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
Mother and Child - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Mother and Child is an original Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th Century.
Good condition on a yellowed paper.
Hand-signed by the artist with pencil.
Mino Maccari (...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
The Priest and the Worker - China Ink By Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Priest and the Worker is an original China Ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th Century.
Good condition on
Hand-signed by the artist with pencil.
Mino Maccari (189...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink
The Baby - Drawing by Luigi Galli - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Baby is an original drawing in pencil, realized by Luigi Galli in the late 19th Century.
The status of preservation Good.
The artwork is depicted skillfully through confident a...
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Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Pencil
Figure - Original Drawing by Alfredo Mezio - 1941
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original drawing in China Ink on paper, realized by Alfredo Mezio in 1941.
The status of preservation good and aged except for some rips and a few small stains.
The a...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink
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
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Pastel, Watercolor, Ink
The Sketch - Drawing by Luigi Galli - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Sketch is an original drawing realized by Luigi Galli in the Late 19th Century
stamped," Coll. Amadeo"
Fair conditions.
The artwork is depicted thro...
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Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Pencil
Portraits - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits is an original drawing in pen 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
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Pencil
The Portrait - Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Portrait is an original drawing in China ink on paper realized by an anonymous artist, applied on a brownish Passepartout.
Good condition.
The artwork represents the profile of...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink
Seated Man, 1978, Folk Art Watercolor and Graphite by David Schwab
By David Schwab
Located in Long Island City, NY
Seated Man
David Schwab, American (1921–2002)
Date: 1978
Watercolor and Graphite on Paper, signed and dated in pencil
Image Size: 17.5 x 12 inches
Size: 20 x 14.75 in. (50.8 x 37.47 cm)
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1970s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor, Graphite
Portraits - Pencil - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits is an original drawing in Pencil on paper realized by an anonymous artist in the late 19th Century.
Good conditions but aged.
The artwork represents two portraits on both...
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Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Pencil
Nude of Woman - Original Pencil Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman is an original pencil drawing realized by an Italian artist of the early 20th century.
Good condition on a yellowed paper.
No signature.
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Pencil
Portrait - Black Marker Drawing - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original permanent marker drawing realized by a european artist of the mid-20th century.
There is an illegible signature on the lower right corner.
Good conditions o...
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1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Permanent Marker
Smoking Man - Charcoal and Watercolor Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Smoking Man is an original drawing on paper, realized around the 1960s by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989).
Charcoal and watercolor drawing...
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1960s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Charcoal, Watercolor
Lucky to Be Dead - Ink, Tempera and Watercolor Drawing by G. Galantara - 1910
Located in Roma, IT
Lucky to Be Dead is a very beautiful ink, tempera and watercolor drawing by Gabriele Galantara (1910).
The little artwork is on a yellowed cardboard, in good conditions.
Gabriele ...
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1910s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor
No Access! - Charcoal and Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
No Access! is an original charcoal and watercolor drawing on laid and ivory-colored paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Sie...
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1960s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor, Charcoal
The Scientist - Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Lo Scienziato (The scientist) is an original black China ink drawing on laid paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 189...
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1970s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink
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
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Paper, Charcoal
Wicker Chair - Pencil Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Wicker Chair is an original pencil drawing on ivory-colorated paper, realized by Anonymous French Artist of the early 20th Century.
In very good conditions.
Not signed.
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1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Pencil
Tables Indoors - Pencil Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Tables Indoors is an original pencil drawing on ivory-colorated paper, realized by Anonymous French Artist of the early 20th Century.
In very good conditions.
Not signed.
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Pencil
Portraits - Original Watercolor Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits 1 is an original artwork realized by an italian artist of the mid-20th Century.
With the use of watercolor the artist represents the portrait of a child.
Good conditions....
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Woman with Child in Marocco - Original Ink by Helen Vogt - 1930s
By Helen Vogt
Located in Roma, IT
Woman with child in Marocco is an original blue china ink drawing realized by Helen Vogt in 1930s.
The state of preservation is very good.
Not signed.
Stamp of the artist on th...
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1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink
The Dictator - Ink by Adolf Reinhold Hallman - 1938
Located in Roma, IT
The Dictator is an original black China ink and pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper, made by the Swedish illustrator and reporter Adolf Reinhold Hallm...
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1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink
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
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
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Ink
Portrait - Original Pencil by Serge Fontinsky - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original sketch pencil drawing realized by Serge Fontinsky (1887-1971) in the half of the 20th Century.
Good conditions, minor cosmetic wear.
Hand-signed on the low...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Pencil
Male Bust and Male Head - Original Drawing by G. Gôbo - Early 20th Century
By Georges Gobo
Located in Roma, IT
Male bust and male head is an original black chalk drawing on greige sheet, realized at the beginning of 20th Century by the artist Georges Gôbo (Saint Francisco, 1876 - Nantes 1958)...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Charcoal
Homme Main Levée - Original Drawing by Georges Gôbo - Early 20th Century
By Georges Gobo
Located in Roma, IT
Homme Main Levée is an original charcoal drawing on thick sheet, realized at the beginning of the 19th Century by the artist Georges Gôbo (Saint Francisco, 1876 - Nantes 1958).
Sign...
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19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Charcoal
M.me Lepic - Original Ink by Chas Laborde - Early 20th Century
By Chas Laborde
Located in Roma, IT
M.me Lepic is an original drawing in China ink with gray tip on ivory paper, realized by Chas Laborde (1886-1941).
Good conditions except for minor cosmetic wear.
Unsigned. Titled on the bottom center. Noted "bag".
Chas Laborde, born in 1886, of Béarnese origin, he was at the same time a reporter, painter, engraver, humorous draftsman, book illustrator and poet.
He was one of the great artists of the early 20th century. He was open to the world and to life. Colette says of him, after having illustrated "Claudine", "He made twenty of these villages bloom, with their colors of a fresh green, of a tulle rose. One has its bell tower, the others who a train, some a row of pioffi, some a house, some a group of...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Ink
Man Pants with Side Line - Original Pencil by E. O. Wauquier - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Man pants with side line is an original drawing in pencil point grisen on paper, realized by E.O. Wauquier (1808-1869).
Good conditions except for minor cos...
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Mid-19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Pencil
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
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Pencil
Portrait - Original Pencil Drawing on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1930s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original pencil drawing on brown-colorated paper, realized by Mino Maccari.
In very good conditions.
Hand-signed on the lower left margin in pencil.
This artwork i...
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1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Pencil
Portrait - Original Watercolor - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original modern artwork realized by an Anonymous Artist in 1930.
Original watercolor drawing on Ivory paper.
Not signed. This artwork represents a portrait of a man...
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1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Portrait - Original Ink and Watercolor on Paper - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original Modern artwork realized in the half of the 18th Century in France.
Original watercolor on ivory paper.
The work is surrounded by a colored frame.
The sig...
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18th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor, Ink
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
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Ink
Portrait of Woman - China Pencil on Paper by A.-F. Cals - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman Portrait is a beautiful drawing in pencil realized by Adolphe-Félix Cals (1810-1880)
The state of preservation of the artwork is good.
Included a Pa...
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Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Pencil
Portrait - Original Pencil on Paper - 1940 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized in 1940 ca. by an Anonymous artist of the mid-20th Century.
Good conditions, except for some folding along the margins.
...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Pencil
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
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Ink, Watercolor
Giovanni Giolitti - Original Ink Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - 1905
Located in Roma, IT
Giolitti is a Modern Artwork realized by Gabriele Galantara (Montelupone, 1865 - Rome, 1937) in 1905 ca.
Original pen drawing on paper.
Mint conditions.
Giolitti is a very inte...
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1910s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink
The Japanese - Original Pencil and Sanguine Drawing - 1880s
Located in Roma, IT
The Japanese is an original modern artwork realized in 1880s by a french artist.
Original drawing realized wth black pencil and sanguine.
On the lower right corner: Musèe du Louvre...
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1880s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Pencil, Color Pencil
Die Bildhauerin
Located in Wien, 9
August Dressler is one of the painters of the New Objectivity. He is one of the lesser-known artists of the Weimar era, but he too, like his famous contemporaries Georg Grosz, John H...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Ink
Sketch for the Crucifixion - Pencil Drawing - 1950
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch for The Crucifixion is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized in 1950 ca. by Anonymous Artist of the XX century.
In good condition wit...
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1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Pencil
Portrait - Pencil Drawing - 1950
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original drawing in pencil on ivory paper realized in 1950 by Anonymous Artist of the XX century.
In very good condition, except for the folding and yellowish part of...
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1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Pencil
Portrait - Original Drawing in Pen - 1950
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original drawing in pen on paper realized in 1950 by Anonymous Artist of the XX century.
In very good condition, except for folding.
The artwork represents the portr...
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1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Pen
Man in Profile - Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1950
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Man in Profile is an original modern artwork realized the half of the XX Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989).
Original watercolor on paper.
Hand-s...
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1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Watercolor
Souvenir de Bonheur - Original Ink on Paper - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Souvenir de Bonheur is an original modern artwork realized the 1930s.
Original black China ink on paper.
The work is an Italian postcard; on the back...
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1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink
Sentiment - China Ink - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sentiment is an original drawing in china ink on paper by an Anonymous Artist of the XX century.
Sheet dimension: 21 x 26 cm
The state of preservation is ...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink
Sentiment - China Ink - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sentiment is an original drawing in china ink on paper by an Anonymous Artist of the XX century.
Sheet dimension: 21 x 26 cm
The state of preservation is ...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink
Sentiment - Original China Ink - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sentiment is an original drawing in china ink on paper by an Anonymous Artist of the XX century.
Sheet dimension: 21 x 26 cm
The state of preservation is good except for some stai...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink
Portrait - Pencil Drawing by Pierre Guastalla - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a drawing in pencil on paper realized by Pierre Guastalla (1891-1968)
With the monogram of the artist on the lower right.
The state of preservation is very good.
Inclu...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Pencil
Figure - Original Pencil Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Figure" is an original pencil drawing on ivory-colorated paper by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937).
In very good conditions.
Sheet dimension: 22 x 16.3 cm.
This is an original dra...
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19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Pencil
Merchant - Original Drawing in Pen by Jean Albert Grand-Carteret - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Merchant is an original drawing in pen on paper realized by the French artist Jean Albert Grand-Carteret (1903-1982)
Hand-signed on the lower right in pencil.
Image Dimensions: 14 ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Pen
Portrait de Jeune Fille - Drawing In Pencil by Jeanne Daour - 20th Century
By Jeanne Daour
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Jeanne Daour.
The state of preservation is good except for some diffused foxings.
Sheet dimension: 31,5 x 24 cm
The ...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Pencil
Music Teacher - Black China Ink Drawing - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Music Teacher" is an original black China ink drawing on ivory-colored paper, by Anonymous Artist of XX Century.
In excellent conditions: as good as new.
Sheet dimension: 6.7 x ...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink
Portrait - China Ink Drawing - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Portrait" is an China ink drawing on cardboard by Emilie Bonet.
In excellent conditions: as good as new.
Sheet dimension: 14.2 x 10 cm.
This i...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink
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
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Tempera
Woman Figure - Pencil on Paper - 1853
Located in Roma, IT
"Woman Figure" 1853's is a drawing on paper, signed and dated by Edmond De Beaumont, on the back of the drawing.
In excellent conditions: as good as new...
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1850s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Pencil
Portrait - Original Drawing In Pencil- 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Portrait" is an original drawing in pencil on ivory-colored paper glued on ivory-colored cardboard, signed, on the back of the drawing, by Bernard Millerent.
Good conditions.
She...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Pencil
Man Figure - Black China Ink Drawing- 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Man Figure" is an original black China ink drawing on ivory-colored paper , signed and dated by Antonio Vangelli (1917-2003), on the lower right.
Good conditions.
Sheet dimension: 28 x 22.5 cm.
This is an original drawing representing a model and showing a very rapid line and a synthetic touch with all the dignity of an autonomous artwork.
Antonio Vangelli (1917-2003): Descending from a family of painters, sculptors and architects and son of Emidio Vangelli, Antonio Vangelli was born in Rome in 1917. In the Thirties he joined the artistic environment of the capital where he made his debut with the publication of some drawings in the literary magazines "Lettere Oggi" and "Risorgimento". Take part in the first exhibition organized by the "Free Association of Figurative Arts" in the late thirties. In the years of the second post-war period, his artistic maturity led him to create works inspired by the industrial landscape and in the 1960s he created some decorations on ceramic vases with the casting technique. At the beginning of the seventies he met the painter Antonio Vacca, an artist with whom he made a deep friendship, and together they travel to New York, Los Angeles, Amsterdam and in the Renaissance setting of the Villa San Carlo Borromeo...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Ink
Dancer - Pencil Drawing - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Dancer" 1940's is an drawing in pencil on paper, realized by an Anonymous Artist of the 20th Century .
The state of preservation of the artwork is very good.
Sheet dimension:16.8 ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Pencil
Girl Posing - Original Pencil Drawing - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Subject Posing" is an original drawing in pencil on paper, realized by an Anonymous Artist of the XX Century .
The state of preservation of the artwork is very good.
Sheet dimens...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
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Pencil
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