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Medium: Watercolor
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 f...
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor

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 Portrait Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor

Kate Upton Vogue Fashion Illustration Watercolor Red Original Figurative
Located in Norwalk, CT
Original Watercolor art on paper. The size of art is 11"X14" . Size with the white matt is 20″X16″. Frame is not included. Signed by artist. Certificate of Authenticity is availabl...
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2010s Realist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

Valentino Fashion Illustration Watercolor Original Figurative Pink Hat
Located in Norwalk, CT
Original Watercolor art on paper. The size of art is 11"X14" . Size with the white matt is 20″X16″. Frame is not included. Signed by artist. Certificate of Authenticity is availabl...
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2010s Realist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

Untitled (green face)
Located in New York, NY
Pia Chavarria Untitled (Green Face)
 2021
 Water color on archival paper 
14.5 x 10 inches / framed 20 x 16 inches Pia Chavarria is a visual artist born an...
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

Burlesque Show
Located in Columbia, MO
Burlesque Show 20th century Ink and watercolor on paper 16.5 x 22 inches
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21st Century and Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

A Bobby, a Cowboy, and a Beast
Located in Columbia, MO
A Bobby, a Cowboy, and a Beast c.2000s Watercolor on paper 30 x 22 inches
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21st Century and Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

Elisabeth Sonrel (French, 1874-1953) - Breton Woman Resting Under Tree
Located in Naples, Florida
Elisabeth Sonrel (French, 1874-1953) - Breton Woman Resting Under Tree
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20th Century Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

Blond Pin up with Perfect Smile Tennis Racket - Women Illustrators
Located in Miami, FL
Julia (Elsie Julia Miller) Schleicher (Canadian/American, 1916-1988) she was an important female illustrator Woman Tennis Player Pastel and gouache on boa...
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1940s Romantic Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Pastel, Gouache

Russian Portrait Flushed girl w Big bows 20th century Watercolor by Fonvizin
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painted in watercolors by Artur Vladimirovich Fonvizin (1883–1973), from German: von Wiesen; was a Russian painter of watercolours. Size app.: 49.5 x 38 cm (roughly 19.5 x 15 in), f...
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20th Century Abstract Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Forest Lover II by Anne Siems, Portrait painting with tattoo drawing, on paper
Located in Dallas, TX
Anne Siems has created this stunning watercolor on Strathmore Cold press paper. All archival materials. Paper size: 24x18 inches Suggested Frame size: 30x24x1.5 inch (frame is not ...
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Religious figurative drawing of 18th century male portrait on parchment
Located in Florence, IT
This small portrait, from an important Florentine collection, (unframed 14x10 cm.) is signed and dated on the lower edge "Io(hannes) Baptista Scarlattius Rondinelli Fecit Anno 1754."...
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18th Century Rococo Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Parchment Paper, Tempera, Watercolor

Dancing Elephant
Located in Sofia, BG
"Dancing Elephant" is a water color painting on paper by Zdravko Denev. The painting is unframed. “The impressions of Zdravko's paintings on the viewer is so mighty, mesmerizing, g...
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

"Forest 1" by Anne Siems, Portrait painting with tattoo drawing, on paper
Located in Dallas, TX
Anne Siems has created this stunning watercolor on Strathmore Cold press paper. All archival materials. Paper size: 24x18 inches Suggested Frame size: 30x24x1.5 inch ANNE SIEMS (...
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Grace Fashion Illustration of Runway Model Watercolor Original Figurative Pink
Located in Norwalk, CT
Original Watercolor art on paper. The size of art is 11"X14" . Size with the white matt is 20″X16″. Frame is not included. Signed by artist. Certificate of Authenticity is availabl...
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2010s Realist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

Forest Tattoo by Anne Siems, Portrait painting with tattoo drawing, on paper
Located in Dallas, TX
Anne Siems has created this stunning watercolor on Strathmore Cold press paper. All archival materials. Paper size: 24x18 inches Suggested Frame size: 30x24x1.5 inch (frame is not ...
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

JAZZU –Tête en réflexion 2020
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
JAZZU - Reflection head 2020 21x29,7 Watercolours and pencils on 220gr Canson paper Signed on the back Jazzu is the signature of an autodidact whose modesty borders on timidity. ...
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2010s Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

Mid Century Golden Age of Illustration- Narrative Art - Norman Rockwell School
Located in Miami, FL
“Graduation Day” is emblematic of mid-century American Illustration. But the real story of this storytelling work is that it embodies the lost art of portrait painting and graphic design. Alex Ross borrows on the classical tradition and flaunts his skills as a narrative painter. In “Graduation Day”, he paints a complex composition involving at least thirteen portraits. The subjects are beautifully rendered and lit. They are set against a dark grey background and jump off the surface at the viewer. The composition is complexly designed. The future graduate in the red jacket engaging with a girl photographer is a compositional device that leads the viewer's eye to the main subject - a father congratulating his son on graduating from medical school. Creating art that relies on facial expressions and body gestures is a talent absent in contemporary art. Why? It’s very hard to do and takes years and training and practice to get it right. Despite Alex Ross's folksy subject matter, this work is a high example of naturalism and representation by an important member of the Golden Age of American Illustration. Signed lower right Born in the town of Dunfermline, Scotland, Alexander Sharpe Ross (1908-1990) moved with his family to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1911. After attending Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon University), Ross moved to New York and joined the Charles E. Cooper Studio, where he worked among such notable illustrators as Ward Brackett, Stevan Dohanos, J. Frederick Smith...
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1940s Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

"PETE ROSE IN PRACTICE BATTING LEFTY"
Located in New York, US
Bob Stanley (b. 1932 - d. 1997 New York, United States), an American painter renowned for his gritty depictions on canvas, which ingeniously incorporated photographs. His artistic jo...
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1970s Pop Art Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

"Villageoise II" Pastel on Paper 12" x 20" inch (1987) by Inji Efflatoun
Located in Culver City, CA
"Villageoise II" Pastel on Paper 12" x 20" inch (1987) by Inji Efflatoun Signed and dated Inji Eflatoun pursued free studies in art. Since 1942, she has participated in the exhibi...
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20th Century Post-War Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Mock Practice, Men practicing shooting, Brown, Sepia color, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Prasanta Sahu , Title : Mock Practice : Size : 11 x 15 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on paper Inclusive of shipment in a roll / flat form. About the Artist & his work : Bor...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Resue the Children, Family in Horror Magazine Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
This work is remarkable for its intense dramatic lighting effects and wide-angle composition. Very few artists conceived and executed with acutely dramatic light in the arc of art hi...
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1950s Modern Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

American Eagle Fortune Magazine Cover Illustration ( alternate )
Located in Miami, FL
Alternate cover for Fortune Magazine February, 1940. Gouache on board. 350x285 mm; 13 3/4x11 1/4. Signed "A. Petrucelli" in lower left image. Tipped t...
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1940s Art Deco Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

Beautiful Blond Hair and Blue Eyed Woman - Mid Century Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
This brilliantly rendered female portrait by a major American post-war illustrator known for his stunningly glamorous women. Notice how all the elements of the composition work tog...
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1960s American Realist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Gouache, Fiberboard, Graphite

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 Portrait Paintings

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Ink, Gouache, Paper

Collective farmer. 1980, watercolor on paper, 57, 5x58 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Collective farmer. 1980, watercolor on paper, 57,5x58 cm Dzidra Bauma (1930) Dzidra Bauma works in watercolor technique. She paint figural compositions,...
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1980s Expressionist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

If I paint us (in gold) IV
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: gold gouache on paper The artist says of the inspiration in her latest work . . . Moving to Washington, DC in 2016 changed me. The unraveling of this country's leadership ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

If I paint us (in gold) II.I
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: gold gouache on paper The artist says of the inspiration in her latest work . . . Moving to Washington, DC in 2016 changed me. The unraveling of this country's leadership ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

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 Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media, Gouache

Dreamy Young Blond Women Pondering "Deckchair and Cat" Summer Pastel Color
Located in Miami, FL
A dreamy young blond woman holding a Bengal cat is depicted relaxing in a deckchair. She gazes upward and outward, pondering—the distinctive marbling of the cat echos the floral back...
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1980s Modern Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache

Ethiopians Shake Hands with Europeans
Located in Miami, FL
This deceptively naive painting was most likely done for a children's book. Upon close study, the viewer will recognize that this painting is anything but a child's effort. It's a g...
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1960s Modern Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

Mid-Century Americana "Good House Keeping Magazine", 1948
Located in Miami, FL
When the Wood Grows Dry "Good House Keeping Magazine" illustration Surreal depiction of a young mid-century girls social life Good House Keeping Magazi...
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1940s Academic Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Gouache, Board

Woman Baking, Redbook Illustration, Mid - Century
Located in Miami, FL
Signed lower right, unframed - Interior Illustration for Redbook Magazine
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1950s American Modern Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

Blue grey Yankel Contemporary painting figurative art blue colour portrait
Located in Paris, FR
Gouache on paper Unique work Hand-signed lower right by the artist
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1990s Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Tales of the Arabian Nights with Flying Carpet - Random House Gustaf Tenggren
By Gustaf Tenggren
Located in Miami, FL
Gustaf Tenggren- Attributed This masterfully designed and graphic interpretation of the Arabian Nights saga features a monumental figural profile while small figures float above on a magic carpet. Gustaf Tenggren (American 1896-1970) Attributed - We are not certain if Tenggren did this work. There is stylistic evidence to support Tenggren. It's the brilliance factor of how he assembles all the elements of the work and composes it into a cogent and readable form. This says Tenggen. As a former New York advertising agency art director, I have seen artists work in different styles. Usually this is not the case but great artist can do it. Their styles can change but the brilliance remains. Untitled Untitled 1957 Gouache on illustration board - Unframed Not signed 9 x 7.25 live - 10.5 x 9.5 board Original book illustration...
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1950s Art Deco Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

Three Rosy Cheek Children - Children Book Illustration. Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
Legendary female illustrator creates a graphic and tightly designed triple portrait of her signature subjects. Kids! Signed lower right. Unframed on heavy illustration board. Grace Drayton had a recognizable style which is a hallmark of all great artists. Instantly recognizable, a Grace Drayton subject is a stylized child with a cherubic style, often with round faces, plump bodies, rosy cheeks, and a happy disposition. Three Rosy Cheek Children is an excellent example of her best work. Grace Drayton Born: Grace Gebbie October 14, 1878 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Died: January 31, 1936 (aged 58) Cartoonist, Illustrator Grace G. Wiederseim Notable works Campbell Soup Kids Dolly Dimples Dolly Dingle...
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1920s Pop Art Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Gouache, Pencil

Mary Vincent and the Convict, Good Housekeeping Illustration - Mid Century
Located in Miami, FL
Al Parker was one of America's greatest and most inventive illustrators. He did work for magazines such as: Chatelaine, Collier's, Ladies' Home Journal and Woman's Home Companion. ...
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1950s American Realist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Masonite, Gouache, Pencil

Bonnie B. Paint Book Cover
By Elizabeth Voss
Located in Miami, FL
Elizabeth Voss was a top mod-century illustrator at Merrill Company and was a major figure in Children's Art and Children's Illustration Published by Merrill Company Publishers, Co...
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1950s Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

Children's Book Cover - Mid-Century Blond Girl - Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
Pioneering Female Illustrator Barbara Briggs Bradley was an in-demand illustrator in the 1950s. Merrill Publishers of their famous children's books hired Barbara Briggs Bradley to d...
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1950s Academic Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media, Gouache, Pencil

Watercolor Portrait of a Little Girl in the Fur
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This American Impressionistic portrait by Elizabeth Baker (1860-1927) is signed in the lower left center. The charming little blue eyed blond little girl's soft gaze engages the viewer. This impressionist's specialty is portraits in pure aquarelle and in oil. She painted many life sized portraits...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

The Queen
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Joanne Tod (b.1953) is a renowned Canadian artist and a master of figuration. Tod has depicted a wide range of subjects throughout her illustrious career. The human figure, pattern, and interiors have been reoccurring and essential elements of Tod's oeuvre. However over the last ten years, portraiture has become a significant part of her output, both high-profile commissions as well as more idiosyncratic self-initiated portraits, such as her recent installation of "head-shots" paintings of the entire Toronto Raptors...
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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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 Portrait Paintings

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Gouache, Illustration Board

Good Housekeeping Magazine Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Cover of Good Housekeeping magazine, January 1915. Image of woman in rocking chair with yarn. One of the first master illustrators. Created the de...
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1910s Other Art Style Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

Fred Astaire and Diana Vreeland, Vanity Fair Magazine
Located in Miami, FL
Airbrush Illustration on paper Signed Risko lower right Blindstamp Upper Right Published: Vanity Fair Magazine Unframed
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1980s Modern Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

Untitled (Three Figures)
Located in New York, NY
Pia Chavarria Untitled (Three Figures)
 2021
 Water color on archival paper 
14.5 x 10 inches / framed 20 x 16 inches Pia Chavarria is a visual artist born and based in Costa Rica. ...
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

Love Story Couple in Romantic Bliss Illustration - Mid Century
Located in Miami, FL
A handsome man and a beautiful woman are depicted in a rapturous pose. Their bodies are intertwined with each other and with the surrounding floral elements. This masterfully render...
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1950s Romantic Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Gouache, Pencil, Graphite

Time magazine cover, April 6, 1946
Located in Miami, FL
This work is meticulously and brilliantly rendered to capture not only the likeness of the sitter but spirit as well. The image is pushed to the forefront of the composition and s...
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1940s American Realist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Portrait of the Artist's Assistant, Watercolour and Ink, 20th Century British
Located in London, GB
Watercolour and ink on graphite, signed lower right Image size: 22 x 17 1/2 inches (56 x 44.5 cm) Original frame POA Inscribed on reverse 'Frank Dobson's Assistant - Celia Gills' F...
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Early 20th Century Modern Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Portrait of Mythological Figure
Located in Miami, FL
Works on Paper, watercolor, gouache, and pencil on paper Robert L. B. Tobin Foundation San Antonio, Texas initialed in cartouche bottom center
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1950s Surrealist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

Love at War, Lovers in a troubled moment . Handsome men and beautiful women.
Located in Miami, FL
Jon Whitcomb was know for is dipictions of Handsome men and glamous women. Most likely for a major newsstand magazine like. Cosmopolitan, McCall's and Pl...
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1950s Modern Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media, Gouache

Princess and Prince, Hans Christian Andersen's Thumbelina Fairy Tales
Located in Miami, FL
Italian illustrator Gianni Benvenuti paints a charming fantasy scene. It's of an extreme closeup of a tiny crowned and winged Prince and Princess They are standing upright in a dand...
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1950s Surrealist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

Skull With Flower
Located in Sofia, BG
"Skull With Flower" is a water color and pencil drawing on paper by Zdravko Denev. The painting is unframed. “The impressions of Zdravko's paintings on the viewer is so mighty, mes...
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Drawing Of Ax
Located in Sofia, BG
"Drawing of Ax" is a water color and pencil drawing on paper by Zdravko Denev. The painting is unframed. “The impressions of Zdravko's paintings on the viewer is so mighty, mesmeri...
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Life
Located in Sofia, BG
"Life" is a pencil painting on paper by Zdravko Denev. The painting is unframed. “The impressions of Zdravko's paintings on the viewer is so mighty, mesmerizing, grand, that it par...
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2010s Contemporary Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Classic 1950s Husband and Wife and Gagged Parrot, Esquire Magazine Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Juliette Kida Renault (as JKR) Esquire Magazine Illustration Original Art (Hearst, c. 1950s). "He said his first word to-day". A fixture of Esquire ...
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1950s Modern Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Watercolor

Laundry Day. Child hanging cloths in Breeze. Cover. The Household Guest
Located in Miami, FL
The Artist captures a "caught moment" of cloths blowing in the wind. It's being witnessed by an inquisitive bird, while be ducklings and a cute kitty cat accompany her. Signed lower...
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1930s American Modern Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Pastel, Archival Ink, Gouache, Graphite, Paper

Dolce&Gabanna Fashion Illustration Watercolor Original Figurative Runway Model
Located in Norwalk, CT
Original Watercolor art on paper. The size of art is 11"X14" . Size with the white matt is 20″X16″. Frame is not included. Signed by artist. Certificate of Authenticity is availabl...
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2010s Realist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

Victorian Elegance: 19th Century Watercolor, Mounted on Canvas, Dated 1885
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Step back in time to the opulence of the Victorian era with this stunningly detailed and realistic portrait of an elegantly dressed gentleman. Painted by the skilled artist Tymon, this masterpiece is a testament to the artistry and attention to detail of the late 19th century. Executed in watercolor on paper and mounted on canvas, the technique employed by artist adds an extra layer of delicacy to the portrayal. The subtleties of color and the fine nuances of the gentleman's attire and expression are brought to life with a level of precision that speaks to the mastery of the artist. The indistinct signature of artist...
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19th Century Realist Watercolor Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Paper, Watercolor

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Find a wide variety of authentic Watercolor portrait paintings available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add portrait paintings created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, pink, red and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Howard Tangye, Manuel Santelices, Suzanne Vattier, and Ernest Hamlin Baker. Frequently made by artists working in the Contemporary, Impressionist, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Watercolor portrait paintings, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available Prices for portrait paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1 and tops out at $1,495,000, while the average work can sell for $3,406.

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