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Artist: Unknown
Alfred Henry Hart (1866-1953) - Framed Watercolour, The Fountain
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate watercolour study of a grand garden fountain with white water lilies. Well presented in a wash line mount and gilt-effect frame. Signed lower right. On watercolour paper.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
FINE 19thC BOTANNICAL WATERCOLOUR DRAWING - NE PLUS MEURIS - DATED 1863, KENT
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: English School, 19th century, dated 1863
Title: botannical study 'Ne Plus Meuris'
Medium: watercolour drawing on paper, with ink inscription below
Size: image: 9.5...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Chinese Calligraphy and Bamboo - China Ink - Mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Chinese Calligraphy and Bamboo is a drawing realized in the mid-20th Century.
China Ink on paper.
Good conditions except for small cuts on the margins.
The artworks represent the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Women nude drawing
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
White wooden frame with glass pane
76,5 x 56,5 x 3 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen, Pencil
$160 Sale Price
83% Off
Neoclassical Architecture - Ink, Pastel and Watercolor - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Architecture" is an original drawing in mixed media on cardboard, by Anonymous Artist of XIX Century.
In aged conditions.
Sheet dimension: 73 x 54 cm
This is an original drawing ...
Category
19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Pastel, Ink, Watercolor
$1,617 Sale Price
25% Off
Brother Gilbert Taylor (1916-2004) - Watercolour, Sunset Over Venice
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful watercolour scene showing the setting sun casting a warm pink glow over Venice. In the foreground narrow boats make their way towards the city's distinctive skyline, gli...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Continental School 20th Century Pastel - Man in a Fedora
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking head and shoulders portrait study of a man wearing a fedora and red suit. He stares straight at the viewer in an almost confrontational stance, with bright blue eyes looki...
Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
$328 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage French Watercolor - Windmill
Located in Houston, TX
Picturesque French watercolor of a windmill in tranquil cool hues, circa 1920.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold bord...
Category
1910s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
$350 Sale Price
46% Off
Three hunters; two with a spear and dagger... Rajasthani School, 19th century
Located in Middletown, NY
Ink and gouache with gold heightening on brown laid paper with a Jaipur Court Fee tax stamp in black ink, 12 5/8 x 8 9/16 inches (320 x 217 mm). Toning, handling creases and minor sc...
Category
19th Century Rajput Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gold
Vintage Watercolor Church Painting
Located in Houston, TX
French watercolor painting of a romanesque elegant church surrounded by trees by aritist Wornser, circa 1950. Unsigned.
Original one-of-a-kind artwork on paper displayed on a white ...
Category
1950s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$350 Sale Price
30% Off
Track Star - Figurative Portrait of an African American Man in Pastel on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Track Star - Abstracted Portrait of an African American Man in Pastel on Paper
Bold and imaginative pastel drawing of a man in a track suit by an unknown artist (20th Century). An A...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Mid-Century California Mission Landscape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid-century watercolor landscape of a California mission with a tree in the foreground by an unknown artist (American, 20th century). Unsi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Antique Italian artist - 18th/19th century figure drawing - St. Sebastian
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian artist (18th-19th century) - Study for a St. Sebastian.
28 x 22 cm. 50 x 35 cm with passepartout.
Ink and pencil drawing on paper, without frame (not signed).
Condition re...
Category
Late 18th Century Baroque Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
$599 Sale Price
37% Off
Landscape - Drawing in Ink and Watercolor - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a Ink and Watercolour on Fabric realized by a Chinese Painter in early 20th century.
Good condition, included a white cardboard passpartout (19x22 cm).
No signature.
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Attrib. Johann Tischbein (1751-1829) - 18th Century Pastel, Lady of Court
Located in Corsham, GB
A romantic late 18th-century pastel portrait, attributed to the German portraitist Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein
(1751-1829). Exquisitely presented in its original giltwood frame...
Category
18th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
'Chinatown San Francisco at Twilight', French School (circa 1950s)
Located in London, GB
'Chinatown San Francisco at Twilight', ink and gouache, diptych on card stock, French School (circa 1950s). This artwork was discovered in Paris, France. The unnamed artist skilfully captured that magical moment at dusk when light is at its most beautiful. The scene is Chinatown, San Francisco in the 1950s. The Far East Café, depicted in this artwork was established in 1920. It is the oldest banquet-style Chinese restaurant in the city. Of course, Chinese cuisine in large cities in America has since moved on from the chop suey...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Gouache
$1,315 Sale Price
20% Off
Academy of seated nude of 19th century Italian school
Located in Florence, IT
Seated male nude that falls fully within the academic "model from life" production of the early 19th century, as also seems confirmed by the "Titus-like" hairdo of the effigy.
The s...
Category
Early 19th Century Other Art Style Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
J. Van Stappen - Dutch School 20th Century Watercolour, Rotterdam
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming depiction of the Cathedral in Rotterdam, The Netherlands from the canal harbour. Signed. Presented in a gilt frame with a plaque bearing the artist name and title. On paper.
Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
John Fellows - Framed Early 20th Century Watercolour, Lady on the Balcony
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate watercolour study of a young lady staring over a stone balustrade. Seated facing the sunny, the women can be seen wearing a pretty blue dress with her hair pinned in a loo...
Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$243 Sale Price
20% Off
Como. The mountain on the lake - Original Ink and Watercolor - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Como. The mountain on the lake is an original artwork realized in the half of 20th century by Anonymous artist.
Mixed color watercolor depicting a beautiful landscape.
Included an ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Night in Paris - Oil Painting - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Paris is an orginal modern artwork realized in the mid-20th century by an unknown artist.
Mixed colored painting on canvas.
Unreadable signature on lower right.
Titled on the lowe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rue de Thorigny, signed F. Feuilloy
Located in Middletown, NY
Graphite and crayon in color with white heightening on cream wove paper, 13 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches (343 x 310 mm) (sheet). In good condition with uniform toning, handling creases, and lightly dog-eared corners.
The building on the left is a hotel particulier in Paris' Marais neighborhood, the Hôtel Salé, which now houses the Musée Picasso.
Category
Late 19th Century French School Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Graphite, Handmade Paper
Life study of a male nude in repose - European School, late 18th Century
Located in Middletown, NY
European School, late 18th century. Red chalk with primo pensiero in graphite on cream laid paper, 8 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (215 x 293 mm). Scattered light handling wear and multiple s...
Category
Late 18th Century Naturalistic Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Laid Paper, Pencil, Graphite
View of Tallinn, Estonia - Figurative Landscape Panoramic Charcoal Drawing
Located in Soquel, CA
A sweeping view of Tallinn, Estonia by an unknown artist (20th Century). This detailed charcoal landscape drawing shows a panorama of the beautiful coastal city on the Baltic Sea, complete with small figures walking on a pier, boats in the harbor, and the iconic Alexander Nevsky...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel
$540 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Graphite Portrait of Beautiful Young Woman by R.G. Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fine Graphite Portrait of Beautiful Young Woman by R.G. Smith
Portrait dimensions 15.5" x 19.5".
The frame measures 17.5" x 21.5".
Signed in the lower right corner.
The portrait ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Fritz Brunner (1908-1996) - Framed 1981 Gouache, Summer Trees
Located in Corsham, GB
This expressive gouache painting depicts a grove of trees in the summer heat. The artist Fritz Brunner (1908-1996) uses bold, gestural brush strokes to capture the scene.
Presented ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Study for Horses Painting - Original Ink drawing - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Study for horses painting is an original artwork realized by Anonymous artist in 19 century.
Ink drawing on paper.
Includes wooden frame (minor def...
Category
19th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Early 20th Century Spaniel Dog Portrait "Odin" after Edwin Landseer
Located in Soquel, CA
Substantial and period portrait of a beautiful spaniel done in charcoal signed "Lee" on verso, c.1913-1917. Although this is by an unknown artist it is an excellent example of Philadelphia Sketch Club quality drawing. Displayed in a distressed black vintage wood frame with mat. Image, 11"H x 13"W; frame dimensions 17"H x 19"W x 1"D. Phildelphia, PA. Gallery and Frame Makers label on verso. Based on the address and history we know the drawing to be 1913-1917.
Founded by Adolph and George Newman...
Category
1910s Realist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Gouache
Roman School (circa 1590–1620) - Study Of An Executioner
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Roman School (circa 1590–1620)
Study of a Male Executioner
Black chalk on laid paper,
275 x 199 mm
Unsigned
Formerly Giancarlo Sestieri Collection
This dynamic figure study, exe...
Category
16th Century Old Masters Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Laid Paper
'French Constructivist Geometric Abstract, ' by Unknown, Oil on Paper
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This framed 26.5" x 31" oil painting by an unknown French constructivist artist uses a dynamic palette of bright colors in a geometric abstraction to create an industrial assemblage ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Constructivist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Taj Mahal, India watercolour
Located in London, GB
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Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Remembering My Arabesque" by Deborah Benedic
Located in Chesterfield, MI
This is a print of an original contour drawing. It is nicely matted and signed by the artist on the back. It is limited edition 1/1.
Shipping options are available.
Category
2010s Abstract Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
$80 Sale Price
20% Off
1930's Original Parisian Fashion Watercolor Blue Floral Summer Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1930's French fashion design, no doubt of Parisian origin.
The painting, executed in gouache/ watercolor and pencil, is dated to the upper corner ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
Nola Armstrong - 20th Century Pastel, Wildflower Meadow
Located in Corsham, GB
With pastel and watercolour. Signed to the lower right. Presented in a light wooden frame.
Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Alley, Watercolor, Signature To Identify
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Alley.
Watercolor, signature and date to decipher.
Paper laminated on cardboard.
28 x 32 cm.
Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Lunch on the Beach - 20th Century Watercolor of Dining on the Seafront
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
This piece was created using watercolour and is in a swept composite frame under glass.
Keywords: Beach, art, arch, arches, sea, ocean, waiter, lunch, waiting, food, flag, boats, bl...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mother and Child - Drawing - 1962
Located in Roma, IT
Mother and Child is an artwork realized by an unknown artist in 1962.
Black Marker Pen on Cardboard
27.5 x 22.5 cm ; 60 55 cm with frame.
Unreadable signature in the lower part.
...
Category
1960s Contemporary Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Board, Pen
"Designer's Interior Rendering" c1950s Watercolour
Located in Bristol, CT
Elegant interior watercolour depicting a stylish sitting room w/ celedon colour palette.
Signed '9 TC 7'
Art Sz: 11 1/4"H x 17"W
Frame Sz: 16 1/4"H x 22 1/4"W
w/ birdseye maple...
Category
1950s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Edgar Chahine Etching of a Woman
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 20th Century
Edgar Chahine Etching of a Woman
Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Etching
Abstract geometric composition with hints of the female body.
Located in Firenze, IT
Abstract geometric composition with hints of the female body
Date: Circa 1970
Medium: Tempera on thick cardboard
Dimensions: H 64 cm x W 50 cm approx.
Description: This abstract geo...
Category
1970s Abstract Geometric Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Illustration Board
$215 Sale Price
40% Off
Commedia dell'arte – Four Character Studies in Watercolor, 1920s
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Unidentified artist, 'Commedia dell’arte' – four character studies (Arlecchino, Pantalone, Pantalone giovane, Tartaglia), watercolor and pencil, c. 192...
Category
1920s Realist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
French Art, Rococo, Portrait Queen Marie Antoinette France, Oval, Circle Vivien
Located in Greven, DE
French School, Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette of France, Pastel /oil Pastel on Paper, Rococo, 18th Century. The Pastel is made in the style...
Category
18th Century Rococo Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Oil
$5,990 Sale Price
75% Off
Architectural Drawing of Bar
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-century French pen and ink drawing on transfer paper of a round bar and lounge, circa 1950.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plas...
Category
1950s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen
August Ludwig Schmitt (1882-1936) - Early 20th Century Oil Pastel, Spiral Study
Located in Corsham, GB
Completed in graphite and oil pastel, this swirling mix of colour and organic line work is a very fine early abstract work by the German artist August Ludwig Schmitt (1882-1936). Exc...
Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Nude Figurative Drawing in Pen on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
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 ...
Category
1980s American Impressionist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen, Laid Paper
The Portrait - Drawing - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Portrait is a drawing artwork realized by an Anonymous artist in early 20th century
Pencil and china ink on paper
Good condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Ink
The Lady - Drawing - Mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Lady is a drawing artwork realized by an Anonymous artist in mid-20th century.
Pencil and watercolor on paper
Good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Pencil
Landscape - Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a modern artwork realized by a French Artist in the Early 20th Century.
Watercolor drawings.
Good conditions.
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Follower of John Varley (1778-1842) - Framed Watercolour, Hermit in a Landscape
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming mountain landscape with a hermit resting against a wooden post. The artist captures the view in fine detail, from the foreground foliage right through to the distant mount...
Category
Early 19th Century Abstract Expressionist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Indian Miniature watercolour on paper Mid 20th c fine detail playful Krishna
Located in Norfolk, GB
Indian miniature showing Krishna, cows and the gopis (girls)
Watercolour on paper, c mid 20th century
Size Mounted: 33 x 22 cm
Image Size: 24.2 x 13.4 cm
Signed bottom right with a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Other Art Style Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Architectural Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-century French pen and ink drawing on transfer paper of entry to lounge in pink and yellow, circa 1950.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. A...
Category
1950s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen
Academic drawing: L'Écorché by Houdon. Italian school. 19th century. 59x44cm
Located in Firenze, IT
Academic drawing: L'Écorché by Houdon. Italian school. 19th century. 59x44cm
This represents the statue of the écorché by the French sculptor Houdon.
Sculpture - Anatomical model o...
Category
Mid-19th Century Academic Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Old Master French Sanguine Drawing of Hercules
Located in Pasadena, CA
Old Master, French School red chalk drawing on paper is not signed .
Done in Sanguine on paper the nude appear like Hercule . The feel and look of the works while academic studies a...
Category
17th Century Baroque Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper
Framed 20th Century Pen and Ink Drawing - Standing Male Study
Located in Corsham, GB
A sensitive pen and ink study of a male model.
Well presented in a vintage wooden frame with an off-white mount. Unsigned. On paper.
Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen
French School 19th Century, Portrait of a young man, drawing signed
Located in Paris, FR
French School 19 th Century
Portrait of a young man
Signed (signature not deciphered) on the lower right
Pencil, black chalk and heightenings of white and red chalks on paper
Oval vi...
Category
1880s Romantic Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Acrylic Polymer, Pencil
'Odalisque', French Watercolour of a Female Nude.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th Century watercolour on paper of a naked female figure before an open window. Signed bottom right but as yet not deciphered. Presented in carved, white painted wood frame.
...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Composition - Drawing - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Mixed media on paper realized by an unknown italian artist, most probably in 1970s.
Pastels and watercolor.
Includes a wooden frame.
Category
1970s Contemporary Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Cat, Dog and Goat - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cat, Dog and Goat is an original drawing in pencil on creamy-colored paper realized by an unknown artist in the early 20th Century.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted through...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Nude of Woman - Original Pencil - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman is an original pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper, realized by Anonymous French Artist of the late 19th Century.
In very good conditions. Image Dimensions: 43.5 x ...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Architectural Drawing of Bar
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-century French pen and ink drawing on transfer paper of a round bar around pillar, circa 1950.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival p...
Category
1950s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen
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