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The New Haircut, 20th Century portrait of a Young Girl, drawing
Located in London, GB
portrait highlights the artist’s undeniable skill as a portrait artist, particularly evident in the
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20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite, Paper

Imperial Beauty, British School 20th Century Pastel Portrait
Located in London, GB
Pastel on paper on canvas, initialled lower left "ND" Image size: 13 ¾ x 22 ½ inches (35 x 57 cm) Gilt frame This fine Art Nouveau picture executed around 1900, depicts an auburn ha...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Portrait of Young Girl Victorian British Pre-Raphaelite portrait pencil drawing
Located in London, GB
This beautiful Victorian pencil drawing dates to around 1890 and is by an unknown hand. It is a
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19th Century Victorian Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Carbon Pencil

Portrait of a Lady -British Victorian art female portrait realist pencil drawing
By Horace Henry Cauty
Located in London, GB
A fine large half-length portrait of a lady which was drawn in the late 19th century by British
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Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Self Portrait, Charcoal on Paper, 20th Century British Drawing
By William Dring
Located in London, GB
style frame This is a somewhat haunting self-portrait by William Dring, crafted in charcoal. Here
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20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Portrait of a Lady - British art Post Impressionist 40s drawing female portrait
By Edward Bainbridge Copnall
Located in London, GB
A dramatic head and shoulders portrait of a lady in coloured chalks attributed to noted British
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Early 20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Portrait of a Young Woman - 1930's Art Deco portrait drawing British artist
By James Stroudley
Located in London, GB
A fine large charcoal and pencil drawing by British listed artist James Stroudley. Executed in 1931
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1930s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Carbon Pencil

Self Portrait - British Italian art Edwardian pencil drawing female artist
By Estella Canziani
Located in London, GB
This is a fine detailed and superbly executed Edwardian drawing by Estella Canziani which dates to
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1910s Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Portrait of a Lady /// Impressionism British Augustus Edwin John Drawing Red
By Augustus Edwin John
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Augustus Edwin John (Welsh, 1878-1961) Title: "Portrait of a Lady" *Signed by John lower
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1910s Post-Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Charcoal

Sickert pencil portrait drawing of Maurice Villain in Dieppe, 1901, British
By Walter Sickert
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Walter Richard Sickert RA RBA (British, 1860-1942) Portrait of Maurice Villain pencil on paper
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Early 20th Century English School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Portrait of Juliana - British Art Deco pencil charcoal drawing of a woman
By James Stroudley
Located in London, GB
A fine large charcoal and pencil drawing by British listed artist James Stroudley. Executed in 1930
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1930s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Color Pencil

Portrait of Elaine Blunt - British 19th century art Pre-Raphaelite chalk drawing
By Edward Robert Hughes
Located in London, GB
This captivating Victorian sanguine chalk portrait drawing of a young girl is by Pre-Raphaelite
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19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Portrait of a Lady - British Art Deco 30's drawing young woman good provenance
By Hubert John Williams
Located in London, GB
A fine and detailed Art Deco pencil, black, red and white chalk portrait of a young woman by Hubert
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1930s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Color Pencil

Portrait of a Woman - British Art Deco style female portrait
By Stefani Melton Fisher
Located in London, GB
A really lovely early 20th century British watercolour and chalks portrait on paper by Stefani
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20th Century Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Watercolor

Portrait of Grace - British 1920's art female chalk portrait
By Jacob Kramer
Located in London, GB
This enigmatic 1920's Art Deco portrait is by noted Russian born British artist Jacob Kramer
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1920s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Pastel

Portrait of a Lady - Roaring twenties art female portrait chalk drawing
By Count Mario Grixoni
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful sanguine chalk drawing portrait of a young woman, by Count Mario Grixoni, dated
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1920s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

Translucent Boy, 20th Century British Artist, Pastel Portrait
By Peter Gardner
Located in London, GB
Pastel on paper Image size: 6 x 7 inches (15.25 x 17.75 cm) Mounted Peter Gardner Peter Gardner was born in London in 1921. He studied at the Hammersmith School of Art between 193...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Portrait of a Lady - British Roaring Twenties Art Deco female portrait red chalk
By Count Mario Grixoni
Located in London, GB
This is a very pretty sanguine chalk drawing on paper of a young woman dated 1923 by Count Mario
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1930s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

Self Portrait, Graphite Sketch 20th Century British Female Artist
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful self portrait that captures the artist as she stares, unafraid, directly out at the
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Mending, Graphite Portrait, 20th Century Modern British, Signed Artwork
By James Stroudley
Located in London, GB
decorative cycles by a Rome Scholar of the period. From 1934, he exhibited at the Royal Society of British
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20th Century English School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Portrait of Rebecca Octavia Dorothy Nash, Victorian Graphite Drawings
By Joseph Nash
Located in London, GB
) Mounted This is a delightful graphite drawing by the artist Joseph Nash that depicts his relative
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Early 20th Century British Portrait by William Henry Barribal
By William Henry Barribal
Located in London, GB
accomplished artist and designer, painting portraits and working as a very active commercial artist. During
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Early 20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Eden Upton Eddis, Portrait of Muriel Paget Bowman, Drawing
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming late 19th-century portrait by British artist Eden Upton Eddis (1812-1901) depicts a
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19th Century Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Paper

Woman in a Bonnet - Early 20th Century British Theatrical Portrait
Located in London, GB
3 ¼ in., 14 by 8 cm. This drawing is one of a group of similar theatrical portrait studies.
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Early 20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Portrait of Brigette Kelly, Signed Graphite Sketch, Modern British 1942
By Arthur Royce Bradbury
Located in London, GB
inches (17.75 x 25.5 cm) Period gilt frame This is a delicate portrait of Brigitte Kelly, a British
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1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Mary Adshead - 20th Century British watercolour portrait of Stephen Bone
By Mary Adshead
Located in London, GB
MARY ADSHEAD (1904-1995) Portrait of Stephen Bone, the artist’s husband Pencil and watercolour
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Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Portrait of a Young Woman - Art Deco charcoal pencil drawing
By James Stroudley
Located in London, GB
A fine large charcoal and pencil drawing by British listed artist James Stroudley. Executed in 1931
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1930s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Carbon Pencil

Sir Stanley Spencer 'Portrait of Hilda, Stanley's wife', 1924, drawing
By Stanley Spencer
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Sir Stanley Spencer, CBE RA (British, 1891 – 1959) A Portrait of Hilda, the artist’s wife Pencil on
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20th Century Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper

Studies of a Woman Sitting, Red Chalk Drawing, Modern British Artist, Framed
By James Stroudley
Located in London, GB
Scholar of the period. From 1934, he exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists, and was elected to
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20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk

Portrait of Mildred - British Victorian art Pre-Raphaelite seated young girl
By Edward Robert Hughes
Located in London, GB
This captivating Victorian sanguine portrait drawing of a young girl is by Pre-Raphaelite British
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19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

Portrait of Archibald Hartrick - 1884 chalk drawing by Frank Lewis Emanuel
Located in London, GB
FRANK LEWIS EMANUEL (1865-1948) Portrait of Archibald Hartrick Signed, inscribed and dated l.l
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1880s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

Late 19th-Century British School, Portrait Study Of A Woman, Watercolour
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 19th-century British portrait study depicts a lady wearing a black hat with a veil. It’s
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Late 19th Century English School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

Portrait of a Young Girl, Mid-20th Century Pastel Drawing, Signed
By Alan Durman
Located in London, GB
style hand made frame This is a touching drawing of a young girl who is seen smiling and looking
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Paper

Peter Collins ARCA - Signed and Framed 1980 Charcoal Drawing, Self Portrait
By Peter Collins ARCA
Located in Corsham, GB
Peter Collins ARCA - Signed and Framed Original 1980 Charcoal Drawing. Portrait with pastel
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Joyful Modern British portrait of famed comedian Victoria Wood by Ewart Johns
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
productions. This is a rare, intimate portrait of a beloved and adored doyenne of British television. Ewart
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20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Acrylic

Peter Collins ARCA - Signed and Framed 1975 Graphite Drawing, Self Portrait
By Peter Collins ARCA
Located in Corsham, GB
Peter Collins ARCA - Signed and Framed Original 1975 Graphite Drawing. Presented in a card mount
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

A portrait of John Ruskin by British artist B. C. Leeming, 1901
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
B. C. Leeming (British, circa 1901) A Portrait of John Ruskin Ink Signed and dated ' B C Leeming
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20th Century English School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Portrait of a Young Girl with Golden Locks - British Victorian exhib watercolour
Located in London, GB
This beautiful exhibited Pre-Raphaelite detailed British Victorian watercolour portrait is by noted
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19th Century Victorian Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Peter Collins ARCA - Signed 1966 Charcoal Drawing, Portrait of a Woman
By Peter Collins ARCA
Located in Corsham, GB
Peter Collins ARCA - Signed Original 1966 Charcoal Drawing. In a blue card mount and gilt frame
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Reverie - Early 20th Century British chalk drawing of a girl by H J Harvey
By Herbert Johnson Harvey
Located in London, GB
HERBERT JOHNSON HARVEY (British 1883-1956) Reverie Signed with monogram and dated l.l.: HJ 09 Red
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Early 20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

Pencil Portrait of a Young Man by 20th Century British Artist John Sergeant
By John Sergeant
Located in London, GB
Sergeant to contribute drawings to his book Vision of Britain; two years later he accompanied the prince on
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1960s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Portrait of a Boy - British Art Deco interior painting seated male female artist
By Anna Airy
Located in London, GB
This large stunning watercolour portrait was painted circa 1930 by noted British female artist Anna
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1930s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

British 20th Century St. Ives artist, Sven Berlin, Self Portrait, pen and ink
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Sven Berlin (British, 1911 - 1999) Self-portrait Pen and ink 14.1/2 x 14.1/2 in. (36.7 x 36.7 cm
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20th Century Romantic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper, Pen

Portrait of a Woman - British Art Deco 1930's painting young lady red lipstick
By William Dring
Located in London, GB
A fine detailed watercolour on paper by Royal Academician William Dring who was a noted portrait
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20th Century Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

BANANA (ORIGINAL DRAWING)
By David Hockney
Located in Aventura, FL
Original colored crayons and pastel drawing on paper. Hand signed and dated on front by David
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Crayon, Pastel

Portrait Studies
By Edwin Longsden Long
Located in London, GB
Edwin Long 1829 - 1891 Portrait Studies Graphite on paper Image size: 4 x 8 inches (10 x 20.5 cm
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1850s Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Self Portrait
Located in London, GB
Trelawney Dayrell Reed Born 1886 Self Portrait Watercolour with bodycolour on card, signed and
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1910s Aesthetic Movement Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

The Art Model, 20th Century Oil Painting, Nude
Located in London, GB
restricted to work from casts and copy existing drawings,  so it is of interest to see this artist showing a
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Woman by Orovida Pissarro - Portrait painting
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Portrait of a Woman by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Egg tempera on silk laid down on stretched
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1930s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Linen, Egg Tempera

Peter Collins ARCA - Signed 1980 Graphite Drawing
By Peter Collins ARCA
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful portrait of a young woman by the listed British artist Peter Collins. With pastel
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Portrait of a Young Woman
By Sir Peter Lely
Located in London, GB
portrait of a young woman after Sir Peter Lely's drawing, currently shown in the British Museum. Sir Peter
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Mid-17th Century Victorian Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk

"Portrait of a Girl, " attrib. to Edmund Tarbell, graphite, portrait, 1900-1910
Located in Wiscasset, ME
an illustrator, private art instructor and portrait painter. He was a member of the Ten American
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Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Peter Collins ARCA - 1981 Charcoal Drawing, Smiling Woman
By Peter Collins ARCA
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine portrait by the listed British artist Peter Collins. With pastel detail. Very well presented
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Silhouette, Portrait of a Lady
Located in Middletown, NY
Hubard," was a British born American artist who settled in Boston in about 1820, in his late teenage
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Handmade Paper, Mixed Media

Figure Studies ink drawing by Peter Collins ARCA
By Peter Collins ARCA
Located in London, GB
To see our other Modern British Art, and our other Peter Collins works, scroll down to "More from
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1990s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Peter Collins ARCA - 1981 Graphite Drawing, Smiling Girl
By Peter Collins ARCA
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful portrait of a young woman by the listed British artist Peter Collins. Here he has
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Three Portraits of WW2 RAF Pilots
By William Dring
Located in East Grinstead, GB
William Dennis Dring (1904-1990), British, three portraits of RAF pilots, pastel on paper
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1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Peter Collins ARCA - Signed 1981 Charcoal Drawing, In Thought
By Peter Collins ARCA
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine portrait by the listed British artist Peter Collins. With pastel detail. Very well presented
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Self-Portrait watercolour by Peter Collins ARCA
By Peter Collins ARCA
Located in London, GB
To see our other Modern British Art, and our other Peter Collins works, scroll down to "More from
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1990s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

The Gaze, Signed Graphite 20th Century Portrait
Located in London, GB
Dora Thacher Clarke, later Dora Middleton, (1895–1989) was a British sculptor and wood carver who also
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Mid-20th Century English School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

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Find the exact british portrait drawing you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. There are many Art Deco and Impressionist versions of these works for sale. You’re likely to find the perfect british portrait drawing among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 18th Century as well as those made as recently as the 20th Century. On 1stDibs, the right british portrait drawing is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes gray, beige, brown and blue. There have been many interesting british portrait drawing examples over the years, but those made by John Sergeant, Christopher Sanders, Estella Canziani, Edward Robert Hughes and James Stroudley are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in pencil, chalk and paint. A large british portrait drawing can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while smaller examples are available — approximately spanning 5.52 high and 3.15 wide — and may be better suited to a more modest living area.

How Much is a British Portrait Drawing?

The price for a british portrait drawing in our collection starts at $120 and tops out at $12,952 with the average selling for $3,114.