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"Half Nude Man at Rest, " Important Drawing of Black Worker by De Erdelyi
By Francis De Erdely 2
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Fine and important depiction of an African American worker, one of the artist's favorite subjects, this drawing by Francis De Erdelyi gives a hint of his important influence on a g...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
"Spring Frolic, " Rare Drawing with Nudes by Gaston Goor, Late Art Deco
By Gaston Goor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Finely drawn and vividly hued, this drawing was executed in 1954 by Gaston Goor, who was famous for illustrating a number of books by Roger Peyrefitte and others in France. Goor was ...
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Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Crayon
"Semi-Nude Man with Beech Tree, " Pencil Drawing by John Lear
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Much like Salvador Dali, who continued to create his mysterious and puzzling landscapes long after Surrealism had lost its popularity, John Lear drew and painted in the same manner f...
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Drawings
"American Olympics 1928, " Spectacular Art Deco Drawing of Stadium Entrance
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although the Olympics in 1928 were held in Amsterdam, Lee Seibert drew this vivid and colorful image of the main entrance to the stadium as if it were in America, the sky glowing with a rainbow-hued aureole and the scene attracting sophisticated men and women in evening clothes. Indeed, the 1932 Olympics...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Drawings
"Male Nude, " Early and Fine Drawing by William Baziotes at National Academy
By William Baziotes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although William Baziotes is justifiably famous for his Surrealist and Biomorphic paintings later in his career, his extraordinary talent is evident in his early works as well. This ...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
"The Hourglass, " Art Deco Drawing with Nude Couple by Goor, 1951
By Gaston Goor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Haunting and beautiful, this drawing of a young nude couple facing death, in his Classic shroud and holding an hourglass aloft, was made in 1951 by Gaston Goor, who was famous for il...
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Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Drawings
"St. George and the Dragon, " Art Deco Drawing with Male Nude by Goor
By Gaston Goor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This dramatic drawing of St. George and the dragon was executed in 1954 by Gaston Goor, who was famous for illustrating a number of books by Roger Peyrefitte and others in France. Go...
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Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Drawings
"Left Jab, " Rare, Vivid Drawing of Two Boxers by Littlefield, 1928
By William Littlefield
Located in Philadelphia, PA
William Littlefield was fascinated by boxers, capturing them again and again in the 1920s and 1930s, issuing a set of prints and producing a series of vivid, arresting drawings. Each...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Drawings
"Looking Heavenward, " Ink Drawing with Male Nude by Harlem Renaissance Artist
By Charles Cullen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This extraordinary drawing produced by one of the great artists associated with the Harlem Renaissance depicts a nude male figure leaning against an icy slope and looking heavenward. The artist was Charles Cullen, who played a very important role in illustrating several volumes associated with Black writers in the 1920s and 1930s, most especially Countee Cullen (no relation to Charles). Countee was a writer and poet who produced several important works, including "The Black Christ and Other Poems," "Copper Sun...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Drawings
"Devil and Nude, " Large, Important Drawing by Harlem Renaissance Artist
By Charles Cullen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An extraordinary and rare drawing produced by one of the great artists associated with the Harlem Renaissance, this depiction of a devil figure whis...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
"Mercury on the Mountain, " Ethereal, Beautiful Allegorical Drawing, 1928
By N. Cobb
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mysterious and ethereal, this lovely drawing of a semi-nude male figure, carrying a caduceus and small jar, no doubt representing Mercury is clearly allegorical and suggestive of a p...
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Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Drawings
"Under the Tree, " Striking Mid-Century Scene by Heitland for Liberty Magazine
By Wilmot Emerton Heitland 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking and bold example of illustration art, this scene of a young man in a bathing suit conversing with an elegant woman in her car coat, was drawn by Wilmot Heitland for Libert...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
"Man's Portrait, Three Quarters View, " Powerful Drawing by Leon Kroll
By Leon Kroll 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This strong and compelling portrait of a young man with chiselled features was drawn by Leon Kroll, WPA muralist and accomplished painter who normally favoured female subjects. Kroll studied under John...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
"Male Nude with Sculptural Fragment, " Important Depiction of Fred McDarrah
By William Littlefield
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This drawing is a highly important and rare window into a relationship that impacted the larger world of Abstract Expressionism in New York just a few years after it was made in 1949...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Drawings
"Triton and Nymph, " Art Deco Drawing by Lincoln Kirstein Associate, 1928
By William Littlefield
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine and bold drawing by William Littlefield, this piece depicts male and female nude figures in an embrace, the male figure inspired by Nicholas Podiapolski, Littlefield's model and lover in the late 1920s. Littlefield is known for his male nudes and mythological scenes, either in ink wash as here, or in oil on canvas. This drawing was completed in St. Tropez, during an extended stay in Europe that gave him a close acquaintance with Italian and other classical art. Two years later, Littlefield formed a friendship with Lincoln Kirstein...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
Original Watercolor Rendering for 1956 Living Room by Leleu Firm, Paris
By Jules Leleu
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This gorgeous, original elevation watercolor, depicting a living room wall centered around a baronial fireplace with deep red brick hearth, was prepared for Madame Keime by the celebrated Leleu firm, in the years when Jules Leleu was passing the baton to his sons André and Jean and his daughter Paule. At the height of the Art Deco period, Jules was known for his sumptuous furniture with inlays of exotic woods such as Macassar ebony, amboyna and palisander, as well as designs for illustrious projects such as the SS Normandie and SS Ile de France...
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Materials
Paint
"Twisting Male Nude, " Art Deco Drawing by Pioneering Native American, 1934
By Joe Waano-Gano
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This nude figure, decked out in an Errol Flynn moustache and slicked-back hair, was executed in dark red pencil by Joe Waano-Gano, an important Native American artist with a prestigious career in California in the 1930s and 1940s. Born a Cherokee Indian...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
"Eight Nudes, " Monumental Drawing with Male Nudes Attributed to Davies
By Arthur Bowen Davies
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An arresting assemblage of nude figures, executed in white chalk on a dramatic black background, this drawing shows the artist's mastery of the human figure in various poses supine, ...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Drawings
"Seated Male Nude, " Superb Drawing by Allyn Cox, US Capitol Muralist
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This handsome drawing of a seated male nude, executed in pastel, demonstrates Allyn Cox's superb draftsmanship and mastery of color. Depicting his subject from behind, as he leans to his left, is reminiscent of the work of the great masters from the Renaissance, the 18th century and 19th century. Cox spent 20 years painting and restoring murals at the US Capitol...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Drawings
"Nude with Totem Pole, " Rare Surrealist Drawing by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Best known for his WPA and World's Fair murals, this drawing is a rare example of Dunbar Beck's foray into Surrealism. His depiction of a nude male facing a Totem pole with one arm o...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
"Standing Male Nude, " Pastel Drawing by Allyn Cox, US Capitol Muralist
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully executed in warm, roseate colors -- coral, terra cotta, brick and ivory -- this drawing was made by Allyn Cox, probably as a study for one of many murals he was commissioned to paint at the US Capitol...
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Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
"Woodstock Society of Chambers, " Important Art Colony Drawing, 1951
By John Pike
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An original ink drawing by John Pike, the well-known illustrator and watercolorist who was an important fixture of the Woodstock Art Colony, this piece advertised the Woodstock Socie...
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Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
"Standing Male Nude, " Preparatory Drawing by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This ethereal drawing by Dunbar Beck demonstrates his mastery of the human figure, with antecedents in Renaissance and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Beck was one of America's most accomp...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
"Battle of the Gods, " Mural Preparatory Drawing by Dunbar Beck, Art Deco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of drama and a tour de force of figurative drawing heavily influenced by Renaissance masters, this piece was made by Dunbar Beck in preparation for a large mural painting...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
"Nude Male and Draped Female, " Study for Painting by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Always a master draftsman, this lovely drawing by Dunbar Beck demonstrates his mastery of the human figure, with antecedents in Renaissance and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. The drapery ...
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Vintage 1930s American Drawings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
"Standing Nude with Upraised Arms, " Important Art Deco Print by Eberz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of Germany's great inter-war Expressionists, strongly influenced by Cubism, Josef Eberz painted a number of brilliantly-hued, high-energy paintings as well as a series of prints ...
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Ink, Paper
"American Indian Dance, " Art Deco Drawing by Jean Target, 1930s
By Jean Target
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Evidence of Western Europe's fascination with Native American culture, dress and way of life for over a century, this vivid drawing uses watercolor, gouache and crayon to capture a g...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Paintings
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Paper
"Adam and Eve, " Early Art Deco Drawing by Glidden Parker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic example of stylized Art Deco drawing with attenuated figures, this depiction of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden was created by Glidden Parker, who is most famous for his...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
"Peter Pan, " Half-Nude Drawing by Richardson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Depicted here as a winning, lithe youth encircled by flowering vines and clothed in goat's hide with tendrils that match his hair, this charming depiction of a Peter Pan-like character was drawn by William Miller Richardson...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Drawings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
"Adam and Eve, " Pencil Sketch for Art Deco Mural by Fely-Mouttet, 1930
By Fely-Mouttet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This mural preparatory drawing by Fely-Mouttet, best known for his abstract paintings from the 1940s and 1950s, is a fine example of Art Deco figural design. Stylized and abstracted,...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
"Frolic on Horseback, " Mural Study w/ Nudes by Kenneth MacIntire
By Kenneth Stevens MacIntire
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Best known for his masterful painting of horses and polo players for a Hollywood clientele, this important study -- marked off in a grid to help the painter transfer the image to a large canvas -- was drawn by Kenneth Stevens MacIntire, a California painter. His depiction of male and female nudes on...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Original Colonial Revival Architectural Rendering, Watercolor
By Arthur Biener
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This very fine watercolor rendering, by Arthur Biener in Upper Darby, a Philadelphia suburb, depicts a 1930s Colonial Revival storefront for a coffee sh...
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Vintage 1930s American American Classical Drawings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
"Nudes with Column, " Art Deco Pastel by Lewis
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Suffused with a golden glow, this depiction of several nude males carrying a column has a sweetness and naivete that is charming. The juxtaposition of a winged horse and a man about...
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Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Paper
Extraordinary Study for Art Deco Mural/Screen by DiTullio
By Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly influenced by the decorative motifs of Frank Lloyd Wright, Rennie Mackintosh and the Secessionists, this remarkable study for a set of four murals (or four panels of a foldin...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Pen, Pencil, Watercolor, Gouache, Paper
"Nude Male with Hand to Chest, " Drawing by Raoul du Bois
By Raoul Pene du Bois
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Powerful and eloquent, this drawing by Raoul Pene du Bois showcases his mastery of the human figure, expressed with his usual Mannerist approach -- all elongated limbs and stylized p...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Drawings
Art Deco Male Portrait by E. B. Minter, 1933
By E. B. Minter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Finely done by E. B. Minter in 1933, this portrait depicts a handsome young man with the glossy hair of a movie star. It was executed in pencil on paper.
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Vintage 1930s American Drawings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Fine Portrait of Man by S. Marshall Franz, Important Illustrator
By Samuel Marshall Frantz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This very fine portrait of a gentleman was executed by Samuel Marshall Franz (sometimes spelled "Frantz"), one of America's finest illustrators in the 1910s and 1920s. Franz was bor...
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Early 20th Century American Drawings
"Child in Fire, " Classic Drawing by Willy Pogany
By Willy Pogany
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most important illustrators and designers of his day, Willy Pogany circulated among some of the world's greatest celebrities, including George Bernard Shaw, William Randolph Hearst, Enrico...
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Early 20th Century American Drawings
"Female Nude with Ball, " Drawing by Waano-Gano
By Joe Waano-Gano
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This academic drawing was executed by Joe Waano Gano, an important Native American artist with a prestigious career in California in the 1930s and 1940s. Born a Cherokee Indian...
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Vintage 1930s American Drawings
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Pencil, Paper
"Portrait of Glidden Parker, " by Katherine Nelson, 1940s
By Katherine Nelson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This portrait in pastel represents the confluence of two important artists: C. Katherine Nelson, painter and designer, and her onetime student, Glidden Parker, who became one of Ame...
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Vintage 1940s American Drawings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Paper
Pair of Male Nudes by Rosella Hartman, Guggenheim Winner
By Rosella Hartman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This handsome pair of pencil drawings on tracing paper were created by Rosella Hartman, an important printmaker active between 1923 and 1959. T...
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Vintage 1930s American Drawings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
"Mother and Child, " Charming Work by Chaim Gross, 1961
By Chaim Gross
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Born in Austria and a student of art in Eastern Europe, Gross emigrated to America in 1921. He began studying under Elie Nadelman and was befriended by Isaac, Raphael and Moses Soye...
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Vintage 1960s American Drawings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
"Multiple Male Nudes, " drawing by Ben Messick
By Ben Messick
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The cluster of knotty male nudes depicted in this high-energy drawing by Ben Messick illustrates his mastery of mural painting and animation. He worked as a sketch artist at the Disn...
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Vintage 1930s American Drawings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Master Drawing of Nude Male Figure, 1947
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly created by a master, this pencil drawing of a nude male figure is signed and dated 1947. The diffused lines and areas of rubbed pencil and erasure give this drawing a comple...
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Vintage 1940s American Drawings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
"Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes, " Superb Art Deco Ink & Watercolor
By Maurice Greenberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Superbly executed in watercolor and ink, this charming and lovely depiction of Mother Goose nursery rhyme characters -- including Humpty Dumpty, The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, The Three Little Pigs and Old King Cole -- was created by Maurice Greenberg...
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Vintage 1930s American Drawings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
Drawing for General Electric/Jeep, possibly by Rockwell Kent
By Rockwell Kent
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This original drawing was created for an advertisement by General Electric for its portable power generators, here shown powering a saw wielded by two lumberjacks. Attributed to Roc...
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
"Leda and the Swan", Two Art Deco Studies by William Hunt Diederich
By Wilhelm Hunt Diederich
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Famous for his attenuated, highly stylized horses, hounds and other animals, often executed in iron or ceramic, William Hunt Diederich was one o...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
"Christmas Cavalier, " 1925 Drawing by Walter Dorwin Teague
By Walter Dorwin Teague
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In 1925 -- only a year before he opened an industrial design studio that would soon become famous for product designs commissioned by Kodak, Texaco and Steinway among many other industrial companies -- Teague drew this evocative image of a French cavalier on horseback for his personal Christmas card. Although Teague is best known today for the Brownie camera...
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Early 20th Century American Drawings
Floating Art Deco Nude, Drawing by Zaidenberg
By Arthur Zaidenberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An extremely prolific writer, teacher and practicing artist, Arthur Zaidenberg was virtually a household name in the 1940s and 1950s, thanks to the dozens of books he wrote for a gen...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
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Paper
Climbing the City, 1930 Art Deco Drawing by Neumark
By Anne Neumark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Showing a mastery of the nude figure, this pencil drawing by Anne Neumark, dated 1930, shows a pyramid of nude male and female figures, climbing a rocky outcropping on the edge of an...
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Vintage 1930s American Drawings
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Pencil, Paper
"Cubist Nude, " Important Drawing by de Chirico
By Giorgio De Chirico
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This important drawing, clearly inspired by the work of masters like Picasso and Matisse, was created by Giorgio de Chirico, renowned surrealist and one of the 20th century's most im...
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Vintage 1930s Drawings
Materials
Pencil, Watercolor, Paper
"Athenes", Crayon and Watercolor Drawing by Michel Lattry
By Michel Lattry
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of energy and yet ethereal and otherworldly, this gorgeous drawing was made by Michel Lattry, whose whimsical and light art is consistently delightful. This drawing, with its t...
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Vintage 1930s French Drawings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Woodland Scene with Pan and Three Graces
By A. Gargiulo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
At once fantastical and earthbound, this remarkable drawing depicts three seminude goddesses -- perhaps the Three Graces -- dancing to a tune provided by a nude Pan figure seated on ...
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Vintage 1930s Argentine Drawings
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Pencil, Paper
