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Item Ships From: Europe
John White Abbott, Early English watercolor, Abraham and Isaac
By John White Abbott
Located in Harkstead, GB
A most attractive watercolor by one of the forefathers of British watercolour painting.
John White Abbott (1763-1851)
Abraham and Isaac in an extensive landscape
Pen, ink and wash
7...
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Early 19th Century English School Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen
Academic Study (Male Nude)
Located in London, GB
Charcoal on paper, signed by the artist (upper right), and RA visitor L. Alma Tadema, RA., and dated (lower left), 76cm x 57cm, (64cm x 88cm framed).
Olivier studied at the Royal Academy Schools from 1881, where this extraordinary display of drafting took place. Olivier exhibited extensively, including the Royal Academy starting in 1883, and the Paris Salon. He exhibited at the Fine Art Society in the 1880s and at the Grafton Galleries in 1908. An official war artist in the Great War, his work is included in the collection of the Imperial War Museum. It is also contained in many regional art galleries. Drawings of the nude, called academic studies...
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1880s Victorian Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Ficus (Night) - Contemporary Plant Oil Pastel Painting, Vibrant Colors
By Janusz Kokot
Located in Salzburg, AT
Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...
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2010s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
The Rock - Drawing by Albert Gaulme - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
China ink and watercolor on cardboard realized by Albert Gaulme in 1950s.
Not signed.
Very good condition.
Category
1950s Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
French Gouache Painting of Acoma Pueblo Corn Dance in New Mexico
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Gouache Painting of Acoma Pueblo Corn Dance in New Mexico
by Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965, French)
Signed: Yes
Medium: Original gouache painting on thick unframed paper,
Si...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Landscape - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a pen drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980).
Good condition on a little white paper.
No signature, dated on the lower right corner..
Rey...
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1970s Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pen
Nude - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1932
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pen drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1932.
Not signed..
Published on "Il Selvaggio", n.12, p.83, 1932.
Very good condition.
Category
1930s Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Costume for Aida - Tempera and Watercolor - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Costume for Aida is a painting in tempera and watercolor on brownish paper realized in 1920 ca. by an Anonymous Italian artist of the early 20th Century.
In very good condition.
Th...
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1920s Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor
Figures of Women - Original Drawing by C. L. Moulin - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures of Women is an original pencil drawing realized by Charles Lucien Moulin in the early 20th Century.
Good conditions on a brown paper, except for worn paper on the lower and ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Marie and Joseph on Horseback - Drawing by G.-H. Tribout - Early 20th Century
By Georges-Henri Tribout
Located in Roma, IT
Marie and Joseph on Horseback is an original artwork realized by George Henri Tribout.
Original unsigned watercolor drawing on paper.
Fair conditions, light scratches and wear some...
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Early 20th Century Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Satiric Scene for L'Asino - Original Drawing by G. Galantara -Early 20th Century
By Gabriele Galantara
Located in Roma, IT
Satiric Scene For l’Asino is an original drawing in pencil and pen on the wooden panel realized by Gabriele Galantara.
The state of preservation of the artwork is good.
The artwork...
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Early 20th Century Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Pen
French Modern Drawing by Jean Hélion - Veil Homme
By Jean Hélion
Located in Paris, IDF
Veil Homme
1947
drawing
26,9 x 21 x 0,1 cm
Registered on the catalogue raisonné with inventory number : N°0252 cat. B
sold without frame
about Jean Hélion (April 21, 1904 – October ...
Category
1960s Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
The lonely man - Original China Ink by Gabriele Galantara - 1910s
By Gabriele Galantara
Located in Roma, IT
The lonely man, in 1910s, is an original drawing in china ink on creamy paper realized by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937).
In good conditions.
This is an...
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1910s Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
19th Century Italian Miniature Painting Christ Garden of Gethsemane Angels
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Italian School, late 19th century
Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane
miniature painting, framed
framed: 3.5 x 3 inches
image: 2.5 x 2 inches
provenance: private collection, Italy
con...
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Late 19th Century Old Masters Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Parrot - Original Pencil on Paper by G. Galantara - Late 19th Century
By Gabriele Galantara
Located in Roma, IT
Parrot is an original drawing in pencil on paper by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937).
In good conditions except for some diffused foxings.
Sheet dimension: 12.5 x 11.5 cm.
This is a...
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Late 19th Century Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Nude - Original Watercolor by Jeanne Daour- 20th Century
By Jeanne Daour
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in watercolor on paper realized by Jeanne Daour.
The state of preservation is good except for some foxings
Hand-signed on the lower right.
Sheet dimens...
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20th Century Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Andre Derain, Study of a hen, Red chalk on paper
By André Derain
Located in PARIS, FR
André DERAIN (1880-1954)
Study of a hen
Red chalk on paper
Stamp of the Knaublich sale
19 x 15 cm (view)
frame : 36 x 33 cm
Provenance: collection André Charlemagne Derain said Boby,...
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Early 20th Century Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Tree Cutters, pencil drawing by William Roberts
By William Roberts
Located in London, GB
William Roberts (1895-1980)
Tree Cutters
Pencil on paper
17 x 19 cm
Provenance: Albemarle Gallery
William Roberts (1895-1980) is remembered as a distinctive and independent figure i...
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Mid-20th Century Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Landscape - Charcoal Drawing on Paper by R. Santerne-Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is a beautiful original drawing on paper realized by Robert Santerne between the 1930s and 1940s.
Stamped on the rear "Atelier R.Santerne"
Aged conditions with repaired r...
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Early 20th Century Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Set of 4 watercolours, mid 20th Century British by Harold Dearden, farm helpers
By Harold Dearden
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Harold Dearden (British, 1888 – 1962)
Farm helpers sorting a farm crop
Set of four watercolours
16.3/4 x 17.1/8in.
Category
20th Century Academic Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Dog - Drawing - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The Dog is a drawing on paper realized by an anonymous artist in the 1950s.
Pen Drawing
Good conditions and aged.
Category
1950s Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Worker - Watercolor by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s.
Hand signed.
Includes a tailor made frame realized by the Artist, 108.5x84.5 cm.
Very good condition.
Sirio Pellegrini,...
Category
1960s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
A Rare View of a Match, Pelote Basque, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Euskal Pilota
Located in Cotignac, FR
Watercolour and gouache painting of a game of Pelotes by Jean Paul. The painting is signed and located bottom right. Presented in a fine varnished and ebonised wood frame under glass...
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Late 20th Century Other Art Style Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Sunlit Red Roof Charming Villa Retreat Mid Century French Watercolour
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Landscape
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Watercolour on artists paper
Size: 7 height) x 9 (width)
Stamped Verso
Condition: Good
Provenance: All the pa...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Mid 20th century French Original Line Drawing sketch Nude Female- Stamped
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait sketch
original drawing by Jean-Paul LE VERRIER (1922-1996)
studio stamped
pencil drawing on paper, unframed
Double sided
10.5 x 8.25 inches
provenance: private collection ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
The imperceptible beating of the heart Hélène Duclos Contemporary art drawing
By Hélène Duclos
Located in Paris, FR
Gouache and color pencil on paper
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
The red necklace of the naked Queens
“My artistic research has expanded over the years, crossing paths alre...
Category
2010s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Color Pencil
Mid Century French Pencil Sketch Fashionable Sketches of Figures and Faces
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil/ charcoal /watercolour/ink on artists paper, double sided
Size: 9.5 height) x 7.5 (width)
Stamped Verso
...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor, Pencil, Ink
The Beloved Phone - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1975
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal and watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1975 ca.
Hand signed lower right.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Charcoal
Trampled - Pen drawing on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Trampled is an original artwork realized in the half of 20th century by Mino Maccari.
Pen drawing on paper. Hand signed on the lower right margin.
Included an elegant gilded frame....
Category
1970s Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
Pande Mus
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting shows the artist`s perception of the epidemic. The little mouse has the Latin name « Pande Mus».
This painting is bursting with surrealism and symbolism. It features a...
Category
2010s Futurist Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Running Men
Located in London, GB
Graphite and coloured pencil on paper, signed and dated (lower right), 36cm x 44cm, (45cm x 53cm framed). The picture is behind museum quality non-reflective UV glass.
Throughout h...
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1990s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
Nudes - Drawing by Mino Maccari - mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century.
On recto and verso.
Not signed.
Very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Mid 20th century French Original Line Drawing sketch Nude Female- Stamped
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait sketch
original drawing by Jean-Paul LE VERRIER (1922-1996)
studio stamped
pencil drawing on paper, unframed
Double sided
8.25 x 10.5 inches
provenance: private collection ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Nocturne - 21st Century Contemporary Charcoal Drawing of a Nude Woman
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Rosanna Gaddoni (Italian artist)
Nocturne
65 x 50 cm ( framed in wood frame with museum glass)
Measurement with included frame: 80 x 65 x 3 cm
Charcoal on Paper
The Italian artist R...
Category
2010s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
To The Bathroom - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1930s
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
To The Bathroom is a Colored lithograph realized on japan paper by Jean Cocteau (1889 -1963) in 1930 ca.
French draftsman, poet, essayist, playwright, librettist, film director.
...
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1930s Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Lithograph
French Gouache Portrait Study of Navajo Hopi and Apache Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Gouache Portrait Study of Navajo Hopi and Apache Figures
by Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965, French)
Signed: Yes
Medium: Original gouache painting on thick unframed paper,
Siz...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Mid Century French Pencil Drawing Sleeping Dog on Checkered Floor
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mid Century French Pencil Drawing Sleeping Dog on Checkered Floor
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil on paper
Size: 3.75 (height) x 6 (width)
Stamped:...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
French Gouache Study of Hopi Kachina Mask and Taos Pueblo Textile
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Gouache Study of Hopi Kachina Mask and Taos Pueblo Textile
by Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965, French)
Signed: Yes
Medium: Original gouache painting on thick unframed paper,
...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Untitled By Max Ernst
By Max Ernst
Located in London, GB
Untitled
By Max Ernst
Max Ernst was a German painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and poet, and one of the pioneers of the Dada movement and Surrealism. Born in 1891, Ernst’s innov...
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1970s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
I Can’t Stay Away From You 1980s Vintage Painting Mature Female Nude In Cornwall
By John Emanuel
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
John Emanuel .
English ( b.1930 ).
I Can’t Stay Away From You.
Watercolor & Ink.
Signed Lower Right.
Image size 28.3 inches x 19.9 inches ( 72cm x 50.5cm ).
Frame size 35.2 inches x...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Sick - Drawing by Jean Cocteau - 1934
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch realized for the book "Les Enfants Terribles".
Unsigned and undated. Matting included.
Very good conditions.
Ref. Jean Cocteau, Poesia Grafica - Disegni dal 1921 al 1957.
Category
1930s Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
"The Long Walk Home". Orientalist Gouache and Watercolor on Paper.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th century orientalist watercolour on paper by Aiveill, signed bottom right.
In art history, Orientalism is the imitation or depiction ...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Rare Art deco painting of Jane Marnac in a hat by Gesmar, gouache and ink 1921
By Charles Gesmar
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A rare and exquisite gouache and watercolor painting of Jane Marnac by renowned Art Deco artist Charles Gesmar. The artwork features a topless Jane Marnac in an elegant, oversized ha...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
VENUS RESTAUREE original art Paula Craioveanu Nude inspired by Man Ray
By Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Venus Restauree”, tempera pencil charcoal on blue paper.
Check 1stDibs free shipping code for items over $500. Shipped rolled in a tube, well packed.
Artist Statement
"I started...
Category
2010s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Tempera, Archival Paper
Mid Century French Sketch of a Fashionable Chic Posed Lady
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid Century French Portrait
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: Pencil/ charcoal on artists paper, double sided
Size: 12.5 (height) x 9.75 (width)
Stamped Verso
Condition: Good...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
MODERN EVE - nude by Paula Craioveanu - original art ultramarine blue
By Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Part of my Nude series, inspired by Matisse. Ultramarine tempera on paper.
Shipped rolled in a tube. Shipping anywhere in the world. Registered airmail.
This piece, Modern Eve, is a striking and expressive work that beautifully captures the essence of Matisse’s influence while maintaining its own contemporary voice. The use of ultramarine tempera on paper creates a dynamic interplay between form and negative space, with the vivid blue standing out against the warm, neutral background.
The loose, fluid brushstrokes give the figure an organic, almost spontaneous energy, reminiscent of Matisse’s Blue Nudes series. The dripping paint and gestural lines evoke a sense of movement, reinforcing the sensuality of the pose.
The arching posture of the figure conveys ecstasy or release, with an elongated, exaggerated form that enhances emotional intensity. The simplification of anatomy aligns with Fauvist principles—prioritizing emotional impact over precise realism.
The choice of ultramarine is bold and effective. It has historical significance in art, often associated with spirituality and depth (as seen in Yves Klein’s monochromes), yet here it is used in a raw, expressive manner that makes the figure feel both powerful and ethereal.
The use of tempera adds a unique opacity and depth to the strokes. It gives the painting a sense of immediacy, as if the artist captured the moment in a burst of inspiration. The visible brushwork and drips make the process part of the final aesthetic, reinforcing a connection between artist and viewer.
The clear homage to Henri Matisse’s Blue Nude series is well-executed but doesn’t feel derivative—it builds upon his legacy while pushing it forward. The sensual yet modern representation of the female body echoes the freedom of early 20th-century modernists but with a contemporary edge. The piece also recalls the expressive, raw energy of Egon Schiele’s linework, albeit with a more fluid and painterly approach.
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Artist Statement
"I started by painting interiors, being interested in space and perspective through my studies. These scenes evolved, when I added the human figure. I focused more on the human figure and its relation to the background. The human figure is more present than ever in my paintings now.
As a woman artist I’ve been preoccupied with the female form and its imagery. One of my goals was to capture the solitary moments and the nude’s relation to the surrounding space.
My interest turned from depicting the space to rendering the atmosphere and the scene as a whole, the feeling a woman adds to the environment: warmth, desire, joy, a feeling of power and control, or the opposite – sadness, despair.
Here is a collection of figurative paintings, exploring the nudes in interior spaces, seeing the nudes from my perspective, as a woman artist, considering the physical and spiritual realities of a woman’s body, in a new level of intimacy. My paintings are the opposite of objectifying a woman’s or a man’s anatomy. Painted works, featuring female nudes and a also men nudes, in a reversal of the male-artist/female-muse pattern, validate the feminine experience, defining myself through it.
I was interested in how one experiences the body in a sensual form, and later focused on my own body, as I experience it myself, looking into the mirror and reconnecting.
My work challenges the tradition of the nude by capturing my point of view, the gaze of a female painter, by using photography, drawings, sketches, and painting on canvas, for, both physical and psychological exploration.
My art tries to create a visual language for emotion, beauty, feelings of intimacy and in the same time autonomy, captured with paint and vivid colors. My intense interest in color and the gestures of the brush strokes are the means I see and convey the subjects in space, as living, passionate beings."
Paula Craioveanu
Category
2010s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Tempera
Three studies executed in the Pitti Palace in 1761 by Jean-Honoré Fragonard
By Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Located in PARIS, FR
This brilliant study sheet, of which we present here a counterproof, is a souvenir of Fragonard's return journey from Italy. Between April and September 1761, he accompanied the abbot of Saint-Non on his way back to France. Three studies after the masters taken from the Pitti Palace’s gallery in Florence are gathered on this sheet. Although The Ecstasy of Saint Margaret...
Category
1760s Old Masters Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Artist Birds Golden Sun
By Isabel Rock
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative takes the audience on a journey into the imagination.
In October 2023 Isabel won the Evelyn Williams Drawing Award at the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize. Known as the UK’s most prestigious annual open exhibition for drawing; part of the prize is a solo show at Hastings Contemporary, scheduled for 2024.
Whilst Isabel always has a tale to tell for each of her images, you may or may not choose to go on the journey with her or you may indeed have a different story, one of your own that jumps off the page at you, that that you decide to follow.
Artwork Details:
Isabel Rock , 'Staring at the Sun' 99.7 x 70.2cm, collaged woodblock print and acrylic ink on 410gsm Somerset Satin paper, 2011
In Isabels own words;
'Staring at the Sun'
The man stood on the mountain and stared at the golden sun. The sun stared back at him, its heat blazed and burnt his eyes, the birds sang a maddening tune like they were pecking at his eardrums.
The man pointed his finger and shouted, ' you lied to me' at the sun.
The sun laughed and said 'you wanted to believe me. I told you what you had already decided in your head to be the most convenient thing for you.'
The man raged and hopped in what looked to the birds like a beautiful dance.
'Trickery, skulduggery!' he shouted. 'villain, thief, abomination!'
The sun blinked and smiled calmly. It had seen a lot from humans, there was nothing that could surprise it now.
*Please note we are happy to ship this work rolled in an art tube. Whilst the work is on heavy duty art paper and mixed media, the artist is happy that the painting will be fine rolled in a tube. This is a more cost effective and environmentally sound method of shipping.
Artwork Provenance: from the Artist Studio
photo credits, Isabel working, black and white shots, James Brown
About Isabel Rock and her work:
Taking inspiration from Japanese woodblock prints and Indian miniature painting Rock has developed a unique collage technique that combines bold structures with large-scale woodblock prints and intricate detailing. The subject is a grand mixture of humour, drama, hidden morals, fanciful characters, modern culture, mythical beings and fantastical situations.
Rock creates a world that pulls you in and demands your attention. Quality of line is paramount, the drawings are created using a dipping pen and acrylic ink. An essential tool is a squirrel’s hair brush that gives incredible fine lines and was purchased on her travels in India.
Born in Hammersmith, London in 1981, Rock knew her destiny was to be an artist. Studying Fine Art Printmaking at The University of Brighton and graduating with First Class Honours in 2004 she went on to do a Masters Degree at The Royal College of Art in London, continuing her studies in printmaking and drawing, graduating in 2008.
Her first solo show at Bearspace Gallery in Deptford, London in April 2009 sold out and was the beginning of a career that continues to rise. Rock participated in the first ever India Art Fair represented by Art 1821...
Category
2010s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen, Woodcut
Baldassarre Franceschini, Sleeping Cupid, Valentine's Day Gift
Located in Harkstead, GB
A beautiful 19th century copy by Giuseppe Rocchi of Baldassarre Franceschini's Sleeping Cupid, presented in a very attractive gilt frame with hand carved mouldings. A very peaceful i...
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Port of Le Havre
By Fred Pailhès
Located in London, GB
'The Port of Le Havre', pencil on art paper, by French artist Fred Pailhès (circa 1950s). Le Havre was only a fishing village until 1517, when Francis I h...
Category
1950s Expressionist Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Portrait de Jean Desbordes - Lithograph by Jean Cocteau - 1929
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on vélin pur fil des Papeteries du Marais, realized by Cocteau in 1929.
Belongs to the suite "25 Dessins d'Un Dormeur", published by H. L. Mermod, Lausanne.
Edition of 2...
Category
1920s Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Lithograph
Caerulea - British Art Deco c1935 watercolour and ink figurative painting
Located in London, GB
This beautiful British Art Deco 1930's water colour and ink painting on paper is by well respected artist Averil Mary Burleigh. Painted circa 1935 the composition is of three female figures with flowing robes and head dresses with slender tree trunks beyond them and vivid blue of the sky meeting the sea. (Caerula pertains to the colour of the sky and sea). They are playing between them with two balls or globes. A beautiful painting full of fun and movement and that amazing blue.
Signed lower left, and inscribed on a label verso.
Provenance: Surrey estate.
Condition. Water colour and ink on paper. Image size is 24 inches by 16 inches and in excellent condition.
Frame. Housed in a gilt frame. Framed size is 30 inches by 22 inches and in good condition.
Averil Mary Burleigh born Averil Mary Dell (1883 – 1949) was a British artist and painter. Based in Sussex, Burleigh was known for painting in egg tempera with the subject usually involving a central figure. Her husband and daughter also painted but she is the best regarded of the three. Burleigh was born in 1883 in Hassocks in West Sussex and went on to study at the Brighton School of Art. She married the painter Charles Burleigh and they lived and worked together as artists in Hove and Sussex. They designed a house with a large sun-lit top floor studio. Their daughter Veronica, who would also become a notable artist, was born there in 1909. The family never became rich from their works, and often relied on Burleigh's flair for buying and selling shares. In 1911 Burleigh illustrated a book of John Keats' poetry and went on to illustrate plays by Shakespeare. In 1913 she was featured in Studio magazine. In 1927 Burleigh illustrated Thistledown by Leolyn Louise Everett. From 1939 she was a member of the Royal Society of Painters in Watercolours. Burleigh became very ill in the 1940s, dying in 1949. Shortly before she died, Burleigh was elected an associate of the Royal Watercolour Society. Burleigh specialised in tempera painting, although she also worked in chalk and watercolour. Her works tend to have a bright colour palette with contrasting colours to lead the eye around the picture. A sharp luminosity and strong sense of design govern Burleigh's tempera and watercolour paintings. Frequently, her works portray decorative renaissance subjects, usually dominated by a female figure who is regularly modelled on her daughter, Veronica Burleigh...
Category
1930s Art Deco Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
The Power - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - Early 20th Century
By Gabriele Galantara
Located in Roma, IT
The Power is a modern artwork by Gabriele Galantara (1865-1937) in the early 20th century.
The artwork was in mixed media of ink and white lead on paper.
Included a Passepartou: 50...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media
"Mobility" Original futuristic watercolour painting
Located in Oslo, NO
The figures in the painting symbolize mobility. The world is changing quicly and requires changes from us.
The gallery guarantees the uniqueness and high quality of this work of art,...
Category
2010s Futurist Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Je suis une détenue - Chap. I - China Ink Drawing by T. van Elsen - 1950s
By Theodore van Elsen
Located in Roma, IT
Je suis une détenue - Chap. I is an original china ink drawing realized during the 1950s by Theodore van Elsen.
Hand-signed and titled on the back: "Je suis une détenue - Chap. I. 2...
Category
1950s Modern Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
French Charcoal Portrait of an Elderly Man Smoking a Pipe Drawing
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Charcoal Portrait of an Elderly Man Smoking a Pipe
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: signed black charcoal on artists paper stuck on board, glass covered
Siz...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
Portrait. 1966. watercolor on paper, 35.5x30 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Portrait. 1966. watercolor on paper, 35.5x30 cm
Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013)
Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside...
Category
1960s Realist Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Surrealist Painting Royal College Art LGBTQ+ Female Fun Fair Pink Horse Banana
By Isabel Rock
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative takes the audience on a journey into the imagination.
In October 2023 Isabel won the Evelyn Williams Drawing Award at the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize. Known as the UK’s most prestigious annual open exhibition for drawing; part of the prize is a solo show at Hastings Contemporary, scheduled for 2024.
Whilst Isabel always has a tale to tell for each of her images, you may or may not choose to go on the journey with her or you may indeed have a different story, one of your own that jumps off the page at you, that that you decide to follow.
Artwork Details:
(D), 50x40cm, acrylic ink and acrylic paint on paper, 2011
Artwork Provenance: from the Artist Studio
A certificate of authentication comes from Gallery Art 1821...
Category
2010s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen
