Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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
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
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
"Central Park" Leon Dolice, New York Central Park Scene, Mid-Century
By Leon Dolice
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...
Category
1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
"New York Harbor (Brooklyn Bridge)" Leon Dolice, Mid-Century New York Nocturne
By Leon Dolice
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
Materials
Paper, Pastel
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
Materials
Mixed Media
$6,884 Sale Price
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Flamenco dancer by Jose Parera - Oil pastel on paper 50x70 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
$264 Sale Price
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Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th century
By Mino Maccari
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.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor
$569 Sale Price
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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
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
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
Materials
Paper, Pencil
The Lady - Drawing in pencil By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Lady is an original Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934).
Drawing in pencil.
Hand-Signed on the lower.
Vey Good conditions.
Pierre-Georges...
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Early 20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Greetings on the Railway - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950 ca
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1950 ca.
Hand signed.
Matted.
Very good condition.
Category
1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$480 Sale Price
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Gravesend
By James McBey
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
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
$1,925 Sale Price
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Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
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
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
$569 Sale Price
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MB 808 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing on Paper of Two Male Nudes Models)
By Mark Beard
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...
Category
2010s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Charcoal, Graphite
A Fine 1946 Modern Figure Study of a Handsome Young Male Model Wearing a Suit
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1940s, Mid-Century Modern Academic Figure Study Portrait of a Handsome, Seated Male Model Wearing a Suit by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed early 1940s charcoal...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
The Jab - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
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
Materials
Permanent Marker
$455 Sale Price
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Vintage Male Erotica 1951 Graphite on Paper Figure Study by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A black and white figure study of a seated nude male, from 1951, by artist Harold Haydon. Artwork size:
19" x 12 1/2". Archivally matted to 24" x 20". Provenance: Estate of the ...
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite, Paper
" Debardeur bleu " . Marrakech . Male Erotic ."certified "
Located in CANNES, FR
Yves Saint Laurent ( 1936-2008 )
" Débardeur bleu " circa 1973 . from le Prince de Babylone
color pencil , Felt-Tip pen , colored pencil and graphite on paper .
27 X 21 cm . NUDE & UNIQUE .. Marrakech . certified by comité YSL
private collection FRANCE .
" Yves Saint Laurent led a revolution in women's fashion in the 60's "
born in Oran , Algeria , in 1936 , Saint Laurent was a keenly intelligent child ,
he fell in love with fashion at an early age ...
By his late teens , Saint Laurent was in Paris and a rising star of couture. after the sudden death of hid mentor Christian Dior in 1957, he became the head the illustrious fashion housesat the age of just 21 .
It was, after all , the golden era of YéYé Pop , his clothes became the uniform joyful bohemian dissent .
"Yves Saint Laurent and Andy Warhol "
In 1970 Andy Warhol came to Paris to film" L'amour " his transgressive travel movie featuring , somewhat surprisingly Karl Lagerfeld as a German aristocrat .
Warhol spend much of hid time with Yves ...
In 1961 , Saint Laurent founded his own label , bringing an insouciant elegance to his clean , minimal designs .the designs were playful and witty and Saint Laurent paid hommage to his artistic heroes
Piet Mondrian and Tom Wesselman ...
" Saint Laurent and Marrakech "
In 1966 the designer travelled to Morocco with his lover and business partner Pierre Bergé .it was the beginning of fascination with the city of Marrakech that lasted for the rest of Saint Laurent's life .
At the center of Marrakech scene was the American oil heir John Paul...
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Late 20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
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
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
“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...
Category
1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
$1,120 Sale Price
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A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study (Standing Male, Torso)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine, 1930s Modern Academic Anatomical Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Model (Torso) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well execut...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
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
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Nudes - Drawing by Mino Maccari - mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century.
On recto and verso.
Not signed.
Very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
$550 Sale Price
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Reclined Nude - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1930s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1930s.
Hand signed lower right.
Very good condition.
Category
1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor
$480 Sale Price
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Polyamorous - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
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
Materials
Charcoal
A Ca. 1915 Portrait of a Gentleman by Artist Anthony Stuffers
Located in Chicago, IL
A ca. 1915 portrait of a gentleman by artist Anthony Stuffers. This artist died at the age of 26--so this is a rare drawing, indeed! Image size: 19 1/2" x 14 3/4". The watercolor...
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1910s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
A Very Finely Drawn 1930s Figure Study of a Young Male Nude Model (Torso Study)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Very Finely Drawn 1930s Figure Study of a Young Male Nude Model (Torso Study) by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An early charcoal drawing by Haydon...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
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
Materials
Ink, Pen
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...
Category
1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite, Paper
$285 Sale Price
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1951 Ink on Paper Figure Study of a Conversation by Artist Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1951 ink on paper figure study by artist Harold Haydon depicting a conversation.
Artwork size: 12" x 9 1/2". Archivally matted to 14" x 16". Provenance: Estate of the artist....
Category
1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper
Getting Ready for the Revolution - Learning How to Ride in the Subway
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Getting Ready for the Revolution - Learning How to Ride in the Subway
Litho crayons on illustrator’s board, c. 1932
Signed: Adolf Dehn (VED) lower right corner (signed by Virginia Dehn, the artist’s widow)
Tilted along the upper edge of the recto in pencil by the artist
Verso inscriptions: “VF 3168.D” in a circle, also annotated in red pencil “32” in a circle and “699
Provenance:
Mary Ryan Gallery, exhibition entitled Adolf Dehn Lithographs, 1927-1940, Nov. 16 to Dec. 12, 1982. The original exhibition notice us affixed to the backing board of the frame
Note: A drawing intended or used in the publication Vanity Fair, for whom Dehn worked in the mid 1920’s to the 1930’s.
Adolf Dehn, American Watercolorist and Printmaker, 1895-1968
Adolf Dehn was an artist who achieved extraordinary artistic heights, but in a very particular artistic sphere—not so much in oil painting as in watercolor and lithography. Long recognized as a master by serious print collectors, he is gradually gaining recognition as a notable and influential figure in the overall history of American art.
In the 19th century, with the invention of the rotary press, which made possible enormous print runs, and the development of the popular, mass-market magazines, newspaper and magazine illustration developed into an artistic realm of its own, often surprisingly divorced from the world of museums and art exhibitions, and today remains surprisingly overlooked by most art historians. Dehn in many regards was an outgrowth of this world, although in an unusual way, since as a young man he produced most of his illustrative work not for popular magazines, such as The Saturday Evening Post, but rather for radical journals, such as The Masses or The Liberator, or artistic “little magazines” such as The Dial. This background established the foundation of his outlook, and led later to his unique and distinctive contribution to American graphic art.
If there’s a distinctive quality to his work, it was his skill in introducing unusual tonal and textural effects into his work, particularly in printmaking but also in watercolor. Jackson Pollock seems to have been one of many notable artists who were influenced by his techniques.
Early Years, 1895-1922
For an artist largely remembered for scenes of Vienna and Paris, Adolf Dehn’s background was a surprising one. Born in Waterville, Minnesota, on November 22, 1895, Dehn was the descendent of farmers who had emigrated from Germany and homesteaded in the region, initially in a one-room log cabin with a dirt floor. Adolf’s father, Arthur Clark Dehn, was a hunter and trapper who took pride that he had no boss but himself, and who had little use for art. Indeed, during Adolf’s boyhood the walls of his bedroom and the space under his bed were filled with the pelts of mink, muskrats and skunks that his father had killed, skinned and stretched on drying boards. It was Adolf’s mother, Emilie Haas Dehn, a faithful member of the German Lutheran Evangelical Church, who encouraged his interest in art, which became apparent early in childhood. Both parents were ardent socialists, and supporters of Eugene Debs...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon
On the Air - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on cardboard realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s.
Hand signed in pencil lower right.
Very good condition.
Category
1960s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor
$667 Sale Price
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Duncan Grant original 1954 watercolour 'Hero and Leander', signed with initials
By Duncan Grant
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...
Category
20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Watercolor, Gouache
Vibrant French Gouache Painting of Navajo Jewelry Makers in Albuquerque
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Vibrant French Gouache Painting of Navajo Jewelry Makers in Albuquerque
by Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965, French)
Signed: Yes
Medium: Original gouache painting on thick unframed p...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Untitled
By Leon Kelly
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
Materials
Pastel
$4,000
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
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Norman Adams RA Abstract Modern British Watercolour The Sound of Scarp (c.1980)
Located in London, GB
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1980s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Brave Soldier - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The brave soldier is a modern artwork realized by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937) in the early 20th century.
Watercolor, ink. and pencil on paper. Hand signed on the right margin.
G...
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Early 20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pencil
MOMA Exhibited Watercolor by Chicago Artist Francis Chapin, "Tourists in Taxco"
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming, vibrant, early Mexican city street scene by famed Chicago Modern artist Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Titled "Tourists in Taxco", the watercolor was exhibited at the M...
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1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Porcelain Lamp - Original Watercolor and Ink drawing - 1880s
Located in Roma, IT
"Porcelain Lamp" is an original watercolor and ink drawing on ivory-colored paper realized in 1880ca. by Anonymous french Artist of 19th Century.
In very good conditions.
The artw...
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1880s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
A Fine 1930s, Art Deco Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Standing Male Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Art Deco Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed ea...
Category
1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Milton Avery Drawing
By Milton Avery
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
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Reclining Nude — Mid-Century Modernism, Renowned African American Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Robert Blackburn, Untitled (Reclining Nude), brush and ink, c. 1948, unsigned. A fine, spontaneous work, on cream wove paper. Slight toning to the sheet edges; otherwise in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards, unframed.
Image size 18 3/4 x 23 1/2 inches (476 x 597 mm).
Provenance: Adrienne E. Wheeler Collection, acquired from the artist.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Robert Blackburn (1920 - 2003) participated in the rich mix of art programs and creative groups available in Harlem as he grew up, including Charles Alston's Harlem Arts Workshop, the Harlem YMCA, and later the Harlem Artist's Guild. In 1937 he joined the WPA at the Harlem Community Art Center, the largest New York center for instruction in the arts. There he was exposed to Harlem's most prominent artists, Aaron Douglas, William Henry Johnson...
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1940s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1930s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pen drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1930s.
Hand signed lower right.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
$427 Sale Price
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French Gouache Study of Hopi Kachina Mask and Taos Pueblo Textile
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Gouache Study of Hopi Kachina Mask and Taos Pueblo Textile
by Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965, French)
Signed: Yes
Medium: Original gouache painting on thick unframed paper,
...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
A Handsome 1940s Portrait of a Seated Man by Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Handsome 1940s Portrait of a Seated Man by Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A wonderfully executed line drawing dating from 1946 with great character; looks ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Standing Male Model (Back)
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Seated Male Nude Model (Back) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed early 1930s...
Category
1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Landscape - Charcoal Drawing on Paper by R. Santerne-Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a beautiful original drawing on paper realized by Robert Santerne between the 1930s and 1940s.
Stamped on the rear "Atelier R.Santerne"
Aged conditions with repaired r...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Modern Dancers
By Mick Micheyl
Located in London, GB
'Modern Dancers', pastel, ink and gouache on fine art paper by French artist, singer and sculptor, Mick Micheyl (1964). Two elegant young men are depicted in a graceful dancing pose, arms outstretched, their lithe bodies so agile and limber. Perhaps one of the dancers was her friend, Philippe, to whom the painting is dedicated on the bottom. The dedication says: 'For you Philippe, all my friendship'. Signed: 'Mick Micheyl'. The work has been newly framed and glazed after having been acquired in the S. of France. It is in good vintage condition commensurate with age showing minor blemishing on the paper. Upon request a video of the piece can be provided.
Dimensions with Frame:
H 75 cm / 29.5"
W 61 cm / 24"
Dimensions without Frame:
H 56 cm / 22"
W 42 cm / 16.5"
About the Artist: Mick Micheyl (1922 - 2019) was born in Lyon and had a busy and rewarding artistic career as a singer, producer, reviewer, metal sculptor, artist. After having received training at the School of Fine Arts in Lyon she became a painter and decorator in the theatre but then commenced a career in the musical activities of a theatrical troupe. She won the ABC competition in Paris in 1949 with a song, Le Marchand de Poésie, which she composed herself. She then performed in many cabarets: L'Échelle de Jacob, Harlequin and Liberty's. In the 1950s she was one of the most important French cabaret singers of that period. One of her titles, 'Un Gamin de Paris', became one of the French standards and also performed by Yves Montand and Robert Clary...
Category
1960s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Ink, Gouache
$1,351 Sale Price
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Sketch for a Medal - Drawing by Aurelio Mistruzzi - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch for a medal realized by Aurelio Mistruzzi in 1930s.
China ink and watercolor.
Not signed, in very good condition.
Category
1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Portrait of a Distinguished Military Officer in Uniform Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Distinguished Military Officer
pencil sketch on artist paper
painting: 11 x 8.5 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: good and sound condition - a few wear a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Pastel Figure Study of a Kneeling Male Nude Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Pastel Figure Study of a Kneeling Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed, early 1930...
Category
1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Standing Male Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Standing Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed early 1930s cha...
Category
1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Jonas by Marc Chagall - School of Paris, Russian Artist
By Marc Chagall
Located in London, GB
*PLEASE NOTE UK BUYERS WILL ONLY PAY 5% VAT ON THIS PURCHASE.
Jonas by Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Indian ink on paper
35.6 x 26.9 cm (14 x 10 ⅝ inches)
Signed with Estate stamp lower ...
Category
1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Blizzard in Woods
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Blizzard in Woods
Graphite on paper, c. 1945-1963
Unsigned
Provenance: Sid Deutsch Gallery, New York
Annotated with notes for completing the drawing. Deutsch Gallery has handled Bur...
Category
1940s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Under the Tree - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - 1910s
Located in Roma, IT
China ink drawing realized by Gabriele Galantara in the 1910s.
Not signed.
Very good condition.
Category
1910s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
A ca 1937 Watercolor Titled "Sad Girl" by Institute of Design Artist Eugene Dana
Located in Chicago, IL
A ca. 1937 watercolor Titled "Sad Girl" by Institute of Design artist Eugene Dana. Image size:
19 3/4" x 12 1/2". Matted to 24 1/4" x 18 1/4". Provenance: Estate of the artist.
...
Category
1930s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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
...
Category
1920s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Color Pencil
Blue and Pink Composition : Surrealist Bouquet- Original Handsigned Pastel
Located in Paris, IDF
Claude GAVEAU
Blue and Pink Composition : Surrealist Bouquet (Silence in petals)
Original pastel drawing
Handsigned in pencil
Countersigned on the back (with another drawing on the ...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
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...
Category
1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen
View of Royal Palace at Naples - 19th Century - Watercolor - Modern
Located in Roma, IT
View of Royal Palace at Naples is an original watercolor on paper of 19th century. Unreadable sign of the artist on lower right. Gilded wood frame included.
Image dimensions: 25 x 4...
Category
19th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
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