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Art Subject: Face
Seated Woman, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Seated Woman (P6.18), Year: 1957, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 29 x 22 in. (73.66 x 55.88 cm), Description: Wearing an oversize...
Category
1950s Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Untitled (Mother Holding Baby)
By John Gilroy
Located in New York, NY
John Thomas Young Gilroy (English, 1898-1985), "Untitled: Mother Holding Baby", Figurative/Academic Drawing signed on Paper, 14 x 8, Early 20th Century
Colors: White, Black
"Untitled: Mother Holding Baby" is a Figurative/ Academic Drawing signed on Paper. Among our Gilroy collection of drawings, this particular work is unique due to its original grid markings included here within. As one can view among our details, the drawing has visible age markings and 3/4 of the perimeter rear of the work has tape. Nevertheless, as with all his figurative graphite works, a wonderfully drawn piece of a Mother cradling her infant child.
John Thomas Young Gilroy (30 May 1898 – 11 April 1985) was an English artist and illustrator, best known for his advertising posters for Guinness, the Irish stout. He signed many of his works, simply, "Gilroy".
Born in Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England, Gilroy attended Durham University until his studies were interrupted by World War I, during which he served with the Royal Field Artillery. He resumed studying at the Royal College of Art in London, where he remained as a teacher. He taught at Camberwell College of Arts.
In 1925, he gained employment at S.H. Benson's advertising agency, where he created the iconic advertisement art for Guinness featuring the Zoo Keeper and animals enjoying Guinness.He worked with Dorothy L. Sayers. He was also an accomplished portrait painter, numbering Royalty, Politicians, Actors and many others amongst his sitters. He worked in his large studio at 10 Holland Park, London, the former home and studio of Sir Bernard Partridge. He was a long-standing and much loved member of the Garrick Club...
Category
1920s Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Portrait - Drawing by Sirio Pellegrini - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Oil pastel and watercolor on paper realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1975.
Hand signed and dated.
Includes a wooden frame realized by the Artist cm. 49x39.
Sirio Pellegrini, born in...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Watercolor
19th c. Watercolor "Portrait of a Child in a White Dress" After Mary Cassatt
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original Watercolor "Portrait of a Child in a White Dress" After Mary Cassatt C.1890
Gorgeous original painting by mystery artist. The painting is fain...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Willie Drecker - 1923 Gouache, Femme Parisienne
Located in Corsham, GB
With ink details. Signed and dated to the lower left. Presented in a wooden frame with gilt details and a wash line mount. On paper.
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
$261 Sale Price
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Portrait of Matt Latham - Large Scale Portrait, Original Charcoal on Mylar
By Mary Borgman
Located in Chicago, IL
Mary Borgman’s work captivates the viewer in several ways. First is their scale. They hang like medieval tapestries, with figures standing as tall as eight feet. There is also their texture – created by using charcoal on Mylar, and the results are richly gestural, with distinct charcoal strokes and eraser marks animating the figure and ground alike. With a flat surface, she creates volume and life. And perhaps the most powerful of all, the viewer is caught be the gazes of the models, who stare forcefully out of the picture. They seem to be examining us every bit as much as we are examining them.
These larger-than-life portraits stem from chance encounters that grow into meaningful connections between the artist and her subject. Most are strangers that she approaches on the street. They capture her attention with expressive eyes that show experience and wisdom, distinctive shapes and a casual body language. “I try to honor the people I am drawing by centering them in the format and shooting from slightly below their eye level. I choose an expression that exudes intelligence, self-awareness and complexity. I try to convey their humanness. I want the viewer to feel this person might be someone interesting to know”, says Borgman of her subjects. The intensity with which she conveys the eyes may stem from her many years of communicating in sign language, which is based on sustained eye contact.
Borgman loves the directness of drawing. It is immediate, there is no lag time. There is no time waiting for the paint to dry. She works solely in charcoal which she can manipulate to achieve varying degrees of darkness and opacity. It is messy and the artist loves that.
Mary Borgman
Portrait of Matt Latham
charcoal on mylar
60h x 40w in
152.40h x 101.60w cm
MBG011
FRAMED DIMENSIONS
62h x 42w x 2.25d in
157.48h x 106.68w x 5.71d cm
[This work is custom framed in shadow box style with non-reflective Tru-Vue Museum Glass]
Mary Borgman
b. October 4, 1959 St. Louis, MO
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2017 Grand Opening: Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
2013 SOFA Chicago 2013, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Portraiture Now: Drawing on the Edge, National Portrait Gallery, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
2012 Portraiture Now: Drawing on the Edge, National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C.
SOFA Chicago 2012, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
SOFA NY, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York, NY
2011 Gallery Group Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
SOFA NY, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York, NY
2010 SOFA Chicago 2010: Special Installation at SOFA Café, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
What’s the Buzz on the Playground: Art of Today from St. Louis curated by Mary Sprague...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mylar, Charcoal
Alessandro Del Piero - Juventus Football Legend, UEFA Champions League 1995-96
Located in Firenze, IT
Alessandro Del Piero - Juventus Football Legend, UEFA Champions League 1995-96.
Alessandro Del Piero - Juventus Legend
Technique: Charcoal on paper, Signed and dated ’96
Author: M...
Category
1990s Pop Art Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil, Charcoal, Paper
Costume di Capracolla - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful watercolor on ivory-colored paper called Costume di Capracolla, realized by the Italian artist Michela De Vito in 1820 ca.
Hand-titled "Costume di Capracolla" with a hand-...
Category
1820s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of a Nude Woman - Early 1900 - René François Xavier Prinet - Drawing
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork in pencil realized by the French artist and illustrator René François Xavier Prinet, between the end of the XIX and the beginning of the XX centuries....
Category
Early 1900s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Portrait - Original Pencil Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper, realized by Anonymous French Artist of the late 19th Century.
In very good conditions.
Not signed.
Image Dimensions:...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Circa 1918 charcoal on paper portrait by Jean van den Eeckhoudt of his daughter
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A beautiful early 20th Century profile portrait by the Belgian artist Jean van den Eeckhoudt of his daughter Zoum, drawn circa 1918. This special work is from the artist's studio.
...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Pair of Miniature Mid 19th Century Watercolours - Brother and Sister
Located in Corsham, GB
Two exquisite mid 19th Century miniature portraits in watercolour. The children are in their finest clothes to have their portraits painted. The little boy wears a high ruffled collar and black jacket, holding a blue book in his hands. The little girl wears a fine light blue dress...
Category
Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
$364 Sale Price
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Man In Profile - Charcoal Drawing by Flor David - 1950s
By Flor David
Located in Roma, IT
Man In Profile is an original pencil drawing on ivory paper realized by Flor David in the 1950s.
This is an original drawing representing an interesting male portrait.
Good conditi...
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Pair of antique portraits women period clothes framed drawing red hats 19th
Located in Buffalo, NY
A pair of original red conte crayon drawings in their original frames featuring two young women in period clothing.
Category
1910s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Conté
$551 Sale Price
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Two Girls, Impressionist Gouache Painting by Ernst Berger
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ernst Berger, Austrian (1857 - 1919) - Two Girls, Medium: Gouache on Paper, signed lower right, Size: 15 x 16 in. (38.1 x 40.64 cm), Frame Size: 23 x 23.5 inches
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
'Oleta's Hat', Carmel Art Association Exhibit, California Woman Artist, SFMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'V. Conroy' for Virginia Conroy (American, 1922-2006) and dated 1985.
Exhibited: Carmel Art Association, 1983 (on original backing...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Graphite
Facial Expressions Seen at the Cinema - Drawing - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Facial Expressions Seen at the Cinema is an original China Ink Drawing realized by an artist in 1940s.
Signature unreadable.
Good condition on a white little paper.
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Caricature of Achille Occhetto - Drawing by Emilio Giannelli - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Caricature of Achille Occhetto is a modern artwork realized by the Artist Emilio Giannelli.
Black and white drawing
Hand signed on the lower margin
Includes frame: 34 x 24 cm
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Costume di Carafa - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on ivory colored paper, 1820 c.a.
Hand-titled "Costume di Carafa" with a caption "Provincia di Calabria nel Regno di Napoli" in black ink on lower margin at the center. H...
Category
1820s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Attrib. Louise McClary (b.1958) - Framed 20th Century Pastel, Floor is Lava
Located in Corsham, GB
Distorted figure in a fiery landscape. Presented in a modern white frame. Inscribed 'Louise McClary' to the reverse. On paper laid to card.
Category
20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
$218 Sale Price
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Portrait of a man - Original Charcoal Drawing by Dimitri Godycki Cwirko - 1966
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a man is an original drawing in charcoal on paper realized by Dimitri Godycki Cwirko (1901-1987) in 1966.
The state of preservation is good and aged, with some stains an...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Portrait - Drawing by Alfred Moitroux - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a drawing realized by Alfred Moitroux (1886-1938) in the Mid-20th Century.
Pencil ivory-colored paper
Good conditions with slight foxing.
The artwork is realized throu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Thinking Man - Original Charcoal Drawing by Georges Gôbo - Early 20th Century
By Georges Gobo
Located in Roma, IT
Character holding his head with reflection in mirror is an original black chalk drawing on drawing sheet, torn at the top, realized at the beginning of the 19th Century by the artist...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
1985 Joan Collins Portrait by Louis Nadalini
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful 1985 pencil drawing of actress Joan Collins by American artist Louis Nadalini (Italian, 1927-1995). Signed and dated "Nadalini 85" lower right. Unframed. Image, 20"H x 16"L.
ARTFORUM article: Louis Nadalini
In the last couple of seasons, San Francisco has lost several of its galleries. Some others have just recently begun operating but often with an entirely new group of artists. Some members of those apparently secure gallery stables that went out of business have found their way into other stables, but a larger group is without a place to show. I decided to look into such a person’s studio in my endeavor to find out what is really happening in the Bay Area art world. I went to see Louis Nadalini. His latest painting continues with the lattice of slats protruding forward with two variations of the painting painted on the sides of the slats which are viewable when standing to either side. This was always a very abstract method and he had quite often painted pure abstractions which centered quietly into hypnotic devices of exceptional color richness, but which gave a kaleidoscopic change as you moved past it. Untitled #42 (the most recent painting) has subject matter and was done in a much more painterly way. The side variations were flat in color, and there were some elements seen only in the side views, a skeleton’s arm and a black hand, for example. Nadalini says that he may abandon the lattice altogether if it gets in his way, but so far it seems to work better than it did with the abstractions. He is enthusiastic about the work he is doing, felt very free about making changes, and was, at the same time still happy about work from several years ago and unwilling to think that older work and new work should not be exhibited together. He hasn’t been thinking about galleries for a while. Nadalini goes to sea periodically which gives him time for contemplation as well as for renewing his resources. by —Knute Stiles...
Category
1980s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Cardboard, Pencil
$680 Sale Price
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Caricature of Ciriaco De Mita - Drawing by Emilio Giannelli - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Caricature of Ciriaco De Mita is a modern artwork realized by the Artist Emilio Giannelli.
Black and white drawing
Hand signed on the lower margin
Includes frame: 34 x 24 cm
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Alessio Tacchinardi - Young Juventus Talent, UEFA Champions League 1995-96
Located in Firenze, IT
Alessio Tacchinardi - Young Juventus Talent, UEFA Champions League 1995-96 - The Rise of a Star
Technique: Charcoal on paper, Signed and dated '96
Author: Marco Silombria (Savona, 1...
Category
1990s Post-Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Charcoal, Paper
Davey - Late 19th Century Watercolour, Breton Woman
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderfully detailed study of a Breton woman dressed in a traditional lace cap. Her red shawl is beautifully painted with intricate detail. Well presented in an ornate gilt-effect ...
Category
Late 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Infanta Futura- graphite pencil drawing - woman with cactus and succulents
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Infanta Futura,' features the face of a young woman with succulents and cactus in an intricately patterned and complex graphite drawing on Kent paper. from Japanese artist Chikako O...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
Male Portrait - Charcoal Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Ritratto maschile (Male portrait) is an original drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989).
Charc...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Ink
John Chapman - Mid 19th Century Watercolour, Seated Woman with Flower
Located in Corsham, GB
A beautiful 19th century watercolour capturing a young woman in a blue dress holding a single flower. Her intricate lace bonnet is adorned with s...
Category
Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"N.Z., " Charcoal Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
Mark Bradley Schwartz's (US based) "N.Z." is an original, handmade charcoal drawing that depicts the monochromatic portrait of a woman with long...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Portrait - Drawing by Albert Fernand-Renault - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a drawing realized by Fernand Renault in the early 20th Century
Pencil and watercolor on paper.
Stamped signed.
Good Conditions with aged margins.
The artwork is rea...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Watercolor
$364 Sale Price
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Untitled (Guardian Angel, Gabriel)
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Untitled (Guardian Angel, Gabriel)
Year: 1973
Medium: Ink on heavy archival paper
Size: 22 x 30 inches
Condition: Good
Provenance: Estate of Ian...
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
$3,880 Sale Price
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Double Bass Player - I, Modern Ink on Paper by Ira Moskowitz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ira Moskowitz, Polish/American (1912 - 2001) - Double Bass Player - I, Year: 1989, Medium: Ink on Paper, signed, Size: 13 in. x 10 in. (33.02 cm x 25.4 cm), Description: Playing hi...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Peter Collins ARCA - 20th Century Pastel, Woman with Blue Eyes
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful portrait of a young woman by the listed British artist Peter Collins. Here he has captured the sitter's effortless beauty with a small number of expressive pencil marks a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Caricature of Vittorio Gassman - Drawing by Emilio Giannelli - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Caricature of Vittorio Gassman is a modern artwork realized by the Artist Emilio Giannelli.
Black and white drawing
Hand signed on the lower margin
Includes frame: 34 x 24 cm
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
G. A. Rochegrosse (1859-1938) , Study for "Le Cocher" original drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938)
Study for "Le Cocher"
carbon pencil on thin paper
14.5 x 13 cm
In good condition
Framed : 36.7 x 31 cm
Provenance: Estate of the artist and...
Category
1910s Symbolist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Portrait of George Arliss in Conte Crayon on Cardstock 1934
Located in Soquel, CA
Stately portrait of George Arliss by Ivan Opffer (Danish, 1897-1980). Mr. Arliss is depicted wearing his signature monocle, looking directly at the viewer. Although this piece appears to be done rapidly, there is a clear confidence in Opffer's work - he was an accomplished portrait artist - and the resemblance to the subject is unmistakable. George Arliss (born Augustus George Andrews; 10 April 1868 – 5 February 1946) was an English actor, author, playwright, and filmmaker who found success in the United States. He was the first British actor to win an Academy Award – which he won for his performance as Victorian-era British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli in Disraeli (1929) – as well as the earliest-born actor to win the honour. He specialized in successful biopics, such as Disraeli, Voltaire (1933), and Cardinal Richelieu (1935), as well as light comedies, which included The Millionaire (1931) and A Successful Calamity (1932).
Signed and dated "Ivan Opffer 1934" in the lower right.
Titled "Mr. Arliss" in the lower left.
Presented in a new off-white mat with foamcore backing.
Mat size: 22"H x 16"W
Art size: 17.5"H x 12"W
Ivan Opffer (Danish, 1897-1980) was born in Nyborg, Denmark, on June 4, 1897, to a family of Danish scholars and journalists. His brother was Emil Opffer, a Danish merchant seaman and journalist who was known for his relationship with American writer Hart Crane.
Ivan was raised in Mexico City and New York, where his anarchist father was the editor of a radical Danish-language newspaper. His involvement in painting and drawing began at an early age. At a summer workshop, he met and studied drawing with Winslow Homer, then went on to study at the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League of New York.
When the US entered World War I, Opffer was one of the members of the American Army Camouflage Corps, headed by Homer Saint-Gaudens (whose mother was a relative of Winslow Homer), the son of Augustus Saint-Gaudens. As a camoufleur, Opffer served with other artists and architects, some of whom became well-known, including Barry Faulkner, Sherry Edmundson Fry, Kimon Nicolaides, Robert Lawson, Abraham Rattner, Kerr Eby, and others.
It was this same unit, while still in training in at Camp American University in Washington DC, that launched a camp newspaper called The Camoufleur. Only three issues were published before the unit’s deployment to France in late 1917. In the October 31 issue, a satirical portrait by Opffer of Homer Saint-Gaudens (titled “Our Boss”) was published on page 5.
After the war, Opffer returned to New York, where he became known for his caricatures of leading Modern writers, among them James Joyce, Edgar Lee Masters, Siegfried Sassoon, George Bernard Shaw, Carl Sandburg, G.K. Chesterton, and Thomas Mann.
In the years between the wars, Opffer married Betty à Beckett Chomley, and settled in Paris, where he was a student at the Academie Julliard. He also lived in London and Copenhagen, where his drawings were frequently published in newspapers and magazines. With the outbreak of World War II, he and his family returned to New York and lived in Greenwich Village.
Among his friends in that era were William Butler Yeats, F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald...
Category
1930s American Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Postcard, Illustration Board
Untitled (Study of a Lawyer)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Unsigned
Provenance:
FAR Gallery, New York, NY
Private Collection, New Jersey
Reference and Notes:
Daumier was a prolific draftsman. This drawing of a lawyer was once part of a...
Category
Mid-19th Century Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Portrait of Giorgio Morandi - Oil paint by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Giorgio Morandi is an original oil on board realized by the painter Mino Maccari, depicting his friend the painter Giorgio Morandi.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Board
Portrait - Original Charcoal Drawing by Alfred Pichon - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original drawing in black chalk on unsigned brown sheet by Alfred PICHON (1877-1918).
Good conditions except for minor cosmetic wear.
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Portrait - Original Pastel by Manfredo Borsi - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original drawing in pastel on greenish paper realized by the Italian artist Manfredo Borsi.
With the stamp of the artist on the rear" Manfredo Borsi".
The state of p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Tom wearing a bulky sweater
Located in New York, NY
Original Larry Stanton charcoal drawing on view at Hal Bromm Gallery for THE QUEER SHOW PART I.
Category
1970s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Self Portrait sketching with Vignette in Profile
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Self Portrait sketching with Vignette in Profile
Graphite on thin wove paper, c. 1940's
Unsigned
Condition: Small nicks in the right margin, not affecting the image
Sheet size: 14 1/2 x 10 inches
Provenance: Paul Cadmus
Jon F. Anderson (1937-2018)
Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, Margaret Hoening (1906–1998) was a painter and an etcher perhaps best known for her
photographs as part of the PaJaMa photography collective. After attending Smith College, she settled in New York, where
she pursued formal artistic training at the Art Students League. There, she met the artist couple Paul Cadmus and Jared
French. In 1937, she married French, fifteen years her junior, who had spent the previous decade with Cadmus. The trio
formed a tight bond, with Cadmus and French continuing their relationship.
Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, Margaret Hoening (1906–1998) was a painter and an etcher perhaps best known for her
photographs as part of the PaJaMa photography collective. After attending Smith College, she settled in New York, where
she pursued formal artistic training at the Art Students League. There, she met the artist couple Paul Cadmus and Jared
French. In 1937, she married French, fifteen years her junior, who had spent the previous decade with Cadmus. The trio
formed a tight bond, with Cadmus and French continuing their relationship. Together, the three formed PaJaMa (a mashup of their first names, Paul, Jared, and Margaret). Using Hoening’s Leica, they captured themselves, their artist friends,
and members of the gay community posing in artful tableaux on the beaches of Fire Island, Provincetown, and Nantucket
over the following eight years. Those captured by their camera include the photographer George Platt Lynes; Cadmus’s
sister and artist Fidelma; artist Bernard Perlin; and Monroe Wheeler, director of exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art,
among others. Though she produced few canvases, Hoening’s paintings demonstrate the influences of French and Cadmus,
particularly with her adoption of the time-intensive, traditional medium of egg tempera that they championed.
In the 1940s, the Frenches’ social circle continued to expand. They befriended the British author E.M. Forster, who stayed
with them on his first trip to New York in 1947, spending a few days with them in Provincetown, and visiting them again
in 1949. When Cadmus began a relationship with the young artist George Tooker in 1944, the trio became a foursome,
with Tooker regularly vacationing with the group and appearing in PaJaMa’s photographs...
Category
1940s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Sketch - Original Pencil by Serge Fontinsky - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch 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 lower...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Valaisan with a glass of wine
Located in Genève, GE
Work on paper
Brown wooden frame with glass pane
35.5 x 29.5 x 1.5 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon
Big Baloo / Head Study No. 86
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
Big Baloo / Head Study No. 86 , drawing / painting featuring the head portrait of a young woman. in blue, pink, gold and white. The work is created with mixed media on Bristol paper,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Charcoal, Mixed Media, Gouache, Color Pencil, Crayon
Renaissance Female Figure Study, 1964, Ian Hornak — Drawing
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Renaissance Female Figure Study
Year: circa 1964
Medium: Charcoal on vélin paper
Size: 23 x 18 inches
Condition: Good
Provenance: Estate of Ian ...
Category
1960s Renaissance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
$2,200 Sale Price
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19th Century Watercolour - Girl with a Flower Basket
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming portrait of a young girl with a basket of pink flowers, created with watercolor and pastel. Presented in a gilt frame with an oval mount. Label verso inscribed 'Montesquio...
Category
19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
$515 Sale Price
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Martin Bishop of Tours - Original Mixed Media Drawing - Early 1900
Located in Roma, IT
Martin Bishop of Tours is an original drawing in mixed media, pencil, ink and watercolor on paper realized by an Anonymous artist in the early 20th Century.
Hand-signed on the lower...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil, Ink
Openings (Catherine) / figurative work, contemporary woman
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Openings (Catherine)' is a brilliant and original work of art from Kenyan born African-American artist Stephen Namara who is widely known for creating paintings and masterful drawin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Pigment
Portrait - Original Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an Original Drawing in Tempera on creamy-colored paper by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century.
Good conditions with some foxing.
Hand-signed.
Mino Maccari (1898-198...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera
Portraits - Original Ink Drawings on Paper by H. Somm - Late 19th Century
By Henry Somm
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits is an original artwork realized between the end of 19th century and the beginning of 20th century by Henry Somm.
Original black and white pencil drawings on paper attached on cardboard.
Dimensions: variable dimensions between 2.5 and 4 cm high.
The artwork various portrait sketches of man and female figure.
Good conditions except for some foxings and stains.
The drawings are hand-signed o signed with the initials of the artist.
Henry Somm (Rouen 1844 – Parigi 1907) François Clément Sommier, best known under the pseudonym “Henry Somm,” was born in Rouen in 1844. He attended the local École municipale des beaux-arts and went on in 1867 to Paris, where he studied under Isidore Pils (1813-1875).He moved to Paris in 1860. Between 1873 and 1876 he made many engravings for the magazine Paris à l'eau forte and then at the Cadart printing house. In 1879 and 1889 he participated in the Impressionist exhibitions from the Durand-Ruel gallery in Paris. He collaborated with the newspapers: Le Chat noir...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Portrait - Original Drawing - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Portrait" is an original drawing in pencil on paper, realized by an Anonymous French Artist of the XX Century .
The state of preservation of the artwork is very good.
Sheet dimens...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Reclined Figure - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Reclined Figure is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original drawings in pencil on paper.
Good conditions but...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Theatrical Costume - Pencil Drawing by Alfredo Edel - 1895
By Alfredo Edel
Located in Roma, IT
Theatrical Costume is an original pencil, pastel and watercolor drawing realized by Alfredo Edel in 1895.
Good condition, the artwork is with watercolor and biacca.
Hand signed with pencil by the artis.
Alfredo Leonardo Edel (1856–1912), sometimes credited as Alfredo Edel Colorno, was an Italian costume designer popular during the late 19th and early 20th century. He worked at the La Scala opera...
Category
1890s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Pastel, Watercolor
Smoking Man - Portrait of a Young Gentleman Antique English Watercolor Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
Fine 1930's English watercolor portrait of a smartly dressed young gentleman smoking a cigarette, possibly on a train. Signed lower right. Framed and glazed.
Artist: English School,...
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an Original Drawing in pen on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century.
Hand-signed by the artist on the lower.
Good conditions.
Mino Ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pen
Boy with Long Blond Hair - Original Charcoals Drawing
Located in Paris, IDF
Gustave Poetzsch (1870-1950)
Boy with Long Blond Hair, c. 1900
Original charcoals and pencil drawing
Stamp of the Estate auction sale on the back
On cream vellum 23.5 x 31 cm (c. 9...
Category
Early 1900s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
Brian Chugg (1926-2003) - Framed Mid 20th Century Pen and Ink Drawing, My Mother
Located in Corsham, GB
Pen and watercolour sketch of the artist's mother. Signed in the lower left and dated 1950. Well presented in a slim wooden frame. On paper.
Category
20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
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