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Period: Mid-20th Century
Nudes - Profile Sketches
By Werner Bell
Located in Houston, TX
Pencil drawing of human profile in portrait by artist Werner Bell, circa 1960.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size f...
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Ballerina with Tiara, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Ballerina with Tiara (P1.30), Year: 1961, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 22 x 15 in. (55.88 x 38.1 cm), Description: Set against ...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Apocalypse, Catastrophic Destruction of the World, Surrealism - Life Magazine
Located in Miami, FL
Apocalypse in 1962? At the height of the Cold War, Life Magazine commissions an illustration that describes the world's end by means other than a nuclear war with Russia. Richard Erdoes brilliantly illustrates the work with his highly stylized painting technique. My favorite part of the work is on the left side showing a group of people packed together as they fall into oblivion. A clear reference would be Hieronymus Bosch's "The Last Judgment "
Once Again the World Ends." Illustration published in Life Magazine, Feb. 9, 1962
Signed in lower right image.
Unframed
Richard Erdoes (Hungarian Erdős, German Erdös; July 7, 1912 – July 16, 2008) was an American artist, photographer, illustrator and author.
Early life
Erdoes was born in Frankfurt,[1] to Maria Josefa Schrom on July 7, 1912. His father, Richárd Erdős Sr., was a Jewish Hungarian opera singer who had died a few weeks earlier in Budapest on June 9, 1912.[2] After his birth, his mother lived with her sister, the Viennese actress Leopoldine ("Poldi") Sangora,[3] He described himself as "equal parts Austrian, Hungarian and German, as well as equal parts Catholic, Protestant and Jew..."[4]
Career
He was a student at the Berlin Academy of Art in 1933, when Adolf Hitler came to power. He was involved in a small underground paper where he published anti-Hitler political cartoons which attracted the attention of the Nazi regime. He fled Germany with a price on his head. Back in Vienna, he continued his training at the Kunstgewerbeschule, now the University of Applied Arts, Vienna.[5] He also wrote and illustrated children's books and worked as a caricaturist for Tag and Stunde, anti-Nazi newspapers. After the Anschluss of Austria in 1938 he fled again, first to Paris, where he studied at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere, and then London, England before journeying to the United States. He married his first wife, fellow artist Elsie Schulhof (d. xxxx) in London, shortly before their arrival in New York City.
In New York City, Erdoes enjoyed a long career as a commercial artist, and was known for his highly detailed, whimsical drawings. He created illustrations for such magazines as Stage, Fortune, Pageant, Gourmet, Harper's Bazaar, Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, Time, National Geographic and Life Magazine, where he met his second wife, Jean Sternbergh (d. 1995) who was an art director there. The couple married in 1951 and had three children.[6] Erdoes also illustrated many children's books.
An assignment for Life in 1967 took Erdoes to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation for the first time, and marked the beginning of the work for which he would be best known. Erdoes was fascinated by Native American culture, outraged at the conditions on the reservation and deeply moved by the Civil Rights Movement that was raging at the time. He wrote histories, collections of Native American stories...
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Surrealist Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Gouache, Board, Illustration Board
The Abundance - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal and watercolor drawing realized by minio Maccari in the 1950s.
Another charcoal drawing is present on the verso.
Hand signed in pencil.
Very good condition.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor
Two Women, Modern Ink Drawing by Nan Hoover
By Nan Hoover
Located in Long Island City, NY
Nan Hoover - Two Women, Year: 1960, Medium: Ink on Paper, signed and dated in pencil, Image Size: 8 x 10.25 inches, Size: 11.5 x 15 in. (29.21 x 38.1 cm)
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Art Deco Vogue Magazine Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco "Mademoiselle X" story illustration
for Vogue February 1, 1934, watercolor and ink, reverse signed in pencil "Benito for Madame X," pencil inscription "Feb.1, 1934 / Page 51 / 316," accompanied by corresponding issue of Vogue magazine...
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Art Deco Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
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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Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
The Fiddler's Dance, Stunning Watercolor by Swedish Artist Robert Högfeldt
Located in Stockholm, SE
We are delighted to offer a captivating watercolor painting by the artist Robert Högfeldt. This charming piece features a group of joyful figures, affectionately referred to as "gubb...
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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 Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
'The Market Seller in Nice' French Vintage Gouache Painting
Located in London, GB
'The Market Seller in Nice', gouache on paper, by Alfred Salvignol (circa 1950s). The role of women as support to their families has been both very important and highly undervalued b...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Fashion Illustration with Two Leggy Models in Monochromatic Greys
Located in Miami, FL
Two elegant and leggy models are rendered and meticulously designed in this illustration for Geoffrey Beene. Miyake's composition is one model as two or two models as one. We see th...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Permanent Marker, Carbon Pencil
Elegant Couple, Good Housekeeping Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1934
Medium: Charcoal on Paper
Dimensions: 34.00" x 25.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Story illustration: Elegant couple considers floor plan drawn in the sand.
“Benda finished explaining the house plan she had drawn in the sand. ‘But, Benda,’ Don said, examining it, ‘the place is not complete. Haven't you forgotten something?’ ‘That's all... I'm sure... Don,’ she answered softly.” Story illustration: “Between the Owl's Nest and a Rift in the Clouds”, author: Clara Hood Rugel, Good Housekeeping...
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Romanian Woman watercolor by Sandu Liberman
Located in New York, NY
Sandu Liberman (1923-1977)
Untitled, c. mid-20th century
Watercolor on paper
Sight: 13 1/4 x 10 in.
Framed: 22 1/4 x 18 3/4 x 3/4 in.
Signed lower right: Sandu Liberman
Sandu Liberm...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Sandu Liberman Watercolor of a Craftsman
Located in New York, NY
Sandu Liberman (1923-1977)
Untitled, c. mid-20th century
Watercolor on paper
Sight: 13 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.
Framed: 22 1/2 x 19 3/4 x 3/4 in.
Signed lower right: Sandu Liberman
Sandu Lib...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Soldiers Playing Cards
By Yves Brayer
Located in London, GB
'Soldiers Playing Cards', watercolour and gouache on art paper, by Yves Brayer (1939). Such an atmospheric image, this stunning depiction by celebrated F...
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Mother and Child - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
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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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Clown with a Hat (Clown Portrait #9)
Located in Soquel, CA
Watercolor portrait of a clown by Marjorie Blake (American, 1920-1994). Signed "Blake" in the lower right corner. Unframed.
Marjorie May Gulley Blake w...
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American Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Study of a peasant woman.
Located in Paris, FR
Study of an peasant woman. Red pastel. Signed.
This work will be recorded in the catalogue raisonné of the work of the artist currently in preparation.
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Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
Young Boy at the Window by Benjamin II Vautier - Graphite on Paper - 18.5x11 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Benjamin II Vautier (1895–1974) was a Swiss-born artist, known for his contributions to both painting and graphic art. He was born into a family with artistic roots, as the son of Ot...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
1940's French Fashion Illustration - Chic Lady In Blue Detailed Dress
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.
The s...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Thoughtful Woman by Benjamin II Vautier - Graphite on paper - 21x16 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Benjamin II Vautier (1895–1974) was a Swiss-born artist, known for his contributions to both painting and graphic art. He was born into a family with artistic roots, as the son of Ot...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Portrait of Couple by Otto Vautier - Graphite on paper - 25x18 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Otto Vautier (1863-1919) was a German artist active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born into a family with artistic roots, as the s...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Untitled: Portrait of a Woman
By Pier Canosa
Located in New York, NY
Pier Canosa (Italian, b. 1940), "Untitled: Portrait of a Woman", Abstract Figurative/ Portrait Charcoal Drawing Signed and Dated on Paper, 24.50 x 18.50, Late 20th Century, 1969
Col...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Surprised Woman with Cactus 1920s Female Illustrator
By Susan Flint
Located in Miami, FL
The postman's delivery of a limp cactus creates a big emotional response the female recipient. Most likely an interior illustration for a newsstand magazine. Signed lower right Sus...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Nude - Watercolor Painting by Leo Guida - 1961
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in watercolor realized by Leo Guida in 1961.
Good condition.
Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movements and historical te...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pencil
"portrait d'homme aux longs cils " by Jean Cocteau .certified
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau
original , certified by Madame Annie Guedras .
drawing size : 23.5 x 17.7 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Reverly by Benjamin II Vautier - Graphite on paper - 13x19 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Benjamin II Vautier (1895–1974) was a Swiss-born artist, known for his contributions to both painting and graphic art. He was born into a family with artistic roots, as the son of Ot...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Jimmy "The Schnoz" Durante, Circa 1939
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor and Charcoal on Board
Signature: Unsigned
Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004), of Jimmy `The Schnoz` Durante, circa 1939....
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor, Board
Listening N°2 by Benjamin II Vautier - Graphite on paper - 26.5x21 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Benjamin II Vautier (1895–1974) was a Swiss-born artist, known for his contributions to both painting and graphic art. He was born into a family with artistic roots, as the son of Ot...
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Academic Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Original TV Guide Illustration Caricature Esther Williams John Raitt Dinah Shore
Located in New York, NY
Original TV Guide Illustration Caricature Esther Williams John Raitt Dinah Shore. Published December 25, 1957 in TV Guide as an editorial to promote the Di...
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Performance Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Board
Young Couple by Benjamin II Vautier - Graphite on paper - 19x13 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Benjamin II Vautier (1895–1974) was a Swiss-born artist, known for his contributions to both painting and graphic art. He was born into a family with artistic roots, as the son of Ot...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Couple - Drawing - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Couple is a drawing artwork realized by an Anonymous artist in the early 20th century.
Monogrammed on the lower right
Black China ink on paper.
Good conditions and aged with foldi...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Couple - Drawing - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Couple is a drawing artwork realized by an Anonymous artist in the early 20th century.
Black China ink on paper.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Meeting by Benjamin II Vautier - Graphite on paper - 21x15 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Benjamin II Vautier (1895–1974) was a Swiss-born artist, known for his contributions to both painting and graphic art. He was born into a family with artistic roots, as the son of Ot...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Posing Male Nude - Drawing - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Posing Male Nude is a drawing artwork realized by an Anonymous artist in the mid-20th century.
Black ink on paper.
Signed by the artist, illegible.
Good conditions and aged.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Portrait of Miss Bachelard
Located in Genève, GE
Work on paper
Black wooden frame with glass pane
53 x 35 x 1.5 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Fiat Wedding Cake Car: Irony And Provocation In Marco Silombria's Pop Art.
Located in Firenze, IT
Fiat Wedding Cake Car: Irony and Provocation in Marco Silombria's Pop Art.
Circa 1970
Artist: Marco Silombria
Technique: Mixed media drawing and collage on paper and cardboard
Dime...
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Pop Art Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Wax Crayon, Ink, Watercolor, Cardboard, Intaglio
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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Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
Drunk man at party, Golden Age of Hollywood
By Jaro Fabry
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 Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The Kids
Located in London, GB
'The Kids', pastel on paper (1967), by Raymond Dèbieve. Picasso's influence is undeniable in this artwork yet Dèbieve's own naive artistic style is on display ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Portrait - Drawing by Jacqueline Barbet - 1938
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an artwork realized by the french Artist Jacqueline Barbet (1902-1975), in 1938.
Pencil, pastel and charcoal rawing on paper. Hand-signed and dated in pencil in Roman nu...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Pencil
Charming Oval Watercolor Portrait of a Young Woman with Basket of Fruit
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Charming Oval Watercolor
watercolour on artist paper, stuck on black paper
painting: 12.75 x 10 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of Giorgio Morandi - Oil paint by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Giorgio Morandi is an original oil on board realized by the painter Mino Maccari, depicting his friend the painter Giorgio Morandi.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Board
1940's Fashion Illustration - Black & White Stylish Women In Chic Clothing
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.
The s...
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Portrait of a Young Man - Drawing by Valentine Hugo - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a Young Man is a Pencil Drawing realized by Valentine Hugo (1890-1968).
Good condition on a yellowed paper included a white cardboard passp...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Carole Lombard Holding Compace, Cosmopolitan Magazine Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1935
Medium: Pastel
Dimensions: 25.50" x 22.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Carole Lombard Holding Compact
Cover of Cosmppolitan Magazin...
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Portrait - Drawing By Lucien Coutaud - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a modern artwork realized in the Mid-20th Century.
China ink.
Good conditions.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Chez Maxim's
By André Meurice
Located in London, GB
'Chez Maxim's', pastel and gouache on fine art paper, by André Meurice (circa 1950s - 60s). The artist depicts the glamorous clientele at the entryway to...
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Art Nouveau Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Gouache
Waiting Room - Drawing att. Fausto Pirandello - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Waiting room is a modern artwork attributed to Fausto Pirandello.
Pencil drawing on paper
Hand signed and titled on the lower margin.
Includes frame
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
French Aviation Illustration Poster Project Gouache Drawing by C. Villars
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an original Post-war illustration drawing, hand-painted with gouache on Arches Velum paper by French artist C. Villars (France - 20th Century). With a backdrop of the world a...
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Post-War Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Portrait of a Woman, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Portrait of a Woman (P2.49), Year: 1957, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Image Size: 19.5 x 12 inches, Size: 22 x 15 in. (55.88 x 38.1 c...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Joe E. Brown, 1938
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Charcoal and Ink on Board
Signature: Unsigned
Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Comedian Joe E. Brown, 1938, along with preliminary sketc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Ink, Board
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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Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
Studi della picola Simonella
Located in Storrs, CT
Studî della piccola Simonella (Sketches of little Simonella). August 28, 1942. Pencil drawing. 5 1/8 x 7 13/16. Rubbing to the corners, irregular sheet edges, otherwise good condition. Signed, dated and titled in pencil. Housed in an archival French mat and a 14 1/4 x 16 1/4-inch black and gold leaf frame. A charming set of studies of a sleeping child, probably the artist's daughter.
Calogero was born August 20, 1922 in Catania, Sicily. His first exhibitions in 1945 in Sicily and Rome were very successful. He arrived in Paris in 1947 and studied at the École des Beaux-Arts. He is best known for his dreamlike Surrealist and genre works.
He exhibited at the Gallery Hervé in 1951 and the following year he went to New York to present his show. In 1953 he was invited to Los Angeles, where he returned two years later, and from where he regularly exhibited his works, and San Francisco.
In 1954, Maximilien Gauthier devoted a book to him published by "The Gemini." The first exhibition in Japan was in 1965. He was awarded the Grand Silver Medal by the City of Paris in 1957. Calogero had numerous exhibitions in Paris, in the fifties, plus the American exhibitions in New York (Associated American Artists, 1952), Los Angeles (James Vigevano Galleries, 1953), and then later in Japan and in major galleries in Italy. He lived and worked for many years in Paris and Italy. He died in 2001.
Exhibitions:
Galerie Herve, Parigi 1950.
Associated American Artists - New York 1952.
James Vigevano Galleries, Los Angeles 1953.
Galerie Madsen, Parigi 1954/1960.
Antologica, Tokyo 1965.
Galleria La Robinia, Palermo 1969.
Florida Gallery, Chicago 1970.
Galleria Il Cavalletto, Catania 1971.
Galleria De Rosa, Milano 1972.
Galleria Pinacoteca, Roma; L'Incontro, Taranto 1973. Galleria Idea-Bellini, Firenze; David Galleries, Bari; Palazzo Melloni, L'incontro, Bologna; Galleria Schettini, Milano; Galleria Pinacoteca, Roma; Galleria La Meridiana, Verona; Pier della Francesca, Arezzo 1974.
Galleria L'isolotto, Napoli; Pinacoteca, Roma; Galleria del Corso, Latina 1975.
Galleria Michelangelo, Firenze; Pinacoteca, Roma 1977.
Galleria Robert Philip...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
'Girl in Red', Guggenheim, LACMA, Rome, Academy of Fine Arts, Venice Biennale
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed upper right, 'C. Mariani' for Carlo Maria Mariani (Italian, 1931-2021) and dated 1959.
Framed dimensions: 22.5 x 1.5 x 17.5 inches
A native of Rome, Carlo Mariani first studied there at the Academy of Fine Arts where he was influenced by the prevailing styles of Hyper-Realism and Conceptualism. In 1994, he moved to New York City where he began to paint figural landscapes in a traditional, neo-classical style. The 1990s brought Mariani wide recognition and numerous honors, as he represented Italy three times at the Venice Biennale. Additionally, in 1998, he received the prestigious Antonio Feltrinelli Award for lifetime achievement in painting.
Mariani continues to be best known for his refined and painterly, Renaissance technique. He was a central figure in Rome’s avant-garde in the 1970s and is widely regarded as an influential forerunner of 1980's Postmodernism. He achieved an international reputation, beginning in the early 1980s, for his arcane and, often, controversial paintings...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
'Self-Portrait with Black Hat' — Mid-Century American Impressionism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Robert Philipp, 'Self-Portrait with Black Hat', ink and color pastel, c. 1945. Signed in ink, lower right. A fine, spontaneous drawing, on heavy, buff wove paper; the artist's tack holes in the top and bottom left sheet corners, minor rippling in the bottom sheet edge; otherwise in good condition. Image size 16 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches; sheet size 19 1/4 x 12 3/4 inches. Matted to museum standards, unframed.
Provenance: Art Students League, from the artist’s personal portfolio.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Robert Philipp (1895–1981) was a celebrated American Post-Impressionist painter known for his nudes, still lifes, and portraits. Noted art critic Henry McBride named Philipp one of America's top six painters of his generation. Philipp was an instructor of painting at the Art Students League, New York, for 33 years. Philipp was Secretary of the National Academy of Design, a National Academician, and a Benjamin Franklin Fellow at the Royal Society of Arts in London. His composition and painting style has been compared to the art of Edgar Degas and Pierre Auguste Renoir.
In 1940, Philipp was invited to Los Angeles by Hollywood producer Louis B. Mayer to paint portraits of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie stars. The same year, Walter Wanger, producer of ‘The Long Voyage Home’, directed by John Ford and based on plays by Eugene O'Neill, contracted with Reeves Lewenthal, head of the Associated American Artists gallery in Manhattan, to bring nine well-known artists to the set and paint scenes from the movie and portraits of the actors in character. The artists included Robert Philipp, Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood, Ernest Fiene, George Schreiber, Luis...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Ink
Face - Ink on Paper Unique Signed Drawing Surrealist Woman Painter, c. 1960
By Leonor Fini
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 -...
Category
Surrealist Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
