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Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

POSTIMPRESSIONIST STYLE

In the revolutionary wake of Impressionism, artists like Vincent van Gogh, Georges Seurat, Paul Cézanne and Paul Gauguin advanced the style further while firmly rejecting its limitations. Although the artists now associated with Postimpressionist art did not work as part of a group, they collectively employed an approach to expressing moments in time that was even more abstract than that of the Impressionists, and they shared an interest in moving away from naturalistic depictions to more subjective uses of vivid colors and light in their paintings.

The eighth and final Impressionist exhibition was held in Paris in 1886, and Postimpressionism — also spelled Post-Impressionism — is usually dated between then and 1905. The term “Postimpressionism” was coined by British curator and art critic Roger Fry in 1910 at the “Manet and the Postimpressionists” exhibition in London that connected their practices to the pioneering modernist art of Édouard Manet. Many Postimpressionist artists — most of whom lived in France — utilized thickly applied, vibrant pigments that emphasized the brushstrokes on the canvas.

The Postimpressionist movement’s iconic works of art include van Gogh’s The Starry Night (1889) and Seurat’s A Sunday on La Grande Jatte (1884). Seurat’s approach reflected the experimental spirit of Postimpressionism, as he used Pointillist dots of color that were mixed by the eye of the viewer rather than the hand of the artist. Van Gogh, meanwhile, often based his paintings on observation, yet instilled them with an emotional and personal perspective in which colors and forms did not mirror reality. Alongside Mary Cassatt, Cézanne, Henri Matisse and Gauguin, the Dutch painter was a pupil of Camille Pissarro, the groundbreaking Impressionist artist who boldly organized the first independent painting exhibitions in late-19th-century Paris.

The boundary-expanding work of the Postimpressionist painters, which focused on real-life subject matter and featured a prioritization of geometric forms, would inspire the Nabis, German Expressionism, Cubism and other modern art movements to continue to explore abstraction and challenge expectations for art.

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Style: Post-Impressionist
Period: 1920s
Paul Emile Lecomte (1877-1950) Entre Cannes et Grasse, signed watercolor
Located in Paris, FR
Paul-Emile lecomte (1877-1950) Landscape of a valley between Cannes and Grasse (South of France) Signed lower right watercolor on paper 25.8 x 33.9 cm in a vintage frame : 33 x 41.4 ...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) A Seascape, Brittany, watercolor signed
Located in Paris, FR
Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) A Seascape, Brittany, signed lower right watercolor on paper 19.7 x 25.2 cm Framed : 35 x 40.5 cm Maurice Asselin was particularly attached to Britta...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

L'Église de Morgny-Eure by Paulémile Pissarro, 1927
Located in London, GB
L'Église de Morgny-Eure by Paulémile Pissarro (1884 - 1972) Watercolour and black crayon on paper 31.5 x 43.5 cm (12 ³/₈ x 17 ¹/₈ inches) Signed lower right, Paulémile and dated, Mor...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Girl and Horse - Watercolor by Marie Laurencin - 1924
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed. Sketch realized in 1924 for the invitation to "Ballets Russes de Serge Diaghilev". Published in the same invitation in June 26th, 1924. Ref. Mimì, Anna Laetitia Pecci...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Watercolor, Paper

Yvonne debout by Paulémile Pissarro - Nude drawing of the artist's wife
Located in London, GB
THIS WORK IS SOLD UNFRAMED Yvonne debout by Paulémile Pissarro (1884-1972) Pencil on paper 30.5 x 26 cm (12 x 10 ¹/₄ inches) Signed lower centre, P...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

Femme en Costume Oriental, Pastel on Paper, Georges Manzana Pissarro, circa 1925
Located in London, GB
Femme en Costume Oriental by Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871-1961) Pastel on paper 31.5 x 23.6 cm (12 ⅜ x 9 ¼ inches) Signed with Estate stamp lower left Executed circa 1925 This wor...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

“The Pool of London”
Located in Southampton, NY
Very well executed original watercolor on archival paper of the busy port of London, England with tugs and ships by the British artist Douglas Ian Smart. Signed lower left. Titled...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Watercolor

Head of a Young Girl - Kiki de Montparnasse
Located in Miami, FL
The beauty of the sitter can determine the value of the painting. A charming and lovely sitter is the subject of this work and the reason why the work is so special. This precious...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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India Ink

Kelpie of Snooziepool - English Romantic Whimsical Fantasy Ink Watercolor
Located in Miami, FL
The Kelpie of Snooziepool - William Heath Robinson illustrated this whimsical fantasy work featuring a semi-nude beauty in a pool of water with children. Based on the Metropolitan ...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Largo
Located in New York, NY
Maurice Denis' extravagant charcoal drawing of a romantic draped figure with outstretched arms is a rare work from the post impressionist period. Signed with monogram (lower left) a...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Paper

“Arc de Triomphe Paris”
Located in Southampton, NY
Watercolor and gouache on archival paper by French artist, Henri Grenier. Signed lower right. Circa 1925. Condition is excellent. The artwork is housed in its original ornate carv...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Watercolor, Oil Pastel

Berthomme Saint-André, The Nap, Watercolor, 1925
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Watercolor by Louis BERTHOMME SAINT-ANDRE, France, ca.1925. The nap. With frame: 75x60.5 cm - 29.5x23.8 inches, without frame, just the watercolor: 53x39 cm - 20.9x15.35 inches. Signed lower left "Berthomme St André" (see photo). Louis Berthommé Saint-André is a figurative painter, fresco painter, decorator, illustrator, engraver, ceramist and French lithographer born in 1905. He comes from rural and commercial France: his father ran a wine and grocery business. In his youth, Louis Berthommé Saint-André was injured by a kick, which left him with a stiff leg, preventing him from driving, among other things. The family left Oise to settle in Saintes, where the artist studied at La Recouvrance. He entered as a student architect with Georges Naud, responsible for the historical monuments of Charente then, in 1921, he entered the School of Fine Arts in Paris. Louis Berthommé Saint-André is one of the great representatives of French figurative painting in the 20th century. He was trained at the School of Fine Arts by two very old masters who died during his training: Fernand Cormon (1845-1924) and Jean-Paul Laurens (1838-1921). He retains from their training the taste for well-learnt techniques, but from his first works, he is part of modernity. His constructions show decomposed forms inspired by Cézanne, while maintaining a keen sense of rigour. He never strayed from realism, but his very colourful, sometimes incisive palette and his freedom in representation gave his painting a bite and an acidity that placed Louis Berthommé Saint-André among the great talents of his time. Silver medal at the Salon of French Artists where he exhibited from 1924 to 1929, he won the Abd-el-Tif Prise in 1925 and was then the youngest resident of the villa in Algiers. Friend of Jean Launois, in addition to his recognised portraits, he painted Algiers and the Kasbah. His studies of women recall those of Eugène Delacroix, but if his luminous inspiration is due to the Algerian sun, his touch is more Cézanne than purely orientalist. He left Algeria in 1928, to return there in 1931. Before the war, Berthommé Saint-André exhibited regularly in all the major Salons: from 1928 at the Salon d'Automne, at the Salon des Beaux-Arts (1934 to 1936) at the Salon des Tuileries since 1935. His inspiration is close to surrealism . During the Occupation, he became very "fauve", in reaction to the darkness of the war. He joined the Resistance, and collaborated with Vaincre (Resistance newspaper). After the war, he developed a style close to poetic reality (Brianchon, Legueult, Oudot, Terechkovitch, Cavaillès. Caillard, Limouse, and Planson), without however ever being part of the group so called. He is present at the Salon Comparaison, at the Salon of painters Witnesses of our time, is president of the Salon of drawing and water-based painting. He has exhibited solo internationally, in Europe, the USA and Japan in particular. In 1977, he received just before his death, the grand prise of Painters Witnesses of their Time. He died on October 1, 1977 in Paris. Bibliography - Michel Droit. Berthommé Saint-André. Éditions de la revue moderne, 1981 Wall frescoes Entrance to the Direction, National School of Fine Arts, Paris Lycée Charlemagne, Paris, Notre-Dame and the banks of the Seine, 1952 Staircase of the Staff of Poitiers Personal exhibitions Villa Abd-el-Tif, Alger, 1922 Galerie Armand Drouant, Paris, 1928 Galerie Marcel Bernheim...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Nu (Standing Female Nude)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Nu (Standing Female Nude) Red chalk on wove paper, c. 1925 Signed lower right: C Despaiu (see photo) Sheet size (folded format): 12 1/8 x 8 5/16 inches Condition: Very good Sheet fol...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Chalk

“Waterfall with Birches”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor of a waterfall with birch trees on illustration board by the well known American artist, William Paskell. Signed lower left. Condi...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Illustration Board

Village in Normandy, Watercolour on Paper by Paulémile Pissarro, 1920
Located in London, GB
Village in Normandy by Paulémile Pissarro (1884 - 1972) Watercolour, ink and charcoal on paper 40 x 31.2 cm (15 ³/₄ x 12 ¹/₄ inches) Signed lower left, Paulémile Pissarro Executed ...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Charcoal, Ink

Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) Le Chateau de Tournon, 1928, signed watercolor
Located in Paris, FR
Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) Le Chateau de Tournon (The Castle of Tournon), 1928 signed, dated and titled on the lower right watercolor on paper 24 x 34 cm Framed : 49 x 58 cm Exhibition label on the reverse at the Galerie Charpentier...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Femme à la feuille de vigne
Located in GLEN IRIS, AU
André Derain Femme à la feuille de vigne ​ pencil, signed with estate stamp lower right, 62 x 37.5 cm Provenance: Atelier Derain; André Charlemagne Derain; the sale of Madame Raymonde Knaublich Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 23 & 24 March 2002: Galerie Schmit...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Jean Launois (1898-1942) Opium smokers, Indochina, original drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Jean Launois (1898-1942) Opium smokers, Indochina Stamp of the artit's estate on the lower right Black ink on paper 22.5 x 30.5 cm Framed : 38 x 46 cm This beautiful drawing, a fine example of Jean Launois' particular art, dates from the artist's stay in Indochina, from which he brought a group of works. An exhibition devoted to this Indochinese period of the artist's production was held at the Musée de l'Abbaye Sainte-Croix, Sables d'Olonne in 1998. About the artist : Of Vendée origin, Jean Launois very quickly showed a sure talent for drawing and was encouraged in this by his parents. He trained with his fellow Vendeans Charles Milcendeau and Auguste Lepère and then entered the Académie Jullian in Paris. Enrolled in the First World War in 1916, he continued to draw at the front, and produced numerous portraits of soldiers...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Georges MANZANA-PISSARRO (1871-1961) Son of Camille
Located in Holywell, GB
A delightful pencil sketch on watermarked laid paper by Camille Pissarro’s son, George Manzana Pissarro. Signed by means of his studio stamp and with auct...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

"Gondolas at the Dock, Venice, Italy" Louis Wolchonok, Boats in the Harbor Scene
Located in New York, NY
Louis Wolchonok (1898 - 1973) Gondolas at the Dock, Venice, Italy, 1928 Watercolor on paper Sight 18 x 23 1/2 inches Signed and dated lower right Louis Wolchonok was an author of ar...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Le Petit Cheval by Georges Manzana Pissarro - Animal charcoal drawing
Located in London, GB
SOLD UNFRAMED Le Petit Cheval by Georges Manzana Pissarro Charcoal and gold on paper 31 x 31 cm (12 ¼ x 12 ¼ inches) Signed lower right, Manzana Pissarro Executed circa 1920 Proven...
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Gold

'The Doge's Palace, Venice'
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Tapie' for Viva Flower Tapie (American, 1897-1993) and painted circa 1925. Viva Flower Tapie was born in Sibley, Iowa and lived in Oakland, California where she exhibited with success at the Oakland Art...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pen, Postcard, Gouache, Watercolor

Port in Saint Tropez - Watercolour and Ink - Polish Ecole de Paris
Located in London, GB
MELA MUTER 1876-1967 (Maria Melania Muter) Warsaw 1876 - 1967 Paris (Polish) Title: Port in Saint Tropez, 1920 Technique: Signed Watercolour and Ink on Thick Textured Card Size: ...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Printemps - Neo-Impressionist Pointillist Oil, Landscape by Achille Lauge
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Stunning pointillist landscape oil on panel circa 1920 by French neo-impressionist painter Achille Lauge. The work depicts a spring landscape. In the centre are three tall trees covered in white and pink blossom. The trees are surrounded by fields painted in wonderful shades of green and blue. Signature: Signed lower right Dimensions: Framed: 28"x34" Unframed: 20"x26" Provenance: A certificate of authenticity from Juliette Lauge accompanies the painting. The work will be included in the catalogue raisonné of the artist, currently in preparation by Mme. Nicole Tamburini Achille Laugé...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Les Andelys by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro - Landscape watercolour
Located in London, GB
Les Andelys by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878-1952) Watercolour and ink on paper 28 x 38 cm (11 x 15 inches) Inscribed, dated and signed lower left, Les Andel...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Wotton-under-Edge by LUCIEN PISSARRO - Watercolour, work on paper, art
Located in London, GB
Wotton-under-Edge by LUCIEN PISSARRO (1863-1944) Ink, watercolour and crayon on paper 14.6 x 18.5 cm (5 3⁄4 x 7 1⁄4 inches) Signed with monogram and dated lower left, 1920 Inscribed...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Crayon, Ink, Watercolor

“Seated Woman”
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautifully executed graphite on archival paper original drawing of a young woman seated by the American artist, William Sanders Fanning. Signe...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Graphite

“Summertime”
Located in Southampton, NY
Great example of the the artistic excellence of William J. Kayla and his mastery of the watercolor. Circa 1925. Signed lower left. Condition is very go...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

“A Norman Peasant’s Home”
Located in Southampton, NY
"A Norman Peasant's Home," (Near Caudebec -en-Caux, Seine, France); and also identified as, "Peasant's Doorway." by Hezekiah Anthony Dyer. This area would be considered Normandy hence the title. Watercolor and gouache on archival paper. Signed lower left by the artist. Condition is very good. Included with the purchase is dated 1925 correspondence between the artist and purchaser of the painting with apologies from the artist for the painting not being shipped from Newport on time. Recently professionally custom double matted and framed under glass. Overall framed measurements are 19.25 by 15.5 inches. Provenance: Rhode Island collector. H. A. Dyer 1872 - 1943 Historical Rhode Island artist Hezekiah Anthony Dyer, son of Elisha and Nancy Anthony Dyer , was born into a prominent Rhode Island family, having both his grandfather and father serve as governor of the state. A descendent of the Hoppin family, known for their own artistic inclination, Dyer inherited both an interest in the arts as well as his father’s interest in public affairs. He fulfilled his destiny by becoming a notable figure in Rhode Island politics and public service as well as an accomplished artist. Dyer attended boarding school at St. Paul’s Church in Concord, New Hampshire and then went on to attend Brown University. Following his graduation from Brown in 1894, Dyer became serious about pursuing an art career and made the decision to travel abroad to Holland, Italy and France where he focused on refining his watercolor technique. Following his initial trip to Europe, Dyer returned to Providence and attended classes at the Rhode Island School of Design. By 1919 he received an Honorary Masters of Arts Degree from Brown University. Throughout his life, Dyer traveled to Europe for several months of each year to paint. He had a particular affinity for European seascapes and landscapes, as well as for picturesque scenes of old European villages. Dyer’s travels took him throughout the continent including Belgium, Brittany, Normandy, England and both the Swiss and Italian Alpine regions. Hezekiah was heavily influenced by the English School of painting, and in the early years of his career as a painter, worked exclusively in a deliberately realistic style. During this time, Dyer also began showcasing his paintings in exhibits that consisted of only his own work and which were very successful. As his painting progressed, Dyer allowed himself to experiment more in the field of watercolor. He developed a technique of painting on grey or tan paper and would paint everything lighter than the paper using an opaque gouache, and everything darker than the paper in transparent washes of color. This technique allowed Dyer to represent a great deal of detail not usually found in watercolor paintings. It also resulted in wonderfully vibrant colors that would not fade when dry. H. A. Dyer was a prominent member of both the art community and of Rhode Island public life. While he never held an office, Dyer became very involved in politics and from 1916 to 1919 was president of the Republican Club of Rhode Island. At the beginning of the First World War, Hezekiah was made chairman of the speaker’s bureau for the Food Administration of Rhode Island, and was later made chairman of the speaker’s bureau for the Council of Defense. Dyer also became a chairman for a philanthropic organization called Rhode Island of the Fatherless Children of France. In 1922, France presented both Hezekiah Dyer...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache, Archival Paper, Watercolor

South of France - Early 20th Century Impressionist Watercolour by Bennett
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Sterndale Bennett Honor 1886-1975 Watercolour artist, born in Watford, she married into the famous family noted for its composers and for its military members. As an army wife she s...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper

Head of a Young Girl - Kiki de Montparnasse
Located in Miami, FL
Léonard Tsugouharu FoujitaFujita Tsuguharu?, November 27, 1886 – January 29, 1968) was a Japanese–French painter and printmaker born in Tokyo, Japan who applied Japanese ink techniq...
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India Ink

Attributed to Henri Ottmann (1877-1927) A Provence landscape, watercolor
Located in Paris, FR
Attributed to Henri Ottmann (1877-1927) A Provence landscape, watercolor on paper 24 x 32 cm (view) In a modern frame : 45 x 55.5 cm When unframed it appears the work is larger (...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Miarka, the Mulatto
Located in London, GB
EMILE OTHON FRIESZ 1879-1949 Le Havre 1879-1949 Paris (French) Title: Miarka, the Mulatto, 1924 Technique: Original Stamp Signed Charcoal and pen...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Bedford Park, LUDOVIC-RODO PISSARRO - Watercolour, Town Scene, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
Watercolour on paper 24.5 x 38 cm (9 ⅝ x 15 inches) Signed, inscribed and dated lower left, Bedford Park 1928 Ludovic Rodo Painted in London during a visit the artist made to his brother Lucien Pissarro...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

'Rain in Provence', French Post-Impressionist artist, MAM Paris
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right 'Henry Ottmann' (French, 1877-1927) and dated 1922. A softly painted view of a small village in Provence with rain clouds hanging above the hills and terracotta r...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

“A Pair of Roses”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original delicate pastel on fiberboard of a pair of roses in a vase by the American artist, Mabel Bacon Plimpton English. Signed lower left. Condition is excellent. Circa 1925. Th...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Fiberboard, Pastel

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