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Art Subject: People
18th century portrait of the Royal Academy model George White
By John Russell
Located in London, GB
Collections:
Russell sale, Christie’s, 14 February, 1807: ‘John Russell, Esq., R.A. deceased, crayon painter to His Majesty, the Prince of Wales, and Duke of York; and brought from his late Dwelling in Newman Street’, lot 92, ‘St Peter’, bt. Thompson (£1.13s);
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 25th September 1980, lot 113;
Private collection, UK, 2016.
Literature:
Martin Postle, 'Patriarchs, prophets and paviours: Reynolds's images of old age', The Burlington Magazine, vol. cxxx, no. 1027, October 1988, pp. 739-40, fig. 9;
Martin Postle, Sir Joshua Reynolds: The Subject Pictures, Cambridge, 1995, p.136, repr.;
Neil Jeffares, Dictionary of pastellists before 1800, online edition, J.64.2928.
Signed and dated: J Russell/ fecit 1772 (lower right)
Framed dimensions: 25 x 31 inches
John Russell was admitted to the Royal Academy in March 1770, at the same time as Daniel Gardner. The nascent Academy Schools were still establishing their teaching structures, but central to the syllabus were the twin components of drawing after the antique and from life models. By 1772 Russell had already been awarded a silver medal and progressed to the life academy, where he produced this remarkable pastel study of George White. White was the most famous model employed by the Royal Academy and prominent artists in the second half of the eighteenth century. A paviour – or street mender –by profession White had been discovered by Joshua Reynolds, who in turn introduced him to the Academy. Russell’s striking head study demonstrates his abilities as a portraitist and pastellist, at the same time showing his interest in the Academy’s preoccupation with promoting history painting.
George White was one of the most celebrated models in eighteenth-century London. According to the painter Joseph Moser:
'Old George…owed the ease in which he passed his latter days, in a great measure to Sir Joshua Reynolds, who found him exerting himself in the laborious employment of thumping down stones in the street; and observing not only the grand and majestic traits of his countenance, but the dignity of his muscular figure, took him out of a situation to which his strength was by no means equal, clothed, fed, and had him, first as a model in his own painting room, then introduced him as a subject for the students of the Royal Academy.'
As Martin Postle has pointed out, whilst characterful studies of old men posed as biblical figures, prophets or saints by Continental old masters were readily available on the art market – Reynolds himself had copied a head of Joab by Federico Bencovich in the collection of his friend and patron, Lord Palmerston - finding a model in Britain from whom to execute a painting was more difficult.
White therefore offered a rare opportunity for artists to combine portraiture and history painting, by painting a model in the guise of an historical or literary character. In 1771 Reynolds showed at the Royal Academy a picture of White entitled Resignation. It was engraved in 1772 and accompanied by a stanza from Oliver Goldsmith’s Deserted Village, implying a literary context to what is essentially a portrait. In his annotated Royal Academy catalogue, Horace Walpole noted: ‘This was an old beggar, who had so fine a head that Sir Joshua chose him for the father in his picture from Dante, and painted him several times, as did others in imitation of Reynolds. There were even cameos and busts of him.’ White sat to, amongst others Johan Zoffany, John Sanders, Nathaniel Hone and the sculptor John Bacon...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Shah Jahan in a shirt of mail and plate of armor. Rajasthani School, 19th cent.
Located in Middletown, NY
Ink and gouache with gold heightening on fibrous, brown laid paper with a Jaipur Court Fee tax stamp in black ink, 13 3/8 x 8 3/4 inches (340 x 222 mm). Toning, handling creases and ...
Category
19th Century Rajput Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Mother and Child in Cradle Sketch
Located in Austin, TX
By Gustav Likan
A depiction of a mother putting her child to bed in a cradle, dated 1944.
6" x 5" Pencil on Paper
Framed Size: 13.75" x 12.75"
From Likan's collection of depictions ...
Category
1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Pencil
Portrait. 1966. watercolor on paper, 35.5x30 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Portrait. 1966. watercolor on paper, 35.5x30 cm
Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013)
Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside...
Category
1960s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Art World Series, Watercolor on Archival Paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him.
The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Paper
The Introduction, French School, 18th century
Located in Middletown, NY
In this charming scene a maid appears bashful as she is introduced by her mother to the shepherd’s son.
Ink and wash on hand made, cool-toned cream laid paper, 6 3/4 x 8 7/8 inches...
Category
Mid-18th Century French School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper
Art Deco Woman before a Mirror - Vogue Magazine Artist
Located in Miami, FL
Fabled Vogue Magazine Cover Artist Eduardo Garcia Benito depicts a perfectly posed long-neck flapper with her reflection in a mirror, Her extrav...
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
contemporary figurative color oil charcoal pop art interior surreal
Located in New York, NY
This is a hand painted oil and mixed media artwork on canvas by internet sensation mad charcoal
He is represented by Krause Gallery NYC
Ships rolled in a tube
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Oil
contemporary figurative color oil charcoal pop art interior surreal
Located in New York, NY
This is a hand painted oil and mixed media artwork on canvas by internet sensation mad charcoal
He is represented by Krause Gallery NYC
Ships rolled in a tube
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Oil
contemporary figurative black and white charcoal drawing pop art interior female
Located in New York, NY
This is a hand drawn original artwork on heavyweight paper by internet sensation mad charcoal
He is represented by Krause Gallery NYC
Ships rolled in a tube
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
contemporary figurative black and white charcoal drawing pop art interior female
Located in New York, NY
This is a hand drawn original artwork on heavyweight paper by internet sensation mad charcoal
He is represented by Krause Gallery NYC
Ships rolled in a tube
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
contemporary figurative black and white charcoal drawing pop art interior female
Located in New York, NY
This is a hand drawn original artwork on heavyweight paper by internet sensation mad charcoal
He is represented by Krause Gallery NYC
Ships rolled in a tube
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
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.
...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Gin Giving Doris a Haircut
Located in Middletown, NY
A life drawing by a well known book illustrator and long-term resident of the Chelsea Hotel in the 1930s.
Caswell, Edward
Gin giving Doris a hair cut
Black crayon on lightweight, br...
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon
Untitled (Hotel Bel-Air)
By Ed Templeton
Located in New York, NY
Ed Templeton grew up and lives in Huntington Beach. While Templeton originally gained fame as a professional skateboarder, he is now recognized as a semin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic
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...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
Self Portrait at 72" - Imagined Future, Original Painting by David Kassan
By David Kassan
Located in Denver, CO
David Kassan’s "Self Portrait at 72" (2021) is an introspective exploration into the future, where the artist imagines himself as an elder. Painted in oil on acrylic mirror and measu...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mirror, Oil
The Power - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Power is a modern artwork by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937) in the early 20th century.
The artwork was in mixed media of ink and white lead on paper.
Included a Passepartou: 50...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media
1976 Pastel - Seductive Stare
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine portrait in pastel showing a beautiful woman with a seductive gaze. The artist has initialed and dated in the lower right corner. The drawing has been presented in a contempor...
Category
20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
19th Century Watercolour - Man In A Green Cravat
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine 19th Century miniature portrait, showing a handsome young man in a fetching green cravat with pink bow tie. The painting is unsigned and presented ...
Category
19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
CAT & MAGIC OF LOVE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original artwork by Daria Kusto.
AcrIcrylic on Wotercolor Paper.
The magic flow reality...
The painting will be shipped directly from Thailand – safely and promptly."
Category
2010s Pop Art Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Head of a Cheerful Man Wearing a Cap
Located in New York, NY
Watermark: the arms of Amsterdam
Provenance:
Christie’s, Amsterdam, 1 December 1986, lot 46; where acquired by:
Private Collection, New York
Literature:
Roger Adolf d’Hulst, “Jordaens Drawings: Supplement II,” Master Drawings, vol. 28, no. 2 (1990), pp. 153-156, no. A237a, fig. 17.
Matías Díaz Padrón, Jacob Jordaens...
Category
17th Century Baroque Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk
Juventus Football Player - Tribute to UEFA Champions League Victory, 1996
Located in Firenze, IT
Juventus Football Player - Tribute to UEFA Champions League Victory, 1996
Charcoal on paper, 50 x 72 cm
Signed lower right: Silombria '96
This dynamic drawing by Marco Silombria (19...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Carbon Pencil
Art Deco Glamour illustration, Golden Age of Hollywood
By Jaro Fabry
Located in Miami, FL
Caption: "He proposed this morning right
after the alarm clock went off."
From the Estate of Charles Martignette
Signed lower center
unframed
Category
1940s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Poster Sketch for fashion advertising for FACIS, Italian Pret-a-Porter company.
Located in Firenze, IT
Poster Sketch for fashion advertising for FACIS, Italian Pret-a-Porter company.
Italian Pop art
Water-colour, ink and pencil on paper.
Size with black ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Colorful Ink on Paper Drawing - Profile Notation 418.007
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Notation 418.007 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Colorful Ink on Paper Drawing
Profile Notation 418.007 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collages and ...
Category
2010s Feminist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Vincente Romero, Thoughtfulness, original pastel
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Vincente Romero
Thoughtfulness
Original pastel on Ingres paper
Hand signed by the artist
Image: 25.6 x 19.7 inches
Framed dimensions: 32 x 26 inches
*T...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Nude Study XXXI
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald is an artist of unusual depth and complexity. Sculpture has become his primary means of expression, yet this ability was built upon the foundation of a rigorous tra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon
Pair of Etchings V. 3. IX and XII
By Peter Max
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic pair of Peter Max (American b. 1937) V. 3. IX and XII. In the manner of Picasso each color pencil signed lower center and titled low...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
Lounging II - Figurative Watercolor Nude Portrait Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ama Liyanage, a contemporary artist and printmaker, creates whimsical paintings from her home studio in Ontario, Canada. Each piece holds minuscule painted details waiting to be disc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Skeletype Grape, " Acrylic & Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Skeletype Grape" is an original acrylic painting and pastel on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower left. This artwork features an abstract portrait o...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Found Objects, Acrylic
Le Café
Located in London, GB
'Le Café', watercolour on paper, by Catherine Garros (circa 1990s). Many people's idea of heaven is being seated at an outdoor café somewhere in one o...
Category
1990s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"The Mood, " Portrait Oil Pastel on Illustration Board signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Mood" is an original oil pastel drawing on illustration board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right. This piece features a double portrait--one man in vibr...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Illustration Board
Portrait of a Young Woman
Located in London, GB
Red chalk on paper
Image size: 7 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches (19 x 23.5 cm)
Contemporary frame
An enigmatic portrait of a young woman after Sir Peter Lely's drawing, currently shown in the B...
Category
Mid-17th Century Victorian Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk
Light and Shape
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald is an artist of unusual depth and complexity. Sculpture has become his primary means of expression, yet this ability was built upon the foundation of a rigorous tra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté
Carlos. Martes 24 de Mayo, Drawing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Carlos. Martes 24 de Mayo, 2016 by Celso Castro
Pastel on archival paper
Image size: 59 H in. x 40 in. W
On The back of the painting:
Poncho Jueves 26 de Mayo, "Requiem por la con...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper, Pencil
'Study of a Woman', Copenhagen, Danish Modernism, Benezit, Thieme-Becker
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'de Sala' for Eugène de Sala (Danish, 1899-1987) and created circa 1955. (Brush name for Oswald Lykkeberg Salomonsen).
A stunning, mid-century portrait of a youn...
Category
1950s Other Art Style Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
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...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Bernard, Self Portrait
Located in London, GB
English School
Bernard, Self Portrait
1950s
Pencil and sepia chalk on paper
Image size: 9 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches (24 x 34.3 cm)
Handmade contemporary frame
This imaginative self-portra...
Category
1950s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Pencil
"Washington DC" By Ed Fairburn, Original Pigment Ink on Antique Map Illustration
Located in Denver, CO
Washington DC is a beautiful original pigment ink illustration, created by Ed Fairburn on a medium of an antique 1800s map, depicting a woman drawn through the streets and topography gazing to the east.
Artist Biography:
Born 15th November 1989 in Southampton, UK.
Ed Fairburn is an English artist whose ability to combine the geography of our facial features with the geography of the earth leads to a startling and compelling synthesis of the two. Fairburn has become known in Europe for his evocative portraits, which produce complex human features from the apparently random patterns found in mundane topographical and astrological maps...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Pigment
Portrait of Elegant Young Society Lady In A Pink Blouse Exquisite Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elegant Lady
original watercolour painting on paper
by Marjorie Schiele (1913-2008) *see notes below
piece of paper is 14 x 10 inches
I...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Pencil
Young Man with Flower
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.
...
Category
1950s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ballpoint Pen
English School Early 19th Century Watercolour - Dark Haired Beauty
Located in Corsham, GB
This elegant oval portrait captures a young woman in 19th century attire, her dark curls framing a delicate face turned slightly towards the viewer. The subject's elegant gown and co...
Category
Early 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"Lady in Red" (2024) By Bunyod Suvonov, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Lady in Red" (2024) by Bunyod Suvonov is original handmade oil painting done on canvas. This piece depicts a portrait of a woman with long brown hair wearing a red dress and holding...
Category
20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Demon" (FRAMED) Painting 33" x 27" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Demon" (FRAMED) Painting 33" x 27" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Medium: "Acrylic Ink & Paint on Animation Acetate
Artist Antonio Pelayo, born in Glendale, California, and yet raised fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Ink, Acrylic
Portrait of Minister Scelba - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1954
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China Ink and watercolor on cardboard realized by Mino Maccari in 1954, and depicting the former italian Prime Minister Mario Scelba.
Hand signed.
Very good condition
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Portrait of a Young Handsome Man (Army GI)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful WWII era portrait of a young man by Louis Krupp (1888-1978). Charcoal on paper measures 16.5 x 22.5 inches, 25 X 30 IN MATTING. Signed and dated...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Costume drawings for ‘Ambassadeur de Siam’ and ‘La Sultana Reine’
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Joseph-Marie Vien (1716-1809)
‘Ambassadeur de Siam’ and ‘La Sultana Reine’
Both titled lower centre, the drawing of the ambassador inscribed with colours intended for the prints, e...
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Portrait Study of a Young Girl, Signed 19th Century Victorian Sketch
By Augustus Leopold Egg
Located in London, GB
Pencil and coloured chalk on paper, signed bottom right
Image size: 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches (3.75 x 3 cm)
Mounted and framed
Provenance
Studio sale, Christies 18th May 1863
The Artis...
Category
Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Pencil
John Sergeant - 20th Century British Portrait of the Artist's Wife
Located in London, GB
JOHN SERGEANT
(1937-2010)
Portrait of Carolyn, the artist’s wife.
Pencil and watercolour, unframed
33 by 21.5 cm., 13 by 8 ½ in.
(mount size 49.5 by 37 cm., 19 ½ by 14 ½ in.)
Ser...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Untitled - Parmis Sayous 21st Century drawing, Iranian contemporary painter
Located in Paris, FR
Oil on paper
Created in 2019 in Paris, France
Unique work
Signed by the artist
Parmis Sayous was born in 1982 in Teheran, Iran.
Since 2015, She has lived and worked in Paris and ded...
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil
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...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper, Gouache
QUEEN OF THE ABSURD
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by Daria Kusto.
Ink on wotercolor paper.
The magic flow reality...
Shipped well protected, unframed
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker
1940's French Fashion Illustration - The Stylish Lady With The Green Features
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas.
The painting, executed in gouache and pencil.
The s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Portrait of Raffaello / Italian School
Located in Middletown, NY
Graphite and ink on handmade, watermarked C & I Honig laid paper, 8 15/16 x 6 3/4 inches (226 x 170 mm). Signed illegibly in ink, lower margin. Scattered light creasing and surface...
Category
18th Century Italian School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Handmade Paper, Ink, Graphite
Contemporary Drawing With Colored Pencils And Ink On Fabriano Paper. "Visions"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Contemporary drawing work that combines the use of colored pencils and ink on a layer made with natural dyes from leaves and flowers. It is a surreal and fantastic drawing that seeks...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Color Pencil
Portrait of Older Man with Trucker Hat
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This compelling pastel portrait depicts an older man wearing a well-worn trucker hat, capturing the character and stories etched into his face. The artist skillfully uses pastels to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Mindy
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Drawing, ca. 1915;
Category
20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
