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Abstract Female Portrait Study Expressionist Watercolour Gouache Figure Painting
Abstract Female Portrait Study Expressionist Watercolour Gouache Figure Painting

Abstract Female Portrait Study Expressionist Watercolour Gouache Figure Painting

By Pierre Neveu

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Unlike his architectural scenes and plein air landscapes, this work focuses on the human figure, capturing a softly rendered female face emerging from a swirl of vivid colour.

Category

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

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Seated Woman Portrait Drawing Interior Figure Study French School Sketch
Seated Woman Portrait Drawing Interior Figure Study French School Sketch

Seated Woman Portrait Drawing Interior Figure Study French School Sketch

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The use of negative space around the figure enhances the composition, allowing the portrait to feel airy and understated while still retaining a strong visual presence.

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Pen, Pencil

Figure - Black China Ink and Pencil Drawing -  1950s

Figure - Black China Ink and Pencil Drawing - 1950s

By Flor David

Located in Roma, IT

"Figure" is a black China ink and pencil drawing on paper glued on ivory-colored cardboard, signed and dated by Flor David (1891-1958).

Category

1950s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Pencil

19th Century, Figural Courtyard Landscape, Gouache on Paper, Framed
19th Century, Figural Courtyard Landscape, Gouache on Paper, Framed

19th Century, Figural Courtyard Landscape, Gouache on Paper, Framed

Located in Astoria, NY

Louis Van Parys (French, d. 1896), Figural Courtyard Landscape Scene, Gouache, Aquarelle, and Pencil on Paper, signed "A d Parys" lower left, silvered wood frame.

Category

19th Century French School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

French Female Nude Standing Figure Pencil Drawing Life Study 1960
French Female Nude Standing Figure Pencil Drawing Life Study 1960

French Female Nude Standing Figure Pencil Drawing Life Study 1960

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The reverse shows a faint red-toned transfer or ghost image of the figure, but no visible stamp or inscription. This piece would appeal to collectors of French life drawings, female ...

Category

Mid-20th Century French School Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Studio Nude, female figure fish, art within art
Studio Nude, female figure fish, art within art

Studio Nude, female figure fish, art within art

By Audrey Anastasi

Located in Brooklyn, NY

These recently re-discovered 1984 oversize pastels on archival papers were created working quickly, in pastel. The series shows the last existing observational drawings prior to the...

Category

1980s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Archival Paper

Figure - Charcoal on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1980s

Figure - Charcoal on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1980s

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Figure is an original modern artwork realized the 1980s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989).

Category

1980s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Figure - Etching on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1950

Figure - Etching on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1950

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Figure is an original modern artwork realized the half of the XX Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989).

Category

1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Etching

Fine English School Ink Satirical Political Cartoon Figure Study Scene
Fine English School Ink Satirical Political Cartoon Figure Study Scene

Fine English School Ink Satirical Political Cartoon Figure Study Scene

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The composition captures the grace and theatrical character of the Georgian period, likely conceived as a costume or theatrical figure study. A charming and highly decorative antique...

Category

Mid-20th Century English School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Figure - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century

Figure - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Rough Conversation is a drawing Artwork realized by Mino Maccari  (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed. Good conditions with slight foxing. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-R...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pen

Signed French Modernist Seated Male Nude Figure Pencil Life Drawing
Signed French Modernist Seated Male Nude Figure Pencil Life Drawing

Signed French Modernist Seated Male Nude Figure Pencil Life Drawing

By Jacqueline Boisselot

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title Signed French Modernist Seated Male Nude Figure Pencil Life Drawing Artist Jacqueline Boisselot French late 20th century Medium Graphite pencil on thin artist paper unframed Si...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Pencil, Graphite

Female Figure - Artwork by Leo Guida - 1970 ca.

Female Figure - Artwork by Leo Guida - 1970 ca.

By Leo Guida

Located in Roma, IT

Female Figure is an original contemporary artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Flower Power. Larfemale figure with chrysanthemums blue, gold tones

Flower Power. Larfemale figure with chrysanthemums blue, gold tones

By Stephen Basso

Located in Brooklyn, NY

ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imaginat...

Category

2010s Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Archival Paper

Fine English School Ink Drawing Gothic Romantic Rescue Figure Scene
Fine English School Ink Drawing Gothic Romantic Rescue Figure Scene

Fine English School Ink Drawing Gothic Romantic Rescue Figure Scene

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Fine English School Ink Drawing Gothic Romantic Rescue Figure Scene Late 18th / Early 19th Century English School circa 1780–1800 ink drawing on artist paper, unframed Drawing size: ...

Category

Mid-20th Century English School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Man Figure - Black China Ink Drawing- 20th Century

Man Figure - Black China Ink Drawing- 20th Century

By Antonio Vangelli

Located in Roma, IT

"Man Figure" is an original black China ink drawing on ivory-colored paper , signed and dated by Antonio Vangelli (1917-2003), on the lower right.

Category

20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

French Expressive Charcoal Sketch of a Standing Nude Figure
French Expressive Charcoal Sketch of a Standing Nude Figure

French Expressive Charcoal Sketch of a Standing Nude Figure

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Standing Nude Figure black pen drawing on artist paper painting: 13.75 x 9 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: very good and sound condition

Category

20th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ballpoint Pen

Study of a Seated Figure from Behind Pencil Sketch
Study of a Seated Figure from Behind Pencil Sketch

Study of a Seated Figure from Behind Pencil Sketch

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Study of a Seated Figure pencil drawing on artist paper painting: 11 x 8.25 inches double sided provenance: private collection, England condition: very good and sound condition

Category

20th Century Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Dark Water, mystery, collage, figure, black yellow, night
Dark Water, mystery, collage, figure, black yellow, night

Dark Water, mystery, collage, figure, black yellow, 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, Mixed Media

Fine English School Ink Satirical Political Cartoon Figure Study Scene
Fine English School Ink Satirical Political Cartoon Figure Study Scene

Fine English School Ink Satirical Political Cartoon Figure Study Scene

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Fine English School Ink Satirical Political Cartoon Figure Study Scene Late 18th / Early 19th Century English School circa 1780–1800 ink drawing on artist paper, unframed Drawing siz...

Category

Mid-20th Century English School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Mid Century French Sketch of a Standing Male Figure
Mid Century French Sketch of a Standing Male Figure

Mid Century French Sketch of a Standing Male Figure

By Josine Vignon

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The lines emphasize the contours and structure of the human form, focusing on the musculature and natural stance. The figure wears a helmet, adding an intriguing element to the compo...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Pencil

"Hollow" hand-drawn illustration, female figure, architecture, surrealism
"Hollow" hand-drawn illustration, female figure, architecture, surrealism

"Hollow" hand-drawn illustration, female figure, architecture, surrealism

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Hollow" is an original artwork made from ink on paper mounted on board by Eva Redamonti. This piece measures 12.75"h x 18.5"w. This work relates to my childhood ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Paper, Ink, Board

Art Deco Wheeler Williams Classical Nude Figure Study
Art Deco Wheeler Williams Classical Nude Figure Study

Art Deco Wheeler Williams Classical Nude Figure Study

By Wheeler Williams

Located in New York, NY

Wheeler Williams (American, 1897-1972) Study for Dawn, 1947 Pencil on paper 9 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. Signed lower right: Wheeler Williams, 1947 Inscribed: Study fo Dawn [illegible] "Dawn ...

Category

1940s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Ross Bleckner Group of 3 Figure Drawings (attrb.)
Ross Bleckner Group of 3 Figure Drawings (attrb.)

Ross Bleckner Group of 3 Figure Drawings (attrb.)

By Ross Bleckner

Located in New York, NY

Attributed to Ross Bleckner (American, b. 1949) Group of 3 Double Sided Drawings Watercolor and graphite on paper Largest: 24 x 18 in. Smallest: 22 3/4 x 18 in. Ross Bleckner grew u...

Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Graphite, Paper

Mediterranean Balcony Scene with Figure Ink Drawing Small Architectural Study
Mediterranean Balcony Scene with Figure Ink Drawing Small Architectural Study

Mediterranean Balcony Scene with Figure Ink Drawing Small Architectural Study

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Mediterranean balcony scene with seated figure, pen and ink with colour accents (20th century) Pen and ink with coloured accents on paper, unframed.

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Pen, Felt Pen

Contemporary watercolor landscape city streer buildings figure signed
Contemporary watercolor landscape city streer buildings figure signed

Contemporary watercolor landscape city streer buildings figure signed

By Craig Lueck

Located in Milwaukee, WI

Art: 3 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches Signed lower margin. Watercolor. From Wisconsin, now living Kansas, Lueck is a Hallmark Illustrator & watercolor painter. He has illustrated both cards...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Where the Light Divides, Charcoal and Graphite Figure Drawing, 2025
Where the Light Divides, Charcoal and Graphite Figure Drawing, 2025

Where the Light Divides, Charcoal and Graphite Figure Drawing, 2025

By Adrian Barquero

Located in Chicago, IL

Adrian Barquero Where the Light Divides, 2025 charcoal and graphite on paper 30.25h x 22.25w in 76.83h x 56.52w cm ABQ017 A figure folds into itself beneath a geometry of light and ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Graphite

20th Century Ink Wash Drawing - Seated Nude Figure
20th Century Ink Wash Drawing - Seated Nude Figure

20th Century Ink Wash Drawing - Seated Nude Figure

Located in Corsham, GB

Unsigned. Presented in a double blue card mount and in a dark wooden frame. On wove.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pen

French Woodland Path Figure Ink Sketch Landscape Drawing Bernard Labbe
French Woodland Path Figure Ink Sketch Landscape Drawing Bernard Labbe

French Woodland Path Figure Ink Sketch Landscape Drawing Bernard Labbe

By Bernard Labbe

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The overhanging trees are suggested through energetic, layered lines and soft tonal shading, creating a canopy that frames the central figure below. The path itself is rendered with ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Felt Pen

Mid Century French School Standing and Seated Nude Figure Study
Mid Century French School Standing and Seated Nude Figure Study

Mid Century French School Standing and Seated Nude Figure Study

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The composition features a fully modelled standing nude alongside a seated figure positioned on a block form. The standing figure is dramatically defined by a strong cast shadow, cre...

Category

20th Century French School Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Graphite

Celestial, female face figure, grey, clouds, sky patterns

Celestial, female face figure, grey, clouds, sky patterns

By Audrey Anastasi

Located in Brooklyn, NY

These collages were created first in the presence of a model, working quickly, in charcoal and pastel, and again, later, alone, furiously tearing and pasting images from magazines, v...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Charcoal, Archival Paper

English Collection of Satirical Caricature Studies and Comic Figure Sketches
English Collection of Satirical Caricature Studies and Comic Figure Sketches

English Collection of Satirical Caricature Studies and Comic Figure Sketches

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Collection of Satirical Caricature Studies and Comic Figure Sketches Late 18th / Early 19th Century English School circa 1780–1800 Three watercolour wash drawings on artist paper mou...

Category

Early 19th Century English School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Mid Century French School Male Female Nude Figure Studies Drawing
Mid Century French School Male Female Nude Figure Studies Drawing

Mid Century French School Male Female Nude Figure Studies Drawing

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

In contrast, the male figure is defined through sharper linear construction and angular modelling, highlighting musculature and anatomical structure.

Category

20th Century French School Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Graphite

Hot Flash, figure, red colors, bright swirling patterns
Hot Flash, figure, red colors, bright swirling patterns

Hot Flash, figure, red colors, bright swirling patterns

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

Mythological Satyr Figure Study Nude Male Charcoal Drawing Classical Style
Mythological Satyr Figure Study Nude Male Charcoal Drawing Classical Style

Mythological Satyr Figure Study Nude Male Charcoal Drawing Classical Style

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The figure is shown in motion, holding what appears to be bunches of grapes, a further nod to Bacchic symbolism and themes of wine, festivity, and abundance.

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Ballpoint Pen, Graphite

Blue Chalk Reclining Female Nude Figure Study Academic French School
Blue Chalk Reclining Female Nude Figure Study Academic French School

Blue Chalk Reclining Female Nude Figure Study Academic French School

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Description: A refined mid century French School blue chalk female nude study, depicting a reclining classical figure rendered in a traditional academic manner.

Category

20th Century French School Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Pencil, Chalk

Mid Century French School Two Standing Nude Figure Study Drawing
Mid Century French School Two Standing Nude Figure Study Drawing

Mid Century French School Two Standing Nude Figure Study Drawing

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The sheet presents two independent standing poses, each constructed with disciplined contour drawing and carefully layered tonal modelling. The figure at left leans slightly backward...

Category

20th Century French School Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Graphite

Fine English School Ink & Watercolor Dramatic Figure and Cavalry Studies
Fine English School Ink & Watercolor Dramatic Figure and Cavalry Studies

Fine English School Ink & Watercolor Dramatic Figure and Cavalry Studies

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Fine English School Ink & Watercolor Dramatic Figure and Cavalry Studies, circa 1800 Late 18th / Early 19th Century English School circa 1780–1800 ink drawings with watercolour w...

Category

Mid-20th Century English School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Mid Century French Graphite Male And Female Nude Figure Study
Mid Century French Graphite Male And Female Nude Figure Study

Mid Century French Graphite Male And Female Nude Figure Study

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Executed in graphite on paper, the drawing demonstrates controlled linear draftsmanship and subtle tonal modelling. The female figure stands to the left, torso angled and head turned...

Category

20th Century French School Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Graphite

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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.