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Signed Eliseo Sala Male Nude Academia Drawing 19 century chalk paper
Located in Florence, IT
The drawing is an “Academic study”, as we can notice by the deep attention given to lights and shadows (emphasized by the use of both black and white chalk) and by the plastic pose o...
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Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Cardboard, Laid Paper
Mid-Century French Feutre on Paper. Tea time In the Kitchen.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late Mid Century French feutre drawing on paper of a Provençal lady sitting in her kitchen by Jean Arène. Signed and dated bottom left.
This artwork is a striking pen-and-ink drawing that vividly captures a cluttered interior scene filled with an assortment of teapots and household objects. The central figure, an elderly lady with an expressive face, sits at a table surrounded by an overwhelming array of details. The artist uses bold, dynamic lines to convey a sense of chaos and charm, creating an atmosphere of cozy clutter. The composition’s intricacy draws the viewer's eye around the room, showcasing...
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1960s Expressionist Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Felt Pen
Portrait of a Lady in a White Dress - 18th Century Watercolour
By John Downman
Located in London, GB
John Downman
1750-1824
Portrait of a Lady in a White Dress
Pencil, stump and watercolour, heightened with white chalk, signed and dated 1784
Imag...
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18th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Profile Portrait of a Woman Sitting on a Chair
Located in Stockholm, SE
A finely tuned oval drawing by the Finnish artist Ester Helenius depicting a young woman in profile seated on a chair. The room is suggested only by a diffuse background. Signed and ...
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1910s Jugendstil Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Gouache
Octave Denis Victor Guillonnet (1872 - 1967) A woman seated, drawing signed
By Octave Guillonnet
Located in Paris, FR
Octave Denis Victor Guillonnet (1872 - 1967)
A young woman seated
signed lower leftt
Charcoal, red and white chalks on thin paper transfered on cardboard
49 x 39 cm
Framed : 55.5 x ...
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1930s Art Deco Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Charcoal
German Female Artist, Study or Portrait of a Girl, Expressionism, Realism
Located in Greven, DE
Helene Rutkowski is an artist who was born in 1862. The maker's first piece to be offered at auction was "Baumbestandene Allee im Herbst" at Quentin Auction House in 2021.
She worked in the style of Realism and Expressionism and her works remind one of Käthe Kollwitz.
This beautiful drawing...
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20th Century Realist Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Handmade Paper
Chiquito Futbolista de Tanger 1982
Located in Milan, IT
Sanguine on paper. Signed and dated in Roman numerals at lower right. In the upper right corner is the title.
Claudio Bravo Camus was a Chilean painter best known for compositions (...
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1980s Contemporary Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Ballpoint pen drawing female face
By José Luis Fuentetaja
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 44x35 cm.
Is born in Madrid on the 21st july 1951.
After attending primary school, he starts to grow an enormous tendency for drawing.
At the age of 14 he begins to work in advertising and attends to the Vallecas school of arts.
At the age of 14 he travels to Switzerland and in Geneve he gets intensly into painting and decides to dedicate himself only to it.
When he returns to Spain he enrolls Arts Studies, and at the begining of summer '66, he visits Sitges, where he'll come back year after year and where ultimately he'll set his home.
At this time he starts selling his painting in the flea market in Madrid and later in Sitges, setting himself on the street, thus completing his studies and making it economically.
While he's in Madrid he recives lessons by Pedro Mozas at Bellas Artes and starts to learn profoundly about painting.
In 1969 he starts painting portraits in the streets.
In Sitges he creates, with other friends, a great artistic atmosphere in the Paseo de la Ribera, by the sea, that today still exists.
He starts travelling through Europe, visiting and painting in Paris, London and Amsterdam.
In the middle of this bohemian epoque, he moves to the Cannary Islands during the winters for 5 years in a row, he moves in the Parque de Santa Catalina "Las Palmas de Gran Canaria" where he works and meet all sorts of people in the streets, which later would mark his pictoric line.
He becomes friend with Sidney Nagley in 1969, who organizes his first exhibition in Toronto, Canada.
Afterwards he'll leave his studies and start painting exclusively in his studio.
He gathers his first exhibition in the Ateneu of Barcelona in 1970.
He befriends with the art critic of La Vanguardia, Fernando Gutierrez and the Count of Caralt orders him a set of illustration for a new edition of Garcia Lorcas Romancero Gitano.
His first exhibition in a commercial gallery is done in the Majestic Gallery in Barcelona with a gorgeous collection of nudity drawings.
He achieves huge success and for some years he affords his painting thanks to those drawings.
During a period in Madrid, Mr Ponce de León...
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2010s Realist Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
$236 Sale Price
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The Diggers in Ashford by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro - Ink on paper
By Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro
Located in London, GB
SOLD UNFRAMED
The Diggers in Ashford by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878-1952)
Ink on paper
22.6 x 17.3 cm (8 ⅞ x 6 ¾ inches)
Signed with Estate stamp lower left
Inscribed and dated 191...
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1910s Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Regency portrait drawing of Arabella Graham-Clarke
By John Downman
Located in London, GB
Collections:
The sitter, and by descent;
Christie's, 19th March 1928, lot 6;
Private collection to 2019
Literature:
G.C. Williamson, John Downman, A.R.A., his Life and Works, Lon...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Watercolor
Female Figure - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Female Figure is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original drawings in china ink and Watercolor on paper.
Goo...
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1970s Contemporary Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Woman and Taurus - Lajos Szalay, 20th Century, Figurative drawing
By Lajos Szalay
Located in Paris, FR
Ink on paper
Signed lower right by the artist
Unique work
Framed
This work was executed by the Hungarian artist circa 1970.
Pablo Picasso said about Lajos Szalay : "He is the best ...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Attrib. John Absolon (1815-1895) - 19th Century Watercolour, A Wistful Girl
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming watercolour study depicting a European girl leaning on a fountain and staring wistfully into the distance.
Label verso attributing the painting to John Absolon R.I. Prese...
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19th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Study of a Dancer and a Lady by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro - Watercolour
By Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Study of a Dancer and a Lady by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878-1952)
Watercolour and pencil on paper
21 x 15.7 cm (8 ¼ x 6 ¼ inches)
Signed with Estate stamp lower right
Executed circa ...
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Early 1900s Fauvist Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Female Nude, Kneeling
By Henry George Moon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English Graphite Sketch of a Female Nude, Kneeling
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on off white artists paper, unframed
measurements: sheet 18.75 x 12 inches
provenance: f...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Study sketch for the head of a saint - Enrico Reffo (Turin, 1831-1917)
Located in Firenze, IT
Study sketch for the head of a saint - Enrico Reffo (Turin, 1831-1917)
Charcoal on paper with light watercolour wash • approx. 41 × 37 cm
Preparatory drawing from the studio of Luig...
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Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Portrait of a man by Hans Berger - Pastel on paper 37x50 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
Category
1920s Modern Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
$440 Sale Price
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Woman projecting the future by José Gerson - Drawing 50x65 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper without frame
Category
1980s Surrealist Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Color Pencil
$240 Sale Price
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Sir Stanley Spencer 'Portrait of Hilda, Stanley's wife', 1924, drawing
By Stanley Spencer
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Sir Stanley Spencer, CBE RA (British, 1891 – 1959)
A Portrait of Hilda, the artist’s wife
Pencil on paper
Signed and dated ‘Stanley spencer 1924’ (lower right)
8 x 9.3/4 in. (20.3 x ...
Category
20th Century Academic Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
French School 19th Century Watercolour - Sweet Dreams
Located in Corsham, GB
This delicate artwork captures the tender moment of a sleeping child, rendered in soft, muted tones that evoke a dreamlike quality. Unsigned. Presented in a gilt frame. On paper.
Category
19th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Female Nude, Leaning
By Henry George Moon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English Graphite Sketch of a Female Nude, Leaning
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on off white artists paper, unframed
measurements: sheet 18.25 x 11.5 inches
provenance: ...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
The Official - Original Tempera and Watercolor Drawing by G. Galantara - 1910s
By Gabriele Galantara
Located in Roma, IT
The Official is a very beautifull tempera and watercolor drawing by Gabriele Galantara (1910).
The little picture is in good conditions on a yellowed cardboard.
Some notes on the b...
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1910s Modern Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor
Costume drawings for ‘Ambassadeur de Siam’ and ‘La Sultana Reine’
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Joseph-Marie Vien (1716-1809)
‘Ambassadeur de Siam’ and ‘La Sultana Reine’
Both titled lower centre, the drawing of the ambassador inscribed with colours intended for the prints, e...
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
"Portrait of a Young Woman", Marie Vassilieff (1884-1957)
By Marie Vassilieff
Located in Paris, FR
Marie Vassilieff (1884–1957) was a Russian-born painter and sculptor who later settled in France and became a key figure in the Parisian avant-garde. Closely associated with the Mont...
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1930s Art Deco Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Disegno figurativo ritratto femminile di maestro fiorentino del XX secolo
By Arcangelo Salimbeni
Located in Florence, IT
Il disegno, matita su carta 32 x 22.5 cm, raffigura una figura femminile che indossa un vestito con le maniche corte e la gonna che lascia intravedere le gambe, distesa su un fianco,...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Portrait of Boy in a Chair
By Raymond Debieve
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of Boy in a Chair', gouache on art paper, by Raymond Debiève (circa 1960s). Here the artist paints a young boy, very probably his son, Vincent, sitting in a chair posing fo...
Category
1960s Modern Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
$2,280 Sale Price
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Portrait of a child
Located in Genève, GE
Work on paper
Wooden frame with glass pane
35 x 36 x 2 cm
Category
Early 20th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon
Woman in thought and Child: the page boy intriguing 19th Century Master drawing
By Gustave Jean Jacquet
Located in Norwich, GB
A virtuoso charcoal sketch by the Frech 19th Century master Gustave Jean Jacquet (1846-1904). It depicts a thoughtful woman (or woman in thought?) with her face resting on her hand...
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Late 19th Century French School Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Laid Paper
Sanguine Watercolour Study of a Cubist Head With Floral Painted Mount.
Located in Cotignac, FR
A sanguine coloured watercolour, gouache and ink drawing of a stylised head with intricate floral and head motifs on the hand drawn mount. The work is initial signed bottom right 'AE...
Category
Late 20th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
The Painter Giorgio De Chirico - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950 ca
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccarin in the 1950s. It depicts the painter and Master of Pittura Metafisica Giorgio De Chirico.
Hand signed.
Very good condition.
Category
1950s Modern Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of an Old Lady, 1886
Located in Stockholm, SE
This small and delicate watercolor is believed to depict Madame Papillon, a subject also portrayed by Hanna Pauli in an oil painting dated 1886. The portrait was created during the s...
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1880s Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
After Sir Thomas Lawrence - 19th Century Pastel, Portrait of Elizabeth Farren
Located in Corsham, GB
An elegant coloured chalk portrait of Elizabeth Farren. Presented in an attractive oval frame with delicate running patterns. Signed 'Caste' to the lower right. After Sir Thomas Lawr...
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19th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Neoclassical Italian Drawing Framed Portrait
By Domenico Morelli
Located in Roma, IT
Rare and intense pencil on paper drawing attributed to the great 19th century Italian artist Domenico Morelli.
It depicts with strong character a man portrayed in three-quarter view....
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian School Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Carbon Pencil
Imperial Beauty, British School 20th Century Pastel Portrait
Located in London, GB
Pastel on paper on canvas, initialled lower left "ND"
Image size: 13 ¾ x 22 ½ inches (35 x 57 cm)
Gilt frame
This fine Art Nouveau picture executed around 1900, depicts an auburn ha...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Portrait - Drawing on Paper by Sebastiano Carta - 1950s
By Sebastiano Carta 1
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original mixed media drawing on paper realized by Sebastiano Carta.
In good conditions except for some diffused foldings.
Hand-signed on the lower left margin in pen...
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1950s Expressionist Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
Portrait of Minister Scelba - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1954
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China Ink and watercolor on cardboard realized by Mino Maccari in 1954, and depicting the former italian Prime Minister Mario Scelba.
Hand signed.
Very good condition
Category
1950s Modern Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Portrait of a Young Officer, Thomas Lawrence, Irish Volunteers
By Sir Thomas Lawrence
Located in London, GB
Sir Thomas Lawrence PRA
1769-1830
Portrait of a Young Officer
Pastel with touches of black chalk on paper
Signed and inscribed on an old label verso: "Be pleased to keep away / from the Damp & from dust / T Lawrence AE 13. / 1783."
Wash mount and gilt frame
Provenance
W.E. Spooner;
Anonymous sale, Phillips London, 17 April 2000 lot 196
Sothebys, Old Master & Early British Paintings, 14 April 2011 • London Lot 246
Old label verso describes how this was drawn in 1783 at the age of 14!
This is a portrait of an officer from the Irish Volunteers. The Irish Volunteers was a part-time military force raised by local initiative in Ireland in 1778. Their original purpose was to guard against invasion and to preserve law and order at a time when British soldiers were withdrawn from Ireland to fight abroad during the American Revolutionary War.
As a young boy Thomas Lawrence lived with his parents who ran a coaching inn near Bath. Clearly talented from this young age, he drew the passing travellers who stopped at the inn and this soldier may have been one such sitter. Lawrence was only 13 years old when he drew this work. To capitalise upon their son's talents, the family later moved to Bath and sent Lawrence to London in 1787 where he entered the Royal Academy schools at the earliest possible age. Works from such an early period of Lawrence's creativity are rarely to be found today.
This rare early portrait drawn in Bath shows the level of technical skill that Lawrence had reached at 14 years old. His use of colour and tone to depict flesh and all the subtle variations in the texture and pigmentation of his sitter’s face, powdered hair and clothes show how Lawrence conceived pastel as a form of painting and partly explains how he could have made the smooth transition to oil painting so soon afterwards.
When he arrived in Bath from Devizes in 1780, eleven-year-old Thomas Lawrence (1769–1830) was promoted as a natural-born genius like his Renaissance predecessor Raphael. The local press announced the arrival of the boy wonder and his ‘Striking Sketches’, inviting the ‘Nobility and Gentry’ to sit for their portraits.
Thomas Lawrence was a prodigious portraitist from the age of just eight, when he began to draw his first portraits in pencil...
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1780s Romantic Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
"A Cozy Conversation Without Words"
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting evokes a quiet, cozy atmosphere, where a young woman enjoys the peace of a home evening in the company of her beloved cat. Her gaze, turned to the side, seems to catch i...
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2010s Modern Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Two Clowns (Les Deux Clowns) by Antonio Gonzalez Collado
By Antonio Gonzalez Collado
Located in Stockholm, SE
Artist: Antonio Gonzalez Collado
The Two Clowns (Les Deux Clowns)
mixed media on paper
signed
artist studio stamp on the back
dimensions (motif) 15...
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Late 20th Century Modern Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Disegno ritratto maschile accademico figurativo nudo seduto del XX secolo
By Giovanni Colacicchi
Located in Florence, IT
Il disegno, carboncino su carta, è firmato e datato in basso a destra "Colacicchi Firenze 1924".
è un tipico esempio di nudo maschile accademico, come si può notare dalla posizione e...
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1920s Other Art Style Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Black marker pen drawing realized by Mino Maccari in the Mid-20th Century.
Hand signed lower right.
Very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Young woman lying on the sofa
Located in Genève, GE
Stamp of the workshop lower right
Work on paper
Golden wood frame with glass pane
35.5 x 41 x 3.5 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Academic Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon
Georges Scott (1873-1943) Portrait of Jules Lagorio 1893, signed drawing
By Georges Scott
Located in Paris, FR
Georges Scott (1873-1943)
Portrait of Jules Lagorio 1893,
signed, dated and annotated on the right : "A monsieur Jules Lagorio, Souvenir de notre excursion à l'Estaque 12 mai 1893"
Pencil on paper
24 x 22 cm
In fair condition : an horizontal crease in the middle of the shhet, stains ans other creases, trace of the mount (see photographs please)
In its original vintage framing : 33 x 30 cm
If not in perfect condition, this intimate portrait by the young artist is really intersting and charming.
The mention of it as a souvenir of an excursion to l'Estaque is interesting too. L'Estaque, near Marseille was a famous place for painters of the time such as Cezanne, Braque and Renoir who painted there the sea and shores. The young Georges Scott wanted to keep the souvenir of the excursion with his friend, but we have to think of the place by the gaze of the model contemplating it.
Georges Scott, or Scott de Plagnolle (his full name wasGeorges Bertin Scott de Plagnolle ), was born on June 10 1873 in Paris, he was a painter and illustrator.
He studied at the Alsatian School in Paris, where he drew a lot: “I have always drawn […]. My father was a painter and illustrator. I was born in a workshop ”. Fatherless in 1884, he studied at the Beaux-Arts, then was one of the pupils of Édouard Detaille, he was a member of French artists outside the competition in 1897.
Painter and illustrator, he worked for various periodicals, including Cocorico and L'Illustration where his first drawing was published on March 19, 1892 (“La catastrophe d'Anderlues”).
In 1911, the Minister of War Adolphe Messimy asked Scott and Detaille for studies to renovate the uniforms of the French Army: if their projects were not adopted, some were published in newspapers such as L'Illustration in March 1912 he covered as a war correspondent for the newspaper the First Balkan War, with the Bulgarian Army. He returned to Thrace inJuly 1913 for the Second Balkan War, but with the Greek Army, meeting King Constantine. In September 1913, on the occasion of the King of Greece...
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1890s Realist Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Stevedore Barcelona Spain charcoal drawing
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Dionis Baixeras i Verdaguer (1862-1943) - Docker - Charcoal drawing
Drawing measurements 58x43 cm.
Frame measurements 74x59 cm.
Dionisio Baixeras Verdaguer (Barcelona, 1862-1943),...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
$1,181 Sale Price
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Portrait of Seated Nude
By Guillaume Dulac
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of Seated Nude', pencil on art paper, by French artist, Guillaume Dulac (circa 1920s). An artist known for his exquisite drawings - many are sketches for his larger oil pai...
Category
1920s Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
$570 Sale Price
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India Naga Tribe Watercolour 19th Century Company School Painting Indian
Located in Norfolk, GB
Untitled - Rongmei Naga Tribe India
Watercolour on Paper
c 1860
Mounted Unframed: 38 x 45 cm
Image size: 24.5 x 31 cm
Provenance: Private UK Collection
This is a fabulous and rare 19th century watercolour from India in a style that is often referred to as Company School Painting...
Category
Late 19th Century Other Art Style Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Woman - Pencil Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is an pencil drawing on paper, realized by an Anonymous artist, in the early 20th century.
Good conditions with consumed margins.
The artwork represented the drawing of a wom...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
H.E. Foster - Early 20th Century Charcoal Drawing, Old Scott
Located in Corsham, GB
A characterful sketch portrait of an elderly sea captain, captured in side profile with a flowing white beard. Executed with confident, economical lines, the drawing conveys a strong...
Category
20th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Nude - Watercolor Painting by Leo Guida - 1961
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in watercolor realized by Leo Guida in 1961.
Good condition.
Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movements and historical te...
Category
1960s Contemporary Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pencil
Portrait of a Man Wearing a Turban, 18th Century Pastel Drawing
By Thomas Frye
Located in London, GB
Pastel on paper
Image size: 13 x 17 1/2 inches (33 x 44.5 cm)
Mounted and framed
This original pastel drawing by Thomas Frye is a half-length portrait of a man dressed in a turban. This drawing is the original sketch for one of the heads depicted in Frye's collection 'Twelve Mezzotint Prints' of 1760 and it can be assumed that this pastel work was created earlier of this same year.
Two versions of the print, created from this original work, are currently held in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Frye's evocative figures, although presumably based on living models, exceed the conventions of portraiture, and also function as character studies. The man shown here - dressed in the fashionable 'Turkish' manner - turns with parted lips as if poised to speak, while raising the elegant fingers in one hand in a rhetorical gesture. His long eyelashes and smoothly rendered wrinkles and dimples are hallmarks of Frye's refined style.
The Artist
Thomas Frye (c. 1710 – 3 April 1762) was an Anglo-Irish artist, best known for his portraits in oil and pastel, including some miniatures and his early mezzotint engravings. He was also the patentee of the Bow porcelain factory, London, and claimed in his epitaph to be "the inventor and first manufacturer of porcelain in England," though his rivals at the Chelsea porcelain factory seem to have preceded him in bringing wares to market. The Bow porcelain works did not long survive Frye's death; their final auctions took place in May 1764.
Frye was born at Edenderry, County Offaly, Ireland, in 1710; in his youth he went to London to practice as an artist. His earliest works are a pair of pastel portraits of boys...
Category
1750s English School Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Car in a Village by Benjamin II Vautier - Graphite on Paper - 26x17 cm
By Benjamin II Vautier
Located in Geneva, CH
Benjamin II Vautier (1895–1974) was a Swiss-born artist, known for his contributions to both painting and graphic art. He was born into a family with artistic roots, as the son of Ot...
Category
Mid-20th Century Academic Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Set of 9 Figure Illustrations Egyptian Classical Characters Listed American
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Set of x 9 figures
original watercolour painting on artist paper
signed by Marjorie Schiele (1913-2008) *see notes below
piece of paper is 14 x 10 inches
In good condition
provenance...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of a Lady, Charcoal Drawing, 20th Century Russian
Located in London, GB
Charcoal , signed lower right and dated 'Paris 1935'
Image size: 25 x 19 inches (63.5 x 48 cm)
Original oak frame
An accomplished example of Russian art from the mid 20th century.
...
Category
1930s Art Deco Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Watercolour artwork by Ludovic Rodo Pissarro titled 'Le Moulin de la Galette'
By Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Le Moulin de la Galette by Ludovic Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Watercolour and ink on paper
21 x 15.7 cm (8 ¼ x 6 ¼ inches)
Signed with Estate stamp and inscribed Elisabeth lower ri...
Category
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
The Girl - Pencil Drawing - Late 19th century.
Located in Roma, IT
The Girl is a drawing on ivory-colored paper, realized by an Anonymous artist in the late 19th century.
Pencil Drawing.
In good condition, aged margins.
The artwork is represented...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Pastel Portrait Young Blonde Woman French Marseille Michel FRONTI Late 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
Michel FRONTI
Marseille, 1862 – Marseille, 1936
Portrait of a young blonde girl
Pastel signed top right “M. Fronti”
35 x 27 cm (56 x 50 cm with the frame)
Original frame
Very good co...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Study of a young girl by Henri Fehr - Drawing 50x70 cm
By Henri Fehr
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
Category
20th Century Academic Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon
$352 Sale Price
20% Off
Soldiers Playing Cards
By Yves Brayer
Located in London, GB
'Soldiers Playing Cards', watercolour and gouache on art paper, by Yves Brayer (1939). Such an atmospheric image, this stunning depiction by celebrated F...
Category
1930s Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
$3,088 Sale Price
30% Off
Soul mates
Located in Zofingen, AG
The majestic presence of a lion, depicted with a vibrant, expressive palette and bold brushstrokes, captures the essence of deep mental and emotional connections. The lion's command...
Category
2010s Modern Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Young Duke, 19th Century French Chalk Drawing
Located in London, GB
Black chalk, white smudge and highlights, on paper
Image size: 10 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches (27.25 x 14.5 cm)
A half-length portrait of a young Duke wearing a long wig...
Category
19th Century Europe - Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
