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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
The Figures Sketches - Drawing By Norbert Meyre - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Figures Sketches is an original Drawing on paper realized by the French painter Norbert Meyre in the mid-20 century. Drawing in pencil and pen an...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Pastel, Pen

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

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Watercolor, Ink

Cleaning Of the House - Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot-Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cleaning Of the House is an original Drawing on paper realized by the painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in pencil and watercolor. Hand-signed on the lower. Good...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

German Legion 1806 - Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
German Legion 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 line...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

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

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Pencil

Regiment Provisoire Croate Officier - Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Regiment Provisoire Croate Officier is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s. Good condition except for being aged. The artwork is dep...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

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

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Pencil

Man in Costume- Original Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Man in Costume is an original Drawing on paper realized by the painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in 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

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

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Pencil

Man - Original Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Man is an original Drawing on paper realized by the painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in Pencil. Good conditions except for being aged. The artwork is represent...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Portrait of a Woman, Paper Collage
Located in Miami, FL
Hildegard Anna Augusta Elisabeth Freiin Rebay von Ehrenwiesen, known as Baroness Hilla von Rebay or simply Hilla Rebay was the co-founder of the Museum...
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1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

7e Hussards - Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
7e Hussards is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s. Good condition except for being aged. Hand-signed. 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

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

Train des Equipages Trompettes (French Army) - Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Train des Equipages Trompettes 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 th...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

The Sketches and Portrait - Original Drawing by Norbert Meyre - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Sketches and Portraits is an original Drawing on paper realized by French painter Norbert Meyre in the mid-20 century. Drawing in pencil and pen. Good conditions. The artwork ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Pen

Soldiers - Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Soldiers is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s. Good condition except for being aged. The artwork is ...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

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

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Pencil

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

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Pencil

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

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Pencil

Man - Original Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Man is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in Pencil. Good conditions except for aged margins. The artwork is represented...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Garde du Corps -Kur Brandenburg, 1700-Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Garde du Corps is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s. Good condition except for being aged. The artwork ...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

The Figure- Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Figure is an Original Drawing in ink and watercolor on cream-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an It...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

The Young Girl - Pencil Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot-Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Young Girl is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in Charcoal. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions with some fo...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

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

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Pencil

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

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Pencil

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

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Pencil

German Legion - Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
German Legion 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 line...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

The Faces - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Faces is an Original Drawing in ink and watercolor on cream-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an Ita...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Treno della Guardia. Ufficiale 1811 - Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Treno della Guardia 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 stron...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

German Legion - Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
German Legion 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 line...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Spanish 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 dep...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Dutch and Spanish 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

The Kiss - Original Pencil Drawing by Alfred Grevin - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Kiss is an original drawing in Pencil realized by Alfred Grévin in the Late-19 Century. Applied on a Passeprtout: 50 x 32 cm. In good conditions. Alfred Grévin (1827- 1892),w...
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Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Portrait of Woman - Original Drawing by Véronique Veron - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is an original artwork realized by Véronique Veron in about 1950. Pencil Drawing. Hand signed in pencil on the lower right margin. Passpartout cm 65x50. Good Conditions. Véronique Veron (1927) was born in Budapest on May 10, 1927. As a painter, she belongs to the Ecole Lyonnaise. She attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Member of the Salon d'Automne and the Independents and the drawing and watercolor painting fair, she participated in the young Mediterranean painting...
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1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Grenadier Guards in Kur-Brandenburg in 1700 - Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Grenadier Guards is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s. Good condition except for being aged. The artw...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

The Men From The Back - Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot-Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Men From The Back is an original pencil drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in Charcoal. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

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

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Pencil

Soldiers - Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Soldiers is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s. Good condition except for being aged. The artwork is ...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

French 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

Portrait of Young Woman - Drawing by Henri Gervex - Early 20th Century
By Henri Gervex
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Young Woman is an Original Pastel Drawing, realized in the 20th Century Henri Gervex (1852-1929). The status of preservation Good. The artwork is depicted skillfully th...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

The Dancing Woman - Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot-Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Dancing Woman is an original Drawing on paper realized by the painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in Charcoal. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions with ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

The Figures Sketches - Drawing by Norbert Meyre - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Figures Sketches is an original Drawing on paper realized by French painter Norbert Meyre in the mid-20 century. Drawing in pencil and pen. The ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen, Pencil

Men In The Outdoor - Original Drawing by Alfred Grevin - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Men In The Outdoor is an original drawing in Pencil realized by Alfred Grévin in the Late-19 Century. Applied on a Passepartout: 50 x 33 cm. In good conditions. Alfred Grévin (18...
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Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

The Young Girl - Pencil Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot-Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Young Girl is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934). Drawing in Charcoal. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions with some fo...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

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

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Pencil

The Angels Captured City - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Angels Captured City is an Original Drawing in watercolor and pencil on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Hand-signed by the artist on the l...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Carbon Pencil

The Faces - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Faces is an Original Drawing in carbon on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower. With another drawing on ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Carbon Pencil

Sketches of Bullfight - Drawing by Norbert Meyre - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sketches of Bullfight is an original Drawing on paper realized by French painter Norbert Meyre in the mid-20 century. Drawing in pencil. The artwork is represented through deft and...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Portraits - Original Drawing by Alfred Grevin - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits is an original drawing in Pencil and watercolor realized by Alfred Grévin in the Late-19 Century. Applied on a Passeprtout:36 x 26 cm. With the stamp of atelier "Grevin" ...
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Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

The Profile - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Profile is an Original Drawing in pencil and carbon on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower. Good condi...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Carbon Pencil

'Blue Eyes, 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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Acrylic, Ink, Handmade Paper

Portrait - Original Drawing in Pencil - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original drawing in Pencil realized in the Early 20th Century. Good conditions except for a stain and consumed margins. The Artwork is depicted through soft strokes ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

The Boss - Original China Ink by Bernard Bécan - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Boss is an original drawing in China ink realized in the mid-20th Century by Bernard Bécan (1890-1943). Hand-signed on the lower right. In good conditions, except for some fold...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

'Tweets of my bird' Original Portrait 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, Handmade Paper, Ink

The Motherhood - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Motherhood is an Original Drawing in pencil carbon on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower. Good condi...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Carbon Pencil

The Profile of Woman - Original Drawing by Micheline Resco - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Profile of Woman is an Original Drawing in pencil on creamy-colored paper realized by Micheline Resco in the mid-20th century. Good conditions. ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

'Talking With 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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Acrylic, Ink, Handmade Paper

The Old Man - Original Pencil Drawing by Bernard Bécan - 1913
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Man is an original drawing in pencil realized in 1913 by Bernard Bécan (1890-1943), applied on a White Passepartout. Hand-Signed and dated on th...
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1910s 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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