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Art Subject: Photography
L’Heure du goûter! by Jules-Émile Saintin
Located in New Orleans, LA
Jules-Émile Saintin
1829-1894 French
L’Heure du goûter!
(Snack Time!)
Signed "Jules-Émile Saintin" (lower right)
Charcoal and white chalk on paper
A tender moment unfolds as a young girl leans over her bowl of soup, savoring her midday snack with focus and delight. Her spoon rests beside a slice of bread on the polished tabletop, while a cup, perhaps filled with tea or chocolate, and a second piece of bread complete the simple yet cozy scene. Nearby, her stuffed toy lies temporarily forgotten atop a shawl, hinting at the world of play just briefly paused.
The setting is intricately detailed. The dining room showcases a marble fireplace adorned with a clock, fine porcelain and delicate cups. Saintin’s composition captures the quiet grace of the moment as well as the interplay of light and texture, skillfully rendered using only charcoal and white chalk. His ability to infuse luminosity into a monochrome drawing speaks to his refined technique and observational sensitivity. This work resonates with Saintin’s charming studies of children during his American period, such as A Little Girl Dozing Over Her Drawing (possibly a portrait of Jennie Walters), now in the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore.
Born in 1829 in Lemé, Saintin began painting at age 11 and was admitted to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris by 16. Trained under Martin Drölling and Édouard Picot, he became an accomplished portraitist and debuted at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1848, earning several medals.
In 1853, he moved to New York to work in a photography studio, soon dedicating himself fully to painting. He exhibited regularly at the National Academy of Design—becoming a member in 1858—and gained a strong reputation for his portraits of American elites, as well as for his depictions of landscapes and Native American clothing...
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19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Charcoal
Abu Bakar Ibrahim (1925-1977) - Mid 20th Century Watercolour, Portrait of a Man
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming portrait of a man wearing a white smock and patterned turban. The sitter looks straight at the viewer with a serious but expressive stare. Signed to the lower left. Presen...
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Léa LAFUGIE (1890-1972), gouache of a Burmese dancer
Located in Paris, FR
Léa Lafugie is a painter who has travelled extensively throughout Asia. She is renowned for her portraits. She studied at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, then at the Ecole de...
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Bride - Scottish Female Glasgow School Art Nouveau, Aubrey Beardsley
Located in Miami, FL
Scottish female illustrator Annie French renders a charming cropped portrait of a bride in an Art Nouveau / Aubrey Beardsley style with curved theme borde...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.
Located in Richmond, GB
PRICE IS FOR EACH FRAMED PRINT
"Sammlung Verschiedenr Auslandischer und Selener Vogel", Nuremberg 1770-1773. Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with origina...
Category
18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Etching
19th Century Italian Wall Paper Painting
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Italian Floral Wallpaper Fragment
19th Century Italian hand painted floral design wallpaper lined with linen, in gold leaf frame.
Category
19th Century Italian School Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper, Linen
“Feet” USA, 1950s, Stamped by the estate of Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. He not only defined Pop Art but had an unparalleled and iconic influence on artistic culture and image-making.
During the 1950's Warhol became established in New York City as an illustrator for many fashion publications, often designing advertisements for shoes. This period informed his continued fascination with representing the body – both nude and adorned. His minimal line drawings...
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1950s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Girl with Braids
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Charcoal, Pastel, and Watercolor on Board
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Sight Size 18.75" x 15.25;" Framed 27.50" x 15.25"
circa 1920
Girl with Braids...
Category
1920s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Watercolor, Board
Y Lliwedd
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Pencil and watercolour on paper
Paper size: 10 x 14 inches
Framed size: 20 x 23.75 inches
Initialled lower right
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Victorian School head study of a golden haired boy
By George Elgar Hicks
Located in Harkstead, GB
A beautifully painted study of a cherubic young boy, his golden haired head turned to the sun, his eyes closed as he feels its warmth.
Pre-Raphaelite School, late 19th century
Head...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
$514 Sale Price
56% Off
The Fawn - 21st Century Contemporary Charcoal Drawing of a dear
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Rosanna Gaddoni (Italian artist)
The Fawn
50 x 43 cm ( framed in wood frame with museum glass)
Measurement with included frame: 62 x 55 x 3 cm
Charcoal on Paper
The Italian artist R...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Side Profile of Asian Man with Ponytail
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This side profile portrait features an Asian man with a neatly tied ponytail, capturing a moment of quiet contemplation. The artist skillfully emphasizes the graceful lines of his pr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Paper, Pastel
George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Birds
Located in Richmond, GB
George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761.
A prominent English naturalist and ornithologist, George Edwards (1694 -1773) is best known for his work, ""A Natural His...
Category
18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
Disegno figurativo neoclassico fiorentino del XIX secolo
Located in Florence, IT
Disegno inchiostro, gesso, acquerellature e rialzi a biacca su carta collegato alla serie di studi per la decorazione della Sala di Ercole di Palazzo Pitti a Firenze.
Di mano di Piet...
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Early 19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Coloured Portrait Of Smiling Man In Flat Cap On Toned Paper
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Coloured Portrait Of Smiling Man In Flat Cap On Toned Paper
By Tony Herbert (1927-2024)
Medium: Mixed media (pen, ink, and coloured marker/pencil) on toned paper, unframed
Siz...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Graphite, Mixed Media, Felt Pen
"La sentinelle de Thérèse", c. 1914-1918, drawing and gouache, signed
Located in PARIS, FR
"La sentinelle de Thérèse" (The Sentinel of Therese), two soldiers discussing, bears a handwritten note at the bottom "if you feel like sneezing, you will go under the window of the ...
Category
1910s French School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Carbon Pencil
Jeanne-marie Barbey (1876-1960), Trees in Winter, Brown ink wash
Located in PARIS, FR
Jeanne-Marie BARBEY (1876-1960)
Trees in winter
Brown ink wash and graphite pencil on paper
Signed lower right
26 x 20 cm
frame 46 x 40 cm
Born Louise Jeanne Marie Barbée in 1876 in...
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Graphite
Charcoal Nude of African American Woman with Head Scarf
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This captivating charcoal drawing depicts the upper half of a nude African American woman adorned with a wrapped headscarf. The contrast between the delicate curves of her bare shoul...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.
Located in Richmond, GB
PRICE IS FOR EACH FRAMED PRINT
"Sammlung Verschiedenr Auslandischer und Selener Vogel", Nuremberg 1770-1773. Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with origina...
Category
18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Etching
Side profiles, sketch by Keith Vaughan
Located in London, GB
Keith Vaughan
Side profiles
Ballpoint pen sketch
17 x 13 cm
Born in 1912, Keith Vaughan was a British painter known for his modernist and semi-abstract depictions of the male fig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Six Figures Rising from Rocky Terrain 1000 - 3D Sculptural Drawing Collage
Located in New York, NY
In 2000, Linda Stein began a series called Knights of Protection. Her Knights functioned both as defenders in battle and symbols of pacifism.
In 2019, Stein re-conceived her Kni...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Cotton, Board, Magazine Paper
$5,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Children Playing with the Baby /// Victorian Watercolor British Flowers Cottage
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Ada L. Dennis (English, Late 19th Century-Early 20th Century)
Title: "Children Playing with the Baby"
*Initial signed by Dennis lower right
Circa: 1900
Medium: Original Water...
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Illustration Board, Board
Portrait. 1966. watercolor on paper, 35.5x30 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Portrait. 1966. watercolor on paper, 35.5x30 cm
Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013)
Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside...
Category
1960s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Sir David Muirhead Bone, A Mediterranean evening on a P & O cruise liner
Located in Harkstead, GB
A wonderfully evocative scene of a passenger looking out to sea on the deck of an ocean liner - from the golden age of cruising.
Sir David Muirhead Bone
On a P & O, Mediterranean ev...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Gone - Original Charcoal Drawing of a Male Torso, Matted and Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
The subject is walking away from the viewer in Nathan Brad Hall's charcoal drawing entitled simply "Gone". His muscular physique, with defined muscul...
Category
2010s Realist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Untitled: Portrait of A Blond Male
Located in New York, NY
Frank Campanella (American, 1922-2016), "Untitled: Portrait of A Blond Male", Figurative Portrait done in Charcoal on Brown Charcoal Paper Unsigned, 20 x 14, Late 20th Century
Colors: Black, Red, White, Gray, Blue, Brown, Yellow
"Untitled: Portrait Of A Blonde Male" is a Modern Figurative Portrait capturing a side profile of a young but mature male subject with a distinctive mustache. He's dressed in a red shirt with white pinstripe on the shoulder. His hair is a light dirty blond with lighter beige highlight with light bluish-grayish eyes, pointed nose with fuller lips.
Frank Campanella is a listed artist known for New Jersey landscapes...
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Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel
Walberswick Tidal Estuary with a Long Wooden Pier Stretching Across the Mudflats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Walberswick Landscape
Signed By Tony Herbert (1927-2024)
Medium: Watercolor on artists paper on board, framed - glass covered
Framed: 17 x 19 inches
Watercolour: 10 x 12 inches
Cond...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Vertical Posts and Small Boats Moored Along the River Blyth Southwold
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
River Blyth Southwold
Signed By Tony Herbert (1927-2024)
Medium: Watercolor on artists paper on board, framed - glass covered
Framed: 16 x 18 inches
Watercolour: 8.5 x 11 inches
Con...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Figures with a Beached Fishing Boat on Aldeburgh Beach Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Aldeburgh Beach
Signed By Tony Herbert (1927-2024)
Medium: Watercolor on artists paper on board, framed - glass covered
Framed: 17.5 x 20 inches
Watercolour: 9.5 x 12 inches
Conditi...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Figures Admiring and Discussing the Summer Outdoor Art Fair British Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Art Fair
Signed By Tony Herbert (1927-2024)
Medium: Watercolor on artists paper on board, framed - glass covered
Framed: 14.5 x 17 inches
Watercolour: 7.5 x 9.5 inches
Condition...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Bathers, Wood-Engraving Drawing Lithograph by John Buckland-Wright
Located in Atlanta, GA
John Buckland-Wright, "Baigneuses" – Elegant Lithograph Print
This stunning lithograph print by acclaimed British artist John Buckland-Wright (1897–1954) showcases his remarkable com...
Category
1930s Art Deco Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
Stipple Drawing in Black and White of the First Lady of Haiti - African American
Located in Miami, FL
1942 Calendar illustration featuring the First Lady of Haiti (Madame Elie Lescot]) rendered in a precise stipple effect and celebrating African-American women which was titled "Twelve American Women." It was executed during the hight of World War II. Lois Mailou Jones...
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1940s Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pencil
"The Red Barn Players Summer Theater" - American Weekly Magazine Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Couple putting on theatrical make-up for summer theatre
Cover of American Weekly Magazine, June 20, 1954
Dimensions: 19.75 x 16.00 in.
Medium: Gouache and Watercolor on Paper
Signa...
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Harvest Moon 12:32 pm, Botanical, Floral, Watercolor, Work on Paper, Flowers
Located in Riverdale, NY
Harvest Moon 12:32pm is a watercolor work on paper by Cynthia MacCollum. This original artwork is 12x9 on archival paper. It is currently framed to 14 x 11. It was part of a 2020 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Spanish landscape crayons
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Casimiro Martinez Tarrassó (1900-1979) - Landscape - Pencil
Drawing measures 24x34 cm.
Frame measures 44x54 cm.
MARTINEZ TARRASSO, Casimiro – Barcelona 1900 - 1979
Casimiro Martínez Tarrasó, known as TARRASSO, trained at the La Lonja school in Barcelona, completed his studies in Paris where he was able to see first-hand the Fauvist works that were shaking the Parisian artistic environment at this time. He cultivated still life and Catalan and Mallorcan landscapes and held his first exhibition in 1928 at the Galerías Layetanas in Barcelona and since then his shows have followed one another in Barcelona, Madrid, Palma de Mallorca and Bilbao. His awards include the Pollença in 1962 and the Santiago...
Category
1970s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon
$401 Sale Price
43% Off
Jerusalem
Located in Storrs, CT
1931. Pencil, ink and watercolor. 9 1/4 x 15 (framed 18 1/2 x 24 1/2). Signed and dated in pencil. Housed in a silk mat and an elegant carved gold leaf frame.
Twelve of the artist'...
Category
1930s Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Ink, India Ink, Watercolor, Pencil
$1,350 Sale Price
32% Off
Trip - A couple with bicycles - Modern Figurative Nature and Landscape Drawing
Located in Salzburg, AT
The artwork is in simple white frames behind plexi.
The full signature is on the back of the drawing
Hanna Banaszczyk is a graduate of the Faculty of Painting and Drawing at the Un...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pencil
contemporary figurative black and white charcoal drawing pop art interior female
Located in New York, NY
This is a hand drawn original artwork on heavyweight paper by internet sensation mad charcoal
He is represented by Krause Gallery NYC
Ships rolled in a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Profile Portrait of a Woman Sitting on a Chair
Located in Stockholm, SE
A finely tuned oval drawing by the Finnish artist Ester Helenius depicting a young woman in profile seated on a chair. The room is suggested only by a diffuse background. Signed and ...
Category
1910s Jugendstil Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Gouache
Modern Pastel Figurative Drawing of a Seated Resting Sumo Wrestler with Kimono
Located in Houston, TX
Modern pastel drawing of a sumo wrestler resting after a match with a kimono or blanket draped over his shoulders. Signed by the artist in the front lower right corner. Currently hun...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Woman in Blue
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. In the 1950s, he was an in-demand and celebrated illustrator working for New York's toniest publications (like Harper's Bazaar) and elegant shops (such as Bonwit Teller), in addition to many smaller independent fashion companies.
In the mid-1950s Warhol became synonymous with shoes after creating a successful campaign for shoe retailer Miller & Sons. Although Warhol had a parallel art practice, primarily focused on drawing, surpassing the designation of “commercial artist” proved difficult. Consider that this era was the height of popularity for the Abstract Expressionist painters. Despite the prevailing aesthetic, Warhol continued to be dedicated to making elegant or playful line drawings.
This untitled illustration is an intimate example of Warhol at his best in the 1950's. It is ambiguous whether this was created for a client, or whether Warhol was inspired by an encounter in real life. With the lightest touch, the artist renders a glamorous woman's profile as she holds a young child in her arms.
Unique to this drawing is the subtle presence of the child, who rests gently against the woman's chest in a tender embrace yet is almost entirely abstract. This maternal exchange represents an unexpected deviation from Warhol's typical subject matter, possibly serving as a tribute to his own mother, Julia Warhola, whom he admired deeply.
This elegant drawing is a marvellous precursor to Warhol's Pop Art era when he became transfixed by images and representation of women.
Questions about this piece? Contact us.
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Untitled "Woman in Blue...
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1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
"Interesting Story" (2023) By Bunyod Suvonov, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Interesting Story" (2023) by Bunyod Suvonov is original handmade oil painting done on canvas. This piece depicts a portrait of a woman with long brown hair sitting in a chair and re...
Category
20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nocturne in C- sharp Minor- 21st Century Contemporary Charcoal Drawing, Nude
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Rosanna Gaddoni (Italian artist)
Nocturne in C- sharp Minor
65 x 50 cm ( framed in wood frame with museum glass)
Measurement with included frame: 80 x 65 x 3 cm
Charcoal on Paper
Th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
17th Century French sanguine drawing of maiden's harvesting flowers
By (Circle of) Nicolas Poussin
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Circle of Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594-1665)
Maiden’s harvesting flowers
Sanguine on paper
8. ¾ in. (22 cm.) tondo
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Aeron's Gift
Located in Columbia, MO
Aeron’s Gift
Oil on panel
24 x 18 inches
Framed: 32.5 x 26.5 inches
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Pastel
'Landscape' by Joseph Fred-Perry Rendell, Watercolor Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This framed 14.25" x 17" watercolor by British artist Joseph Fred-Percy Rendell features a quiet landscape of rolling hills among a cluster of dense white clouds in a summer blue sky...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
French School 19th Century Watercolour - Sweet Dreams
Located in Corsham, GB
This delicate artwork captures the tender moment of a sleeping child, rendered in soft, muted tones that evoke a dreamlike quality. Unsigned. Presented in a gilt frame. On paper.
Category
19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
UNTITLED (MASKED FIGURE)
By George Condo
Located in Aventura, FL
Original conte crayon on paper. Dated "12.13.84" central quadrant. Provenance: Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York. Artwork size 12.5 x 9.5 inches....
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon
$27,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Madame F.C. Byrne (1789-1876) - Mid 19th Century Watercolour, Alstroemeria
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Acquired with other signed works by the same hand. Presented in a gilt frame. On paper.
Category
Mid-19th Century Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Vogue Magazine Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
"Mademoiselle X" story illustration
for Vogue February 1, 1934, watercolor and ink, reverse signed in pencil "Benito for Madame X," pencil inscription "Feb.1, 1934 / Page 51 / 316," ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
“The Leopard Cub”
Located in Warren, NJ
This is an David Shepherd, (British, 1931-2017) The Leopard Cub, Pencil on Paper . In good condition measures Frame: 12 by 16 inches
Sight: 4 1/2 by 7 inches
Category
20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Betty Guy San Francisco Skyline Watercolor c.1950
By Betty Guy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Betty Guy San Francisco Skyline Watercolor c.1950
Dimensions 25" wide x 18" high.
Frame 25.5" wide x 28.5" high.
Signed by the artist.
Lightly distressed...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Elegant Couple, Good Housekeeping Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1934
Medium: Charcoal on Paper
Dimensions: 34.00" x 25.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Story illustration: Elegant couple considers floor plan drawn in the sand.
“Benda finished explaining the house plan she had drawn in the sand. ‘But, Benda,’ Don said, examining it, ‘the place is not complete. Haven't you forgotten something?’ ‘That's all... I'm sure... Don,’ she answered softly.” Story illustration: “Between the Owl's Nest and a Rift in the Clouds”, author: Clara Hood Rugel, Good Housekeeping...
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1930s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
'Vancouver Girl', Young Woman with Bobbed Copper Hair, AIC, Paris, New York
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed verso, 'George Wilburton Colby' (American, 1859-1922) and dated 1920.
George Colby was a member of the old Art League and a life member of the Chicago Art Institute. After hi...
Category
1920s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Illustration Board
Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz
Located in Fort Washington, PA
A pastel portrait of the Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz against a vibrant red background
Sally Evans is an American artist that paints a wide range of subjects, focusing on landsca...
Category
1980s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
William Heath Robinson original drawing, British early 20th Century
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
William Heath Robinson (British, 1872 - 1944)
'Boring The First Tunnel With An Early Type Of Rotary Excavator, And The Red Flag', circa 1935 (railway ribaldry was published in this year)
The former signed 'W. Heath Robinson (lower left) and inscribed with title (lower left and right)
The former to mount 14 X 10.1/4in. (35.5 X 26cm.)
The latter 1.1/2 X 8.1/2in. (3.8 X 21.6 cm.)
Literature: Railway Ribaldry, first published by the Great Western Railway, Paddington, 1935.
William Heath Robinson was an English cartoonist and illustrator best known for drawings of ridiculously complicated machines for achieving simple objectives.
During the First World War, he drew large numbers of cartoons, depicting ever-more unlikely secret weapons being used by the combatants. In the UK the term "Heath Robinson" entered popular language during this time as a description of any unnecessarily complex and implausible contrivance. Its continuing popularity was undoubtedly linked to Second World War Britain's shortages and the need to "make do and mend".
In the course of his work, Robinson also wrote and illustrated three childrens books including The Adventures of Uncle Lubin (1902) which is regarded as the genesis of his depiction of unlikely machines.
The inventions he drew were frequently powered by steam boilers or kettles, heated by candles or a spirit lamp and usually kept running by balding, bespectacled men in overalls. There would be complex pulley arrangements, threaded by lengths of knotted string.
One of his most famous series of illustrations accompanied the first Professor Branestawm book written by Norman Hunter. The stories provided a perfect backdrop for Robinson's drawings.
One of the automatic analysis machines built for Bletchley Park during the Second World War to assist in the decryption of German message traffic was named "Heath Robinson" in his honour.
He died in September 1944 during the Second World War and is buried in East Finchley Cemetery.
The Heath Robinson Museum in Pinner opened in October 2016 to house a collection of nearly 1,000 original artworks owned by The William Heath Robinson Trust.
In the Wallace and Gromit...
Category
20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen
After Sir Thomas Lawrence - 19th Century Pastel, Portrait of Elizabeth Farren
Located in Corsham, GB
An elegant coloured chalk portrait of Elizabeth Farren. Presented in an attractive oval frame with delicate running patterns. Signed 'Caste' to the lower right. After Sir Thomas Lawr...
Category
19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
"Cheyenne Wyoming Frontier Days"
Located in San Antonio, TX
Pepper Brown
(1926-1999)
Alpine Artist
Image Size: 9 x 13
Frame Size: 16 x 20
Medium: Ink Drawing
Dated 1942
"Cheyenne Wyoming Frontier Days" Harry Hart W...
Category
1940s Impressionist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
20th Century Watercolour Painting - At the Fish Market
Located in London, GB
William LEE-HANKEY (1869-1952, British)
At the Fish Market
1904
pencil, watercolor, bodycolor w/gum arabic
20 x 20 inches, inc. frame
Provenance: The Swan Gallery...
Category
Early 20th Century Romantic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The Two Clowns (Les Deux Clowns) by Antonio Gonzalez Collado
Located in Stockholm, SE
Artist: Antonio Gonzalez Collado
The Two Clowns (Les Deux Clowns)
mixed media on paper
signed
artist studio stamp on the back
dimensions (motif) 15...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
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