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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Price: $1 to $1,500
Style: Modern
The New Haircut, 20th Century portrait of a Young Girl, drawing
Located in London, GB
Graphite on paper
Image size: 11 ¾ x 8 ½ inches (30 x 21.5 cm)
Original frame
This superbly-drawn portrait highlights the artist’s undeniable skill as a portrait artist, particularl...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Paper
"Original Joseph Stella Drawing" - 20th Century Portrait Pencil Drawing
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pencil sketch by famed American Modernist Joseph Stella, who burst on to the American scene at the epochal Armory Show of 1913 and whose work is today in the collections of every m...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Woman - Drawing by Jules Marie Auguste Leroux - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is a modern artwork realized by the French artist, Jules Marie Auguste Leroux ( Paris 1871-1954) painter and illustrator.
A pencil drawing on paper.
Monogram of the artist ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Ancient Woman - Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient woman is a modern artwork realized by an Artist of the early 20th century.
Pencil drawing on paper.
Diffused foxings on paper.
Includes frame.
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Portrait of Benito Mussolini - Drawing by Alberto Manetti - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Duce Portrait is a modern artwork realized by the artist Alberto Manetti (known also as Brivido).
Pencil and charcoal on paper.
Hand signed on the higher right margin.
Inscription...
Category
1920s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pencil
Letters to Sardinia - Drawing by Filiberto Scarpelli - 1925
Located in Roma, IT
Letters to Sardinia is a modern artwork realized by Italian artist Filiberto Scarpelli (Naples, 1870 - Rome, 1933).Four Separate artworks in one frame. Original drawings realized i...
Category
1920s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen, Paper
Peasant - Drawing in Black Marker Pen by Roger Clamagirand - 1958
Located in Roma, IT
Peasant is an original Drawing on paper in 1958 realized by Roger Clamagirand.
Hand-signed and stamped on the lower and dated.
Black Marker Pen on paper.
Good conditions.
The art...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Male Wacky Artist Portrait Swirly Moustache French Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Expressionist Portrait
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 19.5 x 15.5 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Man In The Moon Drawing by O. Casio
Located in Larchmont, NY
O. Casio
Untitled (Moon Man), c. 20th Century
Mixed media on paper
Sight: 10 x 13 1/4 in.
Framed: 16 x 20 in.
Signed lower right: O. Casio
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Paper
In The Pink: Contemporary Mixed Media Figurative painting by John Emanuel
By John Emanuel
Located in Brecon, Powys
Another very pretty mixed media from the studio of this well collected British artist.
Image 21" x 15"
mounted
Originally from Bury, in the North of England, John Emanuel works in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Mid Century Self Portrait of the Original Drawing on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of the Artist by the Artist Original Charcoal Drawing on Paper 1960
Excellent detailed original drawing of the artist by Eugene Hawkins (American, b. 1933). A realistic dep...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Portrait of Man - Drawing attri. to Emilio Giannelli - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Man is a modern artwork realized in the 1990s and attributed to Emilio Giannelli.
Black and white china ink drawing on paper.
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Romy: Contemporary Mixed Media Figurative Painting by John Emanuel
By John Emanuel
Located in Brecon, Powys
John Emanuel embarking on a series of works using new life models. Unusual for a artist who has over the last 40 years only had 3 previous sitters. Now working with Sarah Jane and Ro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, ABS
Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960 ca
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1960 ca.
Drawing pen on yellowed paper. Hand Signed on the lower right margin.
Good conditions.
Mino Maccari (Siena,...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Composition - Drawing by Alfredo Mezio - 1934
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is a drawing in pen on paper, realized by Alfredo Mezio in 1934 for the magazine "Il Selvaggio", Year XI, p. 46.
The artwork is depicted skillfully through confident an...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Portrait of Man - Drawing attri. to Emilio Giannelli - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Man is a modern artwork realized in the 1990s and attributed to Emilio Giannelli
Black and white china ink drawing on paper.
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Women Nudes - Drawing by G. Riegler. - 1932
Located in Roma, IT
Women Nudes is an Artwork realized by the Artist G. Riegler.
Drawing in ink on paper, Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right corner.
Th...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Cafe Society: The Smoker, male portait Closerie des Lilas, Lost Generation Paris
By John Wentworth Russell
Located in Norwich, GB
A strong portrait, and a piece of history. It was confidently sketched in 1923, during the heyday of the "Lost Generation" in Paris, at the Closerie des Lilas - Ernest Hemingway's favourite haunt and home-from-home in the City. This historical café is where Hemingway first read The Great Gatsby with his friend F. Scott Fitzgerald and where he wrote most of The Sun Also Rises...
Category
1920s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1960.
Watercolor on yellowed paper. Monogrammed on the lower right margin.
Good conditions.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 192...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
A Lonely Angel - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Un Angelo solitario is a drawing on paper, realized around the Sixties by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989).
Black ink drawing (watercolor)...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
On the Road - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Per strada (On the Road) is a drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989).
Black China ink (foun...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Flore - Drawing by Marcel Dupont - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Flore is a beautiful drawing on paper, realized by the French artist Marcel Dupont (1898-1974).
Hand-signed on back.
The artwork represents a minimalistic, clean design, through p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Charcoal Drawing "Waiting" Pensive Woman Americana WPA Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
14x11.5 image size , 22.5x17.5 backing size
The New-York born artist William Gropper was a painter and cartoonist who, with caricature style, focused on social concerns, and was ac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Sex Appeal - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Sex Appeal is adrawing on paper, realized around the Sixties by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989).
Blue ink drawing on paper.
Signed "M...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
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 c...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
Portrait of Carlo Forte - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Carlo Forte is a drawing on paper, realized in the Mid-20th Century by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989).
Charcoal and pencil ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Charcoal
Church Bell - Drawing by Alberto Ziveri - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Church Bell is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in the 1930s.
Watercolor on paper.
Hand-signed.
In good conditions.
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
The Alchimist (Portrait of Giorgio Morandi) - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
L'Alchimista (The Alchimist, Portrait of Giorgio Morandi) is a drawing on paper, realized around the Sixties by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Charcoal
Medieval Concert - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Medieval Concert is an ink and watercolour drawing on llaid and ivory-colored paper, realized around the Sixties by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Portrait of Guelfo Bianchini - Drawing by Sergio Barletta - 1959
Located in Roma, IT
Ritratto di Guelfo Bianchini is a pen and watercolor drawing on paper realized by Sergio Barletta in 1959.
Hand-signed and dated on the lower margin.
In very good conditions.
S...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Felt Pen, Watercolor
Two Sketched Portraits - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Two Sketched Portraits is a drawing on paper, realized around the Sixties by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989).
China ink (fountain pen)...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Portrait of Carlo Forte
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Carlo Forte is a drawing on paper, realized in the Mid-20th Century by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989).
Charcoal and pencil ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Charcoal
Self Portrait - Drawing by Pierre Lagénie - 1993
Located in Roma, IT
Self portrait is a beautiful pen drawing on paper, realized in 1993 by the French artist Pierre Lagénie (1938-2020).
Hand-signed and dedicated on the lower right margin.
The work ...
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen, Paper
Male Profile - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Profilo maschile (Male profile) is al drawing on paper, realized around the Sixties by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989).
Pencil drawing...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Portrait of a Woman - Drawing by Roland Cruypelants - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a Woman is an Artwork realized by the Artist Roland Cruypelants (1882-1947).
Drawing pencil on paper, Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right corner.
The artwork...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
The Portrait - Painting by Alberto Ziveri - 1936
Located in Roma, IT
The Portrait is a painting realized by Alberto Ziveri in 1936.
Oil on cardboard
Hand-signed and dated
In good conditions.
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Oil, Paper
Sketch - Drawing by Serge Fotisnky - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch is an artwork realized by Serge Fotisnky (1887-1971) , in the Mid-20th Century.
Drawing in Charcoal.
Stam-signed
Good conditions except some yellowing due by time.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Portrait of Men - Original - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Men is an Artwork realized by the French Artist Gaston Charles Vuillier.
Drawing-ink on paper.
The artist wants to define a well-balanced composition, through precis...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Cityscape - Drawing by Alberto Ziveri - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Cityscape is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in the 1930s.
Ink and watercolor on paper.
Hand-signed.
In good conditions.
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper, Watercolor
Profiles - Drawing by Alberto Ziveri - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Profiles is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in the 1930s.
Pencil on paper.
Hand-signed.
In good conditions with some foxing.
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Painter - Drawing by Alberto Ziveri - 1938
Located in Roma, IT
Painter is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in 1938.
Ink and watercolor on paper.
Hand-signed.
In good condition.
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Ink, Paper, Watercolor
Arch Architecture - Drawing by Alberto Ziveri - 1928
Located in Roma, IT
Arch Architecture is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in 1928.
Pencil on paper.
Hand-signed.
In good conditions.
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Landscape Study - Drawing by André Meaux Saint-Marc - Th Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape Study is a drawing, realized in early 20th Century, by the French Artist André Meaux Saint-Marc (1885-1941).
Charcoal on paper. Hand Signed on back.
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Villeneuve Cloister in Avignon - Drawing by Leon Boulier - 1941
Located in Roma, IT
Villeneuve cloister in Avignon is a watercolor on paper, realized by Leon Boulier, 1941.
26 x 35 cm.
Titled lower left side.
Hand signed on the back.
Good conditions
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Horses - Drawing by Alberto Ziveri - 1926
Located in Roma, IT
Horses is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in the 1926.
Ink, pencil and watercolor on paper.
Hand-signed and dated.
In good conditions.
Category
1920s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper, Watercolor
Teaching Drawing to Children - Drawing by Alexandre Lagrant - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Teaching Drawing to Children is a drawing artwork realized by Alexandre Lagrant in the early 20th Century.
Pencil and ink drawing on paper.
The state of preservation is good with s...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
Figures - Drawing by Alberto Ziveri - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in the 1930s.
Ink and watercolor on paper.
Hand-signed.
In good conditions.
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper, Watercolor
The Roman Roots - Drawing by Yus - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
The Roman Roots is a drawing artwork realized by Yus in the 1990s.
Waterclor and ink drawing on paper.
Hand-signed on the lower right.
The state of preservation is good.
Th artwo...
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Red Tulip - Marker Drawing by Ferdinando Codognotto - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Red Tulip is an artwork realized by Ferdinando Codognotto in 2023.
Black and color marker on paper.
Hand-signed in the lower right margin and dated
Good conditions.
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Permanent Marker, Paper
Red Roses- Marker Drawing by Ferdinando Codognotto - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Red Roses is an artwork realized by Ferdinando Codognotto in 2023.
Black and color marker on paper.
Hand-signed in the lower right margin and dated
Good conditions.
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Permanent Marker, Paper
Strange Patient - Drawing by Shokirov - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Strange Patient is a drawing realized by Shokirov in the 1980s.
Waterclor and ink drawing on paper.
Hand-signed on the lower right.
The state of preservation is good.
Th artwork...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Green Tree - Painting by Alberto Ziveri - 1935
Located in Roma, IT
Green Tree is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in 1935.
Tempera on paper.
Hand-signed.
In good conditions.
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Tempera, Paper
The Winner - Drawing by Yus - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
The Winner is a drawing artwork realized by Yus in the 1980s.
Watercolour and ink drawing on paper.
Hand-signed on the lower right.
The state of preservation is good.
Th artw...
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Le Pere Jean - Drawing by André Meaux Saint-Marc - Th Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Le Pere Jean is a drawing, realized in early 20th Century, by the French Artist André Meaux Saint-Marc (1885-1941).
Pencil colored on paper. Hand Signed on back.
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Teaching Drawing to Children - Drawing by Alexandre Lagrant - The Early 20th
Located in Roma, IT
Teaching Drawing to Children is a drawing artwork realized by Alexandre Lagrant in the early 20th Century.
Pencil and ink drawing on paper.
The state of preservation is good with s...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Portrait of a Child -Drawing by G.C. Vuillier - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a Child is an Artwork realized by the French Artist Gaston Charles Vuillier.
Gouache on paper.
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Winter Landscape - Drawing by Alberto Ziveri - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Winter Landscape is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in 1947.
Pastel on paper.
Hand-signed.
In good conditions.
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Pastel, Paper
The Child's Portrait - Drawing by Alberto Ziveri - 1935
Located in Roma, IT
The Child's Portrait is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in 1935.
Tempera on paper.
Hand-signed.
In good conditions.
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper
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.
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