Head Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Peter Collins ARCA - Signed and Framed Original 1975 Graphite Drawing. Presented in a card mount and silver frame. Signed and dated. On wove. In fine condition.Peter Collins A.R.C.A ...

Somnath Hore - Untitled Pen & Ink on Paper, 10.6 x 6.7 inches, 25-03-1987 (Unframed & Delivered) Inclusive of shipment mounted not framed, Should you wish to receive the same framed...

Felician Myrbach (1853-1940) Le Cadeau de Sahagun, The Gift of Sahagun bears the monogram "M" on the lower left, titled on the lower left Ink on paper 29,8 x 18.7 cm In a modern fra...

Andre Derain (French, 1880 – 1954) A nude looking right Pencil on paper Signed with atelier stamp (lower right) 16.1/4 x 8.1/4 in. (41.1 x 21 cm.) André Derain (10 June 1880 – 8 Sep...

A charming late 19th Century watercolour portrait of a young girl sitting on a stone step, wearing a red shawl and blue dress, resting a basket of eggs on her lap. The painting is un...

Sunil Das - Untitled - 9 x 7 inches (unframed size) Pen and Ink on Paper, 2010 & 2012 (Set of 2) Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. The exceptions are the faces such as th...

A delicate and delightful graphite study of a young child, by a follower of Stephen Poyntz Denning (1795-1864). This study came from an album that was assembled in the 1940's by a c...

Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) 'Manos', 2016 acrylic on paper Canson 320 g. 20.9 x 16.6 in. (53 x 42 cm.) Edition of ID: 1D201610 Hand-signed by author ____________________________...

Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) 'Lilas 6', 2007 acrylic on paper Canson 320 g. 22.5 x 18.8 in. (57 x 47.5 cm.) ID: 1D200727 Hand-signed by author ____________________________________...

Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) 'Gorda 6', 2007 aquatint on paper Canson 320 g. 21.5 x 15 in. (54.5 x 38 cm.) ID: 1D200717 Hand-signed by author _____________________________________...

Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) 'Perfil-1-99', 1999 aquatint on paper 15.8 x 11.9 in. (40 x 30 cm.) ID: 1D199911 Hand-signed by author ______________________________________________ ...

Charcoal drawing of female nude in seated pose by French artist A. Delamaire, circa 1930. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard...

Charcoal drawing of nude woman posing in front of draping by French artist P. Balet, 1937. Note finesse of facial components and faint modernism traits. Signed and dated lower right....

Reclining nude study of a woman with her leg up on the bed and her eyes closed. The work is signed by the artist. The paper is not framed. Many others are available. Please inquire ...

Collections: Sir Thomas Lawrence, who acquired the contents of Fuseli’s studio; Susan, Countess of Guilford, née Coutts (1771-1837), acquired from the Lawrence estate; Susan, Baroness North (1797-1884), daughter of the above; Mrs A. M. Jaffé, acquired in France, c. 1950 to 2016. Black chalks, on buff-coloured paper Stamped verso: ‘Baroness Norths Collection / of Drawings by H Fuseli Esq.’ Framed dimensions: 26.38 x 20.63 inches This boldly drawn sheet depicting a seated figure was made by Fuseli at an important and highly productive moment in his career. The monumental drawing is closely related to another sheet by Fuseli in the British Museum which Schiff published as subject unknown. Both drawings were made when Fuseli was designing his most important sequence of historical works, including scenes from Shakespeare and Milton, The Nightmare and The Death of Dido which was exhibited at the Royal Academy to great critical acclaim in 1781. The present drawing does not relate directly to any of Fuseli’s finished historical paintings of the period, but evidently the image of a slightly menacing, seated and covered old woman was precisely the sort of motif he was playing with. It is notable that the same figure reappears later in Fuseli’s work as the witch from Ben Jonson’s Witch’s Song which Fuseli produced as both a painting and engraving in 1812. Fuseli returned to London in 1779 from a highly creative and productive period in Rome and established himself as one of the leading history painters of the period. Fuseli re-established contact with his old mentor Sir Joshua Reynolds, becoming a regular guest at his dinner table and visitor to his studio. The earliest and most striking manifestation of this strategy was Fuseli's Death of Dido, exhibited in 1781 at the Royal Academy. Executed on the same scale as Reynolds's version (Royal Collection), Fuseli's vertically oriented picture was hung directly opposite Reynolds's with its horizontal orientation, inevitably inviting comparison between the two works and garnering Fuseli much publicity and favourable reviews in the newspapers. The present, previously unpublished sheet, relates closely to a drawing now in the British Museum. That sheet shows the same seated old woman, drawn on a smaller scale and more schematic in design, seated next to an anatomical drawing of a man. The pose of this figure is related to the pose of Dido in his Death of Dido; the foreshortened torso, arrangement of head, oblique view of Dido’s features and arms all suggest that the study can be viewed as an initial thought for the composition. Fuseli may have initially thought of including the figure of the hunched and covered old woman. Drawn on identical paper to the British Museum sheet, our study is an enlarged depiction of the same figure, more elaborately delineated and developed. The presence of a chain to the right of the figure, suggests that the iconography was related in some way to a scene of imprisonment. Fuseli had first explored the motif of the hooded old woman in an early Roman drawing, 'The Venus Seller'. The idea of a grotesque old woman, hooded and with angular nose and projecting chin seen in profile was most spectacularly used by Fuseli in his sequence of paintings depicting The Three Witches from Macbeth. Fuseli seems to have kept the present sheet and may have returned to it when preparing a painting of The Witch and the Mandrake from Ben Jonson’s Witch’s Song from his Masque of Queens in 1812. Here the same seated figure looks out from under her hood and picks a mandrake by moonlight. Jonson’s drama had been performed at the court of James I in 1609, inspired the subject. To throw the nobility of the queens into relief, the poet added a coven of witches, one of whom declares: ‘I last night lay all alone, On the ground, to hear the mandrake groan; And plucked him up, though he grew full low, And, as I had done, the cock did crow.’ The figure was reversed in the associated etching which was published in 1812. It seems likely that the present drawing remained as part of Fuseli’s working archive of figure studies. The present drawing was presumably purchased with the bulk of Fuseli’s drawings after the artist’s death by Sir Thomas Lawrence. Lawrence’s large group of Fuseli drawings were then acquired by Susan, Countess of Guildford (1771-1837). Lady Guildford was the eldest daughter of the banker Thomas Coutts (1735-1822), who himself had supported Fuseli’s journey to Rome in the 1770s and had remained one of the artist’s key...

Brightly hued watercolor and ink painting of auburn haired nude females seated from various angles, circa 1990. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold borde...

A watercolour portrait en grisaille of a child after Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). Presented in a white mount and a fine oak frame. Initialled and dated to the lower-right edge and ...

Gustave Riquet (1866-1938) Les Œillets de la vie, 1898 (Carnations of life) Signed and dated on the lower right, The text on the lower left is the following "Cueille dès aujourd'hui les oeillets de la vie" , which can be translated as "Pick today the carnations of life" watercolor on paper 37.5 x 51.5 cm In good condition In a modern frame : 53 x 67 cm The text clearly gives the meaning of this allegorical portrait...

A very fine early 19th century watercolour with ink detail. The artist has delicately captured a young girl returning from market. She can be seen relaxing on a small bank, as she cl...

Very interesting portrait of a woman done in the style of Matisse. I believe most of it was done by chalk and just the red earrings are oil paint. Image itself measures 10 1/2 inches...

Nell Blair Walden Blaine (1922-1996) "Standing Figure" pastel drawing circa 1967 A Fine original pastel portrait of a standing nude figure by listed artist Nell Blaine. Dimensions ...

A wonderful portrait of a young woman by the listed British artist Peter Collins. Here he has captured the sitter's effortless beauty with a small number of expressive pencil marks a...

An inscription on the reverse reads 'Peasant girl in costume of the Saratov Province, late 19th century.' The artwork is also neatly monogrammed, signed, and dated. Well presented in...

Three original gouache with watercolour paintings of children's illustrations from the series 'A Taylor Tot'. Well-presented in a double card mount and in a v...

La Langue Verte - 14-12-18 I liked the triangular position of the model's body and put her in an Egyptian scenery, thinking of my roundism style relating to hieroglyphics and Egyptian arts in general. I always liked the intense need for styling and I consider the depictions of the human body by the old...

In this painting, Sylvia Spicuzza demonstrates her skill as an illustration artist, representing the Milwaukee character Billie the Brownie with a growing spring of a tree. An illustration like this could grace the pages of a children's book or illustrated magazine, or as an advertisement for Schuster’s Department Store. Watercolor, gouache and graphite on paper 8 x 5.75 inches, artwork 14 x 12 inches, frame Stamped with artist signature, below image, lower left. Presented in a new custom frame with a gold-finish neoclassical wood moulding, archival matting and mounting materials; and UV glass to inhibit fading. Born in 1908, Sylvia Spicuzza was the daughter of noted painter Francesco Spicuzza. Sylvia devoted herself to teaching art to the students of Lake Bluff Elementary School in Shorewood, WI. During this time Sylvia produced a magnificent body of work that was undiscovered until her death. Sylvia's work is rich, diverse and fascinating collection of drawings, watercolors and prints from the 1920's to the 1990's. Her style ranges from early figurative drawings to regionalism, Art Deco, lyrical abstractions of every conceivable subject (both real and imagined), as well as figurative paintings that reflect the work of Picasso, Kandinsky and Max Ernst in the 1930's and 1940's. Biomorphic and organic, Modernist images are presented with Sylvia Spicuzza's own unique sense of style, humor and fantasy. Billie the Brownie was a multi-media star of Christmas in Milwaukee from the 1920s to the 1950s. Years earlier, the writer and artist Palmer Cox...

Jody Keane Reclining Nude Original Pen and Ink Drawing 20th c. Dimensions 15" wide x 22" high The frame measures 21" wide x 29" high S...

Boris Akopian "Sweet azure breeze"

Artist: Raphael Soyer, Russian/American (1899 - 1987) Title: Pensive Dancer Year: circa 1956 Medium: Pencil on Paper, signed lower right Paper Size: 8 x 5 inches Frame: 11.5 x 9.5 i...

FRANK WATKINS (1863-1929) The Boat Builder Giant Pen and ink, unframed, in conservation mount only 20.5 by 29.5 cm., 8 by 11 ¾ in. (frame size 36.5 by 45 cm., 14 ½ by 17 ¾ in.) Frank Henry Watkins was born in Lambeth, London and was the son of a bank clerk. He worked as a children’s book and comic illustrator in the early 20th century, drawing for many children’s stories including Dolly Twoshoes (1901); The Wonder and Dolly Daydream (1902); Illustrated Chips and Dick and Daisy (1919-1921) and also for Merry Moments. He provided book illustrations for The Man From the Moon by Philip Carmichael (1909); The Sun’s Babies by Edith Howes (1910); The King Who Never Died: Tales of King Arthur by Dorothy Senior (1910) and Fairy Rings...

Artist: Raphael Soyer, American (1899 - 1987) Title: Nude with Folded Arms Year: circa 1965 Medium: Pencil and Watercolor on Paper, signed Size: 21 x 15 in. (53.34 x 38.1 cm) Frame S...

Manfred Schwartz (American, b. Poland, 1909-1970), Portrait of a Woman, Charcoal on Paper, with the artist's signature stamped lower right, unframed. 24" H x 19" W. Provenance: From ...

Manfred Schwartz (American, b. Poland, 1909-1970), Portrait of a Woman, Charcoal on Paper, with the artist's signature stamped lower right, unframed. 24" H x 19" W. Provenance: From ...

Manfred Schwartz (American, b. Poland, 1909-1970), Portrait of a Woman, Charcoal on Paper, with the artist's signature stamped lower right, unframed. 19" H x 24" W. Provenance: From ...

Manfred Schwartz (American, b. Poland, 1909-1970), Portrait of a Woman, Charcoal on Paper, with the artist's signature stamped lower left, unframed. 24" H x 19" W. Provenance: From a...

Manfred Schwartz (American, b. Poland, 1909-1970), Portrait of a Woman, Charcoal on Paper, with the artist's signature stamped lower right, unframed. 19" H x 24" W. Provenance: From ...

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 if you cannot find the artist you want. Peter Collins ARCA (1923-200 Exotic Dancer...

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 exceptio...

From a series of paintings by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis. To see them or our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from thi...

Nude 8 by Ellen Williams [2021] original Black ink pen on cartridge paper Image size: H:42 cm x W:20 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:42 cm x W:2...

Boris Akopian "Flowers before noon"

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...

Monique Amélie Cras, born in Brest in 1910 and died in Paris in 2007, was a French painter and poster artist. The daughter of composer Jean Cras, she studied under Jean-Paul Laurens ...

Prakash Karmakar - Untitled - 23 x 20 inches Marker on Paper , 2002 Delivery of shipment in roll form. Style : Legendary master artist Lt. Prokash Karmakar from Bengal was solely re...

Francis Thomas Dean Carrington 1843-1918 was a British born illustrator who was active in Australia from the 1860's to his death in 1918. Tom Carrington, TC as he was known was a pro...

Prakash Karmakar – Untitled – 10.5 x 14.5 inches (unframed size) Ink on paper Signed lower right in Bengali Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style : Legendary maste...

Prakash Karmakar - Flower Girl - 48 x 36 inches (unframed size) Ink on Canvas Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style : Legendary master artist Lt. Prokash Karmakar from Bengal w...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Untitled (Abstract Cadaver Study) Year: 1963 Medium: Ink on heavy archival paper Size: 16.75 x 14 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Notes: A ra...

Work on paper

Sanat Kar - Untitled - 16 x 12 inches (unframed size) Ink on paper Paper pasted on board and pen marking of the back visible in the front. Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style...

Nude III [2021] Original Nudes and Erotic Black Ink Pen on Cartridge Paper Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:42 cm x W:29 cm x D:0.01cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images a...

Vladimir Pavlovich Nechoumoff (Russian, c. 1900 – 1977) The maiden of spring Pencil on paper Signed and dated ‘V. Nechoumov / 1921’ (lower right) 8.1/4 x 8 in. (21 x 20 cm.) Figu...

Early 19th Century French Graphite "New Year Baby" With Basket of Fruit C.1820 Charming antique pencil drawing The baby with a basket of fruit...

Sanctus Paulus, 2024 Graphite and White Chalk on Toned Paper, 6 x 6.5 inches A source of firm contemplation, Justas Varpucanskis’s drawing “Sanctus Paulus” is a resolute rendition ...

Modern abstract black ink line drawing of a reclining female nude. The work features a loose rendering of a single woman laying on her left hip and looking off in the distance. Signed and dated in front lower right corner. Currently unframed, but options are available. Artist Biography: Frank...

Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Seated Nude with Red Blanket (P1.3), Year: circa 1960, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 22.5 x 15 in. (57.15 x 38.1 cm), Description...

Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Seated Nude (P1.17), Year: 1959, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 22 x 15.5 in. (55.88 x 39.37 cm), Description: Seated against a b...

Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Posing Nude (62), Year: circa 1960, Medium: Watercolor, Size: 22 in. x 15 in. (55.88 cm x 38.1 cm), Description: Eve Nethercott's water...

Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Woman with Tambourine (P2.57), Year: circa 1960, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Image Size: 12 x 9 inches, Size: 13 x 9.75 in. (33.02 x...

Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Santander, Year: 1961, Medium: Ink on Paper, Size: 14 x 10 in. (35.56 x 25.4 cm), Description: Smiling at the viewer, Eve Nethercott'...