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Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Charcoal Drawing
By John Haley
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful abstract expressionist drawing in shades and tones of grays and black by John Haley
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Graphite

Abstract Composition - China ink Drawing by Michel Cadoret - Mid-20th Century
By Michel Cadoret
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition is an original artwork realized by Michel Cadoret. China ink on paper. The
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Abstract Composition - China ink Drawing by Michel Cadoret - Mid-20th Century
By Michel Cadoret
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition is an artwork realized by Michel Cadoret . China ink on paper. The monogram
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

1950s Abstract Charcoal Drawing, Mid Century Modern Design, Black Off White
Located in Denver, CO
Circa 1955 abstract charcoal drawing on paper signed by artist Ludwig R. Sander (1906-1975
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1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Charcoal

Abstract Expressionist Blue Pastel Drawing Mid Century Modern WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
Philadelphia Academy of Fine Art. an author of art books, etcher, painter of townscapes, landscapes, figure
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20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Vintage Abstract Figure Drawing on Paper.
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Abstract Figure Drawing on Paper with Plastic Covering Possibly Charcoal or Pastel
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Drawings

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Paper

Vintage Abstract Nude Woman Figure Drawing on Board
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Abstract Nude Woman Figure Drawing on Board Possibly Pastel Retro broad strokes unique
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Drawings

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Softwood

Sutherland Project VII: Cubist Abstract Graphite Drawing with Antique Frame
By David Dew Bruner
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative abstract cubist style drawing in an antique wood frame, inspired by artwork by Graham
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite, Paper

Infanta IV: Figurative Cubist Abstract Graphite Drawing with Antique Frame
By David Dew Bruner
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative abstract cubist style drawing inspired by the Infanta Margarita in an antique gold frame
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Black and White Abstract Drawing by Joan Strauss Carl
Located in Pasadena, CA
abstract sculpture and the recognition of a tangible figure, resonating in accord with the sensibility of
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Lindner Totem (Modern, Cubist Style Abstract Drawing in Antique Frame)
By David Dew Bruner
Located in Hudson, NY
shapes, further abstracting the figure. The drawing is completed with multiple layers of graphite. At
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Infanta LXII: Figurative Abstract Cubist Style Graphite Drawing, White Frame
By David Dew Bruner
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative abstract cubist style graphite drawing of a standing figure in a white frame inspired by
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Abstract with Figures Israeli Mid Century Modernist Woodcut Watercolor Painting
By Stefan Alexander
Located in Surfside, FL
An abstracted composition containing a kneeling figure . this is a stamped print, woodcblock most
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Woodcut

Abstract Drawing Watercolor Painting Totem Column Jewish American Modernist WPA
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
Miniature Abstract Totem. Signed with initials. Provenance: Virginia Field, Arts administrator; New
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Infanta XXIII (Abstract Cubist Figure in Vintage Embroidered Gold Frame)
By David Dew Bruner
Located in Hudson, NY
figure. The drawing is completed with multiple layers of graphite. At close range, the viewer can notice
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Graphite

Larry Zox "Minus" Drawing
By Larry Zox
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Larry Zox (1937-2006) was a central figure in the evolution of 20th century abstraction in America
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1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media

French Abstract Figure Mid 20th Century Signed Graphite and Watercolour
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Nude Female Figure by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998) Signed right left Watercolour and
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Graphite

Larry Zox "Mosaic" Drawing, 1966
By Larry Zox
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Larry Zox (1937-2006) was a central figure in the evolution of 20th century abstraction in America
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1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media

Larry Zox "Black Push" Drawing, 1965
By Larry Zox
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Larry Zox (1937-2006) was a central figure in the evolution of 20th century abstraction in America
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1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media

Larry Zox "Diamond Drill Series" Drawing
By Larry Zox
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Larry Zox (1937-2006) was a central figure in the evolution of abstraction in American art of the
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1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Color Pencil

Larry Zox "Teal Top" Drawing, 1966
By Larry Zox
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Larry Zox (1937-2006) was a central figure in the evolution of 20th century abstraction in America
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1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media

Larry Zox "Meta Center" Drawing, 1965
By Larry Zox
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Larry Zox (1937-2006) was a central figure in the evolution of 20th century abstraction in America
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1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media

CARLOS CARNERO (1922-1980) ORIGINAL INK DRAWING - FIGURE SKETCHES DOODLES
By Carlos Carnero
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
50's, he tried the cubisante figuration of the portraits of Picasso then adopts the abstract balances
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Pencil

1960s Figural Graphite Drawing by Artist Albert Radoczy
By Albert Radoczy
Located in Stone Mountain, GA
and decor during the mid-20th century. His artwork received recognition at esteemed institutions such
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1960s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Granite

Ken Longcake - Mid 20th Century Gouache, Abstract Figure in Blue
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. On wove.
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20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

1960s Figural Graphite Drawing by Artist Albert Radoczy
By Albert Radoczy
Located in Stone Mountain, GA
and decor during the mid-20th century. His artwork received recognition at esteemed institutions such
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Grayscale Abstract Figurative Drawing of a Lounging Woman
Located in Houston, TX
Grayscale abstract charcoal drawing of a lounging female figure. The work features loose
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Pencil

Modernist Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Painting Bauhaus Weimar Artist
By Pawel Kontny
Located in Surfside, FL
Abstract watercolor composition bearing the influence of the earlier color-block compositions of
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Abstract Expressionist Ink Drawing on Paper by Salvatore Grippi 1953
By Salvatore Grippi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
storied career, Grippi oscillated between the figural and abstract. He seemed to be most comfortable and
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Drawings

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Paper

Abstract Expressionist Rabbi Watercolor Painting Jewish American Modernist WPA
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
introduced Paul Klee, (among others) to America, purchased several of Ben-Zion’s drawings. Curt Valentin
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Mid-Century "Green & Blue Nude" Oil Pastel Drawing
By Jack Hooper
Located in Arp, TX
painter, muralist, sculptor, printmaker and art educator. Hooper was a major figure on the Southern
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1960s Abstract Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Paper

Midcentury Abstract Expressionist Ink Drawing on Paper by Salvatore Grippi, 1953
By Salvatore Grippi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury abstract expressionist ink drawing on paper by Salvatore Grippi, 1953. Measures: 9.5" x
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Drawings

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Paper

Mid-Century "Green & Blue Nude II" Oil Pastel Drawing
By Jack Hooper
Located in Arp, TX
painter, muralist, sculptor, printmaker and art educator. Hooper was a major figure on the Southern
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1960s Abstract Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Paper

Mid Century Seated Nude Figure with Rose
By Louis Nadalini
Located in Soquel, CA
Elegant mid century figure study in pastel on brown paper depicting a seated nude woman with a hat
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Waterco...

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Pastel, Paper

Mid Century Modernist Seated Nude Figure Study
By George Giusti
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract nude figurative drawing by George Giusti, (Italian 1908-1990). India ink on gesso
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1940s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink, Gesso, Paper

Mid 20th Century Dutch Expressionist painting of a masked figure
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Gabriel Van Schnell (Dutch fl. 1908/1947) The Masked Figure in Abstract Signed, ‘SCHNELL’ (lower
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

Nell Blair Walden Blaine "Standing Figure" Pastel Drawing, circa 1967
By Nell Blaine
Located in San Francisco, CA
Nell Blair Walden Blaine (1922-1996) "Standing Figure" pastel drawing circa 1967 A Fine original
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Untilted, circa 1950, charcoal on paper
By Jean Pons
Located in PARIS, FR
School of Paris. The major artists of the second half of the twentieth century from various pictorial
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

ORIGINAL 1970'S FRENCH PSYCHEDELIC ABSTRACT PORTRAIT PAINTING OF FIGURE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
regularly in France and Belgium in the 60s / 70s. He explored many themes and styles, drawing inspiration
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Gouache

Abstract Figure in Yellow and Blue watercolour by Charles Pulsford ARSA
Located in London, GB
Pulsford ARSA (1912 - 1989) Abstract Figure in Yellow and Blue Watercolour and ink with wax resist 56 x 38
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Expressionist Figure Study
By Sigmund Menkes
Located in Surfside, FL
included figural compositions, portraits, nudes, still lifes, and landscapes. Early in his career his
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Henry Moore Original Lithograph and Pencil Drawing
By Henry Moore
Located in Roma, IT
This beautiful work features on the front a lithograph from a 1958 drawing by Henry Moore from the
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Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Drawings

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Paper

Modern Abstract Figurative Charcoal Drawing of a Woman in a Peacock Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative charcoal drawing of a woman by Texas-born artist Eugene Massin. The work
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Olympia V (Abstract Figurative Graphite Drawing Inspired by Edouard Manet)
By David Dew Bruner
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract cubist style graphite drawing inspired by the famous figurative painting "Olympia" by
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2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite, Paper

Keith Vaughan Figures in Landscape Circa 1960 Pencil Drawing
Located in London, GB
paper Signed with initials KV to back Measures: 17cm x 13cm A pencil drawing of three figures in a
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Drawings

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Paper

Charles Pulsford ARSA Abstract Figure Stained Glass Design Gouache Scottish Art
Located in London, GB
residual stock of William Hardie Gallery. This mesmerising depiction of an abstract figure is likely a
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

The Dead Tiger
By Dorothy Dehner
Located in Fairlawn, OH
bronze sculpture, "Young Pharaoh," 1969, is a geometric, two-dimensional, abstract totemic figure similar
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1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Larry Zox "Rotation"
By Larry Zox
Located in Toronto, Ontario
geometry and color. A rich purple dominates this abstract drawing surrounded by trapezoids. To the 21st
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Color Pencil

Untitled
By Alexander Markovich
Located in New York, NY
would be a winning addition to any style of interior from classic Mid Century Modern to contemporary
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Archival Paper

Untitled
Untitled
H 16.75 in W 16.75 in D 1 in
Original California Figurative Abstract Still Life Ink Drawing Joyce Treiman
By Joyce Treiman
Located in Surfside, FL
trips to Europe to study the old masters, and the human figure is central in her work. In her later
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

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India Ink, Paper

Larry Zox "Edmonton"
By Larry Zox
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Larry Zox (1937-2006) was a central figure in the evolution of abstraction in American art of the
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Color Pencil

Norman Laliberté Signed 1962 “Isaac” Mixed Media Drawing on Board
By Norman Laliberté
Located in Indianapolis, IN
this moody figural abstract drawing. Composed of maroons, browns, and purple pastel and possibly crayon
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Drawings

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Masonite, Paper, Crayon

Ben ZIon Expressionist Judaica Rabbi Watercolor Painting Jewish Modernist WPA
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
, purchased several of Ben-Zion’s drawings. Curt Valentin, another well-known dealer, exhibited groups of his
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Ben ZIon Expressionist Judaica Rabbi Watercolor Painting Jewish Modernist WPA
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
, purchased several of Ben-Zion’s drawings. Curt Valentin, another well-known dealer, exhibited groups of his
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Nude Figure (Nude woman)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Serge Hollerbach (1923-2021). Nude Figure, 1968. Casein on illustration board, image measures 8.5 x
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Casein

"Bathers, " Oil Pastel Drawing with Four Nude Male Figures in Blue and Green
Located in Philadelphia, PA
figuration with a highly abstract setting in bold blues, greens and burnt sienna. The drawing is not signed
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Vintage 1970s Chilean Mid-Century Modern Drawings

Materials

Paint

CARLOS CARNERO (1922-1980) ORIGINAL DRAWING BY FERNAND LEGER STUDIO WORKER
By Carlos Carnero
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
50's, he tried the cubisante figuration of the portraits of Picasso then adopts the abstract balances
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Pencil

CARLOS CARNERO (1922-1980) ORIGINAL DRAWING BY FERNAND LEGER STUDIO WORKER
By Carlos Carnero
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
50's, he tried the cubisante figuration of the portraits of Picasso then adopts the abstract balances
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Pencil

CARLOS CARNERO (1922-1980) ORIGINAL DRAWING BY FERNAND LEGER STUDIO WORKER
By Carlos Carnero
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
50's, he tried the cubisante figuration of the portraits of Picasso then adopts the abstract balances
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Pencil

CARLOS CARNERO (1922-1980) ORIGINAL DRAWING BY FERNAND LEGER STUDIO WORKER
By Carlos Carnero
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
the cubisante figuration of the portraits of Picasso then adopts the abstract balances between lines
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Pen

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