Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Flapper in a Black Hat Ink and watercolor on paper, mounted to support paper, c. 1915 Signed with the artist's Estate Stamp B lower right (see photo) Condition: colors very fresh and...

DAVID ROSE (1910 – 2006) RUSSO ON THE WITNESS STAND, 1973 Color marking pen and ink on tracing paper. Image 16 3/8 x 20 1/8 inches, mount 20 x 28 inches. Attached to mount as created. Original drawing from the infamous Daniel Ellsberg - Pentagon Papers Trial by important Courtroom Artist David Rose. It depicts Ellsberg at the far right and one of his attorneys, Leonard Boudin at left. Fellow Pentagon Papers defendant Anthony Russo is testifying on the stand. Provenance: Directly from the artist David Rose to this dealer in the late 1980’s. I knew David as an artist and friend as we both lived in Los Angeles. The drawing is in excellent condition with bright colors. It has been in temperature and humidity storage since its acquisition. The Ellsberg Trial was the beginning of a long career for Rose as a court reporter Rose’s papers are in Special Collections of USC, The University of Southern California. The Online Archives of California Rose Biography states: Rose's courtroom career began in 1973 with the trial of Daniel Ellsberg, the former defense analyst who released the Pentagon Papers regarding the Viet Nam War to the New York Times. (Rose received an Emmy Award nomination for his coverage of the Pentagon Papers trial.) Rose's sketches of this trial-- along with all those that would follow through the next twenty-five years-- appeared in television news broadcasts and newspapers all over the world. He saw himself as a reporter-- but with colored pencils and sketchpads as his tools. He tried to capture the emotions in the courtroom-- the tension, anger, and the body language that conveyed them. Over the years, Rose's art depicted the trials of some of the most famous-- and infamous-- personalities to make the news: Klaus Barbie (the Butcher of Lyon), Patty Hearst, Sirhan Sirhan, John Z. DeLorean, Rodney King, Imelda Marcos, Huey Newton...

Françoise GILOT (1921-2023) "Couple", circa 1950 Ink on paper Dimensions: Drawing: 50 x 65 cm (20 x 25 in.) Frame: 77 x 92 cm (30 x 36 in.) Françoise GILOT, born November 26, 1921 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, is a French painter and writer. Françoise Gilot is the daughter of Émile Gilot and Madeleine Renoult, she began studying law but, more attracted by her passion for art, followed in the footsteps of her mother, a watercolourist, and turned to drawing and the painting. In May 19431, she met Pablo Picasso, then living with Dora Maar. She was his companion from 1944 to 1953, and the mother of two of his children, Claude (1947) and Paloma (1949). Picasso, during their period of living together, represents her under the appearance of the Flower Woman, radiant and solar. In the wake of Picasso, she continues to pursue her own career as a painter. In 1964, she published Living with Picasso, a relatively intimate book on their life together, which met with enormous success and some criticism, for the time, of opportunism. This book puts Picasso in a great anger, which goes so far as to no longer want to receive his children. After her separation from Picasso, Françoise Gilot married the painter Luc Simon, with whom she had a daughter, Aurélia. In 1970, she married Dr. Jonas Salk...

Charlize Theron and the cast of Mad Max by Manuel Santelices Dimensions: 12 in. H x 9 in. W Watercolor and archival paper 2016 Unframed Manuel Sante...

Élégante à Paris by Jean-Pierre Cassigneul (b. 1935) Oil and graphite on paper 27.5 x 22.4 cm (10 ⁷/₈ x 8 ⁷/₈ inches) Signed lower right, Cassigneul Executed in 1964 Provenance Private collection, Tokyo This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist. Artist biography Born in Paris on 13 July 1935, Jean-Pierre Cassigneul grew up in the exciting world of Parisian haute couture. His father, Jean Dessès (1904 – 1970), was the founder of a world-leading fashion house, designing dresses for European royalty and movie stars, among others. Surrounded and inspired by his father’s modern designs and fashion models, Cassigneul would later integrate those subjects into his vibrant yet often melancholic paintings of fashionable women in hats. Studying at the Académie Charpentier in Montparnasse, Cassigneul was soon introduced into the art scene of the neighbourhood. Notably, he made a good impression on the model and gallerist Lucy Krohg, who offered to exhibit his artworks in her own gallery. He was only seventeen when in 1952 he had his first solo exhibition at Galerie Lucy Krohg in Paris. It was in the 16th arrondissement, however, that Cassigneul met another significant figure in his life and artistic career, namely Jean Souverbie (1891-1981). As his friend and mentor, French painter Souverbie had a great influence on the young Cassigneul, introducing him to the work of artists such as Pierre Bonnard and Edouard Vuillard, also known as Les Nabis. Soon after, Cassigneul was accepted into the prestigious École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, where he worked for the well-established artist Roger Chapelain-Midy (1904-1992) from 1956 to 1960. In 1958, the Galerie des Beaux-Arts exhibited his works, while in 1963 Cassigneul took part in the Salon de la Jeune Peinture alongside French painters Bernard...

Sculpture Study. c. 1930. Pencil drawing. 5 x 11 (sheet 12 5/16 x 15 15/16). Paper aged with time; slight nick in the top margin, well outside the imag...

Jacqueline Picasso (Roque) was Picasso's muse and second wife. He created over 400 portraits of her during the 11 years of their relationship. Linocut, Original in four colours, 34...

[Portrait]. c. 1969. Pen and ink drawing. 12 5/8 x 10 (sheet 13 3/4 x 11). Drawn on white wove paper from a spiral bound drawing pad. Ex-collection of Eugene A. Noble. Signed and dat...

Gentleman Wearing a Jacket. c. 1969. Pen and ink drawing. 11 5/8 x 9 (sheet 13 3/4 x 11). Drawn on wove paper from a spiral bound drawing pad. Ex-collection of Eugene A. Noble. House...

Approximate Date: 1926 Medium: Charcoal, Watercolor and Oil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Size: 25.75" x 16.00" Men Kneeling to woman in flounced dress. Illustration from Little Woman by Louisa May Alcott...

Sorrow. c. 1920. Conte crayon and watercolor on watercolor board. 13 x 17. Signed lower right; titled verso. The muted watercolor tones intensify the man's despair; but the sunlight ...

[Vilma --Blue] c. 1930. Watergraph (stencils with watercolor)in black, grey, aqua, red and white. 11 7/8 x 9 7/8. Signed in pencil. Darling studied for several years in France at ...