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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
HORSE AND RIDER - Ink drawing signed Marino
Located in Napoli, IT
Indian ink drawing on paper inspired by the works of Marino Marini, embellished with a beautiful frame, mis. est. cm. h.37x32x2.
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1970s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, India Ink

Reclining Female Nude
Located in Astoria, NY
Manfred Schwartz (American, b. Poland, 1909-1970), Reclining, Charcoal on Paper, with the artist's signature stamped lower left, unframed. 18" H x 24" W. Provenance: From a 35 East 7...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Purple and Black Modern Gestural Abstract Ink and Watercolor Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract ink and watercolor drawing by Houston born artist Arthur Turner. The work features energetic black lines accented with blocks of purple. Signed and dated along the ri...
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1960s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Alexander Calder, Handwritten, signed letter, from Sache near Tours, France
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Calder Handwritten, signed letter, 1956 Ink on paper: 2 page handwritten and hand signed letter Hand signed by Calder at the end of the letter on the second page. Unique 11...
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Paper

“Montmartre”
By Fernand Guignier
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautifully executed original watercolor by French artist Fernand Guignier of a street scene in Montmartre, Paris. Signed lower right and dated 1949. Titled lower left, “Montmartre”. Fernand Guignier was a student of the sculptors Emil Derré and Jean-Antoine Injalbert at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris . Between 1926 and 1960 he took part in the Salon des Artistes Français in the Palais de Tokyo. The watercolor is housed in its original off white wood frame. Under glass. Condition is very good. Overall framed measurements are 18.25 by 16.5 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida collector. Fernand Guignier Born: 1902 Died: 1972 Known for: Paris street scene watercolor...
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1940s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

EXPLOSION OF FLOWERS - Watercolor on paper signed Gibor, Italy 1970
Located in Napoli, IT
Watercolor on brightly colored paper, signed Gibor, with wooden frame mis.cm.h.65x56
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1970s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

The Fruit Seller - Tall original ink and charcoals drawing, Handsigned
Located in Paris, IDF
Miguel CONDE (1939-) The fruit seller, 1998 Original ink drawing with charcoal enhancement Signed bottom left On heavy tinted vellum 79 x 60 cm (c. 32 x 26 in) Excellent condition
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1990s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Ink

Cocaine - Drawing - Mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Cocaine is a satiric drawing realized by an Anonymous artist in the mid-20th century. Watercolor and China ink on paper. Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is created...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Mountainous Landscape, Mexico
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Mountainous Landscape, Mexico Monotype in colors on heavy paper, c. 1960's Signed in ink lower left "G Ceniceros" Condition: Excellent Image size: 6 x 14 1/2" (15.24 x 36.83cm) Sheet size: 12 7/8 x 19 11/16 inches Guillermo Ceniceros (born May 7, 1939) is a Mexican painter and muralist, best known for his mural work in Mexico City, as well as his figurative easel work. He began his mural painting career as an assistant to mural painters such as Federico Cantú, Luis Covarrubias and then David Alfaro Siqueiros who was a mentor and a key influence. Ceniceros is the most notable of Siqueiros' assistants. While he has experimented with abstract expression, his easel work mostly classifies as figurativism and is influenced by the geometrical construct of Mexican muralism. He has had over 300 individual and collective exhibitions in Mexico and the International stage. His work has been recognized by the Mexican Ministry of Culture and several of its institutions. He has painted over 20 large scale Mural Paintings with some of the most notable being the large scale work for the Legislative Palace of San Lazaro (Mexico's Legislative Building) as well as his murals in the Metro Subway System. He is a member of the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana. In 1995, the State of Durango, Ceniceros' native state, opened to the public the Guillermo Ceniceros Art Museum within the oversight of the Ministry of Culture. Ceniceros has been reviewed by notable critics such as Berta Taracena, Raquel Tibol, Alaide Foppa, Graciela Kartofel, José Angel Leyva and Eduardo Blackaller among others. There are several publications about his work including a vast review of his art life endeavors developed by the Ministries of Culture of Durango and Nuevo León. He is married to the artist Esther González and lives in his studio house in the Colonia Roma of Mexico City. Life Interview with the subject Ceniceros and Siqueiros Ceniceros was born in a small village called El Salto, located in the municipality of Pueblo Nuevo in the Mexican state of Durango. His father was a woodworker who made toys and furniture in his workshop. His father's shop would become an influence in Ceniceros' life long interest in developing his own innovative working tools. When he was twelve the family moved to Monterrey to seek better economic opportunities. There he attended school and when he was fourteen he entered the Fabricación de Máquinas, S.A. (FAMA), a school/business, where he studied industrial drawing. He considers this early training important as it taught him the importance of geometry, use of space and materials. While at FAMA he met painters Gerardo Cantú and Ignacio Ortiz, and collaborated with them on sketches for publications of Alfonso Reyes, Pedro Garfias and other notable writers. In 1955, he enrolled in the Taller de Artes Plásticas at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, graduating in 1958. At the Taller he met fellow Mexican artist Esther González, whom he married and with whom he has two children. In 1962 he moved to Mexico City with the goal of working in the Taller of the Maestro David Alfaro Siqueiros. He became Siqueiros' first assistant working on his last murals while at the same time working at night on his easel painting work. Siqueiros supported Ceniceros decision to leave his Taller and supported him in his career until his death in 1974. By then Ceniceros was already a break thru artist having had several individual exhibitions including the prestigious Palacio De Bellas Artes as well as other recognitions. Thru the 70's and 80s Ceniceros continued his work with an emphasis on exhibits and exchanges abroad and traveling to Eastern Europe, Cuba, China, Chile, Ecuador, Italy and the United States. His Mexico City contemporaries and circle would include names that today have become reference such as Sebastian, José Luis Cuevas, Gilberto Aceves Navarro, Benjamin Dominguez, Gustavo Arias Murueta, Byron Galvez, Leonel Maciel among others. In the 70's his Row-House neighbors in the colonia Roma were Francisco Toledo and Alejandro Jodorowski. His focus on mural painting is renewed in the mid 80's thru his large scale work in the Metro Subway System with him working on major commissions consistently and into the new century. While the Mexican school of Muralism had been challenged by the Ruptura members, the interest in Mural painting as a unique national form of expression continues. He lives in Mexico City at a studio/home in the Colonia Roma. His home is a frequent gathering place for writers, poets, painters, singers, actors and journalists. He has a strong interest in Spanish language literature. Juan Rulfo...
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1960s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Monotype

"Through the Trees" Watercolor Mid-20th Century Modern Excellent Provenance
Located in New York, NY
"Through the Trees" Watercolor Mid-20th Century Modern Excellent Provenance Arthur Dove (1880-1946) "Through the Trees" 5 x 7 Watercolor on paper, 1938 Singed lower center Framed: 1...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

The Knight and the Lady - Drawing by Mino Maccari - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal and watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Hand signed in pencil. Some minor signs of the time on edgex.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Monument - Original Pencil on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1985
Located in Roma, IT
Monument is an original modern artwork realized the 1985 by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original pencil drawing on Ivory paper. Hand-signed in penc...
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1980s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Design for Architectural Fantasy architectural drawing Mid Century Modern
Located in London, GB
To see our other Architectural Drawings, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller." V A Hards (British, c. 1930-c. 2012) An Architectur...
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Portrait de Jean Desbordes - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1929
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on vélin pur fil des Papeteries du Marais, realized by Cocteau in 1929. Belongs to the suite "25 Dessins d'Un Dormeur", published by H. L. Mermod, Lausanne. Edition of 2...
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1920s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Lithograph

Trampled - Pen drawing on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Trampled is an original artwork realized in the half of 20th century by Mino Maccari. Pen drawing on paper. Hand signed on the lower right margin. Included an elegant gilded frame....
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1970s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pen

Portrait de Jean Desbordes - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1929
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on vélin pur fil des Papeteries du Marais, realized by Cocteau in 1929. Belongs to the suite "25 Dessins d'Un Dormeur", published by H. L. Mermod, Lausanne. Edition of 2...
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1920s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Lithograph

Fox Terrier (2) - Drawing by Sirio Tofanari - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
A sculptor of animals, Sirio Tofanari (Florence 1886 – Milan 1969) is not inclined to the school discipline, he decides to learn and train as self-taught by travelling around Europe ...
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1920s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

'Cubist Still Life', Italian School (circa 1940s)
Located in London, GB
'Cubist Still Life', gouache on paper, from the Italian School of artists (circa 1940s). Surely this very attractive piece was inspired by Juan Gris (1887-1927) and Georges Braque's ...
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1940s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Little witches 1
Located in Genève, GE
Erotic scene Wooden frame with glass pane 49.5 x 41.5 x 1.3 cm
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1960s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Headland & Rocks, White Island, Maine, early 20th century watercolor
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964) Headland & Rocks, White Island, Maine, c. 1923 Watercolor on paper Signed lower left 15 x 19.5 inches Frank Nelson Wilcox (October 3, 1887 – April 17, 1964) was a modernist American artist and a master of watercolor. Wilcox is described as the "Dean of Cleveland School painters," though some sources give this appellation to Henry Keller or Frederick Gottwald. Wilcox was born on October 3, 1887 to Frank Nelson Wilcox, Sr. and Jessie Fremont Snow Wilcox at 61 Linwood Street in Cleveland, Ohio. His father, a prominent lawyer, died at home in 1904 shortly before Wilcox' 17th birthday. His brother, lawyer and publisher Owen N. Wilcox, was president of the Gates Legal Publishing Company or The Gates Press. His sister Ruth Wilcox...
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1920s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Milton Avery Drawing
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Milton Avery (American, 1885-1965) Marking(s); notes: signed Materials: graphite on paper Dimensions (H, W, D): 12.25"h, 10"w; 18"h, 15.5"w frame Addit...
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20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Erotic Scene - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Scene is a charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was...
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1960s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

How To Capture This Feeling - Whimsical Figurative Watercolor Graphite Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amanda Immurs, an artist hailing from Hamilton, Canada, creates enchanting watercolor artworks that bring whimsical scenes of children, animals, and flora to life. Immurs' art is gro...
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2010s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

Figure - Original Pencil Drawing by Beppe Curzi - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
"Figure" is an original pencil drawing on ivory-colorated cardboard by Beppe Curzi in 1940. In excellent conditions. This is an original drawing representing a nude woman. Not si...
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1940s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Hurki Costume for an opera - Pencil and watercolor drawing by Taho - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Costume for an opera is an original artwork realized by Taho in the 1930s. Beautiful pencil and watercolor drawing on cardboard. Good conditions.
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

1950s "Purple Head" Mid Century Oil and Pastel Portrait Original Drawing
Located in Arp, TX
Donald Stacy "Purple Head" c.1950s Gouache and oil pastel on paper 13.75" x 17" unframed Unsigned Came from artist's estate Donald Stacy (1925-2008) New Jersey Studied: Newark School of Fine Art The Art Students League Pratt Graphic Arts Center University of Paris 1953-54 University of Aix-en-Provence 1954-55 Faculty: Art Department of the New School Museum of Modern Art School of Visual Arts Stacy Studio Workshop Exhibitions: Grand Central Moderns George Wittenborn The New School Print Exhibitions, Chicago University of Oklahoma Honolulu Museum Monclair Museum Wisconsin State College Louisiana Art Commission Philadelphia Print...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Gouache

If They Look Close Enough They'll Find Her - Figurative Watercolor Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amanda Immurs, an artist hailing from Hamilton, Canada, creates enchanting watercolor artworks that bring whimsical scenes of children, animals, and flora to life. Immurs' art is gro...
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2010s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

Horses - Drawing by Domenico Purificato - 1952
Located in Roma, IT
Horses is an original drawing realized by Domenico Purificato in 1952. Black and white pen drawing. Hand-signed and dated on the lower right. Th...
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pen

Sea Shells – Blue & Gold
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sea Shells – Blue & Gold, c. 1940s, watercolor on paper, signed upper left, 15 x 19 ¼ inches (image); title and artist’s name and address inscribed verso, presented in a newer glazed...
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1940s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Three House, Green-Violet Gradation - Lithograph and Stencil
Located in Paris, IDF
Paul KLEE (after) Three House, Green-Violet Gradation Lithograph and stencil (Jacomet process) Printed signature in the plate On canson vellum 50 x 38.2 cm (19.6 x 14.9 in) INFORMA...
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Early 20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Lithograph, Stencil

The Architecture - Pencil Drawing - Mid- 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Architecture is an original Drawing in charcoal and pencil on paper realized by Hermine David in the mid-20th century. Good conditions. The artwork is represented through rapid...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Pencil

The Dancer - Drawing - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Dancer is a drawing realized by an anonymous in the mid-20th century. Charcoal drawing on paper. Written on the lower "EN DEUXIEME" Good conditions.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

In Bed - Original Watercolor by Jean Demelier - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
In Bed is original watercolor drawing realized by Jean Demelier in 1968. Hand-signed at the top left. Very good conditions. Included a white Passepartout: 34 x 49 cm. Delicate and en...
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1960s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

A Colorful, Panoramic Mid-Century Modern View of Nazaré, Portugal by Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A Colorful, Panoramic Mid-Century Modern View of the famed fishing village (and renowned surfing locale) of Nazaré, Portugal by Rudolph Pen. Painted in the 1960s, this vivid waterco...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Watercolor

La Belle Dame - Pencil and Watercolor by Unknown French Artist 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
La Belle Dame is an original artwork realized in the 19th Century by a French artist. Original watercolor and pencil. Hand-signed on the lower left cor...
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19th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Standing Male Nude, Arms Upraised (Kouros)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Standing Male Nude, Arms upraised (Kouros) Graphite on wove paper, c. 1930 Signed lower right (see photo) Possibly exhibited in May 8-June 1,1973 at Alan Stone Gallery entitled Erotica, which lists Lachaise as one of the artists exhibited. Part of small group of drawings of the male nude, done late in the artist's life, many of which are in museums (MMA, FAMSF, Whitney, Yale, Princeton). Almost identical to the Lachaise drawing in the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, which is the same size and depicts the same model. (see photo) Very similar to the smaller Lachaise drawing in the Whitney Museum of American Art (Accession number 32.2). The Metropolitan Museum has a Lachaise male nude drawing with one arm upraised (Accession Number: 68.91.1) Provenance: Alan Stone Gallery, New York Alan Stone Projects, New York (see photo of label) Condition: excellent Archival framing with OP3 Acrylic for UV protection 22K gold leaf frame Image size: 17 3/4 x 12 inches Frame size: 26 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches Regarding Alan Stone Gallery: "Founded in 1960 by visionary connoisseur and dealer Allan Stone (1932 – 2006), the gallery known today as Allan Stone Projects has been admired for over half a century. Celebrated for his eclectic approach and early advocacy of pivotal artists of the 20th Century, Allan Stone was a leading authority on Abstract Expressionism, the New York dealer for Wayne Thiebaud for over forty years, and a passionate collector of Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, Arshile Gorky, Joseph Cornell, John Graham and John Chamberlain. He also promoted and collected the work of a younger generation of artists, including Robert Arneson, Jack Whitten, Robert Mallary, Lorraine Shemesh...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite

Nude - Pen on Ivory Paper by Fausto Ghia - 1955
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in pen on ivory paper realized by Fausto Ghia. Hand-signed on the lower left with dedication. The state of preservation is very good. Included a Passep...
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pen

Dogs spanish modernism mixed media drawing
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ricard Opisso - Dogs - Mixed media Drawing measurements 23x28 cm. Frame measurements 35x40 cm. Son of Alfredo Opisso y Viñas, journalist, historian and critic, and of Antonia Sala y Gil, his sister Regina Opisso, was also a writer. He comes from an enlightened family full of artists. His paternal grandfather was Josep Opisso y Roig, journalist and director of the Diari de Tarragona, father of the also writers Antonia Opisso y Viña and Antoni Opisso y Viña. His maternal great-grandfather was the painter Pere Pau Montaña, his maternal grandfather the fabulist Felipe Jacinto Sala and his maternal uncle, the painter Emilio Sala y Francés. His nephew was Arturo Llorens y Opisso, a writer better known under his pseudonym Arturo Llopis. Although he was born in Tarragona, his family moved to Barcelona when Opisso was only two years old. In modernist Barcelona at the end of the 19th century, Opisso worked as an assistant to Antonio Gaudí in the works of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona since 1892. He was linked to the group Els Quatre Gats, along with Ramón Casas, Manuel Hugué, Isidre Nonell...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media

Mother and Child II
Located in London, GB
'Mother and Child II', watercolour on fine art paper (1970), by Raymond Debiève. In a clear nod to Picasso's influence both stylistically and in terms of subject matter (Picasso pain...
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1970s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Dark Green Field, Signed Pastel on Paper by Oliviero Masi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Dark Green Field Oliviero Masi Italian (1948) Date: 1980 Pastel on paper, signed lower right Size: 17.5 x 17.5 in. (44.45 x 44.45 cm)
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1980s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Lovers - Drawing - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Lovers is a modern artwork realized in the Mid-20th Century. Charcoal drawings. Good conditions.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper

1950's Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Mermaid Figure On The Rocks
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour with biro on artist paper, unframed stamped verso size: 10 x 8.5 inches condition: very good and read...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Cliffs at Paramé, France, 20th century seascape & landscape watercolor
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964) Cliffs at Paramé, France, c. 1926 Watercolor on paper Signed lower right 14 x 17.5 inches Frank Nelson Wilcox (October 3, 1887 – April 17...
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1920s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

A Striking 1945 Mid-Century Modern Figure Study of a Standing Black Female Nude
Located in Chicago, IL
A Striking, 1945 Mid-Century Modern Figure Study of a Standing Female Nude African-American Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A beautifully drawn and i...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

"Falaise d'Aval"
Located in Astoria, NY
Manfred Schwartz (American, b. Poland, 1909-1970), "Falaise d'Aval", Pastel on Paper, 1960, signed lower right, titled to verso, wood frame. Image: 30" H x 22" W; frame: 32" H x 24" ...
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1960s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel

Mid Century Modern Painting American interior table scape Framed Red Stripe B&W
Located in Buffalo, NY
Dorothy Rivo Still Life with Striped Wall Acrylic on panel Framed dimensions: 24 in. H × 26 in. W Contemporary black frame Dorothy Rivo’s Still Life with Striped Wall distills the s...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

The Roman Bath
Located in London, GB
'The Roman Bath', pencil on art paper (circa 1960s), School of Rome. Three broad-shouldered men make their way through the sultry corridors of the Hammam in...
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1960s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

The Roman Bath
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French Gouache Painting of Indigenous Council Gathering in Colorado Nevada
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Gouache Painting of Indigenous Council Gathering in Colorado Nevada by Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965, French) Signed: Yes Medium: Original gouache painting on thick unframed...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Still Life - Drawing by Serge Fotisnky - 1947
Located in Roma, IT
Still life is an artwork realized by Serge Fotinsky in 1947. Drawing in pencil. Pad signature lower left. Good conditions except for some yellowing ...
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1940s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

1950's Big Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Peaceful Backstreets Of French Village
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on paper mounted in a card frame size: 25.5 x 21 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed - wi...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

'San Francisco and the Bay', Early California Woman Artist, Palo Alto Art Club
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Elva Senter' (American, 1891-1973) and painted circa 1975; additionally inscribed verso. Born in Callao, Missouri, Elva Senter moved to Oklahoma with her famil...
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1970s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

The Rocks - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in the 1940s. Hand signed in pencil in the lower center. Good condition.
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1940s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Lull in Summer Rain
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Provenance Kennedy Galleries, New York; DC Moore Gallery, New York; Private collection, Ireland, until 2012 Exhibitions New York, DC Moore Gallery, Charles Burchfield Paintings, 19...
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1910s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Modern British pastel study of flowers with oranges and pears by Bernard Myers
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Bernard Myers (British, 1925 – 2007) Study of flowers with oranges and pears pastel on paper Signed ‘B. Myers’ (lower right) 24 x 31.3/4 in. (61 x 80.7 cm.) (including frame) From th...
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20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Reader, oversize drawing of young woman reading, minimal color
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This work was intentionally torn and mended. It predates the artist's full immersion, years later into torn and re-pasted collages, using ripped previous drawings and paper-based materials from media. These recently discovered 1984 oversize drawings on archival papers were created working quickly, from a live model. The series shows the last existing observational drawings prior to the artist's switch to working with her non- dominant left hand. As a feminist, Anastasi's main focus is presenting other women. Unlike the often objectified male gaze...
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2010s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

"Showers Today" San Francisco's Chinatown on an Overcast Day Original Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
"Showers Today" San Francisco's Chinatown on an Overcast Day Original Watercolor A two sided watercolor on Arches paper by San Francisco and Maryland artist Harolod Gretzner (America...
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1970s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

Courtyard by Marc Bodmer - Charcoal 35x36 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Charcoal

Frida
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting "Frida" explores the depths of the human soul through the image of the renowned Mexican artist. Inspired by Frida Kahlo's unique personality, this piece conveys her com...
Category

2010s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Clinton Hill, Paris, Oct., 1951 (France), mid-century abstract gouache drawing
Located in New York, NY
Clinton Hill (1922-2003), created quintessential mid-century images. He lived in SoHo, New York, and was a frequent Gallery visitor. Born in Idaho and raised on a working ranch, ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Early Modern Black & White Abstract Study Drawing of Native American Figures
Located in Houston, TX
Early modern black and white sketch by iconic Houston based artist David Adickes. Pulled from a collection of previously undiscovered sketchbooks, this work serves as a peak behind t...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pencil

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