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The Blonde, Contemporary Mixed Media Figurative Portrait
The Blonde, Contemporary Mixed Media Figurative Portrait

The Blonde, Contemporary Mixed Media Figurative Portrait

Located in Atlanta, GA

Title: The Blonde Medium: Mixed media on unstretched canvas Canvas: 10 × 7.5 inches Framed: 19 × 16 inches The Blonde is a captivating contemporary figurative portrait by the artis...

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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Ouroboros - black and white, minimalist, gestural, abstract acrylic on paper
Ouroboros - black and white, minimalist, gestural, abstract acrylic on paper

Ouroboros - black and white, minimalist, gestural, abstract acrylic on paper

By Lynne Fernie

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Above a wide strip of black on a white ground floats a rough circle rendered in a single calligraphic brushstroke in this painting on paper. A spray of black completes this simple bu...

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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Ink, Latex, Archival Paper

Elizabeth Murray Abstract Composition, colored pencil and paper collage, Signed
Elizabeth Murray Abstract Composition, colored pencil and paper collage, Signed

Elizabeth Murray Abstract Composition, colored pencil and paper collage, Signed

By Elizabeth Murray

Located in New York, NY

Elizabeth Murray Untitled Abstract Composition, 1990 Graphite, colored pencil and paper collage on paper (frame bears the original Paula Cooper Gallery label) Signed and dated Spring...

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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Color Pencil, Graphite

"A Shady Runlet" Stream in Fall  New Jersey Watercolor 1878
"A Shady Runlet" Stream in Fall  New Jersey Watercolor 1878

"A Shady Runlet" Stream in Fall New Jersey Watercolor 1878

Located in Soquel, CA

"A Shady Runlet" Stream in Fall New Jersey Watercolor 1878 A rare and exceptional watercolor of two ladies viewing a New Jersey stream in fall by William C. Bauer (American, 1856- 1...

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1870s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Walter Darby Bannard -Ammersee #2 signed painting by renowned Color Field artist
Walter Darby Bannard -Ammersee #2 signed painting by renowned Color Field artist

Walter Darby Bannard -Ammersee #2 signed painting by renowned Color Field artist

By Walter Darby Bannard

Located in New York, NY

Walter Darby Bannard Ammersee #2, 1975 Watercolor and acrylic painting on paper Signed, titled and dated lower recto This is a unique work Frame included: elegantly floated and frame...

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1970s Color-Field Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor, Graphite

Composition With Figures. Figurative Gouache Painting
Composition With Figures. Figurative Gouache Painting

Composition With Figures. Figurative Gouache Painting

Located in Brecon, Powys

Excellent work from this Indian Born (1930) artist, who moved to South Africa. She has received International critical aclaim and her work rarely reaches the market Reddy’s style of...

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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Follower Jacques-Louis David Neoclassical Red Chalck French Paper
Follower Jacques-Louis David Neoclassical Red Chalck French Paper

Follower Jacques-Louis David Neoclassical Red Chalck French Paper

Located in Roma, IT

Important period red chalck watercolor pencil drawing with neoclassical subject. Depicting the Atilius Regulus departing for Carthage.

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Early 19th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk

Richard Anuszkiewicz - Near and Far Acuity, Signed Mid Century Modern painting
Richard Anuszkiewicz - Near and Far Acuity, Signed Mid Century Modern painting

Richard Anuszkiewicz - Near and Far Acuity, Signed Mid Century Modern painting

By Richard Anuszkiewicz

Located in New York, NY

Richard Anuszkiewicz Near and Far Acuity, 1957 Gouache and watercolor painting on board Hand signed and dated 1957 by Richard Anuszkiewicz on the right front Frame included Anuszkie...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache

Stolen Moments #3 Watercolor Painting, Contemporary, Signed, 10x10 in
Stolen Moments #3 Watercolor Painting, Contemporary, Signed, 10x10 in

Stolen Moments #3 Watercolor Painting, Contemporary, Signed, 10x10 in

By Darius Steward

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Steward attended the Cleveland School of the Arts and the Interlochen Center for the Arts before earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Drawing and Painting from the Cleveland Ins...

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2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Charles Bunnell 1941 “Birth of Mind” Abstract Surrealist Gouache WPA
Charles Bunnell 1941 “Birth of Mind” Abstract Surrealist Gouache WPA

Charles Bunnell 1941 “Birth of Mind” Abstract Surrealist Gouache WPA

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

A rare and museum-quality 1941 original by Charles Ragland Bunnell, 'Birth of Mind' represents one of the most intellectually and emotionally charged works from the artist’s pivotal ...

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1940s Surrealist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Archival Paper

Apache Woman on Horseback, by Allan Houser, Haozous, painting, paper, horse
Apache Woman on Horseback, by Allan Houser, Haozous, painting, paper, horse

Apache Woman on Horseback, by Allan Houser, Haozous, painting, paper, horse

By Allan Houser

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Apache Woman on Horseback, by Allan Houser, Haozous, painting, paper, horse Painting on paper from 1946 by master artist Allan Houser. Ft. Sill Chiricahua Apache. GLENN GREEN GALLE...

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1940s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Nude
Nude

Nude

By Byron Browne

Located in Columbia, MO

Byron Browne (American, 1907 - 1961) was a painter, muralist, and teacher who played a central role in the development of abstract and modernist art in the United States. Born in Yon...

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1950s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media, Gouache, Paper

Orientalist Watercolor Painting a Carpet Merchant by Eugene Louis Lami
Orientalist Watercolor Painting a Carpet Merchant by Eugene Louis Lami

Orientalist Watercolor Painting a Carpet Merchant by Eugene Louis Lami

By Eugène Louis Lami

Located in New York, NY

The Carpet Seller depicts a man in a domed Fez hat as he is approached by three women and a child. Middle eastern architecture floods the scene. The way the paint is applied creates ...

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19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

"Study for Geometric Composition" Pat Lipsky, Color Field, Stripes, Blue and Red
"Study for Geometric Composition" Pat Lipsky, Color Field, Stripes, Blue and Red

"Study for Geometric Composition" Pat Lipsky, Color Field, Stripes, Blue and Red

By Pat Lipsky

Located in New York, NY

Pat Lipsky Study for Geometric Composition, circa 2005 Acrylic on paper 17 x 14 inches Pat Lipsky is an American abstract painter whose work has played a significant role in the ev...

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Early 2000s Color-Field Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Cherry Dancer
Cherry Dancer

Cherry Dancer

By Marcel Vertès

Located in Miami, FL

Cherry Dancer Girl Juggling Cherries is more than charming. It's both sweet and tart as one visually consumes it. Signed lower right. Work is framed under glass Marcel Vertes Fren...

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1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

Foundational Series: Studio Archive No. 222 Archival Works on Paper
Foundational Series: Studio Archive No. 222 Archival Works on Paper

Foundational Series: Studio Archive No. 222 Archival Works on Paper

By Rebecca Wing Sze Lam

Located in STRETTON, AU

Foundational Series: Studio Archive No. 222 The Work "Studio Archive No. 223" is a compelling study of introspection and the architectural weight of the solitary figure. As part of...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Drawings...

Materials

Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Foundational Series Studio Archive: No 221 Structural Acrylic and Pigment Stick
Foundational Series Studio Archive: No 221 Structural Acrylic and Pigment Stick

Foundational Series Studio Archive: No 221 Structural Acrylic and Pigment Stick

By Rebecca Wing Sze Lam

Located in STRETTON, AU

Foundational Series Studio Archive: No. 221 The Work "Studio Archive: No. 221" is a compelling study of introspection and the architectural weight of the solitary figure. As part o...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Drawings...

Materials

Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Foundational Series Studio Archive: No. 220 Mix Media Study
Foundational Series Studio Archive: No. 220 Mix Media Study

Foundational Series Studio Archive: No. 220 Mix Media Study

By Rebecca Wing Sze Lam

Located in STRETTON, AU

Foundational Series Studio Archive No. 220 ​The Work ​"Studio Archive No. 220" is a sophisticated mixed-media study exploring the quietude and structural elegance of the solitary hu...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Nude Drawings and W...

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Archival Ink, Acrylic, Gesso, Oil Pastel

F.S Studio Archive No. 222: Figuration in Burnt Sienna and Earth Pigment
F.S Studio Archive No. 222: Figuration in Burnt Sienna and Earth Pigment

F.S Studio Archive No. 222: Figuration in Burnt Sienna and Earth Pigment

By Rebecca Wing Sze Lam

Located in STRETTON, AU

Foundational Series Studio Archive No. 222: Mixed Media Figuration in Burnt Sienna and Earth Pigments The Work "Foundational Series Studio Archive No. 222" is a powerful exploratio...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Drawings...

Materials

Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper

1944 Modernist Portrait Representing a Mexican Labor Protest, Signed M.S. Rivera
1944 Modernist Portrait Representing a Mexican Labor Protest, Signed M.S. Rivera

1944 Modernist Portrait Representing a Mexican Labor Protest, Signed M.S. Rivera

Located in Chicago, IL

A Modernist, 1944 Social Realist, caricature portrait representing a Mexican labor protest, signed M.S. Rivera. Below the portrait is inscribed a Mexican song or poem relating to la...

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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Board

French Landscape
French Landscape

French Landscape

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Delve into the serene beauty of a French countryside landscape through the artist Didier's watercolor masterpiece. This original piece, steeped in the impressionist style, captures t...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761. A prominent English naturalist and ornithologist, George Edwards (1694 -1773) is best known for his work, ""A Natural His...

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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761. A prominent English naturalist and ornithologist, George Edwards (1694 -1773) is best known for his work, ""A Natural His...

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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761. A prominent English naturalist and ornithologist, George Edwards (1694 -1773) is best known for his work, ""A Natural His...

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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761. A prominent English naturalist and ornithologist, George Edwards (1694 -1773) is best known for his work, ""A Natural His...

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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761. A prominent English naturalist and ornithologist, George Edwards (1694 -1773) is best known for his work, ""A Natural His...

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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761. A prominent English naturalist and ornithologist, George Edwards (1694 -1773) is best known for his work, ""A Natural His...

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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761. A prominent English naturalist and ornithologist, George Edwards (1694 -1773) is best known for his work, ""A Natural His...

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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761. A prominent English naturalist and ornithologist, George Edwards (1694 -1773) is best known for his work, ""A Natural His...

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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761. A prominent English naturalist and ornithologist, George Edwards (1694 -1773) is best known for his work, ""A Natural His...

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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds

George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761. A prominent English naturalist and ornithologist, George Edwards (1694 -1773) is best known for his work, ""A Natural His...

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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Early 20th Century French Military Portrait, The Brave Soldier
Early 20th Century French Military Portrait, The Brave Soldier

Early 20th Century French Military Portrait, The Brave Soldier

Located in Cotignac, FR

Early 20th Century French pastel portrait of a military officer by Marie Laforge. The painting is signed dated and dedicated bottom right. The subject's name is written but as yet un...

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Early 20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

French Impressionist Landscape, Barbizon School, Crossing the River
French Impressionist Landscape, Barbizon School, Crossing the River

French Impressionist Landscape, Barbizon School, Crossing the River

Located in Cotignac, FR

Early 20th century watercolour on paper of a tranquil river, bridge and village scene. The painting is presented in a plain wood frame under glass. This charming watercolour portra...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Abstract, Gouache and Watercolour Painting by John Hubbard, 1976
Abstract, Gouache and Watercolour Painting by John Hubbard, 1976

Abstract, Gouache and Watercolour Painting by John Hubbard, 1976

By John Hubbard

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Abstract, Gouache and Watercolour Painting by John Hubbard 1931-2017, 1976 Additional information: Medium: Gouache and watercolour 12.5 x 20 cm 4 7/8 x 7 7/8 in signed, initialled a...

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20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Woman Sits and Looks About_America Martin_Blue Chalk on Paper_Figurative
Woman Sits and Looks About_America Martin_Blue Chalk on Paper_Figurative

Woman Sits and Looks About_America Martin_Blue Chalk on Paper_Figurative

By America Martin

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

America Martin "Woman Sits and Looks About" Blue Chalk on Paper 23.50 x 22 in 30” x 28” Framed AMERICA MARTIN is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine artist based...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Old Bobbin Mill on the Spey, Scotland watercolor 19th century
Old Bobbin Mill on the Spey, Scotland watercolor 19th century

Old Bobbin Mill on the Spey, Scotland watercolor 19th century

Located in Hillsborough, NC

William Beattie-Brown is a 19th century Scottish artist, and a master landscape painter using tonal color in a naturalistic style. 'Old Bobbin Mill on the Spey River' is signed and d...

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1880s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Portrait of Mrs Veronica Heiss with Coral Hair Ornament and Necklace, 1883
Portrait of Mrs Veronica Heiss with Coral Hair Ornament and Necklace, 1883

Portrait of Mrs Veronica Heiss with Coral Hair Ornament and Necklace, 1883

By Anders Zorn

Located in Stockholm, SE

This early watercolour portrait by Anders Zorn depicts Mrs Veronica Heiss (née Reiner, 1841–1927) in a bust-length, oval composition. Zorn portrays the sitter wearing a vivid madder-...

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1880s Post-Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

The Nodes of Alvor Portugal
The Nodes of Alvor Portugal

The Nodes of Alvor Portugal

By Audrey Flack

Located in New York, NY

Audrey Flack The Nodes of Alvor Portugal, 1982 Watercolor on paper (bears original Louis Meisel Gallery label on the back) Pencil signed and titled by the artist on the front, bears ...

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1980s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Danseuse By Pierre Carrier-Belleuse
Danseuse By Pierre Carrier-Belleuse

Danseuse By Pierre Carrier-Belleuse

By Pierre Carrier-Belleuse

Located in New Orleans, LA

Pierre Carrier-Belleuse 1851-1932 French Danseuse Signed “Pierre Carrier-Belleuse” (lower right) Pastel on canvas Strikingly elegant, this extraordinary pastel by French impressi...

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19th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Canvas, Pastel

Lágrima de Nube. The memory of narcissus series Watercolor  Painting
Lágrima de Nube. The memory of narcissus series Watercolor  Painting

Lágrima de Nube. The memory of narcissus series Watercolor Painting

By James Bonachea Guerra

Located in Miami Beach, FL

This series of works stems from the reflection on the value attributed to objects (metals and precious stones), established culturally and historically by society. By means of the tw...

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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Cardboard

Late Autumn, Beautiful Small Landscape Watercolor by Fanny Hjelm
Late Autumn, Beautiful Small Landscape Watercolor by Fanny Hjelm

Late Autumn, Beautiful Small Landscape Watercolor by Fanny Hjelm

Located in Stockholm, SE

This enchanting watercolor, measuring a mere 4.5 x 8 cm, offers a glimpse into the beauty of a serene autumn landscape overlooking Lake Möckeln, nestled between the municipalities of...

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1920s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

"Study for SWEEPS, " Pigment Ink on Canvas, 2018
"Study for SWEEPS, " Pigment Ink on Canvas, 2018

"Study for SWEEPS, " Pigment Ink on Canvas, 2018

By Jan Pieter Fokkens

Located in Chicago, IL

The colorful paintings of Jan Pieter Fokkens transport us to distant worlds beyond our comprehension. Within seemingly infinite networks of lines, dots, and crosses, he decodes the r...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Canvas, Ink

Barge on the River Seine, Watercolor on Paper, Signed, Circa 1970s
Barge on the River Seine, Watercolor on Paper, Signed, Circa 1970s

Barge on the River Seine, Watercolor on Paper, Signed, Circa 1970s

By Roland Dubuc

Located in London, GB

DuBuc died in his workshop in 1998. Dimensions with frame: H 62 cm / 24.4" W 75 cm / 29.5" Dimensions without frame: H 49 cm / 19.3" W 63 cm / 24.8"

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1970s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Lemon Yellow Flowers - Whimsical Fantasy Figurative Artwork on Paper
Lemon Yellow Flowers - Whimsical Fantasy Figurative Artwork on Paper

Lemon Yellow Flowers - Whimsical Fantasy Figurative Artwork on Paper

By Silvia Pavarini

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Italian painter Silvia Pavarini is known for her distinctly feminine artworks that resonate with the quiet whispers of nature. Each piece she creates embodies an ongoing dialogue wit...

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2010s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Take Only What You Need
Take Only What You Need

Take Only What You Need

By Stephen Namara

Located in Burlingame, CA

'Take only what you need' is 18.5 x 11 inches and is professionally framed in a museum quality minimal black stem frame with an outer dimension of 23 1/4 x 15 1/2 inches.

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

Materials

Ink, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Pigment

Landscape Watercolour, Lake and View to the Mountains
Landscape Watercolour, Lake and View to the Mountains

Landscape Watercolour, Lake and View to the Mountains

Located in Cotignac, FR

Watercolour landscape of a lake and surrounding mountains by Nano. The painting is signed bottom left and presented in a fine period gilt frame under glass. This painting portrays a...

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Early 20th Century Romantic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

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