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NATIVE AMERICANS HUNTING - TWO DRAWINGS.
By Cassilly Adams
Located in Portland, ME
Adams, Cassilly (American 1843-1921). NATIVE AMERICANS HUNTING -
TWO DRAWINGS. Charcoal and watercolor, not dated. One signed
within the matrix of the drawing, lower right. Each about 7 x 10
inches. Both with a tack hole top and and bottom, center, and
with residue from an old mount, verso. One wih a 1/2 x 1/2 inch
loss at the top right corner. The images fresh. One shows two
hunters with grass head-dress disguises, crouched behind low
grasses,each with a rifle, a killed deer between them, and a herd
moving across the field on the far side of the grasses. The other
depicts two hunters wearing animal-skin disguises, each with a
rifle, crouched behind grasses, beyond which a small herd of
bison grazes. The Pair: $1750.00
The following is from American Western Art...
Category
Late 19th Century Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor
Impossible Solutions at The Fountain of Youth
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Impossible Solutions at The Fountain of Youth
Collage on paper, 1987
Signed with the artist's initials and datedlower left
Condition: Good, with the ...
Category
1980s Surrealist Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Seated Male Model, Young Man
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Seated Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed early 1930s charco...
Category
1930s American Modern Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
Punch as Bosch Boy - Funk Art drawing by San Francisco Bay Area artist
By William T. Wiley
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: William Wiley – American (1937- 2021)
Title: Punch as Bosch Boy
Year: 2003
Medium: Graphite and/or crayon on paper
Size: 12 x 9 inches.
Framed size: 17.5 x 14.25 inches
Sign...
Category
Early 2000s Post-Modern Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Graphite
Fog over North Beach, Percé Rock, Gaspé, Canada, Early 20th Century, Cleveland
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964)
Fog over North Beach, Percé Rock, Gaspé, Canada, c. 1929
Watercolor on paper
Signed lower left
13.75 x 20 inches
Frank Nelson Wilcox (October 3, 1887 – April 17, 1964) was a modernist American artist and a master of watercolor. Wilcox is described as the "Dean of Cleveland School painters," though some sources give this appellation to Henry Keller or Frederick Gottwald. Wilcox was born on October 3, 1887 to Frank Nelson Wilcox, Sr. and Jessie Fremont Snow Wilcox at 61 Linwood Street in Cleveland, Ohio. His father, a prominent lawyer, died at home in 1904 shortly before Wilcox' 17th birthday. His brother, lawyer and publisher Owen N. Wilcox, was president of the Gates Legal Publishing Company or The Gates Press. His sister Ruth Wilcox was a respected librarian.
In 1906 Wilcox enrolled from the Cleveland School of Art under the tutelage of Henry Keller, Louis Rorimer...
Category
1920s American Modern Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
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 Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
"Ballet Dancer, Rose Variation" - Large Modern Framed Pastel Portrait
Located in New Orleans, LA
An exquisite depiction of a ballet dancer in motion, rendered exquisitely in pastel by Russian/American artist Valery Kosorukov. The artist has manage...
Category
1970s Impressionist Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
$1,280 Sale Price
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Man at a Bar, Paris
By Arthur Beecher Carles
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Provenance
The artist;
Collection of Henry Dubin, Philadelphia until 2018
Exhibitions
Avery Galleries, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Living Color Modern Life: Hugh Henry Breckenridge and...
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel
ITZCHAK TARKAY "PARK CAFE" ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR 22"X15" ON FRANCH ARCHES PAPER
By Itzchak Tarkay
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: TARKAY, ITZCHAK
Title: "PARK CAFE"
Size: 15 X 22 INCHES
Medium: WATERCOLOR ON FRANCH ARCHES PAPER
Edition: ORIGINAL
Description: Hand signed by the artist
The artwork is in e...
Category
Early 2000s Art Deco Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Julie by Rene Leroy, French Cubist Figurative Painting on Carton
Located in Atlanta, GA
Raymond Debieve (1931-2011)
Born in northern France as a twin to brother Michel Debieve (who also become an accomplished artist later in life), Raymond painted his entire life. His ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Femme mettant ses bas by Maximilien Luce
By Maximilien Luce
Located in New Orleans, LA
Maximilien Luce
1858-1941 French
Femme mettant ses bas
(Woman putting on her stockings)
Pastel on paper
Signed "Luce 89" (lower left)
Maximilien Luce’s Femme mettant ses bas is a...
Category
19th Century Post-Impressionist Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
French Money, unique signed drawing with collage Pop artist Larry Rivers, Framed
By Larry Rivers
Located in New York, NY
Larry Rivers
French Money, ca. 1966
Original graphite drawing with collage
Boldly signed in graphite pencil in the center of this collage.
Larry Rivers original, unique drawing with ...
Category
1960s Pop Art Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Graphite
Dancer in White
By Louis Kronberg
Located in Mc Lean, VA
American Impressionist
Category
1940s American Realist Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Cardboard
"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen & Ink, Watercolor on Vellum Overlay on Board
Signature: Signed Lower Left
This piece is on 22.00" x 14.50" illustration board with watercolor on vellum overlay. The image measures to 14.00" x 13.00."
Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) for the 1963 epic comedy blockbuster, `It`s a Mad, Mad,Mad, Mad World`, with stars in pursuit of hidden loot. The madcap treasure hunters are (counterclockwise) Buster Keaton, Edward Everett Horton, Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, Ethel Merman, Phil Silvers, Joe E. Brown, Milton Berle...
Category
1960s Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Board, Vellum, Pen
Piccadilly Circus by Fortunino Matania
By Fortunino Matania
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fortunino Matania
1881-1963 Italian
Piccadilly Circus
Signed “Matania” (center, on bus)
Watercolor and gouache on paper
This exceptional watercolor and gouache composition by fam...
Category
Early 20th Century Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
A Sweet Indulgence - Chocolate Cream Advertisement
By Maud Humphrey
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Original illustration for 'A Treasury of Stories, Jingles and Rhymes' published by Frederick A. Stokes Company in 1894, app...
Category
1890s Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Side Profile of Young African American Man with Black Hoodie
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This pastel portrait captures the side profile of a young African American man dressed in a black hoodie. The artist skillfully employs the pastel medium to bring out the rich textur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Mr. Magoo Original Vintage Animation Cel Hand Drawing Painting
By Jules Engel
Located in Surfside, FL
Born in 1918 in Budapest, Hungary, Engel began his professional career in animation as a color designer at the Walt Disney studio. Although his credits include work on such classics as Disney’s Bambi and Fantasia and UPA’s Gerald McBoing-Boing, he is best known as a mentor to literally hundreds of students.
Engel was also one of the original members of United Productions of America (UPA), where, during the ’50s, he worked on classics such as Mr. Magoo, Gerald McBoing-Boing and Madeline. According to his biographer, Dr. Janeann Dill, Engel has created more than 33 personal films and received five Golden Eagle awards, an Annie Award, a Winsor McCay Award, the Fritz Award, a Jean Vigo Award, and the Norman McLaren...
Category
Mid-20th Century Pop Art Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
Mermaid &Tonic mythical sea creatures humor soft light color
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of an ongoing series of mermaids by the artist on toned archival paper signed and dated on bottom
Category
2010s Expressionist Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Buttercream Acrobats circus performers humorous subject male female dynamic
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
this is a soft pastel on red toned heavyweight archival paper , framing under glass recommended for display.
full figured women like Botero
theme: circus, food, cake, relationships,...
Category
2010s Expressionist Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
William by Raymond Debieve, French Cubist Figurative Painting on Carton
By Raymond Debieve
Located in Atlanta, GA
Raymond Debieve (1931-2011)
Born in northern France as a twin to brother Michel Debieve (who also become an accomplished artist later in life), Raymond painted his entire life. His ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Cardboard
"The Light from Beneath, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Light from Beneath" is an original oil pastel on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower left. This piece features multiple simplified figures in a d...
Category
1990s Contemporary Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
Beaver Pond, Longs Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado Western Landscape
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887–1964)
Beaver Pond near Longs Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, c. 1950
Watercolor on Paper
19 x 24 inches
21 x 26 inches framed
Frank...
Category
1950s Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Original Painting. Vanity Fair Illustration Proposal. Art Deco Modern 1930s
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting. Vanity Fair Illustration Proposal. Art Deco Modern 1930s
Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994)
Vanity Fair
Illustration proposal, c 1930’s
18 X 13 3/4 inches (sight)
...
Category
1930s American Modern Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Board
Renaissance Male Foot Figure Study, 1964, Ian Hornak — Drawing
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Renaissance Male Foot Figure Study
Year: circa 1964
Medium: Original drawing on vélin paper
Size: 23 x 18 inches
Condition: Good
Provenance: Est...
Category
1960s Renaissance Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
$1,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Poupee Espagnole
By Zig (Louis Gaudin)
Located in New York, NY
Poupee Espagnole. Costume design for the entertainer Mistinguette for her production at the Moulin Rouge in Paris. Watercolor. Signed Zig. Ca 1928, . Framed.
Provenance: Nephew of M...
Category
1920s Art Deco Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Study after Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment”
By Michelangelo Buonarroti
Located in New York, NY
Italian School, 16th Century
Provenance:
Private Collection, New York
This intriguing drawing is a study by an anonymous 16th-century Italian artist after a vignette in Michelangelo’s fresco of The Last Judgement in the Sistine Chapel. The altar wall of the Sistine Chapel was already richly decorated when Pope Clement VII commissioned Michelangelo to paint his Last Judgment...
Category
16th Century Old Masters Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Easter, Saturday Evening Post Cover April 19, 1930
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Saturday Evening Post Cover, April 19, 1930
Category
1930s Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sitting Nude exudes sexuality
By Gaston Lachaise
Located in Miami, FL
The key element to this work is that it is much larger that most of the other works on paper by Lachaise and somewhat more delineated and refined . The figure exudes sexuality has a...
Category
1920s American Realist Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Loading the Catch [Katwyck Aan Zee]
By Charles Paul Gruppe
Located in Storrs, CT
Charles Paul Gruppé. Loading the Catch [Katwyck Aan Zee] c. 1892. Watercolor. 14 1/2 x 17 1/2 (framed 19 1/2 x 23 1/2). Signed, lower left. Housed in an archival French mat and champ...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
![Loading the Catch [Katwyck Aan Zee]](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/a_3352/1579193458471/frameb3_master.JPG?width=240 "charles paul gruppe")
$2,000 Sale Price
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Untitled (Figurative Abstraction of Isadora Duncan #7)
By Abraham Walkowitz
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Abraham Walkowitz, Untitled (Figurative Abstraction of Isadora Duncan #7), pencil, 1918. Signed and dated in pencil, bottom center. A fine, spon...
Category
1910s American Modern Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
André Hambourg Eiffel Tower Watercolor
By André Hambourg
Located in New York, NY
André Hambourg (French, 1909-1999)
Le Marchande Tour Eiffel (The Eiffel Tower Merchant)
Watercolor on paper
Sight: 12 1/4 x 17 1/4 in.
Framed: 19 3/4 x 24 1/4 x 2/3 in.
Titled lower ...
Category
20th Century French School Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Wise Book Children's Book Illustration- Woman Illustrator - Arts and Crafts
Located in Miami, FL
This little gem of a compact artwork was executed in the Arts and Crafts style for an interior illustration for "The Wise Book," J.M. Dent & Co, London, 1906.
"You can't eat your ca...
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Board
A Charming 1930s Charcoal Study of Three Young Men in a Lake House Window
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming 1930s Charcoal Study of Three Young Men in a Lake House Window by Noted Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Most likely completed during the summer mont...
Category
1930s American Modern Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
"Remembering, " Abstract Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Remembering" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right. It features an abstracted, skeleton-like man in front of...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
42nd Street NYC 1923 Deco WPA Ashcan American Modern Cityscape Realism Broadway
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in New York, NY
42nd Street NYC 1923 Deco WPA Ashcan American Modern Cityscape Realism Broadway.
10 x 7 1/2 inches. Graphite on paper. Signed, titled "42nd Street" and dated July 26, 1923, lower l...
Category
1920s American Realist Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Wave Series/Tattooed Woman at Sunset Beach
By Masami Teraoka
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Wave Series/Tattooed Woman at Sunset Beach" is a unique watercolor by Masami Teraoka. The framed artwork measures 22 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 1 in.
“Mere depiction of social and cultural issues is not enough. My work has to create something that goes beyond simple perception. To make a strong statement, art needs timeless aesthetic qualities. These can take any subject matter to a higher level of experience. That is the essence of what I am pursuing.” – Masami Teraoka
Born in Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture, Teraoka studied at what is now Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. His works are inspired by Japanese Ukiyo-e woodcut prints. However, Teraoaka infuses the style and techniques of the traditional art with American Pop Art. The mass-produced nature of Japanese woodcut prints...
Category
1980s Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Untitled: Women in Bath
Located in New York, NY
Unknown/Unidentified Artist, "Untitled: Women In Bath", Signed Figurative/ Nude Watercolor, Charcoal (Mixed Media) Painting on Paper, 14 x 17, Late 20th Century, 1967
Colors: Black,...
Category
Late 20th Century Academic Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Boxer I, America Martin, Ink on Paper, Black + White/ Figurative, Boxer
By America Martin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Boxer I"
Ink on Paper
21.75” x 27.75” Framed
In a distinct style that is both figurative and abstract, gestural and deliberate, America Martin revisits her famous bo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
$3,840 Sale Price
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UNTITLED (THREE PEOPLE ON A PARK BENCH)
Located in Portland, ME
Ashton, Ethel V. UNTITLED. Pastel on paper, circa 1930. Unsigned, but
with the estate stamp, verso, as is typical for similar works by her.
The image shows an African-American coupl...
Category
1930s Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
The Last Fence Glangesia Jumps His 60th National Fence Aintree 1931
Located in Bristol, CT
Glangesia would finish 4th w/ J. Browne jockey aboard
Watercolor w/ gouache highlights
Art Sz: 9 3/4"H x 15 5/8"W
Frame Sz: 18"H x 24"W
Preparations for the Grand National Steeple...
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1930s Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
MADELEINE (ORIGINAL GOUCHE)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique, one of a kind original gouache on paper from Harper's Bazar series. Hand signed lower front by Erte; titled top front with studio catalog number on verso. Sheet size 10.7...
Category
1950s Art Deco Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
$2,962 Sale Price
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A Striking Modern 1946 Vermont Studio Scene, Standing Female Model in a Doorway
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Striking Modern 1946 Vermont Studio Scene of a Standing Female Model in a Doorway by Noted Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Depicting a finely executed portrait of t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Ink
Nude II by Jacques Nestle Petite, blue and white modern nude painting on paper
By Jacques Petit
Located in Atlanta, GA
Welcome to Heritage, our carefully curated collection of French vintage and antique paintings. We scour the flea markets and fairs for these gems: poignant portraits of long-gone Me...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
'Women And Brown Cat' Acrylic And Ink Original Drawing On Paper By Devie
By Devie Elzafon
Located in Carmel, CA
Inspired by the theatre world, Devi had retained her own unique drawing strokes. Her works reflect an approachable other-worldliness. She paints a story to be told and answered.
The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Violinist (Portrait of Young Man with Violin)
By Vito Tomasello
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Outstanding male portrait by 20th-century American artist, Vito Tomasello.
Portrait of a Violinist, 1950.
Charcoal on paper, sheet measures 13 x 19 inches.
Signed lower left.
A ...
Category
1950s Realist Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Sleepwalking #23, earth tone, brown, gestural, abstract brushstrokes
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monotype on paper
Dramatic disrupted realism imagery from Tom Bennett’s series of monochromatic monotypes, blending surrealistic mindscapes with stark realism
About Tom Bennett:
With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett creates representational images of human figures and animals, emphasizing movement in a manner reminiscent of Lucien Freud, Edgar Degas and the photographer Eadweard Muybridge. Elongated and blurry, the horse racing up a hill (Canter Fritz, 2002) and the sinister cat landing a leap (Chien Blanc, 1998) elicit a sense of foreboding enhanced by Bennett’s somber palette; his female figures too reflect a grim sense of humor with their distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint. Classically trained as a painter, he initially worked in oil on canvas but discovered that monotype printing enabled him to “literally push the image around,” creating an essential element of motion. To overcome the limited scale of monotypes, however, he switched to painting on slick-surfaced plastic.
Tom Bennett’s practice is rooted in the classical tradition where painting and drawing from life is highly regarded. Bennett’s work is heavily influenced by Francis Bacon, Frank Auberbauch and foremost his father, Harry Bennett, who was also an artist. Tom’s time living abroad in Spain and traveling through Eastern Europe and Africa provided the artistic freedom to explore many of the techniques and subject matter that continue to define his practice. Bennett was born and raised in Connecticut.
His mediums include monotypes, oil on paper, canvas or styrene board. In a technique that Tom started over 4 years ago, several of his monotypes have been painted over with oil paint using a palette knife, brush, or his fingers to re-purpose the underlying image. These works are a testament to Bennett’s ability to quickly and concisely compose an image with expressive brush strokes, foreshortened figures and expertly rendered light.
Tom’s work has been featured in group and solo exhibitions worldwide. Bennett lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. He is currently represented by Tabla Rasa...
Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Monotype
North Cornwall Coast line, United Kingdom
By Edward Nevil
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Cornwall Coast Line, United Kingdom" c.1880 is a watercolor on paper by British artist Edward Nevil, 1813-1901. It is signed at the lower left corner by the arti...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of Older Man with Trucker Hat
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This compelling pastel portrait depicts an older man wearing a well-worn trucker hat, capturing the character and stories etched into his face. The artist skillfully uses pastels to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Jonathan Winters, Old Cross Dresser, unique drawing in pen
By Jonathan Winters
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is a unique drawing created by Jonathan Winters in 2001 using pen and ink. It is hand signed and dated, "May 22, 2001." Winters was an iconic American comedian, actor, aut...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Fantasy Charcoal Drawing Lithograph Print by Adolf Uzarski
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning charcoal drawing lithograph print on paper depicting a fanciful lion kidnapping a young woman was designed by Adolf Uzarski (1885-1970), a German artist. This drawing i...
Category
1910s Art Deco Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Standing Male Model (Back)
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Seated Male Nude Model (Back) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed early 1930s...
Category
1930s American Modern Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Lets Find the Way #1
By Darius Steward
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Lets Find the Way #1
Watercolor on Arches wove paper, 2021
Signed with the artist's initials lower right
Signed, titled and dated in pencil verso
This watercolor is related to the ar...
Category
2010s American Realist Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Moraine Valley, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 20th Century
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964)
Moraine Valley, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, c. 1950
Watercolor on paper
19 x 24 inches
Frank Nelson Wilcox (October 3, 1887 – April 17, 1964) was a modernist American artist and a master of watercolor. Wilcox is described as the "Dean of Cleveland School painters," though some sources give this appellation to Henry Keller or Frederick Gottwald. Wilcox was born on October 3, 1887 to Frank Nelson Wilcox, Sr. and Jessie Fremont Snow Wilcox at 61 Linwood Street in Cleveland, Ohio. His father, a prominent lawyer, died at home in 1904 shortly before Wilcox' 17th birthday. His brother, lawyer and publisher Owen N. Wilcox, was president of the Gates Legal Publishing Company or The Gates Press. His sister Ruth Wilcox was a respected librarian.
In 1906 Wilcox enrolled from the Cleveland School of Art under the tutelage of Henry Keller, Louis Rorimer, and Frederick Gottwald. He also attended Keller's Berlin Heights summer school from 1909. After graduating in 1910, Wilcox traveled and studied in Europe, sometimes dropping by Académie Colarossi in the evening to sketch the model or the other students at their easels, where he was influenced by French impressionism. Wilcox was influenced by Keller's innovative watercolor techniques, and from 1910 to 1916 they experimented together with impressionism and post-impressionism. Wilcox soon developed his own signature style in the American Scene or Regionalist tradition of the early 20th century. He joined the Cleveland School of Art faculty in 1913. Among his students were Lawrence Edwin Blazey, Carl Gaertner, Paul Travis, and Charles E. Burchfield. Around this time Wilcox became associated with Cowan Pottery.
In 1916 Wilcox married fellow artist Florence Bard, and they spent most of their honeymoon painting in Berlin Heights with Keller. They had one daughter, Mary. In 1918 he joined the Cleveland Society of Artists, a conservative counter to the Bohemian Kokoon Arts Club, and would later serve as its president. He also began teaching night school at the John Huntington Polytechnic Institute at this time, and taught briefly at Baldwin-Wallace College.
Wilcox wrote and illustrated Ohio Indian Trails in 1933, which was favorably reviewed by the New York Times in 1934. This book was edited and reprinted in 1970 by William A. McGill. McGill also edited and reprinted Wilcox' Canals of the Old Northwest in 1969. Wilcox also wrote, illustrated, and published Weather Wisdom in 1949, a limited edition (50 copies) of twenty-four serigraphs (silk screen prints) accompanied by commentary "based upon familiar weather observations commonly made by people living in the country."
Wilcox displayed over 250 works at Cleveland's annual May Show. He received numerous awards, including the Penton Medal for as The Omnibus, Paris (1920), Fish Tug on Lake Erie (1921), Blacksmith Shop (1922), and The Gravel Pit (1922). Other paintings include The Trailing Fog (1929), Under the Big Top (1930), and Ohio Landscape...
Category
1950s American Modern Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
A Striking 1940s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Striking 1940s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exquisite studio portrait study, charcoal on paper, dating...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
"Polished", Figurative Oil Pastel and Pen Drawing, Portrait of Legs
By Lauren Rinaldi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative drawing titled "Polished" is an original artwork by Lauren Rinaldi made of oil pastel and ballpoint pen on Arches paper. This piece measures 18"h x 11"w framed. The p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Ballpoint Pen
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Model
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed, early 1930s ...
Category
1930s American Modern Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Marina Abramovic, Original hand signed hourglass drawing in Beaux Arts monograph
By Marina Abramovic
Located in New York, NY
Marina Abramović
Untitled hourglass drawing, 1992
Original drawing done in black marker, hand signed and annotated and held inside the softback catalogue for the artist's 1992 Beaux ...
Category
1990s Conceptual Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Permanent Marker
BLIND SELF PORTRAIT
By Gregg Louis
Located in New York, NY
ink drawing on paper
blind contour drawing
artists self-portrait
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
A Charming, Vintage 1930s Charcoal Drawing of a Saxophone Player, Jazz Musician
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming, Vintage 1930s Charcoal Drawing of a Saxophone Player, Jazz Musician, by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A striking and lively figure study ...
Category
1930s American Modern Continental US - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
