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
Color: Gray
Portrait - Original Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an Original Drawing in Tempera on creamy-colored paper by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions with some foxing.
Hand-signed.
Mino Maccari (1898-198...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera
Portrait of Smiling Woman
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of Smiling Woman', pastel and crayon on art paper, by Raymond Debiève (circa 1970s). Is this a modern version of da Vinci's Mona Lisa? The simi...
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1970s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Pastel
Two Figures - Original Drawing by Jean-Hyppolyte Flandrin - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Two Figures is an Original China Ink Drawing realized by Jean-Hyppolyte Flandrin.
The little artwork has a missing corner.
Signature by pencil, included a white cardboard passpartout (35x51 cm).
Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin (23 March 1809 – 21 March 1864) was a 19th-century French painter. His celebrated 1836 work Jeune Homme Nu...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Portrait of Virgin Mary - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Virgin Mary is an original artwork realized by the Unknown Artist in the early 20th Century.
Original colored pencil and pastel drawing on ivory-colored paper, glued o...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Pencil
Portraits - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits is an original Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century.
Good condition on a yellowed paper.
Hand-signed by the artist with pencil, some sketches on th...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Portrait - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized by Anonymous artist in early 20th century.
Black and white pencil drawing.
The artwork depict...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Portrait of Berenice - Pencil on Paper by Gian Paolo Berto - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Berenice is an original drawing in pencil on paper applied on cardboard realized by Gian Paolo Berto, in 1971.
Good conditions.
Hand-signed and dated on the lower right...
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1970s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Etching
Portrait of the Nun - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of the Nun is an original Charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in the Mid-20th Century.
Good condition on a yellowed paper.
Hand-signed by the artist with pencil.
Mi...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits is an original Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century.
Good condition except for a missing corner of the yellowed paper.
Hand-signed by the artist wi...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
"A Woman With A Dog" Pen And Ink & Acrylic on Handmade 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
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
"Portrait of a woman" Ink & Acrylic on paper framed 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.
Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Portrait of Giorgio Morandi - Original Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1930s/40s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Giorgio Morandi is an original artwork realized in the 1930s/40s by Mino Maccari.
Black and white pen drawing.
The drawing represents a portrait of the artist Giorgio M...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Mission Impossible Original TV Guide Drawing Illustration Caricature Mid Century
Located in New York, NY
"Mission Impossible" Original TV Guide Drawing Illustration Caricature Mid Century NYC with Greg Morris, Barbara Bain, and Steve Hill. This original drawing...
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1960s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Board
The Fortune Teller - Original China Ink by Gabriele Galantara - 1910s
Located in Roma, IT
The Fortune Teller is an original drawing in china ink drawing on creamy paper realized by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937), in 1910s.
In good conditions.
This is an original drawi...
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1910s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
The Sculptor and The Painter - China Ink By Mino Maccari - Mid 20th cCntury
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Sculptor and The Painter is an original China Ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th Century.
Good condition on a tissue paper.
Hand-signed by the artist with pencil....
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Mountain Man - Original China Ink by Paul Conte - Late 20th Century
By Paul Conte
Located in Roma, IT
Mountain Man is an original drawing in China ink artwork on hard cardboard, realized by the French artist Paul Conte.
Hand-signed on the lower right corn...
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Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Madonna - Original Pen And Pencil - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Madonna is an original drawing on paper in pen and pencil mounted on greenish cardboard Passepartout: 21 x 16 cm, realized by an anonymous Italian artist of the Early 20th Century.
...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Pen
Portrait of a Man - Original Drawing by Jules-Elie Delaunay - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a man is an original drawing in pencil on gray paper, realized by Jules-Elie Delaunay (1828-1891).
Illegible annotation.
The state of preservation of the artwork is goo...
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19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Theatrical Costume - Pencil by Alfredo Edel - 1895
By Alfredo Edel
Located in Roma, IT
Theatrical Costume is an original pencil drawing realized by Alfredo Edel in 1895.
Good condition, the artwork is with watercolor and biacca.
Hand signed with pencil by the artis.
Alfredo Leonardo Edel (1856–1912), sometimes credited as Alfredo Edel Colorno, was an Italian costume designer popular during the late 19th and early 20th century. He worked at the La Scala opera...
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1890s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Portrait of Man - Original Pencil Drawing - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Man is an original pencil drawing attributed to Ernest Rouart and realized in the late 9th Century.
The artwork is in very good conditions and mounted on a white cardboa...
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Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Circus Character - Original Tempera by J. René Paulz - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Circus Character is an original painting in tempera on paper, realized. by J. René Paulz.
Hand-signed at the top left.
The state of preservation of the artwork is almost good with some foxing and stain.
The artwork represents circus figures...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Tempera
Sleeping Boy - Carbon Pencil by Silvano Pulcinelli - 1946
By Silvano Pulcinelli
Located in Roma, IT
Sleeping boy is an original lithograph realized by Silvano Pulcinelli, in 1946.
Inclued Passports: 40 x 30 cm
Good Conditions.
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Portraits - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits is an original drawing in pencil realized by an anonymous artist in the Early 20th Century.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted by perfect hatching with strong strokes.
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
The clown by Gil Froidevaux - Pastel on paper
Located in Geneva, CH
Swiss painter
Work on paper
Gilded wood frame with glass pane
62 x 48 x 2 cm
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Divertissement - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Divertissement is an original drawing in Ink, Watercolor, and pastel by an anonymous artist in the
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted through strong strokes and harmonious c...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil, Pastel
Portrait - Pencil and Watercolor on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1955
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait 1955 is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari.
Lapis drawing and watercolor on paper, in good conditions, hand-signed by the artist on the lower left corner.
Mino M...
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1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Swim Team
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Jay Alan Babcock is a St. Louis-based graphic designer and painter. His work exhibits his interest in the visual language of Americana, including old ...
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2010s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Portrait - Drawing in Charcoal on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1960 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original modern artwork realized by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989).
Original drawing in pencil on Ivory paper.
Hand-signed in pencil by ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
Life in the Village - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Life in The Village is an original drawing in Ink, Watercolor, and pastel by an anonymous artist in the first half of the 20th Century.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted thr...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pastel, Ink
Head Series, Pen & Ink on Paper (Set of 2) by Modern Indian Artist "In Stock"
By Sunil Das
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Untitled - 9 x 7 inches (unframed size)
Pen and Ink on Paper, 2010 & 2012 (Set of 2)
Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form.
The exceptions are the faces such as th...
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2010s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen
Balloon Heads
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Jay Alan Babcock is a St. Louis-based graphic designer and painter. His work exhibits his interest in the visual language of Americana, including old ...
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2010s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Portrait or Study for a Bust
By Chaim Gross
Located in New York, NY
Portrait or Study for a Bust, 1959 by Chaim Gross (1902-1991)
Ink wash and pencil on paper
8 x 5 inches unframed (20.32 x 12.7 cm)
14 ⅛ x 11 inches framed (35.8775 x 27.94 cm)
Signed...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pencil
The Official - Original Tempera and Watercolor Drawing by G. Galantara - 1910s
Located in Roma, IT
The Official is a very beautifull tempera and watercolor drawing by Gabriele Galantara (1910).
The little picture is in good conditions on a yellowed cardboard.
Some notes on the b...
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1910s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor
Portrait 1910 - China ink and Tempera by Gabriele Galantara - 1910
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait 1910 is an original China ink and tempera realized by Gabriele Galantara (1910).
Good conditions, and some worn yellowed paper on the back.
No signature but some pencil n...
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1910s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Tempera
Women - Original China Ink and Watercolor - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Women is an original drawing in China ink and watercolor, realized by an Anonymous artist of the mid-XX century.
Hand-signed on the lower right and the second on the rear, illegible...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
'Women With Hat' Original Portrait Drawing Ink & Acrylic 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.
Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
"Marc Chagall" Original Drawing Illustration Caricature William Saroyan book
Located in New York, NY
"Marc Chagall" Original Drawing Illustration Caricature William Saroyan book
This drawing was published in the 1976 edition of William Saroyan's SONS ...
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1970s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Board
Divers
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Jay Alan Babcock is a St. Louis-based graphic designer and painter. His work exhibits his interest in the visual language of Americana, including old ...
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2010s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Man, 2017
By Mefa Basel
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Artist
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
"A Woman With A Dog" 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Alfred Bendiner, Baccaloni in Rosenkavalier
Located in New York, NY
The Italian opera singer, Salvatore Baccaloni (1900-1969) often took comic roles. He worked with several opera companies in Philadelphia between 1951 and 1966. Bendiner was a world t...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Portrait - Pastel on Paper by M. Gérard - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a drawing in colored pastel on greyish paper realized by M.Gérard.
Hand-signed on the lower left in pen.
Titled on the lower in pen.
With a drawing of nude female figu...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
"Untitled" Original Drawing Woman Portrait Ink 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.
Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Love My Bird Original Drawing Woman Portrait Ink & Acrylic 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.
Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Red Lips - Ink & Acrylic Drawing Portrait Women 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.
Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Portraits of Giorgio Morandi - Pen on Tissue Paper by Mino Maccari - 1955 ca
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits of Giorgio Morandi is an original modern artwork realized in 1955 ca by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989).
Original pen drawing on tissue paper.
Hand-signed in pen by the artist on the lower right: Maccari.
Excellent conditions.
Trio of portraits depicting the greatest Italian engraver of the Twentieth Century, Giorgio Morandi. The three figures are in different positions: two of them are in profile and one is looking to the right side. The stroke is very quick and fresh and the pen used...
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1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tissue Paper, Pen
Studies for Portraits - China Ink - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Studies for portrais is an original china ink drawing on ivory-colorated paper realized by an Anonymous Artist of the late 19th Century.
In very good conditions. Image Dimensions: 8...
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Late 18th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Bride & Bridegroom, Watercolour on Paper by Modern Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Shyamal Dutta Ray - Untitled - 10 x 12 inches (unframed size)
Watercolour on Paper, 1994
Style : The poignant imagery in Shyamal Dutta Ray’s paintin...
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Early 2000s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Portrait - Tempera Drawing - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Portrait" is an original tempera drawing on paper by Anonymous Artist of XX Century.
In excellent conditions: as good as new.
Sheet dimension: 17.5 x 14 cm.
This is an original ...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera
Portrait - Drawing in Pencil on Paper by Victor Hubert - Early 1800
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Victor Hubert (born 1786). Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right.
The state of preserv...
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Early 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Untitled, Figurative, Pastel on Paper by Modern Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Jogen Chowdhury : Untitled
Pastel on Envelop ; 7 x 5 inches ; 2016
Signed by the Artist.
Style : He has immense contribution in inspiring young artists of India. Jogen Chowdhury ha...
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2010s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Generals - Original China Ink by Filiberto Scarpelli - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Generals is an original modern artwork realized in the first half of the 20th Century by the Italian artist Filiberto Scarpelli (Naples, 1870 - Rome, 1933).
Original drawing realize...
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1920s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
"Woman in Paris" Ink & Acrylic on paper framed 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.
The painting comes with a certificate of authenticity and a letter of appraisal.
An original piece, one of a kind.
Devie - ‘Woman in Paris...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Portrait, Japanese Face, Pen & Ink Drawing on Paper, Black & White "In Stock"
By Sunil Das
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Untitled - 9 x 7 inches (unframed size)
Pen and Ink on Paper
Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form.
The exceptions are the faces such as the profiles of bearded me...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen, Paper, Ink
"My Yellow Pet" Acrylic and pen 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.
Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Red Beak Red Lips
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Ink, Handmade Paper
Two Dueñas.
By Donn Russell
Located in Storrs, CT
Two Dueñas. c. 1960. Watercolor and gouache. 13 x 17. Signed and annotated 'SPAIN' lower right. Housed in a 21 x 25-inch black wood frame.
Donn Russell is one of Nantucket Island's...
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1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Reefer Madness, Marajuana - Pot - Cannabis - Cover Atlantic Monthly Magazine
Located in Miami, FL
Gouache, Crayon, Pencil, Film on Paper, not framed
Cover Atlantic Monthly Magazine August 1994
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
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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