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Art Subject: Face
"Frida" ( contemporary colorful portrait of a woman with flowers in her hair)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary colorful portrait named "Frida" depicts a woman with red flowers in her hair. She wears blue-green earrings and holds her hand against her chest. She has a thoughtf...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Paper
Raphael Soyer Original Lithograph/Watercolor, 1955, "The Dancer"
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Raphael Soyer Original Lithograph - Watercolor added by the artist's hand, 1955
The image measures 13" H x 8 ½" W. Frame measures: 23 1/4"H x 18" W
Signed lower right in pencil bene...
Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Pipes, 20 (Studies for Lighting a Pipe) Pencil Drawing by Keith Vaughan, 1946c
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Pipes, 20 (Studies for Lighting a Pipe) Pencil Drawing by Keith Vaughan, 1946 Circa
Additional information:
Medium: Pencil Drawing
10 1/8 x 8 1/8 in
25.7 x 20.5 cm
Titled; stamped w...
Category
20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Augustus Edwin John signed original watercolour drawing of cave people, British
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This drawing is accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send a few rough sketches hoping t...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of cave people, British
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of cavemen, British
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of cavemen, British
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a caveman family, British
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a cavewoman, British
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a caveman, British
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a caveman couple, British
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Augustus Edwin John original watercolour drawing of a caveman, British, 20th C
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This is one of a number of drawings that was accompanied by a signed letter from Augustus Edwin John which read as follows `Alderney Manor/ Nr Parkstone, Dorset / Dear Hodge, I send ...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Paper
Figure - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is a charcoal drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century.
Hand-signed.
Good conditions with slight foxing.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Girl with flowers. Monochromatic figurative watercolor drawing, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative watercolor on paper painting by Polish artist living in Belgium Hanna Ilczyszyn. Artwork depicts a girl holding flowers. Painting is monochromatic in blue.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Gathering - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Gathering is a china ink 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Conversation - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Conversation 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Conversation - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Conversation is a china ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century.
Hand-signed.
Good conditions with slight foxing.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Menacing - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Menacing is a pen drawing Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century.
Hand-signed.
Good conditions with slight foxing.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, J...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen, Paper
Soldier - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Soldier is an ink and watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century.
Hand-signed.
Good conditions with slight foxing.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Ink
The Sphinx original blue ultramarine Neo Mythology by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"The Sphinx"
The Sphinx is a mythical creature with the head of a woman, the body of a lion, and the wings of an eagle.
See this drawing
Part of "Neo Mythology" series. Part of "Wi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Paper
Angle with Flowers - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Angle with Flowers is a modern artwork realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s.
Good condition.
Ink drawing on paper.
Leo Guida has been able to weave a productive interview on art and...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
After waking up. Daydreaming. Large graphic painting of young male nude.
Located in Firenze, IT
After waking up. Daydreaming.
Large scale painting on paper.
Size cm 100x70
Torsos of a young nude.
Around 1980.
Watercolor, colored ink, wax colors on paper.
Silombria uses ...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
END OF INNOCENCE by Paula Craioveanu Large Blue Nude
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"End of Innocence"
Part of "Blue Nude" series, inspired by Matisse works on paper.
Original large drawing. Size 27.5x39in / 70x100cm . Tempera on col...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Tempera
“Artist Self Portrait”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original mixed media composed of watercolor and gouache on archival paper. Signed lower right. Condition is very good. Appears to be a self portrait of the artist. Circa 1970. Under glass. Framed in a contemporary gold frame Overall framed measurements are 12 by 10 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida estate.
Julee Docking biography:
Painter, Oil, Watercolor, Acrylic, Collage, Woodcuts, Charcoal, Mixedmedia, Sculptor, Clay, Mixed media.
Born: Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Maryland
Studied:
Corcoran Art School-Washington DC
High Museum,Atlanta ,GA and Private Lessons
Taught: Painting and Sculpture in Atlanta and Sarasota
Membership:
National League of American Pen Women,
Women's Caucus ofArt,
Florida Artists Group member 1973
Petticoat Painters member 1975
Art Center Sarasota member 1972
Manatee Art Center
Venice Art Center
Artist Statement: I enjoy painting in all media, relying on "Chance" to help create the First Ecstatic Impression of either
abstract or Realism Genres.
A long time resident of Sarasota, Julee Docking has been listed in "A History of Visual Art in Sarasota"
And was part of the fine Arts Society "Artist and Collectors Tour" in 1973 and again in 1988
AWARDS:
Grumbacher Gold Medallion, Cornell Museum FL
Hilton Leach...
Category
1970s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Paris modernist scene mixed media drawimg
Located in Barcelona, 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...
Category
1890s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
Figure Study (Conversation)
Located in Chicago, IL
An ink on paper figure study by artist Harold Haydon that depicts a conversation.
Harold Emerson Haydon was born in Fort William, Ontario, Canada in 1909. Haydon came to Chicago w...
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Figure Study (Conversation)
Located in Chicago, IL
A ink on paper figure study by artist Harold Haydon depicting a conversation.
Harold Emerson Haydon was born in Fort William, Ontario, Canada in 1909. Haydon came to Chicago with ...
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Female nude, 1956, ink on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Marcel GROMAIRE (1892-1971)
Female nude, 1956
Black ink on paper
Signed and dated upper left
Dimensions of the work : 25 x 32,5 cm
frame : 40 x 50 cm
Born in 1892 in the Nord region...
Category
1950s French School Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, India Ink
Paul Brown To The Showers Pencil Drawing
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 12"H x 7 3/4"W
Category
1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Modernist scene ink drawing
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 43x37 cm.
Frame with damage.
Category
Early 1900s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Self-Portrait in Two Mirrors with Nude ink drawing by Peter Collins ARCA
Located in London, GB
To see our other Modern British Art, and our other Peter Collins works, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message...
Category
1990s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Academic study of male Nude. Two -sided. Sketches on reverce. 19th century
Located in Firenze, IT
19th century Italian school drawing. Academic study of the figure of the young naked man.
Drawing made from two sides of the sheet of paper
On the other side two feet and an arm are ...
Category
19th Century Academic Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Carbon Pencil, Pencil, Chalk, Paper
Untitled (Young Man Reading Beside his Dog)
Located in Chicago, IL
A watercolor of a man reading beside his dog by artist Harold Haydon. Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Estate stamped on reverse.
Harold Emerson Haydon was born in Fort William,...
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Henri Bendel Coat, 1915
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
Erté created dress and coat designs for Henri Bendel for several years, beginning in 1914. Erté's artistry had a profound effect on women's fashions, beginning with his stint at Poir...
Category
1910s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
Untitled Fashion Design, 1919
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
Likely a dress design for Henri Bendel or B. Altman, Untitled Fashion Design from 1919 is an iconic early Erté design. Erté's stylized Villa Excelsior name stamp and the 'Composition...
Category
1910s Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
"Lakme" Decca design
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
This design for a Decca recording of Lakme likely dates to the 1950s, and specifically to the 1952 recording with Mado Robin, conductor Georges Sébastian, at the Théâtre National de ...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
Nudo maschile nella posa di un satiro dormiente. XIX secolo
Located in Firenze, IT
Disegno del nudo maschile.
Dal 19 ° secolo
Disegno su carta leggermente colorata.
In buone condizioni.
Il disegno rappresenta un uomo sdraiato, che si abbandona al sonno.
In una posa...
Category
19th Century Academic Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil, Paper
ITZCHAK TARKAY "GARDEN PARTY" ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR 22"X15"
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: TARKAY, ITZCHAK
Title: "GARDEN PARTY"
Size: 15 X 22 INCHES
Medium: WATERCOLOR ON FRANCH ARCHES PAPER
Edition: ORIGINAL
Description: Hand signed by the artist
The artwork is i...
Category
Early 2000s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
All Out
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lonnie Powell
All Out
2009
Pastel on Paper
Size: 27x40.5in
Frame: 36x50x1.5in
Signed and dated by hand
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-1752
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Tags: Women in Sports, Female Ath...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paste, Paper, Oil Pastel
Entangled- original large blue love couple by Paula Craioveanu 39x27in
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Entangled", pencil and ultramarine tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse.
Couple in love.
Part of Nude in Interior series.
Large drawing. Shipped rolled in a tube, from Florida, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Tempera
Summer Blue - original large blue nude by Paula Craioveanu 39x27.5in
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Summer Blue", pencil and ultramarine tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse.
Part of Nude in Interior series.
Nude shown in a Victorian interior, in a cinematic view. In a distorted ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Tempera
"Lanvin Paris Girl w/ Perfume Bottle Windowsill c1950s Artwork"
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 12 1/8"H x 9 1/2"W
Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
Category
1950s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Women’s Hat & Coat, Marshall Field & Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 1940s fashion study featuring a woman in a hat and Marshall Field coat. Provenance: Cornelia Steckl-Jurin, Founder of the Fashion Department at the School of the Art Instit...
Category
1940s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Giuseppe Migneco(Italian painter) - 20th century figure drawing - Fortune teller
Located in Varmo, IT
Giuseppe Migneco (Messina 1903 - Milan 1997) - The fortune teller.
49.5 x 39.5 cm without frame, 52.5 x 40.5 cm with frame.
Antique mixed technique drawing on paper, in wooden fram...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-War Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Paper
Mermaid - Charcoal Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1980
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Mermaidt is a Charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1980s.
Hand-signed on the lower margin.
Good condition on a white paper.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, Jun...
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Pornography - China Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pornography is a china ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1970s.
Hand-signed on the lower margin.
Good condition on a cream colored paper.
Mino Maccari (Siena, 19...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Kiss - Original Drawing with Frame - Art by SLAZO, Drawing, Pen & Ink on Paper
By Sergio Lazo
Located in Yardley, PA
Original Art by Sergio Lazo "Kiss" Original Enamel & Ink Drawing on Paper 11" x 14" (actual size with frame 16" x 20") 2020 :: Drawing :: Pop-Art :: This piece comes with an of...
Category
2010s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen
two drawings colored inks nude
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Pedro Pruna Ocerans (1904-1977) - Two drawings - Ink drawing
Two framed drawings, all of them signed and dated.
Frame measures 23x28 cm.
Pere Pruna Ocerans (Barcelona, 1904-1977) ...
Category
1940s Post-Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Portrait - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a Pencil Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980).
Good condition included a white cardboard passpartout (70x51 cm).
No Signature, another pen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Figures - Drawing By Pierre Georges Jeanniot - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is a Drawing on paper realized by painter Pierre Georges Jeanniot (1848-1934).
Drawing in pencil.
Signed on the lower.
Good conditions.
Pierre-Georges Jeanniot (1848–1934...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Thomas Leeson Rowbotham, Victorian blacksmith
Located in Harkstead, GB
A really charming study of a blacksmith puffing on a clay pipe at the forge door.
Thomas Charles Leeson Rowbotham Junr (1823-1875)
Village Blacksmith Patterdale, Aug 1848
Signed, in...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Portrait of a Young Handsome Man (Army GI)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful WWII era portrait of a young man by Louis Krupp (1888-1978). Charcoal on paper measures 16.5 x 22.5 inches, 25 X 30 IN MATTING. Signed and dated...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Pierre Olivier Dubaut (1886-1968) Portrait of an artist, watercolor
Located in Paris, FR
Pierre Olivier Dubaut (1886-1968)
Portrait of an artist
Stamp of the artist on the lower part
watercolor on paper
46.5 x 30 cm
In a vintage frame : 58 x 42 cm, some damages in the ...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of George Arliss in Conte Crayon on Cardstock 1934
Located in Soquel, CA
Stately portrait of George Arliss by Ivan Opffer (Danish, 1897-1980). Mr. Arliss is depicted wearing his signature monocle, looking directly at the viewer. Although this piece appears to be done rapidly, there is a clear confidence in Opffer's work - he was an accomplished portrait artist - and the resemblance to the subject is unmistakable. George Arliss (born Augustus George Andrews; 10 April 1868 – 5 February 1946) was an English actor, author, playwright, and filmmaker who found success in the United States. He was the first British actor to win an Academy Award – which he won for his performance as Victorian-era British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli in Disraeli (1929) – as well as the earliest-born actor to win the honour. He specialized in successful biopics, such as Disraeli, Voltaire (1933), and Cardinal Richelieu (1935), as well as light comedies, which included The Millionaire (1931) and A Successful Calamity (1932).
Signed and dated "Ivan Opffer 1934" in the lower right.
Titled "Mr. Arliss" in the lower left.
Presented in a new off-white mat with foamcore backing.
Mat size: 22"H x 16"W
Art size: 17.5"H x 12"W
Ivan Opffer (Danish, 1897-1980) was born in Nyborg, Denmark, on June 4, 1897, to a family of Danish scholars and journalists. His brother was Emil Opffer, a Danish merchant seaman and journalist who was known for his relationship with American writer Hart Crane.
Ivan was raised in Mexico City and New York, where his anarchist father was the editor of a radical Danish-language newspaper. His involvement in painting and drawing began at an early age. At a summer workshop, he met and studied drawing with Winslow Homer, then went on to study at the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League of New York.
When the US entered World War I, Opffer was one of the members of the American Army Camouflage Corps, headed by Homer Saint-Gaudens (whose mother was a relative of Winslow Homer), the son of Augustus Saint-Gaudens. As a camoufleur, Opffer served with other artists and architects, some of whom became well-known, including Barry Faulkner, Sherry Edmundson Fry, Kimon Nicolaides, Robert Lawson, Abraham Rattner, Kerr Eby, and others.
It was this same unit, while still in training in at Camp American University in Washington DC, that launched a camp newspaper called The Camoufleur. Only three issues were published before the unit’s deployment to France in late 1917. In the October 31 issue, a satirical portrait by Opffer of Homer Saint-Gaudens (titled “Our Boss”) was published on page 5.
After the war, Opffer returned to New York, where he became known for his caricatures of leading Modern writers, among them James Joyce, Edgar Lee Masters, Siegfried Sassoon, George Bernard Shaw, Carl Sandburg, G.K. Chesterton, and Thomas Mann.
In the years between the wars, Opffer married Betty à Beckett Chomley, and settled in Paris, where he was a student at the Academie Julliard. He also lived in London and Copenhagen, where his drawings were frequently published in newspapers and magazines. With the outbreak of World War II, he and his family returned to New York and lived in Greenwich Village.
Among his friends in that era were William Butler Yeats, F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald...
Category
1930s American Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Postcard, Illustration Board
Spartan Warriors (male nude fantasy)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Amazing fantasy group male nude composition by American artist, Robert Frederick Vorreyer (1924-2016). Graphite pencil on paper, image measures 15 x 27 inches; 27.5 x 40.5 inches framed. signed and dated lower right. Excellent condition with no damage or conservation.
VORREYER, Robert Frederick
Robert Frederick Vorreyer (August 25, 1924 - January 27, 2016) was truly a master of graphic media. The power and dynamics of Robert's graphics are in the use of negative space in the skillful rendering of the human form. Handled with great sensitivity and dignity, the figures seem to be alive with a sharpness that challenges the eye of the beholder. Robert was born in Downers Grove, a suburb of Chicago, IL and graduated from the Downers Grove High School with and art scholarship to an accredited college. He attended the University of Illinois, the Brooklyn Museum Art School, the Royal Academy in London as well as studying independently with various artists. Robert was a World War II special service artist in Camp Robinson, AR and eventually became the art director for TLVA Infantry/Airborne School in Fort Benning...
Category
1990s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Mask with Flowers - Drawing by Enrico Josef Cucchi - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Mask with Flowers is an original China ink drawing realized by the Italian artist Enrico Josef Cucchi in 2020.
Hand-signed and dated on the lower right. Perfect conditions.
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pencil
Mask with Flowers - Drawing by Enrico Josef Cucchi - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Mask with Flowers is an original China ink drawing realized by the Italian artist Enrico Josef Cucchi in 2020.
Hand-signed and dated on the lower right. Perfect conditions.
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
gravesend, oler woman w city scape window yellow tones
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pastel on toned paper
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive ...
Category
2010s American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
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