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Medium: Watercolor
Lace

Lace

By Alexandra DeFurio

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Lace, 2022 Unique Cyanotype print Arches Aquarelle Paper Edition 2/7 23 x 18” / 58 x 46 cm + Cyanotype hand-printed on Arches BFK Rives French watercolor paper + Signed and edition...

Category

2010s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper, Color, Photogram

Japan – Three dancing geisha apprentices – Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph
Japan – Three dancing geisha apprentices – Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph

Japan – Three dancing geisha apprentices – Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: c 1880. Hand-tinted albumen print, 8 1/8 x 10 1/2 inches (205 x 267 mm), numbered 1625 and captioned "Dancing" in negative at lower right; pencil inscription in Jap...

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Late 19th Century Realist Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Maybe Yes, Maybe No
Maybe Yes, Maybe No

Maybe Yes, Maybe No

By Alexandra DeFurio

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The Art of Seduction, 2023. Cyanotype Unique Variant Print Limited Edition of 7 Cyanotype gives a contemporary edge to this flirty dialogue made from vintage magazines, and brings conversation to the counterculture of the "swinging sixties". + Cyanotype hand-printed on Arches BFK Rives French watercolor paper + Deckled Edges on all four sides + Signed and editioned on front in pencil + Letter of Authenticity + Printed in Los Angeles, CA WHAT IS A CYANOTYPE? cyan = blue type = print Cyanotype is a historic photographic processes, invented in 1842 and used by Anna Atkins–the first female photographer. The process involves coating watercolor paper with light-sensitive chemistry made of iron salts. Photographic negatives are laid on top, exposed in the sunlight, and then washed in water to develop into the deep Prussian-blue unique to cyanotypes. Brings a moment of beauty and conversation to any space. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Alexandra DeFurio...

Category

2010s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Film, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Magazine Paper, Color, Photogram

Five Maiko (Apprentices) Having lunch – Original hand-colored Meiji era photo
Five Maiko (Apprentices) Having lunch – Original hand-colored Meiji era photo

Five Maiko (Apprentices) Having lunch – Original hand-colored Meiji era photo

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: c 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 8 x 10 1/2 inches (203 x 266 mm), numbered B04 in negative, small spots of fixer on lower right corner, pencil inscription on ver...

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Late 19th Century Realist Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Geisha Girl with Fan – Hand-colored albumen print

Japan – Geisha Girl with Fan – Hand-colored albumen print

By Baron Raimund von Stillfried

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: c 1885. Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/2 x 8 inches (268 x 204 mm), hand-numbered 1103 in negative. Unmounted; housed in an archival mat with clear mounting corner...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Samurai - Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph

Japan – Samurai - Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: c 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/8 x 7 3/4 inches (258 x 198 mm), numbered B 1161 and captioned in negative at lower right; very light cockling, brightly col...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – A geisha playing the gekkin - Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph
Japan – A geisha playing the gekkin - Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph

Japan – A geisha playing the gekkin - Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: c 1880's. Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/8 x 8 inches (258 x 203 mm), unmounted; pencil inscription in Japanese on verso; light cockling [Nagasaki University Libra...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Woman in winter outfit with umbrella (background of Mt. Fuji)

Japan – Woman in winter outfit with umbrella (background of Mt. Fuji)

By Ogawa Kumakasa

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan. Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/4 x 8 inches (259 x 201 mm), unmounted; light cockling at corners. [Nagasaki University Library, Catalog Number : 468]. A young wom...

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Late 19th Century Realist Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

The Art of Seduction
The Art of Seduction

The Art of Seduction

By Alexandra DeFurio

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The Art of Seduction, 2023 22 x 30" Edition of 7 Limited Edition, Cyanotype Unique Variant Print. This cyanotype diptych made from 1960's magazines, gives a contemporary edge to this vintage flirt...

Category

2010s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Film, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Magazine Paper, Color, Photogram

Writing a Letter – Hand-colored Meiji Era photograph, Japan
Writing a Letter – Hand-colored Meiji Era photograph, Japan

Writing a Letter – Hand-colored Meiji Era photograph, Japan

Located in Middletown, NY

Original Photograph Yokohama, Japan: c 1880 Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/2 x 8 inches (266 x 203 mm). Edges a little faded and some cockling, image is clear and beautifully color...

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Late 19th Century Realist Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Kasuga at Nara – Original hand-colored Meiji Era photgraph, Japan
Kasuga at Nara – Original hand-colored Meiji Era photgraph, Japan

Kasuga at Nara – Original hand-colored Meiji Era photgraph, Japan

Located in Middletown, NY

Tokyo, Japan: c 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 5/8 x 10 inches (200 x 255 mm), pasted on light album board, numbered 956 and captioned in negative at lower right; housed in an a...

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Late 19th Century Realist Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Inland Sea at Bingo

Japan – Inland Sea at Bingo

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: c 1880. Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches (200 x 260 mm), numbered A 425 and titled at lower right; very light toning on the edges. Unmounted; housed...

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Late 19th Century Realist Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Theater House, Kobe – Original hand-colored Meiji era photograph, Japan

Theater House, Kobe – Original hand-colored Meiji era photograph, Japan

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: 1890s. Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches (200 x 260 mm), captioned in negative at lower right. Unmounted; housed in an archival mat with clear mounti...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Tamadare Waterfall Hakone, hand-colored Meiji era photograph, Japan

Tamadare Waterfall Hakone, hand-colored Meiji era photograph, Japan

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: c 1900. Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches (200 x 260 mm); numbered B 435 and captioned on lower right corner. Unmounted; housed in an archival mat wi...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Kiyomizu Temple, Nagasaki – Original hand-colored Meiji era photograph, Japan
Kiyomizu Temple, Nagasaki – Original hand-colored Meiji era photograph, Japan

Kiyomizu Temple, Nagasaki – Original hand-colored Meiji era photograph, Japan

Located in Middletown, NY

Original Photograph / Photographer unattributed Yokohama, Japan: 1890s. Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches (198 x 260 mm), numbered in negative 40, and captioned at lo...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Wisteria Blossoms Kameido Tokyo – hand-colored Meiji era photograph, Japan

Wisteria Blossoms Kameido Tokyo – hand-colored Meiji era photograph, Japan

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: c 1900. Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches (190 x 242 mm), numbered A 536 in negative and captioned on lower right. Unmounted; housed in an archival ma...

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Late 19th Century Realist Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Tokyo, The Yoshiwara Prostitute Houses
Japan – Tokyo, The Yoshiwara Prostitute Houses

Japan – Tokyo, The Yoshiwara Prostitute Houses

Located in Middletown, NY

Original Photograph / Photographer unattributed Yokohama, Japan: c 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 8 x 10 1/2 (204 x 266 mm), uncaptioned, some cockling at top corners; pencil ins...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Two young geishas in flower garden, studio photograph, hand-colored

Japan – Two young geishas in flower garden, studio photograph, hand-colored

By Ogawa Kumakasa

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: c 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/2 x 8 inches (266 x 203 mm), numbered B334 in negative, right side of image printed somewhat lighter than left, tiny in-nega...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Geisha, Kago Travelling Chair

Japan – Geisha, Kago Travelling Chair

Located in Middletown, NY

Original Photograph / Photographer unattributed Yokohama, Japan: c 1885. Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches (197 x 260 mm), numbered B 86 and captioned caption on lowe...

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Late 19th Century Realist Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan, Girls Playing on Konkonchiki Game, original photograph

Japan, Girls Playing on Konkonchiki Game, original photograph

Located in Middletown, NY

Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches (200 x 260 mm), numbered B 1085 and captioned in negative at lower right. Tiny in-negative defects creating white spots. Unmounted;...

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Late 19th Century Realist Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan, Girl with Samisen or Gozenobo, titled Beggar (Gozenobo)

Japan, Girl with Samisen or Gozenobo, titled Beggar (Gozenobo)

Located in Middletown, NY

Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/4 inches x 7 3/4 (260 x 198 mm), numbered B 1221 and captioned in negative at lower right. Unmounted; housed in an archival mat with clear mounting co...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Woman collecting sea shells

Woman collecting sea shells

By Ogawa Kazumasa

Located in Middletown, NY

Circa 1890 Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/2 x 8 inches (266 x 203 mm), small handwritten number '285' in negative, lower left. Unmounted; housed in an archival mat with clear mounting corners. [Nagasaki University Library, Catalog Number : 1889] A woman wearing a towel over her head Anesama kaburi style picks up shells. The background is the sea. There are boats with sails on the beach. It is probably a dramatized photo. Ogawa Katsumasa (1860 – 1936) was a pivotal figure in early Japanese photography. He adapted cutting-edge Western technology in photo-printing processes to produce numerous half-tone and collotype publications which transformed the market which had previously concentrated on the more expensive souvenir albums. Ogawa's publications were also instrumental in introducing Japanese art and culture to a mass international audience. He built one of the most successful photographic businesses in late-Meiji Japan. He opened his first portrait studio in Tomioka, Gumma Prefecture, in 1877. [Bennett, Terry. Old Japanese Photographs...

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Late 19th Century Realist Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Springtime

Springtime

By Alexandra DeFurio

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Springtime, 2022 Unique Cyanotype Print Arches Aquarelle Paper Edition 1/7 14 x 11” / 36 x 28 cm + Cyanotype hand-printed on Arches BFK Rives French watercolor paper + Signed and ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper, Color, Photogram

Soirée
Soirée

Soirée

By Alexandra DeFurio

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Soirée, 2022 Unique Cyanotype Variant Print Limited Edition of 7 Two women in round toed-pumps and skirts blowing in the wind, three men in overcoats with hats in their hands. This ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Organic Material, Paper, Film, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Magazine Paper, ...

Nagasaki Post Office – Original hand-colored Meiji era photograph, Japan
Nagasaki Post Office – Original hand-colored Meiji era photograph, Japan

Nagasaki Post Office – Original hand-colored Meiji era photograph, Japan

Located in Middletown, NY

Original Photograph / Photographer Unattributed Yokohama, Japan: c1890 Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches (192 x 260 mm). Unmounted; housed in an archival mat with cle...

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Late 19th Century Realist Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Kimya-Bashi (Bridge), Nagasaki w/ 2 rickshaws – Hand-colored photograph

Japan – Kimya-Bashi (Bridge), Nagasaki w/ 2 rickshaws – Hand-colored photograph

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: circa 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches (200 x 260 mm); hand numbered 64 in negative and captioned at lower left; light cockling at top left co...

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Late 19th Century Realist Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Deshima, Nagasaki – Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph

Japan – Deshima, Nagasaki – Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: 1890s. Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches (200 x 260 mm), captioned in negative at lower right. Unmounted; housed in an archival mat with clear mounti...

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – A costumed Geisha on stage - hand-colored photograph
Japan – A costumed Geisha on stage - hand-colored photograph

Japan – A costumed Geisha on stage - hand-colored photograph

By Ogawa Kumakasa

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: c 1885. Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/2 x 8 inches (268 x 204 mm), hand-numbered 498 in negative; pencil inscription in Japanese on verso. Light scratch in negati...

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Late 19th Century Realist Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan, Girl Winter Costume

Japan, Girl Winter Costume

By Baron Raimund von Stillfried

Located in Middletown, NY

Stillfried, Raimund von Japan, Girl Winter Costume Yokohama, Japan: c 1880. Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches (260x 200 mm), numbered B 1080 and titled in the lower r...

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Late 19th Century Realist Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Cooly, drawing Jinrikisha (Rickshaw)

Cooly, drawing Jinrikisha (Rickshaw)

Located in Middletown, NY

Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 3/4 x 10 inches (195 x 252 mm), pasted onto a gold-edged board with caption hand-written in black ink.

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Pearl Earrings
Pearl Earrings

Pearl Earrings

By Alexandra DeFurio

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Pearl Earrings, 2023 20 x 30" Cyanotype Unique Variant Print Limited Edition of 7 + Cyanotype hand-printed on Arches BFK Rives French watercolor paper + Deckled Edges on all four sides + Signed and editioned on front in pencil + Letter of Authenticity + Printed in Los Angeles, CA WHAT IS A CYANOTYPE? cyan = blue type = print Cyanotype is a historic photographic processes, invented in 1842 and used by Anna Atkins–the first female photographer. The process involves coating watercolor paper with light-sensitive chemistry made of iron salts. Photographic negatives are laid on top, exposed in the sunlight, and then washed in water to develop into the deep Prussian-blue unique to cyanotypes. Brings a moment of beauty and conversation to any space. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Alexandra DeFurio...

Category

2010s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Magazine Paper, Color, Ph...

Women on Top
Women on Top

Women on Top

By Alexandra DeFurio

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Limited Edition, Unique Variant Print. Two women in round toed-pumps with skirts blowing in the wind, three men in overcoats with hats in their hands. This flirty diptych was inspired by the glamorous style of the 1960's, turning the tables and putting women on top, men below with hats off. + Cyanotype hand-printed on Arches BFK Rives French watercolor paper + Deckled Edges on all four sides + Signed and editioned on front in pencil + Letter of Authenticity + Printed in Los Angeles, CA WHAT IS A CYANOTYPE? cyan = blue type = print Cyanotype is a historic photographic processes, invented in 1842 and used by Anna Atkins–the first female photographer. The process involves coating watercolor paper with light-sensitive chemistry made of iron salts. Photographic negatives are laid on top, exposed in the sunlight, and then washed in water to develop into the deep Prussian-blue unique to cyanotypes. Brings a moment of beauty and conversation to any space. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Alexandra DeFurio...

Category

2010s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Film, Watercolor, Magazine Paper, Color, Photogram

Point Sur Light House, Big Sur, California - Cyanotype / Watercolor Landscape
Point Sur Light House, Big Sur, California - Cyanotype / Watercolor Landscape

Point Sur Light House, Big Sur, California - Cyanotype / Watercolor Landscape

By Cheryl Trotter

Located in Soquel, CA

Soft watercolor accents add to the beauty of this unique cyanotype and watercolor landscape of the Point Sur Lighthouse in Big Sur, California by Cheryl Trotter (American, 20th centu...

Category

1980s Expressionist Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Watercolor

Sweet Violet... Hand Photographic Print, in Oak frame and antireflective glass

Sweet Violet... Hand Photographic Print, in Oak frame and antireflective glass

By Katie Eleanor

Located in London, GB

Katie Eleanor, "Sweet Violet", 2019 Handcoloured portrait of blooming flower, immobilised in marble, featuring frozen eyes and the silky colours of Sprin...

Category

2010s Contemporary Watercolor Figurative Photography

Materials

Glass, Oak, Paint, Watercolor, Archival Pigment

Watercolor figurative photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Watercolor figurative photography 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 figurative photography 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 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 Cheryl Trotter, and Kind of Cyan. Frequently made by artists working in the Contemporary, Abstract, 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 figurative photography, so small editions measuring 0.79 inches across are also available