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Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

MODERN STYLE

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Style: Modern
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The New Haircut, 20th Century portrait of a Young Girl, drawing
Located in London, GB
Graphite on paper Image size: 11 ¾ x 8 ½ inches (30 x 21.5 cm) Original frame This superbly-drawn portrait highlights the artist’s undeniable skill as a portrait artist, particularl...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite, Paper

Bird and Melancholy - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1945
Located in Roma, IT
Bird and Melancholy is a Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

The Rage - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The Rage is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was a...
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1960s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ballpoint Pen

Tangent or Annoying? - Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Tangent or Annoying? is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1970s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a white paper. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Ro...
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1970s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

Dancing Figures - China Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Dancing Figures is a china ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1975. Hand-signed in the lower right part. Good conditions with slight folding. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, ...
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1970s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Monument - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Monument is a china ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1970s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a white paper. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, Ju...
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1970s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a green ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1970s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a white paper. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, Ju...
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1970s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

postwar characters Spanish Civil War crayons drawing
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Alfredo Opisso Cardona (1907-1980) - Post-war characters - Colored crayons Crayons. Frame in poor condition. Measures work 32x20cm. Frame measures 55x43 cm.
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon

Portrait of Woman - Original Pencil Drawing by Henri Regnault - 1861
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is an original pencil drawing realized by Henri Regnault (1843-1871) in 1861. Good condition, except for some torn and missing paper ...
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1860s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper

Country villa
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper without frame
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Spanish and Dutch Soldiers - Original drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Spanish and Dutch Soldiers is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s. Good condition except for being aged. The artwork is depicted through strong lines in well-balanced conditions. Herbert Knotel was a german artist, son and pupil of the famous uniformologist and military historian Richard Knotel...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Mother and Child II
Located in London, GB
'Mother and Child II', watercolour on fine art paper (1970), by Raymond Debiève. In a clear nod to Picasso's influence both stylistically and in terms of subject matter (Picasso pain...
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1970s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

La Sainte Marie de la Mer - Drawing by Pierre Guichanne - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
La Sainte Marie de la Mer is a beautiful drawing on paper, realized in the mid-20th Century by Pierre Guichanne. Ink and watercolor, titled and Hand...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Les Croates (French Army in 1812-13)- Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Les Croates is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s. Good condition except for being aged. The artwork is depicted through strong lines ...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

The Dance - Original Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Dance is an original drawing in watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid 20th Century. Good conditions except for some folding and a cutaway on the lower margin. ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Spanish and Dutch Soldiers - Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Soldiers is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s. Good condition except for being aged. The artwork is depicted through strong lines in well-balanced conditions. Herbert Knotel was a german artist, son and pupil of the famous uniformologist and military historian Richard Knotel...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Dance Party - Original Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Dance Party is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in Pencil. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Pierre-Georges ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Graveyard by Isaac Charles Goetz - Gouache on paper 39x53 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper without frame slightly damaged on the sides, to be framed
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1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Portrait - Original Charcoal Drawing By Edouard Dufeu - Late-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an Original Charcoal Drawing realized by Edouard Dufeu (1836-1900). Good condition included a blue cardboard Passepartout (22x 16 cm). Hand-signed by the artist on the lower. Edouard Dufeu coming from a family originally from Egypt, Dufeu moved to Paris in 1860 and frequented the studio of Charles Gleyre...
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Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Nude of Woman - Original Drawing by Alexandre Bida - Mid 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman is an Original pencil and white lead Drawing realized by Alexandre Bida (1823-1895). The artwork in good condition on a clue paper, inclu...
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Mid-19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Study of Figures - Drawing by H. Haudebort-Lescot - Early 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Study of Figures is a Pencil Drawing realized by Hortense Haudebort-Lescot (1784-1845). Good condition on a yellowed paper. No signature, but stamped on the lower left corner. Ant...
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Early 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Isabella Blow at Home. Watercolor fashion, portrait on archive paper.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Isabella Blow at Home, 2018 by Manuel Santelices One of a kind. Watercolor on paper. Signed by the artist. Image size: 12 in. H x 9 in. W Unframed The w...
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2010s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

"Yves Saint Laurent" Gouache on Archival Paper Portrait of YSL
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Yves Saint Laurent by Manuel Santelices Dimensions: 24 in. H x 18 in. W Gouache on archival paper One of a kind Manuel Santelices explores the world of fashion, society and pop cul...
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2010s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

The Nude and Full Moon - Drawing by Gabriel Ferrier - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Nude and Full Moon an original Charcoal drawing on paper realized by Gabriel Ferrier (1847-1914) in the 19th Century. Stamped on the lower right. ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

In full swing n°2 by John Torcapel - Gouache on paper 37x25 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Portrait - Drawing By Edouard Dufeu - Late-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an Original Charcoal Drawing and Watercolour realized by Edouard Dufeu (1836-1900). Good condition included a green and cream colored cardbo...
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Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Charcoal

Woman - Original Pencil Drawing by Raymond Balze - Mid 19th century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Raymond Balze (1818-1909). Good Condition on a yellowed paper included a white cardboard passpartout (67x51 cm). No signature. Raym...
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Mid-19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Gentleman - Original Drawing in Pencil by Eugène Giraud - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Gentleman is an Original Drawing in pencil realized by Eugène Giraud in the Late 19th Century. Applied on a Cardboard, included a blue Passepartout: 41 x 33 cm Good conditions. Sta...
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Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Young Woman With Bird Original Figurative Drawing Acrylic and ink on paper
Located in Carmel, CA
Inspired by the theatre world, Devie had retained her own unique drawing strokes. Her works reflect an approachable other-worldliness. She paints a story to be told and answered. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper

Legion Hanovrienne (French Army) - Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Legion Hanovrienne is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s. Good condition except for being aged. The artwork is depicted through strong...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Gentleman - Original Drawing in Pencil by Eugène Giraud - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Gentleman is an Original Drawing in pencil realized by Eugène Giraud in the Late 19th Century. Applied on a Cardboard, included a blue Passepartout: 41 x 33 cm. Stamped on the lowe...
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Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

The Two Clowns (Les Deux Clowns) by Antonio Gonzalez Collado
Located in Stockholm, SE
Artist: Antonio Gonzalez Collado The Two Clowns (Les Deux Clowns) mixed media on paper signed artist studio stamp on the back dimensions (motif) 15...
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Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media

Facial Expressions Seen at the Cinema - Drawing - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Facial Expressions Seen at the Cinema is an original China Ink Drawing realized by an artist in 1940s. Signature unreadable. Good condition on a white little paper.
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

The Torture - Original Drawing by Gabriel Ferrier -19th
Located in Roma, IT
The Torture is an original Pastel drawing on paper realized by Gabriel Ferrier (1847-1914) in the 19th Century. Stamped on the lower on the rear.. Go...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Worker - Original Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Worker is an original Drawing on paper realized by the painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in carbon Pencil. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions except for ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Peter Hujar, Watercolor fashion, portrait on archive paper.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Peter Hujar, 2018 by Manuel Santelices One of a kind, ink and watercolor on paper Signed by the artist. Image size: 12 in. H x 9 in. W Unframed The worlds of fashion, society and po...
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2010s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

Men - Original Drawing by Alexandre Bida - Mid 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Men is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Alexandre Bida (1823-1895). Good conditions. No signature. F. Alexandre Bida (1813–1895) was a French p...
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Mid-19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Figure of Woman - Original Drawing by Paul de Longpré - Late-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure of Woman is an Original Ink and Watercolor drawing realized by Paul de Longpré (1855-1911). Good condition on a yellowed paper, included a whit...
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Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Orince Eagle. After a Photograph by Elizabeth Peyton. Watercolor portrait
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Orince Eagle (After a Photograph by Elizabeth Peyton), 2018 by Manuel Santelices One of a kind, watercolor and ink on paper Signed by the artist. Image size: 12 in. H x 9 in. W Unfra...
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2010s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink, Paper

Le marbre amoureux - ink and tempera by Paul Conte - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Le marbre amoureux is an original artwork realized by the French artist Paul Conte . Mixed media on paper (china ink and tempera). Hand-signed and titled in china ink on the lower ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera, Ink

Moses and Israel - Drawing by Albert Decaris - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Moses and Israel is an original china ink drawing realized by Albert Decaris in the Early 20th Century. In good conditions. The artwork is presented through deft engraving, the ex...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Figures of Women - Original Drawing by Charles Dufresne - Early 20th
Located in Roma, IT
Figures of Women is an Original China Ink Drawing and Watercolour realized by Charles Dufresne (1876-1938). Good Condition on a yellowed paper, included a white cardboard passpartou...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Profile - Original Charcoal Drawing By Edouard Dufeu - Late-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Profile is an Original Charcoal and Watercolor Drawing realized by Edouard Dufeu (1836-1900). Good condition. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower. Edouard Dufeu coming from a family originally from Egypt, Dufeu moved to Paris in 1860 and frequented the studio of Charles Gleyre...
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Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Figure of Man - Original Drawing by Léon François Comerre - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure of Man is an Original pencil and Charcoal Drawing realized by Léon François Comerre (1850-1916). The artwork is in good condition include...
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Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Charcoal

'Woman With Green Headband And Yellow Bird' Portrait Original Drawing by Devie
Located in Carmel, CA
Inspired by the theatre world, Devie had retained her own unique drawing strokes. Her works reflect an approachable other-worldliness. She paints a story to be told and answered. Wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Ink, Handmade Paper

Elegant Lady - Original Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - 1890s
Located in Roma, IT
Elegant Lady is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934) in the 1890s. Drawing in Pencil. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. P...
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1890s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Men of Church - Drawing in Pencil By Edouard Dufeu - 1886
Located in Roma, IT
Men of Church is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Edouard Dufeu in 1886. Hand-signed on the lower. Dated. Included a white Passeparto...
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1880s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

'Red Lips And Yellow Bird' Portrait Original Drawing On Paper by Devie
Located in Carmel, CA
Inspired by the theatre world, Devie had retained her own unique drawing strokes. Her works reflect an approachable other-worldliness. She paints a story to be told and answered. Wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper

Suzy Parker in a Blue Hat. Watercolor fashion portrait on archive paper.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Suzy Parker in a blue hat One of a kind watercolor signed by the artist Measures: 7.5 x 9.75 inches 2018 Unframed Manuel Santelices explores the world of fashion, society and pop ...
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2010s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Richard III - Drawing by Charles Amelot - Early 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Richard III is an original ink and watercolor drawing realized by Charles Amelot (1759-1830). Good condition, included a white cardboard passpartout (37.5x55 cm). The artwork repre...
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Early 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Paper

Gray Bird With Yellow Beak Original Drawing Acrylic and ink on paper Framed
Located in Carmel, CA
Inspired by the theatre world, Devie had retained her own unique drawing strokes. Her works reflect an approachable other-worldliness. She paints a story to be told and answered. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper

Pilgrim - Original Drawing in Pencil By Edouard Dufeu - 1880s
Located in Roma, IT
Pilgrim is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Edouard Dufeu in 1880s. Hand-signed on the lower. Included a white Passepartout: 37 x30 cm Good conditions and aged. ...
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1880s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Figure of Man - Original Pencil Drawing by Augustin de Saint-Aubin- 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure of Man is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Augustin de Saint-Aubin (1736-1807). Good condition included a green and white cardboard passpartout (65x48 cm). No signatur...
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Late 18th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Regiment Prov. Croate (French Army) - Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Regiment Prov. Croate is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s. Good condition except for being aged. The artwork is depicted through str...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Valentino hat fall, Watercolor and Ink on Paper fashion illustration
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Valentino hat fall 2019 by Manuel Santelices One of a kind, oil pastel on paper. Signed by the artist. Image size: 12 in. H x 9 in. W Unframed Manuel Santelices explores the world ...
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2010s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Paper

Bishop - Drawing in Pencil By Edouard Dufeu - 1880s
Located in Roma, IT
Bishop is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Edouard Dufeu in the 1880s. Hand-signed on the lower. Included a white Passepartout: 37 x...
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1880s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Figures of Women -Original Pencil Drawing by Frédric Theodore Lix - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures of Women is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Frédric Theodore Lix ( 1830-1897). Good condition included a green and white cardboard passpartout (50x65 cm). Stamp Sign...
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Mid-19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Portrait - Original Pencil Drawing By Maurice Chabas - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Maurice Chabas (1862-1947). The artwork is in good condition, otherwise with some foxing. Maurice Chabas (21 September 1862, Nant...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Modern portrait drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Modern portrait drawings and watercolors available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add portrait drawings and watercolors created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of orange, blue, yellow, green and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Mino Maccari, Alberto Ziveri, Pierre Georges Jeanniot, and Devie Elzafon. Frequently made by artists working with Pencil, and Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Modern portrait drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 2.09 inches across are also available. Prices for portrait drawings and watercolors made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $55 and tops out at $425,000, while the average work sells for $403.

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