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Artist: Unknown
Studio di piede (study of foot) – Florentine School 18th century
Located in Middletown, NY
Red chalk on cream laid paper, 6 3/8 x 7 inches (160 x 176 mm), the full sheet. In very good condition with minor toning and some modern notations in pencil on the verso, as well as ...
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Early 18th Century Italian School Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon, Laid Paper

Antique Gouache and Watercolor Figurative Landscape by the Sea
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3942 Antique gouache and watercolor on paper set in a period 19th century frame Image size 10x5.5"
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Late 19th Century Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache

Mughal School, 18th century – Emperor Jahangir in his harem in flagrante delicto
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. Circa 1750. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on cre...
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18th Century Rajput Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gold

Mughal School, 18th Century Emperor Jahangir with Empress Nur Jahan
Located in Middletown, NY
Emperor Jahangir and Empress Nur Jahan exchanging lotus blossoms; a symbol of beauty, purity, honesty, rebirth, self-regeneration, and enlightenment....
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18th Century Rajput Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gold

Mughal School, 17th century – Emperor Jahangir reclining in his harem
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. Circa 1690. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on light...
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18th Century Rajput Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold

Maurice Mazeilie, French Impressionist Watercolour - Two Figures At The Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Watercolour Beach Scene" by Maurice Mazeilie (French) Watercolour painting on paper, unframed Stamped verso Painting: 4.25 x 5.5 inches A delightful original oil painting by the 2...
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20th Century Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic

Mughal School, 18th century – Emperor Jahangir in his harem in flagrante delicto
Located in Middletown, NY
Emperor Jahangir in his harem surrounded by lotus blossoms; symbols of paradise itself. Circa 1690. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on cream laid paper, 8 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches (...
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17th Century Rajput Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gold

Mughal School, 18th century Emperor Jahangir with Empress Nur Jahan & concubine
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. circa 1750. Gouache and ink with heightening in gold on li...
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17th Century Rajput Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gold

Mughal School, 18th century Emperor Jangahir on a pleasure boat with his harem a
Located in Middletown, NY
Emperor Jahangir depicted with his harem attendees aboard a pleasure cruise, the water filled with lotus blossoms; symbols of paradise itself. Circa 1750. Gouache and ink with gold ...
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18th Century Rajput Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gold

Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon Dancing School
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Cartoon sketch, ca. 1955. Pencil on paper, sheet measures 8.5 x 11 inches. Unsigned with editor's notations. From a group of sketches meant to be preliminary drafts for editor appro...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Cartoon sketch, ca. 1955. Pencil on paper, sheet measures 8.5 x 11 inches. Unsigned with editor's notations. From a group of sketches meant to be preliminary drafts for editor appro...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Cartoon sketch, ca. 1955. Pencil on paper, sheet measures 8.5 x 11 inches. Unsigned with editor's notations. From a group of sketches meant to be preliminary drafts for editor appro...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Chapel and houses along a lake, New England Landscape - American School, 19th C
Located in Middletown, NY
Watercolor and pencil on buff wove watercolor paper, 10 x 8 inches (255 x 203 mm). In good condition with overall minor toning. Some watercolor paint splatters on the verso, contem...
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Early 1900s American Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pencil

Rajput Ragamala miniature of woman with bell&rattle. Rajasthani School, 19th C.
Located in Middletown, NY
Ink and gouache with gold heightening on fibrous, brown laid paper with a Jaipur Court Fee tax stamp in gray ink, and the 1889 Jaipur State Council stamp in black ink, 13 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches (335 x 222 mm). Toning, handling creases and minor scattered surface soiling throughout. There are scattered coeval Hindi inscriptions in ink on the recto. "A ragamala, translated from Sanskrit as "garland of ragas," is a series of paintings depicting a range of musical melodies known as ragas. Its root word, raga, means color, mood, and delight, and the depiction of these moods was a favored subject in later Indian court paintings...
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19th Century Rajput Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gold

Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon Oil Wells
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Cartoon sketch, ca. 1955. Pencil on paper, sheet measures 8.5 x 11 inches. Unsigned with editor's notations. From a group of sketches meant to be preliminary drafts for editor appro...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Cartoon sketch, ca. 1955. Pencil on paper, sheet measures 8.5 x 11 inches. Unsigned with editor's notations. From a group of sketches meant to be preliminary drafts for editor appro...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Vintage Paris Fashion Drawing - Knit Overcoat, c. 1980
Located in Houston, TX
Charming ink and pencil fashion sketch of a long pink overcoat with clasp by Paris fashion house Création Corine Marie, circa 1980. Includes original fabric swatch and designer's sta...
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1980s Contemporary Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Fabric, Ink, Pencil

Flamenco Dancer with Fan
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning French ink drawing of flamenco dancer poised with fan extended, circa 1960. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plastic sleeve...
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1960s Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Framed 1822 Gouache - The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius I
Located in Corsham, GB
This vibrant early 19th-century gouache depicts the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, specifically the eruption of 1822. The painting shows the volcano violently spewing lava, with boats s...
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Early 19th Century Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Cartoon sketch, ca. 1955. Pencil on paper, sheet measures 8.5 x 11 inches. Unsigned with editor's notations. From a group of sketches meant to be preliminary drafts for editor appro...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

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...
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17th Century Baroque Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper

19th Century Silhouette Portrait of Elegant Man
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Silhouette Portrait of Elegant Man Stamped Barret 148 Holborn London 6.75"H x 5.5"W x 1"D
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19th Century Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Humorous Gentleman's Magazine cartoon
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Cartoon sketch, ca. 1955. Pencil on paper, sheet measures 8.5 x 11 inches. Unsigned with editor's notations. From a group of sketches meant to be preliminary drafts for editor appro...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

17th Century Old Master Drawing
Located in San Francisco, CA
17th Century Old Master Drawing Old master drawing with figure and putti Housed in a handsome contemporary wooden frame Drawing dimensions 4...
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17th Century Old Masters Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Ancient Persian Miniature: Men with Scimitar - Probably 18/19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 15 X 10 cm. This Persian Miniature scene of men with scimitar is a unique precious original painting on the front with handwriting...
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18th Century Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Tempera

Surrealist
Located in Houston, TX
French pen and ink surrealist drawing with female and avian elements, 1993. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a s...
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1990s Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

Arthur McArthur (1827-1892) - Late 19th Century Watercolour, Busy Harbour Scene
Located in Corsham, GB
This atmospheric maritime scene by the artist Arthur McArthur (1827-1892) depicts a bustling harbour. The composition skilfully balances the foreground activity of boats and figures ...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Balinese Women - Original Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Balinese women is an original contemporary artwork realized in the second half of 20th century. A mixed colored tempera on paper. Hand signed on the lower right margin: "IMD Gronding Peneszanana Ubud...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Tempera

French Impressionist Signed Watercolour, Figures on Bright Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Figures On The Beach" by Maurice Mazeilie (French) Watercolour painting on paper, unframed Double sided. Painting: 5 x 8 inches. A delightful original oil painting by the 20th cen...
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20th Century Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic

Fisherman On Quay Maurice Mazeilie, French Impressionist Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Le Pecheur by Maurice Mazeilie (French) watercolour painting on paper, unframed stamped verso painting: 6 x 9 inches A delightful original painting by the 20th century French Impre...
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20th Century Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic

Hurki Costume for an opera - Pencil and watercolor drawing by Taho - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Costume for an opera is an original artwork realized by Taho in the 1930s. Beautiful pencil and watercolor drawing on cardboard. Good conditions.
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1930s Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Mughal School, 18th century – Emperor Jahangir dancing with his harem attendees
Located in Middletown, NY
A joyful scene of lighthearted merriment in the palace of Jangahir Mahal Agra Circa 1750. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on light weight cream laid paper, 8 1/4 x 6 inches (2...
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18th Century Rajput Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gold

A heron fishing – Edo School, 19th century
Located in Middletown, NY
Ink and watercolor on fibrous Japon paper laid down to period cream laid paper, 6 x 7 1/2 inches (155 x 190 mm). Minor toning and some insect damage on the mount, painting itself rem...
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Mid-19th Century Edo Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper

Shah Jahan taking tea with a concubine. 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, 13 3/8 x 8 3/4 inches (340 x 222 mm). Toning, handling creases and minor sca...
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19th Century Rajput Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold

Colorful Lake Reflections, Large-Scale Pastel Landscape with Ducks
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant large-scale pastel landscape of colorful reflections rippling on a calm lake with three small ducks and a boat by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Signed with the ...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Raja Mahan Singh Mirpuri – Rajasthani School, 19th century
Located in Middletown, NY
Ink and gouache with yellow heightening on fibrous, brown laid paper with a Jaipur Court Fee tax stamp in blue ink, 13 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches (343 x 222 mm). Toning, handling creases and...
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19th Century Rajput Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gold

Portrait of Woman - Drawing - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is a drawing realized in the early 20th century by an Anonymous French artist. Pencil on paper. The state of preservation is good. The artwork is represented thr...
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Early 20th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Paper

Antique Italian Painted Hand Fan in a Glass Case
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 19th century Italian hand fan, remarkably preserved with silvered metal sticks and guards depicting ancient gods, palm trees and classical emblemes. The paper leaves are h...
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Mid-19th Century Rococo Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Silver

Man with Telephone - Surrealist Black and White Portrait in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Man with Telephone - Surrealist Black and White Portrait in Ink on Paper Surrealist composition by an unknown artist (20th Century). A man dressed in a su...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink, Pen, Pencil

Mughal School, 18th century Emperor Jahangir taking tea in his harem
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. circa 1750. Gouache and ink with heightening in gold on li...
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18th Century Rajput Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold

Italian School, 17th century - Study for the Vision of Saint Anthony
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Italian School, 17th century Study for the Vision of Saint Anthony Red chalk on paper 247 x 185 mm Unsigned Provenance Private collection, Paris Collection of Count Alessandro Mag...
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17th Century Old Masters Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

Profile of Woman - Charcoal Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Profile of Woman is a Charcoal drawing on paper realized by an unkown artist in the early 20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower, illegible. Good conditions with some foxing.
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Early 20th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Permanent Marker

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...
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1880s Romantic Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Acrylic Polymer, Pencil

Studio di mano (study of hand) – Florentine School 18th century
Located in Middletown, NY
Red chalk on cream laid paper, 7 1/4 x 9 3/8 inches (182 x 236 mm), the full sheet. In very good condition with minor toning and two small nicks in the top sheet edge. Some modern no...
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Early 18th Century Italian School Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Crayon, Laid Paper

Portrait of Fingal / Finn MacCool - A moving portrait of an Irish literary hero
Located in Middletown, NY
Black chalk and graphite on light weight cream wove paper, 16 1/8 x 11 1/4 inches, (410 x 286 mm), the full sheet. Signed, titled, and dated in sepia ink in the lower-center sheet area. With horizontal folds approximately 1-inch from the sheet edge at each of the four sheets. The drawing appears to have been folded at the sheet edges to fit into a frame. Finn mac Cumail (or mac Umaill), often anglicized Finn McCool or MacCool, is a hero in Irish mythology, as well as in later Scottish and Manx folklore. He is the leader of the Fianna bands of young roving hunter-warriors, as well as being a seer and poet. He is said to have a magic thumb that bestows him with great wisdom. He is often depicted hunting with his hounds Bran and Sceólang, and fighting with his spear and sword. Fionn MacCumhail was transformed into the character "Fingal" in James Macpherson's poem cycle Ossian (1760), which Macpherson claimed was translated out of discovered Ossianic poetry written in the Scottish Gaelic language. Fionn MacCumhail features heavily in modern Irish literature. Most notably he makes several appearances in James Joyce's Finnegans Wake...
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Early 19th Century French School Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Handmade Paper, Chalk, Graphite

Nude - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in pencil realized by an anonymous artist in the early 20th Century. Good conditions except for some foxings. The artwork is depicted through strong str...
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20th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Three Rajput noblemen on horseback – Rajasthani School, 19th century
Located in Middletown, NY
Ink and gouache with gold heightening on fibrous, brown laid paper, with a Jaipur Court Fee tax stamp in black ink on the recto, as well as the Jaipur City Council blindstamp, 13 5/8...
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19th Century Rajput Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gold

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...
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Early 20th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

1912 Watercolour - The Beach At Dusk
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed with a monogram to the lower left. Presented in a gilt frame with floral corner ornamentation. On paper.
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Early 20th Century Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

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...
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17th Century Italian School Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Venus - Original Pencil Drawing Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Venus is an original artwork realized by an Anonymous French artist in the first years of the Twentieth Century. Pencil on paper. Cardboard passepartout included (cm 49 x 34). Very good conditions. The artwork represents a standing Venus figure realized in pencil. The artists uses chiaroscuro to define the volumes of the statue. The lit parts of the statue are realized with a white pencil. The artwork reproduces an ancient classical female sculpture on a base. The artwork is an academic study to represent the female anatomy...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Woman Figure - Original Ink and Pastel on Paper - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Woman Figure" is an original erotic ink and watercolor drawing on ivory-colored paper, glued on white paper, realized by Anonymous Artist of the XX Century. In excellent condition...
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20th Century Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Ink

The Dancer - Drawing - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Dancer is a drawing realized by an anonymous in the mid-20th century. Charcoal drawing on paper. Written on the lower "EN DEUXIEME" Good conditions.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Woman Figure - Original Ink and Pastel on Paper - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Woman Figure" is an original erotic ink and colored pastels drawing on ivory-colored paper, glued on white paper, realized by Anonymous Artist of the XX Century. In excellent cond...
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20th Century Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Ink

French School, Academic Study (Male Nude)
Located in London, GB
Charcoal on paper, 60cm x 42cm, (74cm x 60cm framed). The picture is framed behind museum quality non-reflective UV glass. Drawings and paintings of the nude were central to academ...
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19th Century Old Masters Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Carbon Pencil

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...
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Early 20th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Nola Armstrong - 20th Century Pastel, Indecision
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed. Presented in a light wooden frame. Title inscribed on the label verso. On paper.
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20th Century Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Nude Laying Over the Edge of the Bed in Pastel on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
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...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

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...
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19th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Lovers - Drawing - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Lovers is a modern artwork realized in the Mid-20th Century. Charcoal drawings. Good conditions.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper

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