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"Dancing Amidst the Dead" Graphite and Acrylic on Canvas, Symbolism, Indian Art
"Dancing Amidst the Dead" Graphite and Acrylic on Canvas, Symbolism, Indian Art

"Dancing Amidst the Dead" Graphite and Acrylic on Canvas, Symbolism, Indian Art

By Amita Bhatt

Located in Houston, TX

They mirror the tumultuous times we live in, yet they know that there are deep Karmic mysteries that need to be understood and that HOPE in the end is what will sustain them. Amita...

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21st Century and Contemporary Symbolist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Acrylic, Graphite, Canvas

Study of a Dancer and a Lady by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro - Watercolour
Study of a Dancer and a Lady by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro - Watercolour

Study of a Dancer and a Lady by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro - Watercolour

By Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro

Located in London, GB

Study of a Dancer and a Lady by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878-1952) Watercolour and pencil on paper 21 x 15.7 cm (8 ¼ x 6 ¼ inches) Signed with Estate stamp lower right Executed circa ...

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Early 1900s Fauvist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Egg Dancers. Male and Female nude figures black background red tones dark humor
Egg Dancers. Male and Female nude figures black background red tones dark humor

Egg Dancers. Male and Female nude figures black background red tones dark humor

By Stephen Basso

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Part of the artist series of egg walkers/ dancers. Playful twist on psychological theme ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, y...

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Early 2000s Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Pastel, Gouache, Archival Paper

Blue Nudes VI, Ink on Paper Blue & White Drawing, Figurative Study Dancing Women
Blue Nudes VI, Ink on Paper Blue & White Drawing, Figurative Study Dancing Women

Blue Nudes VI, Ink on Paper Blue & White Drawing, Figurative Study Dancing Women

By SarahGrace

Located in Jersey City, NJ

"Blue Nudes VI" (2019) by SarahGrace Ink on Paper Drawing, Blue & White, Women, Faces, Holding Hands, Dancing, Roses, Figurative Study Drawing / Nude / Human Figure / Flora / Figura...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Paper, Ink

Nude Girls Dance Playboy Cartoon "They Say Every Little Gesture Has Meaning
Nude Girls Dance Playboy Cartoon "They Say Every Little Gesture Has Meaning

Nude Girls Dance Playboy Cartoon "They Say Every Little Gesture Has Meaning

By Richard Taylor

Located in Miami, FL

Richard Denison Taylor "They Say Every Little Gesture Has a Meaning", Playboy cartoon illustration, August 1968 Pen and watercolor on board 12.5 x 9.5 in. (image) Signed lower right

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1960s American Realist Nude Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Pen

Morgan O'Hara, Movement of Dancers in Pina Bausch's "Hugs and Kisses Sequence"

Morgan O'Hara, Movement of Dancers in Pina Bausch's "Hugs and Kisses Sequence"

By Morgan O'Hara

Located in Darien, CT

Live Transmission Morgan O'Hara's conceptually based performative drawing researches the vital movement of living beings, the human experience of time and space. It is culturally co...

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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

'Dancer in Seated Gesture 2, ' by James Cobb, Chalk and Conté on Paper, 2021
'Dancer in Seated Gesture 2, ' by James Cobb, Chalk and Conté on Paper, 2021

'Dancer in Seated Gesture 2, ' by James Cobb, Chalk and Conté on Paper, 2021

By James Cobb

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

This 11.25 x 15.25 work on paper features a lone, seated, female dancer viewed from the back. The figure is twisting toward the viewer as she begins to look over her right shoulder.

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2010s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Conté, Paper

Horses and Riders by the Water
Horses and Riders by the Water

Horses and Riders by the Water

By Ludwig von Hofmann

Located in London, GB

His compositions frequently centre on slender, ephemeral young men—often nude or semi-clad—engaged in leisurely pursuits like bathing, dancing, or lounging in sun-drenched landscapes.

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Early 1900s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Abstract Watercolor Portrait on Paper, Signed, 21st Century, 33x45 cm
Abstract Watercolor Portrait on Paper, Signed, 21st Century, 33x45 cm

Abstract Watercolor Portrait on Paper, Signed, 21st Century, 33x45 cm

By Anastasia Aureum

Located in London, London

Surrealism, realism and abstraction are merged in a passionate art dance. Embracing, discovering and penetrating each other, they take on new forms and shades in every new painting.

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Tempera, Watercolor

Richard Stankiewicz - Study for Sculpture, graphite drawing, Signed, Framed
Richard Stankiewicz - Study for Sculpture, graphite drawing, Signed, Framed

Richard Stankiewicz - Study for Sculpture, graphite drawing, Signed, Framed

By Richard Stankiewicz

Located in New York, NY

He moved away from the whimsical, insect-like, or explicitly biomorphic junk assemblages of the 1950s (such as Kabuki Dancer or City Bird). Instead, he began focusing heavily on form...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

The Hidden, the Unknowable, and the Unthinkable
The Hidden, the Unknowable, and the Unthinkable

The Hidden, the Unknowable, and the Unthinkable

By Marcel Dzama

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Almost like a ladder, other figures hang from, dance around, and climb onto the elongated limbs.

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Early 2000s Surrealist Mixed Media

Materials

Ink, Mixed Media

Vale Variation #117
Vale Variation #117

Vale Variation #117

By Harold Town

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Rendered with black ink on white board, Town's figures stretch, dance, and stand strongly across the plane. Bound by the subject matter, "Vale Variations" offered the artist an avenu...

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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Board

Modernist Watercolor Painting, Portrait of a Man, Judaica Rabbi
Modernist Watercolor Painting, Portrait of a Man, Judaica Rabbi

Modernist Watercolor Painting, Portrait of a Man, Judaica Rabbi

By Abraham Walkowitz

Located in Surfside, FL

Dance critic Walter Terry described it in 1963 as, "Although her dance inarguably sprang from her inner sources and resources of motor power and emotional drive, the overt aspects of...

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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Serena Bocchino - Untitled with orange moon, oil and graphite on vellum, Signed
Serena Bocchino - Untitled with orange moon, oil and graphite on vellum, Signed

Serena Bocchino - Untitled with orange moon, oil and graphite on vellum, Signed

By Serena Bocchino

Located in New York, NY

The exhibition expanded into a collaborative dance performance that brought together the artists’ distinct visual languages and cultural perspectives through movement, wearable art, ...

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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil, Vellum, Graphite

Antique Art Nouveau Fairy and Flower Framed Original Watercolor
Antique Art Nouveau Fairy and Flower Framed Original Watercolor

Antique Art Nouveau Fairy and Flower Framed Original Watercolor

Located in San Francisco, CA

These were said to shield the fairies from the rain or sun during their secret dances. Here, the artist visualizes the fairies actively harvesting and using the delicate white flower...

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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Illustration for Treasure Island - John Minton 20th C Modernist Ink Drawing
Illustration for Treasure Island - John Minton 20th C Modernist Ink Drawing

Illustration for Treasure Island - John Minton 20th C Modernist Ink Drawing

By John Minton

Located in Kingsclere, GB

John Minton English, 1917-1957 Illustration for Treasure Island, 1947 indian ink on paper 12.2 x 17.8 cm 4 3/4 x 7 in Collections with Gillian Jason Gallery, London with Michael Par...

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1940s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, India Ink

Rare Modernist Hungarian Rabbi Pastel Drawing Gouache Painting Judaica Art Deco
Rare Modernist Hungarian Rabbi Pastel Drawing Gouache Painting Judaica Art Deco

Rare Modernist Hungarian Rabbi Pastel Drawing Gouache Painting Judaica Art Deco

By Hugó Scheiber

Located in Surfside, FL

Working primarily in gouache, pastel, tempera, and oil on paper and board, he depicted the cosmopolitan modern world — jazz musicians, dancers, acrobats, singers, musicians, café sce...

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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Watercolor, Gouache

Modernist Watercolor Painting, Portrait of a Man, the Rabbi
Modernist Watercolor Painting, Portrait of a Man, the Rabbi

Modernist Watercolor Painting, Portrait of a Man, the Rabbi

By Abraham Walkowitz

Located in Surfside, FL

Dance critic Walter Terry described it in 1963 as, "Although her dance inarguably sprang from her inner sources and resources of motor power and emotional drive, the overt aspects of...

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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Untitled, Ballerina", Contemporary, Graphite Drawing, Canvas, Figurative
"Untitled, Ballerina", Contemporary, Graphite Drawing, Canvas, Figurative

"Untitled, Ballerina", Contemporary, Graphite Drawing, Canvas, Figurative

By Joseph Piccillo

Located in St. Louis, MO

Piccillo presents an action-based assemblage of images and symbols by combining dancers, horses, divers, and sometimes mysterious and arbitrarily placed figures producing a surreal e...

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1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Graphite

R B Kitaj, Portrtait of Joel Grey, c. 1982, London/Los Angeles artist
R B Kitaj, Portrtait of Joel Grey, c. 1982, London/Los Angeles artist

R B Kitaj, Portrtait of Joel Grey, c. 1982, London/Los Angeles artist

By R.B. Kitaj

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Smithsonian Institution Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: Self-Portrait as a Hasidic Dancer (After Max Weber), 2000–04, charcoal with white pastel, 30 13/16 × 22 13/16 inches.

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1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

"Madame" Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene 1920s Portrait Ogonquit Museum
"Madame" Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene 1920s Portrait Ogonquit Museum

"Madame" Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene 1920s Portrait Ogonquit Museum

Located in New York, NY

The exhibition highlights his deft movement between working-class subjects and scenes of leisure, between intimate portraits and energetic compositions of lumberjacks, hunters, dance...

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1920s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

6th US Replacement Unit, Troop Transport, South Pacific Sailors Drawing
6th US Replacement Unit, Troop Transport, South Pacific Sailors Drawing

6th US Replacement Unit, Troop Transport, South Pacific Sailors Drawing

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

The excitement of his time in Taos was reflected in the depiction of the ceremonial dancers from the pueblos and the form and drama of the adobe structures and local landscape captur...

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1940s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Cavallo e Cavaliere by Marino Marini - Work on paper, Animal, Modern art
Cavallo e Cavaliere by Marino Marini - Work on paper, Animal, Modern art

Cavallo e Cavaliere by Marino Marini - Work on paper, Animal, Modern art

By Marino Marini

Located in London, GB

Drawing upon the traditions of Etruscan and Northern European art, Marini captured a range of subjects from the female nude, to dancers and jugglers, and perhaps most famously, his i...

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1950s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Cagnes Sur Mer: Mid-20th Century Watercolor and Pastel Landscape
Cagnes Sur Mer: Mid-20th Century Watercolor and Pastel Landscape

Cagnes Sur Mer: Mid-20th Century Watercolor and Pastel Landscape

Located in Cotignac, FR

There Fergusson’s wife Margaret Morris commissioned Bain to design the scenery for a dance version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Crayon, Pastel, Watercolor

Horse and Groom/Yellow Apron, 2024

Horse and Groom/Yellow Apron, 2024

By Gigi Mills

Located in New York, NY

As a self-taught painter, this choreographic sensibility merges with the creative energy she absorbed from her family, surfacing in paintings that hold the memory of the circus, danc...

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2010s Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Monotype

Mexico, Cleveland School artist, William Grauer, 1960's, Goats
Mexico, Cleveland School artist, William Grauer, 1960's, Goats

Mexico, Cleveland School artist, William Grauer, 1960's, Goats

By William C. Grauer

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Several surviving murals at The Greenbrier depict scenes from the history of White Sulphur Springs, including nineteenth-century resort life, Virginia Reel dances, and Civil War subj...

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1960s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

'Orchard beneath Blue Sky', New York Armory, Ashcan School, ASL, AIC, NYMoMA
'Orchard beneath Blue Sky', New York Armory, Ashcan School, ASL, AIC, NYMoMA

'Orchard beneath Blue Sky', New York Armory, Ashcan School, ASL, AIC, NYMoMA

By Arthur Bowen Davies

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

In the early 1900s, Davies began to lead a double personal life: though he remained married and continued to visit his wife and children on weekends, he moved in with Edna Potter, a ...

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Early 1900s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Laid Paper

I Know What You Did Last Summer - Quirky Figurative Watercolor Painting on Paper
I Know What You Did Last Summer - Quirky Figurative Watercolor Painting on Paper

I Know What You Did Last Summer - Quirky Figurative Watercolor Painting on Paper

Located in Los Angeles, CA

REPRESENTATION Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, USA SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2024 Reclaiming Space, Machine Hall, Sydney, NSW Up With the Clouds, Leda Gallery, Newcastle, NS...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Large Ink Drawing Abstract Expressionist Rooster Woman Artist Judith Brown
Large Ink Drawing Abstract Expressionist Rooster Woman Artist Judith Brown

Large Ink Drawing Abstract Expressionist Rooster Woman Artist Judith Brown

By Judith Brown

Located in Surfside, FL

Judith Brown (December 17, 1931 – May 11, 1992) was a dancer and a sculptor who was drawn to images of the body in motion and its effect on the cloth surrounding it.

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink, Handmade Paper

1970 Broadway 'Soon' Drawing, Art Deco Style, Framed Pencil on Vellum
1970 Broadway 'Soon' Drawing, Art Deco Style, Framed Pencil on Vellum

1970 Broadway 'Soon' Drawing, Art Deco Style, Framed Pencil on Vellum

By David Edward Byrd

Located in Southampton, NY

David created ALL of the Art for Bill Graham’s Fillmore East, including their Program covers and Rock posters, the art for Jimi Hendrix’s first Fillmore East appearance, The Rolling ...

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1970s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Vellum, Pencil

Six Diminutive 19thC. Qing Chinese Pith Paintings Mounted in (3) Matching Frames
Six Diminutive 19thC. Qing Chinese Pith Paintings Mounted in (3) Matching Frames

Six Diminutive 19thC. Qing Chinese Pith Paintings Mounted in (3) Matching Frames

Located in Incline Village, NV

Difficult to find set of six diminutive mid 19th century Qing Dynasty hand painted Chinese Pith watercolor paintings; prepared for the tourist trade; depicting mores and customs of C...

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1850s Qing Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Rice Paper

Nestled Away, Original Painting
Nestled Away, Original Painting

Nestled Away, Original Painting

By Vic Roschkov

Located in San Francisco, CA

Strong, angled shadows dance across the white walls, contrasting sharply with the vibrant greens of the surrounding foliage.

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Martha Graham
Martha Graham

Andy WarholMartha Graham, Circa 1980

$20,000Sale Price|20% Off

Martha Graham

By Andy Warhol

Located in Indianapolis, IN

. === Andy Warhol’s brother John recalls Warhol’s early desire to be a tap dancer.[1] While living in Pennsylvania in 1948, Warhol enrolled – as the only male, no less – in the Mod...

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1980s Pop Art Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Mid 19th Century Performative Themed Chinese Framed Watercolor On Pith Paper
Mid 19th Century Performative Themed Chinese Framed Watercolor On Pith Paper

Mid 19th Century Performative Themed Chinese Framed Watercolor On Pith Paper

Located in Incline Village, NV

This circa 1855 Chinese hand painted pith painting portrays a Chinese tradition of a celebratory warrior dance to display fighting dominance; the two parties being a typical warrior ...

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1850s Qing Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Rice Paper

Ringland Museum Original art.... 3 works
Ringland Museum Original art.... 3 works

Ringland Museum Original art.... 3 works

By David Edward Byrd

Located in Southampton, NY

David created ALL of the Art for Bill Graham’s Fillmore East, including their Program covers and Rock posters, the art for Jimi Hendrix’s first Fillmore East appearance, The Rolling ...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Watercolor, Illustration Board, Vellum, Pencil

"Singes (Monkeys)" 1881 by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Watercolor & Graphite Study
"Singes (Monkeys)" 1881 by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Watercolor & Graphite Study

"Singes (Monkeys)" 1881 by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Watercolor & Graphite Study

By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Located in Yardley, PA

This intimate watercolor offers a glimpse of Lautrec at the very beginning of his artistic journey, before the cabarets, cafes, and dance halls that would define his career. Already ...

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1880s Naturalistic Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

William Lock the Younger (1767–1847) – A Classical Soldier Drawing His Sword
William Lock the Younger (1767–1847) – A Classical Soldier Drawing His Sword

William Lock the Younger (1767–1847) – A Classical Soldier Drawing His Sword

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

William Lock the Younger, Two Studies of Lady Hamilton Dancing the Tarantella, circa 1791–95, graphite with pen and grey and brown ink, 36.9 × 28.6 cm, British Museum, London, inv. 1...

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1780s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Laid Paper

Block Party For Love - Original Figurative Watercolor Painting on Paper
Block Party For Love - Original Figurative Watercolor Painting on Paper

Block Party For Love - Original Figurative Watercolor Painting on Paper

Located in Los Angeles, CA

REPRESENTATION Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, USA SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2024 Reclaiming Space, Machine Hall, Sydney, NSW Up With the Clouds, Leda Gallery, Newcastle, NS...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Serge Lifar Ballet Gouache Drawing on Paper, Art Deco, Signed, 1960s
Serge Lifar Ballet Gouache Drawing on Paper, Art Deco, Signed, 1960s

Serge Lifar Ballet Gouache Drawing on Paper, Art Deco, Signed, 1960s

By Freddy Wittop

Located in CANNES, FR

Once Wittop returned to America after the war , he had a stint dressing show girls and dancers as the Latin Quarter (nightclub) in New York .He then found his own dance company in 19...

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1960s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

The White Boat, Polruan Watercolor on Paper, Signed, Mid-20th Century
The White Boat, Polruan Watercolor on Paper, Signed, Mid-20th Century

The White Boat, Polruan Watercolor on Paper, Signed, Mid-20th Century

By Sir William Russell Flint RA ROI

Located in Stratford-Upon-Avon, GB

This began to be incorporated into his landscape works. manifested in a range of depictions; from flamenco dancers to nude beaches. Today his work is exhibited in numerous instituti...

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Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

19th C Royal Couple; Pair Chinese Pith Paintings Qing Dynasty. China, Circa 1855
19th C Royal Couple; Pair Chinese Pith Paintings Qing Dynasty. China, Circa 1855

19th C Royal Couple; Pair Chinese Pith Paintings Qing Dynasty. China, Circa 1855

Located in Incline Village, NV

The consort is in an articulated posture with a pair of wand like canes, as if dancing; dressed in bright colors of pink with multi colored floral decor to the dress and a blue, gree...

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1850s Qing Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Rice Paper

The Wild Ride Charcoal Lithograph Drawing by Adolf Uzarski, Tutinama Series 1919
The Wild Ride Charcoal Lithograph Drawing by Adolf Uzarski, Tutinama Series 1919

The Wild Ride Charcoal Lithograph Drawing by Adolf Uzarski, Tutinama Series 1919

By Adolf Uzarski 1

Located in Atlanta, GA

While directing the advertising department of the Tietz department store in 1916-1917, he produced the portfolio of lithographs, Totentanz (Danse Macabre - Dance of Death). Beginning...

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1910s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

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An assortment of dancers drawings is available on 1stDibs. Finding the ideal Contemporary, Modern or Impressionist examples of these works for your living room, whether you’re looking for small- or large-size pieces, is no easy task — start by shopping our selection today. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a colorful pieces of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the dancers drawings on 1stDibs that include elements of beige, gray, brown, blue and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Mark Pomilio, Wu Lan-Chiann, Ellen Priest, Abraham Walkowitz and Charles J. de Bisthoven produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Frequently made by artists working in paint, paper and watercolor, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years. If space is limited, there are small dancers drawings measuring 0.1 across, while our inventory also includes pieces up to 95 inches across to better suit those in the market for large iterations.

How Much are Dancers Drawings?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — dancers drawings in our inventory begin at $197 and can go as high as $90,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,423.

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