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Item Ships From: Europe
Franco Matania (1922-2006) - 20th Century Chalk Drawing, Old Man in Hat
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming chalk drawing by the artist Franco Matania, depicting an old man in a hat. Signed to the lower right-hand corner. Well-presented in a wash li...
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21st Century and Contemporary Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Franco Matania (1922-2006) - Signed & Framed 20th Century Pastel, The Barkeep
Located in Corsham, GB
Pastels render a cheery study of a red-nosed barkeep enjoying a drink. The artwork has been completed on a piece of olive green wove, allowing the vibrancy of the chalk colours to tr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

"Näspetus" from Zacharias Topelius book series "Reading for Children"
Located in Stockholm, SE
Here is a delicate ink drawing by the Swedish artist, J.A.G. Acke. Evoking a world of wonder straight from Zacharias Topelius' beloved book series "Reading for Children", this artwor...
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Early 20th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Follower of Stephen Denning - 19th Century Graphite, Portrait of a Child
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate and delightful graphite study of a young child, by a follower of Stephen Poyntz Denning (1795-1864). This study came from an album that was assembled in the 1940's by a c...
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19th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

1862 Watercolour - Brighton Boy
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming late 19th Century watercolour portrait of a young boy standing on the sea shore in a jolly red woolen hat, blue neckerchief, carrying a basket ...
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Mid-19th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Brian Midlane - 20th Century India Ink, Woman in a Sari
Located in Corsham, GB
Well presented in a white card mount and contemporary black frame. Unsigned. On tissue paper.
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21st Century and Contemporary Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pen

Mid 20th Century Watercolour - Sisters
Located in Corsham, GB
A beautiful mid 19th Century double portrait of two sisters, one leaning her head on her older sister's shoulder, the other leaning into her younger sibling with a supportive arm. The delicacy of the brushwork in the faces of the two girls is typical for water colorists of this period. The painting is unsigned and handsomely presented in a fine Louis XIV gilt frame...
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Mid-20th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Iris 5, Ellen William, Original Pencil Drawing, Minimalist Floral Still Life Art
By Ellen Williams
Located in Deddington, GB
Iris 5 [2021] original Coloured pencil on 150gsm paper Image size: H:30 cm x W:20 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:30 cm x W:20 cm x D:0.01cm Sold Unfra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil

Edna Elwell - Framed 1999 Tempera, Morning Run
Located in Corsham, GB
A vibrant full length portrait of a young women, walking her dog through a field of dandelion on a blustery summers day. The artist has signed to the lower right-hand corner. inscrib...
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1990s Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

A portrait of John Ruskin by British artist B. C. Leeming, 1901
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
B. C. Leeming (British, circa 1901) A Portrait of John Ruskin Ink Signed and dated ' B C Leeming 01’ (lower left) 13 x 10.1/4 in. (33 x 26 cm.). Provenance: Collection of James S D...
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20th Century English School Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Fedorov Oleg (b.1959) - Signed 1996 Watercolour, Nizhny Novgorod Peasants
Located in Corsham, GB
Inscription on the reverse reads 'Peasant boy and girl in festive costumes from Nizhny Novgorod Province, first half of 19th century.' The artwork is also ...
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20th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Kevin Winstanley - Signed & Framed 1994 Gouache, Cosmopolitan
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine contemporary painting perfectly capturing a bustling city street. Signed and dated. On the reverse is a label from the Bankside Gallery. Well presented in a painted wood frame...
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20th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Framed Early 20th Century Watercolour - Portrait of a Young Girl
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine early 20th century watercolour portrait of a young girl wearing a delicate yellow dress and red beaded necklaces. The girl has been captured ...
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Early 20th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Manner of Jean-Frédéric Schall (1752-1825)- Mid 19thC Watercolour, Flower Seller
Located in Corsham, GB
A beautiful mid 19th Century watercolour,showing a pretty young flower seller with dark hair and a corseted dress with linen undershirt. She is carrying a basket of delicate pink ros...
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Mid-19th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

J. C. Hayne - Early 20th Century Watercolour, The Milkmaid
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming portrait of a milkmaid in a blue dress and white bonnet. She holds an earthenware jug in one hand and places the other on her hip. Painted in fine detail, the artist has c...
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Early 20th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

The Pinschof sisters
Located in Douglas, Isle of Man
Francis Thomas Dean Carrington 1843-1918 was a British born illustrator who was active in Australia from the 1860's to his death in 1918. Tom Carrington, TC as he was known was a pro...
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Early 20th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Mid 20th Century Oil - Summer In Bloom
Located in Corsham, GB
A beautiful floral still life showing an array of Summer flowers including roses, auricular, peonies and delphiniums in a vase. The painting is unsigned and presented in a 20th Centu...
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Mid-20th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil

1862 Watercolour - Brighton Girl
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming late 19th Century watercolour portrait of a young girl sitting on a stone step, wearing a red shawl and blue dress, resting a basket of eggs on her lap. The painting is un...
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Mid-19th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

H J Harding - Framed 1818 Watercolour, Fitz James
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine watercolour composition of a gentleman in a landscape. Signed, titled and dated London 1818 verso. Well presented in a brushed gilt frame, with white card mount. Glazed. On wove.
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Early 19th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Jean-Pierre Laurens (1875-1932) Study of a sitting beggar, original drawing
By Jean-Pierre Laurens
Located in Paris, FR
Jean-Pierre Laurens (1875-1932) Study of a sitting beggar, Pencil on paper 25.5 x 20.5 cm Stamp of the Jean-Pierre Laurens Estate on the lower right In quite good condition : glued ...
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1920s Art Deco Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Samouil Grigorievich Nevelshtein (1903-1983) - Mid 20th Century Crayon, Marina
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed and inscribed in Cyrillic on the reverse. On wove.
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20th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Crayon

Peter Collins ARCA - 1974 Watercolour, By the Window
By Peter Collins ARCA
Located in Corsham, GB
A captivating watercolour painting with graphite by the listed British artist Peter Collins. The scene depicts a woman seated by a window. Signed and dated to the lower right-hand co...
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20th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Peter Collins ARCA - Signed 1980 Sanguine, Portrait of Jessica
By Peter Collins ARCA
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful portrait of a young girl by the listed British artist Peter Collins. Very well presented in a contemporary black frame with card mount. Inscribed with the name of the sit...
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20th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Peter Collins ARCA - Signed 1979 Pastel, Portrait of a Woman
By Peter Collins ARCA
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful portrait of a young woman by the listed British artist Peter Collins. Here he has captured the sitter's effortless beauty with a small number of expressive pencil marks a...
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20th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Peter Collins ARCA - Signed 1980 Graphite Drawing, Woman with Blue Eyes
By Peter Collins ARCA
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful portrait of a young woman by the listed British artist Peter Collins. Here he has captured the sitter's effortless beauty with a small number of expressive pencil marks a...
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20th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

The Plain Gangster - Early 20th Century British Illustration by Rex Whistler
Located in London, GB
REX JOHN WHISTLER (British 1905-1944) The Plain Gangster Inscribed with title Pen, brush and ink Framed 20 by 16.5 cm., 8 by 10 ½ in. (frame size 39 b...
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Early 20th Century Realist Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Walter A. Elloitt - Contemporary Pastel, The Warrior
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking contemporary pastel portrait showing an eye catching man in military dress. The artist has signed to the lower left corner and the portrait has been presented in a contemp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Sabina Bertini - Mid 19th Century Watercolour, Italian Woman
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine watercolour portrait of a fashionably dressed Italian woman. She wears a blue ribbon around her waist and carries a delicate parasol. Presented glazed in a pale blue mount and...
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19th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Portrait of a Young Male, Graphite on paper sketch, 20th Century English Artist
By John Sergeant
Located in London, GB
Graphite on paper Image size: 10 1/4 x 8 1/2 (26 x 22 cm) Mounted Drawing was at the heart of all of his artistic practice. A friend once recalled an anecdote that out on a walk he ...
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20th Century English School Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Old Testament Scene with Angel 1813 Large Grisaille Drawing on Paper Signed
Located in Stockholm, SE
One of the characters in this scene is a mature man, kneeling with his head bowed and hands clasped near his chest in a gesture of supplication. His posture conveys a sense of humili...
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Early 19th Century Realist Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Mahogany, Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

#2209B, Nude Painting, Life Drawing, Figurative Art, Line Drawing Minimalist Art
Located in Deddington, GB
#2209B is an original drawing by David Jones. David Jones frequently draws the human form in a signature meditative drawing style which produces minimal lines and an interesting cont...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Figurative drawing study 20th century female nude portrait on paper
Located in Florence, IT
This drawing (charcoal pencil on paper, 49 x 62 cm) is definitely a live study of a female figure, depicted nude in a semi-recumbent pose resting on her arm reminiscent of that of an...
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Mid-20th Century Other Art Style Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Carbon Pencil

Margaret Robinson (1920-2016) - 2013 Pastel, Self Portrait
By Margaret Robinson
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine self portrait by artist Margaret Robinson. Robinson's portraiture skills are demonstrated by her strong sense of line and tone in this strikin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

1903 portrait drawing by Marie Laurencin of her mother
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Marie Laurencin (French, 1885 – 1956) Portraits of Pauline Laurencin, the artist’s mother with a further study of a child on the reverse Pencil and pastel on paper Signed and dated ‘...
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Pencil

M.A.W. after Rubens - 1833 Watercolour, Daughter of Rubens
Located in Corsham, GB
A watercolour portrait en grisaille of a child after Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). Presented in a white mount and a fine oak frame. Initialled and dated to the lower-right edge and ...
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19th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

19th Century Watercolour - Portrait of Mrs Dalgairns
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming and delicate portrait depicting Mrs Delgairns, wife of Captain Delgairns. She is shown seated by a large window with a small poetry book in her hands. Part of a pair of po...
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19th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Paul Augustus Mulready (1804-1864) - 1839 Watercolour, Portrait of Grundy Walker
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful watercolour and pencil study depicting Grundy Walker, brother of Richard Walker M.P. of Notting Hill. Signed, dated and inscribed with location. Part of a pair of portra...
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Early 19th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Jay Jaselton - 1998 Pastel, Two Terriers
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful and delicate pastel portrait of two terriers well presented in a wooden frame with a gilt inner border. The artwork is mounted in an oval olive mountboard. Attached to the glazing is an engraved gold sticker...
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20th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Mary Elizabeth Bateman - 1812 Watercolour, Returning From Market
By Mary Elizabeth Bateman
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine early 19th century watercolour with ink detail. The artist has delicately captured a young girl returning from market. She can be seen relaxing on a small bank, as she cl...
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19th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Manner of Erskine Nicol (1825–1904) - 1854 Watercolour, A Moment's Rest
Located in Corsham, GB
A charmingly rustic watercolour showing two men resting from their work, having a conversation. This watercolour is in the manner of the Scottish genre scene painter, Erskine Nicol...
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19th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Samouil Grigorievich Nevelshtein (1903-1983) - 1951 Sanguine, Portrait of Tani
Located in Corsham, GB
An expressive sanguine drawing by the artist Samouil Nevelshtein, depicting a short-haired girl. Signed, dated and inscribed in Cyrillic to the lower right-hand corner. There is a la...
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20th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Andrea Finardi - Gilt Framed 19th Century Watercolour, The Young Italian
By Andrea Finardi
Located in Corsham, GB
An impressive watercolour with fine detail depicting an Italian boy. Signed 'A. Finardi Roma' in the lower right and further inscribed with the title and artist to lower. Presented i...
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19th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Charles Smith - 1894 Watercolour, Jolly Young Boy
By Charles Smith
Located in Corsham, GB
A characterful portrait in watercolour of a young boy wearing a blue hat and brown britches. The artist has signed faintly and dated to the lower left corner. The painting has been ...
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19th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Erskine Nicol RSA ARA (1825–1904) - Late 19thC Watercolour, A Cheeky Propositi
By Erskine Nicol RSA ARA
Located in Corsham, GB
A truly exquisite late 19th Century watercolour by the renowned and skilled painter, Erskine Nicol RSA ARA (1825–1904. The painting is filled with humo...
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19th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Mid 19th Century Charcoal Drawing - Sir Henry Roddam Calder (1790-1868)
Located in Corsham, GB
A charcoal and white chalk portrait of Sir Henry Roddam Calder, 5th Baronet of Muirtown (1790-1868). There are some touches of blue chalk to the subject's eyes. Presented glazed in a...
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19th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Susan Paine - 20th Century Watercolour, Ancient Figures
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking composition in watercolour with pastel elements, showing two figures, one some sort of Egyptian deity and the other an old fashioned soldier.
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21st Century and Contemporary Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

George Gatcombe (fl.1887-1897) - Late 19th Century Watercolour, French Beauty
Located in Corsham, GB
A turn-of-the-century portrait of a woman in stylised French 18th-century dress, a fleur-de-lis proudly emblazoned on her blue cloak. Presented in an arched gold card mount and an or...
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19th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

F.H.R. - 1851 Watercolour, Man Smoking a Pipe
Located in Corsham, GB
A portrait of a seated man smoking a pipe with a tankard of ale in his other hand. Presented glazed in a wash line mount with gold detailing and a distressed gilt-effect wooden frame...
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19th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Peter Collins ARCA - 1981 Graphite Drawing, Smiling Girl
By Peter Collins ARCA
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful portrait of a young woman by the listed British artist Peter Collins. Here he has captured the sitter's effortless beauty with a small number of expressive pencil marks a...
Category

20th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Brian Midlane - Framed Mid 20th Century Pastel, Mysterious Woman
Located in Corsham, GB
Bold magentas and vivid viridians are finished with charcoal and gouache to render a portrait full of mystic expression in Midlane's nuanced style. The artwork is unsigned and well p...
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20th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

James Chalmers Park (1858-1938) - 1923 Watercolour, Regency Woman
Located in Corsham, GB
A full-length portrait of a Regency woman, copied from an earlier drawing. Inscribed with this information and signed and dated on the reverse of the watercolour. Presented in a whit...
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20th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Wendy Trinder FSBA SWA - 1999 Watercolour, Portrait of Debbie
By Wendy Trinder FSBA SWA
Located in Corsham, GB
A large portrait of an elegant woman sat in a chair. Very well presented glazed in a white mount and a wooden frame. Inscribed with the date and name of the sitter to the lower-right...
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20th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Fedorov Oleg (b.1959) - Signed 1996 Watercolour, Farmer of the Saratov Province
Located in Corsham, GB
An inscription on the reverse reads 'Peasant girl in costume of the Saratov Province, late 19th century.' The artwork is also neatly monogrammed, signed, and dated. Well presented in...
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20th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Joseph Mathias Negelen (1792-1870) - 1833 Charcoal Drawing, Lady in a Bonnet
By Joseph Mathias Negelen
Located in Corsham, GB
An exquisite charcoal half length portrait of a lady in a bonnet by prolific Swiss artist Joseph Mathias Negelen. The sitter's facial features have been carefully completed with incr...
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19th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

M. Moreschi - Signed Contemporary Pastel, Harlequin
Located in Corsham, GB
M. Moreschi - Signed Original Contemporary Pastel. In pastel, charcoal and gold paint. Provenance: The Eagle Gallery, 25 High Street, Epsom, Surrey. In a double mount and gilt frame....
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21st Century and Contemporary Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Peter Collins ARCA - 20th Century Charcoal Drawing, Figure Head Study
By Peter Collins ARCA
Located in Corsham, GB
An expressive charcoal drawing with pen and ink details by the artist Peter Collins, depicting a figure head study. Unsigned. Well-presented in a white on ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Eve Disher (1894-1991) Early 20th Century Gouache - A Pensive Portrait With Pipe
Located in Corsham, GB
An accomplished portrait in an unusual style of dry brush worked gouache over graphite underdrawing finished with watercolour wash. The painting shows a portrait of a young man smoki...
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20th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

James Lewis - 1985 Watercolour, Patroclus' Blood II
By James Lewis
Located in Corsham, GB
A very precise watercolour painting with gouache and graphite, depicting a surreal scene with two figures, possibly alluding to the Greek mythological story of Patroclus and Achilles...
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20th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

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