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Medium: Watercolor
Glamorous Performer in Art Deco Black Evening Dress, Golden Age of Hollywood
Located in Miami, FL
work is matted but not framed. Golden Age of Hollywood no illustrator chronicled the great stars, pin-ups and good girls better than Jaro Fabr...
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1930s Art Deco Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Crayon, Watercolor, Gouache

Pelé Brazilian, footballer, Soccer Star, Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Bob Peak is one of the true giants of post-war American Illustration. He is a virtuoso artist, with a heightened level of skill and talent that very few living artists today possess...
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1980s American Impressionist Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Gouache

Ride the Red Earth, Book Cover Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: 1958 Medium: Gouache on Tempera on Board Dimensions: 17.00" x 15.50" Signature: Signed and Inscribed Lower Right This illustration was published as the dust jacket for the h...
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1950s Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Gouache, Board

Cowboy Hanging, Killer's Trail Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
The old west depicted in a graphic and dramatic manner. Paperback Novel Cover Painting Original Art (Avon, 1963). Work has a matted image area of 12.5" ...
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1960s American Realist Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

The Night Club Mystery
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache on Board Signature: Not Signed The Night Club Mystery, The Sexton Blake Library #284 cover, March 1953 This illustration appeared on the c...
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1950s Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Georgian Contemporary Art by Ilia Balavadze - In the Field
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic, ink, watercolor & marker on canvas Ilia Balavadze is a Georgian artist born in 1968 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. From 1987 to 1993, he studied the painting at t...
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Ink, Watercolor, Permanent Marker

"“Abbé Doret’s Secret” Original Magazine Story Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Story illustration for “Abbé Doret’s Secret” by Manuel Komroff for Cosmopolitan, published February 1942. The full caption reads: “As the gardener passed he lifted his cap twice ‘Do...
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1940s Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

View
Located in New York, NY
ink and watercolor on paper, 42"x 42" available framed This painting is from as series of ink and watercolor paintings that depict ad-hoc structures, similar to tree hous...
Category

2010s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Watercolor

Christmas Tree Love, Original holiday cover for The Saturday Evening Post
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original cover forThe Saturday Evening Post, published December 23, 1950 A man arrives home carrying a Christmas tree only to discover that his wife has already bought one. The wo...
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1950s Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Holder of Light, Wild Woman Series, bright color blue yellow
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This painting is in a series called the Wild Woman which is also printed in a pocket sized book. Watercolor, mixed media, using resists. Janet Morgan’s...
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2010s Expressionist Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Training a Champ
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed "J. Gould" Lower Right
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20th Century Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Board

Energy Worker, bright colorful swirling patterns mystical yoga Wild Woman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This painting is in a series called the Wild Woman which is also printed in a pocket sized book. Watercolor, mixed media, using resists. Janet Morgan’s...
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2010s Expressionist Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Having Tea
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache Signature: Signed Lower Left
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Early 20th Century Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Signed, Colorful, Watercolor and Ink on Paper. Painting - Figurations 359.003
Located in New York, NY
vLinda Stein, Figurations 359.003 - Signed, Colorful, Watercolor and Ink on Paper. Painting Linda Stein's Figurations series are early paintings she made in the 1970s. They show th...
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1970s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

"Siesta in Ruvo - Apulia" 1969 Italy, works on paper
By Robert Banks
Located in Berlin, DE
Robert Banks "Siesta in Ruvo - Apulia" 1969 Italy. Behind glass. Property of Mrs. Pit. Masur. Measurements with Frame.
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20th Century Impressionist Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Iodized Salt / Help Keep Your Family Goiter Free
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Artist unknown. Medium: Gouache on Board Signature: Unsigned Dimensions: 24.00" x 21.00" Illustration for Morton's Iodized Salt, printed advertisement affixed to back.
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20th Century Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Gouache

Grid Hero - Cream of Wheat Advertisement
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1938 Medium: Gouache on Board Dimensions: 28.00" x 25.50" Signature: Unsigned Cream of Wheat Advertisement
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1930s Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Gouache

Pounds and Shillings, 20th Century Female Artist, Signed and Framed Painting
Located in London, GB
Gouache on card, signed lower right Image size: 16 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (42 x 29.25 cm) Contemporary style frame Joan Fairfax Whiteside Joan Fairfax Whiteside was a prodigious arti...
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Mid-20th Century Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Cardboard

Lord Cardigan, Charge of the Light Brigade, British Army Military Officer
Located in Miami, FL
This graphic composition depicts Lord Cardigan on horseback commanding an equestrian military unit with the Union Jack flag proudly displayed. The famous battle scene "Charge of the Light Brigade...
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1960s Post-Impressionist Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Paper

Preliminary cover for Collier's Magazine, Woman with Tennis Racket and Luggage
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Preliminary cover illustration for Collier's magazine, presumably unpublished This whimsical cartoonish image of a young woman dashing across a vibrant green landscape likely served...
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Mid-20th Century Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Ink, Watercolor

The Social Hour
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed Lower Left Probable Redbook Magazine interior illustration, circa 1950
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1950s Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Family Outing
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed Lower Center
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20th Century Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Lights of the Temple, colorful on black, dynamic, goddess, abstract, energy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Watercolor, mixed media
Category

2010s Expressionist Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Heavy Hauler - Mid-Century Illustration - Children's Books
Located in Miami, FL
Art Seiden was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1923. He received a BA at Queens College and studied for eight years (!) at the Art Students League. Mario Cooper was among his instructors. Up...
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1950s American Modern Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Iconography Study IV: Three Figures, Gouache Painting by Victoria Crowe, 1967/8
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Iconography Study IV: Three Figures, Gouache Painting by Victoria Crowe, 1967/8 Additional information: Medium: Gouache 5 3/4 x 4 3/4 in 14.5 x 12 cm
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20th Century Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Exotic purple flower and tree by fine italian watercolourist
Located in Milan, IT
Botanical watercolourist. Born in Bergamo in 1974. She graduated from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan in 1997. In the same year, she spent six months in the Reserva Biològica...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Charles Laughton, Time magazine cover Illustration, March 31, 1952
Located in Miami, FL
Archivally Matted to 17.75 x 16.75 inches Signed lower left
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1950s American Realist Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Gouache

Yellow and bourdeaux flower painting, by master italian watercolourist
Located in Milan, IT
Calicanto Watercolor inch 27.5 x 39.3 - cm 70 x 100 Botanical watercolourist. Born in Bergamo in 1974. She graduated from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan in 1997. In the sa...
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

The Money Maze
Located in Miami, FL
This is an early work from Sue Coe's oeuvre. Prior to being a fine art artist Coe was an illustrator . Signed lower right. Inscribed on lower margin, "The Money Maze To Dawn Love ...
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1980s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

violet and green tree with plums, by master italian painter
Located in Milan, IT
Plum #2 Watercolor on paper inch 39.7 x 25.5 - cm 101 x 65 Botanical watercolourist. Born in Bergamo in 1974. She graduated from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan in 1997. In...
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Prepare
Located in New York, NY
ink and watercolor on paper, 42"x 42" available framed This painting is from as series of ink and watercolor paintings that depict ad-hoc structures, similar to tree hous...
Category

2010s Abstract Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Japanese Contemporary Art by Hiromi Sengoku - The Milky Way
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic, gouache on panelled linen Hiromi Sengoku is a Japanese artist born in 1982 who lives and works in London, UK. Since 2008, she participated reg...
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Linen, Gouache

Cute with the e
Located in New York, NY
Cute with the e 2022 oil pastel, pen, acrylic, and watercolor on paper 6.5 x 4.5 inches Christina Nicola’s paintings are a direct reflection of herself — a liberated, queer, Black femme. With the erotic and intimacy front and center on her canvases, whether they’re miniature or large, Christina’s work offers a lens into this moment in her life — a moment intentionally focused on reclamation & personal exploration. In addition to honing in on her practice, she has also carved out spaces for Black and brown femme and non-binary artists to showcase their work with a series of exhibitions, the most recent being Sapphic Summer at Brian Leo Projects. Looking forward, the self-proclaimed “AfroRomantic Lyrical Abstractionist ” plans to publish a memoir in conversation with her paintings, debut her first solo museum exhibition, and continue to co-create curative spaces for artists of color...
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor

Kite Catcher
By Robert Hilbert
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Left Framed 31.00" x 23.00" American Weekly magazine cover, October 31, 1954
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1950s Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Couple at Museum
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor on Paper Signature: Unsigned
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1940s Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Russian Contemporary Art by Anna Kazmina - Various States N5
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic, pigments & watercolor on canvas Anna Kazmina is a Russian artist born in 1987 who lives between Moscow, Russia and Beijing, China. She was gradu...
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Watercolor, Pigment

Russian Contemporary Art by Anna Kazmina - Various States N4
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic, pigments & watercolor on canvas Anna Kazmina is a Russian artist born in 1987 who lives between Moscow, Russia and Beijing, China. She was graduated from Department of Art,...
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Watercolor, Pigment

Russian Contemporary Art by Anna Kazmina - Various States N1
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic, pigments & watercolor on canvas Anna Kazmina is a Russian artist born in 1987 who lives between Moscow, Russia and Beijing, China. She was gradu...
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pigment, Watercolor, Acrylic, Canvas

Colonel Bates Leads the 30th Colored Infantry at the Battle of the Crater
By Abbott Fuller Graves
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Colonel Bates Leads the 30th Colored Infantry at the Battle of the Crater Watercolor on Paper Circa 1903 15 ½ x 21 ½ Inches 25 ½ x 33 ½ Inches Framed LR: Graves This rare portrait of African American troops serving in battle during the Civil War depicts the 30th United States Colored Infantry at the Battle of the Crater, at Petersburg, Virginia. The regiment was composed of African American enlisted men commanded by white officers and was authorized by the Bureau of Colored Troops which was created by the United States War Department on May 22, 1863. The Battle of the Crater, July 30th, 1864, was part of the Siege of Petersburg, fought between the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General Robert E. Lee and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. George G. Meade (under the direct supervision of the general-in-chief, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant). At the top of the painting, Colonel Delevan Bates raises his saber to lead the charge of the 30th United States Colored Infantry. Bates was promoted to this command just prior to this battle, having served with distinction in the 121st New York Infantry at the Battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Though the Battle of the Crater would eventually be won by the Confederacy, it was here that Bates and 23 other troops would be award the United States highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor. After weeks of preparation, on July 30, Union forces exploded a mine in Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's IX Corps sector, blowing a gap in the Confederate defenses of Petersburg, Virginia. From this propitious beginning, everything deteriorated rapidly for the Union attackers. Unit after unit charged into and around the crater, where soldiers milled in confusion. Grant considered the assault "the saddest affair I have witnessed in this war." The Confederates quickly recovered and launched several counterattacks led by Brig. Gen. William Mahone. The breach was sealed off, and Union forces were repulsed with severe casualties. Brig. Gen. Edward Ferrero's division of black soldiers...
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Early 1900s American Realist Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

O MARA'S MUNICIPAL TAVERN - Saturday Evening Post Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
O MARA'S MUNICIPAL TAVERN - Saturday Evening Post Illustration Supreme technical skill allows the artist to realistically capture an...
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1950s American Realist Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

The Whistling Cat
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Story illustration for The Whistling Cat by Robert W. Chambers, Liberty magazine, November 21, 1931. Image of woman, young girl and dog at dory. Signed...
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1930s Other Art Style Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Paper

Golf Swing with Psychedelic Butterfly, Funky Chickens and Groovy Flowers
By Abe Gurvin
Located in Miami, FL
This is dreamy psychedelic depiction of a golfer hitting a ball in a psychedelic wonderland of chickens moons, starts and groovy flowers Gurvin was Graphic Designer & Visual artist Abe Gurvin...
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1970s Pop Art Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

Scène fantastique
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in 1964, Nebojsa Bezanic was predominantly influenced by the 1980s. The generation of artists that grew up in, and took inspiration from, the nineteen eighties was influenced by a period of quickly growing global capitalism, political upheaval, significant wealth discrepancy, global mass media and distinctive music and fashion, including electronic pop music and hip hop. The 1980s was the era of African famine, the height of the Cold War, and also the end of it, as marked by the fall of the Berlin Wall. significant art movements of the era include Neo Geo, The Pictures Generation and the global trend of Neo-Expressionism which manifested in Germany, the USA and Italy (where it was known as Transavanguardia). The decade was exemplified by artists like Anselm Kiefer, Jörg Immendorf...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Chasing the Light
Located in Bozeman, MT
Like the Westerns I grew up with, my own work is camouflaged in a veil of nostalgia. The figures in my work are often portrayed against a stark background. This forces the viewer to recognize the myth before the critique exposes itself. I work from observation and my imagination using watercolor and traditional printmaking methods. The figurative images I create are heavily researched. By using the West, a subject that I am both familiar with and continue to question, I aim to engage with our inherent perceptions of the past and the myths embedded within. - Jed Webster Smith
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Wood Panel, Canvas, Watercolor

Do Bee Book of Manners
Located in Miami, FL
Grosset & Dunlap, Illustration, Art Seiden was a top children's book illustrator in the 1950' - 1060's Work comes in two parts that are butted together by the artist
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1950s Watercolor Figurative Paintings

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Gouache, Ink, Paper

Seats of the Haughty, Munsey's Magazine Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Seats of the Haughty, Munsey's Magazine illustration, December 1906 Literature: This illustration appeared in O. Henry's shor...
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Early 1900s Watercolor Figurative Paintings

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Gouache, Board

Manuel Avila Camacho, Time magazine cover, - Journalist Portraiture
Located in Miami, FL
Journalist Portraiture. Gouache on board Signed Lower Right matted to 17.75 x 16.75 inches. Archivally Matted Not Framed 
 He illustrated more than 300 covers for Time magazine a...
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1940s Realist Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

“Make Believe Heroine” - Young Girl Bow & Arrow red green 2017 DeLoss McGraw
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Make Believe Heroine depicts a Young Girl with a Bow & Arrow painted in 2017 by DeLoss McGraw. Signed lower right. Not framed. PROVENANCE: Private collection San Diego, Ca. Acquired...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Watercolor Figurative Paintings

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Gouache, Rag Paper

Timeless Battles II Aquarel Handmade Rice Paper Framed Horses In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Timeless Battles II Aquarel Handmade Rice Paper Framed Horses In Stock Gerti Bierenbroodspot is a leading Dutch painter, sculptor, writer and po...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

"Lanvin Paris Arpege/ Crescendo/ Dividend/ My Sin Perfume Advert Sign"
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 8"H x 4 7/8"W w/ easel-back c1950s Hand-made by Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002)
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1950s Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cardboard, Watercolor

Ballantine Beer Ad. Mid-Century American Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Only Ballantine Ale Brews "Brewer's Gold," ad illustration appeared in the major magazines of the day. A magic moment is caught at a peak point of drama. It's the instant of friends having fun. A cold beer from the fridge is offered and it's is acknowledged with a head nod. The woman in the foreground covers her giggling face reacting to a funny comment. The decisive moment is preserved. Sounds like a critique of an art photograph? No, it's an illustrator. This ingenious Infiniti "S" composition simultaneously represents the best of photography and painting. Cartier-Bresson could have captured the precise moment. While Nicolas Poussin could have rendered the complex figural composition. Add to it , a painting technique and color scheme with the quick drama of a post-impressionist. We have a great work of art by an overlooked American illustrator/artist/painter, Mike Ludlow...
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1950s Watercolor Figurative Paintings

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Gouache, Board

Georgian Contemporary Art by Natia Sapanadze - They Always Wanted to Fly
Located in Paris, IDF
Gouache & ink on photo
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Gouache

Georgian Contemporary Art by Natia Sapanadze - They Always Wanted to Fly
Located in Paris, IDF
Gouache & ink on photo
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Ink

Georgian Contemporary Art by Natia Sapanadze - Heart of Stone
Located in Paris, IDF
Gouache on photo
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Georgian Contemporary Art by Natia Sapanadze - Who Knows
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink & gouache on photo
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Paintings

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Gouache, Ink

Voyeur chair. Romantic Couple Kissing and Embracing, Mid Century Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Alexander Sharpe Ross gives us a voyeur view of an attractive couple kissing and embracing on a couch. Sharpe's radical use of composition is on ...
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1950s Romantic Watercolor Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil, Gouache, Board

The Second Mrs Tanqueray Act III 1950 Haymarket Theatre Costume Watercolour by C
Located in Bristol, CT
Sir Arthur Wing Pinero's "The Second Mrs Tanqueray" Act III, signed Beaton (MR) from the Haymarket Theatre, London 1950 stage production. Provenance: Palm Beach Galleries...
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20th Century Other Art Style Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Cute Cow Milks into Bottle. Mid Century Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
George Giusti is in the Art Directors Hall of Fame. George Giusti’s graphic designs and illustrations have graced the covers of Time, Fortune, Holiday. He collaborated with Herbert ...
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1950s Modern Watercolor Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

An American Tradition, Saturday Evening Post, Advertisement
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left Sight Size 11.75" x 14.00," Framed 25.50" x 27.00" Framed under glass.
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20th Century Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Watercolor

Georgian Contemporary Art by George Maskharashvili - Fish Tank
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolour on paper
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

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