modern period. Delovincourt: his main works Delovinc...
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Art Nouveau 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper

Illustration Framed on Canvas: 'December Bride'
Located in New York, NY
The murder of John Lennon. The birth of my children. Nixon’s resignation. Brain surgery. Driven by the desire to express myself, and leave a physical record of my life and times, I’v...
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Contemporary 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Wood, Color Pencil

Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi Painting WPA Era Artist, Social Realist
Located in Surfside, FL
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...
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American Realist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel

"Young Woman in Kimono #2" Naturalistic Interior Scene Pencil Drawing
By Douglas Schneider
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white naturalistic interior scene pencil drawing by artist Douglas Schneider. The work features a young woman laying on an intricate bedspread in a highly decorated room. S...
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Naturalistic 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Pencil

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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Feminist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Board

Bernard, Self Portrait
Located in London, GB
English School Bernard, Self Portrait 1950s Pencil and sepia chalk on paper Image size: 9 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches (24 x 34.3 cm) Handmade contemporary frame This imaginative self-portra...
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk, Pencil

Untitled (My Mother and Her Sister as Children), State I
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Untitled (My Mother and Her Sister as Children), State I Year: 1973 Medium: Pencil on heavy archival pap...
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Photorealist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Portrait of a Japanese Woman, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - ) Title: Portrait (63) Year: 1961 Medium: Watercolor Size: 22 in. x 15 in. (55.88 cm x 38.1 cm)
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Expressionist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Dreaming Eyes
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Unsigned Calendar Illustration
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil, Board

Red-Haired Woman in a Cafe, Watercolor Painting by Marshall Goodman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Marshall Goodman, American (1916 - 2003) Title: Red-Haired Woman in Cafe Year: circa 1975 Medium: Watercolor Size: 23 in. x 18.5 in. (58.42 cm x 46.99 cm) Frame Size: 31 x 2...
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American Realist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Pensive Dancer, Modern Ink Drawing by Raphael Soyer
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Raphael Soyer, Russian/American (1899 - 1987) Title: Pensive Dancer Year: circa 1956 Medium: Pencil on Paper, signed lower right Paper Size: 8 x 5 inches Frame: 11.5 x 9.5 i...
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American Modern 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Archival Paper

Headdress Procession
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Headdress Procession Watercolor, c. 1950's Signed by the artist in ink, lower right The Headdress Procession occurs every year as part of the Christmas celebrations in Oaxaca. Guilbe...
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American Modern 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Flowers, Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) Title: Flowers (P5.40) Year: 1960 Medium: Watercolor on Paper Size: 21.5 x 15 in. (54.61 x 38.1 cm)
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Expressionist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Thank Goodness for Summits (Richard Nixon), Ink Drawing by Hugh Smith Haynie
By Hugh Smith Haynie
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Hugh Smith Haynie, American (1927 - 1999) Title: Thank Goodness for Summits (Richard Nixon) Year: 1974 Medium: Ink and Collage, signed Size: 16.5 in. x 12 in. (41.91 cm x 30....
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Post-Modern 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Jean-Pierre Laurens (1875-1932) Study of a reading monk , original drawing
Located in Paris, FR
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 ...
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Art Deco 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Autoportrait, circa 1940, Graphite pencil and charcoal on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Henry Mirande (1877-1955) Self-portrait, circa 1940 Graphite pencil and charcoal on paper Signed "HM" lower right and signed with the stamp on the reverse Annotation faintly legible ...
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Pencil

Face II - Ink on Paper Unique Signed Drawing Surrealist Woman Painter, c. 1960
Located in New York, NY
Leonor Fini Face II, ca. 1960 Ink on paper 11 x 8.5 cm 4 1/3 x 3 1/8 in. 23 x 20 cm 9 x 7 7/8 in. (Frame included) Unique work Exhibition History: Leonor Fini: Small Faces, April ...
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Surrealist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Profile of Man - Drawing - 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Man  Profile is a drawing in pencil and pen on paper realized in the early 20th century by French unknown artist. The state of preservation is good with slight foxing. The artwork ...
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Modern 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Jules Cheret (1836-1932) Three studies of women, original signed drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Jules Cheret (1836-1932) Three studies of women charcoal on paper signed on the bottom left 39 x 24.5 cm This drawing of studies was part of the artist's workshop as so it bears the...
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Art Nouveau 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Naturalistic Portrait of a French Woman
Located in Houston, TX
An excellent portrait of french women looking straight out at the viewer. The work is signed by the artist. The paper is not framed. Many oth...
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Naturalistic 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Color Pencil, Graphite

Jean-Pierre Laurens (1875-1932) Study of a sitting bearded man, original drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Jean-Pierre Laurens (1875-1932) Study of a sitting bearded man Pencil on paper 24.5 x 20 cm Stamp of the Jean-Pierre Laurens Estate on the lower left In quite good condition : glued...
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Art Deco 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

My Reverie
By Alphaeus Philemon Cole
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Alphaeus Philemon Cole (American, 1876 - 1988) Signed: Alphaeus P. Cole 1926 (Lower, Left) " My Reverie ", 1926 Watercolor on Paper 20" x 24" Housed in a 2 3/4" Carved Period F...
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Face - Ink on Paper Unique Signed Drawing Surrealist Woman Painter, c. 1960
Located in New York, NY
Leonor Fini Face, ca. 1960 Ink on paper 9 x 11 cm 3 1/2 x 4 1/3 in. 28 x 30 cm 11 x 11 7/8 in. (Frame included) Unique work Exhibition History: Leonor Fini: Small Faces, April 7 -...
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Surrealist 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

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