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Item Ships From: Continental US
Lina – Pocasset
By Paul Cadmus
Located in New York, NY
Lina – Pocasset
August 6, 1934
Signed in pencil, u.r.; Also titled and dated in pencil, l.r.
Graphite on paper
10.25 x 14.5 inches, sheet
This work is offered by CLAMP in New Yor...
Category
1930s Contemporary Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
'A Young Lady', Flapper, Roaring 20's, Figural, Portrait of a Woman, Figural
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted in the style of Frederick Appleyard. Initialed lower left, 'FR.A' and created circa 1925. Bearing signature, verso.
An elegant and psychologically-penetrating pastel study of a fashionable young brunette with gray-green eyes, shown standing and gazing to the viewer's left.
This notable British landscape and portrait artist attended Scarborough School of Art where he studied under the genre and landscape painter Albert Strange. He then proceeded to the National Art Training School at South Kensington and from there, on the recommendation of the artist John Sparkes, to the Royal Academy. At the Royal Academy, he was met with immediate success, first receiving the Turner Gold Medal, followed by the Creswick Prize and the Landseer Scholarship.
Frederick Appleyard was a painter of landscapes, portraits and allegorical compositions of the decorative kind frequently associated with English Impressionism. Over the course of a long and storied career, he received a number of prestigious public commissions that included mural decorations for the Royal Academy of Art. He exhibited for many years at the Royal Academy (1900-1935), the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool and the Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts. From 1918-1950, he was also a regular exhibitor at the Royal West of England Academy of which he was elected a full member in 1926.
Appleyard's work is well-represented in private and public collections including in the permanent collection of the Tate Gallery which holds 'A Secret', a Chantrey Bequest purchase from the Royal Academy Exhibition...
Category
1920s Impressionist Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Laid Paper
'Out of Hokkaido', Carmel Art Association Exhibit, Japanese portrait, Kimono
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
By Virginia Conroy Dedini (American, 1922-2006). Titled lower left, 'Mitsuko ''Okaido Born''' and dated August 1976.
Exhibited:
Carmel Art Associati...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Graphite
Portrait of a Woman in a Blue Shirt
By Marilyn Thompson
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate drawing of a woman by Palo Alto artist Marilyn Thompson (American, 1927-2015). Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Acquired with a collection of her work. Presented in a new cream mat with foam-core backing. Paper size: 24.5"H x 19.75"W. A Northern California Artists and Musician.
Marilyn Thompson (American, 1927-2015) was born in Santa Paula. California. She received an art degree from San Jose State in 1950, after which she worked for H. M. Gousha, for whom she drew many illustrations of missions and other California sites. From the mid-1970s on, she did freelance drawing and painting, with lots of commercial work (pamphlet illustrations, posters, custom birthday cards...
Category
1990s Photorealist Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
$540 Sale Price
20% Off
Woman in Red Hat
Located in Houston, TX
French ink drawing of woman in red hat by artist Chedelly, circa 1960.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archiva...
Category
1960s Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Patrick Proctor at Le Nid Du Duc, 2018, Ink on Paper portrait
By Manuel Santelices
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him.
The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Archival Paper
Renaissance Male Figure Study, 1964, Ian Hornak — Drawing
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Renaissance Male Figure Study
Year: 1964
Medium: Graphite on vélin paper
Size: 14 x 11 inches
Condition: Good
Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, ...
Category
1960s Renaissance Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
$1,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Clown with a Hat (Clown Portrait #9)
By Marjorie May Blake
Located in Soquel, CA
Watercolor portrait of a clown by Marjorie Blake (American, 1920-1994). Signed "Blake" in the lower right corner. Unframed.
Marjorie May Gulley Blake w...
Category
1960s American Impressionist Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
French Watercolor Portrait - Lady in Deep Thought
By Albert Guillaume
Located in Houston, TX
Bright watercolor portrait of a mature female figure seated at a table with her books by artist A. Guillaume, circa 1970.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a ...
Category
1960s Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Clown in Yellow
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-century French watercolor of clown in yellow tones, circa 1950.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plastic sleeve and Certificate of...
Category
1950s Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Artist Cindy Sherman discovers Instagram - Watercolor on paper
By Manuel Santelices
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him.
The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
Category
2010s Pop Art Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Gouache, Archival Paper
Edwin Kayton "Hawaiian Man" Original Graphite Portrait C.1998
By Edwin Kayton
Located in San Francisco, CA
Edwin Kayton "Hawaiian Man" Original Graphite Portrait C.1998
A young muscular Hawaiian man with canoe and paddle
Dimensions 15.5" wide x 18.5" high
Th...
Category
Late 20th Century Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
French Oil Pastel - The Bassist
By Kseiran
Located in Houston, TX
Playful French oil pastel of a man in bright green playing the standing bass by artist Kseiran, 2009. Signed lower left.
Original one-of-a-kind artwork on paper displayed on a white...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
French Oil Pastel - The Guitarist
By Kseiran
Located in Houston, TX
Lighthearted French oil pastel drawing of a young woman in bright clothing playing the guitar by artist Kseiran, 2009. Signed lower right.
Original one-of-a-kind artwork on paper di...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Dream Walking 3 - Yellow figurative collage of torn photograph on paper
By Keun Young Park
Located in New York, NY
Keun Young Park depicts the body in a state of transformation. Her works on paper show floating figures, faces, draped arms and cupped hands, which appear to be disintegrating and re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Photographic Paper
Nude Woman with Bed Sheet, Modern Pastel on Laid paper by Arnold Hoffmann, Sr.
By Arnold Hoffmann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Arnold Hoffmann, Sr., Russian (1886 - 1966) - Nude Woman with Bed Sheet, Year: 1950, Medium: Pastel on Laid paper, signed and dated in pencil lower right, Image Size: 15.5 x 11 inch...
Category
1950s Modern Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Dancing Semi-Nude, Fashion Art by Erik Freyman
By Erik Freyman
Located in Long Island City, NY
An 80's style Art Deco work on paper of a Dancing Nude Lady by contemporary artist Erik Freyman.
Collage with pastels on paper, signed lower right.
Category
1980s Pop Art Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
The Sunbonnet Babies - Modernist Female Artist
Located in Miami, FL
Bertha Corbett Melcher's The Sunbonnet Babies, with their flat, minimalist, semi-abstract, and symbolic style, are an early example of American Modernism/Surrealism by a lesser-known female artist/illustrator. The present work demonstrates a delicate balance between abstraction and representation and between the commonplace and the mysterious. Her signature use of a hat or sunbonnet to hide the identity of her subjects is a big conceptual and visual idea that has been overlooked in the fine art canon. The exact meaning of this is unknown, but 120 years after they were done, it resonates as somewhat surrealistic. Her work is a contradiction. She shows innocent children engaging in everyday activity but are depicted in vail of mystery. Why does she not show the faces of her subjects?
Watercolor on paper (each)
Six drawings in all on one board. 6-1/8 x 5 inches (15.6 x 12.7 cm) (each)
One signed; two initialed; three not signed.
Six drawing in all on one board. 6-1/8 x 5 inches (15.6 x 12.7 cm) (each)
One signed; two initialed; three not signed
The Sunbonnet Babies characters were created by illustration Bertha L. Corbett when she was challenged to create a faceless character who nonetheless was engaging and appealing. The characters were a wild hit and appeared in books, comics, and popular collectibles. They also became a popular motif in quilting. Few of Corbett's original drawings for the babies are known to survive, making this a rare offering.
From: Wikipedia
Sunbonnet Babies are characters created by commercial artist Bertha Corbett Melcher (1872–1950). Sunbonnet Babies featured two girls in pastel colored dresses with their faces covered by sunbonnets. Sunbonnet Babies appeared in books, illustrations and advertisements between the years of 1900 and 1930. Sunbonnet Babies were later used as a popular quilting pattern also known as Sunbonnet Sue.[1] Melcher created a male version of the Sunbonnet Babies, named the 'Overall Boys' in 1905.[2][3]
History
Bertha L. Corbett Melcher
Sunbonnet Babies were created by Bertha Corbett Melcher (1872–1950).[4] Melcher was born in Denver and moved with her family to Minneapolis in the 1880s. Melcher attended art school in Minneapolis with plans to become a commercial artist.[5] She may have also studied with Howard Pyle.[6] By the 1920s, Melcher had moved to Topanga, California.[7][4]
Melcher started drawing the Sunbonnet Babies in 1897. The origin of the signature style of the faces being covered by sunbonnets is contested by different members of Melcher's family and by Melcher herself. In an interview, Melcher's brother said their mother suggested Bertha avoid the difficulty of drawing faces by covering them with sunbonnets.[4] Melcher herself said that covering faces allowed her to communicate with body position.[4] Melcher has also said that the design came about in "answer to a friend’s challenge to convey emotion without a face."[2]
Melcher published her first book, The Sun-Bonnet Babies in 1900.[3] Later, she shopped her illustrations to publisher Rand McNally of Chicago, and nine subsequent books were written by Eulalie Osgood Grover and illustrated by Bertha Corbett. In 1905, Melcher wrote The Overall Boys.[3] Many of these books were used as primers and used widely in primary schools in the midwest.
Melcher used the sunbonnet babies in advertising and later established the Sunbonnet Babies Company. She started a studio to illustrate and create merchandise of the Sunbonnet Babies.[2] The characters also appeared in a comic strip.[2]
Quilting
Melcher herself did not originate the use of the sunbonnet babies as quilting pattern. The Sunbonnet Babies quilting pattern appeared in textile art 1910's in the Ladies Home Journal 1911–1912 in a quilt stitched by Marie Webster. The pattern was popular during the Great Depression. In the American South, it was often known as "Dutch Doll" until the 1970s.[3] There was also a quilt pattern based on the "Overall Boys," known by the various names including “Overall Bill, “Overall Andy,” “Sunbonnet Sam,” “Suspender Sam,” “Fisherman Jim."[3] Many patterns for quilts and sewing were designed by Ruby Short McKim and published in nationally syndicated newspapers.[8]
Sunbonnet Sue became symbolic of 'female innocence and docility'.[9] Linda Pershing collected accounts from women quilters who depicted 'Sues' doing activities such as smoking, wearing more revealing clothing, and subverting feminine stereotypes.[10] In 1979, the “Seamsters Union Local #500," a group of quilters from Lawrence, Kansas, created “The Sun Sets on Sunbonnet Sue," a quilt depicting the character murdered in a variety of ways.[3]
Collectibles
Sunbonnet Babies merchandise includes school books, valentines cards, postcards, china, and quilts.[2][5][11]
Sunbonnet Babies were adapted into three dimensional porcelain collectibles and pottery made by Royal Bayreuth Company in the early 1900s. The Royal Bayreuth China...
Category
Early 1900s American Modern Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Blue Woman, 1958 Pastel by Irene Rice Pereira
By Irene Rice Pereira
Located in Long Island City, NY
Blue Woman
Irene Rice Pereira, American (1902-1971)
1958
Pastel on rice paper, signed and dated in pastel
Size: 36.5 x 25 in. (92.71 x 63.5 cm)
Category
1950s Modern Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Untitled: Portrait of a Woman
By Pier Canosa
Located in New York, NY
Pier Canosa (Italian, b. 1940), "Untitled: Portrait of a Woman", Abstract Figurative/ Portrait Charcoal Drawing Signed and Dated on Paper, 24.50 x 18.50, Late 20th Century, 1969
Col...
Category
1960s Abstract Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Joanne - Blue pink abstract figurative collage of torn photograph on paper
By Keun Young Park
Located in New York, NY
Keun Young Park depicts the body in a state of transformation. Her works on paper show floating figures, faces, draped arms and cupped hands, which appear to be disintegrating and re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Photographic Paper
'Portrait of a Young Woman', 19th Century Academic Realism
By Mary Gunn
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A compelling and period mid-19th century portrait of a young woman with braided hair, wearing a shawl and shown three-quarters on. Signed lower right, "Mary Gunn" (American, 19th cen...
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Graphite, Paper
Portrait of Woman in Maine, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
By Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Portrait of Woman in Maine (P2.55), Year: 1958, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.94 cm), Description: Starin...
Category
1950s Impressionist Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"King of the Blues" - B.B. King Portrait in Watercolor and Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant portrait entitled "King of the Blues" by John Martin Socha (American, 1913-1983). Bold and angular, this piece depicts an African-American man wearing a crown. Given the date of the piece (1955), it is likely a reference to B. B. King, who began topping the Billboard charts in 1953. The portrait is slightly abstracted, with ornamentation that adds detail and depth.
Signed and dated "Socha 1955" in the lower left corner.
Presented in a wood frame with a linen mat.
Frame size: 17.5"H x 14.75"W
Image size: 9.5"H x 6.5"W
John Martin Socha (American, 1913-1983) was a painter and teacher from St. Paul, Minnesota. As a teenager, Socha studied with Diego Rivera and attended the Minneapolis School of Art. He later worked as a WPA artist in the 1930s, and Rivera’s influence can be seen in his murals. Socha then served in the US Army from 1943-1946 before attending the University of Minnesota in 1947. Socha’s work has won many awards and is in the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC.
Exhibited: Minnesota State Fair, 1938-40 (prize), 1941 (prize), 1942; Minneapolis Women's Club, 1938-42 (prize); Minneapolis IA, 1938-41, 1942 (prize), 1943-46; AIC, 1941-42; MMA, 1941-42; WMAA, 1942; NGA, 1940, 1942; Guatemala City, 1940; Mexico City, 1942; Walker Art Center, 1938, 1940, 1949 (prize); Davenport Municipal Art Gal., 1941; St Paul Art Gal., 1938-42; Denver Art Mus.; Univ. Wisconsin; Fed. Courts Bldg (solo), Hamline Univ. (solo), St. Catherine's Col. (solo), Public Library (solo), St. Paul Park H.S (solo), all in St. Paul; Guy Mayer Gal., NY (solo); Mankato State College, 1957 (solo).
Member: Minnesota AA; Minnesota Art...
Category
1950s Modern Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Watercolor
Wedding - I, Folk Art Ink on Paper by Ira Moskowitz
By Ira Moskowitz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ira Moskowitz, Polish/American (1912 - 2001) - Wedding - I, Year: 1989, Medium: Ink on Paper, signed, Size: 13 in. x 10 in. (33.02 cm x 25.4 cm), Description: Rendered with soft lin...
Category
1980s Folk Art Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Untitled (The Beverly Hills Hotel), 2019
By Ed Templeton
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV plexi, free shipping in the continental US, and a 14-day return policy.
Ed Templeton
Untitled (The Beverly Hills Hotel...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic
Infanta Primavera, 2019
By Chikako Okada
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Infanta Primavera' features the face of a young woman's head with a flowering cactus in an intricately patterned and a succulent coated body. It is complex graphite drawing on Kent ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
Freedom
By Chikako Okada
Located in Burlingame, CA
Chikako Okada’s autobiographical works of art bridge traditional realism with magical realism and surrealism. The artist uniquely addresses questions of the human condition through h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
Infanta de la Resistencia
By Chikako Okada
Located in Burlingame, CA
Chikako Okada’s autobiographical works of art bridge traditional realism with magical realism and surrealism. The artist uniquely addresses questions of the human condition through her meticulously detailed, and patterned imagery. The work is mesmerizing, rich in symbolism, and reference feminine power, vulnerability, sadness, longing, and desire. Often featuring adolescent girls and boys that are mysteriously posed, the artist leaves the circumstances of her subjects to the viewer's interpretation. Chikako Okada is inspired by the paintings of European masters, Mexico's Frida Kahlo, and the American surrealists.
The drawing is 16 x 12 inches. Professionally matted and framed in a museum quality rose gold...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
"Demoiselle" - Framed Early 20th Century Pastel Woman Portrait
Located in New Orleans, LA
I apologize for the reflections on the glass of this exquisite Gaston Bouy pastel drawing. It's in a very nice frame in great condition, and I did not want...
Category
Early 1900s Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
$1,600 Sale Price
46% Off
"Untitled 8, " Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Clyde Steadman's "Untitled 8" is an original, handmade watercolor painting that depicts an impasto portrait of a feminine face.
Category
2010s American Impressionist Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$225 Sale Price
25% Off
"Untitled 13, " Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Clyde Steadman's "Untitled 13" is an original, handmade watercolor painting that depicts an impasto scene of individuals grouped together.
Category
2010s American Impressionist Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$225 Sale Price
25% Off
'Study of a Woman', Danish Modernist Grisaille, Greek Mythology, Roskilde
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Peter Brandes' (Danish, born 1944), dated 1969 and stamped, lower right, with the artist's chop mark. Bearing artist dedication to 'K...
Category
1960s Cubist Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Untitled: Portrait of A Boy
By Frank Campanella
Located in New York, NY
Frank Campanella (American, 1922-2016), "Untitled: Girl in Green", Figurative Portrait done in Charcoal on Brown Charcoal Paper Unsigned, 20 x 14, Late 20th Century, 1980
Colors: White, Red, Blue, Brown, Black, Violet, Purple
"Untitled: Portrait Of A Boy" is a Modern Figurative Portrait capturing a three quarter side profile of a young male subject. He's dressed in a purple/ violet sleeveless tank top with black trim. His hair is a dark brown with lighter beige highlight with light blue (turquoise) gazing eyes. Small nose and mouth depicted with a haze of Pink and White as figure separation backdrop.
Frank Campanella is a listed artist known for New Jersey landscapes...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel
PARADISE SEEKER - pencil drawing - from Okada's 'Neo Flower Children' series
By Chikako Okada
Located in Burlingame, CA
Paradise Seeker,' from Chikako Okada's 'Neo Flower Children' series. features the face of a young woman with flower petals and tattoos in an intricately patterned and complex graphit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
Apple and Evelyn / figurative work on paper - gorgeous
By Stephen Namara
Located in Burlingame, CA
Apple and Evelyn is a stunningly gorgeous original work of art from Kenyan born American artist Stephen Namara who is widely known for creating paintings and masterful drawings creat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Pigment
Seated Woman, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
By Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Seated Woman (P6.18), Year: 1957, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 29 x 22 in. (73.66 x 55.88 cm), Description: Wearing an oversize...
Category
1950s Impressionist Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of a Japanese Woman, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
By Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Portrait of a Japanese Woman (P4.9), Year: 1961, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 16.5 x 12.5 in. (41.91 x 31.75 cm), Description: ...
Category
1960s Impressionist Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Untitled (Rabbi Scholar)
By Seymour Rosenthal
Located in New York, NY
Seymour Rosenthal (American 1921-2007) "Untitled: Rabbi Scholar", Figurative Pen/Watercolor on Paper signed in bottom right hand corner, 10.50 x 8 (24 x 20.50 In Frame), Late 20th Ce...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pen
Seated Woman, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
By Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Seated Woman (P6.32), Year: 1961, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 19.5 x 15 in. (49.53 x 38.1 cm), Description: Wearing a black ve...
Category
1960s Impressionist Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
South Africa (Apple Trees): Colored Pencil Drawing & Unique Stamp
By Andrea Moreau
Located in Hudson, NY
South Africa (Apple Trees): Colored Pencil Drawing & Unique Stamp by Andrea Moreau
colored pencil and postage stamp on paper
11 x 11 inches
15 x 15 inches framed
This contemporary, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Found Objects, Color Pencil
Untitled (Mother Holding Baby)
By John Gilroy
Located in New York, NY
John Thomas Young Gilroy (English, 1898-1985), "Untitled: Mother Holding Baby", Figurative/Academic Drawing signed on Paper, 14 x 8, Early 20th Century
Colors: White, Black
"Untitled: Mother Holding Baby" is a Figurative/ Academic Drawing signed on Paper. Among our Gilroy collection of drawings, this particular work is unique due to its original grid markings included here within. As one can view among our details, the drawing has visible age markings and 3/4 of the perimeter rear of the work has tape. Nevertheless, as with all his figurative graphite works, a wonderfully drawn piece of a Mother cradling her infant child.
John Thomas Young Gilroy (30 May 1898 – 11 April 1985) was an English artist and illustrator, best known for his advertising posters for Guinness, the Irish stout. He signed many of his works, simply, "Gilroy".
Born in Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England, Gilroy attended Durham University until his studies were interrupted by World War I, during which he served with the Royal Field Artillery. He resumed studying at the Royal College of Art in London, where he remained as a teacher. He taught at Camberwell College of Arts.
In 1925, he gained employment at S.H. Benson's advertising agency, where he created the iconic advertisement art for Guinness featuring the Zoo Keeper and animals enjoying Guinness.He worked with Dorothy L. Sayers. He was also an accomplished portrait painter, numbering Royalty, Politicians, Actors and many others amongst his sitters. He worked in his large studio at 10 Holland Park, London, the former home and studio of Sir Bernard Partridge. He was a long-standing and much loved member of the Garrick Club...
Category
1920s Academic Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
19th c. Watercolor "Portrait of a Child in a White Dress" After Mary Cassatt
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original Watercolor "Portrait of a Child in a White Dress" After Mary Cassatt C.1890
Gorgeous original painting by mystery artist. The painting is fain...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Beach Bun, Danny Galieote, Study Drawing, Female Figure, Americana Pop
By Danny Galieote
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
DANNY GALIEOTE
Study for Beach Bun
Pastel & Conte' on Archival Paper
17 x 11 inches
30 x 24 inches, Framed
Danny Galieote has a propensity for capturing the quintessentials of Amer...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Pastel, Archival Paper
Portrait of Matt Latham - Large Scale Portrait, Original Charcoal on Mylar
By Mary Borgman
Located in Chicago, IL
Mary Borgman’s work captivates the viewer in several ways. First is their scale. They hang like medieval tapestries, with figures standing as tall as eight feet. There is also their texture – created by using charcoal on Mylar, and the results are richly gestural, with distinct charcoal strokes and eraser marks animating the figure and ground alike. With a flat surface, she creates volume and life. And perhaps the most powerful of all, the viewer is caught be the gazes of the models, who stare forcefully out of the picture. They seem to be examining us every bit as much as we are examining them.
These larger-than-life portraits stem from chance encounters that grow into meaningful connections between the artist and her subject. Most are strangers that she approaches on the street. They capture her attention with expressive eyes that show experience and wisdom, distinctive shapes and a casual body language. “I try to honor the people I am drawing by centering them in the format and shooting from slightly below their eye level. I choose an expression that exudes intelligence, self-awareness and complexity. I try to convey their humanness. I want the viewer to feel this person might be someone interesting to know”, says Borgman of her subjects. The intensity with which she conveys the eyes may stem from her many years of communicating in sign language, which is based on sustained eye contact.
Borgman loves the directness of drawing. It is immediate, there is no lag time. There is no time waiting for the paint to dry. She works solely in charcoal which she can manipulate to achieve varying degrees of darkness and opacity. It is messy and the artist loves that.
Mary Borgman
Portrait of Matt Latham
charcoal on mylar
60h x 40w in
152.40h x 101.60w cm
MBG011
FRAMED DIMENSIONS
62h x 42w x 2.25d in
157.48h x 106.68w x 5.71d cm
[This work is custom framed in shadow box style with non-reflective Tru-Vue Museum Glass]
Mary Borgman
b. October 4, 1959 St. Louis, MO
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2017 Grand Opening: Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
2013 SOFA Chicago 2013, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Portraiture Now: Drawing on the Edge, National Portrait Gallery, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
2012 Portraiture Now: Drawing on the Edge, National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C.
SOFA Chicago 2012, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
SOFA NY, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York, NY
2011 Gallery Group Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
SOFA NY, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York, NY
2010 SOFA Chicago 2010: Special Installation at SOFA Café, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
What’s the Buzz on the Playground: Art of Today from St. Louis curated by Mary Sprague...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mylar, Charcoal
Lady's Profile, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
By Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Lady's Profile (P5.74), Year: 1960, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.94 cm), Description: Facing the left, E...
Category
1960s Impressionist Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Woman in Yellow, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
By Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Woman in Yellow (P3.21), Year: 1961, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Size: 20 x 13.5 in. (50.8 x 34.29 cm), Description: Rendered in the...
Category
1960s Impressionist Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Edwin Kayton "Hawaiian Man" Original Graphite Portrait C.1998
By Edwin Kayton
Located in San Francisco, CA
Edwin Kayton "Hawaiian Man" Original Graphite Portrait C.1998
A young muscular Hawaiian man fishing nets
Dimensions 19.5" wide x 17.5" high
The simple ...
Category
Late 20th Century Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
"Untitled 9, " Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Clyde Steadman's "Untitled 9" is an original, handmade watercolor painting that depicts an impasto portrait of a feminine face.
Category
2010s American Impressionist Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$225 Sale Price
25% Off
'Rohingya, ' by Chris Brizzard, Charcoal Drawing on Paper, 2020
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This framed 20.25" x 16.25" drawing by artist Chris Brizzard depicts the portrait of a Rohingya man. This grayscale portrait features a male figure with...
Category
2010s Realist Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
$560 Sale Price
37% Off
"Almost There" Graphite Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
Bryanna Marie's "Almost There" is an original, handmade graphite drawing on Bristol paper that depicts a portrait of a female model.
About the Artist:
Bryanna Marie draws her inspi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Dream Walking -Blue figurative contemporary collage of torn photograph on paper
By Keun Young Park
Located in New York, NY
Keun Young Park depicts the body in a state of transformation. Her works on paper show floating figures, faces, draped arms and cupped hands, which appear to be disintegrating and re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Photographic Paper
"Portrait of a Couple" 1990s Painting Bill Shields
Located in Arp, TX
Bill Shields
"Portrait of a Couple"
1990's
Watercolor and ink on paper affixed to mat board
Site measures 5.5"x3.5"
Unsigned came from artist's es...
Category
1990s Abstract Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Board, Ink, Watercolor
Pair of antique portraits women period clothes framed drawing red hats 19th
Located in Buffalo, NY
A pair of original red conte crayon drawings in their original frames featuring two young women in period clothing.
Category
1910s Art Deco Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Conté
$551 Sale Price
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Two Girls, Impressionist Gouache Painting by Ernst Berger
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ernst Berger, Austrian (1857 - 1919) - Two Girls, Medium: Gouache on Paper, signed lower right, Size: 15 x 16 in. (38.1 x 40.64 cm), Frame Size: 23 x 23.5 inches
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
"I" for Incomplete
By Bob Stuth-Wade
Located in Dallas, TX
Eleanor Jones Harvey, Chief Curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, writes about Bob Stuth-Wade:
“Over the course of his career, Bob Stuth-Wade has examined his responses to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
'Oleta's Hat', Carmel Art Association Exhibit, California Woman Artist, SFMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'V. Conroy' for Virginia Conroy (American, 1922-2006) and dated 1985.
Exhibited: Carmel Art Association, 1983 (on original backing...
Category
1980s Modern Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Graphite
The Scapegoat II, Court Drawing by Marshall Goodman
By Marshall Goodman
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Scapegoat II
Marshall Goodman, American (1916–2003)
Watercolor on paper
Size: 10 x 10 in. (25.4 x 25.4 cm)
For the last ten years of his life Mr. Goodman worked as a Courtroom Illustrator. for high profile trials such as John Gotti...
Category
1990s American Modern Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
$720 Sale Price
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'Young Lady with a King Charles Spaniel', French School, Rococo Revival Pastel
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A substantial, late 19th century, French School portrait of an elegantly dressed young woman of the court, shown holding her English spaniel in her arms and gazing towards the viewer...
Category
Late 19th Century Rococo Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
1985 Joan Collins Portrait by Louis Nadalini
By Louis Nadalini
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful 1985 pencil drawing of actress Joan Collins by American artist Louis Nadalini (Italian, 1927-1995). Signed and dated "Nadalini 85" lower right. Unframed. Image, 20"H x 16"L.
ARTFORUM article: Louis Nadalini
In the last couple of seasons, San Francisco has lost several of its galleries. Some others have just recently begun operating but often with an entirely new group of artists. Some members of those apparently secure gallery stables that went out of business have found their way into other stables, but a larger group is without a place to show. I decided to look into such a person’s studio in my endeavor to find out what is really happening in the Bay Area art world. I went to see Louis Nadalini. His latest painting continues with the lattice of slats protruding forward with two variations of the painting painted on the sides of the slats which are viewable when standing to either side. This was always a very abstract method and he had quite often painted pure abstractions which centered quietly into hypnotic devices of exceptional color richness, but which gave a kaleidoscopic change as you moved past it. Untitled #42 (the most recent painting) has subject matter and was done in a much more painterly way. The side variations were flat in color, and there were some elements seen only in the side views, a skeleton’s arm and a black hand, for example. Nadalini says that he may abandon the lattice altogether if it gets in his way, but so far it seems to work better than it did with the abstractions. He is enthusiastic about the work he is doing, felt very free about making changes, and was, at the same time still happy about work from several years ago and unwilling to think that older work and new work should not be exhibited together. He hasn’t been thinking about galleries for a while. Nadalini goes to sea periodically which gives him time for contemplation as well as for renewing his resources. by —Knute Stiles...
Category
1980s American Impressionist Continental US - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Cardboard, Pencil
$680 Sale Price
20% Off