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Artist: Unknown
Neoclassical composition of a sculptor kneeling before his statue of the Madonna
Located in Middletown, NY
An allegory of loyalty, with the subject's dog pictured seated, holding his master's chisel in his mouth; fidelity personified.
Italian School, 18th century
Ink wash in gray and bl...
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Mid-18th Century Italian School Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Laid Paper, Ink, Watercolor
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 Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Rajput School, 17th century Krishna with his beloved, Radha; from Mahabharata
Located in Middletown, NY
Vishnu in the form of Krishna being serenaded with his beloved Radha. An illuminated page from the epic of Mahabharata
circa 1690. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on cream lai...
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18th Century Rajput Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
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 Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
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 Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
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 Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
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 Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
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 Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
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 Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
1930's Original Parisian Fashion Watercolor Burgandy Dress With Green Cape
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 ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
Mid 19th Century English silhouette portrait of a lady in a night cap
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very skillfully painted ink on paper silhouette, unusually with the sitter appearing to be dress in her nightcap. Very Dickensian!
English School, 19th Century
Portrait of a lady ...
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Mid-19th Century English School Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
French School 18th Century, Portrait of a gentleman, pastel
Located in Paris, FR
French School of the 18th Century
Portrait of a gentleman
Pastel on paper
25 x 18 cm
Framed : 49 x 32 cm
The mounting of this work is marked "Attribué à Saint Aubin", which means t...
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1770s Old Masters Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
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 Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Sovek - 1949 Watercolour, Girl With The Red Bow
Located in Corsham, GB
With ink details. Signed and dated to the lower right. Well presented in an oak frame and cotton mount. On paper.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Fine Late 19th Century Watercolour - Lucy
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine and detailed watercolour portrait in the realist style, entitled 'Lucy, Early Period' from an inscription to the reverse. The artist has chosen to depict the sitter in profi...
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19th Century Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Miniature 19th Century Watercolour - Lady with a Lace Bonnet
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine English School miniature portrait of a Victorian lady wearing a delicate lace bonnet with roses in her hair. Well presented in a 19th-century miniature frame with an acorn han...
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19th Century Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
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 Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
A pair of portraits in profile (2 works) – English School, 18th century
Located in Middletown, NY
Red crayon on cream laid paper, 3 3/4 x 4 inches (95 x 102 mm) ; 3 3/4 x 3 1/8 inches (95 x 80 mm). Each with scattered early repairs done with non-archival tape on the verso; the sm...
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Late 18th Century English School Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Laid Paper
Framed Early 20th Century Chinese Watercolour - Noblewomen in Gugu Hat
Located in Corsham, GB
An early 20th century watercolour painting of a Chinese dignitary wearing an opulent Gugu hat with beaded tassels. The head piece worn by this particular individual suggests the sitt...
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20th Century Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
19th century silhouette of a lady
Located in York, GB
19th century silhouette of a female ,
framed and glazed and in good condition with only minor signs of age as to be expected.
2nd image with flash to show highlights etc.. Apologie...
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19th Century English School Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
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...
Category
18th Century Rajput Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
'Portrait of a Young Man in a Red Tie' French School (1956)
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Young Man in a Red Tie', gouache and ink on art paper, French School (1956). Step into the world of mid-20th century European art with a striking portrait that capture...
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1950s Modern Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Early 19th Century, Portrait of a young man wearing glasses, gouache
Located in Paris, FR
Early 19th Century,
Portrait of a young man wearing glasses,
gouache on paper
13 x 10.5 cm oval view
In a vintage frame : 41.5 x 39 cm, accidents and lacks in the gilding but but...
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1820s Old Masters Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
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 Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Handmade Paper, Chalk, Graphite
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...
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18th Century Rococo Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Oil
19th century silhouette of a man
Located in York, GB
19th century silhouette of a male
framed and glazed and in good condition with only minor signs of age as to be expected.
some images with flash to show highlights etc.. Apologies f...
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19th Century English School Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Facial Expressions Seen at the Cinema - Drawing - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Facial Expressions Seen at the Cinema is an original China Ink Drawing realized by an artist in 1940s.
Signature unreadable.
Good condition on a white little paper.
Category
1940s Modern Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
1930's Original Parisian Fashion Design Illustration Watercolor Elegant Lady
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 Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
German School 19th Century, Portrait of a boy, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
German School 19th Century,
Portrait of a boy,
pencil on paper
25.7 x 16 cm (view)
Framed : 41.8 x 31.5 cm
The style and execution are v...
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1850s Romantic Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
19th Century Portrait Miniature - Watercolour, Lady in a Feathered Hat
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming miniature study of an elegant woman in a wide collared dress and a hat decorated with ostrich feathers. The artist captures the woman in fine watercolour detail with areas...
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19th Century Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
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...
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18th Century Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
The Parade of Fairground Wrestlers, Modern French School
Located in London, GB
'The Parade of Fairground Wrestlers', India ink on art paper, Modern French School (early 1900s). Traveling shows often held promotional events before opening in local areas to generate enthusiasm for the spectacle. This is an intriguing depiction of the various acts on stage strutting their stuff before an audience of potential customers. On the platform, fairground wrestlers mix with clowns, dancers, a percussionist in bolero hat...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink
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 ...
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19th Century Old Masters Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
French Art Deco Woman Singing Gouache Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely gouache on cardboard painting featuring an Art Deco singer with a typical stylish outfit. Utilizing the contrast of black and white components against primary colors like y...
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1930s Art Deco Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Board, Cardboard
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...
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Early 19th Century Other Art Style Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
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 Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
J. S. Yamamoto - Early 20th Century Watercolour, Home from the Fields
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine full-length late Meiji period watercolour portrait depicting a father and son walking home from the field in soft evening light. Signed to the lower right. Presented in a gilt...
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20th Century Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Lovers - Drawing - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Lovers is a modern artwork realized in the Mid-20th Century.
Charcoal drawings.
Good conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
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...
Category
18th Century Rajput Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Portrait Of A Young Girl In A Lilac Dress With A Black Bow. Circa 1860. SIgned.
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of a young girl in a lilac dress with a black bow.
Circa 1860.
Signature below right, partially visible.
Size with frame 59cm x 49cm
Size without frame 33cm x 24cm
The portrait depicts a young girl with an elegant hairstyle, her hair carefully tied back. Dressed in the fashion of the 1860s, her light lilac dress reflects the synthetic aniline colors, a novelty in fashion at the time.
A black bow at the neck and slightly black straps accentuate her attire.
Represented at mid-length, with a mysterious and melancholic gaze, suggesting a mourning endured over a year ago.
The portrait, executed in pastels, chalks, and charcoals on paper, highlights the mastery and speed of the artist's execution.
Framed in a vintage oval frame...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Crayon, Carbon Pencil
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 Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
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 Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
1940s Charcoal and Pencil Portrait of a Man
Located in Arp, TX
Artist Unknown
"Tie and Glasses"
c. 1940s
Charcoal and pencil on paper
13.5"x17" site 19"x23" rustic wood frame
Unsigned
Category
1940s Modern Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Carbon Pencil
'The Red Headdress' by W. Worms
Located in London, GB
'The Red Headdress', pastel on art paper, by W. Worms (circa 1960s). A beautiful woman with contemplative expression and tender eyes is exquisitely portrayed by the artist. The treat...
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1960s Modern Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Study of the Pergamene Head, or The Dying Alexander
Located in Middletown, NY
Graphite with white heightening on greenish beige wove paper, 17 1/4 x 12 1/2 (437 x 317 mm). Scattered edge wear, tears and losses around the perimeter of the drawing. Margins are wide and the image area is clean and intact. Scattered light soiling and toning, all consistent with age.
A dramatic image by a highly skilled draftsman, this works is likely a life study of the Hellenistic sculptural masterpiece of the same title, which is housed in the Uffizi's collection of ancient statues...
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Early 19th Century Italian School Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Handmade Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
After Sir Thomas Lawrence - 19th Century Pastel, Portrait of Elizabeth Farren
Located in Corsham, GB
An elegant coloured chalk portrait of Elizabeth Farren. Presented in an attractive oval frame with delicate running patterns. Signed 'Caste' to the lower right. After Sir Thomas Lawr...
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19th Century Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
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.
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Late 19th Century Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
English School 19th Century Watercolour - Portrait of Elizabeth Greg
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming watercolour study depicting a female sitter in a lace bonnet. Unsigned. Presented in a gilt frame and gold oval mount. On paper.
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19th Century Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Mercurio / Mercury
Located in Middletown, NY
A lovely, early drawing of the Roman god Mercury.
Pen and brown ink on cream laid paper, with a partial crown and shield watermark, 7 1/4 x 4 7/8 inches (184x 123 mm) (matrix). In go...
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper
Woman smoking pencil drawing
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 74x61 cm.
Category
1950s Academic Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
S.G.S - Framed 20th Century Pen and Ink Drawing, A Group Illustration
Located in Corsham, GB
An unusual coloured line drawing of figures conversing. Signed with initials to the lower right. Beautifully presented in a stained oak frame with a white card mount. On paper.
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20th Century Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Fine Mid 19th Century Watercolour - Side Profile of a Young Woman
Located in Corsham, GB
A beautiful miniature watercolour portrait of a pretty young woman. Dressed in an off the shoulder pink dress with a Forget-Ne-Not brooch, her hair and outfit are synonymous with the...
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Mid-19th Century Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
19th Century Watercolour Portrait Miniature - The Duchess
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming miniature watercolour depicting a Duchess in her finery. He wears a beaded necklace and a feather adined tiara. Unsigned. Presented in a gilt frame with a ribbon cartouche...
Category
19th Century Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Seaman in petticoat breeches and slops, smoking a pipe, carrying a carpetbag.
Located in Middletown, NY
English School, 18th century
Pen and black ink with gray wash on cream laid paper, 9 1/4 x 5 inches (238 x132 mm). 1/4 inch repaired loss, top center, to the left of the figure’s h...
Category
18th Century Realist Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Laid Paper, Pen
Antique Italian artist - 18th/19th century figure drawing - The writer
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian artist (18th-19th century) - Study for a writer.
17 x 25.5 cm, with passe-partout.
Pencil drawing on paper, without frame.
- Work signed indistinctly lower left (under pas...
Category
Late 18th Century Baroque Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Charcoal Portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, Circa 1935
Located in New Orleans, LA
Portrait of Sir Winston Churchill
English I 1874-1965
Charcoal on paper
Signed lower right (indiscernible)
This lifetime charcoal portrait of Winston Churchill, dating to around 19...
Category
20th Century Realist Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
1930's Original Parisian Fashion Illustration Watercolor Black Oriental 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 Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
French Mid 20th Century Lady in a Striped Bathing Suit and Sunhat
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, mid century
The Bathing Suit
unsigned
watercolour painting with gouache,
on paper (two-layers affixed together), unframed
sheet: 18 x 14 inches
Eye catching paintin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Unknown Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Graphite
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