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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Black Power, Attica Prison Riot Prisoners Racial Justice - African American Art
Located in Miami, FL
African American Artist Vincent D Smith makes a statement about racial justice. In this work from 1972, he depicts three African American prisoners with their faces pushed up agains...
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1970s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Rare 1950s Original Syndicated Ink Drawing Cartoon Strip Susie Q Smith Comic Art
Located in Surfside, FL
SUSIE Q. SMITH
Medium: Newspaper comics
Distributed by: King Features Syndicate
First Appeared: 1945
Creators: Linda and Jerry Walter
6 X 18.25
Like her contemporaries, Aggie Mack,...
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1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Portrait of a Man (Tony)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. He not only defined Pop Art but had an unrivaled influence on artists and image-making.
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1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Peonies
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Peonies" is a vibrant and expressive painting that captures the beauty and delicacy of blooming peonies. Created with bold, sweeping brushstrokes and a vivid palette, this artwork ...
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2010s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Buvette by Benjamin II Vautier - Graphite on paper - 19x21 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Benjamin II Vautier (1895–1974) was a Swiss-born artist, known for his contributions to both painting and graphic art. He was born into a family with artistic roots, as the son of Ot...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Posing Lady by Benjamin II Vautier - Graphite on Paper - 22x19 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Benjamin II Vautier (1895–1974) was a Swiss-born artist, known for his contributions to both painting and graphic art. He was born into a family with artistic roots, as the son of Ot...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Contemplation and Purring
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Contemplation and Purring" captures a serene moment of harmony between a relaxed young woman and two playful cats. The woman, in gentle repose, embodies tranquility and introspecti...
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2010s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Envy - Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Envy 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 through strong...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Ink, Watercolor
Crying Man Collage
Located in Miami, FL
Mixed media on paper, 1989, signed 'Ivan Chermayeff' and dated lower right, titled lower left.
29 1/2 x 22 in. (sheet), 32 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. (frame).
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1980s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Laid Paper
Tiger, Lion, Panther, Wolf, Bear, Cat Predator Silhouette Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Pioneering Woman Illustrator Margery Stocking Hart draws a pen-and-ink story depicting a round table of predators encircling a vulnerable bunny rabbit. ...
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1920s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pen
The Lady - Drawing by Louis Anquetin - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Lady is a drawing realized in the late 19th Century by Louis Anquetin (1861-1932).
Cina ink drawing on paper.
Hand-signed on the lower.
Good condition with missing pieces of p...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Middle Eastern Man with Turban and Blue Cloak in Profile against Yellow
Located in Miami, FL
Portrait in primary blues and yellow of perhaps a Persian man. He is in profile set against a decorative yellow background with floral elements. The work...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
Two Women, Modern Ink Drawing by Nan Hoover
By Nan Hoover
Located in Long Island City, NY
Nan Hoover - Two Women, Year: 1960, Medium: Ink on Paper, signed and dated in pencil, Image Size: 8 x 10.25 inches, Size: 11.5 x 15 in. (29.21 x 38.1 cm)
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1960s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Illustration of Jewish Laborers by Chaim Goldberg
Located in New York, NY
Chaim Goldberg (Polish-American, 1917-2004)
Untitled, 20th century
Ink and gouache on paper
Sight: 11 1/4 x 14 in.
Framed: 19 1/2 x 22 1/4 x 7/8 in.
Signed lower left: Chaim Goldberg...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper, Gouache
The Abundance - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal and watercolor drawing realized by minio Maccari in the 1950s.
Another charcoal drawing is present on the verso.
Hand signed in pencil.
Very good condition.
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1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor
The Art Model, 20th Century Oil Painting, Nude
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas
Image size: 24 x 20 inches (61 x 51 cm)
Original silver frame
With her back turned to us, the viewer look across to a female artist facing us, whose gaze is fixed on t...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'The Market Seller in Nice' French Vintage Gouache Painting
Located in London, GB
'The Market Seller in Nice', gouache on paper, by Alfred Salvignol (circa 1950s). The role of women as support to their families has been both very important and highly undervalued b...
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1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Portrait of Couple - Pencil and Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1950
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Couple is an original modern artwork realized the half of the XX Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989).
...
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1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
The Family
Located in London, GB
'The Family', gouache on fine art paper (1984), by Raymond Dèbieve. In a clear nod to Picasso's influence both stylistically and in terms of subject matter ...
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1980s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
'Portrait of a Young Navajo', Native American, Arizona, California Woman artist
By Victoria Creech Stewart
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left 'Creech PSWC' and created circa 1975
A compelling pastel study showing the subject dressed in brightly-colored ceremonial robes and gazing past the viewer. An eleg...
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1970s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Portrait - Drawing by Jacqueline Barbet - 1938
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an artwork realized by the french Artist Jacqueline Barbet (1902-1975), in 1938.
Pencil, pastel and charcoal rawing on paper. Hand-signed and dated in pencil in Roman nu...
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1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Pencil
Self Portrait, Charcoal on Paper, 20th Century British Drawing
Located in London, GB
Charcoal on paper
Image size: 4 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches (11.5 x 10.75 cm)
Mounted with a contemporary style frame
This is a somewhat haunting self-portrait by William Dring, crafted in charcoal. Here, Dring presents himself through dark shadow and bright highlights, looking out directly at the viewer with a serious gaze.
Although the Dring has been economical in the use of his marks we are still given plenty of information and can identify the energy in which the strokes of charcoal must have been placed onto the surface.
William Dring
Dring was born with the forenames Dennis William, but was known colloquially as John. He was the brother of the artist James Dring. He married the painter Grace Elizabeth...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Mother and Child - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Mother and Child is an original China Ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th Century.
Good condition on a yellowed paper, some sketches on the back.
Hand-signed by the ar...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
The Kids
Located in London, GB
'The Kids', pastel on paper (1967), by Raymond Dèbieve. Picasso's influence is undeniable in this artwork yet Dèbieve's own naive artistic style is on display ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Studi della picola Simonella
Located in Storrs, CT
Studî della piccola Simonella (Sketches of little Simonella). August 28, 1942. Pencil drawing. 5 1/8 x 7 13/16. Rubbing to the corners, irregular sheet edges, otherwise good condition. Signed, dated and titled in pencil. Housed in an archival French mat and a 14 1/4 x 16 1/4-inch black and gold leaf frame. A charming set of studies of a sleeping child, probably the artist's daughter.
Calogero was born August 20, 1922 in Catania, Sicily. His first exhibitions in 1945 in Sicily and Rome were very successful. He arrived in Paris in 1947 and studied at the École des Beaux-Arts. He is best known for his dreamlike Surrealist and genre works.
He exhibited at the Gallery Hervé in 1951 and the following year he went to New York to present his show. In 1953 he was invited to Los Angeles, where he returned two years later, and from where he regularly exhibited his works, and San Francisco.
In 1954, Maximilien Gauthier devoted a book to him published by "The Gemini." The first exhibition in Japan was in 1965. He was awarded the Grand Silver Medal by the City of Paris in 1957. Calogero had numerous exhibitions in Paris, in the fifties, plus the American exhibitions in New York (Associated American Artists, 1952), Los Angeles (James Vigevano Galleries, 1953), and then later in Japan and in major galleries in Italy. He lived and worked for many years in Paris and Italy. He died in 2001.
Exhibitions:
Galerie Herve, Parigi 1950.
Associated American Artists - New York 1952.
James Vigevano Galleries, Los Angeles 1953.
Galerie Madsen, Parigi 1954/1960.
Antologica, Tokyo 1965.
Galleria La Robinia, Palermo 1969.
Florida Gallery, Chicago 1970.
Galleria Il Cavalletto, Catania 1971.
Galleria De Rosa, Milano 1972.
Galleria Pinacoteca, Roma; L'Incontro, Taranto 1973. Galleria Idea-Bellini, Firenze; David Galleries, Bari; Palazzo Melloni, L'incontro, Bologna; Galleria Schettini, Milano; Galleria Pinacoteca, Roma; Galleria La Meridiana, Verona; Pier della Francesca, Arezzo 1974.
Galleria L'isolotto, Napoli; Pinacoteca, Roma; Galleria del Corso, Latina 1975.
Galleria Michelangelo, Firenze; Pinacoteca, Roma 1977.
Galleria Robert Philip...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Young Boy at the Window by Benjamin II Vautier - Graphite on Paper - 18.5x11 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Benjamin II Vautier (1895–1974) was a Swiss-born artist, known for his contributions to both painting and graphic art. He was born into a family with artistic roots, as the son of Ot...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Thoughtful Woman by Benjamin II Vautier - Graphite on paper - 21x16 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Benjamin II Vautier (1895–1974) was a Swiss-born artist, known for his contributions to both painting and graphic art. He was born into a family with artistic roots, as the son of Ot...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Portrait of Couple by Otto Vautier - Graphite on paper - 25x18 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Otto Vautier (1863-1919) was a German artist active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born into a family with artistic roots, as the s...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Vanity Fair Magazine Call Me Caitlyn Cover
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist has covered New York collections for over 16 years and has interviewed, as a journalist, several fashion designers and personalities for different publications. He loves t...
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2010s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Reverly by Benjamin II Vautier - Graphite on paper - 13x19 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Benjamin II Vautier (1895–1974) was a Swiss-born artist, known for his contributions to both painting and graphic art. He was born into a family with artistic roots, as the son of Ot...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Couple - Drawing - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Couple is a drawing artwork realized by an Anonymous artist in the early 20th century.
Monogrammed on the lower right
Black China ink on paper.
Good conditions and aged with foldi...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Couple - Drawing - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Couple is a drawing artwork realized by an Anonymous artist in the early 20th century.
Black China ink on paper.
Good conditions and aged.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Portrait - Drawing By Lucien Coutaud - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a modern artwork realized in the Mid-20th Century.
China ink.
Good conditions.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Young Couple by Benjamin II Vautier - Graphite on paper - 19x13 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Benjamin II Vautier (1895–1974) was a Swiss-born artist, known for his contributions to both painting and graphic art. He was born into a family with artistic roots, as the son of Ot...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Posing Male Nude - Drawing - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Posing Male Nude is a drawing artwork realized by an Anonymous artist in the mid-20th century.
Black ink on paper.
Signed by the artist, illegible.
Good conditions and aged.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Meeting by Benjamin II Vautier - Graphite on paper - 21x15 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Benjamin II Vautier (1895–1974) was a Swiss-born artist, known for his contributions to both painting and graphic art. He was born into a family with artistic roots, as the son of Ot...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Portrait of Smiling Woman
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of Smiling Woman', pastel and crayon on art paper, by Raymond Debiève (circa 1970s). Is this a modern version of da Vinci's Mona Lisa? The simi...
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1970s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Pastel
Surprised Woman with Cactus 1920s Female Illustrator
By Susan Flint
Located in Miami, FL
The postman's delivery of a limp cactus creates a big emotional response the female recipient. Most likely an interior illustration for a newsstand magazine. Signed lower right Sus...
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1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Spanish folk dance Jota pastel drawing
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Alfredo Opisso Cardona (1907-1980) - Jota - Pastel
Measures work 46x36cm.
Frame measures 65x55 cm.
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1960s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Portrait of Woman - Drawing - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is a drawing realized in the early 20th century by an Anonymous French artist.
Pencil on paper.
The state of preservation is good.
The artwork is represented thr...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Portrait of a Gentleman of the Renaissance-Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a Gentleman of the Renaissance is an original drawing in Pencil and Ink on paper realized by an anonymous artist in the early 20th Century.
Good Conditions but aged with...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Ink
Soul mates
Located in Zofingen, AG
The majestic presence of a lion, depicted with a vibrant, expressive palette and bold brushstrokes, captures the essence of deep mental and emotional connections. The lion's command...
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2010s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait - Drawing - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a drawing realized by an anonymous artist in 1872.
Pencil drawing on paper.
Hand-signed by the artist, illegible.
Good conditions, aged with foxing.
The artwork is re...
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1870s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
"King of the Blues" - B.B. King Portrait in Watercolor and Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant portrait entitled "King of the Blues" by John Martin Socha (American, 1913-1983). Bold and angular, this piece depicts an African-American man wearing a crown. Given the date of the piece (1955), it is likely a reference to B. B. King, who began topping the Billboard charts in 1953. The portrait is slightly abstracted, with ornamentation that adds detail and depth.
Signed and dated "Socha 1955" in the lower left corner.
Presented in a wood frame with a linen mat.
Frame size: 17.5"H x 14.75"W
Image size: 9.5"H x 6.5"W
John Martin Socha (American, 1913-1983) was a painter and teacher from St. Paul, Minnesota. As a teenager, Socha studied with Diego Rivera and attended the Minneapolis School of Art. He later worked as a WPA artist in the 1930s, and Rivera’s influence can be seen in his murals. Socha then served in the US Army from 1943-1946 before attending the University of Minnesota in 1947. Socha’s work has won many awards and is in the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC.
Exhibited: Minnesota State Fair, 1938-40 (prize), 1941 (prize), 1942; Minneapolis Women's Club, 1938-42 (prize); Minneapolis IA, 1938-41, 1942 (prize), 1943-46; AIC, 1941-42; MMA, 1941-42; WMAA, 1942; NGA, 1940, 1942; Guatemala City, 1940; Mexico City, 1942; Walker Art Center, 1938, 1940, 1949 (prize); Davenport Municipal Art Gal., 1941; St Paul Art Gal., 1938-42; Denver Art Mus.; Univ. Wisconsin; Fed. Courts Bldg (solo), Hamline Univ. (solo), St. Catherine's Col. (solo), Public Library (solo), St. Paul Park H.S (solo), all in St. Paul; Guy Mayer Gal., NY (solo); Mankato State College, 1957 (solo).
Member: Minnesota AA; Minnesota Art...
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1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Watercolor
Figures - Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is a drawing realized in the Mid-20th Century.
Watercolor on paper.
Good conditions with slight foxing.
The artwork is realized through deft expressive strokes.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
'Self-Portrait with Black Hat' — Mid-Century American Impressionism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Robert Philipp, 'Self-Portrait with Black Hat', ink and color pastel, c. 1945. Signed in ink, lower right. A fine, spontaneous drawing, on heavy, buff wove paper; the artist's tack holes in the top and bottom left sheet corners, minor rippling in the bottom sheet edge; otherwise in good condition. Image size 16 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches; sheet size 19 1/4 x 12 3/4 inches. Matted to museum standards, unframed.
Provenance: Art Students League, from the artist’s personal portfolio.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Robert Philipp (1895–1981) was a celebrated American Post-Impressionist painter known for his nudes, still lifes, and portraits. Noted art critic Henry McBride named Philipp one of America's top six painters of his generation. Philipp was an instructor of painting at the Art Students League, New York, for 33 years. Philipp was Secretary of the National Academy of Design, a National Academician, and a Benjamin Franklin Fellow at the Royal Society of Arts in London. His composition and painting style has been compared to the art of Edgar Degas and Pierre Auguste Renoir.
In 1940, Philipp was invited to Los Angeles by Hollywood producer Louis B. Mayer to paint portraits of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie stars. The same year, Walter Wanger, producer of ‘The Long Voyage Home’, directed by John Ford and based on plays by Eugene O'Neill, contracted with Reeves Lewenthal, head of the Associated American Artists gallery in Manhattan, to bring nine well-known artists to the set and paint scenes from the movie and portraits of the actors in character. The artists included Robert Philipp, Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood, Ernest Fiene, George Schreiber, Luis...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Ink
Resting Girl, Modern Pastel on Paper by Joseph Hirsch
Located in Long Island City, NY
Joseph Hirsch, American (1901 - 1981) - Resting Girl, Year: circa 1960, Medium: Pastel on Paper, signed in pencil top left, Size: 12.25 x 19.75 in. (31.12 x 50.17 cm), Frame Siz...
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1960s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
In full swing by John Torcapel - Gouache on paper 24x35 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
A 1928 Caricature of Irish Politician Alexander Green by Artist Isa M. Macnie
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1928 caricature of Irish politician Alexander Green by artist Isa M. Macnie. Inscription on drawing reads: "For my Irish friend Richard Madden, Alex Greene, 20 October 1928, Alex...
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1920s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
A Sensitive 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Sensitive, Finely Rendered 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man By Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Artwork size: 12 x 9 1/2 inches. Artwork is un...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Drawing of a Sleeping Woman by Antoniucci Volti, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Antoniucci Volti (French, 1915-1989)
Untitled, 1969
Red chalk on paper
11 x 14 3/4 in.
Signed: Volti
Sculptor, painter, and printmaker Antoniucci Volti was born in Albano, Italy, in 1915. His family lived in there until 1920 when the family moved to France to stay. Volti studied at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs in Nice from 1928 to 1920. By 1932 the young artist had won a gold medal for two polychrome bas-reliefs before going to Paris, where he entered the studio of Jean Boucher at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris at the age of only fifteen.
After serving in the Second World War, when he was interned as a prisoner of war in Bavaria, he returned in poor health to Paris, only to find his studio destroyed. From 1947 he showed work at various Paris Salons and, in 1954 and 1955 at the Brussels and Antwerp Biennales. In 1957 a retrospective of his work was organized at the Museum Rodin in Paris. He died in Paris in 1989
Works by Volti are in leading museums such as the Musee National d'Art Moderne, Paris. Antoniucci Volti is one of the most important Late Modern sculptors...
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1960s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk
Female figure of 19th century - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour on ivory colored paper, 1820 c.a.
Wonderful watercolour both for the drawing and for the fineness of the colours representing a woman in typical Italian costumes of XIX ...
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1820s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Treasures of the Peacock Garden
Located in Zofingen, AG
At the center of the composition is a graceful nymph surrounded by peacocks, symbols of grandeur and elegance. Their vibrant feathers, shimmering with shades of turquoise and green,...
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2010s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
A ca 1937 Watercolor Titled "Sad Girl" by Institute of Design Artist Eugene Dana
Located in Chicago, IL
A ca. 1937 watercolor Titled "Sad Girl" by Institute of Design artist Eugene Dana. Image size:
19 3/4" x 12 1/2". Matted to 24 1/4" x 18 1/4". Provenance: Estate of the artist.
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1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Angry Man - Drawing - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Angry Man is an artwork realized by an anonymous artist in the 1950s.
Pencil drawing on paper. With another drawing on the rear.
Good conditions.
The artwork is created through ...
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1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Portrait - Drawing By Gabriel Zendel - Mid-20th Century
By Gabriel Zendel
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an artwork realized by Gabriel Zendel in the Mid 20th Century.
Ink drawing.
In good conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Dining - Pencil Drawing by Paul Emile Colin - 1924
Located in Roma, IT
Dining is a drawing realized by Paul Emile Colin in 1924.
Carbon Pencil on ivory-colored paper
Good conditions with slight foxing.
The artwork is realized through deft expressive ...
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1920s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Fanciulla con il Cane - Drawing by Massimo Campigli - 1928
Located in Roma, IT
ink and watercolor on paper.
Prov. Locarno, Collection Nesto Jacometti; Rome Art Center.
Exhibitions:
- Pescara, 2002
Ref. Cat. Raisonné, Electa Editore, Milano 2023, n. 28/021, ...
Category
1920s 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.