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Art Subject: Portrait
Carole Lombard Holding Compace, Cosmopolitan Magazine Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1935
Medium: Pastel
Dimensions: 25.50" x 22.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Carole Lombard Holding Compact
Cover of Cosmppolitan Magazin...
Category
1930s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Portrait of a Young Man Original Charcoal and Pastel French 18th Century
Located in London, GB
French School
18th Century
Portrait of a Young Man
Charcoal and pastel on paper
Image size: 11 x 7 inches
Contemporary gilt frame
Category
18th Century Rococo Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel
Portrait of Peggy Hoyt in Art Nouveau Hat
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Gravure Full Page in Woman's Home Companion Magazine
A wonderful and very detailed full page art supplement for the September 1922 issue of the Woman's Home Companion.
Charles Sheldon's exquisitely detailed portrait of fashion designer Peggy Hoyt...
Category
1920s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
Quiet Time - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait Drawing, Two Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Paper, Pencil
British early 20th Century pastel drawing of Puck, Midsommers Night Dream
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Herbert James Draper (British, 1863-1920)
Puck
Pastel
Inscribed ”PUCK” (middle left) and further inscribed and signed `Study for Puck/ Herbert Dra...
Category
20th Century Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Head of a Cheerful Man Wearing a Cap
Located in New York, NY
Watermark: the arms of Amsterdam
Provenance:
Christie’s, Amsterdam, 1 December 1986, lot 46; where acquired by:
Private Collection, New York
Literature:
Roger Adolf d’Hulst, “Jordaens Drawings: Supplement II,” Master Drawings, vol. 28, no. 2 (1990), pp. 153-156, no. A237a, fig. 17.
Matías Díaz Padrón, Jacob Jordaens...
Category
17th Century Baroque Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk
Mid Century French Drawing Study of a Classical Bust
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Bust Portrait
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil/ charcoal on artists paper
Size: 19 (height) x 12.5 (width)
Stamped: Verso
Condit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Nino Tolomashvili - Untitled 3
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on Bristol paper
Nino Tolomashvili is a Georgian painter born in 2003 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. After completing her schooling, she pursued her studies at the Tbi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil
Father Smoking a Cigarette Surrounded by Family
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Charcoal on Board
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Category
20th Century Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Board
"Baby" - Original Acrylic Painting of Woman and Deer by Mary Carroll
By Mary Carroll
Located in Denver, CO
Mary Carroll's "Baby" (2024) is a deeply evocative acrylic painting, measuring 24 x 18 inches, ready to hang even without a frame. This poignant artwork captures a somber yet tender ...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Portrait of a Lady, Charcoal Drawing, 20th Century Russian
Located in London, GB
Charcoal , signed lower right and dated 'Paris 1935'
Image size: 25 x 19 inches (63.5 x 48 cm)
Original oak frame
An accomplished example of Russian art from the mid 20th century.
...
Category
1930s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
"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
Gianni - Framed Italian School 20th Century Watercolour, Portrait of Nonna
By Gianni
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine watercolour portrait of an elderly Italian woman wearing a red and white candy patterned headscarf and gingham blue dress. The artist has beautifully captured the delicate det...
Category
20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
J'ai enfoncé Jalouret!
Located in BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, FR
Caractéristique de la production de Gavarni, ce dessin est à rapprocher de plusieurs autres portraits-charges représentant des personnages masculins en pied dans la même posture, deb...
Category
Mid-19th Century Romantic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
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
Scilla- 21st Century Italian charcoal drawing of a nude woman with long hair
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Daniela Astone
Scilla
100 x 70
Charcoal on paper
framed the size is 120 x 90 with museum glass
Daniela Astone works and lives in Florence.
For years she was a teacher on the famous...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Charcoal, Laid Paper
Portrait of Adriane Madami, 20th Century Graphite on Paper
Located in London, GB
James Stroudley
1906 -1985
Portrait of Adriane Madami
Graphite on paper, signed and inscribed '1930, Adriane Madami, Assisi'
Image size: 19 x 16 inches
James Stroudley was born in...
Category
20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Vintage French Watercolor Painting
By Laure
Located in Houston, TX
Warm and pleasing watercolor portrait painting of a charming young lady with a small crown on leaves accenting her hair, 1912. Signed Laure and dated lower right.
Original one-of-a-...
Category
1910s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Art dealerd Jeffrey Deitch Protected by His Angels Warhol and Basquiat
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Jeffrey Deitch Protected by His Angels Warhol and Basquiat, 2017
Watercolor, ink, gouache on archival paper
16" x 15.25" (Piece)
21" x 21" x 2" (Framed)...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
African Children Suffer Famine and Despair in Hot Colors - Africa is Bleeding
By Victor Olson
Located in Miami, FL
An intense and powerful study of five undernourished and perhaps starving African children partly superimposed and partly integrated into the silhouette of the African continent...
Category
1970s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Graphite
Portrait of a Lady - Late 18th Century European Pastel
Located in London, GB
European School
Late 18th Century
Portrait of a Lady
Pastel on paper, mounted on canvas
Image size: 28 x 23 inches
Contemporary style frame
Provenance:
Ernst Museum Auction
This pastel portrait of a lady dates from the late eighteenth century. She is pictured in a white muslin dress...
Category
Late 18th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Laid Paper
Screaming Face
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
DENYS CALVAERT (Antwerp c. 1540 – 1619 Bologna), ATTRIBUTED TO
Screaming Face
Red chalk on paper
17.5 x 14.5 cm
After 1608
Provenance:
Unidentified collection (Lugt L.2339 / 3578 [p...
Category
Early 17th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Fatherly Love.Graphic drawing on paper
Located in Zofingen, AG
I named the portrait of a man tenderly holding a baby in his arms "Fatherly Love". The father with great tenderness gently presses his tiny son to his chest. His attentive gaze is a...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Primroses & Snowdrops In The Orchard 19th Century Victorian Watercolor Painting
By Edwin Harris
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Edwin Harris.
English ( b.1855 - d.1906 ).
With Springtime Being Just Around The Corner.
Watercolor.
Signed Lower Right.
Image size 9.8 inches x 4.9 inches ( 25cm x 12.5cm ).
Frame ...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Jimmy "The Schnoz" Durante, Circa 1939
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor and Charcoal on Board
Signature: Unsigned
Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004), of Jimmy `The Schnoz` Durante, circa 1939....
Category
1930s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor, Board
Resting Girl, Modern Pastel on Paper by Joseph Hirsch
Located in Long Island City, NY
Joseph Hirsch, American (1901 - 1981) - Resting Girl, Year: circa 1960, Medium: Pastel on Paper, signed in pencil top left, Size: 12.25 x 19.75 in. (31.12 x 50.17 cm), Frame Siz...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Academic Study for the Head of an Apostle or Saint
Located in Firenze, IT
Study for the Head of an Apostle or Saint
Artist: Enrico Reffo (1831-1917)
Medium: Charcoal and white chalk on colored paper
Dimensions: [To be specified]
Date: Late 19th - Early 20...
Category
Mid-19th Century Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Carbon Pencil
"Reminiscence" (2024) By Bunyod Suvonov, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Lady in White" (2024) by Bunyod Suvonov is original handmade oil painting done on canvas. This piece depicts a portrait of a woman with long brown hair wearing a white dress laying ...
Category
20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Nude Man with Black Hair)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Conté crayon on paper
Signed and dated, l.r.
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City. ...
Category
1970s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Conté
Ka-Na-Pi-Ma, An Ottowa Chief Hand-Colored Lithograph
Located in Soquel, CA
KA-NA-PI-MA, AN OTTAWA CHIEF., from History of the Indian the Indian Tribes of North America, ca. 1842, hand-colored lithograph
The lithograph by Charles Bird King depicts Ka-na-pi...
Category
1840s Hudson River School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Lithograph
Portrait of Matt Latham - Large Scale Portrait, Original Charcoal on Mylar
By Mary Borgman
Located in Chicago, IL
Mary Borgman’s work captivates the viewer in several ways. First is their scale. They hang like medieval tapestries, with figures standing as tall as eight feet. There is also their texture – created by using charcoal on Mylar, and the results are richly gestural, with distinct charcoal strokes and eraser marks animating the figure and ground alike. With a flat surface, she creates volume and life. And perhaps the most powerful of all, the viewer is caught be the gazes of the models, who stare forcefully out of the picture. They seem to be examining us every bit as much as we are examining them.
These larger-than-life portraits stem from chance encounters that grow into meaningful connections between the artist and her subject. Most are strangers that she approaches on the street. They capture her attention with expressive eyes that show experience and wisdom, distinctive shapes and a casual body language. “I try to honor the people I am drawing by centering them in the format and shooting from slightly below their eye level. I choose an expression that exudes intelligence, self-awareness and complexity. I try to convey their humanness. I want the viewer to feel this person might be someone interesting to know”, says Borgman of her subjects. The intensity with which she conveys the eyes may stem from her many years of communicating in sign language, which is based on sustained eye contact.
Borgman loves the directness of drawing. It is immediate, there is no lag time. There is no time waiting for the paint to dry. She works solely in charcoal which she can manipulate to achieve varying degrees of darkness and opacity. It is messy and the artist loves that.
Mary Borgman
Portrait of Matt Latham
charcoal on mylar
60h x 40w in
152.40h x 101.60w cm
MBG011
FRAMED DIMENSIONS
62h x 42w x 2.25d in
157.48h x 106.68w x 5.71d cm
[This work is custom framed in shadow box style with non-reflective Tru-Vue Museum Glass]
Mary Borgman
b. October 4, 1959 St. Louis, MO
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2017 Grand Opening: Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
2013 SOFA Chicago 2013, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Portraiture Now: Drawing on the Edge, National Portrait Gallery, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
2012 Portraiture Now: Drawing on the Edge, National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C.
SOFA Chicago 2012, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
SOFA NY, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York, NY
2011 Gallery Group Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
SOFA NY, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York, NY
2010 SOFA Chicago 2010: Special Installation at SOFA Café, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
What’s the Buzz on the Playground: Art of Today from St. Louis curated by Mary Sprague...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mylar, Charcoal
"Fragrance" (2024) By Bunyod Suvonov, Original Charcoal and Graphite Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
"Fragrance" (2024) by Bunyod Suvonov is original handmade drawing made with charcoal and graphite on toned paper. This piece depicts a portrait of a woman with long black hair smelli...
Category
20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Graphite
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 (P1.25), Year: circa 1960, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 22.5 x 15 in. (57.15 x 38.1 cm), Descriptio...
Category
1960s Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"Girl with Flower" (2023) By Bunyod Suvonov, Original Charcoal Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
"Girl with Flower" (2023) by Bunyod Suvonov is original handmade drawing made with charcoal on toned paper. This piece depicts a portrait of a woman with long black hair looking down...
Category
20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Blonde Woman, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Blonde Woman (P3.7), Year: circa 1960, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 22 x 15 in. (55.88 x 38.1 cm), Description: This seemingly ...
Category
1960s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of Hilaire-Philippe Richan
Located in Genève, GE
Work on paper
Gilded wooden frame with glass window
62.5 x 48.8 x 3.6 cm
Category
Early 19th Century French School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paste
"Charcoal Portrait of a Young Girl" (2023) By Bunyod Suvonov, Original Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
"I Saw You in My Dreams" (2023) by Bunyod Suvonov is original handmade drawing made with charcoal and graphite on toned paper. This piece depicts a portrait of a woman with long blac...
Category
20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Graphite
Portrait of Woman in Blue Turtleneck, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Portrait of Woman in Blue Turtleneck (P2.61), Year: circa 1960, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Image Size: 14.5 x 10 inches, Size: 15 x ...
Category
1960s Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
BAMBINI CON PALLONE - Disegno su carta, firma illegibile 1970s
Located in Napoli, IT
Vivace disegno su carta titolo " Bambini con pallone", con cornice in legno, firmato in basso a destra
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon
"Portrait of Goar" (2024) By Bunyod Suvonov, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Portrait of Goar" (2024) by Bunyod Suvonov is original handmade oil painting done on canvas. This piece depicts a portrait of a woman sitting outdoors on a small flight of stairs.
...
Category
20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Raffaello / Italian School
Located in Middletown, NY
Graphite and ink on handmade, watermarked C & I Honig laid paper, 8 15/16 x 6 3/4 inches (226 x 170 mm). Signed illegibly in ink, lower margin. Scattered light creasing and surface...
Category
18th Century Italian School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper, Graphite
French 19th Century Romantic Period 1830s Parisian Lady Portrait Madame Seguin
Located in Norwich, GB
A stunning portrait of a Parisian beauty from the romantic period by Adele Grasset (active ca 1830-1850). With her intelligent eyes and determined look, doesn't this lady bear great resemblance to Chopin's paramour George Sand?
The sitter is Jeanne Marie Vidal, wife of Claude Auguste Seguin, from a prominent family in Avignon, as the family tree attached to the back for the frame indicates. Research in old annals has also revealed that Madame Seguin was a modern and independent lady: she worked in lady's fashion in Paris, and patented wrapping mechanism that protected lady's hats during their transport!
As often with woman artists of the 18th and 19th century, there is little biographical information available on the artist, Adèle Grasset. We do know however, that she had studied with the highly prominent artist François Gérard (1770-1837) , known also as the Baron Gérard...
Category
1830s Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
"Portrait of Long Haired Girl" (2023) By Bunyod Suvonov, Original Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
"Portrait of Long Haired Girl" (2023) by Bunyod Suvonov is original handmade drawing made with charcoal and graphite on toned paper. This piece depicts a portrait of a woman with lon...
Category
20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Graphite
Duke of Windsor (formerly King Edward VIII), circa 1939
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor and Charcoal on Board
Signature: Unsigned
Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004), of the Duke of Windsor, (formerly King Edward VIII...
Category
1930s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor, Board
Young Woman and White Horse - Original watercolor, Handsigned
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean-Baptiste VALADIE
Young Woman and White Horse
Original watercolor
Handsigned bottom right
On vellum 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch)
Excellent condition
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
1930's French Portrait Sketch of a Lady, Listed French painter
By Leon Launay
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Portrait of a Lady"
by Leon Launay (French 1890-1956)
charcoal portrait drawing on paper, unframed
stamped verso
painting: 18.5 x 12 inches
Condition report:
The painting is in go...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Portrait of Seated Girl
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Charcoal on Paper
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Category
20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Mindy
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Drawing, ca. 1915;
Category
20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Portrait of Dante - Drawing By Albert Decaris - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a modern artwork realized by Albert Decaris in the Mid-20th Century.
Charcoal and watercolor drawings.
Good conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
"I" for Incomplete
Located in Dallas, TX
Eleanor Jones Harvey, Chief Curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, writes about Bob Stuth-Wade:
“Over the course of his career, Bob Stuth-Wade has examined his responses to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paint...
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
George Jessel, circa 1945
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Graphite on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Upper Right
On illustration board, matted. The piece measures to 18.00" x 14.00" overall with an 8.00" x 6.00" image.
Caricature by George...
Category
1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Illustration Board, Graphite
Vita Condatida- 21st Century Contemporary Charcoal Drawing of a pig
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Rosanna Gaddoni
Vita Condatida
66 x 48 cm ( framed in wood frame with museum glass)
Measurement with included frame: 80 x 60 cm
Italian artist Rosanna...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Handmade Paper
A Young Beauty Holding Flowers
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pastel on Paper
Dimensions: 24.00" x 16.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
"Alibi and the Forty Thieves", SEP Illustration, Sept. 8, 1934
By George Brehm
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed Lower Right
Saturday Evening Post Story Illustration
Category
20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Ballet Dancer (Young woman)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Rosemary Bothwell (20th century).Ballet Dancer, ca. 1975.
Pastel on paper, 19 x 25 inches.
Creasing and stray markings in margins and corners. Signed lower right.
Category
1970s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Torso
Located in London, GB
Claudio Bravo, (Chilean 1936-2011), Torso, 1978, Screenprint on paper, signed and dated (lower right) and numbered '28/50' (lower left), 18cm x 30cm (image size), 34cm x 46cm (sheet ...
Category
1970s Post-War Nude Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
Portrait of Leopold Myers by Sir William Rothenstein
Located in Soquel, CA
Stately sanguine portrait of Leopold Hamilton Myers (Novelist) by Sir William Rothenstein (English, 1872-1945). Captured in Rothenstein's characteristic style, Myers looks directly at the viewer with a neutral expression. Although this portrait uses only two colors and minimal shading, the likeness of Myers is incredibly well captured. Leo (Leopold) Hamilton Myers (1881 – 1944) was a British novelist. Numerous examples like this one of the writer are in the Tate Museum.
Initialed and dated in the lower right corner ("W.R. 1936")
Inscription on verso indicating materials, subject, and artist.
Presented in a new cream colored mat with foamcore backing.
Mat size: 18"H x 12"W
Paper size: 15.25"H x 10.75"W
William Rothenstein (English, 1872-1945) was born into a German-Jewish family in Bradford, West Yorkshire. His father, Moritz, emigrated from Germany in 1859 to work in Bradford's burgeoning textile industry. Soon afterwards he married Bertha Dux, and they had six children, of which William was the fifth. Rothenstein was knighted in 1931.
Rothenstein left Bradford Grammar School at the age of sixteen to study at the Slade School of Art*, London (1888-1893), where he was taught by Alphonse Legros, and the Académie Julian* in Paris (1889-1893), where he met and was encouraged by James McNeill Whistler, Edgar Degas and Henri Toulouse-Lautrec. Whilst in Paris he also befriended the Anglo-Australian artist Charles Conder, with whom he shared a studio in Montmartre. In 1893 he returned to England to work on "Oxford Characters" a series of lithographic* portraits.
In Oxford he met and became a close friend of the caricaturist* and parodist Max Beerbohm, who later immortalised him in the short story Enoch Soames (1919). During the 1890s Rothenstein exhibited with the New English Art Club* and, in 1900, won a silver medal for his painting The Doll's House at the Exposition Universelle. In 1898 he co-founded the Carfax Gallery in St. James' Piccadilly with John Fothergill. During its early years the gallery was closely associated with such artists as Charles Conder, Philip Wilson Steer, Charles Ricketts and Augustus John. It also exhibited the work of Auguste Rodin, whose growing reputation in England owed much to Rothenstein's friendship and missionary zeal. The gallery was later the home for all three exhibitions of The Camden Town Group*, led by Rothenstein's friend and close contemporary Walter Sickert.
Rothenstein is best known for his portrait drawings of famous individuals and for being an official war artist in both World War I and World War II. He was also a member of the International Society of Sculptors, Painters & Gravers. The style and subject of his paintings varies, though certain themes reappear, in particular an interest in 'weighty' or 'essential' subjects tackled in a restrained manner. Good examples include Parting at Morning (1891), Mother and Child (1903) and Jews Mourning at a Synagogue (1907) - all of which are owned by the Tate Gallery. The National Portrait Gallery owns over two hundred of his portraits. In 2011 the BBC and the Public Catalogue Foundation began cataloguing all of his paintings in public ownership online.
Between 1902 and 1912 Rothenstein lived in Hampstead, London, where his social circle included such names as H.G.Wells, Joseph Conrad and the artist Augustus John. Amongst the young artists to visit Rothenstein in Hampstead were Mark Gertler...
Category
1930s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Handmade 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
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