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"Spiritual Self-Portrait" Watercolor, Ink, Portrait, Nude, Linear Grid, Colors
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
"Spiritual Self-Portrait" is a portrait of the artist by the artist. She has presented herself nude
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper, Ink

Early 19th Century Watercolour - Portrait Of Mrs Powell
Located in Corsham, GB
watercolour technique of using many small brush strokes to build up areas of colour rather than washes. This
Category

19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

'Summer of 1976–Portrait of David Barnett' original signed watercolor 1970s
By Estherly Allen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This small portrait of gallerist David Barnett is an intimate example of the watercolors of
Category

1970s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Face - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1980
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Face is a Pastel Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1980s. Hand-signed on the lower
Category

1980s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Faces - Print by Mino Maccari - 1940s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Faces is a linocut realized by Mino Maccari in the 1940s. 50 x 30 cm. Handisigned in the lower
Category

1940s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Linocut

Self Portrait
Located in London, GB
Trelawney Dayrell Reed Born 1886 Self Portrait Watercolour with bodycolour on card, signed and
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1910s Aesthetic Movement Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Portrait of a Young Officer, Thomas Lawrence
By Sir Thomas Lawrence
Located in London, GB
producing small head and shoulder portraits. Little is known about this aspect of the Young Lawrence’s work
Category

1780s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

Abstract Silhouette Hat Portraits - Female Illustrator of Golden Age
By Jessie Gillespie
Located in Miami, FL
small areas of exposed neck and chin. As the viewers eyes goes from left to right - all six silhouettes
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1910s Victorian Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

"Fading Light", pencil, paper, portrait, cubist, classic arts, vanitas
Located in Toronto, Ontario
are all here: an artist's journey developing their own work in the face of art history, the humanities
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Paper

Portrait of a Young Girl, Mid-20th Century Pastel Drawing, Signed
By Alan Durman
Located in London, GB
directly out at the viewer. The girl's bright young face and rosy cheeks display her youthful vigour, and
Category

Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Paper

Portrait of a Woman with a Cigarette, circa 1910, pastel on paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Mathilde MAUJAN VAN DONGHEN (1868-1960) Portrait of a Woman with a Cigarette, circa 1910 Pastel on
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Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Portrait of a Man - Original Pencil Drawing by G.J. Sortais - 1886
By Georges Julien Sortais
Located in Roma, IT
Man Portrait is a beautiful portrait drawn with a sanguine pencil by the French artist Georges
Category

Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

French Pastel Portrait of a Chevalier of the Order of St Louis.
By (Circle of) Jean Baptiste Greuze
Located in Cotignac, FR
A fine 18th century French pastel portrait on paper of an aristocrat wearing the order of St Louis
Category

18th Century Romantic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Jules-Eugène Lenepveu (1819-1898) Portrait of a man in profile, signed drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Jules-Eugène Lenepveu (1819-1898) Portrait of a man in profile signed on the lower right Pencil
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1860s Romantic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Pencil

Man sitting in the studio - Thinking about art -
Located in Berlin, DE
of the body suggests a self-portrait, while the representation of the face is concretised with the
Category

1890s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Thinking by Annemarie Ambrosoli, color pencil, 21x21cm, Abstract
By Annemarie Ambrosoli
Located in Kiens, BZ
series of small colorful unique drawings. Certificate of authenticity included. The figure in this
Category

2010s Abstract Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Color Pencil

Reminiscence by Annemarie Ambrosoli, color pencil, 21x21cm, Abstract
By Annemarie Ambrosoli
Located in Kiens, BZ
small colorful drawing a small work of art. There are beautiful shades of color in the rounded face, the
Category

2010s Abstract Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Color Pencil

Shining by Annemarie Ambrosoli, color pencil, 21x21cm, Abstract
By Annemarie Ambrosoli
Located in Kiens, BZ
series of small colorful unique drawings. Certificate of authenticity included. Shining represents the
Category

2010s Abstract Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Color Pencil

Brightness by Annemarie Ambrosoli, color pencil, 21x21cm, Abstract
By Annemarie Ambrosoli
Located in Kiens, BZ
series of small colorful unique drawings. Certificate of authenticity included. In this colorful drawing
Category

2010s Abstract Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Color Pencil

John Phillip Kemble as Hamlet, Act V, Scene I
By Eastman Johnson
Located in Fairlawn, OH
, the drawing is an ambitious work for an artist only 21 years old and is unique in that it is a small
Category

1840s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Bulldog, Drawing Study of a Brown and White Bulldog, Matted and Framed
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
This small drawing study for the artist's monumental painting, "Renaissance" offers a glimpse into
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Archival Paper, Color Pencil

"Cape Cod Sunset" - Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Cape Cod Sunset" - Watercolor on Paper Colorful sunset painting by San Francisco and Provincetown
Category

1990s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Man in Raincoat, Vintage Modern Watercolor Painting
By John Dobbs
Located in Surfside, FL
Abstracted portrait of a man in a raincoat by artist John Dobbs. This impressionistic depiction of
Category

20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

"Man with Bicycle" Male Nude, Back View, Watercolors, Black and White
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
continues its intrigue with the face looking towards the left while a Renaissance style mask at the back of
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Portrait of a Young Man
By Gilbert Lewis
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
play while we sat. “I always painted from live models in gouache, watercolor or oil. The portraits were
Category

1990s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Influence of Red (male portrait)
By Gilbert Lewis
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
. “I always painted from live models in gouache, watercolor or oil. The portraits were always completed
Category

1990s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Bask, Portrait of a Dark Haired Woman in Blue Shirt, Original Work of Art
By Garek
Located in Chicago, IL
options. Garek Bask watercolor on paper 24h x 18w in 60.96h x 45.72w cm GAR015 Born in small-town
Category

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

Materials

Archival Paper, Watercolor

Portrait - Pastel on Ivory Paper - 1950
Located in Roma, IT
Century. In very good condition except for small folding. The artwork represents a portrait of a woman
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Portrait - Pencil Drawing by S. Goldberg - Mid 20th Century
By Simon Goldberg
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Simon Goldberg (1913-1985). Hand
Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

English Antique Portrait Sketch of Female Nude Standing
By Henry George Moon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
sheet, sheet cut slightly unevenly. Image strong and clean. Small second sketch of a human hand lower
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Portrait of Frances Howard Duchess of Richmond - Flemish Old Master oil painting
By Anthony van Dyck
Located in London, GB
This stunning Flemish Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to circle of Anthony Van Dyck
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Early 17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

FRUGALNOMICS Signed Oil Pastel, Interior Conceptual Portrait, Math, Bicycle
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Union City, NJ
his Visionary Art filled with comical, expressive faces, figures, and colorful, surreal landscapes and
Category

1990s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

Portrait - Drawing in Pencil on Paper by Victor Hubert - Early 1800
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by Victor Hubert (born 1786). Hand
Category

Early 19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Maggie: St. Mary's County, MD (Positive)
By Nikki Rosato
Located in New Orleans, LA
the last year coming into consciousness. The work in this exhibition is a small act and the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Maggie: St. Mary's County, MD (Negative)
By Nikki Rosato
Located in New Orleans, LA
the last year coming into consciousness. The work in this exhibition is a small act and the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Abstract Modernist Drawing of a Nude Man with Winged Figure, Angel
By John Dobbs
Located in Surfside, FL
Abstracted portrait of a nude man and an angel or winged figure by artist John Dobbs. This
Category

20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Girona Blue Door - Three Architectural Stone Doorways, Lush Tropical Landscape
By Carol Pylant
Located in Chicago, IL
it draws us in and leads us to wonder what lies beyond the other doors. This watercolor is matted
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

The visit of the King of Persia Mozaffar al-Din Shah Qajar to the Ostend hippodr
By Carlo Brancaccio
Located in Roma, RM
to the Ostend hippodrome Watercolor on paper cm 74,5 x 125 signed ( Carlo Brancaccio ) and dated
Category

1890s Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

On the Gallops. 1976.Race Horses. Equine.Jockeys.Horse Racing. Racetrack.
By John Rattenbury Skeaping
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Watercolor. Signed & Dated Lower Right. Image size 18.5 inches x 26.8 inches ( 47cm x 68cm ). Frame size 25.6
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Aquardar (Waiting Expectantly) - Architectural Imagery, Doorways, Dappled Light
By Carol Pylant
Located in Chicago, IL
the perfectly balanced composition by Carol Pylant. Watercolor and gouache come together so precisely
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper, Color Pencil

"Nude on Throne" Female, Frontal, Symbolism, Black & White, Abstract
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
: Portraits, Social Injustice & Metaphysics In my work I strive to heal, uplift and inspire viewers and
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Mixed Media

Untitled
By Charles Houghton Howard
Located in New York, NY
self-discovery: “They are in fact all portraits of the same general subject, of the same idea, carried
Category

20th Century American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Graphite

"Bloom 1, " Oil painting
By Elena Burykina
Located in Denver, CO
Elena Burykina's "Bloom 1" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a face with dark hair
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

"Halfway, " Oil painting
By Elena Burykina
Located in Denver, CO
hands folded and supporting her chin as she stares forward, her face cast in light and obscured in
Category

2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

"Bloom, " Oil painting
By Elena Burykina
Located in Denver, CO
dark hair holding a bundle of twigs with blossoming pink flowers that conceal her face and expression
Category

2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Young Piegan Woman
Located in San Francisco, CA
condition. This pastel portrait is by Nancy Powell McLaughlin (1932-1985 a very well-known Montana artist
Category

1950s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Chorizo
By Todd White
Located in Toronto, ON
his characters’ innermost thoughts and emotions on their faces. Todd likens his portraits to his
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Carbon Pencil

Chorizo
H 12 in W 9 in
Woman in thought and Child: the page boy intriguing 19th Century Master drawing
By Gustave Jean Jacquet
Located in Norwich, GB
depicts a thoughtful woman (or woman in thought?) with her face resting on her hand, an a young child in
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Late 19th Century French School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Laid Paper

Gnarled Tree - African American Artist
By Charles Alston
Located in Miami, FL
through in the faces of the youth in his portraits Untitled (Portrait of a Girl) and Untitled (Portrait of
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Still Life with Vera as Raphael Original Drawing
By Josef Levi
Located in Surfside, FL
either portraits or from small portions of much larger works; they are taken from paintings of the Old
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Carbon Pencil

تهران
Located in London, GB
monochrome: mixed on paper, water and charcoal giving birth to a series of portraits of individuals, alone or
Category

2010s Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

تهران
تهران
H 33.12 in W 23.39 in
Me and Myselves
Located in London, GB
monochrome: mixed on paper, water and charcoal giving birth to a series of portraits of individuals, alone or
Category

2010s Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Les Fleurs Maladives
Located in London, GB
Dolah's drawings are monochrome: mixed on paper, water and charcoal giving birth to a series of portraits
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Nothing to be done
Located in London, GB
are monochrome: mixed on paper, water and charcoal giving birth to a series of portraits of
Category

2010s Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Attention, please!
Located in London, GB
portraits of individuals, alone or grouped, whose gender is sometimes difficult to define. Those long limbs
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

MB 815 (Contemporary Seated Male Nude Figurative Drawing, Charcoal on Paper)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
. Athletic chest and shoulder muscles face the viewer while brushes of black charcoal outline the body to
Category

1990s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Conté

MB 821 A (Contemporary Male Nude Figurative Drawing, Charcoal on Paper)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
head. Athletic leg and chest muscles face away from the viewer while brushes of black charcoal outline
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Conté, Paper, Charcoal

Black Bird Tours Around the World (Chalk Drawing over Collaged Sheet Music)
Located in Hudson, NY
, Lenox, Massachusetts Artists Self Portraits, Pratt Gallery, Amherst, Massachusetts Small Works
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Paper

Crowded Sky (Chalk and Pastel Birds over Collaged Paper Surface)
Located in Hudson, NY
, Lenox, Massachusetts Artists Self Portraits, Pratt Gallery, Amherst, Massachusetts Small Works
Category

2010s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk

An Organization of Birds: Figurative Drawing of Colorful Birds on Antique Paper
Located in Hudson, NY
, Lenox, Massachusetts Artists Self Portraits, Pratt Gallery, Amherst, Massachusetts Small Works
Category

2010s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk

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On 1stDibs, there are several options of small watercolor face portraits available for sale. Finding the perfect modern, contemporary or abstract examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a colorful piece of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the small watercolor face portraits on 1stDibs that include elements of beige, gray, brown, white and more. Peter Blake, Louise Laplante, Artis Lane, Julian Ritter and Nathaniel Currier took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paper, paint and watercolor — can elevate any room of your home.

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Small watercolor face portraits can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,600, while the lowest priced sells for $50 and the highest can go for as much as $488,500.