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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
The Thinker? —vintage drawing, original 'Superman' artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Leonard Nowak, 'The Thinker?', conté crayon and India ink, c. 1940s. Signed in ink, lower left. Original cartoon drawing, on textured, off-white wove dra...
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1940s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Conté, India Ink

The lonely man - Original China Ink by Gabriele Galantara - 1910s
Located in Roma, IT
The lonely man, in 1910s, is an original drawing in china ink on creamy paper realized by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937). In good conditions. This is an...
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1910s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

'Portrait of a Young Man in a Red Tie' French School (1956)
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Young Man in a Red Tie', gouache and ink on art paper, French School (1956). Step into the world of mid-20th century European art with a striking portrait that capture...
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Gouache

An Intimate, 1940s Modern Portrait Drawing of a Young Woman by Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
An Intimate, 1940s Modern Portrait Drawing of a Young Woman by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A finely drawn, introspective portrait in pastel and charcoal o...
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1940s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

Mark Beard 054 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing of Two Male Nudes on Arches Paper)
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative drawing of two male nudes made with graphite, charcoal, and conte crayon on Arches paper 30 x 14 inches, unframed This unique life study drawing of two standing nude m...
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2010s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Graphite, Paper

Rare Israeli Modernist Judaica Watercolor Painting on Lithograph Naftali Bezem
Located in Surfside, FL
Naftali Bezem (Hebrew: נפתלי בזם‎‎; born November 27, 1924) is an Israeli painter, muralist, and sculptor. Bezem was born in Essen, Germany, in 1924. His early adolescence was spent ...
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1970s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Lithograph

"Chrysler Building" Leon Dolice, New York City Street Scene, Mid-Century
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice Chrysler Building Signed lower right Watercolor on paper 19 x 12 inches The romantic backdrop of Vienna at the turn of the century had a life-long influence upon the yo...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel, Paper

At the bus station. 2021, paper, acrylic, 25x25 cm
Located in Riga, LV
At the bus station 2021, paper, acrylic, 25x25 cm Ansis Butnors (1977) Education: J. Rozentals Art School in Riga – 1989. – 1996. Latvian Academy of Art, Painting Department – 19...
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2010s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing of a Male Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model (Legs) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well ex...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Paper

Figures in the Countryside - Drawing by Augustus Koopman - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures in the Countryside is an original artwork realized by Augustus Koopman (1869-1914) during the early 20th century. Good condition apart some tear on the edge. Pencil drawing.
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Early 20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Paper

Paradise Lost Collection
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This collection of drawings is part of our exhibition Charles Goeller: A Wistful Loneliness. 1. Paradise Lost (But His Doom) Crayon on paper, 17 ½ x 12 ½ inches (image), 22 x 15 inc...
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1940s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Crayon

1950's Modernist/ Cubist Painting - The Girl In The Forest
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on artist paper, unframed size: 19.5 x 16.5 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: the ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

WINDMILL AND WORKERS (Large Pastel)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
B.J.O. NORDFELDT (Swedish/American 1878 – 1955) (WINDMILL AND WORKERS). c.1900. Color pastel on colored paper, unsigned. 22 ¼ x 15”. Sheet: 24 ½ x 18 ¼”. In 1900 Nordfeldt studied ...
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Early 1900s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

London Bridge on Thames View - Drawing by Herbert John Finn- 1927
Located in Roma, IT
London Thames View is a modern artwork realized by Herbert John Finn (1860-1942). Mixed colored ink, pastel and watercolor on paper. Includes gileded frame Hand signed and dated o...
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1920s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Pastel, Ink

A Drawing of a ca. 1930s Bicycle Race by Artist Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
Perfect for your cycling enthusiast! A 1930s charcoal on paper drawing of a bicycle race by artist Francis Chapin. Image size: 11" x 14". Archivally matted to 16" x 20". Provenance: Estate of the artist. Francis Chapin, affectionately called the “Dean of Chicago Painters” by his colleagues, was one of the city’s most popular and celebrated painters in his day. Born at the dawn of the 20th Century in Bristolville, Ohio, Chapin graduated from Washington & Jefferson College near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania before enrolling at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1922. He would set down deep roots at the Art Institute of Chicago, exhibiting there over 31 times between 1926 and 1951. In 1927 Chapin won the prestigious Bryan Lathrop Fellowship from the Art Institute – a prize that funded the artist’s yearlong study trip to Europe. Upon his return to the United States, Chapin decided to remain in Chicago, noting the freedom Chicago artists have in developing independently of the pressure to conform to pre-existing molds (as was experienced by artists in New York, for example). Chapin became a popular instructor at the Art Institute, teaching there from 1929 to 1947 and at the Art Institute’s summer art school in Saugatuck, Michigan (now called Oxbow) between 1934 – 1938 (he was the director of the school from 1941-1945). Chapin’s contemporaries among Chicago’s artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Study for Scenograpy on Ancient Egypt - Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Study for Scenograpy on Ancient Egypt is an original Ink and Watercolor Drawing realized by an unknown artist in the early-20th century. Very good condition on a yellowed paper. No...
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Early 20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Ink

Young Lovers - Original Drawing by George-Henri Tribout - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Young Lovers is an original artwork realized by Georges Henri Tribout in about 1940. Pencil Drawing. Good Conditions. Georges Henri Tribout (1884-1962) ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A ca. 1935 tonal, watercolor of a steel mill by artist Harold Haydon. Artwork size: 8 3/4" x 11 3/4". Archivally matted to 14" x 18". Provenance: Estate of the artist. Harold E...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper

"Central Park" Leon Dolice, New York Central Park Scene, Mid-Century
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice Central Park Signed lower left Watercolor on paper 12 x 19 inches The romantic backdrop of Vienna at the turn of the century had a life-long influence upon the young ma...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Mid 20th Century French Painting Pink Poppies and Ferns In China Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Expressionist by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting : 16.75 x 15 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study (Standing Male Nude Model)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed, early 1930...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Paper

Valentino Fall Oil Pastel on Paper. Fashion painting on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist has covered New York collections for over 16 years and has interviewed, as a journalist, several fashion designers and personalities for different publications. He loves t...
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2010s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel

Small, Charming, Fauvist Painting Michel Henry French Modernist School of Paris
Located in Surfside, FL
Michel-Henry was born in Langres in 1928 and has shown strong passion for drawing since his childhood. Michel-Henry is acknowledged as an important painter in French contemporary art. From 1952 his work has periodically been singled out for France's highest prizes and awards. The French Government, the City of Paris , the Museum of Valence , Bogota and the Museum of Alencon are among the distinguished institutions who have acquired his work for their permanent collections. Born in Langres in 1928 the aspiring artist attended the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He later studied with Narbonne , Georg, Chapelain-Midy and Legueult. In 1957 he became a member of the House of Descartes in Amsterdam and the following year was named member of the Casa Velazquez in Madrid , honors which are exceptional for a young painter. He is a member of the Salon d'Automne as well as a member of its jury, he also exhibits in the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, the Salon Comparisons, and the Salon Terres Latines. In 1976 he shared in the honor of presenting the Salon d'Automne exhibition in Japan . Michel-Henry blends delicate tones and strong and fascinating accents into his compositions of flower still life, landscapes and marines. An avid interest in nature is the predominant quality of his luminous works. As a French artist whose works are known internationally, Michel-Henry over a period of twenty eight years has earned the status of a goodwill ambassador in a universal world of cultural exchanges. For his dedication and unselfish contributions to art and artists from all lands he was honored by his country by being awarded the prestigious - la Croix de Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur - on January 1, 1981 by the French Minister of Culture Mr. Jean Philippe Lecat. Michel Henry exhibited at prestigious galleries in Paris (Avenue Matignon) and New York (Madison Avenue) alongside such artists as Pablo Picasso, Fernand Leger, Armand Guillaumin, Maurice Utrillo and Claude Venard. He is part of School of Paris artists that included Marcel Cosson, Jean Jansem, Leni-Dael, Raoul Dufy, Claude Salomon, Michel Kouliche...
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1960s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an artwork realized by Mino Maccari  (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Watercolor on paper. Hand-signed by the artist. Good conditions.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Watercolor

“Trinity Church, Wall Street”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil pastel on archival paper by the well known American artist, Leon Dolice. The painting depicts Trinity Church with several of the more contemporary buildings of Wall Stre...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

A Striking Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Seated Female Nude by Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A Stunning Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Seated Female Nude by Noted Chicago Artist, Rudolph T. Pen. Completed in the 1960s, this compelling studio ink drawing is executed in ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Lakshmi – 16-02-21, Drawing, Pastels on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Lakshmi – 16-02-21 Indian Goddess At last: I discovered my regular model is Lakshmi, goddess of wealth, fortune, love, beauty, joy and prosperity. In Indian art she is often depicted as a golden-coloured woman; elegantly dressed and prosperity-showering. She also is associated with lotus flowers, so I made an arcade of styled lotus petals. I turned them into representational abstractions like the ones I saw in indian drawings and paintings. Colors are strong on purpose such as in indian art. I harmonized colors a bit more though in style with western tradition. Klimt as Inspirational Source Some time ago with my model I discussed some new ways I wanted to explore. For no particular reason we both thought of Klimt and especially his oil of Judith and the head of Holofernes...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Woman - Drawing by François Guiget - Early-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure  is a drawing realized by François Guiget in the Early-20th Century. Charcoal white lead and watercolor. Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through...
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Early 20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Paper

French Gouache Painting of Navajo Night Dance in New Mexico
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Gouache Painting of Navajo Night Dance in New Mexico by Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965, French) Signed: Yes Medium: Original gouache painting on thick unframed paper, Size: 1...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

The Jab - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Jab is a black marker Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Permanent Marker

Nude Woman Pencil Drawing by Artistide Maillol
Located in Roma, IT
Sanguine drawing on paper, XIX-XX centuries. Dimensions : 19,6 x 22,5 cm This original sanguine drawing is signed with the artist’s monogram “M” at the lower right corner of the pa...
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19th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Color Pencil

A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing, Female Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Anatomical Pastel Figure Study Drawing of a Female Nude Model (Study of Shoulder, Arm & Legs) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). ...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

A Vibrant Modern Watercolor, "Garden in a City Park" by Noted Artist Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vibrant, Colorful Modern Watercolor, "Garden in a City Park" by Noted Chicago Artist, Rudolph T. Pen. Painted in the 1960s, most likely depicting a city garden in Europe, Mexico o...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor

"New York Harbor (Brooklyn Bridge)" Leon Dolice, Mid-Century New York Nocturne
Located in New York, NY
Leon Dolice New York Harbor (Brooklyn Bridge), circa 1939-1940 Signed lower left Pastel on paper 12 x 19 inches Exhibited Roslyn Harbor, New York, Nassau County Museum of Art, Deco ...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Landscape with Trees - Original Drawing by George-Henri Tribout - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape with Trees is an original artwork realized by Georges Henri Tribout in 1935 in Marac. Pencil Drawing, hand signed on the lower margin left and dated "Marac 1935" on the lef...
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1940s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari  (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed. Good conditions with slight foxing. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, Ju...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Paris modernist scene mixed media drawimg
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Joan Cardona Lladós (1877-1957) - Modernist Paris scene - Mixed media (charcoal and white wax). Drawing measurements 40x29 cm. Frame measurements 66x54 cm. He was born in Barcelona on June 30, 1877, he was registered with the name of Juan Bautista José Pedro. His parents Josep Cardona i Farré (Sant Salvador, 1852-Barcelona, ​​?) and Maria Lladós i Vidal (Isona, 1855-Barcelona, ​​1935) came from Sant Salvador de Toló and Isona, respectively, two towns very close to Tremp, in the Pallars Jussà region, close to the Lleida Pyrenees. The Cardona Lladós family was of humble origins, linked to the rural and peasant world. José Cardona and María Lladós married around 1876, when they were twenty-five and twenty-one years old respectively. The couple decided to improve their precarious situation by moving to live in Barcelona. In 1877 Joan Cardona was born in the family home, at 62 Mediana de San Pedro Street, in the Ribera neighborhood of Barcelona and very close to the Rec Comtal. Joan Cardona was the firstborn of three brothers. When he was six years old, his sister Consuelo was born (1883) and later his younger sister, María (1888), was born. Josep Cardona i Farré was a day laborer and lived at least until the birth of his third daughter, María, in 1888. Her death, for reasons unknown to us, would occur shortly after. After the death of Josep Cardona, León Farré i Duró (Isona, 1867-Barcelona, ​​1932) became part of the family nucleus with his mother María Lladós, who took care of the child Cardona and his sisters Consuelo and María. Farré learned to play the guitar and was the most extraordinary disciple of the composer and guitarist Francesc Tàrrega i Eixea (Vila-real, 1852-Barcelona, ​​1909). Joan Cardona had in her stepfather the man who instilled in her a special musical and artistic sensitivity. The young Cardona took classes at the Academia Baixas, inaugurated in 1892 by the painter Joan Baixas i Carreter and installed on Carrer del Pi, a private center where a good batch of leading Catalan Modernisme artists were trained. Cardona married Clemencia Parade Cazabat at the beginning of the century. Daughter of Carles Parade and Amara Cazabat, she was born in 1870 in Bagnères de Bigorre...
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1890s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media

Before the Storm
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original watercolor on paper by American modernist Charles E. Burchfield, created in 1916. This work comes in an archival frame presentation and has been authenticated by the Bur...
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1910s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

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

Gravesend
Located in Storrs, CT
Gravesend. August 1928. Ink and watercolor on paper. 13 1/2 x 21. Signed and dated in ink, lower left; and titled in ink, verso. Housed in a 24 1/2 x 31-inch Whistler-style gold frame. Gravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, on the south bank of the Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex, about 15 miles southeast of London. Born in Newburgh near Aberdeen, James McBey attended evening classes at Graydon's School of Art and taught himself etching, building his own press at the age of fifteen. He moved to London to prepare for a one-man show at Goupil's Gallery, and shortly after this highly successful first show, he traveled to Morocco with James Kerr Lawson...
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20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

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Gilbert's Camp, Western Painting, Mid 20th Century, Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964) Gilbert's Camp, c. 1941 Watercolor on Whatman board Signed lower right 22 x 30 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 was a respected librarian. In 1906 Wilcox enrolled from the Cleveland School of Art under the tutelage of Henry Keller, Louis Rorimer...
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1940s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

The Artist - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1965 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Pen drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1965 ca. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
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1960s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

MB 808 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing on Paper of Two Male Nudes Models)
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative drawing made with graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 13 inches, unframed This unique life study drawing of two standing male nudes was made by Mar...
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2010s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Charcoal, Graphite

“Monhegan Island, Maine”
By Ted Davis
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor of Monhegan Island, Maine on archival paper by the well known American watercolorist, Ted Davis. Signed lower right and dated 1950. Cond...
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Nu allongé avec bracelet by Tamara de Lempicka
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tamara De Lempicka 1898-1980 Polish Nu allongé avec bracelet (Nude lying down with bracelet) Signed “Lempicka”(bottom right) Pencil on paper This exquisite pencil on paper by Tam...
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20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

A Charming 1930s Charcoal Study of Three Young Men in a Lake House Window
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming 1930s Charcoal Study of Three Young Men in a Lake House Window by Noted Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Most likely completed during the summer mont...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Flamenco dancer by Jose Parera - Oil pastel on paper 50x70 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
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Late 20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel

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

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Charcoal

Studies - Original Pencil and Chacoal Drawing - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Studies" is an original drawing on paper, realized by an Anonymous French Artist of the XX Century . The state of preservation of the artwork is good; small tears on the side. She...
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20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Pencil

A Fine, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Academic Anatomical Figure Study (Female Feet)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine, Mid-Century Modern 1950s Academic Anatomical Figure Study of Female Feet by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed ink composite figure study...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing (Male Model, Back)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing of a Nude Male Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed early 193...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Greetings on the Railway - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950 ca
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1950 ca. Hand signed. Matted. Very good condition.
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Seated Male Model, Young Man
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Seated Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed early 1930s charco...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Paper

Woods Interior, Berlin Heights, Ohio, Forest Landscape, Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
August Frederick Biehle (1885-1979) Woods Interior, Berlin Heights, 1920 Gouache and colored pencil on paper Signed and dated lower right 17 x 23 inches 23.25 x 29.25 inches, framed ...
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1920s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Color Pencil

A Fine 1930s Modern Drawing of a Figure Study Sketch Class, Artists at Easels
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Depicting an Artist's Sketch Class and a Seated Young Male Mode by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An excep...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Duncan Grant original 1954 watercolour 'Hero and Leander', signed with initials
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Duncan Grant (British, 1885 – 1978) Hero and Leander, 1954 Watercolour and gouache with crayon Signed with initials and dated ‘DG. / 54’ (lower right) 8.3/4 x 13.7/8 in. (22.3 x 35.3 cm.) Provenance: Paul Roche...
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20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Crayon, Watercolor, Gouache

Untitled
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Pastel on paper, 1922 Initialed lower right (see photo) Exhibited: Francis Nauman, Leon Kelly: Draftsman Extraordinaire, New York, April 4 - May 23, 2014. Condition: Excell...
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20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Vintage Male Erotica 1951 Figure Study by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A black and white figure study of a standing nude male, from 1951, by artist Harold Haydon. Artwork size: Archivally matted to 24" x 20". Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Esta...
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite, Paper

The Weight Lifter (L'Homme aux halteres)
Located in Chicago, IL
The work is signed on the lower right by Gromaire. One of Gromaire's favorite subjects were men "of the people,” whether they worked in the fields or at sea, were construction worke...
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1920s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Pen

"Dahlias" Chiura Obata, Japanese American, Red and Blue Delicate Floral Work
Located in New York, NY
Chiura Obata Dahlias, 1940 Signed, dated and stamped lower right Watercolor on paper 15 x 9 5/8 inches Born in the Okayama prefecture of Japan, Chiura Obata was adopted by his uncle, an artist. As a child he was trained in ink painting, and at 14 he was apprenticed to the painter Murata Tanryo in Tokyo. He also studied with Kogyo Terasaki and Goho Hasimoto. In 1903, Obata moved to San Francisco and began working as an illustrator for The New World and The Japanese American, two of the city's Japanese newspapers. He also did work as a commercial designer. Obata helped establish the East West Art Society in San Francisco in 1921, which sought to promote cross-cultural understanding through art. This goal was reflected in his embrace of the Nihonga style, which fused traditional Japanese sumi-e ink painting with the conventions of western naturalism. He spent much of the 1920s painting landscapes throughout California, and among his favorite subjects were mountain landscapes. In 1927, he visited Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada, creating over a hundred paintings and sketches of the high country. Obata stayed in the USA until the death of his father in 1928. Between 1928 and 1932, he worked in Tokyo as a painter and transformed his California landscape watercolors...
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1940s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

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