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Rowing Figure in an Eerie Landscape, 1929
Rowing Figure in an Eerie Landscape, 1929

Rowing Figure in an Eerie Landscape, 1929

Located in Stockholm, SE

Rowing Figure in an Eerie Landscape is a 1929 watercolor-and-ink illustration by Swedish artist Einar Norelius.

Category

1920s Symbolist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Dancing Figure Graphite Drawing by SACHA
Dancing Figure Graphite Drawing by SACHA

Dancing Figure Graphite Drawing by SACHA

By Sacha 12

Located in New York, NY

SACHA (American, b. 1965) La Sevillana, 2004 Pencil on paper 20 x 16 in. Signed lower right: Sacha '04 Inscribed lower left: "La Sevillana" Alejandro Jose Franco or better known as ...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Modernist Figure Study by Mystery Artist
Modernist Figure Study by Mystery Artist

Modernist Figure Study by Mystery Artist

Located in New York, NY

Mystery Artist Untitled, c. 1990s Sight: 32 1/4 x 21 in. Framed: 37 x 25 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. Signed bottom

Category

1990s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Figure 180908, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper

Figure 180908, Drawing, Charcoal on Paper

By Chris N Rohrbach

Located in Yardley, PA

A mixed media - charcoal, graphite, and acrylic drawing on paper. :: Drawing :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Charcoal

'Classical Modern', Stylized Figural by Woman Artist
'Classical Modern', Stylized Figural by Woman Artist

'Classical Modern', Stylized Figural by Woman Artist

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

A bright and harmonious figural painting in the Mycenaean style of pottery decoration, depicting a woman shown in profile and gazing reflectively to the viewer's left.

Category

1970s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel, Casein, Watercolor

Sleep Watchers, mystery, collage, figure, night

Sleep Watchers, mystery, collage, figure, night

By Audrey Anastasi

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Her practice is rooted in painting other women, the human face, and figure through direct observation. Through this technique, Anastasi examines perception and the construction of s...

Category

2010s Assemblage Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Archival Paper, Magazine Paper

Miami Night, female figure, tattoo, text

Miami Night, female figure, tattoo, text

By Audrey Anastasi

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Her practice is rooted in painting other women, the human face, and figure through direct observation. Through this technique, Anastasi examines perception and the construction of s...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Untitled (7) Figural Expressionist Nude Charcoal Drawing
Untitled (7) Figural Expressionist Nude Charcoal Drawing

Untitled (7) Figural Expressionist Nude Charcoal Drawing

By Steven Harvey

Located in Surfside, FL

Peterís Church, N.Y. 1997 People , Places and Things: An Exploration of the Portrait, 1996-97 New York Studio School Cafe El Maroc, Jamaica Arts Center 1994 Paintings, Schlesinger ...

Category

Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Signed Figure Study by Antoniucci Volti
Signed Figure Study by Antoniucci Volti

Signed Figure Study by Antoniucci Volti

By Antoniucci Volti

Located in New York, NY

Antoniucci Volti (French, 1915-1989) Untitled, 1969 Red chalk on paper 14 3/4 x 11 in. Signed: Volti Sculptor, painter, and printmaker Antoniucci Volti was born in Albano, Italy, i...

Category

1960s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk

Figure Drawings  (Pencil Drawings on Paper)
Figure Drawings  (Pencil Drawings on Paper)

Figure Drawings (Pencil Drawings on Paper)

Located in New Orleans, LA

I bought this as part of a portfolio of sketches by an obviously talented artist, but don't know the artist's name. These might be studio sketches as exercises, or preparation sketch...

Category

Late 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

French Modernist Seated Female Figure Pencil Life Drawing
French Modernist Seated Female Figure Pencil Life Drawing

French Modernist Seated Female Figure Pencil Life Drawing

By Jacqueline Boisselot

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Description An expressive seated female figure study by French artist Jacqueline Boisselot, drawn in graphite pencil on artist paper.

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Pencil, Graphite

2002 Watercolour - Abstracted Figure in Yellow
2002 Watercolour - Abstracted Figure in Yellow

2002 Watercolour - Abstracted Figure in Yellow

Located in Corsham, GB

With charcoal details. Signed illegibly and dated '02' to the lower right-hand corner. Presented in a card mount and in a light wooden frame. On watercolour paper.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

French Modernist Female Nude Figure Studies Pencil Drawing
French Modernist Female Nude Figure Studies Pencil Drawing

French Modernist Female Nude Figure Studies Pencil Drawing

By Jacqueline Boisselot

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Boisselot establishes the figure through lightly searching contours, adding darker lines around the face, shoulders and torso to create structure and presence.

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Pencil, Graphite

Figure - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Figure - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century

Figure - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Landscape is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by an anonymous artist in the early 20th Century. Good Conditions but aged. The artwork is depicted through free stroke...

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

How To Listen, colorful spiritual figure
How To Listen, colorful spiritual figure

How To Listen, colorful spiritual figure

By Janet Morgan

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Watercolor, mixed media, using resists. This piece is very much about the energy of the body and breath. We are just rediscovering the power of the breath to increase energy and gen...

Category

2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper

UmmHummm, colorful spiritual energetic mystical figure
UmmHummm, colorful spiritual energetic mystical figure

UmmHummm, colorful spiritual energetic mystical figure

By Janet Morgan

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Watercolor, mixed media, using resists. Janet Morgan’s explosive art captures the exuberance and deep wisdom we humans yearn to experience. Her sense of humor and spiritual depth s...

Category

2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Untitled (Female Figure) [Blanket on Lap]

Untitled (Female Figure) [Blanket on Lap]

By Jared French

Located in New York, NY

Literature: Alfonso Panzetta, Jared French by Jared French: 600 Unpublished Works from the Artist's Italian Years (Turin, Italy: Umberto Allemandi & C., 2010), no. 33, p. 62, illus. ...

Category

1930s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Fashion Model full figure in profile
Fashion Model full figure in profile

Fashion Model full figure in profile

By Antonio Lopez

Located in Miami, FL

Fashion Illustration. Work is unframed. Free standing heavy watercolor paper loosely hinged to board. Excellent condition.

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil, Paper

Humorous Georgian Figure Studies, English School Caricature Drawings
Humorous Georgian Figure Studies, English School Caricature Drawings

Humorous Georgian Figure Studies, English School Caricature Drawings

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Humorous Georgian Figure Studies, English School Caricature Drawings c.1800 Late 18th / Early 19th Century English School circa 1780–1800 Watercolour wash on artist paper mounted on ...

Category

Early 19th Century English School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Woman Cradling Man - Expressionistic Figure Pastel Drawing
Woman Cradling Man - Expressionistic Figure Pastel Drawing

Woman Cradling Man - Expressionistic Figure Pastel Drawing

By Louis Nadalini

Located in Soquel, CA

Woman Cradling Man - Expressionistic Figure Pastel Drawing Dynamic and intriguing drawing of two figures, a woman in red and a man in blue, by Louis Nadalini (American, 1927-1995).

Category

20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Laid Paper

'Seated Nude', American Modernist Sanguine Ink Figural Study
'Seated Nude', American Modernist Sanguine Ink Figural Study

'Seated Nude', American Modernist Sanguine Ink Figural Study

By Michael Decker

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Painted by Michael Decker (American, 20th Century) and created circa 1975. An elegant sanguine ink on paper study showing a woman seated with her hair pulled back in a bun.

Category

1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Scottish Haystacks Figure Studies Double Sided Pencil Drawing
Scottish Haystacks Figure Studies Double Sided Pencil Drawing

Scottish Haystacks Figure Studies Double Sided Pencil Drawing

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The reverse presents a series of red chalk figure studies, depicting a seated or reclining figure in various poses.

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

'After the Bacchanal', Contemporary Bay Area figural
'After the Bacchanal', Contemporary Bay Area figural

'After the Bacchanal', Contemporary Bay Area figural

By Vanessa Stafford

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right, 'Vanessa Stafford' (American, born 1954) and dated 1982. Vanessa Stafford received her Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design from San Jose State University. She ...

Category

1980s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pen

Male Figure Study, 1964, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Male Figure Study, 1964, Ian Hornak — Drawing

Male Figure Study, 1964, Ian Hornak — Drawing

By Ian Hornak

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Male Figure Study Year: circa 1964 Medium: Charcoal on vélin paper Size: 23 x 18 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East H...

Category

1960s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Female Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Female Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing

Female Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing

By Ian Hornak

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Renaissance Female Figure Study Year: circa 1963 Medium: Original drawing on vélin paper Size: 23 x 18 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Estate...

Category

1960s Renaissance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Female Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Female Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing

Female Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing

By Ian Hornak

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Female Figure Study Year: circa 1963 Medium: Original drawing on vélin paper Size: 23 x 18 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Estate of Ian Horn...

Category

1960s Renaissance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Female Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Female Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing

Female Figure Study, 1963, Ian Hornak — Drawing

By Ian Hornak

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Female Figure Study Year: circa 1963 Medium: Original drawing on vélin paper Size: 23 x 18 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Estate of Ian Horn...

Category

1960s Renaissance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Figure - Original Drawing by Henri Espinouze - 1957

Figure - Original Drawing by Henri Espinouze - 1957

By Henri Espinouze

Located in Roma, IT

Figure is an original drawing in watercolor and china ink on paper realized in 1957 by Henri Espinouze (1915-1982).

Category

1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Ink

Untitled-055 Pastel Figure by Hans Burkhardt
Untitled-055 Pastel Figure by Hans Burkhardt

Untitled-055 Pastel Figure by Hans Burkhardt

By Hans Burkhardt

Located in Hudson, NY

Hans Burkhardt frequently used live models for his figural pastels, which he maintained an interest in throughout his long career.

Category

1670s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Mid Century Modernist Reclining Nude Figure Oil Pastel
Mid Century Modernist Reclining Nude Figure Oil Pastel

Mid Century Modernist Reclining Nude Figure Oil Pastel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Mid Century Modernist Reclining Nude Figure Oil Pastel Medium: Oil pastel and wash on artist paper, unframed Size: 22.5 x 20.5 inches (height x width) Provenance: private col...

Category

20th Century French School Nude Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Gouache, Oil Pastel

Pro Tempore, figure painterly brushwork grey tones

Pro Tempore, figure painterly brushwork grey tones

By Tom Bennett

Located in Brooklyn, NY

From a series of monotypes of the figure with head turned from the viewer. The ambiguous symbolism is both personal yet universal.

Category

2010s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Monotype, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Preparatory drawing for Figure Composition, Carmel (CA.)
Preparatory drawing for Figure Composition, Carmel (CA.)

Preparatory drawing for Figure Composition, Carmel (CA.)

By E. Ambrose Webster

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Study, Figure Composition, Carmel, 1931 (page 180), is only partially finished, pencil under-drawing still shows on bare ground.

Category

1930s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Untitled-053 Pastel Figure by Hans Burkhardt
Untitled-053 Pastel Figure by Hans Burkhardt

Untitled-053 Pastel Figure by Hans Burkhardt

By Hans Burkhardt

Located in Hudson, NY

Hans Burkhardt regularly used live models for his figural pastels, which he maintained an interest in throughout his long career.

Category

1960s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Artist Sketching Seated Figure Study French Modernist Watercolor
Artist Sketching Seated Figure Study French Modernist Watercolor

Artist Sketching Seated Figure Study French Modernist Watercolor

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Description: This expressive watercolour figure study by French Post-Impressionist painter Pierre Neveu captures an artist absorbed in the act of drawing.

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Figure  - Pencil Drawing by Beppe Curzi - 1940

Figure - Pencil Drawing by Beppe Curzi - 1940

Located in Roma, IT

"Figure" is an original pencil drawing on ivory-colorated cardboard by Beppe Curzi in 1940.

Category

1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Figure - Original Pencil on Cardboard - 20th Century

Figure - Original Pencil on Cardboard - 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

"Figure" is an original pencil drawing on ivory-colorated cardboard by Anonymous Artist of XX Century.

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

"Figure Study 1" drawing by Hiroshi Hayakawa
"Figure Study 1" drawing by Hiroshi Hayakawa

"Figure Study 1" drawing by Hiroshi Hayakawa

By Hiroshi Hayakawa

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Framed Dimensions: 16.5h x 18.5w inches Hiroshi Hayakawa was born and raised in Japan. He earned a BA in French Literature from Keio University in Tokyo. After a short stint working...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

"Figure Study 2" drawing by Hiroshi Hayakawa
"Figure Study 2" drawing by Hiroshi Hayakawa

"Figure Study 2" drawing by Hiroshi Hayakawa

By Hiroshi Hayakawa

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Framed Dimensions: 12.5h x 18.5w inches Hiroshi Hayakawa was born and raised in Japan. He earned a BA in French Literature from Keio University in Tokyo. After a short stint working...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Signed, Watercolor on Paper. Framed Painting - Figurations 359.009
Signed, Watercolor on Paper. Framed Painting - Figurations 359.009

Signed, Watercolor on Paper. Framed Painting - Figurations 359.009

By Linda Stein

Located in New York, NY

Linda Stein, Figurations 359.009 - Signed, Watercolor on Paper, Framed Painting Linda Stein's Figurations series are early paintings she made in the 1970s.

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Signed, Watercolor on Paper. Framed Painting - Figurations 359.008
Signed, Watercolor on Paper. Framed Painting - Figurations 359.008

Signed, Watercolor on Paper. Framed Painting - Figurations 359.008

By Linda Stein

Located in New York, NY

Linda Stein, Figurations 359.008 - Signed, Watercolor on Paper, Framed Painting Linda Stein's Figurations series are early paintings she made in the 1970s.

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Untitled (Abstract African American Male Figure Study)
Untitled (Abstract African American Male Figure Study)

Untitled (Abstract African American Male Figure Study)

By Ian Hornak

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Untitled (Abstract African American Male Figure Study) Year: 1963 Medium: Ink on heavy archival paper Size: 16.75 x 14 inches Condition: Good Pr...

Category

1980s Renaissance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Figure Studies - Pencil and Watercolor - 20th Century
Figure Studies - Pencil and Watercolor - 20th Century

Figure Studies - Pencil and Watercolor - 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Figure Studies is an original artwork realized by an artist of the 20th Century.

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Mid Century Seated Nude Figure Study (unfinished)
Mid Century Seated Nude Figure Study (unfinished)

Mid Century Seated Nude Figure Study (unfinished)

By Joseph Yeager

Located in Soquel, CA

Seated nude figure study by Joseph Yeager (American, 20th Century).

Category

1960s American Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Jane, pastel drawing of female figure, nude
Jane, pastel drawing of female figure, nude

Jane, pastel drawing of female figure, nude

By Audrey Anastasi

Located in Brooklyn, NY

These recently discovered 1984 oversize pastels on archival papers were created with a live model, working quickly, in pastel. The series shows the last existing observational drawi...

Category

2010s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Pastel

Figure - Original Drawing by Sergio Barletta - 1968

Figure - Original Drawing by Sergio Barletta - 1968

By Sergio Barletta

Located in Roma, IT

Figure is an original drawing in mixed media, pencil, ink and tempera on cardboard, realized by Sergio Barletta in 1968 ca.

Category

1960s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

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Figure Drawings For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of figure drawings for sale on 1stDibs. Finding the perfect contemporary, modern or Surrealist examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. You can search the figure drawings that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, beige, brown and white. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Harold Haydon, Mila Akopova, Ian Hornak, David Dew Bruner and Rob Delamater are often thought to be among the most beautiful. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paper, paint and watercolor — can elevate any room of your home. Large figure drawings can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while the smaller iterations available — each spanning 0.05 inches in width — may make for a better choice for a more modest living area.

How Much are Figure Drawings?

The average selling price for figure drawings we offer is $950, while they’re typically $0 on the low end and $1,250,000 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Drawings And Watercolor Paintings for You

Revitalize your interiors — introduce drawings and watercolor paintings to your home to evoke emotions, stir conversation and show off your personality and elevated taste.

Drawing is often considered one of the world’s oldest art forms, with historians pointing to cave art as evidence. In fact, a cave in South Africa, home to Stone Age–era artists, houses artwork that is believed to be around 73,000 years old. It has indeed been argued that cave walls were the canvases for early watercolorists as well as for landscape painters in general, who endeavor to depict and elevate natural scenery through their works of art. The supplies and methods used by artists and illustrators to create drawings and paintings have evolved over the years, and so too have the intentions. Artists can use their drawing and painting talents to observe and capture a moment, to explore or communicate ideas and convey or evoke emotion. No matter if an artist is working in charcoal or in watercolor and has chosen to portray the marvels of the pure human form, to create realistic depictions of animals in their natural habitats or perhaps to forge a new path that references the long history of abstract visual art, adding a drawing or watercolor painting to your living room or dining room that speaks to you will in turn speak to your guests and conjure stimulating energy in your space.

When you introduce a new piece of art into a common area of your home — a figurative painting by Italian watercolorist Mino Maccari or a colorful still life, such as a detailed botanical work by Deborah Eddy — you’re bringing in textures that can add visual weight to your interior design. You’ll also be creating a much-needed focal point that can instantly guide an eye toward a designated space, particularly in a room that sees a lot of foot traffic.

When you’re shopping for new visual art, whether it’s for your apartment or weekend house, remember to choose something that resonates. It doesn’t always need to make you happy, but you should at least enjoy its energy. On 1stDibs, browse a wide-ranging collection of drawings and watercolor paintings and find out how to arrange wall art when you’re ready to hang your new works.