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Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

MODERN STYLE

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Style: Modern
Returnable Items Only
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

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...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

7e Hussards - Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
7e Hussards is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s. Good condition except for being aged. Hand-signed. The artwork is depicted through strong lines in well-balanced conditions. Herbert Knotel was a german artist, son and pupil of the famous uniformologist and military historian Richard Knotel...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

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

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Ink, Watercolor

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

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Pencil

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.
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1890s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

The Rose by Jose Parera - Oil pastel on paper 50x70 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
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Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

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

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Pen, Pastel, Pencil

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

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Watercolor, Ink

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...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

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

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 ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Young Lady - Original Drawing in Pencil by Eugène Giraud - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Young Lady 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. T...
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Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

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

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Watercolor, Ink

Portrait of Child - Original Drawing by Marcellin Desboutin - 1901
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Child is an original artwork attributed to Marcellin Desboutin. Original Drawing, monogrammaed in pencil on the lower left margin and dat...
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Early 1900s 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...
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Early 20th 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...
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Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Figure - 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...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Woman at Rest - Original Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman at Rest 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-George...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Rest - Original Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Rest 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 Jeannio...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Portrait - Original Pen Drawing by Georges Vernotte - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original pen drawing realized by Georges Vernotte. Good condition on yellowed paper. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right corner.
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1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

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...
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Early 20th 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...
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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...
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Late 19th 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...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Ink

Child Portrait - Original Drawing by Lucien Coutaud - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Child Portrait is an Original drawing in China Ink realized by Lucien Coutaud in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed. Good conditions. The delicate and dynamic strokes created in a ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

"March Avery in Beret, " Milton Avery, American Modernism, Portrait of Artist
Located in New York, NY
Milton Clark Avery (1885 - 1965) March Avery in a Beret, 1951 Black crayon and graphite on cream wove paper 11 x 8 3/8 inches Signed and dated lower left; ...
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1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite, Crayon, Paper, Pencil

Le 3e Régiment d'Infanterie Légère - Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Le 3e régiment d'infanterie légère is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s. Good condition except for being aged. Hand-signed. The artwork is depicted through strong lines in well-balanced conditions. Herbert Knotel was a german artist, son and pupil of the famous uniformologist and military historian Richard Knotel...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Portrait - Original Drawing in China ink by Georges Gobo - 1903
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an Original drawing in China Ink realized by Georges Gobo in 1903. Good conditions with some foxings. The delicate and dynamic strokes created in a harmonious manner.
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Early 1900s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

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...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Flamenco dancer by Jose Parera - Oil pastel on paper 50x70 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
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Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

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

Materials

Watercolor, Ink

Tambour du Genie (French Army) - Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Tambour 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

Watercolor, Ink

7e Hussards - Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
7e Hussards is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s. Good condition except for being aged. Hand-signed. The artwork is depicted through strong lines in well-balanced conditions. Herbert Knotel was a german artist, son and pupil of the famous uniformologist and military historian Richard Knotel...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Ink

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...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

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

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Watercolor, Ink

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

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Watercolor, Ink

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

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Pencil

Portrait of an Old Man - Drawing By Bencjon Rabinowicz - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of an Old Man is an original drawing realized by Benn (Bencjon Rabinowicz) in mid-20th century . Pencil on paper, hand signed on the lower...
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1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

The Assembly - Original Drawing By Edouard Dufeu - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Assembly is an original drawing in watercolor and pencil realized by Edouard Dufeu (1840-1900) in the late 19th Century. Hand-signed on the lower, illegible. Good conditions. ...
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Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Watercolor

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...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

'Women And Brown Cat' Acrylic And Ink Original Drawing On Paper By Devie
Located in Carmel, CA
Inspired by the theatre world, Devi had retained her own unique drawing strokes. Her works reflect an approachable other-worldliness. She paints a story to be told and answered. The...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Ink, Handmade Paper

The Young Girl - Original Drawing By P. G. Jeanniot - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Young Girl 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 with aged ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

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

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Watercolor, Ink

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

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Watercolor, Ink

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

Materials

Pencil, Pastel, Pen

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

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Pencil

German Legion 1806 - Original Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
German Legion is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s. Good condition except for being aged. The artwork is depicted through strong line...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

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

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Pencil

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

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Pencil

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

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Pencil

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

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Pencil

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

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Pencil

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

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Paper

Train des Equipages Trompettes (French Army) - Drawing By Herbert Knotel - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Train des Equipages Trompettes is an original drawing in ink and watercolor realized by Herbert Knotel in 1930/40s. Good condition except for being aged. The artwork is depicted th...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

Nude of Woman - Original Drawing by Alexandre Bida - Mid 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman is an Original pencil and white lead Drawing realized by Alexandre Bida (1823-1895). The artwork in good condition on a clue paper, inclu...
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Mid-19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

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

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Pencil, Pen

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