Continental Europe - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Henry Ottmann (1877-1927) A Still life with a lamp signed lower right pastel on paper 30 x 38 cm Framed 45 x 53 cm We knew that Henry Ottmann was a great pastelist, and he demons...

Free US CONTINENTAL Shipping, incl Europe and Asia. Jean Pierre Dubord was born in Rouen in 1949, and after spending years in the French countryside, he returned to his hometown to ...

Grażyna Rigall is a painter, illustrator, author of stage designs and music videos. - The artist is interested in the merging of the world of fauna and flora with the world of man, p...

Yvon Taillandier, a prominent French artist and writer, was born on March 28, 1926, in Paris. Known for his multifaceted contributions to the art world, Taillandier made a significan...

Grażyna Rigall is a painter, illustrator, author of stage designs and music videos. - The artist is interested in the merging of the world of fauna and flora with the world of man, p...

Horse is a drawing realized by Joseph Colin in the Mid-20th Century. Pencil on ivory-colored paper Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized through deft express...

The Crow is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1972 by the italian artist Leo Guida. Original Pencil Drawing on paper. Dated and Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right...

Arthur Kampf (1864 Aachen - 1950 Castorp-Rauxel), Study to an allegory of victory, around 1900. Pencil on paper, 21 cm x 18 cm, signed lower left "A. Kampf". - slightly darkened, otherwise in good condition - A virtuoso victory - About the artwork The vertical-format sketch illustrates a plateau to which a staircase leads up from the right. Arthur Kampf thus takes up a typical baroque disposition for the depiction of allegories. And indeed, a female figure climbs the steps to hand the palm of victory to a figure that is probably also female. Other persons standing on the plateau pay homage to her, whereby the figure on the left edge of the picture may represent a warrior. The scene is framed by an ornamentally decorated arch field, which additionally emphasizes the allegorical-historical content of the depiction. An arch can also be seen under the staircase, suggesting that this may be a design for a supraport. The sheet could have been created in the wake of Arthur Kampf's appointment in 1899 as head of the studio for history painting at the Berlin Art Academy. The drawing style, which only outlines the idea of the picture and yet is determined by concise lines, corresponds to the sketchiness of the Baroque and testifies to Arthur Kampfs intensive study of this heyday of history painting. About the artist Arthur Kampf was the son of the Aachen painter and imperial court photographer August Kampf. His older brother Eugen and his son Herbert were also painters. Arthur Kampf studied at the Düsseldorf Academy of Art from 1879 under Eduard von Gebhardt and Peter Janssen the Elder, whose master pupil he was from 1883 to 1891. Influenced by the naturalistic paintings of Jules Bastien-Lepage, which Kampf saw on a trip to Paris in 1885, he created the painting "The Last Statement" in 1886, which was based on a personal experience. It shows a man mortally wounded by knife wounds. The oppressive drasticness of the almost life-size depiction caused a sensation and controversial criticism. The first successes were achieved: At the Berlin Jubilee Exhibition of 1886, Kampf received an honorable mention, and at the Munich Annual Exhibition of 1890, he was awarded a gold medal. Between 1886 and 1936, Kampf participated in all the major German exhibitions. In 1887 the artist painted his first fresco, which was the beginning of a series of monumental compositions. With the highly successful painting "The Burial of the Corpse of Kaiser Wilhelm I in the Berlin Cathedral" (1888), Kampf established himself as a painter of contemporary history, following in the footsteps of Adolph von Menzel, whose oeuvre he immediately took up with the painting "Speech by Frederick the Great to His Generals in Koeben" (1893). The pictures of his Liberation War cycle were included in school textbooks and distributed in large editions as postcards. As for his academic career, Kampf became an assistant professor at the Düsseldorf Academy of Art in 1887, and in 1894 he was appointed professor of the class for antiquities and nature, and in 1897 he became head of the painting class. In 1899 Kampf was appointed director of the history painting studio at the Berlin Academy of Art. In 1901 he became a full member of the academy and was its president from 1907 to 1912. As Anton von Werner's successor, Kampf directed the Academy of Fine Arts in Charlottenburg from 1915 to 1925. Among his monumental works is the painting of the assembly hall of the Aachen town hall, done between 1898 and 1902. It focuses on the social welfare of the state and the work of the people. Important subsequent commissions include the painting of the reading room of the new Royal Library in Berlin and the new auditorium of the University of Berlin with "Fichte's Speech to the German Nation". During World War I, at the request of General Ewald von Lochow, Kampf traveled to the Western theaters of war, including Warsaw in 1916. In addition to painting, Kampf was also intensively involved in printmaking and, together with his brother Eugen and artist friends such as Alexander Frenz and Olof Jernberg, was considered an innovator of lithography in Düsseldorf. From 1913 on, he worked continuously as an illustrator of historical works and literary classics such as Shakespeare and Goethe. Kampf remained a recognized artist after 1933. On the occasion of the retrospective of his complete works at the "Great German Art Exhibition", he was awarded the "Eagle Shield of the German Reich". During the final phase of World War II, Kampf was placed on Hitler's "Gottbegnadetenliste," which protected him from military service. After World War II, Kampf, whose work was largely destroyed, fell into obscurity. Arthur Kampf belonged to numerous artists' associations. He was a member of the "Rheinisch-Westfälischer Künstlerbund", the "Society of German Watercolorists", the "Association of German Illustrators", the "Malkasten", the "Künstlerclub St. Lucas", the "Düsseldorfer Künstlerbund", the "Freie Vereinigung Düsseldorfer Künstler" and the "Berliner Künstlerbund". Arthur Kampf's sister was married to the painter Alexander Frenz. "Kampf's public recognition in the German Empire later led to his being one-sidedly labeled as a history painter and representative of the Wilhelmine era. This classification does not do justice to the artist's oeuvre as a whole. His early talent did not experience a rapid development later on, but it reached an ever greater mastery in the sense of an impressively relaxed realism and extended thematically beyond history. Kampf was also an excellent draughtsman, etcher and lithographer. Many of his works have been destroyed or lost, and some lead a shadowy existence in museum storerooms." - Otto Zirk "His importance as a Wilhelminian painter and cultural politician has been forgotten in favor of an exaggerated reception of his work during the Third Reich. - Andreas Schroyen Selection of public collections that own works by Arthur Kampf: Altonaer Museum Hamburg, Berlinische Galerie, Burg Frankenberg Aachen, Busch-Reisinger Museum Cambridge/Mass., Deutsches Historisches Museum Berlin, Government Art Collection London, Kulturhistorisches Museum Magdeburg, Kunsthalle Hamburg, Museum für Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte Dortmund, Museum Kunstpalast Düsseldorf, Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin, Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum Aachen, Van der Heydt-Museum Wuppertal. Selected Bibliography Hans W...

Child on armchair is a modern artwork realized by Antonio Mellone in 1970s. Mixed colored oil painting Hand signed on the lower margin Includes frame

"Cat Study" is an original drawing in tempera on paper, realized by an Anonymous Artist of the XX Century . The state of preservation of the artwork is very good. Sheet dimension: ...

Erotic scene Work on paper Wooden frame with glass pane 46.4 x 37 x 1.2 cm

Untitled_Body on the Field #1, 2022 coloured pencils on paper 39 3/8 H x 27 9/16 W inches 100 H x 70 W cm Signed on reverse Zsolt Berszán embodies in his works the dissolution of th...

Original Illustration for published children's book "Stupid Funio"" - "Glupi Funio" by Grazyna Rigall, signet by artist, It is already framed - in a wooden frame behind glass Gra...

Untitled_Dead Body on the Field #1, 2022 coloured pencils on paper 39 3/8 H x 27 9/16 W inches 100 H x 70 W cm Signed on reverse Zsolt Berszán embodies in ...

A stunning portrait of a Parisian beauty from the romantic period by Adele Grasset (active ca 1830-1850). With her intelligent eyes and determined look, doesn't this lady bear great resemblance to Chopin's paramour George Sand? The sitter is Jeanne Marie Vidal, wife of Claude Auguste Seguin, from a prominent family in Avignon, as the family tree attached to the back for the frame indicates. Research in old annals has also revealed that Madame Seguin was a modern and independent lady: she worked in lady's fashion in Paris, and patented wrapping mechanism that protected lady's hats during their transport! As often with woman artists of the 18th and 19th century, there is little biographical information available on the artist, Adèle Grasset. We do know however, that she had studied with the highly prominent artist François Gérard (1770-1837) , known also as the Baron Gérard...

Body in the Field #13, 2022 coloured pencils on canvas 9.84 H x 6.29 W in. 25 H x 16 W cm Signed and dated on reverse Zsolt Berszán embodies in his work...

Body in the Field #15, 2022 coloured pencil on canvas 9.84 H x 6.29 W in. 25 H x 16 W cm Signed on reverse Zsolt Berszán embodies in his works the dissolution of the human body thro...

Hilding Werner (1880-1944) Sweden Hulda in a Room at Ruds Säteri mixed media on paper unframed 27 x 22.5 cm (10.63 x 8.86 inches) framed 38 x 33.5 cm (14.96 x 13.19 inches) Prov...

The Maid, 2020 collage on paper 15 3/4 H x 11 13/16 W in. 40 H x 30 W cm The artist’s collages describe a series of faces composed of different materials – cardboards, textiles, fur...

Portrait is a superb black and white drawing in pencil on cream-colored and laid paper, realized by Cazanove, as it is reported on the lower margin. Very good conditions. On the back of this Artwork there is another portrait in pencil.

My dear art lover, This semi-abstract vibrant expressive artwork celebrates a summer floral period. This floral artwork named "Summer colorful garden" with its bright vivid colors ...

The Board is a Lithograph realized by Auguste Raffet in 1836. Beautiful proof on chine appliqué. Signed in the plate. Good condition

Taking the Child is a drawing on paper realized by Jean-Luis Forain in the Late 19th Century. Pen drawing. Monogrammed in pencil on the lower. Good conditions. Louis Henri Forain...

This watercolor by Robert Thegerström, a Swedish painter, draftsman, and graphic artist, captures a serene winter scene from 1908. The artwork presents a frozen lake bathed in warm s...

Peter Birmann Basel 1758 - 1844 The Vicovaro grotto Gouache on blue paper 29 x 47cm Provenance: Kasimir Hagen, Cologne, his stamp (Lugt 4795) on verso Exhibition: Europaïsche ...

Nude is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original pencil on paper. Good conditions. The artwork represents a...

Grażyna Rigall is a painter, illustrator, author of stage designs and music videos. - The artist is interested in the merging of the world of fauna and flora with the world of man, p...

Autograph Letter Signed with Original Sketch by Hans Erni to Nesto Jacometti. March 5th, 1949. Signed "ton Erni". One page, one-sided. On ivory colored tissue paper. In French. In very good conditions, except for an horizontal tape connecting two parts of the sheet. Perfectly readabe, although the nervous calligraphy. An original red ink sketch...

Dancing Monkey is a modern artwork by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937) in the early 20th century. The artwork has been realized in mixed media in ink and white lead on paper. Good co...

Last Garden, 2016 collage on cardboard 27 9/16 H x 39 3/8 W in. 70 H x 100 W cm The artist's reference to fundamental myths of humanity and their analysis from the perspective of co...

Fish,red,yellow,sea, animals Italian 1937 Giulio DA MILANO (Nizza, 1895 - Torino, 1990) Giulio Da Milano was a Giacomo Grosso's disciple and he was very close to the artists that...

Remains (Body in the Field 18), 2022 oil on paper (signed on reverse) 16 17/32 H x 11 13/16 W in. 42 H x 30 W cm Zsolt Berszán embodies in his works the dissolution of the human bo...

Remains (Body in the Field 13), 2022 oil on paper (signed on reverse) 16 17/32 H x 11 13/16 W in. 42 H x 30 W cm Zsolt Berszán embodies in his works the dissolution of the human bod...

Remains (Body in the Field 15), 2022 oil on paper (signed on reverse) 16 17/32 H x 11 13/16 W in. 42 H x 30 W cm Zsolt Berszán embodies in his works the dissolution of the human bo...

Maurice MIOT dit "Melito" (1920-1994) Open window, 1950 Pencil on paper Signed "Melito" and dated "50" lower right 35 x 25 cm Frame 50 x 40 cm Son of a locksmith from the Aube regio...

Jean MARTIN (1911-1996) Female nude, circa 1940 Pencil on paper Signed on the left 25 x 38 cm frame : 40 x 50 cm A self-taught painter born in Lyon in 1911, Jean Martin developed a ...

Description: This original artwork titled "Landscape BW" by Marilina Marchica, created in 2023, is a unique and non-replicable piece that beautifully captures the artist's deep sensi...

I enjoy working on expressive abstract paintings which resonate with vitality, movement and energy. This artwork was inspired by Vincent Van Gogh and by my trip to Arles ( south of F...

La Guerra 15/18  is anartwork realized by Brunet. China ink drawing and watercolor. Good conditions. Including a cardboard passepartout: cm 50 x 34,5. It represents a satirical sc...

Aquatint etching on Arches paper, edited in 1979 limited edition in 99 exemplars in cardinal numbers Current exemplar as: HC Hand signed by Wifredo Lam in pencil in the lower right m...

Nude is a drawing made by André BIRY-AUTRET (1911) in the mid-20th century. Good condition.

The artwork on paper will be sent unframed to you. Maciej Olekszy was born in 1982, Poland. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland in 2007. Faculty of Painting i...

Ryan is a contemporary artwork realized by Ryan Mendoza in 2000. Pencil and charcoal on paper. Hand signed on the lower margin. Provenance: Galleria Massimo Minini, Brescia Born in 1971 in New York, Mendoza's personal story is subsequently intertwined with the two extremes of Europe, Naples and Berlin, the two cities in which he has lived and worked up to now. In his works he represents complex theatricality, models anatomies, doses colours, calibrates lights, draws on a rich archive of memories, confusing ancient pictorial wisdom and contemporary risks. The artist's attention is particularly focused on portraits in which he carries out distortions and alterations: he exhibits perspective disproportions, reveals anatomical dissonances, manifests dystonias between the characters in the foreground and the backgrounds. His characters appear "possessed", it is no coincidence that the title of the 2010 solo show at the Muse d'Arte Contemporanea Donna Regina in Naples is "The possessed...

Boats is an original drawing in Watercolor on paper applied on cardboard. realized by Michele Cascarano. The state of preservation of the artwork is good. Hand-signed and dated on ...

Ernest Lessieux (1848 - 1925) The sea in calm weather, signed lower left watercolor on paper 16.5 x 24 cm Framed : 35 x 41 cm This rather atypical work is a remarkable addition to...

Another Live Session This graphite pencil drawing ‘Model Session – 06-10-22’ stems from an earlier session. However, I had a model session with my favorite model on the 6th ...

Roman Countryside is an original Contemporary artwork realized by Nazareno Gattamelata in the 1970s. Original colored oil pastels on paper. Hand signed by the artist on the lower ...

Neapolitan Fisherman (Original Italian title "Pescatore Napoletano") is an original modern artwork realized by the famous Italian artist Michela De Vito in the 19thCentury. Origina...

Boat is an original drawing in Watercolor on paper applied on cardboard realized by the italian artist Michele Cascarano. The state of preservation of the artwork is good. Hand-sig...

Fresh Impulse. "When a new idea has crossed your mind and you are full of inspiration to carry it out." This intuitive monochrome drawing is made with Chinese ink and pastel on whit...

Flowers is an original artwork realized by Caroline Hill in the Mid-20th Century. Original mixed colored watercolor. Includes frame: 76 x 4.5 x 55 cm The artwork represents a colo...

Siebe Johannes Ten Cate (1858-1908) Bruges, windmill canal, 1894, Signed, located and dated 94 lower right Pastel on paper 27 x 41 cm in good condition, very fresh, Framed under g...

Red Landscape Original Art on Paper 60x70 cm 2023 Mineral oxide on paper Marilina Marchica was born in Agrigento, where she works and lives, After rec...

Nude is an original china ink drawing realized in 1965. The artwork is hand signed and dated by the artist: V. Santarelli 1965. Includes frame.

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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

Landscape BW charcoal on paper (Canson Paper 300gr) 30x40 cm the Drawing is mounted on a rigid support with passepartout dimensions 40x50 cm Ready to Hang Certificate of Authenticity...

"Bassoon Player" is an original black China ink and pencil drawing on ivory-colorated paper by Anonymous Artist of XIX Century. In excellent conditions: As good as new. Sheet dim...