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Artist: Unknown
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
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
Member of the Military Band - Drawing - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Member of the military band is a beautiful pencil drawing on cream-colored paper, realized during the XIX century by an Italian Master.
Hand-signed on the right side of the artwork....
Category
19th Century Old Masters Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
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
George Wills Harley (fl.1900-1909)- Framed Watercolour, A View of Eton College
Located in Corsham, GB
George Wills Harley (fl.1900-1909) - original watercolour. A view of Eton College from the River Thames. Boldly signed to the lower right. Presented in a fine gilt-effect frame. On p...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Attrib. Cornelius Pearson (1805-1891) - Watercolour, Two fishermen by a Weir
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming 19th century watercolour with body color, attributed to the listed British artist Cornelius Pearson (1805-1891). Two fishermen by a weir with sublime mountain vista in the...
Category
19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$290 Sale Price
20% Off
Fashionable Women - Original Ink Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Fashionable Women is an original drawing in china ink by an Anonymous artist in the early 20th Century.
This modern artwork represents a standing women dressed-up and with a sophist...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
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
Paper, Watercolor
'Pittenweem Harbor' Scotland by R. Stirling
Located in Hillsborough, NC
'Pittenweem Harbor' is by contemporary Scottish artist Robert Stirling, signed in lower left. Pittenweem is a fishing village on the east coast of Scotland in Fife, between St Andrew...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$876 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 19th century French watercolor of figures in a wooded landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well-drawn early 19th century French watercolor of a family in a wooded landscape.
Framed in an antique water gilded frame, which might be the original to the piece.
The quality o...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, 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
Gouache, Paper, Pencil
Woman - Drawing - Late-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is a drawing realized in the Late-19th Century.
Red pencil on ivory-colored paper.
Good conditions with slight foxing.
The artwork is realized through deft expressive strokes.
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
After Sir William Russell Flint (1880-1969) - 1995 Watercolour Model and Critic
Located in Corsham, GB
An accomplished watercolour study after Scottish artist Sir William Russell Flint. The scene depicts a life model posing for picture whilst studying some of the artist's other work. ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$545 Sale Price
20% Off
French Watercolor - Path to Autumn
Located in Houston, TX
Dazzling French watercolor of fall colored foliage lining a large path, circa 1920. Signed lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archiv...
Category
1920s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$390 Sale Price
22% Off
Christ on the Cross - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Christ on the Cross is an original artwork realized by the Unknown Artist in the early 20th century.
Original pencil drawing on ivory-colored paper, glued on colored cardboard (22 x...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
$251 Sale Price
40% Off
1930's Original Parisian Fashion Illustration Watercolor Pink and Blue 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 corne...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
Birds of Paradise
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant and detailed depiction of three bird of paradise flowers by unknown artist "Albright" (20th Century). Three flowers are shown with seve...
Category
1950s Post-Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
$540 Sale Price
20% Off
Ellen Edwards - 19th Century Watercolour, Peacocks in the Walled Garden
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful watercolour scene depicting a woman picking flowers in a walled garden with peacocks in the foreground. Signed to the lower right. Presented in a gilt frame and wash lin...
Category
19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$296 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Watercolor, Laid Paper
$263 Sale Price
30% Off
Portrait of Man - Drawing on Paper - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Man is an original Contemporary artwork realized in the half of the 20th Century.
Original Drawing on paper. Red pencil.
Not signed.
Mint conditions.
Fresh portrait ...
Category
1950s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
H. A. Hanpen - Framed Early 20th Century Watercolour, White Mountains
Located in Corsham, GB
An early 20th century watercolour depicting alpine landscape with snow capped mountains in the distance. Well-presented in an elegant gilt-effect frame. On watercolour paper.
Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$195 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Pastel - Portrait of a Lady
Located in Corsham, GB
This classical portrait painting depicts a young lady in early 19th century attire, featuring a white dress with a lace trim and golden locket. The subject is positioned centrally ag...
Category
19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Attrib. William F. Rosenberg (1825-1870) - Watercolour, Norwegian Landscape
Located in Corsham, GB
A mesmerising watercolour study showing Norwegian mountain crags, scaling into white clouds. Also captured within the scene is a stalking heron, perched in the rocks, right of the va...
Category
19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Camp Northampton, Second World War charcoal sketch
Located in London, GB
Anonymous
Camp Northampton
Charcoal sketch
34 x 43 cm
At first glance, this charcoal sketch seemingly depicts three barns lining a country lane. The scene seems idyllic, trees a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Circle of George Chinnery - Early 19th Century Watercolour, Mother and Child
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine watercolour portrait depicting a mother and her infant child seated in armchair. The composition takes inspiration from the delicate portraiture work of early 19th century art...
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
A 1940s Black & WhiteFashion Study for Lily Daché Hat Designs
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 1940s black & white fashion study featuring an advertisement for women's hats by Lilly Daché. Provenance: Cornelia Steckl-Jurin, Founder of the Fashion Department at the Sc...
Category
1940s American Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Sketches of a Woman - Original Drawing by Unknown - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sketches of a Woman 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
$287 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Alley - Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Alley is a drawing realized in the Mid-20th Century.
watercolor on 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
Watercolor, Paper
Framed 19th Century Watercolour - British School Watercolour
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate and alluring watercolour. depicting a farmer taking a break from her cattle.
The painting is beautifully framed in an ornate moulded and gil...
Category
19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$353 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Gouache - A Woman and Her Lurcher
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful gouache study depicting a stylish woman in 1920's attire walking her lurcher. The woman holds a small posy of flowers, seemingly picked from the wild meadows that surrou...
Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
$328 Sale Price
20% Off
Mughal School, 17th century Tiger Hunt near the Jahangir Maha, Agra
Located in Middletown, NY
An illuminated page from a book likely in reference to palace life during Emperor Jahangir's reign over the Mughal Empire.
c 1690. Gouache and ink with heightening in gold on light ...
Category
17th Century Rajput Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gold
George James Knox (1810-1897) - 1857 Watercolour, By the Windmill
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine 19th-century study by the English listed artist George James Knox (1810-1897). The scene depicts figures walking towards the coastline before an old windmill. Signed and dated...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Framed Early 19th Century Watercolour - Portrait of John Harrington
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking watercolour portrait of young John Harrington in a fine black jacket with white linen shirt and regency brummel. The miniature study has been well presented in a period ov...
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$299 Sale Price
20% Off
Figure - Original Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original Drawing in watercolor on creamy-colored paper realized by An anonymous artist in the Mid 20th century.
Good conditions.
The artwork is represented posing nude...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Garden - Drawing - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Garden is a drawing on paper realized by an anonymous in the early 20th Century.
Mixed media on paper.
Fair condition with missing pieces of paper on the margins.
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Watercolor, Pastel
Madame F.C. Byrne (1789-1876) - Mid 20th Century Watercolour, Foxgloves
Located in Corsham, GB
Inscribed in pencil in the lower right. Artist name inscribed on the mount. Presented in a gilt frame. On paper.
Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$248 Sale Price
20% Off
Male Portrait - Original Pencil and Charcoal Drawing by French Artist Late 1800
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Man is a beautiful drawing realized by a French anonymous artist active in the early 19th century. On the lower right, there are the initials “J.G.” that do not allow the...
Category
Early 19th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
Costumes - Original Watercolor - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Costumes" is an original watercolor drawing on ivory-colorated paper by Anonymous Artist of XX Century.
In excellent conditions:,
Sheet dimension: 31.5 x 23 cm.
Illegible Hand-...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Wheat Field Harvest, Early 20th Century Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Early 20th century Italian figurative landscape of a traditional wheat field harvest scene, by S. Frosini (Italian, 20th Century). This figurative landscape in gouache depicts in gre...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board
The Death of Napoleon - Drawing - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Death of Napoleon is a drawing realized in the mid-20th century by an Italian Anonymous artist.
Black marker on paper.
Titled in Italian on the lower.
The state of preservatio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
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
Woman with Child - Original Drawing - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman with child is an original Drawing pen and watercolor on paper in pencil realized in the Mid-20th Century.
In good condition.
The artwork is depicted skillfully through confi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pen
Portrait - Pencil Drawing on Paper - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original Pencil drawing on paper, realized by an anonymous artist in the Mid-20th Century. With another drawing on the rear.
Good conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Attrib. William Papas (1927-2000) - 20th Century Ink Drawing, The Innkeeper
Located in Corsham, GB
A comical sketch of a Jolly Innkeeper captured alongside other characters. Attributed to political cartoonist and caricaturist William 'Bill' Papa...
Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen
Late 19th Century California Landscape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful late 19th-century watercolor landscape in the style of Elmer Wachtel (American, 1864-1929), by an unknown 19th-century artist. This small watercolor...
Category
1880s American Impressionist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$700 Sale Price
20% Off
May Broadhurst Poynton (act.1930-1950) - Watercolour, A Haitian Mambo
Located in Corsham, GB
This vibrant artwork captures the frenetic energy of a bustling dance hall, with a scene of musicians and dancers rendered in loose, expressive brushstrokes. The composition draws th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
August Ludwig Schmitt (1882-1936) - Pastel, Abstract Stained Glass II
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Presented in a white contemporary frame. On paper.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
August Ludwig Schmitt (1882-1936) - Pastel, Abstract Stained Glass III
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Presented in a contemporary white frame. On paper.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
1966 Original Comic Strip
Located in San Francisco, CA
A bit of a mystery as far as who did this original comic strip art. It was done in 1966 and measures 17 inches wide by 6 1/4 inches high.The frame is a...
Category
1960s Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
19th Century Watercolour - Portrait of a Spanish Nobleman
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine watercolour portrait painted in the Grand Manner depicting a well-dressed Spanish nobleman in 17th century dress. Well presented in a simple ...
Category
19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$274 Sale Price
20% Off
Miniature 19th Century Watercolour - The Street Performer
Located in Corsham, GB
A detailed miniature watercolour study depicting figures enjoying a street performer. Possibly Turkish or Middle Eastern. Well presented in an ornate gilt-effect frame. Signed indist...
Category
19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
French school Drawing 18th Portrait Ténor SAINT AUBIN three chalks Paris Opéra
Located in PARIS, FR
French school of the 18th century
Three pencils (pencil, red chalk, white chalk) on paper
27 x 18 cm (45 x 34 cm with frame)
Inscription at bottom “Saint-Aubin de l’Académie de musique”
Dated "1785"
Augustin d'Herbez known as "Saint-Aubin" was a tenor and member of the Royal Academy of Music...
Category
1780s Academic Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Carbon Pencil, Paper, Chalk
$2,396 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine 19th Century Chinese School Watercolour - Portrait of a Female Courtier
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine Chinese School portrait of a female courtier, beautifully executed in watercolour with further details carefully picked out in gouache. The portrait was acquired as a pai...
Category
19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$287 Sale Price
20% Off
Bloomsbury School Mid 20th Century Pastel - Greek Beauty
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming study of a classical Greek woman in a pastel palette. Unsigned. Presented in a gilt frame with a floral running pattern. On paper.
Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
$413 Sale Price
20% Off
Christopher Stolworthy - Framed 20th Century Pastel, Social at the Restaurant
Located in Corsham, GB
Continental street scene with figures seated outside a restaurant on a sunny day. Presented in a double card mount and gilt-effect frame. Signed lower right. On paper.
Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Mid Century Watercolour of the Wild West, Here Come The Cavalry
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid Century pencil, chalk, watercolour and gouache painting of an American cavalry officer riding his horse across the dessert.
This artwork captures the dynamic energy of a lone c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Outsider Art Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Crayon, Watercolor, Cardboard, Pencil
Mid 19th Century Watercolour - A Stop at the Inn
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful 19th century watercolour scene depicting a man and his horse being greeted by a woman outside of an in. The quaint half-timbered building st...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$239 Sale Price
20% Off
Figures - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an original drawing in Pencil realized by an anonymous artist in the early 20th Century.
Good condition.
The artwork is depicted through strong strokes in a well-balance...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
$172 Sale Price
40% Off
Anton Gold (1914-1970) - Mid 20th Century Watercolour, Through the Trees
Located in Corsham, GB
A charmingly expressive watercolour captures a wild landscape of woodland trees. Unsigned. Acquired as part of a studio collection. Presented in a contemporary white frame. On paper.
Category
20th Century Unknown Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
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