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
Profile - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Profile 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 conditions....
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an Original Drawing in pen on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century.
Hand-signed by the artist on the lower.
Good conditions.
Mino Ma...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pen
The Proposal - Original Drawing by Paul Renouard - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Original pencil drawing on paper, realized by Paul Renouard in the early 20th Century.
Good conditions.
The artwork is represented through deft strokse by mastery.
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
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
Materials
Pencil
Figures - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an Original Drawing in red Pencil realized by an anonymous artist in the Early 20th Century.
Mint Conditions.
The artwork is depicted throu...
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Mid-19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
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
Materials
Watercolor, Charcoal
Figure - original drawing on paper - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original drawing in Tempera and watercolor realized by an anonymous artist in the mid-20th Century.
Good Conditions.
The artwork is depicted through confident strokes ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor
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
Materials
Charcoal
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
'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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Portrait d'un Homme - Original Drawing by C.P. Renouard - Early 1900
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait d'un homme is an original Drawing in Pencil, realized by the French painter Charles Paul Renouard (Cour, Cheverny, 1845 - Paris,1924).
Good conditions.
Charles Paul Renoua...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Portrait of Young Boy - Original Drawing in Pen By Edouard Dufeu - 1880s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Young Boy is an original drawing in pen on paper realized by Edouard Dufeu in the 1880s.
Hand-signed on the lower.
Good conditions and aged.
The artwork is represente...
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1880s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Felt Pen
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
Materials
Pencil
Sorrowful Lady - Original Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - 1890s
Located in Roma, IT
Sorrowful Lady is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934) in the 1890s.
Drawing in charcoal.
Hand-signed on the lower.
Good conditions...
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1890s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
The Memory of the Sea- Original Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - 1900s
Located in Roma, IT
The Memory of the Sea is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934) in the 1900s..
Drawing in charcoal.
Hand-signed on the lower.
Good co...
Category
Early 1900s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
The Sorcerer - Original Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - 1890s
Located in Roma, IT
The Sorcerer 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...
Category
1890s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Landscape in Lagny - Original Drawing by Paul Alouard-Carny - 1936
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape in Lagny is an Original Pastel and Watercolour realized by Paul Alouard-Carny (1884-1961) in 1936.
Good condition on a yellowed paper.
Hand-signed by the artist on the lo...
Category
1910s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Portrait of Mino Maccari - Drawing by Alfredo Mezio - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Mino Maccari is an original modern artwork realized by Alfredo Mezio in the half of 20th Century.
China ink drawing.
Includes frame.
Hand signed on the lower margin
H...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Two women - l Drawing by Mario Mafai - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Two women is an original modern artwork realized by Mario Mafai in the early 20th Century.
China ink drawings.
Some light foxings on paper.
Includes frame.
Mario Mafai Volpe (Rome, February 12, 1902 - Rome, March 31, 1965) was an Italian painter, initiator, in 1929, with Scipione and Antonietta...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Portrait of Man - Oil Pastel on board by Paul Ascan Demmé - Early 20th Century
By Paul Ascan Demmé
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of man is an original modern artwork realized by Paul Ascan Demmé (Bern 1866 - 1953 Paris) in the early 20th Century.
Pastel on board.
Hand signed on the lower right marg...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Board, Oil Pastel
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
Materials
Pencil
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...
Category
1880s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
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...
Category
1880s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
'Woman & Sunglasses ' Portrait Original 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Mauvaise Blague! - Original Drawing - 1899
Located in Roma, IT
Mauvaise Blague! is an Original China Ink Drawing realized by an unknown artist in 1899.
Good condition on a grey paper.
Monogrammed on plate.
Category
1890s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Little Women - Original Drawing by Alfred Grevin - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Little Women is an Original Pencil drawing realized by Alfred Grévin in the late 19th Century.
Good condition on a yellowed paper, included a brown cardb...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Carriage - Original Drawing by Alexandre Bida - Mid 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Carriage is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Alexandre Bida (1823-1895).
Good conditions.
No signature.
F. Alexandre Bida (1813–1895) was a Fre...
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Mid-19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Warm-up - Drawing in Pencil By Norbert Meyre - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Warm-up is an original drawing in pencil, on creamy-colored paper realized by Norbert Meyre in the early 20th Century.
Good conditions except for being aged and several cuts.
The a...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Figure - Drawing in China ink By Norbert Meyre - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original drawing in pencil, on creamy-colored paper realized by Norbert Meyre in the early 20th Century.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted through deft strokes ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Portraits - Drawing in China ink By Norbert Meyre - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits is an original drawing in Pencil, on creamy-colored paper realized in the early 20th Century.
Good conditions except for some foxings.
The artwork is depicted through def...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
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
Materials
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
The Maidservant - Original Drawing in Pencil by E. Giraud - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Maidservant 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 condition...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Figures - Original Drawing in Pencil by Eugène Giraud - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures 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 with a...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Gentlemen - Original Drawing in Pencil by Eugène Giraud - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Gentlemen is an Original Drawing in pencil realized by Eugène Giraud in the Late 19th Century.
Applied on a Cardboard, included a blue Passepartout: 33 x 41 cm.
Good conditions.
T...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
"Yellow Bird Black Mask" 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Figures - Original Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures 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 Jean...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Poor Family - Original Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Poor Family is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934).
Drawing in china ink.
Hand-signed on the lower right.
Good conditions.
Pierre...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
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 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Portrait - Original Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934).
Drawing in Pencil.
Hand-signed.
Good conditions.
Pierre-Georges Jeanniot (1848–1...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Figures - Original Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures 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 Jean...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Figures - Original Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934).
Drawing in Pencil.
Hand signed.
Good conditions.
Pierre-Georges Jeanniot (1848–19...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Young Love - Original Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Young Family is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934).
Drawing in Pencil.
Hand-signed.
Good conditions.
Pierre-Georges Jeanniot (18...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
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 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
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 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Woman - Original Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman 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 fr being age...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Woman - Original Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman 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 being...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
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 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
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 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
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 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
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.
T...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
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.