Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
OLD MASTERS
Encompassing centuries of change in Europe between 1300 and 1800, from booms of prosperity to bloody revolutions, Old Masters describes a wide range of artists. The informal term was derived from the title of an artist who trained in a guild long enough to become a master, such as Leonardo da Vinci, who studied in a Florence painters’ guild. However, Old Masters paintings, prints and other art is now used to refer to work made by any artist with a high level of skill in painting, drawing, sculpture or printmaking who worked during this era.
The 15th century’s expansive trade and commerce spread culture across borders. A vibrant period of art emerged, bolstered by studies of anatomy and nature that influenced a new visual realism. From Raphael and Michelangelo in the Renaissance to Rembrandt van Rijn and Johannes Vermeer in the Dutch Golden Age, artists expressed emotion, naturalism, color and light in new ways. El Greco and Paolo Veronese were leaders in the dramatic style of Mannerism, while Caravaggio and Peter Paul Rubens demonstrated the movement and meticulous detail of Baroque art.
Historically, most attention was concentrated on male artists, but recent research and exhibitions have elevated the impactful work of women such as Rachel Ruysch and Artemisia Gentileschi. In late-18th-century France, female artists like Adélaïde Labille-Guiard and Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun were prominent names. Nevertheless, access to the academies and guilds was highly restricted for women, and even those able to establish practices were expected to adhere to portraits and still lifes rather than the grand history paintings being created by men.
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Style: Old Masters
Draped Woman Holding A Branch
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
CARLO URBINO
(Crema 1525 - after 1585)
Draped Woman Holding a Branch
Pencil and brown ink on laid paper
13.6 x 7.7 cm
16th century
Mounted on 20th-century paper
Handwritten inscri...
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16th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Chateau Fort - 19th Century - Horace Vernet - Drawing - Old Master
Located in Roma, IT
Chateau fort is an original pencil drawing on paper by Horace Vernet realized in XIX century. Certified by Paul Proutè. Very good conditions, except for a very little rip on the lef...
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19th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Costume di Castellone - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Costume di Castellone is an original watercolour on ivory-colored paper made by the old master Michela De Vito in 1820 ca.
Hand-titled "Costume di Castellone", with an autograph ca...
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1820s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
CHILD - Alfonso Grassi Watercolor on paper Portrait italian Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
CHILD -Watercolorl on paper cm.51x41 signed lower left by Alfonso Grassi, Italy.
Wooden frame with passeportout cm.94x73
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Late 20th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
18th century English scene of a man on his horse with his dog in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful 18th century English gouache on paper of a 18th century English scene of a man on his horse with his dog in a landscape
One of a set of five all framed in Hogarth frames. ...
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1780s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Carretto Siciliano (Sicilian Carriage) - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour on ivory colored and watermarked paper"J. Whatm Turkey M.", 1820 c.a.
Beautiful watercolour representing a typical Italian scene of ordinary life in XIX century: people...
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1820s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Ayanfe Omo Oba
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The drawings showcase the beauty of the black women on one hand and also reflect the intimacy animals possess with females, especially horses, and princesses in royalty. They are muc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal
La Bataille - The Battle - Drawing by J. P. Verdussen - 1740s
Located in Roma, IT
China ink and watercolor on paper.
Conditions: Two cuts on the centre of the paper. Three holes on centre-right, botton-left and top-left of the paper.
Worn on the top left of the ...
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1740s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Georg Philipp I RUGENDAS (1666-1742) - Frederick I of Prussia
By Georg Philipp Rugendas the Elder
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Georg Philipp I RUGENDAS (1666-1742)
Frederick I of Prussia
Red chalk, ink and brown wash on paper
45x42 cm
This drawing has been long considered representative of Charles VI. In r...
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Early 1700s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
French School 18th Century, Le Rire, Laughter as a form of expression, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French School 18th Century,
Le Rire, Laughter as a form of expression,
Titled on the lower right "Le rire N°12"
Black chalk on paper
43 x 29 cm
In quite good condition, stains vsibl...
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1750s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk
Costume di Capracolla - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful watercolor on ivory-colored paper called Costume di Capracolla, realized by the Italian artist Michela De Vito in 1820 ca.
Hand-titled "Costume di Capracolla" with a hand-...
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1820s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Flora Study - Drawing by J. P. Verdussen - End of 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour. Hand-Numbered "312" lower-right on margin. In very good condition except a little stain on the high left corner. Wonderful Watercolour drawing by Jan Peeter Verdussen, s...
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
Costume di Craco - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on ivory colored paper, 1820 c.a.
Hand-titled "Costume di Craco" with a caption "Provincia di Basilicata nel Regno di Napoli" in black ink on lower margin at the center. ...
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1820s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Gioncataro - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Gioncataro is an amazing original artwork, watercolour on ivory-colored paper, realized by the talented artist Michela De Vito in 1820 ca.
Hand-titled "Gioncataro" in pencil on the ...
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1820s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Costume of Cajazzo - Gouache by Michela De Vito - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Costume of Cajazzo is an original gouache drawing on paper realized by Michela De Vito, Naples.
Hand-signed, on the bottom right.
Titled on the lower center.
Good conditions, exce...
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19th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Tribuna della Basilica - Drawing by Giovanni Fontana - 16th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Tribuna della Basilica Labicana is an original old master artwork realized in 16th century by Giovanna Fontana.
IIvory colored paper attached on an ivory colored sheet (cm 27 x 36.7...
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16th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Costume di Napoli - Gouache - by Michela De Vito - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Costume di Napoli is an original gouache drawing on paper realized by Michela De Vito, Naples.
Hand-signed, on the bottom center.
Good conditions.
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19th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Drinks Seller - Gouache by Michela De Vito - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Drink Seller (Venditore di Bibite) is an original gouache drawing on paper realized by Michela De Vito, Naples.
Hand-signed on the lower center.
Titled on the lower center. The wor...
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18th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Theatrical Costume - Watercolor by Alfredo Edel - 1895
By Alfredo Edel
Located in Roma, IT
Theatrical Costume is an original pencil, pastel and watercolor realized by Alfredo Edel in 1895.
Good condition, the artwork is from Amleto and represents Ofelia, with a note writes from the artist on the lower margin.
Hand signed with pencil by the artist.
Alfredo Leonardo Edel (1856–1912), sometimes credited as Alfredo Edel Colorno, was an Italian costume designer popular during the late 19th and early 20th century. He worked at the La Scala opera...
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1890s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pastel, Pencil
Monumento al Popolo - Drawing by Giovanni Fontana - 16th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Monumento al popolo is an original drawing realized by Giovanni Fontana in the 16th century.
Ivory colored paper attached on an ivory colored sheet.
Includes frame: 48.5 x 1 x 44 c
Beautiful drawing in graphite, representing the funeral monument...
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16th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Madonna della Scodella
Located in Roma, IT
Madonna della Scodella is an original drawing (black pencil, pen and ink on laid paper) by an exponent of the Italian school of the eighteenth century.
In excellent conditions: almo...
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19th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
16th Century by Andrea Boscoli The payment of the duty Pen and ink on paper
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Andrea Boscoli (Florence, Italy, 1564 – Rome, Italy, 1608)
Title: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘶𝘵𝘺, 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘰 𝘥𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘪𝘰
Medium: Pen and brow...
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16th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Cardboard, Pen
Figure of Breton Woman - Drawing by J. P. Verdussen - End of 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure of Breton Woman is a beautiful ink and watercolor original drawing on wire rod and watermarked paper realized at the middle of XVIII century by Jan Peter Verdussen.
This ori...
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
Costume di Procida - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour on paper stuck on ivory colored cardboard, 1820 c.a.
Hand-titled "Costume di Procida" with a caption "Provincia di Napoli" in black ink on lower margin. Partially hand-signed on lower-right margin. Representing a woman with baby...
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1820s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Costume di Villa Pianezza - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour on ivory colored paper, 1820 c.a.
Hand-titled "Costume di Villa pianezza" with a caption "Provincia dell'Aquila nel Regno di Napoli" in black ink on lower margin at the ...
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1820s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Woman in Typical Italian Costumes - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour on ivory colored paper, 1820 c.a. Representing a woman in typical Italian costumes of XIX century. Good conditions with burnished margins and some stains.
Very beautiful...
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1820s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Costume di Zaccanopoli - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful watercolor on ivory-colored paper called Costume di Zaccanopoli made by Michela De Vito in 1820 ca.
Hand-titled Costume di Zaccanopoli with autograph notes in black ink "P...
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1820s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Watercolor
Female Nudes - Charcoal, Ink and Watercolor Drawing
Located in Roma, IT
Female Nudes is a fine original drawing (China ink and watercolor on paper). Unsigned. This artwork could be attributed to Thomas Stothard.
Although th...
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Ink, Watercolor
Female Nude - Original Ink on Paper by Georges Isaul - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Nude is an original modern artwork realized in the 1940s by Georges Isaul (Argenteuil, 1882 - 1963).
Original ink drawing on paper.
Hand-signed in pen by the artist on the ...
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Early 1900s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Folio from Communion of Saints, Reading from the Book of St. Matthew.
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Readings from the "Communion of Saints": folio from an Italian Missal
Pigment on vellum
Mid 17th century
Provenance:
Otto F. Ege (1888-1951)
Phillip Duechnes Bookseller, New York, c. 1948
References And Exhibitions:
Otto F. Ege Box Folio 27
Ege describes these folios as: Epistolary (Epistolarium), Italy, Middle 15th century
Latin Text: Rotunda or Round Gothic Script, square rhetorical neumes
Sister folio are in the following rare book libraries:
Case Western Reserve University
Cincinnati Public Library
Cleveland Institute of Art
Cleveland Public Library
Denison University
Kent State University
Kenyon College...
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15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Vellum
Galesso di Resina Casale - Gouache by Michela De Vito - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Galesso di Resina Casale is an original gouache drawing on paper realized by Michela De Vito, Naples.
Titled, on the bottom center. The work is glued on a brownish paper.
Good cond...
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19th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Plants - Original China Ink Drawing by Jan Pieter Verdussen - 1740
Located in Roma, IT
Plants is a beautiful artwork realized by Jan Peter Verdussen in 1740.
pen and watercolour on brown paper. In good codition except for some pencil marks and traces of sealing wax on...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Woman in Costume - Ink and Watercolor by M. De Vito - Early 1800
Located in Roma, IT
Woman In Costume is an original watercolor on ivory-colored paper, realized by Michela De Vito in the first half of XIX century.
Good conditions exc...
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Marinajo del Molo- Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour on paper, 1820 c.a.
Hand-titled "Marinajo del Molo" (Sailor of the pier), hand-signed on lower-left margin. Very good conditions. Including an ivory colored cardboard p...
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1820s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Man Eating Spaghetti - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Man Eating Spaghetti is an original watercolor on ivory-colored paper, realized by the old master Michela De Vito in 1828.
The year is written by the author, Michela De Vito, in pen...
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1820s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Costume di Cajazzo - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour on ivory colored paper, 1820 c.a.. Hand-titled "Costume di Cajazzo", with autograph caption black ink "Provincia Terra di Lavoro nel Regno di Napoli" on lower margin at the center. Representing a woman with baby...
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1820s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Eremita Camandolese - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Eremita Camandolese is the title of a beautiful watercolour on ivory-colored paper by the old master Michela De Vito in 1820 ca.
Hand-titled "Eremita Camandolese", in black ink on t...
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1820s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Costume di Ciociara - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour on ivory colored paper, 1820 c.a. Hand-signed on lower-right. Hand-titled "Costume di Ciociara", with autograph caption black ink "Provincia di Basilicata nel Regno di Na...
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1820s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Louis-Félix de La Rue (1730-1777) Putti playing around a sculpture, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Louis-Félix de La Rue (1730-1777)
Putti playing around a sculpture, a mythological scene
Pen and brown ink on paper
15.4 x 31 cm
In good condition
The ancient mount has has a smal...
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1770s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Figures by a River at the Edge of a Wood
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Ferdinand von Kobell (1740–1799)
Figures by a River at the Edge of a Wood
Black chalk, stump and white chalk highlights, on paper
19 x 28.8 cm
Signed and dated lower right: 1777
P...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk
Louis-Félix de La Rue (1730-1777) A Banquet scene, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Louis-Félix de La Rue (1730-1777)
A Banquet scene
Pen and black ink, brown ink wash on paper
Diameter 21 cm
In good condition
In a modern frame under glass 30 x 30 cm
Louis Feli...
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1770s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Saint Jerome Praying, with a Landscape in the Background
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
STEFANO DALL’ARZERE
(Padua, circa 1520 – 1570)
Saint Jerome Praying, with a Landscape in the Background
Pen and brown ink, heightened with white over black chalk lines
15.5 x 12 cm...
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16th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
18th Century School, Courtyard of a palazzo, Architectural Capriccio, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
18th Century french School,
Courtyard of a ruined palazzo, An Architectural Capriccio,
Pen and black ink and black ink wash on paper
17 x 12 cm
In good condition
Framed : 32 x 26 c...
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1780s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Man with Divided Cap by Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rembrandt van Rijn
1606-1669 Dutch
Man with Divided Cap
Etching and drypoint on paper
First state of three
Signed "Rembrandt" (upper left)
This exceptional etching was composed b...
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17th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Etching
French School 18th Century, Le Mépris et la Haine, form of expression, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French School 18th Century,
Le Mépris et la Haine, Contempt and Hate as a form of expression,
Titled on the lower right "Le mépris et la haine N°7"
Black c...
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1750s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk
François Boitard (1670-1715) Abraham and the Three Angels, original drawing
Located in Paris, FR
François Boitard (1670-1715)
Abraham and the Three Angels,
Signed lower left "Boitard (...) fecit (...)"
28 x 44 cm
Pen and ink on yellow prepared paper
I...
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Early 1700s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Portrait of a Merchant
By Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Il Guercino)
Located in London, GB
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri Guercino
Italian 1591-1666
Portrait of a Merchant
Sanguine on laid paper
Image size: 12 ¾ x 16 inches (32 x 40....
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17th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Studies of seated figures
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
GIUSEPPE BOSSI
(1777-1815)
Studies of seated figures
Pen and ink on paper
18 x 14 cm
Provenance:
Private collection, France
Giuseppe Bossi was an Italian Neoclassical painter, dra...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden
Located in New York, NY
Pen and ink drawing on laid paper by British Master George Romney.
The expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, circa 1770
The Royal Academy in London has a collection of pen and ink drawings on laid paper by George Romney which appear to be from the same period.
This is double sided work which causes a shadow on the front.
Provenance:
Collection of Alfred de Pass
The Truro Museum, Cornwall, England
Christopher Powney, London
Private Collection, CT
Christopher Powney of Berwick Fine Art, dated 25 August
1967, authenticated this work. The original letter is included on back of the framed work. Christopher Powney was a London fine art dealer known for his expertise in British Drawings. He is recognized by the British Museum as a London art dealer...
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Early 1800s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Laid Paper, Pen
Princess from the Savannah
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The drawings showcase the beauty of the black women on one hand and also reflect the intimacy animals possess with females, especially horses, and princesses in royalty. They are muc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal
18th century ink study for the Leveson-Gower Children
Located in London, GB
Collections: J. Goodfriend, USA.
Brown wash and pencil on laid paper
Framed dimensions: 13.25 x 11.75 inches
This powerful drawing was made at the time that Romney was painting the famous group portrait of the Gower Children now in Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal. Romney was a bold and incisive draughtsman who made numerous rich brown ink studies, principally for historical compositions; by contrast, comparatively few studies linked directly to his portraits survive. The existence of a group of studies for the Gower Children underscores its importance to Romney. The sitters were the five youngest of the eight children of Granville, 2nd Earl Gower who, at the time the portrait was commissioned, was President of the Council in Lord North’s government and one of the best-connected and most influential people in England. The present drawing which is a large scale treatment of the composition in its final form perfectly distils Romney’s conceit: the younger children dancing whilst their elder sister, in the guise of a Bacchante plays the tambourine. The bold and dramatic study underlines both the artistic confidence and classical grandeur Romney gained during his trip to Italy between 1773 and 1775.
The commission from Granville, 2nd Earl Gower to paint five of his children came shortly after Romney’s Continental tour. The initial idea, as represented by the present drawing, seems to have been to paint Lady Anne, the figure on the right of the composition playing the tambourine, who was the youngest of Gower’s first four children by his second wife Lady Louisa Egerton and who married the Rev. Edward Vernon Harcourt, later Archbishop of York, with three of her younger half-siblings by Gower’s third wife, Lady Susanna Stewart: at the left Lady Georgina, who became Countess of St Germans following her marriage to the Hon. William Eliot; at the right Lady Charlotte Sophia, later Duchess of Beaufort and in the centre Lady Susanna, later Countess of Harrowby. Romney added a fifth child to the finished portrait, Gower’s son: Lord Granville, later created Viscount Granville and Earl Granville. In Italy Romney had produced a large number of studies of classical antiquities and old master paintings.
The commission from Gower offered Romney the opportunity to explore a complex multi-figural group, putting into practice the kind of ambitious classical quotations that Reynolds was currently exploiting. In 1773 Reynolds had completed the remarkable group portrait of the Montgomery Sisters, now in the Tate Gallery, London, which showed them adorning a herm of the Roman god Hymen; the composition used a garland to link the three figures who were shown in classical costume dancing at the foot of a Roman sculpture. Scholars have long pointed to a similar sources for the two compositions: the works of Nicolas Poussin. Whilst the Montgomery Sisters is based, in part, on a Bacchanal now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, the Gower Children has always been associated with Poussin’s Dance to the Music of Time, now in the Wallace Collection, London. It seems more likely that Romney was looking to an antique source in the form of the Borghese Dancers, a Roman relief, then in Palazzo Borghese in Rome. Romney would have seen the relief of interlocking, dancing maidens and would also have known Guido Reni’s Aurora...
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18th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Pencil
Roman Charity (Cimon and Pero)
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Michel CORNEILLE the Younger (Paris, 1642 – 1708)
Roman Charity (Cimon and Pero)
Black chalk with white highlights on beige paper
Height: 28 cm – Width: 20 cm
France, circa 1690
A...
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Late 17th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Charcoal
View of the Posillipo coastline near Naples by William Marlow (1740 - 1813)
Located in PARIS, FR
In this drawing, inspired by his stay in Naples in 1765, William Marlow presents us with a view of Cape Posillipo, to the west of Naples, an essential stage during the Grand Tour. Th...
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1760s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Planimetry of the Vatican - China Ink After G.L. Bernini - Mid-17th
Located in Roma, IT
Planimetry of the Vatican After G.L. Bernini is an original China Ink realized by an unknown artist in mid-17th century.
Good condition except for some spoiled yellowed paper on mar...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Hunting Scene
By Jan Van der Straet
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Attributed to Jan VAN DER STRAET, called Stradanus (Bruges, 1523 – Florence, 1605)
Hunting Scene
Pen and brown ink, brown wash and white heightening on prepared brown paper,
26 × 31 cm
Provenance
Private collection, France
This striking and highly accomplished drawing depicts a wild boar hunt in a wooded landscape, animated by numerous figures and animals. The dramatic energy of the foreground, where hounds and hunters engage the beast, is heightened by the bold use of white heightening, which models the forms and enlivens the surface. The background, structured by tall trees and populated with additional hunting scenes, lends the composition a theatrical depth.
Attributed to Jan van der Straet, known as Stradanus, this work belongs to the artistic context of Medicean Florence, where the artist developed an important body of hunting scenes intended for illustration and engraving. Influenced by Italian Renaissance models as well as his native Flemish culture, Stradanus excelled in dynamic storytelling and elegant draftsmanship.
The drawing may have been a preparatory study for one of the compositions from the celebrated Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium series, engraved in Antwerp under the supervision of Philips Galle...
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16th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Porters - Gouache by Michela De Vito - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Porters is an original gouache drawing on paper realized by Michela De Vito, Naples.
Titled on the lower center.
Good conditions, applied on paper, with a cutting at the top right....
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19th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Soft Drink Seller - Gouache - by Michela De Vito - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Soft Drink Seller is an original gouache drawing on paper realized by Michela De Vito, Naples.
Titled on the bottom center. The work is glued on a cardboar...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Speech - Original China Ink Drawing by Jan Pieter Verdussen - Mid 1747
Located in Roma, IT
Speech is an original and unique drawing in ink on paper realized by Jan Peter Verdussen, with sketches on the rear.
The State of preservation is very good with the traces of time.
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Category
1740s Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
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