Jan De Ruth Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Nude Laying Over the Edge of the Bed in Pastel on Paper Elegant pastel composition of a nude woman by an unknown artist (20th Century). The model is laying on her back, with her hea...

Pastel on paper 13 x 19 in. (33 x 48.2 cm.) Signed (at lower right): Kupka EX COLL.: private collection, St. Louis; to Howard Baer, 1972; [Gimpel-Weitzenhoffer Galleries, New York...

Clean and confident sketch of a nude model by an unknown San Francisco Bay Area artist (20th Century). A woman is lying down on her back, with her arms above her head and legs up on ...

Elegant mid century figure study in pastel on brown paper depicting a seated nude woman with a hat and rose, by by American artist Louis Nadalini (Italian, 1927-1995). Signed Nadalini upper right. Presented in a simple wood frame, with new mat and new foam core backing. Image size: 29"H x 19.5"W. Signed and dated "Nadalini 85" lower right. Unframed. ARTFORUM article: Louis Nadalini In the last couple of seasons, San Francisco has lost several of its galleries. Some others have just recently begun operating but often with an entirely new group of artists. Some members of those apparently secure gallery stables that went out of business have found their way into other stables, but a larger group is without a place to show. I decided to look into such a person’s studio in my endeavor to find out what is really happening in the Bay Area art world. I went to see Louis Nadalini. His latest painting continues with the lattice of slats protruding forward with two variations of the painting painted on the sides of the slats which are viewable when standing to either side. This was always a very abstract method and he had quite often painted pure abstractions which centered quietly into hypnotic devices of exceptional color richness, but which gave a kaleidoscopic change as you moved past it. Untitled #42 (the most recent painting) has subject matter and was done in a much more painterly way. The side variations were flat in color, and there were some elements seen only in the side views, a skeleton’s arm and a black hand, for example. Nadalini says that he may abandon the lattice altogether if it gets in his way, but so far it seems to work better than it did with the abstractions. He is enthusiastic about the work he is doing, felt very free about making changes, and was, at the same time still happy about work from several years ago and unwilling to think that older work and new work should not be exhibited together. He hasn’t been thinking about galleries for a while. Nadalini goes to sea periodically which gives him time for contemplation as well as for renewing his resources. by —Knute Stiles...

"Amber" by Primary Hughes (United States) is a handmade nude portrait of a woman, made with charcoal and pastel on paper. This piece of artwork is framed and ready to hang.

Seated Male Nude in Charcoal on Paper Figurative piece with a nude male by Santa Cruz and San Francisco artist Heather Speck (American, b. 1978). The...

Nude figure study of a seated female model by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Circa 1940. Unsigned. Unframed. Image size: 25"H x 19"W.

Mint condition, vivid colors. Free US CONTINENTAL shipping, incl Europe and Asia. Antoine Calbet: A Master of Academic Realism in the Third Republic A Distinguished Journey Antoine...

"Esme" by Primary Hughes (United States) is a handmade nude portrait of a woman, made with charcoal and pastel on paper. This piece of artwork is framed and ready to hang.

Wonderful mid century figurative nude charcoal line drawing of a girl walking away by Moni (Mariellen) Ehlers (American, 1926-2007). Charcoal on...

Nude is an original drawing in Sanguine pastel on paper realized in 1940 ca. by Joseph Kaplan (1900-1980). Stamp on the lower right. The state of preservation is good except for s...

Vito Tomasello. Portrait of Wayne Herman, 1971. Pasel on paper, 18 x 24 inches. Signed and dated upper left. A lifetime NYC resident, Tomasello is best known for his male nude draw...