Roelof Paul Citroen was a German-born Dutch artist, art educator and co-founder of the New Art Academy in Amsterdam. Among his best-known works are the photo-montage Metropolis and the 1949 Dutch postage stamps. Citroen was born and grew up in a middle-class family in Berlin. Both his parents were Dutch Jews. His father owned a fur shop. At an early age, Citroen began drawing, provoking strong support from his parents. He soon started to experiment with photography with Erwin Blumenfeld and studied art in Berlin. As a painter, he was a Dadaist. As a visual artist in photography, he used the Bauhaus Style of physical portraits, many times with the subject peering intensely into the camera. In 1919, Citroen began studying at the Bauhaus, where he started taking lessons from Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky (part of Der Blaue Reiter) and Johannes Itten, who became one of his biggest influences. Around this time, he started Metropolis (1923), which became his best-known piece. Citroen's Metropolis influenced Fritz Lang to make his classic film Metropolis. Between 1929–35, Citroen made many photographs, clearly influenced by his work with Blumenfeld. He soon started up the Nieuwe Kunstschool (New Art School) with Charles Roelofsz. It ran out of money and closed down in 1937. That year, Citroen became a scholar at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. Among his many students are Kees Bol, Madeleine Gans, Henk Hartog and Jos Zeegers. He designed his monumental postage stamps in 1949. In 1960, he stopped teaching and started painting portraits as his main focus. He painted portraits of famous Dutch people, including a well-known portrait of Liesbeth List in 1979. Citroen died in 1983 in Wassenaar.
Paul Citroen Minimalist Drawing
By Paul Citroen
Located in Tilburg, NL
Bauhaus trained artist Paul Citroen (1896-1983) is famous for his graphic works and photographs. This work is beautifully simple and delicate. It’s depicting a sitting clown, but ...
Crayon
$1,550
Paul Citroen Nude
By Paul Citroen
Located in Tilburg, NL
Bauhaus trained artist Paul Citroen (1896-1983) is famous for his graphic works and photographs. This drawing of a nude woman is fantastic in its simple form and warm colors. The ...
Paper
$4,675
H 28.5 in W 22 in D 1 in
Pair of Italian Academic Charcoal Drawings of Male Nude Figures from 1880
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pair of Italian academic charcoal drawings captures the grace and disciplined form of classical male nudes. One portrays an artist's model, his pose reflective and studied, whil...
Paper, Wood
$7,500
H 20.25 in W 15.5 in D 1.25 in
"Leaning Over", Superb Mid Century Drawing with Male Nude by Paul Stone, 1959
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A masterpiece of figural, Mid Century drawing, this depiction of a nude male figure leaning forward was made by Paul Goadby Stone, who was active in ...
Paper
$250
H 11.25 in W 8.75 in D 1.25 in
Peter Paul Rubens: the Drawings by Anne Marie Logan, 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Peter Paul Rubens: The Drawings (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series) by Anne Marie Logan. Published by Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2005. 1st Ed hard cover Exhibition Catalog. This boo...
Paper
$567
H 10.63 in W 9.26 in D 1.19 in
Eugène de Sala, Minimalist Profile Drawing in Black and Blue Pencil
By Eugène de Sala
Located in Kastrup, DK
Eugène de Sala (1899–1987) Minimalist profile sketch executed in black and light blue pencil on paper. Signed “de Sala”. The motif depicts a stylized female head in profile, constr...
Glass, Wood, Paper
Picasso Style Drawing of an Artist Painting a Nude Model
Located in New York, NY
Fun and fabulous mixed media drawing in pastel crayon of an artist and his nude model after a series of Picasso painting his models. Obviously in the artist's studio the fun colors a...
Glass, Wood, Paper
"Los Angeles Times" Political Cartoon Drawing - by Paul Conrad
Located in San Diego, CA
A "Los Angeles Times" political cartoon drawing captioned "I Gave At The Office..." by award winning cartoonist Paul Conrad, circa 1977. The drawing is a reprint of the original pen ...
Plastic, Paper
$677
H 17.72 in W 15.36 in D 1.97 in
Eric Wansart 'Ukkel, 1899 - Elsene, 1976', Drawing of a Panther, Charcoal
Located in Leuven , BE
Eric Wansart (Ukkel, 1899 - Elsene, 1976), Drawing of a Panther, Charcoal, Signed and Dated.
Organic Material
$858
H 15.4 in W 11.5 in D 0.5 in
John F. Kennedy Portrait, Original Drawing Pencil on Paper Dated 1963, Signed
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
John F. Kennedy Portrait - original drawing in pencil and charcoal on paper, realized by Detlef Henze, hand-signed, dated December 25, 1963. Provenance. Private collection Charcoal...
Paper
French Charcoal Drawing of Seated Nude, Circa 1910
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A charcoal drawing of an art model male nude in custom modern frame. During the Art Nouveau period emphasizing natural forms and structures.
Parchment Paper
$478
H 11.62 in W 8.08 in D 0.02 in
Original, Beautifully Richly Colored, Copper Engraving of Four Parakeets '1792'
Located in Langweer, NL
An authentic, perfect and bright, originally hand-colored, illustration of 4 Parakeets: La Perruche de Mahe, La Perruche a gorge Tachetee, La Perruche Cornu and La Perruche couronnee...
Parchment Paper
$525
H 11.62 in W 8.08 in D 0.02 in
Extremely and Beautifully Hand-Colored, Copper Engraving of 7 Parakeets '1792'
Located in Langweer, NL
An authentic, perfect and bright, originally hand-colored, illustration of 7 Parakeets: La Perruche aux ailes noires, La Perruche a collier, La Perruche aux ails variees, La Perruc...
Parchment Paper
$397
H 11.62 in W 8.08 in D 0.02 in
Rich & Bright, Hand-Colored, Rare Copper Engraving of Four Birds (1792).
Located in Langweer, NL
An authentic perfect and bright, originally hand-colored, illustration of four birds, on parchment paper (copper engraving). It has a fine shining because of the authenticly applied ...
Parchment Paper