Caucasian Drawings

These two drawings by the same hand are unsigned. Done in Sanguine on paper the nudes appear to both be different aspects of the same individual since both works have the same facial...

Aquarelle by Jean Rene Prou French decorator for Le France paquebot little damage on the paper on the left see photo

Grand Tour charcoal and watercolor drawing executed by an English tourist in Italy, circa 1800, depicting a gentleman peering over a staircase balustrade in a Baroque interior...

Italian Bolognese Late 17th Century Red Chalk (Sanguine) Drawing of a Kneeling Young Man. Circa 1680 This Sanguine drawing is in good condition. Small dark brown spots are visible a...

Beautiful Flemish drawing from the 17th century made with drypoint and red chalk representing a bull in profile. This naturalistic drawing takes up the favorite theme of the painter Paulus Potter...

Fruit and Veggie watercolor collection by Desideria Corsini: Total of 9 works measuring: 18" x 14" each framed. Desideria has been painting for many years, after busy careers in fashion and public relations, namely Gucci, Ken Scott (Milan), Il Pellicano Hotel and Sotheby’s Client Services. Her painting style is mostly figurative and she enjoys working in oil, pastel, watercolor, and sepia ink.  Her work is in many private collections in Europe, USA and Hong Kong. Daisy resides most of the year in Italy and spends the winter in New York.

This ink and watercolor figurative abstract expressionist piece on paper is signed by its creator, noted New York School artist Salvatore Grippi. Though undated, the piece is fits in...

Incredible hand painted scene of "Ballet Russe" with dancers in elaborate Deco costumes and fabulous details in the dress and shoes. This is a one-of-a-kind triptych panel which fills any wall with glamour and beauty. The quality of movement of figures and color is stunning. Dimensions for each of these panels are: Side panels are 24 inches in width, Center panel is 48.5 inches in width. This piece is in the style of Christian Berard, famous triptych panels. Beauty, color, and detail make this panel museum quality art. This panel was acquired from an important Palm Beach estate in Florida (originally purchased in Paris in the late 1950s said by previous owner) and we suspect that this Ballet Russes panel...

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...

A framed watercolor and gouache on paper depicting sliced watermelon on a color block background, signed Tamayo and dated 1945 as shown. The work was in keeping with the style of Rufino Tamayo and it retains a paper label from Salon de la Plastica Mexicana, listing the detail info. SPM was formed in 1949 to promote contemporary Mexican artists...

Francesco Ballesio (Italian, 1860-1923). A fine orientalist pencil and watercolor heightened with gum Arabic on paper figure of "A Middle-Eastern Beauty at Rest" depicting a young maiden resting on a Persian rug laid down as a bed while holding a tambourine and next to a Moroccan ivory-inlaid octagonal table with a tea pot on top. Signed and inscribed 'Ballesio Roma Tivoli' (upper right). All within an ornate rococo gilt wood and gesso carved frame with a protective glass, Rome, circa 1890-1900, Frame height: 23 inches (58.4 cm). Frame width: 30 1/2 inches (30.5 cm). Frame depth: 2 1/4 inches (5.7 cm). Paper height: 15 inches (38.1 cm). Paper width: 21 1/2 inches (54.7 cm). Literature: A similar subject matter watercolor is catalogued and illustrated in Caroline Juler, "Les Orientalistes...

Set of three women fashion drawings, European Art Deco original designs, hand painted with Chinese ink and gouache on paper, featuring Art Deco fashion influence and depicting female...