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
9e bis Hussards - Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
9e bis 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 thr...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Legion Hanovrienne - 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 artw...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Garde Imperiale (French Army) - Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Garde Imperiale is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s.
Good condition except for being aged.
The artwor...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
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
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
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 lines in well-balanced conditions.
Herbert Knotel was a german artist, son and pupil of the famous uniformologist and military historian Richard Knotel.
He served as officer under Marshal Hindenburg in the Prussian Army...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
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
Materials
Ink, 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
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
The Musical Band - Drawing By Norbert Meyre - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Musical Band is an original Drawing on paper realized by the French painter Norbert Meyre in the mid-20 century.
Drawing in mixed media.
The artwork is represented through deft...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, 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
Materials
Pencil
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
Materials
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
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
Materials
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
Materials
Pencil
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
Materials
Pen, Pencil
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
Materials
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
Materials
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
Materials
Pencil
The Faces - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
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
Materials
Carbon Pencil
The Nudes - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Nudes is a Drawing in carbon on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century.
Hand-signed by the artist on the lower.
Good conditions with some foxing ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
The Escaping - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Escaping is an Original Drawing on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century.
Hand-signed by the artist on the lower.
Good conditions with some smal...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
The Maiden - Original Drawing by Paul Huet - 19th Century
By Paul Huet
Located in Roma, IT
The Maiden is an original Drawing in pencil realized in the 19th Century by Paul Huet (1803-1869).
With another drawing on the rear.
In good condition.
The artwork is depicted sk...
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19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
The Gentleman and the Woman with the Sunshade - by Alfred Grévin-Late 19 Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Gentleman and the Woman with the Sunshade is an original drawing in pencil realized by Alfred Grévin in the Late-19 Century.
Monogramme on plate on the lower right margin. All a...
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Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Revenge - Original Drawing by Abel de Pujol - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Revenge is an original Drawing in pencil realized Abel de Pujol in mid-19th Century.
In good condition.
The artwork is depicted skillfully through confident and short strokes with...
Category
Mid-19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Grotesque Portrait - Original Drawing - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Grotesque Portrait is an Original Drawing in China Ink realized in the Early 20th Century.
The artwork is in good condition.
The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a well-...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
You Girl - Original Drawing by Alfred Grévin - Late 19 Century
Located in Roma, IT
You Girl is an original drawing in Mixed media realized by Alfred Grévin in the Late-19 Century
In good conditions.
Alfred Grévin (1827- 1892),
was a 19th-century caricaturist, be...
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Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Watercolor
The Holy Family - Pencil Drawing By Maurice Chabas - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Holy Family is an Original Red Pencil Drawing realized by Maurice Chabas (1862-1947).
The artwork is in good condition, included a white cardbo...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Mythological Figures - Pencil Drawing By Maurice Chabas - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Maurice Chabas (1862-1947).
The artwork is in good condition.
Maurice Chabas (21 September 1862, Nantes – 11 December 1947, Versai...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
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
Materials
Pencil
"Happiness" 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 Padreterno- Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Padreterno is an Original Drawing in pencil and watercolor on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century.
Hand-signed by the artist on the lo...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Watercolor
The Profile - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Profile is an Original Drawing in pencil on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century.
Hand-signed by the artist on the lower.
Good conditions.
Min...
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1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
The Smoking Man - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Smoking Man is an original drawing in pencil on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century.
Hand-signed by the artist on th...
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1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
The Portrait Of A Boy - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Portrait Of A Boy is an Original Drawing in pencil on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century.
Hand-signed by the artist on the lower on the rear.
...
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1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
The Profile - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Profile is an Original Drawing in pencil on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century.
Hand-signed by the artist on the lower. With another drawing o...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
The Profile - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Profile is an Original Drawing on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century.
Hand-signed by the artist on the lower.
Wth another drawing on the rear...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
"Looks away" 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
"Puppy Love" 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.
Original piece, one of a kind.
Devie - ‘Puppy Love...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
'Woman With Yellow Bird' Original 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Bike Woman - Drawing by Norbert Meyre - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Bike Woman is an original China Ink Drawing realized by Norbert Meyre.
The little artwork on a yellowed paper is in good condition.
No Signature.
Norbert Meyre is a French Illustr...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Bike Man - Drawing by Norbert Meyre - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Bike Man is an original China Ink Drawing realized by Norbert Meyre.
The little artwork on a yellowed paper is in good condition.
No Signature.
Norbert Meyre is a French Illustrat...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Bike People - Drawing by Norbert Meyre - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Bike People is an original China Ink Drawing realized by Norbert Meyre.
The little artwork on a yellowed paper is in good condition.
No Signature.
Norbert Meyre is a French Illust...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
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
"Dark Eyes Dark Lips" 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper, Acrylic
Un Lecteur d'Henri Dordeaux - Drawing by Norbert Meyre - 1924
Located in Roma, IT
Un Lecteur d'Henri Dordeaux is an original Pen and Pencil Drawing realized by Norbert Meyre in 1924.
The little artwork on a yellowed paper is in good c...
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1920s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen, Watercolor
Sketch - Drawing by Ugo La Pietra - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch is an original drawing in pen on paper realized by Ugo La Pietra in mid-20th Century.
Good Conditions.
The Artwork is Depicted through strong strokes in a well-balanced comp...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Portrait of Christ - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Christ is an original artwork realized by the Unknown Artist in the early 20th Century.
Original colored pencil and pastel drawing o...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Pastel
Portrait of Christ - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Christ is an original artwork realized by the Unknown Artist in the early 20th Century.
Original pen drawing on ivory-colored paper,...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Sketch for a Bas-Relief - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch for a Bas-Relief is an original artwork realized by the Unknown Artist int he early 20th Century.
Original pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper, glued on colored cardboard ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Portrait of Christ - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Christ is an original artwork realized by the Unknown Artist in the early 20th century.
Original pen drawing on ivory-colored paper, ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Portrait of Christ - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Christ is an original artwork realized by the Unknown Artist in the early 20th century.
Original pen drawing on ivory-colored paper...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Sketch - Original Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch is an original drawing realized by Mino Maccari in Mid-20th Century.
Beautiful black and white watercolour drawing on ivory-colored paper. Included a passport: 49 x 34 cm.
G...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original drawing realized by Mino Maccari in the Mid-20th Century.
Beautiful mixed colored watercolor and charcoal drawing on ivory-colored paper. Included a passpor...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of Woman - Original Drawing - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is an original drawing in Pencil on paper realized by an anonymous artist in the 19th Century.
Good Conditions.
The artwork is depicted through free strokes in a ...
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19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Portrait - Original Drawing by Jeanne de Jesse - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is an original pencil drawing on paper realized by Jeanne de Jesse in the early 20th Century.
Good conditions.
Hand-signed on the lower right.
The artwork repres...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Pencil
Happy Train - Watercolor and Tempera by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Happy Train is an original Tempera and Watercolour realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century.
Good condition on a little colored cream paper.
Hand-signed by the artist with Chin...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Tempera
Study for an Illustration of "Il Selvaggio"-Pencil by Mino Maccari - 1930/40s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Study for an Illustration of "Il Selvaggio" is an original Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1930/1940s.
Good condition on a brown paper, except for a missing corner.
No ...
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1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Portrait - Pencil by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in early 20th century.
Good condition on a colored cream paper, with other sketch on rear.
Hand signed by the artist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Sketches - l Charcoal by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Sketches is an original Charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century.
Good condition except for some spots on a white paper.
Hand-signed by the artist with pencil....
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
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.