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Artist: Unknown
Carl Martin Western Mountain Landscape Watercolor Painting c.1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
Carl Martin Western Mountain Landscape Watercolor Painting c.1970
Outstanding watercolor signed Carl Martin
Original watercolor on paper
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Category
Mid-19th Century Impressionist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Lovers - Charcoal Drawing - 1950 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Lovers is an original drawing in mixed media on ivory paper realized in 1940 ca. by an Anonymous artist of the XX century.
In very good conditions.
The artwork represents embracing...
Category
1940s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Francis Love - 1801 Watercolour, The Abbey Ruins
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming depiction of figures in abbey ruins. Signed and dated in the lower right. Presented in a gilt frame. On paper.
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Maddern - Late 19th Century Pastel, Soft Stare
Located in Corsham, GB
An unusual pastel portrait of a Victorian lady in a white blouse. Indistinctly signed and dated in the upper right. On canvas on stretchers.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
20th Century Charcoal Drawing - Abstracted Landscape
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking British School abstract landscape in charcoal and coloured chalk. The drawing is unsigned and presented in a simple gilt frame with card mount. On paper.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Tom Clough (1867-1943) - Early 20th Century Watercolour, The Village in June
Located in Corsham, GB
An accomplished watercolour painting by the British artist Tom Clough. The scene depicts a charming village street with half-timbered houses and figures in the distance. Signed. Pres...
Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Abstract Pencil Figure
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract black and white pencil drawing of a figure seated and gazing up into the sky, circa 1950.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival pl...
Category
1950s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Nola Armstrong - 20th Century Gouache, Garden Glory
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed. Presented in a gilt frame and double card mount. Title on label verso. On paper.
Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
J. M. Heaton - Late 19th Century Watercolour, Mother and Daughter
Located in Corsham, GB
This oval portrait depicts two figures in a tender embrace against a soft, hazy background. The composition draws the viewer's eye to the central subjects, highlighting their delicat...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
'Barn with Boat Dock, ' by Unknown, Ink and Watercolor Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This framed 22" x 29" ink and watercolor painting by an Unknown artist explores an abstracted landscape depicting a boat dock near a barn. In a neutral palette of browns, grays, and...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
1893 Watercolour - Low Tide, Venice
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming watercolour depicting boats at low tide off the shore in Venice, Italy. Signed with a monogram, dated and titled. Presented in a gilt frame and gold mount. On paper.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Vintage Watercolor Landscape - Les Goules
Located in Houston, TX
Bright watercolor landscape of a sailboat drifting in a small cove ringed by red rock mountains by artist M. Balestié, circa 1930. Titled lower left and signed lower right.
Original...
Category
1930s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Nude Figure of Male Striking Pose
Located in Houston, TX
Powerful French pencil sketch of nude male figure, circa 1920.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival pla...
Category
1920s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Modern Aquatint Abstract
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract modern aquatint etching in black and white, circa 1960. Signed lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard...
Category
1960s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Aquatint
19th Century Watercolour - The River Gorge
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming watercolour study depicting two figures preparing a boat at the mouth of a river. Unsigned. Presented in a gilt frame. On paper.
Category
19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Framed 19th Century Watercolour - A Rocky Viewpoint
Located in Corsham, GB
A serene rural landscape with a winding river cutting through rolling hills and distant mountains. The composition draws the eye from the foreground details of trees and figures to a...
Category
19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
On the Hunt - Early 20th Century Figurative Drawing with Dogs
Located in Soquel, CA
Figurative ink and wash drawing of beagles and a terrier leading the hunter to the quarry by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Unsigned. Displayed in a rustic black and bro...
Category
1930s American Impressionist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Ink Drawing of Village, C. 1910
Located in Houston, TX
Pen and ink drawing of a charming hillside village, circa 1910.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size frame. Archival ...
Category
1910s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Ink Drawing - Sun Bathers
Located in Houston, TX
Ink drawing of two female figures enjoying an afternoon of nude sunbathing by artist Irmgard von Reppert, circa 1960.
Original artwork on paper disp...
Category
1960s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper
Mary Chugg (1935-2024) - Framed Contemporary Pastel, Birthday Party
Located in Corsham, GB
Pastel on paper. Signed in the lower left. Well presented in a contemporary wooden frame.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
James Nasmyth - Framed 1935 Ink Drawing, Christopher Columbus & his son Diego
Located in Corsham, GB
Christopher Columbus and his son Diego outside the convent of La Rabida, ink on paper. Heightened with bodycolour and graphite. Presented in a narrow wooden frame. Signed, inscribed ...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen
Mid 19th Century Watercolour - Portrait of a Young Woman with Hazel Eyes
Located in Corsham, GB
A beautifully painted watercolour portrait of a pretty young woman. Her hazel brown eyes are wonderfully captured, full of light and youth. The miniature portrait is well presented i...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Modern British 20th Century Colourful Abstract Painting - Geometric shapes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
British School, monogrammed/ dated lower corner
gouache painting on paper laid over card, unframed
actual painting: 22 x 15.5 inches
Superb - bold - and very co...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Early 19th century French School, Portrait of a man in profile, oval drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Early 19th century French School,
Portrait of a young man in profile
charcoal on cut paper applied to pink tinted paper
Oval 58 x 47 cm (overall size) the portrait itself 41.5 x 28...
Category
Early 1800s Old Masters Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
“Santa Claus”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original artwork composed of watercolor and gouache on archival paper for use as a Christmas card. Unsigned. Circa 1965. Condition is good. Newly professionally matted. Not fram...
Category
1960s Other Art Style Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
M. Demancy - 1844 Watercolour, Lady with a Flower Basket
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful portrait study depicting a woman dressed in white lace. She wears a bonnet with black trimmings to match the ribbon in her hair and rests her arm over a basket of flower...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Soviet Ukraine Three Generations Of Steel Worker Framed Drawing
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Mid-20th Century 1950s/1960s Soviet Ukraine - Khrushchev & Brezhnev Era.
Three Generations Of Steel Factory Workers.
Framed Charcoal On Paper Period Drawing.
Image size 24.4 inches x...
Category
Mid-20th Century Futurist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Joseph Harold Swanwick (1866-1929) - Framed Watercolour, The End of Day
Located in Corsham, GB
A finely painted bucolic scene by the highly collected British artist Joseph Harold Swanwick (1866-1929). The composition centres on a tranquil stream where figures gather, surrounde...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Lanvin of Paris c1920s Original Fashion Illustration in Gouache
Located in Bristol, CT
9 3/4"H x 6 3/4"W
Category
1920s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
French Watercolor of Pont Royal, Paris, 1921
Located in Houston, TX
Combining soft sunlight, shadows, and reflections, French artist G. Genin provides an impressionistic view of the Pont Royal in Paris, 1921. Located between the Quai Anatole France a...
Category
1920s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Abstract Eye
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-century French modern abstract painting of green and blue eye, circa 1960.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size frame....
Category
1960s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Pen
Grimace - China Ink and Watercolor Drawing - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Grimace is a beautiful brown and black China ink drawing and watercolor on wire rod paper, made by an anonymous artist of the late 18th century.
A precious old master's original dra...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Framed 19th Century Watercolour - Wooded Landscape with Abbey Ruins
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderfully detailed 19th-century monochrome watercolour on paper. Well presented in a wash-line mount and gilt-effect frame. Unsigned.
Category
19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
BIRDS
Located in Portland, ME
Anonymous. BIRDS. Ink and watercolor on tissue thin Japanese laid paper. Not dated, unsigned. A lovely drawing showing 9 birds and heads of two others. 10 5/8 x 14 1/2 inches (sheet)...
Category
19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
French Fashion Sketch - Fur Trimmed Evening Dress
Located in Houston, TX
Unique pencil and gouache fashion sketch of a slim and flowing blue evening dress trimmed in white fur, circa 1930.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold bo...
Category
1930s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Pencil
The Condor - Original Pencil Drawing - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Condor is an original contemporary artwork realized by a French artist in the middle of the XX Century.
Original drawing pencil on cardboard.
A signature is present on the low...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Eizo Kato 1926 Japanese Watercolor
Located in San Francisco, CA
Eizo Kato: 1906-1972. Well listed Japanese artist with auction records for watercolors over $8500. This is a magnificent tropical scene, probably in Japan or another pacific island. ...
Category
1920s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Watercolor 19th French school flowers hollyhocks large Academic
Located in PARIS, FR
French school of the mid-19th century
Watercolor
51 x 37 cm (69 x 55 cm with frame)
Signed and dated at the bottom “M. C. / 1857”
The hollyhock comes from China, passing through Sy...
Category
1850s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Couple - Original Watercolor - 1950 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Couple is an original drawing in mixed media on ivory paper realized in 1950 ca. by an Anonymous artist of the XX century.
In very good conditions, except for some ripping and foxin...
Category
1950s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Modern British 20th Century Colourful Abstract Painting - Geometric shapes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
British School, monogrammed/ dated lower corner
gouache painting on paper laid over card, unframed
actual painting: 22 x 15.5 inches
Superb - bold - and very co...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
19th Century Graphite Drawing - Classical Foot
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine graphite drawing depicting a classical statue of a foot. Unsigned. The drawing has been float-mounted and presented in a slim black frame. On paper.
Category
19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Sketches - Original Drawing by Unknown - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sketches is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by an Unknown artist in mid-20th century.
Good condition on a yellowed paper.
No signature.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Framed Late 19th Century Watercolour - Portrait of a Gypsy Girl
Located in Corsham, GB
A colourful and well-painted watercolour portrait of a gypsy girl holding a deck of playing cards. Well presented in a decorative gilt-effect fra...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Spring Rain - Vertical Chinese Landscape with Waterfalls and Mountains
Located in Soquel, CA
Spring Rain - Vertical Chinese Landscape with Waterfalls and Mountains
Idyllic landscape with a massive waterfall by an unknown artist (20th ...
Category
20th Century Qing Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Rice Paper
Boxing - Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Boxing is a drawing realized in the Mid-20th Century.
Pencil on ivory-colored paper
Good conditions with slight foxing.
The artwork is realized through deft expressive strokes.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Italian School 17th Century Drawing of Putti
Located in Stockholm, SE
A fine small Italian 17th/18th century sepia ink study of 6 putti in different positions. Paper mounted on paper. A tergo written "Scuola Lombarda".
A putto/putti are figure in a wo...
Category
17th Century Italian School Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
18th Century Roman School , A Palazzo with antiques, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
18th Century Roman School
A Palazzo with antiques
Brown ink and pen, brown ink wash on paper
12.5 x 20 cm
Framed : 28,5 x 35.5
This nice drawing represents a genre scene, with a nobleman, priests, a mother and her children...
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Modern British 20th Century Colourful Abstract Painting - Geometric shapes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
British School, monogrammed/ dated lower corner
gouache painting on paper laid over card, unframed
actual painting: 22 x 15.5 inches
Superb - bold - and very co...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Mythological Subject - Charcoal and Ink Drawing
Located in Roma, IT
Mythological subject is a precious original drawing (black chalk, brush, and watercolor ink on ivory colored paper). Unsigned.
Inscription: "Disegnato dal P. e Scotti ricavato da que...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Charcoal
1840 Watercolour - Madonna and Child
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine watercolour depiction on the Madonna and Child with adoring Maji and a boar. Painted in Paris 1940. Inscribed to the lower left. Presented in a gilt frame with a foliate motif...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Realistic Pencil Drawing of Man Using a Flying Contraption from Brewster McCloud
Located in Houston, TX
Realistic pencil drawing of a man using a flying contraption. Inspired by Robert Altman's 1970 dark comedy film Brewster McCloud. The film follows a young recluse (Bud Cort, as the t...
Category
1970s Abstract Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
English School, circa 1800 Georgian watercolor, The Sailor's return
Located in Harkstead, GB
A delightful rustic scene dating to circa 1800 with the sailor returning to his thankful wife and the domestic idyll of his country cottage. The harbour with sailing ships ferrying c...
Category
Early 19th Century Romantic Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Laid Paper, Watercolor
Portrait of Christ - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Christ is an original artwork realized by the Unknown Artist in the early 20th century.
Original colored pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper, glued on colored cardboa...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen, Pastel
Ancient Persian Miniature - Original China Ink and Watercolour - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Persian Miniature is an original China Ink and Watercolour realized by an artist of 19th Century.
Good condition for a little brown ...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
French School 19th Century, Portrait of a dandy, watercolor on paper
Located in Paris, FR
French School 19th Century,
Portrait of a dandy,
watercolor on paper
19 x 13 cm
Signed (?) with pencil lower right "L ... " illegible
Framed : 29 x 23 cm
Category
1880s Romantic Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Miniature Late 19th Century Watercolour - Victorian Woman in Black
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming miniature study of a Victorian woman dressed in a black ruffled dress and a hat. Presented in an oval brass frame. On a white bone-like substrate.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Nailsmith Houses, Late 19th Century Rattenberg Austria Historical Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
The Nailsmith Houses, Late 19th Century Rattenberg Austria Historical Landscape
Exquisitely detailed 1888 watercolor of The Nailsmith Houses, a historical building in Rattenberg, A...
Category
1880s Realist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Illustration Board
Landscape - Charcoal Drawing by French Master mid 1900
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original drawing in pencil on paper realized by an Anonymous artist of the XX century.
The State of preservation is very good with the traces of time and some small...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
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