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Artist: Unknown
Old Testament Scene with Angel 1813 Large Grisaille Drawing on Paper Signed
Located in Stockholm, SE
One of the characters in this scene is a mature man, kneeling with his head bowed and hands clasped near his chest in a gesture of supplication. His posture conveys a sense of humili...
Category
Early 19th Century Realist Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mahogany, Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
The Great Duel 18th Century
Located in Wiscasett, ME
A truly rare and remarkable scene of hundreds of swordsmen meeting in a towns square. The circle is closed around the two in the duel, each of whom have drawn blood. German school 18...
Category
1750s Folk Art Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Romantic school, Woman and Infant with guards, watercolor signed dated 1847
Located in Paris, FR
Romantic school, mid 19th century
Antique Scene, Woman and Infant surrounded by guards
watercolor, pen and black ink and heightenings of white gouache on...
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1840s Romantic Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Civic Guard - Drawing - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Civic Guard is a china ink and watercolor artwork on paper realized by an Anonymous artist in 19th century.
Good condition.
Category
19th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Mountainous Riverlandscape with resting Wanderers, German, Aquatint, old master
Located in Greven, DE
German or Swiss School, probably Circle of Christoph Nathe (1753-1808)), around 1800; beautiful old master drawing/ aquatint, inscribed "P 50/ 1871 gekauf...
Category
19th Century Romantic Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Handmade Paper
Modern American Industrial Drawing Factory Graphite Framed Black and White
Located in Buffalo, NY
A fantastic industrial drawing dated 1935, which depicts the former Plymouth Motor Company's Powerhouse in Buffalo, NY.
Housed in a contemporary frame presentation this unique work ...
Category
1930s Realist Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
The Mother and Child - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Mother and Child is an original Drawing in charcoal on ivory-colored paper realized by An anonymous artist in the early 20th century.
Monogrammed on the lower right.
Good condi...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
The Standing Men - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Standing Men is an original Drawing in pencil on ivory-colored paper realized by an anonymous artist in the early 20th century.
Good conditions.
The artwork is represented men ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Geometric Colorist Project Surrealist Drawings on Tracing Paper, France 1960s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Stunning, rare original project drawings, hand-painted with colored pencil on translucent tracing paper by a French artist, circa the 1960s. The two paintings feature a geometric stu...
Category
1960s Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
Surrealist Geometric Colorist Project Drawings on Tracing Paper, circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
Stunning original project drawings, hand-painted with colored pencil on translucent tracing paper by a French artist, circa 1960. The two paintings feature a geometric study in color...
Category
1960s Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
The Tiger - Drawing in Charcoal - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Tiger is original drawing in charcoal on paper realized by an unknown artist in mid-20th Century.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted through quick deft strokes in interes...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Portrait - Drawing - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original charcoal drawing on paper, realized by an anonymous artist in the Mid-20th Century.
Good conditions with some foxing.
The artwork is represented through de...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
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 Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The Seated Woman - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Seated Woman is an original Drawing on ivory-colored paper realized by an anonymous artist in the early 20th century.
Good conditions.
The artwork is represented a seated woman...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
French School 19th Century, Scenes from parisian life, three drawings signed
Located in Paris, FR
French School of the 19th Century
Scenes of the parisian life, three drawings
each one signed with the initials LV
Pencil on paper
Sizes of the drawings :
4.8 x 8 cm
4 x 6.5 cm
4....
Category
1870s Impressionist Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Nur Jahan seated with a painted spice jar. Rajasthani School, 19th cent.
Located in Middletown, NY
Ink and gouache with gold heightening on fibrous, brown laid paper with a Jaipur Court Fee tax stamp in purple ink, 13 3/8 x 8 3/4 inches (340 x 222 mm). Toning, handling creases and...
Category
19th Century Rajput Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Costume for Aida - Tempera and Watercolor - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Costume for Aida is a drawing in tempera and watercolor on brownish paper realized in 1920 ca. by an Anonymous Italian artist of the early 20th Century.
In very good condition.
The...
Category
1920s Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor
Costume for Aida - Tempera and Watercolor - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Costume for Aida is a painting in tempera and watercolor on brownish paper realized in 1920 ca. by an Anonymous Italian artist of the early 20th Century.
In very good condition.
Th...
Category
1920s Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor
A woman in jewels and a gossamer sari – Rajasthani School, 19th century
Located in Middletown, NY
A woman in jewels and a gossamer sari churns butter for ghee.
Ink and gouache with gold heightening on fibrous, brown laid paper, with a Jaipur Court Fee tax stamp in purple ink on ...
Category
19th Century Rajput Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Nude of Woman - Original Pencil Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman is an original pencil drawing realized by an Italian artist of the early 20th century.
Good condition on a yellowed paper.
No signature.
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Young Woman With Bird Original Figurative Drawing Acrylic and ink on paper
Located in Carmel, CA
Inspired by the theatre world, Devie had retained her own unique drawing strokes. Her works reflect an approachable other-worldliness. She paints a story to be told and answered.
Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Portrait - Original Pen on Paper - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original drawing in pen on paper realized by an Anonymous artist of the Mid-20th century.
Not signed.
Good conditions, with some foxing and foldingon aged margins..
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Caves - Original China Ink and Watercolor- Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Caves is an original China ink and watercolor drawing on ivory paper by Anonymous Artist of XIX Century.
In very good condition.
Titled on the lower margin.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
The Carillon - Original China Ink and Watercolor - 1880s
Located in Roma, IT
The Carillon is an original modern artwork realized in the 19th Century.
Original colored china ink and watercolor on paper.
Excellent conditions.
The Carillon is a small format...
Category
1880s Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Porcelain Vase - Original China Ink and Watercolor - 1890s
Located in Roma, IT
"Porcelain Vase" 1890s is an original china ink and watercolor drawing on ivory-colored paper by an unknown French Artist of XIX Century.
In excellent conditions: As good as new.
N...
Category
1890s Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
The Secret Ladder - Original Pencil and Pastel on Paper - 1880s
Located in Roma, IT
The Secret Ladder is an original modern artwork realized in the Second half of the XIX Century by a French Artist.
Original pencil drawing and colore pastels on ivory paper.
Passep...
Category
1880s Expressionist Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Pastel
Oriental Lamps - Original Watercolor and Ink Drawing - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oriental Lamps is a beautiful original drawing on paper realized by Anonymous French artist of XIX century.
Mixed media watercolor and china ink drawing.
Good conditions except f...
Category
19th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Portrait of Woman - Pastel Drawing - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is an original drawing in colored pastel by an Anonymous Artist of the XX century.
A pastel drawing on paper skilfully depicted a portrait of a woman, expression o...
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Couple - Original Drawing in Watercolor - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Couple is an original drawing in watercolor realized by an Anonymous french artist of the XX century.
Very good conditions.
The artworks represent a couple embracing each other thr...
Category
20th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Sunset - Original Watercolor - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
"Sunset" is an original drawing in watercolor on paper, realized by anonymous artist of the XX century. date in 1951, hand-signed not readable.
The state of preservation of the artw...
Category
1950s Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
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 Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
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...
Category
19th Century Rajput Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Mughal School, 18th cent – Emperor Jahangir & Empress Nur Jahan on a Tiger Hunt
Located in Middletown, NY
A beautiful composition depicting Empress Nur Jahan on a tiger hunt, an act of feminism.
Circa 1750. Gouache and ink with heightening in gold on brown laid paper, 12 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches (317 x 210 mm), with a floral-motif border painted in blue and oxblood, the full sheet. With extensive inscriptions in Persian written in black ink on the verso. In good condition with overall toning and minor creasing, all consistent with age. The color is rich and and fresh with bright yellow illumination. In the distance we see the Jahangir Mahal Agra, as well as a sage meditating in his hut. A beautiful composition.
Nur Jahan was fond of hunting and often went on hunting tours with her husband and was known for her boldness in hunting ferocious tigers. She is reported to have slain four tigers with six bullets during one hunt. According to Sir Syed Ahmad Khan this feat, inspired a poet to declaim a spontaneous couplet in her honor: "Though Nur Jahan be in form a woman, In the ranks of men she...
Category
18th Century Rajput Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
French School 1943 Gouache - Torpedo Boat in The Storm
Located in Corsham, GB
A dynamic nautical scene depicting a French Torpedo Boat fighting stormy weather. Monogrammed HRP and dated to the lower right. Presented in a painted gesso frame. On paper.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Disegno figurativo fiammingo ad acquerello del XVIII secolo, scena di genere
Located in Florence, IT
Sullo sfondo di un paesaggio dai tratti centro-settentrionali europei-in cui si riconoscono una cappella e il profilo di una città dagli alti pinnacoli-si svolge una scena di svago, ...
Category
18th Century Other Art Style Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
19th-Century Austrian School, Lady Riding A Grey Mare
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming mid-19th-century European watercolour depicts a young lady riding a grey mare before a view of Berg Perchtoldsdorf, Austria.
During the 19th century, aristocratic wome...
Category
1860s Victorian Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Artists and their muses
Located in London, GB
Playboy School, 20th Century
Artists and their muses: Titian and Violante; Sir Peter Lely and Nell Gwyn; Francois Boucher and Louise O’Murphy; Hogarth, Nell...
Category
1980s Romantic Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Pencil
Dog - Drawing - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The Dog is a drawing on paper realized by an anonymous artist in the 1950s.
Pen Drawing
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1950s Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Consecration of a Church 15th Century English School Illuminated Manuscript
Located in London, GB
English School
15th Century
The Consecration of a Church
Illuminated manuscript on Vellum
Image size: 5 ½ x 5 inches (14 x 12.7 cm)
18th century ornate Tabernacle frame
Category
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Vellum
Shah Jahan in a shirt of mail and plate of armor. Rajasthani School, 19th cent.
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, 13 3/8 x 8 3/4 inches (340 x 222 mm). Toning, handling creases and ...
Category
19th Century Rajput Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
The Profile - Drawing - Late 19th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Profile is a drawing artwork realized by an Anonymous artist in late 19th century
Ink and watercolor on paper.
Handwritten note below; Session of the Institute of August 5, 71....
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Donkey and Figures - Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Donkey and figures is a drawing artwork realized by an Anonymous artist in early 20th century.
Pencil and china ink on paper
Good condition with foxing and stain on margins.
The t...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pencil
The Dethroning / Italian School, 18th Century
Located in Middletown, NY
Graphite and grayish ink wash on bluish wove paper, 7 x 10 1/2 inches (177 x 265 mm) (matrix). Scattered surface soiling, adhesive residue, dog-eared corners, and scattered edge tears along left margin, outside of image area. Paper is braced on the verso with two pages from a mid 19th century book with illustrations by C.Perrin. One image depicts a scene of a group of soldiers representing the Holy Roman Empire...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian School Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper, Graphite
Set of Eight Chinese Watercolors of Working Women
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare antique set of eight Chinese watercolors depicting women in various occupations executed in a traditional delicate style on pith. Presented in a gilt carved wood Asian style fra...
Category
Early 20th Century Other Art Style Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
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...
Category
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Fish & Underwater Flowers 3 — Hopei Folk Art, 1950s Chinese Cut Paper Watercolor
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
'Fish & Flowers', Chinese Hopei Folk Art, 1956. Paper-cut with watercolor, mounted on cream, wove backing paper, with fresh, vivid colors, in excellent condition. Matted to museum st...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
After George Romney - Framed 19th Century Watercolour, The Gower Family
Located in Corsham, GB
After George Romney (1734-1802). An impressive watercolour copy of the original painting of the Gower family, the children of Granville, dancing in an Arcadian landscape. Unsigned. P...
Category
19th Century Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Flowers - Drawing - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Flowers is a modern artwork realized by an unkown Artist of in the mid-20th Century.
Mixed colored watercolor.
Hand signed "A. Pagano" on the lower margin.
Includes frame
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Robert Farrier (1796-1879), - Mid 19th Century Watercolour, Playing Soldiers
Located in Corsham, GB
"Playing Soldiers" is a charming watercolour depicting a lively scene of children at play outside a rustic cottage. The composition skilfully balances the energetic figures against t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Flowers 3 — Hopei Folk Art, Mid-Century Chinese Cut Paper and Watercolor
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
'Flowers', Chinese Hopei Folk Art, 1956. Paper-cut with watercolor, mounted on cream, wove backing paper, with fresh, vivid colors, in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Set of Five Antique Chinese Watercolors on Silk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Intriguing set of five Chinese watercolor paintings on silk depicting men occupied in their trades, executed in a soft delicate technique and presented under glass in four wood frame...
Category
Early 20th Century Other Art Style Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Mughal School, 18th century Emperor Jahangir with Empress Nur Jahan on a Tiger
Located in Middletown, NY
circa 1750. Gouache and ink with heightening in gold on brown laid paper, 12 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches (317 x 210 mm), with a floral-motif border painted in blue and gold, the full sheet. With extensive inscriptions in Persian written in black ink on the verso. In good condition with extraordinary color. We see Empress Nur Jahan making an offering to a sage in his hut, as Emperor Jahangir looks on from a tree stand.
Nur Jahan was fond of hunting and often went on hunting tours with her husband and was known for her boldness in hunting ferocious tigers. She is reported to have slain four tigers with six bullets during one hunt. According to Sir Syed Ahmad Khan this feat, inspired a poet to declaim a spontaneous couplet in her honor: "Though Nur Jahan be in form a woman, In the ranks of men she...
Category
18th Century Rajput Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Theatre Scene, Opera, Old Master Drawing, Griselidis, Mallet, French Art
Located in Greven, DE
Unknown Artist, French School 18th Century, Circle of Mallet? Scene taken from the Decamerone.
Old Master Drawing
Category
18th Century Romantic Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Cardboard
J.B. Dolitro? Bedtime Story. Male French WWII Soldiers w. Kepis, Drinks, Cigars
Located in New York, NY
Clearly an ironic title, 'Bedtime Story,' conjures up homey childhood experiences -- not over-sized, cigar-smoking, and alcohol-abusing, French soldiers.
The artist who made Bedti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Flemish School, Portrait Young Boy, Old Master Drawing, Baroque, 17th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Old Master Drawing, Flemish School, Portrait or Sketch of a standing young boy. Condition : see photos
The drawing is on paper.
Category
17th Century Baroque Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Paper
Ten Framed 19th Century Chinese Pith Paintings of Courtly Entertainment
Located in London, GB
Ten Framed 19th Century Chinese Pith Paintings of Courtly Entertainment
Chinese, 19th Century
Height 29cm, width 41cm, depth 2cm
This striking suite of ten Chinese watercolours is p...
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Rice Paper
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