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Art Subject: Portrait
Watercolor & Ink - A Gentlemen's Portrait
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful watercolor and ink portrait of a male figure donning a suit and tie by Irmgard von Reppert, 1966. Signed and dated lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a whi...
Category
1960s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper, Watercolor
$260 Sale Price
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Bayus
By Nicholas Conrad Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original mixed media work by Contemporary American artist Nicholas Conrad Miller.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Archival Ink, Gouache, Watercolor
Samouil Grigorievich Nevelshtein (1903-1983) - 1951 Sanguine, Portrait of Tani
Located in Corsham, GB
An expressive sanguine drawing by the artist Samouil Nevelshtein, depicting a short-haired girl. Signed, dated and inscribed in Cyrillic to the lower right-hand corner. There is a la...
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Mid 19th Century Charcoal Drawing - Sir Henry Roddam Calder (1790-1868)
Located in Corsham, GB
A charcoal and white chalk portrait of Sir Henry Roddam Calder, 5th Baronet of Muirtown (1790-1868). There are some touches of blue chalk to the subject's eyes. Presented glazed in a...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
$394 Sale Price
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F.H.R. - 1851 Watercolour, Man Smoking a Pipe
Located in Corsham, GB
A portrait of a seated man smoking a pipe with a tankard of ale in his other hand. Presented glazed in a wash line mount with gold detailing and a distressed gilt-effect wooden frame...
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
$301 Sale Price
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Jay Jaselton - 1998 Pastel, Two Terriers
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful and delicate pastel portrait of two terriers well presented in a wooden frame with a gilt inner border. The artwork is mounted in an oval olive mountboard.
Attached to the glazing is an engraved gold sticker...
Category
20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
$361 Sale Price
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Charles Smith - 1894 Watercolour, Jolly Young Boy
By Charles Smith
Located in Corsham, GB
A characterful portrait in watercolour of a young boy wearing a blue hat and brown britches.
The artist has signed faintly and dated to the lower left corner. The painting has been ...
Category
19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
$326 Sale Price
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Peter Collins ARCA - 20th Century Charcoal Drawing, Figure Head Study
Located in Corsham, GB
An expressive charcoal drawing with pen and ink details by the artist Peter Collins, depicting a figure head study. Unsigned. Well-presented in a white on ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Eve Disher (1894-1991) Early 20th Century Gouache - A Pensive Portrait With Pipe
Located in Corsham, GB
An accomplished portrait in an unusual style of dry brush worked gouache over graphite underdrawing finished with watercolour wash. The painting shows a portrait of a young man smoki...
Category
20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Franco Matania (1922-2006) - 20th Century Chalk Drawing, Old Man in Hat
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming chalk drawing by the artist Franco Matania, depicting an old man in a hat. Signed to the lower right-hand corner. Well-presented in a wash li...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Portrait of a Man
Located in Houston, TX
Enigmatic portrait watercolor in warm autumn hues, circa 1930. Signed lower right.
Original one-of-a-kind artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a s...
Category
1920s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$250 Sale Price
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The Portrait - Drawing - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Portrait is a drawing realized by an anonymous in the mid-20th century.
Pencil and watercolor drawing on paper.
Good conditions with foxing.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Watercolor
Model Session – 26-03-24 – 2, Drawing, Pastels on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Straight Up This pastel drawing ‘Model Session – 26-03-24 – 2’ is the second one of a succesful live model drawing session. Location: ‘De Blauwe Tram’ in Leidschendam....
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Portrait of a Man
Located in London, GB
Charcoal, chalk and red chalk
Initialled (lower left and right)
12cm × 9.5cm (41cm × 37cm framed)
A French actor and artist. He is known for acting in several French films in the 1...
Category
20th Century French School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Charcoal
Tangerine girl
Located in Zofingen, AG
Once upon a time where is a girl who loved tangerines most of all, sometimes it seemed that she herself was a tangerine princess - in the evening light her skin seemed orange and smells of tangerines.
Experimental work done on black paper with industrial marker and tempera.
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In 2021 Evgeniy Monahov...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Tempera
Modernist Drawing, Portrait of a Man
Located in Surfside, FL
Abraham Walkowitz (March 28, 1878 - January 27, 1965) was an American painter grouped in with early American Modernists working in the Modernist style.
Walkowitz was born in Tyumen, Siberia to Jewish parents. He emigrated with his mother to the United States in his early childhood. He studied at the National Academy of Design in New York City and the Académie Julian in Paris under Jean-Paul Laurens. Walkowitz and his contemporaries later gravitated around photographer Alfred Stieglitz's 291 Gallery, originally titled the Little Galleries...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Portrait of Samuel Beckett, Charcoal Drawing by Miguel Herrera
By Miguel Herrera
Located in Long Island City, NY
A powerful portrait of the writer Samuel Beckett by Miguel Herrera, Chilean/American (1935). unframed.
Graphite on Paper, signed
Size: 31 x 23 in. (78...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Thinker Bengali Man Charcoal Paper, Black & White Paritosh Sen"In Stock"
By Paritosh Sen
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Paritosh Sen - Untitled - 30 x 22 inches (unframed size)
Charcoal on paper
Inclusive of shipment in a roll form.The work comes with a certificate signed by the artist himself.
An il...
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
$3,900 Sale Price
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George Hodgson (1847-1921) - 19th Century Graphite Drawing, Portrait of a man
Located in Corsham, GB
A brooding portrait depicting a moustached man staring into the distance. Well presented in a white mount. Unsigned. On wove.
Category
19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Untitled (Abstract African American Male Figure Study)
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Untitled (Abstract African American Male Figure Study)
Year: 1963
Medium: Ink on heavy archival paper
Size: 1...
Category
1980s Renaissance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
$1,996 Sale Price
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Woman with Red Jacket, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - )
Title: Woman with Red Jacket (P6.52)
Year: 1948
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Size: 22 x 15 in. (55.88 x 38.1 cm)
Category
1940s Expressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Golden Orange – 29-11-22, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Another Golden One This colored pencil drawing ‘Golden Orange – 28-11-22’ is spawned by the same session as ‘Golden Shine’. Surely I had a lot of fun doing that one so w...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Being one with Nature I, Charcoal on Paper Black & White painting "In Stock
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Debabrata Basu - Being one with Nature I - 26 x 20 inches (unframed size)
Charcoal on Fabriano Paper
Style : Debabrata derives his style and theme by introspecting within himself. T...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
French School 18th Century, Le Mépris et la Haine, form of expression, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French School 18th Century,
Le Mépris et la Haine, Contempt and Hate as a form of expression,
Titled on the lower right "Le mépris et la haine N°7"
Black c...
Category
1750s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Meryl Streep & Cher, Caricature Watercolor Painting by Marshall Goodman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Marshall Goodman, American XXth
Title: Meryl Streep and Cher
Year: circa 1980
Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Signed
Image Size: 20 x 25.5 inches
Category
1980s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of a Woman - Lourdes, Drawing by Thomas Strickland
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Thomas Strickland, American (1923 - 1999)
Title: Portrait of a Woman - Lourdes
Year: circa 1970
Medium: Pastel on Paper, signed
Size: 24 in. x 19.75 in. (60.96 cm x 50.17 cm)
Category
1970s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Nude with Flower in Her Hair, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Nude with Flower in Her Hair (P1.26), Year: circa 1960, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 28 x 15 in. (71.12 x 38.1 cm), Description:...
Category
1960s Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Woman with Flowers, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Woman with Flowers (P1.28), Year: 1956, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 22 x 15 in. (55.88 x 38.1 cm), Description: Sitting agains...
Category
1950s Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of Man with Ascot, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Portrait of Man with Ascot (P1.19), Year: 1957, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 22.5 x 15 in. (57.15 x 38.1 cm), Description: Wear...
Category
1950s Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of a Woman, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Portrait of a Woman (P3.4), Year: 1960, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 18 x 12 in. (45.72 x 30.48 cm), Description: Clothed in a ...
Category
1960s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of Woman with Earrings, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Portrait of Woman with Earrings (P1.15), Year: 1961, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 22 x 15 in. (55.88 x 38.1 cm), Description: S...
Category
1960s Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of Seated Woman, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Portrait of Seated Woman (P2.40), Year: 1961, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Image Size: 18 x 12.5 inches, Size: 22 x 15 in. (55.88 x 3...
Category
1960s Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of Man in Beret, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Portrait of Man in Beret (P2.39), Year: 1956, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 22 x 15 in. (55.88 x 38.1 cm), Description: This cap...
Category
1950s Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of a Woman, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Portrait of a Woman (87), Year: 1960, Medium: Watercolor, Size: 20 in. x 15 in. (50.8 cm x 38.1 cm), Description: Illuminated from the ...
Category
1960s Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Seated Nude, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Seated Nude (88), Year: 1961, Medium: Watercolor, Size: 20 in. x 14 in. (50.8 cm x 35.56 cm), Description: Wearing a red headdress that...
Category
1960s Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of a Man, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Portrait of a Man (86), Year: 1957, Medium: Watercolor, Size: 22 in. x 15 in. (55.88 cm x 38.1 cm), Description: Cast against a yellow ...
Category
1950s Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of a Man, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Portrait of a Man (P5.27), Year: 1961, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 14 x 10 in. (35.56 x 25.4 cm), Description: Facing the left...
Category
1960s Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of a Man, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Portrait of a Man (P5.47), Year: 1966, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 20 x 15 in. (50.8 x 38.1 cm), Description: Facing the left,...
Category
1960s Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Woman in Yellow, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Woman in Yellow (P5.26), Year: 1961, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 22 x 15 in. (55.88 x 38.1 cm), Description: Wearing a matchin...
Category
1960s Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of a Man, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Portrait of a Man (P5.49), Year: 1949, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 18 x 13 in. (45.72 x 33.02 cm), Description: Rendered in li...
Category
1940s Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of a Japanese Woman, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Portrait of a Japanese Woman (P4.9), Year: 1961, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 16.5 x 12.5 in. (41.91 x 31.75 cm), Description: ...
Category
1960s Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Seated Model, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Seated Model (P5.63), Year: 1961, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 14 x 18 in. (35.56 x 45.72 cm), Description: Seated in a folding...
Category
1960s Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Standing Nude, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Standing Nude (P6.51), Year: 1948, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 22 x 15 in. (55.88 x 38.1 cm), Description: Leaning to the left...
Category
1940s Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
PORTRAIT OF HAROLD STERNER
Located in Portland, ME
Sterner, Albert (American. 1863-1946). PORTRAIT OF HAROLD STERNER. Charcoal and pastel on paper, not dated, but 1912, as the subject is stated to be aged 17. Signed, lower right. 16 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches, framed to 26 1/8 x 20 1/8 inches. In very good condition.
Albert Sterner was born in England, and studied in Paris. He worked as a magazine illustrator, but is best known for his paintings and prints.
Harold Sterner (American, 1895-1976). Architect, painter; New York, N.Y. Born 1895, died 1976...
Category
1910s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel
Reclining Woman and Flowers, Watercolor Painting by Charles Levier
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charles Levier, French (1920 - 2003)
Title: Reclining Woman and Flowers
Year: circa 1970
Medium: Watercolor on Paper, signed
Image Size: 14 x...
Category
1960s Fauvist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Half-length portrait of a Pharisee - In the shadow of betrayal -
Located in Berlin, DE
Hermann Prell (1854 Leipzig - 1922 Dresden-Loschwitz). Half-length portrait of a Pharisee, 1885. Sketch for the right-hand figure in the painting Judas Iscariot, 1886. Pencil drawing heightened with opaque white and black chalk on beige-grey wove paper (papier vélin), 34 x 27.8 cm (visible size), 52 x 45 cm (mount), signed, dated and inscribed "H. PRELL 1885 zu 'Judas'".
Minor browning, collection stamp on the reverse.
- In the shadow of betrayal -
About the artwork
This painting is the sketch for the head of the Pharisee offering the coins to Judas in one of Herrmann Prell's major works, the painting Betrayal of Judas, completed in 1886. The painting belongs to the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden and is illustrated in Adolf Rosenberg: Prell, Bielefeld and Leipzig 1901, p. 21 (Fig. 19). It is especially highlighted in Thieme-Becker (vol. 27, p. 376).
Hermann Prell, Betrayal of Judas, 1886
The monumental head, which fills the picture and is distinguished by its ornamented robe, is almost a lost profile, which in the executed painting is justified by the Pharisee's turning towards Judas. Despite the fact that the sitter withdraws from the viewer by turning away, it was necessary to artistically elaborate the motivation for the purchase of one of Christ's disciples, which is why the drawing focuses on the expression of the face, while the 'accessories' are treated in a more summary manner.
In characterising the face, Hermann Prell performs a balancing act: since the Pharisee, despite his destructive actions, is an actor in the history of salvation, the head must show a dignity appropriate to the event, but at the same time the physiognomy must also bear witness to the scheming attitude that led to the betrayal. To solve this dilemma, Prell draws on the traditional depictions of the heads of the apostles, shading the face to indicate the obdurate darkness of the spirit and moving the base of the nose slightly upwards while the mouth falls away, thus giving a physiognomic expression to the motivation of the action. The fatal drama of the betrayal is expressed in the monumentalisation of the head and in the thunderous white highlights that contrast with the darkness of the chalk.
As a study, considered by the artist to be a work in itself, this drawing reveals the pictorial problems and brainstorming of monumental painting.
About the artist
In 1872 Prell, who was one of the most important exponents of monumental painting of his time, began studying painting with Theodor Grosse at the Dresden Academy of Art and continued with Carl Gussow at the Berlin Academy in 1876. Hans von Marées taught him in Rome in 1878. More influential on his work, however, were Arnold Böcklin and Max Klinger, with whom Prell had been friends since his student days and with whom he worked together on several occasions.
Prell's first major work, which established his reputation as a monumental painter, were the frescoes in the banqueting hall of the Architektenhaus in Berlin in 1881/82, commissioned by the state and depicting the different periods of architecture. Prell then went to Italy for two years to study fresco painting. Other major commissions followed. These included monumental frescoes in the town halls of Worms (1884), Hildesheim (1882-92), Gdansk (1895) and Dresden, the staircase of the Silesian Museum of Fine Arts in Breslau (1893/94), the throne room of the German Embassy in Rome (1896-99) and the staircase of the Albertinum in Dresden (1900-1904).
From 1886 Prell taught at the academy of arts in Berlin and in 1892 he was appointed professor at the academy of arts in Dresden. His students included Osmar Schindler and Hans Unger...
Category
1880s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
$1,430 Sale Price
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Autoportrait, circa 1940, Graphite pencil and charcoal on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Henry MIRANDE (1877-1955)
Self-portrait, circa 1940
Graphite pencil and charcoal on paper
Anotated "L'Indien du haut Orénoque qui me réclame 4 femmes blanches pour lui seul" upper ri...
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Charcoal
Ophelia # 4, hand painted mixed media portrait photography on paper, framed
Located in Dallas, TX
This gorgeous artwork on paper was created initially with a screen print base of the model, then Rosie hand finishes the work with a unique splash and painted composition. Some call ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic, Graphite, Screen
$1,760 Sale Price
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Resting Lady, Roma /// Antique Rome Italian Watercolor Figurative Landscape Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Filippo Bartolini (Italian, 1861-1908)
Title: "Resting Lady, Roma"
*Signed by Bartolini lower right
Circa: 1900
Medium: Original Watercolor on heavy wove paper
Framing: Rece...
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
19th Century Watercolour - Portrait of Mrs Dalgairns
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming and delicate portrait depicting Mrs Delgairns, wife of Captain Delgairns. She is shown seated by a large window with a small poetry book in her hands. Part of a pair of po...
Category
19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Paul Augustus Mulready (1804-1864) - 1839 Watercolour, Portrait of Grundy Walker
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful watercolour and pencil study depicting Grundy Walker, brother of Richard Walker M.P. of Notting Hill. Signed, dated and inscribed with location. Part of a pair of portra...
Category
Early 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Eleanor, Watercolor on Archival Paper by Emmet Edwards
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Emmet Edwards
Title: Eleanor
Medium: Watercolor on paper, signed, dated, and titled in pencil
Image Size: 21 x 14 inches
Frame Size: 28.5 x 21.5 inches
Category
1930s Expressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Portrait 1957, paper, charcoal, 36x31 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Portrait
1957, paper, charcoal, 36x31 cm
The focus of the portrait is a woman. Charcoal, with its rich and versatile qualities, has been utilized by the artist to capture the vario...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
$457 Sale Price
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Woman in a Bonnet - Early 20th Century British Theatrical Portrait
Located in London, GB
BRITISH SCHOOL
(20th Century)
Woman in a Bonnet
Pastel, unframed, in conservation mount
5 ½ by 3 ¼ in., 14 by 8 cm.
This drawing is one of a group of similar theatrical portrai...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Chiaroscuro
Located in Chicago, IL
-ARTIST STATEMENT-
I depict my person in multiplicity with different selves representing dramatis
personae. My likeness is both implicit and symbolic in the portrayal of my
narrative; the drama involved in creating art and the artist’s role in society. I
use realism to invite the viewer into mysterious inner worlds that are layered
reflections of the outer. Dehumanizing environments are imbued with art
historical references as a critique of power structures. The artist is an
Everyman who is at odds with society and his self.
Visually my work is a celebration of society’s dark undercurrents and its
overlooked absurdities. I use charcoal and printmaking media as their
tenebrous values add a fitting metaphor. The nuances of light and shadow
seduce viewers into a world their better judgment would have them avoid.
This provokes a sense of disquietude that causes viewers to assess our world
through the austerity of a colorless, yet not humorless, light.
-BIO-
Christopher Ganz grew up in Northeast Ohio and from early on had a fertile imagination and an interest in art. Christopher's artistic education truly began at the University of Missouri, where his love of the human form led to many figure drawing classes and his exposure to the wonders of printmaking. Christopher's then went onto graduate school at Indiana University and a summer abroad program in Italy was a dream realized. Christopher then grasped charcoal with a renewed vigor and large, sfumato-laden drawings ensued. Christopher's artistic influences are many; from a seminal exposure to Dore's engravings of the Divine Comedy, to Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Goya, and up to Lucian Freud, Mark Tansey...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Archival Paper
Stages II
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Stages II
Watercolor on Arches paper, 2021
Signed with the artist's initials lower right (see photo)
Signed with the artist's Yummy blindstamp lower right
Signed, titled and dated in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of an unknown sitter thought to be American
Located in Douglas, Isle of Man
Alphonse Legros 1837-1911, was a French painter and sculptor, who lived in London from 1863 until his death in 1911. He was a teacher of etching and drawing and became Slade Professo...
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Portrait. 1963, watercolor on paper, 26x18 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Portrait. 1963, watercolor on paper, 26x18 cm
Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013)
Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside. In 1947, she began her studies a...
Category
1960s Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Light, Behind - Pastel Drawing by Mary Joan Waid
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mary Joan Waid
Title: Light, Behind
Year: 1996
Medium: Pastel on Paper, signed
Paper Size: 30 x 22 inches (76.2 x 55.88 cm)
Frame: 40 x 31 inches (101.6 x 78.74 cm)
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Light, Behind - Surrealist Oil Pastel on Paper by Mary Joan Waid
Located in Long Island City, NY
Light, Behind
Mary Joan Waid, American (1939)
Date: 1996
Pastel on Paper, signed
Size: 30 in. x 22 in. (76.2 cm x 55.88 cm)
Frame Size: 40 x 31 inches
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
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